Chapter 164: Look at the Strength

Ding Hao clenched his hands into fists at his sides and his face was pale.

His whole body was tense, and he felt heavy and powerless.

He felt more guilty, thinking that it was because of him that his second sister became like this.

Shen Yueyao looked at the young man like this and shook her head with a sigh.

She knew that this was also a person with a story.

In this era, there are too many ordinary people who do not have enough food to eat.

Every family has its own problems.

She didn't ask any questions, just told Ding Hao how to take care of his sister, then she and her fourth brother took Dabao and Erbao and left on the ox cart.

Ding Hao stood at the door and watched them leave with gratitude in his eyes.

After walking a distance, Shen Shaojing looked back and whispered, "I only knew that Ding Hao's family was not well off and that he had two sisters. I knew that his eldest sister was gone, but I didn't know the specific circumstances."

"I've never seen him like that before. Why was his second sister beaten up for no reason? I wanted to ask something, but I didn't have the nerve to ask."

Shen Shaojing was still very worried about his brother.

Moreover, among the brothers he recognized, Ding Hao was the youngest, at sixteen years old.

Shen Yueyao said: "Fourth brother, not asking about some things is also a kind of respect. If one day your brother wants to tell you, he will naturally tell you."

"Sister, thanks to you this time, Ding Hao only has his second sister as a relative. If anything happens to his second sister, I dare not imagine what will happen to him."

"He's been dependent on his two sisters since he was little, but unfortunately his eldest sister died early. He always said he wanted to make a name for himself, to earn more money to support his second sister, and to make money so that she could live a good life. He really worked hard with all his might. He's been working since he was thirteen..."

"Sister, you don't know. When I went to the capital to find Ding Hao and Lin Tao to sell lipstick together, they were so excited. After I came back, I also settled their wages. They thought that they would be able to work with us in the future, and their eyes were full of hope."

Shen Shaojing kept talking about Ding Hao.

Shen Yueyao listened carefully.

Shen Yueyao also felt a little heavy in her heart.

After gaining some understanding of this era, she realized that men still had a higher status in this era.

If most women want to have a status in their husband's family, they have to look at the strength of their own family.

Also, the status of a woman who has the support of an older brother is different from that of a woman who does not have the support of an older brother.

Her chili workshop only employs women to work. When she inspects the workshop on weekdays, she hears many people express their gratitude to her.

They said that since they came to work in the workshop, their mother-in-law's attitude towards them has become much better.

Of course, there are also many mothers-in-law in the village who are good to their daughters-in-law, such as Mrs. Meng, Mrs. Lin, and many elderly people in Liuhe Village are very good. We cannot generalize.

Shen Yueyao said: "Don't worry, our business is expanding now, and we are in need of people. Later, I will let your two brothers come to our village to help with the work."

"Even if you don't work in sales, as long as you get paid every month, your two brothers will have a better life."

Previously, Shen Shaojing's two brothers Jiang Qi and Fang Zhen were doing very well in selling chili meat sauce and could make a lot of money every month.

Ding Hao and Lin Tao are also brothers recognized by Shen Shaojing. The lipstick sales can be handed over to them. As long as they work hard, they can earn at least a few taels of silver every month. With silver, they can not only have enough food and clothing, but also have the confidence to do something.

In fact, Shen Yueyao could probably guess something from looking at the look on Ding Hao's second sister's face.

Ding Hao's second sister had her hair styled like a woman, which showed that she was obviously married.

But after getting married, she still had scars on her body, bruises and purples, some of which were old wounds. One could tell what she had been through.

Looking at those scars, Shen Yueyao's heart was gripped.

At this moment, she couldn't help but think of Daya, and she didn't know how Su Daya was doing now.

But Su Daya said at the time that it was her own decision.

Since she said that, no one else can do anything about it.

At most she would sigh.

Shen Yueyao said: "Fourth brother, after you marry a wife, you must treat her well."

Although Shen Shaojing didn't understand why his sister said this, he still said seriously: "Sister, don't worry, I will definitely love my wife and treat her well."

After Shen Yueyao had a conversation with her fourth brother, she looked at the well-behaved Dabao and Erbao beside her and asked worriedly, "Are Dabao and Erbao scared?"

Dabao shook his head, "Mom, Dabao is not scared. Mom is so powerful. Mom will save people."

Dabao has long been able to observe people's expressions and words, so he understands what his mother was doing before.

Erbao also looked at Shen Yueyao with admiration and said, "Mom is awesome."

Shen Yueyao smiled and touched their hair, "So good."

…

Because of the delay, even if they increased the speed of the ox cart, they only arrived at Xinghua Village in the evening.

It is the end of May and the beginning of June. The daytime is long and even at the beginning of the You hour (5 pm), the whole village is illuminated by the afterglow of the setting sun.

This time of year is also the slack season for farmers. The villagers have nothing to do, so they go to the fields to weed. Since it hasn't rained, everyone still carries water to irrigate the fields every once in a while.

Some elderly people and women went to the mountains to dig wild vegetables and came back to pick them at the street door.

In the village, even when picking vegetables, everyone will move a stool and sit at the door, chatting with neighbors while picking vegetables, slowly and without rushing.

The topics they discussed were nothing more than family matters, or why it hadn't rained yet, or guessing about the harvest. In short, they always had something to talk about.

The children were running, laughing and making noises, it was very lively.

There are also flocks of chickens and ducks returning from the mountains.

There is no water in the river, so people sometimes drive chickens and ducks to the foot of the mountain to get food.

Some families cook early, and smoke is rising from their chimneys.

Green vegetables are growing in the fields, and the wheat is also very tall, with ears of wheat on them. It will probably be ripe in another month.

That was the busiest time for harvesting wheat.

Every time Shen Yueyao saw such a lively scene, she would relax involuntarily.

It is a feeling of peace and relaxation of body and mind.

It’s hard to imagine seeing such scenes in this technological age.

In big cities, people are always in a hurry. Sometimes when you get home from get off work, you are so busy that you don’t even have time to cook.

Not to mention sitting leisurely on the street chatting and picking vegetables together.

Even neighbors living in the same building may not know each other.

So Shen Yueyao actually still likes to see such a simple scene.

She actually felt that living in such a village was very healthy.

When the ox cart passed through the village, many women standing at the street gates would look over here.

Shen Shaojing and Shen Yueyao looked ahead without looking away.

The eldest and second child looked around curiously, thinking it was very strange.

As soon as the ox cart passed by, the villagers immediately started discussing it.

"Hey, isn't that the fourth son of the Shen family?"

"Yes, he came back a while ago. I heard that he was busy outside again. I don't know what he was busy with."

"You don't know, he's now doing business with his sister. I heard it's quite big. A relative of mine who lives in Green Mountain Village came to me last time and said he's opened a workshop and is paying a lot of money a day."

"Who is that woman on the ox cart? She looks familiar. She's carrying two children."

"Don't you think she looks familiar? That's the little girl from the Shen family. I heard before that she gave birth to twin sons. I didn't expect them to be so good-looking. Tsk tsk, the little girl from the Shen family is really capable. She gave birth to two sons, twins, at once."

“Oh, it’s really Shen Yueyao. Shen Yueyao has become so thin and beautiful now?”

The last time Shen Yueyao came to Xinghua Village, everyone thought she was quite fat when they saw her.

How come you've become so thin this time?

"But why did she only bring the child back? Where's her husband? Why didn't he come back with her?"

Many people in the village were gossiping and began to speculate about the relationship between Shen Yueyao and her husband.