Madam Yang knew that on a day like the Mid-Autumn Festival, the academy would definitely have a holiday. Before Wei Yan and Shen Xiudaya came back, Madam Yang cleaned the room and dried the bedding.
Shen Xiu and the others came back in an oxcart, and all three of them had a lot of things in their hands, including moon cakes and pomegranates, two jars of wine and several kilograms of pork.
Aunt Chen saw the three people carrying things back home from a distance, so she ran to the old house and said: "Wei family, what are you doing to wash clothes? The second child's family is back."
Zou quickly wiped her hands with her clothes and said, "Really?"
"What did I lie to you for?" Aunt Chen asked, "The three of them brought back a lot of things!"
Zou didn't care about washing her clothes anymore, called Shuanzi, brought some food she had prepared, and hurried over.
"Why are you here?" When Yang opened the door and saw the eldest daughter-in-law, her face immediately fell.
When Mrs. Yang didn't open the door, the courtyard was still in a happy mood. When Mr. Zou came, the atmosphere immediately changed subtly.
Shen Xiu glanced at Mrs. Zou and quickly looked away. Father Wei did not even look at the eldest daughter-in-law.
Knowing that no one wanted to see her, Ms. Zou shamelessly pulled the bolt and walked in, "Mom, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so I made something to eat. It's been a long time since I saw Da Ya."
Didn't Yang know that Zou was using Daya as an excuse, but for the sake of her grandson and granddaughter, she still didn't say anything.
With Yang's tacit approval, Zou boldly went on to say, "Originally, the master also wanted to come, but he couldn't leave for a while."
Wei Ping was busy working in the fields and really couldn't leave. Because of this, Zou came here without telling him.
Mentioning her son, Yang just snorted and said after a while: "Today is also the Mid-Autumn Festival, so you can ask him to come over for a meal later!"
After receiving these words, Mr. Zou immediately became energetic.
Her injury was almost healed, and now she helped Yang cook, so diligently that she seemed like a different person.
Shen Xiu couldn't help but went back to the room.
"Ms. sir, why do I think my sister-in-law is acting weird this time?"
Wei Yan said calmly: "Under courtesy, people must ask for something, just wait."
Shen Xiu also thought the same, "Then what do you think my sister-in-law is asking for?"
Wei Yan did not rush to answer, but glanced at her.
Shen Xiudao: "Do you think it has something to do with me?"
Wei Yan said: "Maybe!"
In the kitchen, Mrs. Zou unpacked the bags she had brought, including white flour pancakes and boiled eggs.
The eldest daughter-in-law has changed her gender. Yang couldn't help but look at Zou a few more times and said, "There is no shortage of food and drink at home. You'd better take it back and let the eldest brother and Shuanzi eat it!"
Mr. Zou smiled flatteringly and said: "They all have it. This thing is specially made to honor you and my father, and my second brother."
Yang couldn't understand why Zou suddenly became so generous. She looked at her suspiciously and said, "What do you mean by coming here today?"
Mrs. Zou looked around and saw that there was no one around, then whispered: "Mom, this is a good thing."
While Shen Xiuzheng and Wei Yan were talking, they heard Yang's shout from the kitchen, "What a good thing, I think you've been kicked in the head by a donkey, and you can handle this."
When the two of them went out, Ms. Yang still pointed at Ms. Zou and kept scolding him, "I asked you why you brought so many things over so kindly. It turns out you had this intention. Take your things and get out of here.
I'll get away."
"Mom, what's wrong?" Shen Xiu stepped forward and asked.
Yang gasped and said: "Today is the festival, I didn't want to talk about this matter. But now it seems that it is impossible not to talk about it. My second brother's family, in the first few days after you came back, a guest came to the house.
He said it was the manager of Ruyi Embroidery Workshop. He said that the owner of Ruyi Embroidery Workshop appreciates your embroidery skills and wants to spend a lot of money to hire you as an embroiderer in their embroidery workshop."
"Your father and I don't know the quality of Ruyi Embroidery Workshop, so we didn't say anything. We just said we would discuss everything after you come back."
When Yang said this, she pointed at Zou and said, "Who would have thought that your shameless sister-in-law knew about it and rushed to curry favor with the manager of Ruyi Embroidery Workshop, and promised that they would definitely convince you to go to their embroidery workshop."
It turned out that this was the case. Shen Xiu couldn't help but darken her face: "Why did sister-in-law agree? Logically speaking, we have separated. It's not your turn to decide what I want to do and where I want to be an embroiderer."
Mrs. Zou hurriedly said: "Brother and sister, the steward of Ruyi Embroidery Workshop said that as long as you are willing to come to their embroidery workshop, they would rather give you fifty taels of silver per month."
Fifty taels of silver. Shen Xiu looked at Mr. Yang and Father Wei. There was no look of surprise on their faces. It seemed that the steward of Ruyi Embroidery Workshop had also told them about the wages.
"Brothers and sisters, that's fifty taels of silver!" Mrs. Zou said, "Even if our family doesn't eat or drink, we can't get so much money even if we work hard all our lives!"
Shen Xiu sneered and said: "Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. Fifty taels of silver is a lot, but I have become the embroiderer of the embroidery shop. No matter how much wages the Ruyi Embroidery Shop pays, I will not go."
Zou then looked at Wei Yan and said, "Second brother, don't you try to persuade your younger siblings?"
Wei Yan raised his eyes and looked at Mr. Zou. Mr. Zou was coldly looked at by him. This second brother never talked much, but like Wei's father, he would speak without opening his mouth and hit the point directly when he spoke.
Seeing Mrs. Zou lowering her head because of him, Wei Yanfang said: "This is A Xiu's own business, so I won't bother my sister-in-law. If this is what my sister-in-law is thinking about, then please go back!"
Mrs. Zou was a little unwilling, and turned to Mrs. Yang and said, "Mom, that's fifty taels of silver!"
Yang said: "What's wrong with fifty taels of silver? No matter how much the silver is, it has nothing to do with you. Come on, come on, take the bolt and go back quickly!"
After Mrs. Zou was kicked out, Mrs. Yang was no longer in the mood to cook.
The whole family had a meal without any taste.
After the meal, Shen Xiu took the initiative and said: "Father, mother, I will not go to Ruyi Embroidery Workshop. If they come again, just refuse them for me."
In front of Mrs. Zou, Yang said that she didn't trust fifty taels of silver, but now she couldn't help but ask: "Is there anything bad about this Ruyi Embroidery Shop in the second family?"
"That's not true." Shen Xiudao, "It's just that I am nostalgic. It was the shopkeeper Liu of the embroidery shop who accepted my embroidery work. If it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to earn the money and buy a house. So I've never been able to buy a house.
I never thought about changing to another embroidery workshop.”
"That's true." Yang said, "We can't be without conscience. If you really don't want to go to Ruyi Embroidery Workshop, I will reject them directly next time they come."
"It's from the second son's family." Father Wei, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "I think this Ruyi Embroidery Workshop seems to have a good history. If you refuse directly, they won't give you any trouble, right?"
Shen Xiu muttered: "Probably not." She has the Lu family and the county magistrate's wife as her backers now, and even if she has sister-in-law Xu, Ruyi Embroidery House should not attack her.
Wei Yan said, "What Dad said makes sense. Ah Xiu, I think you'd better be more careful."
Shen Xiu didn't want them to worry, so she said: "I know, I will be careful in the future."