Tao Zhu responded with a smile: "Third sister, although Li Qiao has a good heart, he always settles accounts clearly. He and his eldest brother also settle accounts in the same way. You and the two children can get your wages in peace."
Hearing this, Li Dashan nodded immediately: "Third aunt, what my brother-in-law often says is that brothers settle accounts openly. You and he are siblings, so he must also settle accounts openly."
He babbled about the fact that after Li Qiao gave him the maltose business, he still paid dozens of taels of silver and even had to add interest.
He also mentioned that when Li Qiao sold fish and rented his cart, he had to pay the fish as rent.
Li Chuntao also advised her that her father had been the supervisor of this new house before, and because Li Qiao had a hard time making money, he was only willing to get the same wages as other workers.
As a result, Li Qiao agreed, and after the house was built, he gave her a big red envelope, saying it was to celebrate the successful completion of the new house.
In short, here in Li Qiao, all accounts are calculated clearly and every transaction is not confused.
All the money he wanted to give was finally given out.
"this……"
Li Shu moved his mouth a few times, but couldn't say more.
Is her younger brother's temperament like this now...
"Third sister, it's settled. Eat quickly, eat quickly. We have to pickle eggs after breakfast. We have to hurry up, otherwise we won't be able to finish the work today. Someone will definitely come to deliver things today."
Li Qiao asked Li Shu not to be in a daze and to eat quickly.
When it came to work, Li Shu was stunned. She nodded dazedly and continued to eat.
Lowering her head, her nose felt a little sore.
The reason why she and her two children were able to walk from the next county to Pingcheng this time was because of the fifty copper coins her parents gave her when they visited her last time.
She hid the copper plate in the field, so that her mother-in-law did not find it.
If she didn't have the fifty coppers, she would have to walk back to Pingcheng with her two children after she was divorced.
It's winter, the road is so far, it's really not certain whether the three of them can come back successfully.
Now she was penniless and had no bright future. Li Qiao not only stopped complaining that she had killed her parents, but also paid her such a high salary. She had so many mixed feelings that she really couldn't control the tears in her eyes.
Chewing the vermicelli buns with foam in her mouth, she sniffed and held back the tears in her eyes.
She and her two children already had meat to eat, and they were about to get a high salary. Why should they cry? They should be laughing now!
Li Shu's mood changes were naturally seen by several adults at the dinner table, but it was obvious that Li Shu didn't want to be comforted, so they talked about other things.
Soon, breakfast was over.
Before pickling the eggs, Li Qiao took the divorce letter from Li Shu and looked at it carefully.
According to Dasheng's laws, men have absolute initiative in marriage. If a man hates his wife, he does not need to go through any legal procedures. He only needs to write a letter of release from his wife to dissolve the marriage.
What Li Qiao was holding at this time was the letter of release from his wife written by Li Shu's ex-husband Song Shitou.
Song Shitou was a carpenter. When he came to Pingcheng with his father to work, he lost his money bag as soon as he entered Pingcheng, and the note with the owner's information was also lost.
The father and son were very hungry. It happened that Li Shu went to the county to inquire about the situation of several private schools. Li Shu saw that the father and son were pitiful, so he gave them his own cornstarch.
Li Shu was very good-looking, somewhat similar to her original self. In that situation, Song Shitou fell in love with her at first sight.
Later, Song Shitou came to Sanliu Village and insisted on marrying Li Shu. At that time, his mouth seemed to be covered with honey, and he also had a skill that could be used to eat. In the end, Li Shu married to the next county.
But Li Shu gave birth to Song Zhaodi first and then Song Xiaocao, but failed to give birth to a son for the Song family.
As a result, Li Shu and his two children's treatment in the Song family declined rapidly.
Later, Song Shitou found a widow in the village. The widow gave Song Shitou a fat son and asked Song Shitou to marry her.
Song Shitou agreed, and Li Shu was divorced.
The reason why Song Shitou divorced his wife was clearly written on the letter of release from his wife currently in Li Qiao's hand:
No queen.
Finally, there is the standard sentence structure of the current divorce letter: I am afraid that I will have no evidence from now on, so I make this agreement as a witness. From now on, we will get married and have nothing to do with each other.
Of course, because Song Shitou was illiterate, this letter of letting go of his wife was written by someone else, with Song Shitou's fingerprints stamped on it.
After staring at the words "no queen" for a few times, Li Qiao put the divorce note away.
He did not return it to Li Shu, but kept it himself.
However, Song Shitou was ungrateful. He wanted to take the men from the Li family to the Song family and give Song Shitou a lesson so that Song Shitou and his family would not be able to survive this new year.
After hearing what he said, Li Shu immediately shook his head like a rattle and waved his hands: "No, no, no, don't go."
"Third sister, you can bear it when he has tortured you and your child like this, but I can't bear it. My eldest brother certainly can't bear it either."
Li Qiao looked serious.
