【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 122 The Impoverished Mother-in-Law in the Period Literature 2

After shouting a lot, a few customers actually came. They asked the price, complained about the high price, and squatted down to pick and choose.

Apples were 80 cents each, and oranges were 80 cents per pound. They were all sold out in less than 20 minutes, and I made a total of 33 yuan.

He took the money to the grocery store to buy some things. The Zhou family had three rooms to live in, plus a kitchen, so he wanted to buy four windows. He told the shopkeeper the measurements, and the shopkeeper quickly marked out four exact pieces.

Another thing is cotton. You can also buy cotton in the system, but the quality is too good to be taken out.

In addition, she asked for five pounds of cotton, a piece of pure blue cotton cloth, two pounds of salt, two pounds of lamp oil, thirty pounds of sweet potatoes and twenty eggs. The money was almost spent. With the last dollar, Yun Xi asked for half a pound of pork belly.

Money doesn’t go away easily, but these are necessities of life and cannot be saved.

As dusk fell, Yun Xi arrived home carrying a heavy load of supplies. Zhao Guohong and Wang Lili were shocked.

"Mom, have you made any money?"

"Yes, I bought and sold some supplies to make a profit." Yun Xi's face was pale. She hadn't eaten for a day. "Go cook quickly. I want to eat rice and meat."

"Okay! I'll go right away."

Zhao Guohong moved quickly and went to the kitchen to prepare the meal. After dinner, the three of them removed the wooden frame from the window and installed glass in its place, which ensured both warmth and light transmission.

"Okay, divide these cloths and cotton between you two. Make quilts and cotton-padded clothes for the children first. Take your time. I will go out and earn more money later." Yun Xi put the things in place. Fatigue came over her, and she went back to the room to sleep. With the down quilt, she would not feel cold.

Yun Xi lives in the east room of the stone house, Zhao Guohong lives in the west room with her three children, and Wang Lili and her three children live in the east wing, opposite which are the kitchen and woodshed. This is basically the layout in the north. The difference is that houses by the sea are mostly built with stone to withstand typhoons.

Yun Xi, who was soundly asleep, had no idea that her two daughters-in-law were busy working with oil lamps until midnight.

It was another early morning, the eighth day of the eleventh month. There was still more than a month left until the Chinese New Year, and time was running out.

Yun Xi was about to leave immediately when Zhao Guohong brought over a bowl of sweet potato and rice porridge. "Mom, eat something before you go."

"Okay."

Yun Xi washed up casually and drank the porridge.

Zhao Guohong saw her about to leave, and followed with wide eyes, "Mom, do you need my help? I'm very strong."

Yun Xi turned her head to look at her, "You?"

Walking on the deserted streets, Yun Xi regretted bringing his daughter-in-law with him, but was also envious of her strength.

"You wait here while Mom goes to get the goods. Don't move, okay?"

Seeing her daughter-in-law shivering from the cold, Yun Xi prepared to take out her remaining sweater for her to wear.

Carrying two bamboo baskets, Yun Xi walked into the dead end. She filled one of them with fifty kilograms of white flour and the other with egg cake. This egg cake was purely handmade and tasted particularly sweet and not greasy. It was made of eggs, white sugar and flour without any additives. That was why the space plate could keep the items in their original state, otherwise it would not have been able to stay for so long.

After putting it away, Yun Xi asked Zhao Guohong for help and asked her to put on a sweater and trousers first. Then she started to sell on the street. This place is close to the sea and is relatively developed. There is no need for receipts to buy and sell things. The flour she sells is whiter than Fuqiang flour, and it costs 30 cents per pound. Egg cakes are more expensive, at one dollar per pound.

The things sold very well, and they made twenty-five dollars per trip. There were several streets, and the two of them made three trips and earned seventy-five dollars.

"Mom, what else are you doing?"

"No, it's too cold. Let's go to the grocery store."

I also bought five pounds of cotton and a piece of cloth, this time gray cloth, thirty pounds of sweet potatoes and potatoes, and ten pounds of cabbage and radishes.

"Is there anything missing at home?"

After paying more than nine yuan, Yun Xi felt that it was enough.

Zhao Guohong counted on her fingers and said, "Mom, there's no lard at home, and it's time to replace the needlework."

"Okay, boss, I want two sets of sewing boxes."

He bought pork fat from the butcher and asked for five pounds, which cost him nine dollars at one dollar and eighty cents a pound. Zhao Guohong also asked the butcher to give him a bone. He was a man who knew how to live.

I got home earlier today than yesterday. Wang Lili was taking care of the children at home and had not eaten lunch, so she was waiting for them.

Yun Xi gently advised her, "You should eat something to fill your lunch from now on. Guo Hong and I are making money."

Wang Lili shook her head and said, "Mom, our family still owes money."

"How much do you owe in total?" Yun Xi looked at her two daughters-in-law and asked, "Tell the truth."

Zhao Guohong smiled awkwardly. "After the typhoon, my eldest daughter fell ill. My parents wouldn't lend me money, so I borrowed ten yuan from the aunt next door for the child's medical treatment, and another fifty yuan for the children's tuition."

Wang Lili: "After the typhoon, I borrowed 200 yuan from my parents. I used part of it to pay the children's tuition and part of it to buy food. The day before yesterday, you and the children fell ill, so I borrowed another 10 yuan."

Yun Xi did the math and said, "The money I borrowed from the village totaled one hundred yuan. Your sister-in-law gave me two hundred and fifty yuan. Including yours, the total is six hundred and twenty yuan. It's the New Year, and it's time to settle the accounts. I'll pay off the debt then, and you don't have to worry."

The Zhou family didn't have much wealth to begin with. After the land was divided, the men in the family had accidents one after another. They could have lived a good life relying on the five acres of land, but the children needed to go to school, which was an expense, and the two little kids were fined because of family planning, which was a huge expense. Therefore, life became difficult when a disaster occurred.

"Are the children feeling better? Let's nourish everyone's stomach for two days and make some dumplings with lard residue for everyone to eat. You and the children have suffered a lot over the years." Yun Xi wiped away her tears.

"The children are all fine now. The difficult days are finally over and things will get better in the future." Wang Lili said with a smile.

Yes, now that she is here, everything will be fine.

She went out to buy things one after another until New Year's Eve. Except for the snacks and out-of-season fruits that could not be taken out, everything else in the space plate was sold out. These things accounted for one-third of the original preparations. After all, she consumed a lot of them in the previous mission.

I got a total of 1,800 yuan, which is enough to pay off my debts, pay for the children's spring tuition, and pay for seeds and fertilizers for farming. Everything is going in the right direction.

On New Year's Eve, Yun Xi and her eldest daughter-in-law brought back three pounds of pork, one pound of mutton, a chicken, a duck, two sea fish and more than twenty shrimps, which they saved for the New Year.

Of course, she couldn't afford new clothes and shoes for the children. A pair of leather shoes cost dozens of yuan, and Liberation shoes and cloth shoes cost three or four yuan a pair. It would be better to make them herself, so she gave this task to her second daughter-in-law.

Yun Xi was responsible for buying cotton and cloth, and Wang Lili was responsible for making them. They gradually made three large quilts weighing six pounds and three large mattresses weighing four pounds. They were very long and wide and could be laid directly on the kang, so that they would not be cold in winter.

I also made a cotton coat, a pair of cotton shoes and two pairs of cloth shoes for each child. The adults could make do with the clothes, but the children who started school in February could not make do with the clothes.