In addition, the money in the blue envelope is the work points earned by the two families over the years, the money saved by Tian Lisong as an accountant, and Tian Ligang as a carpenter, as well as the money sent back by Tian Yuan who was in the army these days. All of this must be returned to the two families in the future and cannot be given to Tian Lijuan.
However, the money in the other handkerchief-colored bag contains the money that Old Mrs. Tian has saved over the years. It is the money that the army paid to Old Mrs. Tian as usual after Old Man Tian passed away, and she can use it as she pleases.
Old Mrs. Tian peeled off the handkerchief layer by layer, revealing a stack of banknotes inside.
She counted out fifty yuan, put it in her pocket, and rewrapped the remaining money and put it away.
Finally, she put the things that Tian Lijuan brought back for her into the cabinet.
She could keep the egg cakes and biscuits. It was spring planting season and she was busy with farm work. Sometimes she didn't have time to cook, so she could eat some egg cakes and biscuits to fill her stomach. As for the malted milk and cloth, she didn't plan to keep them.
The children at home are all grown up now, so it’s okay if they don’t drink malted milk.
That piece of cloth can also be used to make a dress or a pair of pants for the two sisters Fang Zhizhi and Fang Zhenzhen. It is time for them to dress up now, after all, they have to meet each other.
Tian Tian is still in school, so it doesn’t matter if she doesn’t wear those nice clothes.
Old Mrs. Tian put everything away and went out to work as usual.
The next morning, after finishing her meal, Grandma Tian packed up all her things, said goodbye to Tian Tian who was staying at home, and ran to the county town.
After Tian Tian finished cleaning up at home, she ran to Shen Lingling's house with a basket and went up the mountain to find her.
Old Mrs. Tian took a ride to the county town and went directly to the supply and marketing cooperative to find Tian Lijuan.
Tian Lijuan now works two days and has one day off. Today, it just so happens that Old Lady Tian could meet Tian Lijuan at the supply and marketing cooperative.
"Mom! Why are you here?" There were not many people in the supply and marketing cooperative at this time, and it was still very quiet.
Tian Lijuan had just sent away an aunt who came to buy malted milk. When she looked up, she saw Old Lady Tian and greeted her happily.
She hadn't seen Old Mrs. Tian for a long time. She had been busy at home recently and her mother-in-law was sick again. Although she didn't have to stay at home every day, she had to go back to cook three meals a day, so she had no time to visit Old Mrs. Tian in the production team.
"Is Aunt Tian here?" The elderly people in the supply and marketing cooperative were already very familiar with Old Lady Tian, and they greeted her when they saw her.
"Mom, come in with me." Tian Lijuan stretched out her hand and took Old Mrs. Tian to the small room where they rested and had lunch at noon. Sometimes when family members from the supply and marketing cooperative came over, they would come here to talk, and there would be other people outside to help watch over them.
"I'm here to bring you something." Old Mrs. Tian sat on the stool, took off the package on her body and put it on the table.
"What did you bring from so far away?" Tian Lijuan poured a glass of water for Old Lady Tian. She originally thought that it was some wild vegetables or something that Old Lady Tian brought, so she opened the package without thinking too much about it. She found that inside was the malted milk and cloth that she asked Tian Tian to take back yesterday.
"Mom! What are you doing?" Tian Lijuan was a little angry.
The supply and marketing cooperative had finally purchased a batch of malted milk, and she kept a bottle for herself, intending to leave it for Old Mrs. Tian to eat. However, she ended up having Old Mrs. Tian return it.
And this piece of cloth was also what Tian Lijuan wanted to ask Old Mrs. Tian to make a new dress. Old Mrs. Tian hadn't made new clothes for more than 20 years, and Tian Lijuan also felt sorry for her mother.
"I can't drink this stuff, so why are you giving it to me? Just keep it for yourself, or give it to your old lady or old man!" said Old Mrs. Tian.
"Why do you care about them?" Tian Lijuan became even angrier. "This is the money I earned myself. I can buy whatever I want and give the flowers to whoever I want. They have my husband at home, so they won't lack any malted milk." Tian Lijuan said.
It's not like his wife doesn't make money. She spends all her money on her parents. Why can't she spend the money she earns on her mother? And she has never treated her father-in-law and mother-in-law badly. They have everything they need to eat and use. Their life is much better than her mother's.
"I feel sorry for you, don't I?" Old Mrs. Tian sighed and said, "Zhizhi and Zhenzhen are going to find a partner and get married, right? They will definitely need a lot of money in the future, so you don't have to spend your salary on us. Although we live in the countryside, we can still live well. There is no need to eat malted milk or anything like that. We can still eat well."
Tian Lijuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. "Mom, you don't have to worry about us. They are not in a hurry. Besides, they are all working now and can earn money. It will be enough for them to save money in two years. We don't have to spend any money on their wedding."
Their pressure is not as great as Mrs. Tian imagined. When the Fang family's mother-in-law and father-in-law were at home, the father-in-law still had a pension, and the mother-in-law gave her her job. She now earns a considerable monthly salary.
Now my father-in-law's original job was given to Fang Zhenzhen, and Fang Zhizhi's job was bought by Tian Lijuan and others. It was a big investment, and they spent more than a thousand dollars to find a job in the municipal government.
They were planning to change Fang Zhenzhen's job because her current job was in the workshop and it was too tiring for a girl to do it, and she was reluctant to leave.
But the money I have now is not enough, and I need to save for a while. When the time comes, I will sell Fang Zhenzhen’s job and add a little more money, and then it will be enough.
There is no need to wake her up about the dowry. The best dowry now is to find a job for your daughter. This is real.
Life will be a little tight in the next few years, but it will be fine in a few years.
"You would like to live a tighter life, but I don't want my daughter to live such a tight life." Old Mrs. Tian sighed.
"When you got married, I didn't give you anything. Now I don't want you to have a hard time because of me."
Old Mrs. Tian has always felt guilty. Tian Lijuan has had a hard life since she was a child. At that time, Old Man Tian was serving in the army and did not have much money a month. The family was poor. As the eldest sister in the family, Tian Lijuan followed Old Mrs. Tian to work and take care of the family every day. Before she got married, the family had never been rich and had not benefited from any family ties.
Old Mrs. Tian's life is a little better now, and she doesn't want Tian Lijuan to always rely on her.
"Mom! Why are you thinking so much?"
After hearing this, Tian Lijuan felt sorry for Old Mrs. Tian. In fact, she didn't blame Old Mrs. Tian at all, because she knew that her family conditions were indeed not good when she got married.
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