As soon as Mrs. Chen entered the house, she lay down, no one shouted, she didn't eat or drink, and she lay straight for five days.

Chen Xuejiao's side, the proper etiquette is still done, seeing Mrs. Chen like this, the Li family also ordered the stone to go to the town to invite Lang Zhong and grab the medicine.

When the people in the village saw it, they couldn't help but talk about it, and praised the Chen family's big house regardless of previous suspicions.

There is such a powerful daughter-in-law, when she saw the Li family, she directly talked about Mrs. Chen: "You have a big heart, she is not your serious mother-in-law, she is going to harm your son, you also ask her to catch the medicine, you can listen to the sound of water twice when you throw the money into the water, but you can't get any benefit from her." ”

The daughter-in-law who was good friends with the Li family next to her echoed the views of the powerful daughter-in-law, and there was a bit of hatred for iron and steel.

When Li heard this, he smiled and didn't want to say a word.

Since then, the reputation of Chen Xuejiao's family has not only resounded in the village, but also in the entire town.

Chen Xuejiao stood in the salted duck egg workshop, watching the female workers busy, and her heart was sweeter than honey.

She knows very well what the village is talking about Mrs. Chen and her own family. It can be said that this trend of public opinion is completely controlled by one's own family, and from then on, one's own family occupies the initiative, and everyone who goes to the house is afraid that they will never be able to hurt their own family again.

Although the matter of asking Mrs. Chen for medical advice was brought forward by the Li family, it was the result of her own consultation. The reason why they did this is that there is no shortage of money in the big house now, and second, Mrs. Chen is Chen Xiucai's nominal mother after all, don't look at the public opinion in the town when she passes the hall and stands in Chen Xuejiao's family. But in the future, Mrs. Chen really has three longs and two shorts, and at that time, others will not care about Mrs. Chen's vicious thoughts, and the trend of public opinion will change. Walk in this era. Reputation is important to a person's survival, especially for Chen Xuejiao's family, especially important, first of all, Chen Zimin is a showman, and the standard of morality required by this society for him is much higher than that of Bai Xiang. Public opinion has really turned the past upside down, who would dare to do business with the Chen family's big house.

So, the family discussed. Mrs. Chen has also passed, and she has been frightened, and the punishment can't be too much, after all, there is still Old Man Chen in the middle. Give her a look. Indirectly sue Mr. Chen. They are just talking about things, and they don't mean to take revenge on Mrs. Chen, not only that, outsiders know, but they can only praise Chen Xuejiao's family.

There is no loss in spending money to buy fame.

It's not that their family is too virgin, in fact, they decided that in the future, they will not be as tolerant of everyone in the big house as before, not only Mrs. Chen. Including Mr. Chen.

What happened in the village were trivial and bits and pieces, and the incident of Mrs. Chen's passage to the hall was one of the major events. Everyone is in a group of three or five, eight or nine, and often gets together to discuss the affairs of the Chen family. In addition, there is no work in winter, for the villagers, it is the most leisurely and relaxing time of the year, and the gossip that cannot be said on weekdays is stirred up at this time. Mrs. Chen cursed Qi An, and talked about how she treated the Li family badly. These words passed through Zhang's mouth and entered Mrs. Chen's ears, and she was even more reluctant to get up, even Old Man Chen was reluctant to go out, according to what he said in private, he couldn't afford to lose that face.

It wasn't until half a month later, that is, at the end of the month, that everyone shifted their interest in gossiping about Mrs. Chen to another matter.

As soon as he entered Layue, it snowed several times in a row, and the official road was completely sealed. Chen Xuejiao's salted duck egg shop was closed, and the pickled salted duck eggs could be stored for a long time, and they were all crowded and stacked in the workshop. Chen Xuejiao is not worried about sales at all, because these salted duck eggs are marinated in advance according to the restaurant's reservation, and they are only transported to the town or the restaurant in Xuzhou Mansion when the snow melts or the spring begins.

Chen Xuejiao keeps an eye on her business, and every time she signs the contract in black and white, and makes a deposit, so she doesn't worry that the restaurant will regret it.

The embroidery business in the town is becoming more and more prosperous in the next year, not only taking over the business of large families, but also the business of those small households.

In the wax moon, the flavor of the New Year will be heavy. Even in the winter when the countryside is free, there are not many entertainment activities, such a cold day, can only get together to chat, it is precisely because of this that everyone is looking forward to the New Year. Catch up with the market, go to the town to listen to the big plays, drink, touch cards, only the New Year's entertainment activities are more.

Entering the wax moon, everyone began to prepare for the New Year.

After breakfast, Chen Xuejiao's family swept the snow at the door. As soon as the snow stopped, he mobilized everyone to clean up the snow in the yard, leaving only two piles in the corner for a few grandchildren to build snowmen.

