Rich Peasant Girl: The General's Wife Has Space

Xiao Wan returned home and pulled her parents into the house.

Old Man Xiao excitedly told Mrs. Liu about the wild ginseng and seasonings.

Mrs. Liu looked at the wild ginseng her daughter was holding, and her hands trembled with excitement.

"How much does this sell for? Oh, put it away quickly, I'm afraid I'll drop this ginseng again."

"Mom, let's process the spices today and grind them into powder. Tomorrow, Dad and I will go to the restaurant and ask if we can sell the recipes and the wild ginseng at the same time."

"Okay, then hurry up and pack up. If you can sell it tomorrow, then sell it. If you can't, that's fine. Come back early and don't start an argument with anyone."

"Okay, mother."

Just then, a shout came from the door.

The family hurried over and saw a short woman with a relatively fair complexion and almond-shaped eyes standing in the yard.

He looked around, and a harsh look ruined his face. Xiao Wan felt displeased at the sight.

This woman is from the same clan as Xiao Tiequan in the village, Xiao Zhaoshi, Zhao Cuihua.

He is narrow-minded and calculating. He would bring trivial matters to people's homes. Most villagers dislike him.

Her husband, Xiao Tiequan, is a nice person. He is honest, taciturn, and enthusiastic. He is the cousin of Xiao's second and third uncles.

Xiao Tiequan opened a blacksmith shop in the town, so his life in the village was quite comfortable.

Liu went up to him and asked, "My sister-in-law is here. What's going on?"

"What are you doing in the house? Let me see. I heard that you picked up some good stuff in the mountains." Zhao Cuihua said as she was about to rush in.

Zhao Cuihua and Li Chunhua are like-minded. They often gossip about the big and small things in the village together, and are very talkative and gossipy.

"Sister-in-law, we just picked some wild vegetables. What's so special about them? What brings you here?"

Liu blocked her, instinctively not wanting Zhao Cuihua to see the wild ginseng.

"You're so mysterious picking up wild vegetables. My family doesn't even want to eat them. Oh, by the way, didn't you take fifty coins from me yesterday to treat Miss Wan? Now my family needs it urgently. Please pay me back first."

Zhao Cuihua curled her lips and said, "If you don't want to look at it, then don't look at it." After saying that, she flipped her hands upwards and handed the IOU to Xiao Liushi.

The village doctor helped write the IOU, otherwise Zhao Cuihua would not have agreed to lend the money.

She felt that Xiao Laoer's family was poor and might not be able to pay it back, but Xiao Tiequan happened to be back from town, so she had to borrow. To be honest, she was still afraid of Xiao Tiequan.

Although Xiao Tiequan was a loyal man who loved his wife and children, he was also a rather forthright person, able to distinguish right from wrong, and close to his brothers, so she did not dare to offend him.

Liu choked.

I borrowed money yesterday because her house is close to the village doctor's house, and I came to her for a loan because I had no other choice.

It was only one night later, and Xiao Liu said in embarrassment, "Sister-in-law, if I had the money now, I wouldn't have asked you to borrow it yesterday. Can you give me a few days?"

Zhao Cuihua curled her lips and said, "A few days, my family is not easy either. My son's education also costs money. Look, you should go to school today. I'm not saying that a little girl is not worth hiring a doctor and giving her a meal. Why waste this money?"

"Auntie, thank you for lending my family money for an emergency. You don't have to worry about anything else. I will definitely pay you back before tomorrow afternoon. Don't worry."

Xiao Wan took the IOU and looked at it. Unable to bear seeing Liu in such a difficult situation, she spoke to Zhao Cuihua in a firm tone.

"Oh, Miss Wan can read now? Sister-in-law, does your family have enough money to teach a girl to read?"

What you mean is that your daughter can already read, yet you still ask me to borrow money?

Besides, her son Anger is the only one in the village who can read and write. He is the god of literature and will be the top scholar in the future!

Are other peasants worthy of studying? Of course, Cheng Ge'er from the village head's family is not included.

"I learned a few words from the village doctor. Don't worry, I will definitely return the money to you!"

"Hey, you little girl, can you keep your word? Where did you get the money? We in the Xiao family don't tolerate stealing and robbing."

"Auntie, don't worry about how I got it. My money is honest and aboveboard. Just wait at home."

Xiao Wan said impatiently, "I won't keep you at my house. Please wait at home tomorrow."

"Hey, you little girl, okay, I'll wait for you at home to get the money, but it's not fifty cents, it's sixty cents, and give me ten cents interest."

Zhao Cuihua said proudly.

"Aunt, what are you talking about? I just borrowed it yesterday, why do you want sixty cents?"

Liu was very angry. Lending money to others was indeed like borrowing a favor, but there was no such saying.

"You are robbing me. We are all family, how can you do this?"

"Mom, don't be angry. Sixty cents is sixty cents. Tomorrow, bring the IOU to the village head to be a witness!"

"Okay, I'll wait for you at home." After saying that, he turned and left, not forgetting to grab a handful of peanuts from the door.

"Wan'er, how can we afford to pay your aunt back? Well, we can borrow some money from her uncle."

Liu's last words were to Xiao Laoer.

She was really worried.

The family’s savings are at most a dozen copper coins, and even with the thirty cents given by Grandma Xiao, it is not enough to pay back the debt.

Besides, I still have to eat.

I even pawned the silver bracelet I brought as a dowry to supplement the family income. This was given to me by my parents who loved me so much and scrimped and saved, so I can't just go back to my parents' house to borrow money, right?

My sister-in-law from my mother's family is also a powerful person. She was very unhappy about the dowry bracelet at the beginning, and she was too embarrassed to ask for it. Instead of showing filial piety to her parents, she went to borrow money. It was unacceptable.

"Okay, I'll go to my eldest brother's house and ask."

Xiao Laoer was also helpless. The family had no other income, and he didn't know whether he could sell the seasoning and ginseng tomorrow.

I still have to hurry to the town dock to move the goods, at least to get some compensation.

It was not yet time to harvest the grain, so Xiao Laoer secretly made up his mind to go to the dock with his eldest brother to sign up tomorrow morning.