Although the snack stand run by Mo Xiaobao, Lin Ge'er and Aunt Qin is a small business, the income cannot be underestimated. In just over two months, the three of them have earned an average of 80 cents a day, which is higher than the income of stone miners.
The three of them were shocked to find that they could earn such a high income. In the village, there were only a handful of men who could earn 80 cents a day by doing odd jobs.
They just go there at noon every day and come back in the evening, and they can earn eighty cents by selling some snacks. This is simply incredible!
Aunt Qin and Brother Lin were horrified and did not dare to tell anyone their real income. These days, all that matters is keeping a low profile and avoiding suspicion. Showing off one's wealth is not a good thing.
Just when the three of them were happily earning money, Liu really gave everyone another surprise!
Seeing Liu and Zhao Dashu's reactions earlier, everyone guessed something was wrong. There was no need to think too much about it. Liu and Zhao Dashu were definitely having a twilight romance.
Zhao Dashu's wife has been dead for many years, and he has an mentally retarded son. His family is not well-off, and he has not found a new wife in all these years. No one is willing to marry him and live a hard life with him and raise his stupid son.
Although Liu is old, she doesn't worry about anything all day long. Even if she doesn't eat as much as the rich people, her spirit and mood are definitely better than those of the old ladies in wealthy families. In other words, Liu is still charming.
In addition, she is compassionate, and once the love-deprived Zhao Dashu feels cared for by her, his lonely heart naturally moves to her.
One of them needs pity, while the other loves to pity others the most. They were attracted to each other by chance and instantly got together, starting a shocking twilight romance in ancient times!
In ancient times, the fate of women and boys in places like this was very tragic. Generally, after their husbands died, they had to remain widows whether they were willing or not, otherwise they would be gossiped about. This is also the origin of the fact that widows are often surrounded by gossip.
For an old lady like Liu, whose grandsons were all married, to have a twilight romance in ancient times was really explosive news. When Liu said she wanted to marry Zhao Dashu again, not only Aunt Qin and Uncle Qin were stunned, but the entire Linjiang Village was shocked...
"Hey, do you know Liu from the Qin family? She's going to remarry!"
"I heard about it. My dear mother, how old is Liu? How can she still have the nerve to get married?"
"I heard that the man is from the village over in Xinghua Town. His wife is dead and he has a stupid son at home. What does Liu like about him?"
"That's right. Poor Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin. It's going to rain and my mother is going to get married. What else can the younger generation do? If Liu really gets married, the Qin family will be laughed to death by everyone..."
Just like what the villagers were saying, when Uncle Qin and Aunt Qin heard Liu say that she was going to marry Zhao Dashu, they didn't know what to say. Aunt Qin was the daughter-in-law, so it was difficult to say, and Uncle Qin, as a son, was also dumbfounded.
Although Aunt Qin was eager to get rid of Liu, the trouble-making saint, the ancient times were not as open as the modern times. Even Aunt Qin found it hard to accept that her mother-in-law, who had been widowed for many years, suddenly wanted to get married...
Poking Uncle Qin, Aunt Qin coughed and looked a little embarrassed, "Ahem, Boss, this is your mother, what do you say we should do?"
"..." Uncle Qin was dumbfounded. He had always been a man without a strong opinion. He didn't know what to do if his mother didn't want to remain a widow and wanted to remarry. He could only throw the problem to his wife again, "Sulan, you are the boss of our family. I'll listen to you..."
It is understandable nowadays that Liu wanted to remarry at her age, but if this happened in ancient times, it would have been a huge bombshell.
She is not stupid, but she has a problem. She does things without considering the consequences and other people's feelings. Once Liu makes up her mind about something, ten oxen cannot pull her back.
Although Liu herself was also very anxious, after being a widow for most of her life, she finally had her second spring, and she was unwilling to give up no matter what.
More importantly, because Zhao Dashu didn't know her well, he fell in love with her because he was attracted by her kindness. Although he had heard the rumors from the people in Linjiang Village, Zhao Dashu didn't agree with them in his heart. He felt that it was too difficult to find a woman as gentle and kind as Liu.
When Liu learned of Zhao Dashu's approval and the idea that Wangba and Ludou were attracted to each other, she immediately felt excited about finding a soulmate, and her initial good impression of Zhao Dashu turned directly into love.
"Sulan, I know that what I did is a little unreasonable, but I have lived for most of my life, and it is rare for me to meet someone like Zhao Dashu who understands me and loves me. Please help me. I believe that if your father-in-law and his family knew about it, they would definitely not let me regret and suffer in my old age. Buddha said that fate is the result of three lives..."
“………”
Aunt Qin stared at her with a face full of pity, and began to chant about Buddha and fate. She could not help but hold her forehead with her hand, thinking to herself, if father-in-law knew about this, he would be so angry at you, an old woman, that he would come back to life!
My father-in-law died so early, it was all because of this old woman's carelessness. This old woman still has the nerve to say that. I am speechless...
However, if I really send this old woman away, my home will be peaceful. Since Zhao Dashu is so willing to take over Liu's family, why should I keep such a big disaster?
Aunt Qin thought to herself that rather than continue to suffer from Liu's incurable maternal illness, she felt that it was not important for her mother-in-law to remarry and be criticized by the villagers.
It won’t kill you to say a few words, and it’s better than dragging Liu into a life of unrest!
I heard that Zhao Dashu also has a bad temper. If Liu dares to do something wrong again after going there, Zhao Dashu is not like me and my husband who have reservations and cannot take any action. It seems feasible to let Zhao's bad temper cure Liu's problems!
