"Auntie, you really don't need it. The yard next door is closer and more convenient."
After Chu Yi finished speaking, without waiting for Wang's reaction, he put down the half-finished coffin, got up and went to the shop in front of the hospital.
Mrs. Wang was so angry that she had already lowered her body so low, but Chu Yi didn't give him any face at all!
If it weren't for the sake of earning money, who would be willing to stick to his cold ass? It's just to earn two dollars. What's the point? When his family is elected, he will tell the official first to shut this down. Broken shop!
The more Wang thought about it, the angrier she became. She said "Bah" without saying hello, and returned home angrily. As soon as he entered his courtyard, his daughter Chu Fang came out to welcome him: "Why are you here again?"
"My mother-in-law, it's true that other people's parents are eager for their daughter to come back every day. How can you be like this? My sister-in-law goes to her parents' house every day and doesn't see you saying anything. My daughter is not happy when she comes back!"
Mrs. Wang was already angry, and when it came to Mrs. Li, she became even more dissatisfied: "Don't come back and cause trouble for me. I'll thank God. Ms. Li has returned to her natal home again? Why don't you just move to her natal home? See you. Damn it, run!"
Chu Fang was holding Wang's arm. She had some objections to Li, and she always acted like she was a fairy and everyone else was her slave! I finally got a chance and I had to file a complaint in front of my mother-in-law!
"I happened to meet him when I came here, so I asked! If my mother doesn't want to, just ask her. My daughter used to say that my brother's success in becoming a scholar was all on his own, so what does it have to do with her later!" Fei ignored it and said that my brother will have to rely on their family from now on, and the whole family will have to support her as a Bodhisattva! It is different now. From now on, they will count on my brother, why should my mother tolerate her? Which family My daughter-in-law is not angry with her mother-in-law, but she is precious!"
Chu Fang's words really spoke to Wang's heart!
After her son had been married for so many years, Mrs. Wang thought to herself that it was nothing to say that she was so kind to Ms. Li, but as for Ms. Li, she had never fulfilled her obligations as a daughter-in-law. Now that she has moved back, she keeps a sad face all day long. She even runs to her parents’ house every day!
If it weren't for the pendant thing, Wang felt a little irrational and would have already taught her a lesson. Thinking about it, she felt a little aggrieved: "What do you know!"
Chu Fang thought that Wang was trying to save her face, so she advised: "If my mother can't open her mouth, just tell me and ask her to teach her a lesson!"
"Ren doesn't even have time to study hard in the town. How can he have this free time? It's so difficult for your brother right now. Stop thinking about him and stop annoying him."
Seeing that Chu Fang could not be persuaded, she was not in a hurry. Anyway, her mother-in-law already disliked Mrs. Li, and she would have to deal with her sooner or later!
"How dare I bother brother? My daughter is also counting on brother to go to high school as soon as possible! Dad said you just went to the old house, why did you come back so angry?"
It was almost time for Chu Ren to pay the rent for the house. Wang originally went to Grandma Chu to raise money. After listening to Grandma Chu, she thought of renting her house to Chu Yi. He was doing business and used his own house. Don’t give more money to the uncle’s house. Then the son’s expenses in the town will be solved!
Mrs. Wang's plan was good, but the result was good: "I've turned my hot face against someone's cold butt! I wanted to rent the house to him in exchange for some money, but they still look down on us! I'm waiting for your brother to go to high school. No one can get involved, his shabby shop must be closed down!"
"What are you talking about? Who wants to rent a house? Why are Chu Yi and the others renting a house?"
The more Wang talked, the angrier she became. She rolled her eyes and said angrily, "Why are you renting a house? People are getting rich and want to open a workshop!"
"Open a workshop?" Chu Fang was a little in disbelief, and then she felt even more angry: "My daughter came back and said that my mother-in-law came to teach me a lesson! Look, look, how long has it been, and people are opening workshops! Before? We must have negotiated some big deal when we went to town in that carriage!"
Mrs. Wang is even more angry than Chu Fang about this matter. It's not like the Chu family has never sold paper money before. How come Chu Yi alone can make a lot of money and open a workshop! God is blind: "It doesn't matter what big business you do!"
