Chapter 19
Hurriedly and enthusiastically beckoned the third uncle and ancestor in, Jiang Wanbai smiled and said: "Today, the second child caught a few fish, I looked very fresh, so I cooked it, third uncle, quickly taste whether what I made is delicious." โ
"It's delicious when you look at it." The third uncle praised him, and after speaking, he said the purpose of this visit, "Didn't you ask me to ask the price of this house last time, I happened to go to the town today, so I asked for you."
Liangdong is also a person who knows how to repay his kindness, and as soon as he heard that your family was going to buy his house, he said that this house only needs fifty taels. โ
Fifty taels, Jiang Wanbai's heart moved, this was nearly half cheaper than the price she said at the time, "Third uncle, what the hell is going on?" โ
The third uncle raised his head and glanced at Jiang Wanbai, and sighed lightly, "Liangdong can be the shopkeeper now, and I have to thank Liangjin for it, if he hadn't recommended Liangdong to work in the restaurant, Liangdong is estimated to be poor at home now, and because of this, he set the price so low, and he also wanted to help you." โ
It turned out that this was the case, Jiang Wanbai was a little stunned, and carefully searched for Mrs. Jiang's memories, she still didn't think of a little memory about this incident, it seems that Old Man Tian didn't tell Mrs. Jiang at all!
Also, with the old man Tian as a person, this matter is estimated in his heart to be not worth publicizing everywhere at all, but this old man Tian has been dead for so many years, and this Tian Liangdong still remembers his kindness, this person is a good person.
"Third uncle, isn't this price too sorry for the Liangdong family?" Jiang Wanbai hesitated.
The third uncle glanced at Jiang Wanbai appreciatively, "It's enough to have your words." Your family is in trouble now, and Liangdong really wants to help you, so be it.
If you really don't want to go, it's not too late to wait for you to breathe a sigh of relief and find a way to make up for it. โ
What the third uncle said was the truth, if Jiang Wanbai didn't appreciate it again, it would mean that she didn't know the hearts of good people, so she quickly nodded and agreed.
"Liangdong has been a little busy in the past two days, he said to let you live first, and when he is free, he will come to settle with you. By the way, this is the rent you gave me last time, and I'll pay you back now. The third uncle said, took out five taels of silver from his sleeve and handed it to Jiang Wanbai.
Jiang Wanbai couldn't hear that Tian Liangdong's so-called busyness was simply an excuse, I was afraid that he was afraid that she wouldn't be able to take out so much money and wanted to help her. But this time, Jiang Wanbai didn't want to accept this love, she now has more than eighty taels in her hand, even if she pays this money, there are still more than thirty taels left, which is enough for them to eat.
Besides, maybe it's because modern people's hearts are too complicated, which affects Jiang Wanbai, maybe it's because there are too many things happening these days, she is a little scared, in short, Jiang Wanbai always feels insecure, afraid that something good will happen again.
"Third uncle, you also know, the boss gave me sixty taels, and the Ma family also compensated me twenty taels, I will take out this money now, you still help me make an appointment, see when Liangdong has time, we have given the household, so that I can live with peace of mind."
The third uncle pondered for a moment, "The autumn harvest is coming soon, and you will have to pay taxes after the autumn harvest, and this year, your family's tax is enough for six or seven taels of silver." Also, this house has not been inhabited for a while, and now it looks very good, but it is guaranteed that it will leak when it rains in two days, and it will take money to repair it when the time comes. โ
The third uncle had obviously thought about these things in Jiang Wanbai's family.
"It's okay, I know it." Jiang Wanbai insisted on her opinion.
"Since you say so, then I'll go and see when Liangdong has time." The third uncle agreed.
"Thank you then." Jiang Wanbai smiled, "Quick, try the dishes I made, otherwise it won't taste good if it gets cold for a while." โ
Jiang Wanbai's dishes are in line with everyone's taste, so everyone praised them. After eating, the third uncle left, and as for the people of the Tian family, they also began to get busy again.
Tian Laoer, Tian Laosan and others continued to catch shrimp, Wang and Zhang were responsible for pounding shrimp, Zhao put water into the pounded shrimp, and Jiang Wanbai carried out the most critical step to make the appropriate amount of salt inside.
While he was busy, a woman dressed in light blue cloth walked in with a smile, the woman was about thirty years old, with a shoddy โกโก on her face, and melon seeds in her hand, and she was not a capable person at first glance, "Oh, what are you busy with?" "Before the person arrives, the sound comes first.
Jiang Wanbai glanced at the woman, felt very familiar, thought about it again, and remembered that this woman was not her original neighbor Xu, how could she have time to come here.
"What are you busy with, we are working hard, of course there are things to be busy with, who is like you, you have nothing to do every day." Zhao didn't seem to like this Xu at all, so he said this without being salty.
"Yes, some people, even if their fate is not good, Kefu and Ke's family, it's hard for these people, they still have the face to live." Xu took out a melon seed from his hand and knocked it, and then spit out the melon seed skin in Zhao's direction.
