Speaking of paying her wages, Mrs. Wu pushed her granddaughter out the door, muttering, "Go away, go away! You've squandered all the money you were given, and you still think you're some wealthy local tycoon! Look at how you've been eating steamed buns and sugary soup these days. I wonder how you're going to get by!"
Li Yan was pushed out of the door by Wu, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, grandma, I still have the money from selling embroidery some time ago. It's my duty to pay you your wages!" After that, she took out the wages of her uncle's family from her arms, put them on the table, turned around and ran away.
The aunt-in-law stared at the silver and money on the table. There was nearly one or two taels of silver belonging to her family!
As if feeling the strong gaze of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Wu put away the silver and money and turned to go into her room.
When the eldest aunt-in-law saw her mother-in-law leaving with the silver and money, she felt like her heart was being scratched by a cat. She wanted to take it but didn't dare, so she stood there hesitating.
Soon Wu came out with two strings of copper coins in her hand and handed them to Liu: "Don't waste them!"
Liu took the copper coins with great joy and nodded in agreement. After Wu left, she could not wait to go back to the house to count the coins. It was exactly two hundred coins!
I carefully put the money back into the box, preparing to buy something to honor my parents when I go back to my parents' home next time.
When Li Yan returned home, Mrs. Lin had already prepared dinner, a simple millet porridge with pickles.
Lin's pregnancy is now over three months old. With good food and a good mood, her complexion looks rosy and shiny.
Because the yard was filled with forsythia hanging to dry, there were even more dried forsythia piled up in the wing room.
A family of three sat in the kitchen, eating dinner and chatting.
"I don't know where your uncle is now? Has he taken Lian Qiao there to help?" Lin asked with some concern.
Li Yan sipped her porridge while mumbling, "He should be back soon. When he left, my uncle said he'd be back in a month, so it's almost time!"
Li Erlang comforted his wife: "Feng'er has been running for many years, and he is familiar with the route. Don't worry!"
Lin felt a little more relaxed as she listened to the father and daughter's words of comfort. She wondered if it was because of her sensitive period during pregnancy that she felt so anxious.
Seeing Lin like this, Li Yan, fearing that she would be lost in idle thoughts, changed the subject and said, "Mother, have you finished embroidering the handkerchief I brought you last time? If you have, I'll give it to Madam Zhou tomorrow when I'm free!"
Lin was diverted and then remembered: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten. Fortunately, Xiu'er helped me embroider five pieces. I finished them a few days ago. If you have nothing to do, you can send them to the shop!"
Li Yan nodded. She had been so busy during this period that she almost forgot about this matter. She didn't know if Madam Zhou was short of new ideas!
After dinner, Li Yan washed the dishes, returned to her room, took out her pen and ink, and spent another half an hour drawing three new pictures, preparing to take them over to try out tomorrow.
Now there are only twenty taels of silver left in the family from her, and Li Yan feels a little sense of crisis.
The barren mountain we bought has not been cleared, the fish pond has not been dug, and the house at the foot of the mountain has not been built.
There are too many places to spend money, and Li Yan is actually very happy to be able to earn some money to supplement the family income.
The next day, Li Yan was woken up by Lin.
Although she had made an appointment with her father to go to town together last night, Li Yan slept until noon due to her sudden relaxation.
After a simple breakfast, she put away the embroidery, said goodbye to Mrs. Lin, and left the house.
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