Taking a deep breath, Aunt Qin felt inexplicably happy when she thought that Liu was about to leave. "Mother, if that's the case, I won't stop you. I wish you and Zhao Dashu will live in harmony and smoothly for the rest of your life..."
This is what Aunt Qin really thinks. Having experienced Liu's power, she really admires Zhao Dashu who really wants to marry Liu. Everyone in the village has told him that there is something wrong with Liu, but he actually wants to marry her. He is really... courageous!
Originally, it would have been extremely difficult for Liu's twilight love to succeed in ancient times.
But she was too awesome, and the Qin family had no time to worry about being laughed at. As long as they could get rid of Liu, they would definitely be praying to the Buddha and the gods for their gratitude...
Pei Shaorong was not surprised at all that the Qin family could easily agree to Liu's remarriage. He would have done the same if he were in their shoes.
Things in ancient times were different from today. Liu was the elder in the family, and Aunt Qin and Uncle Qin, as the younger generations, could not beat or scold her. There was simply nothing they could do about her.
Sending her away would be the best option, no matter who Liu would harm in the future. Anyway, Aunt Qin felt that she couldn't bear such a disaster...
Both Liu and Zhao Dashu are already quite old, so their marriage is naturally not as ostentatious as that of a young man and an old woman.
But for the sake of his old love, Zhao Dashu really cared about Liu. Although he didn't have a wedding banquet with drums and gongs, he specially made a pink wedding dress for Liu.
On the day Zhao Dashu came to pick up the bride, Liu smiled as if she was ten years younger. She wore her pink wedding dress and left the Qin family sweetly with Zhao Dashu.
The villagers who came to watch the fun were all extremely surprised, but they could more or less understand Aunt Qin and Uncle Qin's decision. Facing someone like Liu, no one would have the heart to say that Aunt Qin was heartless.
For someone like Liu, ordinary poor families simply cannot afford it. Although this matter is unusual, it actually did not cause much trouble in Linjiang Village. At most, it became a joke or gossip for everyone to talk about after dinner...
As soon as Liu left, everyone in the Qin family had the illusion that they were liberated from hell. They no longer had to worry about thieves in the house every day, and their quality of life also made a qualitative leap.
Aunt Qin has been in a much better mood recently. From time to time, she couldn't help but thank and admire Zhao Dashu for his courage in marrying Liu!
The snack stand run by Mo Xiaobao, Lin Ge'er and Aunt Qin has developed at a rapid pace. Because of its early momentum and good taste, it has become the first choice for quarry workers to eat when they are hungry in the afternoon.
Some workers are even too lazy to bring their own lunch and just eat lunch at the snack stands. The food is not expensive and tastes good. Now that the weather is getting hot, it is easy for the lunch you bring to go bad, so it is better to spend a few cents and have a good meal at the snack stand.
Because the weather is starting to get hotter, the workers are working harder and harder. Mo Xiaobao and his two companions have replaced the soup at the snack stand with mung beans and other heat-clearing and summer-heat-relieving foods, which have made the stone-mining workers even more popular.
The three young men and the woman no longer need to take care of the family's fields. Pei Shaorong, Xue Tieshi and Uncle Qin have already taken care of them. Although there are many fields, three grown men and two livestock can do the work in the fields.
Herbaceous fruits such as watermelons and tomatoes grow fast, and it only takes more than three months from seedling cultivation to transplanting and fruiting. The seedlings are planted in March, and by June, red, green and yellow tomatoes and watermelons can be seen in Pei’s fields!
Not only did Pei Shaorongqiyi's tomatoes and watermelons begin to ripen, but the crops in the village fields also began to ripen one after another. It was the harvest season for Linjiang Village again.
The crops in the fields are ripe, and the men who have gone out to do odd jobs should come back. No matter how to make money by working or doing business, most people still think that farming and harvesting crops are more practical at this time.
This year, all the men in the village who went to mine stones have returned. However, unlike previous years, most of the men who went to mine stones this year came back with injuries, because something happened on the Stone Mountain in Xinghua Town!
The one who was most seriously injured among them was Wang Afu, who nearly lost his life on the Stone Mountain. On the day he returned to the village, he was carried back covered in blood, which scared Liu Meihua and his mother silly.
Wang Afu is the only male pillar of the family, so nothing can happen to him, otherwise how will they, his widow and his mother, be able to live?
Liu Meihua loves money and is jealous that Mo Xiaobao is living a better life than herself, but she doesn't want to be a widow. She used to laugh at Mo Xiaobao for being a widow, and now it's almost her turn.
"Boss, you can't be in any trouble. My little heart can't stand the scare. Boss, wake up, wuwuwu..."
Seeing Wang Afu covered in blood, Liu Meihua felt that she had stepped into a dark future of widowhood. She couldn't help but feel grief-stricken and burst into tears.
Wang Afu, who had just been carried back to the village and was lying on the ground, woke up and saw Liu Meihua with a sad face. He was feeling annoyed as he had just saved his life and couldn't help getting angry.
"Why are you crying? I'm not dead yet!" Wang Afu felt very aggrieved. If it weren't for this woman insisting on him going to mine stones, would he have almost lost his life?
"Ah? The boss is fine, that's good. If you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future. If you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future..."
Wang Afu was fine, but he lost a lot of blood, and his life was not in danger. Liu Meihua breathed a sigh of relief and did not care about Wang Afu's anger. Anyway, as long as her man was alive, she would not have to be a widow. She would still have food, drink and a husband in the future. It was worth celebrating!
“………”
Seeing Liu Meihua's expression, Wang Afu couldn't help but lie down again, thinking to himself, with this woman around, what good fortune can he, Wang Afu, have in the future? Sigh...
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