novelraw Chapter 404: It won’t take three months
Chapter 404: It won’t take three months
Chapter 404 It won’t take three months
Zhang Fengxia was scolding in the courtyard, while Shen Zhihuan helped Zhou Xiuqiao pack her clothes in her room. In order to be realistic, the two of them stuffed Zhou Xiuqiao's spring, summer, autumn, and winter clothes into the bag.
Even the socks that had been mended again and again were not spared.
Zhang Fengxia's angry curses soon attracted a group of spectators.
"The Zhou family are really shameless. They don't have the ability to build a big house for their son, so they set their sights on my daughter's in-laws..."
"Sister-in-law Fengxia can give a bride price of 2,000 yuan to the three girls of the Shen family, but why can't she give 500 yuan to Zijun's daughter-in-law to supplement her parents' family?!" Some people complained.
"You are so generous, why don't you give your daughter-in-law five hundred yuan to supplement her parents' family?" Someone said to the person who was complaining.
"I don't have it. If I want it, I'll give it to you." The person who complained refused to accept it.
"Didn't you say last time that your daughter-in-law's parents are like hungry wolves and are short of food every year? You don't have five hundred yuan, but you always have cereals and noodles. Why don't you give your daughter-in-law two bags? Grain flour subsidy to support the mother’s family?”
"That's right! Aunt Gao, why don't you give your daughter-in-law two bags of cereal noodles to support her family?!" Someone agreed with a smile.
"Who said Aunt Gao is reluctant to part with it? Come on, Aunt Gao, go and show it to them now. I'll help you move it..." Li Jiabao rolled up his sleeves as he spoke.
"I'm going to help move too." A young man next to him also rolled up his sleeves.
"Who... wants... you... to move..." The person who complained stopped watching the excitement, turned around and trotted away.
"Bah~" Someone spat on the ground.
It really hurts my back to stand and talk.
No one’s money comes from strong winds, so why should they use it to subsidize outsiders? !
Party Secretary Su and Zhang Fengxia gave the three girls of the Shen family a gift of 2,000 yuan. That was because the three girls of the Shen family were worth 2,000 yuan in gift!
Whose daughter-in-law earns more than two thousand a month?
Whose daughter-in-law brings more than 20,000 yuan in dowry alone when she gets married? !
Not to mention taking a bride price of two thousand yuan, as long as the family has five thousand or ten thousand yuan, they will be willing to give it up.
after all…
Five thousand or ten thousand went out, but more than twenty thousand came back.
In the courtyard, Zhang Fengxia's voice showed no intention of stopping.
The courtyard door was closed. From the sound, Zhang Fengxia was obviously angry, so no one dared to go in to persuade her.
The two people who were packing things in the house were not slow at all, and they packed out three large bags of things in a short time.
"Sister-in-law, can you take away so much?" Shen Zhihuan was a little worried.
It's heavy or not, but this pile of heads...
It's really not small.
"Yes." Zhou Xiuqiao said, throwing the largest bundle onto his back and tying it up, then carried one in his left hand and another in his right.
"Sister-in-law, if you can't stay any longer, come back and don't force yourself." When sending Zhou Xiuqiao out, Shen Zhihuan couldn't help but tell her again.
"What a shame! I'm not a child anymore, how can I still take care of myself?!" Zhou Xiuqiao rolled her eyes at Shen Zhihuan.
She would just go home and stay for three months. She was not going to fight, so there was nothing to worry about.
"Don't worry, little Qiping has a mother watching over him! Just go home and play for a few days, and come back when you miss little Qiping." Zhang Fengxia said without going into detail.
Zhang Fengxia still doesn't know what kind of character her biological mother is.
If the eldest daughter-in-law can stay for a full month after returning home, she is considered capable.
Three months to go…
Compared to Shen Zhihuan and Zhang Fengxia who were pessimistic, Zhou Xiuqiao was full of confidence.
If she wins the five hundred yuan, her brother can get a wife.
As soon as Zhou Xiuqiao left, Su Ziyu and Su Zijun, who had just gotten off work, came back with little Qiping.
Su Zijun shook his head when he learned about the bet between Shen Zhihuan and Zhou Xiuqiao. His wife really cares about food and not about beatings.
Before marrying into the Su family, she didn't even have a share in eating meat, even fine grains.
Anything good in the house belongs to her brother.
No matter how bad it is, there is still her sister, no matter what happens, it will not fall on her.
In the heart of his mother-in-law, all the daughters are losers, and only the son is the darling.
If you go back with big and small bags of things, if you pick up an extra chopstick of food, you will get a blank look, and you will eat and drink for free...
Su Zijun didn't dare to think about it.
"Do you think I will win?" Shen Zhihuan looked at Su Ziyu.
"Brother and sister, don't worry, you will definitely win." Before Su Ziyu could speak, Su Zijun had already said it.
It's time for his wife to go back and suffer.
.
Zhou Xiuqiao was confident.
Carrying several large burdens, she went straight back to Zhoujiacun, where her natal family was.
The people in Zhoujiacun felt a little strange when they saw Zhou Xiuqiao still carrying a few big baggage after leaving.
"Xiuqiao, what good things have you brought for your mother?" A middle-aged woman came forward.
"Nothing!" Zhou Xiuqiao was embarrassed to say that all she was carrying were her own clothes, and she couldn't think of words to excuse her, so she had to speed up her pace.
In the eyes of others, this scene seems to be trying to cover up.
"Xiuqiao won't be kicked out by her husband's family, right?"
"No way! Xiuqiao gave birth to a grandson to her husband's family."
"If she wasn't kicked out, why would she come back with so many big bags? She couldn't take them back and give them to her mother, right?!"
These days, it’s good to have enough food and clothing for yourself, but do you still have extra to give away? !
"I heard that Xiuqiao's mother-in-law wanted Xiuqiao's husband's family to use the money to build a big tiled house for her son..."
"Let Xiuqiao's mother-in-law give money to...her son to build a big tiled house?! Aunt Zhu, did you hear that correctly?"
"This afternoon, I heard with my own ears that Xiuqiao's mother told Xiuqiao to go home and ask her mother-in-law for 500 yuan to build a big tile house for her brother. Xiuqiao didn't seem to agree. Xiuqiao's mother was sitting at her house I've been scolded in the courtyard all afternoon." The middle-aged woman named Zhu looked determined.
"Xiuqiao must have gone back and told her mother-in-law, and then her mother-in-law got angry and kicked her out."
Although Zhou Xiuqiao walked quickly before, some sharp eyes could see that her eyes were red and swollen.
This also strengthened everyone's speculation.
"Xiuqiao seems to be quite smart on weekdays, how could she be so stupid?"
"If my daughter-in-law dares to ask me for money to give to her family, I will kick her out."
I don't know if it was because of the favorable wind, but everyone's comments reached Zhou Xiuqiao's ears word for word.
The pace that was originally firm and abnormal suddenly became a little chaotic.
After twists and turns, Zhou Xiuqiao stopped in front of a dilapidated courtyard gate.
The two wooden doors, which have been eroded by history, have cracked many gaps. A child's fingers can fit through the larger gaps.
The courtyard wall is also made of mud bricks and is not high. A slightly taller man can have a clear view of the courtyard without tiptoeing.
"Mom, open the door."
Xiu Qiao Niang held two eggs in her hand and was about to go to the kitchen to make dinner for her precious son.
When she heard Zhou Xiuqiao's voice, she was happy. She guessed that it was Zhou Xiuqiao who had sent money. She didn't even have time to put down the eggs in her hand, so she hurried towards the entrance of the courtyard.
(End of chapter)