Shen Luzhu didn't move after closing the door. He rolled up his sleeves and stood there with his hands on his hips, his chest bulging and breathing heavily, just waiting for a moment if Wang dared to come over again to provoke and say something shameless. , just rush out and have a fight with her!
Anyway, after today, her reputation for being shrewd and disrespectful to the elders must have spread in the village. I have tolerated Mrs. Wang for who knows how long, and this time I must let out this bad breath!
Chu Yi was shocked by his wife's series of actions just now. Only then did he realize what had just happened. He hurriedly walked around to Shen Luzhu, but when he saw his wife's angry little face face to face, , but almost couldn’t hold back and laughed out loud. He looked like a child who had been quarreling. He was cute even when he was angry. His eyes were round and his face was full of anger. He looked like he was about to rush out at any moment to fight with the people outside. The look of people fighting to the death.
Chu Yi gently stroked Shen Luzhu's cheek a few times, then held him in his arms and comforted him softly: "Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore, don't be angry anymore!"
"I splash her every time I see her from now on!"
Shen Luzhu was still angry at this time, or the resentment he had accumulated against the Wang family for a long time finally broke out. Before, every time he just made some sarcastic remarks, or used a trick to make the other party suffer a hidden loss, but recently She finally discovered that when dealing with people like Wang who never learned lessons, it would be a waste of time to say anything to her. It would be better to be simple and rude to relieve her anger!
"Well, pour it on her! Next time, my husband will hand you a big basin full of water! Or does A-Zhu want a chamber pot? Then I will clean it for you before taking it, so as not to dirty our hands."
Shen Luzhu was coaxed by Chu Yi and his mood eased a lot. He reached out and hugged Chu Yi's waist, raised his head and pretended to complain: "What's the use of splashing her after you've cleaned her!"
Chu Yi smiled and rubbed his wife's head: "It doesn't matter, she doesn't know!"
Shen Luzhu blinked and smiled evilly: "Chu Yi, you are so evil!"
The attempt to trick Chu Yi and his wife into working for her family failed, so Wang went back to her home alone in despair, and then went to find Li to continue thinking about how to make paper money.
In fact, it’s not like Li didn’t have any ideas for such a long time. For example, when it came to burning paper with copper coins, Li thought of folding the yellow burning paper in half and then cutting out the pattern using paper-cutting. However, the pattern of copper coins on the burned paper was similar to that of burning paper. The copper coins made by Shen Luzhu looked like burned paper, but the creases were very obvious and wrinkled, so no one would buy them.
There was also the paper ingot. Li took apart a few of the paper ingots that Wang had stolen from the Chu family's old house, and tried several times according to the folds on them, and found a way to fold the paper ingots. Unfortunately, they I could only imitate the shape of the paper ingot, but I couldn't find the same color paper to fold.
Gold and silver-colored things are rare, let alone paints, colored papers, and the like. Except for the gold paint used in temples, Li has never seen other gold and silver-colored paints. Everyone knew that the gold paint was mixed with gold powder and the cost was quite high. Even if they could afford it, who would buy such expensive paper money to offer sacrifices?
It has been almost 20 years since Uncle Chu moved back the coffin wood and other things. Ever since he moved back, he has picked up the craft of making coffins again, but after all, he hasn't done it for many years. Not only is the speed not as good as before, but the progress is stumbling. , even his craftsmanship cannot be improved much, causing him to be lectured by Grandpa Chu all the time.
Not only that, Grandpa Chu seemed to be having a hard time with the separation of the family, but he was secretly at odds with Chu Yi. He not only urged Uncle Chu to make coffins all day long, but he also kept asking where the Wang family was. What are you doing? Why are you still dragging your feet and refusing to open a shop?
But Mrs. Wang and Mrs. Li didn't dare to let Mr. Chu know that they were all focused on studying how to make paper money, so they could only deal with it vaguely. But how could Mr. Chu be so easy to fool? After three times, I knew that there must be something fishy between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. They didn't want to waste words with Mrs. Wang, so they stared at Mrs. Li all day long.
