You Yin wanted to tell the third sister that the third aunt also called her at first, but she didn't follow because she was pulled by the big sister to help clean up. Now that she heard the third sister calling him to go too, You Yin tried hard. He nodded, went to pick up half a scoop of water and washed his hands before heading to the east wing, leaving behind You Ting and You Jin, who had been directing Young Yin to clean up the dishes with their hips on their shoulders, staring at them with big eyes.
"Then the rest of the work will be hard work, big sister." You Jin was not so stupid, and just tore his face, how could he rush to curry favor with her
Although she was also born and raised in the countryside, Youting was also spoiled by the little Chen family since she was a child. In addition, there are several children in the second room. Where did Yue Youting get her hands on these housework? Hearing her say this, You Ting's pale face suddenly turned ugly: "Yue Youjin, do you dare to instruct me to work?"
You Jin looked up at her lightly, lowered her slightly sarcastic voice and said with a smile: "Miss in the lobby, it's weird to say this? When did I instruct the lady in the lobby to work? In the past, it wasn't always the lady in the lobby. Are you instructing us to be cows and horses? Why don’t you remember the eldest sister?” Then she raised her voice and said loudly, “Today, it’s the big room’s turn to work. If the eldest sister doesn’t want to do it, I’ll go talk to Grandma. Look, let Grandma decide!"
"You bitch girl, how dare you!" You Ting raised her voice angrily and yelled at Yue Youjin: "The poor girl in the family is also worthy of instructing me to work!"
"Yue Youting!" When Xiao Chen came out of the kitchen, when she heard her jokes about the second room in private, Xiao Chen yelled at her nervously: "Such a big girl, I don't understand any sense of proportion!" Then he turned his head and smiled at Young Jin who was looking at him coldly: "You Jin, don't listen to your elder sister's nonsense, your elder sister is also more straightforward, don't take it to heart. !"
Young Jin didn't know that Xiao Chen ran out in such a hurry to interrupt You Ting, but he was afraid that Yue Dafu in the main room and old Chen would hear it. After all, this is not Erfang Yue. Chang Lu's heart disease is also the heart disease of Yue Dafu and his wife. If You Ting's words spread to Old Chen's ears, they would be at the top of the list.
Before You Jin could speak, the voice of the old Chen came from the main room: "It takes a lot of noise to clean up the tableware and chopsticks. It's really a lazy woman who can't do anything and eat nothing!" Listening to Old Chen Shi's words probably didn't understand what was said outside, so Xiao Chen breathed a sigh of relief and responded with a loud voice: "Hey! I know, I'll pack it up right away!" Then he lowered his voice and said to Young Jin: "Young Jin, you don't want your mother to say what you scold you for. You just pretended that you didn't hear what your big sister said. You don't want your family to be in trouble because your mother hasn't been able to give birth to a son. Isn't the dog jumping?"
If You Jin was a little girl with an immature mind, she might have been coaxed by Xiao Chen's words, but Young Jin's soul lived for more than 20 years in her previous life. How could it be so easy to be swayed by these few words? Xiao Chen stunned? However, You Jin still said hesitantly: "I don't want to say anything, but just now, the lady in the hall kept scolding us for losing money, and said that my father could not give birth to a son, and that we just wanted to treat her as a cow and a horse. , we are also the descendants of the Yue family, why does the eldest sister always instruct us to work?"
After listening to You Jin's words, Xiao Chen hurriedly said: "It's your big sister who is not sensible, and the aunt must educate her well. Since it's our turn to work in the big room today, naturally we can't ask you to touch your hands today. It’s hard work to cook, so go back and rest early, it’s enough to have me and my eldest sister here, go back quickly!”
Seeing that You Jin finally turned around and walked away in one step, Xiao Chen was really relieved, and then patted You Ting's head hard: "Why don't you have a door on your mouth? You hear me, it's designated to make you lose your skin!"
"I'm not wrong, it's my mother who said it herself, the second room is an absolute family who can't give birth to a son..." You Ting felt a little unwilling in her heart, this is not her own words, she obviously can't give birth Son, don't let others say no
Seeing her being so uneducated, Xiao Chen didn't bother to say, "Just remember that you can't let your grandma know about this, and hurry up and bring the tableware and chopsticks to the kitchen!"
Young Jin didn't bother to care about the mother and son in the big room, and went straight back to the west wing. She had to clean up the house while several younger sisters were not there. Although Su's body is not good, she has always been a clean person. Under her influence, her seven daughters also love cleanliness very much. It was washed cleanly. Although the younger sisters were thinner, they were much better than the dirty children of the poorer people in the village.
He took out the bag of clothes that Mrs. Han had sent in the afternoon, and checked each one carefully. Although they were all old clothes, they were all made of fine cotton material with a good feel. "We are in the same family. , this gap is really not a little bit." Young Jin muttered to himself while holding the needle and thread to change the clothes for Xiao Jiu.
However, her words were not malicious. For the Han family, Young Jin was really grateful from the bottom of his heart. Although the third uncle was a shrewd person and looked down on the second room, he did not hinder the third aunt and his family.
In the previous life, Youjin used to sew and mend for himself when he was a child, and in this life, he also sews clothes for seven younger sisters. Naturally, he did a good job of sewing, so he changed Xiaojiu's clothes in a short while: "Wait until Xiaojiu grows up again. You can still wear it if you release some more.”
