After her husband died, her parents came to force her to remarry

Chapter 119 Divide Money

After finishing their work, they returned to Zhang Quan's house and everyone smelled the aroma of meat. The aroma made these grown men unable to resist and feel a little greedy.

Seeing them coming back, Zeng Hua poured them some water and said, "Wash up, dinner will be ready soon."

Then he went to the kitchen and scooped the dumplings into a bowl with Wang Qiuxia and brought it out.

Chen Xiuquan was holding the bowl and chopsticks, and Xiaoya followed behind her with a happy look on her face.

Zhang Fu and other grown men looked at two large pots of dumplings. The aroma coming from the pots almost made them hungry.

"Today really feels like Chinese New Year!" Zhang Quan sat down and said with emotion.

Zeng Hua smiled and said, "There are better ones! You will know later."

In fact, everyone knew that the doll was sold for silver, and the money would be divided after dinner.

Jiang Xiaohe stood up and, together with Zeng Hua, scooped dumplings for everyone.

"Everyone can eat as much as they want today. Besides these two pots, there is more in the pot."

The meal was steaming hot, and by the end, there was no soup left in the pot. The dumplings cooked in bone soup naturally tasted much better than those cooked in plain water.

After dinner, they cleared the table and Jiang Xiaohe took out all the silver she had earned from selling goods today and put it on the table.

The men never thought that the doll could be sold for so much money. Except for Hongwa, their mouths were shaped into O shapes.

Zhang Quan pointed at the silver on the table and said, "This...is this the money you made from making that puppet?"

Zeng Hua smiled and nodded.

Zhang Quan swallowed and rubbed his eyes, still unable to believe it. It was a waste of their whole lives working hard outside, but they were not as good as these women who embroidered flowers at home for a month?

Jiang Xiaohe said, "During the day, we sold about 37 taels of silver in the town, plus the 28 taels that Boss Meng gave us in the afternoon, so we have a total of 65 taels of silver here."

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone at the table couldn't help but gasp! 65 taels of silver was a huge sum of money for farmers.

Jiang Xiaohe said as she took out five taels of silver: "This is the capital for us to make the puppets. Since I paid for it, I'll take the five taels."

Everyone nodded without any objection.

Then, Jiang Xiaohe divided the silver on the table into three equal parts.

"These twenty taels belong to Second Aunt and Big Girl, these twenty taels belong to Aunt and Little Girl, and the remaining twenty taels belong to Mother and me. Do you have any objections?"

Several people looked at the silver in front of them and forgot to speak. After a moment, Zeng Hua spoke up: "Xiao He, isn't this too much for Second Aunt? Look, it was you who came up with this idea. It was you who negotiated this afternoon's business and paid for it. If you give so much to Second Aunt, it will be a bit hot for Second Aunt to hold!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Xiuqun, who was about to extend her hand, retracted it and echoed Zeng Hua, saying, "Yes, we are just helpers at most, and our family of three has lived here for so long and has not contributed anything. I would be embarrassed to take it."

Jiang Xiaohe stood up and stuffed the silver into their hands: "Take it all."

"Second Aunt, we have all lived here these days, and it has caused you inconvenience. You see, Da Niu injured her leg because of selling dolls. Usually, Da Niu is devoted to these dolls except for eating. She has been sewing all the time, so you should take this money!"

After that, she turned back to Chen Xiuqun and said, "Aunt, take the money too. These days, you've been the hardest worker making puppets. I saw you embroidering the patterns on the puppets by moonlight even after dark. And Xiaoya has never been idle. She helps you with work and mother with work. Xiaoya helps clean the yard every day."

Xiao Ya was a little embarrassed to be praised, and lowered her head slightly. Jiang Xiaohe reached out and touched her head, then lowered her head to look at her shoes that had been worn out a long time ago, then raised her head and said to Chen Xiuqun, "Aunt, you should take this money too!"

But when Chen Xiuquan looked at Jiang Xiaohe, he still felt that the silver was too hot to handle.

Zeng Hua bumped into her and said, "Alright, Xiao He asked us to take it, so let's take it! After all, this is actually her filial piety towards us."

Chen Xiuqun accepted the money with red eyes and choked up a bit as she said, "I don't know what else to say. I know Xiao He is helping our family and his second aunt. Thank you for all these days."

Zeng Hua patted her shoulder and said jokingly, "Look at what you are saying. We are all family, and you have not lived here in vain these days. Xiao He just said that Xiao Ya cleans the yard for me every day. Have you forgotten so quickly?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone laughed, and Wang Qiuxia patted Chen Xiuqun on the shoulder: "Sister-in-law, after more than a month, it has finally paid off, right?"

Chen Xiuqun nodded.

When Zeng Hua returned to the room at night, he put the silver away. He couldn't stop smiling, and his tone was full of happiness and excitement.

Lying on the bed with Zhang Quan, Zeng Hua touched Zhang Quan and said, "Master, tomorrow I will ask the matchmaker to find a marriage for our Daniu. Now that we have money at home, we must find a good one for Daniu."

Zhang Quan naturally agreed: "You decide on this matter."

After saying that, he sighed and said, "It's time for Daniu to get married. Dashan is only one year older than him. Look, Chuan'er can almost walk now."

"That's right. If we get Daniu's wedding done this year, we can also get Daniu's wedding done next year when she reaches the age of 15."

Zhang Quan nodded in agreement: "Okay, go to sleep. We still have to get up and work tomorrow."

But Zeng Hua couldn't sleep at all. He kept touching the twenty taels of silver under his pillow. He was full of expectations for the future and felt very happy.

Early the next morning.

While everyone was eating, Chen Xiuqun said to everyone, "I want to go back and take a look. I've been out for a month and I don't know what my home is like."

Wang Qiuxia nodded in agreement: "It's time to go back. I'll go ask Lao Li's ox cart if it's empty today, and then I'll let Hongwa take you back."

Chen Xiuqun quickly refused: "Don't waste that money, we can just walk back by ourselves. We will set off later and arrive in the evening. Hongwa still needs to help with the work. If she follows us, she will be delayed at the construction site again."

Just as she finished speaking, she saw the little girl at the table with a look of disappointment on her face, but she said nothing.

Jiang Xiaohe looked at it and said, "Aunt, we still have to continue making this doll. Why don't you go back and take a look? But Xiaoya doesn't have to run with you. She's small. If she runs back and forth, she'll gain some weight these days. I'm afraid it will fall back."

After listening to what she said, Wang Xiaoya looked at her with bright eyes first, and then looked at her mother with hope.