Zhou Bingchen also said that he was in a low position and his salary was not high, so he could only send this much home for the time being. However, he would work hard in the army and strive to get a promotion and a raise. If Zhao Zhenzhu needed money, he would borrow a few dozen yuan from his comrades after returning and send it to her.
Zhao Zhenzhu refused.
Zhao Zhenzhu is a somewhat arrogant person.
She could earn money herself. She just felt that what Ding Ermei did was unfair.
Since Zhou Bingchen felt that Ding Ermei did nothing wrong, Zhao Zhenzhu didn't want to argue with Zhou Bingchen.
The money was earned by Zhou Bingchen, and he can give it to whoever he wants.
Without the ten dollars from Zhou Bingchen every month, Zhao Zhenzhu didn't think she would starve to death.
Unfortunately, there is more to it than that.
Because of the ten dollars incident, Ding Ermei held a grudge against Zhao Zhenzhu.
In the countryside, honest people always suffer losses.
Zhao Zhenzhu did not fight for anything, so instead of getting respect from Ding Ermei, she was looked down upon.
Ding Ermei is the mother-in-law. As long as she wants, she can easily control Zhao Zhenzhu, her daughter-in-law.
When the children of the first and second wives fall ill, they ask Ding Ermei for money for medical treatment, and Ding Ermei will give it to them.
The third wife's child was sick, and Zhao Zhenzhu asked Ding Ermei for money. But Ding Ermei said, "Zhenzhu, our family is not well off. You and Bingchen can both make money, so you should pay for the child's medicine yourself! I will give you more money when our family is well off in the future."
You should feel sorry for your own children.
If Ding Ermei doesn't give her money, Zhao Zhenzhu can't just leave her child alone!
That’s not all.
During festivals, it is customary in Qingshan County for married daughters to send gifts to their parents' home. It doesn't have to be much, just a chicken, a pound of meat, or a bag of cakes.
As for the first and second wives, Ding Ermei would always take the initiative to prepare gifts for her daughters-in-law.
But Zhao Zhenzhu didn't.
When Zhao Zhenzhu asked, Ding Ermei said lightly, "Your third wife and your husband can both make money, and a pack of cakes doesn't cost much, you just need to prepare it yourself. The first and second wives are not capable, so I will take care of them a little more, don't worry about it."
Although Zhao Zhenzhu was unhappy.
However, Ding Ermei was determined not to prepare a holiday gift for her, what else could she do?
Have a fight with Ding Ermei?
The money is in Ding Ermei's hands. If Ding Ermei doesn't buy it, Zhao Zhenzhu can do nothing about it.
Zhao Zhenzhu couldn't bear not to send holiday gifts to her parents' home.
If the Zhao family doesn't receive any holiday gifts, people will laugh at them for having raised a daughter in vain.
Zhao Zhenzhu did not intend to divorce Zhou Bingchen, so she had to buy the gift with her own money.
In this way, Zhao Zhenzhu contributed all the money she earned with great difficulty every year, a little here and a little there.
Thinking of the past, Zhao Zhenzhu really wanted to slap herself.
This Zhou Bingchen is obviously a foolish and filial son.
Such a man should have been kicked out long ago.
However, she endured the bullying of her mother-in-law Ding Ermei again and again for Zhou Bingchen, gave birth to children for him and took care of the family, and even contributed all her earnings to the family, but she never got a good word from her mother-in-law.
A complete love-brain!
Tsk... being in love is really bad, it wastes money.
"Mom, what's wrong?" Zhou Yunyun heard the noise and moved her eyes away from the comic book in her hand and looked at Zhao Zhenzhu's face.
"It's okay, Mom is looking for something!" Zhao Zhenzhu smiled at Zhou Yunyun.
"Oh." Zhou Yunyun felt relieved and continued reading the comic book in her hand.
Zhao Zhenzhu's eyes darkened slightly.
Although Zhao Zhenzhu had only a short time with Zhou Yunyun, she discovered a problem.
Zhou Yunyun seemed to lack a sense of security and would be frightened at the slightest disturbance.
But it’s no wonder.
The living environment of the Zhou family is too complicated. Zhou Bingchen is not at home all year round, Zhao Zhenzhu is a coward, and Zhou Yunyun is at the bottom of the social ladder among her cousins.
Over time, it became what it is today.
Most daughters have the same temperament as their mothers. In her previous life, Zhou Yunyun grew up to be as soft-hearted as Zhao Zhenzhu and didn't know how to say no. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been "sold" by the Zhou family.
However, changing Zhou Yunyun will not be a one-time effort.
Now that the problem has been discovered, Zhao Zhenzhu is confident that she can solve it.
There was a carved wooden box under the wardrobe, which attracted Zhao Zhenzhu's attention.
The wooden box exudes a faint fragrance.
Zhao Zhenzhu picked it up and looked at it, her eyes lit up.
Damn, this is agarwood! It should be worth a lot in 20 years.
Zhao Zhenzhu remembered that this wooden box was given to her by her mother, Wu Meiyun, when she got married.
At that time, Zhao Zhenzhu had a narrow vision and did not know what the box was made of. She only knew that it contained six gold bars, a dozen silver dollars, and some gold, silver and jade ornaments.
These things were left to Wu Meiyun by her grandmother, who came from a wealthy family.
Wu Meiyu said that according to the rules of her grandmother's side, when a girl gets married, she must bring enough money to last her a lifetime so that she can stand up straight in her husband's family.
Wu Meiyun asked Zhao Zhenzhu not to tell anyone about the box, including Zhou Bingchen.
Money can dazzle the eyes. If Zhou Bingchen knew about it, the Zhou family might also know about it.
Those years were very chaotic. People who didn’t need money urgently would secretly hide their gold and silver jewelry, and no one dared to take them out to exchange for money.
If you are accidentally targeted by someone, it will be a huge disaster.
However, when the world is stable, these things will definitely be worth a lot of money.
Wu Meiyun was afraid that if she kept it in her hands and then gave it to Zhao Zhenzhu after her son Zhao Tianyu got married, her daughter-in-law would be unhappy.
Zhao Zhenzhu touched the delicate carvings on the box and put the box into the space.
This heavy box represents Wu Meiyu’s heavy maternal love!
In her previous life, Zhao Zhenzhu let down her mother's deep love for her.
Zhou Bingchen died too suddenly.
Before Zhao Zhenzhu could react, the young widow Liu Moli's husband's family kicked the door open and stole Zhao Zhenzhu's dowry: furniture, sewing machine, and the box in the closet.
Of the things in the box, Zhao Zhenzhu only had a white jade gourd pendant left.
Zhao Zhenzhu liked the white jade gourd pendant, and since it didn't look conspicuous, she strung it with a red string and hung it around her neck, which is how she escaped the disaster.
Later, Zhao Zhenzhu went to the young widow's family to ask for the box, wanting to give two gold bars as compensation to the young widow's family.
The young widow's family refused to admit it. They said they had never seen a box in the closet.
Those days were the most painful time for Zhao Zhenzhu.
First she lost her family, then her husband, and then all the property that allowed her to make a living.
If it weren't for her two children, Zhao Zhenzhu would have wanted to die at that time.
This time, Zhao Zhenzhu will definitely not be so stupid.
How can I put such valuable things in the closet? Space is the safest.
Zhao Zhenzhu had just packed her things when Ding Ermei came back cursing.
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