There was an old man wandering around, and the old lady saw the three members of the Cao family gossiping together, and asked, "What is the Cao family making trouble, his family has no time to stop all day." ”

The person next to him was just about to echo, Zhao Qingshan's old lady rushed to hear the sound, she grinned a big mouth and laughed a few times, and then proudly pinched her waist and said, "You don't know yet, the Cao family bought the Chen family's orchard, and my son is now the manager of the orchard, and his salary has risen by two percent." This kid is also a filial person, and he is still clamoring to buy me a silver hairpin to wear at the end of the year. Saying this, she reached out again to pull away her sparse white hair, as if the shiny silver hairpin had been inserted into the back of her head, and then said very "modestly", "Tell me, I'm so old, how can I still have that heart to dress up." ”

Her original intention was to show off her son's ability with the villagers, but unfortunately, when the villagers heard such a big news, they still had the heart to hold her, and they had already started to talk about it.

"The Cao family bought the Chen family's orchard? Really? ”

"That's right, I heard that the Chen family offered more than a hundred taels of silver, when did the Cao family save so much silver?"

"Old man Cao worked as a long-term worker for a big family in his early years, did he make a fortune at that time, and he kept it a secret?"

Mrs. Zhao felt very annoyed that she was excluded by everyone, but she was not good at attacking, so she pouted and shouted, "You all guessed wrong, my Qingshan said that the orchard was bought by the daughter-in-law of the Cao family, and it has nothing to do with the Cao family." ”

"The daughter-in-law of the Cao family? Sister Rong? Aunt Liu, who lives next to the Cao family, heard this, her eyes rolled, and she remembered the few words she had heard from her son and daughter-in-law during this time, so she accepted the gossip and resolutely withdrew from the crowd under the pretext that there was still work at home.

She knew in her heart that the daughter-in-law of the Cao family was definitely capable. Don't talk about others, only her son and daughter-in-law follow her to work in the city, and she can get back more than two taels of silver in a month, not to mention those japonica rice and fine noodles. People, you have to know how to be grateful if you live, no matter whether this matter is true or not, the Cao family is going to make a fuss. She has to hurry home to listen to the root of the wall, if Sister Rong suffers a loss, she has to help her even if she tears her face with Mrs. Cao.

Second Sister Cao got new embroidery threads and fabrics from her sister-in-law some time ago, as well as a few snacks, and she was very happy. The dining table at Jiazhi's house had more fine grains and slices of meat than before, and her weak little body gradually gathered some strength, and her face slowly increased from pale to red. The weather was fine today, and she was happy and went out of the room to talk to her father, who was weaving wicker baskets.

Old man Cao was overjoyed to see that his daughter's health had improved, and he held back his tears and told his daughter to take care of her and marry a good family in the future, and he also made a wish. Second Sister Cao lowered her head in shame, and felt very guilty for letting her old father worry so much.

This is really a rare father and daughter's filial piety, and the atmosphere in the small courtyard is extremely warm and harmonious. It's a pity that at this moment, Dong Rong and Zhu Zi drove in with the scolding Cao Pozi. Second Sister Cao was so shocked that she almost dropped the embroidery needle in her hand, and Old Man Cao also stood up with a frown and asked, "What's wrong, what's wrong?" ”

Mrs. Cao shook off her son's and daughter-in-law's hands fiercely, grabbed the old man in a few steps and cried, "Old man, you have to say something fair today." You don't know, the pillar and this ruined daughter-in-law don't have us as fathers and mothers for a long time..."

Old man Cao was a little impatient when he heard what the old woman said for a long time and didn't get to the point, glared at her fiercely and turned to Dong Rong and asked, "Sister Rong, tell me, what's going on?" ”

Dong Rong had already been thinking about the way, and when she heard this, she quickly pretended to be half guilty and half worried, and responded in a low voice, "Dad, it's all my fault when I talk about this." Yesterday my father and mother promised me to buy some dowry with the silver rewarded by the lord's family, and I pondered that the fabrics, jewelry, and other things were dead, and the silver stored in the box could not be renewed. It happened that the Chen family's orchard was resold, so I had the courage to buy it. Originally, I wanted to come back at noon to tell my father, but I didn't want my mother to hear the people in the village talk about it, so she rushed over. I was afraid that I wouldn't understand for a while, and my mother would make a noise and make the villagers see the joke, so I helped my mother back with the pillar. ”

Although Old Man Cao doesn't like to gossip with people on weekdays, he has heard of the Chen family's orchard offering more than 100 taels. Now that his daughter-in-law said that he would buy it with such a big deal, he was really a little surprised, and he was stunned for a long time and didn't answer.

However, Second Sister Cao was simple-minded and didn't think too much, she clapped her hands and smiled, "Ah, my sister-in-law bought an orchard!" After that, do I have a lot of fruit to eat, and I can go to see the peach blossoms next spring? ”

Dong Rong really likes her simple sister-in-law, and took her hand and said cheerfully, "Of course, when the fruit is ripe, let your brother carry you to the orchard, and let's sit under the fruit tree and eat it." ”

Second Sister Cao depicted such a happy scene of a bumper harvest in her heart, and shouted more and more happily, "Okay, okay, sister-in-law, you can't lie to me." ”

"What are you lying to do, if you really want to go, when your body is harder, you can go to the orchard to play for a day."

