When Qian Yu heard that Old Lady Huang wanted the second wife to go, he secretly sighed that his sister was right.

Qian Qing's advice to her was not very clever, it was just imitating Old Lady Huang, pulling one and beating one. The Huang family did not split up, the eldest wife and the younger sister-in-law benefited, and the other three wives suffered losses.

Of the second and fourth rooms, the fourth is the youngest. In addition, the fourth's wife is confused and has set up many troubles for Qian Yu over the years. Therefore, Qian Yu is not willing to marry the fourth's wife.

After counting, the one who can really pull it off is the second family. Huang Lao Er is only one year older than Huang Lao Da, and all the key points in life have been completely different from those of the first family. They had trouble getting married, and their children were born one after another.

Last year, the eldest son of the Huang family got married, and then the son of the second family also found someone new.

But Old Mrs. Huang kept pressuring the second family and told them to wait two years, saying that after the eldest family got married off their son, the family would be short of money, and they had to save money for two years before arranging the marriage for the second family.

This is nothing, as in the countryside, when a man marries a daughter-in-law, the old man has to save money for half his lifetime to hold a grand wedding. But the problem is that last year, the Huang family was responsible for the production of land, and they had many children and were allocated a lot of land.

The eldest son's family is used to eating more and taking more, and they don't work hard on the farm. In the past, they ate from a big pot, and there were many who didn't work hard, but now each family has divided the land, and they all work hard on the farm. As a result, the eldest son and his wife complain about poor health every day, and the new daughter-in-law doesn't work hard either. She always says that she is sick and is about to have a baby.

The work of farming fell to the other three families, especially the second family, who contributed the most people and put in the most effort. The couple and their son, the three of them, worked hard in the fields, while the eldest family, who worked the most, had to step back.

Generally speaking, the public big pot of rice is no longer prepared, but the Huang family's big pot of rice is still kept.

The little things Qian Yu brought home were the trigger, but the real reason was that some people in the Huang family didn't want to eat the big pot of rice anymore. The second family was the most obvious.

Although each family knew that the family would be divided sooner or later, how long could Old Lady Huang suppress the pressure? When the younger sister-in-law got married, Old Lady Huang would become a glaring target in the family, and sooner or later the other families would start to make trouble.

Qian Qing and Qian Yu both felt that since they were bound to break up sooner or later, they might as well give it a push as soon as possible on this car that was about to fall apart.

During these two trips out to see the world, they both realized that time was running out. The outside world was changing rapidly, and opportunities would not wait for you alone. If you just sit and wait for the Huang family to split up, you might have missed several opportunities by the time you were waiting.

So Qian Qing persuaded Qian Yu that he would rather suffer a small loss when dividing the property, but the division must be clean and thorough, and the action must be quick.

For the sake of speed, Qian Qing didn't even want to wait and directly sent Huang Pingping away on the first day she arrived.

Huang Pingping originally thought that she was Qian Yu's sister-in-law, and Qian Qing couldn't use her too much for the sake of their kinship. But who knew that Qian Qing didn't even give her a warning, but just said gently, "Go back to where you came from," and sent her home.

I thought it would take some effort, and that this time Mrs. Huang would probably replace the daughter-in-law from the first wife's family, but who would have thought that she would directly send the daughter-in-law from the second wife's family.

But this is easy to understand. Some time ago, whether it was the distribution of pillowcases or pencil cases, the second room suffered losses. According to Mrs. Huang's temper, it is normal to comfort her a little.

The second son's wife's surname was Liu, and her name was Liu Ertao. Her skin was tanned black, and her hair was tied up with a headscarf. She looked like a neat person.

When she was told by Old Lady Huang to earn the twenty yuan, she was overjoyed. Although the money would be confiscated, Old Lady Huang would leave some for their second wife.

Seeing that the third room was busy in and out all day long and Qian Yu was becoming more energetic day by day, Liu Ertao became anxious!

She has a son and a daughter. I won’t talk about her son, as he graduated from junior high school and came back to work on the farm. But her daughter has good grades and is now in the second grade of junior high school.

Liu Ertao wanted to find a job for his son as soon as possible, marry a new daughter-in-law, and also earn some money for his daughter's tuition.

The daughter of the Huang family is two years older than her daughter. Why did that girl have to continue to study in high school even though her grades were not good? Why couldn't her daughter continue to study?

Old Mrs. Huang always said that her family was in financial difficulty, but she never had any financial difficulties in the main house.

