Sifeng certainly understood what she meant, but she was an honest person and had never done such a thing. The moment she took the copper coin, her hands were shaking.

Erya took out three more pieces of cloth and handed them to Sifeng: "Fourth Aunt, take these pieces of cloth. Use them to make clothes for you and your daughter." Erya specially picked out pink, green, and blue colors.

Touching these pieces of fine cloth, Sifeng was extremely excited. Lian'er and Cui'er had not worn new clothes for several years, so she had to make two sets for them.

But when she thought of her mother-in-law, her eldest sister-in-law and her three sisters-in-law, Sifeng became uneasy again.

Dahe Village is not far from Kaoshan Village, about half an hour's journey away. By the time Sifeng returned home, it was already afternoon.

As soon as she entered the house, Sifeng saw her mother-in-law He and her two sisters-in-law sitting in the main hall. Her mother-in-law looked a little unhappy. Bangchui was not at home, and no one knew where he had gone to fool around.

Seeing Sifeng, He's eyes widened and she scolded, "Zhang Sifeng, others who work in the same workshop as you have returned long ago. Why are you back so late? I thought you were capable and didn't want to come back to this family anymore."

Seeing Sifeng coming in with something, Mrs. Zhao from the first wife and Mrs. Yang from the third wife's eyes lit up. They hurried forward and snatched the things from her hands.

Yang said, "Mother, look, I told you that the second sister-in-law would definitely come back. Mother, look, the second sister-in-law brought back a lot of good things!

As he said this, he looked at the things Sifeng brought back.

Zhao picked up the piece of pork, swallowed her saliva, and salivated: "This piece of pork is good!" Before she finished speaking, she shouted again: "No, why is there a bone!"

Zhao frowned and said, "Second sister-in-law, why are you so stupid? You don't want the good meat, but you actually want a bone. Then you can eat the bone and we will eat the meat!"

He frowned and said, "I say, first wife, if you have something to eat, don't complain. If you have the ability, bring back a bone! Don't be so ungrateful."

It was true that she favored the first and third wives because they both gave birth to two sons. However, these two were too unsatisfied. If she didn't give them a lesson, she would be angry.

"Hehe... mother is right." Zhao saw that her mother-in-law was a little unhappy, so she quickly flattered her again.

"Mom, this piece of cloth is beautiful." Yang took the pink cloth and said, "It's New Year's Day, and I have to make new clothes. But why are all the colors for women to wear? I also want to make clothes for the soldiers!" Yang said with a pout.

"And this fragrant soap, I want one too!"

"I want one too. This one is for mom~"

"Hey~"

Looking at the things she brought back, which were gone after dividing them left and right, Sifeng said depressedly, "Third sister-in-law, that cloth was left for Lian'er and Cui'er to make new clothes."

He glared at her and said, "Why should you two losers wear new clothes? I'll give one of these three pieces of cloth to your eldest sister-in-law, one to the third daughter-in-law, and I'll keep the remaining one."

At this time, Sifeng didn't know where she got the courage from, and said stubbornly: "But, this is what I earned, I don't care, I have to take one anyway."

He glared at her: "You are such a rebel, when will it be your turn to speak in this family!"

"I go out to earn money. These things are all brought back by me. If you don't give me this cloth, I won't go next year." Sifeng also became tough.

She remembered what Erya said: "Fourth Aunt, you have to remember that you are not begging them for food now. You are paid for your work, so you have to be tough and don't let them bully you all the time.

Your monthly salary is given to your mother-in-law, so logically your mother-in-law should be afraid of you." She remembered what Erya said and immediately understood.

That's right! If she didn't go out to work, how would she get the money to hand in? If she made herself unhappy, she would just sit there. She didn't believe she could do anything to herself.

"You~"

He was so angry that she slapped her chest. Suddenly she thought of something important and stretched out her hand and said, "By the way, where is the salary? I heard from Guihua next door that in addition to the salary, you also have this year-end bonus."

Sifeng straightened her back and said, "Mother, you have to promise to give me that piece of cloth."

"Okay! It's just that piece of cloth, third wife, give it to her." He said to Yang.

"Oh, mother~" Yang from the third room stomped her feet and held the cloth, refusing to give it.

"That belongs to your second sister-in-law, give it to her quickly!" Seeing He's eyes wide open, Sifeng reached out to grab the cloth, and Yang could only stop in disappointment.

"Mom, it's all here!"

Sifeng handed over 1100 coins.

Last month's salary was 900 wen, plus a year-end bonus of 200 wen. In addition, she kept the 800 wen year-end bonus for herself.

Looking at the heavy copper coins, He couldn't stop smiling.

After counting carefully and seeing that the number was correct, he quickly took it back to his room, closed the door, and locked it in the cabinet.

She had asked Guihua about Sifeng's salary, and she had just come back from her and learned that Guihua had also received a year-end bonus of 200 wen.

After a while, He came out again and showed Sifeng a rare smile on her face: "Second daughter-in-law, you don't have to cook today, let them cook."

"Ha ha……"

Seeing her mother-in-law's smiling face, Sifeng sneered. It turned out that she was letting her rest for a while on the surface for the sake of money.

They said that she didn't have to cook for herself, but because there was pork today and they were afraid that she would eat it secretly, they gave this opportunity to the first and third wives. How could she not understand!

But she didn't expose it. After all, she had just been tough and got the cloth. Now she had 800 coins in her hand, and she felt better.

……

At this moment, Gao and Sifeng were in the same boat, and their mother-in-law Liao was cursing, saying that Shen Ping only gave out so little pork, and there were bones, and why did she give out soaps? They couldn't be eaten.

When handing over the wages, Gao also kept 800 wen from her year-end bonus, thinking that her mother-in-law wouldn't know about it anyway.

Because most people’s year-end bonus is only 200 yuan, I believe she won’t know if I don’t tell her.

Unexpectedly, the next day, Liao found out from Widow Wu that her year-end bonus should be one or two taels of silver, but her daughter-in-law only gave her 200 coins, and she kept 800 coins for herself.

After hearing what Widow Wu said, Liao was so angry that she almost vomited blood and said she would go back to settle the score with Gao.

Widow Wu realized that something was wrong and she complained inwardly. She slapped herself and said, "It's all my fault. Why can't I control my words?"

When Liao got home, she sat in the yard, leaning against her thigh and crying and cursing.

"I am an old woman with a miserable life! I worked so hard to raise my son, but I never expected that he would marry such a wife who kept most of the money she earned for herself and even thought about supporting her family..."

Liao's sudden action frightened Gao and the two children.

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