Chapter 95: Butler Yun Tangyin has no problem at all
Gradually, Yun Tangyin made all the decisions on all the big and small matters in the family.
Early that morning, she was checking the accounts in the yard with a notebook covered with blue cloth. Fu Yucheng squatted beside her and handed her an abacus, watching her make a tick under "30 kilograms of miscellaneous grains" one by one.
"Boss, is the money left over from last month enough to buy coal for the winter?" Fu Yucheng asked while fiddling with the abacus beads.
Yun Tangyin paused as she wrote, "I'm short of two kilograms of money, but my second sister-in-law's wages for sewing for the team are due, so it's just right to make up for it."
She looked up at Song Yushuang, who was drying her quilts, and called out, "Mom, let Ah Cheng go to the coal yard the day after tomorrow to haul coal. I've agreed with Sister Wang to keep the best pieces."
Song Yushuang patted the sheets and laughed, "How come you thought of everything? The other day I was just complaining about how coal slag doesn't last long, and you already made arrangements."
She glanced at Jiang Jianhua and saw her pickling radishes. "I used to worry that you, young as you are, couldn't handle things. Now it seems that you are much better than an old woman like me."
Yun Tangyin slammed the account book onto the stone table. "Don't worry, Mom. I'll take care of the household chores. Oh, and my second brother said the warehouse is leaking. I asked him to find some oilcloth. Let's go and patch it up this afternoon."
Fu Yuanshan came in carrying a hoe and heard this, then he said, "I've found the oilcloth. It's piled in the woodshed."
He stuffed a wild persimmon into Yun Tangyin's hand and said, "Just picked it from the field. It's very sweet."
Yun Tangyin took it with a smile. "Thank you, Second Brother. By the way, have you discussed with Uncle Li about weaving a rainproof straw curtain for the warehouse?"
"He told me his son would come to edit it at noon." Fu Yuanshan's voice was softer than usual. "The rule you set is good. The seeds in the warehouse are now separated into bags and marked with dates. There have been no mistakes since then."
Song Yushuang nodded as she listened, "Yinyin is really attentive. The seeds in the warehouse were all mixed together before, and it was hard to tell the fresh and old seeds apart when we planted them in the spring."
As he was speaking, Jiang Jianhua came out with some pickled radish. "Yinyin, do you think this is okay? I added peppercorns and shredded ginger as you said."
Yun Tangyin leaned over and sniffed it. "It smells delicious! Second sister-in-law is so good at cooking. Let's pack two jars and sell them on consignment at the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow. We can even earn some pocket money."
Fu Yucheng smiled and pinched her face: "Is our boss going to open a shop?"
"Of course not." Yun Tangyin slapped his hand away. "First, buy a piece of good material to make a cotton-padded jacket for Mom, and then buy two new quilts for the eldest and second brothers."
Song Yu's eyes were hot: "Silly girl, Mom has clothes to wear, don't always think about us."
"Mom, don't worry about it." Yun Tangyin stuffed a piece of lotus cake into her hand, "This is what my second brother bought, try it."
At lunchtime, Yun Tangyin divided the steamed bread into portions for each person and added an egg to Song Yu's double bowl: "Mom, eat something softer."
Fu Yuanshan looked at the steamed bread in his bowl and suddenly stuffed half of it into Jiang Jianhua's bowl: "You must have been tired from pickling radishes this morning."
Jiang Jianhua blushed and pushed the steamed bread back: "You still have to go to the warehouse to work in the afternoon, you eat it."
Yun Tangyin laughed at the side: "Second brother and sister-in-law, don't push it away, there's still some left in the pot."
She turned to Fu Yucheng and said, "Go to the commune this afternoon to get cloth coupons. Remember to buy an extra foot of coarse cloth for my second sister-in-law. She wants to make a new smock."
Fu Yucheng just nodded when Song Yushuang took out a cloth bag from her bosom: "Here are a few feet of my cloth coupons. Take them and use them. Don't always use yours."
