The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 19

In the early morning, Yingniang woke up from Birming's arms.She moved her body gently to get up, and Birming woke up as well.

"Yingniang, you don't have to wake up so early every day. Everyone is still up at this hour, so you should sleep a little longer." When Bo Ming spoke, he moved his body over and hugged Yingniang again.

Yingniang snickered in her heart, when she first met Bo Ming, he was so shy that he didn't even dare to look at her, as if she would eat him.It has only been two days, and he is so clingy, he loves to hug her when he sleeps, maybe this is the so-called newlyweds, the two of them are getting tired of it.

She lay in Birming's arms for a while, but couldn't fall asleep.Thinking of her previous life, she almost never slept before 06 o'clock in the evening. She always got up at 30:[-] in the morning, started to wash and have breakfast, and then went to work. Calculated every day, she slept less than seven hours.

Now here, I went to bed not long after dinner, and I guess I started to sleep before eight o'clock in the evening.Looking at the sky outside now, it was probably around five o'clock in the morning, so it counted as more than nine hours of sleep, and I had already slept enough, how could I still be able to sleep.

Yingniang gently scratched Birming's nose, "Little slob, haven't you gotten enough sleep after sleeping for so long?"

"Actually, I've had enough sleep." Bo Ming squinted his eyes and smiled lazily. He just liked to hug her like this and was reluctant to get up.

Then they heard movement in the yard.

"Zhaodi, you got up so early. Pull the firewood over there. The firewood here is freshly cut and still damp, so it's not easy to burn." This was Yang Sanniang's voice.

"Hey." Zhaodi responded in a low voice.Then I heard the sound of pulling firewood, and the sound of Yang Sanniang fetching water from the well.Yingniang sat up quickly, she couldn't fall asleep anyway, she couldn't fall behind.

Knowing what Yingniang was thinking, Bo Ming also got up, "Today I'm going to the farther Nanshan Mountain to cut firewood. I heard that there are many wild peach trees there. Maybe I can pick wild peaches."

Yingniang only ate the big peaches she bought before, but she had never eaten wild peaches, "Well, take a bag and pick more back, there are many people in the family. Also, you are not allowed to chop so much firewood anymore, The road is so long, don't crush yourself."

Bo Ming smiled sweetly at Yingniang, "Okay, I'm going to pick wild peaches today, and I'm sure I won't be able to cut many."

There are two new daughter-in-laws, Yingniang and Zhaodi, in the family, and the atmosphere is different from the past, a little festive and a little nervous.

There are mother-in-law and Zhaodi busy in the kitchen, so Yingniang doesn't join in the fun, but sweeps the floor and wipes the tables and chairs.

Birming went out to herd the cattle, and took the cow to the pond to drink water. This cow was shared with the two uncles' family, and it was their turn to let it go from today.Father Xue has already put on his hoe and left the yard. He is going to see the growth of the wheat seedlings in the field, and he will go home for breakfast later.The three Zhongping brothers stayed in bed for a while because of their hard work during the day.

When eating breakfast, only Father Xue and Yang Sanniang sat at the low dining table to eat, and everyone else ate in the yard with bowls.There was a sound of porridge drinking in the yard, which was very lively.

After breakfast, Zhaodi picked up her and Zhongping's clothes, put them into a basket, and then came to Yingniang, "Sister-in-law, do you and elder brother have any clothes to wash?"

Yingniang shook her head, "The two of us just changed the socks, and I'll wash them in the well. By the way, you definitely don't know where the pond is, so I'll take you there."

Yingniang went back to her room to get the socks she and Bo Ming had exchanged, and then went to look for saponins and plant ash.Zhaodi went to each house and couldn't find other people's dirty clothes, so she left the hospital with Yingniang.

Seeing the two daughters-in-law going out together, Yang Sanniang was very happy.After her sons had gone out, she smiled and said to Father Xue: "You go to work in the fields first, and I will go to my natal Yangjia Village to find your son to make tables and chairs. He is good at making tables and chairs. Tell my parents about Zhongping and Zhaodi."

Father Xue was depressed for a while, "There is only such a rough tree at home, I am afraid it is not enough for tables and chairs. I will not go to the field this morning, I will cut down the fir tree behind the house, it will be okay Make more new beds. You and Takako discuss the price carefully, and it will probably take twelve or three days to make these, ask if one hundred coins is enough?"

Yang Sanniang frowned slightly, "Usually he gets ten Wen a day for calling someone. If our family pays less than 20 Wen, I don't know if he would be happy. But fortunately, he and I are both from Yangjia Village. People, maybe they are willing to give this affection."

Yang Sanniang tidied herself up a bit, combed her hair neatly, adjusted her clothes and went back to her mother's house.Father Xue took out a big saw and went to saw trees behind the house.

Yingniang and Zhaodi walked side by side to the pond, because they were not familiar with each other, they didn't say anything along the way.There are fewer people washing clothes today, but there are still people talking and laughing.

The strange thing is that when they looked at Zhaodi's face, they were either shocked or stuck out their tongues, but they didn't say a word of discussion.They were just joking about which family spent two hundred Wen to pick a good daughter-in-law, which was really a good deal.Then he lamented that it was too late to hear the news, otherwise he would definitely have to pick one for his own son, even if the son is not yet old.

After washing the clothes and returning, Yingniang took Zhaodi to the town.

Seeing Yingniang haggling with the cloth seller for a long time, and finally getting a penny cheaper, Zhaodi tugged at Yingniang's sleeve, "Sister-in-law, why don't we buy less cloth, the clothes on my body You can still wear it, you just need to do it again. With so much money, it’s great to save it.” Seeing that Yingniang spent so much money just to buy cloth, Zhaodi felt distressed to death.

Yingniang looked at Zhaodi's clothes, "Your clothes are your mother's, she may still wear them. The clothes you wore yesterday are too ragged and too small, and the trouser legs hang on your calves. Give us the money, let’s buy it.”

Only then did Zhaodi nodded, gritted her teeth and watched Yingniang count the copper coins to the boss one by one, and then they went to buy another pair of shoes.

At this time, they saw a group of women surrounded by the roadside, chattering, talking and laughing.Yingniang and Zhaodi were curious and came over to listen.

"I heard that Zhen Yuanwai was a high-ranking official in the imperial court before. Otherwise, how could he have obtained such a large mountain and dozens of hectares of land?"

"Isn't that right? I heard that he was so big that he offended many people. The court couldn't use him anymore, so he was sent to our Yongzhen. It seems that Zhen Yuanwai is not a stable person. He just wanted to do it when he first settled down. It’s a big business, and I don’t know how many maids this weaving workshop will get.”

These women were faintly worried, fearing that it would not be their turn, when they saw Yingniang and Zhaodi approaching, they immediately became fierce, "You two are not from the market town, so it is not your turn!"

"That's right, the scumbags from the village also want to do this kind of good deed, so hurry up!"

Yingniang and Zhaodi were scared back by them.

At this time, a middle-aged man came out from the large courtyard, dressed like a housekeeper. He looked at the women who came, counted the number of people, "Come here, all of you, and report your names."

The group of women rushed forward immediately.The housekeeper frowned and said, "Don't rob, there are only about [-] of you in total, which is not enough to count, so what is there to rob?"

Yingniang immediately understood that this must be a female weaving worker.She pulled Zhaodi, "Let's both sign up, there are not enough people."

Zhao Di was a little timid, "But what if I don't know how to weave?"

"I won't either. However, I don't think they will, so let's register first." Yingniang said and moved closer.

Zhaodi saw that Yingniang had gone, so of course she would go, anyway, no one else would.

One of the women reported her name, put on a flattering face, and asked with a smile: "Housekeeper Yin, how many day laborers are needed in the weaving workshop? If there are more, can I register for my eldest sister?" Is it?"

Steward Yin stroked his beard, "Okay, let's report it. There are thirty in total, and there are still six short. And we also need to recruit male laborers to go to the mountains to open up wasteland. The daily wage is nine cents, and we will take care of one lunch. You guys are going back." Call the men in the family to sign up after you get home."

"Really?" the group of women exclaimed.

"Of course it's true. How can I fool you? You can't be the masters of the men in your family. Tell them to sign up for themselves. You can't sign up for them." As soon as Steward Yin said this, some women ran away immediately. , Go home and call the man.

"How much is the daily salary of the female day laborer, do you care about lunch?" The woman who asked the question just now asked cautiously. Her family has a lot of land, and the men have no time to do the land reclamation work, so they expect to earn some money by themselves.

"There is no salary for the first half month, just lunch. After half a month, it depends on how well each person has learned their skills. If they are good, they will stay. The daily wage is seven coins. If they are not good, then don't come." Yin Butler After finishing speaking, he pointed to the side, "When you come, go to the small room next door, and someone will come to teach you. Remember, you must arrive at Chenshi, and your quota will be canceled if you are late."

Everyone looked at the hut pointed by Steward Yin, but it was actually an adobe house.Of course, this is probably stronger than ordinary farm houses.Although the big yard of Yuan Zhen's family was right in front of him, it was absolutely impossible for them to go in. It was pretty good for them to weave in a hut like that next to it.

After Yingniang registered her name, she thought in her heart that after half a month, she would have to pass the test to earn seven cents a day, which is not enough, but it is better to have money than to have nothing. The job is only nine pennies.I don't know what this lunch is like, I should be able to eat enough, right?
Suddenly she thought, compared with the work of picking stones and bricks, the work of opening up wasteland could be a little easier. Can Birming come to do it?Well, let's discuss it with Birming at home.

When Yingniang and Zhaodi were about to leave, they suddenly thought of another question. They turned around and asked Steward Yin, "If you don't feel suitable for this kind of short-term work, can you quit?" If Birming is not allowed to do it, or if she doesn't want to do the weaving work, housekeeper Yin will not force her to do it, right?
Steward Yin didn't expect Yingniang to ask such a question, so he snorted and said, "Men's day laborers have been working for a month, and then they can do it if they want to, and they can quit if they don't want to. Anyway, they are paid by the day. Female day laborers can't, You have to work for at least three months, otherwise it’s not a waste of effort to teach you?”

Oh, it turns out that there are such advantages to working part-time.

Yingniang happily went home with Zhaodi, thinking that the family should be happy to hear the news, right?
(End of this chapter)