Chapter 102
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When they rented the house to their second brother, they agreed that they would move back during the Chinese New Year month every year.
My second brother and his family will move back home this month, and I will give the house back to them.
My second brother and his family moved out early and cleaned the house.
When they returned home, their second brother thoughtfully heated the kang for them. They spread out the bedding they brought back and went to sleep.
On the first day after they came back, they put down their things and went back home with gifts. They bought a few bottles of good wine and tea for their father, hairpins and bracelets for their mother, and cloth for their brothers and sisters-in-law so that they could make new clothes for themselves.
The materials they bought were the most fashionable in the county. The two sisters-in-law liked them very much and kept praising Shen Yuntang for his good taste.
Mother touched the new silver bracelet and smiled from ear to ear, "Other families say that having a son is a blessing, but I think it is more blessed to have a boy. None of my sons let me wear a new bracelet, but you are the only one who thinks of me."
The eldest and second brothers blushed and said, "Mom, we will buy one for you too."
"You'd better forget it and save the money for raising the child." Mother touched the bracelet and the hairpin and was extremely happy.
My eldest sister-in-law’s child was born last month. She said they came back just in time and the child will be having a full-month banquet soon. They can attend their nephew’s full-month banquet when they come back.
My second sister-in-law is also pregnant, but it’s still early in the pregnancy, so her belly is not very visible.
Shen Yuntang and Cheng Yeran went to check on their little nephew, who was fair and chubby. As soon as they entered, the child smiled at them and was very obedient.
His sister-in-law asked him to hold the child, and Shen Yuntang carefully picked up the child. The child's body was soft and looked very fragile.
In his previous life, after he had a child, he died without ever holding the child. After being reborn, he is now holding someone else's child and thinking about having one of his own.
My sister-in-law also noticed that he liked children, so she asked him, "When are you two going to have a baby?"
Shen Yuntang did not answer, but looked up at Cheng Yeran.
Cheng Yeran smiled and said, "I will give birth after I pass the exam."
The last time Shen Yuntang heard him say that Lian Yang Shiming praised him, saying that he would be able to pass the examination and become a scholar next year. If he had passed the examination and became a scholar, he should be able to pass the higher examinations soon too.
Thinking that he and Cheng Yeran would have such a lovely child in a few years, a sweet smile appeared on his face.
When his sister-in-law saw his expression, she also smiled secretly, "You two have a really good relationship. I envy you."
Shen Yuntang: "You and my elder brother are also very good, didn't my elder brother bully you? Sister-in-law, tell me, I will go and tell my elder brother."
The eldest sister-in-law waved her hands quickly: "He doesn't dare to bully me, it's just that he is too boring and can't say a few words a day. I am a talkative person, and no one talks to me. It's really suffocating me."
Shen Yuntang finally breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Brother used to say only a few words a month, but now he can say a few words a day, which shows that he cares about sister-in-law very much."
When the eldest sister-in-law heard what he said, she was convinced and said, "That's true."
After they left their parents' home, they went to visit the village chief's house and gave him a gift. The village chief told them that the fertilizer workshop was doing well. It was only winter now, but many people came to order fertilizer for next year.
This year, all the villagers used the fertilizer and they all had a good harvest. Many people in other villages also followed suit and used it and they also had a good harvest. The fertilizer became famous and even villages far away came to order it.
Before, the fertilizer workshop only employed relatives in the family, but now it is not enough, so many more villagers were recruited to help. It is winter now, so we don’t have to grow crops and can still earn some wages.
The village chief patted him on the shoulder and said, "Thanks to you, the lives of the villagers are getting better and better. If your reputation grows, I'm afraid the whole village will follow suit and become rich together."
At first, Cheng Yeran just wanted to use fertilizer secretly and then surprise everyone, but he didn't expect that now the whole village has become rich because of him. That's good, everyone has something to do and won't be idle and spend time gossiping about other people's affairs every day.
However, he still felt that the overall quality of their village was too low and needed to be improved.
When he heard the village chief tell him that his share would be even bigger next year, he proposed to the village chief: "I want to use my share to build a school in the village so that all the children in the village can go to school for free."
The village chief was stunned for a moment, "Okay, you are a kind-hearted child. I have to record your contribution in our family tree."
