In the afternoon, after taking a nap, Wei Yuyan went to Sister-in-law Xiuhua's house to discuss hiring people.
"Xiao Lei, Qianqian?~".
After Wei Yuyan finished washing up, she realized that the children were not at home; she didn't know when they had run out.
After locking the door, Wei Yuyan headed towards Sister Xiuhua's house.
"Hey, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, are you going to my house?"
Before Wei Yuyan even reached Xiuhua's house, she saw Xiuhua locking the door.
"Yes, sister-in-law, what a coincidence! You've come to see me. Come in and have a seat."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua reopened the door and invited Wei Yuyan in to sit down.
"Yes, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, isn't Brother Zhang home?"
Wei Yuyan also wanted Brother Zhang to hear it.
"He doesn't need to go to town today. He went hunting in the mountains. I don't know if he'll bring anything back. Sister-in-law, what do you need him for?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law thought that Wei Yuyan had something to tell her husband again.
"It's not like I need to talk to him about anything. Didn't you tell me last time that if we were hiring?"
Have you considered your eldest brother and sister-in-law? I've already decided to hire some people.
Because I want to sell steamed buns even when I'm not at the market, whether it's a few dozen or a hundred, I'll sell as many as I can.
"They'll take turns, you sell for half a month, and they sell for half a month."
Wei Yuyan explained her purpose.
"Really? That's great! Then I'll go and call his older brother and sister-in-law over now."
"Get to know each other, become familiar with each other, and then you can see what kind of person he is."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was so happy that she wanted to go out and find her older brother and sister-in-law to come over.
"Hey, wait a minute, I'm used to calling you Brother Zhang, what should I call you, Brother Zhang and Sister-in-law?"
Wei Yuyan was worried that things would get chaotic.
“His older brother is called Zhang Licai, and the head of the household is called Zhang Lifu. From now on, just call him by his name and call my sister-in-law Zhang Sister-in-law.”
Xiuhua's sister-in-law explained.
"Okay, I've got it. Go ahead."
Wei Yuyan nodded, understanding the situation.
"I'll be quick."
After saying that, Sister-in-law Xiuhua ran out.
Zhang Licai's family.
Zhang Dasao washes clothes at home, while Zhang Licai feeds chickens and ducks.
"Big brother, sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua arrived before she did, but her voice came first.
"Xiuhua came, but she didn't do much, just washed clothes. Look at your nephew, he's so naughty, he gets several pieces of clothing dirty every day."
Sister-in-law Zhang is a woman of few words, but also gentle.
"Auntie is here, Auntie~".
A little girl, about eleven years old, came out of the house; she was Zhang Licai's eldest daughter.
"Hey, Xiaoru, what are you doing at home? Didn't you go out to play?"
Xiuhua patted Xiaoru's head.
"It's too hot, I don't want to go out."
Xiaoru is a homebody who enjoys embroidering at home.
"Brother and sister-in-law, I have something to tell you, it's good news."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua, worried that Wei Yuyan was getting impatient, quickly got to the point.
"Licai, come quick, your sister-in-law says something's wrong."
Sister-in-law Zhang, upon hearing that something had happened, quickly called her husband out.
"Oh, Xiuhua's here. Have a seat. What's up?"
Zhang Licai was also a man of few words; he was always too embarrassed to speak up when he went to town to look for work.
Zhang Lifu had the nerve to ask, but he rarely encountered a situation where so many people were needed.
Therefore, Zhang Licai rarely has the opportunity to go out to work throughout the year.
"As you know, Li Fu and I sell steamed buns with Wu Chen's wife."
Now there's an opportunity; they're short-handed to sell steamed buns, and Wu Chen's wife needs to find someone.
I told you two, since you're both just sitting around doing nothing, why don't you come and work with us?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law thought that her brother's family was not well-off, and his children were growing up. If they didn't save some money, how could they manage?
Of course, Xiuhua's sister-in-law also has an older brother and sister-in-law from her own family.
However, it's too far away, so it's not suitable for me to work here. Otherwise, I would definitely prefer to help my family.
"That's a good thing! Should we have one person or two?"
Upon hearing the news, Zhang Licai was so excited he almost stood up, his eyes shining.
"It would be best if there were two people, but I'm a little worried that you wouldn't be able to take care of the household."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought that her family had sons and daughters, and her father-in-law was also at home.
"If we go there, how will this work be done?"
Zhang Licai thought that his children were growing up and he wanted to earn some money to renovate the house so that his children could find husbands in a few years.
"It means that we have to stay in town the day before the market to help out, and we have to spend the night in town."
Then, when there's no market day, I spend half the month selling steamed buns in town.
You could bring your children to town if you're selling steamed buns.
"In that case, if you're not home, we'll have Lifu take care of your father-in-law while we're at home."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought about it for a while. Although the division of the family property meant that her father-in-law was given to her eldest brother's family.
However, given the current special circumstances, it's still possible to have the head of the household come and deliver food or something.
The old man is in good health, but he has difficulty walking and can't go out much, so he has to stay at home.
"It's okay. When we're not at the market, we can sell the steamed buns and go home to cook for Dad. It's just that we won't be sleeping at home."
Zhang Licai seemed to be deep in thought.
"Yes, if we don't go to the market, we can only sell a few buns. One person can sell them, and the other can go home and cook."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua also realized that there was actually less to do when there was no market day, so she could run between the two places.
"Then your sister-in-law and I will both go, okay?"
Zhang Licai eagerly awaited the question.
"You're coming with me now to see Wu Chen's wife. She's the boss, she's in charge. She's still waiting at home."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law stood up, ready to go home.
"Okay, then I won't wash it."
Zhang's eldest sister-in-law immediately stood up to wash her hands, and Zhang Licai gave his daughter Xiaoru a few words of advice before preparing to leave.
The three of them arrived at Sister-in-law Xiuhua's house with nervous hearts, while Wei Yuyan was getting a little bored waiting.
Luckily, Mantou was there to play with me. Mantou liked to chase after people.
"Sister-in-law, I've called my elder brother and sister-in-law."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua led the couple in.
"Brother and sister-in-law, she is Wu Chen's wife. Her surname is Wei and her given name is Yu Yan. You can call her Yu Yan."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law introduced Wei Yuyan to them.
"Yu Yan, my sister".
The couple then greeted Wei Yuyan.
"Hey, Brother Licai, Sister-in-law Zhang, you're here. Has Sister-in-law Xiuhua told you about it? Do you want to go?"
Wei Yuyan didn't know if her sister-in-law Xiuhua had explained things clearly to them.
"Well, Xiuhua told us that she was helping to sell steamed buns, and that she had to go the night before the market."
And even if you don't usually go to the market, you still have to go and sell for half the month, right?
Zhang Licai recalled that this is what his sister-in-law said.
"Yes, that's about right. We have to stay overnight in town the day before each market day."
The next day, after selling all the steamed buns, you can either go home immediately or stay in town to sleep and eat your fill before heading home.
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