Feng Miao said with a smile: "I am Jiang Zao's aunt, it's not too much to call you mother-in-law. Mother-in-law, we are here to ask Jiang Zao for help."
As he said this, he put the 10 eggs in his hand on the table.
Ding Qiu: "It's not in vain."
Jiang Zao smiled.
I brought some things to ask her for help. It seems that the hole she dug this time is quite big, and she also sprinkled bait down.
Feng Miao brought the eggs from home. She felt so painful giving them away that she immediately explained her purpose, fearing Jiang Zao would reject her. "Don't worry, it's not something you're asking too much for. Xiao Shanzi has been having nightmares lately. She dreams that Jin Saihua is strangling her and trying to abort her child. It's okay if it happens once or twice, but if she does it every day, she's probably thinking about something."
"Xiao Shanzi's mother-in-law and I found someone to help look after her. They said Jin Saihua is jealous of Xiao Shanzi in the underground and comes to see her every night. If we don't send Xiao Shanzi away, something bad will happen!"
Gu Xiufang didn't believe this. She wanted to know what these two people wanted her beloved daughter-in-law to do.
"What does this have to do with my daughter-in-law?"
Feng Miao saw that Gu Xiufang was protecting Jiang Zao, and felt a little uncomfortable. They both married into the Xiao family, but not only was Xiao Shuisheng better than Xiao Mingsheng, but even Gu Xiufang was better than Ding Qiu.
Her daughter had a miserable life: "The seer of the underworld said that if they wanted to send Jin Saihua away, they needed to make an empty flower basket with no bottom and burn it for her, and then tell her to go to the mountains to pick flowers. When the basket was full, she could come back to find Xiao Shanzi."
The bottomless flower basket will never be filled in your lifetime, and the golden sai flower will never come back.
"There are some rules for burning the flower baskets. It needs to be done by a blood-related sister. So, we want Zao'er to help. Come with us tonight to burn the flower baskets, and we'll give you ten eggs."
Jiang Zao narrowed his sharp eyes.
"Aunt, please forgive me for being blunt. Jiang Shan's nightmares might be caused by a mental illness. She sent her two children to the countryside. Her own child was saved, but she sent Jin Saihua's child to suffer. She must have something to hide, and she dreamed of ghosts at night."
Gu Xiufang nodded and said, "Instead of being superstitious, why not buy the two children two sets of spring clothes?"
Feng Miao's smile froze on her face: "Xiao Shanzi is your sister, aren't you willing to help with even a small favor?"
"It's not for nothing. We'll give you ten eggs. Just put the flower basket and yellow paper in the basin and light it on fire."
Gu Xiufang got angry when she heard her bad tone: "My daughter-in-law can do it if she wants to, and she can do it if she doesn't want to. You expect my daughter-in-law to help you cook for 10 eggs. Our family is not that poor.
"Ten eggs are nothing. If she wants to eat them, I'll buy her a hundred tomorrow."
Gu Xiufang is rich, so she has the confidence to speak like that!
Feng Miao dared to go against Liu Chunhua, but he did not dare to anger Gu Xiufang.
Seeing that there was no chance, he took the eggs and left with Ding Qiu.
Jiang Zao always felt that it was not that simple. The next day after get off work, she rode her bike back to her parents' home.
The bicycle was bought for her by Xiao Shuisheng a few days ago. It cost one hundred and eighty yuan including the ticket and money. It was painted shiny black, and the bell on the bicycle reflected the light. It looked so majestic when parked in the alley.
She parked the car and went into the yard.
When Jiang Zao arrived, the Jiang family was just about to have dinner. There was a plate of soybean paste, half a basin of dandelions, onions, garlic, and so on on the table.
Jiang Ming was the first to see Jiang Zao: "The third brother is back!"
Comrade Jiang Ming, the eldest son of the Jiang family, who used to be majestic, domineering and the one who had the final say, has long lost his former arrogance.
In two months, Liu Cui will be giving birth. Due to her good performance, sweet talk and good communication skills, the factory gave her leave early to let her stay at home to prepare for the birth.
