“Afu! She’s your own sister too. Why are you so petty with your own sister? Besides, Yaya is right. We’re just a peasant family! If you don’t like me serving you food, then I won’t serve you food anymore.”
This time, Madam Tian didn't try to smooth things over. She suddenly remembered what Si Lang had said and felt a vague unease. So she asked:
"Ah Fu, how's your work in the workshop going? We're just workers, not owners, so we can't forget our place."
"Oh, I know, alright, let's eat, you're being biased."
Perhaps feeling guilty after being confronted, Tian Laifu didn't pursue the matter further. Instead, he dodged the question and urged his mother and sister to eat quickly.
Seeing that Ya Ya was about to say something, Tian Niangzi quickly shook her head at her.
Seeing the pleading look in her mother's eyes, Ya Ya puffed out her cheeks and glared fiercely at Tian Laifu before angrily poking at her rice, as if that would vent her anger.
"Mom, today you got both inspirational food and meat. Did the Chi family give you a raise?"
Tian Laifu suddenly thought of this and hurriedly asked, his small eyes full of anticipation.
If it's a price increase!
Then he can &
"It's not a price increase, it's like this..."
As Tian Niangzi's lips moved, Tian Laifu's initial displeasure and disappointment turned into excitement!
Even his breathing became much heavier!
But when he heard that Madam Tian refused, that she wanted to try it for a month, and that she wanted to find a maid to supervise him, his anger reached its peak!
"Are you out of your mind? Others would kill for something this good, and you're turning it down? That Weixin guy is just a servant of the Chi family! What right does he have to tell you what to do?"
"Afu, I am your mother, how dare you speak to me like that?" Tian Niangzi was displeased.
What kind of attitude is this from my son?
Don't they even have the most basic respect for her as her mother?
Suppressing his anger, Tian Laifu dragged a stool to sit next to his mother and earnestly said:
"Mom, I misspoke just now. What I meant was, please don't refuse! If you can't do it, you still have me, right? I can quit going to the Qiqiao shop and help you manage the tofu shop!"
At that time, I won't ask for wages, just the wages for my daughter and me will be enough! Twenty taels of silver per month plus a share of profits! That's a lot of money!
Mother, I'm all grown up now, it's time to get married, but our family is short of money, what do you think…”
Speaking of this, Tian Niangzi took her son's hand and said happily, "Don't worry about that, Qian Niang has already made preparations! We'll just demolish the thatched hut on the east side when the time comes."
Then I'll rebuild three large brick houses for you two to live in! And the money for the betrothal gifts, and Ya Ya's dowry, Mother has already prepared them all!
Over the years, the family of three has earned a lot but spent little, and they also earn some extra income from farming.
The money they earn from farming is enough for their family to eat and drink.
I've saved most of my wages!
That's a full two hundred taels of silver!
That's enough!
"In the village? What girl would want me? Mom, I want to buy a house in town! That way it will be easier for me to go to the workshop, and I'll have more face too!"
"...Buy a house in town? Those houses in town aren't cheap..."
Tian Niangzi hesitated.
Most importantly, she likes living in the village.
The neighbors visit each other, and each family has a large vegetable garden in front and behind, so they don't need to buy vegetables all year round.
Once Afu gets married, his wife won't need to work anymore.
They raise three pigs at home, and buy some chickens, ducks and geese, and have Afu's wife look after them.
Sell two pigs for the New Year, one for our own family! How wonderful!
But if we go to town, how will we raise the poultry at home? And what about the big vegetable garden...?
"Mother, to tell you the truth, I have a girl I like, and she's willing to marry me, but her parents say they don't want to marry their daughter into the village."
"Mom, I really love her! Please help me! Please!"
Seeing her son's pleading look, Madam Tian couldn't bear it any longer and readily agreed, "Alright, then I'll go to town and ask around to see how much a house costs these days..."
We can't buy anything too expensive, otherwise she won't have enough money in her hands, and she still needs to save money for Yaya's dowry!
"I've chosen one! Mother, the courtyard I've picked is fantastic! It's a three-courtyard house, so there'll be plenty of room for your grandson's wedding!"
There's a well in the yard, so getting water is easy, and there's also a small garden! It's very close to the KitKat store too! Just across the street.
Ya Ya, who was eating in silence, suddenly looked up and asked, "Across the street?"
Tian Niangzi's face fell. She said, "Afu, we can't afford that kind of courtyard. We need to be practical..."
Tian Niangzi didn't even bother to ask how much the courtyard cost.
That KitKat store is located on the very center of the street, in the most bustling area. The rent for the shops in the courtyards next door is already very expensive! Let alone buying it?
"Mother, as long as you manage the tofu shop, you'll get twenty taels a month plus a share of the profits. And you'll be in charge of everything at the tofu shop, we'll..."
Tian Laifu rubbed his fingers together, his smile lewd, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Madam Tian was trembling with anger and said directly, "Afu, go and quit your job at the Qiqiao store tomorrow."
Unworthy!
Her son doesn't deserve to earn the Chi family's money!
She bought more land in the village so her son could stay home and manage it properly; that would be enough for them to live on!
I won't go out and embarrass myself anymore.
Tian Laifu, however, thought that his mother had been persuaded by him, and grinned from ear to ear: "Hahaha, that's more like it, Mom, you're quick-witted. I thought I was going to have to talk to you for ages."
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