Chapter 86 Homecoming Carpenter Zhang
"They are all good. I'm used to them." Feng Wangtian handed the package to his wife. "The first one is what Dashi and Ershi brought home. The second and third ones are old clothes that the hostess's wife gave to the children. Take a look at how big they are. You can give them to the children in the future."
Aunt Feng opened the first one, which contained some fine linen cloth. People in the mountains only went out a few times a year, and even cloth for clothes was hard to buy. Her two sons knew that there were many children in the family, so they bought quite a few for her, which pleased Aunt Feng very much.
But she still opened the second bundle with great anticipation. It turned out to be two sets of adult clothes. The colors were suitable for Feng Wangtian and his wife. Aunt Feng opened them with surprise and said, "Boss, these are new clothes."
The boss's wife gave the bundle to Feng Wangtian. Feng Wangtian was a sincere man. He always felt that whatever the boss gave him was a token of his love. He was happy. He had never opened it to see the contents. He did not expect that it was a new set of clothes. "They clearly said it was old clothes?"
Aunt Feng happily opened the second bundle, which contained several sets of clothes for children of all ages, also new. She picked them up and shook them, and something fell to the ground.
The old couple looked at the ground together and saw a glittering golden lock lying on the gray stone ground.
The couple was stunned by the flash.
It took her a while to come back to her senses. Aunt Feng bent down and picked up the golden lock, rubbing it against her body like a treasure, "Don't break it, don't..." She looked at the man again, "Master, this is..."
The package was given by the boss, so they must know what's inside. They wouldn't accidentally drop such valuable things in there, right?
Feng Wangtian was silent for a while before he said, "I'm afraid this is a return gift from the boss."
"Then...then how much is this gold lock worth?" Aunt Feng was so excited that she stuttered.
Feng Wangtian shook his head, "I don't know."
Aunt Feng kept touching and smelling the treasure, and cherished it so much that she even forgot to be excited when her husband gave her the wages of his two sons.
"Old woman, this is ten taels!" He earned another ten taels in half a year, not counting what his sons kept secretly.
"What's wrong with ten taels?" Ever since she started working for a high-ranking official in the capital, Aunt Feng was no longer excited to see ten taels. She only coveted the golden locket. This one was much bigger than the one the village chief's grandson saw when he was one year old. "I estimate it must be worth..." I heard that the one the village chief's grandson bought for six taels and six cents of silver. This one is as old as his three-year-old grandson. Wouldn't that be less than twenty taels?
Aunt Feng really guessed it right.
It's almost twenty taels, but the gold sold in big shops in Beijing is much purer than that sold in small places. If you buy this gold lock in a small place, it would cost twenty-five taels.
Aunt Feng even had to hold her in her arms when she slept. Feng Wangtian felt uneasy and said, "I'll go to the capital again in the next two days."
"What for?" Aunt Feng sat up suddenly, looking nervous, and hugged the lock tightly in her arms, "The master knew you didn't want it, so he hid it in his clothes. Even if you return it, he will definitely not take it back."
"Whether they accept it or not is their business, but I have to show my appreciation." Feng Wangtian felt bad for the boss spending so much money on a truckload of mountain products. Before going to bed, he said, "The boss's young lady likes to eat grass dragon balls. Tomorrow I will take the kids to pick some and bring them back to the little boss when we go to the capital."
Aunt Feng was reluctant to part with the big golden locket and said with a pained look on her face, "If the boss really gave it to our family, you must bring it back to me!"
"If not you, who should I give it to?" Feng Wangtian said angrily, thinking to himself that she was a greedy woman.
Aunt Feng curled her lips at his rush and thought to herself, I just don't believe that you don't want such a big piece of gold?
It's almost eleven months old. In modern times, little kids would have been walking around in their walkers. Su Ruojin was free again and started to tinker with Su Silang's walker.
A baby walker is actually very simple. The main components are the four wheels at the bottom. In that era, horse-drawn carriages were readily available. All you had to do was shrink the wheels of the carriage into mini wheels and find a carpenter to make one.
Carpenter Zhang often visited the barbecue shop, so when Su Ruojin wanted to find a carpenter, she contacted him first.
Carpenter Zhang's real name was Zhang Liang. He worked in a carpentry shop. This shop was often requisitioned by the Ministry of Works to repair government offices, warehouses, pavilions, etc., so he was considered to be half dependent on the court.
The middle-aged man in his early thirties was very happy to receive the job from Su Ruojin, "Miss Su, I will do it for you for free, can you give me the drawing?"
Su Ruojin said nothing and looked at him inquiringly.
Zhang Liang felt embarrassed by the young lady's gaze and scratched his head. "I am just an insignificant carpenter in the craftsman's trade. My salary is low and it is not easy to support my family..."
Before he could finish his words, Su Ruojin interrupted him mercilessly, "It's not easy to support a family. Do you still have money to eat barbecue every night?"
"I..." Zhang Liang's old face turned red and he stammered, not knowing what to say.
Not every man in ancient times was like Su Yanli, who used the money he earned to support his family first. Many incompetent men would first take care of themselves with the money they earned and only think of giving it to their family if they had any surplus.
Zhang Liang is such a person. He follows the trends with the little wages he gets from the craftsman's trade. If steamed dumplings are popular, he'll have one every morning. If barbecue is popular, he'll come to buy skewers and drink wine every few days.
Su Ruojin frowned when she heard this. He was clearly taking care of her family's business, but she just couldn't be happy.
"What about your wife and children?"
"She had some dowry, and she also did some laundry to earn a little money."
Scumbag.
In order to get the job from the Su family, Zhang Liang threw away all his dignity as a man and puffed out his chest to promise: "In the future, half of my wages will be given to my wife for household expenses..."
"No, 90% of it will be used by my aunt as the household expense." Although Su Ruojin had never met Mrs. Zhang Liang, she chose to recognize her as an aunt first.
"I……"
"Then hurry up and leave. I'll find the next one."
The young lady refused to do any work, and Zhang Liang was so anxious: "Give... I'll give it all..."
Su Ruojin hesitated. A man who didn't even care about his wife and children was really hard to trust.
Seeing that Miss Yuxue was unwilling to give him the job, Zhang Liang burst into tears and cried bitterly, "I promise that I will take care of the family and the children in the future. If I can't do it, let me die like Carpenter Li, and even my body can't be found."
Such a serious oath?
Su Ruojin asked curiously, "Who is Carpenter Li? How come he died and his body couldn't be found?"
Seeing the young lady's curiosity, Zhang Liang immediately replied flatteringly: "Carpenter Li is the best carpenter in our craftsman shop. He can do any job quickly and well. A few years ago, after work, he said someone invited him to drink, but when he went, he didn't even find the body."
"No one is alive, and no body is dead?"
"Yes, yes, you educated people are good at talking, that's it."
(End of this chapter)
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