Jiang Sui felt that he didn't have to buy anything else, but he had to buy the peach cakes he promised Xiao Hechuan.
But what the mother and daughter didn't know was that as soon as they stepped into the pastry shop, a young man followed them and stood at the door of the shop, looking around, as if he was confirming something.
Xiao's mother bought two bags of peach cakes in total. Each bag of peach cakes costs 38 cents, which is expensive. There are only more than ten yuan in it, but it is delicious and can be stored for a long time.
After buying the peach cakes, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law went out of the city and caught a horse-drawn carriage that was about to depart back to the town.
Because it didn't take long to finish the work, I returned to the town early, and then took a ox cart back to the village. I arrived home at 3 p.m.
As usual, it would be around this time when they returned from worshipping in the temple, so neither Zhou nor Liu suspected anything.
However, this time, Xiao's mother bought so many peach cakes that Liu's eyes lit up with greed. As soon as she untied the rope wrapping the peach cakes, she couldn't wait to reach out to take them, but was gently slapped away by Xiao's mother.
"Don't move. Why are you so impatient? Everyone has a share. I'll share it among you."
When Xiao's mother saw her third daughter-in-law, she looked so worthless. She felt a little disappointed that she was so old but still acted like a child.
When Liu was patted on the back of her hand by Xiao's mother, she curled her lips and rubbed the back of her hand in a pretending manner, as if Xiao's mother had used a lot of strength.
"It's not me who is impatient, it's your grandson who wants to eat." Mrs. Liu muttered.
Everything is her grandson. Xiao's mother is annoyed with her. If she is more sensible, she would just say this joke once or twice, but no one likes to hear it if she keeps saying it every day.
Xiao Hechuan was not as active as her. He just waited obediently with Goudan, waiting to share the peach cakes.
Xiao's mother gave two pieces of peach cake to each person present. One package was almost empty. Xiao's mother ate one piece herself. There was one package left. When the men came back in the evening, she would leave it for them to have a try.
As soon as Jiang Sui and Xiao Hechuan got the pieces, they took out a piece and handed it to each other in tacit understanding.
"Eat more, wife."
"Hechuan, this piece is for you too." They spoke almost at the same time, but they had the same idea, which was to consider the other person.
Everyone was eating happily, but when they heard what they were doing, they all looked over.
Ever since Xiao Hechuan's brain got damaged, he has particularly liked eating peach cakes. Every time his mother bought him peach cakes, he always felt that they were not enough. But now that he has a wife, he is willing to share half of his peach cakes with Jiang Sui, which shows how much he likes his wife.
Jiang Sui knew that he loved to eat it, so he thought of giving him half of his portion.
She has tried all kinds of delicious pastries in modern times. This is called "loving children", right?
"I had already eaten before I came back, and now I can't eat anymore. Please help me share it!" Jiang Sui made up an excuse to fool people, pushed back the peach pastry handed to him by Xiao Hechuan, and gave him his own piece.
As a result, Liu was immediately unhappy when she heard this and looked at Xiao's mother:
"Mom, you are biased and give special treatment to my fourth brother's wife."
This fool, can't she see that he is just coaxing a child? She actually took it seriously.
Mother Xiao looked at her with a speechless look. Liu hadn't swallowed the peach cake in her mouth yet. She was still chewing it, puffing her cheeks and looking unconvinced.
So, Xiao's mother gave the remaining pieces to her, Zhou, Lanlan and Goudan.
Now the bag of peach cakes was completely gone, and Liu left with her spoils contentedly.
She thought to herself, I won’t tolerate any partiality on your part.
Later in the evening, when the sun had gone down, Xiao's father and his sons came back. After dinner, Xiao's mother gave each of them two more pieces of peach cakes, and by the way, she quietly told her old man about the trip to the county today.
Only then did Xiao's father realize that the mother and daughter had been quietly doing great things and had earned so much money.
"Hey, you two are really capable. You can keep such a big thing to yourself and not tell anyone." But Xiao's father didn't realize at all last night that Xiao's mother had hidden such a big thing.
"Can we tell you? I'm telling you, you're not allowed to tell. This silver belongs to Sui Sui. The Ganoderma lucidum and ginseng were all brought back by her. We can't think about it. How she wants to spend it is her business. If she wants us to benefit from it, then we should just be happy.
You have to keep your mouth shut and don't let the second and third elders know about this. If they want to get involved, will you share the money or not? If you share it, it will be unfair to Sui Sui. After all, they didn't contribute at all. Even brothers have to settle accounts clearly. Don't stir up conflicts between sisters-in-law."
"I know, old woman. Am I the unreasonable person? I won't say it. Besides, it was wronged for Jiang Sui to marry our Hechuan. She doesn't mind. What's there to complain about? If you ask me, she is the least troublesome one among the three daughters-in-law. Maybe it's really like you said. She is the lucky fish of our family. When she comes, all good things will come to our family."
Father Xiao didn’t take it seriously before, but now that he thinks about it, there really are some signs of it.
"Yes, Suisui is well-behaved, smart, has good ideas, and can hold her own outside. From now on, I will have an extra helper." Xiao's mother was very happy.
But when she turned around, she remembered something and said hurriedly:
"By the way, half of the silver is still here with me. I have to give it to Suisui and let you see it. It's so beautiful, all that white silver." She took out the purse like a treasure and opened it to show Xiao's father.
There were small coins inside, which made a jingling sound when shaken, making people feel comfortable just by looking at and listening to them.
Father Xiao also smiled with his eyes narrowed, thinking, this old woman is really, you say she is greedy for money, but she doesn't care about her daughter-in-law's money, you say she is not greedy for money, she is so happy when she sees the money.
Xiao's mother was preparing to visit Jiang Sui. As soon as she went out, she ran into Jiang Sui. She also came to Xiao's mother to give the other half of the silver.
Xiao's mother simply pulled her into her room and closed the door. Seeing this, Xiao's father quickly got off the kang, put on his shoes, and went to his eldest son's room to sit for a while and play with his eldest grandson in order to avoid suspicion.
Jiang Sui told Xiao's mother the purpose of her visit and that she wanted to leave all the money with her.
"Child, this is all earned by you, it's all yours, mother doesn't want it." Xiao's mother waved her hands repeatedly.
"I said I would give you the other half of my body."
As a result, Jiang Sui smiled and shook his head:
"Mom, I'm serious. I'll leave this money with you. You can use it to help the family in the future. To be honest, I have to thank you for bringing me out of the Jiang family and letting me escape from that devil's den. You've been kind to me and given me dignity. If it weren't for you, I might have been sold to a landlord in town as a concubine. I remember your kindness to me and will never forget it. So I treat you as my own mother, trust you, and want to treat you well. I'll leave this money with you. I feel at ease. Besides, my room is always crowded with people. Aren't you afraid of losing it?"
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