Chapter 50 The more I talk, the more painful it becomes
"We will never dare to do that again, uncle. You have great respect in Jiang's family. Jiang will definitely do you a favor. Please help and talk to them."
"No! I'll teach you a lesson. Reflect on your actions for a year. Next year, when Jiang's company makes autumn pear paste again, if they still refuse to accept it, I can come forward and talk to them on your behalf."
"this……"
Everyone was dissatisfied, but the village head refused to give in.
They both regretted it, but there was nothing they could do.
I can only watch other families in the village get rich, have a good New Year this year, and drink meat soup with Jiang...
I regret it! I wish I had known this earlier!
***
At Lao Wang’s house.
The whole family was restless.
Old man Wang smoked so much that the whole room was filled with the smell of cigarettes, and Mrs. Wang Liu looked angry beside him.
The sons stood in a row at the bottom, and their daughters-in-law were also there.
Like deciding to hold a family meeting or something.
Mrs. Wang Liu took the lead, "Our neighbor Dazhu and his family have received more than two taels of silver from Jiang these past few days. And there's also Aunt Hua, who's old and weak, but she still gets 150 coins a day. What can she do? She can't lift or carry anything. Jiang gives such people 150 coins a day. She also said that they eat two meals a day there, and each meal is steamed bread made of white flour, and every meal is fine grain! Sometimes they put meat in the porridge, and even put red dates and brown sugar... Jiang is a ruthless and ungrateful bitch! She has wasted all the money of our old Wang family!"
Although the other members of Old Wang's family did not speak, they all agreed with what Wang Liu said.
Wang Laosan said with great sorrow, "That's right, Dad and Mom, we can't wait any longer. If we wait any longer, Jiang will continue to mess around like this, and all the money she earns will be spent. This spendthrift woman is too outrageous. Isn't this just throwing money away without counting it? If I do a preliminary calculation for her, she's giving away dozens of taels a day, which is equivalent to several acres of farmland! She's giving it all away to the villagers. No wonder everyone in the village says she has a good heart. She's so good at spending money, who wouldn't say good things about her?"
Wang Laosan's wife also chimed in, "With so much money, we can build a new house and send all the boys to school in town. If Dad wants to raise a few scholars, it will be all possible."
The more I talk about it, the more painful it becomes.
Wang Lao Er also said, "Originally, this year's harvest wasn't very good, and the income from the fields wasn't much. Everyone was preparing for a poor year, but she turned out to be so good. After spending so much money, the people of Wang Village, who were originally not as well off as ours, will be richer than us after this autumn pear season. From now on, everyone will flatter Jiang whenever they see her, making our Wang family seem less prestigious than before!"
The second son's wife said, "The current situation is that it's useless for us to worry. Jiang accepts other people's pears, but not our own. She also takes other people's helpers, even the maids, but doesn't want our young daughter-in-law. Jiang is so dissatisfied with us. Let's find a way to resolve the conflict first. We have tried all kinds of methods, but Jiang won't listen to any soft or hard words..."
She spoke more rationally.
However, Wang Liupo didn't want to hear it.
"So what? She's the daughter-in-law of our Old Five family. Her three sons all have the surname Wang. All the money she has belongs to our Old Wang family. I can't say she'll give you all of it, but at least she should give you half to honor her elders and be friendly to her brothers and sisters-in-law, right?"
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Everyone was talking at once, but Wang Laosi and his wife were the only ones who kept silent. They only had three daughters and no sons, so they had no status in the Wang family. Most of the work was done by the couple, and they had no say in household matters.
It was Mrs. Wang Liu who specifically asked them to attend the meeting today. Otherwise, they would not even be qualified to be here.
Finally, Old Man Wang spoke.
Old Man Wang said, "Let's not talk about money. The main thing is that Jiang is very tired taking care of the children alone, and she also has to make autumn pear paste. She is so busy, we should go and help. There are so many people in our Wang family, why do we need to hire outsiders to make autumn pear paste? We can do it all by ourselves. It's a waste of money. People who don't know would think that Jiang has made a lot of money, but she spends so much every day. Let's leave this matter to the fourth brother and his wife!"
Wang Laosi and his wife were dumbfounded.
Wang Laosi said timidly, "Dad, what should we do? Mom and Dad have no idea, what should we do..."
The fourth daughter-in-law was also a little confused, "We can't do it, my sister-in-law won't listen to us."
Mrs. Wang Liu glared and said, "Why is it not possible? Didn't you help them and their children before? You didn't have any disputes with Jiang and the others. If Jiang doesn't give face to all of us, will she not give face to you two? And, when the time comes, you will say this and that..."
A brief explanation.
Wang Laosi and his wife did not dare to disobey.
But they still felt uneasy. They were both talkative and not very eloquent, and they were afraid that they would not be able to convey Wang Liupo's instructions.
He was also afraid that Jiang would beat them out like she did to Wang Liu and the others.
Old Man Wang made the decision, "Let's do it this way. This is for the good of Jiang and her children. She's a woman driving a bullock cart alone to do business. If she shows up in public, she'll definitely be criticized. We have plenty of men in our family, so we don't need her to step out and ruin her reputation. This is all for her own good."
Wang Laosi and his wife had no choice but to agree with trepidation.
***
Jiang Lianzhu finished her work before going to bed, packed the prepared autumn pear paste and placed it in the utility room.
By the way, I took a look at the wolf cubs in the corner. I hadn't had time to take care of them for several days, and they had grown a lot.
When they first came to their house, these cubs would howl in the middle of the night, missing their mother wolf. Now, they have probably gotten used to it and are much better.
Eat when there is food, and play or sleep when there is no food.
There are a lot of people in the yard outside these days, so Jiang Lianzhu doesn't let Erbao and the others let them out. They all play in the house. After they are one month old, they probably won't be able to stay in the house anymore.
Jiang Lianzhu fed them some water, then took a bath and went to sleep.
When we got to the house, Dabao and Erbao had already woken up and were half asleep. The little Sanbao was fast asleep on the edge of the kang.
"Mom, you haven't slept yet!"
Jiang Lianzhu didn't know why, but she didn't feel sleepy. Maybe she was too tired. If she was too sleepy, she wouldn't feel sleepy anymore.
She simply took out her account book to keep track of the accounts.
She didn't shy away from her two sons and taught them how to keep accounts. "Let's do the math. Record the income in one column and the expenses in another. How much silver have we sold in the past few days? Then, how much did we buy? How much silver did we spend on collecting pears? How much did we hire workers? Count them all clearly. Then, subtract the expenses from the income, and that's the net profit from selling autumn pear paste..."
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