"Then my cousin should leave me a few more pages. Otherwise, with only one and a half pages left, I'm afraid he won't be able to fully record my legendary life." Cheng Yeran joked with a smile.
The village chief was also amused when he heard this, "You are just a naughty child."
After leaving the village chief's house, they went to Tugen's house and gave Tugen's father two taels of silver. Tugen earned five cents of silver every month, and they gave him two taels of silver as a year-end bonus during the New Year. These two taels of silver were Tugen's year-end bonus. He saved the rest of his salary, and he also saved Mai Miao's money for himself and did not give it to his family.
When Tugen's father saw the money, his eyes lit up. One child was working outside, and the other was farming at home. The couple could earn money just by lying down at home. They even asked, "Are you still short of people? When our child is born, can we send Tugen's brother over there as well?"
Cheng Yeran looked at his skinny younger brother. He felt suffocated just thinking about the fact that his mother was pregnant with an unborn baby.
What sins did the child commit in his previous life to be born into such a family?
He perfunctorily passed it over and put the money
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Then he took Shen Yuntang with him.
On the way back, he met Lu Liu.
Although Lu Liu is from the same village as him, he moved to the county town with his family when he was young and never came back since then. Why did he come back to celebrate the New Year this year?
When Cheng Yeran saw him, he greeted him and asked casually.
Lu Liu hesitated and looked at Shen Yuntang.
Cheng Yeran understood what he meant. He wanted to say something to her alone.
Shen Yuntang also understood his hint: "I'll go back first, you guys chat."
After Shen Yuntang returned home, he went into the kitchen. When they were renovating the house, Cheng Yeran built an oven in the yard. Now that he was back, he wanted to try making some cookies.
He had bought a book about cakes, snacks and cookies before, but he was too busy, so he tried it a few times.
Cheng Yeran said that he would go to Beijing to be an official in the future. He thought of opening a cake shop in Beijing, selling cakes, bread and biscuits like what he saw in TV dramas.
He has few people he can use now, and when his cousins are able to take charge and share the burden with him, he will recruit a group of people to help them, and he will have time to do other things.
There were so many things he wanted to do, and he wanted to try everything. Once he even asked Cheng Yeran if he was too restless, wanting to do this and that, dispersing his energy, and would end up not being able to do anything well.
However, Cheng Yeran told him that people only live once, so they can do whatever they want, and it doesn’t matter if they fail. Their family is rich and has the money for him to make mistakes. Only after failing a few times will he know what he is really suited for.
He opened a noodle shop and liked it very much, but later he stopped making noodles. He preferred to focus on how to open branches. He made sausages, but his original purpose was to make more money, which he did, so he let his cousins do it.
He likes making clothes very much and wants to continue doing it, but this era is different from the future. Most people still make their own clothes for themselves, and only wealthy families will hire tailors from outside.
When he first made the same style as Yuanbao, he saw that many people would follow suit and buy it. He wanted to make a fashion magazine next year and send it all over the country. Maybe he could expand this business.
He hadn't started making snacks yet, but he had a one-month vacation. Cheng Yeran told him not to work during this month and didn't let him bring back any embroidery items, so he could concentrate on making cakes and biscuits.
He hadn't been back for a long time, but when he came back, he had a sense of belonging. He could still think of the days when he cooked in the kitchen with Cheng Yeran. At that time, Cheng Yeran would always squat at the door after washing the vegetables, and he would cut vegetables and cook by the stove.
It's very strange. He has only lived in this house for a year, but he likes this home more than his parents' home. Maybe he is the master of this home and can control everything in the home without asking his parents' opinions. He is more free and independent, and he likes this feeling.
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After Shen Yuntang returned home, Lu Liu cried to Cheng Yeran.
Cheng Yeran didn't expect him to cry. Isn't it said that men shed blood but not tears? Why do all of them love to cry so much? Could it be that I was the one who brought this kind of atmosphere to the academy?
Cheng Yeran asked him, "Did you not do well in the exam this time and want me to help you with your studies? Your essay is well written. Is there something bothering you that affected you? Or are you simply careless and not serious?"
"No, I've been expelled from the academy. I didn't do well in the two exams, and I even ranked third from the bottom in the last one." Lu Liu wiped his tears and told her about what happened at home.
