Li Han’s Little Farmer’s Wife from the Mountains

In the evening, the women who went out to sell vermicelli came back one after another. After returning to the village, these women were cheerful, high-spirited, some were downcast, and looked imperial. You don’t need to ask, just look at their expressions and you will know what they are. Sales are up.

After returning, these people couldn't even care about their homes, so they rushed to report their sales to Shen Ruolan!

"Lan'er, this is the first time my sister-in-law went out to sell things. Without experience, she only sold a dozen catties, but it's okay. My sister-in-law has already touched the doorway, and I will definitely sell more tomorrow. Gui Sheng's daughter-in-law said confidently."

Shen Ruolan smiled and said, "This is the first day. It's good to be able to sell a little bit. From now on, it's better to specify day by day."

"Yes, the designation is getting better day by day. Our vermicelli is so delicious and the price is reasonable. Some people are designated to eat it."

Sister-in-law Qiuping took the conversation and said with joy, "I'm lucky today. I sold more than 50 catties, but the time is too late. If I have time to sell for a while, I can sell the 100 catties of noodles. ."

Qiuping’s sister-in-law went to the county town to sell them. They rode the Shuanzi carriage in Taohua Village. Shuanzi’s carriage came back in the morning and night. They could only stay in the county for two hours. Therefore, she felt that she had less time to sell goods.

Shen Ruolan said, "If you plan to do this business for a long time, it's better to discuss with Shuanzi, let him leave early every day and come back later, so that you can have more time to sell."

"Yes, we will discuss with him tomorrow. If it doesn't work, we will pack his car. We will decide the time."

The one who was talking was Wish Lai’s wife Qiaozhen, Qiaozhen’s sister-in-law, Qiuping’s sister-in-law, and Gui Shengzi’s sister-in-law are good sisters. She is a very clean and neat daughter-in-law, but her life is not very good. She gave birth to four daughters, none of whom was born with a handle. The mother-in-law was very unwilling to see her because she could not give birth to a son.

Because of her low status in her husband's family, sister-in-law Qiaozhen always felt like she was inferior in front of people, and she didn't speak much in the crowd. It was the first time when everyone rushed to talk to her like this.

Shen Ruolan saw her excited and excited, knowing that she must be selling well, so she asked, "Sister-in-law Qiaozhen how much did you sell?"

Qiaozhen pursed her lips, and said with a somewhat shy and excited expression, "Thanks to Lan'er, you are blessed, and the 100 catties I brought have been sold."

"Oh, so powerful?" Shen Ruolan asked in surprise.

Guisheng's daughter-in-law smiled, "Well, Qiaozhen not only took herself to sell the one hundred catties, but also sold her for more than 30 catties. Unexpectedly, this guy usually doesn't say anything. , Shang Zhen Zhang'er could say so, even we were shocked."

Qiaozhen pursed her lips when she heard the praise from Gui Sheng's daughter-in-law, her face flushed, and she looked excited and not embarrassed.

For so many years, because she couldn't give birth to a son, she was always rejected by her parents-in-law and her wife and sister-in-law. This made her very unconfident and lost confidence in herself. She felt that she was not good at anything, and she was just a useless woman. But through selling vermicelli today, she has a new understanding of herself. She feels that she is not as useless as her parents-in-law said. At least, her ability to sell things is better than other old ladies in the village. Today, she earns It costs a hundred pennies, and ninety-five pennies are left after the fare!

Since marrying, she has never had so much money in her hands. The mother-in-law puts the money in her family. All the money she earns from a man has to be handed over to her mother-in-law. She wants to spend money, even if it is a penny. The mother-in-law wants, the mother-in-law is a stingy temper, can't wait for a penny to be spent in half, and it is harder to find a mother-in-law for a penny than to cut him a pound of meat.

Her eldest daughter’s padded jacket was small last year and could not cover her belly button. She originally wanted to make one for her daughter, but her mother-in-law said that she had no money at home and said nothing to do, so she asked her daughter to deal with it like that. This year the child has grown up a lot. The padded jacket is even smaller and can't even be buttoned. The mother-in-law still refuses to buy it. The girl has nothing to wear and can't even get out of the house.

Now that she can make money, she doesn’t need to beg her mother-in-law anymore. Tomorrow she will take her daughter into the city, pull a piece of floral cloth for the girl, make a small floral quilted jacket, and designate it to look good...

There are also a few clumsy-mouthed and shy daughter-in-laws who did not sell a catty. This was originally expected by Shen Ruolan, but they had to be called to this trip, so as not to be said that she favored each other. After this trip, no one can fault her.

