She gave birth to three daughters in a row, and was kicked out by her mother-in-law who favored boys

"What, what's going on?" Wen Wuyan was confused and looked at Gu Qingqing with a puzzled look.

Gu Qingqing walked to the wooden house, took out the snacks on the top of the bamboo basket for everyone to eat, and then explained the whole story in a few words.

"How could this be possible? Why would such a big store like theirs want to do business with us?" Wen Wuyan couldn't understand what she said.

Gu Qingqing also shook her head.

She naturally didn't know that although Jinji launched the crispy two-kernel mooncakes, the sales were far from hot enough. When Huang was reporting this to his boss, he saw Gu Qingqing selling mooncakes diagonally opposite them.

They bought one out of curiosity, and were amazed after tasting it. They immediately invited the master craftsman in charge of production. When he learned that they could not make the same thing immediately, they started a negotiation.

Jin Kee has no shortage of these things, but they need innovation.

Sanhua, who was originally sleeping, woke up after hearing Gu Qingqing's voice.

Then Gu Qingqing drove Wen Wuyan out and fed Sanhua herself.

Outside the door, Wen Wuyan listened to the noise in the room and said to Gu Qingqing, "Qingqing, it's too late for just a few of us."

Gu Qingqing nodded, then realized that Wen Wuyan didn't see her nodding, and continued, "It's too late for us to do it alone. We can't even peel the seeds in time, let alone do it. So I plan to go to the village and find a few people with clean hands and feet to help. We can pay them wages, what do you think?"

Wen Wuyan said without even thinking, "This is a good idea."

"You said you want them to come and help peel the nuts and chop them up. How much will each person pay?" Gu Qingqing asked Wen Wuyan sincerely through the door.

"How many people do you plan to invite?"

"At least three, two to peel the melon seeds, and one to help me."

Wen Wuyan thought for a moment and said, "In the past, during the busy farming season, women in the village could earn ten or twelve copper coins for a day's hard work. Now, just peeling melon seeds is enough for five or six coins."

Some families have many people but little land, so they would finish their own chores early. If someone else's family is too busy to help, they would ask their wives to help. At that time, they would usually earn ten to twelve cents a day. Of course, the work that needed to be done was usually not labor-intensive.

The reason why we don't hire a strong man is because strong men are more expensive, costing more than twenty cents each.

Gu Qingqing had an idea in mind, so she asked, "Do you have anyone to recommend?"

Wen Wuyan sneered after hearing this and said helplessly, "Qingqing, you were the one in the village before."

Gu Qingqing turned the Sanhua over and said "Oh" after thinking for a while.

After Sanhua had eaten and drunk her fill, she began to tidy up her clothes and then let them in.

At the same time, she began to search for someone who could be used in her mind, and surprisingly, she actually thought of a suitable person.

The first one must be Luo Meihua. They had little contact before, but since they separated, Uncle Zhang He and Yuzhu have come to their house to help often.

Luo Meihua has a gentle personality, and Gu Qingqing likes her.

Soon after, the other two candidates were also chosen.

Then Gu Qingqing handed the 900 coins she earned from selling mooncakes today and the remaining 1500 coins from the deposit to Wen Wuyan and said, "Leave 50 coins outside. I'll go to the village to call for help."

Gu Qingqing walked to the yard and then turned back, "I'm going to return the pot to Uncle Zhang He's house. I'll take a few snacks with me. It's not good to borrow something from someone for free."

"It should be." Wen Wuyan agreed.

At the same time, he helped Gu Qingqing wrap a few cakes with bamboo leaves.

When Erhua heard that they were going to Xiaoyang's house, she stood up and was about to follow.

But he was stopped by Dahua on the side, "What are you going to do?"

Erhua didn't break free at once, and said anxiously, "Sister, I'm going to go play with Xiaoyang."

"No, you are not allowed to go. You stay at home with me and peel melon seeds. Mother is going to hire someone to do the work. If we do more, mother will have to spend less money hiring others to do the work." Dahua held Erhua tightly and refused to let go.

Erhua called for her mother anxiously!

Gu Qingqing stepped forward to rescue Erhua, but was left in tears by Dahua's words.

"Mom, you can't always spoil Erhua. She's not a child anymore. She needs to learn to help with housework."

Gu Qingqing looked at the two children, who were the size of a bean sprout and a mung bean sprout. While she was pleased that Dahua was sensible, she also hoped that she could play carefree at her age.

Seeing that Dahua would not let them go, Gu Qingqing said, "Both of you should follow me. I don't rely on you to do this little work at home. When you have nothing to do, go play with your friends in the village. I and your father are at home."

After Gu Qingqing finished speaking, she tilted her head at the two of them, meaning for them to follow her out.

Dahua still didn't want to go, but in the end she had to listen to her mother.

......

This was Gu Qingqing's first time to visit Niu Zhanghe's home. Their house had four main rooms, with a base of blue bricks and adobe bricks on top.

Although the house is quite old, it has been well protected and maintained by the family.

The old couple lived in the two rooms at the east end of the main hall, and Luo Meihua and Xiaoyang and Xiaoguang lived in the two rooms at the west end of the main hall.

In addition to the main hall, there are four rooms in the east. Two of them are where Niu Yuzhu lives to guard the grain, one is used to store household items, and the one at the edge is the kitchen.

It can be seen that the adobe wall was built later, and overall it is considered average in the village.

Just as Gu Qingqing arrived at the door, Erhua and Dahua had already run into the yard, "Xiaoyang, Xiaoguang, are you there? We're here to play with you."

Luo Meihua and her mother-in-law Niu Li were sitting on a bench at the door making winter clothes for the child. When they heard the voice, they immediately looked up and said, "Why are you here? Come in quickly."

After Erhua called out, Xiaoyang and Xiaoguang didn't come out, so she stood near the gate and suddenly moved, "Aunt, isn't Xiaoyang and Xiaoguang at home?"

Luo Meihua stopped sewing and said with a smile, "It's really unfortunate that you came today. They were just picked up by their uncle and will not be back until tomorrow evening."

"Oh, so that's it!" Erhua turned around and looked at her elder sister in disappointment.

At this time, Gu Qingqing's voice came from behind them, "Then you can only come again tomorrow, but you can give the things to your aunt first and let her keep them for Xiaoyang and Xiaoguang."

Erhua obediently ran towards Luo Meihua and handed over the things in her hand, "Aunt, this is for Xiaoyang Xiaoguang."

"What is this?" Luo Meihua asked, looking at the temporary small bag wrapped in bamboo leaves.

"The cakes my mother brought back from town are so sweet and delicious."

"Oh, things in town are expensive. Erhua, keep them for yourself. Xiaoyang and Xiaoguang don't like to eat them." Luo Meihua hurriedly refused.

After Luo Meihua finished speaking, Gu Qingqing also entered the yard. Seeing Erhua standing there at a loss, she followed up with a voice, "What's so precious about it? Erhua gave it to the child, so just accept it. Auntie, I borrowed your pot yesterday, and I brought it back today."

Niu Li smiled and put down the sewing basket in her hand, saying, "You use it. We don't usually use this pot."

"Just use it. Thank you, aunt, for this frying pan. It helped us a lot. What are you doing at home?" Gu Qingqing said as she handed the pan to Luo Meihua.

At the same time, he also stuffed the pastry in Erhua's hand into her hand.