Yun Tangyin opened the cloth bag and saw several tickets neatly stacked inside. Her eyes were filled with tears: "Mom, we have enough..."
"Here!" Song Yushuang pressed the cloth bag into her hand. "You manage this home so well, Mom is so happy. The other day, Aunt Zhang told me that she envied me for having a capable daughter-in-law who manages the home so neatly."
Fu Yuanshan ate his meal and said in a muffled voice, "She also said that if her daughter-in-law was half as capable as Yinyin, she would be able to sleep peacefully every day."
Jiang Jianhua couldn't help laughing: "That's right, Aunt Li also asked me why the house suddenly changed."
Yun Tangyin blushed, "It's all thanks to everyone's help."
"Got it." Fu Yuanshan responded and put a piece of pickled vegetables into Jiang Jianhua's bowl. "You like it."
Song Yushuang couldn't stop smiling at the sight: "I used to worry about the mess at home, but now, just looking at the pickles makes me feel better."
She said to Fu Yucheng, "You must treat Yinyin well. This girl is our family's lucky star."
Fu Yucheng hugged Yun Tangyin from behind: "Don't worry, Mom, I treat her as my treasure."
Yun Tangyin slapped his hand away: "Stop it."
Yun Tangyin was writing down what she needed to do that afternoon in her account book. When she heard Fu Yucheng's words, she gave him a reproachful look: "You're being so rude in front of Mom."
Song Yushuang smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits: "You two are so loving, and it makes Mom happy to see you two."
Yun Tangyin closed the account book and said, "After lunch, my two sisters-in-law and I will go to the kitchen, and my second brother and Ah Cheng will go to the warehouse. The division of labor is clear, and we can finish it in half a day."
Fu Yuanshan finished the last bite of rice and put down his bowl and chopsticks: "I'll go call Uncle Li's son and ask him to come and weave the straw mats early."
"Wait a moment, second brother." Yun Tangyin called him, "We're running out of ropes for weaving straw curtains. I'll ask Ah Cheng to buy two bundles. Let's go check if the leak in the warehouse is serious. If it is, we can find some plastic sheeting to temporarily cover it up."
"Okay." Fu Yuanshan responded and walked out briskly.
Jiang Jianhua cleared the dishes and said with a smile, "Yinyin's brain is clearer than an account book. She thinks of everything very carefully."
"Second sister-in-law, you're too kind." Yun Tangyin helped her stack the bowls. "By the way, second sister-in-law, last time you said your hand hurt, I asked Ah Cheng to go to the commune clinic and buy you a bottle of ointment and Sichuan Fritillaria. I'll boil some for you later and see if it works."
Jiang Jianhua felt warm in his heart: "How come you remember everything? I almost forgot about this."
Yun Tangyin just laughed: "How can I manage the household if I can't even remember this?"
Song Yushuang listened from the side, feeling happy in her heart: "I used to worry that you two sisters-in-law wouldn't get along well, but now it seems that I was worrying for nothing."
In the afternoon, everyone did their job and worked hard.
After Yun Tangyin and Jiang Jianhua finished making the ointment, they went to help Fu Yucheng and Fu Yuanshan paste the warehouse.
After working hard for an afternoon, the warehouse was finally pasted and the straw mats were woven.
Everyone looked at the brand new warehouse with satisfied smiles on their faces.
After returning home, Yun Tangyin began to think about tomorrow again: "Mom, tomorrow I want to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to exchange some salt and soy sauce for the family, and see if there is any cheap fabric to make new clothes for everyone."
"Go ahead, go ahead. You're the one who makes the decisions about family matters." Song Yushuang said with a smile, "Is the money enough? If not, Mom has more."
"That's enough, Mom. We're not short of money." Yun Tangyin said, "By the way, Mom, what do you want to eat? I'll buy it for you."
"I don't want to eat anything. You can buy it yourself." Song Yushuang said, "Come back early and don't be too tired."
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