Unexpectedly, just as I was about to go into the yard to get a torch, a bright light slowly approached from a distance.
When they got closer and took a look, they found that even Zheng the butcher had come.
Butcher Zheng was pushing a wheelbarrow with pieces of chopped meat and four pig's trotters in the winnowing basket on the cart.
"Hey, here, here, I asked you to buy two pounds of meat, why did you send so much?"
"Your eldest granddaughter is honoring you and her uncle and aunt!"
Zheng the butcher was also happy because he had made some money, and he spoke happily.
Mrs. Zhang's face changed and she wanted to ask Zheng the butcher to take it back!
Unexpectedly, Chaoge spoke first: "Grandma, Zheng the butcher has been busy for a long time to prepare it for us, don't let him work in vain.
We will eat some of this meat tonight, and you, your aunt and your second aunt can share the rest, it’s not much.”
Xia Rong and her daughter, who were helping in the yard, looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.
I didn’t expect that Yun Chaoge, who had been a maid for several years, would buy so much meat for her relatives as soon as she came back?
As a maid, she must have saved a lot of money, that shouldn't be the case.
"Oh, yes, Auntie, I won't return this meat. The meat has been cut into strips, and it's hard for me to sell it."
Butcher Zheng saw that Mrs. Zhang looked like she was about to ruin his business, so he quickly spoke up and said something in advance.
“Hey, you girl, and the rest of you, why are you following along, and you don’t even know how to stop them?
So much meat, how much silver would it cost? "
"Hehe, don't worry, your eldest granddaughter is giving you money as a gift, so money is nothing."
Butcher Zheng chuckled and continued, while Mrs. Zhang glared at him coldly, "Bah, you don't feel that way since you've made money!
Humph! Take it in. "
The more Mrs. Zhang looked at Zheng the butcher, the more unhappy she became. She always felt that this unscrupulous businessman had cheated her granddaughter. Otherwise, who would be willing to buy so much meat in such a cold September?
Even if the meat is divided among the three families, it would still be more than the meat they bought during the Chinese New Year!
In other words, their granddaughter is simple-minded and kind-hearted, and she was easily fooled.
Butcher Zheng and Yun Dachuan carried the meat into the yard. Three sisters-in-law and a young girl who were busy preparing dinner were all stunned!
"Well, let's hold a welcoming banquet for little Pigeon, and it's just for our family, mother, you are so generous!
I, I, I didn’t even use so much meat when I married my daughter-in-law, this, this…”
Wang looked at the pieces of cut meat being carried in, and forgot to put down the knife with which she was chopping the chicken, and said sourly.
Although the tone was sour, the shock on his face was followed by laughter.
"Yeah, there are so many of us that we can't finish it all."
After all, everyone was used to being frugal on weekdays, so when more than a hundred kilograms of meat were suddenly placed in front of them just for the whole family to eat, even Mrs. Qiu felt it was a bit of a luxury.
I thought to myself, it would be better to buy two new sets of clothes for the little pigeon sisters instead of spending so much money on meat.
"Sister-in-law, it seems that our mother has saved a lot of money. My fourth brother must have become successful. He must have secretly been showing filial piety to our mother behind our backs.
Mother is so happy to see her eldest granddaughter coming back!"
"You two should save your saliva, you're already jealous before you even start feeling jealous.
This meat was bought by Little Pigeon. I plan to take some back for you. If you don’t want it, I will keep it all for Old Four.”
When Mrs. Zhang saw her two sisters-in-law acting like this, she teased them deliberately. Sure enough, as soon as she said this, Wang, Qiu, and everyone else present looked towards Chaoge with their eyes widened!
"You silly girl, why are you wasting this money?!
Oh, you, you...
No, no, Zheng the Butcher, take it back!
You are such a shameless profiteer, you must have deceived our niece. Are you a stranger to her, and you are bullying her like this?"
Wang was a fierce woman. She dropped the kitchen knife in her hand, grabbed Zheng the butcher's arm, turned her face cold, and started questioning him.
Qiu also dropped the work in her hands, strode up, and looked unhappy.
It was as if Chaoge was just a child who was really cheated and ruined by those vendors.
"Butcher Zheng, we have been fellow villagers for many years, and you are not the one to be trusted.
How much money could a little girl have? She was actually tricked by you into buying your flesh.
"You can't sell your meat? Are you trying to cheat the villagers?"
Mrs. Zhang was also unhappy that her two daughters-in-law allowed Zheng the Butcher to attack her, and she also believed that Zheng the Butcher had deceived her granddaughter.
Chaoge was completely dumbfounded, especially when he saw Zheng the butcher's speechless look, he was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
"My dear aunts, Uncle Zheng did not lie to me. It was me who took the initiative to buy so much meat.
It's rare for me to come back, and you aunts have all been so nice to me, I can't just eat you with empty hands.
Stop making things difficult for Uncle Zheng, he is really innocent."
Chaoge explained with a smile, but a few people were skeptical. No matter how they looked at him, they felt that Zheng the Butcher had a treacherous look on his face!
"Yes, it was my cousin who insisted on buying it, and we didn't stop her. It's not Uncle Zheng's fault."
Finally, Yun Dachuan said something fair, and Wang let go of her hand awkwardly.
Now that he was free, Zheng the butcher felt that it was too hard to earn money. His reputation in the village was almost ruined by these women. How could he sell meat in this village in the future?
"Hey, you guys keep busy, I'll go back."
Zheng the butcher wanted to escape, but Wang blocked his way again after he said this: "What's the hurry?
Our niece spends money lavishly. It’s okay that she is young and immature, but you are old, so you can’t be immature, right?
Just keep two pieces of the meat and take the rest back.
Don't tell me I can't return it. The meat hasn't even been cooked yet. I can return it if I want!"
I didn't expect that Wang's aggressiveness would be revealed so soon. Chaoge was really happy and helpless.
She hurried forward and stopped Wang, and quickly winked at Zheng the butcher, asking him to leave quickly. Zheng the butcher was also smart and took this opportunity to slip away!
"Hey, hey, hey, why are you running?
I said he was guilty, sister-in-law, hurry up and get him back!"
"Forget it, let's just give the little pigeon some face.
I will make up for this money later."
Chaoge stopped Wang, who was unable to get away and was reluctant to push her niece away, so she went straight to Qiu and her mother-in-law.
"Mother, isn't your silver just silver?
We must not let outsiders cheat us!
Keep your money for your retirement. I have to find Zheng the butcher and ask him to return the money to you!"
“Okay, forget it.
Our two families' children are grown up now and can do some work. We can give the money ourselves. Why should we ask for mother's pension money?
Mom is right, let’s not go, let’s save some face for the little pigeon.
You can go find Zheng the butcher later, and he will tell others about it. Others who don’t know about it will say that the little pigeon gave us something as a gift and returned it to us.”
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