We have separated, what does it have to do with me if my husband's family eats bran?

Zhao Xiangxiu glared at her two sons and said, "Why would I lie to you? Sit down quickly. You are grown-ups and you are still so startled!"

"We were not shocked, we just couldn't believe it..."

"Yeah, I didn't make so much money when my father was here."

The two brothers looked at each other, feeling dizzy.

Zhao Xiangxiu thought of Liu Dazhuang and was depressed for a moment, then continued, "Let's not talk about the past. What's important now is to help your Aunt Cheng Yue do her job well and not let down the wages she received.

From now on, you two brothers will take care of the household affairs. Mom and your younger sister will focus on taking care of the chickens and ducks. With the wages, our lives will be better and we won't have to worry about your marriages.

Also, don’t tell anyone about this, especially your grandparents.”

"We know, mother, just focus on your work and don't worry about the housework."

They know better than anyone what kind of people their grandparents are, and they only tell them these things when they have nothing to do.

The children were sensible and could distinguish right from wrong, so Zhao Xiangxiu was relieved. Finally, she gave them another instruction:

"You must remember the kindness of Aunt Cheng Yue's family. No matter what happens, you must stand by their side. You must also take good care of your younger brothers and sisters. Do you understand?"

"Mom, we all remember it!"

The three children solemnly promised that they knew in their hearts who was good to them and they would naturally repay those who were good to them, but they would not care about those who were not good to them.

When the family was divided up, their grandparents showed no regard for them at all. If the head of the village had not been so tough, they probably wouldn't have even been able to get two acres of land.

The mother and her three children often had no food to eat, and they all thought that this was how their life would end.

They didn't expect that Aunt Cheng Yue was willing to give them a hand and let them see hope again. How could they be so heartless?

What they hate most is people without conscience!

Zhao Xiangxiu was very pleased and said to Liu Zhuzi, "Zhuzi, go to your grandma's village again tomorrow and bring back a few puppies. Your aunt Chengyue wants them."

"Okay! I'll go there early in the morning!"

Liu Zhuzi agreed immediately after hearing this. He was happier than anyone else now that the puppies had found a home.

The next day, Zhao Xiangxiu and Cuicui went up the mountain at dawn.

Cheng Yue had also gotten up early and was moving wheat bran with Chen Lin. They had to go to the county town soon and had to prepare food for the chickens and ducks.

The whole family was going out and no one was at home. Zhao Xiangxiu and the others definitely would not go into the kitchen, so they could only move the bran to the yard.

As soon as I moved out, I saw Zhao Xiangxiu and her daughter coming up. It was so early and they were so enthusiastic.

"Sister-in-law Xiangxiu, it's just right that you're here. This is wheat bran. I'll open the door. There are vegetable leaves in the vegetable garden. You can pick them directly and make chicken and duck food in the yard."

Zhao Xiangxiu said cheerfully, "Okay, don't worry, just lock the house! We can help you look after the house."

It’s a pity to feed these good vegetable leaves to chickens and ducks. There are many wild vegetables on the mountain. You can just dig them up. They are better than vegetable leaves!”

At that time, there were only a few vegetables in the vegetable garden, and not enough to eat for people, so how could we feed them all to the chickens and ducks?

Besides, even with so many chickens and ducks, there are not enough to eat, unlike wild vegetables that are everywhere.

There are plenty of vegetables in Cheng Yue's space, but she couldn't tell Zhao Xiangxiu, so she just let her do it. Everyone can eat wild vegetables, and chickens and ducks are also nutritious.

Then they handed over two pens, and Zhao Xiangxiu and the other person took the pens and ran to dye the chickens and ducks.

After a while, the sisters Chen Tong and Chen Ning prepared breakfast. They made two scallion pancakes, cooked a pot of rice porridge, and paired them with pickled vegetables made by Cheng Yue. They ate it happily.

After dinner, the family said goodbye to Zhao Xiangxiu and others and went to the county town.

Today's business is no different from the previous two days and is still very popular. However, after these two days, the family has become more familiar with weighing and calculating, and they are much faster.

“It’s so hot!”

All the braised food was sold out. Sisters Chen Tong and Chen Ning sat on a small stool and fanned themselves with their hands. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and they had been busy all morning and were sweating.

If their mother hadn't told them not to wash their faces with cold water after sweating, they would have wanted to dive into the basin.

Chen Lin and Chen An also had beads of sweat on their foreheads.

Cheng Yue wiped her face. She was also very hot! She missed the days of air conditioning. Even a fan would be fine!

"Let's go to town later and buy some cloth to make some summer clothes."

The clothes I am wearing now are the ones that were made at the beginning. The thickness of these clothes is meant for spring and autumn. Now it is already May and summer is here. It would be strange if I am not hot wearing these clothes.

It was because I was so busy that I forgot about it. Also, there were so many trees and water in the village, and the wind was very cool, so I didn't think about making new clothes.

Now the temperature has risen suddenly, and the whole family is squeezed into one window to work, which makes them feel even hotter.

Speaking of this, it reminded Chen An, "Ayue, the wheat harvest will be in half a month at most. We have to keep someone at home. How will we arrange the shop by then?"

They definitely couldn't harvest the wheat. No matter who came to help, they had to provide food. Even if they couldn't provide food, there had to be someone at home.

“I want to hire a laborer, but I don’t know who to find.

Let alone harvesting wheat, our family can’t stay in the shop every day, otherwise we won’t be able to complete other tasks.”

To be a laborer, you can do it at any age, as long as you are clean, in good health, and can write and do math.

But there are few literate people in the entire Houshui Village, and this requirement alone has blocked many people from entering.

She was not confident in hiring other people whose backgrounds she did not know well, and she could not even consider hiring someone for the time being because she did not have the conditions yet.

Chen An was silent for a moment, then said, "I don't remember any of my peers in the village who have ever been to school, and I'm even less sure about the others. Why don't we go back and ask the head of the village?"

Apart from Chen Ping, he had never heard of anyone who could read. Later, he often went out to work, so he had no idea whether there were any educated people among the younger generation.

The Chen Lin brothers and sisters were not clear about it either. Before the family split up, they always had endless work to do and rarely had time to go out to play. The only people they were familiar with were Liu Shuanzi, Liu Zhuzi and Liu Cuicui.

Cheng Yue nodded and said, "Okay!"

In fact, it doesn’t matter even if we can’t find one for the time being. After the opening days, when the business stabilizes, the two of us will be able to handle it.

In the afternoon, the family went to Mr. Wu's in the town to get pig heads, pig trotters, and offal, and then went to buy ready-made clothes before returning home.

They originally wanted to buy cloth, but thinking that making clothes would take time and they were waiting to wear them, they just bought ready-made clothes.

But ready-made clothes were much more expensive than cloth. A family of five needed at least two sets of spare clothes, and ten sets of fine cotton clothes cost her nearly three taels of silver.

It is really expensive, almost as expensive as luxury goods, but when you think about it, three taels of silver can be worn for a season, or even for a few years, Cheng Yue doesn't feel bad anymore.

Based on her current income, it’s only half a day’s salary, which is quite a deal!

If you wash your brain often, you will feel much clearer!