Upon hearing this, Liang Shuyan immediately slapped her forehead and exclaimed, "Oh dear, how could I forget something so important?"
"Mother, what is it?" Zhang asked.
"Remember to buy us a piglet to raise? How could I forget?"
Zhang covered her mouth in astonishment.
"Mom, we've spent all the money we earned today. If you've forgotten about it, then forget about it. We have nowhere to raise the piglets anyway!"
Liang Shuyan looked at her daughter-in-law seriously: "It's almost Chinese New Year, let's kill one and eat it!"
A warm feeling welled up in Zhang's heart: "Mother, never mind, maybe next time!"
Liang Shuyan glanced at Zhang Shi and said, "We'll have to wait until next time. Remember to remind me about catching piglets. Sigh, as people get older, they become more and more useless!"
Zhang nodded.
A moment of silence fell over the donkey cart.
Soon, we arrived at Daling Village!
As dusk settled, a thin mist enveloped the entire Daling Village, with wisps of smoke rising from the chimneys of each house, and the occasional cry of a child could be heard.
After finishing their meal, several women sat on the grassy bank at the village entrance, watching as a donkey cart approached.
The plump aunt exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, isn't this Da Shan's donkey cart? Looks like Da Shan's mother made some money today?"
"Almost there! Oh my, this donkey cart is completely full! What's all this stuff loaded onto it?"
Everyone gathered around, and Liang Shuyan jumped off the donkey cart, smiling as she said, "It's nothing, I just bought some clothes and some meat for the children, hoping to give them a taste of meat."
"Oh my, Auntie Shan, what kind of business are you doing? It's so profitable!"
"It's nothing, just jelly noodles, made from potatoes!"
When Jiao saw the pork sticking out, she exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, your family still has money to buy meat! It seems that you suddenly have money now that I've come to your house!"
"Second Aunt, what nonsense are you talking about? Are you implying that we embezzled Grandma's money? Let me tell you the truth, this is all money my mother earned from selling cold noodles. Are you just jealous?"
As soon as Jiao spoke, it immediately aroused Zhang's dissatisfaction.
Zhang's words left Jiao speechless for a long time!
"Hmph! In this society, food prices are skyrocketing, and there's war in the south. So what? Do you think only your mother is capable of making money? Heaven really does have eyes and only helps your family."
Erniu jumped off the donkey cart in a flash: "Second Aunt, you're just jealous. It's not that I, as your nephew, am saying you're incapable of making money, but you're just gossiping behind my back. No wonder your family is so poor that you can't even afford to eat!"
A commotion immediately erupted in the crowd: "You know what, that mountain woman is really capable. She has so much land, and she's cultivated it all. She lives a similar life, but she also has a donkey cart, cats, and dogs. Do you have any of those?"
"Exactly! Some people are just jealous and talk badly about others, without even looking at the kind of life they live themselves."
Just then, a mule cart came along, loaded with a full load of furniture!
A man jumped off the mule cart, walked over, and asked, "Excuse me, is this Jin Dashan's house?"
Li Zheng laughed heartily: "Look, isn't this Jin Dashan's mother?"
The man said, "These are the pieces of furniture you bought from our store. Now take a look and see if there are any scratches or anything."
Upon hearing the man's words, the crowd erupted in commotion: "How is this possible? How much money did Aunt Dashan make all of this? So much furniture must be worth at least several hundred coins!"
"Look at her, no matter how capable she is, she couldn't possibly earn so much money all at once. She must have hooked up with some rich guy outside."
Liang Shuyan was so angry at Jiao Shi in front of her that she felt like she was going to vomit blood.
"What's wrong? Jealous? If you're so capable, go and get all that stuff yourself! Stop spouting nonsense here!"
The villagers were curious and wanted to follow Liang Shuyan to see what furniture she had bought.
"Grandma Dashan, could we come to your house to see your furniture?"
The plump auntie pleaded!
"Sure, no problem." Liang Shuyan readily agreed!
Li Zheng found a few strong men to help Erniu and Sanwang unload all the furniture from the car.
A square table and a few chairs were set up. Liang Shuyan pointed towards the kitchen and said, "Excuse me, could you please help me move this table to our kitchen?"
The plump aunt followed, came in, and opened the kitchen door, leaving everyone astonished.
The stovetop is so clean you can use it as a mirror.
"Oh my, Aunt Dashan has cleaned the kitchen stove so well!"
Liang Shuyan smiled slightly: "No, it's all thanks to my two daughters-in-law."
The table was placed near the window.
The table was square and smooth, with several chairs neatly placed in its four corners.
The plump aunt and several other women from the village also stepped forward and gently touched it.
"Oh my, I never expected that Aunt Dashan would buy such a nice table. Our table at home is already falling apart."
Aunt Pang lived a meager life, and she was filled with envy when she saw that Liang Shuyan had the money to buy such a nice table!
Li Zheng was also diligent; he called over a few people to help set up the cutting board!
"This is apricot wood, isn't it? Look at the color, so beautiful!" Li Zheng casually touched it!
Liang Shuyan said politely, "Lizheng, thank you!"
"Don't mention it. We're all from the same village. Everyone has such good fortune."
Zhang took a set of clothes out of her basket and glanced shyly at Liang Shuyan: "Thank you, I really like this outfit!"
The old women in the village couldn't believe it. Rubbing their eyes, they muttered to each other, "No way? This old woman actually bought clothes for her daughter-in-law? I've lived for decades and I've never seen a mother-in-law buy clothes for her daughter-in-law!"
"Grandma Dashan wasn't like this before. She used to hang up Dashan's wife and beat her; why would she buy her clothes?"
"Yes, it's a mountain. Why can't I see the mountain?"
Some people in the crowd had already noticed that the mountain was gone.
Liang Shuyan went out and coughed softly, saying, "Dashan has something to do and asked me to go to his uncle's house."
Liang Shuyan doesn't want to tell everyone about Dashan going to school yet, as too many people will talk and cause trouble!
Niu Niu, wearing a pair of little cloth shoes, ran towards Liang Shuyan, with Bei Bei and several granddaughters following behind.
"mother!"
"grandmother!"
Liang Shuyan then took out a large bag of candied hawthorns from her parcel and distributed them to the children one by one.
"It seems that Aunt Dashan has really made money. She even bought so many candied hawthorns for her grandson. My grandson is lucky if he can just fill his stomach."
Liang Shuyan wasn't stingy either. She handed the two candied hawthorns to Aunt Pang, saying, "Take them home and let your grandson try them."
From the backyard came a shout: "Oh no, Auntie Dashan, your Dahei has brought back a wolf cub!"
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