The busy spring farming period is over, and people in the village are gradually not as busy as before.
In the morning, Mother Lu carried a bucket of clothes to the stream to wash clothes.
The creek in the 1980s was not polluted by chemical products, the water was crystal clear, and small fish could be seen swimming around from time to time.
As soon as Yang Lifang put her clothes next to the stream, a sharp and harsh tone sounded behind her.
"Tsk tsk, Yang Lifang, you have two daughters-in-law at home and you still want you to wash the clothes yourself. If you want to marry me, you must marry a virtuous wife, and you must find someone who is capable and hard-working."
“After my daughter-in-law married into our family, she was extremely diligent.
Washing clothes, cooking, feeding pigs and ducks, planting rice... Lifang, let me say something that shouldn't be said. It's time for people at our age to enjoy happiness. Look at your new daughter-in-law, who is lazy and greedy. Oh my, what a day to live. "
The speaker was Li Lanhua, who lived at the end of the village. She gave birth to two daughters and a son. The eldest daughter was already married, and the younger daughter was still waiting to be given birth.
Before Lu Xingzhou and Fu Xueyao were not engaged, she had brought the idea of a son-in-law to the Lu family, but her wishful thinking finally came to nothing.
"If you want to find a wife, I still have to marry our family Mengfang. She started working on the farm when she was eight or nine years old. There are few in this country who can compare with her."
What's the use of being pretty? A foxy face will seduce men. Now, when she thinks of her favorite son-in-law being snatched away, she is holding back her anger.
Yang Lifang picked up the hammering stick and turned around coldly: "What are you talking about? Believe it or not, I will tear your mouth apart."
"You said things you shouldn't have said, and you still say them out loud. Isn't that just talking nonsense?"
Yang Lifang has a good temper, but when it comes to her family, she doesn't look good.
"My little daughter-in-law, not everyone can say that. Just mind your own household affairs. Don't stare at other people's houses all day long."
Seeing Yang Lifang's fierce look, Li Lanhua was frightened and took two steps back. This was the first time she saw Yang Lifang looking like this.
Originally, what she said was to sow discord between the two of them, and maybe Yang Lifang would divorce her son from Fu Xueyao.
Although the second marriage was not as good as the first marriage, Lu Xingzhou's conditions were good. He was a cadre in the army, and his family also made money by making furniture.
She had already thought about it. If her daughter got married, the bride price would be higher than that of Fu Xueyao. After all, the first marriage and the second marriage were still different, and her daughter was not like that lazy guy who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun.
Judging from this incident, it was her daughter who suffered the loss. I heard that the Fu family received a gift of 300 yuan, so their family still had to ask for 400 yuan.
When the time comes, she will be able to buy a job for her son in the city.
She thought her idea was the best, but who would have thought that Yang Lifang would be so protective of her daughter-in-law.
Li Lanhua laughed dryly with a stiff expression: "I'll just say it casually."
On the surface, Li Lanhua had a good attitude and was submissive, but the disdain at the end of her eyes gave her away.
It's a joke, she's not telling lies, it's just that some people don't like to hear it.
Aunt Lanhua was a little angry and dissatisfied along the way, but she did not dare to choke when facing Yang Lifang.
So on the way home, whenever Li Lanhua met someone, she would talk non-stop to vent her dissatisfaction.
No, now he is sitting at the entrance of the village and making crazy complaints to the aunts in the village.
"You are indeed wrong this time. Her wife is not lazy and she knows how to make money." The person who spoke was Aunt Wang who sold tofu in the village.
"How do you say this?"
"Didn't you see her driving a bullock cart to the county seat these days?"
These days, people in the village go to farm early in the morning, and few people can meet Fu Xueyao driving an ox cart to the county town.
Generally speaking, people in the village would not go to the county town unless they had something important to do, let alone during this busy farming season.
And even if they saw it, others wouldn't know what Fu Xueyao was doing.
Aunt Wang knew about this because every time there was a market in the county town, she and her husband would go to the city to sell tofu, which happened to happen.
"She sells lobsters in the county town for 5 cents a pound."
