Rui Xue ignored these, she took the silver, found a spare time, went into the city with Zhang's sister-in-law, added new damaged objects, and bought more cloth and cotton, ready to sew two more sets of bedding, always two people on two quilts, in case there is a guest or a use is too reluctant, moreover, when Wu Yu first came, he accounted for the new cotton clothes worn by Da Zhuang for the New Year, how to make up a set for others.

The rest such as pork, bones, Zhao Fengnian's tea pen and ink, and even japonica rice, oil and salt, were not less bought, not only spent five taels of silver, but also took three taels in, but Rui Xue was not distressed, the shop had more money than expected, she had a bottom in her heart, and how could it be more abundant during the New Year's Festival.

Sister-in-law Zhang took a fancy to the wooden hairpin on the roadside stall, the yellow-orange-orange peach wood was polished very smooth, one end was sharpened, and the other end was carved with a flower appearance, which was very delicate, and even the stamens in the middle could be counted. made Ruixue funny, but Sister-in-law Zhang believed it, but because the hawker offered a high price of fifty wen a piece, she was a little hesitant.

Rui Xue picked up a plum blossom and picked two small problems such as wooden boils and knife marks, but in seven or eight sentences, she took out fifty wen, replaced three hairpins, and then led Zhang's sister-in-law, who was still a little stunned, and left, leaving the vendor in the same place and annoyed.

Sister-in-law Zhang stretched out her hand and touched the peach blossom hairpin on her head, and said in surprise, "I thought that after discussing the price, I would also ask for forty wen, but my sister actually bought three for fifty wen, which is just..."

"About seventeen wen, doing business is like this, asking for a price all over the sky, pay back the money on the spot, this hairpin is carved from wood, not gold and silver, the cost is low, at most add a handmade money, how can it be worth fifty wen, sister-in-law next time I buy something, it's best to cut half the price, and then slowly add some, you can't spend money in vain."

Sister-in-law Zhang saw that she had put the plum blossom hairpin on her head, and she was about to take out her purse and count the copper coins, but was stopped by Ruixue, "It's just fifty yuan, I bought three hairpins, and it just so happens that we and Sister-in-law Gao have one each, which is considered a gift from my sister to the two sisters-in-law." ”

"How can this work, the salary is high, there is a lot of food, and now I also send hairpins, although you have earned some money, sister, you can't throw money like this." Zhang's sister-in-law refused to ask for it, and had to fortify the copper money to Ruixue's hands, and there were many people on the street who bought New Year's goods, Ruixue was not good at pushing, so she accepted it, and bought two catties of sesame seeds and peanut candy chips in the dim sum shop.

Hired a car two people back to the village, each settled and sorted, the Gao family and his wife happily drove the empty car back, a loud voice to Zhang Dahe tomorrow to make more tofu, the villages heard that they were going to stop working in the New Year, are anxious to eat the tofu to eat in the New Year, and their husband and wife set more than a dozen boards, this is only two villages, the remaining six or seven villages will go down, there will be more.

Ruixue immediately doubled Zhang Dahe's salary, after all, he only made four plates of tofu in the morning on weekdays, and now the work has doubled, and the salary will naturally rise, of course the Zhang family and his wife refuse, they all said that they are busy and free to work anywhere, how to increase the salary at will, Ruixue has no choice, so she has to think about supplementing them more in the future.

Cui Niang got the hairpin of hibiscus flowers, happy eyebrows and smiles, which woman does not love beauty, but unfortunately more than a dozen dollars on weekdays are enough to buy a month's oil and salt, and no one is reluctant to go through the days, but it is just to pick the chopsticks and cut it, pull a hair, and the silver hairpin sent by the mother's family when she gets married, and the silver bracelets and the like are all willing to take out and wear them for a while during the New Year, and then continue to hide them, and the daughter will be accompanied when she gets married.

Of course, Cui Niang is not the person who likes to be greedy and cheap, the gratitude in their husbands and wives is deeper than that of the Zhang family and his wife, they always feel that they can't go to the street to sell tofu, and they share so much wages every day, they really don't want to go, and they can't let Ruixue post the money again, so they insist on giving copper money.

Rui Xue took it happily, divided the two packets of sugar among them, and asked them to take them back to coax the children, Sister-in-law Zhang and Cui Niang checked the oil paper bag in their hands, glanced at each other, and sighed at the same time, the money for this bag of sugar tablets is much more expensive than the hairpin, the sister is really generous and benevolent, not to mention ordinary village women, even men are inferior, if they don't treat her better in the future, I'm really sorry for my conscience.

On the fifteenth day of the lunar month, thick black clouds accumulated in the sky, but in the middle of the afternoon, the sky was already like evening, and there were no ships on the dock all morning.

The black wooden box that was placed in the corner of the wall was moved, and in front of everyone, he was stunned and poured out, and after counting for a long time, there were as many as ten taels of silver, which is equivalent to the income of an ordinary farmer for nearly two years, and this is only more than a month that everyone has saved, if it is a year or two years, it is enough for anyone to have a difficulty, help it, and everyone is very happy. But in turn, he had a hard time with whose house the money was kept.

