Chapter 22: Silver is a Good Thing
He Jingjing looked at Zhao with a puzzled expression, only to see Zhao standing up emotionally.
"Daughter, you are taking your mother's life!" Zhao covered his chest in pain, tears rolling in his eyes under the candlelight.
He Dayou on the side was silent, but from his expression, he could see that his heart was extremely complicated at this time.
"Mother, my daughter just wants to open a restaurant, why can't she do it?" He Jingjing stood up and prepared to wipe away Zhao's tears.
"Jingjing, although our family is poor, we are also innocent. Zhao dodged He Jingjing's hand, then turned his head and wiped his face with the back of his hand and said, "You are a girl, how can you get married after you show your face outside!"
"Mother, what does this have to do with whether my daughter marries or not? I just want to open a restaurant. He Jingjing was anxious.
"Look what you're talking about!" Zhao became even more excited at the moment.
He Dayou on the side just couldn't stop sighing. He Xiaoxiao also hid aside and didn't dare to speak. He Jingjing didn't expect that her words would make the atmosphere cold to this extent.
"What do you mean by opening a restaurant, how can you show your face outside as a girl who is not married! You are going to break my birthday!" Zhao, who is gentle and gentle on weekdays, has a very large chest fluctuation at the moment, and anyone who looks at it feels that she is extremely angry.
He Jingjing was stunned for a moment, and finally reacted. I'm in antiquity!
In this era, women are the most taboo to show their heads outside, and a girl who has not yet married learns from those married women to open a restaurant, in the eyes of the villagers, isn't it just immoral, no wonder Zhao's reaction is so big.
He Jingjing figured this out and came to Zhao's side.
"Mother, my daughter is just going to do business, and she is not doing anything bad. He Jingjing came behind Zhao and whispered to Zhao with both hands on Zhao's shoulders.
"Mother. He Jingjing's tone changed slightly, and she said coquettishly.
"Jingjing, I know that you are thinking about this family, and I also understand that you want to reduce the burden on your father. But how can you, a teenage girl who is not married, do such a thing?" Zhao stabilized his mood and slowly sat down on the stool.
He Jingjing also squatted down, still holding her hands on Zhao's shoulders.
"Jingjing, I'll forget about this matter. If you really want to be a cook, then I think Haixuan Pavilion is very good. Ye Gongzi is also very good, I can rest assured if you go!" Zhao patted He Jingjing's hand on her shoulder.
"Your mother is right, don't think about opening a store. How can a big girl who is not married yet show her face outside. He also followed Zhao's words.
"Father, mother, what if my daughter insists on going?" He Jingjing didn't expect He Dayou and Zhao's attitude to be so resolute.
"You are not allowed to go!" Zhao turned his head to stare at He Jingjing and said sternly.
"Mother, don't say it so absolutely, it's not too late for you to listen to your daughter's thoughts first. He Jingjing sat next to Zhao and spoke slowly: "You are just afraid that your daughter will not be able to marry in the future." But think about it, even if your daughter is married now, what good family can she marry?" He Jingjing thought for a while and said.
Zhao and He Dayou were silent.
"Mother, you and your father worked hard to raise their daughter, and you don't want your daughter to marry someone else's family as a cow or a horse in the future!" He Jingjing continued when she saw the effect.
"Mother, you are lucky to marry a father who loves you, but if the person I marry is lazy and short-tempered, won't my daughter have no place to cry?"
"It's all because my dad is incompetent. He Dayou sighed and said.
"Dad, don't say that. You have raised me for so many years, and you have saved me all the good things, and I am grateful that it is too late for you. He Jingjing smiled and said to He Dayou: "But if my daughter opens a shop at the entrance of the village and becomes her own boss, she can make some money every day." You don't have to eat just by pointing to the harvest in the field. ”
"If I can save some more money, my family will be able to talk hard when my life is better. He Jingjing continued: "Why does Niu Dahu dare to bully us? It's not because his family has some money? When my daughter opens a store and makes money, I will find my in-laws myself to see who dares to come to find trouble." ”
He Dayou was already a little shaken at this moment, and turned his head to look at the Zhao family.
He Jingjing also looked down at Zhao.
Zhao pondered He Jingjing's words carefully and found that they did make sense. If the family has money, the daughter can also talk about a better in-law. If you say that you have a good mother-in-law, you will naturally have your mother-in-law to take care of you, and you don't have to be afraid of the big tiger coming to find trouble every day.
So under He Jingjing's expectant eyes, Zhao finally nodded.
"Thank you, Daddy!" He Jingjing said happily.
"But wouldn't it be too hard for you to open a store on your own? Zhao said worriedly.
"Mother, I can go and help the eldest sister!" He Xiaoxiao on the side answered.
"Xiaoxiao is so good!" He Jingjing smiled and touched He Xiaoxiao's head.
Zhao looked at his two daughters, and his heart was full of relief.
"Jingjing, it takes a lot of money to open a store, right? Where does the money come from?" Zhao suddenly thought of something, and asked He Jingjing out loud: "Moreover, where are you going to open it." Can this folk, go to your place to spend money on food?"
"Mother, when I was building the temple before, I went to the mountain to set up a stall for a while, and the eldest brother who went to work asked me if I would set up a stall in the future, and he would bring his family to dinner. As long as it tastes good, you are not afraid that others will not eat it. He Jingjing replied.
Zhao nodded, then got up and went into the bedroom. He Jingjing didn't know why. A moment later, Zhao returned, with an extra locked wooden box in his hand.
"This box was given to me by my mother when I married your father, and it contains the jewelry that I married, although it is not worth a few dollars, but it can also be used. Zhao stuffed the box into He Jingjing's hand.
He Jingjing immediately returned it, took Zhao's hand and said, "Mother, this thing is too valuable, you can take it yourself." Money things daughter has a way. ”
Zhao laughed and said, "What can you do?" ”
He Jingjing took out a pile of broken silver from the pocket of her sewn clothes like a magic spell at this moment, and finally took out two silver ingots of fifty taels.
Zhao and He Dayou's eyes widened, and He Xiaoxiao even screamed.
"Big sister!"