I don't know how she vomited, the melon seed skin flew out a meter away before falling to the ground. Although the yard of the Tian family is land, these men and women of the Tian family are not lazy, so they are cleaned, and as soon as the melon seeds fall to the ground, they are conspicuous and abnormal.
"Who do you say?" Zhao threw the gourd in his hand into the water tank with a snap. It's not that Dao Zhao didn't mean it, the gourd she threw hit the water and splashed a large splash, and the splash was splashing on Xu's shoes, and in an instant, Xu's shoes were wet.
"Ah, my shoes, how dare you get my shoes wet? Do you know that my family Wen Ji bought these shoes for me from the capital, do you know you! โ
After Xu finished speaking, he looked at her new shoes with some heartache, a pair of green satin shoes, now sprinkled with water, the satin clings to the upper, and it looked a little ugly, "My new shoes." She said hurriedly.
When Zhang next to him saw it, he quickly took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, walked in front of Xu, bent down and apologized while polishing her shoes, "Sister-in-law Xu, my fourth brother and sister didn't mean it, just forgive her!" โ
"She didn't mean to, hmph, she didn't look at me for a day or two. You're afraid of her, I'm not afraid of her, she has to apologize to me today. โ
As she spoke, she found that the handkerchief used by Zhang was actually made of coarse cloth, and immediately raised her foot back, and said hurriedly, "Why do you use such a coarse cloth to wipe my shoes, my shoes are made of satin, what if they are broken for me!" โ
She suddenly raised her foot, Zhang bent over and didn't react, she was kicked in the face, she exclaimed in surprise, and involuntarily stepped back. Behind Zhang's is the big clay basin used to wash shrimp, she retreated like this, and hit the edge of the basin, and as soon as her legs were weak, she sat in the clay basin and splashed water.
From Zhang's shining Xu's shoes to Zhang's pouring into the clay basin, it only took a few seconds before and after, and everyone was a little unable to react.
When everyone reacted, Zhao glanced at Zhang coldly, did not speak, and continued to pick up the gourd scoop on the side and add water to the jar next to him, as for Xu, he ran to Zhang's side and stretched out his hand as if he wanted to help Zhang.
But halfway through her hand, she saw the water on Zhang's body, afraid that the water would splash on her, so she stretched her hand back again, and just asked Zhang with an eager face, "Are you okay, I didn't mean to." โ
Zhang's butt was hitting the bottom of the basin, and her leg was hit by the edge of the basin again, and her face was a little pale with pain, but when she heard Zhang's question about her, she quickly replied, "I'm fine." After saying that, she slowly got used to standing up.
As soon as she stood up, two streams of water flowed down her trousers to the ground, and two small puddles appeared on the ground at once.
Xu Shi patted his chest with his hand with a frightened look, "It's okay if you're okay, you scared me just now." I am the most compatible with you in this village, and I'm really afraid that you will annoy me. โ
"How could it be, Sister-in-law Xu didn't mean it. By the way, your shoes are fine, I didn't mean to wipe your shoes with a coarse cloth just now, but I was in a bit of a hurry, so I didn't think about it that much. Zhang said with some guilt.
Hearing Zhang's mention of her shoes, Xu was a little angry, she glanced at Zhao fiercely, and then said to Zhang, "It's okay, although these shoes were bought from the capital, and it cost nearly a tael of silver, but you know, my family is not short of that money, but some people are too bad and make people angry." As she spoke, she glanced at Zhao, and the meaning was self-evident.
"I think other people are bad-hearted, don't come if you have the ability, you are far away, Baba ran from the north of the village to the east of the village, and I don't know why, oh, I know, no one else looks at your broken shoes at all, only someone here is holding your stinky feet!"
The Zhao family didn't eat scum at all, and immediately replied, her words not only damaged the Xu family, but even the Zhang family followed the melon fishing.
"You ......" Xu was obviously poked in the heart, and was a little speechless, pointing at Zhao, her face was flushed with anger, but she didn't know how to refute.
"Sister-in-law Xu, it's all my fault that you dissipate your anger, isn't it okay for me to compensate you." Zhang's was also a little sad that Zhao was so caught with a gun and a stick, she obviously wanted to help Zhao, but ...... However, after being sad, she still hurried to appease Xu.
Xu was worried that there was no step down, and after listening to Zhang's words, he immediately got off the donkey down the slope, "Hmph, for your sake, I won't be like her, by the way, I have something to tell you today, why don't we go to your house and say it." โ
After saying that, she looked around and asked, "Which room is your room?" โ
The Tian family, including Jiang Wanbai, was busy in the yard, where did the Zhang family dare to gossip with the Xu family, but she didn't know how to refuse the Xu family, so she was a little embarrassed.
Xu didn't get an answer, and asked, "What the hell is that room, you can tell me quickly?" โ
"Third daughter-in-law, your clothes are wet, go back to the house and change one, the weather is getting colder and colder, be careful of getting sick." By the way, remember to close the door when you change clothes, and save any cats and dogs from getting in, and it will ruin your reputation when the time comes. Jiang Wan said this without raising her head, and began to stir her shrimp paste again.
