Chapter 8: Patriarchal 8
In Fengshuang, Shuangji Town, Han Ze’s noodle stall is only open on the day of the market, and there are several episodes in a row. Whether it is the people in the town or those who come to the market, almost everyone has heard that there is a wonderful noodle shop in the vegetable market. At the stall, noodles are more expensive than meat.
It stands to reason that no one would patronize such expensive noodles, but there is an endless stream of customers who come to the stall to eat noodles, and most of the customers are people of status.
Some of them do business on the street, including vegetable market owners, clothing store owners, fertilizer owners, fruit stall owners, etc., as well as some government workers, post office workers, and even police officers. Police officers also come here to eat noodles.
No matter who they are, Han Zequan treats them in the same way. These decent people in front of the country people, when they arrive at the noodle stall, they are like children waiting to be fed. They are all very docile and surprisingly harmonious.
This made some people who were jealous of the good business of the noodle stall dispel the calculations in their hearts. Even the police in the Public Security Bureau kept themselves safe and paid for the noodles in a regular manner. Dare to have any conspiracy.
Han Ze has only one person, and he is responsible for making noodles, rolling noodles, washing dishes, including collecting money. In the morning, customers crowded together to come to the door, and it is very busy. Under such circumstances, he can only sell 60 bowls of noodles a day, otherwise With his current body, he definitely couldn't bear it, that's how it was, after a few episodes, he had nearly 2,000 yuan in savings in his pocket.
After a few episodes, everyone in the village knew that Han Ze had set up a noodle stall in the town, and the noodles they sold were ridiculously expensive. A bowl cost ten yuan, and ten yuan was enough to buy two catties of meat. How could they be willing to eat it? He didn't even dare to take a look, for fear that there was no business in Han Ze's store to slaughter acquaintances, and drag them to eat noodles. Will he pay or not?
However, it was rumored that the business of that noodle stall was good, but they didn’t confirm it. They didn’t know that Han Ze’s noodle stall not only had good business, but also made money. Sun and rain.
Another 60 bowls of noodles were sold out, and the chicken soup in the pot was also finished. Han Ze quickly cleaned up the stall, bought some eggs, fish, and meat, and rode his bicycle back home.
At home, seeing Wu Hongmei cooking, Han Ze frowned disapprovingly, "You should wait for me to come back to cook."
Wu Hongmei said with a smile: "I'm already full moon, it's still okay to cook a meal."
Rural women are not so delicate when they give birth. After giving birth to the first few children, she started washing and cooking before the full moon. Now that it is full moon, she is not allowed to do anything. Thinking of this, she is quite emotional.
"I'll come. You go and watch the child."
Han Ze didn't say much. Some habits are deep-rooted and can only be changed slowly. He started cooking with the vegetables he bought.
Seeing that he bought meat and fish again, Wu Hongmei frowned and said, "How do you buy meat at Jiji?"
How much does it cost, how can you eat like this?
"A few children are too thin, give them supplements." Han Ze put the fish into the basin expressionlessly, and started to kill the fish with a pair of scissors.
"Isn't it enough to eat enough?" Wu Hongmei didn't know how to make up for it. In her concept, it is already good for children to eat and wear warmth. It is unthinkable to have meat every day. .
Han Ze glanced at her, wiped his hands, took out a pile of money and handed it to her. Wu Hongmei's eyes widened suddenly, and her body trembled a little. How much does it cost?
Han Ze urged: "Go on."
"Wow, where did you get the money?" Wu Hongmei didn't answer it, and she didn't dare to answer it. I don't know where the man got so much money. Don't you borrow it? With a man's honesty, she didn't think in the wrong direction.
"I earned it," Han Ze said.
"Earn it? How did you earn it?" Wu Hongmei didn't believe it. Could so much money be earned casually?
Being questioned like this, Han Ze was a little dissatisfied. After eating so many meals he cooked, he even doubted his cooking skills, saying, "I made money selling noodles."
"You earn from selling noodles?"
It's not that Wu Hongmei doesn't trust him. With her only knowledge, she really can't imagine what the man has done to earn so much money in a few days.
It was selling noodles, earning dozens of yuan, but the pile of noodles cost at least a thousand yuan. Even if she wanted to break her head, she didn't know how her man earned it.
"A bowl of noodles for ten yuan, from the first 30 bowls, to forty-five bowls, and now to the current 60 bowls, I sold it for six days, how much do you think you should get?"
If it were someone else, Han Ze wouldn't be able to explain it, but who made Wu Hongmei the daughter-in-law of this body, it's hard to justify not letting her understand.
Wu Hongmei stared at him blankly, feeling like he was listening to a bible, ten yuan a bowl of noodles? Someone still eats it? Is she dreaming?
Whether she was dreaming or not, the money in her hand, the sense of substance of the banknotes, made her clearly understand, maybe this is real? But thinking about the man's cooking skills, she felt that it was not impossible. She lamented that people outside are really rich. If she wanted to eat, she would not be willing to spend ten yuan for just a bowl of noodles.
"I can earn money, so the children can eat better, shouldn't it?" Han Ze asked.
Wu Hongmei thought, since the family has money, the children should eat better.
Wu Hongmei counted the money happily at home, Han Hai's daughter-in-law dragged Han Hai to complain, her mother-in-law was too difficult to serve, the porridge was too thick, she said it was thick, and she was thirsty after eating without soup; since the porridge was too thick, she would cook it for the next meal At 1:00, she felt too thin again and couldn't get enough to eat. Sleeping at night, I think the room is hot, okay, I will give you the fan, but what about the bed is too small, what if she falls off?
