After her husband died, her parents came to force her to remarry

Chapter 146: Pre-New Year Purchase

Wang Qiuxia was filled with indignation: "How could your aunt do this!"

“Did you get the money back in the end?”

Wang Hong sighed, "We recovered some of it, but they refused to give it all. My eldest aunt cried and said she had her own reasons. She said it was hard to live in her husband's house, and her child was sick, so she had to do this. But if she came back and said she was borrowing money for the child's medical treatment, my parents would definitely lend it to her! But she insisted on bringing her husband home to steal! I said we should report it to the police, but my father wouldn't let me, saying that she was my eldest aunt after all! She was a relative! He was also afraid of alarming my grandparents and making them feel uncomfortable, so we had to let it go."

Wang Qiuxia was so angry that she wanted to throw the spoon away. She was not incapable of talking nicely. She just didn't want to return it, so she stole it! But...

Take a deep breath: "A person like this is not worthy of being called aunt!"

After saying that, she sighed again. She didn't know what to say, but she was very angry in her heart. No matter how she thought about it, she could not imagine that her elder sister could do such a thing.

Wang Qiuxia scooped up the hot food, handed it to Wang Hong, and put more dishes into his bowl.

"Auntie, that's enough to eat."

After dinner, he arranged for Wang Hong to stay: "You can sleep a little longer tomorrow morning. My family has bought a bullock cart. When the time comes, let Uncle Li take you to the next town."

Wang Hong nodded.

The next morning, Jiang Xiaohe got up and started to work, and Wang Hong got up and helped with the chores, chopping wood and sweeping the yard, with her eyes full of work.

Wang Qiuxia looked at him and said, "Didn't I tell you to sleep a little longer?"

"I'm used to it. When the time comes, I can't sleep, so I want to get up and help do something."

As daybreak approached, Zhang Fu drove a ox cart and took Wang Hong to the town.

Zeng Hua was filled with envy when she saw their family's ox cart. She thought that after this New Year, when Zhang Daniu got married, her family would also buy an ox cart.

Wang Qiuxia explained: "I can't sell all the mushrooms, so I thought of asking Hongwa to come over and do this business. He arrived late yesterday, so today I asked the head of the family to send him to the next town."

Zeng Hua smiled indifferently: "Why do you need to explain to me, sister-in-law? Am I not sensible enough?"

Only after she said this did Wang Qiuxia feel relieved.

The villagers watched Zhang Fu driving his ox cart to do business, and saw Zeng Hua and Zhang Daniu also carrying their loads to the next town. They wanted to find out what kind of business they were doing, but the Zhang family kept their mouths shut and did not tell them.

After today, the Chinese New Year will be in two days, and my family is planning to buy some New Year's gifts.

Jiang Xiaohe asked Wang Qiuxia to make a count and buy all of them in town tomorrow.

Seeing the Spring Festival couplets posted at the village head's house, Wang Qiuxia smiled and said, "Mom, I don't have anything to buy, but the Spring Festival couplets. Our family has built a new house, and I thought, why not buy some to post, it will look more festive."

Jiang Xiaohe smiled and said, "That's nothing. When the time comes, we will not only buy Spring Festival couplets to post, but also buy two red lanterns to hang at the door. It will look grand and festive."

“That works, that works!”

Jiang Xiaohe did some statistics and decided to buy some gifts for the second wife during the Chinese New Year, as well as for Wang Dayi. She used charcoal to draw up a list of things that needed to be purchased.

On market day, almost everyone in the village goes to the town. Throughout the year, the town is packed with people only today. Even for mushrooms, Cai Hehua wants three times as much as usual. Fortunately, the next batch of mushrooms has been shipped out, otherwise it would not be able to supply.

Today, Wang Hong and Zhang Daniu picked twice as many mushrooms as usual and went to the next town.

Afraid that Wang Hong would be too busy, Wang Qiuxia went with him today, leaving Zhang Chuan with Jiang Xiaohe.

Knowing that Jiang Xiaohe would definitely go to town today, Zhang Danniu suggested that she should go along. She had recently embroidered a lot of handkerchiefs at home, which she could sell for some money in town.

Zhang Fu drove a ox cart, carrying Jiang Xiaohe, Zhang Chuan and Zhang Danniu.

Zhang Da Niu hugged Zhang Chuan and said, "I heard that Chuan'er can already call grandpa and grandma. When can he call auntie?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Chuan called her "Auntie" in a baby voice.

"Hey, kid, you kept shouting at people in the church a few days ago, but you didn't know how to do it. But today, when I told you to, you shouted."

Zhang Chuan called her aunt twice again, and Zhang Da Nv hugged him, her heart almost melting.

Jiang Xiaohe smiled and said, "He has been able to speak more and more recently, and can even walk, but he is not very stable."

When they arrived in the town, Zhang Fu went to deliver the goods first. When he came back, Jiang Xiaohe left Zhang Chuan with him and then took Zhang Da Nv to the town to buy things.

There are so many people in the town today! It's crowded, but there are also many people selling things in the town.

I went to the showroom to sell Zhang Daniu's handkerchief first. When the proprietress saw Zhang Daniu, she came up to me and said, "You haven't been here for a long time. I thought my handkerchief was lost."

This was a bit harsh. I guess the proprietress knew about their previous experience selling dolls.

Zhang Da Niu quickly took out a handkerchief from the basket: "Boss lady, you are joking. I have been delayed these days just because of something at home."

The proprietress didn't say anything, but when she saw someone coming to buy something, she immediately paid Zhang Danniu in a bad mood and turned around to greet the customer.

Zhang Daniu and Jiang Xiaohe left the showroom and exhaled slightly: "This lady boss is really scary today."

Jiang Xiaohe raised her eyes and looked at her sign: "I guess you won't need to take work from her anymore."

Zhang Daniu nodded and took Jiang Xiaohe's arm: "I think so too. I will work with my cousin's wife in the future. I will definitely be able to eat delicious food and drink spicy drinks!"

"You're such a slippery bastard."

Jiang Xiaohe first went to the butcher shop to buy meat, and then went to the grain and oil shop and weighed out a lot of flour. The family had not bought flour for a long time. Then she bought a lot of seasonings and weighed out three pounds of sugar and asked the boss to pack them separately. After buying these, she thought about it and took Zhang Danv to the drugstore.

"Is your cousin's wife feeling unwell?" Zhang Danv asked worriedly.

Jiang Xiaohe shook her head: "No, let's go to the medicine store to buy some spices and have hot pot later."

Zhang Daniu didn't understand. Can't we buy spices at the grain and oil shop? Why go to the medicine shop?

Jiang Xiaohe went to the medicine shop and asked for star anise, bay leaves, cardamom, etc. There were not many things, but she spent about ten cents.

After buying them, Jiang Xiaohe put the herbs under Zhang Daniu's nose and said, "Smell it. Do they smell good?"

“It smells really good.”

"This would be even more delicious if it were a soup pot!"

Remembering what Wang Qiuxia said about buying couplets, Jiang Xiaohe spent ten cents to buy a pair of couplets at a street stall. Then she spent another twenty cents to buy a pair of red lanterns and asked the owner to write four words "Safe Entry and Exit" on the lanterns.

Zhang Danniu saw Jiang Xiaohe bought couplets, so she also paid for a pair herself: "Mom will definitely be happy when she sees it."

Finally, I went to Bush's shop and bought some cloth, which, together with sugar, could be used as a holiday gift.

After they finished shopping, their backpacks and baskets were already full, so they planned to go back home. However, before they reached the town entrance, they were stopped by someone.