Chapter 20 Shen Mingzhu conquers her eldest aunt with strength
"Sister, the total cash expenditure at home during this period is about 100 yuan, including thirty feet of cloth stamps, six shopping coupons, fifty kilograms of food stamps, and three kilograms of candy stamps..."
Every time Shen Mingzhu reported something, Pei Wenping's face became darker. By the time Shen Mingzhu finished speaking, Pei Wenping's face was full of anger.
"Brother and sister, Pei Yang has saved some money over the years, but this is not how you spend it! You have only been married for half a month, and you have already spent two months of Pei Yang's salary! If this continues, the family will be
There are mountains of gold and silver, but they can’t withstand your torment!”
After getting angry, Pei Wenping was still upset and exhaled and said, "Take out your bankbook and check book. I will take care of them for you for the time being. From now on, you can come to me to collect your monthly expenses."
This is to take away her economic power.
Shen Mingzhu was not in a hurry, "Sister, calm down. I'll show you something. After reading it, if you still think I'm prodigal, what do you say and what I do."
"Okay, you said it yourself."
Hearing that she was willing to hand over her bankbook, Pei Wenping's tone improved slightly.
Shen Mingzhu took out the accounting book.
"Sister, since I married into the Pei family, I have kept detailed records of every expense every day, and the bills have been posted on it. Take a look."
Pei Wenping was a little surprised to hear that Shen Mingzhu had done the accounting.
It's not unusual to keep accounts, because she also keeps accounts herself, but it's usually only people in cities who have this habit, and people in rural areas are not so particular.
Anyway, she had never heard of or seen any rural women know how to keep accounts.
With this thought in mind, Pei Wenping opened the book with curiosity to see what Shen Mingzhu had recorded.
You wouldn't know if you didn't look at it, but Pei Wenping was really shocked at first glance.
She, a younger sister from the countryside who only had a junior high school education, could produce accounts that were not inferior to those of a professional accountant like her.
Daily income is recorded at a glance, and the accounts are clear and beautiful.
After reading the account books, all the anger in Pei Wenping's heart dissipated.
Of the total expenses, Shen Mingzhu herself only accounted for a small part. The rest, her nephew Pei Ziheng accounted for one-third, daily necessities and meals at home accounted for one-third, and the rest was a large oven.
Pei Wenping was about to ask her why she bought the oven, but suddenly she shrugged her nose and asked, "What does it smell like?"
Shen Mingzhu suddenly remembered the chicken cake she was baking, and quickly got up and ran to the balcony.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Pei Wenping also hurriedly followed her to the balcony and saw Shen Mingzhu using pliers to remove the unburned charcoal from the oven stove. She was surprised and worried for a moment.
"Why are you taking charcoal to burn on the balcony? Be careful not to catch fire and burn the house down."
"Sister, don't worry, I've insulated the bottom of this oven, and I'll watch the fire so it won't burn."
After listening to her words, Pei Wenping came closer and sniffed, confirming that the scent was coming from the oven, and immediately asked her curiously what she was baking.
"It's my first time using a charcoal stove to bake chicken cakes, so I don't know if it will work."
Pei Wenping looked at her with more surprise, "Sister-in-law, can you bake chicken cakes?"
"I learned it by tinkering with myself."
After the temperature in the oven dropped, Shen Mingzhu put on her gloves and opened the oven door. In an instant, a rich aroma of eggs and sweetness filled the air.
Through the A4 paper-sized window, you can see a square iron box inside the oven. Inside the iron box is a golden and attractive chicken cake.
It looks delicious.
Pei Wenping stretched her waist and looked at the chicken cake in the oven. She was surprised and excited, "Brothers and sisters, is this chicken cake ready?"
Shen Mingzhu observed the color and fluffiness of the chicken cake in the iron box and said, "It should be almost done."
Shen Mingzhu used a baking spatula to take out the egg cake and the iron box from the oven, unmold it and pour it into a round enamel plate. Then she patted the surface of the egg cake with oil paper still stuck on it with her hands. The golden and soft egg cake suddenly looked like a baby's tenderness.
The buttocks are shaking.
"What is this doing?"
"The freshly baked chicken cake needs to be deflated so that it will not collapse and deform."
Pei Wenping was amazed, "Why does baked chicken cake have so much details?"
Shen Mingzhu smiled and said nothing, thinking that she was very particular.
After deflating the egg cake, Shen Mingzhu used a knife to cut the square egg cake into small squares three fingers wide.
Before she could finish cutting it, Pei Wenping couldn't wait to take a piece to taste.
The chicken cake was golden on the outside and tender on the inside. It tasted soft, sweet and delicate, and Pei Wenping squinted her eyes with satisfaction.
"It's delicious! Sister-in-law, how come the cake you baked is so fragrant, so delicate, and not greasy at all? It's even more delicious than those made by time-honored cake chefs!"
Her cake-baking skills and techniques were brought over forty years later, and have been studied and modified by countless pastry masters. Even modern people with sophisticated tastes are full of praise. It is not easy to conquer the people of this old generation.
After finishing her feast, Pei Wenping had no temper towards Shen Mingzhu. She held Shen Mingzhu's hand affectionately and helped Shen Mingzhu make plans in a friendly manner.
"Although your education is not high, I think you are quite talented in accounting. Do you think you should sign up for a study class? I will take you with you for a while after you finish studying. After the Chinese New Year, I will find a way to help you find one."
I'm in a unit. Pei Yang is away from home all year round, and Xiaoheng is going to school again. How lonely you are at home alone every day. It's easier to have fun when you have work, and you don't have to worry about not keeping up with the times. What do you think?"
To be honest, Pei Wenping could plan so carefully and thoughtfully for her, and he really regarded her as one of his own.
It's a pity that Shen Mingzhu can only refuse without hesitation, because she has her own plan.
"Sister, I don't want to work just yet. I want to get a diploma while I'm young."
"It's not bad to take a diploma, but do you want to go to a technical school or a night school?"
I didn’t even think about it, “Sister, I want to take a self-study exam.”
Pei Wenping was very surprised and quickly persuaded: "Brothers and sisters, the self-study exam is not that easy. Many high school students and technical secondary school students cannot pass the exam. You only have junior high school education. When will you take the exam?"
The original owner does only have a junior high school education, but she is not the original owner. She was also a 211 graduate student in her previous life, and it is not enough to take a self-study undergraduate degree.
"Sister, I want to give it a try. Anyway, I'm still young and I'm not afraid of failure."
Seeing that she was so ambitious, Pei Wenping stopped trying to persuade her and instead gave her some kind words and encouragement.
Shen Mingzhu packed up all the baked chicken cakes and asked Pei Wenping to take them away.
Pei Wenping refused at first, but then she happily accepted after hearing that Shen Mingzhu said that she would bake another oven in the afternoon.
But before leaving, Pei Wenping specifically mentioned Shen Baolan, "You are a warm-hearted fellow countryman, otherwise I wouldn't have heard so many things."
If there was anything Shen Mingzhu didn't understand at this time, it was probably Shen Baolan who ran up to Pei Wenping and chewed the back of her tongue.