Chapter 9 Handed over in two
The mother and son gathered around the table and waited for Liu Zhu to come home with the salary, if you want to say that the family really has no money, otherwise the Zhang family would have invited her mother to help her, how can there be a woman who is confined and has a child without even someone to take care of?
Is it because the family can't eat, and you still let your wife come over and starve? And invite your own mother to come, no matter what, you have to send some gifts to your mother's house, otherwise can the two sisters-in-law follow? How can there be a girl whose mother goes out to let her mother-in-law go to work in vain, doesn't it make people laugh when she says it?
Are the two sisters-in-law of my mother's family fine? Knowing that he went to ask the old lady to help, and he didn't come up with anything, maybe how to say it outside? In the past, when he gave birth to two girls, Liu Zhu took the time to help take care of himself, but this time Liu Zhunian was busy, and he needed more money to support the third one, so Zhang could only take care of himself. I didn't expect the two daughters to be of great use, and it can be regarded as an endless road!
Zhang's eyes are more gentle when he looks at the two women, and he must work hard in the future, he must not wronged his two daughters, save more dowry in the future, and he will not have to marry a man who has nothing like himself.
No, no matter whether Liu Zhutong agrees or not, the next time the salary is paid, it must not be handed over, otherwise how will these three children live!
Even if you have to eat your son, you have to go to school in the future, you can't be blind like Liu Zhu, you can't read half a word and can only rely on coolies to live. There are also two daughters, can't they marry a good family because they don't have a dowry, and they will be like themselves all their lives?
Zhang cried when he thought about it, Liu Fang and Liu Yue saw that Zhang was crying, and they also burst into tears, and they probably understood why Zhang was crying. But the two children couldn't say anything to comfort Zhang.
Liu Yue can't say it even if she wants to, otherwise Zhang and her sister can't figure out what they think? It's acceptable for a baby who is almost four years old to say anything decent and do some work, but to say the same things as an adult makes people suspicious.
Seeing that her daughter was also crying, Zhang's heart became even more uncomfortable, so she immediately stopped her tears and wiped her tears, and looked at the two daughters firmly: "Fang'er and Yue'er, when your mother finishes confinement, you will definitely earn more money, and you will not be allowed to live with your mother for a lifetime." ”
Liu Fang and Liu Yue both nodded seriously and said, "Mother, don't worry, we will listen to you, and we will definitely help the family work well." ”
Zhang's two daughters have been embraced, and his heart is more determined, no matter what Liu Zhu is, he wants to take his daughters to live his own life, and he will no longer be angry with Chen. You can't catch a fish, and the net is broken. In the past, I felt that arguing with the Chen family hurt my face, but now as long as I can not be bullied by the Chen family, these faces don't matter, as long as I can let the three children have white flour steamed buns to eat.
Just as the door of the outer courtyard opened, the three of them knew that Liu Zhu was back, and they still had some expectations in their hearts no matter what, hoping that Liu Zhu could bring back his salary so that the family could live better. Liu Yue hurriedly got up to welcome him out, and when she saw her father's tired look, she felt a little bottomless, but she still smiled and said, "Dad is back, has you been there?" ”
Liu Zhu didn't say much and went directly into Zhang's house, Liu Yue didn't follow in, and hurriedly went to the back room to prepare food for Liu Zhu, in this life, he just wants to be good to his relatives, even if the rest can be fought for, of course it is the best, and if he can't fight, he can't make his father embarrassed.
It's a big deal to raise more chickens in the future, help my mother grow more vegetables, and find a way to take them to the city with my sister to sell, so that I can exchange some money and come back. If you let your father and mother separate, but you don't want it, your father is also in a dilemma, and he must feel uncomfortable. When Liu Zhu entered the house, he saw the expectation on Zhang's face,
Gritted his teeth and said weakly: "My mother doesn't agree, or my father says that no matter what, I have to hand over two percent, I think it can only be like this, I can't really ignore the old man, what can the people in the village say about us now?" ”
After saying this reason, Liu Zhu himself felt a little unreasonable, and the people in the village would not care about these idle things? And it's strange that Chen's platoon can have someone speak for her? But Liu Zhu really didn't know how to deal with the Zhang family and his two daughters, and he said it was good yesterday, and the family had been happy about it for a long time, but he didn't expect that he still didn't do it today.
Liu Yue came in with wild vegetable porridge, naturally heard Liu Zhu's words, and said with a smile: "Okay, can our family take more back, and don't have to pay as much as before, right?" Dad, you really came out this time, and my mother was worried about you being bullied by your milk just now? I didn't expect my father to do it, Yue'er is really happy? ”
Liu Yue's words are to relieve Liu Zhu, Zhang's is in a bad mood these days, if the two quarrel, it won't be good, not to mention hurting Zhang's heart, Liu Zhu himself is not comfortable.
Liu Zhu smiled and took the porridge bowl in his daughter's hand, took a big sip and said, "It's delicious, it's made by Yue'er today, our Yue'er is really long." Yue'er is right, our family will have more money in the future, and my father will take on more private work in the future, so that your milk will not know, so that our family can eat white flour steamed buns. ”
Zhang looked at the girl who understood, and his heart calmed down a little, thinking that he could finally get more silver from the family, and he didn't have to hand over everything to Chen.
In the past, the family had no income of half a dime, so they relied on themselves to grow some rations and come back, otherwise the family would starve to death, but now that they have money, they can live a better life. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but kiss the youngest son in my arms.
