Eldest daughter

Chapter 316
Mrs. Zhang sneaked back home, and before she entered her room, there was a sinister cold drink from behind.

"Stop! Are you willing to die and come back? Take a look at what time it is now? It's already past noon, and it's still cold. Do you want me, a mother-in-law, to serve you as your leader?"

Turning around, Mrs. Wang was staring at her with a gloomy face.

Mrs. Zhang gave a flattering smile: "Look at what mother said, how dare a daughter-in-law do it? I also went to the shop, and it happens that there are so many customers at this meeting, and I forget the time when I get busy, why don't I rush back for the afternoon morning?"

Mrs. Wang looked skeptical: "Really?"

"Of course it's true. If you don't believe that Erlang is back, you can ask him, did I go to the shop?" Mrs. Zhang said hastily.

Mrs. Wang snorted: "Hurry up and cook, your father-in-law is already hungry."

"Yes, yes, I'll go right away." Mrs. Zhang immediately went to the kitchen, thinking secretly, your own man shouted hungry, and you refused to cook, insisting on waiting for me to come back, without me, Have to starve to death?
Of course, she only dared to whisper these words in her heart, and dared not say them out of her mouth.

While eating, Mrs. Zhang seemed absent-minded, poking at the rice grains in the bowl one after another, and quietly glanced at the father-in-law who was chewing slowly.

"Father, we really don't sell our food? The price of grain harvested outside is so high!" Mrs. Zhang couldn't help asking tentatively.

"The situation this year is unclear, so let's not sell it for now." Old Man Wang said flatly.

"I don't know if the kiln where we store grain is stable or not, so don't let people touch it and steal it." Mrs. Zhang muttered again.

Many people in Changle Town will dig a kiln in a secret place to store food and other things, and those with foresight will prepare some food for emergency relief in times of famine.

Most people will dig cellars at home, which is so convenient for guarding, but there are also dug elsewhere.

The Wang family has a small cellar at home, but they also dug a large one in a hidden place on the mountain, and most of the grain harvested this year is in the large cellar.

Mrs. Wang slapped her chopsticks on the table and scolded: "When did your crow's mouth stop? You can't stop your crow's mouth if you have something to eat, and a dog's mouth can't spit out ivory."

Mrs. Zhang curled her lips, and put a large chopstick dish on the plate as if to vent her anger. In her heart, she scolded Mrs. Wang half to death. It was also your old woman who said it. Don't blame me in the future.

"The cellar of our house is hidden, no one will find out, don't worry, second daughter-in-law!" Old man Wang put down the bowls and chopsticks, said that he finished eating and left the main room.

He walked around the yard, thought about what his second daughter-in-law had said, and felt worried, so he purposely abducted out, found his own cellar, checked it out, and found nothing wrong, then went down the mountain again and returned home.

Mrs. Zhang rummaged through boxes and cabinets in her own room, but she didn't scrape out any money. She couldn't help but feel extremely annoyed. The money will run out when it's used up. How can such a small amount of money be enough to pay off the debt?
to borrow?Ask who to borrow?
There is no hope for the natal family. After the death of the eldest brother, the natal family is getting worse day by day, and the mother doesn't want to see her, even if she has money, she won't lend it to her!
Wang Yuaner is rich, but would she dare to go?I'm afraid that dead girl will break the casserole and ask the bottom line. If she finds out that she is going to pay off the gambling debt, she will definitely tell her parents-in-law. By then, how can she have a good life!

No, you can't ask Wang Yuaner.

Sitting on the bed, Mrs. Zhang pursed her lips. Could it be that the only thing left was the original idea, to sell food?
To be honest, she really didn't dare to sell the food secretly. After all, it was not petty theft. So much food was sold without warning. Once found out, what would happen?
Mrs. Zhang was clever and didn't dare to think about it.

Or take some money from the shop first?

Then Wang Er will definitely know, Zhang is very distressed.

……

As the saying goes, when people are unlucky, drinking cold water will clog their teeth. Just when Mrs. Zhang was struggling with her 30 taels of gambling debts, her natal sister-in-law Mrs. Zhou came to her door.

There is only one purpose, which is to ask for money, because her mother, Mrs. Zhang, is ill.

"Mother is sick?" Mrs. Zhang was dumbfounded.

"This is quite sick. The old man is getting old, and he has a cold at night. He has had a fever for two days. The family's money has also been used up a lot. As a daughter, you must pay some money." !" Sitting in her room, Mrs. Zhou squinted at her.

If it was before, Mrs. Zhang would definitely have taken out the money without saying a word, but right now, she still owes 30 taels of silver from the game, where can she find the money?

Mrs. Zhang shook her heart, and said: "You daughter-in-laws, how can you take care of your mother, and let her catch a cold. It is your responsibility to take care of your mother-in-law. This time, I want money!"

Zhou sneered: "Did sister-in-law say this, because she doesn't want to pay for it anymore?"

"It's not that I don't want to pay, but I'm a little tight right now. Sister-in-law, you and your second brother and second sister-in-law should work harder and get together." Zhang smiled obsequiously.

Mrs. Zhou slammed the table and said, "Zhang Cuizhi, you are not afraid of the blue sky above your head when you say this, and you are not afraid of being struck by lightning? Who of our two families is living a better life? Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance. You eat delicious food here. Wearing gold and silver to enjoy the blessings, your old lady is sick, and you are not willing to pay money to treat it, are you still a daughter? Thank you mother-in-law who loves you so much."

