Chapter 113: Too stingy, worry-free

  Niú Xiǎo Huā listened with tears in her eyes, her heart full of warmth, "Mother, you are indeed my own mother..."

  Two people chatted and continued to make clothes, the clock family was too small, Shen Sisi in the kitchen naturally heard everything they said. She felt that He Axiu's motherly love had no room to play on her, now it was all played out on Niu Xiaohua's body. Shen Sisi secretly sighed, compared to herself, Niu Xiaohua seemed like He Axiu's biological daughter, the two people's personalities were almost the same, kind and simple, really gentle and harmless little sheep. Unfortunately, Shen Sisi had to protect them, what would happen if she wasn't the pillar of the family?! Thinking about it, Shen Sisi was first saddened by her own thoughts, shook herself, removed her holy mother halo, and hurriedly went to stir-fry vegetables.

  The clothes were made in a few days, and soon they were all done. He Qiu and Niu Xiaohua looked at the new clothes and said excitedly: "Tonight, we can let the children wear their newly made clothes."

  "Yes, mom, why isn't Tuni wearing new clothes?!" Niu Xiaohua said softly: "Children grow up quickly, if they don't wear them, they will be too small..."

  "That girl Tuniang likes to wear boys' clothes, and I have no way with her..." He Ashu said helplessly: "...Forget it, if she likes it, I'll add a boy's suit for her in the future. Anyway, she's young, it doesn't matter..."

  "This is... " Niu Xiaohua didn't understand why Tu Dou didn't like beautiful flower-patterned clothes, but instead liked dull gray boy's clothing. However, at least she knew to respect Tu Dou and wouldn't force her to wear them. She smiled and said: "Mother, there are still many pieces of fabric left, I think we can make a pair of shoes for Father..."

  Zhong Gen Sheng's shoes had been mended and patched for many years of going up and down the mountain, and there wasn't a single decent pair left.

  "Yes... " He Qiu Xiu lightly smiled and said: "There's still some old fabric at home, let's make a few new pairs of shoes for those people who are always running around outside every day, it's tiring on the shoes..."

  "Uh-huh." Niu Xiaohua responded with a happy tone, calculating how many pairs of shoes she could make from these fabrics. "And these floral fabrics, Mother, can be used to weave a pair of shoes for you..."

  "No, I'm an old woman who doesn't go out, no need for new shoes..." He Axiu smiled and said: "Let me make a pair for you, you're young, when are you going to wear them if not now?! This color is just right for someone of your age. That country girl wouldn't like this floral fabric even more, forget it, I'll use blue cloth to make her a pair."

  Niu Xiaohua had originally wanted to push it back onto Tuniu, but seeing He Ashu say this, she could only agree.

  Shen Sisi finished cooking and came out with a smile: "Mother, Xiaohua, next time I go to the city, I'll buy some more fabric to make shoes and clothes. We don't lack money at home now, so there's no need to push back and forth. Although buying good fabric is still a bit of a burden, this cheapest fabric can still be afforded. Next time, I'll buy more, and use the leftovers to make shoes. Anyway, winter clothes need to be made too... I think the weather will cool down soon... It's cold, and at home, there are no warm cotton-padded jackets to wear. All these things need to be done quickly, including quilts. This year, with more people in the household, we must make a few more new quilts. Mother, I don't want to use those old quilts anymore, they're not warm at all..."

  "...after earning money, I want to buy some rice back to eat, I miss eating rice...also need to stock up on more grain, otherwise it won't be enough for winter, must hurry and buy some back before winter, in case there's a big snowstorm and we can't get into the city, our family will run out of food..."

  He Axiu nodded and said, "Tuni, you just watch and buy, ask your father to follow you, I'm not good at these things either, I don't know how to haggle prices, with you at home, I can be more at ease..."

  Shen Sisi was sweating, guessing that He Axiu had already taken her as his future daughter-in-law, and since she had been raised like a daughter, he didn't guard against her at all. Besides, He Axiu was originally a kind person.

  People with good intentions often think others are also good. People with evil intentions naturally think everyone else is even more evil.

  He Qiu smiled lightly and stroked Shen Sisi's hair, saying: "You should eat more food, look at you, not gaining any weight..."

  She thought silently and wordlessly, she only wanted to develop vertically, absolutely not horizontally. Fat guys have a few good-looking ones, thinking everyone can become Yang Guifei?!

  Today, Dabao and Erdanzi returned a bit late. When they entered the courtyard, every household was already having lunch. Dabao and Erdanzi rushed in excitedly, saying: "Tuniu, the braised pork belly sold well, those who bought meat basically also bought some to take back and try, I gave them one or two pieces for free, they were happy, those who didn't buy meat only bought this, we made a lot of money too, Tuniu, you see..."

  Dabao took out all the money, weighing several kilograms, and it was quite impressive when pushed together. Who let most of them be one by one? Shen Sisi naturally had an account in her heart, she pushed and said: "Is the count clear?"

