While Zhang Fengxia was cursing in the yard, Shen Zhihuan was helping Zhou Xiuqiao pack her clothes in her room. To make it look more realistic, the two of them stuffed all of Zhou Xiuqiao's clothes for the four seasons, spring, summer, autumn and winter, into a bag.
Even the socks that had been mended again and again were not spared.
Zhang Fengxia's angry curses soon attracted a group of onlookers.
"The Zhou family is really shameless. They don't have the ability to build a big tiled house for their son, so they set their sights on their daughter's in-laws..."
"Sister Fengxia can give a dowry of 2,000 yuan to the third daughter of the Shen family, so why can't she give 500 yuan to Zijun's wife to support her parents' home?!" Some people complained.
"You are so generous, why don't you give your daughter-in-law 500 yuan to support her parents' home?" someone said to the person who was complaining.
"I don't have that. If I had it, I would have given it to you." The man who was complaining was not convinced.
"Didn't you say last time that the people in your daughter-in-law's family were starving like wolves, lacking food every year? Even if you don't have 500 yuan, you can always have whole grain noodles, right? Why don't you give your daughter-in-law two bags of whole grain noodles to help her family?!"
"Yes! Aunt Gao, why don't you give your daughter-in-law two bags of whole-grain flour to support her parents' home?!" someone agreed with a smile.
"Who said Aunt Gao was reluctant to part with it? Come on, Aunt Gao, go show it to them now. I'll help you move it..." Li Jiabao said as he rolled up his sleeves.
"I'll help move it too." A young man next to him also rolled up his sleeves.
"Who... wants... you... to... move..." The man who felt injustice didn't want to watch the fun anymore, turned around and ran away.
"Pah~" Someone spat on the ground.
It's really easy to talk without any pain in the waist.
No one's money comes from the wind, so why should we use it to subsidize outsiders? ! Secretary Su and Zhang Fengxia gave the third daughter of the Shen family 2,000 yuan as a betrothal gift, because the third daughter of the Shen family is worth 2,000 yuan as a betrothal gift! Whose daughter-in-law earns more than 2,000 yuan a month?
Whose daughter-in-law brings more than 20,000 yuan in dowry when she gets married? !
Not to mention a 2,000 yuan dowry, as long as the family has the money, 5,000 or 10,000 yuan would be given.
after all……
I spend five thousand or ten thousand, but get back more than twenty thousand.
In the courtyard, Zhang Fengxia's voice showed no sign of stopping.
The gate to the courtyard was closed, and from the sound, Zhang Fengxia was obviously very angry, so no one dared to go in to persuade her.
The two people who were packing things in the room were quick and quick, and soon they packed out three large bags.
"Sister-in-law, can you take so much away?" Shen Zhihuan was a little worried.
It’s not heavy, but this pile of hair…
It’s really big.
"I can carry it." Zhou Xiuqiao said as she threw the largest bag onto her back and tied it up, then carried one in her left hand and slung one over her right hand.
"Sister-in-law, if you can't stay here any longer, come back and don't force yourself." When sending Zhou Xiuqiao out, Shen Zhihuan couldn't help but give her another reminder.
"Stop nagging! I'm not a child anymore, can't I take care of myself?!" Zhou Xiuqiao rolled her eyes at Shen Zhihuan.
She will just go home and live for three months. It's not like she's going to fight in a war. There's nothing to worry about.
"Don't worry, Xiao Qiping has his mother looking after him! Just think of it as going home to play for a few days. Come back when you miss Xiao Qiping." Zhang Fengxia didn't go into details.
Zhang Fengxia knew exactly what kind of person her mother-in-law was.
It's a great achievement for the eldest daughter-in-law to stay for a full month after returning home.
Three months left...
Compared to the pessimism of Shen Zhihuan and Zhang Fengxia, Zhou Xiuqiao is full of confidence.
If her brother wins the five hundred dollars, he can get married.
As soon as Zhou Xiuqiao left, Su Ziyu and Su Zijun, who had just got off work, came back with Xiao Qiping.
Upon learning about the bet between Shen Zhihuan and Zhou Xiuqiao, Su Zijun shook his head.
Before she married into the Su family, she had no right to eat meat or even fine grains.
Anything good in the house belongs to her brother.
At worst, she still has her sister, so nothing will happen to her.
In his mother-in-law's heart, daughters are money-losing goods, and only sons are their precious treasures.
Bringing a lot of stuff home, if you take an extra chopstick of food you will be looked down upon, and you will eat and drink for free...
Su Zijun didn't dare to think about it.
"Do you think I will win?" Shen Zhihuan looked at Su Ziyu.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, you will definitely win." Before Su Ziyu could speak, Su Zijun spoke first.
It's time for his wife to go back and learn some lessons. Zhou Xiuqiao was full of confidence.
There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!
She carried several large bags and went straight back to Zhoujia Village where her parents lived.
The people in Zhoujia Village found it a little strange to see Zhou Xiuqiao coming back with several large bags on her back.
"Xiu Qiao, what good things have you brought for your mother again?" A middle-aged woman came forward.
"Nothing!" Zhou Xiuqiao was embarrassed to say that all the clothes she was carrying were her own. She couldn't think of any excuse for the moment, so she had to quicken her pace.
To others, this scene seemed like an attempt to cover up something that made it even more obvious.
"Will Xiuqiao be kicked out by her in-laws?"
"That can't be! Xiuqiao gave birth to her eldest grandson for her husband's family."
"If she wasn't kicked out, why did she bring back so many big bags? She couldn't just give them back to her mother, right?!"
In this day and age, it’s good enough to have enough food and clothes for yourself, how can you give away extra? ! “I heard that Xiuqiao’s mother wants Xiuqiao’s in-laws to give money to her son to build a big tile house…”
"Let Xiuqiao's in-laws give money to...her son to build a big tiled house?! Aunt Zhu, did you hear me right?"
"This afternoon, I heard with my own ears that Xiuqiao's mother told Xiuqiao to go home and ask her mother-in-law for 500 yuan to build a big tiled house for her brother. Xiuqiao seemed to disagree. Xiuqiao's mother sat in her yard and scolded her for the whole afternoon." The middle-aged woman surnamed Zhu looked certain.
"Xiuqiao must have gone back and told her mother-in-law, and then her mother-in-law got angry and kicked her out."
Although Zhou Xiuqiao walked fast before, some sharp-eyed people noticed that her eyes were red and swollen.
This further confirmed everyone's speculation.
"Xiuqiao usually looks quite smart, how could she be so stupid?"
"If my daughter-in-law dares to ask me for money to give to her parents, I will also chase her away."
I don’t know if it was because of the favorable wind, but Zhou Xiuqiao heard every word of everyone’s discussion.
The originally firm and unusual steps suddenly became a little disordered.
After many twists and turns, Zhou Xiuqiao stopped in front of a dilapidated courtyard gate.
The two wooden doors, which had been washed away by history for a long time, had cracks forming. The larger cracks were big enough for a child to fit his fingers through.
The courtyard wall is also made of earthen bricks and is not high. A man of slightly taller stature can have a clear view of the courtyard without having to stand on tiptoe.
"Mom, open the door."
Xiu Qiao's mother was holding two eggs in her hand and was about to go to the kitchen to make dinner for her baby son.
When she heard Zhou Xiuqiao's voice, her face lit up with joy, guessing that it was Zhou Xiuqiao who came to deliver money. She didn't even put down the eggs in her hand and hurried towards the gate of the courtyard.
(End of this chapter)