Second Story 5
A few days later, Yao Tianhao really gave Tan Chunjuan a heavy bag of copper coins.
Tan Chunjuan got the money, and the smile on her face could hardly be concealed. She had not washed Yao Tianhao’s clothes for several days, which made Yao Tianhao smell. But this night, she was using the starlight in the yard to wash the dirty clothes.
“The money is in your hands, don’t let him get back.” Mu Ling said.
“No, I’m going to pull some cloth tomorrow, and then buy some food back and spend all the money.” Tan Chunjuan said, being with this fairy every day, she has now learned to guard against Yao Tianhao.
“Don’t rip the cloth, buy some cotton, and then buy some rags from the Du family to mend and lengthen the old cotton jacket.” Mu Lingdao, Tan Qiujuan is very skilled, very good at sewing clothes, and the clothes are beautiful, but now you are not looking for good looks, you are careful not to be taken away by others.
Tan Chunjuan didn’t understand at first, but quickly nodded: “Yes, that’s how it should be!”
Tan Chunjuan went to buy a lot of cotton the next day, and bought enough brown rice and some miscellaneous grains for a month. With ten copper plates, he went to Butcher Gao: “I want to cut some meat, just cut ten copper plates, no less can be more fat…”
Butcher Gao first cut the pork that an old lady asked for, and then cut it at the old lady’s place. He gave a small piece of pig liver in Nanguo, then frowned and glanced at Tan Chunjuan, and cut a piece of meat that weighed almost two pounds from the front leg of the pig near the neck of the pig. He also gave Tan Chunjuan a few bones next to him: “Ten copper plates.”
The meat in the front leg and neck of the pig is the fattest. Butcher Gao gave Tan Chunjuan more fatty meat and less lean meat. The weight was obviously more than ten copper plates, which made Tan Chunjuan very surprised and grateful – fat meat is comparable lean meat is expensive! And her two children are now short of oil and water.
She habitually hid the food, and the rest of the copper coins were even hidden in a mouse hole under the bed of the two children that she had previously blocked. Then Tan Chunjuan boiled lard with fat meat, and marinated the lean meat with a little salt. , and stewed a pot of Chinese cabbage in a pan that had been boiled in lard and deep-fried.
The two children couldn’t be greedy when they smelled the fragrance, so Tan Chunjuan first picked out some oil residue for them to eat, Da Mao was reluctant to swallow it, and after a while, he said, “Mother, when I’m a little taller, I’ll be an apprentice. , I made money to buy meat for you to eat.”
Da Mao is eight years old this year, and this age is usually enough to be an apprentice, but he is too thin and no one will want him, even if others want… to be an apprentice is up to the master be beating and scolding, I have been beaten to death before, but it is not a good job.
“Nonsense, you’d better wait a little longer and ask your father to find a job for you.” Tan Chunjuan said, Yao Tianhao is not good, but he has a wide range of connections and knows who is recruiting and what.
Da Mao pouted and said nothing.
Yao Tianhao came back very early that day, and Tan Chunjuan didn’t even show her face. She gave him a meal for him to eat together. After eating, she also mended Yao Tianhao’s torn clothes. She originally wanted to make cotton jackets for the two children, but the sky was already dark, so I planned to save it until tomorrow morning—the Du family’s cloth shop is open late now, so she doesn’t have to go there so early.
“Juan’er, come here.” At night, Yao Tianhao called Tan Chunjuan.
Yao Tianhao was taking care of the house, so Tan Chunjuan was no longer angry, she wanted to sleep with Yao Tianhao, but suddenly thought that there was a fairy floating in front of her at the moment, and she didn’t have any thoughts at the moment: “I’m not feeling well, wait a while.”
Seeing this scene, Mu Ling naturally knew what Tan Chunjuan was thinking, but she didn’t say that although she wanted to follow Tan Chunjuan, she could stay on the other side of the wall a little further away and not look at anything. Although Yao Tianhao looks a little better now, but Jiangshan’s nature is difficult to change, so he still has to look at it again.
Tan Chunjuan got up before dawn again. She lit a fire to cook, and then lit the fire to make clothes for the two children. After dawn, she gave Yao Tianhao and the two children a bowl of porridge, and told the two children what was in the pot. There’s still a little bit left to eat when I’m hungry, so I go to work.
She doesn’t eat at home herself in the morning, after all, the Du family will give her a meal in the morning.
When Yao Tianhao went to the yamen this day, he was in a much better spirit than the previous days, and his clothes were even more clean, but it didn’t take long for him to encounter something.
At noon, one of Yao Tianhao’s brothers found Yao Tianhao: “Brother, I’m a little tight…” This person is the hosta that Yao Tianhao gave him Tan Chunjuan. Tan Chunjuan came to borrow food a few days ago. His name is Zhang Chenggui.
He has a big family, parents and sons. When the family split up, he gave the eldest one in charge of old-age care. He didn’t give him anything. If it wasn’t for Yao Tianhao’s help, let alone marrying a wife, I’m afraid there is no place to live now.
