suspected wife

At dawn the next day, Sister Xiu came over with her two children.

It's winter, and there's nothing to do in the fields, so sister Xiu mostly goes to the workshop to help with chores.Because of Qiao Mingjin's support for her man, she didn't want to be paid for anything.

Her husband, Yue Dalei, now has a fixed two or two taels of silver every month, and after the things he makes are sold, he can also share a part of the bonus. Up to now, the two of them have saved dozens of taels of silver.The two children can also eat meat every now and then, and they are very satisfied.

As long as he has free time, he must go to the workshop to do work, or see what Qiao Mingjin's family has to do as if it is his own business.

Sister Xiu saw her two children playing with Wan'er Mingqi, and said to Qiao Mingjin in a low voice: "I don't know why Mrs. Wu went crazy. She scolded at home all day yesterday, and didn't stop at night. After I sent Da Lei out this morning, I heard her yelling again in the courtyard. This time, she was scolding Zhong Yao for being unfilial. It seemed that Zhong Yao could take a two-day rest. I left without saying hello to my family, and none of my family members knew about it.”

Glancing at Qiao Mingjin, he said again: "Every time I come back for vacation, I see him dragging his feet and turning his head three times. This time he didn't finish his vacation and left early in the morning. It's very strange. Didn't you come to tell Wan'er?" ?”

Qiao Mingjin shook her head: "No."

She is also quite strange, didn't she say that she left only the day after tomorrow?Is it because of what happened yesterday?

"When Mrs. Wu was scolding her mother at home, I heard Xiaoman say that her third brother didn't eat dinner yesterday, but only drank a bowl of ginger soup, blaming his mother for not caring about her third brother. Wan'er she Is dad sick?"

Qiao Mingjin thought about it.Said: "When he came to me yesterday, his face was flushed, and I saw that he was also top-heavy. Wan'er touched his forehead and said it was a little hot. I cooked him a bowl of ginger soup, and later he I also slept in the wing room, and I don't know if I have a fever. Mrs. Wu is careless, so I'm afraid I won't find anything wrong with him."

Sister Xiu shook her head when she heard this, and said, "That's a powerful person. You can't see anything but money in your eyes. A mother like Zhongyao's stall is also his fate. Now the whole family is pointing at his salary. His mother cared more about him than before. In the past few years, he was a silent one. Yue Lao Er and Yue Lao Si are used to being slippery, so what kind of work in the field is not handled by Zhong Yao? It is to catch soldiers It all fell on his head. If he didn't get such an errand after he came back, Wu Shi would still have to send him everywhere. Fortunately, Wu Shi is busy with Xiaoman's marriage now, and doesn't have much time to take care of his affairs .The Liu family seems to have not heard of it for a while."

Qiao Mingjin didn't want to hear any news about Yue Zhongyao. Anyone with a discerning eye would know that she and that man were constantly cutting and messing up.But in her eyes, there was really no grudge against that man.

She is her, he is just him.

"Xiaoman is going to be sixteen, right? Her marriage has been talked about for a year, is it still not settled?" Qiao Mingjin changed the subject.

Sister Xiu snorted, and said, "Then Mrs. Wu is only picking golden turtles. She picks and picks young brothers of the right age in the nearby villages, but she doesn't like any of them. The matchmaker has changed several times. You know that the matchmaker has a lot of money in her hand. Each has a booklet. There is a list of them looking for matchmakers on it, and many people only look for one matchmaker. Therefore, the people on the list are only in the booklet of a certain matchmaker. It must be that the Wu family wants to find a matchmaker nearby. The roster in the matchmaker's hands has been read, and there have been several matchmakers. She is reluctant to pay, and I heard that every matchmaker who leaves her door is cursing. A while ago, there were still many people coming to the door. It's calmed down now."

He added: "Does she think her daughter is a sweet potato? The younger brothers in the neighborhood let her choose, and she doesn't pick and choose the queen in the palace like this. She is thinking of marrying her daughter to the city to eat and drink. I heard that every time Zhongyao came back, she would drag Zhongyao to ask him to find a rich son-in-law for his sister. Mrs. Wu is not satisfied. Either she dislikes this or that, but now, Zhongyao doesn't care anymore, and no matchmaker comes to her door, no, she is in a hurry again."

Qiao Mingjin thought about Yue Xiaoman. When she lived in Yue's house, Yue Xiaoman had three sisters-in-law to do the work. She was a happy person, so she only embroidered handkerchiefs and did needlework at home. She was not pampered by the Wu family.

Later, when she first moved out, Yue Xiaoman would occasionally secretly bring some vegetables, and would occasionally visit Wan'er and play with Wan'er for a while.

It's just that every time she came back, Yue Donggen would follow her, and every time he would either grab Wan'er's food or grab Wan'er's toys, causing Wan'er to cry.Later, Yue Xiaoman didn't come here often.

And since Qiao Mingjin opened the workshop, she doesn't go to the village very often. Before that, she occasionally went to the village to buy some miscellaneous grains and vegetables. Later, after the workshop opened, some Yunjin went to the city to buy it every now and then, and sister Xiu and Mrs. Ma bought it for her. She seldom goes to the village for some useful things, and she can't run into Xiaoman either.