Ms. Li couldn't stand being stared at these days: "Mom, why don't we go talk to my cousin and his wife? We are all a family, and we don't want everything from her, so let's burn the copper coins into paper." Just tell us, if it doesn't work, it's okay for me to give them some money. If grandma and grandma come forward, they will still give it to the elders."
Mrs. Wang didn't even notice that Shen Luzhu kicked her out of the shop and had water thrown on her face.
I haven't told anyone, although many people outside know it, but Li is either doing housework at her husband's house or going back to her parents' house to visit her parents. Li Xiucai's family has little contact with other families in the village. , Mrs. Li hasn’t heard about this yet, which is normal.
Ms. Wang was taught a lesson by Shen Luzhu and was completely offended. She would definitely not seek trouble for herself for the time being. But for the sake of face, she could only say harshly: "Give me money for what money! I can't There is no money for those two wicked people!"
"But we haven't opened the shop. If we delay it for two more days, I'm afraid my grandpa will get angry!"
Mrs. Li sometimes felt really aggrieved for her husband-in-law, why did he end up with such a girl, with such blind eyelids?
If you don't give Chu Yi and his wife some benefits, why should they tell you their money-making skills? Besides, this is a good thing for them once and for all. Although they may spend more money now, they can give you some benefits. The couple lowered their heads, but as long as they mastered that method, it would be a craft that would make money in the future. Why were they so incapable of settling accounts?
Although Mrs. Wang sometimes dared to argue with Mr. Chu on impulse, she was still afraid that he would really get angry. Moreover, she also knew that Chu Ren was a scholar and always paid attention to filial piety and benevolence. If she went too far , I am afraid that I will be blamed by my eldest son when I look back.
"Then open! I'll tell your grandpa during lunch later that we'll open the shop tomorrow. He won't say anything else this time, right?"
Uncle Chu's coffin shop reopened three days later. It wasn't Wang who regretted it again, but Uncle Chu. He still remembered the last time he heard from the villagers that Hu's shop was open. It was a lion dance and a candies and firecrackers. The battle suddenly became famous in the nearby villages. Everyone knew that the Hu family had opened a shop, so the business was naturally known to only a few nearby families. It gradually spread to the outside world. powerful.
They were not as generous as the Hu family, but it was still necessary to set off some firecrackers, so they hurriedly told Uncle Chu to go to town to buy them the next day.
The rest of the family was not idle either. Mr. Chu had to clean the shop three times before it was finished, not to mention the coffins placed in the yard were all wiped clean. After that, Mr. Chu personally selected a few more and found someone to move them into the front shop and display them.
That day, the young couple had just sent Chu Li to the village school and were walking back to their shop when they heard someone in the village exploding firecrackers. Shen Luzhu was looking around to see where the sound was coming from. The door of the courtyard next door was pushed open, and Chu Ping and his mother-in-law Qian walked out of the courtyard.
Qian turned around and saw Chu Yi and his wife, chatting and asked, "Ayi Luzhu, are you going to open a shop? Listen, is this someone's place to blow up firecrackers?"
"Yes, Auntie, I just sent Ali off to school, and I happened to be back to open a shop. We also heard the sound of exploding firecrackers, but I don't know whose family it is. Is there anyone in the village who is marrying a bride today? "
Qian frowned: "I haven't heard of it! But the noise does sound like it comes from our village! His father, his father! Come out!"
After finishing speaking, Qian turned around and called Chu Ping's father to come out: "You have nothing to do, go and have a look and see whose family has a bride. Why haven't we received any news?"
"You old woman, you love to join in the fun, but you still torment me!" Although Chu Ping and his father complained on the lips, in reality it was just talk. He turned around and set off happily to see whose family was hosting the wedding!
When Mrs. Qian saw her man gone, she turned to the young couple and said, "What happened to your cousin? He just wants to stay here, so let him go and have a look. Ayi, you guys should open a shop. He will open a shop later." You’ll know everything when you come back!”
"Sure!" Shen Luzhu responded with a smile.