"Who loves food and drinks hot food and wears gold and silver? Sister-in-law, how do you see me wearing gold and silver?" Mrs. Zhang opened her empty hands and said, "Look, look, what jewelry do I have?"

Mrs. Zhou let out a sigh, and looked at her with contempt on her face: "Who are you bluffing by making this gesture? You run such a big shop, and you make money every day. If you say you have no money, who will believe it? You go to the street. Just ask someone, who will believe it?"

"Also, now in Changle Town, who doesn't say that your Wang family has climbed a high branch and fell into a golden nest? Your Yuan girl has also become a daughter of a rich family. I heard that the gifts are priceless. One car after another If the car is driven home, will there be no money?" Zhou continued.

"Hey!" Mrs. Zhang laughed back angrily: "What does she have to do with me as someone's goddaughter? We have separated, and they live in a big house. If there are gifts, will they still draw them to us?" No way? You wouldn’t be able to do it if you were my sister-in-law!”

"You are her second aunt, what can I do to show you some filial piety? It just so happens that my mother-in-law is seriously ill and her body is weak. You can go to her and ask for some supplements to replenish your mother-in-law's health." Zhou said it as a matter of course , with greedy eyes.

"Sister-in-law is really lip-smacking. To put it simply, she really treats that girl as belonging to your family, and you can get what you want." Zhang Shi almost laughed, Wang Yuaner is so easy to talk, she would not be where she is today.

The Wang family is difficult to deal with, and Wang Yuan'er is none other than Wang Yuan'er. The sister-in-law also said to get some supplements, which is really laughable.

"That's because you don't have the skills. If it weren't for the difficulties at home, I would have come to ask you for it? Your eldest brother is dead, and we are getting worse every day, and the money that was invested in the merchant ship back then was in vain. Don’t you know how much was borrowed? You can’t get back a penny of 500 taels of silver. Your Wang family still has a shop to live well! Our Zhang family is in debt, and there is no meal for one meal, including your mother. There is nothing delicious." Zhou Shi said, her eyes became dark, and she said: "If you don't give me the money, that's good, then just take a mat and carry your mother up the mountain!"

"Sister-in-law, look at my scenery, how do you know my suffering." Zhang was about to cry, and took her hand and said, "It's not like you don't know what's going on in our family. Fuquan had such a trouble before. , even my jewelry was taken away. As for the shop, there is one, but all the money I earned is handed over to my mother-in-law."

What does it mean to not be able to bear hardships? Mrs. Zhang has finally tasted it. Isn't she what she is now?But it's not easy to say it directly.

Mrs. Zhou shook off her hand, and said with a sneer, "After all, you just don't want to treat Yinzi's mother. Needless to say, I'll go back and tell her that Baisheng raised you." Finished, and left without looking back.

"Sister-in-law." Mrs. Zhang hurriedly chased her out, thought for a while, and then turned around and took out a handful of silver from the cabinet, which was already the money she could plunder.

After chasing out of the yard, Mrs. Zhang took Mrs. Zhou's hand, stuffed the silver into it, and said, "Sister-in-law, that's all I have."

Mrs. Zhou weighed it down, but it was only about five taels of silver, and her face darkened: "Are you sending a beggar?"

It's not right to give money, and it's not right not to give it. Now that she has given it, she still looks like this. Mrs. Zhang was already agitated in her heart, but now she is agitated by her like that, and she is also angry.

"Sister-in-law, I am also a married woman. To put it bluntly, I am a guest of your Zhang family. This is what I ordered. If you don't want it, then return it to me." Mrs. Zhang stretched out her hand to grab it.

Zhou shrank her hand, seeing her angry look, she was afraid that she would snatch it back, and said: "You have been married to the Wang family for more than ten years, and you only care about yourself with so little money, are you ashamed?"

Zhang's face turned red and white, and he pursed his lips.

"That's all right, all right, you can go back and talk to Wang Er, mother is very sick this time, you must show respect to your mother-in-law." Mrs. Zhou said impatiently, gave her a look of contempt and left.

Mrs. Zhang stood where she was, her face was as ugly as the bottom of a pot, she was really unlucky.

"What is your sister-in-law here for?"

Mrs. Wang's voice suddenly sounded behind her, startling Mrs. Zhang.

"It's nothing, she said that my mother is sick, very sick, mother, I want to go back to my mother's house to have a look." Mrs. Zhang reluctantly replied.

"My in-laws are sick? Then go back and have a look!" Mrs. Wang nodded, then turned and went back to the house.

Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in Mrs. Zhang's mind, and she chased after her again: "Mother, my sister-in-law said that my mother is seriously ill. It seems that the doctor has a lot of money, and she is here to help me borrow it. Mother, can you lend me some money?" , so as to treat my mother."

"What, borrow money? How much?" Wang Pozi turned around with a low voice.

Mrs. Zhang stretched out three fingers.

"Three or two?"

"It's 30 taels!" Mrs. Zhang laughed.

"What? Why don't you go grab it? Why is it so serious that it costs 30 taels? No." Mrs. Wang gave her a glare.

"Mom, I will pay you back in the future."

"If I say no, then there is none. Besides, your natal family has your brothers and them, so why worry about a married woman like you?" Mrs. Wang snorted, and slammed the door of the room, refusing to let Mrs. Zhang follow in.

Mrs. Zhang gritted her teeth angrily, damn old godmother, just wait for you to bring money into the coffin!
(End of this chapter)