Chapter 76 Departure
"Grandma," Xia Daohua did not go back to pack her things obediently. Instead, she stood still and asked Zhou, "Isn't this silver only one ounce in total?"
She opened her big, clear eyes and looked at Zhou seriously, waiting for her answer.
Zhou smiled and said, "It's one tael. Didn't I just say ten taels?"
Xia Daohua nodded, and Madam Sun and Madam Jiang testified to her excitedly in unison: "You did say it was ten taels of silver just now..."
Jiang felt a little embarrassed, and her eyes turned red again. She had just been careless and had not paid attention to the amount of silver, and she had almost wronged Daohua.
Sun, however, looked disdainful and snorted twice:
"Hmph, hmph! Mother, you were talking so excitedly just now, but in fact you only gave Daohua one tael of silver... Could it be that you are counting on this little girl to make up the other nine taels? It turns out that you are the most calculating person in our family!"
Zhou frowned and scolded Sun:
"Why? Isn't it your second wife's business to take care of Erlang together? Are you still planning to be stingy and not spend a penny?
I'm giving Daohua one or two taels of silver so that she can buy some snacks for herself along the way.
As for the money for taking care of Erlang, I can only give it to you if you bring Erlang and Daohua back safely, and both children are fine.
Otherwise, I would have given it to Daohua directly. If you had snatched it from Daohua on the road, what could Daohua do to you?
She is just a junior, and I asked her to keep an eye on your spending and make sure you don't do anything stupid. It's already difficult enough for her!
If you only know silver, and act like an aunt to her, and bully her and lose your dignity, she will beat you up, right?"
Sun was speechless after being questioned by Zhou. She had no choice but to sit on the ground, slapping her thigh and throwing a tantrum:
"We have so many people in the second house. How much does it cost to feed them every day? How can our son afford to take care of Erlang's injury?
If you don't want to give me all the money, you should at least give me half of it, right? Otherwise, we won't even have enough money for the trip. How can we ask the doctor to prescribe medicine for Erlang?"
Zhou was so angry that she laughed:
"What's going on? Are you trying to blackmail me, second brother? Second brother, do you have the same idea as your wife?"
How could the second brother Xia Yougui dare to admit it so directly?
However, he had indeed anticipated Sun's move and was happy to see it come to pass.
After all, the money that Sun took from the old couple must first pass through his hands before it can be spent by the family. It is a hundred benefits for him and no harm.
However, there are some things that can be done but not said. In front of Zhou, he could not admit it like this.
Xia Yougui shook his head with a sad face:
"Mother, Sun is a fool. She only knows how to make trouble. You can't reason with her. You must not bother with her.
Not only did he get sick from being angry, but we, his children, felt so sad.
It’s not that we don’t miss Erlang, it’s just that we don’t have any money!
Otherwise, when Erlang was conscripted for labor, we would not have failed to pay him the one or two taels of silver as a substitute for labor.
Erlang is such a good kid, down-to-earth, hardworking, and capable! I can't give up anyone but him! Apart from anything else, without him, there will be no one to do the housework, right? "
Zhou looked at the second son Xia Yougui steadily, smiled meaningfully, and nodded:
"That's right, Lao Er, you're right. How about this, when you have enough money, you can go to see Er Lang. When you go, don't forget to ask Daohua to come along."
She turned to the rice flowers again:
"Daohua, my good child, please take this tael of silver first.
If your second aunt goes out to visit your brother Erlang and forgets to take you with her, this tael of silver will be yours.
If your second aunt asks you to go with her, you should write down the money you spent on the journey and give me an account, and return the rest to me."
After Zhou finished speaking, she only left one sentence:
"Everyone, go away!
In addition, if anyone wants to plant the new wheat seeds, just come and get them from me.
As for the price, it’s two taels of silver per catty. I won’t charge you a single copper coin more.”
After saying these words, Zhou went back to the inner room, fell on the kang with her clothes on, covered her face, and sulked silently for a while.
She felt that both she and Old Man Xia were decent people.
I don’t know why, but the children we teach have such varying character and behavior.
The eldest and the second child are obviously grown crooked!
Ever since the Lantern Festival, when everyone was tired, hungry, and frightened, the boss took his family and quietly slipped away, without even saying a word of courtesy to invite everyone to rest at his house...
Zhou was already disappointed at that time.
Afterwards, despite her parental nature, Zhou still couldn't help but care about her eldest brother's family.
Especially Xia Dalang, who may bring about a change in the Xia family's fortune.
However, Zhou was no longer the same as before. She would think about it and obediently take out money to support them as soon as the eldest son and his wife gave her a simple hint.
In recent days, Old Lady Zhou has been even more disappointed with Xia Yougui than with Xia Youcai.
When the laborers were conscripted, Zhou was sad once. This time, Erlang needed someone to take care of him, and the second house's evasion and greed made Zhou sad again.
The reason why she left those words and went back to her room was that she wanted to see how bad the second wife could be.
Of course, this disappointment also made her change her mind.
Originally, she planned to directly pay the silver and distribute the new wheat seeds to each household. This time, she also decided that whoever wanted to plant would pay.
Otherwise, she was really afraid that if she pampered them too much, she would end up raising a bunch of ungrateful people.
If the third, fourth, and fifth rooms all become like the first and second rooms, who can she and Old Man Xia rely on in the future?
Zhou's decision on the new wheat seeds sparked a small wave of discussion.
But since Zhou had already told everyone to disperse, Old Man Xia took his pipe and drove the children from several rooms out one by one.
Everybody had left, and since there were no more spectators, it was not appropriate for Sun to continue lying on the ground and making a scene.
She rolled over and got up, and asked Xia Yougui anxiously:
"Yougui, our mother is unwilling to pay the money, what should Erlang do?"
Xia Yougui glared at her fiercely:
"It's all because of you! If you hadn't always been so naughty and often contradicted me, making me so angry with you, how could this time be so difficult to resolve?"
Xia Yougui pulled Sun's arm roughly, and the two of them hurriedly left the old couple's house, arguing and pushing each other all the way.
Two hours later, the second house finally decided to set off.
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