All in all, during the few days that the old lady lived here, she hated everything, and she could pick thorns everywhere, and she didn't know why she had so many weird ideas to find fault with her.
She didn't care about those things, but with her, the children in the family seemed to have found a backer, and when they returned home, they didn't even do their homework, let alone housework.
She was in a hurry to teach them, and the old lady was there to protect them, saying that she was vicious and harsh on the children. God knows, as a mother, can't she teach disobedient children? She's really not a stepmother.
I couldn't bear it anymore, so I had to come to the old people and agreed to borrow 300 yuan so that my mother-in-law could live with them? Crossing the river and demolishing the bridge.
"Brother and sister-in-law, when do you plan to take your mother over?" Han Hai's daughter-in-law said bluntly, if she let the old lady live, she would lose many years of life.
Han Ze frowned, and sighed guiltily: "Mother is tired of taking care of your sister-in-law during confinement, and she wants to rest at your house. What's the matter, mother wants to come back to take care of your sister-in-law again?"
"Isn't sister-in-law already full moon?" Han Hai's daughter-in-law said, thinking that the old lady would kindly come back to take care of sister-in-law? Give me a break.
"Brother, when you borrowed money, you promised me to let mother live with you all the time. Since you want mother to live with us, then you return the money to me, and I will buy more."
What kind of virtue, tricking them into lending him money, but failing to do what they promised, this kind of person is a real brother, and he can't deal with him,
"I plan to let your sister-in-law be a confinement child." Han Ze explained without paying attention to her tone.
Han Hai's daughter-in-law twitched her lips, giving birth to a girl, it was a baby, and she was a confinement child. She gave birth to so many sons, but none of them were confinement children. Why is she so hypocritical.
Han Ze didn't look at her, but said to Wu Hongmei, "Give three hundred yuan to my younger brother and sister." After thinking for a while, he said, "Give my younger brother and sister an extra three yuan. She even took out the money to lend me the money back then." , really should let a few children thank their aunts."
Only then did Wu Hongmei know that the man had borrowed money from the second child's family. Without saying anything, she went back to the house and took 303 yuan, which she handed to her sister-in-law.
Han Hai's daughter-in-law took the money, her face turned green and pale. She didn't come here to ask them to pay back the money, but to ask them to bring the old lady back. She couldn't help but said, "Mother, you won't take it?"
Han Ze frowned, and said apologetically, "Sisters and sisters, mother is still young, and she has been helping our family for so many years. It's your turn. You can't let me and your sister-in-law take advantage of it. Everyone in the village is gossiping, saying that my mother is partial to the elders, and the other two don't care about it. It's because the elder brother thought badly and took advantage of it for so many years. The elder brother is sorry for you..."
"What?" Han Hai's daughter-in-law thought she had heard wrong.
Han Ze continued: "Besides, your family runs a consignment store, and when mother goes to your house, she can eat whatever she wants, and she has to work with us and take care of your sister-in-law's confinement, but there is nothing good to eat... ...Mother has always praised you for your filial piety, and she gave birth to three grandchildren. She definitely hopes to live with you, and seeing the three grandchildren every day will make her feel better. Alas, who made me lose my son? Mother is sad."
Han Hai's daughter-in-law was stunned, "So, do you mean that mother will live with us temporarily?"
Han Ze nodded, "I don't do anything else, just because my mother likes Junjun and the boys. I will be happy to have them with my mother."
Han Hai's daughter-in-law looked at her elder brother, why didn't she know when his elder brother was so good at talking?
Seeing that she was silent, Han Ze said earnestly: "Don't worry, my sister-in-law, your sister-in-law will not blame your mother for coming to your house to help you. I have no sons in my life, and I am already unfilial. I can no longer bully my mother to help me with work and things. Don't worry, it's time for your mother to help you, after all, there are three boys in your family."
"Didn't you tell mother to rest? Since she is resting, can she still help us with work?"
"It's okay to do some light work. It's too hard to take care of people in confinement, take care of baby babies, and wash diapers. My mother is getting old, let her rest."
Han Hai's daughter-in-law stared at Han Ze again and again, trying to make sure that he was mocking her. After watching for a long time, she confirmed one thing, that was what the elder brother said, and he thought so too. That's right, the eldest brother has always been honest and honest, unlike the third child, who is full of scheming, and even his own brothers are calculating, so how could he satirize her.
Han Hai's daughter-in-law secretly guessed that the elder brother might feel that he had no son because Wu Hongmei gave birth to another daughter, which hurt his mother-in-law's heart. He felt guilty for asking her mother-in-law to help their family for so many years.
I just wanted to let my mother-in-law live with them and help them with work. Coupled with the presence of Jun Jun and the boys, the mother-in-law will not be too sad about the fact that her eldest brother can't give birth to a son.
Han Hai's daughter-in-law fully understands what the elder brother means, and she understands it, but she doesn't need her mother-in-law to help their family with work. She can do their housework completely.
However, although she could come and ask her elder brother to take her mother-in-law away after a long time, she couldn't express clearly that she didn't want to raise her mother-in-law. If she dared to say this, let alone the villagers gossip, even her own man would not forgive her. Therefore, I can only continue to feel aggrieved and let my mother-in-law live with them.