It was late autumn weather, a bit chilly in the morning and evening, but at noon the sun was shining brightly and it was very warm.
Just like in a village, women doing needlework from various houses in this county like to get together, helping each other with their work and chatting at the same time.
The content of this chat was mostly about gossiping about neighbors or sharing information they had obtained.
For example, the price of pork at this store has dropped, the rice shop at that store has sufficient portions and the scales are high these days, and the cloth store has cheap cloth for sale these days.
Or, a girl from a certain family got married, a boy from a certain family had a future, or a new way of making a living was added to a certain family...
In short, let's communicate with each other so that we can support each other when we encounter problems.
This way of getting along is common and commonly used by grassroots people in counties without clan protection.
Jiang Michia was accustomed to these things, but after passing by, she vaguely heard the chat content of those people.
"She must be the little lady who doesn't see any smoke coming out of the kitchen all day long."
"That's her. Looking at her carrying a food box, I guess she just came back from the restaurant."
"I don't know what kind of food I bought. It smells weird."
"What, are you hungry?"
"Why are you greedy? It's not like my family can't afford meat. Let me tell you, don't be like her and waste your money." A woman named Niu curled her lips.
"Don't waste it. The food cooked in the restaurants outside is indeed much more delicious."
"But it's really expensive! Take this meat dish for example. A chicken only costs a few dollars, but if you prepare it and stew it in a restaurant, it would cost you three or four times, let alone the vegetarian dish. , an eggplant only costs two or three pennies, but a restaurant will stew it for you and ask you for dozens of pennies for a dish. It’s a rip-off. You have to be too lazy to do something that you can do with just your hands. Spending money, what is this called?” Niu shouted.
"That's true of you. The old man often says that a small mouth can overwhelm a mountain. If you don't care about what you eat, it will really bring down a whole family."
"Looking at the young man in her family, who is fair and fair and speaks softly, he seems to be someone who can't control her. It's really a crime that such a good young man would end up with such a prodigal woman."
Niu continued, "If I were that young man, I really wouldn't be able to bear it for a day. Men work so hard to make money. She can't be a good wife at home, so she has to divorce her quickly and go out."
Jiang Michia, "..."
There are women with long tongues everywhere.
Simply taking two steps back, Jiang Michia stood in front of the chatting women, "What about chatting?"
The Taoist behind the scenes was caught red-handed, and the women suddenly looked embarrassed and laughed awkwardly.
The oldest one at the head laughed dryly and said, "Just chatting and gossiping, what about that? Are you going to go back for lunch, Mrs. Jiang?"
"I was going back for lunch, but the dish felt a bit bland when I looked at it. I was wondering why the food in this restaurant was so bland today, and now I finally understand why."
Seeing Jiang Michia say this, all the women looked at each other.
"What's the reason?"
"All this salt has been robbed by you." Jiang Michia said these words and walked away.
The women were left staring there with big eyes and small eyes. It was not until Jiang Michia entered her yard that she came back to her senses.
"What does she mean by what she said?"
"Stupid, you said we have nothing to do!"
"It's so embarrassing to gossip about people behind their backs and be listened to by the real owner..."
"What's so embarrassing? She's so virtuous, why can't she let others say a few words?" Niu frowned, "It's too easy for us to say, but if she has the ability to be a virtuous woman, others will definitely not say anything! "
Seeing Mr. Niu's indignant look, the other women all shrank their necks.
Where there are many women, there is a lot of disputes and gossip.
They also knew that it was a bit bad to talk about people behind their backs, but when they got together, what else could they do except talk about people behind their backs?
They just commented on the Mr. Jiang who spends money without blinking an eye and is not very good at running a household. As for Mr. Niu, his words were a bit harsh.
What are you doing, divorcing your wife? These words are spoken out without restraint.
When she spoke, her face turned red and her neck became thick, as if Mrs. Jiang had spent her family's money.
The others looked at each other and communicated with each other for a while, then they all packed up their sewing baskets with understanding, "It's getting late, go back and cook quickly, men should go home later."
Seeing that no one answered her, Niu snorted, took her things, and strode home.
Seeing this, the remaining women got together again.
"Why is this cow lady so grand? Normally, she is polite and speaks in a harmonious and gentle manner. What's going on with her today?"
"I don't know." Others shook their heads, "It is said that the husband-in-law of Mrs. Niu's family is also a scholar. He is still studying in Wende Academy. He and the husband-in-law of Mrs. Jiang's family are classmates. It is not said that there is friendship between these classmates. Deep, why does Lady Niu look at Lady Jiang as if she is an enemy?"
"Don't you know this? We are all enemies in the same industry. As for these classmates, if we get along well, there is friendship. If we don't get along well..."
They are still enemies.
Perhaps even more so than enemies.
They are all married women who have been married for many years and know how to deal with the world. They also understand this truth. They have made up their minds in their hearts and will not bring up the topic of Mrs. Jiang in front of Mr. Niu in the future.
After packing up their things, the women went home.
Smoke curled up from the kitchens in various courtyards, and the aroma of rice faintly came out.
Mrs. Niu was busy in the kitchen, and five-year-old Zhang Daya bit her fingers and drooled while saying, "Mom, I want to eat meat."
"Eat, eat, eat, you know how to eat. How can you afford to buy meat every time at home?" Niu looked at Zhang Daya and became angry. "If you have nothing to do, go and light a fire in the kitchen!"
Opening her mouth, Daya suppressed crying, took the fire stick from Niu's hand, and added firewood to the stove.
Niu looked at Zhang Daya who was resigned and resigned, and felt depressed again.
When she was pregnant, the baby in her belly was very nervous. She thought she would be a young man when she was born, but she turned out to be a little girl. Zhang Yaosheng is still talking about having no children, and her husband's family is even more displeased with her. As for the confinement period, I didn't do it properly at that time, and I suffered a lot of pain.
Now, on the pretext that she wanted to have a son sooner, she followed Zhang Yaosheng to the county town and rented this small, narrow courtyard, barely breaking away from her in-laws' family who always made things difficult for her.
But when he got to the county town, Zhang Yaosheng said that the schoolwork was heavy, the food in Wende College was cheap, and he could save some money at home, so he was nowhere to be seen all day long.
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