Old man Chen was originally a faceless figure in the village, and he was picked up by the eldest son who worked in other places to enjoy happiness, and he was envied by the villagers for a long time. Unexpectedly, the south was hit by disasters and food prices rose, and the eldest daughter-in-law immediately turned her face and brought them back together with her youngest son. This really made him feel shameless, and he had been hiding in the house and refusing to come out of the house for the past few days. I couldn't stand the old woman's harassment today, so I came to my son's house with her at night.

Mrs. Chen drank. tea, smiled and praised, "This tea is really good, better than what I drank at your eldest brother's house." ”

Sister Cao usually listens to her mother-in-law boasting about how good the eldest brother's family eats, and she doesn't know how angry she is. At this time, I suddenly saw that my mother-in-law had changed. Feng'er was very surprised and asked, "Mother, do you have something to ask to come to my father?" Otherwise, how can I say good things..."

"What do you say?" Chen Lao Er hurriedly scolded his daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Chen waved her hand and smiled, "It's okay, I like the eldest sister's straightforward temper." ”

Sister Cao has always eaten soft rather than hard, and it was rare to hear her mother-in-law say that she liked her, so she couldn't help but rejoice in her heart, and ran to the inner room to turn over half a box of snacks and bring it out.

Mrs. Chen glanced at the dry and hard snack, and a touch of disdain flashed in her eyes, but her subordinates picked up a piece and started a family meal with her daughter-in-law while eating.

"Eldest sister, I see that there are a lot of homeless people in the village today, and they are all hired by your brother and daughter-in-law? What kind of work does she have in that orchard, and how many people are needed? ”

Sister Cao pursed her lips and replied, "My brother's daughter-in-law is a calculating, I heard that she plans to expand the thatched house on the top of the mountain, and what pavilions to build." Now that these homeless people are recruited, they only give a gruel to drink, and they will pay for their work, I don't know how much silver they have saved? ”

"I'm afraid this thing is a little strange, if she is looking for someone to do the work, just looking for a light and strong person, why do she still accept so many old people and children? Could it be that there is too much money in his hand and there is nowhere to huā, this kind of fruit is really a way to make a fortune? Mrs. Chen was kind and seductive, and spoke to her daughter-in-law without a trace.

"Make a fortune!" Sister Cao's stupid girl was really fooled, and said gloatingly, "Her mother's brother has offended people, and he hasn't sold a single fruit this autumn." ”

"That's even more strange, the day before yesterday I saw that the silver hairpin on her head was exquisite, and it was not something that could be bought in our small county. And I also heard your mother say that the yard at home also needs to be renovated, and it is your brother and daughter-in-law who work and pay the materials. ”

"What, why didn't I know about this?"

"Hehe, maybe you haven't heard about it because you haven't been home much lately. Eldest sister, you said that the pillar is a fool, and your brother and daughter-in-law are so capable, and they will earn a lot of property in the future... It won't be cheaper for outsiders, right? ”

"Cheap outsiders?" Sister Cao was a little puzzled, looked at her smiling mother-in-law, and asked, "Mother, what do you mean by this?" ”

Mrs. Chen lowered her voice and said, "Doesn't she still have a younger brother, when the time comes, his younger brother will become a biological child, and then he will be under the name of the pillar, and the family wealth will not belong to the Dong family, but it has nothing to do with your Cao family." ”

"She dares! She is the daughter-in-law of our Cao family, even if she earns a thorn, she has to stay in the Cao family. Besides, even if the pillar can't be born, I still have two sons, and they are also the grandsons of the Cao family, why do you want the Dong family to succeed? ”

"It's not for sure, maybe they'll be thinking about it now." Mrs. Chen said with a cool smile, "So, if you and the second child want to make a fortune for their son, you have to do it as soon as possible, don't let the Dong family take the lead, you won't have a place to cry if you want to cry when the time comes!" ”

Sister Cao's eyes rolled several times, and she said hatefully, "No, I'll find my mother tomorrow and let her talk about it." I don't believe that no matter how powerful she is, she can't even listen to her in-laws, hum! ”

Chen Lao Er secretly made eye contact with his mother, and at the end he pretended to listen and said, "My son seems to be crying, eldest sister, go and take a look!" ”

"yes, why didn't I hear that?" If his son really passed on to his younger brother, he would be a small landlord. The more Sister Cao thought about it, the happier she became, and she cared a little more about her children than she usually treated, so she hurriedly got up and went into the house to check.

Mrs. Chen saw that her daughter-in-law was gone, so she said to her son proudly, "You are a fool, you can't even coax your mother-in-law." If the orchard is really taken by the surname Dong, see if you regret going. ”

Chen Lao Er flattered and stepped forward to pour tea and take snacks for the old lady, and said with a smile, "I also said this idea at the beginning, but I accidentally annoyed the eldest sister for a while, and I didn't mention it again in the future." Or my mother has a way, and a few words will make her alive again. ”

Mrs. Chen threw the dim sum on the plate in disgust, and said, "If it weren't for my grandson, I wouldn't worry about it." In the future, you will enjoy happiness, but don't forget that your wife still lives by watching other people's faces. ”

"No, don't worry. Your grandson's silver is our family's silver, and when the time comes, let him buy ten or eight golden hairpins for his mother to wear, and then build a big yard..."

Old Man Chen squinted his eyes as if he was asleep, but if you look closely, you will find that the corners of his mouth are also slightly upturned. This kind of conspiracy against the family's industry behind it is a bit unauthentic. However, he fell asleep when he entered the door tonight, but he didn't hear the old woman and son gossiping. And if it is done, he will be blessed with it. If it doesn't work out, he'll have to intercede and make a round...

