from widow to dame

Chapter 13

The days passed day by day, sending away the autumn and ushering in the winter.

Early in the morning, before dawn, Su Huiniang got up, put on her clothes, and went down the pit.First, a fire was started in the stove pit, and a large pot of boiling water was boiled.Taking advantage of the time when the water was not boiling, he entered the space again.The portable space at this time is very different from the past. Su Huiniang has measured it. The entire space is centered on the Taiji-shaped pool, with a radius of ten miles, where things can be planted.And no matter how far away it is, it is foggy, like a wall, and people can't go through it.Therefore, in order to make effective use of the magical land here, Su Huiniang had to pull out a large area of ​​flowers and plant crops such as potatoes, cabbage, cucumbers, eggplants, and beans.But Su Huiniang didn't intend to just throw away those precious flowers that were pulled out. She had an idea to make these flowers into dried flowers and put them in her purse.This is a very popular sachet after 60 years. Su Huiniang thinks it should be able to make a lot of money.

But there is no need to rush this matter, besides, she is not too short of money now, since she entrusted Xiao Qi to sell handkerchiefs in the town for the first time, she has made five more in a month or so, and her handkerchiefs are selling very well, and they went smoothly I got another ten taels of silver, and then sold it twice. Counting up and down, Su Huiniang has more than 37 taels in her hand, which is a huge sum of money.But no matter how much money she earned, Su Huiniang would not dare to spend it, otherwise, if Mrs. Pi and the others saw the clues, she would never want to leave the Wang family in this life.

In the space, Su Huiniang squatted down and picked four eggplants, and then dug up a cabbage. Seeing that the small green onions in the crevices of the ground looked so pleasing, she couldn't help but pinch them too.After finishing these, she got out of the space and started to make breakfast. After more than half a quarter of an hour, a plate of fragrant, soft and tender roasted eggplant and fried eggs with buttered shallots was ready, and Su Huiniang finished eating by herself.Then put the remaining untouched ones and the four corn tortillas on the lid of the pot, and the fire was still under the stove, keeping the dishes cold.

After finishing these, she went to the room on the left, opened the door curtain, and saw Wang Qilang's flushed little face lying on the kang and sleeping under the quilt.Somehow, after seeing him like this, Su Huiniang couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment. You know, at the beginning, the child only slept in the corner, and Su Huiniang taught him what it means to lie down and sleep.But now, Su Huiniang was moved and thought that he didn't wake up when she walked in. This is really a great progress.

Su Huiniang went forward to tuck him in the blanket, but she didn't intend to wake him up, so she just turned around and came out.

"Cluck, cluck..." The hen in the cage on the floor of the stove began to cry impatiently.Su Huiniang smiled and said repeatedly: "I know, I know, I'll feed you now." Put the mixed feed in front of it, and the hen couldn't wait to poke its head out of the cage. Most of the feed was in the space. I don’t know if it’s because of the aura there. After the hen ate it, she looked very happy. After these few months, she has continuously contributed 140 four eggs to Lin Yuyan. .

It was the same today, four eggs were taken out from under its meaty buttocks, Su Huiniang smiled and put them in the basket, she didn't plan to sell these eggs, she kept them for her own family to eat.

After doing this, Su Huiniang gathered her clothes and went out, locking the door with a big copper lock. Now that the weather is so cold, she has already ordered Wang Qilang not to run around again, just stay at home!
A gust of cold wind blew hard, Su Huiniang shivered slightly, and walked even more hastily.When they arrived at the main house of the Wang family, it was still quiet as usual. Su Huiniang warmed up a little and began to prepare for cooking.Speaking of which, Napi's family is really picky. The living conditions of their Wang family can be regarded as the top level in the whole village, but the food is extremely shabby.Su Huiniang has been cooking here for more than half a year. Except for the time when Wang Sanniang made dumplings when she came, she never saw the smell of meat again. Not only that, Mrs. Pi also set a daily oil limit for Su Huiniang. She knows how to use a small ruler to measure, if Su Huiniang uses more, she will inevitably be beaten and scolded again.

In summer and autumn, because there is a vegetable garden in the backyard, there is always no shortage of seasonal vegetables, but now it is cold winter, where there are vegetables to eat, Su Huiniang will not give up on these people, anyway, she now only has lunch Don't eat here.Boil cornmeal porridge, mix a bowl of pickled radish and pickles, and steam a pot of pasta, and this breakfast is ready.

