In the past, his father had some complaints, but now his father wants to offer his wife as a sacrifice, because with his wife's wages, he can buy a few pounds of meat from time to time. However, he has never eaten mutton since he was a child, and this time, he was blessed by his wife and was able to eat mutton. The people next to him looked at Wu Jia with envy in their eyes and said, "Wu Jia, you have a good wife!" Wu Jia smiled and said, "No, no." But there are also blind people in the crowd, that is Widow Sun, "Tsk! Maybe your wife is having an affair with someone in the workshop, and you don't even know that she is cuckolded." After hearing this, Wu Jia couldn't help but get angry, and his saliva flew when he spoke, "Widow Sun, don't think that I dare not hit you because your husband is dead. Your mouth full of shit will rot sooner or later!"
Not to be outdone, Mrs. Sun retorted directly, "Wu Jia, you deserve to be cuckolded. The workshop walls are so high, and there are men working inside. Maybe your wife is having an affair with someone!"
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present changed. Some of them had wives at home and did not go to the workshop to work. At this moment, they could not help but feel lucky. Yes! The wall is so high, and there are men working in the workshop. Who knows if his wife will hook up with other men and become a cuckold! If so, he is afraid that the children born will not be his.
After hearing this, Wu Jia felt as if his chest was on fire, but he was at a loss for words and could not utter anything. All he could say was, "You are full of shit!"
And Granny Sun peppered him with questions, "Your Qiuxia is pregnant. How come she didn't get pregnant two years ago, but got pregnant after entering the workshop? Isn't this proof of incest?"
Those present heard what Grandma Sun said and thought about it. Yes! Wu Jia's wife had been married for more than three years and had never conceived a child. How come she got pregnant after just over a month at the spicy snack workshop?
Everyone looked at Wu Jia's strange expression, as if they could actually see that he was cuckolded. Wu Jia's face was red, obviously angry, and he pointed at Sun Po Niang, "You, you slandered my wife!" Sun Po Niang was already very proud at this time. She put her hands on her hips and described the scene of Qiuxia having sex with someone in the workshop with great joy, as if she had seen it with her own eyes!
Outside the workshop, people had already gathered to listen to Grandma Sun's bragging. However, because Tong Wen Yao and Tong Bo were dividing the mutton inside, they had no idea what was going on outside.
In the workshop, Tong Wen Yao went to her second aunt's office. Her second aunt was sitting at the table doing the accounts, quickly moving the abacus with one hand and holding a brush in the other hand to take notes.
Tong Wenyao quietly slipped over to Second Auntie, covered her eyes, and lowered her voice, "Guess who I am?" Mother Cui's eyes were covered by her small hands, but her ears recognized Yao'er's voice. With a hint of surprise, she tentatively asked, "Yao'er?"
Tong Wenyao put down her hand and pouted, "Second Aunt, how did you guess it was mine?"
Cui's mother laughed and joked, "Only a little naughty boy like you would be so bold." Tong Wenyao acted coquettishly towards her second aunt, "Second aunt, I'm here to deliver mutton to the people at the spicy noodle workshop!"
Mother Cui raised her eyebrows, glanced at Tong Wenyao, and then looked at Tong Bo, "Look, you feel itchy when you have money on you, you don't celebrate festivals or the New Year, and you even start giving benefits to your subordinates."
After hearing this, Tong Wenyao said frankly, "Second Aunt, isn't it almost the New Year? I want to give them some benefits. Then they will work harder." Seeing that Tong Wenyao began to nag like an old woman, Cui's mother rubbed her head and said dissatisfiedly, "Am I, your Second Aunt, such a person?" Tong Wenyao pulled Second Aunt's sleeve and said, "I know Second Aunt is not such a person. The mutton is outside. Second Aunt, you can divide it."
After hearing this, Cui's mother did not refuse and agreed, "Okay, I'll go out and divide it among them now."
Cui's mother called Qiu Zhen over and said, "Tell them to gather in the yard." Qiu Zhen replied, "Okay."
Cui's mother looked at the cart of mutton and quickly asked the only two men in the workshop at the door, Wu Ping and Wu Guang, to carry it onto the stage and cover it with something so that they could not see what it was. The steps here were higher than other steps and the place was wider, equivalent to the stage for a small concert, about half a meter high, and one could see the entire crowd clearly from below.
After a while, the people inside came out one by one and stood on the stage, while Tong Wenyao and Tong Bo watched them from the side of the stage. After Cui's mother and others gathered, she said, "I called you together today because of a happy event. This is also a reward for your good work."
The people in the audience were whispering, looking at the obscured objects on the stage, and were unsure what the rewards were.
Seeing that the atmosphere had reached a climax, Cui's mother stretched out her hand to signal for silence, "Qiuzhen, take away the cloth." Qiuzhen walked to the stage and pulled away the cloth covering the mutton, revealing a cart of meat.
"As for the rewards, it's two pounds of meat per person! The four best cooks will get an extra lamb hoof!" The audience erupted in excitement upon hearing this. This was lamb! None of them had ever eaten lamb in their lives, and yet they were actually getting two pounds of it!
Joy and laughter appeared on everyone's face. Some people were already wondering who did the best and who would get an extra sheep's hoof.
Mother Cui didn't want to keep anyone in suspense. After everyone had discussed for a while, she signaled for a pause. "Now, the four people whose names have been called, come forward and claim two pounds of meat and a lamb's hoof. Qiuxia, Chuntao, Wu Ping, and Wu Guang."
When the others heard this, their eyes were full of envy. Some even thought that if they could go back to the beginning, they would definitely work hard so that they could get an extra sheep's hoof. Some also thought that they must work hard from today on.
Seeing the high spirits of the crowd, Cui's mother also felt particularly good. This kind of life gave her hope. In the past, during festivals, she would ask the servants to go shopping and then they would share the money. She had never seen such a moment.
Qiu Zhen picked up two pounds of mutton and a lamb hoof and handed them to Qiu Xia, then to Chun Tao, Wu Ping, and Wu Guang. After the four of them received theirs, Cui's mother asked them to say a few words to encourage themselves and the people in the audience!
The four of them exchanged glances after hearing this, and then Qiuxia took the lead, her eyes moist as she stepped forward and began to speak, "Before, I never thought that women could leave home, work on their own, and even earn money for the family. I want to thank my husband and mother-in-law for their support back then, and also thank myself for more than a month ago. It was my courage to step out of the house back then that led to this achievement!"
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