perfumer

Chapter 39

Mrs. Cao knew that auntie and Sanlang stayed late last night, so she couldn't help feeling sorry for them, so she deliberately didn't go to call Sanlang in the morning, but when she faced auntie, she hesitated, although she wanted her to sleep more, but she was afraid that she would be lazy After getting married, her husband's family disliked her, so she called the aunt up only a quarter of an hour later than usual.

The aunt went to bed late last night, and when she got up, she couldn't help but feel a little groggy. Seeing that there was some light outside the house, she didn't know what night it was, and thought she was still living under Grandma Bai. , It wasn't until his feet touched the ground that he remembered that they had separated. He unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and sat back on the bed with a plop.

Seeing her like this, Mrs. Cao was startled, and asked worriedly, "Ma'am, what's wrong with you?"

"It's okay." The aunt waved her hand.

After all, Mrs. Cao felt sorry for her daughter. Seeing that she was out of breath, and forgetting her worries about her future, she persuaded: "If you are still sleepy, just lie down."

The aunt still shook her head. She had never heard of a daughter who could sleep back into the cage after waking up. When she got up, her nervous heartbeat gradually calmed down. She remembered the turpentine made by Sanlang yesterday, and immediately put on a bright smile on her face, "Mother , go and have a look at the turpentine made by third brother yesterday."

Seeing her smiling, Mrs. Cao knew it was a good thing, "I haven't watched it yet, what's the matter? You two got it late, did you take a lot?"

"No no, mother, I'll show you." The aunt quickly put on her clothes, and then led her to the kitchen, her footsteps making noises, and she finally had a childlike attitude.

When passing by Bai Xin's room, Mrs. Cao took her hand, "Keep your voice down, let Saburo sleep more, don't wake him up."

The aunt rubbed her hair embarrassingly, and her steps were light. She would not feel jealous because of her mother's favoritism, because the patriarchal concept had long since fallen into her bones, and she took it for granted.

When the two came to the kitchen, the aunt held up the jar like offering a treasure, and took out the turpentine, "Mother, look."

Cao Shi blinked, but didn't recognize it all of a sudden, and subconsciously asked, "What is this?"

"This is pine resin, made by the third brother." The aunt carefully touched it with her thumb. The pine resin is white in color, and she feels precious just by looking at it.

"Pine resin?" Cao yelled strangely, "It's different from yesterday's."

The aunt proudly said: "Third Brother did it after practicing more than ten times."

Mrs. Cao glanced at the jar, and saw that the rosin inside was much less than that produced the night before, and then she understood what was going on, "You two have been playing with this all night? It looks better than before, but It’s so much less, I’m afraid it won’t be able to sell for fifty coins again, right?”

"Mom!" The aunt yelled in disapproval, "This thing is pure, and the price is naturally high. The third brother said that it can be at least twice as high as before."

Cao's eyes widened suddenly, and she stammered, "Two, twice? Fifty Wen is twice..." She counted with her fingers, "One hundred Wen?"

The aunt nodded repeatedly.

Mrs. Cao was a little dazed. Having never seen the world, she felt that this was a great fortune. She swayed, supported the stove, and murmured repeatedly, "One hundred yuan, can you sell one hundred yuan?"

It wasn't until breakfast in the morning that Bai Xin woke up slowly. In fact, it would never have been like this if he traveled all over the country with his father before, but this body is a half-grown child after all.At the dinner table, everyone looked at him with eager eyes. Apparently they all learned from the aunt that the turpentine he smelted could sell for a hundred coins. One hundred Wen?"

Bai Xin thought about it, then nodded, "Almost."

Wu Niang looked eager, then put down her chopsticks and stopped eating, and began counting with her fingers, "How many things can I buy!"

Although there wasn't much rosin refined yesterday, Bai Xin still wanted to try selling it in the town, at least he would feel more at ease.This time, the aunt took the initiative to say no, and stayed at home. Wu Niang was just playing and wanted to go to the town with her, but Mrs. Cao wanted to raise her daughter more docilely, so she didn’t agree with anything now, thinking Now teach her how to embroider, Wu Niang is not young after all.

So Bai Xin left alone with the bamboo basket on his back, and Wu Niang stood in the yard looking eagerly, her little mouth pouted.

