Chapter 313 I can’t bear it
How can Old Man Zhang sleep when Mrs. Zhang is like this?
So I had to sit up, put on my new thick cotton coat, and asked: "Come on, tell me what happened to you today."
He rubbed his cotton-padded clothes with his hands and sighed in his heart. The cotton purchased by the Baijiabao caravan was really good. The cotton flowers were big, long, and snow-white.
In the past, Old Man Zhang wouldn't have dared to think about it, but now, everyone in the family only has two sets of cotton-padded clothes and trousers.
Not only that, the lining and trousers are also flannel from Baijiabao Cloth Store, which is soft and comfortable to wear.
Mrs. Zhang originally wanted to say it was nothing, but her wife had already sat up, so she also sat up, put the thick cotton coat that she had put on the bedside before going to bed, draped it over herself, and sighed.
"I'm just a little, a little worried."
Old Man Zhang: "What are you worried about?"
Without waiting for Mrs. Zhang to answer, he continued: "Are you worried that your daughter-in-law will remarry in the future?"
As an old father-in-law, he shouldn't have said this originally, but seeing the old woman worried, he spoke up.
Mrs. Zhang was surprised: "You know?"
"We have been dependent on each other for most of our lives. How can I not understand you."
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she didn't say anything more, she just sighed again.
Old Man Zhang: "Tell me what you think."
"What do I have in mind?" Mrs. Zhang sighed softly and said, "It's not like I haven't mentioned letting her remarry before. After all, she is still young, but Xianglian..."
The daughter-in-law said that since she married into the Zhang family, she became a member of the Zhang family. She also gave birth to children for the Zhang family. She would not consider remarrying or anything like that.
Mrs. Zhang was naturally moved by Yang Xianglian's behavior, but she was not an evil mother-in-law. It was difficult for women in this world.
Mrs. Zhang couldn't bear to have Yang Xianglian become a widow at such a young age.
Now that Yang Xianglian's temperament and behavior have changed a lot, Mrs. Zhang is wondering if there is room for maneuver in remarrying.
Mrs. Zhang: "That's what I think. When the time comes, we will be Xianglian's natal family, and we will be given a generous dowry. As long as people treat Xianglian well, that will be fine."
"The child is naturally raised by our family. Xianglian can come back to see her whenever she wants."
Old man Zhang looked at his wife, who became more and more sensible as he talked, and shook his head: "No matter how much you think, it still depends on what your daughter-in-law thinks."
It's not that he wants to pour cold water on her, but her daughter-in-law is extremely virtuous and kind-hearted, otherwise she wouldn't have risked her life to escape with their family.
The hardships along the way were even tough for young men. Several times, Old Man Zhang wanted to give up, but Yang Xianglian guided them step by step. No matter how hard it was, he never thought of giving up.
Although Old Man Zhang didn't say it, he already treated Yang Xianglian as his daughter.
Hearing this, Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes at her wife: "If you say it, you haven't said it yet."
"Aren't I afraid that our family will delay Xiang Lian..."
Before she finished speaking, Old Man Zhang said: "What are you afraid of? There is nothing to be afraid of. If the man can't do it, bring Xiang Lian back. If not, find her a son-in-law."
Old man Zhang: "It is said that people's hearts are separated from each other. If we send her to get married, we don't know what her husband's family will be like, but if we recruit a son-in-law, it will be right under our noses..."
Mrs. Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up, and she happily interrupted her husband: "You are right. If we are looking for a son-in-law, Xianglian will not be bullied as long as our family is here."
"Okay, old man, why didn't I think of that?"
Mrs. Zhang said happily: "Even if the two of us are gone in a few years, there will still be Jin Zheng and Jin Guo, and the grandchildren will grow up, so Xiang Lian will not be bullied."
But the next second, Old Man Zhang's words put a smile on Mrs. Zhang's face.
"How can it be so easy to recruit a son-in-law? Who would be willing to be a son-in-law if he is a promising man?" "Besides, this is Junji Town, and the situation is complicated. If someone with ulterior motives is recruited, she will be harmed. .”
Mrs. Zhang frowned and said unwillingly: "What if, what if God finds it difficult for Xianglian and can give her a good one."
In fact, she also knew that unless she couldn't survive, someone else would be willing to be a son-in-law.
Even in a disaster year, families who cannot survive will only sell their girls.
Yang Xianglian was pretty, good at embroidery, and managed the household well. She was filial to her parents-in-law, and took care of her children. Her reputation as a virtuous woman had long spread throughout the upper and lower villages.
But even for such a good person, it is not easy to recruit a son-in-law.
Old Man Zhang: "Then it depends on God." I hope I can give him a good one.
Yang Xianglian was sleeping soundly at this time, but she didn't know that her parents-in-law were upset about her remarriage and finding a son-in-law.
The two chatted for a while, yawned, and then both lay down.
Mrs. Zhang: "No matter what, we have to build a bigger house when spring comes. We need to build at least three rooms to give Xiang Lian a big room. Even if she doesn't remarry and find a son-in-law, she still has grandchildren."
"Jin Zheng lives in the same room, and we, the couple, live in the same room with Jin Guo."
"Okay." Old Man Zhang said: "I will find a time to go to the village chief's house in two days to ask."
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Xianglian received a notice to work overtime.
She hurriedly rode an ox cart to the town with other eldest girls and wives in the village. On the way, she also encountered an ox cart from Futaoxia Village.
People from the two villages greeted each other and rushed to the town together.
"Do you know what's going on?"
"I don't know."
"I heard a little bit, there seems to be a batch of urgent orders..."
Shangcun and Xiacun are relatively affluent villages within a hundred miles. Of course, there are not many villages within a hundred miles.
Therefore, when more than a dozen ox-carts rolled toward the town, they also attracted the envy of many people in the village along the way.
When Bai Duojin saw people arriving, he didn't waste any time and said, "I'm asking you to come back and work overtime during the Chinese New Year, disturbing your reunion with your family."
"But there is nothing we can do now..."
Liang Guo and Qi Guo were still fighting each other inseparably. It had rained continuously for more than a month in the southern part of Jin State. In addition to food, cotton, linen and other items were also severely affected, so orders for cloth shops increased sharply.
According to the current situation, Baijiabao Caravan is estimated to have to undertake more than half of this year's orders in order to alleviate people's demand for clothes and cloth.
Of course, if you have money, you have to make it, so people are called back to work overtime before the end of the year.
"From today to the tenth day of the lunar month, you will be paid two days' wages for working one day. If you are willing to work, you can start working immediately. If you are not willing, you can go home and come back when work starts normally on the tenth day of the lunar month."
Two days' wages for one day's work?
Hearing this, the female workers present were shocked, and then their eyes suddenly turned red.
The little boss was really good to them. If they had changed to other bosses, let alone getting paid two days a day, it would be considered good if they would not deduct their wages.
"That's it." Bai Duojin finished speaking and said, "You all understand, right?"
It rained again these two days.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, do you have any plans?