Chapter 42: I can't figure out the routine
Wang Laohan was smoking dry tobacco in the yard, and as soon as he saw Liu Wan, he subconsciously knocked the cigarette ash again, then coughed lightly twice, and asked:
"Third daughter-in-law, what's the matter, in such a hurry?"
"Dad, this is tea oil and bean paste that we made ourselves, oh, I'll put it here."
"Come on, why do you still bring things?"
Wang Laohan didn't expect Liu Wan to be so polite.
It is said that he will not hit the gift giver when he reaches out, so Wang Laohan's attitude towards Liu Wan is also very easy-going.
In fact, even if Liu Wan doesn't bring things, Wang Laohan will be polite to Liu Wan, and even a little more than when Wang Dazhi is there.
Who let his Wang family still have a bunch of grandsons and granddaughters waiting for Liu Wan to raise.
If Liu Wan lets it go, these children will be Wang Laohan's responsibility and burden.
"Dad, I came back late yesterday, and the ox cart didn't come back, I wanted to send it home today, but I have to go to the town to sell things today, so I have to use the ox cart again."
Liu Wan said directly what she meant.
Before Wang Laohan could reply, the sister-in-law Qiu Shi, who stepped on the threshold of the courtyard, became angry, and immediately answered the phone and said angrily:
"Liu Wan, are you still talking? The whole family only has a cow, and now the winter can make the cow rest and grow fat, you drive it to the town every day, don't spoil our cow. ”
Qiu was carrying water back, and as soon as he entered the yard, he heard that Liu Wan was going to use a cow, and he was immediately angry.
Wang Laohan gave birth to three sons, and the eldest and second did not have a separate family, in fact, it was because they now had no long-term property and no capital to settle down.
It's better to be in a group with the old man, and I don't panic.
As the children in the family become more and more day by day, now the eldest and second daughters-in-law have their own careful thoughts.
The cow is the property of the public middle school, and now that they are called by Liu Wanping, of course they are not happy.
There was Qiu who came forward to cut Liu Wan, and Zheng, the daughter-in-law of the second Wang Datian, was originally hiding in the corner of the hall to eavesdrop, but now she also took advantage of the situation to come out and said:
"The third family, sister-in-law is right, cattle will also be tired, you only went to the town yesterday, and you went again today, you usually don't raise cattle, you don't feel distressed at all, we are distressed, where can the cow withstand such tiredness?"
Wang Laohan originally wanted to say, you can use the cow if you want it, but the two daughters-in-law came out to speak, saying that they felt sorry for the cow, and Wang Laohan couldn't open his mouth for a while to agree.
Liu Wan was also quite thick-skinned, and said:
"Two sisters-in-law, I'm talking to my father about borrowing cows, and I'm not talking to you, I want to reject me, and my father refuses me, he hasn't spoken yet, when will it be your turn to speak?
The elders didn't speak, and the juniors came to advocate, so you are so big and small at home? ”
Qiu and Zheng didn't expect Liu Wan to become so sharp-tongued, and they hadn't seen her speak so captively before, so they hit the nail on the head, which meant that they didn't respect their elders.
This is a big hat, if it is detained, they will not be human beings.
In the past, if Liu Wan was jointly attacked by them, she would either jump to her feet in anger, shouting to the sky and the earth, and she couldn't speak clearly;
Or just run away helplessly wiping away tears.
Liu Wan's such a reasoned counterattack made them speechless, making them unable to open their mouths and be speechless for a while.
Because this is the case, before Wang Laohan spoke, they rushed to chatter, and they really did not respect their elders.
It's irrefutable.
Wang Daliang happened to come in from outside the courtyard, and when he heard it, he was a little embarrassed, and said to Qiu:
"Dad is talking to the third family, what's the matter with you? Don't you want to go up yet? It's too little, isn't it? ”
Qiu wanted to refute, but when Liu Wan buckled his hat for disrespecting his elders, he couldn't say anything, so he had to leave reluctantly with a straight face.
Seeing this, Zheng had no choice but to follow Qiu and leave.
But the two did not go far, and after leaving the hall, they hid in the corner and listened to the conversation between Liu Wan and her father-in-law with their ears pricked up.
"Dad, the cow is the property of the public middle school, I know you are embarrassed, and I will not borrow it in vain, so let's rent the ox cart for me, how about 100 yuan a day?"
"100 wen?"
Wang Laohan and Wang Daliang showed surprise on their faces when they heard this.
Compared with a poor farmer, renting an ox cart for 100 yuan a day is a huge amount of money.
Qiu and Zheng overheard it on the side, and they couldn't help but glance at each other, if it wasn't for the quarrel with Liu Wan just now, they all wanted to jump out and say that it was good to lend it to her.
It's normal to have a grudge against people, but who would have a grudge against money?
It doesn't matter whose money it is, as long as it has money!
Now I am afraid that the old man will not accept Liu Wan's rent.
"I inquired in the market town yesterday, and it costs 100 yuan a day to rent an ox cart, so I will give it to my family at the market price, right? How is it? ”
Wang Laohan subconsciously took a puff of dry tobacco without tobacco shreds, thought about it for a while, and said:
"Originally, I shouldn't have charged your money, the third child just left, the family is in difficulty, we should help you more as parents, but the cow is the property of the public, since the market price is 100 yuan, then we will charge 50 yuan, and the rest will be used as a subsidy for you."
Liu Wan has been frequently asking Wang Laohan to borrow ox carts recently, so she has long wanted to rent it.
At this time, it was an opportunity, so I brought it up.
Unexpectedly, my father-in-law was quite humane and took the initiative to reduce the rent.
So Liu Wan hurriedly thanked her and left happily.
After Liu Wan left, Qiu appeared and shouted:
"Dad, what should the third daughter-in-law do if we lied to us? When she can't come up with the money, isn't she borrowing her for nothing? Didn't you just take her money and then lend her the ox cart? ”
Wang Laohan didn't speak, lit a cigarette, and smoked slowly.
Wang Daliang glared at his daughter-in-law and said:
"Since the third daughter-in-law said that she wants to pay rent, just wait, don't be a demon."
Qiu Shi stumbled, turned around and walked away, and was reprimanded by the prime minister for a few words, but he was still holding his breath in his heart.
Qiu Shi carried a vegetable basket and went to pick vegetables in his vegetable field.
The vegetable fields of the people in the village are all contiguous, one in the east and one in the west.
To Qiu's surprise, the usually deserted vegetable patch was very noisy, and many people were picking vegetables in the vegetable patch early in the morning, chatting loudly while picking.
This season is the season of pea growth, every household basically planted peas, the growth is very good, the tender green pods are pink in the sun, green.
"Yo, why did everyone come early in the morning to pick peas?"
Qiu asked Aunt Lotus on the side in confusion.
"Hey, you're Liu Wan's sister-in-law, don't you know?" Aunt Lotus broke her mouth and asked rhetorically.
"What's the matter? I really don't know. ”
Qiu Shi looked dazed.
"Your Liu Wan is harvesting peas, three catties and a penny, everyone started to think that it was not true, but yesterday there was really someone who was not afraid of death and sold it to her, and it turned out to be true, and it was sold for 5 yuan at most.
When the news came out, everyone came to pick peas and prepare to sell them to her. ”
"What? Liu Wan harvests peas? What is she trying to do? Does she have the money to give? ”
When Qiu heard this, he couldn't figure out Liu Wan's routine for a while.