Liu Zhu looked at the son in Zhang's arms, and he was also happy in his heart, now he has children and daughters, and he doesn't lack anything anymore, as long as he feeds the children well. But what if my son still wants to study?
This study will cost a lot of money, and I will have to work harder in the future, otherwise how can I help my son save enough for tuition?
Liu Yue's heart moved, picking up smuggled goods was something Liu Zhu couldn't think of before, it seemed that he was forced by the situation at home, no matter what, this was a better start than his previous life. But I don't know which side of the milk will promise as long as 20%, I heard my father say that it was the board that the master made, and it seems that the father still has this side in his heart.
Usually let the milk press and don't squeak, this time I gave a silver bracelet, and I agreed to let my father only pay 20%, it seems that the master still has some conscience, but the Chen family is too strong.
In addition, this time my mother finally gave birth to a younger brother, and my father was the most patriarchal, and when I gave birth to my second uncle's cousin, I smiled happily for a month?
I feel that this little brother is really good, and finally make the family better, and I can't scold my mother for not being able to give birth to a son after the milk, and my mother won't dare to quarrel with the milk because she doesn't have a son, it seems that the future will be better.
After Liu Zhu ate, Liu Fang hurriedly took over and cleaned up, Liu Yue wanted to help Liu Fang hurriedly smiled: "Sister should go and accompany my father and mother, my sister is older than you, and my sister naturally has to do these things." After saying that, he happily took his things and went to the back room. Liu Yue was so happy to see her sister laughing, and she was also happy.
That night, after Liu Yue and Liu Fang went to sleep, Liu Zhu took out a tael of silver from his arms and handed it over to Zhang's hands. Because I have been living a lot recently, I will be paid a lot of money in these months, and if there is one tael a month, there will be twelve taels a year, what a lot of silver this should be!
Zhang took the silver and carefully wrapped it in cloth, and then opened a small box in his cabinet, which was also the most important in Zhang's dowry, and this box had never been used, because there were no valuable things to put at home.
Then he opened the lock, put the silver away, and locked it himself. Liu Zhu watched Zhang finish with a smile on his face, and his heart was extremely satisfied, this was the first time in many years that he had handed over silver to his family.
Zhang's heart is also calculating the account, how much land can be planted with these two pieces of silver, how greedy Chen is to be able to disagree, presumably this own man is also laborious, but the thought of still having to divide Chen's two percent, this heart is still strange and uncomfortable.
Liu Zhu stepped forward and teased his son: "Son, my father and mother will save money for you now, our family will have more silver in the future, and you can study in the future, you don't have to be like your father and me, you must be an official master, and you don't have to endure hardships anymore." ”
Zhang couldn't help but sneer when he saw Liu Zhu: "It's really a joke to let your son go to school with just a bit of money?"
Besides, it's not that much every month, when my confinement is over, I will raise more chickens and ducks, and find a way to open up some more wasteland, so that I can help the lining to see if I can save more silver. Seeing that the eldest daughters are almost nine years old, it is time to save the dowry, but you can't wronged the daughters.
If you can't marry a good person, why don't you marry? Only when the dowry is saved, can the matchmaker be made
said that it is a good family, we have nothing to do with it, but we can't wronged the two girls. ”
Liu Zhu couldn't bear to think of this, the two daughters ate less white flour steamed buns with him, and it was even more difficult to save the dowry. But if you don't save the dowry, you can only marry low, and then it is better to have something to eat at home.
My two daughters are also in pain, although they also endure hardships, but they have never been beaten, and they are scolded at every turn when they encounter bad in-laws. Don't you feel sorry for the dead?
It's still money, but how can there be money in this family? Zhang's is right, it doesn't matter if his two adults suffer hardship, but he can't suffer more for his two daughters. These days of Zhang's confinement, isn't it just that the two daughters take care of it, otherwise Zhang's and himself have nothing to eat.
Liu Zhu suddenly blamed himself for not being tough enough, otherwise he wouldn't have handed over another 20% to the Chen family, so that he could save more for the two daughters. But in front of his father, he just can't be hard, and he can't do it!
Zhang's look at his man was sad, and the husband and wife for many years also knew that it was not easy for him, so he softened and said: "Don't worry, no matter what, now is a good start, and it's good that our family can also have progress." Slowly the days will be better, as long as you and our mother are one-hearted, you can't be softer, Chen's heart can be hard? ”
The two gossiped for half the night before they fell asleep, and the two sisters still cooked a meal early the next morning, waiting for their father and mother to get up and use it. Liu Fang watched her sister eat in a big gulp, and couldn't help frowning and asked, "Sister, do you love eating wild vegetables so much?" ”
Liu Yue nodded: "Yue'er thinks that with my sister, everything you eat is delicious, as long as the family is safe, it is better than anything you eat?" "After saying that, the bowl will be bottomed out. Thinking that the sky is almost dawn, it is time for the chickens to come out.
Liu Yue hurriedly went to release the chickens out of the cage, and then took out the wild vegetables that were not very delicious and fed them to the chickens. But how do chickens lay eggs when they eat these wild vegetables?
My heart moved, feed them some worms, it is better to lay eggs, and the chickens can grow fat. It's just a little disgusting, in the previous life, the old witch let herself dig worms every day, that is, to feed the chickens, and the chickens can also get eggs every day, so that the eggs can also be exchanged for money. His own chickens are indeed too thin these days, so he just did it, so Liu Yue took a shovel and began to dig around the yard.