"Widow Meng, why did you come to Jiang's house? Who are you looking for?"
Meng Jiao Niang, who was wearing a pink jacket, was so conspicuous that people who lived nearby quickly noticed her.
There is no shortage of lustful news surrounding Meng Jiaoniang in the village, just because no one has ever caught the reason why Meng Jiaoniang is having an affair, the rumors are still just rumors, at most it is because of these rumors that the women in the village feel bad for her.
The one who called Meng Jiao Niang was the young daughter-in-law of the Wang family who lived next door to the Jiang family. She was also a woman in the village who was known to love gossip.
Seeing Meng Jiaoniang wandering outside the Jiang's yard, her first reaction was that Meng Jiaoniang was looking for a man, and that man was either Jiang Hai or Jiang Hu.
The daughter-in-law of Xiao Wang didn't think about Jiang Liu, because although Jiang Liu was the most handsome man in the village, he was also the most miserable man in the village. A woman like Meng Jiao Niang would not look down on such an incompetent man. What's more, now Jiang Liu has lost his mind and can't even take care of himself. How could Meng Jiao Niang get involved with such a man.
"I went to town a few days ago to pull a piece of floral cloth. I heard that Jiang San's sister-in-law is good at cutting clothes, so I wanted to come and learn from it."
Meng Jiaoniang was also shameful, so she just found a reason to prevaricate the little Wang's daughter-in-law.
"You look for Bai Lan, she went to work in the field. You know, her family's men are not in the business, and she and her mother-in-law take care of the family's fields."
Xiao Wang's wife spat out the skin of the melon seeds in her mouth, not knowing whether to believe it or not, she told Meng Jiao Niang Bai Lan's whereabouts with a smile.
"Since Jiang San's wife is not at home, then I will go back first."
The silk handkerchief in Meng Jiaoniang's hand was almost not broken by her, but unfortunately, in her full outfit today, the rouge and gouache on her face is worth at least a few cents, but she only got a bed bug, Meng Jiaoniang. Not to mention how unhappy it is.
Seeing Meng Jiao Niang walking away, Xiao Wang's daughter-in-law pouted, and after nibbling on the last sunflower seed, she clapped her hands and twisted her butt back to the house.
She didn't believe that Meng Jiao Niang really came to look for Bai Lan. Widow Meng was the only one in the village who had the energy and energy to spend on dressing up. She still needed to ask Bai Lan for advice on how to cut clothes
Think she's an idiot!
But that's fine, she may have something to talk about next.
*****
"Jiang Hai, what am I sorry for, you're actually having fun with a bitch like Meng Jiao Niang!"
Jiang Hai just came back from the field with his two sons that day, and what greeted him was not a delicious dinner prepared by his wife, but an unreasonable meal of nine yin bones.
Jiang Hai was tired for a day and was unprepared, and soon several scratches appeared on his face.
"Xu Xiaocao, why are you crazy?"
Jiang Hai, who had come to his senses, felt the pain of the scratches on his cheeks and the back of his hand just in front of the blocker, and couldn't hold back his anger. He worked so hard for this family, even if Xu Xiaocao didn't understand him, he actually dared to beat his man, which was against her.
"I'm going crazy, yes, you are with a woman like Meng Jiao Niang, can I not be crazy?"
Seeing the red and swollen scratches on Jiang Hai's face, Xu Xiaocao felt a little guilty for a moment, but when she thought of what the daughter-in-law of the little Wang next door said to her, the guilty conscience disappeared immediately.
No woman in the village knows Meng Jiao Niang's ability to seduce people. Although she has not caught her unruly all these years, women know women best. If there is no man to help her, Meng Jiao Niang's ability to seduce people. Come cloth rouge and enough food.
Xu Xiaocao looked at her impatiently when her man looked at her, and felt aggrieved. Sure enough, he despised her. Thanks to her, she gave birth to two sons and a daughter for him, and took care of the housework for him. If she hadn't found out in time Because of his affair with Meng Jiao Niang, does she have to wait for Meng Jiao Niang to come to the palace with a big belly to force her to abdicate before she realizes that her man has betrayed her.
"What Meng Jiao Niang, I have nothing to do with her at all."
Hearing that Xu Xiaocao put himself and Meng Jiaoniang together, Jiang Hai felt a little disgusted.