In addition to these people, there are a few others who went to Harahai Town, but they won’t be able to come back tonight, because Harahai Town is far away, and it’s evening when they walk from home to there. I have to come back tomorrow night.

When Shen Ruolan and a few old ladies settled the accounts, they handed over the money for selling vermicelli, and took back the money they made, and went happily one by one...

Shen Ruolan handed the money to her mother and let her hold it.

The big money in the family was not put in the mother's place. It was in the hands of Shen Ruolan, including the more than thirty thousand taels of silver in selling the house and cashing in the shop. It was not because she refused to give it to the mother, nor because she had other selfishness, but She thinks it’s safer to put those silver bills in the space, otherwise, if there is a thief in the family, or there is some accident, the old money will be lost, so it’s so distressing, and you don’t have to worry about it if you put them in the space. It can be said that there is no safer place in this world than space.

Mohs took the money and locked it happily.

The next morning, before dawn, the women went to the fan house to fetch the noodles, including the ones that were not sold yesterday.

They were probably stimulated by seeing other people making money. Today they all look high-spirited. It seems that they must make money just like them.

After Shen Ruolan heard about this, she felt more and more that her sales method was feasible, and if there were benefits to follow, they would definitely go all out to sell.

It’s just that Qiaozhen’s sister-in-law did not go today, which makes Shen Ruolan feel quite strange. Yesterday she sold a lot. It stands to reason that she should be the first to go today. Why did she retreat now?

So, after breakfast, she deliberately went to Qiaozhen's sister-in-law's house to find out the situation.

Sister-in-law Qiaozhen married the old Guo family in the village. The man was called Guo Shouchang's family and his nickname was Yuanlai. Everyone called her Yuanlai's wife.

When I walked to the old Guo’s house, the house was quiet, Shen Ruolan stood at the door and shouted twice. Qiaozhen’s second daughter, Lotus, walked out of the house in a hurry. Seeing Shen Ruolan, she bowed her head and said, "Aunt Lan, here you are. !"

Shen Ruolan said, "Lotus, where is your adult?"

Lotus said, "My grandfather and my father went to work in the fan house, my grandma and my aunt, my old aunt went to the county to sell vermicelli."

"What about your mother?"

The lotus bit her lip, lowered her head, and whispered, "My mother...is sick, and she's lying in the house."

When Shen Ruolan heard that Qiaozhen's sister-in-law was ill, she hurried into the house to visit.

Sister-in-law Qiaozhen's family of six lives in the east wing. There are two small wing rooms. One is for Sister-in-law and her man, and the other is for their four daughters.

When I entered the room, Qiaozhen’s sister-in-law was lying on the kang, her two cheeks were swollen like steamed buns, and there were several finger prints on them. At first glance, she knew she was slapped, her eyes were red and swollen, and her eyelashes were still swollen. Wet, it should be crying.

Her three other daughters were sitting next to her, sobbing quietly.

"Lan'er, you are here!"

Seeing Ruolan entering the house, Qiaozhen's sister-in-law couldn't lie down anymore, and sat up from the kang, calling Shen Ruolan to sit down.

"What's wrong?" Shen Ruolan sat down next to her kang, staring at her red and swollen cheeks and tear-stained eyes and asked.

Sister-in-law Qiaozhen sniffed and said tearfully, "What else can't be the money."

It turns out that sister-in-law Qiaozhen earned 95 cents yesterday, and originally planned to take her eldest daughter to the county town to make a jacket.

But after returning home, the mother-in-law refused to agree, saying that her daughter was a foreigner who was losing money, and that she shouldn't give them money. If you have this money, it is better to buy a book for the Wen boy of the uncle's family to read. The Wen boy is the kind of their old Guo family. If you have the money, you should spend it for him.

Qiaozhen is very upset at her mother-in-law's remarks. Why can't she spend the money she earns on her daughters, but also for the children of her uncle's family? Her daughters don’t have any jackets, so she can’t get out of the house. Isn’t she able to make money to buy a jacket for her children on her own?

However, in the eyes of the mother-in-law, it really doesn't work.

In the words of the old lady, it's winter now, and there is no need to go up the mountain to grow vegetables and dig vegetables. Peony is a girl's house, why go out and run wild? It's better to stay at home all day and do some needlework, just because you don't need to do this jacket, you can save it.

Sister-in-law Qiaozhen was not angry enough, so she confronted her mother-in-law a few times, and as a result, she was beaten by her mother-in-law, and the money was also snatched away.

Qiaozhen was half-dead, but helpless, she lay on the kang and cried for a night, thinking that her own children would not be able to spend the money she earned anyway. In the end, she would spend it for others. It would be better not to make money.

