"Let me just say that we, the owners of Fulong Village, not only bring prosperity to our own family, but also bring blessings to the village." The village chief's wife said happily.
Girls and wives from every household gathered in the courtyard of Lao Bai's house to receive tasks.
"That's right, thanks to Xiao Yuanbao, we not only have food to eat during this drought, but we can also earn some money to support our family." Aunt Hu said with emotion.
Aunt Hu’s son has not yet recovered from illness and cannot work in the mines. Aunt Hu has made a living sewing masks and has spare money to seek medical advice for her son. In the past two days, she has been chanting Xiao Fu Yuan every time she opens her eyes at home.
"Qiu Niang has taught everyone how to sew. Then everyone will take cotton cloth and gauze and go home to sew. First of all, everyone must wash their hands, and secondly, they are not allowed to hide the cloth and gauze. Think about it, your men or sons are in the mines. , this is something that saves their lives. Anyone who cuts corners will be blamed. Furthermore, this is the task of the imperial court. Everyone has to be paid. If they are fooled, the imperial court will not let it go." Old Mrs. Bai stood in the yard and faced the big crowd. The girls, wives, and aunts shouted and gave instructions.
"Qiuniang will check the masks we sew one by one. If she is found to have cut corners, the job will not be assigned to her." Mrs. Bai finally said the punishment measures for cutting corners.
"Aunt Bai, don't worry, we will definitely sew it properly."
"That is, if anyone cuts corners, I will spit on her to death."
"Everyone, listen carefully. Anyone who slanders the reputation of our village owner, Furong, should simply leave our village."
Everyone expressed their opinions.
Seeing that the heat was almost over, Mrs. Bai asked Qiuniang and her two granddaughters-in-law to announce the wedding ceremony to everyone.
Xiao Fuyuan and Dalang sat aside to record. Since then, Xiao Fuyuan has entered a private school and learned to write calligraphy. Although his writing is not that good, memorizing things is not a problem. Dalang mainly checks numbers.
In less than an hour, the cloth and gauze were distributed quickly.
When it was Mrs. Hu's turn at last, according to Mrs. Bai's private instructions, Qiuniang gave her twice as much cloth and gauze as others.
"Why do I have more than others?" Aunt Hu asked in confusion.
"Aunt Hu, there is not much work in the fields now, and you are more capable, so grandma will give you some more work." Xiao Fuyuan said with a sweet smile on her face.
Aunt Hu was just about to express her gratitude to Mrs. Bai, when Mrs. Bai waved her hand and said, "My granddaughter reminded me that your son is sick and the family has to spend money everywhere, so I thought of giving you more to help you earn more."
Aunt Hu was moved.
Stopping little Fuyuan and wiping away her tears, she said, "Our little Yuanbao is really kind-hearted. He can still think of me, an old woman, and will buy you flowers when your aunt earns money."
Xiao Fuyuan said with a smile: "No need, Aunt Hu, don't worry, Brother Hu's illness will be cured soon."
Aunt Hu wiped away her tears with a smile on her face and said, "I don't believe what others say, but I believe what Xiao Yuan Bao says. Xiao Yuan Bao is more effective than the Bodhisattva in the temple. If only you, Brother Hu, were so good Well, aunt will never worship Bodhisattva again, aunt will worship Xiao Yuan Bao instead."
Xiao Fuyuan: "..."
It doesn’t have to be that way.
Qiuniang here is busy with masks, so she can't devote her energy to housework. The housework falls on Xie Chuntao and Eugene Gui.
Xie Chuntao has always been kind-hearted. When Qiu Niang didn't come, she didn't do anything from washing and cooking to cleaning up the house.
Eugene Gui is different. Firstly, he is lazy, and secondly, he feels that the family favors Qiuniang as an outsider. Instead of leaving the good mask business to the family, he lets an outsider supervise it.
The idea of masks was not born from Qiuniang, but from my sister-in-law.
But she just thought about it and didn't dare to say it out loud. In order to please her sister-in-law, something good would happen to her next time, so she worked actively.
Therefore, there is a lot less friction between the sisters-in-law.
Mrs. Bai and Zhen's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed it and decided to hand over the power of the family to Xie Chuntao in the future.
In the past, Xie Chuntao couldn't suppress Eugene Gui because she was not in charge of the family and was using her name as eldest sister-in-law in vain.
So after dinner, Mrs. Bai and Mrs. Zhen made their decision in front of the whole family.
"...Nai, Mom, it's better for Nai or Mom to take charge of this family, I can't do it."
The Lao Bai family handed over the power of running the family to themselves, which represented their immense trust in themselves.
Xie Chuntao was deeply moved, but thinking that her mother-in-law was still there and her parents-in-law were not very young, it was too early for her to take charge of the family, so she declined.
"Are you saying this just because you want to be lazy? I'm old enough to serve a whole family. Your mother's housekeeper will throw away a broom and a bowl of rice. You don't care who you leave it to?" Old Mrs. Bai Knowing that Xie Chuntao's temperament was the most uncontested, he deliberately used aggressive tactics.
Eugene Gui was eager to try, leave it to me.
"Nai, I didn't think so..." Xie Chuntao became anxious.
"Is it possible to leave it to your sister-in-law? How old is Xiao Yuanbao? Although she has brought a good life to our family, is it appropriate to leave her as the housekeeper to a little girl's house? Are you watching as a sister-in-law?" Old Mrs. Bai hugged her Xiao Fukuoka said.
Xie Chuntao panicked.
My sister-in-law is the delicate daughter of the family, how can I let her worry about the food, drink, and toilet of the whole family?
"Chuntao, you are the eldest daughter-in-law. Sooner or later, you will have to bear the burden of this family. You are old and I am not good at taking care of the house, so I have to leave it to you." Zhen said to Xie Chuntao gently, "You have always been a responsible person. I have been married to the Bai family for so many years. I am filial to my elders, caring to my brother-in-law, and even more like a daughter to your sister-in-law. We all see it in our eyes. Your grandma, me, and your father can rest assured to leave the family to you. "
What her mother-in-law said made Xie Chuntao burst into tears.
"Then, I will take over as the housekeeper." Xie Chuntao said softly.
Old Mrs. Bai became happy, picked up her clothes and unlocked a bunch of keys on her body, and brought them one by one: "This is the key to the warehouse, this is the key to the grain, this is the key to the money box..."
When Eugene Gui heard that the key to the money box had been given to Xie Chuntao, he was furious.
"Since you are in charge of the house, you are in charge of everything in the house, from rice to money. By the way, your third brother comes to the house every month to reconcile the accounts in the shop, and he will reconcile them for you then." Old Mrs. Bai said.
Xie Chuntao was shocked. He even handed over something as important as money to her?
Bai Dazhuang sat next to Xie Chuntao, feeling very proud that his daughter-in-law was so good that her grandmother and parents were willing to hand over the financial power of the family to her.
"Daughter-in-law, my parents and I believe that you can take care of the family well." Bai Dazhuang said.
Xie Chuntao didn't dare to pick up the key.
Xiao Fuyuan took it from Mrs. Bai and handed it to Xie Chuntao and said, "Sister-in-law, can I have some candy cake tomorrow morning?"
Xie Chuntao choked up and said, "Yes, yes, there's nothing wrong with that."
Oops, my sister-in-law has taken care of herself, so she can definitely take care of the house.
"Grandma, parents, I will take good care of the house. I will be filial to you and treat my sister-in-law well in the future."
Xie Chuntao took the key and expressed his determination.
(End of chapter)
