Zeng Xiaoyan really thinks sister-in-law Zhichun is a great person, and she secretly laments why she didn’t notice it before.
One must know that for rural people, chicken is a very valuable thing. Who would slaughter chickens and invites others to eat them for no reason? Yet she was served such a large bowl with so many pieces of meat.
It can be seen that Sister-in-law Zhichun is kind and generous.
This chicken soup is really delicious, the chicken is so tasty, and the mushrooms and radishes are also very good. In addition, Xu Zhichun enthusiastically urged her to eat more. The brother and sister-in-law were eating in a polite and harmonious manner, and the atmosphere was very pleasant. Before she realized it, Zeng Xiaoyan had overeaten.
Looking at the large bowl of chicken soup that was almost gone, Zeng Xiaoyan felt a little embarrassed: "Ah, I seem to have eaten too much."
Xu Zhichun smiled and shook her head: "The food is made for people to eat. It's okay, as long as you eat well."
Zeng Xiaoyan sighed again: "Sister-in-law Zhichun, you are such a good person!"
And she took initiative to help clean up and wash the dishes.
Xu Zhichun felt that if she didn't let her do something, she might feel guilty, so she didn't refuse.
The two of them clean up together.
Xu Zhichun told Liang Mingxuan to go rest. After enough rest, he could review the books by himself.
After cleaning up, Xu Zhichun started to boil the medicine. Zeng Xiaoyan was not in a hurry to leave and sat beside her to chat with her.
As they chatted, the conversation turned to their natal home, Zeng Xiaoyan couldn't stop talking.
This is the first time Xu Zhichun heard the living struggle between legitimate and illegitimate children around her. Thinking about it, Zeng Xiaoyan had a very difficult life when she was in her parents' home. Her biological mother was gone, and her biological father was busy with business and valued her legal wife more, so she would not pay attention to a little concubine's daughter.
When Zeng Xiaoyan’s biological mother was alive, there had been a struggle for favor. Now that she is gone, how can her stepmother let Zeng Xiaoyan have an easy time?
Xu Zhichun was quite sympathetic and comforted her from the side.
Zeng Xiaoyan's eyes reddened, and she held back her tears and smiled at Xu Zhichun: "If I had known that Sister Zhichun was so kind, I would have come to talk to Sister Zhichun whenever I have free time. Only Sister Zhichun believed in me and understood me. Others said that I was looking for trouble, being overly sensitive, overthinking and acting pretentious. They said that I had plenty to eat and wear, living like a lady--, what more could I possibly want? They even call me greedy, like a snake trying to swallow an elephant. How could they possibly know the hardships I endured? Later, I stopped sharing these things with others. They wouldn't understand anyway."
Xu Zhichun comforted softly: "I think the Village Head and his wife are fair people, and you are now considered free."
Zeng Xiaoyan sneered: "My in-law's are both kind, but thinking back to the past I simply can't swallow my pride. My aunt left me at least three or four hundred taels of silver, which she managed to save for me. I hid it well, but I didn't expect it to disappear. Needless to say, it must have been stolen at my stepmother's orders. Sister Zhichun, look at her -- she owns the entire Zeng household, with a single gold hairpin worth over a hundred taels, yet, she still coveted the few hundred taels my aunt has saved for me. When I married, my dowry was a mere twenty taels! Who could possibly accept that?"
“One day I will do business too and make a fortune, and I will smother her with money!”
Xu Zhichun's heart moved.
It seems that a potential partner is in front of her. It seems worth considering to bring her on board.
She is a young widow, and it is too risky to do business alone, and it is too difficult to cooperate with men at this stage. Zeng Xiaoyan's background is different from other women in the village. Her outlook and knowledge is also different. Her personality is straightforward and outspoken. She had a heart that wanted to do business and make money. She also has the Village head as backing- It's perfect!
If she misses her, Xu Zhichun can guarantee that she will not be able to find a better partner.
Just relying on farming, the things in her warehouse would not be able to see the light of day.
This business must be done!
Xu Zhichun then said: "What business do you want to do? I wonder if there are any regulations? To be honest, I have some plans myself. You also know the current situation of my family. If I want to support Mingxuan, relying on farming, life will still be difficult."
Zeng Xiaoyan was stunned, "Do you want to do business too?"
Xu Zhichun looked embarrassed and sighed: "There is no other way, I have to give it a try."
Zeng Xiaoyan was speechless for a moment: "I-I didn't think of it yet." But she was very happy, and her eyes were sparkling looking at Xu Zhichun: "Does sister-in-law Zhichun have any good ideas? How about we join forces?"
Xu Zhichun was overjoyed. This was truly like bringing a pillow to sleep just when she needs one.
"I don't have any ideas yet, but I think selling food should be good. Let's think about it first and discuss it in two days?"
"Okay."
Just as she was talking, Aunt Zhu'er came to return the bowl to Xu Zhichun and asked with a smile: "What do you mean discuss in two days? What are you discussing?"
Zeng Xiaoyan was stunned. Yes, she remembered. Aunt Zhuer and Sister-in-law Zhichun seemed to have a good relationship. No wonder they were so familiar with each other.
Xu Zhichun's heart moved again.
The food made by Aunt Zhu'er is really delicious and she is also a good person. She is a person worth trying to bring into the group.
So she smiled and recounted their words.
Aunt Zhu'er was indeed interested and smiled happily, "Cooking food? That's good. I love cooking food the most. If you really want to start it, include me, I can even contribute a little money."
Aunt Zhu'er has no parents-in-law living with her, and her husband Qi Tian is a carpenter. He worked as an apprentice since childhood and finally made a name for himself. He is good at making furniture, always had work, and earns a lot of money.
He saved up a substantial fortune before marrying a wife. He is ten years older than Aunt Zhu'er, but he loved her very much and the two of them had a good relationship. They never had an argument since they married for more than two years.
He was not at home this time and is making furniture for someone at a wealthy family residence in the city.
The three of them were very excited, and they started discussing matters in a fairly reasonable and practical way.
The three of them agreed not to tell anyone about this matter until they had a clear plan. Besides, Xu Zhichun's health hadn't fully recovered yet so they needed to wait a few more days.
After talking for a while, Xu Zhichun should take medicine and rest, so the two of them left happily.
Xu Zhichun gave Zeng Xiaoyan the medicine money that the Village Head's wife had paid for her yesterday, and asked Zeng Xiaoyan to help bring it back.
Xu Zhichun drank the medicine and took a nap. When she woke up, she quickly drank blood-enhancing oral liquid, ginseng and jade bamboo syrup, and ate a piece of braised beef.
By the way, there are so many beef rolls, beef balls, steaks, beef tripe, etc. in the warehouse. Unfortunately, beef is rare in this era and it is difficult to buy even if you have money. If you want to eat it, you can only sneakily eat it.
When Xu Zhichun got up, she saw that the basket was no longer there, and she realized that Liang Mingxuan had gone to fetch pig grass at some point.
Two pigs and more than 20 chickens cannot be fed by vegetables from the vegetable garden alone. So cutting pig fodder is something that needs to be done every day.
But how could she honestly feed grass to her pigs and chickens?
Xu Zhichun coaxed the chickens back to the backyard and scooped a large scoop of corn kernels from the space and mixed chicken feed into a long strip of chicken feed trough made of wood.
The aroma of the food made the chickens feel so happy that they nearly went crazy with joy as they pecked happily.
Xu Zhichun also felt very happy and decided she would buy twenty or thirty more chickens to raise another day.
No comments:
Post a Comment