"Originally, my family's business was doing well, but my eldest brother became addicted to gambling and owed 30,000 taels of silver. Parents can never earn 30,000 taels in their lifetime! In order to pay back the debt, my eldest brother pushed me into the pond with the purpose of making me sick so that he could cheat you to buy medicine. After I learned the truth, I have been embarrassed to see you, and I feel guilty..." Lu Liu did not intend to get close to Cheng Yeran at first, but later his eldest brother ruined their relationship.
"So your grades have been declining because of your elder brother?" Cheng Yeran asked him.
"Yes, people kept coming to my house to collect debts, so I couldn't concentrate on my studies. My parents became sick because of this, and my eldest brother was hacked to death by the debt collectors. All our money was also stolen, so we had to move back to the countryside." Lu Liu cried and said, "I'm afraid I will have to give up studying in the future. I can only farm in the countryside and take care of my parents."
Cheng Yeran read the articles and poems he wrote and felt it was a pity.
But he suddenly thought of something, "I plan to invest money to set up a school in the village. You can be a teacher in the school. When you earn enough money, you can still take the exam. Don't give up."
Lu Liu didn't expect that when Cheng Yeran heard that his elder brother had cheated him of his medicine, he was not angry at all, but took him to the village chief to recommend him to be a teacher in the school. He was extremely grateful and promised to repay his kindness when he had the ability in the future.
When Cheng Yeran returned home, Shen Yuntang had already baked the cookies. He sat on the warm kang, eating oranges bought online and homemade cookies while watching a TV series. The TV series he was watching was about bread, and the main character was a pastry chef.
Cheng Yeran took off his shoes and socks and got on the kang, lying on it with his arms and legs spread out.
"What are you doing? Why are you lying like this? Do you like this kang so much? Build one for us in the county town later." Shen Yuntang thought he was weird and looked at him for a second longer.
"When I came in and saw you were so cute, I wanted to hug you, but I was afraid of the cold outside, so I warmed up first." Cheng Yeran said, pulling his hand against her chest: "Test the temperature, okay?"
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The day before New Year’s Eve, my fourth brother brought his cousins back to the village, and many people in the village came to watch.
They heard that the two siblings followed Shen Yuntang and others to the county town and were paid two cents of silver every month, and they were extremely jealous.
Some people even made up stories about them behind their backs, saying how could a dirty guy and a widow make so much money? Are you going into the flesh trade?
Their village was even poorer than Cheng Yeran's. To the people in the county town, two cents of silver was not a lot, but to the people in their village, a boy could earn more than two taels of silver a year, which was a sky-high price. He must have sold his body. In their village, marrying a boy did not require two taels of silver as a dowry.
When the two of them arrived at the door of their house, Gou Wa also squeezed into the crowd.
He had been whipped forty times by the village chief. Although he survived, his legs were broken. He had always been resentful of Liu Ya, and when he saw Liu Ya coming back, he couldn't wait to drag his lame leg over to anger Liu Ya.
When Liu Ya saw him, her face immediately darkened. Lu Wei and the fourth brother protected Liu Ya and asked Gou Wa, "What do you want to do?"
Gou Wa didn't come forward again, and said with a playful smile: "Nothing, just to tell Liu Ya that I got married. I just got married last month. Some people can't get married in their entire lives, how pitiful~"
Liu Ya clenched her fists, suppressed her temper, and said in a normal tone: "If I can only marry someone like you, then it's better not to marry in this life. The person who marries you won't be blind. If he even wants someone like you, he may not be a good person."
Liu Ya touched the hairpin on her head again, and showed him her bracelet and the ring on her hand, "Can you afford these? I can easily buy them with my own money. It's better not to get married. I can spend as much money as I earn, and I don't have to subsidize my in-laws."
"You!" Gou Wa saw that he was so calm. After not seeing him for half a year, he looked better and a little fatter. He was wearing clothes made of such fine materials and had so many jewelry. He had obviously become a lot richer. He felt very uncomfortable when his enemy lived well.
"Do you still want to be whipped? The village chief has said that our two families owe each other nothing. Whoever causes trouble for the other will be punished according to the village rules." Ever since Liu Ya saw Gou Wa being whipped, he was no longer afraid of Gou Wa. He forced himself to let go of that terrible experience. He wanted to live a good life and not let irrelevant people affect his life.
When Gou Wa heard the whip, he was frightened and turned away.