Sitting on the kang with her back leaning on the pillow, Mrs Su saw her daughter's flying needles running neatly. She was also changing a piece of clothing, and said with a smile, "Jin'er is more capable now." Mrs Su really understood from the bottom of her heart. The eldest daughter who loves the young and mature, if it wasn't for her own disappointment, she should have been at an age where she likes to play and laugh, but the eldest daughter is mature like a little adult.
It's a pity that Young Jin doesn't know what Su's mind is thinking, otherwise she would be embarrassed to death. Although she is only eleven years old now, her core is an adult in her late thirties, a woman in her late thirties. Man, is it more difficult for you to let her act cute and coquettish than to let her kill
Looking up at Mrs Su, whose eyes were full of kindness, she was carefully helping the children change their clothes, and there was a smile on the corner of Youjin's mouth. Although Mrs Su was weak and indecisive, she did not criticize her for her emphasis on patriarchal women. What kind of dissatisfaction does this daughter have, but she is weak, like she is often beaten to protect her sisters in front of Lao Chen and Yue Changlu, so that the seven sisters have been beaten a lot less, and they often quietly save Putting down rations for several children to eat, this can be regarded as a sense of being a mother is stronger, right
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Let's talk about the quarrel between Cai Youjin and Youting. Although the old Chen only heard the noise outside, but he didn't understand what was said, but Yue Changlu, who was sitting on the bench under the kang, had very sharp ears. He clearly heard the words "Extinction Accountant" in Yue Youting's mouth, and his face changed instantly, and he didn't even hear what Old Man Yue asked him.
"Second brother, father asked you something!" Yue Changfu, who was sitting on the side, pushed the second child who shook his head, "Why are you so absent-minded?"
Only then did Yue Changlu come back to his senses: "Ah, what did Dad say?"
Looking at the dull second son, Yue Dafu sighed slightly in his heart. In this family, only the second room is the most unsatisfactory, and there is no son. The second son is still a little stupid and honest, unlike the eldest son and the third son, who are very shrewd. , Seeing him so absent-minded, Yue Dafu's disgust for Er'er increased a little more: "The autumn harvest is coming soon, there is so much land at home, and your foreman didn't say when he would leave work for you to come back to grab the harvest?"
"Ah! I said it, I said that in five days, I will give everyone a three to five day laborer to go home and grab it." Yue Changlu hurriedly responded. He was on a construction site for digging a river channel on the edge of the town. Although the work is hard, I can earn two or three hundred dollars a month, but compared to the eldest who is the accountant in the upper shop in the town and the third who is the shopkeeper, the second room is really the hardest. .
"Father, we can't compare to the second brother and the others. Our shop has been doing very well recently, and the shopkeeper also values me. I'm afraid he won't be able to come back and help the family to collect it." The boss returned slowly.
After hearing this, Yue Dafu nodded: "Naturally, the work in the shop is more important. When the harvest starts, we need to hire a few more day laborers." Yue's family is a family with 30 acres of fertile land, and only relying on one month's wealth And Yue Changlu is naturally unable to collect all of them. Basically, every year, three or four part-time workers are hired to help with the collection.
"The academy has a leave of absence, so why don't I come back with my second brother to help my grandfather?" Yue Wentao, the eldest grandson who is very fond of Yue Dafu, respectfully suggested to Yue Dafu.
After listening to his words, the old Chen interrupted before others could speak: "Then how can you do it, both of you brothers are going to be the top officials in the future, how can you come back to do this kind of rough work? Erfang Don't you have a bunch of money-losing goods? Then everyone will go to work in the fields for me!"
Seeing that his second son's face became a little ugly, Yue Dafu gave his mother-in-law a white look: "Those children are still young, what can they do? Every year they hire part-time workers, so why are you talking so much? Are you ready?" The rush to collect was decided like this: "Wentao Wenli is still studying hard in the county town, next year's Tongsheng test will arrive in the blink of an eye, your top priority is the imperial examination, and you don't need to worry about the complicated and trivial things at home, okay? It's good to read a good book and get a good name and come back soon!"
Yue Dafu placed a lot of hope on his two grandsons. Although Wen Tao failed in the Tongsheng exam this year, he believed that both grandsons were very smart, and passing the exam was inevitable.
Yue Wentao also knew that his grandfather had high expectations for him, and remembering what he heard from his classmates two days ago, he hesitated to say it: "My grandson heard from my classmates two days ago that they have a way to find the magistrate. , but it may take some money to dredge it. This year's grandson did a good job in writing, even the academy teacher said that he could pass it, but he ended up being named Sunshan, thinking that it was because he didn't spend money to dredge... "
When mentioning the future of the two children, Yue Dafu became nervous: "If this is the case, our family will have to spend some money to clear it?"
"My classmate said that if we are willing, each of us will collect fifty taels, and if we can collect five hundred taels and send them to clear the way, we may be able to get the papers. The second brother and I will ask for one hundred taels. .. ” As soon as he mentioned silver, Yue Wentao’s voice became smaller and smaller, although he also knew that his family’s life was pretty decent, but for a rural family, 100 taels was nothing short of an astronomical number.