Zhou glared at him, then smiled speechlessly.
When Chunxiao was building the house, she had secretly contacted Master Zhong and asked him to help her secretly build a secret compartment in the wall. Now her money box is kept in the secret compartment. Originally, the money box couldn't fit in, so she locked some of her money in the big box opposite the bed. Now that it's all in banknotes, it's more convenient. With these banknotes, she can really buy a big farm. The more than 20 taels of silver are still in the box outside.
In the afternoon, everyone was still pulling cotton stalks. Dongsheng didn't come today, he must have gone to the county town. Zhou and Tian went home to prepare food.
When Chunxiao came back, she saw Zhang sitting in front of the stove, looking absent-minded. The fire was almost out before she realized what was going on and put in more firewood. This happened several times.
"What's wrong, sister-in-law? Are you feeling unwell? Why don't you go and rest? I'll do it. You must be feeling uncomfortable sitting for a long time with such a big belly."
Zhang shook her head. "I do the least work in the family now. If I feel uncomfortable sitting down, how can I help those pregnant women? I'm not that precious."
"I see you look worried."
Zhang sighed softly.
"Why don't you tell me what's going on? I'll see if I can give you some advice."
Zhang looked at her for a long moment and said, "Little sister, my family is coming tomorrow and I'm a little worried."
"Second sister-in-law, was it because your family members treated you badly in the past? That's perfect. Let them see you eating and drinking well every day and make them mad." Chunxiao's words actually had some teasing meaning, but Zhang kept frowning slightly and didn't relax.
"It's not that they're bad, they just don't pay attention to me. In their minds, daughters are just money-losing goods, and the good things are all given to their brothers. If they're not good, they haven't treated me harshly." She stuffed firewood into the stove. "I'm just afraid that this time, when they see how well I'm doing, they'll want to plunder me. I don't want Dahe to have a hard time because of me."
"Second sister-in-law, you're wrong. You and second brother are husband and wife, so your problems are naturally his. You can't ask for trouble. You have to trust second brother. He's not a pushover and won't be easily manipulated. Look, he dealt with our aunt, so what else can't be solved? You can't think too much about the bad things now. It's not good for the baby."
Zhang finally smiled and said, "Perhaps my luck is to marry Dahe and marry into our family. I am really grateful to God."
"Look at you, you're just sitting here with all sorts of random thoughts in your mind. Wouldn't it feel better if I talk to you?" Chun Xiao squatted down and touched her belly. "This must be a good and well-behaved child who knows how to care for you and won't bother you at all."
"Little sister, our family is well off now. If you want, you can find a reliable family and have your own children in the future."
"Let's not talk about this for now. I haven't thought about it. I live alone in a big house now, with good food and drink, and no mother-in-law to set rules for me. I'm extremely comfortable. If I really want a child in the future, I'll find an orphan to adopt one. Why should I make myself uncomfortable by going to someone else's home?" In fact, she had some vague thoughts in her mind. She and Zhou Hongzhi had been married for four years but still had no children. She didn't know if there was something wrong between them. Anyway, she didn't want to think about this anymore.
"I often tell Dahe that you are capable and live a carefree life. I envy and admire you."
Chun Xiao smiled and said, "Second sister-in-law, only when you have money can you be free and easy. In the future, you can be like me, buying whatever you want and doing whatever you want."
The aunt and sister-in-law chatted for a while and then Chunxiao went to busy herself with the cotton branches.
The next morning, Dahe went out to deliver the goods. Yan Bingfa and Dashan also went to pick up the goods. They returned around 9 a.m. Since there were guests at home today, Chunxiao had to help. The braised pork would have to be made in the evening. Chunxiao asked Wangzu to wash the pig intestines and then just watch the yard. He didn't need to work today, so he had a day off. He could go home for lunch or cook it himself in the kitchen, which had rice, flour, meat and vegetables anyway. She locked the door to the main room.
Wangzu assured her not to worry, he would take care of it himself.
When we arrived at Dashan's house, Zhou and Tian were busy in the kitchen, with Zhang and Shufeng helping them.
"Mother, besides my two sisters-in-law's families, who else have you invited?" The two tables on her side had also been brought in. There were three tables in each of the three main halls, so these five tables could hold at least a few dozen people. The Zhang family's relatives were all dining here today, and afterward, they would each take their own guests home to entertain.
"Your eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law's families each have one table, and the villagers have invited three tables. They are all people I know well."
"Mom, I don't have to go out for social events." Chunxiao hates social events the most.
Shufeng smiled at the side and said, "Aunt, mother said that we should just stay in the kitchen to help. My sister-in-law's family asked her to go and socialize on her own. The villagers have her and father to take care of them."
"That's good."
"Why, you're afraid too!"
“It’s not that I’m afraid, I just don’t want to keep smiling with a stiff face. It’s uncomfortable.
"Hey kid, go peel this ginger."
Several people were busy preparing dishes in the kitchen. The first to arrive were Tian's family members. As soon as Dashan and Dahe came back, they went to the village entrance to wait for them, for fear that they would not recognize the house and go to the wrong place.
This time, the entire Tian family came out: Tian's father, Tian Gui; his mother, Sun; his two brothers, Tian Afu and Tian Aping; his younger sister, Tian Yuan; and all three of his brothers' children, except for the married Tian Ye. Several of them were holding meat and chickens. They were all stunned when Dashan led them in.
"Dashan, is this really the new house you built?" It's no wonder they didn't believe it, it was completely different from the previous one.
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