Tian is the most greedy and picky, seeing the food on the table, his face immediately dropped, and he yelled at Su Huiniang full of obscenities.Su Huiniang didn't want to talk to her, pretended she didn't hear, someone took care of her, sure enough, Mrs. Pi threw a pair of chopsticks at the eldest daughter-in-law, full of mouths that our old Wang's life is like this, we can't afford you, a noble person, and don't want to live , Just get out, I will give Da Lang another daughter-in-law who is a hundred times stronger than you.

Su Huiniang has long been tired of seeing the fight between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who quarreled every day and fought every two days. In addition, she came here with a full meal in the morning, so she had no appetite at this time, and drank half a bowl of porridge in a hurry , put down the bowls and chopsticks.

A few days ago, Mrs. Pi had sold the two piglets raised at home, so Su Huiniang saved the effort of feeding the pigs.It's just that the Wang family always has endless work to do, so how can they really be free.The whole morning was spent slowly in fatigue, but at noon, someone brought a letter, Mrs. Pi and the others were illiterate, and Su Huiniang finally read it.

The letter was written by Wang Erlang, who was studying in the town, and there are two main points.

One is, mother, the end of the new year is approaching, my son, I will be back at the end of next month.

The second is, mother, I am a little tight right now, and I need 20 taels of silver urgently, please send someone to bring it to me quickly, remember to hurry up!

When hearing the first one, Mrs. Pi smiled, but when hearing the second one, not only Mrs. Pi, but the entire Wang family's face darkened.

Tian was the first to jump out, pulled his neck and shouted: "What the hell, 20 taels of silver? The second child is crazy! My mother eats chaff and swallowed vegetables at home every day, and she can't even see a piece of meat. He Fortunately, it costs 20 taels of silver to open your mouth, I am! Don't want his face."

Mrs. Pi has always been the most protective of calves, how could she tolerate Mrs. Tian scolding her son with the highest expectations like this, so he raised his hand and slapped her with staring eyes on the spot.

"I'm not dead yet, it's not your turn to intervene in this family."

Mrs. Tian fell to the ground, covered her cheeks and began to cry and shouted to Wang Dalang: "Look, look for yourself, there is only Erlang in my mother's heart, there is no one else, this family belongs to you most Tired, I went to wait for the land from morning to night, but in the end, I couldn't see a single person, and all my brothers filled the bottomless pit. It's not fair, there is no reason!" The royal family has not yet separated, and all financial power is in the hands of Pi's family. The Tian family can't get a single one.

After hearing her words, Mrs. Pi subconsciously glanced at the eldest son, feeling a little guilty in his heart, but he said: "Da Lang, your daughter-in-law is ignorant when she says this. Er Lang is a promising man. In the future, he will After passing the exam, you can still forget your own brother, and there is also Baoer, who is the eldest grandson of our Wang family. With the support of his uncle, how far will he go in the future, and this money, Erlang must be ...It must be urgently needed... Well, you might as well treat it as if he owed you first."

"What mother said is this, it's all my brother said whether to borrow it or not."

"Fart!" Seeing her husband let go, Tian's face immediately turned purple.This is not the first time that Wang Erlang has asked for money from his family, but he has never paid it back. In Tian's eyes, everything in this family will belong to her in the future. How can she feel comfortable with this money.It's a pity that her protest is really tantamount to farting with Pi's, and she doesn't even hear it.

"But mother..." Wang Dalang showed some hesitant expression: "Do you have so many in your hand?"

Mrs. Pi frowned when she heard this, and did a quick calculation in her heart: "Last year's grain, apart from taxpayers and food for my family, was sold for a total of eight taels of silver, and the two pigs sold for three taels of silver. This is 11 taels, and there is still a gap of nine taels!"

Glancing at Mrs. Pi who looked gloomy and gloomy, Su Huiniang's heart was agitated at this moment. Mrs. Pi often mentioned the second son who would definitely "glory his ancestors" in the future. Mrs. Pi always enshrined Wang Erlang like a bodhisattva, and over time, he actually developed a humble heart, not like his mother, but a bit like a slave.From the letter in his hand, it can also be seen that Wang Erlang's writing style is quite arrogant, not like a letter from home, but like a debtor.

If the family is in urgent need of money, it may be an opportunity for me!
As expected, Wang Erlang was very anxious. On the second and third day, several letters came in a row, and each letter was more violent than the last one. Mrs. Pi couldn't help but panicked. , Tell him it will take some time to collect the money, Mrs. Pi really agreed after hearing this.

The last letter from Wang Erlang stated that Mrs. Pi must bring the silver to him within five days. If it is too late to delay the important matter, he will not forgive anything...

At the same time, Su Huiniang also made up her mind, whether she could get out of the Wang family's magic swamp, it all depended on it.

(End of this chapter)