Otoharu

Chapter 164 Leave
Aunt Zhuang thought that her daughter would be confinement in two days, so she immediately approached the Chen family to talk about going back to the state capital together.

She told the two of them that she wanted to hire a woman to be her nanny, then she looked at them with a smile and asked, "I've said everything I need to say, what do you mean?"

Old lady Chen and Chen Dalang looked at each other for a while, apparently they didn't expect that such a big pie would fall on their own heads, but they didn't immediately agree, Old lady Chen suppressed her excitement, and asked with a smile: "Madam, can I Can I ask, how much money can my Tweety earn as a nurse for your family in a month?" "At least two taels, if I take good care of my brother, I will have an extra reward here." Smiling, stretched out two fingers, and said slowly.

Mrs. Chen's eyes widened suddenly, and she stammered, "Two... two taels of silver!" His son worked hard as a coolie for others, and he only earned [-] Wen a month. Grandma and children can get two taels, and this money is too easy to earn.

"Go! Let's go with the whole family. It's her blessing that my wife likes my Tweety. When you say it, we'll pack up and go with you right away." Old lady Chen's heart was already full of two taels of money. , Immediately slapped the thigh and decided.

"Mother..." Chen Dalang was still a little hesitant. He didn't expect his mother to agree so quickly. Although two liang of silver was a lot, it was hard to leave his homeland after all. He had never left Zhangshui Town since he was a child. After all, she is not familiar with the place, and the consumption must be much higher than that in the town. With the two taels of silver earned by her daughter-in-law, it may not be better than living in the town.

Aunt Zhuang seemed to see Chen Dalang's concerns, she looked at him and said, "Your wife has become my brother's nanny, so she will naturally live in my house. If you don't mind, you can also be a nurse in the outer courtyard." Servant, although the monthly salary is not as much as your wife's, it must be more than what you earn in the town, and our house is full of food and lodging, so you don't have much money to spend."

"Oh, thank you so much, madam. I'm still worried that my Dalang has gone to the county. I don't know how to make a living. You are really a living Bodhisattva. You have arranged for our family." Old lady Chen became more and more happy With a smile on his face, he kept saying good things to thank Aunt Zhuang.

Chen Dalang was very happy now, and together with his mother, he nodded and bowed to Aunt Zhuang.

Aunt Zhuang naturally waved her hands indifferently, "It's all trivial things, as long as your wife breastfeeds my brother well, there will be plenty of benefits for you in the future. Now that this matter is settled, you should pack it up quickly and wait for me Let's set off after my daughter is confinement."

The mother and son of the Chen family naturally responded repeatedly, and when the two of them had almost packed their things, Chen Dalang's wife, Mrs. Zhao, found out that she had been hired by her husband and mother-in-law to be a nanny.

"Why don't you discuss it with me, your mother and son don't take me seriously at all." Zhao silently shed tears, accusing her husband.

Chen Dalang comforted his wife at a loss, "That family gives two taels of silver a month, you only need to feed her kid every day, where can you find such a good job! Didn't you always want to buy a silver hairpin? Wait If we have money, let’s just buy a piece of gold.”

"But that's the job of serving people after all, and we have to leave our hometown. It's not like we can't live in Zhangshui Town, so why go to the state capital to be a servant for others." Although Zhao is a country woman, she has some Backbone, I don't want to bow down and be a servant to others.

"It's not about signing a death contract. We just need to stay at her house for a few years, and when we have saved enough money, we will come back to buy fields and land. Life will definitely be better than what we have now." Chen Dalang continued to persuade his wife.

Mrs. Zhao still didn't speak, apparently unwilling.

Chen Dalang sighed again, and said with a sad expression: "I'm not doing this for my aunt. When she was just born, I showed it to Dr. Cui, and he said that my aunt's body is weaker than ordinary children. , if you don't take supplements to take good care of it, I'm afraid you won't live to be an adult."

This is the first time Chen Dalang told Mrs. Zhao about this matter. When Mrs. Zhao heard this, she became anxious immediately, and tightly grasped her husband's hand and asked: "The doctor really said that, my aunt...she..."

Mrs. Zhao didn't finish her sentence, her tears were like beads with a broken thread, and she couldn't make a sound.

"Don't cry! Don't cry! You're still in confinement, be careful if you get sick in the future!" Chen Dalang anxiously and clumsily helped his wife wipe away his tears, and persuaded, "It's not as serious as you think, just take good care of it with supplements , still be the same as ordinary people.”

"Does the tonic cost a lot of money?" Mrs. Zhao finally stopped her tears and asked her husband.

Chen Dalang nodded, "That's why I agreed to let you be a nanny for that family. Such a rich family must have a lot of supplements and medicinal materials in the family. Even if we leak some from the nails, it will be enough for us to eat."

"When are we going to leave?" Mrs. Zhao wiped away her tears and asked Chen Dalang.

"You agree?" Chen Dalang asked in surprise.

"As long as my daughter is healthy, I can do anything." Zhao said with a forced smile. As a mother, she is hardworking. For her daughter, she doesn't complain even if she is a slave, let alone being a nurse for others.

Before Aunt Zhuang left Zhangshui Town, she brought Su Susu and the children to Li's house again, but Mrs. Li still didn't see them, and it was Jiang who received them.

Now that her daughter and grandson are safe and sound, Aunt Zhuang doesn't care about Mrs. Li's attitude anymore, and she said to Jiang very kindly: "We are going back soon. I came here today to say goodbye to my sister-in-law and you. Since my sister-in-law doesn't want to Seeing us, then I won't force you, and I will entrust you to hand over the 100 taels of silver to my sister-in-law, as a thank you for taking care of Susu these days."

"Auntie, absolutely not, haven't you already given money before, how can we ask for your money again." Jiang immediately refused, after all, this is not a small amount.

"Daughter-in-law Ayan, why are you being polite to me? I don't have anything else to give you, it's just money. If it wasn't for your family this time, I would never have been able to give birth to a child safely. How can money be the measure of this kindness?" Yes, I know that Ayan is going to be in Qiuxi next year, and this money is my aunt's kindness." Aunt Zhuang put the banknote into Jiang's hand again, and said sincerely.

The two shied away again, but in the end Jiang couldn't hold back Aunt Zhuang and accepted the bank note, but she also gave Yu Susu's child a generous meeting gift, which kind of offset the two.

(End of this chapter)