So this morning I didn't go to the fan house to fetch the noodles, nor did I go to the county town to sell them.

The mother-in-law saw her passive and sabotaged her work and remembered that she beat her again. After she was a joke, she couldn't bear the money, so she went out and took the other two daughters-in-law and her daughter-in-law to the fan house to get the noodles, and went to the county town. Go to sell.

Knowing this, Shen Ruolan said worriedly, "Then what do you mean by Brother Shouchang in your family? Does he agree to take all the money you earn to support his nephew?"

"What's the trick if you don't agree? Peony's father is an honest head, and let his mother take it to death. I was beaten here, and he can only cry. He is in front of his father and mother. I dare not let it go!" Qiaozhen's sister-in-law complained.

Shen Ruolan said, "So, my brother Shouchang doesn't want to help you, or I dare not resist his parents, right?"

Sister-in-law Qiaozhen nodded, "Yes, but he doesn't dare to stand up for me and the children. What's the use of helping us even if he wants to help us?"

"At least, he is on your side in his heart. As long as he is facing you, there will be hope." Shen Ruolan comforted.

At this time, Peony, the eldest daughter of sister-in-law, Qiaozhen, came over with a bowl of water, put the water next to Shen Ruolan, and said timidly: "Aunt Lan, drink water, I have added sugar!"

Shen Ruolan looked at the sensible child, reached out and touched her head, and said, "Aunty has something to do, so I won't drink it. Let's save this sugar water for you to drink." Then she said to sister-in-law Qiaozhen, "You are not right now. Great, just rest. When you come to find me, I have something to tell you."

Sister-in-law Qiaozhen looked at Shen Ruolan solemnly, and seemed to have something important to tell her, perhaps because she was afraid that the child might hear it from the side and it would be inconvenient to tell her now.

Just say, "Okay, when I finish my lunch, I'll go and find you."

Shen Ruolan nodded, got up and left.

Shen Ruolan was very sympathetic to what happened to Qiaozhen's sister-in-law. But after all, it was an internal conflict in the family, and she couldn't interfere too much, so she thought of a way to kill two birds with one stone.

Her vermicelli and dried tofu have already been produced. She plans to further expand the market. There are 300,000 troops stationed in Jizhou, and there are tens of thousands of people. The market there is much larger than here.

So, she wanted to find a consignment point over there, specializing in selling vermicelli and dried tofu.

Considering that sister-in-law Qiaozhen can say that her man is a loyal and honest man, and the children in her family can also help take care of her, it is most appropriate to send her to Jizhou as an agent.

It just so happened that their family can also get rid of the grievances of their mother-in-law, and can go aside to live their own little life quietly.

After returning home, the mother was taking the thin girl to invite several people to pickle the sauerkraut. Before they came back, Grandma Dong and the thin girl had already pickled a small jar and they were all pickled. It’s just that there are many people in the family, and this jar of sauerkraut will be left over in a few days. No, my mother is afraid that there will be nothing to eat after eating it, so I quickly bought two big jars and prepared to pick it up again. Two big tanks.

Shen Ruolan also went to help, helping the broken cabbage gang.

The cabbage at home hasn't been sold yet, and the whole yard has been set up, and the area in the front yard that is not covered by the greenhouse is also full.

It is now when the autumn vegetables are breaking the street. Even if they are sold, these cabbages are not worth a lot of money, so Shen Ruolan intends to store them first. After a few days, all the potatoes stored in the greenhouse will be sold as vermicelli, and the greenhouse will be vacated. , Just pour the cabbage into a large shed to store it so that it won’t freeze. When you wait until late winter or the end of the Chinese New Year, you can sell it again, and the price will definitely double.

If she wants to make more money and sell the cabbage into spicy cabbage, the price will not be doubled. It is possible three times or five times.

It's just that she doesn't want to work so hard. The fan house and the dry tofu workshop are enough for her to be busy and hungry, so this money-making method will be put aside for the time being, and we will talk about it later.

With the concerted efforts of everyone, the two large jars of sauerkraut were finally pickled. My mother looked at the two large jars of sauerkraut full of sauerkraut, and said with a smile, "It's better now, and I don't have to worry about running out of sauerkraut. "

Grandma Dong glanced suspiciously at Mu's and said, "Madam, I think you ate too much sour. The hawthorn fruits that Qianer bought, I lost my teeth after one bite, but you ate so much. Don't you have it again?"

Mu Shi listened, froze for a moment, and said, "No, I've been in poor health, how can I be pregnant again?"