Dong Rong didn't know that the old and young of the Chen family were plotting her money behind her back, she was too tired from being busy this day, and she fell asleep directly on the back of the stupid pillar, and she didn't even know when she would get home and enter the bed again. By the time I opened my eyes again, it was already early the next morning, and although the winter sun was a little lazy, it was still slowly climbing the horizon. Dong Rong stretched out her head to look at the slightly white window, hesitated for a moment and retracted her head back into the quilt, thinking about what she wanted to do today while lazy in bed.

Silly Zhu came in from outside, stretched out his hand and touched the big kang to be hot again, then sat down in front of his daughter-in-law and said, "Daughter-in-law, I want to go out with Uncle Feng today." ”

"What?" Dong Rong immediately sat up when she heard this, and said angrily, "On such a cold day, where are you going to go out?" Besides, why did you go in such a hurry? ”

Silly Zhuhan smiled and said, "I don't know, Uncle Feng doesn't have anyone to carry luggage, I'll go with you." ”

Old Man Feng went out in such weather, maybe there was something urgent. He treats Silly Zhu well on weekdays, but if he doesn't let Silly Zhu take care of him, he is somewhat unkind. But the family is so busy now, when she thinks that Silly Zhu can't be by her side, Dong Rong frowned in annoyance. She stretched out her hand and pinched him twice, and finally quickly put on her big jacket and went down to the clothes box to pick up the salute.

Silly Zhu rubbed his sore arm, looked at his daughter-in-law who was spinning all over the ground, and smiled helplessly and dotingly. In fact, he was reluctant to leave her alone at home. But both the shop and the filial piety garden have things to deal with, and they can't be left alone. But if I come back this time, I won't have to go out before the year. When the time comes, he will accompany her to have a good cat winter and spend a frustrated New Year together...

When Old Man Feng arrived at the gate of the orchard in a carriage, he saw Dong Rong and his wife standing side by side in the leeward and talking. The old man glanced at the big package at the feet of the two of them, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Daughter-in-law of the pillar, what good food have you brought to the pillar?" Don't worry, my old man still has a few taels of silver, and I can't be hungry for him. ”

Dong Rong really wanted to roll her eyes and curse a few times. Why don't you buy a few slaves when you have the money, and you have to grab the pillars as labor every time, which makes her worry about it day and night. But no matter how she muttered in her heart, she couldn't say it directly, so she had to respond, "Uncle Feng, it's cold and the road is slippery, your old man has to go early and return early." ”

After saying this, she whispered to the stupid pillar, "You have broken silver sewn into the corners of your clothes, if you accidentally get separated from Uncle Feng, you can hire a carriage to come back." ”

Silly Zhu nodded, and finally picked up the big package and got into the carriage. Qingfeng smiled and nodded with Dong Rong, and then quickly drove the carriage away with a flick of the whip.

Dong Rong waved her hand vigorously until the carriage turned into a small black dot, and then she turned around and entered the orchard unhappily.

Sister-in-law Liu and Mei Hu'er were beckoning the homeless people to line up to receive sweet potatoes, while Zhao Qingshan took two handymen to carry adobe and build a kang. Dong Rong reluctantly cheered up and called out to Sister-in-law Liu, asking her to find a few people with some prestige among the homeless people to talk.

After a while, Sister-in-law Liu brought an old man, an old lady, and a strong man over. Dong Rong just sent the stupid pillar out, and she was not in the mood to talk to these people in detail, so she simply listed three rules. Work lazily and don't listen to the call to get out! Live in the village and behave unruly! Fight and brawl bully the weak and get out! If one person makes a mistake, the whole family or the whole yard will be punished, and there is absolutely no mercy to talk about.

The three of them bowed down to answer every sentence they heard, and their expressions were very respectful and serious. The old clothes that Sister-in-law Liu and others recovered from the city last night made all the displaced people wear cotton clothes and shoes. At night, when they slept on the hot kang and covered their bodies with quilts, many people couldn't help but shed tears. Being able to get rid of the fate of beggars and live a life of food and sleep again, they can't be grateful to kowtow to their owners every day. Even if there are no rules in the orchard, everyone will not dare to be lazy and slippery, only a fool will not cherish the opportunity in front of him and kill himself.

Dong Rong thought about it, and was just about to say something more when she saw Second Sister Cao walking in from outside the orchard with a small package. She hurriedly waved her hand to let a few people disperse, and then greeted her, smiled and pulled her sister-in-law and asked, "Second sister, why are you here?" I don't wear a scarf, I'm frozen, right? ”

Second Sister Cao was also very happy to see her sister-in-law, and shook her head in response, "I'm not cold, sister-in-law." Last night, my brother said he was going out and asked me to be my sister-in-law's companion. ”

Dong Rong's eyes lit up, but she complained, "Since you're so worried about me, what else are you going to do?" I don't appreciate it! ”

Second Sister Cao smiled with crooked eyes, hugged her sister-in-law's arm and shook it coquettishly, "Sister-in-law, I didn't eat breakfast, I'm so hungry!" ”

"Didn't I let people send food home, why is my mother reluctant to cook? Let's go, go up the mountain with my sister-in-law and eat a few pieces of dim sum first, and my sister-in-law will stew braised pork for you at noon. Dong Rong patted her sister-in-law distressedly, and said at the end, "Sister-in-law has recently got some good materials, you can pick a few horses and take them back to save the dowry." ”

(Toothache, holding the ice water bottle to code this chapter, I can't wait to knock my teeth down with bricks, woo!) Today, I can't stand it. ）