Zhuang Lao saw that something was going on, and quickly winked at his mother, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about! Mom, come here quickly!"

Zhao Xiangyu took a deep breath and said, "Old man, please stop making trouble..."

Before he could finish his words, Zhuang Guoliang interrupted him, "What do you want? Just say it!"

Jiang Hongmei's heart skipped a beat, and she was ecstatic. "You don't have much. First, your wife doesn't work. Second, one dollar of your dowry was stolen, you have to pay her back. Third, your wife is the head of the household, and you have to take all the money."

"You're dreaming!" Zhao Xiangyu jumped up and slapped Jiang Hongmei on the forehead, "Why don't you become the Queen Mother? You don't do any work and yet you want to manage money, bah!

You troublemaker, just give him a beating! Old man, why are you still standing there? This daughter-in-law is disobedient, beat her up! "

Zhuang Guoliang did not make a move, he knew Jiang Hongmei was serious. It had not been two months since she got married, but compared to the fat body before marriage, Jiang Hongmei's trouser legs were now loose and there was a hint of madness in her eyes.

He whispered a few words to Zhao Xiangyu, who said reluctantly, "I'll let your sisters-in-law take turns doing the housework in the future.

It’s just that I’ve used all my money to buy the pigs, so I don’t have any money at home right now. I’ll give you five dollars first. As for the rest, I’ll have to wait until I sell the pigs.”

Jiang Hongmei's frown unconsciously relaxed, and her hands were shaking when she received the five yuan.

She couldn't believe that she had really succeeded. After leaving the Zhuang family, Zhao Xiangyu didn't dare to do anything to her.

But before he could recover from his joy, a shovel was stuffed into his hand. "Go and shovel the pig manure. Since you are the boss, you have to contribute to this pig farm. Everyone is busy, so you should not be idle either."

Jiang Hongmei was pushed into a pile of pig manure. Several old sows were surrounding her and rooting at her feet. The pig manure had not been shoveled out for who knows how many days and was a thick layer.

She worked all night and felt exhausted when she got home, so she fell asleep immediately.

At noon, Jiang Li was awakened by the sound of a woman cursing in the next yard. She put on her clothes and came out. Chen Xianyun had been listening for a while and waved to her.

"Pear, come here. Things have been strange these days. The men next door are always away from home and don't go to work. When I saw Zhao Xiangyu, she looked so angry that she wanted to kick them out to work in the fields before dawn."

Jiang Li frowned and recalled the plot. It was not yet the time for Zhuang Guoliang to call on his brothers to start a pig farm together. At least the college entrance examination had been resumed.

But she changed her mind and thought, would it be possible that the letters she and Qin Xiaoting had sent to the Revolutionary Committee and the state-owned hotel to report the sick pork would lead people to trace the incident and find the pig farm in Xingling?

If this is the case, then it makes sense for Zhuang Guoliang to raise pigs in advance.

Chen Xianyun continued, "And Jiang Hongmei, who is usually not well-received by the Zhuang family, actually dared to yell at the child in a loud voice."

Jiang Li felt something was wrong. What could make Jiang Hongmei so confident?

Jiang Hongmei couldn't rely on her natal family, and she didn't have much money. The only possibility was that the Zhuang family now needed her, or that she had something on them.

It seems that there is no doubt that the Zhuang family is a partnership in raising pigs.

"Mom, something must be wrong when things are out of the ordinary. Stay away from these kids and don't pay attention to anyone in their family."

Chen Xianyun nodded, "Don't worry, those people in the Zhuang family know what's going on. They are full of evil intentions and they are always trying to get around!"

"Lizi, are you going into the city or taking a day off today?"

During this time, both 꿂子's braised pork business and Jiang Li's hairband business gradually stabilized. With regular customers, the two agreed to go to the city every other day.

One is that it takes time for Jiang Li to make a hair circle, and the other is that Qin Xiaoting plans to prepare for the college entrance examination.

When Qin Xiaoting mentioned this matter, she also encouraged Jiang Li to take the exam together.

Jiang Li was actually also tempted, and the two of them went to the county's scrap yard to look for study materials, but after searching for a long time they could only barely get together half a set.

Qin Xiaoting started to learn, and at the same time she sent letters to her relatives who worked at the school, asking them to help her look for it.

"I just went there yesterday, and I don't have much stock left. I'll make some new ones first and then go again."

"Li Zi, this looks not difficult to make. If you teach me, I can help you next time." Chen Xianyun was very interested in the newly bought sewing machine. She was also a person who couldn't sit still. She wanted to try it out just by looking at it.

Jiang Li was of course happy to teach. Chen Xianyun was afraid of wasting fabric, so he tried it out on some rags at home first, and then he got started, and he made a decent first one.

"Mom, your craftsmanship is amazing," Jiang Li praised her generously, and Chen Xianyun was even more delighted.

These days, Li Zi has been running back and forth to the county town to sell goods. She is tired and takes risks. There is nothing she can do to help. But if she can make the hairband well, then Jiang Li can also relax a little, right?

"Does this pass the test?"

"Of course!"

Chen Xianyun smiled and said, "Then my stepmother can make a few when she's free."

"Mom, I won't let you do it for nothing. I'll give you five cents for each one."

"What do you need money for? You have food and drink. Just keep your money."

"No, that won't work. This is what you earned from your hard work. Don't refuse it," Jiang Li immediately took out a dime and stuffed it into Chen Xianyun's hand.

Chen Xianyun smiled so hard that his teeth were showing. This money came too easily.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiang Li ate the stewed pig's trotters with soybeans that she had been craving for. Chen Xianyun also ground tofu. This time, in addition to the stewed carp with tofu, she also ate grilled pork with bean curd sheets.

Mooncakes are a welfare provided by Qi Shaoqiang’s factory. They are made from a new batch of moon rabbit molds with five-nut fillings, and are both beautiful and delicious.

In addition, the food factory also bought pork, several canned meats, two catties of apples, two catties of dates, and one catty of hawthorn.

Jiang Li was very excited. She made candied haws with hawthorns and ate a whole one without feeling any sourness in her teeth.

In my previous life, I could eat whatever I wanted immediately, but I didn’t have this sense of happiness.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Jiang Li went to the city to sell things as usual. She actually ran into Jiang Hongmei twice. She went to the front of the grain stall to ask the price and finally bought two kilograms of flour.

Another time was at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Jiang Hongmei was holding two children in her arms, and they were clamoring for fruit candies.

"Mom, give me the candy!" Zhuang Xiaobao couldn't wait to grab it, but Jiang Hongmei still looked at him with a smile.

These days, she had more than a dollar in her hand and bought some candies and snacks to appease them. As expected, the two children's attitude towards her was much better.

Even Zhuang Guoliang didn't dare to speak loudly to him. These days, he was becoming more and more hopeful.

She did not shy away from it in front of others and deliberately shook out the flour bag, which caused the team members to question her for a while.