Not to mention the children, the adults were also really looking forward to it. The meat looked delicious, and they wanted to eat it!
"Mom, when is dinner?" the eldest son asked his mother with a smile.
"Go out and set the table right away."
Mo Yan opened the pot lid, and a fragrant aroma wafted out. She added some chopped green onions and then took it out of the pot.
There's no need to bring plates, that would be stingy. Just bring over two small bowls and turn them into two bowls.
Besides the braised pork, there was also cold mung bean jelly, and finally a vegetable soup.
After everything was brought out, we started eating.
The braised pork melts in your mouth, releasing a variety of flavors.
That flavor was amazing, rich but not greasy at all, incredibly delicious.
They didn't even bother to talk; they just buried themselves in their food.
The children ate until their noses were covered in rice, and they finished both small bowls of braised pork. They even used the broth to mix with their rice.
Mo Yan set aside some for the little ones to make lunch for tomorrow.
In rural areas, children don't go home for lunch. They carry a lunchbox with all their food inside, and the host will steam it for them so they can have lunch.
After they finished eating, they all patted their bellies contentedly; it was really delicious.
"Mom, your cooking is so delicious! Will you cook again tomorrow?" The second child was already looking forward to tomorrow.
"Are you trying to kill me with exhaustion? We've worked so hard all day, and now we have to come back and wait on you two. Starting tomorrow, the two of you will be cooking."
Mo Yan looked at her two sons and said, "Neither of you are going to run away!"
The two sons: "???"
"Mom, we still have to work in the fields. We need some corn, we need to raise rice seedlings, and we also need to plant eggplants and peppers..."
Mo Yan picked up a feather duster and looked at the feathers on it. "Don't you guys think this feather duster is exceptionally clean?"
The two sons: "???"
"Is there a problem with this?" the eldest brother asked, somewhat puzzled.
The second child has already stood up, ready to run at any moment.
What followed was chaos and disorder, with several bloody marks on the two sons' bodies.
"Can we cook now?"
The two sons covered their injured areas and nodded sadly, "Yes, yes, yes."
The kids were watching with great interest. Mo Yan looked at them and said, "Is it that good? Why aren't you doing your homework?"
Starting today, no one can do homework with the lights on at night. If I find anyone coming home, they'll be playing marbles with the other kids instead of doing their homework..."
The children nodded repeatedly, and even took out a handful of marbles from their bags. "Grandma, we're handing them in..."
Mo Yan: "..."
Mo Yan coughed twice, "That's not necessary, just finish writing first and then go."
The children's eyes lit up. "Thank you, Grandma!"
They obediently went to do their homework, and Mo Yan told the two annoying girls to clean up the dishes while she took her two daughters-in-law back to their room.
As soon as Mo Yan entered the room, she took out today's box and poured out all the money inside—one-cent, two-cent, five-cent coins, and one-yuan and two-yuan notes…
The two daughters-in-law rushed over, and when they saw the money, they were so excited that they wanted to count it!
"Mom, is all this money really what we earned today? We can hardly believe it."
They couldn't believe they had earned so much in just one morning!
"No need to be happy. There's still capital involved, and there are also the salaries of the three of us. I'm going to make an account book to record everything. As for how we'll settle the accounts at the end of the month, how about that?"
The two daughters-in-law quickly nodded in agreement.
"Mom, since it's all our own business, why should we need to pay wages?"
Why don't they just break up?
"People are so busy and tired outside these days, of course they need to be paid."
Sometimes if we have something to do and someone can't go, we don't get paid for that day. We only get to split the money equally at the end of the month.
We spent a lot yesterday, and even though it looks like a lot today, we still need to subtract some. Okay, come over here and start counting.
I also need to remember the cost of the materials I bought today.
I always get receipts for my purchases, for convenience in the future. We're all family, so it's important to be clear about everything to avoid any future misunderstandings.
Both women thought their mother-in-law was amazing, as they didn't understand any of this.
No wonder their parents said that their mother-in-law is very capable, and that following her will never be a bad thing.
"Mom, we know, but we don't understand either. You can handle it as you see fit."
Mo Yan put down the paper and pen. "That won't do. You all need to understand that so it will be easier to handle things later."
You'll start teaching your children to write and keep accounts in a little while; they need to understand these things.
Also, if I can't write a word, I can draw it. You can't draw, and no one can understand your drawings anyway.
The two of them peeked at it secretly, and wow, the ones their mother-in-law drew really looked like the real thing...
It's obvious what that is; they definitely couldn't do it. As they say, people are categorized by their character. From now on, they just need to behave and obey.
"Mom, let's try our best, okay? We can only say we'll study hard."
You know we're just average; we don't really have any special skills.
"Yes, as long as you are willing to learn, even if it takes a long time, you will definitely be able to learn it. You need to think it through. If you can't learn it, or if you make a mistake when calculating the money, then you will lose money."
Upon hearing the word "loss," the two immediately assured each other that they would absolutely not lose money; they would never allow themselves to do so.
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