Chapter 174: Elbow Turned Outward

Jiang Liwen cursed loudly.

"Tell me the truth, when did you leak the secret? You idiot, if you go to your mother's house and tell her about this, I won't beat you. At least she is your family, so it's understandable that you let the secret slip. But who is Chen to you? She's just a cousin. Did she help you a penny after you married into the family? Ah? Do you still want to live like this?"

This kick used almost 80% of the force.

The remaining 20% ​​is that Jiang Liwen is not ruthless enough.

"My dear father, mother, I was wrong. I shouldn't have said that. It was my cousin who tricked me into going to her house while you were cutting bamboo. She asked me questions for a long time. As you know, my mother's last name is also Chen.

My cousin has a very close relationship with my family. She grew up with my mother and was very nice to me. I thought she wouldn’t tell anyone. She clearly promised me that she wouldn’t tell anyone.

Chen Quanfen knelt on the ground, trembling and begging for forgiveness.

After being married for so many years, this was the first time her father hit her.

Chen Quanfen didn't even dare to look up at her in-laws' eyes.

"You think? Are you right? Your good cousin has screwed our family so much! Without this income, I wonder what you will eat and drink! Liwen, take this idiot home. It's too embarrassing to leave him alone."

Ma Chunxia whispered to her eldest son.

After all the family members left, she stood aside and refused to leave.

At this time, Zhang Jinlan was checking the bamboo tubes made by the people who stayed behind.

Any unpolished edges or uneven cuts should not be accepted.

In the end, he bought more than 400 bamboo tubes for 1.3 yuan.

It’s equivalent to several days’ worth of gifts from Ma Chunxia’s family.

After everyone left.

Zhang Jinlan raised her eyelids and looked at her.

"Sister Jinlan, I'm sorry. It's my fault for not disciplining my eldest daughter-in-law. I didn't say this on purpose."

Ma Chunxia was so angry that she almost died.

At first, she thought Chen Quanfen was honest and decent, a little stupid, but fortunately hardworking, so she made the decision to arrange this marriage for her son and spent two and a half taels of betrothal gift to marry her.

It’s half an ounce more than other families.

But now it seems that stupid people really can't be married.

It brings disaster to the whole family.

There is no harvest in the fields yet, and the chickens at home only lay an egg every few days.

Without this income, we won’t be able to afford brown rice porridge at home anymore.

Thinking of this, Ma Chunxia was terrified.

She actually knelt down in front of Zhang Jinlan in front of the Jiang family.

"Don't. I know it's not your fault, but... your daughter-in-law is your family after all. Even if I have some way to make money in the future, I dare not give it to you, otherwise the whole village will come to make trouble. Look, my family has been made trouble by them. Now I have bought so many bamboo tubes, and it has been decided that each family will receive 52 per day.

With so many people together, I have to collect at least 500 a day, which is too much to use up. But we have a good relationship, so from now on, your family will send 50 a day, but the price will not be as high as before. I will buy 13 from them for one cent, so let's calculate it as 10 per cent. You can earn 5 cents a day, which is better than them."

Zhang Jinlan pulled her up.

Speak earnestly.

Ma Chunxia is not a bad person.

I have also helped my family, and our relationship has become much closer recently.

But after all, it was her fault for not disciplining her daughter-in-law strictly enough, so she had to give her daughter-in-law a lesson to prevent her daughter-in-law from leaking the secret again in the future.

Zhang Jinlan couldn’t do anything about harming her family, but she couldn’t let her own family be implicated.

"Okay, thank you, Sister Jinlan. I won't let her go. I will discipline her when I get home. This is my fault. You haven't had a hot meal since you got home. How about this? Come to my house and I will cook for you myself."

Ma Chunxia was deeply moved.

Although it dropped from nearly thirty cents a day to five cents.

But at least there is some long-term income.

The family won’t be left with nothing.

She invited Zhang Jinlan to her home for dinner, but Zhang Jinlan declined.

It was getting dark.

Smoke had just begun to come out of the Jiang family's chimney.

They didn't have any meal until the moon came out.

Occasionally, you can hear some miserable cries coming from next door.

It wasn't that I was beaten.

I guess it was Chen Quanfen who was admitting her mistake.

Jiang Fubao guessed.

She sat next to Sun Lai Di, took a big sip of the rice porridge from the bowl, and ate it with some pickled vegetables and cold cucumber, which tasted particularly delicious.

If it wasn't so late, I wouldn't have to eat the same thing as breakfast.

After dinner, Jiang Jia washed himself and went to sleep.

The sun and the moon alternated, and when I opened my eyes again, it was already bright.

Jiang Fubao was the only one in the room. She sat up from the bed and saw a set of clean clothes lying beside the bed.

Jiang Fubao first put on a gamboge bellyband with two ropes sewn on it, which was similar to modern suspenders, but a looser version.

Then put on a pair of thin pants, a bit like leggings, tuck the bottom of the bellyband into it, and then wear a layer of pleated skirt on the outside.

Tie a belt around your waist so that your skirt doesn't fall down.

The belt is made of scraps of cloth, the same color as the suspenders worn inside. The inside and the outside are different colors. The inside is pink, so it can be used as a belt for another set of maroon clothes. Just turn it over. This is the mother's brilliant idea, and Jiang Fubao thinks she is very smart.

Put on the skirt and finally put on a grass green straight-collared double-breasted shirt.

Her mother was afraid that she would dirty her clothes.

He also gave her a short jacket with a cross collar for her to wear outside.

This way, food won't drip onto the clothes inside. When washing, simply rub the clothes inside and hang them to dry.

Expensive clothes are generally not durable.

So the fabric of the short jacket is rough cotton.

It won't break no matter how you wash it.

It's perfect for blocking dirt.

Even though the family's living conditions have improved, the family's frugal nature cannot be changed in a short time.

After putting his things under the bed, Jiang Fubao went to the yard to wash up and have breakfast.

A quarter of an hour later, she was sitting on her second brother's lap.

The second brother was sitting on the ox cart.

The family went to the shop to make a lot of money.

Ox carts were driving through the village, and anyone who had sold bamboo tubes yesterday smiled fawningly at the Jiang family.

On the contrary, he rolled his eyes and muttered something, which was probably a curse.

Zhang Jinlan didn't care.

If you have the guts, come up to her and scold her.

I don't have the courage to do that, so I can only curse them to themselves.

Just be angry with yourself.

The ox cart passed by Qianjia Village.

There was a person hiding next to a big rock at the entrance of the village. After watching the Jiang family's ox cart leave, she came out from behind the rock.

It was Qian Xile’s sister-in-law, Zhu Paner.

"Damn it, why are you going to town again? Forget it, let's wait a little longer."

She finished talking to herself and turned back to the village.

Qian Xile was leaning on Jiang Tongjin's shoulder on the ox cart and was falling asleep. The bumpy road had no effect on her at all.

Jiang Fubao saw his sleepy sister-in-law.

It's basically confirmed that she is pregnant.

It's just that it's still early in the month.

Unless one has very advanced medical skills, it is impossible to detect the signs of pregnancy.