The cannon fodder female supporting role stirs up trouble in period literature

Zhou Lanxiang said, "Cousin, you have never done this before, right? First watch us paste it. Pasting matchboxes is easy and you will learn it once you see it."

Hua Honeysuckle nodded, "Yes, I have never done it before. Let me make it clear first, I am clumsy and may not be able to learn it!"

Zhou Xiahe chuckled, "As long as you have hands, you can do this job. How can you not learn it? My cousin is so smart, she will definitely be able to do it at once."

Hua Dahua didn't like what she said. She looked at the pile of things and said, "Just take a look at it. Don't blame us if it doesn't turn out well."

"Don't blame me, my cousin is helping us with the work, how can I blame you?"

From what Zhou Xiahe said, was she treating them as free labor? Hua Dahua snorted in displeasure, but didn't leave immediately.

Seeing that the two sisters were already sitting cross-legged on the kang and starting to demonstrate, I took off my shoes and sat on the kang.

Zhou Lanxiang and Zhou Xiahe showed the two sisters how to paste. Zhou Lanxiang said, "First cousin will apply the paste like I did, and second cousin will stick the decals on top. Xiahe and I will do the rest."

Hua Dahua and Hua Rendong responded and started to do it just like them.

Zhou Lanxiang stared at the two sisters working. Seeing that Hua Rendong's hands looked slender and soft, but they were even clumsier than her feet, she kept complaining, "Second cousin, you are not doing it right. You need to make it more straight. Otherwise, if the pass rate is not high enough during the inspection, you will be fined."

"Hey, second cousin, please be more serious. How can anyone do the job like you do?"

Hua Rendong was annoyed by her words and was about to quit when she heard Zhou Xiahe whispering beside her: "Second cousin, I know you think you can't make money from this job, but my sister is right. If you do too many bad things, you will be deducted from your salary.

I heard from the villagers that you workers earn more than 20 yuan a month when you first enter the factory. My second cousin’s monthly salary must be quite high too, right?

Unlike us, we only get one cent for making a matchbox. My sister and I can only earn a little over one dollar after making a whole day. If we make a few more, we will earn even less money. "

Hua Rendong put the half-sticky matchbox on the table and stared at Zhou Xiahe with a half-smile, until she avoided his gaze and then spoke, "What can I do? I was able to work in the factory, in addition to my father's relationship, because I graduated from high school. Since you are so envious, why didn't you finish elementary school?"

The two sisters of the Zhou family felt uncomfortable under Hua Rendong's scorching gaze. Zhou Xiahe murmured, "Studying for a year costs a lot of money. When we two girls get married, we will belong to other families. It's better not to waste the family's money."

Zhou Xiaoya and Zhou Xiaoyue, who had already put on their schoolbags and were carrying a plate of melon seeds to the Hua sisters, heard these words as they entered the room and their faces immediately darkened.

Zhou Xiaoya spat, "You're talking nonsense! Grandma said that no matter whether the child is a boy or a girl, we will support them until they can finish their studies. When you didn't want to study, grandma told you to go back and continue your studies. You said you wanted to come back early to earn money and save money for your brother and nephew to get married. I advised you so much at that time but you didn't want to study. Now you are blaming me?"

Zhou Xiaoyue even came over and pulled Hua Rendong and Hua Dahua's hands out, "Let's go, we won't work for them in vain. Last time, they made my sister and I work with them to paste matchboxes for several days, and we were so tired that our eyes were tired, but they only gave us two cents. They used their little tricks to plot against their own family members."

Hua Rendong just didn't want to bother with the two sisters anymore, so she took the opportunity to pull Hua Dahua, and the two sisters put on their shoes and came out.

Zhou Xiaoyue was still talking about how the two sisters usually took advantage of her. When she got angry, she couldn't help but scream out loudly. It was obvious that she was often schemed against by the two sisters and she felt very aggrieved.

Grandma Zhou heard the noise in the house and asked, "Why is Xiaoyue crazy?"

Zhou Xiaoyue ran into the house with a pout and complained to Grandma Zhou, who was so angry that her face turned ugly. "You two have no conscience, so I won't let them go to school? Zhang Yun, Zhang Yun, you should send them back to school today, so that they won't say that I am partial to others and don't let them go to school."

Zhang Yun was coaxing her grandson with her daughter-in-law in the room. When she heard Grandma Zhou calling, she came over holding her grandson, "Mom, what happened?"

Grandma Zhou pointed outside and said, "Go ask your two daughters what they say about your family outside. There were books for them to read, but they refused to read them. Now they say that their family didn't read to them. I have always treated your two children equally, but why do your children say that I am partial to your brother-in-law's family?"

Zhang Yun's face turned pale and red as he was accused. He looked at Zhou Xiaoyue who was still angry at the side, knowing that it was she who complained today and that was why he was scolded by his mother-in-law.

Not daring to contradict her mother-in-law, she glared at Zhou Xiaoyue fiercely, "Zhou Xiaoyue, what did Auntie do to you? You want to make this family in turmoil, don't you? Tell me yourself, how did Auntie let you talk about me in front of your grandma like this?"

Zhou Xiaoyue didn't expect Zhang Yun's gun to be directed at her, but she wasn't afraid. She puffed out her chest and tried to push back. Then she heard Grandma Zhou say, "Don't make things difficult for a child. If your two daughters hadn't been resentful and were saying that their family was biased, how could Xiaoyue have heard those gossips? Let me tell you, Zhang Yun, your two daughters have been bad at talking nonsense since they were young. If you don't take care of them, when they get married into a husband's family, other mothers-in-law won't have the same good temper as me. They will watch your mothers making small troubles and won't bother with you. If they get beaten for talking nonsense and ask their mothers for support, I won't be able to take the lead for them."

Grandma Zhou's words could be a clear message to Zhang Yun: your two daughters have bad mouths because they learned that from you. I am a good-tempered person and don't like to bother with you. Other mothers-in-law may not be able to tolerate having a troublemaker in the family.

Zhang Yun wanted to retort a few more words, but Zhou Laicai, who was chopping wood in the backyard, heard his mother scolding his wife, so he dropped his axe and ran over.

Seeing that his daughter-in-law was still unconvinced and wanted to argue with her mother, he pushed her out and said to Grandma Zhou, "Mom, don't be angry with her. I'll tell her when I get home."

Grandma Zhou snorted, but she didn't want to keep nagging her. After all, her daughter-in-law was not her own, so it was not good to say anything too harsh. After what she said today, if she was sensible, she should know how to restrain herself in the future.

Hua Rendong and Hua Dahua stayed in the yard and didn't go in. After all, it was the Zhou family's business and it was not appropriate for them to get involved.

Seeing Zhang Yun being pushed out by Zhou Laicai and glaring at them fiercely when he saw them, she knew that she hated him.

But, so what? They didn't want to cause discord among the Zhou family because of them, but they also couldn't let people think that they should be humble.

Hua Dahua shouted to the inside of the house, "Grandma, Erhua and I are going to the county to see my dad."

Knowing that they were not wandering around the village, Grandma Zhou did not stop them. "Go early and come back early. If you meet bad guys, hide away."

Hua Dahua responded with a "yes" and called Zhou Xiaoya and Zhou Xiaoyue in the room, "Xiaoya, Xiaoyue, I'll ride my bike and take you two to school on the way."

Zhou Xiaoya and Zhou Xiaoyue agreed and ran out of the house happily.