"Dad, Chunxiao is right. You have to show your attitude. If we have some arguments with aunt because of this matter, it will be difficult for you to be stuck in the middle. We mainly don't want to disappoint you." Otherwise, whoever wants to care can care.
Seeing everyone looking at him, he thought carefully in his mind, "Well, how about this, if they want to borrow no more than ten taels, then we should pool our money and lend it to them. We can't just eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks every day while your aunt and the others have to eat coarse grains and vegetables. If they want to borrow more than ten taels, then I will listen to you and not lend it to them."
After waiting for a long time, his father finally showed some attitude. 10 taels of silver was actually not a small amount. When she divorced and returned home, she only had 5 taels of silver to support herself for the rest of her life. However, they couldn't ignore his father's feelings. "Okay, the limit is 10 taels. We have a request. Once you lend 10 taels, you can't lend again without paying it back. And the maximum you can lend is 10 taels. Dad, do you agree to this?"
"This is how it should be under normal circumstances, but can we discuss it in special circumstances?"
His father said this now, which was considered to be a humble attitude. He had to give him face. "Okay, we will see how the special circumstances work. As for the first point about borrowing money, we have reached a consensus. Big brother, second brother, do you have any different opinions?"
They both nodded in agreement. Zhou snorted softly.
"Then Dad, let's talk about the second point. What should we say if Auntie asks us about our business? What if she insists on getting involved?" Everyone exchanged glances with each other and then looked at Yan Bingfa.
"That's easy. Just say you're running a food business and we're just helping out. How can we get involved when they live so far away?"
"Why can't they get involved? They can't just follow along and ask for the recipe." Zhou said unhappily.
"It depends on Chunxiao's opinion. Is this recipe Chunxiao's?" Yan Bingfa said in a low voice.
"If you want to interfere with the recipe, that's impossible. My attitude is clear. I hope you understand, Dad. I won't make things difficult for you, and you won't make things difficult for me either."
Tian and the others were about to applaud Chun Xiao's arrogance. There was no way they would speak to their father-in-law like that.
Yan Bingfa looked at Chunxiao and said, "Asking for the prescription is just speculation on your part. Maybe in the end, they won't even mention it. Stop worrying about it."
"Don't we have to think about all the possibilities? It's best not to mention it. We should be a villain first and a gentleman later."
"There's one more thing." Zhou stood up. "Don't tell me how much money we have saved at home. If you do, I'll never forgive you."
"I know what's going on about this matter." He felt a little embarrassed that so many people were sitting together to discuss this matter. "Are you done? If you're done, I'll go up the mountain too." Yan Bingfa looked a little impatient.
After a few people thought about it again, they felt that this was basically it and there was nothing else to say, so they dispersed.
Zhou sat in the main hall and sighed, "Your father is good in every way, but he's too soft-hearted. I'm not some overbearing and unreasonable sister-in-law, but the prerequisite is that Yan Erni must also be reasonable."
"Mom, you should understand Dad from his perspective. After all, Auntie is his younger sister who grew up with him, and Dad doted on her before she got married. Just imagine, if I married far away and came back twice a year to ask my brother for some money or things, and he ended up kicking me out, how would you feel?"
"This, this, how are you the same as her?" Zhou was a little speechless.
"So, mother, although my aunt was a little excessive, she only asked for some money and didn't do anything wrong. That's what father thinks. If you put yourself in his shoes, you won't think he's excessive. Please don't argue with father."
"I see." Zhou looked at her with relief. "Why do I feel like everything is no big deal to you? Now that you put it that way, I actually think I might have gone too far."
It seems that her brainwashing was very successful.
In the afternoon, Yan Bingfa and his two sons went up the mountain, while Chunxiao and the others continued to pull weeds. Spring has arrived and the grass grows fast. If it is not pulled out, it will deprive the cotton of nutrients. Therefore, pulling weeds will be a daily task that they have to persist in in the future, after all, there is so much land.
Because no meat was brought yesterday, today we have to braise more than 140 kilograms of meat to be delivered tomorrow morning. After everyone left in the evening, Chunxiao started braising the meat in the kitchen, and it took him most of the night.
Yan Erni and her family arrived on March 13th, the day after Qingming Festival. This time, the whole family came together: her uncle Zhang Youkuan, her cousin Zhang Mingyuan, her cousin-in-law Xu, and their two children. It was noon when they arrived. The deliveries and the deliverymen had all returned, and several people were washing their large intestines by the river when they heard Shufeng running and calling out, "Auntie's here!"
"I'm here now. Look at what you're saying. You don't act like a girl at all." Zhou washed her hands in the river and wiped them on her body. "Go to the field and call your grandfather. Your mother and I will go first."
Tian stood up and followed Zhou.
Chunxiao and Shufeng carried the washed intestines back together, and saw Zhang looking outside at the entrance of the yard.
"Second sister-in-law, what are you looking at?"
"Duo'er and the others are out herding cattle, so there's no one watching the door. I'm braising the meat right now. What if someone comes over? I have to keep an eye on it."
"Our great-aunt is really powerful. When she comes, everyone has to be on their toes. It really refreshes everyone's mind."
Seeing Shufeng teasing on the side, Chunxiao couldn't help laughing, "That's right." After putting the things in the kitchen, she looked at Zhang again, "Second sister-in-law, should I go over there? If I don't, I'm afraid it will come soon."
"Well, then you go over there. I'll stay here and cook lunch for me and the two farmhands. You must have eaten at Big Brother's house."
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