On this day, Yang Lihua was busy sorting out the account books at home, preparing to pay wages to the women in the village.

The women couldn't wait any longer. Regardless of the cold weather, they gathered together to chat and suppress their excitement.

Aunt Tai San brought a bowl of miso to Liu Dongniang and said with a smile, "I heard that your family has almost run out of miso? I still have some at home. I will bring you a bowl to try."

Liu Dongniang smiled honestly and replied, "Thank you Third Aunt, I have almost eaten the miso. People in the village say that Third Aunt's miso is the most delicious. After the Chinese New Year, I put the cubes of the sauce into the vat. , Auntie, come and give me some advice."

"Ouch!" The third aunt smiled exaggeratedly and said to the other women, "Listen quickly, Dong Niang is much more powerful than before. She talks so beautifully that I even want to carry my big sauce vat immediately. Got it!"

Everyone also laughed and responded one after another.

"Learn from whomever you follow!"

"Isn't that right? The eldest sister-in-law is now half a businessman. The second sister-in-law is alone all day long and is much more eloquent than before."

"No, no, in a few days I will send the girl at home to work. I don't ask for any wages, just learn some skills."

"My family is the same, my family is the same."

The women are all crazy, and they seem to be joining in the fun, but in fact they have some real thoughts in their hearts.

Don't talk about anything else, just look at the two sisters Chunhong and Erya. When they first came to the Tai family, they were as thin as monkeys and were timid when talking or doing things. Nowadays, no matter where I go, I turn into a pretty girl, with a good figure, bright eyes, and she speaks cheerfully and acts neatly.

The most important thing is that the two sisters have learned a lot of good skills. Chunhong can embroider, Erya can cook, and is even better at setting up an abacus and doing accounting.

Such a girl would be fine even if she married a rich man in the city and became the daughter-in-law!

The biggest wish of a farm girl is to marry into the city. Not only will she live a good life, her family will also be happy, and she can even receive support and care from her husband's family...

It happened that at this time, Chunhong came from the front yard holding Zhuzhu's hand. Zhuzhu ran to her mother's side, hugged her mother's thigh, and made cute milky sounds.

"Mom, are you done? Can you play with Zhuzhu?"

Yang Lihua bent down and picked up the fat girl, kissed her lovingly, and finally said jokingly with everyone, "As you can see, I don't have time to spend time with this precious girl. Don't even think about stuffing your girl over here. It made me tired of teaching.

"Besides, now the girls in the village have the skills to weave cashmere clothes and pants, and they have earned themselves a generous dowry, so they will not have to worry about marrying into a good husband's family in the future."

This last sentence struck everyone's heart, and everyone laughed.

"That's true. I just bought two pieces of good material for the girl at home the day before yesterday, which is enough to make four thick quilts."

"Yeah, show me some other time. I'm also thinking about preparing something for my eldest girl."

Seeing that everyone had changed their minds, Yang Lihua called Chunhong to come forward and start paying wages.

After receiving the heavy pieces of silver and copper coins, the women no longer wanted to gossip. Le Diandian went home to report the good news to her family.

In less than two quarters of an hour, the Tai family's backyard finally became quiet.

Liu Dongniang breathed a sigh of relief, helped take over her niece, and complained to her sister-in-law, "These people in the village are really getting lazy. Now they even have to throw their daughters away for us to watch."

Yang Lihua smiled and responded, "On normal days, it's okay to spend a few more words to teach the girls of each family. But now I have to take care of the ice sculpture business in the city and start buying new year's goods. I really don't have the time."

After that, she scratched the bridge of Zhuzhu's nose and coaxed her daughter.

"Mom wants to continue looking at the account books. Are you going to make dumplings with your aunt, or are you going to eat snacks at my mother's place?"

"I want to help auntie make dumplings!" The fat girl smiled mischievously, and the little fat hand hugged her aunt's neck and refused to let go. She didn't want to help, she just wanted to protect her aunt and eat the dumplings as soon as possible.

Yang Lihua did not expose her little thoughts, and let Liu Dongniang smile and carry the fat girl to the front yard.

Sure enough, the fat girl was stuffed with a piece of dough without even touching the rolling pin. Then Le Dian Dian stuck it on a branch and lay down at the door of the stove to bake.

Sesame Ball followed beside him, flicking his tail lazily and sweeping in some of the firewood to be burned, so as not to burn the greedy fat girl!

Soon, the small dough was baked and turned into the size of a date, slightly burnt.

The fat girl took off a piece and stuffed it into her mouth. Her teeth were so hot that she refused to spit it out. Sesame Ball grinned in gloating, but the fat girl also stuffed a piece of it into her mouth.

As a result, the girl and the dog all turned into black mouths with big white teeth.

Liu Dongniang looked up occasionally and saw it, and she laughed so hard that her stomach hurt. Just as she was about to pull out the handkerchief and wipe it clean with the fat girl, a guest came outside the courtyard door.

Erya ran to open the courtyard door. It turned out that Mrs. Min had sent her mother-in-law to bring snacks and small things to Zhuzhu.

Yang Lihua quickly came out from the back to entertain the guests, and Liu Dongniang quickly cleaned up the beads.

The mother-in-law is always around Mrs. Min. She knows that the master values ​​the Tai family, so she speaks with intimacy.

"Madam, you haven't been a guest in our house for a while. Our madam, we talk about you twice every day, because we really miss you.

"Our young lady is the same. Whenever there is something delicious and fun, we must leave a share for Miss Zhuzhu. No, our young lady got two good kites today, and she will definitely urge me to come and send them off."

After saying that, she motioned to the little maid who was following her to bring up a butterfly kite.

The craftsman's craftsmanship was obviously good. The butterfly kite was very light and the colors were rare and bright. Zhuzhu immediately liked it.

"My mother-in-law went back to thank Sister Min for me. When Zhuzhu has something fun to do, I will keep it for my sister!" The fat girl hugged the butterfly kite and smiled with her big eyes, so cute.

Yang Lihua couldn't help but scolded, "This girl is not polite!"

The mother-in-law laughed and responded, "Our young lady will be even happier knowing that Miss Zhuzhu likes her."

Yang Lihua asked a few questions about Mrs. Min's body, and then took out a newly sewn six-sided rabbit skin hat.

"If you don't come over today, I will find some free time to go and sit there. The weather is getting colder and colder, so I sewed two hats and gave one to Miss Min to wear and play with."

The mother-in-law quickly took it into her hands, and the more she looked at it, the more she fell in love with it.

This hat is made of bright red brocade, which is divided into six pieces. The inside is lined with white snow rabbit skin. The rabbit skin is turned out into a two-inch high wide brim, and there are six red cords hanging around it. Every short section. A rabbit fur ball is strung on a string.

If you wear it on your head, the fur ball will sway around when you move around, it must be beautiful and smart.

"Oh, Madam, what a clever idea. Our lady will definitely like it. I'm afraid we can't find such a good hat in our county."

"It's just a gadget to match Miss Min's coat and skirt." Yang Lihua responded modestly and smiled.

The woman put away her hat, saw that there were no outsiders around, and whispered another thing. (End of chapter)

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