happy event

Chapter 18
It's a pity that she waited until the sun went down. Seeing that the sunset glow was about to dissipate, Dong Rong and Zhu Zi rushed back with bags of sundries.Granny Cao jumped up and was about to yell and curse, but she didn't want someone to be one step ahead of her. She rushed forward and took Dong Rong's hand and asked, "Sister Rong, how is it? Is it done?"

Dong Rong pretended not to see her black-faced mother-in-law, and responded to Sister-in-Law Liu's words with a smile, "Why is Sister-in-law waiting for me here? If I had known that Sister-in-law was short-tempered, I would have come back earlier."

Sister-in-law Liu was a little embarrassed but said the truth, "I'm also looking forward to the completion of my errand, so I can earn some pocket money to subsidize my family."

Dong Rong liked that she was straightforward and unpretentious, so she smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, the errand is done. I go to work at the right time every day, and before the end of the day, if I sell a box of ice early, I can go home early. The wages are twenty cents a day."

"Really?" Sister-in-law Liu was overjoyed. You must know that embroidering insoles and purses non-stop all day, and deducting the sewing money for fabrics, can only earn ten cents and eight cents at most.In this way, you can earn twice as much as a part-time job, which is really a good job.

"Also, the ice box is a bit heavy, and it's not easy for us women to push it. It would be even better if your elder brother can work with you, and the wages are also twenty yuan. Don’t be afraid of small troubles anymore.” Dong Rong threw out another piece of good news, which made Sister-in-law Liu dizzy, and shouted happily, “Of course I can go, I must go! I’ll go and tell Gui Zhi’er and the others!”

Dong Rong pulled her back with a funny face and said, "Sister-in-law, there aren't many ice cubes, so naturally we don't need too many people. It's enough if all the sister-in-laws I met today come to help, don't make it public. Everyone in the village knows it, and it’s all from the folks in the village, so it’s hard for me to refuse.”

"Oh, I got it, sister, don't worry." Sister-in-law Liu patted her chest to reassure, and then rushed to report the good news impatiently.

After listening to it for a long time, Mrs. Cao also tasted something. She frowned and asked, "Aren't you going to worship Buddha and catch up with the temple fair today? Why does it sound like you are going to sell things?"

Dong Rong smiled and stepped forward to help her and said, "Mother, let's go home and talk about something."

After finishing speaking, she didn't allow Mrs. Cao to speak again and walked home quickly. Mrs. Cao was sitting at the door of the main room smoking a pipe, and when she saw her wife and son and daughter-in-law came back, she stood up.Dong Rong stepped forward to salute, then found a big paper bag from the basket, held it with both hands, and said with a smile, "Father, there was someone selling tobacco leaves at the temple fair today, I saw it was good, so I bought you a catty."

Old man Cao was taken aback when he heard this. A catty of good tobacco leaves costs at least fifty cents, and he is reluctant to buy them on weekdays. Where did his daughter-in-law get the money?
Granny Cao snorted coldly and was about to file a complaint. She didn't want Dong Rong to be on guard against her move, and she spoke first about how she accepted the errand and how she asked her sisters-in-law in the village to help her.

After listening to the old man Cao, he seemed to glance at his stupid son inadvertently. Seeing him nod slightly, he coughed twice and said slowly, "Since it was Brother Ping who found the job for you, I think you can't go wrong. About There is no work at home now, you and Zhu Zi go out to work and earn some money, so you can have more money..."

Before he could finish his words, Mrs. Cao was anxious and shouted loudly, "Father, how can you say that? There is a lot of work at home. They have gone out to work. Who will pull the weeds, who will cook and wash clothes?" What’s more, it’s not a separate family, they should be handed over to me to take care of their wages!”

Old man Cao frowned, and scolded in a low voice, "What are you shouting about? I'm the one doing the field work. Besides, you're too old to walk, can't you do laundry and cooking?"

Granny Cao had just heard that Sister-in-law Liu could get [-] taels of money as a helper, but Dong Rong could be considered a small manager.And these money not only can't go into his pocket, but she has to do laundry and cooking, which is a big loss!
The more she thought about it, the more annoyed and wronged she became, and she felt a little timid when she wanted to beat the old man who was turning his elbows away, so she simply lay down on the ground and cried, "Oh, my life is so hard. I went bankrupt and married my daughter-in-law, but I can't enjoy my daughter-in-law What a blessing. What hope do I have for living, I might as well die..."

Seeing that the old woman was so humiliated in front of her son and daughter-in-law, old man Cao wanted to step up and kick her a few times.The second sister Cao heard the movement in the wing room, leaned on the door frame and came out to have a look. Seeing that her mother was about to be beaten, she immediately staggered and fell to her face, pleading, "Father, if you have something to say, don't beat my mother. "

Dong Rong also hurried forward to apologize, "Father calm down, it's because the daughter-in-law is ignorant, and made you and mother angry."

Mrs. Cao was also afraid of being beaten, so she got up quickly by pleading with her daughter and daughter-in-law.But it is absolutely impossible for her to let go of the fat that is in her mouth easily, and she continued to cry, sobbing, "I am old and want to enjoy the blessings of my children, what's wrong, you still want to beat me... "

Seeing that old man Cao was about to attack again, Dong Rong quickly threw out the countermeasures she had prepared earlier, "Mother, we are a family, how can I leave the family behind when Zhuzi and I go out to work and earn wages? Look, we bought so many things today Come back, two catties of lamp oil, four catties of salt and a piece of fat."

Granny Cao stretched her head to look carefully at the things in Shazhu's hand, her face looked a little better, but she was still not reconciled, she curled her lips and said, "It's only a few pennies."

Dong Rong pretended not to hear this, and turned to old man Cao and said, "Father, Zhuzi and I really don't have time to take care of the family's work when we go out to work. Otherwise, I will pay a few pennies a day and find an aunt in the village to help Let's do chores. This way my mother can rest and I feel better."

Old man Cao shook his head, "No, if you really hire someone to do housework, you might not get gossip about it. You can go about your business without worrying about your mother."

Granny Cao was so angry that she couldn't care less about being beaten at the moment, and said anxiously, "It's fine if you don't hire someone. If you pay the money every month and come back, you will hire me to work."

Old Man Cao and Second Sister Cao were a little embarrassed when they heard this. They did their own work and had to collect their wages.

But when Dong Rong heard these words, she was in the middle of her heart, and she hurriedly said, "What mother said is that Zhuzi and I will probably live in the courtyard of the master's house this summer, and we can't always be filial in front of our parents. How about it, How about I give my mother three hundred Wen to subsidize the family every month?"

(End of this chapter)