As the saying goes, if the twelfth twelfth lunar month or the last twelfth lunar month is the twelfth lunar month, your chin will fall off due to the cold; if the twelfth twelfth lunar month or the tenth twelfth lunar month, a little person will freeze to death.

As the 11th day of the twelfth lunar month passes, we count the days and wait for the New Year.

Counting that the third brother and Qiu Yanzhu had left almost half a year ago, even though they had known each other before, they would definitely not be able to come back this year. But Zisu would always be used to staring at the door and looking out every day, as if watching.

Looking up, you can see the smiling faces of Third Brother and Qiu Yanzhu.

In recent years, the shop has become busier and busier. Zisu followed Mei Shengyu's instructions and found two more capable boys. The smart boy Xiao Wang was responsible for serving the wine, and the mature, steady and literate Da Zhang took care of the accounts and collected the money.

Every day, she took Qingqing to sit in the small room in the back hall, checking the accounts for the next day, and taking stock of the wine in stock.

"Girl, we may need to recruit more people!" Qingqing said softly while refilling Zi Su's tea: "When the third brother and Mr. Qiu come back, I'm afraid those women won't be enough."

"No!" Zi Su put down the brush in her hand, put the good account books aside, rubbed her sore cervical vertebrae, and said softly: "I've been thinking about this too, but I just can't get enough of it this year.

I’m afraid I’ll have to wait until after the Chinese New Year to find the right people!”

Qingqing nodded and said hesitantly: "Only girls recruit mothers-in-law. It would be much easier if we could recruit some strong young men."

Zisu shook his head and rejected Qingqing's proposal.

It's not that she hasn't thought about recruiting some strong young men, but on the one hand, Aunt Tao is a widow, and on the other hand, the winery and the house are connected together. Making money is important, but she doesn't want to put her comfortable life in order to make money.

Life is ruined!

There is a saying that it is difficult to paint a tiger's skin but not its bones. You know people but don't know the heart! Whether they are men or women, their ambition is the most poisonous medicine in the world. And once a man mixes with a woman, many things will probably go beyond his reach.

What she expected!

"Miss Qingqing."

There was a loud voice outside the door.

Zisu winked at Qingqing, and Qingqing raised the curtain and walked out, saying to Da Zhang who was standing by the door: "What's the matter?"

Da Zhang pointed to the corner of the counter and looked over at the old lady wearing a brown colored jacket and said to Qing Qing: "This old lady said she is from the Qiu family and she came to buy wine at the behest of their wife."

Qingqing raised her brows, glanced at the woman with slightly raised eyebrows and a smug look on her face, and said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, when the guest buys wine, you just sell it to her, why do you have to go out of your way to

Tell the girl?"

Dazhang was stunned for a moment, then a faint blush appeared on his porcelain-white face, and he said softly: "But she refused to take the money."

Qingqing let out a breath of bad breath and rushed straight to her heart. Before she could say anything, Da Zhang had already answered, "And she asked for ten altars as soon as she opened her mouth. It was because Master Qiu wanted to use it for the banquet."

How could anyone be so shameless?!

Qingqing swallowed the bad words on her lips. She turned her brows, looked at Da Zhang and said with a half-smile: "Brother Da Zhang, the girl chose you out of so many people because of your cleverness.

Why can’t you handle this matter?”

"Qingqing..."

Da Zhang looked at Qing Qing hesitantly, with a bitter taste in his mouth. If it weren't for the girl's husband's family, would he be in trouble? If he drives away the mother-in-law now and makes the Qiu family disgusted with the girl, won't he be in trouble in the future?

Eat on the go?

Qingqing looked at the embarrassment between his wide-open brows and knew what he was thinking. Whether it was the old woman who took it upon herself to cheat the drinker or the old witch who came here on her own initiative, if she refused outright, the old woman would start yelling, even though they

Originally it was logical, but people's minds are the most complicated.

