"When that's all ready, at last, we'll go to your grandfather's house and get your grandmother. With her old man's presence, this business can really begin. That's right, I don't know if her old man is willing. ”

While washing dishes and pots, Li chatted with his two daughters. Her mother is good anywhere, but she has a bad temper, a typical firecracker temperament, just a little. How many advantages are covered by this.

Moreover, her two sisters-in-law are really not like words, and they are speechless when they think about it. In Li's opinion, her mother is no longer wrong, but she is always an elder, but the two of them are so-for-tat, it's strange if they don't quarrel.

Hearing this, Ruan Yuzhu said: "Mother, don't worry, my grandmother is definitely willing to come." She's just an idle person, and it's uncomfortable for her to sit quietly and play. And, ah, follow us and get the money. You say, if you have both of these things, how could my grandmother not want to come. ”

Hearing this, Ruan Yuping smiled and didn't speak, but Li said: "You girl, your grandmother is also something you can arrange." Don't blame me for not reminding you, if you dare to say this in front of her in the future, if she wants to rectify you, I won't help you. ”

was so frightened that Ruan Yuzhu didn't dare to say any more. With her grandmother's temper, she can scold people when she opens her mouth, and when she makes a move, it's either a broom or a spatula, or tongs or something, she can't stand it.

Li's family is very poor and has many children, so life is not good. Fortunately, the Zhang family is good at running a family and is a pungent person, so the family's life in the village is still passable, at least not the worst, and basically no one dares to bully them.

The Li family has a total of four brothers and two younger sisters, and now three of the four brothers have become families, but neither of the two sisters has yet to marry. First, because of his young age, and second, he is indeed too poor, and no one wants to propose marriage at all.

Last time, Ruan Yuping got the grain rewarded by the county, and Li Shi took ten catties back to make up for it, and the family had a good meal. Usually, it's all coarse grains and coarse noodles. Because of this, Li's two younger sisters and the brother who didn't have a family wanted to go to Li's house, but they were yelled at by Zhang.

In her opinion, her daughter is not doing well, but it is because Yuping's girl took shit and got some food. However, this is only temporary. Moreover, which of the concubines in her family is easy to get along with?

And there is not much food, and it is estimated that it will not last long.

The point is that after the word spreads, the reputation is not good, and the Li family is also embarrassed. Could it be that after eating a few bites of white noodles, can't you eat the coarse grains that you eat every day?

The three of Li's mother and daughter were busy in the store, but they didn't know that Ruan Dalang, who was still in the village, couldn't resist it.

During this time, in order to prepare all the items for the opening of the store, several people ran to the city at every turn. Others don't care, because the focus is on their own fields or crops.

But Gong's is different, in terms of money, she is completely able to do two things without delay. While farming, he kept a close eye on the movements of the Li family. And for good reason.

Last time, she only returned to her parents' house for a few days, and the Li family was able to seize the time to plant all the longevity fruits in the ground. Now, she doesn't think she will make such a low-level mistake again.

After staring at it for a few days, Gong found a problem.

On this day, seeing that the mother and daughter had gone into the city again, she saw the opportunity to come to Li's house to inquire about the news. There must be something wrong with a family that is so mysterious. It's just that the Li family is now learning badly with Yuping's girl, and he can't ask anything.

However, Gong is not worried about not being able to ask anything, because her eldest brother is notoriously honest, as long as she is out of the horse, he is not afraid of not being able to ask. It's a big deal, throw a few more winks, he will definitely not be able to parry.

When Gong went, Ruan Dalang happened to be weaving bamboo baskets in the courtyard. According to Li, a lot of bamboo baskets are used to harvest the long fruits, and he began to weave bamboo baskets when there is little work in the field to avoid being too busy at that time.

"Big brother, you're alone! What about my sister-in-law? Gong asked, pretending not to know about Li's entry into the city. After thinking about it, he twisted his ass again, but found that Ruan Dalang didn't look up at all.

Ruan Dalang didn't look up to know that it was Gong who was coming, and said while continuing to weave bamboo baskets: "Your sister-in-law took Yuping into the city to run errands." ”

Sure enough, he is a sincere person, Gong thought to himself, it seems that he may really be able to ask something today.

