stingy landlady

Chapter 181 Swine Fever (2)

Dazhu sighed:

"Guizhi! The vet came and said it's swine fever. There's no cure! And it's highly contagious among pigs! Dad doesn't know what to do either, and there's so much work to do in the fields; we need to plant the wheat as soon as possible."

"Don't let things get so bad that they suffer heavy losses over there, and then work be delayed here too! Sigh!"

Guizhi thought for a moment and asked:

"Dad! Aunt Zhou said she once told Mom that you should build a larger pigsty. The pigsty is too small, the pigs are too crowded, and the environment is not good!"

Dazhu frowned and said:

"Your mother! Your mother is always busy causing trouble! When you're not home, I, your father, can't have a moment's peace! The pigs at home are sick, and instead of helping, your mother is always being jealous and nagging!"

They won't let me take a concubine, but they're forcing me to! And now that I've taken one, she's causing trouble every day, Guizhi! I don't even want to go home! Every time I get home, it's either someone crying or someone yelling at me!

There's never a quiet moment!

Guizhi carefully examined Dazhu and saw that he had indeed lost a lot of weight! He looked extremely tired!

"Dad! My mother, don't you have any way to control her?"

"Sigh! What can we do? Your mother doesn't care about anything anymore; all she does is plot against Chunlan every day."

All they think about is how to torment people. If I didn't have this land, I'd want to go to your place for some peace and quiet!

Gui Zhi gave a bad idea:

"Dad! How did things get like this? Why don't you scare Mom? Write her a letter of divorce! Or beat her up and make her afraid?"

Dazhu smiled wryly:

"You're full of bad ideas! Your mother gave birth to four of you, and she didn't commit any of the seven grounds for divorce. Why should I divorce your mother?"

With your mother's physique, she'd fall over with just one push. Even if you didn't hit her, she'd still get herself into a lot of trouble!

"If I can't afford to offend them, can't I at least avoid them? Once this busy period is over, I'll build a shack. Then I'll live in the shack."

Guizhi asked curiously:

"Dad! We can stay at the old house! Why do we have to build a shack?"

"Your mother is sprouting beans in that room, and Da Bao lives over there! You can't even avoid your mother, why would you want to hang around her?"

Guizhi said with a laugh:

"Dad! Don't just build a shack, at least build a thatched hut!"

Large pillar airway:

"The money is all in your hands, mother and son. If I want to build a shack, the farmhands can help me build it. But building a thatched hut requires money, doesn't it?"

Even with this, your father still has to ask you for it!

Guizhi looked at the annoyed Dazhu and laughed heartily:

"Dad! You're being silly! Keep the money from Caomujian in your hand and let Brother Pan Qiang and the others settle accounts with you later."

If you just hand over the money, won't my mother be dumbfounded? Without money, what's the point of her efforts?

Dazhu thought about it carefully, then had a sudden inspiration and said:

"Huh? That seems to make sense! Guizhi is quite clever! Alright! Starting today, I'll collect all the silver from the grass and trees!"

But I'm never home, where am I supposed to put this?

"Dad! Buy a few new locks. With so many rooms, why don't you set up a separate little vault? If you're worried about losing the key, keep this one for me!"

"Dad! Don't worry, I won't touch your things!"

Dazhu smiled slightly, then said:

"You silly girl! I don't trust anyone else, but I trust you too! Here's what we'll do! Buy two new locks. I'll lock up the silver myself from now on, and we'll each have a key!"

Guizhi, hehe! You can spend Dad's money however you like!

Seeing that Dazhu's face was no longer full of worry, Guizhi then said:

"Dad! It's nothing! Your health is the most important thing! Don't tell Mom and Chunlan that this idea was mine!"

If my mother found out, she'd hate me to death!

Dazhu laughed:

"I won't tell! This is our secret! Guizhi, don't you trust your father's word?"

Guizhi asked earnestly:

"Dad! Have you given those pigs any medicine or anything?"

Dazhu quickly shook his head:

"What medicine could we possibly give them! I'm figuring those pigs will recover on their own. Or we can just wait for them to die, and if they die, we can just eat them!"

Guizhi thought for a moment and said:

"I heard that small radish greens, roots and all, can cure diseases! Let's give it a try! If it doesn't work, just kill them all! Don't wait until they're dead to eat them, because eating them after they're dead might be bad for your health!"

"Dad! Let Mom go help Aunt Zhou too. Grandpa Zhou needs to harvest and dry the vegetables! Aunt Zhou also has a child to take care of, and a whole bunch of chickens and ducks! She also has to cook for so many people!"

No, and don't let Zhou Qiong serve my mother! My mother is perfectly capable; we're not from a wealthy family. Let Zhou Qiong go and dig for wild vegetables and help her mother feed the chickens, ducks, and pigs. That way, we can save some food!

Zhou Qiong can also help Aunt Zhou take care of the children, so Aunt Zhou can have more free time! They all secretly thought that they wouldn't have to do any hard work if they stayed with my mother!

Dad! Guiling isn't little anymore. My eldest sister, second sister, and I are about her age. We're all doing odd jobs now! She's so young, we don't need her to do any work. Let her go to school!

"See if there's a private school in town! How about sending her to my place? Wanrou is about to give birth and can't do much! She's just idling around anyway, so let her teach Guiling!"

Dazhu looked at Guizhi approvingly:

"Guizhi! Nothing is a problem for you! You solved your father's big problem with just a few words!"

Fine! Let Guiling go and learn from you sisters! Don't let your mother corrupt such a good child by spending all her time with her!

Now let's see what excuse your mother has left to cause trouble! She's all alone now! Let's see how she tries to show off her power!

Guizhi rolled her eyes at Dazhu:

"Father! Don't just focus on arguing with my mother! Both women are your women! But one is your wife and the other is your concubine. You need to distinguish between them!"

You must respect my mother, and Chunlan must respect my mother too! It takes two to tango! If you spoil Chunlan, how can my mother not be angry?

Everything has its limits! If you want to stay at my mother's house for a few days and at Chunlan's house for a few days, even if it's not exactly the same, it should be almost the same!

The legal wife still needs to be given face!

Dazhu's face flushed after hearing those words.

"Guizhi! Father knows he was wrong! Please have some respect for me! I'll be more careful in the future! You're too clever, girl, as if you saw it with your own eyes!"

Guizhi smiled and said:

"Alright, Dad! I still need to hire a few more female workers. I'll go back to my hometown and ask my fourth aunt if she can go, and find her a few more people for me!"

Dazhu asked worriedly:

"Your fourth aunt has a child with her, leaving her family and home behind, is that alright? Why don't you send your mother? She's not busy anyway!"

Guizhi immediately stopped Dazhu from continuing:

"Stop! Dad! Let's not mention sending Mom to my place anymore! Let her stay home and cause trouble! No matter how much she causes trouble, she won't amount to anything!"

Come to my place! That could cause a huge uproar! Dad! Don't even think about pushing my mother to me and having yourself and Aunt Lan live a life of your own.

Since you've chosen two women, then enjoy the feeling of having one on each arm!