Chapter 36: The Thirty-Sixth Day of Becoming an Old Lady
Before leaving, the old lady insisted on giving Zhang ten taels of silver.
Zhang didn't accept it, and the old lady said: It's for Brother Xu's body.
As the only son of the Zhang family, Zhang Xu has had high hopes since he was a child. It's just that he is not in good health, and he has to fall ill every time he takes an exam, which is always a piece of Zhang's heart.
Zhang didn't shirk it anymore, and told the old lady to greet her at any time when she had a place to go.
When she came back from Zhang's house, the old lady was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth. She felt more and more that Zhang's could be friends, and in just one afternoon, she had gone from a white-eyed farmer to an expert in agronomy with rich theories.
"Mother, what's so happy?" Cong Shi passed in front of the old lady with a basin, and couldn't help but say more.
Hu Lao Er has come back frequently these days, the couple has mixed oil in honey, and Cong's whole person is radiant, and he looks much more beautiful than before.
Pretty is beautiful, this character is the most brutal.
The old lady stared at her, "The family is about to sow seeds, and there will be a harvest in a few months, how can you not be happy?" ”
The old lady was lukewarm, but Cong was enthusiastic:
"Of course it's happy. With a mother, everything is fine. The corners of her mouth were raised, and she was well-behaved from the inside out.
Since the old lady sent Hu Guangmao to the school, Cong was grateful to the old lady. Her son is the foundation of her foothold, and she has a good future in the future, and she, a mother, will also be stained.
The Cong family hasn't caused trouble recently, and he is even more respectful to the old lady.
The old lady waved her hand and commanded:
"Go and call them all, I have something to tell you."
One of the Hu family members was counted as one, and all of them were summoned to the inner courtyard.
This year is different from previous years, Hu Laosi is an apprentice outside, and only Hu Laosan is left to take care of the land at home. The sowing of the Hu family's 30 acres of land is by no means a small project, how can Hu Laosan be harmed alone?
The Hu family's 30 acres of land, plus the Zhang family's 10 acres of land, the old lady was in charge and gave 10 acres of land to each of her four sons. The old lady didn't care what they did, anyway, she just planted the land in the end.
As soon as this remark came out, the hall was full of dumbfounded.
Cong's stood up against it, the second child of her family was away all the year round, and the life of ten acres of land fell on her as a weak woman, which was really powerless.
Jiang also felt that it was inappropriate, and out of trust in the old lady, he did not squeak, but his face was full of sorrow.
Even Hu Laosan, who got cheap, shouted:
"Mother, what I have is strength, don't let my second sister-in-law do it, I'll come."
Hu Laosan's body unconsciously approached Cong's and showed a sincere smile, and Cong's was also grateful. Xiao Tian had the heart to say something, but because of Hu Laosan's attitude, he could only give up.
The people in the room had their own thoughts, and they were counting beyond the old lady. They thought that as long as the two rooms were willing to each other, the old lady would not be able to say anything.
A rebuke suddenly exploded:
"It's not enough to take advantage, you!"
The old lady's angry voice roared so that everyone in the room was in danger, and Cong Shi was startled and hurriedly lowered his head.
This person who "takes advantage" refers to her.
The smile on the corner of Hu Laosan's mouth couldn't be contained, and he was about to say something, but the old lady's spearhead was already aimed at him:
"And you, you can die if you don't take advantage of others!"
The old lady's triangular eyes widened, and her sharp eyes carried a light of insight into everything. How dare Hu Laosan confront him? Sluggish on the spot.
As for the others, they couldn't speak. Everyone was terrified, lest the old lady serve in the law.
The old lady glared around, and none of them dared to look at her. Don't think they're all honest people, this is a room full of cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, and they don't know when they will play tricks behind their backs.
"Do what I say in the field, and whoever feels that he is unable to do it will pay for labor."
