Chapter 30: Second Month as the Head of the Household, Losing 20 Yuan

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There was no shortage before the New Year.

It will be missing after the New Year!

According to Qian Sanya's memory.

After the New Year, my father wanted to prevent his family from being outdone by Lao Zhao's family.

I also bought her a job in a textile factory, a formal job, which cost her 500 yuan.

But this job not only cost her all her private savings, but also cost her father a large sum of money.

So Old Man Qian told her, "Since I've bought you a job, I won't give you any dowry. Save the money you earn in the future and use it as a dowry."

It was also there that she met her scumbag husband.

She originally thought that being able to hook up with the factory director's son was the greatest luck in her life!

Unexpectedly...

In this life, she will still work in a textile factory.

First, her scumbag husband owed her money, and she must repay it in this life.

She also wants to take revenge on those women who stole her husband in her previous life.

certainly.

In this era, everyone envies having a formal job, and you can feel confident. Most importantly, you can have a stable income to support yourself.

As long as Qian Sanya gets a job, the Qian family will only have the fourth brother left.

I believe my father is already thinking of a solution!

As for my second brother, he has a temporary job, but it will most likely become a permanent job in the future.

The eldest brother may take over Qian's father's business in the future. After all, at this time, more attention is paid to the eldest son.

Old Qian's family.

This month is Xia Lan's second month as the head of the family.

After the painful experience of the past month.

Xia Lan has been much more frugal this month.

She spent 9.7 yuan on food this month, most of which were coarse grains.

Then I bought some fabrics and miscellaneous materials for making clothes and shoes, spending 5.1 yuan.

She even bought fewer eggs.

The old hen at home occasionally lays an egg or two, so she only plans to spend 1.2 yuan on eggs this month.

Except for the eldest sister-in-law's son who is qualified to eat boiled eggs, everyone else only needs to eat scrambled eggs once every three or four days.

This saves a total of 16 yuan.

As for eating meat once every five or six days, Xia Lan has learned her lesson.

You don't have to eat meat every time.

Old Man Qian gets two kilograms of meat coupons every month.

Her husband Qian Ertian, although a temporary worker, also had a pound of meat ticket.

With meat coupons, meat is very cheap, only fifty or sixty cents per pound.

Three pounds of meat, if you eat it sparingly, is enough for two meals.

For the remaining two or three times, there is no need to eat too much pork. You can eat fish or something else.

This can save a lot of money.

For example, if you don’t have a meat ticket, you will have to pay about RMB 1.2 per pound of meat.

But if you buy fish to eat, it is very cheap, two pounds of fish only cost a few cents.

You can also buy some cheap large bones and make soup.

Or you can buy a small chicken, which costs between 1.5 yuan and 2 yuan.

Anyway, if you calculate it carefully, you can control it at around 20.

Take out another 5 dollars to save for favors or other miscellaneous things.

Her configuration is the same as Zhao's.

So Qian Ertian and Xia Lan had another plan in mind. Usually, Zhao could save at least 5 yuan every month, and at most 10 yuan.

But they often plan very well.

But some things are not what they think.

The first twenty-five days of this month's housekeeping were all pretty normal.

There's even more than seven dollars left this month.

Xia Lan calculated that she would be able to save at least five dollars this month.

But in these last five days, Zhao came out to cause trouble for Xia Lan again: "Today is the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, and it's time for you, the second daughter-in-law, to prepare New Year's goods. And you have to prepare gifts for visiting other families, not to mention other families, even your parents' family. It just so happens that your father-in-law and your husband have already received their New Year's benefits, so you can see how to use them!"

What?

Do I have to prepare these things myself?

That’s right.

New Year’s goods are food, and visiting each other’s homes is a form of social interaction.

But although his father-in-law gave out a lot of holiday benefits, his husband also gave out some.

But these are only enough to do the same thing.

That is, after sending New Year gifts to each household, you have to buy New Year goods for yourself.

In other words, the benefits are given as New Year gifts.

Then she would have to buy the New Year's goods herself.

After much deliberation, Xia Lan decided to give away all the benefits as New Year gifts.

After all, it’s the New Year at home, so how can we save as much as possible?

But Xia Lan thought too simply.

In the past, when buying New Year’s goods, the family always had a plan, and it couldn’t be less than before.

After all, Qianjia Village is the richest in the entire Zhending.

But Old Qiantou has always been concerned about his reputation.

Especially during the Chinese New Year, there are more people visiting relatives and friends, and it would be difficult to entertain the guests without something delicious!

For example, you have to buy two chickens, fish, and definitely meat.

I originally thought I would have more than seven dollars left this month.

But Xia Lan calculated that she would lose money again this month, and a lot.

Last month, she was the housekeeper, which made Old Man Qian very unhappy.

So even if there is a deficit this month, I have to grit my teeth and hold on.

You need to fry some radish balls and fish pieces for the New Year, so you need oil, which is essential.

So she gritted her teeth and bought 5 kilograms of fat meat to make oil.

The fried oil residue can also be eaten as a dish during the Chinese New Year!

The prices of various things go up during the Chinese New Year.

The fat meat that could be bought for around 1.2 yuan without a ticket has now risen to 1.5 yuan.

These more than five pounds of fat meat cost eight yuan.

Also, you have to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, so you should buy some lean meat as well.

So she bought another five dollars worth of lean meat.

Save the stuffing for making dumplings during the New Year!

I thought 10 yuan was enough.

Then, Zhao reminded her that both chicken and fish were needed.

The Qian family is not short of money, so they can't be stingy during the New Year.

Qian Ertian’s wife had protested before.

But Zhao said only one thing: "If you can't manage this family well, then I will."

How is that possible?

She finally got the power to be the head of the family back.

And after the New Year, there is no more room to spend money.

She didn't want to miss the opportunity to earn at least 5 to 10 yuan every month.

Isn’t it just spending a little more during the New Year month?

She spent.

So Xia Lan gritted her teeth and bought two chickens and two fish, spending a total of six dollars.

I had more than seven yuan left this month, but I spent 16 yuan on New Year's goods.

This means I lost almost 10 yuan this month.

Because next, we need to prepare some firecrackers and Spring Festival couplets for the New Year.

Anyway, all in all, I spent more than 13 yuan this month.

I finally thought this month was over!

Unexpectedly, on the last day, there was another eight dollars in external debt.

This money was spent by Zhao without Xia Lan's knowledge.

Who knew that when she found Zhao and asked, "Mother-in-law, how could you spend eight dollars without my consent? I am the housekeeper this month."