Aunt Zhang's face was now as black as the bottom of a pot, her eyes were practically spitting fire, and her whole body was tense, like a ruffled old hen.

The bronze ox, iron ox, and wooden ox beside her were no better off. Only Zhang Xiaocao looked at her second aunt and cousin showing off in front of her, her expression indifferent and unmoved.

Aunt Zhang pointed to the silk flower in Zhang Chunhua's hair and explained it in great detail: "See that? This is a silk flower! Silk flowers are much more expensive than cloth flowers, you all know that without me saying it, right?"

Oh, I forgot, you guys can't afford silk flowers, so you have no idea how expensive they are.

Aunt Zhang scoffed and gritted her teeth, saying, "Once the men in the village go to the prefectural city to sell rabbits, I'll have someone bring back a silk flower! It's just a silk flower, isn't it? Spring flowers can wear it, and so can grass!"

“The batch at the end of last year was supposed to be the last batch, Auntie, are you still not giving up?” Zhang Chunhua stroked the silk flower on her ear, speaking carefully, afraid that the vibration would cause the silk flower to fall to the ground and get dirty.

Bronze Ox replied loudly, "That's because the prefectural city was too chaotic. After Governor Ling rectified it, the prefectural city is much better, and the rabbits will definitely be able to be sold again!"

"How could that be? It's already in chaos outside, and it'll only get more chaotic. Don't get your hopes up."

"Besides, this was a gift from my husband's family. Little Grass is even older than me, yet she still has to rely on her family to buy things for her. It's really unbelievable~" Zhang Chunhua glanced at Little Grass sideways and snorted through her nose.

One is a flower, the other is grass; how can she compare to herself?

Aunt Zhang said angrily, "Xiao Cao earns more than 600 coins a month at the herbal medicine shop, she doesn't need to rely on her family at all!"

Her two older brothers went out to deliver medicinal herbs this time, and they should be able to earn several taels of silver. It's better for her to have a family to rely on than to have no one to rely on at all.

What's so great about finding a husband? If her little grass wanted to find one, she wouldn't be afraid of not finding one. It's just that she's been held back.

Hearing the last sentence, Aunt Zhang rolled her eyes in anger and said coldly, "You only earn a few taels of silver after risking your life to go out. Your family has five sons. If I remember correctly, Jinniu is already nineteen and Yinniu is eighteen, right?"

Oh dear, he's so old and still hasn't gotten married. The few taels of silver he earns aren't enough for anyone. Our Chunhua has a dowry of ten taels. Can Xiaocao even afford that?

By the way, I heard the herbal medicine shop has closed down. Does that mean Xiaocao's monthly salary of 600 coins is gone too? Isn't such a grown girl just freeloading at home?

"My sister didn't freeload!" Tie Niu shouted, then quickly corrected himself, "We're a family, there's no such thing as freeloading! Whether my sister earns money or not, it's all the same!"

“Yes!” Mu Niu echoed immediately.

Zhang Xiaocao felt a warmth in her heart, pulled her younger brother aside, and whispered, "Don't tell them. Let them finish showing off and leave quickly, then our house will be peaceful."

From childhood to adulthood, my second aunt's family always loved to come and compare themselves with ours, because our family was the poorest! We hadn't come for a long time because our family was doing well before, but when my cousin got engaged and learned that the herbal medicine shop had closed down, she immediately came to show off.

Aunt Zhang finally got this opportunity, so she wasn't going to leave easily: "They promised me so much back then, with wages, clothes, and lunch provided. I thought it would be every month, but it turns out it was only for a few months. And now I'm back."

"And the medicinal herbs you produce have to be transported so far to sell, they're bound to be hard to sell. I advise you, sister-in-law, to hurry up and find a good husband for Xiaocao. Otherwise, if the herbal medicine shop closes down, Xiaocao will be getting old, and who would want her? It's best not to have her stuck with you."

Speaking of the herbal medicine shop, Zhang Xiaocao's gaze turned cold as she looked at her aunt and said sternly, "When Aunt Shuiqing was hiring, she made it clear that it would only last a few months!"

We can't keep paying wages when the medicinal herbs are gone, can we? If you're so generous, Auntie, then you can make up for the wages.

Even during those five months that my aunt disapproved of, I still earned more than three taels of silver. May I ask how many taels my aunt earns in a year?