Seeing what their sister-in-law was talking about, Mrs. Cao jumped to her feet in anger, pointed at Dong Rong and scolded, "You little vixen, you don't finish fooling your in-laws, you don't even let your sister-in-law go." You have earned so much silver in the city, and you don't give it to your family to keep it, and you buy an orchard with a change of hands, do you have any elders in your eyes? ”

Dong Rong frowned slightly, and replied lightly, "Mother, the silver I bought the orchard was my hard-earned back, and you and my father also agreed that I would use the silver to buy a dowry." Naturally, it's up to me to decide what to do. ”

"Fart!" Mrs. Cao was so angry that she spat how far the stars spewed, originally a few taels of silver a month, she coveted not eating and sleeping well, but today she suddenly heard that she had let go of more than a hundred taels by mistake for a while, she was almost crazy with anger, "You didn't say how much silver you made at all, you sincerely planned to deceive your family and swallow it for yourself!" If you know each other, go and return the orchard, and take the money back to me, or else... Otherwise, I'll let the pillar rest you! ”

Dong Rong wiped the saliva from her face fiercely, her heart was extremely disgusted, her face inevitably sank, and she asked coldly, "Don't you think this is a bit excessive?" I've already gone to the county government to get a stall, and the orchard can't be retreated. ”

Second Sister Cao listened to her sister-in-law and the old lady arguing, she was so anxious, she really liked this capable and kind sister-in-law, and she always couldn't understand why the old lady was bent on finding fault and quarreling with her sister-in-law. She cautiously stepped forward and pulled the old lady's sleeve and persuaded, "Mother, since it is the money earned by my sister-in-law's work, you can let her be the master." My sister-in-law is very filial, and the orchard will definitely not lack the family's income..."

"You damn girl, what do you know!" Mrs. Cao was really distressed, and when she heard her daughter pleading for her daughter-in-law, she pushed her over without thinking about it. didn't want to use too much force, so Second Sister Cao crashed into the stone mill on the side.

Dong Rong quickly helped her hand, and barely removed most of her strength, but the two sisters-in-law still knocked their arms, grinning in pain.

Seeing this, Old Man Cao was completely angry, and slapped Mrs. Cao's face with a slap, and said angrily, "You are dead, Sister Rong'er earns money, she can buy whatever she wants, what does it have to do with you, hurry up and enter the house!" If you dare to make any more noise, I will divorce you first! ”

Cao Pozi covered her hot right cheek, stunned for a long time, and finally screamed and almost punctured everyone's eardrums, "Ah, I'm not alive!" Who am I for, not for this family! She bought an orchard as a dowry, just to get rid of our Cao family, so that the money earned from the orchard was hers. What should I do if my second sister gets married? What should we do for the elderly? I'm just a fool, it's not good to work hard. I'm dead! ”

As she spoke, she also ran to the stone mill, seeing that if the momentum really hit, she would definitely die.

Old man Cao tore the old woman's shirt to death, turned his head to look at his son again, and his eyes were full of pleading. Silly Zhu also frowned, although he has always disliked Mrs. Cao's personality, but in the end, he has lived under one roof for more than ten years, and seeing her playing for a hundred and ten taels of silver, his heart is also a little complicated. If he hadn't wanted to hide his identity and subsidize the Cao family with some more money on weekdays, he wouldn't have made such a fuss today.

Dong Rong didn't know what Silly Zhu thought in his heart, seeing that his face was not good, he thought that he was distressed by his parents, so he sighed heavily in his heart and said loudly, "The orchard has been recorded in my name, this is my dowry, and it is absolutely impossible for my mother to return the orchard to the public." However, in the future, I will give two transactions to my family every year for the income of the orchard, which is considered as me and Zhuzi honoring my father. As for the second sister's dowry, I will also help add some. Daddy, is that good? ”

Old man Cao originally had an agreement with Silly Zhu, but he was so troubled by the old woman that he had the cheekiness to intercede. Hearing this at this time, he naturally hurried to respond, "Okay, Sister Rong, don't be angry with your mother, she just has too many hard days and is afraid of poverty." ”

Mrs. Cao covered her face and cried while eavesdropping with her ears, at this time, she was willing to agree to her performance so hard to get two percent of the input, and sat on the ground and scolded, "You black-hearted vixen, you can only say two percent of the entry..."

Old man Cao couldn't bear it anymore, so he greeted him again and scolded, "If you see it, take it, Sister Rong won't hand over a penny to the family, and no one can say anything." Do you want the whole village to laugh at the Cao family for taking the daughter-in-law's dowry! ”

Mrs. Cao wiped her nose, and a pair of scorched eyes rolled and said, "What about the eldest sister, their family is also having a hard time, so it's better to let the two of them help take care of it..."

A cold light flashed in Dong Rong's eyes, and she was really a little annoyed in her heart. She tolerated it again and again, and even made concessions, firstly, for the sake of the pillar's face, and secondly, it was not good to tear her face in the Cao family. But Mrs. Cao is so clearly going to peel her skin and devour her, if she doesn't resist again, she will really be a soft persimmon. ZM