Chapter 45 Earned Fifty Taels of Silver
Du Wanchun smiled gently and said, "These are gifts for the ladies. If the ladies like them, please come to me to buy more next time."
Making incense cones doesn't take as much time as making perfume, but it's much cheaper. However, for the Zhou family, who started from scratch, it's good enough that someone is buying them.
"Alright, let's try them out first," the ladies replied with smiles, each putting the incense sticks into their pockets.
The five of them each took a few, and in the end, there was still more than half a box left.
Du Wanchun gave most of the box to Madam Fang as a way of thanking her.
Seeing that the child was clever, quick-witted, generous, and capable, Madam Fang liked her even more. After taking the incense, she smiled and said, "Just now, you said you still had chicken and duck eggs to sell. It's getting late, so why don't you sell all these eggs to me? That way, you won't have to go through all that trouble."
Du Wanchun was overjoyed and bowed to her, saying, "Thank you, Madam."
As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and called to Zhou Ruiyuan, "Husband, bring the eggs down."
Upon hearing her call, Zhou Ruiyuan immediately unloaded the basket of eggs and duck eggs from the carriage.
The maidservant beside Madam Fang quickly stepped forward and counted them; there were about fifty chicken eggs and duck eggs in total.
She took out 150 coins and handed them to Du Wanchun.
Du Wanchun accepted the gift with both hands and thanked the nanny, saying, "Thank you, nanny."
Seeing her sweet words, the old woman smiled and said, "You're too kind."
After putting away the silver and copper coins, Du Wanchun bid them farewell and got into the carriage to leave.
Just as their carriage was about to start moving, Miss Zheng suddenly shouted at her, "Miss, you still haven't told me where you live?! If I still want to buy perfume from you, where can I find you?!"
Du Wanchun replied with a smile, "The Zhou family of Changliu Village. If you want to find us, just ask at the village entrance."
Miss Zheng nodded. "Alright, take care, young lady."
Du Wanchun sat back in the carriage, leaning against Zhou Ruiyuan as she looked at the silver in her hand, feeling as if she were dreaming.
She counted the silver in her hand and found that she had earned a total of fifty taels of silver today, and also earned one hundred and fifty coins from selling chicken and duck eggs.
With this money, they can repair their house.
Seeing her lost in thought, Zhou Ruiyuan slowly said while holding the carriage reins, "When I have time, I'll have my mother make you a few more clothes."
Du Wanchun listened and looked up at him, "You, your mother, your second brother, and your third brother all need to have new clothes made."
Zhou Ruiyuan looked ahead and said, "We're not in a hurry."
Du Wanchun rested her head on his shoulder, followed his gaze and looked ahead, revealing two small dimples on her face, which was full of a happy smile.
As soon as they left, the group of ladies immediately started asking Madam Fang about the Zhou family.
“This young lady and her husband are both very good-looking. The Zhou family of Changliu Village? What kind of family is that?” Miss Zheng asked first.
As Madam Fang turned and walked into the house, she said, "I heard from Steward Liu that this girl's surname is Du. She used to live in Xiangtan Village, but later married into the Zhou family."
The old woman beside her continued, "I've also heard that this girl used to be a bit silly, but now it seems that was just a rumor."
"Foolish? Xiangtan Village, the Du family?" Madam Li muttered to herself as she followed behind, her face full of surprise. She wondered if this girl was the foolish Du family girl that her son had almost married.
She was stunned. This girl looked quick-witted and clever; how could she possibly be stupid?
Compared to her, Liu Lanzhi in the family is far inferior.
She is now seriously beginning to suspect that Liu deliberately interfered, which is why her family married Liu Lanzhi.
His resentment towards Liu and Liu Lanzhi deepened.
Liu, who had been kicked out by Du Dajiang, was walking on the road from Changliu Village to Xiangtan Village when she sneezed loudly. She rubbed her nose, looked up at the sky, and cursed, "Which bastard is cursing me?!"
At that moment, the previously clear sky suddenly darkened, and it looked like it was going to rain.
After being kicked out by Du Dajiang, Liu stayed overnight at the home of a distant relative in Changliu Village. This morning, she woke up feeling extremely angry and unwilling to leave, so she decided to go home.
As she passed by the Zhou family's house, she curiously peeked inside.
Just then, Aunt Wang, who was standing at the village entrance, saw her looking at her suspiciously and immediately asked sternly, "Who are you? What do you want?"
Liu quickly came to her senses and said, "My daughter has married into this family, so I wanted to take a look."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang knew that the woman in front of her was Du Wanchun's vicious stepmother.
With a stern face, she said, "Wanchun is well-loved by her mother-in-law and husband here, and her life is very prosperous. Don't keep thinking about her and come here to get in her way!"
Liu's face turned pale instantly, and she said fiercely, "Mind your own business!"
Aunt Wang had a fiery temper. She raised the hoe in her hand and yelled at her, "What? You want to bully her here? Get out of here! This isn't your Xiangtan Village!"
Liu was startled and immediately turned and ran away. As she left, she turned back and cursed, "Pah! What mother-in-law's love and husband's affection! That little hussy deserves to be bullied her for the rest of her life!"
When Aunt Wang heard this, she picked up her hoe and swung it directly at her.
Liu looked back and immediately sped up her run. She wasn't paying attention and fell straight into the cow dung pit.
Ah! A scream rang out as Liu struggled in the pile of cow dung, each struggle sending more cow dung into her mouth.
Slowly, she lost consciousness.
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