Zhang Chenggui often asks Yao Tianhao to help, but this time he is even more righteous – Yao Tianhao’s mother-in-law took food from his house a few days ago!
Zhang Chenggui came here on the days when Yao Tianhao had just received his salary. He thought that Yao Tianhao would give some of it no matter what, but this time Yao Tianhao showed a hesitant expression. Seeing this, Zhang Chenggui hurriedly said, “Brother, I originally had some food in my family. I won’t come to get money either, but my sister-in-law came a few days ago…”
Hearing Zhang Chenggui’s words, Yao Tianhao’s face became hot, and he quickly took out a string of copper coins from his body, which was exactly one hundred after counting. Yes, you can buy 40 to 50 catties of rice, and more grains.
Zhang Chenggui’s expression changed when he saw only copper coins: “Big brother, the weather is cold and the child’s winter clothes haven’t arrived yet. You also know that my family is still pregnant with one…” His parents had many births, and he didn’t care at all. Poor, four years of marriage has already given birth to two, and is pregnant with another.
Yao Tianhao took out another string of copper coins, Zhang Chenggui looked at Yao Tianhao’s face, worried that Yao Tianhao would be unhappy and could only leave.
The longest-serving old yamen in the yamen saw this scene in his eyes, put some crushed tobacco leaves in his bong and lit it with a fire stick, took a deep breath and spit it out, they still here. It’s considered rich, the yamen can get two taels of money every month, and from time to time, they will give everyone a little extra money, or make some filial piety outside. For an old oil like him, it’s less than a month to talk about three taels of silver, and it’s a good thing. I can get more. In a year, I can buy two mu of land for more than 20 to 30 taels of money, and then buy something.
Yao Tianhao has few family members, so he should be more comfortable, but his life is getting worse and worse, which can be regarded as a skill.
Before Zhang Chenggui, Yao Tianhao had actually given money to others. After Zhang Chenggui, another person came. He had less money this time, so he did not dare to give more, but he still had half of the dangling money in his hand, leaving only more than 500 yuan. .
Yao Tianhao was a little worried. He had promised his deceased colleagues to take care of Widow Zhang’s family. He used to give them 800 yuan a month, but now he has only so much…
“Brother, I just bought a batch of sorghum wine, Why don’t you go for a drink?” Dong Yuanxiang stopped Yao Tianhao who was walking towards Widow Zhang’s house.
Yao Tianhao took advantage of the situation and turned in.
“Brother, you look really energetic today.” Dong Yuanxiang said, Yao Tianhao looked really embarrassed a few days ago, but unfortunately he didn’t say anything when he asked Yao Tianhao.
“Isn’t your sister-in-law not making trouble with me?” Yao Tianhao smiled.
“Brother, you are so good-natured but been you turned by sister-in-law upside down!” Dong Yuanxiang knew that Yao Tianhao was so embarrassed a few days ago because of Tan Chunjuan, and his impression of Tan Chunjuan was even worse.
“Old Dong, the wine shop is here to check out, and the family doesn’t have enough money.” Dong Yuanxiang’s wife suddenly came over and said softly.
“Didn’t I put money in the drawer?” Dong Yuanxiang frowned.
“There’s still more than a hundred wen…”
“Then owe it first.”
“No, I have it here!” Yao Tianhao said quickly, he had been eating and drinking at Dong’s house a few days ago, but the Dong’s family couldn’t make any money… …
Four hundred articles were left, and Yao Tianhao gave the rest.
After eating something at Dong’s house, Yao Tianhao went to Widow Zhang’s house and took out all the remaining four hundred articles: “Zhang’s family, something has happened recently, so that’s all for this time.”
Widow Zhang was stunned. “Brother Yao, as you know, the three children are still young, and my mother-in-law is not in good health…”
“I’ll have more money in a few days, so I’ll send some more.” Yao Tianhao could only say.
“Why this time… You also know that our family has no land, and we have to spend money to buy even green onions…” Widow Zhang looked at Yao Tianhao pitifully.
“Don’t I have something to do? The children at home also need to buy something.” Yao Tianhao was a little embarrassed, and he left after a few words of greeting.
Widow Zhang took the money in her hand, turned around and went to her mother-in-law: “This time there are only four hundred wen, but half of it is unreasonable!”
Widow Zhang’s mother-in-law thought for a while, and said: “It must be that Tan Chunjuan who made it. She has been making a lot of trouble these days, and it is estimated that Yao Tianhao gave her all the money.”
“What can I do? This time it is half less, will it become less and less in the future?” Widow Zhang was anxious, her husband loves to gamble.
There is nothing left, their family can rely on Yao Tianhao to live! Although the food is not expensive, what kind of money is not needed for firewood, rice, oil and salt? Winter is coming, and they will spend dozens of dollars just to buy firewood!
“Tan Chunjuan is Yao Tianhao’s wife after all, he must take care of her unless…” Widow Zhang’s mother-in-law looked at her daughter-in-law.