After all, it's everyone's money, and it's a little inappropriate to put it in anyone's house, the so-called money is moving, everyone gets along well on weekdays, and naturally they don't want to doubt the character of their brothers, but it's hard to guarantee that they won't be greedy for these silver.

It happened that Rui Xue came in to deliver tea, and checked the furnishings and other things in the house, thinking that they would be picked up for a while and pulled back to the village.

Xu Kuan and Ma Lao Liu's eyes lit up, and they both smiled, originally this money box was placed in the shop, and it was logical to stop work during the New Year, and then let Rui Xue take it back to help keep it, besides, with Rui Xue's status in the hearts of the brothers in the gang, he is definitely the most trustworthy candidate.

So, Xu Kuan smiled and said, "Sister, everyone is going to go home from work, it's not convenient to hold this money box, you can transport it home and help take care of it for January, okay?" ”

Rui Xue was stunned for a moment, her mind turned, and she guessed their concerns, and when she asked clearly, it was only ten taels of silver, if she really lost it, she could afford it, so she nodded and said with a smile, "Brothers can trust me, I naturally can't shirk it, I will make an IOU after a while, Brother Xu will accept it, and when I go to work next year, as soon as the IOU comes out, the box will be sent back to you as it is." Stone this kid has a smart brain, these days he has learned one or two hundred simple words, and his abacus is also very good, so he can be a teacher, how do you arrange for him to take care of him when the time comes, the girl will not talk much. ”

Shi is Xu Kuan's distant nephew, and when he heard that this kid had only been out of school for more than a month, his face was full of joy, and he looked like he was honored, so he naturally responded again and again.

Rui Xue immediately wrote an IOU and handed it to Xu Kuan, seeing that everyone was scattered, she took the bolt stone and Sister-in-law Zhang to clean up the shop, pots, dishes, vegetable piers, and even the iron pot on the stove, the small kang table, etc., all of which had to be moved home, after all, the dock would be unguarded for half a month, and it was difficult to ensure that the poor and crazy family had moved their minds to patronize it.

As the old saying goes, a poor family is worth a lot of money, and if you lose a handful of firewood, you can't cook. These things are commonly used in the shop, and if they are lost, they will naturally have to be replaced, so it is better to be troublesome and transport them home.

Within half an hour, Zhang Dahe borrowed the ox cart from Aunt Yun's house and arrived, and everyone moved everything into the car.

Rui Xue took out two baskets, handed the bolt and the stone, and said with a smile, "There are a hundred dumplings in here, you can take them home and give them to your mother, cook them for the New Year, or treat them to guests." Then he took out two red envelopes from his arms, "You have been diligent and thoughtful in the past two months, and the master is very satisfied, this is another red envelope for you, which is enough for you to buy a new set of padded jackets." ”

The plug and the stone took the dumplings, because when they ate them in their mouths, they were worried that their parents and brothers and sisters had not eaten them, and they thought that they would take them back for the family to taste.

But this red envelope, they refuse to accept it, as a buddy and apprentice, tired and tired for a few years, the master can give a full meal, even if it is benevolent, like them meet a good master, do not hide their personal teaching skills, but also let them eat and dress every day, without the slightest grievance, it is already a blessing, how can you ask for the master's red envelope again?

Rui Xue insisted on stuffing the red envelope into their arms, "It's the New Year, just use it as the New Year's money that the master gave you." ”

The bolt and the stone looked at each other, and at the same time lowered the basket, knelt down and kowtowed, and then took it with respectful hands.

Many years later, even if they have a very rich status, as long as the master calls, they will definitely drop everything and rush away, their wives have some complaints, and they reprimanded them to return to their parents' home, all because they are grateful for the master's kindness today, although the master is only enough to be their sister in terms of age, they really treat the master as another mother in their hearts.

Rui Xue patted them on the head, gave them a few words, and sent them out, and then took an ox cart back to the village with the Zhang family and his wife.

The tofu business of the Gao family and his wife is booming, going in and out of the village every day, and they are so busy that they can't use the ox cart as a carriage to drive, which naturally falls in the eyes of the villagers, some are jealous, some are envious, but there are no secret bad words.

Ruixue and his wife are extremely cautious in terms of etiquette on weekdays, and they have never been able to find crooked reasoning, so they said that this tofu is sold a lot, but there is no shortage of villagers in the village, and every household has four yuan, no need to give cow beans and copper money, and the sister-in-law Zhang who sent it to the door said that this is the New Year's gift from Mrs. Zhao to the villagers, and two more dishes were added to the New Year's table.

Not only that, but several clan elders and Li Zheng's family also sent fifty more dumplings, which are said to be full of meat filling, which have not yet been cooked, and they are fragrant to death just smelling.

Such respect for the elderly and friendship with neighbors, if anyone can still say a bad one, they will be full of conscience, besides, a few days ago, their husband and wife were tough enough in dealing with Zhao's second sister-in-law, Ruixue's dozen big mouths made a group of long-tongued women feel itchy as long as they think about it. The hands of the people are short, and the mouths of the people are short, so naturally they all shut up with a tacit understanding.