Mrs. Wu only let Xiaoman stay at home to prepare for her marriage, and rarely sent her out, so it seemed that the two hadn't seen each other for several months.

Sister Xiu approached Qiao Mingjin mysteriously, and said, "I heard from my Dalei that once Mrs. Wu came to the workshop, she told Mr. Saturday to help Xiaoman see if there was a suitable one. Woolen cloth."

Oh no?

"Why not? Then Mrs. Wu has a thick skin. She told Mr. Saturday that Xiaoman is your sister-in-law, and she had a flattering face and said a lot of good things. She also talked about her family's Xiaoman. While thinking about marrying a bride , while taking advantage of your relationship. I really don't know how she has such a face."

Qiao Mingjin was speechless.This Mrs. Wu is really...

Sister Xiu glanced at Qiao Mingjin and said, "Didn't Lord Saturday tell you?"

Qiao Mingjin shook her head.

"That's right, it's not easy to talk about this kind of thing. But it seems that the matter hasn't been done. How can the sixth master have time to talk to her?"

"I really haven't heard him talk about it. However, there might be something suitable for Mr. Saturday. With so many shops in his hands, some managers who haven't signed the contract paper should still be worthy of Xiaoman. Xiaoman looks like He didn't imitate Wu's temperament, but he is good at housekeeping, and he is also very skilled in taking care of children. The manager manages the shop, and he has a stable income every month, and there is no shortage of food and drink when living in the city."

Sister Xiu sneered: "Do you think Mrs. Wu will take a fancy to those little stewards? They pointed out that Xiaoman married into a big family and became a young mistress. I have heard Mrs. Sun muttering a few times, saying that Mrs. Wu is in charge of the house." The money in the family is ready to back up a thick dowry for Xiaoman. She doesn't look down on the wealthy landlords in the countryside. Can she look down on those stewards? They want to marry their daughters to those who have houses, fields and shops Woolen cloth."

Qiao Mingjin stroked his forehead.

The two talked for another half an hour, and it was all gossip from inside and outside the village.Qiao Mingjin didn't match up with some people, but it wasn't good to spoil sister Xiu's luck, so he could only listen attentively...

Until Sishi, the two of them saw that it was getting late, so they each asked a few children, and went to the workshop together.

Since her man came to work in the workshop, sister Xiu has nothing to do at home now, and she always likes to come to talk to Qiao Mingjin, or to help Mrs. He and Mrs. Ma in the workshop.

Then the three women huddled in the kitchen, doing their work and talking about themselves, which was happier than her being alone at home.

So during this period of time, it is like a master in the workshop, who arrives at the workshop on time every day to work.

When they arrived at the workshop, sister Xiu went to the kitchen familiarly, while Qiao Mingjin walked around the workshop and looked inside and out.

The masters of the workshop have two days off every ten days, but in order not to leave the workshop empty, they all stagger their vacations.

And after the works of these masters were sold at high prices in shops in the city, no matter whether they were master masters or junior masters, they worked harder after they got bonuses.

Some masters have nothing to worry about at home, and they don't choose to take vacations, such as He Xia and He Sanliang.

They are all disciples of He's father, and they are not married, and there is nothing important at home.Every time He's father went back, or Yun Jin went back, they were only asked to bring back the money. They were all busy working in the workshop. After all, the sooner the work is finished, the sooner they will get the money.

So now the row of wing rooms at the back of the workshop cannot be regarded as guest rooms, and several masters' homes are here.

Qiao Mingjin looked inside and out, and found that everything was complete, and she was very satisfied.

There is a row of bamboo poles in front of the door of the wing room, on which the masters' changes of clothes are hung, and several bamboo poles are full to dry.Qiao Mingjin looked at it at a glance, and it really looked like a dyeing workshop hanging cloth, seven or eight bamboo poles were fully hung.

This is a bit of a waste.

More than a dozen masters, even if they change and wash every day, there is no reason to use half of the yard to prop up bamboo poles to hang clothes.If there is a clothes hanger here, a bamboo pole is enough, and there are more.

Look at the clothes in this half of the yard now, there are nearly ten bamboo poles.If we put quilts in the sun, the open space in this yard is not enough to support bamboo poles.

Qiao Mingjin felt that she seemed to have neglected this matter for such a long time.

How does she dry clothes at home?

It seems that since Ming Qi came here, she hasn't washed clothes for a long time, right?

The sensible Ming Qi does all the chores at home, big and small.Most of the laundry was done by her, but she didn't seem to hang it out much, did she?

It seems that every time the clothes are washed, poured in water, and wrung out, Ming Qi carries them to the backyard to dry, and collecting clothes doesn't seem to be her job.

It seems that bamboo poles are used to dry clothes in the backyard of her house.

Why didn't she find out that the bamboo pole was poking around, it was very troublesome?Every time you need to use them, you not only have to take them up and down, but you also have to take a rag and wipe them on the bamboo poles to see if there is any dust before hanging up the clothes or poking the bamboo poles into the sleeves and trousers.

It's really not a common expense. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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