Unlike women, men always communicate some secret and lustful things in private. Of course, this is only limited to good brothers who have a strong relationship. Jiang Hai has a good reputation in the village, and there are many good buddies, from those buddies In his mouth, Jiang Hai had also heard something about Meng Jiao Niang, and he even knew such a secret thing as Meng Jiao Niang had a red mole on her left chest.
In Jiang Hai's opinion, Meng Jiao Niang is a rotten person.
It's just that he didn't understand why his daughter-in-law felt that he had an affair with Meng Jiao Niang.
"Xiao Wang's daughter-in-law has seen it. Meng Jiao Niang was wandering at the door of our house a few days ago. If you hadn't had an affair with her, what would Meng Jiao Niang run to our Jiang family for?"
That little slut can't afford to get too early. From Xu Xiaocao's point of view, the only man in their Jiang family who might be attracted to Meng Jiaoniang is her family Jiang Hai.
"She came to our house?"
Jiang Hai is not angry with his daughter-in-law for beating him anymore. After all, his daughter-in-law is so angry because she cares about him, but he is also curious why Meng Jiaoniang frequently appears near their Jiang family.
"Did Xiao Wang's wife lie to you? She can only believe half of what she said."
"Impossible, this time the little Wang's daughter-in-law has sworn it."
If it weren't for the certainty that the other party said, Xu Xiaocao would not have doubted that her man had a relationship with her.
"Could it be the second child? That's right, it must be the second child. It's because he looks like an honest man on weekdays, but he didn't expect to have an affair with a woman like Meng Jiao Niang. Doesn't he think he's dirty?"
Jiang Hai was sure that he had nothing to do with Meng Jiao Niang. Since he had nothing to do with Meng Jiao Niang, the person involved with her must be his second brother Jiang Hu.
His younger brother usually does not show the mountains and dew, but Jiang Hai knows that he has saved a lot of money over the years.
Perhaps it was because he was not valued since he was a child, Jianghu was able to endure hardships better than him. In the past, when the farmers were slack, the villagers would go to the wharf to carry their bags. Jianghai could earn twelve or three cents a day, and Jianghu could earn sixteen or seventeen cents a day. The two brothers were unified. The caliber said that he only earned eight cents a day, which was handed over to the public school, and the rest was saved by himself.
Moreover, Jianghu has a good reputation in the village, and is famous for being honest, honest, and clean. In the past, when someone built a house in the village, they would ask Jianghu to help when they built a pigpen, and the help was paid.
Jianghu doesn't smoke or drink, so he saved almost all the money he earned. According to Jiang Hai's guess, his younger brother's family has saved at least a dozen taels of silver.
If Meng Jiaoniang took a fancy to the money in her brother's hand, it is not impossible.
"What a good second Jiang, he is so dishonest."
Xu Xiaocao was persuaded by Jiang Hai, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Jiang Hu, who was honest and honest on the surface, was more indecent than any man in private.
"No, I have to have a good talk with the second sibling."
The more Xu Xiaocao thought about it, the more angry she became. If Jianghu hadn't provoked that woman Meng Jiaoniang, how could she have misunderstood her man and beat him up, so it was all Jianghu's fault.
"Um."
Jiang Hai bared his teeth and touched the scratches on his face. He was also a little resentful in his heart. He had to let the culprit be harassed by his daughter-in-law before the anger in his heart could be eliminated.
******
"What's the matter with you these days?"
Jianghu looked at the daughter-in-law who had become a stuffy gourd these days, and was a little confused.
"Jianghu, have I felt sorry for you all these years?"
Liu Cui thought about what sister-in-law Xu Xiaocao said when she found her, and the gloating in her eyes.
"Why do you suddenly say such a thing?"
Jiang Hu was even more confused, "You are a good woman. You gave birth to my son, Sanniu, who passed on incense. Where can I be sorry for me?"
I am still very satisfied with Liu Cui Jianghu, although she looks ordinary, but the country people pay attention to practicality. Liu Cui can have children and manage the housework. This is a good woman.
"Since I don't feel sorry for you, why are you messing with a woman like Meng Jiao Niang?"
Hearing Jianghu's words, Liu Cui felt a little happy, no matter what, at least her man would not divorce his wife for Meng Jiao Niang.
