Quickly wear it and get rid of his virtuous character

Chapter 537: Countryside Woman 1

The eldest and second sisters-in-law were standing at the door, holding a winnowing basket with some roasted melon seeds and peanuts on it.

This is really a blessing from heaven. These two people came to me on their own initiative. It seems that they want to ask something of me.

Su Tong said he was a little reluctant, but he still let the two people in. As soon as the sister-in-law came in, she could hardly hide the jealousy in her eyes.

The third wife had only been married for a short time, but she had already arranged this small room so well, especially the several large wooden boxes stacked in the corner, which were painted with tung oil and looked very valuable.

And that thick quilt. Alas, I only wore a new dress when I got married, and even the quilt I covered myself with was an old quilt I had used for an adult, and it doesn’t keep me warm at all now.

"Third brother's wife, you are so lucky. Not only do you have a generous dowry, but your third son is also very promising." The eldest sister-in-law placed the melon seeds snacks on the small kang table next to her. With a quick glance, she discovered that the fabric used by the third son's wife to make clothes for her children was also very particular. It turned out to be the finest fine cotton cloth.

"My dear, third sister-in-law, you are so wasteful to use such good cloth to make clothes for the children." The eldest sister-in-law rubbed her eyes again and found that she was not mistaken. She became more and more jealous, and sour water almost came out of her stomach.

Su Tong covered his mouth and smiled, "Sister-in-law, how can I afford to buy fine cotton cloth? This is the cloth scraps that I asked the boss to bring back when I went to the town to buy needles and thread, and most of them are defective.

Anyway, I definitely can’t make clothes for adults, but I can try to make some small clothes for children, or even some small shoes for them.”

The eldest sister-in-law said in a daze: "Ah, it turns out that it is made of rags. But to be honest, sister-in-law, you are so clever and skillful that you can make the rags look so beautiful."

"This is not just because of poverty. If I had a little money, I would not let my children wear clothes made of such rags. But we are all poor, and our family background does not care about these things.

But are there things that brought you here today, sisters-in-law?"

Su Tong didn't want to beat around the bush with them, so he just went straight to the point. However, they probably came to him for money.

The eldest and second sisters-in-law looked at each other and said directly, "Sister-in-law, did my third brother tell you where he was working when he came back last time? We only know that he was in the county town, but we don't know exactly where. The county town is so big, what if my third brother is bullied by others?

It just so happens that your elder and second brothers have nothing to do these days, so let them go to the county town as well, so that the family can take care of each other, what do you think?"

Su Tong suddenly realized why they came to see him, but he did not agree.

"My husband said that he was working for a master Wang, but I'm not sure which master Wang it was. Otherwise, my eldest and second brothers can just go and ask him. It will only take some time at most."

The eldest and second sister-in-law looked embarrassed. This... the county town is so big, and Wang is a big surname. If they really go to ask, it will take forever. Even if they really find out, they probably won't be able to meet the third brother without anyone to introduce them.

The eldest sister-in-law wanted to leave, but she was a little unwilling. "Third sister-in-law, let's be honest. We work hard all year round, but in the end we can't even have a full meal. What kind of life is this?"

Su Tong wiped his eyes pretentiously, "What can I do? People say that if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. I have married into the Zhao family, so naturally I have to listen to my mother-in-law."

Seeing that Su Tong didn't say a word, the two sisters-in-law were so angry that their lungs were about to explode. They picked up the winnowing basket next to them, but did not touch the peanuts and melon seeds in it at all.

"Okay, it seems that my third sister-in-law has money in her hands, so she is not worried at all. But it's a pity for me and your second sister-in-law. We don't have a penny in our hands, and even the children at home are starving." The eldest sister-in-law's eyes were red when she said this.

The second sister-in-law next to her said, "Third sister-in-law, we are all family, so I won't hide anything from you. Although mother-in-law has distributed food to us, most of it is coarse grains, and it is not enough for us to eat.

We are honest people, we don’t have any skills, we don’t have a penny, and we are really forced into a corner, so we came to you.”

Su Tong rolled his eyes impatiently in his heart. What's the point of looking for me? I'm not a cash cow, but...

"Sisters-in-law, I understand the pain in your hearts. It is inconvenient for this large family to sit together. It would be better if we could live separately. Even if we have to eat coarse food, at least we have money in our hands, unlike now..." After Su Tong finished speaking, he took a look at their expressions and found that they also slightly agreed with the idea of dividing the family.

But since ancient times, the family has not been divided as long as the elders are alive. Unless the old couple are gone, it is impossible for the Zhao family to divide.

Su Tong would not give money to the Zhao family for nothing, so he would never share his money-making recipe. Both sides were playing charades, and the eldest and second sisters-in-law left in anger.

After Su Tong closed the door, he was thinking about how to divide the family. According to Mrs. Zhao's temper, even if he gave birth to a big fat boy, Mrs. Zhao would not let him rest in peace during the confinement period.

The weather has been getting colder recently, so the eldest and second brothers followed other young men in the village to go hunting in the mountains. Unexpectedly, they were lucky and caught a lot of rabbits and pheasants, and some even shot wild goats.

Dozens of men caught prey as high as a hill, and after selling them for silver, each of them got a lot of money.

The eldest and second sisters-in-law wanted to hide the money, but Mrs. Zhao was keeping a close eye on it, so they could only split it 70% and 30% respectively.

The remaining copper coins were only enough to buy a few pounds of coarse flour, so in order to make more money, the eldest and the second brother took a risk and went directly into the mountains. This time their luck was not as good as before as they encountered a wild boar.

The second one was smarter and climbed up the tree directly. The eldest one was unable to dodge and fell into the ditch, breaking his leg.

The eldest sister-in-law burst into tears and said, "Dad, this is your biological son, and he is also the eldest son in the family. If you don't give me money to treat my husband, I will hit my head against the wall and die right now."

Although Old Man Zhao loved money, he also understood the importance of his eldest son, so he immediately asked Mrs. Zhao to pay dozens of copper coins and invite a country doctor.

The old doctor waved his hand and said, "No, it's obvious that his leg is broken. We must find a doctor in town, otherwise if the wrong leg is connected, he will become a cripple in the future."

Going to the county town to see a doctor would cost at least several taels of silver. Mrs. Zhao was reluctant to spend the money, but her sister-in-law kept crying, and the eldest son was the eldest in the family, so Mrs. Zhao could only grit her teeth.

"This money will be charged to you. Once you pay it off, you can save some money for yourself." Mrs. Zhao glared at her sister-in-law fiercely and reluctantly took out a silver ingot.

The eldest sister-in-law didn't care about all these. She asked the second son to get in the car and rushed to the town in the wind and snow.