The old lady pointed to a clear road, and when she saw that Hu Laosan was eager to try, she said:
"Guangqing is outside, and there are many places where the old three families need money. I call the shots, one dollar and one acre of land. Whoever wants to hire someone to farm the land and deal with it as soon as possible, don't wait until the time comes to delay the harvest, and then blame the old lady, I am ruthless. ”
The old lady's hand rested on the edge of the table, and with a little force, the edge of the table made a "rattling" sound. The sound was like pinching a person's bones, and it hurt all over the body.
Hu Laosan, who was about to say something, lowered his head and didn't dare to beak. His family Guangqing is the most expensive, except for the eldest brother is his son, no matter how much he does for the family, it is not much.
As for the Qin family, they were even more at a loss. It is precisely because the fourth child of her family is apprenticed abroad that this distribution has been caused, how dare she refute the old lady's wishes?
Seeing that he couldn't count on one or two, Cong Shi could only speak by himself:
"Mother, the second child works outside the home, and he pays money to the family every month."
The cost of the third room and the cost of the fourth room are the cost of the second room, and she pays the money to the family for the second room. Cong felt that since his family had an income, he had to do less work in the field than other families.
In the matter of taking advantage, the Cong family has never fallen behind.
She looked at the old lady earnestly, her eyebrows lowered, and her eyes glistened with resentment. The delicate body is like a blooming magnolia, and the women in a room are the most dazzling for her.
The old lady squinted, unmoved:
"You mean to say that the third child cheats at home?"
The second room pays home, but what about the third room? It's just that one is real money, and the other is selling labor. Over the years, if it weren't for the hard work of Hu Laosan and Hu Laosi, I am afraid that this big family would not be hungry.
The old lady's tone was flat, but her seemingly plain eyes were shining sharply, and Cong Shi panicked all of a sudden.
"I, I'm not ......"
She looked at the old lady and then at Hu Laosan.
"Third child, I didn't mean that."
Although I think so in my heart, what about adults...... Everyone still follows the superficial effort. Cong's image in front of Hu Laosan has always been an "empathetic second sister-in-law".
Hu Laosan was still sullen, and when he heard this, he smiled bitterly at Cong's family:
"Second sister-in-law, I understand."
He has a mud leg, so naturally he can't compare to the second brother's ability.
Although Hu Laosan didn't say anything, Cong didn't dare to talk nonsense. Don't look at Hu Laosan, who is sullen on weekdays, seems to be a good bully, but who makes the family have a good life and get a talented son? Cong's dared to choke with Xiao Tian's because she knew that Xiao Tian's had little status in the family, and Hu Laosan was a man. The old lady will allow her to bully the concubine, but she may not be allowed to bully the little uncle.
Which one is heavy and which one is light, Cong's heart has a rod and scale.
The old lady looked around quietly, except for Cong who was anxious to clear up, the others were fine. She took away the hand that was on the edge of the table, and just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, her hands crossed together, and the bones overlapped and made a crunchy sound, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on everyone's backs.
"The land at home has to support a large family, and whoever takes advantage of it and who suffers a loss, I have an account here. Cong's, think about the courtyard of Huaihua Street, the old lady didn't take advantage of your second room! ”
Don't listen to good words, the old lady has a trick to deal with the Cong family.
As soon as the courtyard of Huaihua Street came out, the Cong family also withered.
"Mother......" She was trembling and anxious, for fear that the old lady would shake out the matter of the yard in public, and Ruyu's face couldn't stop the uneasiness.
The old lady saw her thoughts and gave her an idea:
"Call the second child back, how to plant this land depends on what he says."
This is exactly what Cong wants, and no matter how much dissatisfaction there is, it will be temporarily suppressed in his heart.
"By the way, send a message to your eldest brother, you have supported him all these years, and now that he can make his own money, he should also give back to you." The old lady didn't shake out of the courtyard of Huaihua Street, but told Boss Hu about making money. One stone stirs up a thousand waves, and everyone can't be afraid, all of them are surprised.
"Big brother can make money?"
The money made by Xiucai Gong must be different from what they are eating in this group!