Chapter 64: Separation

When she returned to the bedroom, Zhulan saw the silver on the table. She counted it with her fingers and found that there were three hundred coins.

Zhou Shuren touched his nose. It was obviously not him who did it, but he still felt guilty. "The original body had saved up private property for half a lifetime. I didn't mention it because I thought it wasn't much. It was not intentional."

Zhu Lan asked meaningfully, "Do all married men like to hide their private money?"

"I definitely won't."

Zhou Shuren felt that he had an especially strong desire to survive, as evidenced by his quick reactions and resolute attitude.

Zhulan felt confused for a moment. Zhou Shuren could only be his wife in this life. Was Zhou Shuren promising her?

Zhulan quickly grabbed the money and said, "Oh, the second son's family is waiting for me to make cotton clothes. You can read a book. I'm going to go over first."

Zhou Shuren was in a good mood as he picked up the book, and couldn't help but smile. It was good that there was a reaction, but he was afraid that the needle wouldn't be able to penetrate his nerves!

Zhulan became quiet as she left the yard. Zhou Shuren must have made the promise so quickly because he was afraid of affecting the trust between the two of them. Thinking of this, she felt disgusted with herself.

In the afternoon, Zhulan took her daughter and Zhao to make cotton-padded clothes and quilts together. Fortunately, Zhao had work on his hands and was a focused person, so Zhulan stayed with peace of mind, otherwise she would have run away long ago.

When it got dark inside, Zhulan's neck felt a little stiff, so she moved it a little and prepared to continue making clothes tomorrow.

In ancient times, bamboo orchids still could not adapt to indoor light. There was no glass, and the windows were not big to keep warm. Coupled with thick window paper, you can imagine the brightness indoors. You had to light an oil lamp before it got dark outside, and the brightness of the oil lamp was not very high, so reading and doing needlework was particularly tiring for the eyes.

Zhulan folded her cotton coat and paused before realizing, "Where is Li?"

She is at home. These days, Li will definitely stay by her side in order to keep her position as the eldest daughter-in-law. She said that she always feels like something is missing!

Xue Han raised her head, "Mom, when I came here, I saw that my sister-in-law had gone out."

Even if I didn't say the rest, my mother would have guessed it.

Zhulan just remembered what she had forgotten, "By the way, why are all the women gathering at the entrance of the village today?"

Oh, by the way, the base of Zhoujia Village gossip is at the village entrance. She has never understood why they chose the village entrance when there is not even a shelter from the wind and light?

Xue Han didn't know whether to pretend to be injured and unable to go out, and shook her head.

Zhao put away her needlework, "Wang Laosi and his daughter came back with a lot of bags, and the villagers were gossiping about how much money Wang Laosi made."

Zhulan was so happy shopping and spending that she actually forgot about the father and daughter. As for how much money she made, Zhulan didn't care because it had nothing to do with the Zhou family.

It was time to cook dinner. Li came back with something unsatisfied in mind. Seeing Zhulan decocting medicine, she felt guilty for a moment, then excited. "Mom, the Wang family is making a fuss about splitting up the family!"

Zhulan no longer relied on the novel, and had changed beyond all recognition. She calmly accepted the early separation of the family, "Did it split?"

Li took a quick look at the staple food and dishes her mother had taken out and knew what to cook in the evening. A piece of pork belly was divided into three parts, one part was put with peppers, one part was put with potatoes, and the last part was the one with the most fat and fried in oil. The staple food was steamed buns and millet porridge.

While washing the vegetables, Li gossiped, "It hasn't been divided yet, but it will be soon. Wang Zhang has tried everything from crying to making a scene to threatening to hang herself, but Wang Lao Si has ignored her and is determined to divide the family property."

Zhulan ignored Li's regretful tone and asked, "What did Wang Laosi buy?"

Li said, "I bought 20 catties of rice and flour, and a lot of meat, about 5 catties, and a lot of fine cotton and fabric."

Zhulan calculated in her mind that there were only 30 kilograms of kimchi in the two altars. Kimchi was sold for only four cents at most, and the price in the restaurant would not be higher than the price of meat. The amount purchased by Wang Laosi's family far exceeded the income from the kimchi, so Fangzi must have sold it.

By the time Wang Zhang makes it, it won't be long before everyone knows the recipe. The price of kimchi will drop, and restaurants will no longer buy from outside if they know the recipe. Li's family made a lot of it, and if they don't sell it quickly, they will lose money. Wang Ru made a big deal in the trade and cheated the Li family and Wang Zhang.

Zhulan wanted to break it down and analyze it for Li, but she swallowed it back and told her eldest son to go back to his father-in-law's house and talk about it.

After dinner, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren talked about the recipe. Zhou Shuren called the eldest and the second oldest to accompany them to Li’s house.