Becoming a stepmother of three children gives me space

Tangjia Village,

After sending the matchmaker away, Widow Zhang began to look sad.

In the early years, her husband's medical treatment emptied the family savings, and he eventually passed away, leaving behind orphans and a widow. Tangjia Village has a good moral character, and with the help of the villagers, she raised her four children.

Seeing that the eldest son is still unmarried at the age of 18 and the eldest daughter is about to be 17 and still has no husband, I am very anxious.

Maybe there is always a way out.

When the border troops attacked Tangjia Village, the eldest daughter got 50 taels of silver, bought land and built a house. She herself was also arranged to work in a tofu workshop and became a glorious worker.

Then workshops were established one after another in the village.

The eldest daughter works in a transport team, earning 30 coins a day, the eldest daughter works in a soap workshop, and the second daughter works in a stretch-fitting workshop, earning 500 coins a month.

The fourth child goes to the farm to help cut grass for the pigs every day, and earns 5 coins.

The whole family could earn more than two taels of silver every month, and they were considered high-income people in the surrounding area. The children who were previously unwilling to marry became popular.

The matchmaker was about to break down the threshold of their house, but she was not happy.

As for the media just now, they proposed a betrothal gift of 5 taels, which I could barely accept. I would give my daughter the opportunity to work in the workshop to my future sister-in-law.

Her reason is quite sufficient. A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. The future daughter-in-law is a family member. After a daughter is married off, the wages she earns belong to her husband's family.

If the daughter-in-law goes to work, the money is hers. In this era, most parents will do this.

"That's my eldest sister's job, why should I give it up?"

"What a big face!"

"You're already keeping an eye on your sister-in-law's work before you even get married."

"Get out of here."

The son got angry and drove the matchmaker away, and Widow Zhang was very relieved.

The unfairness of her parents is the root cause of deepening family conflicts. She hopes that her children can be united and friendly, and that the family will not break up even if she leaves.

My son is getting older and older, and it would be a big deal if he doesn't get married soon.

Or should I choose the girl from the Hero Village?

She actually has a favorite candidate in mind, a man from the neighboring Hero Village, whose mother is a widow, whose father died in battle, whose younger brother is injured, and who works in a workshop, but is a bit of a burden to his family.

The girl herself said that even if she got married, she would still take care of the family.

Widow Zhang knew that it was not easy for a woman to support a family. She knew that the girl was definitely right in being able to be independent and strong to support the family. However, she did not want her son to suffer.

Why is it so difficult to find a wife?

...

The village chief's house,

The heads of the workshop and the farm were all there, with serious expressions on their faces. The village chief's puffs and the thick white smoke coming out of his pipe couldn't hide his sad face.

“How many people are impersonating me?”

"Seven cases were found in the soap workshop."

"One example of a stretch fit workshop."

"Four cases of breeding."

"3 cases of tofu workshop."

"When they are old enough to get married, their families let their eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother take their place."

The village chief knocked his shoe upper with a cold face:

"They haven't come into contact with it... that's the core secret that Yun Xi mentioned, right?"

"No, people from other villages can't get in touch with it, but a few families in this village mentioned it during conversations. They said that some girls were going to marry here and wanted to take over their sister-in-law's job."

“Why are there so many weirdos?”

The village chief waved his hand:

"We don't care about other villages. If anyone in our village plays this kind of trick, we'll kick them out. Also, anyone who impersonates someone else will be driven away. Even if the original owner comes, we'll temporarily suspend her from work. We'll decide on the specific punishment after Yunxi returns. I guess she'll be back soon."

The village's workshops and breeding industries require a large number of manpower. They are already overwhelmed now, and if so many people stop working, it will be even more tense. I just hope Xiao Yunxi can come back soon to take charge of the situation.

Xiao Yunxi, whom he had been thinking about, had already arrived at the village entrance.

Niu Niu lifted the curtain of the carriage and stuck out her chubby face.

"Mom, there are candied haws!"

Tang Xiaobao also stuck his head out:

"Wow! So many people!"

Since the workshop was built in the village, many people have come here to set up stalls, but the number is limited. Today, at a glance, there are stalls everywhere under the big locust tree at the entrance of the village.

It’s even more lively than the morning market in town.

Fan Chunhua, the head of the village intelligence station, was cracking melon seeds when she saw the head sticking out of the carriage and immediately howled:

"Sister Yunxi is back!"

The women all gathered around and escorted Xiao Yunxi and the others back home.

The house is clean and there are no weeds growing on the vegetables in the yard. When I am away, the aunts take good care of the house.

"Yunxi, is the store opening going smoothly?"

Xiao Yunxi smiled brightly:

"With me here, it's bound to go smoothly. I've already made all the arrangements for Xiaowan. There are four maids from wealthy families in the shop. They all know martial arts, so it's safe."

Aunt Zhou felt a lot more at ease.

"Is everything okay at home while I'm away?"

"The workshop is operating normally, but something has gone wrong and I need your help."

.....

Mijia Village,

In a village far away from Tangjia Village, near the mud house at the end of the village, curses spread throughout the village.

"You damn thing! Why don't you let my daughter-in-law go to the workshop?"

“No matter who works, it’s work!”

"You evil-hearted thing, you shall not die a good death."

"Wow... My life is so miserable."

"I'd rather die than give birth to such a disappointing daughter."

The woman kept wailing, and in the low house next to her, a girl who was no more than 16 years old covered her face and cried.

After much difficulty, I was selected by the workshop and was paid 400 coins per month. However, my mother insisted that my eldest sister-in-law should take my place because she was going to get married.

Since we can’t keep the good things in the world for ourselves, we should give the job to our sister-in-law.

She didn't want to, so her mother locked her up. However, she was discovered and her sister-in-law was sent back. The workshop told her not to come and to go back and rest and wait for notification.

Good work is ruined just like that!

There are several other families that have experienced the same situation as the Mi family. They all favor boys over girls. If girls want to get married, they have to give up their jobs to their elder brother and sister-in-law!

In this era, even villages with a good social atmosphere like Tangjia Village, Lijia Village, and Yingxiong Village cannot avoid favoring boys over girls, let alone other villages.

Many girls are called money-losing goods when they are born. They are not well fed and clothed when they are young, and have to work before they grow up. When they grow up, they are sold in exchange for dowries to marry their brothers.

Therefore, in the eyes of many families, when a girl gets married, she should give up her job to the family.

As for whether the workshop agrees or not, it doesn’t matter who does it.

Some people are poor because of the times, and some people are poor because they deserve to be poor, just like these families who ignored the workshop regulations and secretly replaced people.

When the workshop was chosen, they took care of Tian Shao's family, but these people were ungrateful and caused all these troubles.

However, the widespread occurrence of impersonation incidents is not entirely due to the preference for boys over girls, but rather the deliberate instigation of some people who want to take advantage of the situation.