The fragrance of medicine is alluring, the farm elder sister is cool and cool

The news spread quickly in the village. Under the century-old locust tree in the center of the village, several women gathered together to chat.

"I heard that Mr. Wen's family is building a new house and is looking for helpers." An old lady said while holding her grandson and eating melon seeds.

"I don't know how much savings they have, but they dare to blindly build a house and hire helpers. Don't let the house not be built by the time the time comes, and their work will be in vain."

After hearing this, a woman carrying a basket named Xiao Zhang began to waver. "Now that you mention it, I have to think about it. I was thinking of letting my husband go. He has no work recently and is bored at home."

At this time, Li Hongxiu came down the mountain carrying a bundle of firewood. She stopped, unloaded the firewood behind her, and found a stone block under a tree to sit down and rest.

Seeing that several people were discussing the Wen family's recruitment for building a house, he couldn't help but interrupt and said, "Since the Wen family can afford to build a house, why are they worried about not being able to pay the wages? The Wen family's sister is capable, she knows medicine and pharmacology, and the Wen family is also a kind family. Look, they found wild fungus and knew to bring everyone to sell it for money."

The woman who had just spoken came over and asked quietly, "How much does her family pay for daily wages?"

"I can't say that." Li Hongxiu glanced at her and said.

Liu, who had been sitting aside without saying anything, sneered, "You are close to the little girl from the Wen family, you must be speaking well of her. People say that Wen Qingcheng is more cunning than Wen Yufeng. Don't let her scheme against you, or you won't make a penny."

When Li Hongxiu heard this, she knew that she had no chance to talk to them, so she stood up with a swish, picked up the firewood, and turned around and said, "What's wrong with having a lot of ideas? As long as they are not bad, it's fine. People who spread such things are cowards, just like rats in the ditch, they can only slander people behind their backs."

After saying this, Li Hongxiu picked up the firewood and went home. If her husband knew how to build a house, she would have let him go.

People at the Wen family’s old house had also heard about Wen Qingcheng’s family recruiting workers. Who would have thought that Ye Xiuying and Wen Qingcheng, a woman together, were actually going to build a house.

Before I knew that they had applied for the homestead, I didn’t think it was a big deal. After all, my third uncle sympathized with their family and was the previous head of the village. He helped to mediate and it was easy for them to apply for it.

I thought they would renovate the houses on the homestead, but they were all demolished and rebuilt, leaving only a few rooms in the backyard that were originally used as an oil mill.

"Sister-in-law, how much money do you think Ye Xiuying has? I went to ask yesterday, and they are going to build a two-story building."

Zhang Sufen felt sour when she heard what Zhao Chunhua said. "A two-story house? Those are for the rich people in the county town or the prefecture town. How can she deserve it?"

"Sister-in-law, Ye Xiuying used to work outside all year round doing laundry and mending. Even if she saved all the money, she couldn't have saved this much. Moreover, she gave all the money she earned to mother. Where do you think she got the money from?"

Although Zhang Sufen said that Ye Xiuying had hidden some private money, she knew it in her heart. In the past, Ye Xiuying had handed over whatever she earned.

When the second brother was alive, he used all the money he earned from copying books for others to buy furniture for the Wen family, and he had no savings at all.

"I heard something recently, I don't know if it's true or not, Li Hongxiu, the daughter-in-law of the old Zhao family, asked that money-loser to treat her relative's illness, and it turned out that the blind cat met a dead mouse, and she cured the relative. She gave that money-loser a large sum of money."

"I've heard about it too. Why didn't I realize she could treat illnesses before?" Zhang Sufen couldn't understand why Wen Qingcheng, who usually kept quiet, was actually so secretive.

"Look at what Ye Xiuying and that money-loser are wearing. They don't look like farmers at all. They have money to build a house and buy silk. I think they must have made a fortune."

Old Mrs. Wen, who was sitting nearby sewing shoe soles, was silent for a long while. She could hear the two sisters-in-law's mumblings clearly.

He began to feel a little regretful. Why did he have to confess the fact that the second son was not his biological son? Even if he was not his biological son, he still raised him. If he had known that the second son's family would make a fortune, he should not have fallen out with Ye Xiuying.

"You two have been treating Xiuying badly for so many years, and no one would have thought that she is living such an easy life now."

Old Mrs. Wen blamed Zhang Sufen and Zhao Chunhua from the bottom of her heart. But now she thought that Ye Xiuying was actually a good person. She had been filial to her parents for so many years, never fighting back or retaliating, and was respectful to her elders. It was all because of the instigation of these two vicious women that she disliked her second daughter-in-law.

"Mom, how can you say that we don't like her? For so many years, you have never given her a good look." Zhao Chunhua retorted dissatisfiedly.

"That's right, mother. Have you forgotten that when Zicheng was just born, Ye Xiuying was still in confinement. You forced her to cook for the whole family. She cooked noodles for you, but you lost your temper and knocked them over. You also burned her hand. You can still see the scar now."

Zhao Chunhua knew that Old Lady Wen also regretted that she had gotten so upset with Ye Xiuying, so she sighed slightly, "Mom, a woman can remember a grudge for her whole life. It's no use for you to regret it now. She's grown strong now and won't care about you anymore."

Old Mrs. Wen regretted it so much that her intestines turned green. Why did she insist on making things difficult for Ye Xiuying? She had three daughters-in-law, the eldest and the third, each one was very fierce, and she was too lazy to get angry with them. Only Ye Xiuying was honest and cowardly, and was the easiest to control.

"She's so powerful because she raised a good daughter and was able to make money. If we don't split up now, we'll be the ones living in the two-story building!" The more Mrs. Wen thought about it, the more she felt helpless.

"Now you say Wen Qingcheng is a good girl. At the beginning, you disliked her as a girl, but you just wanted to sell her first to add to Yufeng's dowry." Zhao Chunhua rolled her eyes slightly.

Old Mrs. Wen had an unpleasant expression on her face. She had not expected that Wen Qingcheng had been a mute since childhood and always kept her head down. Yufeng had been beautiful and smart since childhood, but she didn't use her intelligence in the right place.

The incident with Mu'er a while ago was exposed, and then this old woman was pushed out to take the blame, so that she has been too embarrassed to go out for a long time.

When Zhang Sufen heard Zhao Chunhua talking about giving Yufeng a dowry, she suddenly had an idea. She wanted to marry Ye Xiuying. Although her own Yufeng was outstanding, her parents didn't have much money, so naturally she didn't have much dowry. If she married into a rich family without a dowry, she would naturally not be able to hold her head high.

"No matter how much we quarrel, we are still a family. Let's try to ease the relationship." Zhang Sufen said.

When Old Lady Wen heard this, she agreed in her heart. Who would have a problem with money? As an elder, she couldn't bring herself to do it, so it would be more appropriate for Zhang Sufen to go.

When Zhao Chunhua thought of Wen Qingcheng's icy eyes, she felt that her sister-in-law and mother were dreaming.

"That money-loser has a vicious mind. After the last mushroom incident, he wants to have nothing to do with us forever."

"Your second sister-in-law is a soft-hearted person. She can be coaxed into submission with just a few nice words." Old Lady Wen said.

Zhao Chunhua thought about it and agreed. Ye Xiuying was a person without any ideas. If she avoided Wen Qingcheng and started with Ye Xiuying, she could ease the relationship.

Zhang Sufen also thought it was feasible. Although she had never bowed her head to Ye Xiuying, it was because Ye Xiuying was so lucky and had made a fortune. Who would go against money?