Thinking of this, Gong said: "I see that my sister-in-law has often taken Sister Yuping into the city recently, what are you going to do!" I've heard that there are many scammers in the city, so it's better not to be deceived. As you know, the sister-in-law is sometimes more honest and can't stand the cunning of the people in the city. ”

Ruan Dalang did not shy away from it, and said directly: "Your sister-in-law's family is going to open a noodle restaurant in the city and sell some snacks to subsidize the family." You know, her mother's family has a lot, and there is not enough food in the field. There are also several children in the family who have not yet settled. No, your sister-in-law went into the city to help. ”

When Gong heard this, he was a little surprised, after all, the situation of Li's mother's family was obvious, and he couldn't eat enough, where could he have the money to buy a shop? There must be something strange in this, and I think it is because the Li family subsidizes a lot.

Thinking of this, Gong said, "That shop has a lot of silver, right?" ”

Hearing this, Ruan Dalang said, "Isn't it! That's what I thought, too. I've heard that the rent alone is one or two pieces of silver a month, which is like grabbing. If the business is not good, it will be difficult to earn back this tael of silver! But they don't listen, I can't help it, and it's not my business. ”

It turned out to be rented!

Gong's heart suddenly became less uncomfortable. As Ruan Dalang said, if the business is not good, it will be difficult to return the capital, let alone make money. This person is a good person who wants to make money and is self-motivated.

However, if you don't do it yourself, it's over. Thinking of this, she was completely uninterested. And this business belongs to the Li family, even if she wants to interfere, she can't intervene.

After thinking of another thing, Gong said, "Big brother, is it true that all the longevity fruits have been planted in the ground?" Speaking of which, I haven't seen it yet. If there is, show me, it can be regarded as an eye-opener. ”

Ruan Dalang said in his heart, sure enough, he didn't say it for a long time, but he said: "Brother and sister, there is really no such seed, there is no one." We had already stripped it all and planted it. Isn't this in a hurry! “

After chatting a few more words, Gong went home with peace of mind. The Li family is also really, not only did not persuade his mother's family, but followed the blind tossing together, thinking that there was a time when they cried.

Gong went back, but Li took his two daughters to lock the shop, went to the horse butcher to buy five catties of meat, and went to the braised meat shop to buy some braised meat, plus the previous bag of ten catties of white noodles, and then went to his mother's house to invite Zhang's out of the mountain.

As soon as I entered the village, I saw an acquaintance, who was Aunt Zeng, who lived not far from Li's mother's house. This Aunt Zeng is very enthusiastic, she is not young this year, but she is still farming. And when Li was young, there was no one at home to take care of him, and he also carried Li.

"Aunt Zeng, what are you planting?" Now this season basically no one goes to the ground, the planting is almost planted, the weather is so hot in the morning that people can't stand it, this point is basically at home.

"Ah, it's Xiuxia, this is Yuping, this old woman can't recognize it." In the first few years of Li's marriage, due to the small number of children, he often went back to his parents' house to visit. Later, when there were more children, they didn't come back much.

"This is my second daughter, named Yuzhu. Yuzhu, call Granny Zeng. Seeing the people in his hometown, Li was extremely enthusiastic and happy.

After talking for a while, Li asked, "Auntie, is my father and mother at home?" "If it's the same in the field, you can't say that you want to help. On this hot day, it is most likely to suffer from heat stroke.

"Yes, yes, go back and have a look." Zeng Pozi said.

Li wanted to go home, but ignored the words that Zeng Pozi said to go back quickly.

Without him, at this moment, the Zhang family is quarreling with the eldest daughter-in-law Feng.

It turned out that the Li family had not yet separated, so the Feng family often picked thorns. I feel that all the money I have earned should not be handed over to the Zhang family, and the key is that it should not be used as a dowry for the Zhang family's youngest son and youngest daughter.

She also has a family, why is this! When the sister-in-law and brother-in-law all become families, her oil is estimated to be almost boiled, but she has no ability to take care of her children.

