Chapter 4 Cheap Mother-in-law
The old woman asked again, "She made all the tofu?"
Ding Rou still nodded, and it was the same.
The old woman turned around and looked at the tofu with a little disgust.
Ding Rou was clear and whispered politely, "Madam, this tofu is really delicious. It's an ancestral craft. Why don't you give me two pieces and I'll give you a cheaper price?"
When I heard that I could buy it cheaply, the old woman's face immediately looked good and said, "How much is it to sell me per catty?"
Ding Rou stretched out her thumb and tail finger and bent the other three fingers.
Seeing this, the old woman said cheerfully, "Okay, cut me two catties, go home to make some soup, and then mix it cold. It's time to eat."
Ding Rou sighed happily and sadly, took the 16 cents handed over by the old woman and put it in her pocket. Ding Page also got up at the right time and cut two large pieces of tofu with the old woman.
After the old woman went far away, Ding Rou looked at Ding's page angrily and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you recently? More than one person has said that our tofu is getting worse and worse. You see, two pots of tofu have not been sold so far. Did you see that I didn't give you money and deliberately bad the tofu?
Ding Yizi snorted coldly, glanced at her, and said rudely, "Why is this tofu getting worse and less delicious? You don't know why at all?"
Although her sister was obedient to her in the past and never said a word, it was not the first time that Ding Page had quarreled with her in the past month. Ding Rou was not too surprised at this time, but the person who had always been obedient now dared to talk back, which still made her feel a little upset.
"How do I know why? You didn't make tofu, and I didn't make it. She retorted.
Ding Page glanced at her and said with a blank face, "It's good to make these rotten beans you bought and these tofu that can be eaten. What else do you want? Don't you think those rotten beans can make good tofu? There is no such good thing in the world.
Ding Rou suffocated and couldn't help shortness of breath, but she still said firmly, "There were only such beans left when I went there. What can I do?"
Ding Page curled his lips and didn't expose her. He just said quietly, "Then you can go early today. Buy such bad beans every time. How dare you buy it back? I'm too embarrassed to use it to make tofu. It doesn't ruin the reputation of our ancestral craft.
Ding's words were a little heavy. Ding Rou's cheeks turned red and she said angrily, "Then I'm not trying to save my family's expenses. Now I'm making less and less money every day, and I don't save money to spend. Don't the family want to live in the future?"
Ding Niazi sneered and rolled his eyes, "The hairpin you bought a few days ago is enough for our mother to eat for several months. Why didn't you think that your family was short of money when you bought it?"
Ding Rou suffocated again and was speechless when she was refuted by Ding Page.
She stamped her feet angrily, went to the back room angrily, dragged Ding's mother out, pointed to Ding's page and said, "Mom, look, sister, she bullied me."
Of course, Ding's mother doesn't believe that Ding's page will bully Ding Rou. She smiled and said, "Don't tell lies. It's too late for your sister to love you. She can't bear to do things with sesame and mung beans. How can she bully you?"
Ding Rou twisted her body and said coquettishly, "Mom, my sister really bullies me. Why don't you help me make the decision? You are biased, you are so biased!"
Ding's page is speechless. Her mother is indeed biased, but it's her Ding Rou, not her Ding's page.
Ding's mother laughed and said helplessly, "Then tell your mother, why did your sister bully you?"
Ding Page thought about it for a while and thought that she couldn't let Ding Rou go on like this. If she didn't make it clear to her, she really took her Page as a free buddy! Then he also took the opportunity to say, "You'er, since you said I bully you, you can tell your mother how I bullied you and let your mother make the decision for you. If my mother thinks you are right, I have nothing to say. It's just to admit the punishment.
Ding Rou stared at Ding's page angrily, shook Ding's mother's arm, and said in a delicate voice, "Mom, it's obvious that my sister's skill in making tofu is getting worse day by day, which makes old customers say that our tofu is getting worse and worse and worse. She doesn't want to make progress, and it's just that she doesn't think too much. He also blamed me for saying that the beans I bought were not good. Mother, you have to make the decision for me.