"Hey!" All the aunts present were frightened by the price and their eyes widened instantly.
Aunt Lanhua stood up excitedly: "What, 5 cents! 5 cents for that thing that even a chicken won't eat! Isn't this a money grab?"
Other aunts also echoed: "There are people buying these things. Are the people in the city crazy? Oh dear, how much money do you need to make from this? There are crayfish everywhere in our village."
"Since the people in the city love this thing so much, we can also sell it." One pound is only 5 cents, and 100 pounds is 50 yuan. How much grain must be sold to make this money? I can't even think about it. think.
Aunt Wang curled her lips and glanced at everyone: "You think you can get it, people in the city like to eat because they cook delicious food, and you think you can just sell it at this price?
This is simply a dream. Even the pigs won’t eat the crayfish you make. Who will buy them? It’s just a waste of money. "
These people don't even think about it. If they could make so much money just by selling lobsters, they would have been caught long ago.
If there really was such a profitable business, even if I knew the news, I would not tell them, and I would have secretly made money long ago.
Aunt Wang pulled up her clothes and continued: "That's why I said that she is a capable person who can make money. You said that this is your daughter-in-law, why don't you protect her?"
After hearing this, her aunt nodded in agreement.
For a daughter-in-law who is so good at making money, if Fu Xueyao belongs to their family, she will have to provide for her well. This is a cornucopia.
At this moment, Fu Xueyao's image of being lazy and greedy has been completely changed in their hearts. She has such a beautiful and capable person, so why does she love to eat? It's called being able to eat is a blessing, so she should eat something good.
What's wrong with being lazy? She is so thoughtful and doesn't waste time on useless things. Whose daughter-in-law can be as smart as her.
At this moment, everyone was muttering in their hearts, wishing that this daughter-in-law belonged to their family.
Aunt Lanhua didn't speak anymore, but her eyes wandered.
This is 5 cents per pound, not 5 cents but 50 cents! If she could sell it, she would make a lot of money!
Maybe when the money is made, the whole family can move into the city. Thinking of this, I can't suppress my excitement at all.
A person as lazy as Fu Xueyao could make money, let alone their family Mengfang. Later she would go catch crayfish and let her daughter study it. It would definitely taste better than that lazy girl's.
Thinking of this, she couldn't wait any longer.
Yang Lifang, who was about to go home after washing her clothes, felt that the villagers today were strange.
In the past, the aunts in this village looked at her with some sympathy, just because the Lu family was unlucky enough to marry Fu Xueyao into the family.
At this moment, he cast an envious look at her.
Only when someone came forward to ask did Yang Lifang know the truth.
Listening to their exaggerated statement, Yang Lifang laughed twice and explained loudly: "How can it be so profitable? Don't look at the high price. We Xueyao went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy a lot of materials and added them in. Otherwise, what would happen? It’s worth the price.”
"People in the city are not fools. They just know that this stuff tastes good, so others will buy it."
"You said if I just cooked it casually and sold it to you for 5 cents, would you want it?" She was not lying. Although Xueyao made a lot of money, other materials did cost money.
Although Yang Lifang is a rural woman, she also knows that people are more or less hostile to the rich. If the villagers really know that Xueyao makes money selling crayfish, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble.
The people who were there to join in the fun shook their heads after hearing this. Not to mention selling it for 50 cents for the first time, they would not buy the crayfish with added ingredients for 50 cents.
This is only 50 cents. If you add another 20 cents, you can buy half a catty of pork. Who is willing to buy this?
"That's it. If it's really so profitable, then it's our turn. People in the city would have sold it long ago."
After this explanation, although the people in the village did not completely believe what Yang Lifang said, they also felt that although Fu Xueyao had made money, it was not as much as the rumors.
"Sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, how come the dumplings you make are so beautiful, why am I..." Lu Zhiyun looked at the dumpling in her hand again, which could not be called a dumpling, feeling a little discouraged.
Sister-in-law Lu comforted her: "Just practice more and it will be fine."
"Hey..." Lu Zhiyun let out a long sigh. This is not the problem. She has been involved in cooking since she was a child, and there is nothing she is good at.