Some people may accuse the Qiu family of being greedy and stingy, because even these ten taels of silver will take advantage of their future daughter-in-law! But there is no guarantee that some people will not think that the girl is stingy and mean, and her own property should be so clearly settled with her husband's family!

In just a moment, Qingqing made up her mind. She took half a step forward and spoke softly to Da Zhang in a low voice. Da Zhang's tense eyebrows immediately relaxed and he nodded hurriedly.

"Hey, man, are you selling this wine or not?"

The mother-in-law shouted impatiently.

Qingqing winked at Da Zhang and saw Da Zhang walking away. Qing Qing glanced at her mother-in-law from afar, with a sarcastic smile on her lips, she turned around and walked back.

"What's up?"

Zisu looked up at Qingqing.

Qingqing curled her lips and reported to Zisu that the Qiu family's mother-in-law came for nothing.

Zi Su raised her eyebrows, a sneer flashed between her brows, and said to Qing Qing: "Tell Dazhang that if that woman takes half a tael, he will pack up his bed and get out!"

"Girl, don't be upset, I've already told Da Zhang what to do." Qing Qing persuaded Zi Su in a low voice.

Zi Su looked at Qing Qing, who had a hint of color at the tip of her eyebrows, raised the corners of her lips and said, "Oh, tell me."

"I asked Da Zhang to accuse the woman of pretending to be a member of the Qiu family, and then gave the Qiu family a tall hat. On the one hand, it would silence the world, and on the other hand, the mute Qiu family would eat Coptis chinensis and not be able to tell the story of their suffering."

As soon as Qingqing finished speaking, there was a loud quarrel outside the door.

"There's a good show, girl, come on, let's go watch the show." Qingqing couldn't help but say, she hugged Zisu and walked to the door, opened the curtain, and said to Zisu: "Girl, let's watch the fun!"

Zi Su stood aside and looked out through the gap in the door curtain, and saw Da Zhang and the old lady arguing together.

"Is this the Tao family's wine shop?" the old woman put her hands on her hips and yelled at Dazhang fiercely.

Da Zhang always had a faint smile of a businessman on his face. He nodded to the mother-in-law and said, "Yes, the owner's surname is indeed Tao." Seeing the mother-in-law, he was about to continue, but Da Zhang quickly said, "Mom.

This is indeed a strange question, does it mean that because my boss’s surname is Tao, I have to give you this wine for free?”

The mother-in-law smiled coldly, waiting for Da Zhang's words. She shook her sack-like chest, squeezed a little closer to the counter, and said loudly: "If this owner's surname is Tao, this wine is probably...

If I don’t take it for free, your boss will have to beg to give it to you for free.”

As soon as she finished speaking, the crowd started to roar.

Everyone was whispering, wondering who this mother was, how could she say such big words! Isn’t business all about paying with one hand and delivering the goods with the other? But she had a big face, so she didn’t take it for free, and people were still begging to give it away.

They all thought to themselves: Could it be that he is a servant of the commander's family who eats people without spitting out their bones?

At that moment, someone asked: "Which house does my mother work as an errand for? It's such a great honor!"

"I am from the Qiu family." The mother-in-law stood there, as proud as a rooster after winning a battle, and said to everyone in an arrogant voice: "Does the Qiu family know?"

"Which Qiu family?" Someone in the crowd asked: "In Furong Town, we have only heard that Qiu's wife's surname is Qiu, but what does Qiu's wife have to do with Dong Tao's family?"

"Tch!" The mother-in-law curled her lips and said with disdain: "I'm not from Yuan Qiu's wife's family, I'm from Mr. Qiu's family."

"Master Qiu, which Master Qiu?"

"Qiu Yanzhu, the fifth young master who is engaged to Miss Tao, his father is the master of my house." After the mother-in-law shouted loudly, she said to everyone: "I have to ask, this father-in-law's family wants to entertain guests with wine, how is this human behavior?