As soon as she finished clearing the snow, Chen Xuejiao cleaned up the broom, raised her head, and saw Mrs. Chen standing under the curtain in the upper room, her eyes looking out, emitting a cold light.

This is the first time in nearly a month that Chen Xuejiao has seen Mrs. Chen. She had lost a lot of weight, wearing a royal blue placket, and her hair was neatly tied in a bun.

Mrs. Chen has been lying or hiding in the house, and she doesn't want to come out to meet people at all, and she no longer scolds people like before.

These days, Chen Xuejiao occasionally goes to the upper room to deliver tobacco leaves or food to Mr. Chen, but Mrs. Chen does not come forward, and when she sees her once in a while, she lies on the bed with her head twisted inside.

After such a long time, when she saw Mrs. Chen at first glance, Chen Xuejiao was not used to it.

Originally, the family planned to go to Xuzhou Mansion today to buy some New Year's goods, but there was a heavy snowfall last night, although there was not much snow, but Li was worried that the snow would melt halfway, and the weather would be cold, which would not be good for the children, especially for Xueru, Xuejiao, and Jinghao, so the family discussed, it was not bad for this day, and it was not too late to go when the weather cleared.

Chen Xuejiao stopped looking at Mrs. Chen, removed the snow from the broom in her hand, and Zhang walked past Xuejiao, holding a bowl of pimple soup in her hand, and an egg lying on it.

"Xuejiao, what did you eat this morning? I can smell it in the house. If you cook something delicious, give me something to eat. I swept the snow in front of your door this morning. ”

Chen Xuejiao rolled her eyes at Zhang, and said coldly: "What kind of food can you make, it's not some coarse tea and light rice." It's just that my mother's craftsmanship is good and the cooking is delicious. ”

After saying that, the snow at the door of the north wing house that Zhang's mouth said is even more ridiculously tight, a yard lives, everyone clears the snow together, who cares about the snow at the door.

"Xue Jiao. You will not tear a piece of the mutton on the beam of your house for your grandmother to eat. Zhang stared at a large leg of lamb hanging under the eaves of the north wing house.

Chen Xuejiao was too lazy to speak, and with a twist of her body, she entered the north wing.

It's cold in winter. Or Chen Xuejiao mentioned yì, buy more mutton, and boil soup to warm everyone's body. Their family boils mutton soup, and they don't send one or two bowls to the upper room. She didn't believe that Zhang hadn't drunk it.

"The fourth daughter-in-law. What are you doing? Let you burn a pimple soup, you haven't come for so long, what happened to you being recruited by the king of Hades. You lazy woman who can't eat, but you see the meat on other people's eaves, can they give it to you? You save it, you just think that people don't let you smell the smell of fart, let alone the meat. ”

The long-lost scolding sounded in the courtyard again. Although the middle qi is not so sufficient. But his voice is also louder than the average person.

It seems that it has been dormant for a month. Mrs. Chen's scolding has reappeared.

"The old lady came out?" Li Shi grabbed Xue Jiao and hazed her hand.

"No, standing at the door of the upper room, isn't this scolding the fourth aunt? I see the milk is coming out today. Chen Xuejiao said indifferently.

"Old lady, that person ......," Li sighed.

I heard a report from a stone outside: "My aunt and grandmother are here." ”

But Wen Ying walked in with a smile, Wen Ying was dressed much brighter today than usual, wearing a light green makeup gown, a leather skirt underneath, and a pair of bright earrings on her ears, with two shiny pearls dripping under the earrings.

As soon as he entered the door, Li saw the pearls on Wen Ying's ears, beads that were so round and so big, I was afraid that one was worth a lot of money.

Let Wen Ying into the room, Chen Xuejiao took the tea and poured water, put a plate of fruits, tangerines, and frozen pears on the table, Chen Xuejiao stared at Wen Ying for a long time, and suddenly smiled: "Auntie's pearl earrings are so beautiful, I'm afraid it's not cheap." ”

Wen Ying's rare face turned slightly red, and the corners of her eyebrows and eyes were full of spring, and she glanced at Xue Jiao with disgust: "I don't hide anything from you, a little ghost and a big little spirit." ”

"Your uncle bought it for me." As he spoke, he stroked his earrings, a touch of shame appeared between his eyebrows, and he said to Li, "This is what Dongping's father bought for me, and this will cost five taels of silver, I said no, his father said that he should buy it for the New Year." This year, I will buy this pair of cheap ones, and next year I will buy the more expensive ones. ”

The earrings of five taels of silver are already very luxurious for the countrymen, which shows how much Zheng Huozi respects and loves Wenying.

