Travel through the farmhouse leisurely

Chapter 188 A visit from an acquaintance (2)
"This—is this the shop you opened?" Mrs. Zhao looked at Lin Erniu, then at Lin Xiaoqiao and sisters, and asked in disbelief.

Lin Xiaoqiao knew about his family's shop, but it hadn't been publicized yet, and few people knew about it, so Zhao's surprise was reasonable.

"That's right! This shop is newly opened by our family in partnership with others. What's the matter with my aunt coming here?" Seeing her somewhat stunned expression, Lin Xiaoqiao took the initiative to ask.

At this moment, Lin Erniu looked at Mrs. Zhao standing at the door, so he also said, "Sisters and sisters, let's talk first!"

After hearing Lin Erniu's words, Mrs. Zhao came in and sat down at the table where Lin Xiaoqiao and sisters were sitting. After sitting down, she looked around the whole shop, and then said with a smile: "Second brother, I really didn't expect you You actually opened a shop in the town! Look at this big and beautiful shop, I heard people say that your shop is doing well, congratulations!"

After hearing this, Lin Erniu scratched his hair, and replied with a foolish smile, "Hehe——these are all made up by my daughter-in-law."

Lin Xiaoxi got up, took a cup, poured a cup of hot tea, put it in front of Mrs. Zhao, and said, "Auntie, what's the matter here?"

Mrs. Zhao took a sip of the tea, and said with an uncomfortable expression: "Hehe——I didn't read the notice posted outside. I heard that your shop needs to hire people, so I came here to check the situation! Hey—— I didn't expect it to be your shop, so I just came over and left!"

Lin Xiaoqiao also guessed the purpose of her trip, and after hearing this, she said with a smile: "Little aunt, sit down a little longer, I'll call my mother over, just wait a while!" Get up and go to the backyard to call Mrs. Li.

This Mrs. Li just took off her coat and lay on the bed for a while, before falling asleep, so it didn't take Lin Xiaoqiao to come and call her.

So, after a while, Mrs. Li came to the hall from the backyard. Lin Xiaoqiao had already told her everything before, so Mrs. Li already knew about Mrs. Zhao's coming.

"Siblings are here, have you eaten yet? If you haven't eaten, you can eat some in the shop!" Li Shi came into the hall and greeted Zhao Shi with a smile.

Maybe it's because of the sister-in-law for many years. In the past, Mrs. Li used to look shabby and desolate, similar to herself, but now Mrs. Li has completely changed. Not only is she no longer shabby and desolate, but the relationship between the two Her status has also changed all of a sudden, especially thinking about the purpose of her visit this time, Mrs. Zhao is a little embarrassed, so her expression is very uncomfortable.

After hearing Mrs. Li's words, Mrs. Zhao hurriedly stood up, with a forced smile on her face, she said, "Second sister-in-law, I've already eaten, but I just passed by and saw my nieces. It's been a long time, so Sit for a while."

Mrs. Li also saw Mrs. Zhao's embarrassment and discomfort. After thinking about it for a while, she also knew the reason. If it were someone else, she would definitely feel embarrassed and uncomfortable in such a situation.

"It's rare for younger brothers and sisters to come over, so let's sit for a while. It's also rare for me to have someone to chat with. Let's sit and talk for a while." Mrs. Li didn't want to embarrass others, so she pulled Mrs. Zhao to sit down. Open your mouth and say.

So, the two sat and talked for a while, most of them asked each other about each other's recent situation, and the Lin Xiaoqiao sisters also sat aside and listened to their chat.

Mrs. Zhao was a little cautious at first, but gradually let go, and the two sisters-in-law chatted quite harmoniously.

I learned from Mrs. Zhao that their family moved to the town after they separated, and rented a dilapidated yard in a small alley on the North Street. Lin Xiaoqiao is quite familiar with the boundaries of the town. of.

She also knew about the land boundary that Mrs. Zhao mentioned. It was a remote place and it was on the border of the town. Originally, there were no residents living in that land boundary. Later, some people who had no land to cultivate came to the town to work and earn a living. , In order to have a place to live, I randomly built some simple houses.

The houses over there are almost all mud houses or thatched houses, which are short and dilapidated, and can almost be called slums. Some people who have some money will move out of there, so the houses will be vacant for rent It is for some people who come to the town to work.

Lin Xiaoqiao could imagine that the environment the Zhao family lived in every day must be dilapidated and dilapidated, and it must not be comparable to the house in the old house of the Lin family.

Lin Xiaoqiao looked at Mrs. Zhao, who was sitting and talking to Mrs. Li, who was completely clean. Thinking of her behavior of resolutely moving out of the old house and living in such a dilapidated house the day after the separation, her heart was really complicated. A lot of emotion.

Maybe she is the same as her family, unwilling to stay in the old house for a moment, and live under the same roof with Zhou and others. Lin Xiaoqiao still admires her courage.

Moreover, although the coarse clothes on her body were patched, they were washed very clean and tidy, and she did not make herself look shabby and pitiful because of living in such an environment. With Zhao's temperament and style, Lin Xiaoqiao thought it was pretty good.

Although when she was in the old house, this little aunt always acted like she had nothing to do with herself, and she didn't give the family any help, but now that she thinks about it, Lin Xiaoqiao doesn't want to blame her.

It's normal for people to think about themselves first, not to mention that in an environment like an old house, with a tricky and vicious mother-in-law like Mrs. Zhao, as a daughter-in-law who has not given birth to a son, Mrs. Zhao is the best. The only way to survive is to keep silent, take care of yourself, and stop meddling.

Hey—everyone has their own standpoints and difficulties, Lin Xiaoqiao can only say this with emotion.

Seeing that the two of them were chatting quite vigorously, Mrs. Zhao has not mentioned it again so far. What was her purpose for coming to the shop in the first place?
Although my mother already knew about it, the two of them didn't say a word. I don't know what is going on in my mother's heart?
Lin Xiaoqiao felt that if he could, he could help. After all, Mrs. Zhao didn't have any enmity with them. It's about hiring people, whoever they hire is not hired, Mrs. Zhao seems to be quite suitable.

"Brothers and sisters, our shop is currently short of manpower, and the back kitchen is still short of someone who can do the dishes and vegetables, or you can come and help me." Li Shi and Zhao Shi talked for a long time, and saw Mrs. Zhao was not as uncomfortable as before, so she pretended to speak casually.

Mrs. Zhao was a little stunned when she heard what Mrs. Li said at first, but it took only a moment to realize that she came here for this job, but she didn't expect that the shop was the second brother's. The second sister-in-law's family opened it, so I don't feel embarrassed to mention it again.

(End of this chapter)