"Those eyes are almost laughing to death, don't you think?" Zhou wanted to laugh when she thought of that look. "Your father said that having these in this life is enough."
"Of course I'm happy now that I have so much land, but when the time comes to plant in spring and harvest in autumn, I'm going to be exhausted." Chun Xiao thought about it and started shaking her head. "It's tiring just thinking about it."
"Your father is happy even if he dies of exhaustion."
The mother and daughter ate buns and teased Yan Bingfa.
"Mom, the day after tomorrow is market day!"
"Yes, I'll go shopping in town with you guys then. It's been ages since we've been together as a family. I don't know what we need to buy. It feels like we're missing everything, but at the same time, we're missing everything."
"Mother, other people's families have mothers-in-law who are in charge of the money. You let your eldest sister-in-law manage all the money. Isn't it inconvenient for you to buy things yourself?"
"At first, I was in charge of the money, but I saw that your sister-in-law was a decent person, so I decided to let them manage it themselves. We don't need to buy anything on a daily basis, and your second brother also gives us a few hundred yuan as a filial gift every year, so we don't lack money." Zhou looked at her, "You also gave me a lot of money, so I have plenty of money."
"Mom, let's work hard to become a landlord's wife."
"You're already a landlord's wife now. You own six mu of land, which is more than your eldest brother's." Zhou stroked Chunxiao's hair. "Before, I always wondered if I didn't persuade you to divorce me. Did I hurt you? Now that you're fine, I feel at ease and sleep well every day."
Today, she started burning charcoal early and finished around 9:00. She also finished making the clothes. She made two sets of undergarments for herself and two for her mother using the fine cotton cloth. Finally, she used the leftovers to make a few months' worth of work belts. So, she had used up all the cloth.
"I used to go to bed as soon as it got dark. Now I'm not used to going to bed early." Zhou took off her clothes and got into bed. "Your quilt is more comfortable to sleep on. Mine is not as soft as yours."
"Mom, when we go back to the market this time, I will buy you two thick mattresses. We should treat ourselves well when we make money."
Zhou smiled and said, "Okay, your father has chronic rheumatoid arthritis. He gets leg pain every winter. Let's make two beds."
In the morning, the Yan brothers arrived. Since there were no orders to deliver today, they were going to find customers to sell charcoal. However, they were already familiar with the process, so they weren't panicking at all. They each carried a basket of charcoal and left. As a result, the man who usually returned at noon hadn't returned by the afternoon.
Chunxiao and Zhou were a little worried, "Could something have happened on the way?"
"Mom, let's not think too much. Let's wait a little longer. If he doesn't come back in an hour, I'll go to the town to have a look." We have to go to the market tomorrow, so we won't burn charcoal at home today. Anyway, there is not much wood left.
The mother and daughter sat in the front yard looking outside. After waiting for a long time, they finally saw the two brothers and finally put down their worries.
"Why are you two back so late? Have you had lunch?"
"Big Brother, Second Brother, is it that the charcoal is not selling well today?"
"Mom, give me some water. I'm so thirsty." Dahai went back to the main room, put down his backpack, and took a stool to sit next to the two of them.
"It's a good deal, but today's customer lives too far away. He's not from Fuqiu Lane, but in the farmhouse over at Lu Village. We didn't know he lived so far away at first. If you had known, we wouldn't have sold it to him. But since we agreed to sell it, we definitely have to deliver it there. It'll take an hour to go back and forth." The two brothers took Zhou's water bowl and drank it. "It's our fault for not asking clearly in advance."
"But all our efforts were not in vain. In addition to paying for the charcoal, the family also rewarded us with one or two taels of silver. It was worth it." Dahe took out a handful of silver and gave it to Chunxiao.
"One liang is your reward, take it." Chunxiao took the money and counted it. Besides the one liang, there were still 10 liang and 740 wen. She sat in the sun and counted the money. She gave 2 liang and 1 qian to each of the two brothers and 148 wen to Zhou. "We still have about 150 kilograms of charcoal at home, including the ones we need to cut today. We won't burn it today. Anyway, we don't have much wood left. We have to go to the market tomorrow. I was wondering if we should sell it tomorrow."
"Sell it, of course! We went early, so we'll sell out in no time. Even if we're not in Fuqiu Lane, there will be people wanting it elsewhere. Tomorrow, the two of us plus our respective wives will leave early. Chunxiao, you take your parents and the children on the oxcart. We'll meet at the market. If you can't wait for us, go find us in Fuqiu Lane."
"Brother, you have planned everything." Chunxiao looked at him with a smile.
"How can you not be serious about doing business?" Yan Dashan laughed, "But today's backpack was taken away again, so I'm afraid I have to go to the village to buy two more."
"Go back to the bamboo craftsman later and buy two more. We'll need two clean backpacks tomorrow when we go to town." Zhou took the bowls to the kitchen and filled each of them with a large bowl of mushroom and meat porridge. "Eat quickly. Next time you come so late, remember to buy a few buns on the way. How can you work if you're starving?"
"Mom, we came back empty-handed, so it's okay to be a little hungry." Dahe said it was okay, but the way he ate the porridge was very clear, which showed that he was hungry.
"You really need to learn from Chunxiao and be more open-minded about this. Buns don't cost that much."
Dashan ate and laughed, "Mom, you've lived here with Chunxiao for so long that you've become so arrogant and dignified."
Zhou slapped him in annoyance and said, "Have you ever seen such a rich man? How dare you talk to your mother like that?" Seeing that the porridge in his bowl had boiled over, she quickly took the bowl and added another one.
"I've eaten all the food here, so I can't even eat it when I go back to eat."
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