Chapter 159: Han Chunfen is wronged
"I'm working on something, it's not convenient for you to see it."
"Are we still going to learn secretly?"
"Isn't it better to just get away with it? Why do you have to arouse suspicion? Otherwise, I won't be able to speak in front of Xiaoyan and Aunt Zhu'er. In short, it's not possible."
"You're so stingy, look at what you can do!"
The aunt and sister-in-law went home angrily.
It is impossible to force their way in. They can't even handle the Spring Equinox.
Everyone in the village was watching the situation openly and secretly. If Mao and Liang Cui'er succeeded, who knows how many people would deliberately come at this time under the pretext of visiting and chatting.
Both of them came back empty-handed, so naturally others had no hope and had to give up.
Xu Zhichun was really shocked. He didn't expect that this matter would cause such a big uproar in the village after it was made public.
Zeng Xiaoyan and the others were also speechless. They talked about these things while working, and didn't know whether they should laugh or not.
There's nothing we can do about it. We can only wait for a while and maybe it will be fine.
It's funny to say that not only Mao and Liang Cui'er, but even Chunfen's sister-in-law Xu had evil thoughts.
When Xu Zhichun and his friends were making konjac tofu and konjac noodles, Chunfen would happily help out by fetching water, peeling the skin, and dicing the fruits. Afterwards, he would sweep the floor, take out the trash, clean the baskets and backpacks, etc.
Xu Zhichun trusted her very much and told her not to tell anyone.
Xu secretly told Chunfen to pay attention to how they did it and tell her quietly when she got back.
Her mother had repeatedly told her not to make her sister-in-law angry and to listen to her. After all, she felt very sorry for her sister-in-law by eating so much.
So Chunfen always listened to her sister-in-law's words, and she was even a little afraid of her sister-in-law.
But she also listened to Sister Zhichun.
Now I don’t know what to do. I can’t keep it secret and I look worried.
Xu Zhichun and the others saw it, and when Xu Zhichun asked her, she hesitated for a moment and then told everything.
Chunfen only does basic work, so even if it is really revealed, it will not have any impact. However, Xu Zhichun did not expect that this girl would be so honest.
She felt soft-hearted and moved after hearing this.
"Next time your sister-in-law asks you, just say you only sweep the floor, fetch water, feed the chickens and pigs, and don't know anything else. We don't allow you to look at anything else."
Chunfen hesitated a little: "But, if I lie to my sister-in-law like this, she will be angry."
"Then do you think what your sister-in-law asked you to do is right?"
"No, you can't."
Chunfen shook his head without thinking.
"That's not lying to her, that's called, that's called coping. She might scold you a few times, but she won't ask you any more questions, and the matter will be over."
"oh"
Chunfen breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little confused.
Xu Zhichun comforted her: "Just say what Sister Zhichun said, and the problem will be solved. Sister Zhichun will make you something delicious."
"Well, I'll listen to Sister Zhichun!"
A smile finally appeared on Chunfen's face again.
Xu Zhichun treated Chunfen as his younger sister. He had originally decided to give her a raise and intended to give her an extra five or six taels of silver at the end of the year so that her mother could buy her more food and clothes and the whole family could have a happy new year.
Now it seems that it is better not to give the money to Chunfen for now. She should save it for Chunfen herself, as it will come in handy in the future.
By the end of the year, I will make her two new sets of clothes, and buy her some more melon seeds, peanuts, candies and snacks.
That evening, when Chunfen returned home, Xu Shi indeed found an opportunity to pull her aside and question her in private.
Chunfen was afraid of her and wanted to avoid her, but she still pulled him away, so he had to bite the bullet and let her pull him away.
That night, when Chunfen stayed overnight at Xu Zhichun's house, he cried out of grievance when he saw her.
"My sister-in-law scolded me and pinched me. She called me a useless waste and a stupid thing! Wuuwuwu."
Xu Zhichun was stunned. He quickly hugged her and patted her to comfort her: "Don't cry, don't cry. She was wrong to scold me. We are very good, very good. It's not what she said."
After finally calming her down, Xu Zhichun continued, "From now on, stay away from her. Don't stay with her. If she pinches or scolds you again, tell your mother quietly."
Chunfen said without hesitation: "My mother will not say anything bad about my sister-in-law."
Xu Zhichun couldn't understand what Chunfen's words meant at this time. When he understood, he could only sigh. If the silly Chunfen was really compared with his brother, he was destined to be the one abandoned by his family.
At this moment, Xu Zhichun still smiled and said, "Anyway, if you are wronged, it's always right to tell your mother."
Chunfen nodded: "Yeah."
Xu Zhichun simply set up a pot and cooked her a bowl of noodles, added a fried egg, beef balls, ham sausage, sprinkled with chives and garlic sprouts for flavor, and added a small spoonful of Lao Gan Ma. Chunfen smiled happily, ate it all up, including the soup, rubbed her stomach with satisfaction, and felt happy again.
Xu Zhichun thought the matter was over, but he didn't expect that Xu would come to his house the next night.
Her attitude was quite friendly, and she even brought Xu Zhichun a basket of beans, cucumbers, green peppers and other vegetables.
Xu Zhichun had a bad feeling.
After a few pleasantries, Xu Zhichun asked with a smile, "Sister-in-law, do you have anything to say?"
"I can't hide anything from you, Zhichun, you're just so smart." Before she spoke, Mrs. Xu smiled and praised Xu Zhichun, then said, "We all have the surname Xu, so we can be considered relatives. Our two families have some friendship, so I won't beat around the bush. It's about Chunfen. When she used to do the work at home, she could do the work of three people alone. It was much easier for us to have her around. Now that she's gone, we're busy and tired every day. But it's not easy for you either, doing so many things by yourself, how can you do it without someone to help? We would rather be busier and more tired ourselves than ask her to go back."
"It's just that Chunfen's wages are a little low. That's what we thought before. We just think it's not easy for you, so we just give you a little bit of consideration. We're all from the same village, so who would dare to be so picky? I didn't expect you to be so capable and earn so much in a day. We were just overthinking it."
"So, shouldn't we pay you a reasonable amount for your wages? We don't have any ulterior motives, we don't want to take advantage of you, we only take what we deserve. Just give it a little more as you see fit."
"I heard Chunfen said you guys were making those tofu shreds, and she helped out, so logically she should get a piece of the pie, isn't that too much?"
Xu Zhichun was not surprised at all, as it was pretty much what she expected.
Money can move people's hearts in a very profound way.
"Is this what my sister-in-law meant, or what your family meant?"
"Of course we mean it."
"Is this what your family meant?"
"Could I still lie to you?"
Xu felt a little embarrassed.
Xu Zhichun also understood that it seemed that she had acted on her own initiative.
(End of this chapter)
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