"Didn't you choose this silly son-in-law for me? Now you think he's not good enough?"
"You are such a loser, you are so confident just after getting married. I want to see how your stupid son-in-law can support you!" Old Lady Lin said as she took off her shoes and was about to hit Lin Qingqing.
Third Aunt Tian Cui'e stopped Old Lady Lin and put on a fake smile: "Mother, Qingqing is coming home today. This is a happy event for our family. Why are you hitting me?"
Tian Cui'e is smart. Lin Qingqing is a married woman who is like spilled water. Why would she make enemies for herself?
Old Lady Lin pointed at Lin Qingqing's forehead and cursed, "Who comes home empty-handed? You're carrying a mouth just wanting to eat for free? You're so wicked! I raised you for nothing! Your mother-in-law is also ignorant of human nature. If she had any sense of etiquette, would she let you come back empty-handed? She's a stingy woman, and you let her ruin the Lin family?"
"Grandma, are you dissatisfied with my in-laws' poverty? When you forced me to marry you, why didn't you think that this day would come?" Lin Qingqing was sharp-tongued and quick-witted, and every word she said had the upper hand.
Old Mrs. Lin was so angry that she wanted to beat Lin Qingqing to death.
Tian Cui'e pressed the old woman down on the bench and said, "Mother, calm down. Today is the first time our new son-in-law is visiting us. We must invite him to dinner. Second sister-in-law, I still have 80 cents. Go buy 50 cents worth of meat and 30 cents worth of sunflower seeds from the supply and marketing cooperative. We'll have meat and noodles for lunch!"
Wang Qiufen rubbed her hands on her clothes, took the money and went out.
Buying things nowadays is not as easy as it was in later generations. You need meat tickets to buy meat! Pork is divided into grades. Grade one meat is 89 cents and grade two meat is 78 cents. Grade one meat has distinct fat and lean parts and feels great. When you pinch it, your hands are full of oil. Grade two meat is slightly inferior. It has more lean parts and less fat. You can tell at a glance that it doesn't have much oil.
According to the market price, fifty cents could buy six taels and four qian of meat, but Wang Qiufen had no meat ticket, so she could only find someone to exchange it for. In the end, she only got three taels of pork. She pouted as she pinched the three taels of dry pork, thinking that it was not enough to satisfy her teeth!
In the town's supply and marketing cooperative, Xue Guixiang placed the items on the counter with her head lowered, while the salesperson inside was knitting a sweater with a lazy look on her face.
"Comrade, please return it to me. This is a gift I just bought for my daughter-in-law yesterday afternoon. But she said she couldn't use it at her parents' house and insisted that I return it..."
Just as Wang Qiufen was about to go in, she heard someone talking inside. She quickly hid herself and waited until Xue Guixiang left before she went in to weigh the melon seeds. She weighed out 25 cents and put the remaining 5 cents into her own pocket.
"Comrade, I want to ask you something. What did the woman return just now?" Wang Qiufen didn't leave after buying the melon seeds, and kept asking about other people's affairs.
The salesperson rolled his eyes: "What's it to you?"
"To be honest, the woman just now is Mrs. Xue from my village. My family and Mrs. Xue are relatives. She is a strong-willed person. I recently heard that her son is sick, and I think she has encountered some difficulties."
The salesman groaned as if with a toothache: "Four pounds of pastries, three feet of corduroy, and a bag of candy."
Crazy, really crazy! A huge fortune just flew away like that! Wang Qiufen pressed her chest hard and hurriedly left the supply and marketing cooperative.
When she came back, Tian Cui'e had already rolled out the noodles and was waiting to stir-fry the pork.
Lin Qingqing was not idle either. She was not waiting for this meal, but taking the new son-in-law to visit the aunt who was in charge of the family.
Wang Qiufen told Tian Cui'e what she had heard at the supply and marketing cooperative. Tian Cui'e was shocked: "What? Xue Guixiang went to return something? Snacks, corduroy, and candy?"
"Aunt, please keep your voice down so mother doesn't hear." Wang Qiufen glanced outside and lowered her voice.
Old Lady Lin came to urge for dinner. When she reached the door, she heard the two sisters-in-law talking. She was immediately heartbroken. The old lady asked her questions, and Wang Qiufen told her about the supply and marketing cooperative.
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