In fact, Zhang's heart also knows that he is at a loss. It's just that no one is doing this these days, when her son marries a daughter-in-law and her daughter marries smoothly, she wants to split up. To be honest, she was annoyed when she saw a few people from the Feng family.

This Feng family is the most stingy and selfish, and he is most afraid of losses, feeling that he has been married for so many years, even if he is a cow and a horse, he can no longer affect his children.

When Zhang's son and daughter got married, the family was almost hollowed out. When the time comes, it will be difficult for her own children to start a family.

This silver is not from heaven and earth, and it is so easy to get it anywhere.

Therefore, she only got into a deal with Zhang's today because of a trivial matter, and she was unrelenting, and Li and her two daughters frowned.

After thinking about it, fortunately, she had already split up, if she hadn't separated, it was estimated that her second aunt would be like this. With her temperament, it's small to quarrel when she wants to, so maybe she will do it.

Listening to Feng's continued scolding, Li felt that he had come to the right place today.

If she didn't come, I didn't know that her sister-in-law was so powerful, and she was unforgiving. And Zhang's is reporting good news but not bad news, she didn't know that life at home was so sad.

Hey, it's still a lack of silver.

Li didn't go home, Ruan Yuping and Ruan Yuzhu naturally followed her. To be honest, they were not familiar with the Feng family, even the silent ancestor who didn't like to talk didn't have much impression.

If you really want to talk about impressions, you just have a little impression of Zhang.

Li is standing here thinking about countermeasures. After thinking about it for a long time, he said to the two daughters behind him: "Let's go." ”

Seeing this, Ruan Yuping shouted loudly from afar: "Grandma, aunt, we're back!" Perhaps, the two of them will stop arguing because of the arrival of the guest, or it will be too embarrassing.

Yuping expected it well, hearing Yuping's shout, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law both looked over, and saw that it was Yuping running with a smile, the two glanced at each other, and immediately reached a consensus, and the war was suspended first.

Li glanced at Yuping's back and felt that this daughter had really grown up. At that time, he was still sticking to her every day, but now he has made a marriage.

Feng still remembered the white noodles that Li had brought back before, so he was a little happy when he saw that the hands of the Li mother and daughter were not empty. Although there is simply not enough to eat, something is better than nothing.

But Zhang was thinking in her heart that she didn't know if her daughter heard the quarrel with Feng just now. In short, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law moved forward in unison to greet the guests from afar, and they didn't look like they had just quarreled.

Seeing this, Li's heart was very uncomfortable, and the peace he saw every time he went home was played by Zhang?

No, whether the Zhang family wants it or not, she must be called to the city to help this time. Originally, Li just planned to let Zhang teach a few people to make noodles, and let her go home after the meeting.

Now it seems that it is better to stay in the shop.

There are so many people in the family, and there is no reason why you can't live without an old man. And Zhang's age is not young, if he continues to toss like this, who knows how many times he will be able to withstand it.

However, since everyone is willing to play for her, she is also willing to cooperate.

Thinking of this, Li smiled and said, "Mother, sister-in-law, you are at home." That, this is five catties of meat, fat and thin, this is ten catties of white noodles, sister-in-law, you take it and call the second sister-in-law to chop the meat, and then go to the field to pull a few vegetables, let's eat dumplings at noon? ”

When Feng Shi heard this, she smiled with joy, she really wanted to eat dumplings. It's just that this family has always been thrifty and hasn't eaten for a long time.

"Hey, I'll go right away, you guys talk." Feng took the meat with one hand and the flour with the other, and walked to the stove with difficulty. This kind of good thing, she is still willing to do.

Seeing this, it was Zhang who said: "Hey, you said you, and you spent money indiscriminately." Does that person in your family know about this? Obviously, the Zhang family is afraid that the Li family will hide Ruan Dalang from subsidizing his mother's family, and if the other party knows about it, it will inevitably be another quarrel.

A family, even if you will hide private money again, but the total is so much, for a long time, or if you take too much, you will have to show your stuffing.

"Grandma, look at what you said, does my father dare to scold my mother? My mother asked him to go east, but he would not dare to go west. Ruan Yuping said with a deliberate smile.