Chu Fang was so angry that Aniang only knew she was angry: "If you hadn't had to separate the family, that shop and workshop would all belong to our family now!"
Mrs. Wang was most annoyed by others talking about their previous separation and the fact that she was not allowed to kiss her daughter. Just as she was about to teach her a lesson, she was interrupted by Mr. Li who happened to be back.
"What are my sister-in-law and my mother-in-law talking about?"
"Sister-in-law came back early today!" Chu Fang was angry and even more rude.
The smile on Ms. Li's face froze, and she calmed down a little. She walked forward and took Ms. Wang's arm: "Mom, don't blame my sister-in-law. It is indeed my daughter-in-law who has something wrong. My father's situation is like this. He just moved back. In the village, my daughter-in-law was really worried, so she went back more frequently. Today, my mother-in-law has also taught her daughter-in-law a lesson. I can’t just rely on my mother-in-law’s kindness and generosity to ignore etiquette! Don’t worry, mother-in-law, my daughter-in-law will definitely do it in the future. I'll serve you and my father well. Let's live a good life at home. My husband can study more peacefully in a private school."
When Li said these words, she admitted her mistake, praised Wang's character, and even pulled Chu Ren out. Wang could not say anything else, otherwise it seemed that she did not want her son to feel at ease in the town. It’s like studying!
But saying nothing didn't work, so Mrs. Wang had no choice but to point the finger at her daughter again: "What about others? You yourself run home all day long when you have nothing to do, and you rush back when you have nothing to do."
Chu Fang was so angry that she stamped her feet, rolled her eyes at Mrs. Li, turned around and left.
Li's performance today was somewhat beyond Wang's expectation. What she didn't know was that Li's words were not all lies. Her mother-in-law, Yuan Shi, did speak highly of her today.
Yuan's original words were as follows: "You have been living in your parents' house for so many years since you got married, and you only go back to Chu's house for a few days during the holidays. Your parents-in-law didn't say anything, firstly because Chu Ren was studying and living in our house. , you are taking care of your husband, and secondly, your father teaches in a private school and can take care of him.
But things are different now. Our family is like this. It can’t help Chu Ren anymore, and we will have to rely on him in the future! But after all, he is not a son-in-law who comes to the house. He always has to take care of his parents. If you continue to act like before, you will have no idea and will run home all the time. Sooner or later, your parents-in-law will get disgusted with you and they might tell their son. What are you doing? When he gets rich in the future, what will happen to our family if he abandons you? "
"Auntie, Chu Ren is not that kind of person!"
"After getting rich, there are so many people who abandon their wives and children! You can trust Chu Ren, but what about his parents? You can also blame me and your father. You shouldn't have cared about face in the first place and just said that you were making coffins. Family background affects official career. I thought that the Chu family would be willing to let Chu Ren be their son-in-law. Who would have thought that his family would split up? If he had told the truth from the beginning, there would be no need to worry about this now! Listen to my mother-in-law, it will be fine. Run home less and follow your parents-in-law more."
Li had to listen to her mother-in-law, because Yuan was right. She could not trust her parents-in-law. Not only did she not trust her, she also looked down upon her. If her father hadn't said that Chu Ren would be a promising person in the future, she would also see him. How could such a talented person put up with such a vulgar family?
But things are indeed different now, and she can no longer be so willful!
After a long rest, Chu Yi went to his grandfather's house next door, carrying drinks and freshly cut pork.
After hearing Chu Yi's idea, Grandpa Tang put down the cigarette pouch in his hand and complained: "You kid, that house is empty. You can just use it. If you want to rent it or not, let me tell you." Grandpa, why are you so polite?"
"Grandpa Tang, the hoarding of goods before was in vain, how can it be in vain this time!"
"Then how can it be wasted? You brought my young boy to the right path and led him to earn so much money. How can it be regarded as wasted!"
Chu Yi shook his head and refused to say anything: "Grandpa, the money was earned by A Ping and his aunt doing work, and they still helped us! Besides, this time is different from before. We need to recruit people to work in the house. When the time comes, Not to mention the fuss, I have to ask my uncle and aunt to help me keep an eye on it in my spare time, so I can’t use it in vain!”
