Chapter 29: In the first month of being the head of the family, I lost 10 yuan!
When Zhao was the housekeeper, she made two pairs of shoes almost every month and occasionally a piece of clothing.
The reason is that there are more than a dozen people in the family.
By the end of the year, everyone in the family needs at least two new pairs of shoes, which means more than twenty pairs, which cannot be finished in one go.
So it’s divided equally into each month.
The two or three months during the Chinese New Year.
The number of clothes and shoes she made also doubled, after all, she had to ensure that everyone in the family had new clothes and shoes to wear during the Chinese New Year.
This tradition existed when Zhao was the housekeeper.
Then Xia Lan willingly took out another 5 yuan to make shoes and clothes.
But in this way, only four yuan is left out of the 30 yuan living expenses.
I originally thought that if I spent these four dollars frugally and bought meat twice, the month would be over.
After all, the bulk of the food problem has been solved.
From now on, just live your life step by step.
But Xia Lan still thought everything was too simple.
Within two days, one of the uncles of Qian Ertian, a relative of the old Qian family, got married, and another son who was good friends with the old Qian had a baby, and all of them had to give gifts.
There are also eggs that cost more than four yuan, which is about 40 eggs. If you feed your family of more than ten people, they will be finished in less than seven days.
Of course, the so-called all-you-can-eat.
That means frying a few eggs every day.
Or when boiling eggs, everyone gets one.
If you really eat to your heart's content, one person can finish half of the meal in a day.
After paying the share.
Xia Lan only has 2 yuan left.
The original living expenses of 30 yuan a month were gone in less than ten days.
Xia Lan felt really uncomfortable.
However, in addition to eating vegetables, the family always has to eat some meat, otherwise it would seem that they are living a worse life than when Zhao was the housekeeper.
So she gritted her teeth and spent 2 yuan to buy some eggs.
There is no meat to eat.
Eating some eggs can be considered as meat.
But Xia Lan thought it would just pass.
Some people are unwilling to do so.
For example, Zhao Dongdong, the youngest son of the Zhao family, is very mischievous.
At the dinner table.
He probably knew that Xia Lan was broke, so he deliberately picked a fight and said, "Second sister-in-law, when my mother was the housekeeper, she had to eat meat every few days. How come she hasn't eaten meat for a long time now?"
"Meat... I want to eat meat!" The eldest child also followed suit, saying, "Grandpa, I want to eat meat."
The child is also good at observing people's words and expressions.
I know that Old Man Qian is the one who makes the decisions at home.
So the first thing he did was to ask Old Man Qian for it.
In fact, it wasn't just them. Even Old Man Qian frowned. "Second Brother's wife, if I remember correctly, we ate meat once when I first gave you living expenses. It's been half a month now, it's time to eat meat."
Old man Qian thought that his second son's wife had just taken over the management, so he didn't pay attention to some details.
But others don't know the situation.
Qian Ertian knows the actual situation.
The 30 yuan living expenses are gone.
Although the housekeeper rights were fought for by the couple.
But they can't manage the household, and they still have to put money into it!
So Qian Ertian could only bite the bullet and say, "Dad, actually, the 30 yuan living allowance has been used up. This month, I have to make clothes and shoes, and give gifts. And we eat very well, and we only eat fine grains every other day."
"How did it get better? I used to be able to eat meat every few days, but now I haven't had it in half a month." Zhao Xiaodi touched his face and said, "I can feel that I have lost weight."
In fact, how could he be thinner?
Obviously, I'm fat.
And this month Qian Ersao is the housekeeper, so Zhao Dongdong eats a lot at every meal.
I even bring my lunch from home instead of eating in the cafeteria, trying to save as much money as possible.
In the past, whether we brought food from home or ate in the cafeteria, it was all paid for by Zhao's mother.
Plus you can eat something hot in the cafeteria.
So he chose the cafeteria.
But now it's different.
At home, we only eat fine grains every other day, and we are allowed to eat as much as we want.
Every time he had dinner, he would eat his full meal, take a steamed bun, and pretend to go back to do his homework.
In fact, he took the steamed bun with him and ate it the next day.
Since there is free stuff at home, why should he spend money?
What?
It hasn't been long since I started working as a housekeeper, and the 30 yuan has already been spent.
This kind of situation had never happened before when Zhao was the housekeeper.
As for gifts and making clothes and shoes, this kind of situation happened when Zhao was the housekeeper.
But except when someone in the family needed to pay half a semester's tuition at once, or fell seriously ill, Zhao never asked him for money again.
Qian Sanya also chimed in at this time: "Dad, maybe Second Sister-in-law didn't notice some details when she was the housekeeper at first. We used to eat fine grains every four or five days, but now we eat them every other day, so we spend a bit more on food."
Old Man Qian's face darkened as he took out another 5 yuan and gave it to Xia Lan: "If you can't manage the household, then don't manage it. This 5 yuan is for everyone to buy meat."
"I understand!" Xia Lan took the money and felt very embarrassed.
However, there are still many trivial matters in the next half month.
For example, when Zhao Xiaodi needs to buy some pens and notebooks for school, he has to ask his second sister-in-law for money.
For example, when Qian Daniu's son wanted some snacks, he also asked his second aunt for money.
For example.
The oil is gone today and the salt is gone tomorrow.
Anyway, it’s Xia Lan’s first month as the head of the family.
Not only did I not save a penny.
I also paid 5 yuan in compensation, plus the 5 yuan given by Old Man Qian.
This means that Qian Ertian’s wife lost 10 yuan in the first month as housekeeper.
However, Qian Ertian and Xia Lan had no intention of handing over their living expenses.
They think.
I have no experience in managing this first month.
For example, buying too much fine grains.
For example, you bought too many eggs.
Also, there may not be so many social interactions every month.
So they decided to continue managing the 30 yuan living expenses in the second month.
And Zhao's mother is a thoughtful person.
She also decided to continue to trick Xia Lan.
This second month, the Chinese New Year is coming soon.
During the Chinese New Year, we have to buy a lot of gifts, visit each other's homes, and buy New Year's goods.
New clothes and new shoes also need to be brought out.
Ha ha……
Zhao could already foresee that Ertian's wife would have to pay more in the second month.
The other side.
As the weather gets colder, Zeng Cheng spends less time working in the fields and more time staying at home.
Zhao Qianqian spends a lot of time at home because her second cousin helps her cover for her shifts.
The two were newlyweds.
In addition, since they have nothing to do at home, the couple has more emotional exchanges.
Then the relationship becomes more and more harmonious.
Even if Qian Sanya wanted to sow discord, she would not have the chance.
There is no way.
She could only try to conquer Zhou Wen first, after all, he was going to be a high-ranking official in the future.
Wait until she marries Zhou Wen.
There will be no shortage of opportunities to deal with Zhao Qianqian in the future.
Besides, she contacted Zeng Cheng mainly to make some money.
But the old Qian family and Qian Sanya are not short of money.
So for the time being, it didn't have much impact on her!
So Zeng Cheng just broke off the engagement with her and paid her 150 yuan as compensation for the betrothal gift.
In addition to the favor she devised to save Zeng Cheng's life, she made another 50 yuan in profit.
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