A sentence successfully made Zhang's laughter, and then said: "Well, your mother is very powerful." It seems that grandma underestimated your mother. ”

Ruan Yuping continued: "That's not it. Besides, if my mother can't do it, won't there still be me? Several people went to the main room hand in hand, and Ruan Yuzhu went to the children with braised pork.

After sitting down, Li saw that there was no one around, so he said directly to Zhang: "Mother, I am here this time, and I am asking your old man to help." Well, let's say yes, you can't refuse. ”

Hearing Li say that there was something he needed help with, Zhang didn't even ask what it was, so he said boldly: "Okay, as long as my mother can help, you can just say it." ”

When Li listened, tears almost fell. This is my mother, I didn't ask anything, I patted my chest and answered first. If you change to an outsider, you can't ask this and that first, and you have to weigh it in your heart for a long time when it's over.

"That's right, mother, this time thanks to this girl, we took the three new seeds she got to Chenjia Village to exchange for twenty catties of longevity fruit seeds. Some time ago, I planted fifteen catties and it has sprouted. We sold another five pounds, got some silver, and bought a small shop in the city. ”

When Zhang heard this, he was happy for his daughter in his heart, obediently, it was a longevity fruit, it was expensive to sell, and his daughter's family planted fifteen catties, if there was a bumper harvest in the autumn of this year, it would be better to live that day.

Moreover, he also bought a shop, and he will be regarded as a city man in the future.

Hey, after so many days, I finally heard a good news.

It's just, how can I help?

Zhang said: "Yes, yes, you are doing well, my mother will be happy." By the way, how can my mother help? "Could it be that it has something to do with this shop? In that case, it's time to eat.

Li said: "Although this shop is small, it can put ten tables, but it is very close to the vegetable market, and it is only a few steps away. Mother's hand-rolled dough is well done, so I would like to ask you to help. That, don't do it in vain, I'll pay you. ”

When Zhang heard this, he already agreed in his heart. It's just that thinking that Li is changing the way to subsidize her, he hesitated for a while. And the salary or something, it's really hard to calculate, you can't take it, you can't take it, and you can't take too much.

Li continued: "I have already discussed it with our family Dalang, and he also said okay, now everything in the shop is ready, just wait for you to go and open it." If you don't go, you won't be able to open it. ”

After thinking about it, if I really went to the shop, first, I could have less troubles, and second, I could also earn some money, and I would have the confidence to promise my eldest daughter-in-law to split up. Anyway, I didn't take the money for nothing, I wanted to help do things.

Thinking of this, Zhang patted his thigh and said, "Okay, my mother promises you, I'll just go with you." ”

"Just, where do I live?" In the end, Zhang's is old and relatively solid. Li just said that the shop is not big, so you can't live in the store. In this way, is it difficult to rent a place to live?

"Mother, don't worry, although the shop is small, it is very high, so we built another floor in it, which is specially used to live in people. No, Yuzhu Yuping and I lived in it last night, and the quilts are all new, and the pads are thick, so you can live comfortably. ”

As soon as Li said this, Zhang felt that he had no worries. When she was young, she also thought about going to the city to help people do things and earn some money to subsidize the family, but there were many children in the family, and she couldn't leave at all.

I didn't expect to be old now, but I have a chance. Therefore, this person does not know what he will experience in this life.

Seeing that Zhang agreed to help in the shop, Li said, "Mother, let's go, let's go and help make dumplings." Otherwise, my sister-in-law will say that we only know how to eat ready-made. I didn't bother to listen to her read that. ”

Zhang Shi listened and said: "She dares!" If I don't like to make dumplings, I'm going to go to her mother's house and ask her parents. ”

Li Shi replied embarrassedly: "Mother, in fact, you just quarreled with your sister-in-law, I heard it." According to me, you agree to her request and divide the family. As the saying goes, this twisted melon is not sweet. Instead of being tied together like this every day and arguing every day, it is better to divide the family, and maybe there will be harmony. ”

Zhang sighed: "Mother naturally knows that what you said is right. It's just that your fourth brother hasn't married yet, and your two younger sisters haven't married. If you are separated, you can only follow me and your father. You say, if that's the case, what can it do? I'm afraid it's even difficult to do family affairs. ”

Li knew that Zhang was telling the truth, but now that she had a plan, there was nothing to separate.

