Chapter 163 Miss Min is so pitiful!
Chunhong took it subconsciously and asked, "Auntie, what is this?"
Yang Lihua patted her shoulder and said with a smile, "This is what Madam Min left for you. She saw that you burned your hand when you crushed the fragrant cake that day. She said she was buying ointment for you!"
"Aunt, I don't want it! My hand is healed!" Chunhong quickly stuffed the purse to Yang Lihua, very frightened.
"When I was in that house before, I got burned by a burning stick and my legs were covered with blisters, but that was no big deal. Now my fingers are just a little red, and the pain is long gone!"
Yang Lihua felt distressed when she heard this. She insisted on putting the purse into Chunhong's hand and instructed her, "This little bit of silver is nothing to Madam Min. She is willing to reward you because she is very considerate. Just take it. It won't be in vain.
"But remember, you must keep this money safe. Whether you get married or need help in the future, it will be your foundation. Don't give it to anyone, including... your mother! Got it?"
Chunhong nodded heavily, suppressing her nasal tears and replied, "Don't worry, Auntie, I won't give it to anyone!"
"That's right, put it away quickly, and then go to the front to see what goodies the old man has brought back!"
As Yang Lihua spoke, she also went to the front yard.
Chunhong quickly ran back to her own room and opened the box where her clothes were kept.
She opened her purse and looked inside. There were scattered silver coins, which together weighed about two or three taels.
She suppressed her excitement and held it tightly for a long time before quickly stuffing it at the bottom of the box and running to the front yard.
This time, there was no lucky granddaughter with him when he went up the mountain, so it all depended on the old man's hunting skills.
At noon, the four men ate the dry food they brought from home and made a pot of mushroom soup.
I brought back a rabbit and a pheasant that I had hunted, thinking that they would be given to Mrs. Min as a return gift, but I missed it.
Zhuzhu ran around her second uncle, shouting for a shuttlecock.
Tai Jizong immediately plucked the colorful feathers from the pheasant's tail. Tai Yongning came out with a cane and gave Zhuzhu a few copper coins. In less than a moment, Zhuzhu started kicking shuttlecock.
Unfortunately, her chubby little legs were out of control and the shuttlecock fell to the ground every time she kicked it.
Zhimaqiu was exhausted in the morning and now he was lying under the eaves pretending to be dead, refusing to help pick up the shuttlecocks.
If it hadn't opened its eyes occasionally and barked with glee, others would have thought it was a paralyzed dog skin!
Tai Yonglu and Tai Yongyue fiddled with the herbs in the basket, and presented them to their family members from time to time.
The herbal booklet was worth buying. With their stubborn spirit of saving money, the two little brothers actually memorized it by heart.
This trip up the mountain is just a small practice!
When Zhuzhu was tired of playing, she ran to sit in her grandfather's arms.
The old man rubbed his granddaughter's pigtails and asked in a low voice about what happened during the day.
"Is Zhuzhu having fun at home?"
"Happy! Grandpa, you don't know how pitiful the little sister of the Min family is. She can't even run or laugh at home! She has a lot of homework every day, and she doesn't even have a puppy to keep her company! Our family is still the best!"
Zhuzhu hugged her grandfather's neck and smacked him, her double chin showing with pride.
"Indeed, Zhuzhu is the luckiest child! Zhuzhu came to our house. She has grandpa, parents, uncles, aunts, and brothers. Zhuzhu is not pitiful at all!"
The old man laughed out loud when he heard it. Although his granddaughter's childish words were very naive, it had to be said that it made people happy from the bottom of their hearts!
"Silly girl, our family is the luckiest to have a good child like you! My Zhuzhu was born to enjoy happiness!"
The old man held his granddaughter in his arms, holding her with his half-broken arm.
The grandfather and grandson looked at the brilliant sunset clouds in the sky together. It was so gorgeous and beautiful that it made people sigh.
The old man couldn't help but say, "Tomorrow, it looks like it will be sunny again. When will it rain? The corn seeds are still waiting to be planted!"
Zhuzhu was naughty and was stretching out her chubby little feet to tease the sesame ball that was pretending to be dead. When she heard this, she responded without thinking.
"Grandpa, it's going to rain tonight!"
"Really?" The old man was so excited that he asked, "Zhuzhu, don't lie to me, is it really going to rain?"
Zhuzhu blinked her big eyes twice and nodded seriously, "Yes, Grandpa, Zhuzhu doesn't lie! It's..."
"No need to say!" Although the old man was happy, he did not forget to protect his granddaughter. He was afraid that his granddaughter would tell the reason and waste more merits, so he quickly stopped her from talking.
"Grandpa knows, he knows that our Zhuzhu is the best! If she says it's going to rain, it will definitely rain!" The old man picked up his granddaughter and stood up, walking around the yard, grinning from ear to ear.
The other people in the house didn't know what was going on and looked over.
"Dad, is there any good news?" Tai Jizu asked.
The old man kept it a secret and replied, "I won't tell you. It's a secret!"
"Yes, it's a secret!" Zhuzhu also smiled and imitated her grandfather.
The grandparents and grandchildren were like black bears that had stolen honey, running around the yard in all directions, leaving everyone in the family completely bewildered.
After all the mountain products were processed, the old men had washed up and dinner was ready.
The family sat around the dinner table, eating and talking about what happened during the day.
When Yang Lihua mentioned that Mrs. Min had given Zhuzhu jewelry, no one in the family thought much about it and they were all happy for Zhuzhu.
"I don't know who will marry our Zhuzhu in the future. This boy is so lucky. Our Zhuzhu's good things are accumulating more and more!"
"Yes, so our Zhuzhu can be considered a lady from a wealthy family. She has been saving for her dowry since she was a child."
"That's nothing! When I find some good wood, I'll make a bed for our Zhuzhu. Then all the girls in Tai'an County will be envious."
Everyone was talking and laughing, it was quite lively.
Yang Lihua felt warm at heart after hearing this. After a moment's thought, she said, "Father, Madam Min has also found me a job. It will take me three months to embroider a double-sided piece. The wages are very high, a full two hundred taels."
"That set of jewelry was very valuable. Since we gave it to Zhuzhu, we can use the two hundred taels to buy some land or leave it for the boys to get married in the future. Yongan and the other two will take half, and Yongyue will take the other half!"
Tai Jizong was the first to object, "Sister-in-law, we are all family, there is no need to divide us so clearly!"
Liu Dongniang also nodded vigorously, "Yes, sister-in-law. Wasn't it Zhuzhu who discovered the Min family's affairs first? The thank-you gift from Madam Min should of course be given to Zhuzhu. And these two hundred taels are the wages for your embroidery. If you need to use it, you should give it to Yongan and the others, not Yongyue!"
Yang Lihua was about to speak, but the old man waved his hand, "Stop arguing. They're all our children, so they should be treated the same. Zhuzhu is a girl, so it's only right that we give her some support. But the rest of the family's belongings will be divided equally among the boys. It's settled!"
Tai Jizong and Liu Dongniang breathed a sigh of relief. The family did not split up and they lived and worked together.
Originally, this was the eldest sister-in-law's salary, which was used to buy the family property. It would have made them blush if Yongyue had given them a share, so how could she take half of it!
Yang Lihua had no choice but to give up.
But she made up her mind that no matter whether the family was divided or not, she must treat Yongyue well.
After all, there are four children in their family, and only one from the second wife, but they still work hard on weekdays...
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