Five pounds of noodles, three pounds of rice, forget it. There is also pork and fish! This is too much.
"Sister-in-law, are you sure you want to give these? Isn't it too much?"
Cheng Xue shook her head and explained with a smile:
"Our family situations are different. They not only grow and pick vegetables here, they are also responsible for processing pine nuts and hazelnuts. Naturally, the New Year gifts are indispensable. You don't have to give these, but I think the New Year gifts are a little thicker, and everyone will be happy.
Ha. After all, if you want the horse to run, you have to let the horse eat enough, don’t you think?"
Yu Wan smiled and shook his head and said.
"Sister-in-law, I don't care about family affairs. My parents and third brother are in charge. I won't interfere."
"You don't care, but you can give them advice. Don't forget, your surname is Yu and you are a member of the family. Don't treat yourself as an outsider." Cheng Xue reminded with a smile.
Just now, Ms. Liu said that all the clothes were made by Yu Wan. You can guess that the little girl did not interfere in the vegetable field at home. But not interfering does not mean that she has no say. Fortunately, Yu Wan was smart and ran out in a hurry after hearing this.
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Li Yue didn't react, and asked with a dull frown:
"Mom, what's wrong with my sister-in-law?"
"Nothing." Cheng Xue smiled and drew her attention back to the account books.
Fortunately, she saw Yu Wan's loneliness, otherwise the child would not know how confused he would be. It can only be said that parents' attention is very important. Although Yu Huai and his wife attach great importance to their daughter, it is obviously not enough. When I stayed there for a short stay after the year,
The old couple chats.
I thought that Yu Huai and his wife would stay for a few more days when they came to deliver things, but who would have thought that they would come and leave on the same day without even eating. No matter how hard the Wang family tried to persuade them to stay, not only did the three of them leave, but they also took Yu Yingjie with them. The couple really has no time. Grandpa and grandma care about their children, so naturally they can't just sit back and watch.
Cheng Xue saw that her face was not good, so she persuaded her softly:
"It doesn't matter if the two elders take the child away, you don't have to worry about anything. You can meet them when you go back on the first day of the new year, and you can bring them back after the new year."
Wang shook her head slightly, sighed and said:
"Sister-in-law, it's not that I'm sad because my child was taken away, but... I suddenly feel like I'm wrong. The family doesn't want me to have this job. I should stay at home to support my husband, raise my children, and take care of the housework."
"Well, there's nothing wrong with this idea. Then go and bring Yingjie back and take care of it yourself?"
Wang's eyes widened when she heard this, and she looked at Cheng Xue in disbelief. She thought she could persuade her, but why was this wrong with what she thought?
Just don’t want a job worth 300 yuan a month?
No, she can't do it!
She is now in charge of the entire workshop's processing of pine nuts and hazelnuts. She has a lot more to worry about than Zhang and Wei Leiniang, and of course she earns more.
In the words of my sister-in-law: The responsibility is great, and the wages must keep up. You cannot make money by selling cabbage with the intention of selling like millet.
"Forget it, I can't bear to do this job."
"In that case, don't think too much. God is fair. It is impossible to make money and take care of the family well. You are a human, not a god. Don't let yourself carry such a big burden.
If you don’t talk about it far away, let’s talk about Brother Dong. Sister-in-law goes to the forest farm to cook not only for a day or two. Over the years, as long as she is not at home, Uncle Dong has taken care of the children and tidied the house. Do you think Uncle Dong and Brother Dong have ever complained?
?Or did Yu Zhao complain to you?"
"That's not the case." Ms. Wang shook her head hastily, fearing that her husband would be misunderstood, "I occasionally mentioned it to my child's father, and he only said it depends on my wishes. If I don't want to do it, I won't do it. The family doesn't want me to have this job.
I thought I could give it up, but just now...sister-in-law, just think I just had a seizure."
Cheng Xue nodded "Yeah" and the old god said:
"Now that I know it's convulsions, don't lie about it in the future. It's not long before work is over, so don't go to the workshop and clean up at home. I have a holiday in the afternoon, so I won't waste time unpacking quilts, steaming steamed buns, etc." p>
"I know, sister-in-law. I also want to buy a donkey cart. If Li Zhong is free, let him help me take a look."
"Okay, it just so happens that Li Zhong will go to town tomorrow. Let him take a look at it for you. If there is anything suitable, bring it back. Buy early and you will benefit early." If you don't have enough money, I will deduct it from your wages.
With their current income, it would only take a while to buy a donkey cart, so there was no harm in it. Having a donkey would be convenient for spring plowing and autumn harvest, and they couldn't always borrow someone else's. After all, Yu Zhao and his wife had a lot of dignity and couldn't do anything to take advantage. Mrs. Wang sent the person away with thanks. She was busy at home and brought too many things. Thinking that there was still some time before the New Year, she gave out six bowls of noodles, minced the beef, put in shredded radish, and made steamed buns.
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Just get up early and heat up some steamed buns and cook some porridge.
All the preparations are done, and the noodles are not completely dry. Soak the clothes I have saved these days into a basin, wash them quickly, and hang them in the yard to dry.
When Yu Zhao came back from work, he saw the hard clothes hanging in the yard and hurriedly entered the house and said:
"Daughter-in-law, I didn't tell you that you don't need to wash your good clothes. Why don't I come when I finish my work?"
"Whoever is free can do it." Wang raised the corner of her mouth and didn't care.
Putting down the kneaded buns, he said again:
"Today our parents brought sister Wan here and brought a lot of things. They also gave the money that the branch family did not give. I made an agreement with my sister-in-law that Li Zhong will go to town tomorrow and ask him to help.
Buy a donkey cart and come back."
"Why are you thinking about buying a donkey cart? Oxen are very powerful in plowing the fields." Yu Zhao expressed his opinion while washing his hands.
Wang didn't insist on talking to him and told him what happened during the day in detail.
"...I think our father's donkey cart is very good. It can plow the fields even if it goes very fast. It is convenient to have a cart. This way you can take your son home for a break and take a look, and you can save time on the road. What do you think?"
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After hearing what she said, Yu Zhao nodded without any objection and said:
"Then I'll listen to you, buy a donkey cart, whatever you want will do. After I finish all the private work, I can use three taels of silver to buy you a pair of gold earrings."
Ms. Wang is wearing gold lilacs. Her earrings are heavier than lilacs and have a nice style.
"Why spend that money? This is pretty good for me, so I won't buy it."
"Buy it, it's not that you don't have the conditions." Yu Zhao insisted, "When I go back to my parents' house on the second day of the new year, let my father-in-law and the others see it too. You and I are living a good life apart from each other."
All men have a good reputation, and Yu Zhao is no exception.
Last time I accompanied my daughter-in-law back home, the Wang family learned that after they separated, the uncles didn’t look too good. Of course, we see many separations in rural areas, but it is unheard of to separate the eldest son.
Mrs. Wang understood her husband's feelings and nodded, no longer refusing, saying:
"Then buy the peach that I took a fancy to last time. It's beautiful and grand, just take a look at it."
"Sure, it's what you said."
Yu Zhao responded enthusiastically, and the rolling movements of his hands caught many lumps.
After the first pot of steamed buns came out, Wang picked ten of them on a plate and asked Yu Zhao to deliver them to the Li family. It happened that there was a meal here, and the children were very satisfied eating the steamed buns stuffed with beef and radish...