Lu Dashan lives in the village, while Lu Dahai moved to the county town five years ago to inherit the business from his second son's wife. He opened a small inn in the county town. Lucheng is a small place, close to the mountains. It was originally a poor place, but there is a lot of wild game in the mountains, and there are quite a few people who make a living by hunting. In the early years, the official road passed through here, and gradually there were also many outsiders.
Besides collecting daily rent, innkeepers usually buy wild rabbits and pheasants from hunters to provide meals for passersby, and they can also sell local specialties to passersby, thus having multiple ways to make money.
The monthly income wasn't too bad, but because she was taking over the business from her in-laws, Old Zhu rarely visited, as she had to save face for her son.
This time, the family is desperate; it's twenty taels of silver...
For the second son's family, it would be easy to take it out if they wanted to.
Lu Dashan and Lu Dahai are both her sons. Although she seems like a scoundrel on a daily basis, she is not too harsh on the children she gave birth to.
As for the third son, Lu Wujiu, Old Madam Zhu felt a wave of disgust whenever she thought of him. But then she thought that Lu Wujiu was already dead and posed no threat to her sons. In fact, the two bastards were short and didn't grow tall. Finally, a smile appeared on Madam Zhu's face.
He stood up and walked towards the county town.
As they walked out of the village, they saw that the bus to the county town had already passed by. Su Jiaoniang was already sitting on the oxcart that was going to the county town, and she had chartered the oxcart with a wave of her hand.
Old Zhu stared intently at the oxcart, her hands working hard on it.
However, Su Jiaoniang sat there without saying a word.
Old Huang, who was rushing to catch the train, didn't interrupt.
Everyone knows that Su Jiaoniang and Old Zhu's wife don't get along. In business, harmony brings wealth, and these days, whoever pays more is right.
They're all from the same village, so I doubt Old Zhu will hold a grudge against him too much.
Thinking this, Old Huang lashed the cow's rump with his whip, and the cow, swaying and twisting its rump, moved faster. Old Zhu couldn't keep up this time, so she took small steps towards the county town.
By the time we arrived in the county town, my old bones were practically falling apart.
Su Jiaoniang wandered around the county town market and found a relatively lively place.
Asking about the prices, I gasped. A shop facing the street cost 120 taels of silver, while a shop in an ordinary alley cost 50 taels.
Some dilapidated, collapsed, and uninhabited properties near the suburbs are cheaper, priced at around 30 taels, with a deposit of one month's rent and three months' rent paid upfront.
Su Jiaoniang gritted her teeth; she couldn't even afford to rent a place in the suburbs.
Unless they sell the large ginseng root in their house, but something so rare and hard to come by can never be sold.
If I want to own a small shop in the county town, I still have to keep working hard!
Xiao Ya's little stash now has about seven taels of silver. The little girl has more money than the average family in the village earns in a year after all their hard work. She's already a little rich girl.
Of course, even if she didn't have enough money, she wouldn't touch Xiaoya's little stash of money, which was Xiaoya's hard-earned money.
Moreover, girls should have money in their hands from a young age, money they can use themselves, and they should be able to buy whatever they want.
In the future, she won't be easily swayed by a poor boy's small gifts. She needs to experience the hardships of life, the struggles, the fickleness of human nature, and self-awareness. Only by broadening her horizons can a woman avoid confining herself to a small courtyard.
Su Jiaoniang took a walk around the county town.
It eventually ended up in the young carpenter's house.
The carpenter's surname is Wang. He is indeed very serious and meticulous. The wheelchair is already in the basic shape, and all that is left is to polish it.
It needs to be painted, which takes time.
Su Jiaoniang stayed in the courtyard for a while, gaining a more detailed understanding of the situation at Wang the carpenter's house.
Carpenter Wang's wife, surnamed Bai, used to be a concubine for the magistrate's youngest son. Later, the young master married a girl from the Cai family. Cai's daughter was intolerant of such behavior and sold off all the concubines and maids in her household.
When Wang the carpenter was repairing the magistrate's courtyard, he saw Bai from afar. Young men are most easily moved by beauty and by a smile or a frown. After seeing Bai, he could not forget her, thinking of her day and night and dreaming of her every night.
If Bai had remained the young master's concubine, he would have suppressed his feelings of shame. However, things changed, and he had an opportunity. Upon learning that Bai had been sold, he immediately took out all his savings and bought her back home.
However, life was not smooth sailing. It wasn't like in the stories where getting married meant a smooth and easy life.
Bai was beautiful and gentle, which pleased the county magistrate's youngest son. He would try to run into her from time to time, which made Cai very happy.
Seeing that Bai had married Wang the carpenter and had a son, he immediately began to suppress her in various ways.
The fact that this ordinary young couple could withstand such hardship shows that even wicked people are hardworking. However, those who do not want to offend Lady Cai would avoid this carpenter when choosing a carpenter. Su Jiaoniang thought of the embarrassing day when Carpenter Wang stopped her.
Indeed... there is no such thing as perfect happiness in this world.
All they have are their own sorrows, their own worries, and their own disappointments.
Cai's daughter was too arrogant and domineering. In the courtyard, Wang the carpenter was carefully polishing the wood with gauze to ensure that no splinters would appear on the wheelchair and hurt anyone. Bai was holding an embroidery hoop and embroidering a purse stitch by stitch.
Although the two were suppressed, they did not despair.
Strive to find a way to survive in adversity.
Their eyes shine with light, and they have love for the world. Even if the child isn't bright, even if life is tough!
Su Jiaoniang was deeply moved when she saw this. Everyone likes and wants to get close to people who are full of love and light, and Su Jiaoniang was no exception.
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