"Nonsense, where did you hear these words?"
Jiang Hu quickly stood up, "What kind of woman is she, I will mess with her?"
Meng Jiao Niang is charming and charming, and has a coquettish attitude that ordinary women in the village do not have. Therefore, there are many men who covet her in the village. Although Jianghu is reluctant to admit it, he also has some ideas about Meng Jiao Niang.
It's just an idea, and Jiang Hu also understands in his heart that Meng Jiao Niang doesn't look down on him, and even if that woman is willing to have something to do with him, the purpose must be for his money.
After understanding this, the charming thoughts in Jianghu's heart will naturally disappear.
"You really have nothing to do with her?"
Seeing that Jiang Hu's expression did not look like a fake, Xu Xiaocui breathed a sigh of relief.
"Where did you hear this news?"
Jianghu asked Xu Xiaocui back.
"My sister-in-law said that Meng Jiao Niang is always wandering around our house these days, she seems to be looking for someone."
The women in the village turned pale when they saw Meng Jiao Niang. When she saw Meng Jiao Niang, she wanted to tie her man to her trousers belt, for fear that the woman would hook her finger and her man would run away with Meng Jiao Niang.
Therefore, Meng Jiaoniang's frequent appearance near the Jiang family will naturally cause panic among the women of the Jiang family.
"I think Meng Jiao Niang didn't come to me, but to my elder brother."
Jiang Hu felt that he was taking the blame for his eldest brother Jiang Hai, "Do you think I am the kind of woman who would provoke Meng Jiao Niang? But the eldest brother is different. He is wild and often goes to town for drinks with his friends. , it's not surprising that he and Meng Jiao Niang are on good terms."
"I see, it's the eldest brother who has a guilty conscience and pushed this matter onto me. The eldest sister-in-law foolishly listened to what the eldest brother said, and thought that the man who had a relationship with Meng Jiao Niang was me."
Jiang Hu snorted coldly, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his guess was right.
"That sister-in-law is too pitiful?"
Liu Cui tutted twice, if the corners of her mouth weren't raised so much now, her words would be more convincing.
Obviously at this moment, she is definitely not sympathetic to Xu Xiaocao, but in a state of watching a good show.
She couldn't wait to see the day when the eldest brother and Meng Jiao Niang broke out. At that time, Xu Xiaocao would know how ridiculous her gloating was.
It is not her Liu Cui who is pitiful from beginning to end, but her Xu Xiaocao.
The two people have different thoughts, waiting to see each other's jokes.
But whether it is Jiang Hai, who is thick and thin, or Jiang Hu, who is honest and shrewd on the outside, they never thought that the person Meng Jiao Niang was really looking for was Jiang Liu.
What's up with their idiot brother
Apart from his mother's care, he has nothing, neither can work nor earn money, and he has a skin that he can still get his hands on.
But what kind of woman is Meng Jiao Niang? She is greedy for vanity. As long as a man has money, he can climb into her bed and marry her for one night. How can such a woman be convinced by a man's skin.
In Meng Jiao Niang's heart, Jiang Liu, who has no money, is probably like a pool of mud on the side of the road. He looks good, but at most is a pool of fresh mud.
To say that Meng Jiao Niang will linger outside the Jiang family's house every day for Jiang Liu, not only the two brothers Jiang Hai Jiang Hu, but most people in the village would not believe it.
Because of this, Jiang Liu was lucky not to be involved in the rumors, but instead caused his two brothers to carry the cauldron for him.
Jiang Liu didn't know about it at this time, and if he knew, he wouldn't care too much, after all, he was also carrying a cauldron for the original body at the moment.
*****
"Mother, I want to make money."
At the dinner table, Bai Lan suddenly mentioned making money.
"Who doesn't want to make money, I thought to myself, but is money so easy to earn?"
Jiang Miao sneered and said that her precious son is now in a daze. He is obviously a father, but he talks and does things like a two-and-a-half-year-old child like Dahu. Jiang Miao thought that if she could save more for her son Some family background, the son can also have a support in the future.
Moreover, Jiang Miao always remembered what the doctor said at the time. Her son is not without medicine. He has the right medicine for this disease, but the effect is not very good, and the price of the medicine is relatively high. People like them can't afford it. Just get up.
