Chapter 201 Zhao Yan 3
While Zhao Laoshi and his wife were talking, Zhao Yan and Chen Yan walked into the courtyard.
"Xiaoyan, the girl is back."
Zhao Yan's mother greeted happily.
“I’m back.”
Zhao Yan replied with a smile on her face and took out the gifts she had bought. Zhao Yi and Zhang Jing gave Zhao Yan a bottle of wine and a pound of cakes. The rest of the things were bought with Zhao Yan's own allowance.
"Xiaolong, come and try the clothes I brought you to see if they fit you."
Zhao Yan worked in the garment factory for nearly half a year and bought a set of defective clothes for everyone in the family. Although they were defective, they were no different from new ones.
Not only is it cheap, but you don’t need a ticket.
"You are just a spendthrift girl. Your father and I have money to buy him new clothes. If you spend money like this, what will you do if you have children in the future?"
Mother Zhao muttered to herself.
But when he saw that Zhao Yan had prepared everything for his elder brother and sister-in-law, he felt even more distressed.
Every month, Zhao Yan would buy a set with her allowance. She originally wanted to ask Chen Yan to bring it back, but as soon as she saw Chen Yan, she would forget about it.
"Yanzi, come into the house with me. I have something to tell you."
When Zhao's mother saw that Zhao Yan bought so many things, she was heartbroken. Chen Yan was not working in the team and the family's income was unstable. Although Zhao Yan received a ten yuan allowance every month, she could not afford such a waste.
As soon as she entered the house, Zhao's mother opened the box, took out some of the money inside, counted it, and handed fifty yuan to Zhao Yan.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
"Take it. If you don't take it, I won't acknowledge you as my daughter. You said you're married now, how do you feel about helping your parents? You know how we live. We have everything we need to eat and drink. It's better for you and Chen Yan to live a good life.
What would Chen Yan think of you spending money like this? ”
Mother Zhao looked at her daughter and said.
Although Zhao Yan's food rations were paid for by Zhao Laoshi's family, that was because Chen Yan did not work in the team and certainly did not earn much money a month. If he had to pay five yuan to the team, Zhao Yan would only have a five-yuan allowance left, and he would have to live in Zhao Yi's house while learning a craft in the region.
Not to mention other things, I have to buy them gifts every month. They are my master and my cousin's wife, so it would be unreasonable not to buy them gifts.
"Mom, I didn't spend much money."
Zhao Yan had no choice but to take the fifty yuan. In fact, she didn't spend much money every month. She only spent four yuan of her allowance to buy the defective product, and gave the remaining six yuan to Chen Yan.
As for gifts, Chen Yan would always give Zhao Yi a pheasant or a hare, which really showed that he was not a spendthrift.
Zhao Yan knew how much money Chen Yan earned every month. He could earn at least 38 yuan a month. She didn't have the habit of giving her husband's money to her parents' home. Her mother must have misunderstood something.
Keep this fifty yuan for yourself first, and use it to buy gifts for you later.
"Listen to me, you have to consider your own family first before you can consider other things. If you can't even make ends meet, how can you expect others to help you? No matter what gifts they give you, you have to be able to manage your own family first.
Xiaoyan is a nice person. You two should live a good life. Will you go to the district after the New Year? ”
Zhao's mother asked.
"No, I'll go back to the commune and set up a stall tomorrow. No one has anything to do during the New Year, so maybe I can earn some money."
Zhao Yan said with a smile.
She could have graduated long ago, but Zhao Yan still wanted to learn more, so she stayed for three more months.
Zhao Laoshi's family took out the pork from their home and made a pot of braised pork to treat the two people.
"Xiaolong, are there many people coming here to read books in winter?"
Zhao Yan seemed to have remembered something important and looked at her younger brother and asked.
"A lot, especially these two days. There's nothing to do at home, so more people come to read. Fortunately, my brother-in-law bought a few more comic books, otherwise there wouldn't be enough to share. I can earn 60 or 70 cents a day."
Zhao Long said happily.
"What about the money you've earned in the past few months?"
Zhao Yan looked at Zhao Long and asked.
"My brother-in-law said he gave it all to me."
When Zhao Long saw his sister's expression, he suddenly felt uneasy and knew something was wrong.
"Your brother-in-law promised to give you his share. I didn't promise to give you my share. Take out the money you earn and split it in half."
Zhao Yan looked at her younger brother with a smile.
Zhao Long suddenly felt like a wilted eggplant, with a look of reluctance, but due to his elder sister's force he still went back to the room and took out the money. He had originally planned to save it for the New Year so that he could have some free time during that time and go to the city to watch a movie.
"I spent all the money I earned during the rest of the year, and this is what's left for this month."
"Mom said I was a spendthrift, but I think you're the biggest spendthrift. Beggars can't keep their money overnight, and that's you."
Zhao Yan looked at the remaining money in the small pottery jar and rolled her eyes at Zhao Long.
After counting, he found that there was less than ten yuan. He left three yuan for Zhao Long and took the rest.
"Dad, look at her."
Zhao Long looked to his father Zhao Laoshi for help.
"I told you to spend sparingly, but why didn't you ask me when you said you earned it yourself?"
Zhao Laoshi took a sip of wine and didn't want to bother with such things anymore.
At the beginning, Chen Yan said that all the money he earned would be given to Zhao Long, but Zhao Laoshi disagreed. The income was only two or three cents a day. But Zhao Long was so happy that he wanted to buy all the delicious food in the commune.
He often treats those little boys who compliment him to candy, and he is lucky enough not to lose money at the end of the day.
early morning.
Zhao Yan and Chen Yan returned to the commune. As for Chenjia Village, they would have to wait until the New Year to give gifts to the elderly.
Chen Yan helped move the sewing machine to the door and replaced the needle that Zhao Yan brought back. Zhao Yan found a piece of cloth and began to test the sewing machine.
After listening to Zhao Yan's instructions, Chen Yan went to buy a bottle of ink and a string of firecrackers. After Zhao Yan wrote the words "Mend clothes, help make clothes" and pasted them on the door, Chen Yan lit the firecrackers.
Hearing the sound of firecrackers, many people ran over to see what was happening.
"Comrade, what are you doing? You're setting off firecrackers."
"I got a sewing machine and plan to help people mend clothes or make new clothes in the future. I learned the skills from a local garment factory."
Chen Yan explained with a smile.
"Do you want money for mending clothes?"
A woman asked curiously.
"Yes, five cents for mending a garment, or an egg."
Chen Yan smiled and nodded in response.
"Does mending clothes cost money?"
The woman was a little surprised.
"Auntie, mending clothes is free. So in the future, if your neighbors bring their torn clothes to your house, you can help mend the clothes."
When Zhao Yan heard this, her face immediately became unhappy.
"I don't have a sewing machine at home. If I had one, I would definitely do the mending for everyone for free."
"Oh, so you don't have to spend money to buy your sewing machine, right?"
Zhao Yan responded with a wry smile.
Although Zhao Yan was furious, she didn't want to argue with others on her first day of opening her business, so she just made a few sarcastic remarks.
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