This was the first time the two children saw their family's chickens and ducks since they were able to walk. Their current house was clean and they never kept poultry. Even the stable was built outside.
They were very happy when they saw the flocks of poultry. They chased them to touch them, as a result they were surrounded by a group of ducks quacked
Ruili immediately became scared and didn't dare to chase them anymore. He even called Ruijin to come to his side.
"The ducks aren't vicious, they're just hungry and want to eat."
Ruili hugged Xu He's legs, not daring to move: "But there's so much poop."
Xu He picked up the child helplessly: "Forget it, let's ask two people to take care of it."
It was easy to hire one or two people to do the work in the village, as long as he was willing to spend some money. He might not be able to find a strong man for twenty or so copper coins, but there were plenty of women and gers.
Moreover, hatching eggs, collecting egg, and counting chickens and ducks were all tedious tasks that should be done by women and gers.
Before Xu He spread the news, his second sister came to the house first. She didn't ask her mother Liu Xianglan to bring a message, but came in person.
"If you need some work (做活, work for a living esp. of woman needleworker)..." Xu He glanced at Xu Shaochun, who had a pale face. He wanted to say that the poultry shed needed someone to take care of it, but when it came to his mouth, he still said: "We can add someone to the tea shed and the guest house to help, and the poultry in the old house also needs someone to take care of it. "
In the past, Xu He wouldn't have given Xu Shaochun the opportunity to come to work at home, but in the past two years, his second sister had indeed improved. She could also take care of crops and do farm work, no matter what kind of work she could do it.
After all, they were still a family, so he didn't have to go to extremes.
"Where the second sister wants to go?"
"In this case... I'll stay here in the village."
Xu He was surprised when he heard this. He never expected that she would choose this. He thought that Xu Shaochun would choose to go to the guest house. Although the salary was about the same, the guest house was clean and tidy, it was more comfortable than taking care of chickens and ducks.
Xu Shaochun seemed to see his doubts and explained: "The child is still young. Although he is the only one in the family now, he still has to be taken care of by his mother. After I finish working, I can go back and see my son, the old house is very close. "
Xu He's brows moved slightly, he never thought that his second sister would think about things much more thoughtfully than before after becoming a mother.
"Since the second sister has made the decision, then I tell you that the salary for this job is 600 copper coins a month." After discussing what she should do and the salary, Xu He still said something extra: "Will the Fei family allow you to work outside?"
Xu Shaochun sighed slightly.
"How could they not allow me? I just gave birth to a son, but not long later my husband took a concubine, and this concubine still has a lowly background. Although my mother-in-law said she was protecting Fei Lian, she was actually very happy with her eldest grandson. She felt a little guilty for me, so she followed everything I said. "
Xu He didn't like to talk too much about other people's family affairs, so he didn't ask Xu Shaochun about how her relationship with Fei Lian now, but when he heard her mouthing Fei Lian's name, he knew that the relationship between the two was not as good as before.
He felt emotional but didn't know how to comfort her, so he said: "If you have any difficulties, just tell mother, and she will definitely find a solution for you."
Liu Xianglan would definitely bring any news about Xu Shaocun to the Zhang family. By then he would definitely know everything and he also could help.
Although it was very pampering to be favored by her parents in the past, Xu Shaochun was not a fool and knew what Xu He meant.
She knew that Xu He's past experiences at home or his own temperament prevented him from saying anything heartwarming directly, but his words that came out of such a roundabout way made her feel hot and had mixed emotions.
"That's how I'm. Fortunately, I have a son, so I'll just make do with it." Xu Shaochun stopped for a while: "I hope you can see what kind of life I have now and don't follow my old path. It's getting late, so I should go back."
Xu He got up and saw her off. Two short winter melons were playing in the yard. They watched Xu Shaochun leave and got off the wooden horse: "Goodbye, aunt."
Xu Shaochun's eyes slightly curved as she listened to the soft voice: "Okay."
One day her child would grow up and become very cute, and she felt relieved. If she hadn't had a child, she wouldn't have known whether she would be able to survive such things.
"Sister is back?"
Xu Shaochun had just returned to Fei family's house, and the one who just entered the house (as a concubine) was calling her in the yard.
"Have you washed the vegetables for dinner?"
"My husband said that I'm pregnant and must not do heavy work."
Xu Shaochun glanced at him coldly: "Since you said picking and washing vegetables are heavy work, so you might as well not eat any food."
"Sister, why did you say such harsh words? I just came to this family and I just did everything according to my husband's words."
Xu Shaochun felt disgusted when she saw him acting like people in the brothel, but Fei Lian liked it.
Thinking back to when she was pregnant but still taking care of the family, Fei Lian kept praising her for being virtuous and good at housekeeping. She thought her husband really liked virtuous and filial women, but she didn't expect that was not always the case.
How could she not feel heartbroken after being treated like this? Ever since this guy came into the house, her husband would go to his room every now and then. How much affection could there be between the two of them?
Xu Shaochun was very angry for a while, but she calmed down gradually as time went by. When she got married, she had to do everything, and she had to endure the cold shoulder and troubles from her mother-in-law every day. But she had to endure it. If she got sick from anger now, it would be a loss. Her child was still so young and had to rely on her as a mother to support him.
She thought about it and decided that instead of enduring the humiliation in the house, it would be better to go out and earn some money so that she could support her son in the future.
"You can wave a chicken feather as a token of authority."
[拿著雞毛當令箭 Názhe jīmáo dāng lìngjiàn: lit. to wave a chicken feather as a token of authority (idiom); fig. to assume unwarranted authority on the basis of some pretext]
Xu Shaochun didn't even bother to argue with him and went straight into the house to breastfeed her son.
Divorce babe, divorce.
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