People in the village said that he had become eloquent after his trip outside, and looked a bit like his cousin's husband. Could there be something going on between them?
Liu Ya scolded them one by one, pointed at them and said, "Have you slept with your brother-in-law? Everyone looks like someone who seduces your brother-in-law. Ugh, disgusting."
He slammed the door shut after he finished speaking, "Mom and Dad, next year you should go to the county town to celebrate the New Year with us. I never want to come back to this village again."
Parents also felt sorry for them: "Okay, don't come back. Don't come back."
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Chapter 103
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Yuanbao opened the gate in the morning and saw Yang Shiming standing at the door. He didn't know how long he had been waiting. "Why didn't you knock on the door? Are you looking for my cousin? He went back to his hometown yesterday."
"I didn't wait long. I just arrived. I wanted to give him a box of snacks before I left." Yang Shiming looked at the snacks in his hand and handed them to Yuanbao. "Now I can only give them to you."
"Give it to me?" Although Yuanbao had saved a lot of money, he only had money in and no money out, and he was usually reluctant to buy snacks. So he happily took it and gave him a bright smile, "I'm lucky enough to have this. I'll share it with everyone later. Do you mind?"
"I don't mind. I originally sent it to you to eat." Yang Shiming asked, "Is it safe for you to spend the New Year here by yourself?"
"Why not? I'm a man too." Yuanbao patted his arm. "And Tugen, that guy is much stronger than me, and he's growing more and more like a bull. With him around, are you afraid that others will cause trouble for us?"
Yuanbao felt that he had said too much. As a scholar, he could not bear to hear his vulgar words, so he changed the subject: "When are you leaving? Do you want to let Fourth Brother take you there? We have a donkey cart at home. We can pick a less busy time these days to take you there."
Yang Shiming said, "Don't bother me, Fourth Brother. Zhao Yanlin and I have rented a car to go back. I want you to tell Lin Yu that we will pick him up the day after tomorrow morning."
"Why doesn't he say it himself? Is Lin Yu your husband or his husband?" Yuan Bao couldn't help but complain, "It's really bad luck to marry a man like this."
"You are so close to him, how come you are so much better than him." Yuan Bao said and waved his hand at him: "I won't talk to you anymore, I have to open a shop."
"Okay, see you later." Yang Shiming also turned and left.
When Lin Yu heard that he would leave early the day after tomorrow, he felt inexplicably irritated. He was also very afraid to see his father-in-law and mother-in-law, and he didn't want to see his elder brother and sister-in-law even more.
But he is still the husband of the Zhao family. This is something that cannot be avoided, and he can only force himself to accept it.
He found it harder than forcing himself to talk to people while selling sausages.
The day after tomorrow morning, he went out with a box and a packed bag.
Zhao Yanlin was sitting in the car impatiently, but when he saw him go out, he was stunned. In the past six months, Lin Yu had not been exposed to the wind and sun, so his skin became smooth and white. His clothes were also made of new materials that Liu Ya and he bought in the county town, and they were made of the most fashionable styles.
In the past, his clothes and hair were always messy because he had to do housework, feed chickens and ducks, and prepare three meals a day for the family. He was so busy that he had no time to take care of himself.
Now her clothes are neat and beautiful, and her hair is combed meticulously. Although she only wears a simple plain hairpin, she still has a kind of graceful beauty.
He no longer hunches his head or chest. In the past, he was afraid of being noticed by others, and hunching his chest and lowering his head were all disguises for self-protection. Since he became confident, his spirit and spirit are different, and his back is straight.
Zhao Yanlin was stunned for a moment, and realized that he had been staring at Lin Yu for so long. He turned his head away angrily and said, "Why are you bringing so many things with you?"
"These are a batch of embroidery that Brother Chen urgently needed. I took them back to make them, and he gave me an extra tael of silver." Lin Yu heard his impatient tone as soon as they met. He was used to it, so he became nervous subconsciously and spoke much faster.
“Take it home and don’t dirty the materials. You are so dirty, don’t get them dirty.” Zhao Yanlin said this and took a look at Zhao Yanlin’s clothes. They were clean, his fingers were white, and there was no black mud in the gaps between his nails.
In the past, Lin Yu had to cut wild vegetables to feed pigs, chickens and ducks, and his fingers were always green. Doing farm work would also inevitably get his fingers black.