Liu Ertao knew that Old Lady Huang had her own thoughts. She was old and could not hold back for a few years. When the family was divided, she would have to live with the eldest son in her old age. That was why she always sided with the eldest son, thinking of leaving a way out for herself.

That’s what he said, but Liu Ertao couldn’t swallow this humiliation!

When Qian Yu went back to get something some time ago, Liu Ertao had the idea of ​​getting close to Qian Yu. During this period, Qian Yu was often not at home, so she wanted to show her courtesy but could not do so in front of Qian Yu.

Now that such a good thing has happened to her, she is so happy.

"Third sister-in-law, if you need anything, just tell me. I can do anything!"

She was not like the fourth wife, who wanted to please but couldn't control her mouth, and had to have a brain attack at any time, and couldn't live without a few words to stab Qian Yu. She was also not like the first wife, who saw that the third wife was about to become rich, and was ready to use Old Lady Huang to force the third wife.

Among these sisters-in-law, Qian Yu only had an acceptable opinion of the second wife. Although Liu Ertao was sharp-tongued and grumbling, she was much more bright-minded than the other two wives.

"Don't worry, my sister just needs someone to help her sell the cloth. You just need to take some time out in the morning, ride your bike to the oil field, help load the cloth onto the tricycle, and then go to the town to sell it."

Qian Qing was also short of manpower recently. Everyone in the family was busy. She had also produced nearly half of the fabrics in the past few days. She had some money left, so she had to hurry to get the second batch of goods, lest the factory manager give the fabrics to others after a long time.

So with Qian Yu helping to keep an eye on things, Ding Jie following, and Liu Ertao, there wouldn't be any trouble. She was ready to pull away and go take delivery.

Liu Ertao was stunned when she saw the mountain of fabrics. She saw Qian Yu always brought back good things and thought that Qian Yu must be doing a good business, but she didn't expect her to be so generous!

There are more than a hundred pieces of cloth!

All the fabrics were piled up in the house rented by Qian's mother. When Qian's mother saw Liu Ertao, she greeted her warmly.

"I didn't have time to make more this morning, so I just added a little more brine last night and paired it with some pancakes. Don't mind."

Liu Ertao looked at the two large steamed cakes in the enamel bowl. The crust was crispy, and the layers of crust on the outside inevitably dropped some crumbs into the bowl. The things inside were all taken out by Qianmu from a big dark red pot, a few thick slices of potatoes, a few fried tofu puffs, a few slices of kelp, and two pieces of salted pork, with a spoonful of chili sauce on top. The aroma made people indulge in it before they even ate it.

Qian's mother now made two large pots of brine every day, but it was still not enough to sell. Even before she put the brine on the stall, people from the compound would come to her door because of the smell. You and I would share a little, and we could finish the whole pot without leaving the house. The children would come with large enamel bowls, buy a dollar of vegetables, and the family would just steam two steamed buns, and it would be a delicious dinner.

As her halogen-flavored steamed buns became famous, some picky eaters could taste the difference in the chili sauce. Qian's mother simply made a batch of chili sauce and placed it at the front of the stall. Although the sales are not as good as the halogen-flavored steamed buns, they are also rising steadily recently.

Qian Mu, who earned her money with her own hands, has been in high spirits recently, and everything she says and does is a bit hasty.

This was the second time Liu Ertao met Qian's mother. The first time was when Qian Yu got married. At that time, Qian's mother sat at the main table of the Huang family and had no sense of presence at all.

"...Auntie, you are also a self-employed person now?"

This big pot of halogen doesn't look like home-cooked food at all.

Qian's mother smiled cheerfully: "What's wrong with being a self-employed person? As long as we don't steal or rob, and earn our living with our own skills and strength, who can say anything?"

Liu Ertao was a little confused. Last year, Qian's mother wanted to give her job to Qian Yu, and Mrs. Huang made trouble in the middle, almost making the third brother and his wife unable to live together. In the end, Qian Yu gave in and turned down her mother's job. At that time, it seemed that Qian's mother had not yet become a self-employed person, right?

How come in less than a year, they went from being workers to self-employed? It's understandable that they are country folks and they can be self-employed, but city folks have their salaries, so why would they bother to pay the fees?

Just as I was thinking about it, a crisp sound came from outside.

"Grandma Qian - my mother asked me to buy a halved egg!"

When Qian's mother heard the voice, her face was full of smiles, and Qianqian got up from the stool on her short legs to open the door.