Chu Ping and his mother-in-law, Qian, listened for a long time and remembered the red envelopes Chu Yi and the others sent during the Chinese New Year, as well as those New Year gifts. His father must have used the house before and his family refused to ask for rent, so his nephew was trying to find a way to compensate his family.
Qian thought to herself that if she didn't want it this time, she might give him more money later. What's more, if Chu Yi was embarrassed to use his house because of this, and delayed his business, it wouldn't be good, so he would just help from the side. He tried to persuade her: "Dad, if you don't agree to collect the rent, I'm afraid Ayi and the others won't dare to use our house. They will have to look for it elsewhere. Not to mention wasting time, there is no one closer than our house." No, it’s also delaying things!”
Grandpa Tang finally agreed to collect the rent under Qian's persuasion, but he still told Chu Yi several times to give him some meaning. If he gave too much, he would be angry!
After solving the problem of the venue, it was time to recruit people. Chu Yi approached Chu Ping and asked him to help call Feng Zizi and others. Several idle men in the village gave each of them some copper coins and asked them for help. He told them everywhere in the village For a while, I wanted to recruit some women to do work, and I wanted some people who were quick and honest. If you wanted to do something, you could come to his paper money shop.
Not long after the news spread, people came to the shop one after another to inquire about the Chu family's recruitment of workers. Shen Luzhu told them one by one, the work to be done and the wages, and he also told them in advance. Every year before the fourth festival, I can work for at least a month. It is not always available all year round. In the end, ten people were selected from those who were willing to do it.
Shen Luzhu divided the ten people into two groups. The first group only had two people. In the first room, they were mainly responsible for cutting the entire paper into a fixed size.
The remaining eight people were divided into two rooms, and they were all responsible for origami ingots. They were divided into three rooms, mainly because the space was larger and they would be more convenient to work on.
Each group only has a fixed number of people, not who they are. They can change them by themselves. Everyone's salary is the same. It consists of two parts, one part is fixed, 500 cash per person per month. The other part is calculated based on the number of paper ingots made. Each paper ingot is one penny, and the final total is divided equally among ten people.
After setting aside half a day to teach these ten people how to fold paper ingots, the Chu family's workshop started working!
The young couple does the mixing, painting, and oiling at home. The finished paper is hung on a new pole in the backyard. After drying, it will be sent to the next yard, where it will be cut and folded. Yuanbao was born on the assembly line!
Normally, Grandpa Tang’s family would help keep an eye on it, but Shen Luzhu and Chu Yi only needed to go next door from time to time to supervise the quality.
In early July, when the paper money shop was busy, Chu Ren returned to the village in an ox cart. In more than a month's time, the provincial examination will start, and all the scholars from Ningchuan Prefecture will go there.
This time, he wanted to rush to Fucheng earlier, find a place to adapt to the environment in advance, and prepare for the exam with peace of mind.
So I checked out of the rented house in town at the beginning of July. When I returned home, I first put down some extra luggage, and secondly, I checked in with my family and took a look at my parents, wife and children whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.
Chu Ren stayed at home for a few days, during which his wife told him a lot about the current situation at home, including of course Chu Fang, her sister-in-law who appeared frequently recently and was quite hostile to him.
"My sister-in-law has been back a few times recently. In fact, she can come back often. It's good to spend more time with my parents, but..."
Chu Ren put down the book in his hand and looked at Mrs. Li: "What is it? You and I are one husband and wife, there is nothing we can't say."
Li Shi smiled and said, "It's nothing. My sister-in-law is just outspoken. Sometimes she says things that my parents don't like to hear, which always makes them angry. I told her about it once, and she was a little unhappy."
"Oh, what did she say that made her parents unhappy?"
"It's nothing. It's just some family issues. I'm envious of the good life of that family, and I'm jealous of the money this family has made. Thinking about it, I blame my parents for not giving her a good background. My sister-in-law is still a child. My husband, just think that I am just talking nonsense, don’t take it to heart."
