"Then who will do all the housework? You can't do it, can you? You're the head of the household, if we let you do it, we'd be struck by lightning!"
Old Man Xiao sighed.
"I've been thinking about it too. Yanzi has found a good husband, and Lao Si will benefit from it. Their future can only get better and better!"
Once the fourth son passes the imperial examination and becomes a scholar, we'll be a family of officials. Sooner or later, we'll need someone to serve us. Why don't we get used to it first? Let's find someone to serve us now and cultivate the manners of a master and mistress!
"So that Lao Si's colleagues won't laugh at us peasants and nouveau riche!"
Speaking of Liu Shi, Old Madam Xiao thought of Xie Yushu.
When Xie Yushu hired Liu Shi, Liu Shi acted like the old lady for a few days. That's why, after Xie Yushu left, she couldn't bear to spend her own money and dismissed Liu Shi!
But it's easy to go from simple to luxurious, but difficult to go from luxurious to simple. Once you're used to being served, when suddenly no one serves you, Old Madam Xiao and the others feel like they have no status. They feel anxious and distressed, which is why they order Li Shi and Tao Hua around even more!
That's how this whole series of troubles started!
Now, I can't even get through a single day without anyone to take care of me!
Grandma Xiao thought that her family would have a better life in the future, and she also thought about the comfortable life of being waited on by others, so she gritted her teeth and agreed!
He addressed Old Man Xiao.
"Please, please! You pay! I need to save this little money for my retirement!"
"You'd better make it clear to her, it's still two hundred copper coins a month!"
Upon hearing this, Old Man Xiao realized that Liu Shi had agreed to come over, and he was immediately delighted, not caring about the money at all.
Moreover, I had already promised Liu that the price would be increased to four hundred copper coins!
And then, pretending to send Xiao Yan to find Liu Shi, telling Liu Shi to come and cook dinner later!
To understand why Old Man Xiao dared to secretly increase Liu's salary without telling Old Madam Xiao, we have to start with Xiao Dayong splitting up the money box.
Ever since Xiao Yi smashed the cabinet and money box in the house, the money has been separated and put away by Old Man Xiao!
Including Xiao Yan's betrothal gifts, the mountain goods sold by Old Man Xiao, and the money deducted from Xiao Yi, it only amounted to fifty-odd taels.
The twenty taels of silver meant for Xiao Yuanhang's education had long been taken by Xiao Yuanhang!
The remaining twenty taels, intended for Xiao Yan's return, were also given to Xiao Yan for her safekeeping! (They were genuinely afraid that Xiao Dayong would use the money to help Qingsong and Qingbai get married!)
In addition, Xiao Dayong took five taels of silver to find a wife for Qingsong. This matter has spread to the ancestral hall, and even the village chief knows about it. They definitely can't get it back, or the villagers' spittle will drown them!
All that's left is six taels of silver and a little over eight hundred copper coins!
They set aside one tael of silver for Xiao Yan's wedding banquet in a few days, and the remaining silver was divided equally between the old couple, who carried it with them in purses.
It really terrified Xiao Dayong!
Because of this, Old Man Xiao also had a certain degree of financial freedom, so as long as Liu didn't say how much money he gave her, Old Mrs. Xiao wouldn't know either.
As for Lady Liu, she naturally wouldn't say anything.
When Old Madam Xiao saw that Xiao Yan had gone to find Liu Shi, her heart ached again. Alas! Another two hundred copper coins would have to be spent each month!
Even though it wasn't taken from her, it was still her family's money!
Grandma Xiao took out the small purse again and counted the money, then hid it close to her body. The less money there was, the tighter Grandma Xiao held on to it; she absolutely refused to let go of her own share!
At this moment, Xie Yushu came to mind again. If she were here, they wouldn't have had to pay for it themselves!
However, thinking of Xie Yushu, she was also very angry!
Taking money from her is just as difficult!
That little vixen has a lot of ideas!
She made a fortune selling medicinal herbs and hid it all away, spending money lavishly on this and that, and even brought home a freeloader to support. When she asked her for money to pay for her fourth son's schooling, she insisted on writing some ridiculous guarantee, and then took it all back a few days later. That damned little slut, let's see how I'll live after she divorces me this time!
Grandma Xiao was a typical petty and narrow-minded person who disliked the poor and feared the rich, and couldn't stand seeing others do well.
If Xie Yushu were divorced and lived a life of poverty, being beaten three times a day, she would definitely feel refreshed!
While Widow Liu was working, she overheard her cursing Xie Yushu, and with a sudden thought, she spoke up.
"I heard a while ago that Xie Yushu opened a clinic in the city. She came back about a month ago and bought clothes and jewelry for her mother and grandmother. Those silver hairpins and bracelets were so beautiful!"
She even taught her father and second uncle how to make candied hawthorns and sell them. Now, they have money coming in every day and their lives are thriving!
Moreover, in about ten days, her older brother Xie Tianlin will be getting married, and his wedding date seems to be around the same time as your Yanzi's!
Well, there are only a few good days in a month anyway, so of course we have to choose auspicious days carefully.
When that time comes, she and her two brothers who work as police officers will all have to come back!
Tsk tsk! Having someone in this family working in the government office is quite prestigious!
My second aunt's in-laws are cousins of the Xie family. I heard they're going to double the amount of money they're giving as a wedding gift this time, just to show how close they are!
Oh my! Anyway, they're living a great life!
Widow Liu, harboring her own ulterior motives, certainly didn't want Old Mrs. Xiao to live a comfortable life!
Grandma Xiao was unaware that Widow Liu had stolen her husband. When she heard Widow Liu talk about how well Xie Yushu and her family were doing, she immediately felt uneasy!
Especially when she thought of Xie Yushu haggling with her and hitting Xie Yujiao and Xiao Yan, how similar it was to how Li Shi hit Xiao Damei!
She said that Li Shi had been like a steamed bun for half her life, and Xiao Dayong was so honest that he couldn't even fart when kicked. How come he suddenly dared to challenge her!
So that's what they learned from Xie Yushu!
This thought made Old Mrs. Xiao even angrier. "You little slut, you've already left and you're still causing trouble for me!"
Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Xiao felt so uncomfortable that even her bones felt like they were crumbling, and she lost her appetite!
Why should Xie Yushu, a worthless woman divorced by her husband's family, be doing well? Shouldn't unwanted little sluts be sold to old widowers and beaten three times a day?
Do the Xie family have any shame? They dare to keep a divorced woman in their home!
Could it be that they think that if she gives them some benefits, they can erase such a huge humiliation? Who knows where she got the money to buy those things!
No way, I have to expose her true colors!
Grandma Xiao's pent-up anger from the past few days seemed to have found an outlet. With a target in mind, Grandma Xiao was like a shot of adrenaline. She jumped up from the kang (a heated brick bed), put on her shoes, and went out.
Seeing that Old Madam Xiao had left, Madam Liu put down her work and went to find Old Man Xiao.
With her sweet tongue, Liu served tea and water, pinched his face and massaged his back, and praised Old Man Xiao for being sensible and farsighted, for raising the only scholar in the village. Before long, she had Old Man Xiao beaming with joy and he paid her a month's salary in advance!
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