  Dabao nodded and said, "In total, eleven taels of silver and seven cents, of course, this is the remaining money after buying tomorrow's tofu. The old man who sold us the tofu gave us the tofu at the agreed price and even gave us a lot more. He's also a good person..."

  Shen Sisi smiled lightly, it's because people are good and honest, that's why they made a deal with the old boss. Judging people, Shen Sisi still has experience, judging by their eyes, she can tell if someone is an honest person or not.

  "Did they give Er Gouzi their money too?!" Shen Sisi asked him.

  Dabao shook his head and said: "I was going to let you take a look before giving it to you..."

  "Then just leave it to you to send it out..." Shen Sisi said: "You keep the account clear, and then give me the money... From now on, I'll be in charge of the money, and you'll be in charge of the account..."

  After all, her space is quite safe and she's not afraid of thieves coming home.

  Dabao hesitated for a moment, then nodded. Although he was nervous about giving out money for the first time, he still followed Erdouzi and the others to divide the money.

  After the two dogs left, Shen Sisi counted the money and quietly put it into her space. She then went to check Da Bao's account book and smiled with satisfaction. "Just keep it like this, only you and I can understand it. In case it gets lost, no one will know how much our family has earned. From now on, you must remind the two dogs to be careful, if they want to work long-term, they must keep their mouths shut. After working in my house for a long time with loyalty, I will give them a raise according to the standard later. This also needs to be mentioned, don't mention how much more, it depends on their actions..."

  Actually, the two dogs dare not lose such a good thing. They only work half a day and it's not tiring or uncomfortable. Sometimes Shen Sisi also gives them some braised meat and dried tofu, they are even more unlikely to betray the Zhong family. Sometimes counting their own small treasury can make them laugh out loud. Plus today they got some new braised bean curd, they happily returned home to show off. Now this group of theirs has become the most awesome kids in the village...

  "Uh-huh, I see......" Da Bao asked nervously, "......are all these things going to be handed over to me from now on?!"

  "Of course, you're a man, and in the future, you can hold your own... " Shen Sisi said with a smile.

  Da Bao rarely gets praised by him, scratched his hair and smiled foolishly, feeling a bit honored. Looking at Shen Sisi, he suddenly said: "...... I will definitely do my best."

  The four treasures behind perked up their ears to listen, and when they heard this sentence, the corners of their mouths twitched. Hum, and there wasn't much labor cost, but this big treasure was really being taken advantage of by this girl, and all the money was taken away by her...

  Si Baixin was resentful in his heart, but he didn't dare say it out loud. Besides, if he said anything, Da Bao would scold him.

  He couldn't help but sigh inwardly, although he was the one who came up with the idea, why could this girl lead the situation like that?! Obviously, she put in the least effort, yet they did all the dirty work and were being bossed around by her, still looking very pleased with themselves. This girl's ability to control people was really impressive, but only honest kids like Dabao and Ergou would listen to her, if someone had a mind of their own...

  Si didn't want to admit that he had a soft spot, but he was being bossed around by her and felt very resentful. Who made him not have any wages? Not even as much as Er Gouzi and the others got. He wasn't willing to accept it, but there was nothing he could do. Being oppressed, he still had to work hard. He couldn't run away, he didn't have any money on him, and the living conditions here were good. Looking at the new blue cloth clothes he was wearing, he let out a silent sigh, thinking that even if he wanted to leave, he wouldn't want to, just because he resented not having any wages.

  He cursed inwardly, too stingy.

  But can only secretly despise in his heart, absolutely dare not say it out loud. Seeing this girl's knowing eyes, he would feel a chill in his heart.

  Shen Sisi had long noticed the movements of the four treasures, but she just smiled faintly. You little thing, do you still want wages?! Wait until you've finished your work and let me vent my anger first!

  Zhong Gensheng hurried back with two more pigs and locked them in the pigpen in the backyard. Looking at the somewhat dilapidated pigpen, he sighed and said: "The pigpen also needs to be repaired, otherwise it will be ruined by them. Hurry up and fix it before winter..."

  He wiped the sweat, walked to the well and fetched some cooled boiled water to drink. Only then did he sit in the courtyard to take a break. He Shaoxiu and Niu Xiaohua brought the hot dishes from the pot to the table and prepared the bowls and chopsticks for dinner.

  Shen Sisi sat down beside Zhong Gensheng and said, "Dad, this afternoon let Dabao watch the house, we'll go to Li Zheng's home for a visit, bringing some gifts..."

  Zhong Gensheng was taken aback and said: "What?!"

  "Dad, I want to buy a good piece of land and build a house..." Shen Sisi said with a smile.

  Zhong Gensheng's eyes widened as he stared at her, saying: "...... Tuniu, you have so much money to buy land?! Building a house is also expensive, if you want to build one, just build it on this piece of land, no need to buy more land, and save some money too."

  Zhong Gensheng had never worried about how much money she made, he was an honest man and had never calculated this account, so he didn't know at all. When he heard her say that, he was a little anxious for a while.