After Bai Xin left, Da Lang also picked up his axe, his face glowing, "I also went up the mountain to cut firewood."

"Chop more firewood and come back." Man Niang hugged the child and smiled softly. Her man can take half of the responsibility for the family's livelihood, and she is also at ease. Back then Da Lang said that he would go to the town to help earn money after he recovered. In fact, I don't want the two of us to be separated.

Da Lang can't wait to move the whole mountain back without being asked by others. When he lived with Grandma Bai, he never slacked off, and he would make more money if he cut more.

After both of them left, the women of the Bai family also got busy. Man Niang tied the dog to her chest, and flew up and down with one hand, embroidering the flowers on the sachet. No one would be yelling and urging her , the embroidered peonies seem to be more delicate and charming.

Mrs. Cao taught her little daughter how to do it stitch by stitch, and Wu Niang became impatient after listening to it for a while, and her thoughts drifted along the dirt road, catching up with the third brother, guessing where he went and what kind of scenery he saw.

The aunt came out with a piece of clothing and shook it in the yard, "Mother, there is a hole in the third brother's clothing, I'll mend it for him first."

"I'll make it up, I'll make it up, you still can't close the tail, the bumps are too obvious." Cao stood up and took the clothes, pointed at Wu Niang, "You go teach her, I can see her body moving around , my eyes are dazzled."

Wu Niang stuck out her tongue, and the aunt curled her lips helplessly, showing the attitude of a little girl, "I'm not bad at work now."

Several people sat in the yard laughing and laughing, unconsciously the time passed quickly, and it was noon in a blink of an eye, and there were a lot of finished embroidery products at hand.

At this time, I saw a person outside the courtyard poking his head, and the aunt first spotted him. The smile froze on her face, and slowly faded away, turning into a cold piece of iron.

The other party obviously knew that he had been exposed, so Dafang came over and greeted warmly, "Sister-in-law, let me come and see you."

The person who came was none other than Xu, the second bedroom.

When Cao Shi treated her, there was a kind of habitual shrinkage in his bones, he stood up in a panic, and shouted: "Sister and brother, you are here!"

Mrs. Xu glanced at the people behind Mrs. Cao, and Aunt, Sister-in-law, and Wu Niang called "Second Aunt" one by one.

"Okay, okay." Xu said with a smile, "Seeing that you are all doing well, I am relieved."

Mrs. Cao unconsciously thought of Sanlang, satisfied and proud, with a sincere smile on her face, and a little appreciation in her tone, "Thanks to Sanlang, he still has a way."

Subconsciously, Xu thought that Sanlang had benefited a lot from Young Master Cheng, and her heart was bubbling sourly.

The aunt raised her heart and called out unnaturally, "Mother!"

Cao's and Xu's looked over one after another, the aunt's eyes dodged, and she didn't know how to remind her for a while.

Mrs. Xu remembered what her man heard yesterday, and couldn't help wondering if his family was rich. His eyes rolled around, "Sister-in-law, you are doing well now. Master Cheng has helped a lot, right? We will be miserable. , the school your nephew attends, Shu Xiu adds another twenty Wen a month, and the family is almost unable to open the pot, you see, if you are rich..."

"This..." Cao's heart thumped violently. She remembered what Sanlang said yesterday. She didn't want to borrow money, but she wouldn't refuse, and she felt embarrassed for a while.

The aunt looked at Xu with righteous indignation, and she was grateful for the decision of the third brother yesterday. At the same time, the other party's words reminded her that she no longer cared about the rules of not interrupting, and hurriedly said: "Mother, how can we have any money in our family? We sold it." What Young Master Cheng gave is not worth the money Third Brother asked him to borrow."

One sentence reminded Cao Shi that she thought Sanlang still owed money to Young Master Cheng, and immediately turned into a frown, after all, the feeling of being in debt is not good.

Xu's eyes widened, and he screamed displeasedly: "Your Excellency, how can you interrupt? No wonder you can't get married. If this is still the case, even if you marry in the future, you will have to be driven back."

This marriage was originally a scar in the aunt's heart, which could not be uncovered or poked, but now that Mrs. Xu yelled out loudly, the aunt's face was flushed with embarrassment, almost dripping blood, she really wanted to find a hole to get in.

