Chapter 155

This time Zhu Meizhen didn't need to say anything, the aunts and uncles took the initiative to surround her and ask questions.

"Xu Wen, did you make a lot of money in Pengcheng? Look at your family, everyone is wearing gold and silver, and your clothes and shoes are all brand new!"

Everyone on the production team thought that Xu Wen had bought it, and no one thought it was Xu Wen.

First of all, Xu Wen is a girl. How can a married daughter spend so much money on her parents' home?

Secondly, Xu Wen was a college student. How could a college student have much money? Even if he joined the army, he would only get ten yuan a month.

"Not bad! Better than farming." Zhu Meizhen said happily, "The clothes were bought by my daughter-in-law, and the jewelry was bought by my son-in-law."

To be exact, it was Sang Xiaoqing who rushed to buy the clothes.

She felt embarrassed to always take advantage of Xu Wen. Besides, Zhu Meizhen had taken care of her and Xu Wen's children for a year, so it was only right for her to buy her mother-in-law a new set of clothes.

As a result, after Xu Wen paid the bill, he also bought her a set of gold jewelry, which made Sang Xiaoqing even more embarrassed.

The older ones pulled Zhu Meizhen aside and asked her all sorts of questions, while the younger daughters-in-law gathered around Sang Xiaoqing and talked to her at once.

The content of the chat was similar. The elders were concerned about how much money Xu Wen made in Pengcheng.

Young people are not only curious about the income of Xu Wen and his wife, but also curious about the differences between southern cities and northern cities.

Sang Xiaoqing explained in detail some of the differences in lifestyle and diet between the north and the south.

"Let me tell you something else! You've changed a lot in the past six months since you went out!" A woman who used to get along well with Sang Xiaoqing said with emotion.

In the past, everyone worked on the land to make a living. In the wind and sun, their hands and faces were tanned black, and they looked several years older.

Sang Xiaoqing was the same before.

During the busy farming season in spring, when the dry and cold wind from the north blows, the skin exposed outside the clothes will inevitably turn black, dry and chapped.

I stayed in Pengcheng for more than half a year this year. Although it can be hot there, the air is particularly humid because it is close to the sea. I look particularly healthy and my skin is much more hydrated.

Sang Xiaoqing usually works in the store and rarely sees the sun, so she looks a lot paler than when she is at home.

In addition, I deal with all kinds of people every day in Pengcheng, which has broadened my horizons and changed my temperament.

People who are together day and night cannot see it, but members of the same production team, who used to see each other every day, can see no obvious changes in the past year.

Another one nodded in agreement, "Just like the women in the city! Fair and young, look at her skin too."

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and placed it together with Sang Xiaoqing's hand. Sang Xiaoqing's skin was several shades whiter and brighter than hers, and more tender.

However, this daughter-in-law only got married last year and is three or four years younger than Sang Xiaoqing! When they played together during the Chinese New Year last year, everyone praised her for her youth and good skin.

It is said that there is no harm without contrast.

Those young daughters-in-law were immediately envious.

"Xiaoqing, you are so lucky! You are loved by your man, spoiled by your parents-in-law, and even your elder and younger sisters-in-law are so kind to you!"

"Yes! Before, I thought the Xu family was so poor that marrying a daughter-in-law like Xiaoqing would be a great loss to the ancestors! I didn't expect that after a year, we have a house and money. It's great!"

“…”

Other Sang Xiaoqings could be humble and praise the Xu family, but Sang Xiaoqing could only agree, "I am lucky to marry into the Xu family! In fact, we all benefited from my sister-in-law!"

Now that she has plenty of money, just like Xu Wang, she will inevitably help out when she returns to her parents' home.

Her family members also praised her for being lucky, saying that she benefited from her sister-in-law.

Everyone agreed with this.

"Don't mention it, your sister-in-law is a capable person! She is the only female college student in our whole commune!"

"Xu Wen has been different from us since she was young. We girls are worthless, the so-called losers. From the time we are old enough to understand, we have to make fire, cook and take care of our younger brothers and sisters. When we grow up, we have to give up the opportunity to go to school to the boys in the family. When we grow up, we get married, and the betrothal money is used for our brothers to marry wives.

Xu Wen was just like any other boy. She was spoiled by her family and went to school when she was old enough. The Xu family was so poor that they didn’t even stop Xu Wen from going to school when they found her a wife!”

"You are just being sarcastic! Why don't you stop? For several years there was no high school in our county, and wasn't Xu Wen also working in the production team to earn work points?"

"It's just to earn work points. What kind of work do we do? What kind of work does she do?"