"This is your blessing, I think these old years, Dongping and his father are good to you." Lee was also happy for Moon-young.

Wen Ying came to reconcile with the Li family this time, she was illiterate, and many patterns were drawn on an account book, she remembered Men'er Qing herself, and took out 1510 and told the Li family.

Chen Xuejiao, Chen Xueru, and Jing Hao were all listening, this is also the rule set by the Li family, these girls will marry in the future, and they can't take care of the family.

At the end of the inventory, Li was taken aback, and this year, excluding expenses, he actually made a net profit of one hundred and fifty taels of silver.

At that time, it was said that the two families would join the dry shares, but later Chen Xiu made a fortune, and the house in the embroidery workshop was rented by the Li family, and that part of the money was all used by the Li family as an investment, and this time Wen Ying counted the other fifty taels of silver as rent to the Li family, and the Li family waved his hand.

"Sister-in-law, this must be won, we are a family, and doing business requires one one and two two, and what should be yours is yours. If my sister-in-law doesn't accept it, I'll be really annoyed. Wen Ying said.

Li frowned, not knowing whether to reach out and take the silver. If you talk about strength, in the past year, Wen Ying has contributed no more than her, and she is busy in the shop every day, and she and Zheng Huozi went to Xuzhou Mansion to cook the silk threads and work.

"You're too much of an outsider, if you say that you are more than me, you should share the big head." Li pushed the silver next to Wen Ying.

"Sister-in-law, we agreed before, this shop is yours, I'm just running errands, I've already taken what I deserve." Wen Ying saw that she couldn't make sense of the Li family, so she smiled and said to Xue Jiao, "Xue Jiao proposed the matter of dry stocks, so I will listen to her about this matter." ”

Chen Xuejiao smiled and said, "Mother, I think what my aunt said is right, one yard is one yard, you can accept this money first." ”

Blinking at the Li family, the Li family suddenly understood that this was to accept the money first, and then use other ways to make up for the past in the future.

Wen Ying breathed a sigh of relief, so she picked up the image of the Medicine King embroidered by Jing Hao and looked at it: "When will this be completed, two days ago, the Ding Mansion sent someone to ask, and I said that it will definitely be able to catch up before the year." ”

Jing Hao's work in his hand did not stop, tied a knot and bit off the thread: "It will be embroidered in five days at most." ”

So everyone discussed, five days later, the snow was almost gone, and then everyone went to Xuzhou Mansion to buy New Year's goods, and by the way, this embroidered statue was sent to Sister Ai.

Wen Ying discussed the matter in the shop with the Li family again, and suddenly said to Mrs. Li, and sneered: "Where is she still lying on the bed and standing up?" ”

Last time, Wenying heard about Mrs. Chen's curse, so she had to make a fuss for Mrs. Chen, but was stopped by Li. However, Wen Ying couldn't swallow this breath alive and lived, and ran to have a fight with Old Man Chen.

"It's up today." Li said, "Even if the matter is in the past, fortunately, there is nothing wrong with Qi'an, but her heart is too poisonous, I don't dare to talk to her in the future, how filial piety is to our father, how filial piety is to her, but to her, I am cold, so I should not have this person." ”

Wen Ying is also cold to the upper room, according to the past at the end of the month every year, Wen Ying will send half a sheep and a pot of wine to the upper room, which is considered the filial piety of the past. This year, because she was disgusted with Mrs. Chen and was cold to Mrs. Chen, she came empty-handed today, anyway, she was not afraid of what others had to say.

Seeing that it was noon, Li stayed with Wenying for dinner, and Wenying agreed after thinking about it.

Here, Old Man Chen sent the Zhang family to invite the Li family, Chen Xiucai and others to go to the room, and Wen Ying also went with him.

When they arrived at the upper room, Old Man Chen sat on the bed, Mrs. Chen lowered her head, Chen Zifu, Cai's and Zhang's were still sitting on the chairs against the wall, and the chair at the front was vacant for Chen Xiucai, so everyone sat down in turn.

"There is nothing to do with everyone today, while you are all here, I want to tell you that the New Year is coming soon, don't celebrate the New Year with new hatred and old hatred." Old Man Chen opened his mouth, and his eyes swept over everyone in the big room one by one, "Boss, eldest daughter-in-law, your mother is confused and fat-blinded, isn't this also over, and your reputation is also suffering, you will ...... Adults don't care about villains...... Let's turn over this one. Let you come today, your mother specially wants to admit your mistake to you......"

Everybody didn't speak.

When Old Man Chen said this, he was just justifying himself.

Suddenly, Mrs. Chen raised her head, raised her hands high, suddenly put them down again, lowered her head and said, "Boss, I was wrong, for the sake of raising you, you forgive your mother." (To be continued......)