stingy landlady

Chapter 182 Swine Fever (3)

Dazhu deliberately pretended to pat Guizhi lightly and said:

"You brat! You're the one who says nice things, and you're the one who insults your father!"

Taking advantage of the situation, Guizhi jumped and ran away.

"Dad! I'll go ask my fourth aunt. If it works, I'll go; if not, I'll just forget about it! People say you can't find three-legged toads, but there are plenty of two-legged people out there! Hehe!"

The old lady's room had garlic sprouts and bean sprouts growing on the north-facing kang (heated brick bed).

When Guizhi came in, Li was chatting with the old lady and Sun, who were holding a child, on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Grandma! Mother! Fourth Aunt!"

"Oh! Guizhi is back! She's been very busy!"

Zhao was preparing a meal on the stove when she heard Guizhi's voice. She followed from behind and greeted Guizhi first.

"Second Aunt! Are you cooking now?"

"Yeah! I was just about to do it! I saw you were back, so I rushed over to see you! It's been quite a while since I've seen you!"

Guizhi has grown quite a bit taller! She's sprouted new shoots! Mother! Sister-in-law! Don't you think Guizhi is getting more and more beautiful?

Guizhi found it amusing; Zhao Shi was truly saying one thing to one person and another to another. Back when the family hadn't separated, Zhao Shi had been incredibly sarcastic and disdainful towards her sisters.

Now that they see they can help make money, they're running faster than anyone else; this ability to get close to people is unmatched by most.

"Second Aunt! I just got back! Grandma, Mom! Look how much Second Aunt is praising me! Am I prettier? Have I really grown taller? Hahaha!"

The old lady said slowly and deliberately:

"It's true you've grown taller! Girls change a lot as they grow up, becoming more and more beautiful! You, on the other hand, are still a long way from being pretty!"

Li also chimed in:

"Exactly! Mother is right! This little brat is so vain!"

Madam Sun smiled gently:

"Mother! Eldest sister-in-law! I think second sister-in-law is right! Our Guizhi has grown taller, and with a little dressing up, she'll be a beautiful young lady! Haha!"

Zhao took advantage of the situation and climbed up the ladder:

"That's right! Fourth sister-in-law and I have the same taste! Mother and eldest sister-in-law are too picky! Our Guizhi has everything! She's capable and has everything!"

I wonder whose son will end up getting the best deal! Guizhi! We'll make sure they line up for you to choose from! Hahaha!

"You're getting more and more absurd! Guizhi! You're so busy, you've come to see your mother today, right?"

The old lady glared at Zhao and asked Guizhi.

Guizhi nodded and replied, "Yes! There is something, Grandma! But I'm not looking for my mother! I want to ask Grandma and Fourth Aunt! I need to find about ten female workers to do the work!"

Since Aunt Si doesn't have anything to do, could she help find a few people to work with? The wages will be the same! Room and board included!

Mrs. Sun looked forward to seeing the old lady, who thought for a moment and said:

"Guizhi! It's a good thing that your fourth aunt can go and do chores! But your cousin is too young, and I can't take care of him!"

Sun's face immediately showed disappointment.

Guizhi patiently explained:

"It's alright, Grandma! You can take the children! There are many people over there, and everyone can help look after them. Jixiang and Ruyi are there too!"

I just don't know if Fourth Aunt wants to go!

Mrs. Sun hurriedly pleaded with the old lady:

"Mother! Let me go! Someone can help me take care of the children, and I can also work and earn some money for the children's future food and clothing!"

Sun then looked at Guizhi and said:

"Guizhi! Fourth Aunt wants to go out and work to earn money so that she won't have to keep asking people for money when she buys something!"

Zhao then said:

"Guizhi! Let me go! Erbao can run and jump now! You don't have to carry him all the time, it's best if I go! Taozhi is there too! We can work together for you!"

The old lady angrily said to Zhao:

"Where are you going? Aren't you going to take care of this family? Who's going to cook and do the laundry? You've all left, leaving me to manage this house all by myself?"

"You've gone too far! You just do whatever you want!"

Zhao immediately wilted and dared not utter a sound. Li said:

"Guizhi! I'll go instead! It'll save you the trouble of seeing your father and that little vixen! She's always trying to seduce your father into going to her room!"

This time I'm going to my daughter's place, let the two of them do whatever they want at home! Let's see if they can come up with anything interesting!

Guizhi hurriedly said:

"Mom! You can't go! There's a ton of work to be done at home! Dozens of our pigs are sick, and you're not worried at all! How much money would we have to pay in compensation!"

"Mother! Now that you're gone, won't Father and Aunt Lan be even more smug? Without a mistress at home, Aunt Lan can do chores whenever she wants, and if she doesn't want to, she can just go eat at Aunt Zhou's place!"

“She dares! Guizhi! The pig is sick, and I feel sorry for it too! But what can I do?”

"Oh, right! Which of you sisters has Aunt Lan's indenture? Take it out and keep it for me. Humph! If that little hussy dares to act tough with us again, I'll have her sold by a slave trader!"

"Mother! Didn't you say you wanted to take a concubine so that you could have a son? If my father didn't go to Aunt Lan, how could he have a son?"

What if Aunt Lan is pregnant now? If you sell her, will my father just take another woman later?

Li was a little flustered, and looked at Guizhi to ask:

"What can I do? I get so angry whenever I see that little bitch! I just want to torture her!"

"Mom! Don't worry about those sick pigs! I'll ask Dad to find some radishes and lettuce to feed them for a few days and see how they get better. We'll treat as many as we can. As for the pigs that are too sick, we'll just have to kill them!"

Oh! Mother! Why are you arguing with Aunt Lan? You are the wife, she is the concubine! Mother, just think of it as borrowing Aunt Lan's womb to give you a son, otherwise what can you do?

"We can't live like this all the time, arguing and fighting! Harmony brings wealth! Maybe it's because you two are always arguing that the pig got sick and we have to pay for it! Just giving you a heads-up!"

The old lady was superstitious.

"Guizhi is right! Lanxin! When you get home, don't make a fuss anymore! Do you two think it's so easy to earn money? Even if you're not going to be frugal, don't be so wasteful!"

Dozens of piglets, raised to this size, must be worth at least a dozen taels of silver! Listening to Guizhi was the right thing to do!

You two are less insightful than a child.

Guizhi turned to Zhao and said:

"Second Aunt! You don't need to go either! Sister Taozhi is doing a great job! Besides, the family can't do without you! Okay!"

Guizhi pondered for a moment and said:

"Grandma! Second Aunt! Why don't we let Erbao go to school? You can pay his tuition, and I'll buy him the four essentials of the study: brush, ink, paper, and inkstone."

People say one tree can't make a forest, and in our family, only my fifth uncle is studying. If anything happens in the future, we won't even have anyone to consult!

Erbao is still too young to do any chores! Let him go to the private school in town! It just so happens that Xiaoquan from Uncle San's family is also studying there; whoever becomes successful in the future, we'll continue to support them!