They were all working in the fields in the wind and sun, while Xu Wen was recording work points at the brigade headquarters.

"She is educated! Would you be able to memorize it if I asked you to? In the final analysis, it is Xu Wen who is capable! There is more than one high school student in the whole commune, right? Who among all the boys and girls has better grades than her?"

The person who said the sarcastic words suddenly fell silent.

In the face of absolute strength, jealousy is meaningless.

Sang Xiaoqing continued, "Who said it wasn't?! Ask my family. Even though you are a girl, your ability is unmatched by most men. I tell you, on the island..."

She picked out what she could to tell about Xu Wen's great achievements on Rainbow Island.

For example, the electricity, school, and business that Rainbow Island uses now were all Xu Wen’s ideas.

As for the matter of Kaya, that was something that could not be discussed, and Xu Wen had never told her about it.

Those who heard these sarcastic remarks no longer felt any jealousy and were left with only envy and admiration.

Xu Wen's "bad idea" was originally intended only for Xu Wang's in-laws.

I hope the Xie family will agree to allow Xie Dechun and Xu Wang to go to Pengcheng as well.

The result is "Trees planted with care do not grow, willows planted by accident grow into shade".

Or maybe it can't be said that way. It should be that the tree is alive, and I don't know how the willow has become a shade.

The Xie family was asked by Xu about their wealth and all sorts of confusing questions, and now all they have left at home is to serve Xu Wang.

Xie Dechun had always been obedient to Xu Wang, and Xu Wang's advice continued at night.

He was the first to surrender, and he told his parents that he wanted to go to Pengcheng.

As a result, Captain Xie rejected the idea outright, and Xie Dechun went back to his room in anger.

But his mother was moved and helped to persuade the captain.

"Dechun is a man! What's wrong with him going out to have fun? Look at the Xu family, they were so poor before that they wanted to have one piece of clothing for the whole family.

Xu Wen has only been out for a year, look at how rich this young couple, Xu Wen and Sang Xiaoqing, are now."

Captain Xie's cigarette pot made a crackling sound when he smoked it.

He is not blind.

I won't talk about Xu Wen. Although the girl grew up in the production team, everyone in Taoyuan Brigade knew that she had been pretty and fashionable since she was a child. The Xu family was used to raising her in a delicate way and she had never really suffered any hardship.

There is a huge change between Xu Wen and Sang Xiaoqing.

Xu Wen used to be a very energetic young man with sharp eyes and starry eyebrows. He was diligent and efficient in the production team and could endure hardships.

But given the family conditions, it is difficult to be close to someone no matter how good the person is.

It was only after Xu Wang got married that he had the money for the bride price.

After coming back from a year away, his personality and speech have become much more stable than before, and he even has a hint of businessman's shrewdness.

The point is that you really have money.

In the past, he looked down upon the marriage with the Xu family, thinking that it would be bad for his family to have a poor relative.

Fortunately, Xu Wang is a good daughter-in-law, and the Xu family never comes to ask for money.

In all kinds of weddings and funerals, he always acted with propriety and never embarrassed himself.

This time, brother and sister Xu Wen and Xu Wen went home for the New Year and were like a money-printing machine.

They were given food and drinks, and even more than one set of clothes and shoes.

We are all men, who doesn’t have ambition?

However, some stubborn thoughts cannot be changed just by changing one's mind.

Finally, Xie Dechun's father shook his head and said, "No! Dechun's two brothers have moved out, and he is alone at home. We can't let him go out again. I am so old now. In three to five years, I will retire and let him take over the position of captain. Isn't it good for the family to have no worries about food and drink?"

"What's so good? A whole family works hard to make a living, but one person can't earn as much as others. In the past, when the Xu family was poor, you looked down on the Xu family. You were afraid that they would take advantage of you. Now the tide is turning, and it's the Xu family's turn to be rich. I Let’s see if you have the face to be a big brother to others when you meet your in-laws? Just wait until they look down at you next time with your nostrils turned upward!”

"We are not the eldest brother because we are rich!" Captain Xie glared, "Isn't it because I am older? Besides, do you have the nerve to call me snobbish? When Dechun wanted to marry Xu Wang, I don't know who held a rope and insisted that she would hang herself if Xu Wang entered the house!"

When Grandma Xu Wang heard this, she immediately became furious, "Who are you talking about? I don't know who was so arrogant back then, finding fault with others..."

“…”

The house is not soundproof, even if I fart, the neighbors can hear it.

Xu Wang was sitting on the kang in the inner room with a unhappy look on his face.