Zhao Yanlin always disliked him for being dirty, but if Zhao Yanlin hadn't been studying outside, he would have been the one doing all the housework.
Yang Shiming pushed him and asked him to get out of the car to help Lin Yu with the luggage. After all, Lin Yu was Zhao Yanlin's husband, and he had to avoid suspicion, so he couldn't help too much.
Before Zhao Yanlin got off the carriage, Liu Ya came out and moved the wooden box onto the carriage. "It's just a box. You men can't move it. We brothers have plenty of strength."
Every time Zhao Yanlin saw Liu Ya, he would be scolded by Liu Ya, and he felt even more annoyed with this guy. Compared with Liu Ya, Lin Yu was much more docile. Although Liu Ya was beautiful, she was sharp-tongued, which affected Zhao Yanlin's scoring criteria. Liu Ya's appearance was greatly discounted in his mind. From this perspective, his husband was better.
After Liu Ya helped to load the boxes into the car, she winked at Lin Yu and said, "Remember what I told you."
Lin Yu couldn't help but smile, "I see. Go back soon. See you next year."
"Okay, bye." Liu Ya learned to say goodbye from Yuanbao, who learned it from Cheng Yeran. Cheng Yeran brought many future habits here and subtly influenced the people around him.
Lin Yu brought some buns to eat on the road. He wrapped them in a paper bag and held them in his arms. They were still warm when he took them out at noon.
He got up early in the morning to make dumplings, not for Zhao Yanlin, but to make himself feel more comfortable eating, and also to thank Yang Shiming for helping him every time.
When Zhao Yanlin ate the buns made by Lin Yu again, he suddenly remembered that his husband was also a good cook, and his skills were not much worse than Shen Yuntang's.
He also recalled many scenes from the time they had just gotten married. He remembered that when they had just gotten married, he also liked to follow Lin Yu. When Lin Yu went to the kitchen to make dumplings, he followed her into the kitchen and talked to him. No matter what he said, Lin Yu could always respond to him the fastest. The two of them looked at each other, talked and laughed, and it was very sweet.
How come I forgot all this later? After he recalled those scenes, his heart softened. Perhaps, he should be nicer to Lin Yu as his friends advised. After all, she was the husband he married in a formal ceremony, the person he was going to spend the rest of his life with, and it was not good to always speak coldly to her.
After returning home, the Zhao family members greeted them warmly at the door.
Zhao's mother also helped Lin Yu carry his luggage and asked him how he had been doing in the past six months and whether he had been wronged in the county town. The neighbors all said that Zhao's mother was a good person and that there was no better mother-in-law in the whole village.
Lin Yu suspected that he wanted to go through his luggage and look for money or valuables.
His suspicion was not without reason. When he got married, his mother gave him two bracelets and a hairpin as a dowry. However, not long after the marriage, his bracelets and hairpin disappeared one by one.
He anxiously searched for it at home for a long time and finally cried. Zhao Yanlin impatiently blamed him for leaving things in a mess and not keeping such valuable things away. He was told that he should not be allowed to manage the money at home in the future, otherwise all the money at home would be lost by him.
Later, the mother-in-law said that she found it next to the chicken coop, and said that he was prone to losing things, so it would be better to keep it with her. She said that it was not Tan Linyu's thing, but she was afraid that he would lose it again due to his childish temper. If he ever needed it, she would give it to him.
But he never mentioned this incident again after that. He recalled it dozens and hundreds of times, but he couldn't remember taking the things to the chicken coop. After he got married, he put the things under the box and never took them out once. It couldn't be that he was sleepwalking.
He suspected that it was his mother-in-law who stole it, but he didn't dare to question her. There were many people in the Zhao family, and he was alone. If there was a quarrel, he would be the one who suffered.
But now he didn't want to live in such a muddle, he snatched the bag in front of the neighbors, "Mom, I haven't been able to take care of you in the past six months, I already feel guilty, how can I let you suffer for me again?"
The neighbors also praised Lin Yu: "Zhao Yanlin has found a good husband. Not only is he filial to his mother-in-law, but I heard that he also went to the county town to take care of Zhao Xiucai's daily life and also worked. It would be great if my family could have such a daughter-in-law."