"Sun Dabao, why are you up so early?"

The kid named Sun Dabao looked only four or five years old. He had a shaved head and a rice bag hanging from his body. When he saw Qianqian, he rushed towards her.

"Sister Qianqian, let's go to the river today... um!"

Qianqian quickly covered Sun Dabao's mouth to stop him from speaking, her face full of guilt.

Mother Qian pursed her cheeks and said, "Qianqian, you went to the river to watch people fishing again, didn't you? I told you not to go there at night, and there are no railings by the river. If you fall in, you will be washed away and we won't be able to save you!"

Qianqian listened to the lecture with her head down, which made Qian's mother lose her temper. Nowadays, there are always workers fishing at night by the river, and these children like to gather around to watch. The older ones are okay, but even the four or five-year-old kids join in the fun.

Sun Dabao blinked his big eyes, looking innocent. Qianqian bared her teeth at the bald boy where Qian's mother couldn't see. It was all his fault!

Mother Qian took the two cents from Sun Dabao's hand, scooped a halved egg for him with a spoon and put it in the small bowl he was holding, and added half a spoonful of halved soup.

"Hold it tight and don't spill it."

Qian's mother's broth is also good stuff. She is generous and will give some to people who come to her house to buy it. You can take it home to mix with rice or put it in the dishes when cooking, which can enhance the flavor a lot.

Sun Dabao left happily, and before leaving, he still shouted in a daze: "Sister Qianqian, I will come to see you in the evening!"

It would be fine if I didn't mention this. Once I mentioned it, Huang Qianqian wanted to beat up this little bald guy even more. Why is he leaking things everywhere like a sieve? Don't take him with you next time!

Don't even mention the shock in Liu Ertao's heart. When Huang Qianqian was at the Huang family, she was always timid and submissive. Old Mrs. Huang didn't do anything to her openly, but she just liked to be weird.

"Why would a little girl want to eat meat? No matter how much you eat, it will be given to others."

"Look, we haven't even started eating yet, and some of the losers are already stabbing their eyes in the flesh."

"Eat, eat, eat, that's all you know how to do!"

…

After a year or two, Qianqian's courage, which was not great to begin with, shrank even further. Qianyu was tough, but she couldn't watch her 24 hours a day, so she naturally didn't know how Old Lady Huang tortured her granddaughter.

As a result, after only a few months of not seeing her, the girl from the third brother's family has become a different person?

She is smart and cheerful. She greeted her when she saw her just now, and even went up to her and acted coquettishly when she saw Qian's mother was angry.

"Grandma, I'm never going there again. I'll give you a four-star bonus!"

Mother Qian pressed her finger down and said, "I'm still giving you five! You've promised me this many times, and I don't think you can change. Let me tell you, if you go there again, I'll punish you by not allowing you to eat meat for a day."

Liu Ertao on the side: ...

So you eat meat every day?

With such an unspeakable feeling in mind, Liu Ertao followed Ding Jie to the town to sell cloth.

Ding Jie has gained a lot of experience in the past few days and can feel at home in any town he goes to.

"Auntie, we don't charge by the meter. Look at how much stuff I have. If I charge by the meter, I'll be busy for a long time."

"Sister-in-law, the fabrics in our house are all of the same quality. There are only these four patterns and colors. If you look down, you won't find any new styles."

"Cheap? How about this? I'll give you three hair flowers. Our hair flowers sell for one yuan each, so it's like giving you three yuan for free."

…

Liu Ertao had been prepared to endure hardships, after all, Huang Pingping came home crying and saying that she needed to work hard. As a result, she only helped out the whole day except for getting a few pieces of cloth at the beginning.

Ding Jie bought all the cloth by the piece, which naturally saved him the trouble of haggling in the middle, and they were sold out just after noon.

Liu Ertao was worried, thinking she had not put in enough effort. But Ding Jie said nothing and bought her two big meat buns and a lunch box of meat, saying that his sister had told her to pack lunch.

Ding Jie rode away on his tricycle, leaving Liu Ertao standing there in a daze.

The braised pork in her hand was heavy. Her daughter had been craving for the meat buns from the state-owned hotel for years but had never had a bite of them.

It's... that simple?

Thinking of someone on the street who bought Ding Jie's cloth for 40 yuan, and then added money to sell it on the street, Liu Ertao felt like he had a rabbit in his heart.

If it's so easy to be a self-employed person, why can't she do it too?