Mrs. Xiao vented her anger and went back to the house arrogantly.
Ms. Li was slapped by Mrs. Xiao Xiao, and her liver ached with anger. She wished she could take her three children back to her parents' house immediately, but thinking about the situation in this year, her parents' family was not rich. If she went back with her children, she would undoubtedly have to give up. My mother's family was in trouble, so I had to endure the mood in my heart and go find Xie Yushu.
Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie were about to go up the mountain when they met Li at the door. Qu Xiaodie saw Li and asked
"Are you going to the fields? I'll catch the car!"
"No, I won't work today. Mom asked me to come over and tell my second brother and sister.
I don’t know whether Miss Qu told you or not. The fourth child came back and proposed a marriage to my sister-in-law. She is a wealthy family in the next town. What the old lady means is that we can’t let Xiao Yan be looked down upon by others. Let’s keep our family together. Spend some money and buy a set of clothes and jewelry for my sister-in-law! "
Xie Yushu was speechless. She had never heard that her sister-in-law had a blind date and forced her to pay for clothes and jewelry, so she asked Mrs. Li
"Does this custom exist in the village?"
"Of course not! Alas! But the old lady has said that if I don't see the money tomorrow morning, I will be kicked out!
I guess you won’t get better either! "
"I remember that you brought her a piece of cloth when you came back from the city. I gave her another piece. A few days ago, I gave her another hundred copper coins. She has at least three sets of clothes, all of which are newly made. How many do you want to do?
She is a rural girl, so she can wear any of these three clothes for a blind date! Why do we have to buy it again? "
"Mom said that the family is rich, so Xiao Yan needs to be dressed better, are you afraid that others will look down on her?"
"Who doesn't know that the Xiao family is a farmer? Since they intend to get married, of course they don't care!"
"But the old lady insists on doing something about it! What do you think we should do?"
Li said helplessly.
Xie Yushu was really fed up. Anyway, she was doing well in general. Now no one in the village could find fault with her, so she simply stopped caring about her and said:
"Then tell the old lady whether you want something or not. She will love you and won't push you away!
It’s not like we’re on a blind date anyway! "
Li said something submissive
"But aren't you afraid of the old lady making trouble?"
"Let her do whatever she wants! She's going to make trouble anyway. If there's not this time, there'll be a next time. She won't be left without what she deserves, and she won't be given anything she shouldn't!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Li sighed.
"Well, if you want to say that, then I won't give it to you. This time it's Xiao Yan's blind date. She has to wait for marriage, pregnancy, and childbirth. I don't know how many times it will take place. I won't wait for you anymore. Let's do whatever it takes!"
By the way, are you going to collect medicine? "
"Yes! Do you want to go? Since we won't let you work in the fields anyway, why not come with us to collect herbs? You can go to the town to sell them if you like, or you can sell them to me. You can always earn more, right?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Li thought it was okay. She was just being scolded at home anyway, so she might as well go out and hide for some leisure time. She said:
"Then I'll call the head of the house and the children too."
Then he had to go back and call someone.
Seeing that she was not hopeless, Xie Yushu said:
"I remember you went to the city to sell things and came back with some money left? You have to put it away! Xiao Yi, but I don't know how many times it has been turned over!"
Mrs. Li also thought of Mrs. Xiao's desire to dig out all the mouse holes in Xiao Yi's courtyard, and nodded with an ugly face, "Thank you, my second sister, for reminding me!"
Then he went back.
After a while, Mrs. Li brought Xiao Dayong and three children over. Xie Yushu pointed out a few medicinal materials to them. After seeing that they recognized them, they dispersed to mine the medicinal materials. To ensure safety, they were all on the nearby mountains, basically shouting: He could hear it at the top of his lungs. At noon, he would eat the pancakes brought by Xie Yushu and Qu Xiaodie alone, and wait until dark before going home.
Although it was a bit tiring, the harvest was quite a lot. Xiao Dayong and Mrs. Li felt that it would be troublesome to go to the town, and they were afraid of being missed by the old lady when they took it home, so they gave the medicine to Xie Yushu.
Xie Yushu paid them the market price on the same day.
They cut thirty-six kilograms of fresh motherwort, one kilogram of copper plates, three kilograms of dianthus, three copper plates of one kilogram, three kilograms of dandelions, two copper plates of one kilogram, and five kilograms of large green leaves, two copper plates of one kilogram, in total. Sixty-one coppers.
Xiao Dayong and his wife were overjoyed after receiving the money.
"Second daughter-in-law, is this medicinal material really worth so much money?
We work for the landlord Lao Cai for a day, but we work for the poor and donkey-like workers for only ten coppers a day! Don't pay for it just to help us! "
"No compensation, this is the price of the medicinal materials in town!"
"That's fine, let's go step on it tomorrow!"
"Okay, just pick it up and send it over directly!"
After discussing it, Li and the others went back.
Of course, Mrs. Xiao didn't leave any food for them. She heard them curse when they came back.
"How dare you come back after seeing the sky! Remember to bring the money tomorrow, at least two hundred copper coins. Otherwise, Mrs. Li, you will go back to your parents' home!"
Mrs. Li didn't say anything. Several children looked at Mrs. Li nervously. Xiao Dayong whispered something.
"Come inside!"
A few people went back to the house, but when they entered the house, they saw that their clothes and blankets looked like they had been touched. Mrs. Li was angry and said in a low voice.
"Look at your mother, she really wants to dig through all our things and give them to Lao Si and Xiao Yan!
Are you her biological child? Are these three children her grandchildren?
Seeing that Brother Song and Brother Bai are so old, can't she think about her two grandchildren?
I'll put all the money on myself first, otherwise the little money we risked our lives to go into the mountains in exchange for will be used to make clothes for Xiao Yan! "
Xiao Dayong frowned and said
"My parents have been partial to my fourth brother and my younger sister for more than a day or two. If you don't want to give it, I won't give it to you. As long as I don't let go, she won't be able to leave you. Now that the second daughter-in-law is willing to help, let's gather some medicinal materials and save some money." , Our life will be better next year, and we have some spare money in our hands, so we will buy a place and build a house. If you are not happy, just move there!"
"Dad, seriously? Can we really move out?"
Brother Song's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he couldn't wait to ask.
Li is not optimistic
"Your grandma still expects us to work as donkeys for your fourth uncle! Who will do it for him when he moves out?
Besides, when we separated, we agreed that this house and the yard would be given to us, so we paid for the fourth son and built a big brick house next door. That is what we brothers have worked hard to save over the years, and now it is all spent. We are out, why should we move out!
I won’t give you any money, and I won’t move. When the time comes to build another house for my two children to live in, I have to guard my land and not let others go!
The second child's family has been separated, and it doesn't stop the old lady from being a demon. Anyway, I'm optimistic that even if I move out, I can't hide from her. Then a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water, so do it! "
Mrs. Li also became determined and secretly competed with Mrs. Xiao.
On the second day,
Li Shi secretly posted a pot of pancakes to discredit them. After filling them, he called Xiao Dayong and a few children, and the family went straight up the mountain.
