"But my third sister-in-law has already given birth to so many children, and we are the first. I'm afraid."
Zhao Juan pouted and said coquettishly to Ning Youcai.
Sure enough, just like what his mother said, when he acted coquettishly towards Ning Youcai, Ning Youcai immediately forgot everything he said before.
"Okay, okay, just take good care of your baby.
When it comes to making money, your man is here!"
Ning Youcai slapped his heart loudly, indicating that it was on him.
For Ning Youcai, now he can get a lot of money every month, which is much more money than those who earn from farming in the village!
Just raising a wife and children is nothing.
The next morning, Ning Pengpeng rarely got up early. After all, the second brother went to the butcher's shop early this morning and bought half a fan of meat. He had to marinate it with salt while it was fresh.
Got it!
Mrs. Wang hasn't finished confinement yet, so she and Aunt Tan can handle this matter.
"Mom, I'm back!"
Even though Ning Pengpeng got up as early as Ning Laosan, he had already gone to town to deliver goods and returned.
Seeing Ning Laosan walking into the yard wrapped up like a bear, Ning Pengpeng saw this and didn't care. She just asked him to come to the kitchen to warm up by the fire first.
"mother……"
Ning Laosan did not go to the brazier, but stood next to Ning Pengpeng, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
"If you have something to say, just say it, and if you have something to say, let it go. Who are you showing this hesitation?"
Ning Pengpeng saw Ning Laosan taking off the hat wrapped around his head, switching feet from side to side like hundreds of ants biting him, she couldn't help rolling her eyes at him and said angrily.
"Mom, the fourth child has been accompanying his wife these days. I am here alone to deliver and receive goods, and I also have to take care of Mrs. Wang. It is very difficult!"
At this point, Ning Laosan also took off his scarf. Ning Pengpeng looked up and was shocked. Why were the bags under his eyes so big that they almost hung on his chin!
"Where's Liu Hu? Didn't I ask him to follow you? By the way, you said that the fourth child has been accompanying his wife?
Is it possible that he hasn't been working with you these days?"
The first thing Ning Pengpeng thought of was Liu Hu.
After all, it is not an easy job to deliver goods and then receive them in such a dark time every day.
Especially now, the business of the shop is very good and the demand is also high. After delivering the goods, you have to drive the ox cart everywhere to collect the goods. After waiting for the goods to be collected, people must be exhausted.
Ning Laosan and Ning Laosi are his sons, and Ning Pengpeng does not want to treat them as slaves.
Naturally, he would not let them collapse like this, so he asked Liu Hu to help.
But now if the fourth child stops working, the original three shifts will now become two shifts!
It would be fine if he fell asleep when he came back. If there were other things, no wonder the bags under his eyes would become like this.
He obviously looked like he had not slept enough or slept well.
Looking back now, Ning Pengpeng felt that she had forgotten something yesterday. It turned out to be Ning Laosi!
After getting married, he never saw the end of the family. Even when something happened to his best friend Pan Dazhu's family last time, he just went through the motions and walked away.
As for Zhao Juan not coming to pay her respects or anything else, Ning Pengpeng felt that maintaining this mode of getting along was the best thing to do.
However, just because Ning Laosi can be happy with Zhao Juan, doesn’t it mean that Ning Laosi will get his share of the money in vain if he doesn’t work?
"Where are the four old people?"
Ning Pengpeng threw away what she was doing, scooped up warm water and washed her hands clean, then asked Ning Laosan with a pulled face.
"She should still be sleeping!"
Ning Laosan didn't help the fourth child to cover up. He saw that the fourth child was exhausted, so he kindly offered to help him for a few days.
But he didn't expect that this hat would last for so long, and he was really tired and couldn't bear it.
"Go and call me. Just say that if you don't come, you won't be able to get any money this month. That's what I said."
Hearing what Ning Pengpeng said, Ning Laosan quickly responded. He didn't even bother to put on his hat and scarf. He turned around and ran out to take pictures of the courtyard door of Lao Si's house.
Sure enough, as Ning Laosan said, Ning Youcai was sleeping peacefully with Zhao Juan in his arms when he was woken up by Ning Laosan's banging on the door.
When people get up, they always have some wake-up energy, and Ning Laosi is no exception.
He put on his coat angrily, walked slowly to the door of the yard, opened the door and looked sleepily at Ning Laosan in front of the door.
"Third brother, why are you taking pictures of my door so early in the morning?
If there is something urgent, we can’t wait until later!”
Hearing his complaining tone, Ning Lao San couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. He suddenly felt that he who spoke to Lao Si yesterday was really like a big sesame seed cake.
"Mom called you over! Also, you said before that your body and bones were not feeling well. It's been more than half a month, right? Your body and bones are finally healed, right?"
When Ning Laosi heard Ning Pengpeng calling him, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He was suddenly awakened from his drowsiness!
Hearing the next sentence again, Ning Laosi felt like a big sesame seed cake.
What do you mean, you feel disgusted that you didn’t help deliver and receive the goods, so you went to your mother to complain?
Thinking of this, Ning Laosi's face suddenly dropped.
He didn't even bother to brush his teeth and wash his face. He straightened his clothes and walked towards Ning Pengpeng's yard.
Ning Laosan has always been very clever. When he saw Lao Si's worried expression, he knew that this boy must be scolding her in his heart!
"Mom, are you marinating pork?
I didn’t expect this pig to be so fat!”
After watching Aunt Tan cut it into strips, it was re-smeared with salt and marinated, and then a rope was strung on the slits on the meat and hung under the eaves of the corridor.
Ning Laosi looked at the densely packed marinated meat and swallowed a big mouthful of saliva before saying.
"Yeah, it's almost Chinese New Year, and if my sons don't buy it for me, then I have to buy it myself!
Why, you and I, can’t we even get meat from our mouths to eat?
Also, it’s clearly the work of three people, why do you let others do your part on your behalf?
Could it be that after the salary is paid, the money will also be given to the person who works in your place?"
Hearing Ning Pengpeng's words, Ning Laosi's eyes suddenly widened and he hurriedly replied.
"How about that?"
"Why can't it be done? Someone else did your work for you. If you say that you don't share the money with others who did it for you, is it possible that you can't pay it back to you?"
Ning Pengpeng looked Ning Laosi up and down. Unexpectedly, after only a few months of marriage, this cheap little son was already very different from before he got married!
Ning Youcai's face turned crimson at Ning Pengpeng's words. Although he was very angry and unconvinced, what his mother said was not unreasonable.
His mouth trembled several times and he hummed for a long time before he managed to choke out a sentence from his throat.
"If I don't have any money, how will I support my wife and children in the future?"