Xie Yujiao sneered after hearing what Widow Liu said.
"Oh! Working for your Second Brother Xiao's family! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were his concubine! What? Isn't the old courtyard the Xiao family's?"
If I hire you to work, then of course you should work wherever there's work to be done!
Do you even get to choose?
Widow Liu was so angry she wanted to tear Xie Yujiao's mouth apart, but considering how difficult Old Madam Xiao was, she didn't dare.
Xie Yujiao pressed her advantage, saying, "I heard you'll get two hundred copper coins a month, that's not bad! If you don't want it, there are plenty of others who will! Just say the word, whether you're going or not!"
Upon hearing this, Widow Liu was indeed reluctant to part with the two hundred copper coins she received each month. With this money, she and her children could at least eat and drink their fill!
But looking at Xiao Yi again, she still couldn't bear to part with him.
However, Xiao Yi remained silent, so she turned to Xie Yushu for help.
“Sister Xie, I was hired by you, so I should stay and work for you. What kind of place is it to go to the old courtyard?”
Xie Yushu found it funny
"Are you suggesting I stay here and go work in the old courtyard?"
Widow Liu fell silent.
Xie Yushu said
"I hired you back then because I couldn't refuse and I was helping you out of consideration for being neighbors. I wasn't going to take the money for hiring you anyway. It's better that you're not doing it anymore, so I can save some money to buy something else!"
Qu Xiaodie also spoke up.
"Sister Liu, don't make things difficult for Yu Shu. In the end, she is also a daughter-in-law. The ones who really make the decisions are her parents-in-law."
As you can see, even though they have some food and supplies, they don't actually have any control over their own lives!
You took this job because you want a better life in the future, right? Then you need to find the right person to work for. Wherever you work, the most important thing is to earn money so your family can have enough to eat!
Qu Xiaodie emphasized the three words "follow the right person and you can make decisions." Those who were interested could understand what she meant, and others naturally understood it without any problem!
As for Widow Liu, even if she doesn't understand now, she'll understand when she thinks about it later. But how she chooses to go on her own is up to her!
Sure enough, Widow Liu hesitated for a while before agreeing. However, she was afraid that Xie Yushu wouldn't pay her after she left. It was impossible to expect Old Madam Xiao to give her wages, so of course she had to ask Xie Yushu for them.
Xie Yushu didn't make things difficult for her and immediately gave her two strings of copper coins.
"Here's your pay for this month!"
Widow Liu accepted the money and left with Old Mrs. Xiao and her group.
Aunt Tian was a little unhappy that the donkey and cart weren't leaving, but since Widow Liu had been taken away and the food and drinks were taken too, and considering that Xie Yushu couldn't possibly have rice and flour every day and still be served by someone, she felt much more relieved and turned away with some satisfaction!
This is a classic case of someone who can't stand to see others doing well!
Xiao Zhengde breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the troublemaker had left. In these special times, if someone had died, the whole village would have suffered. Fortunately, Xie Yushu was a reasonable person!
Thinking that Xie Yushu was only fifteen or sixteen years old and it wasn't easy for her to support a family, he told her to come to him if she had any difficulties, and then he left.
Those who were supposed to leave left, and those who were supposed to work started working. Although Xie Yushu lost some food and supplies, she really gained a lot of goodwill and got rid of an annoying person!
"The land is wide open after the radish is pulled up; no one is trying to get her attention anymore, and I feel so much better!"
I wonder what kind of sparks will fly when Widow Liu gets there and meets those guys!
Meanwhile, Widow Liu followed Old Madam Xiao back home. She watched as Old Madam Xiao swaggered around at them, while Old Man Xiao walked ahead with his hands behind his back. Xie Yujiao, with one hand covering her stomach, ate a plum while thinking about what Qu Xiaodie had said about following the right person and being able to make decisions. Her mind began to stir!
The one who truly holds power in the family is undoubtedly Old Man Xiao. Although Old Mrs. Xiao is always acting aggressively, it is actually Old Man Xiao who makes the decisions behind the scenes. She is confident that she can take Old Man Xiao down and even trample Old Mrs. Xiao underfoot. However, Old Man Xiao is over fifty years old, while she is only twenty-seven or twenty-eight. How can she be content with that?
Xiao Yuanhang is undoubtedly the best. He's a young scholar with a bright future, much better than that cripple Xiao Yi! He's the apple of the family's eye. The only problem is that I'm a widow, and I'm afraid that if Old Madam Xiao finds out, she'll absolutely disagree. There's a generational difference between me and Old Madam Xiao, which will make things difficult!
Old Mrs. Xiao and Xie Yujiao had no idea that in less than a quarter of an hour, Widow Liu had already thought of so much, and was just figuring out how to set up the rich lady's table!
Before even entering the house, Xiao Yan had already assigned tasks.
"Sister Liu, go to the kitchen and make lunch. Make a few poached eggs and some white flour pancakes!"
Xie Yujiao also spoke up.
"Go wash these fruits and bring them inside for me later!"
Although Old Mrs. Xiao was somewhat displeased that her daughter and Xie Yujiao had taken the lead in giving orders before her, she held back, considering that one of them was pregnant and the other was her most beloved daughter. She also chimed in with her own words.
"Let's do as they say! I'll go back to my room and rest first. I'm getting old and my body isn't as agile. After I finish eating, can you give me a shoulder massage?"
Widow Liu agreed verbally, but cursed inwardly.
"We're all just peasants from the same village, who's trying to act superior! Just wait, one day I'll make you carry my shoes! Bah! What a bunch of scoundrels!"
After Widow Liu finished baking a plate of pancakes in the kitchen, which were steaming and bubbling, and boiled ten poached eggs and made a cold salad of wild vegetables, she called out all the members of the Xiao family one by one and stood in front of the table herself.
Just like at Xie Yushu's, Widow Liu picked out pancakes for everyone and distributed poached eggs, pretending to warmly invite everyone to eat. Unexpectedly, Old Madam Xiao flew into a rage as soon as she arrived, slamming her hand on the table, making the bowls and chopsticks bounce high, and shouting curses.
"You damned spendthrift woman, are you deliberately coming here to wreak havoc on my house?"
Who told you to cook so many poached eggs? Who told you to make so many white flour pancakes?
And what are you doing? Are you here to work in my house? A servant who's supposed to be doing chores, what makes you think you can sit on the table? Where do you get the nerve?
Xie Yujiao also screamed
"Are you being sincere? I knew that anyone who's with that slut Xie Yushu has no good heart. Judging from this, you're practically trying to devour all the good stuff at once. Are you helping Xie Yushu scam us?"
Widow Liu, feeling wronged by the scolding, couldn't help but retort.
"How am I deliberately messing with you? I made this based on the number of people in my family. Aren't there just this many people in my family?"
Besides, I worked for Brother Xiao for about ten days, and I ate with everyone the whole time! Why aren't I allowed to eat here?
Grandma Xiao paused in anger, then pointed at her and said
“You come to my house to work, so you are a servant. We are the masters. How can a servant eat at the same table as his master?”
Xiao Yi and Xie Yushu are naturally unruly and don't know any manners, but this is the home of a scholar, and in the future, a family of a successful candidate in the imperial examinations! Servants should behave like servants! From now on, you are not allowed to eat at the table!
Furthermore, your meals consist of cornbread; is rice and wheat flour something servants should eat?
Widow Liu trembled with anger. Having been unrestrained and carefree with Xiao Yi these past few days, she had developed a temper. Now, after being scolded by Old Madam Xiao, she felt like scratching her face. But thinking of her three gluttonous children and the two hundred copper coins at home, she forced a smile and said...
"I see!"
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