This is also a scar in Cao's heart, besides, how can such a thing be said in front of the girl, a little narrow-minded, I am afraid that I will hang myself, Cao is worried, and it is rare to put on a straight face.

Mrs. Xu didn't realize it, and continued: "Besides, what kind of family is Young Master Cheng? It's just leaked from the fingers, and it is enough for us ordinary people to live a lifetime. How much money can he borrow from Saburo? You must have forgotten it early, why do you bother to remember it so clearly?"

The aunt's mind was buzzing, and at this moment she wished she could poke the mouth of the person opposite. After the separation, she was full of confidence, knowing that she would never be able to count on grandma and the others. She turned shame into anger, and at some point picked up the broom, Waving and waving, "Let you talk nonsense, let you talk nonsense!"

Xu couldn't dodge in time, she was swept several times, and there were still a few leaves hanging on her head. He scolded harshly, "You girl, you are so hot, you even dare to beat your aunt, who would dare to marry you? You will never get married..."

The aunt was about to explode, her eyes were bloodshot, "Get out, our family won't give you a penny!"

Man Niang wanted to stop the eldest daughter, but she still had a dog tied in front of her, so she always had scruples when rushing over. Cao Shi hugged her daughter's waist and shouted sadly: "Ma'am!"

The aunt was hugged at the waist and kept waving her hands. Seeing this, Mrs. Xu exaggeratedly shouted: "Look, my daughter beat my mother!"

"Ma'am, let's go into the house." Cao Shi hugged Da Niang tightly and didn't let go. She was not afraid of Xu Shi at this time, but was afraid that if it continued, it would affect her daughter's reputation.

If it were Bai Xin, or the aunt, she would definitely not care about getting into a fight with that person, but it should be said that Cao was looking forward and backward, or she was thinking more, always hoping to calm things down.

At this time, many people surrounded the Bai family, pointing and pointing. After all, the aunt was still young and couldn't stand the discussion. She threw the broom and rushed into the house. Cao's face was embarrassed and she stood at a loss, and Wu Niang cried in fright. up.

In Manniang's heart, compared to Grandma Bai, she hates Xu Shi more, but she didn't dare to explode like the old lady, so she walked up to her mother-in-law in small steps, and said: "Mother, go and see the eldest sister, in case... ..."

Mrs. Cao understood Manniang's hint, her face turned pale, her eyes were full of horror, she groaned, and rushed into the house like mad, she didn't care about Mrs. Xu.

When Mrs. Xu saw that the matter of borrowing money was in vain, she felt annoyed in her heart. She thought that Mrs. Cao would be more talkative after leaving Madam, so she gouged out her eyes on Manniang.

Manniang was afraid that she was used to it, and she still felt a little nervous, but she was young, and her thoughts were not as mature as Cao's, but when she thought that the two houses were broken, she was not so afraid, took Wuniang's hand, and went back up.

She is a sister-in-law, and it would be difficult to go to comfort her, so she had to go back to her own room. Wu Niang was a little scared, so she followed her.

In the aunt's room, I saw her crawling on the bed and crying loudly, and Mrs. Cao persuaded with tears in her eyes, "You are only young, don't worry, after the third brother pays back the money of Master Cheng, our family will save some more and give it to you." After handling the dowry, find a good family."

The author has something to say: I have been trying my best to whitewash Cao, but I found that if I suddenly whitewashed her, I would not be her anymore. I guess many people will hate her reaction when this chapter is published, but she is such a person Thank you for your affirmation and praise, in fact, what he said is what I think

Mrs. Cao was married and stayed in Bai's family all his life. He had no experience. In the feudal environment of ancient times, let alone other things, the mother-in-law had the right to let her son divorce his wife if she didn't care about her uncle. Her husband was still dead, so he was easily driven away. If Mrs. Cao left by herself, at worst she would die, but what about her child?Was he driven out with him?Starve to death together?Or stay in Bai's house?No matter which one is not good, Cao is used to it. This kind of humiliation has been carved to the bone. It doesn’t mean that it can be changed. I don’t know if everyone knows what the seven outs represent. , six jealousy, seven evil diseases. ) One childless, two promiscuous, three things do not matter uncle's love or v-love, anyway, mother-in-law can really decide whether her daughter-in-law will stay or not based on her own preferences, and the ancient times are no more than modern times. Many have no face to live anymore.