As soon as she said this, Zhao's face was happy, but as for Zhang and Xu's faces, they were not so good-looking. The Xu family repeatedly asked to enter the Zhang family's house, but Jiang Wanbai said that the Zhang family should close the door, didn't this mean to shut the Xu family out.
was said to be a cat and a dog, Xu glared at Jiang Wanbai fiercely, and then squeezed out a smile, "It turns out that the old lady is also here, I didn't see it just now." โ
"Well, it's just that I'm too short to get into your eyes." Jiang Wanbai said lightly, and after speaking, she urged Zhang, "What are you still standing for, don't hurry up and change your clothes, otherwise, if you get sick, our family won't have that one or two pieces of silver to treat you." โ
Just now Xu said that she didn't lack that one or two pieces of silver, but now Jiang Wanbai said this, obviously sarcastic Xu, Xu grinded her teeth with hatred, but Jiang Wanbai is an elder, she really didn't dare to treat Jiang Wanbai like she did to Zhao, so she could only endure it first.
Zhang didn't dare not listen to Jiang Wanbai's words, "Sister-in-law Xu, I'll go change my clothes first, if you have anything to say, you'll talk to me later." With that, she turned and went into the side room.
After Zhang entered, after a while, there was a sound of slamming the door in the house, obviously after Zhang hesitated, he still chose to listen to Jiang Wanbai's words.
When she did this, the expression on Xu's face was even more ugly, and she wanted to leave, but she felt very unwilling, but standing here like this was very embarrassing.
After looking around, she chose to be busy with Wang's on the side, took two steps forward, she came to Wang's side, glanced at Wang's pounded shrimp, she had nothing to say, "Why are you making these rotten shrimp, it smells weird." As she spoke, she pulled out a blue handkerchief from her sleeve and covered her mouth and nose.
Wang continued to do the work in his hands, and said lightly: "The family is poor, and I stutter food." โ
"How do you eat this thing? It's so fishy, even if it's fried, I won't eat it. Xu said with some disgust.
Wang didn't answer this time, but Xu didn't feel particularly embarrassed, and remembered what happened just now, her eyes rolled and said: "Sister-in-law Wang, I don't like your dullness, don't you just have no children, what's the matter?" As long as you are stubborn, who will dare to say anything about you.
Look at me, who dared to bully me when I didn't have children a few years ago, whether it is old or young in this family, they don't treat me well.
Sister-in-law Wang, it's not me talking about you, now that the eldest family is separated, you are the eldest sister-in-law in the family, the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, you should take out some of the posture of the eldest sister-in-law, take good care of those who are disobedient, and anyone in the province will dare to bully you. As she spoke, she looked at Zhao to the side.
When Wang heard her mention the child, the movement of her hand was a pause, and the hand holding the pounding pestle was tight, but after a while, she let go of her hand again and continued to pound the shrimp in her hand, as if she hadn't heard Xu's words.
"Sister-in-law Wang, did you hear what I said, if you do what I say, you will definitely have a good life in the future.
By the way, I heard that the Ma family paid your family twenty taels of silver, as well as sixty taels of the old family, how to spend so much silver, you have to keep an eye on it, but don't be robbed by some people again. "Xu's looks like I'm good for you.
When Jiang Wanbai heard this, she completely understood what kind of person this Xu was, she was a long-tongued woman who specialized in sowing discord, for fear that others would have a good life. It is also thanks to the Zhang family and the Wang family, one of whom is soft and glutinous, and the other is taciturn, otherwise, how can this Tian family live comfortably one day.
"I think we should have a dog at home, and there are bad people in the province." Jiang Wanbai said suddenly.
The Zhao family also hated the Xu family the most, so she hurriedly responded: "I heard that Wen Liang's dog gave birth to a litter of puppies, mother, how about I go and see tomorrow?" โ
"Okay, go take a look, and if it's suitable, bring one back and raise it." Jiang Wanbai wanted to raise a dog, and it was not decided suddenly.
Their house is at the head of the village, there is a small piece of wasteland outside, and there is a dirt road in front of it, and there is a crop on the opposite side of the dirt road.
Raising a dog can be regarded as a precaution!
Zhao nodded, very excited, with a dog, Xu dared to come in the future.
Xu was wholeheartedly persuading the Wang family to fight back, but for a while she didn't pay attention to what Jiang Wanbai said, but after she said it for a long time, the Wang family didn't even agree to her, and only did things with her head, and she was also a little annoyed.
looked at the Wang family mockingly, Xu Shijue's Wang family is also this life, the life of being angry, and the gods can't save it when they come.
Lazily ignoring the Wang family, the Xu family looked at Zhang's house, and she felt that the family was not bad.
After looking at it for a while, she saw that Zhang had changed into clean clothes and came out, and she hurriedly greeted her, "I have something to tell you today." โ
Jiang Wanbai and the others were still doing their work, and the Zhang family naturally couldn't stay on the sidelines, so she walked to the place where she was pounding shrimp, and while pounding shrimp, she asked, "What's the matter?" โ