Zhao's mother didn't expect that he had become so eloquent after only half a year away. She was afraid that he would be difficult to manage in the future. She began to regret sending Lin Yu to the county town.
But after entering, I saw Lin Yu took out
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Two taels of silver instantly dispelled the idea.
"This one tael and two cents is my salary for the past six months, and this one tael of silver is the overtime pay that Mr. Shen gave me. Give it all to mother." Lin Yu said as he generously pushed the silver to Zhao's mother.
Brother Zhao and his wife's eyes lit up. If a brother could earn so much, why couldn't they? My parents are too partial. They don’t let them go to the county town.
They asked Lin Yu, "Is he still short of people? Can you introduce us to someone?"
Lin Yu: "No, except me, they are all relatives of the Cheng family and the Shen family. Mr. Shen hired me because my husband and his husband were classmates. He also said that our husbands are both scholars and can talk to each other."
When the eldest brother and his wife heard this, they resented their parents even more. Why didn't they let him go to school in the first place? Instead, he let his younger brother go to school, completely forgetting that his parents sent him to school when he was a child. He always secretly ran out of school to play with other children. After studying for two or three years, he could barely write his own name. Later, his parents didn't want the family's money to be wasted, so they stopped sending him and sent their younger son to school.
Zhao's mother asked him, "What is overtime pay?"
Lin Yu opened a wooden box beside him. "Mr. Shen asked me to bring back the material for embroidery. He needs it urgently after the New Year, so I can't be careless. If I can't finish it, I have to return the one or two taels of silver. I don't know if I can finish it this month. I still have to cook, wash clothes, and take care of my parents..."
Mother Zhao held the silver in her hand, which was not even warm yet. How could she return it? She clenched the silver and said, "Why would you work when your sister-in-law is here? You have worked hard in the county for half a year. How can I ask you to work harder again?"
When the eldest sister-in-law heard this, she wanted to argue with her mother-in-law, but Zhao's mother glared at her and said, "Did our Zhao family marry you to be a ancestor? You don't do any work. Go back to your parents' home as soon as possible. We don't want to keep idle people in our family."
In the past, it was always Zhao's mother and sister-in-law who made things difficult for Lin Yu. Now that sister-in-law saw that Zhao's mother was on Lin Yu's side, she was furious. She had to find a job, otherwise she would become the punching bag in this family.
"The material in this box weighs more than ten taels per piece. It can't be dirty or lost. There are many thieves in the village during the New Year. Can everyone help keep an eye out? If the material is stolen by a thief, Mr. Zhao will definitely blame us. When we report the case, it will affect your husband's exam." The thief that Lin Yu was talking about was Zhao's mother. He hoped that she could be more obedient.
Mother Zhao didn't hear it, but when she saw Lin Yu opening the box just now, her eyes were glued to the fabric. She thought that there was so much fabric and no one would notice if she took a little. Now after hearing what Lin Yu said, and thinking of the relationship between Cheng Yeran and the county magistrate, she gave up the idea. Her son's career was the most important. How could such a small amount of fabric compare to the much money her son would make as an official in the future?
She turned her eyes to the dress on Lin Yu again, "Your dress is nice. Did you buy it in the county town?"
She and her elder sister-in-law wanted to take Lin Yu's clothes. Although the styles were not for women, they could be altered to make them wearable.
"This is the work clothes that Mr. Shen gave me. He said that my previous clothes were too rough. If they were scratched, I would have to pay for it. It would cost more than ten taels. How could I afford it?" He looked at Zhao's mother and said pitifully, "I also want to give this dress to mother, but I have to wear it next year. Mr. Shen said that if I lose the clothes, he will fine me or not let me work there anymore."
When my mother and sister-in-law heard this, they dared not accept it. Moreover, they felt that Mr. Shen was too strict. Only Lin Yu, a punching bag, could tolerate him. Others could not stand this.
Zhao's mother originally regretted letting him go to the county town, but after getting the money, she felt that Lin Yu was just doing some housework at home, and the eldest daughter-in-law could do it when he was not around. Anyway, she would not be tired. Lin Yu could take care of his son and make money when he went out. Moreover, he had to endure the bullying under the strict husband Shen, and the money he earned was not comfortable.
She felt relieved knowing that he was not happy with the money he was making.