The fact that Liu Cui was treated particularly well by the factory completely wore away Jiang Ming's fighting spirit. Jiang Ming also calmed down and reflected on himself. He realized that he had everything he wanted in the past and that he really had no ambition and no foresight. He was not as good as Liu Cui in maintaining relationships.
In the current family relationship, the third brother is the most powerful. There is no harm in having a good relationship with him. After realizing this, Jiang Ming became very enthusiastic towards Jiang Zao.
He stood up: "Have you eaten yet?"
Jiang Zao is not here to eat for free. She eats meat and eggs every day, and she can't eat pickled vegetables anymore.
It is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
"I'll go back and cook later, and we won't eat here anymore."
Jiang Ming understood that although the food at the third sister's in-laws' house was good, he might not be able to eat it, so he just did it as a token of his appreciation.
Whether Jiang Zao eats it or not is Jiang Zao’s business. If he doesn’t ask, it means he is ignorant.
"Okay, then sit down for a while."
He brought a bench for Jiang Zao.
Jiang Zao had to stand at work and her legs felt a little sore, so she sat down with peace of mind and enjoyed the service of Comrade Jiang Ming.
She had served Jiang Ming a lot at home before, so it was reasonable for her to ask him to do some work for her.
Except for Jiang Ming, the others also gave Jiang Zao a warm welcome. Jiang Dashan chewed on dandelions and soybean paste and asked, "What's wrong, Third Brother? Is someone from your in-laws bullying you?"
Liu Cui took the opportunity to express her loyalty: "If someone bullies you, just speak up. Your family is your strongest backing. Let your eldest brother back you up. We, the daughters of the Jiang family, cannot be bullied."
Liu Chunhua: "Look, it's your brother and your sister-in-law who are returning it."
Jiang Zao, by contrast, showed no emotional fluctuations: "Jiang Shan sent her stepson and stepdaughter away. I've been having nightmares lately. My second aunt asked someone to see her and wanted me to burn something for Xiao Ming's wife who passed away. I think there's something fishy going on, but I can't figure out what went wrong."
Without even thinking, Liu Chunhua snorted coldly, "They must be asking you to do something that will damage your virtue. They want you to protect Jiang Shan from disaster. Don't worry about it. I'll handle this for you."
Feng Miao is nothing, now the third one is the coolest.
Feng Miao wanted to bully the third brother, so she must help the third brother solve the problem.
Liu Chunhua took a bite of the scallion, which made a crunching sound in her mouth, and a fierce look on her face.
Liu Chunhua didn't say how to deal with it.
But the next day after get off work, Jiang Zao saw people from the street office standing at the door of Xiao Mingsheng's house. The comrades from the street office were holding a hollow flower basket made of colored paper and a copper basin.
Ding Qiu and Feng Miao supported the pregnant Jiang Shan and stood at the door to be scolded.
The comrade leading the subdistrict office was a short-haired older woman with a particularly serious look. "This is a new era and a new society, and we need to combat feudal superstition. Jiang Shan, a food factory employee with only junior high school education, is actually making paper flower baskets at home. This is completely unorganized and undisciplined! If it weren't for your big belly, we would have criticized you even more severely."
Just when Jiang Shan thought that the scolding was over, she heard from the people in the street office.
"We can't just let it go like this. Pay the 10 yuan fine and learn your lesson."
Ding Qiu's voice changed: "10 yuan? My daughter-in-law only earns a dozen yuan a month. Ten yuan is too much."
The lady from the street office rolled her eyes at her: "How can you remember it if it's not so long?"
Ding Qiu let go of Jiang Shan's arm: "I didn't come up with this."
Jiang Shan’s mother is here, so it’s not her turn to give money.
Jiang Shan's salary had all been taken away by Ding Qiu, leaving her with no money in her pocket: "Mom..."
She knew it was useless to look at Ding Qiu, so she looked at Feng Miao pitifully.
Feng Miao was about to grit her teeth and go home to get the money, but when she turned around and saw Jiang Zao, she was furious. She walked up to Jiang Zao and grabbed his arm: "You bitch, you secretly reported me, didn't you? You black-hearted thing, give me the fine!"
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