"Oh, it doesn't matter whether your body is good or not. When did your monthly letter come from last month?" Grandma Dong had come here and knew a lot, so she started to worry about Muhsi.

When Mohs was mentioned by her, he was a little skeptical, "My monthly letter is always inaccurate, but only two months ago. Last month came on the 3rd, and now it is the 13th. God. I don’t know if the monthly letter is in disorder again."

After hearing this, Shen Ruolan said in surprise, "What's the problem with this, don't you know if you find a doctor to come and see it?"

If the mother is pregnant again, she will have a little brother and a little sister again. When she thinks about this, Shen Ruolan's heart is warm.

Mohs said, "Don't worry, even if there is any, the doctors in such a shallow life can't see it now. It's better to wait and see, or else it's empty for joy and nothing disappoints."

As soon as I heard this, I knew my mother was also looking forward to getting pregnant again. The ancients believed in the saying that there are many children, many grandchildren and longevity. Regardless of the rich and the poor, as long as they can support themselves, they will not dislike having many children.

Ju'er and Shouya Zhaodi were all grinning when they heard that their mother might be pregnant again. They were very happy. Although there are already a lot of people at home, it will definitely be more lively if you want to add another chubby baby.

When I was eating at noon, my father was very happy when he heard about it. He was going to the doctor to see him, but he was suppressed by her mother.

After the meal, Dad, despite the mother’s dissuasion, rode the family's bay red horse, and went to the town specially, and bought her favorite hawthorn fruit, sour orange and haw cake, haw slices and other sour snacks for the mother. Although she didn't say anything, it can be seen that his expectations of this child are not worse than his mother's.

After Shen Ruolan had eaten, she sat in the room and waited for Qiaozhen's sister-in-law, and Qiaozhen's sister-in-law didn't let her wait for a long time.

So, Shen Ruolan told her about her plan.

When sister-in-law Qiaozhen heard that Shen Ruolan wanted to arrange her to go to see the shop in Jizhou, her eyes were red with excitement.

"Lan'er, really? Did you really let your sister-in-law go over there to show you the shop?"

Shen Ruolan looked at her excited blush with a thick neck, and said amusedly, "Do you think I am joking?"

"No, it's not like my sister-in-law knows that you won't make my sister-in-law happy, Lan'er, don't worry, when my sister-in-law arrives, she will appoint a good shop for you, and she will sell goods for you, and she will make more money for you..." Sister-in-law Qiaozhen said incoherently happy.

"I believe this." Shen Ruolan said, "Otherwise, your family will not be transferred there. However, this matter can only be said to the outside that I value your abilities, so I transferred you to it, but not right. Others say that I let you pass to help you get rid of your mother-in-law's exploitation!"

"I know, I know, you kindly think about us, how can I make it difficult for you, don't worry, I can't say a word to others, even if to my child's father, I will say You just wanted me to go to Jizhou because of my ability." Sister-in-law Qiaozhen hurriedly promised that she almost swore a poisonous oath.

Things were decided so happily. Shen Ruolan asked him to go back and discuss with Peony. If possible, she will leave in five days. She is going to attend the wedding of Yu Nu and Shen Youjia. You can help them arrange the shop by the way. You can also drop by to see Liu Hanxiang and Lvwu.

As for the uncle's family, even though she treats both the uncle and the Fu Cun brother Jin Cun very well, considering that there is still Shen Ruomei's shit-chucking stick at home, she suddenly lost the desire to visit, so she should not go. I met with them so that I wouldn't get offended by seeing Shen Ruomei.

That night, the women who went out to sell vermicelli came back one after another, even those who went to Harahai Town.

Dozens of women squeezed into Shen Ruolan's house, and they talked to her about today's sales.

"Lan'er, for your blessing, my sister-in-law has sold all the 100 catties of noodles she brought with me. The older ones are not enough to sell!"

"My clumsy mouth and cheeks are also sold for more than 60 kilograms. Look, I also bought a tiger-head hat for my Chengzi!"

"I bought fifteen to five kilograms of white noodles. If my girl beats a lot, let's talk about gluttonous buns. This time I will steam a few for her to make her gluttonous..."

"I didn't expect this vermicelli to sell so well. I knew it would sell so well. I'll take some more!",

The aunts and sister-in-laws who had earned the money were talking about each other, with beaming expressions on their faces.

Now, they are also people who can make money, and finally realize their own value. The mental outlook of the whole person has become different from before, and they look more lively and confident.

Shen Ruolan received the money for the vermicelli, and then sent them the money they earned. Everyone took the money and went home happily. Although she was tired for a day, she didn't look tired or bored at all. It seems that everyone has an inexhaustible energy.