And even if Lin Yu has grown strong enough now, she can't fly away. After all, his son will be an official in the future. Would Lin Yu abandon his job as an official's wife and run away?
After Zhao Yanlin became an official, he was locked up in the backyard by Lin Yu. No matter how powerful she was, she could turn Lin Yu back into the person she used to be.
After finally dealing with everyone, Lin Yu carried the boxes back to the room. Zhao Yanlin went to talk to his father, leaving Lin Yu alone in the room.
Lin Yu patted his pounding chest and his legs went limp with fear. He had forced himself to say those words just now, and they were the lines from the script that Shen Yuntang and Liu Ya had written for him in advance. Before coming back, the two of them had asked him to practice dozens of times, for fear that he would forget the lines, or stutter and be unable to continue. He was also being suppressed by his in-laws, and enduring the bullying at home for a month was a small matter. If his in-laws didn't let him go to the county town and his eldest sister-in-law went there instead, his future would be really over.
He promised to embroider, and of course he wasn't just pretending. He brought back enough material to make three pieces of clothing, and he would finish the embroidery within a month.
Originally, his monthly salary was four cents of silver, but Shen Yuntang said he would give him three times the overtime pay, so he gave him one tael and two cents of overtime pay. He did not bring the overtime pay back with him, but put it in his dormitory in the county town, which was safer than here.
Lin Yu had been embroidering in the house. Even at dinner time, his mother-in-law would come to call him and ask him to eat more and work overtime to earn more overtime pay.
After dinner, the mother-in-law brought an extra oil lamp to his room, telling him not to waste time at night, “I don’t mean to urge you to work, didn’t you say that Mr. Shen urgently needed those fabrics, don’t delay his work.”
Lin Yu smiled without saying anything. In the past, he did everything according to what his mother-in-law said, but now he felt more comfortable not listening to her. His mother-in-law did not feel disappointed or scold him for his disobedience.
It was mainly a matter of money, which aroused his determination to make more money.
Zhao Yanlin felt that Lin Yu was different today, as if he had been reborn. It turned out that it was the right decision to send him to Shen Yuntang to do things. As the saying goes, "A red bird is redder than a red bird." Lin Yu, who was not very presentable, became so outstanding. Mr. Shen was indeed not an ordinary person.
He was also tired after a day's work. He lay on the kang to rest. Looking at Lin Yu's back, he couldn't help but ask him, "How have you been over there these days?"
After he finished speaking, Lin Yu did not answer him. He asked a few other questions. In the past, no matter what he said, Lin Yu would reply to him immediately, as if afraid that he would be angry, but now he actually ignored him?
Is this going to be a huge uproar? He jumped off the kang, walked to Lin Yu's side, and patted Lin Yu's shoulder. "I'm talking to you. Are you deaf?"
Lin Yu took the cotton out of her ears and looked up at him. "What's wrong? Did you talk to me? I have to concentrate when I'm embroidering. If I get distracted, I'll easily make mistakes. I'm afraid that if I damage the material, I'll have to ask my family to pay for it."
"Why are you embroidering so late at night? Go back to sleep." Zhao Yanlin didn't expect that he was so kind. For the sake of his family, he didn't want his family to pay compensation, so he would rather plug his ears.
When he was studying before, he disliked Lin Yu's noise and always drove Lin Yu out. In fact, Lin Yu didn't do anything before. She just embroidered in the house and occasionally asked him if he wanted to drink water.
At that time, he disliked Lin Yu's loud breathing, which prevented him from concentrating on his studies, so he always drove Lin Yu out and only came back at bedtime.
"You go to sleep first," Lin Yu pretended to be considerate and said, "You are tired after a day, go to bed early. My mother-in-law told me to embroider for a while at night. Didn't you always say that it was not easy for your parents to raise you to this age, and asked me to listen to your parents and not disobey them?"
Zhao Yanlin didn't expect that he was still so filial and took his advice to heart. Lin Yu still stayed with him like before.
The person whom I used to hate all the time, now I think he is pretty good.
Especially this face. I just thought it was pleasing to the eye last time I saw it, but this time I think it is quite good-looking. The temperament is different, and those big eyes are no longer dull. They have become very lively and quite attractive.
Zhao Yanlin couldn't help but take a few more glances, "You should go to bed early too."
"Got it." Lin Yu continued to cover her ears and lowered her head to embroider.