"It's not something I can't bear. Now that our family's life is so good, I'm afraid he will regret it again."
Li Shu pointed to Li Qiao's brand-new cotton robe: "The Song family is very smart. They know what your temper was in the past. Now that you wear such clothes, they will definitely think too much."
"The vermicelli you make is famous throughout the county. If they come to inquire, they will immediately know that you have made a lot of money. When they stick to it, we will have to send them away."
Li Qiao: "?"
His eyes widened a bit.
Seeing Li Qiao's surprise, Li Shu sighed: "Of course I hate him, but I'm even more afraid that he will lie down and suck blood. I don't want to give him a penny. Forget it, it doesn't matter from now on, let's not disturb each other."
"...Think about it again. As long as you want to beat him up, the men of our Li family can go to the next county at any time."
Seeing that Li Shu had made up his mind, Li Qiao could only say this.
"Okay." Li Shu laughed.
It's nice to have someone to back you up.
The originally dark days suddenly became as good as a dream.
If it is really a dream, then this dream should last longer. She should work hard in the dream so as to repay the little brother who gave her such a sweet dream.
The news of Li Shu's return soon spread throughout the village.
If it were left to the past, some people would definitely laugh at Li Shu, an abandoned woman.
But now, the whole village is filled with envy.
Although he was divorced, Li Shu had fallen into a trap of good fortune. As far as the life of Li Qiao's family was concerned, even the landlord's family couldn't compare.
Nowadays, how many people want to have a relationship with Li Qiao but have no way, but as soon as Li Shu came back, he moved directly into Li Qiao's old house, and all three of his mothers got their wages.
They eat plenty of meat and fish every day, and even their two children can earn thirty cash a day. Who wouldn’t envy this?
If you can get this treatment if you are divorced, then many women or husbands would be willing to be divorced.
On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Xiuying came to Li Qiao's house early in the morning to fetch water.
There is a well in the new house, but not in the old house, so Wang Xiuying still does the job of fetching water.
And it's easier than before. She only needs to come to the new house to carry water.
She saw Li Shu squatting by the well washing glutinous rice, and couldn't help but said: "Xiao Shu, I guess someone will come to your door soon to matchmaker, but let me tell you, it's better not to have a man."
"The reason why I didn't get married again is that I no longer want to serve a man. It's a bit tiring to be alone, but I am the master of my own affairs."
She is very strong and can work quickly. Even if she has children and remarries, there are still men willing to marry her.
But she doesn't want to marry again.
Isn’t it nice to be alone?
Li Shu: "..."
She was shocked by these words.
Did someone match her so quickly?
Moreover, Wang Xiuying actually thinks so?
In the kitchen, Li Qiao is making meat floss with Tao Zhu.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and his dim sum will not be sold for another day tomorrow.
He is not short of money now, and he doesn't want to make snacks every day during the Chinese New Year.
But his dim sum is so popular, especially at the end of the year, every household is willing to spend money. The big families want to buy more for the New Year. Some small families who are reluctant to buy dim sum on weekdays grit their teeth and are willing to Buy half a pound and give it a try.
As a result, the supply of his snacks exceeded the demand.
The diners urge Shopkeeper Wang, and Shopkeeper Wang urges him. During the Chinese New Year, he only satisfies the diners once.
Li Qiao couldn't bear the word "New Year's Eve" again, so he stayed in the kitchen making meat floss with Tao Zhu.
He heard the conversation between Wang Xiuying and Li Shu and raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He had previously thought that Wang Xiuying was infatuated with her late husband and was absolutely reluctant to remarry, but who knew that this was the reason!
"Aunt Xiuying really understands." He said to Tao Zhu.
Tao Zhu nodded: "No, I feel so comfortable now."
However, does anyone actually want to be a matchmaker for Li Shu?
Everyone has his own way of living, Wang Xiuying thinks this way, but it does not mean that Li Shu also thinks so.
Therefore, Tao Zhu took some time to discuss this issue with Li Shu.
As long as there is a suitable person, Li Shu will marry whoever he should. He and Li Qiao will definitely support it.
Li Shu was very moved after hearing this, but she was not interested in getting married for the time being.
She now takes her children to eat and drink well. Apart from doing the chores arranged by Li Qiao every day, she doesn't have to worry about anything else.
As Wang Xiuying said, this kind of life is so exciting.
You must know that when she was in the Song family, she not only had to work in the fields, but also had to feed and drink for the whole family!
She is not a masochist and has no interest in serving others. She really has no idea of getting married now!
Besides, if she was trying to be a matchmaker at this time, she must be interested in Li Qiao and not her. This kind of person has an impure mind and she would not cause any trouble to Li Qiao.
Li Shu thinks like this, Tao Zhu treats her better, and if she can consider Li Shu, she is on the same side as him.
On New Year's Eve, Xiao Wu came very early, and he also brought a very special object:
