sbdcsierra Chapter 114 Getting Rich
Chapter 114 Getting Rich
Song Tieniu's wife, Xiang Chuntao, came in carrying a load on her shoulder: "Aunt Taohua, Sister Huiyin, we have picked the mushrooms you requested."
Qin Huiyin came over and said, "Sister-in-law, you have worked so hard."
"Look at what you said." Xiang Chuntao said with a smile, "I can't say anything nice, but I remember all the kindness you've shown our family!"
"Sister-in-law, is there anything else?" Qin Huiyin wiped the sweat off Xiang Chuntao.
Xiang Chuntao was originally wiping her sweat with her sleeve, but when she saw Qin Huiyin wiping her sweat with such a clean handkerchief, she embarrassedly refused: "Such a beautiful handkerchief, don't dirty it, I'll just wipe it casually and wash it when I get home. Sister Juying is behind, I'll go and pick her up, sister Huiyin, you take care of it first."
"Slow down, don't rush." Qin Huiyin reminded.
Xiang Chuntao ran faster than a rabbit. I told her not to be anxious, but she looked so anxious, as if she was more anxious than anyone else.
The girl Xiang Chuntao mentioned was Wang Juying, Zhang Jieba's wife. The couple were well-known in the village for their honesty, and many of the village's aunts, who liked to take advantage of others, took advantage of them.
Song Tieniu and Zhang Jieba had a close relationship, often working together after their marriage, to the point that their wives were also close sisters. Xiang Chuntao was a fiery and outspoken woman, while Wang Juying was submissive and timid. So, just as Song Tieniu protected Zhang Jieba wherever he went, Xiang Chuntao also protected Wang Juying.
Not long after, Xiang Chuntao came in again, carrying her load. Behind her followed a short, thin, dark-skinned woman, her clothes covered in patches.
She is called a little woman. Look at her clear eyes, petite figure, and a face that looks about thirteen or fourteen years old, just like a junior high school student who has not fully grown up.
In this era, women who didn't marry by the age of fifteen had to pay a tax. Most families couldn't afford or want to pay this tax, so they arranged marriages at the age of twelve or thirteen and married off at the age of fifteen. Those who were more impatient married off their daughters before the age of fifteen. Therefore, it's possible that Wang Juying's baby face wasn't due to her youthful age.
"My two sisters-in-law are amazing. They picked up so much in this morning." Qin Huiyin praised, "Sister Luwu, quickly bring out some water."
Tang Luwu was inside counting the ingredients that Tang Dafu had brought back. Just as she was about to move, Tang Yi, who was cleaning nearby, smiled and told her to continue recording while he went out for a run.
Tang Yi smiled and came out with tea, saying sweetly, "Two sisters-in-law, drink some tea to moisten your throat."
Xiang Chuntao gestured at Tang Yixiao's height and said, "My goodness, Brother Xiao's head is growing too fast, isn't it?"
Tang Yixiao puffed out his chest proudly, looking exactly like his father when he was praised. Seeing him like this, Qin Huiyin couldn't help but wonder, will this kid also be a love-brained person in the future?
"Girl Huiyin, this is just what the two of us picked. We'll have another batch delivered later. You weigh ours first, and we'll pick out the good ones for you. We won't accept the bad ones."
"Are there so many mushrooms on our mountain?"
"Of course not. The mushrooms in our mountains are just like that. We go to other mountains to pick them. Although they are a bit far away, they are big and there are more of them."
Qin Huiyin understood. They realized that all these mushrooms were not picked from the same mountain, and they still had to pick them back. No wonder they were covered in mud and had many scratches on their exposed skin.
"Okay, let's weigh it first." Qin Huiyin took out a large scale.
After weighing, the final net weight was calculated to be eighty jin, or eighty wen.
Xiang Chuntao took the money and put another portion into Wang Juying's hand. Wang Juying waved her hand and said with a blushing face, "Sister-in-law, I didn't pick much. You picked most of the fruits here."
"Don't be so polite to me." Xiang Chuntao said, "I'm trying to please you by going to your house for dinner tonight. Put it away quickly. If others hear it, they'll try to take advantage of you again."
Wang Juying's eyes turned red and she sniffed.
"Put it away for me. It's because of this expression you have all day that others will bully you. Let's go. We still have to collect other people's mushrooms. Let's not delay Sister Huiyin's business."
Wang Juying wiped her tears and said sheepishly, "Excuse me. Let's go. The other sisters-in-law must be waiting anxiously. I saw they picked quite a few too."
Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying left talking and laughing. A ray of light shone on them. The two simple yet optimistic ancient women seemed to walk down from a scroll and enter Qin Huiyin's life.
"What are you daydreaming about?" Li Taohua patted her shoulder.
"Mom, let's hire two workers to help, otherwise when will all these things be resolved?" Qin Huiyin pointed at the jar and the mushrooms.
"I'll listen to you." Li Taohua said.
"Mom, you don't seem surprised at all that I would do these things."
"Because you were born different from others." Li Taohua touched her cheek, "My daughter, in my eyes, you will always be the most dazzling one."
Qin Huiyin felt embarrassed.
"So, my girl..." Li Taohua leaned closer to Qin Huiyin, "You have to change your habit of not liking to wear small clothes. Mother doesn't want you to have a beautiful face but droopy..."
Qin Huiyin: "..."
Li Taohua was holding Qin Huiyin's clothes in her hand.
The so-called small clothing is a bellyband.
Qin Huiyin looked around nervously, and quickly snatched Xiaoyi and stuffed it into her clothes: "Mom, why did you take out this thing?"
"If I hadn't gone in to clean your room, I wouldn't have known you disliked wearing undergarments so much. This undergarment is made of very soft material and should be comfortable. If you're not satisfied with anything, I can alter it for you."
"I'm just not used to it. Okay, I'll remember to wear it tomorrow." Qin Huiyin quickly put the things back in the room.
Once she's done with her busy schedule, she even has to plan her underwear. She's not used to the traditional bellyband; it feels strange. And her skincare products—she always has to wait until everything else is done before tinkering with them, and she's only halfway through now. She feels like she has so much she wants to do, and while it may seem hectic, she enjoys this rich and varied life.
Xiang Chuntao and Wang Juying came in again carrying their loads.
The two of them went back and forth several times and finally picked out all the mushrooms.
When Qin Huiyin saw this scene, she knew that there would be no problem getting two hundred bottles of mushroom and minced meat sauce.
She saw Wang Juying holding a wooden board with crooked words written on it with charcoal sticks, and asked curiously, "Sister-in-law, can you write?"
"I only know a few words. I can keep records for my sisters-in-law and calculate how much they weigh. I can't do anything else." Wang Juying said with a red face.
"You are much better than us. We can't even read a single word. We are completely blind. You are so lucky. You can even tell the difference between a tea shop and a wine shop when you enter the town." Xiang Chuntao said.
"You're coaxing me again. Even if you can't read, you can still tell the difference by smell." Wang Juying gently pushed Xiang Chuntao and joked with her.