Chapter 155 A harmonious family brings prosperity
Zhao Zhilan looked at the dark and strong young man standing in front of her. There was a palm-sized scar running down the left half of his face.
Said: "What are you talking about? What does your brother and sister-in-law's affairs have to do with you?"
"That...that's probably because of me."
Li Chengyong was allocated two acres of land by himself. Apart from farming, he usually went out to do odd jobs, but he could not stay in the job for long each time.
Because before long, his brother and sister-in-law would go to where he worked, cause some trouble, and extort some money from his employer, and he would no longer be able to work there.
This time too, although the Yun family was not blackmailed, it still caused a lot of trouble to others.
Moreover, he really enjoyed working for the Yun family and didn't want to be kicked out again, so he offered to work for the Yun family for a day for free.
"Why is it because of you? It's your brother and sister-in-law who are being naughty," Zhao Zhilan reached out and patted his shoulder. "Just work hard. In another ten days or half a month, the house should be finished."
"Really?!" Li Chengyong's eyes lit up. Aunt Zhao didn't drive him away?
Zhao Zhilan nodded: "Go back to work. It's time to eat lunch. I won't give you less wages today."
Li Chengyong was even happier. It would be fine if he was not chased away.
He bowed to Zhao Zhilan repeatedly with joy, saying, "Thank you, Aunt Zhao, thank you, Aunt Zhao!"
"We are from the same village, why be so polite?" Zhao Zhilan smiled.
Li Chengyong scratched the back of his head, grinned, and went to work.
Looking at his back as he strode with his head held high, Zhao Zhilan thought to herself that if her eldest daughter-in-law wanted to open a tofu shop at home, she could hire Li Chengyong.
This young man is kind-hearted, young and strong. Most importantly, they can also help this lonely young man.
He Chunxiu and Yun Sanlang returned early in the afternoon.
Zhao Zhilan was quite surprised: "There were so many customers yesterday that they didn't come back until dark. How come there is no one here today?"
He Chunxiu laughed: "How could that be? Sanlang and I have already found some craftsmen and have agreed to start repairing that dilapidated shed tomorrow."
Yun Sanlang also said, "Mom, we have that little millstone that's been sitting idle at home. Can we take it to town and use it? Since my sister-in-law and her family are also going to set up a tofu shop at home, one millstone won't be enough. Let's buy them a bigger one. This small one will be enough for us."
"Okay." Zhao Zhilan replied.
Wang Cailian and Yun Dalang sent away the people from the neighboring village who came to collect tofu, and then lifted the door curtain and went into the house.
Hearing the conversation, he also sat down on the edge of the kang: "Third brother, third sister-in-law, you two are quite quick to act. You do it as soon as you say it."
He Chunxiu didn't know whether she was teasing or sincere, so she pursed her lips and said, "Actually... we've been thinking about it for a long time, but we just didn't have time to tell Mom."
Ever since they received the plaque from Mr. Fang, the two had the idea of building a mill. The number of customers suddenly increased dramatically, and the two who ran a small breakfast shop immediately felt that transporting soy milk, tofu pudding, etc. from home was not a long-term solution.
However, the family was building a house, and the eldest wife's tofu business was doing better and better, so both of them had many concerns.
Seeing He Chunxiu's expression, Wang Cailian knew that what she had just said had made her overthink things.
It's because I was so stingy and my love for taking the lead has become deeply rooted in people's minds.
I quickly explained: "Get well soon, or it will be Chinese New Year soon."
He Chunxiu: ...
Seeing that Wang Cailian said this with a smile, he understood that she didn't mean anything else, so he chuckled softly.
Zhao Zhilan was delighted to see her two daughters-in-law getting along so well. She slapped her thigh and said, "I had someone make that little millstone after your father and I got married. Since it's been given to the third wife, I can't ask you and Dalang to pay for it yourselves."
"Mom still has some savings in her pocket. I'll give her some later and you can go make another big millstone by yourselves."
"That won't work. A millstone doesn't cost much. Dalang and I can afford it." Wang Cailian quickly refused.
Now she and Dalang were working diligently to sell tofu, and they had some money in their pockets, so how could they ask their mother for money again?
In fact, who really wants to be stingy, greedy, and criticized by others?
All the stinginess and love of taking advantage of small profits are due to poverty.
"Don't argue with mother about this," Zhao Zhilan took Wang Cailian and He Chunxiu's hands and placed them on her thighs, patting them. "Now both of you have your own small businesses and can make money. Only the second family is left."
"I don't ask for anything else. I just hope that you two families can help me more and support my second family more."
As a mother, I naturally hope that my three sons' families are all well.
"Don't worry, mother. My second sister-in-law takes care of a lot of things at home. My second brother is always watching the progress of the new house and is also busy with work in the fields. How can Chunxiu and I forget about my second brother and sister-in-law?" Yun Sanlang said.
Wang Cailian also expressed her opinion: "Mom, now I understand what it means that a harmonious family brings prosperity. Don't worry, Dalang and I will definitely help my second brother and his wife."
Li Rongyue was carrying a winnowing basket of beans and was about to go into the house to pick them up when she heard what Zhao Zhilan, her eldest sister-in-law and her third brother said. Her eyes became sore and she sniffed, turned around and went to the kitchen with the winnowing basket. She was too embarrassed to go in with tears in her eyes.
During this period of time, seeing her eldest brother's family and her third brother's family developing better and better, she did feel anxious and worried. But Erlang was a very obedient person. He would do whatever he was told to do, and he was neither hot nor cold, and didn't worry about anything.
Although she didn't give birth to a son, she had two daughters to raise, and she was also anxious.
But now, after hearing what her mother-in-law said, as well as the statements from her eldest brother and third brother's families, she suddenly felt a lot more at ease.
She was very happy that the hard work she and Erlang did for the family was not ignored. Everyone knew about it and recognized their efforts.
When Baoya, Yun Chenglu, Yunhua and Yunyue came back from outside, they saw Li Rongyue walking to the door with a winnowing basket. For some reason, he turned around and left.
Yunyue looked at her mother's hurried pace and was very confused: "What's going on? Why is she running?"
The four children entered the house. Yunyue talked about Li Rongyue. Zhao Zhilan understood after thinking about it.
She reached out and touched Yunyue's head, saying, "Your mother is fine. She might be happy, or she might be touched."
Speaking of her second aunt, Baoya recalled that she had asked her two sisters but to no avail.
She asked Zhao Zhilan, "Grandma, my family and my second brother's family are both doing things that can make money, and I want to take my second aunt and the others with me."
This is good news. Zhao Zhilan was very happy: "So what do you think?"
Baoya thought for a moment and said, "Second Auntie is good at sewing, but there is no shortage of embroidery shops in town, nor is there a shortage of old tailors who can sew and mend things. I haven't thought of anything I can do yet."
"But if Second Uncle is good at farming, why not let him grow beans? We can rent a few more acres of land and grow soybeans, mung beans, red beans, and black beans. We can supply Uncle's family and ours, and we don't have to go out to buy beans."
"Then let Dad and Uncle give Second Uncle's family a share of the profits. The remaining beans can be sold to the grain store in town."
In fact, she also saw all kinds of evergreen vegetables, fruits and melons in Taohuayuan. She didn't know how her master did it, but she was determined to persuade him to learn from her.
In this way, my second uncle's family can grow leafy vegetables and various fruits in winter and sell them to restaurants in town. Even if they are only sold at the market, it will definitely be very profitable!
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