The second son's wife smiled shyly, her mind racing, and she hurriedly tried to find another excuse, "Oh, your dress is really well made, it's the style I wanted, and I'm thinking about making one like this someday."

Widow Li shook off the water on her hands, pulled up a corner of her clothes and showed them off generously, "Actually, these are all outdated styles. There are many better-looking ones now. The last time I saw Yan Zi, she was wearing one. You can go to her house and take a look when you have time."

The smile on the second brother's wife's face froze. How come everyone else had new clothes but she had none? They were both daughters-in-law of the Niu family. Before the family was divided, the mother-in-law was more partial to her two brothers, and they lived a much more comfortable life there than they do now.

Although the food, clothing and other necessities were almost the same as now, I felt like heaven and earth were completely different. As the second son's wife, I felt envious and jealous like wild weeds growing wildly in spring, which made me feel extremely uncomfortable.

Thinking that her family had started selling soy milk and had not yet made any money, she believed that one day they would be able to make a comeback, she intentionally or unintentionally revealed some of the news to people around her while washing clothes.

When those people heard that the eldest and second sons had started selling soy milk in the town, they looked at them with envy. They were like the center of attention and the focus of the crowd. The second son's wife enjoyed this feeling very much.

Widow Li was washing clothes silently, calculating in her mind. The three brothers of the Niu family all knew how to sell soy milk, and the third brother sold other food in addition to soy milk, so he made more money. Yan Zi was pregnant, so the third brother was her first choice.

It seems that there is no improvement for Niu Laoda and Niu Laoer now, but hearing what the second Niu's wife said just now, it is only a matter of time before they turn things around. These two had some thoughts about themselves in that regard before, so it may be easier for them to succeed.

The old lady lives with them, but they have already separated. It is not impossible for her to move out on her own in the future. The three members of the Niu family can consider it. No matter who she follows, they and their children will have a better life in the future.

Widow Li suddenly realized that she couldn't just focus on the third brother, she also had to give the others a chance to see who would take the bait first.

The second son's wife suddenly felt nauseous and hurriedly put her hands on her chest from top to bottom to relieve herself. Could it be that the soy milk was so poisonous that she hasn't recovered yet? Her mother-in-law is fine now, so her health cannot be worse than that of an old person. It's really strange.

Without thinking too much, the discomfort soon passed and I continued to work. If I didn't wash it clean, I would definitely be scolded. My mother-in-law was in a bad mood today and would probably find fault with me and say some unpleasant things.

I will wait for my sister-in-law and others to come back, and then go back. By then, my mother-in-law will definitely ask them all kinds of questions and will not pay attention to me. I will be complacent about my own cleverness, and the corners of my mouth will curve up in a subtle arc.

Yan Zi has taken on a lot of clothes mending jobs recently. The price is not low in the village, and with her good skills, many people are still willing to hire her.

You save up money to buy clothing material, but then find a tailor with average skills to ruin it. Or the result is not what you want. You will feel disgusted no matter how you look at it later. It is better to spend a little more money and buy something you like.

Yan Zi was sitting on the kang sewing, while Niu Li was practicing calligraphy beside her. Ever since he got the calligraphy copybook, he was not so interested in the chickens and donkeys at home. Without anyone watching them, the chickens and donkeys seemed relieved. Niu Li was doing his best to feed them on time every day.

A dark, thin but strong aunt came to the door, carrying a small bundle in her hand, "Yanzi~"

Niu Li hurried down to open the door. It seemed that he was looking for his mother to do some work. He called out crisply, "Auntie~"

The visitor touched Niu Li's head, went into the house, and saw a pile of unfinished work on the kang. He sighed in his heart, wondering how much money he could make, but when would he be able to get his clothes in order.

"You have a lot of work to do here~"

Yan Zi made room beside her and motioned for the visitor to sit down. "It's not much actually. I've been getting lazy lately and don't want to do any work, so the things just piled up."

Of course my aunt didn't believe it. She had just come from another tailor's shop in the village, where the work was very little. She had mended a piece of clothing there before, but when she went to pick it up after a long time, it was still not finished. When she finally got it, the stitches were wide and sparse, and some places were not smooth, but it was cheap.

I went there again today and agreed on the price, but then I changed my mind. I turned a corner and came to Yan Zi's place. I was thinking about buying new clothes and decided to find a more reliable person to make them so as not to waste the material.

Picking up a piece of work done by Yan Zi, I couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration. It was indeed very different.

He immediately opened the bundle and revealed two pieces of cloth, both of which were coarse cloth. Farmers prefer this kind of cloth because it is strong, wear-resistant and sweat-absorbent. However, it does not feel good to wear on the body and often rubs the skin red.

I made up my mind to do it here. "Swallow, how much does it cost to do this?"

I heard before that it cost six cents to make a set of clothes by the river. I just hope the price doesn’t go up.

Sure enough, Yan Zi quoted a price, which was exactly what he had thought. He immediately took out six coins and slapped them on the kang, "I'll do it here."

Yan Zi didn't want to take the job at first as it was a bit too much for her, but the sound of copper coins hitting the kang was so irresistible that she took it.

“When will it be ready?”

Yan Zi thought for a while and said, "Come and get it in half a month~"

Unexpectedly, the aunt took out another copper coin and said, "My younger brother's youngest son will hold a banquet in ten days. Can you help me? Make my portion first."

Yan Zi looked at the extra copper coins. Even if she didn't get paid, she was willing to help. It was indeed an important event in life to have a decent piece of clothing.

"Take this money back, and I'll make it for you right away."

The aunt refused to take it and directly stuffed it into Yan Zi's hand, "You should give me this money. You have a lot of work ahead of you, and you should give it to others first. I will feel uncomfortable if you don't take this money."

Yan Zi had no choice but to accept it.

Auntie looked at Niu Li sitting on the kang, his body motionless, his eyes fixed on something that looked like a book in front of him, his fingers scratching on the kang, and asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Niu Li quickly raised his head and said, "Aunt, I'm writing."

The aunt was very surprised that such a young child, who had not even heard of going to school, could actually write. He must not be writing for fun. But seeing how serious he was, he did not move once he sat down, and did not look like he was fooling around. Not to mention how well he wrote, his ability to sit still was much better than those wild donkeys in her family who just ran around the village all day long.

"Yanzi, why don't you give the child a place to write? He has his head down, don't hurt his neck."

Yan Zi suddenly realized why she hadn't thought of it before. It was really not okay to write like this. However, there was really no space at home, so she could only hope that the third brother would build the adobe house as soon as possible.

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