When Jiang Yuwei saw that it was the patrolling constable who had arrived, she hurried forward, grabbed his arm and told him everything that had just happened. The people watching nearby also came forward to testify on Jiang Yuwei's behalf.
Niu Er helped his mother to get up. Just as he was about to retort, the constable glared at him and shouted:
"Niu Er, you were just released from prison not long ago. Do you want to go back in today?"
Seeing this, Niu Er waved his hands and smiled apologetically:
"Sir, what are you talking about? I am an honest and upright person. A place like a prison is not suitable for me. It is not suitable for me."
The constable nodded and said impatiently:
"Stop causing trouble for me and apologize to them quickly. Also, remember to restore this mess!"
Niu Er turned around and glared at Jiang Yuwei, muttering softly:
"sorry."
Then, in front of the constable, he reluctantly put away the pairs of straw sandals that he had just overturned, bowed to the constable, and then took his mother and walked away quickly.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei hurriedly thanked the constable and everyone else, and then began to promote the straw sandals she had woven:
"Look, folks. These are the straw sandals that were just woven yesterday. My children are wearing them. They are very comfortable. We wore them to the market today. They didn't make our feet tired at all. If you have children at home, you can bring a pair back for them."
"Mom, these shoes have little bunnies on them! I like them! I want them!"
Jiang Yuwei looked in the direction of the voice and saw a girl with two small buns holding her mother's hand, pointing at the straw sandals on the stall with an excited look on her face.
Ning Zhao saw this and quickly picked up the pair of straw sandals on the stall, handed them to the little girl and said with a smile:
"These are all hand-woven by my mother. They are very comfortable to wear. Try them on."
Seeing Ning Zhao taking the initiative, the woman felt embarrassed to refuse, so she took the shoes and let the girl try them on.
Unexpectedly, the girl's sandals were just the right size for her. She jumped a few times on the ground and shouted happily:
"Come and see my straw sandals. There are little rabbits in them!"
Everyone looked over when she shouted. Even women with children were begged by their children to buy a pair of new straw sandals. When they found out that the sandals only cost ten copper coins a pair, which was about the same price as ordinary straw sandals, they all paid for them.
Ning Zhao helped the children choose shoes that fit them, while Jiang Yuwei was responsible for collecting money. In just one morning, all the dozen pairs of shoes made last night were sold out.
After a busy morning, the mother and her two children had not had a single drop of water. Jiang Yuwei felt a little hungry, so she looked at the two children embarrassedly and said:
"It's all mother's fault. Now that we have money, we can take a bullock cart to the market next time. We won't let you go hungry. Let's go and have some delicious food!"
The two children were so hungry that their eyes turned green, but they were too embarrassed to ask for food. Now that their mother took the initiative to take them to eat, they naturally licked their lips with joy.
Jiang Yuwei saw that there was a buns shop next to her stall. She had been tempted by the smell of the buns all morning. She gritted her teeth, took out two copper coins, bought four buns, and sat on the roadside to eat them with her two children.
After the three of them had eaten, Jiang Yuwei took the two children to the cloth shop and picked out a piece of blue cloth for Ning Zhao. Thinking that the little red jacket Ning Xin was wearing would look better on Ning Wan, she picked out a piece of red floral cloth for Ning Wan.
She only earned one or two taels of silver today, so she couldn't buy too many things for the child. She also needed to keep some capital so that she could do some other business to make money in the future.
The three of them walked around the market, and Jiang Yuwei found a stall selling soybeans. An idea suddenly came to her mind, so she bought some soybeans directly, and then went to the grain store to buy some cornmeal. She originally wanted to buy some sugar, but sugar was too expensive in this world, so she had to give up.
After shopping, Jiang Yuwei took the two children to ride the oxcart back to the village. The oxcart cost five cents per person, and Ning Zhao thought it was a bit expensive, so he took Jiang Yuwei's hand and said awkwardly:
"Mom, let's walk back. Wan'er and I are not tired. We don't need to take the ox cart."
Jiang Yuwei saw through his thoughts at a glance and said with a smile:
"But mother is tired. She worked so late last night making straw sandals and got up so early today. She doesn't have the strength to walk back."
When Ning Zhao heard Jiang Yuwei say this, he looked at her distressedly and said:
"Then let's go back by bullock cart."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and nodded, then she carried the two children onto the ox cart and placed the backpack full of shopping items on the cart.
As soon as the three of them sat down, they saw Sun leading Ning Xin onto the ox cart.
Seeing that Jiang Yuwei actually had enough money to ride in a ox cart, Sun stretched her head to look at her backpack. It looked full, but it was covered with cloth and no one knew what was in it.
Sun was naturally confused. Could it be that when Jiang Yuwei married, her family gave her some dowry money? Did she keep it for herself? If that was the case, it would not work. The money her husband earned had to be handed over to her mother-in-law for disposal. Now that the family had not been divided, if Jiang Yuwei had money but did not hand it over, wouldn't it mean that her husband would have to support them, an orphan and a widow?
The more Sun thought about it, the angrier she became, so she spoke directly:
"Sister-in-law, why are you bringing your two children to the market today instead of staying at home to help mother-in-law?"
Jiang Yuwei glanced at Sun and said coldly:
"Since you love your mother-in-law so much, why don't you stay home to help her with things, but bring Ning Xin to the market?"
Sun didn't expect Jiang Yuwei to be so eloquent, so she hesitated and said:
"I, I came to the market today. Yes, by the way, it was my mother-in-law who asked me to come!"
Jiang Yuwei raised a smile at the corner of her mouth, and asked with a scrutinizing look:
"Is it really as you said?"
Sun couldn't help but tighten her grip on Ning Xin's hand. She was actually a little afraid of the aura that Jiang Yuwei exuded, but she naturally didn't want to lose face in front of all the villagers, so she shouted at the top of her voice:
"Of course. My mother-in-law has always loved me. She always asked me to bring Ning Xin to the market. But you, without my mother-in-law's permission, spent money so lavishly and bought a whole basket of things. Let's see what my mother-in-law will say about you when you go back!"
As he said that, he turned his head to the side and no longer looked at Jiang Yuwei.
After Sun's reminder, Jiang Yuwei naturally thought of Chen Guixiang's face. Now she could only hide the things in the space before going home and take them out when needed. The remaining money today had to be hidden as well, to avoid being plundered by Chen Guixiang.
At present, she and her two children still live under the same roof with the Ning family. If she has any money, she will naturally hand it over to Chen Guixiang according to family rules.
Jiang Yuwei knew that she was not able to start her own business. With her current financial resources, she could hardly afford even a warm quilt. Therefore, she decided to be patient for the time being, live in harmony with the Ning family, and secretly accumulate strength. When the time is right, she will plan for a better life.
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