The Way of the Peasant Mother-in-law

Zhulan was the calmest person in the family. When she walked to the box, half of the box was made of muslin and the other half was neatly folded. The compacted fabric was enough for two or three people in the family. “Why did you buy so much?”

“The southern pattern is outdated quickly, and it has caught up with the inventory of cloth villages a year ago. Many fabrics are cheap, so our family buys more.”

Zhou Shuren said regretfully, “Our family is a farmer. Even if I get a child, it won’t be of much use. There are many materials that I can’t wear. Otherwise, how can I buy you some expensive materials to make clothes.”

Zhulan complained again about the ancient times, the fabrics of clothes are stipulated, and she looked at the box containing the brush and ink books and some tea. She knew something about brush and ink, and her grandfather loved calligraphy and taught her some by the way. The box is worth a lot. Silver, “These are also bought?”

Unexpectedly, Zhou Shuren is someone who can’t save money. How much money will this box cost?

Zhou Shuren understood Zhulan’s hidden meaning and explained, “The pen, ink, paper and inkstone are the rewards for helping the identification. The books are borrowed and copied by me, and there are second-hand books that I bought. Jiangnan scholars have really brought back some rare books at home. “

Zhulan flipped through the book and saw that there were indeed flashes, and there were many with annotations. These books were all made by Zhou Shuren, “It’s hard work.”

Zhou Shuren was in a good mood. After getting Zhulan, he felt that the hard work was worth it. “The remaining two boxes are special products.”

In a box there are pastries, fans, handkerchiefs, and two sheepskins in good condition. The most important thing is beef jerky. “Where did you come from?”

Zhou Shuren said: “Beef jerky and sheepskin are both bought from Tubo merchants. Our family keeps half of the beef jerky and the other half to send to father and mother, and the sheepskin is made into leather jackets for father and mother to wear.”

Zhulan knew that this was Zhou Shuren’s special filial piety to the second elder of the Yang family, and her eyes fell on the last box. No wonder it tasted great. There were many dried sea fish. The most surprising one was a ham.

Zhou Shuren had been paying attention to the bamboo orchid, and immediately cleared up his confusion, “There was ham at the end of the previous dynasty, and it was only popular among the elites. The one I got was a gift for me.”

Zhulan was very surprised, and finally there were some dried shrimps.

All things seem to be too many, but in fact, the box takes up face, and there are really not many things in the box.

Li Shi couldn’t be in a hurry. She was still waiting to divide things, and her eyes had already been fixed on the fabric and the fan, “Mother.”

Zhou Shuren interrupted Li’s words and opened the small box beside him, “This is for the girls in the family. The jewelry in Jiangnan is exquisite, you can share with the girls.”

Zhulan saw that there were all four couples inside, and Zhou Shuren thought that Zhao Shi was pregnant with a daughter, “By the way, you have another grandson, and you are waiting for your name!”

Zhou Shuren pondered, “Born in winter, there is plenty of snow this year, which means auspicious snow and a good year. Zhou Mingrui, I hope the child will have a smooth life.”

Zhou Lao Er grinned, his son’s name had a good meaning, “Thank you, Dad.”

Zhulan also divided the jewelry. The daughter and the two granddaughters each got one, and the other one was kept for another girl, each with a pair of silver bracelets, a pair of silver earrings, and a silver lock.

Seeing that Zhou Shuren was exhausted, Zhulan said to Lao Dao, “Boss, go back with some firewood.”

He asked Zhou Shuren again, “Have you eaten in the morning, and rested after having breakfast together?”

Zhou Shuren lost his appetite and waved his hand, “I won’t eat it, you can eat it. I’ll go back and lie down for a while.”

Zhulan motioned for her second child to fetch hot water for Zhou Shuren to wash up, and then said to Mrs Li, “Make breakfast first, then go home after breakfast, don’t forget to come back at noon to cook, everyone else should do what they want.”

Mrs. Li looked at the two boxes of fabrics and cakes, her feet didn’t move, her eyes seemed to be rooted, and Zhu Lan gritted her teeth, “Wait when I’ll call you, it’s useless if I don’t tell you, hurry up and cook.”

Only then did Mrs. Li move her eyes and smiled to please, “Mother, you can’t be partial.”

Zhulan was in a good mood because Zhou Shuren came back safely, “Okay, I know what I know.”

Li confirmed that her mother didn’t coax her, but she only remembered when she was at the door and forgot to ask her father-in-law how much money her father had earned. It was just that the father-in-law entered the house, so she didn’t dare to chase after her to ask, so she could only worry about it.