Since the classification, Chu Yi has stopped making coffins. It's not that he doesn't want to be a carpenter anymore. He still makes small gadgets in his spare time, but he no longer makes coffins.
Mainly because Shen Luzhu didn't want Chu Yi to work too hard, and secondly, he knew that Mr. Chu's coffin shop would definitely continue to work. They were all in the same village. If they were also doing coffin business, it would be obvious that they were the ones doing it. It seems like he is deliberately trying to steal business from his elders. Besides, the business of paper money is quite prosperous right now, so there is really no need to make yourself so tired!
Qian watched the young couple open the shop, then went back to the yard to work for a while. By the time Chu Ping, who always got up late, had had breakfast, Chu Ping and his father hadn't come back yet, so Chu Ping and his son had nothing to do. , they all gathered in the young couple’s shop to chat.
"I don't know where your father went when he saw all this excitement. Why haven't you come back yet?"
"Ah", Chu Ping yawned and said nonchalantly: "Aniang, you said it sounded like exploding firecrackers. I guess someone's family is having a wedding. Then my father might have been left directly to drink the wedding wine. Maybe!"
After hearing this, Mr. Qian shook his head: "You think it's your father? He didn't even have a coin in his pocket, and he went to a wedding banquet and didn't even get a penny as a gift. Then he shouldn't have to pay for it! You?" Dad wouldn’t do this with you.”
Shen Luzhu felt that what Qian said was not unreasonable: "Then it means that they are not from our village at all. If they are further away, they will be delayed on the way!"
A few people were chatting when they saw the door of the shop being pushed open from the outside. The person who came in was Chu Ping's father, who had been out for half a day!
Qian came back as soon as he saw the person, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked: "What are you doing? I just asked you to find out whose house is hosting a wedding. Why did you come back after being gone for so long? Could it be that you really didn’t accept even a penny of the gift and just went to feast at someone else’s banquet?”
Chu Ping and his father waved their hands, but Chu Yi took a few sips from the teacup handed to him, and then said: "Oh no! It's not a family holding a wedding event at all. Humph, the family setting off the firecrackers is something you can't even imagine in your wildest dreams. who is it!"
Only then did Mrs. Qian notice that her man's expression was not good at this time: "What's wrong with you? It's not a wedding. Look at this, why are you so angry!"
Chu Ping's father didn't show off, and said bluntly: "I looked for the noise and walked all the way to the end of the village. There were many people on the road who also listened to the noise and went out to watch the excitement. As a result, I followed the crowd and walked to the place. When I was walking down the street, I saw that this was the shop where my uncle's house used to be. I originally thought I had gone to the wrong place, but it turned out that there were debris from firecrackers there!"
"Ah? That new house of Mr. Chu's family? Are you sure you read it correctly?" Qian confirmed with some disbelief.
"I thought I had seen it wrong, but before I could go into the hospital to ask, my cousin and Chu Ren's wife, as well as my uncle and aunt all came out, saying that their coffin shop had reopened. The firecrackers are so lively!"
Hearing this, Mrs. Qian rolled her eyes at her child's father: "I thought it was something, isn't it just that the coffin shop has opened? Looking at you just now, I thought something big had happened. Their coffin shop is happy to open." Just open it, it has nothing to do with us!"
Shen Luzhu also nodded and said, "Yes, uncle, don't worry about it. Grandpa has already said that the coffin business must continue forever. If we sell paper money and they sell coffins, there will be no conflict."
Speaking of this, Chu Ping's father was even more indignant: "Oh no! I went into the house and took a look. It's true they had a few coffins in the house, but the ones on the counter were all paper money!"
Chu Ping murmured: "Isn't this a bit unethical? They know clearly that my cousin runs a paper money shop, but why are they still selling paper money!"
Qian hit Chu Ping's arm twice: "No matter how wrong the elders are, it's not your turn to speak out! Dad, I remember that the coffin shop also used to sell paper money..."
"I have sold paper money before, but where have I sold copper coins to burn paper and paper ingots?"