Jiang Miao knew that madness was incurable, but she still had a glimmer of hope in her heart. In case her son was lucky, those medicines would have an effect on him, but it was a pity that she didn't have enough money in her hand. There is no way to try it even if there is no hope, and I can only help my son treat the disease by relying on the foot soak remedies that I don't know if it works.
"Mother knows that you are kind, but in this situation, I am satisfied that our mothers can plant three acres of land."
Jiang Miao sighed, she felt that her daughter-in-law was still too young, otherwise she would not talk about making money so lightly. She thought that money was so easy to earn, can you earn it if you want
"Mother, listen to me."
Bai Lan knew Jiang Miao's scruples, but she had already thought of her words.
"You know my auntie?"
Bai Lan had an aunt who worked as a maid in a big family when she was young. When she was in her twenties, she ran away to go home and married a widower with the help of her elders.
After all, her aunt was old, and it was a good marriage to be able to marry a widower. Who knew that the widower was short-lived and died a few years after getting married.
The widower's first son inherited the family business. That son preferred his foreign family, and after listening to his aunt's words, he drove Aunt Bailan back to his parents' home.
Since then, Bai Lan's aunt has not remarried, but stayed at her parents' house to take care of her brothers' children. Bai Lan's grandfather and her sister have the best relationship, and they are responsible for all the chores after the death of the other party.
Jiang Miao also inquired about Bai Lan's family situation when she was looking for her son, and her widowed aunt Jiang Miao also knew about it. It's just that Jiang Miao didn't understand what her aunt had to do with their money making.
"My aunt helped cook in a big family when I was young, and learned some pastry recipes. When I was at home, my aunt and I had the best relationship, so she passed these recipes to me. I never thought of relying on them before. What a few recipes do, but now Xianggong needs money for his illness, I'm thinking about whether I should make some cakes and sell them in the town during the slack season."
Bai Lan was not afraid of her mother-in-law's suspicion, because her aunt had indeed worked as a maid in a big family, and she had indeed helped cook in the kitchen.
It's just that her aunt has never learned any pastry crafts. She was favored by that family simply because of her strong physique. During the few years she helped cook in the kitchen, she only helped to chop wood and carry water.
But there were very few people who knew about this, and no one stipulated that the chopping maid in the kitchen couldn't steal a few pastry recipes, so Bai Lan was sure that Jiang Miao couldn't pierce her.
But Bai Lan ignored her son. Jiang Dahu knew that his mother didn't have any pastry recipes at all.
He was shocked, did his mother have a similar experience with him.
"Don't think about it, no one would be willing to buy the pastries made by our countrymen."
Jiang Miao waved her hand, and her daughter-in-law's craftsmanship is just like that. Even if there is a recipe, the cakes will not be delicious. In Jiang Miao's opinion, this transaction must be in debt.
"Mother, let me try it. In this way, tomorrow I will steam a basket of red bean cakes for my mother to try. If my mother thinks it's good and someone will buy it, I will try to make a basket and go to the town to try and sell it. Once you make money, the money for Xianggong's medical treatment will be there."
Bai Lan said earnestly, with the gesture of a good daughter-in-law anxious for Jiang Liu.
Sure enough, Jiang Miao couldn't help but feel a little moved when he said his weakness.
"Mother, eat cake."
Jiang Liu stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, shaking his mother's arm to help.
At this moment, the sway in Jiang Miao's heart completely disappeared.
"Okay, try it, but don't do too much."
Jiang Miao thought, the big deal is to treat it as a snack for Fusheng, and it will not be wasted.
"But if you really want to go to town to sell cakes, can you be a woman?"
Jiang Miao was a little uneasy. In her opinion, it was always bad for a woman to show her face.
"Mother, let Fusheng go with me. It just so happens that I take him out for more walks. Maybe I can help him recall the past."
Bai Lan glanced at the little fool next to her. She wanted to take revenge on him, and then let this scumbag go to town with cakes. Take responsibility for a man.
She would never let him go just because he became a fool.
Jiang Liu grinned at Bai Lan and smiled, Bai Nen's handsome face was a little more innocent.
Won't let him go!
Bai Lan averted her eyes and emphasized it again in her heart.
Thinking of Bai Lan's suggestion, Jiang Miao couldn't find anything wrong. Looking at her stupid son, she finally agreed to it.