Chapter 93: Eyeing Li Wanyue’s Marriage
Sun Xiuqin smiled and nodded: "Yes, mother, I have made some money these days."
"Wasn't your father-in-law injured last year? He also owed a lot of money? Has he paid it all off?"
"It was paid off, but it was also thanks to my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law divorced the Gao family, and they gave her ten taels of silver as compensation. She also thought of some ways to make money, and the family paid off the debt."
Mother Sun curled her lips and said, "Your sister-in-law is so useless. She can't even hold on to a man. He is already a virgin and will soon become a scholar, but she actually divorced him? How stupid.
Besides, the money they gave her was based on the support your parents-in-law had given her in the past, and the money they gave her must have been more than ten taels.”
Sun Xiuqin agreed: "No matter what, the family is now out of debt and has made some money. Life is better than before."
Mother Sun looked at the half pound of brown sugar and said dissatisfiedly, "Life has gotten better now, and you only get half a pound of brown sugar when you come to my house? This piece of meat is too little, not even enough for each person to take two pieces. And this piece of cloth, it must be leftover from making clothes, what can you do with such a small piece? You should at least buy a few yards of new cloth."
Seeing her mother's dissatisfaction, Sun Xiuqin sighed helplessly: "Haven't you been too busy recently? Wait until next time. Look at these scraps of cloth I brought back. They are all good materials, some are silk and some are gauze. Take them to make a hairband for your niece."
As he said this, he took out a hundred coins from his pocket and handed them over. Only then did Sun's mother put on a smile again.
"You are thoughtful. You and your brother support each other. Your mother and father can rest assured."
She collected the money and put it away carefully, looking at the scraps of cloth. Such fine material, if she could make clothes into them, she would be the envy of everyone in the village.
Although it is a little broken, it still looks nice when made into a headpiece.
He rummaged through the backpack again and saw the two bamboo tubes. He asked, "What are these?"
"This is the shampoo my sister-in-law made with Chinese medicine. I have to say, my sister-in-law is much smarter now that she's back."
Mother Sun snorted coldly: "It was Gao Tongsheng who taught her, otherwise how could she know so much? Otherwise, it is good to study. If our family had money, I would also send your two nephews to study in the academy."
She paused and said, "Are you saying that your sister-in-law is making a lot of money now?"
"Yes, all these things in the family are figured out by my sister-in-law."
"Xiuqin, look, our family is just like this. Your daughter can make money, so can you lend us some? Repair this house and build two more rooms. Your eldest brother's nephew is sixteen years old and is looking for a husband. This house is bigger, and he may be able to find a good family, right?"
"This... I'm afraid it won't work. All my family's money is with my sister-in-law." Sun Xiuqin found an excuse to prevaricate.
Last year, when her father-in-law was injured, her parents didn't show any reaction at all. They just brought a bundle of vegetables to visit him. If she dared to mention borrowing money now, Li Erhu would probably be angry.
"What? Her parents and brother are all here, so it's her turn as a divorced woman to manage the money?"
"The Li family dotes on my sister-in-law the most. Besides, the way to make money was proposed by the girl, so naturally we should listen to her."
Mother Sun curled her lips in disdain. The eldest daughter-in-law of the Sun family rolled her eyes and immediately asked, "Xiuqin, has your sister-in-law found someone else again?"
"No."
Sun's mother's eyes lit up. Why didn't she think of this? If she were to marry into their family, would she still need to borrow money?
Immediately followed up: "What do you think of your cousin Dazhu?"
Sun Xiuqin's eyes widened: "You want to marry Dazhu to my sister-in-law? I think you should give up this idea. My sister-in-law married a scholar before, and his standards are very high.
Dazhu is almost 30 years old and a widower with two children at home. My sister-in-law will definitely not like him. "
"She is a divorced woman, a second-hand commodity, how can she be worth anything? She is not young anymore, and she still hopes to marry a scholar? It's good enough that someone wants her. Although your brother Dazhu is older than her, he knows how to care for others and he looks good too. What else can she choose?
Besides, marriage is a big deal, and my parents have the final say. What does it matter if she agrees or not?"
"Mom, my parents-in-law love my sister-in-law the most, so my sister-in-law has to agree to the marriage."
Mother Sun rolled her eyes and said, "Your sister-in-law was spoiled by your parents-in-law. She doesn't know how to please her husband's family, so she is despised. If she doesn't change her temper, even if she marries your brother Dazhu, you have to teach her the rules.
If it's inconvenient for you to mention it to your parents-in-law, I'll bring your cousin to your house someday and let them take a look at her, just in case your sister-in-law likes her."
Sun Xiuqin nodded: "That's fine, but mother, you know the tempers of my parents-in-law and Erhu, so don't be too blunt, or it will be difficult for your daughter to stay in her husband's house."
"Mother knows."
At this time, the sound of a child crying was heard outside the yard, and the people who were talking immediately walked out.
Xiao He's hair was a little messy and her eyes were red from crying. Sun Xinghua, the daughter of Sun's eldest son, was sitting on the ground, also crying.
Li Kang stood in front of Xiao He and glared at his cousin Sun Dabao.
Li Erhu also walked into the yard at this time. Seeing Xiao He crying, he hurried over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Li Kang said, "It was cousin Xinghua who wanted the silk flower on my sister's head. My sister refused to give it to her, so she tried to snatch it away. Cousin Dabao also helped her. My sister cried in pain, so I pushed them away."
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Sun family's face darkened and she helped Sun Xinghua up.
While patting the dirt off her body, she glared at Li Kang: "Isn't it just a silk flower? Why can't you give it to Xinghua? Xiaokang, you are a boy, how can you hit a girl? And you pushed your sister and brother. Didn't your parents teach you to give in to your brother?"
Li Kang said, "Aunt, Dabao is Xiaohe's brother. How could he steal Xiaohe's things? If they didn't steal things, would I push them?"
"You kid, you've even learned to talk back to your elders."
Li Erhu pulled the two children to his side with a sullen face: "Xiao Kang was just telling the truth, what? What? What he said is wrong?"
Seeing that Li Erhu looked unhappy, Sun's mother immediately went up to reprimand her daughter-in-law: "Old family, Xiaohe and the others are relatives, no matter what, you can't do anything. Xiuqin also brought a lot of good scraps of cloth, and just now she told me that she would use them to make hairbands and flowers for Xinghua and the others. Come on, Xiuqin's family finally came here, it's noon now, and the meal is not ready yet, why don't you hurry up and cook."
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Sun family reluctantly returned to the kitchen.
Mother Sun looked at Li Erhu and said, "Erhu, there will always be conflicts between these children. They didn't do it on purpose. Xinghua has never seen a silk flower before. Maybe she thought Xiaohe looked good wearing it and wanted to try it herself. Don't be angry."
Seeing that Sun's mother was trying to smooth things over, Li Erhu didn't know what to say, so he just said, "Having more children will lead to bumps and bumps, but this is also a good time to teach them the truth. Next time, they will know what to do right, don't you think?"
"You're right, I'll tell them."
Sun Xiuqin sighed. On one side was her nephew, and on the other side was her own daughter. She couldn't take sides with either one.
Xiao He is the same. She has been wearing the silk flower for a while now, and the novelty should have worn off. What's wrong with giving it to Xinghua? Why would she make a fuss with Xinghua and Dabao and the others over such a small matter and make things difficult for herself?
I have to talk about her when I get back.
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