During the time since he came back, Lin Yu would go to bed only after Zhao Yanlin fell asleep, and when he woke up, Lin Yu would have already gotten up.
This was the life he had always wanted. He hoped that Lin Yu would not bother him, not see Lin Yu's face before going to bed, and not see Lin Yu's disgusting face when he opened his eyes after waking up. Now that his dream has come true, he feels even more annoyed.
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Most of the family members in the county town have left, leaving only Yuanbao, Ye Gou, Maimiao and Tugen. My aunt and his daughter-in-law will not come over during the New Year holidays, but Shen Yuntang worked overtime and made a lot of sausages before he left.
Nanxi
Sausages are not easy to go bad in winter, so you can make more and store them. Even if your aunt and her family don’t come over, the soil roots and wheat seedlings will be enough to sell during the New Year.
On New Year's Eve, Shopkeeper Wang knew that they had to look after the store, so he came over with a food box and spent the New Year with them and his wife.
They brought several dishes and some ready-made dumplings, and borrowed their kitchen to cook them.
"These dumplings are delicious only when they are hot out of the pot. We made them with mutton filling. Try them and see if you like them." Shopkeeper Wang invited Tugen, Maimiao Yuanbao and others to come over for dinner.
Mai Miao was originally brought out by Manager Wang. Mai Miao was very grateful to him and felt friendly when he came. She also wished him a happy new year.
Manager Wang and Mrs. Wang liked the child very much and gave her red envelopes, which also went to Tugen and Yuanbao.
While eating dumplings, Mai Miao and Yuan Bao also ate copper coins.
Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "You two are lucky. I only packed two and you two ate them."
Mai Miao had never eaten dumplings before, but she had seen other children brag about making coins out of them when eating them. She never thought that one day she would be able to eat them herself.
She happily wiped the copper coins clean, ran to get two red strings, and gave one to Yuanbao. "I want to hang it around my neck. Uncle Yuanbao, do you want it?"
Although Yuanbao is the same age as Mai Miao's brother, they are of different generations. Yuanbao is their uncle.
"Yes." Yuanbao took it, wiped the copper coin clean, and put it around his neck.
Yuanbao still made a wish in his heart, hoping to earn ten thousand taels of silver next year. He had originally saved a few hundred taels. At the end of this year, he received a large order from Lao Zhao, which made his savings exceed one thousand taels. Following his cousin, it would not be a dream to earn ten thousand taels next year.
Shopkeeper Wang and Mrs. Wang saw that Mai Miao was much more lively and lovely than when they came. Her complexion had become rosy and she was no longer as thin and weak as she was back then. She had also grown a lot taller. They were very happy.
Mrs. Wang took Mai Miao's hand and said, "I want to ask your opinion on something. Your household registration is still in our family. Old Wang and I want to take you in as our daughter. Are you willing?"
Shopkeeper Wang added, “My wife was ill and injured before, and the doctor said that she will not be able to have children in this life. We will adopt you as our daughter. You are the only treasure in our family. We will definitely treat you well and will not stop you from doing business with Mr. Shen. We support you in whatever you want to do.”
They didn't expect Mai Miao to take care of them in their old age, they just really wanted to have a child. They also felt sorry for Mai Miao for not having been loved by her parents, so they wanted to make up for her regret while she was still young.
Mai Miao looked at his brother. Tu Gen didn't expect Manager Wang to say this. He was stunned for a moment. It wasn't that he was disgusted, but he was just very confused.
"Our parents have never made dumplings for us. Uncle Wang, you are better than our parents. But we still need to ask Uncle Cheng's opinion." When Tugen couldn't make up his mind, he thought about asking Cheng Yeran and Shen Yuntang.
"This is something we must ask. Even if you are not willing, we can still visit each other from time to time. Of course, it would be even better if Mai Miao could be our daughter. Tugen, your parents would definitely not agree to us adopting you, but you can be our godson, and we will treat you like our own son." Shopkeeper Wang also likes Tugen, this child is down-to-earth and has no bad intentions.
If they have both a son and a daughter, their lives will be complete.
Tugen and Maimiao could not help crying after hearing this. They knew that Manager Wang and Madam Wang were good people, and they were persuaded. They even had the idea that it would be better if they were born into the Wang family from the beginning.
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