In the first half, her parents-in-law spoke in low voices and she couldn't hear clearly. But now they were talking so anxiously that they forgot to shut up, so she heard everything clearly.

She knew that the Xie family had not been very nice to her at first, but she thought it was because they were not familiar with each other at that time. After all, they had been pretty good to her over the past few years.

She had never had any quarrels with her mother-in-law, but she didn't want them to keep looking at her like that.

Xie Dechun was also sitting on the kang, feeling a little uneasy. Seeing that Xu Wang's face was getting uglier and uglier, he rushed over to her and wanted to hug her, "Don't listen to your parents' nonsense! They are just talking in anger..."

Xu Wang pushed him away and interrupted him coldly: "Are you just saying it or are you all thinking in your heart? Why did you look down on me when I proposed to you? It's not that I, Xu Wang, can't get married!"

She is Xu Wen's biological sister. Xu Wen was praised as the most beautiful girl in the whole commune. Even if Xu Wang was a little worse, how bad was he?

There were just as many young men in the commune who wanted to marry her as there were when Xu Wen first announced that she was looking for a partner.

She chose Xie Dechun because the two were classmates and knew each other better than others.

Xie Dechun smiled apologetically: "I know! I was the one who secretly liked you first. Don't be angry, I'll tell my parents later!"

Xu Wang pushed him away again, got off the bed and put on his shoes, then called his son Yuanbao to go out.

Xie Dechun was anxious, "Where are you going?"

"Since your family looks down on ours and thinks we are poor, I will just go back to our home."

As soon as Xu Wang left the house, her parents-in-law realized that they had said something wrong.

But Xu Wang didn't give them any chance to make up for it. He took his son and left without even saying goodbye to them.

Xie Dechun hadn't put on his shoes yet. As he was picking them up, he complained to his parents: "Dad, Mom! Yuanbao is already several years old, why are you still talking about those trivial things? Can't you just live a good life? Besides, you two are still healthy and can go out, so what's wrong with a grown man like me going out to play? Maybe I can make more money than my brother-in-law! You will be proud when I come back, right?

How can you be so timid when you are old? You will not be happy unless my wife and children are separated?"

When he said the last sentence, he had already picked up his shoes and rushed out.

It took Xu Wang's parents-in-law a while to react.

Captain Xie slammed the cigarette pot in his hand on the ground: "You idiot! Have you grown wings? How dare you say that to me?"

Mother-in-law Xu Wang glared at him and said, "You deserve it! You are so nosy! You made your daughter-in-law and son angry and ran away! Who will take care of you when you get old?"

Captain Xie snorted heavily, "I never counted on him!"

Xu Wang's mother-in-law sighed and said with emotion: "This person is really strong when she has money. Look at Xu Wang, since she married into our family, when has she ever been so disrespectful to us like today? She always goes along with us and coaxes us. She rarely spends a penny of the pocket money she gives her on herself, but instead finds ways to support her family. Her brothers from her family have made a lot of money, and her temper has also become worse!

Boss, if you continue to make trouble, who knows who will be the boss next year?!"

Captain Xie choked but didn't refute. He pushed Grandma Xu Wang and said, "Go, go, go and cook!"

Mother-in-law Xu Wang went to cook while cursing.

In the end, Xu Wang made a big fuss about this, and his parents-in-law relented and said that they would be allowed to go to Pengcheng to try it out next year.

It’s just that the Xie family and the Xu family are different after all.

The Xu family is a family that is wholeheartedly devoted to one thing.

The Xie family has their own plans.

Xie Dechun really cared about Xu Wang and was afraid that she would really get a divorce.

He understood his wife, and he also knew that his brother-in-law and sister-in-law were not to be trifled with.

Especially the sister-in-law Xu Wen, she would definitely dare to instigate Xu Wang to divorce her.

Old Taishan and his mother-in-law would not let their daughter suffer for the sake of reputation.

Only his parents always felt that Xu Wang was marrying above his station.

If Xu Wang wanted to go to Pengcheng, he would follow him.

Eunuch Xu Wang didn't want to be outdone by his in-laws.

Xu Wang's mother-in-law was afraid that if she became poorer than the Xu family in the future, she would not be able to show off her status as a mother-in-law.

In this way, the whole family reached a consensus with their own thoughts.

These are the trees that were planted, and the willow trees were planted by other young people in the commune.

After the Xu family showed off their wealth, it wasn't just the Xie family that were jealous.

They were so high-profile that everyone in the commune, whether they knew them or not, had heard that their family had made money in Pengcheng.

Many relatives who usually don’t visit each other came to Xu’s house for the first time and brought things with them.

Ask Xu Wen about Pengcheng.

