Meng Shi failed to fight Guo Mianmian, and Zheng Rin also persuaded a few words, so he went back to his room to rest, leaving the couple to cook in the kitchen.

"How's it going, have you done it part-time?" Guo Mianmian sat under the stove and lit the fire, looked at Zheng Rin who was pouring oil into the pot and asked.

"It's done, the eldest aunt banned Xu's feet, didn't allow her to move around, and asked the eldest cousin to send the woman back to Xu's house, and now I'm afraid it's here." Zheng Rin said lightly, and he didn't even bother to call Xu "eldest aunt".

Guo Mianmian breathed a sigh of relief and asked again: "Didn't you embarrass your eldest uncle?" Uncle Niang and Xu's truth have been a couple for many years, not to mention that there are other cousins and cousins, and they ......"

Zheng Rin shook his head: "Uncle Niang's heart is indeed unhappy, either for us, or a few cousins are also sensible, and they are not surprised by the head of the husband." ”

"That's good, my mother doesn't have to be at the mercy of the center." Guo Mianmian breathed a sigh of relief, and asked again: "The woman didn't defend herself?" So willing to be sent back to her parents' home? ”

Zheng Rin snorted coldly, his expression a little gloomy: "Why didn't you confess?" She said that she didn't mean to trip over her mother, and this kind of talk can only fool herself! Several cousins-in-law had already seen that she was not pleasing to the eye, and took this opportunity to drive people away. ”

Otherwise, it would not be so easy for Xu to come out and jump again, and it would not be so easy to drive people away.

"That's fine, I don't want to see any more women." Guo Mianmian breathed a sigh of relief, whether it was Meizi or Qiu Qianqian, both of them were men who were porridge and worried about others, and they were used to pretending, which really made people porridge unbearable.

Then, Guo Mianmian told Song about the door-to-door increase of supply, and also said that he intended to build a workshop in the town.

"This is a merit, whether it is to build a workshop, it may not be that the entire Taoyuan Town will lead to a town that specially makes tiger head shoes in the future." Zheng Rin was very happy that his wife's enthusiasm was not in vain, so he couldn't help but make a joke.

Guo Mianmian also laughed, but shook his head: "Or forget it, if the whole Taoyuan Town makes tiger head shoes, then the tiger head shoes are afraid that they will be sold all over Daqing, I don't have such great ambitions, I will be satisfied with earning a thousand taels of silver a year with tiger head shoes." If this momentum continues, there must be more than a thousand taels, oops, think about it or be quite excited! ”

"Yes, yes, my lady is very capable!" Zheng Rin looked at his wife's satisfied smile, and for a moment his hands were itchy, and pinched her white and red cheeks with his flour-dipped hands.

Guo Mianmian suddenly caused a cat's face, and glared at the man angrily: "If you don't put the fish in the pot again, the oil in the pot will be boiled dry." ”

Zheng Rin used his sleeve to help his wife wipe her face clean, and then concentrated on the pot, and soon made four dishes and one soup, and the family got together and ate them all.

The third aunt and Zheng Dacheng took the recruitment matter to heart, and after they returned, they asked their respective grandchildren and daughters to write hundreds of recruitment notices and go to various villages and Taoyuan Town to post them.

The fact that every household in the four villages of Zhengzhuang made tiger head shoes to earn a lot of remuneration had already spread in ten miles and eight townships. But all the people who can get in touch with the Zheng family often go to the village to inquire about recruitment.

It's just that I don't need so many people before, and I'm worried that someone has an idea, even if there is a cover deed constraint, it is difficult to ensure that no one is carried away by their strengths and does stupid things, so they are very cautious in recruitment.

This time, the Zhang family launched the name of tiger head shoes with one shot, but there is no need to worry too much about the damage to the development of dishonest people. should be checked or carefully checked, under the careful selection of the third aunt and Zheng Dacheng, more than 400 people were soon recruited.