Shouldn’t the daughter-in-law show her filial piety and give her a few jars of home-brewed wine?”

As soon as the mother-in-law finished speaking, the crowd fell silent.

The news that Qiu Yanzhu was expelled from the family and set up in another house to marry Tao Zisu has spread to every corner of Furong Town. However, it is impossible to determine whether the matter is true or not. At present, it seems that this mother-in-law's behavior does not seem to be the same.

It’s just a rumor!

Seeing that everyone was silent, the mother-in-law couldn't help but a flash of joy flashed between her eyebrows, her triangular eyes rolled, and she thought to herself: Grandma still wants to be considerate. Everything is always false, false, true, and true, so that people can't figure out the truth, so she can take advantage of the chaos.

! She comes to the door to get wine openly and openly. If Tao Zisu wants Qiu Yanzhu's reputation, he has to admit that he is a mute. Otherwise... the mother-in-law can't help but smile full of smiles in her eyes.

Only her smile appeared, and when the loud voice sounded, the person seemed to be frozen and froze there.

"You mother-in-law is really funny." Da Zhang spat at the mother-in-law unceremoniously and said angrily: "Who doesn't know that Mr. Qiu is sensible and sensible, and Mrs. Qiu's heart is cowardly, so the Qiu family will

If you don’t have a fortune but you have plenty of money, how can you force drinks from this wife who hasn’t even entered the house yet?”

"Yeah yeah!"

The crowd erupted in agreement.

"It is said that men give things to women, how can they obviously take advantage of her! Although Mr. Qiu is not as rich as Mr. Qiu's wife, he is not unable to pay more than ten taels of silver!"

Seeing the anger among the crowd, he wiped his clenched palms on the hem of his clothes and pointed. His face turned earth-colored, and when he was about to open his mouth to argue, the woman said, "It's obvious that you are using the Qiu family's name to cheat people out of wine."

"No, I'm from the Qiu family." The mother-in-law didn't know that this guy dared to suddenly attack, so she couldn't help but panic for a moment. When she panicked, she felt cruel and said angrily: "You bastard, how dare you do this?

Slap the Qiu family in the face, you don’t want your boss to marry into the Qiu family, right? Go and invite your boss out, I want to confront her face to face."

Dazhang smiled coldly and said disdainfully: "Who are you? How can you see my boss just when you say you can?" After a moment, the conversation changed and he said angrily: "I'll tell you, I know the truth.

Get out of here, or I'll tie you up and send you to the government to sue you for fraud."

"You...you..." The mother-in-law pointed her fingers tremblingly and couldn't breathe. She choked until her face was like a pig's liver. The drinker even scolded her for taking up her seat and yelled:

"Hurry up and don't delay me in getting a drink. I don't know where the old slut came from. He tricked your old lover into getting these drinks to taste delicious. I'm not afraid that your old lover will have sex after drinking and think your daughter is you..."

There was a burst of obscene words, and the old woman was so angry that she rolled her eyes and almost fell to the ground.

In the room, Qingqing bit her lip tightly before she could hold back her laughter. She raised her head and said to Zisu: "Girl, can you relieve your anger?"

"Relieve the anger?" Zisu snorted coldly. She didn't know what the Qiu family's people had planned, but if they provoked her, don't blame her for not giving face. She immediately reached out to lift the curtain and left.

He went out and said in a cold voice: "What's going on? Are you making such a noise?"

Da Zhang looked at Zi Su coming out. He was startled at first, and then quickly realized what he was doing. He stepped forward and clasped his fists, saying: "Girl, this woman claims to be from the Qiu family and wants us to give her ten jars of wine for free! I

I refused, and they are making trouble here!"

"Hey, is this Miss Tao?"

"Hey, this girl looks really like the person in that painting."

"Yes, yes, the Qiu family burned a lot of incense to find such a capable and beautiful daughter-in-law!"
To be continued...