What he meant was that he wanted Xu Wen to take them or their children to Pengcheng to work.

Xu Wen wouldn't dare to do that. Doing business is quite different from farming.

Although some people are good at farming and some are not, the difference is just that those who are good at farming will harvest a few hundred kilograms more, while those who are not good at farming will harvest a few hundred kilograms less.

No matter what, you won't starve to death, so at least eat a little.

There are gains and losses in trading!

If Xu Wen hadn't been strategizing, he wouldn't have dared to guarantee that he would make money.

Second Uncle was even worse than himself. He was just helping Xu Wen to run the store. From purchasing to selling, Xu Wen was in charge of everything.

On the street where he and Sang Xiaoqing opened a dumpling restaurant, he didn't know how many owners changed in a year.

Some people make a fortune, while others lose everything.

He agreed to take people out, and by the end of the year everyone was happy because they made money.

If he loses money, won’t everyone block his door and curse him to death?

If you meet someone who is unreasonable, you might even blame him and rely on him to compensate for your losses.

Not only is it a thankless task, but you also end up getting yourself into trouble!

Even if he doesn't lose money but earns little, or makes no money, people will still criticize him.

For example, keeping things to oneself and making money by oneself without caring about other people's affairs.

Therefore, the Xu family received those who came to give gifts politely, but they just refused to give in.

It just means that if you really want to go, you can go by yourself, but whether you make a profit or a loss depends on your fate.

If a strong laborer in the family does not earn any work points for a year, it will make things even more difficult for the not-so-wealthy family.

If you don’t make money or even lose money, who would dare to go?

They left in dismay, secretly cursing Xu Wen for being petty and afraid that they would share his opportunity to make money.

Xu Wen and Xu Wen heard it but just laughed it off.

Pengcheng's economy is developing rapidly now, and opportunities to make money are everywhere.

No one can cover the sky with one hand.

Even if Xu Wen worked himself to death, he would never monopolize all the opportunities to make money.

Their behavior made the Xu family even more determined not to interfere in this trivial matter.

There were ten people in the production team, seven of them were illiterate, two could barely write their own names, and only one was considered educated.

If I go to such a far place without someone to guide me, I might get lost, which would be troublesome.

Therefore, if Xu Wen did not give in, no matter how dissatisfied they were in their hearts, they would be able to stop.

No one dares to leave their hometown and go so far away.

To put it bluntly, it's a rampage.

Dare to morally kidnap Xu Wen. If he doesn't take them to Pengcheng, it means Xu Wen is narrow-minded, unrighteous, heartless and ungrateful, and doesn't care about the feelings of his relatives or neighbors.

But he didn't dare to be ambitious and go to Pengcheng to explore.

At night, Xu Wen lay on the bed with her back against the headboard, while Lu Yuanzheng and Dongsheng rested their heads against her lower abdomen.

"It moved, it moved! It moved again!" Dongsheng shouted in surprise, "The little sister said hello to me!"

"Yeah." Lu Yuanzheng hummed lightly, but his eyebrows and eyes were the same as Dongsheng's, both of them were full of surprise.

When the fetus first moved, it only happened once or twice a day, and it was so mild that no one could feel it except Xu Wen himself.

Can't hear or touch.

It was as if there was a small fish tank in Xu Wen’s lower abdomen.

It is simply unrealistic to touch or listen to the sounds of the small fish through your belly and the fish tank.

As Xu Wen's belly grew bigger, the fish tank gradually turned into a balloon.

If you put your hand on her belly, you can feel the slightest movement.

If you listen carefully you can hear it.

Xu Wen has been pregnant for more than five months.

The pregnancy period is generally calculated in weeks, and the so-called ten months of pregnancy refers to forty weeks of pregnancy.

Every four weeks makes a month, which is slightly different from the usual calendar.

If calculated according to normal dates, the pregnancy is actually not a month, but a little more than nine months.

So Xu Wen’s pregnancy was actually less than five months old, but it was already over twenty weeks.

Dongsheng, who had always felt insecure and was very resistant to the idea of ​​having a baby, gradually became less resistant after feeling the movement of the baby in her belly.

He would come to touch or listen from time to time.

Xu Wen also told him that although the baby in the belly cannot be seen, it can be felt and heard, and taught him to talk to the baby in the belly.

Originally, it was intended to coax Dongsheng, hoping that he could develop more feelings with the baby in his belly.

Who knew that Lu Yuanzheng believed it and competed with Dongsheng every day to talk to the baby in her belly.

Moreover, he also instilled in Dongsheng the idea that Xu Wen must be pregnant with a younger sister.