Chapter 137 Relatives Visiting

Zheng's family home in Liuhe Village was in Lvshan Village, about six miles away. When she learned that Shen Yueyao's workshop was hiring the next day, she didn't even bother to cook. She put down the firewood in her hand and didn't even change her clothes. She walked and ran to Lvshan Village in almost half an hour.

Her parents are both there, and her sister-in-law is a nice person, so she visits her parents often.

Zheng's family conditions were also very difficult, so they would not look down on her.

Besides, she only has one brother, and his wife lives with their parents, and her mother is in charge of the household, so she feels comfortable coming back.

There are several families in the village, some of whom have no contact with their maternal family, and some of whom have lost their parents. If their brothers and sisters-in-law do not welcome their elder and younger sisters-in-law back, they will not go and cause trouble.

Some people's parents are still alive and welcome them, but their brothers and sisters-in-law do not. As time goes by, they cannot go back often, and at most they can go back once during the Chinese New Year or other holidays.

Some are far away, and it takes one or two days to go back and forth, and the number of times you go back is rare.

Some people have distant relatives and don’t visit them very often.

It’s simply because Liuhe Village is remote and the conditions are harsh, so some relatives are not very attentive when interacting with people from Liuhe Village.

There are also sincere relatives, so the people in Liuhe Village are honest and will quickly tell others about the good news.

This is the case with the Zheng family.

Her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law from her natal family usually take good care of her. She didn't have the ability to repay them before, but now that there is news from the workshop, she hurried back to tell them.

Mother Zheng listened to her daughter's words and said excitedly, "My daughter, are you telling the truth?"

Zheng's mother either doubted her daughter's words or was very excited about the news and wanted to confirm it again and again.

Zheng smiled and said, "Mother, it's true. Madam Su's mother-in-law said it herself. I heard it all. The news can't be false."

"Also, these past few days, when I came back from the fields, I would go to the workshop to take a look. Now the workshop is completed, it's very large and impressive. I heard that they will hire a lot of people this time, and the number of people who can work in our Liuhe Village alone will not be enough."

Mother Zheng rubbed her trouser legs with her hands and said, "Look, can your sister-in-law and I go?"

"I'm still strong and will definitely work hard. Your sister-in-law is also a diligent and clean person."

Twenty cents a day, plus a bonus, how could Zheng's mother not be tempted?

These two people cost at least one tael of silver a month, which is more than ten taels of silver a year. When she calculated the bill, she couldn't sit still.

Even if their family worked hard for a whole year to cultivate the two acres of land, they might not be able to save even a tael of silver in the whole year.

Zheng's sister-in-law was busy cooking and lighting the fire. She heard what her sister-in-law said and her heart was so excited that it almost jumped out.

However, her mother-in-law is the head of the family, and some things will only be told to her after her mother-in-law has made her plans.

Of course, her mother-in-law treated her very well, and she also helped take care of the two children. Her husband also loved her. The family lived together without any conflicts. All they thought about every day was how to have enough food to eat and how to manage the crops.

She knew that her mother-in-law must love her sister-in-law and hoped that her sister-in-law would come back more often, so when her sister-in-law came back, she never showed any displeasure and always welcomed her warmly.

Both families were in poor conditions, so they took care of each other. When the harvest was poor, they borrowed food from each other to get through the difficult times.

She never expected that Liuhe Village would suddenly become better.

Half a month ago, my sister-in-law came back and talked about things in Liuhe Village. She said she was helping to build a house and was paid twenty cents a day, which was settled on the same day. They all felt that the pay was really high, and there was no need to worry about not getting paid. The pay was settled every day, so they had the energy to work.

They even thought that it would be nice if they lived in Liuhe Village.

That way her husband can also help build the house and earn money.

The two children are really grown up, and it is not enough for the family to just have enough food to eat, we also have to find a way to save some money.

But there is really no other way except saving some food and selling it for money every year.

Zheng said, "But what about the family? If I go out to work, I can only come back at night. What about my elder brother and father's lunch?"

"The older girl is thirteen years old now. She can help with a lot of housework and cook. We can ask her to help with some cooking at noon. We will be back in the evening and nothing will be delayed."

"Zhuzi is ten years old now, and the two siblings can help out at home."

"But this is just our wish. We don't know if they will use us to do any work."

Mother Zheng was both excited and nervous.

Zheng said, "Mother, we have to give it a try. Even if only one of you or your sister-in-law can get in, it would be fine."

"Anyway, I was thinking, I'll go there before dawn tomorrow morning. I heard that Madam Su likes people who are diligent, clean, and have good character. Whether it's my in-laws or your parents, they never argue with the villagers or get angry. They just live their lives well. We are not afraid of inquiries."

When Zheng's mother heard this, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Yes, yes, let's give it a try."

"If we could really go to work, our lives would be better."

"If you can go, my daughter, your sister-in-law will miss you."

Zheng's mother thought further ahead. Her daughter had a good relationship with her sister-in-law, and the two families visited each other frequently. After she passed away, she wouldn't have to worry too much.

This person lives in the village and must have relatives.

Especially girls, they need a mother's family.

Her parents have passed away, she has many brothers on her mother's side, and her sister-in-law is not a good person, so there are many conflicts and no one welcomes her back.

Later, when other people went to their parents' home for the New Year and other holidays, she couldn't go back.

It’s not that I really want to go back to see my brother and sister-in-law’s expressions, but it’s just that I have feelings for the place where I grew up, and going back makes a difference.

I feel bad that I can't go back.

But those years are over, and now she hopes her daughter is well.

Zheng naturally didn't know that her mother was thinking so much.

After she explained what happened, she prepared to go back.

Before her mother could say anything, her sister-in-law warmly held her back and refused to let her go back, insisting that she have dinner before leaving.

Mother Zheng looked at her daughter-in-law and felt satisfied.

Because of this, she is usually willing to be nicer to her daughter-in-law.

Zheng felt warm in her heart when she saw her sister-in-law's sincerity.

In fact, she was afraid of causing trouble to others because she came back so often.

My brother and sister-in-law are not well off either. If they ask me to stay for dinner if it happens too often, it would be really ignorant.

So she always brought some food when she came back.

She has no parents-in-law to control her, and her husband listens to her, so she can make some decisions.

But this time, I really had something to do and didn’t have time to get anything.

Zheng said, "Sister-in-law, if it were a normal day, I would really not be polite to you. This time I came in a hurry, dinner is not ready yet, and my family is waiting for me to go back. If I were any later, the children would be worried."

When Zheng's sister-in-law heard this, she quickly packed a few steamed buns for her to take back.

Zheng looked at these steamed buns and knew that these few steamed buns were enough food for her parents, brother and sister-in-law for several days.

She knew that if she didn't take it, her sister-in-law would feel bad, so she took it.

I thought to myself, I’ll go back and get more things.

If her mother and sister-in-law could really work in the workshop, she would invite them to her home for lunch at noon.

Green Mountain Village is still a bit far away, and even if I have a break at noon, I don’t have time to run back and forth.

After Zheng left, Zheng's mother said to her daughter-in-law Wang, "You did the right thing. Sometimes family affection can't be bought with anything. Although life is a little harder, if you have a good relationship with your brothers and sisters, you can stay quiet on weekdays and help them in times of crisis."

"If we really can go to the workshop to work, we will need Ju'er to take care of us more in a strange village."