【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

I'm getting off topic. With an income of one or two taels of silver a month, they could buy hundreds of kilograms of cheap beans and corn. Even if they lived a tight budget, it was enough for them to eat. In addition, Zhao's mother would take on embroidery work and sew for her daughter, so they earned an average of two to three hundred coins a month. In addition, the house was left by their ancestors, so the Zhao family lived a pretty good life.

What about firewood? Yun Xi spent a lot of money on it, but ordinary people in the capital would never be willing to buy firewood. Buying firewood was something only the wealthy would do. Ordinary people would take time out of their busy schedules before winter to go outside the city to chop firewood and bring it back to stockpile for the whole year.

You don’t have to buy vegetables and eggs. The yard at home is so big that you can grow a lot of vegetables and raise some chickens.

This is the life of ordinary families in Beijing. They are thrifty and try to find ways to make money everywhere. They dare not stop for a moment. The Zhao family is relatively good. They have three different sources of income. Even if one of them is lost, they can still survive and feel very secure.

"Mom, Aunt Lu asked us to help sew quilts and cotton clothes."

Zhao Taoyao ran home in a hurry.

Mother Zhao put down her embroidery and sighed, "The Lu family bought the house next door, and you don't even go home? This embroidery work is due in two days. If you don't hand it in, your boss will deduct your money."

"Mom, tomorrow! I'll help you embroider it tomorrow and it will be done quickly. This isn't just our neighbor's house. Brother Lu is my fiancé. It wouldn't be right not to help him move." Zhao Taoyao said flatteringly.

"You, go to the fields and cut the chives, tie them up and take them next door to congratulate the Lu family on their new home."

Zhao's mother was fair-skinned, very amiable, and always smiling at everyone she saw, which made it easy for others to have a good impression of her. She did not come empty-handed, but was carrying a large bundle of leeks.

"Sister Zhao, thank you and Taoyao for your hard work this time. Don't worry, your work will not be in vain." Yun Xi expressed her warm welcome. At this time, the carpenters had already paid and left.

Mother Zhao smiled generously, "We'll all be neighbors from now on, so why be so polite?"

"I'm not being polite. Who would ask for help without paying? It's not like that. Come on, I made dinner. Let's eat and then get back to work."

He took the two of them to eat rice porridge with fried radish before starting to work.

No charcoal was bought today, so a fire was built in the main room with firewood. Yun Xi joined the two in sewing. Mother Zhao sewed two large quilts, Tao Yao sewed two large mattresses, and Yun Xi sewed six sets of cotton-padded clothes.

Sewing clothes is not difficult. She already knows how to do it, and she got some practice from the previous task. So she can thread the needle very quickly, and the clothes she sews have fine stitches, which are airtight and cotton-proof.

There was not much cotton, the mattress was very thin, one pound, the quilt was also thin, three pounds, and the cotton clothes were even thinner, less than one pound of cotton per set. It was not that she didn't want to buy more, but the grocery store only had that much in stock, and it was extremely expensive, three hundred coins per pound.

"Madam Yun, you have this skill. You can go to the cloth shop and get some work." Mother Zhao said enviously when she saw the clothes she made.

"It's easy for me to sit for a while, but if I sit here sewing clothes all the time, I can't sit still."

Making clothes is too tiring for the eyes, so Yun Xi doesn’t like to do it.

Mother Zhao looked at her and asked, "Have you thought about how you will make a living in the future?"

"I've already thought about this. By the way, Tao Yaoniang, can you please not tell anyone that we moved here?" Yun Xi changed the subject and asked.

Mother Zhao was puzzled. "Why?"

"I'm sure you know what these children have been through. The fever made me forget a lot of things. I have some doubts that I need to think about carefully." Yun Xi smiled bitterly, "I hope your family won't tell anyone about our address, so as not to get harassed by others."

Mother Zhao said nothing more, "Okay, I'll tell my child's father and Deping and De'an when I get back."

After working for more than an hour, the work was done and there were a few feet of cloth left. Yun Xi gave it to Zhao's mother as a reward.

Mother Zhao felt relieved. When she got home, Zhao Taoyao winked at her mother and said, "How is it? Aunt Lu is very generous, isn't she?"

Mother Zhao was speechless. "It's definitely not like what the rumors say."

There was still half an hour before dark. Yun Xi had cooked the lard and filled two medium-sized earthenware jars with it, enough to last for a while.

I also cooked some lean meat, cabbage and rice porridge, and asked everyone to drink a bowl, then get some water to wash up and go to bed.

The chaotic day is finally over, and tomorrow will be better.

Beside her, Lu Simei and Lu Xiaowu had taken cold medicine and were already fast asleep, snoring softly. Yun Xi slowly fell asleep thinking about the clues she had discovered today.

The next day, the sun climbed up to the roof. Yun Xi woke up in a daze and met a pair of big watery eyes.

"Mom, you're awake."

Yun Xi supported herself, feeling her body was so heavy. She wondered what kind of life the original owner had led to end up like this. "Xiao Wu? How do you feel? Is your body still burning?"

"It's not hot anymore! My brother said someone sent some firewood and is waiting to be paid."

The five children of the Lu family had no names, so they were called Lu Dalu, Lu San, Lu Simei and Lu Xiaowu. Lu Da was fourteen years old, Lu was twenty-two years old, Lu was thirty years old, Lu Simei was seven years old and Lu Xiaowu was four years old.

At this time, Lu Xiaowu was sitting on the warm bed with his little feet bent, blinking his big eyes, and looking very happy.

"Okay, I'll go get the money."

I went out and looked at the sun. It should be noon now. The wind was a little weaker today, but after it blew, I always felt my nose itchy, and the wind and sand were still heavy.

Winter in the north is always like this.

The ten woodcutters yesterday were very diligent. They had already delivered the second load of firewood before noon, and they would deliver more in the afternoon. After Yun Xi settled the bill, they happily said that they would go to the grain store and buy a bag of coarse grain to take home.

After watching them leave, Yun Xi turned around and found Lu Dalu, Lu Er, and Lu San staring at her. Lu Da was distant and angry, Lu Er was wary and disgusted, and Lu San shrank his neck in fear. His eyes quickly turned red when he met Yun Xi's gaze. As for the fourth sister? The noise coming from the kitchen must be the fourth sister busying herself.

"We're not short of money at home right now. Eat lunch, get some rest, and take care of your health first."

Yun Xi was too lazy to pay attention to them. She turned around and went to the kitchen and saw Lu Simei cooking rice porridge.

"Let me do it. I'll make some fried cabbage with oil residue and we'll have meat for dinner."

When Lu Simei turned her head and saw her, she shrank back in fear, her legs shaking unconsciously, and her crystal tears flowed down her face, falling to the ground and getting covered in dust.

Lu Da came in and took her away, and Yun Xi felt much more comfortable being alone in the kitchen.

There was hot water in the clay pot, and after washing up, she started cooking.

At this time, in the east room, a debate broke out about whether Yun Xi had changed.

Lu Da: I am taking a wait-and-see attitude, but I hate them. They are not worthy of being parents!

Lu Er: If I get the chance, I will definitely kill this couple and slice their flesh into pieces.

Lu San: Woo woo, baby is so scared.

Lu Simei: I want a mother. I don’t want a mother who only hits people. I want a gentle mother.

Lu Xiaowu: Oh, oh, oh, baby doesn’t forget to eat or be beaten. Baby is not a traitor!

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