Pan Jinlian's petty bourgeoisie life

Practice.As long as we work hard and use our brains, our life will always be better. "

While persuading Pan Jinlian, she took out the snacks left in the box, poured him another cup of tea, and saw that he had eaten all the chai five whole, before letting him lie on the bed to rest.Sitting on the sidelines, he narrated these trivial matters at home. Chai Wu was quite emotional when he heard it, and thinking of his short-lived mother, he couldn't help but sigh:

"Since my mother passed away, I have never seen Mrs. Chai's family again except on the New Year's day, and I have never met my aunts and grandmothers. I didn't expect that these women would be so scheming. Want to come to my mother's place I never cared about eating and drinking water and served Mrs. Chai's family for days, and finally passed away at a young age because of the root cause of spleen and stomach failure. Now that I think about it, it's not the rules of the family, but the wife's plan."

Presumably Chai Wu's mother was in favor at that time, and Pan Jinlian couldn't figure out who was wrong with these two women. If it was said that Mrs. Chai's family had her reasons, no woman would share her husband with others. Is it possible to torture a person to death to relieve the hatred in his heart, and the old ones are gone, but the new ones are immediately made up. As long as the master of the Chai family does not die, I am afraid there will be no head.What's more, Mrs. Chai puts the person she resents in front of her every day when she eats and drinks tea. How can she still be in a good mood? Presumably, the flatulence and stomach discomfort for many years are also caused by this——Can't help but sigh, woman Why bother to embarrass women, but if women don't embarrass women, can they embarrass men?

Stinky man!Pan Jinlian rolled her eyes, and said viciously to Chai Wu:

"If we live a better life in the future, and you dare to mess with me, I will make you a eunuch while you are sleeping!"

Chai Wu felt a gust of cool wind blowing over his skull, sneezed loudly, rubbed his nose and replied:

"You are a woman who is more vicious than my wife. Don't worry, Jin Lian. I said that I would not marry again, so I can't break my promise. By the way, I have another good thing to tell you."

"what?"

"When I came back and was about to enter the city, I met a shopkeeper of a wine shop. He said that the New Year was sad, and he was thinking of mortgaging the shop to escape the New Year. Unexpectedly, his shop was in the countryside, and he didn't even want to accept it as a pawn shop. , I went to his place to have a look, although the road was a bit off, but fortunately everything was in place, and there happened to be a few craftsmen in their village who were skilled in making wine, and the price was not expensive, just what you wanted That's what I wanted, so I told him the price, put the deed on me first, found a guarantor to lend him some money, and made detailed plans after the new year, so you and I can handle it."

Chai Wu told Pan Jinlian the location, size and furnishings of the shop in detail.Pan Jinlian didn't know how to take care of the wine shop, she couldn't tell if it was good or bad, she just felt a little uneasy:

"What if he repents after getting over the difficulties and doesn't pay back the money?"

"The guarantor is well-known in their village. He used to buy wine from our store. I've seen that the owner of the wine store didn't dare to repay his debt. What's more, it's clearly written on the receipt. We won't suffer from a lawsuit."

Being used to doing business, he naturally knew some tricks. Chai Wu was not worried about the wine shop owner's repudiation, so Pan Jinlian was also relieved, thinking that the ancients should not be demanded by modern standards, right?Most of the people who do business here value reputation and conscience. Although they can't catch up with Liangshan heroes who can do both, they won't run away for some money.

Seeing that things went well, Pan Jinlian was also happy in her heart. She felt that there was hope for this day, and she didn't have to fight with those women of the Chai family, so she couldn't help laughing again.

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Chai Wu rested all afternoon, while Pan Jinlian and Ying'er soaked and washed the food they bought in the past few days, made a table of dishes, and the three of them sat together to eat when the lights were lit in the evening Exhausted.As for Chai Wu, he had met Ying'er a few times when he was at Sister-in-law Liu's house, so he was familiar with her, so they didn't see each other, but treated her like a sister.

After dinner, after making tea, Ying'er went outside to wash the dishes, while Chai Wu and Pan Jinlian sat around the stove and gossiped.They also asked about the wine shop carefully, and the two of them finished their calculations. If the shop is completed, it will cost Pan Jinlian this year's share of ale and more than half of Chai Wu's private house, and only a little is left for daily use. money for the journey.Pan Jinlian thought for a while, then said with a smile:

"There are still a few days before the Chinese New Year. I don't think this family has prepared for us. It's better to make preparations early. Although there is not much money left, the New Year is always over, and we can't really blow the lights. Everyone go to bed on an empty stomach."