Li said: "Mother, divide it, your younger brothers and sisters may not have a good life with you and your father." I've already thought about it, and when the long-lived fruit is ripe in November, I'll take ten catties back for you and your father to make seeds. Get through this year, and when you harvest tomorrow, you will have silver. When the time comes, are you still afraid that no one will come to propose? ”

"What you say is true? Will Da Lang agree? "Just now, Li said that he bought a small shop after selling five catties, which shows that this longevity fruit is not cheap. took back twenty catties at once, she was afraid that Ruan Dalang would have an opinion.

"Mother, no. We planted one acre of long-lived fruit this year, and it is estimated that we can harvest 300 catties. Besides, I also promised to give his second brother and third brother's family twenty taels of silver, what else does he have to say? Mother, don't worry, our days will get better and better. ”

After Li's explanation, Zhang's felt a little better, touched Li's face and said, "That mother is waiting to enjoy your blessings." Hey, after decades, my wife can live a good life. ”

Feeling Zhang's rough scraping hands, Li's eyes turned red again. It's just that she endured it in the end, otherwise when others saw her for a while, they would have thought that Zhang had complained to her.

The mother and daughter went to the kitchen and saw that the dumpling filling had been chopped. It's just that five catties of meat are a bit much, only half of them are chopped, and the rest are vegetables.

That's it, it's already a standard for the Chinese New Year.

Yuping and Yuzhu were not idle, and divided the braised pork they bought in the morning into several portions, so now everyone is eating braised meat in their mouths.

Working while eating braised pork, Feng Shi has no opinion at all. Quarreling with the Zhang family, she just hopes that this sister-in-law can go home frequently.

When the white and fat dumplings were eaten in their mouths, the family felt very happy. This big meat-filled dumpling is still white, and sometimes you can't eat it once a year. This year, I have eaten the blessing of the Li family several times.

As soon as the three of Li's mother and daughter left and washed the dishes, Zhang and his wife discussed, and then called the family into the house and said, "I discussed it with your father, and I agreed to split the family." It's just that how to divide it is up to me. I'll tell you what I mean, and you'll see if it's okay. ”

According to Zhang's meaning, the youngest son and two unmarried daughters followed her and her wife, and those who were already married were separated into separate lives. In addition, the house belongs to them, and those who divide it are required to build their own houses.

The family has no land, and they are all rented and planted, so this item is not scored at all. The most is the dozen taels of silver saved in Zhang's hand, which are divided equally in front of everyone.

This one is simply neatly divided, because there is nothing to divide at all.

Feng Shi and the others were naturally willing, and after getting the silver, they said: "Mother, we don't have the money to build a house at the moment, can we continue to live like this first, just cook and cook our own food?" When the crops are harvested in the fall, we will start building houses. ”

When Zhang heard this, he said unceremoniously: "Speaking of which, your father and I have never thought about separating the family, and now although we are separated, we are still a family." You can stay as long as you want, and I can't do anything like kicking my family out. ”

"By the way, there is another matter, Xiuxia's family rented a small shop in the city, ready to sell some noodles and snacks, and I went to help. I've already promised to leave tomorrow. So, you guys should take care of your dad and your younger siblings. ”

Hearing this, Li's second sister-in-law Lu and third sister-in-law Yin's were very surprised, but they didn't say anything, nodded, and agreed to Zhang's words. However, Feng felt that he had missed something, and the joy of separating the family was gradually replaced by doubt.

No wonder Zhang agreed so quickly, and he still looked unwilling to live or die in the morning. It seems that the Li family gave her some hope.

It's just that now that the separation has become a fact, it is a little inappropriate to ask again. Fortunately, they still live together, and there is an opportunity to inquire.

So she immediately decided that from today onwards, she would be kind to her father-in-law and brother-in-law, maybe there would be any benefit.