Among the four hundred were men and women, grandmothers in their forties and fifties, and little girls of thirteen or fourteen. Not to mention the grandmother's generation, most of them want to earn a salary to subsidize their children and grandchildren, and the thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl also wants to reduce the burden on the family, save a dowry for herself, and marry her in-laws in the future.

A large number of people make high-paying tiger head shoes, and only a small group of people have the self-knowledge to choose the soles. After all, whether it is to make tiger head shoes or soles, you need to go through some investigation before you can decide, and if you can't make shoes, you can only turn to the soles. If you can't even fit the soles of your shoes, you can only go home and do whatever you want.

Fortunately, the vast majority of people love this opportunity, whether it is making shoes or collecting soles. Half a month later, only a dozen or so people were eliminated, and the rest abided by the arrangement of the third aunt and Zheng Dacheng and did what they were better at.

Because the manpower recruited this time was very sparse, Guo Mianmian arbitrarily took out the silver and rented a three-entry house in the town. After adding some tables and chairs, it was transformed into a workshop for making shoe soles, and also took into account the function of storage.

Guo Mianmian handed over the workshop to Zheng Chunxiang to take care of, Zheng Chunxiang was worried that she would not do well, so she declined, and finally agreed at the instigation of her brother and sister-in-law.

The old lady who specially made the cloth board also found it, and in order to compete for the fifty places of the cloth board, she got a monthly remuneration of 300 yuan, and many old ladies took out the skills of housekeeping, and the cloth strips with big fingers could be made into the cloth board.

In this era, it is inevitable that some small disputes will arise, and in the end, or in the fair and equitable environment of the patriarchal succession, the fifty places will be divided equally among the four villages. In the future, if there is a need for manpower, it will be based on this method, so that no one will make a fuss.

By the time everything was in order, another month had passed.

Now, Guo Mianmian's belly is eight months old, and she can't see her toes when she stands up and walks. Worried that the fetus would have difficulty in childbirth when the fetus was too large, she tried her best to control her diet when she was seven months old, insisting on eating small and frequent meals and strolling around for a time every day.

I don't know if it's too well absorbed, even if it's like this, the belly is getting bigger and bigger, which is bigger than the average pregnant woman, which makes the Guo and Zheng families worried.

Zheng Rin became even more nervous, and every day she couldn't wait to count the rice grains in Guo Mianmian's bowl, afraid that she would eat one more grain, but she didn't dare to master her diet, and even her personality began to become irritable, as if he was going to give birth to a child.

Fortunately, Guo Mianmian's figure did not continue to develop horizontally, and Li Qiye, who came to cut his pulse every three or five times, also said that there was no problem, which made people feel a little more at ease. If the child is not born safely for a day, it will not be truly reassuring, Zheng Rin can't help the anxiety in his heart, which leads to following Guo Mianmian every step of the way, which can somewhat ease his emotions.

In this regard, Guo Mianmian herself is very quiet, she doesn't believe that God let her live again, just so that she can play completely when she gives birth to a child, and do whatever she needs to do every day, without being affected by the rest of the people.

On this day, Guo Mianmian taught a few beautiful women to make new tiger head shoes, and Meng Shi quietly walked in and whispered a word in her ear.

Guo Mianmian was surprised and delighted when she heard this, and after saying a word to the rest of the people, she came inside with Meng Shi, and asked in a low voice: "Mother, what you said is true?" Aunt Zheng really fell for Yueniang? ”

"You kid, can my mother still lie to you about this?" Meng Shi said angrily, took her hand and walked to the front hall: "Your Aunt Zheng is still waiting for you, if you think it is appropriate, mention it to your father and mother as soon as possible, if you feel that it is not very good, you will refuse, the relationship between our two families is fine, you Aunt Zheng will not be surprised." ”

Guo Mianmian hurriedly said: "Mother, I must be willing, Yueniang's marriage may be my father's decision, this matter must be informed to my father and mother as soon as possible, so that they can make up their minds." ”

When Meng Shi heard this, he seemed a little happy: "Then let's not put it on hold, you hurry up and talk back to your Aunt Zheng, and she can talk to her over there." ”

"Hey, hey, I'll go." Guo Mianmian responded as soon as she came down, and her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurriedly went to the front hall together.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are not someone else, but Zheng Nian, the mother of Zheng Cong in the former Zheng Village. Who would have thought that Zheng Nian's would take a fancy to Yueniang, and go to the door to secretly investigate Guo Mianmian's tone to say goodbye to his son?

