Chapter 120 This Touches Mrs. Zhou’s Reverse Scale Again
But Mrs. Zhou was very angry.
But she didn't tell Lin Shiqi these bad words.
I was afraid of angering the fourth son and his wife.
Anyway, she happened to have some time off from work today, so she took a big broom and drove the matchmaker out of Taohua Village two miles away.
Lin Shiqi looked embarrassed, "Mom, our mute daughter is still young, so we won't talk about marriage for now."
Regardless of his age, he is a boy!
What a joke.
Mrs. Zhou was still cursing, "I know that, that's why I scolded her! Those people have bad intentions and want to take our money. They know that you, the fourth room, are capable and can make tofu and sell it for money. You have extra money, so you try every possible way to get benefits. You are all shameless people! Do you think I can't see through their intentions?"
Lin Shiqi was ashamed. It was true that when one becomes famous one is prone to gossip.
All kinds of weird things can happen.
Fortunately, Mrs. Zhou blocked it for her.
She doesn't have to worry about it.
She changed the subject, "Mom, my fifth brother will be back for the New Year, right? Will his marriage be held next year?"
Mrs. Zhou started to curse again, "No matter whether he comes back or not, his heart has long been wandering outside. He has not come back once a year. He works outside and earns several hundred coins a month. He is also provided with food and drink, but he has never brought a penny home. He doesn't care about our life or death, and I just pretend that I have never given birth to a son like him..."
Lin Shiqi kept silent. This had touched Mrs. Zhou's sore spot again.
Not knowing what was going on, she could only shut up.
I went to deliver the goods today, and just came back after settling the bill, so I gave some money to Mrs. Zhou.
Now, Mrs. Zhou felt a little happier and put other things behind her.
***
It's snowing and my feet are so frozen.
It just so happened that Aunt Zhou had finished making their cotton shoes and sent them to Lin Shiqi and the others.
It's the right size and very warm to wear.
This is truly a timely help!
Lin Shiqi was not stingy and paid double the wages.
Zhou Yaogu happily accepted it and went to make new clothes for them. She also promised Lin Shiqi that she would make them a new coat before the New Year.
Now, Lin Shiqi is confident in her craftsmanship.
Aunt Zhou is usually lazy and doesn't do housework or go into the kitchen. She spends all her time doing sewing. I guess this is what it means to have specialties.
He then told her, "I'll pay for it, and you can make two new coats for our parents. The cost of the material and the workmanship will be on my shoulders. The ones for our parents can be considered as a gift from Zhou Lang and me. Make them warmer."
"Then should I use good cotton?" Zhou Yaogu's eyes lit up.
"Use it!" Lin Shiqi nodded decisively.
Then, Aunt Zhou continued, "I'm afraid my parents won't want them. They are used to being frugal. This year, everyone in the family was given new cloth for the New Year. If we make them new coats, they will say they are dying and half of their legs are in the ground. Why do they need so many good clothes? The coats they are wearing have been worn for more than ten years. The cotton inside has clumps. They are patched up every year and are not warm at all..."
Lin Shiqi also noticed it.
Old man Zhou likes to smoke dry tobacco. Every winter when the weather gets cold, he will cover his chest and cough constantly.
Mrs. Zhou's outer coat was new and looked respectable, but the jacket she wore underneath was actually very worn out.
The four of them wanted to wear new clothes, new jackets and new cotton shoes, but they didn't make any for the old couple, for fear that the villagers would gossip.
Now, Lin Shiqi understands that she is famous and has many eyes on her.
She couldn't help but think more about the details.
In addition, he had looted the bodies of two assassins in the past two days and obtained an unexpected fortune of one or two hundred taels, so he was considered to have some money on hand.
"Then don't tell them. Just make it for me and Zhou Lang."
Zhou Yaogu happily agreed.
He said shamelessly, "Sister-in-law, I have been wearing this coat for two or three years..."
Lin Shiqi said generously, "Then make one for yourself."
After that, he added, "Forget it, make one for each of the children at home!"
Aunt Zhou didn't dare to believe her ears. "Fourth sister-in-law, this will cost a lot. We have quite a few children in our family. The eldest room has three, the second room has two, and the third room has two, a total of seven children. Cotton is expensive, and we also need cloth. In most families, they only make one for the eldest child, and let the younger ones take over the old ones when they are smaller. Otherwise, just make one for each room?"
Lin Shiqi thought, if the older one always wears new clothes, does the younger one deserve to be unlucky?
It doesn't fit her philosophy.
"Then why not make cotton vests? They are made of new cotton and can be made a little bigger so that they can wear them for two more years."
Aunt Zhou smiled and said, "Good! This is good! Making vests is simple, warm, and less expensive. It's fair for everyone to make one, but I can't make so many by myself. It just so happens that it's snowing these few days, and the sisters-in-law don't have to work making tofu. I told them to make it together. They know it's free, so I don't need to urge them. They will all come to help."
Lin Shiqi nodded, "Then I'll leave it to you. I trust you to make the clothes."
He asked Zhou Yaogu roughly how much money it would take. Zhou Yaogu gave her a number. Lin Shiqi directly gave her the money and asked her to buy the fabric and cotton herself.
Zhou Yaogu held the silver and money, feeling as if she were dreaming.
"Fourth sister-in-law, you, you are really completely different from before."
Lin Shiqi looked at her with a smile.
Aunt Zhou said, "You, you are so nice now. You used to take everything back to your parents' home, but now you earn money and spend it on all of us. You really treat us as your family. I was not nice to you before, Fourth Sister-in-law, please don't be offended..."
"Of course not. My husband is your fourth brother and a member of the Zhou family. If I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well? If you are grateful, you can make clothes for us in the future and don't charge us for our work..."
Zhou Yaogu, who was feeling sentimental, suddenly came to her senses.
He said seriously, "That won't work. I'm counting on making clothes and shoes for my fourth brother and his wife to earn some pocket money. I can't do anything else and can't go to work. I can only make clothes. This is just a small thing that can be presented to others. Don't think I'm doing it for free. I'm not going to say anything more. I'm going to buy cotton. I'll buy it back before dark, and I can finish the work at night..."
As he spoke, Ru Wan ran away like a ghost.
Lin Shiqi laughed.
This Zhou Yaogu is not as annoying as in the book.
The book describes her as a lazy and gluttonous girl who never does housework or enters the kitchen. She just waits for her nephews and nieces to serve her. She only wants to live a rich life and is willing to be someone's concubine or maid...
Isn't this an advantage?
***
It was finally night.
From morning till night, Lin Shiqi waited for Zhou Lang to go back to the house to rest.
This is when they get off work every day.
Return to the concentric lock space.
People will relax a lot.
The first thing Lin Shiqi did was to see if there was any express delivery at the door.
Sure enough, there is.
The express deliveries have arrived one after another in the past few days.
Today's express delivery includes two sets of thermal underwear, several pairs of underwear, sanitary napkins, tissue paper, toothpaste, socks, and basic skin care products.
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