Chai Wu nodded, thought for a while, and then replied:

"It's not necessarily the end of the mountain. These days, the family shop has to pay dividends. My share used to be kept in the account room and not withdrawn. It was just the cost of eating at home. I usually don't bother to calculate with them. This year It can be withdrawn, and it is also a sum of money, enough for us to save the first half of the year."

"There is also the rent of the few hectares of land that the Chai family gave me when I married. If there is no major disaster, I can collect some of it, which is a small benefit."

Pan Jinlian did the math, and both of them became small fortune holders. They can earn money here and there, and live a rich life.

"So we still have money for the New Year, so let's go out and buy some things by ourselves tomorrow, at least we can't escape the New Year's Eve dinner, and I will make you a new dress, new boots and belts, and buy some at home. Flowers at the right time, and, I bought some charcoal to heat up the cage, and it was a steaming New Year."

It was the first time to celebrate the New Year here, and Pan Jinlian had mixed feelings in her heart, but she was always happy. It's another year, and the New Year will definitely be better.Chai Wu also helped her calculate the things she needed to buy. The annual ceremony of the Chai family master and wife still needs to be prepared. After all, they are still under the eaves, so they have to bow their heads and buy less for their own household. Eat and drink wear.

"Naturally, we have to make new clothes for the Chinese New Year. We can buy whatever material you like. We don't need that little money. What's more, the clothes are too old-fashioned to make the snobbish women of the Chai family look ugly."

Chai Wu looked at Pan Jinlian's half-worn home clothes, with guilt in his eyes.Pan Jinlian didn't take it seriously, took his hand and said softly:

"I don't want those silks and satins. I just want to live a good life and be happy with everyone. As long as you have this heart, I will be happy. What do you want to eat for the New Year? I bought it early and prepared it. "

Saying that, it was already dark outside, and Ying'er packed up her room early to sleep, Chai Wu blinked, and said a word in a low voice, Pan Jinlian didn't hear clearly, but saw that he had already blown on the lamp, pulled down the Curtain, still in a daze, was carried into bed.

So, a little farewell is better than a newlywed.

30 new year

After resting for two days, Chai Wu also took out his own monthly money from the cabinet and put it at Pan Jinlian's for the New Year's use.Pan Jinlian, on the other hand, put on a thick cloak, added enough charcoal fire in the house, and asked Ying'er to take care of the house, and went out to the street with Chai Wu on her arm through the corner gate.

It was a busy time, and the bustling market was crowded with people, but she had already put on her snow cap, and those people's eyes were all on the various goods on the side stalls, so naturally they didn't have the time to watch people.The two strolled along the street to the moat, both hands full of things.Seeing that Pan Jinlian was also tired, Chai Wu called one of the half-grown men who were waiting to do odd jobs under the bridge who had moved things for Chai's wine shop before, and gave him some money to take. The things were handed over to Ying'er through the corner gate. Fortunately, the gatekeeper today is also familiar with him on weekdays, so naturally he wouldn't make things difficult for him.Seeing him walk away, Chai Wu helped Pan Jinlian to sit on the nearby stall selling wonton rice dumpling with tea, and looked around to see if there was anything he didn't buy.

There was a reunion dinner after the ancestor worship in the Chai family, but it was everyone who got together to eat a cold and greasy meal, said a lot of auspicious words, and really went back to each house to have a happy time with their husbands, wives and children. Play around.At that time, the housekeepers and young masters with powerful positions also ordered dishes from the kitchen and sent them over steaming charcoal fire, and only gave some rewards to the women and masters in the kitchen. Turn a blind eye, they are all their own flesh and blood, how could they get angry for this during the Chinese New Year, but it turned out that it was a tacit understanding that no one said.

And the servants of the family also finished their work and found a place early, and they got together and took out the food, drink and fun that they had prepared from outside for a night.It was the reunion night, and no one was going to criticize them except for the last night.

Therefore, Pan Jinlian and Chai Wu, who can't rely on their assistants and ordered them not to move the kitchen, have to go out to buy for the New Year.Chicken, duck and fish are always required. In the past few days, Pan Jinlian has prepared a recipe. In winter, there are steaming dishes, such as chicken stewed with mushrooms, roasted duck in a braised oven, sweet and sour fish with sauce, and pot buns. Meat is a dish with a northern taste, festive and beautiful.There are only three people in their yard, and Chai Wu has three good brothers who are also young and in charge outside the Chai family. When they come back from the Chinese New Year, they have no home, no job, no place to go, and they need him to take care of them. vegetable.

"I have to buy some sauced meat and ready-made side dishes to eat, and I will buy some snacks to make up for it. It will be very busy during the New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year. I am afraid that I will not be able to have a good meal. As for the tofu in the vegetables