For Guo Mianmian, this is indeed the merit of napping and sending pillows!

I don't know if my colleagues know how to make a mille-feuille bottom, first use paste to glue the layers of cotton cloth together, dry it to harden, and then cut it off piece by piece according to the size, and then use needle and thread to put it together layer by layer. In the past, the cloth board used for the soles of my shoes was about the head of the old clothes, and it must be cotton, which has strong water absorption and good adhesion, and the soles made are very comfortable.

The population of the Nian family is very easy, and there are only four people in the house. Her husband's name is Zhao Shusheng, known as Zheng Laogen'er. The couple had a son and a daughter, the daughter was Zhan Chang, named Zheng Cuihua, who married in the neighboring village a few years ago; The son is Zheng Cong, who will be eighteen years old, which is the age of marriage.

Nian is several years younger than Meng, and he looks much younger. Her body is also very strong, and she can do heavy farm work, and she can make a few pairs of tiger head shoes to add some income to her family. In general, Nian is a thrifty and thrifty person.

Zheng Laogener is very similar to Guo Laoshi, his nature is silent and wooden, and he is a well-known honest person in the village. He didn't gather porridge to gather people to nag and blow the conch, so he would carry a hoe around the field every day, and there was hardly a single grass in the crop field, and people often laughed at him for taking the crops in the field as ancestors.

Zheng Cuihua, who has been married, is a diligent and thrifty housekeeper who can't stay idle, and before she got married, she was a very popular candidate for a son and wife in ten miles and eight towns. She is straightforward and capable, and she quickly gained a firm foothold in her in-law's family after getting married, and her relationship with her in-law's family is also good.

As for Zheng Cong, his consciousness and nature are the same as his father Zheng Laogen'er, the only difference is that he has some talent in reading. A few years ago, he was sent to a private school by his family, and the nature of the dull and wooden has not changed at all, but it has added a book idiot, and what he says is a bit old-fashioned.

In last year's Xiucai exam, Zheng Cong was admitted to the Tongsheng exam, but unfortunately I don't know if he can't learn enough, or he is missing a little luck, he didn't have the history of the Xiucai exam, and he is still studying in a private school, just waiting for the next intervention in the academy exam to win the fame of Xiucai.

The premise of the Zheng family is good, there are more than 20 acres of fertile land alone, and there are more than 30 acres of dry land. There is not enough production, and there will not be enough to afford a scholar.

But it is just for the scholars, and the annual expenses are several times more than that of ordinary families, and the Zheng family's life is not very rich, and they eat a few more meals of meat than the rest of the families every year.

, such a premise is not as good as Zheng Rin's family, and the Zheng family is at the forefront. Since the Zheng family released the rumor that they were going to say goodbye to Zheng Cong, the famous Ya Po next to him came to the door again and again, and told Zheng Cong about no less than ten girls, but it was not settled in the end.

After hearing this, Guo Mianmian, who originally wanted to win over Zheng Cong and Yueniang, thought that the Zheng family had high eyesight, so he retreated and did not publicize it. I can't imagine that Nian's would take a fancy to Yueniang, and her sister-in-law came to the door in person and asked herself to go back to her mother's house to explore the wind, which really surprised and made her happy.

It's not that she just took a fancy to the Zheng family, and she must give Yueniang to Zheng Cong, but the Zheng family's behavior can eliminate the negative impact of Yueniang's divorce from the Zhang family at an inevitable level.