Chapter 313 I can’t bear it
How could Old Man Zhang sleep with Mrs. Zhang like this?

So he had to sit up, put on his new thick cotton coat, and asked, "Come on, tell me what happened to you today."

He stroked his cotton-padded jacket with his hands, feeling deeply moved. The cotton purchased by the Baijiabao caravan was really good. The cotton flowers were big, long, and snow-white.

In the past, Old Man Zhang would never have dared to think about it, but now, everyone in the family has two sets of cotton coats and trousers.

Not only that, the inner clothes and pants are also made of something called flannel from Baijiabao Cloth Shop, which is both soft and comfortable to wear.

Mrs. Zhang originally wanted to say it was nothing, but her husband sat up, so she also sat up, put on the thick cotton coat that she had placed on the bedside before going to bed, and sighed.

"I'm just a little, a little worried."

Old Man Zhang: "What are you worried about?"

Without waiting for Mrs. Zhang to answer, he continued, "Are you worried that your daughter-in-law will remarry in the future?"

As an old man, he shouldn't have said this, but seeing that the old woman was worried, he spoke up.

Mrs. Zhang was surprised: "You know?"

"We have been dependent on each other for most of our lives. How could I not understand you?"

When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she didn't say anything else, but just sighed again.

Old Man Zhang: "Tell me what you think."

"I don't have any idea at all." Mrs. Zhang sighed and said, "I have mentioned letting her remarry before. After all, she is still young, but Xianglian..."

The daughter-in-law said that since she married into the Zhang family, she is a member of the Zhang family. She has also given birth to children for the Zhang family, so she would not consider remarrying.

Seeing Yang Xianglian act like this, Mrs. Zhang was naturally moved, but she was not an evil mother-in-law. Life was difficult for women in this world.

Mrs. Zhang couldn't bear to let Yang Xianglian be a widow at such a young age.

Now that Yang Xianglian's temperament and way of doing things have changed a lot, Mrs. Zhang is wondering if there is any room for maneuver in the matter of remarriage.

Mrs. Zhang: "This is what I think. When the time comes, we will become Xianglian's in-laws and give her a generous dowry. As long as people treat Xianglian well, that's all that's fine."

"As for the child, he will naturally be raised by our family. Xianglian can come back to see him whenever she wants."

Old man Zhang looked at his wife, who seemed to think it was more likely, and shook his head: "No matter how much you think, it depends on what your daughter-in-law thinks."

He didn't mean to pour cold water on them, but his daughter-in-law was extremely virtuous and kind-hearted, otherwise she wouldn't have risked her life to take their family to escape.

The journey was so difficult that even the young and strong men could not endure it. Many times, Old Man Zhang wanted to give up. It was Yang Xianglian who led them step by step, and never thought of giving up no matter how difficult and hard the journey was.

Although Old Man Zhang didn't say it, he had already treated Yang Xianglian as his daughter in his heart.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhang rolled her eyes at her husband and said, "It's the same as not saying anything."

"I'm just worried that our family will delay Xianglian..."

Before she finished her words, Old Man Zhang said, "What are you afraid of? If the man is not good enough, bring Xianglian back. If that doesn't work, find her a son-in-law."

Old Man Zhang: "It is said that people's hearts are hidden in their belly. If we send her to marry, we don't know what her husband's family will think. But if we find a son-in-law, it will be right under our noses..."

Mrs. Zhang's eyes suddenly lit up, and she happily interrupted her husband: "You are right. If we recruit a son-in-law, with our family here, Xianglian will not be bullied."

"Sure, old man, why didn't I think of that?"

Mrs. Zhang said happily, "Even if the two of us pass away in a few years, we will still have Jin Zheng and Jinguo around, and our grandchildren will grow up, so Xianglian will never be bullied."

But the next second, Old Man Zhang's words made Mrs. Zhang's smile freeze on her face.

"It's not that easy to recruit a son-in-law. Who would be willing to be a live-in son-in-law if they have any prospects?" "Besides, this is Junji Town, the situation is complicated. If she recruits someone with ulterior motives, it will harm her."

Mrs. Zhang frowned and said unwillingly, "What if, what if God sees that Xianglian has a hard time and gives her a good life?"

In fact, she also knew that unless he couldn't survive, no one would be willing to be a son-in-law.

Even in years of great disaster, families who can no longer survive will only sell their daughters.

Yang Xianglian is pretty and delicate, good at embroidery, and good at housekeeping. She is filial to her parents-in-law and takes good care of her children. Her reputation for being virtuous has long spread throughout the upper and lower villages.

But even for such a good person, it is not easy to find a son-in-law.

Old Man Zhang: "It all depends on God." I hope God will give me a good result.

Yang Xianglian was sleeping soundly at the time, and had no idea that her parents-in-law were worried about her remarrying and finding a son-in-law.

The two chatted for a while, yawned, and then lay down.

Mrs. Zhang: "No matter what, when we build a house in the spring, we have to build a bigger one, at least three rooms, and give Xianglian a big one. Even if she doesn't remarry, she still has grandchildren."

"Jin Zheng will have one room, and the two of us and Jinguo will live in another room."

"Okay." Old Man Zhang: "I'll find time to go to the village chief's house and ask in a couple of days."

On the fifth day of the New Year, Yang Xianglian received a notice to work overtime.

She hurriedly went to the town on a ox cart with other young girls and wives in the village, and on the way she met an ox cart from Futaoxia Village.

The people from the two villages greeted each other and headed for the town together.

"Does everyone know what's going on?"

"I do not know."

"I did hear a little bit, it seems there is a batch of urgent orders..."

Shangcun and Xiacun are considered to be the more affluent villages within a radius of 100 miles. Of course, there are not many villages within a radius of 100 miles.

So, when more than a dozen ox carts were heading towards the town, they attracted the envy of people from many villages along the way.

Seeing that they had arrived, Bai Duojin said without further ado, "I'm sorry to have asked you to come back to work overtime during the New Year, disturbing your family reunion."

"But there is nothing we can do right now..."

Not only were Liang and Qi still fighting each other, but it had rained for more than a month in the southern part of Jin. In addition to food, cotton, linen and other products were also severely affected, so orders for cloth shops skyrocketed.

According to the current situation, the Baijiabao caravan is estimated to have to take on most of this year's orders in order to alleviate people's demand for clothing and cloth.

If there is money to be made, of course you have to make it, so people are called back to work overtime before the New Year is over.

"From today to the tenth day of the first lunar month, you will be paid two days' wages for one day's work. Those who are willing to work can start immediately, and those who are not willing can go home and wait until the tenth day of the first lunar month when work starts normally."

Two days’ pay for one day’s work?

Hearing this, the female workers present were shocked, and then their eyes suddenly turned red.

The young boss is really good to them. If they were with other employers, let alone paying them two days' wages for one day's work, it would be considered good if they didn't deduct their wages on a regular basis.

"That's it." Bai Duojin finished speaking and said, "Do you all understand?"

It has rained again these two days.

The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon, what plans do you have, my dears?