Ding's mother looked at the wooden basin used to hold tofu on the stall and looked at nearly half a basin of tofu in it. She couldn't help sighing and shook her head slightly. She stabilized Ding Rou's hand with one hand and asked her not to shake it again, which made her dizzy. She said, "Rou'er, don't blame you for your sister's craftsmanship. You know it best in your heart. How about the beans you bought? You also know it in your heart. At home, your mother is raised like a young lady and lets your sister do everything. Fortunately, your sister is good-temper and hard-working, but if you put this kind of wrong thing on her again, she will never agree.
Ding's page smiled when he heard the words. Fortunately, Ding's mother was not blind, and she did not maintain Ding Rou at this time.
Ding Rou didn't expect that Ding's mother would not speak for her, but for her ugly sister. Goodbye, Ding Page smiled proudly on his face, and his heart suddenly became angry. The accumulated anger of the past month came out. He pointed to her and scolded, "Well, you ugly, why are you laughing? It's just that you can't get married, and you still recognize your father-in-law. Nowadays, the business in my family is not good. You don't admit your own fault and even say that it's not good for me to buy beans. You deserve it. No one wants it! What an ugly person!"
Ding's mother didn't expect that Ding Rou would say bad words to Ding Page. She didn't react for a moment and didn't have time to stop it. After she finished speaking, she caught up to cover her mouth and scolded angrily, "Rouer, what are you talking about?" The page is your sister. How can a sister talk to her sister like this? There is no rule!"
Ding Xiaozi's expression changed and he looked at Ding Rou coldly. The cold eyes made Ding Rou shiver involuntarily. Some of the bad words she had been prepared no longer dared to say, and they were all swallowed into her stomach.
Ding Yezi stood up, looked at Ding Rou, and his voice was slightly heavy. "You are my own sister. Originally, I didn't want to care too much about you, but you don't go too far. Even if I said something wrong that day and told others about my unfaithfulness, it was because I was delirious at that time. Don't forget why I was delirious at that time. If I hadn't stood in front of you, would you still think that you could stand here safely now? It can't be said that she has become someone else's wife.
Ding Rou was preceded by Ding's page in public. She blushed with shame, stamped her feet angrily, covered her face and ran back to the back room.
Ding's mother looked at Ding's page in doubt and shock. She really didn't expect that what she had just said would be her eldest daughter.
Ding's page is like this. Thinking that he may live with Ding's mother for the rest of his life in the future, even if he temporarily hides his emotional personality, he can't lie in front of Ding's mother for the rest of his life, right? It's better to just open up and let Ding's mother know her temperament, so as not to pretend to be angry in the future.
Ding Page looked directly at Ding's mother's inquiring eyes and said in a gentle voice, "Mom, don't you think Rou'er is getting more and more excessive now? Last time I bought a handcuff, it actually cost two taels of silver. If it is changed to rice noodles, it will be enough for our mother to eat for several months. It's my fault that the business at home is not good, but is it true that because the business is not good, should we buy those bad beans and replace them with inferior ones?
Ding's page is on the rise. He wants to brainwash Ding's mother well, and he can't spoil Ding Rou like that anymore.
Ding's mother suddenly pulled her, dragged her behind her, and greeted her with a smile, "Ouch... Isn't this sister-in-law Gao? Why do you have time to come here today?"
Ding Yizi looked back and saw that she was not her cheap mother-in-law. I guess I came here today to get rid of the marriage.
Ding Page shrugged her shoulders and couldn't wait to really quit her marriage. She doesn't want to get married yet. Even if she gets married, she should find someone with feelings, not just someone else.
Aunt Gao hurriedly and enthusiastically greeted Ding's mother. She took the opportunity to look at Ding's page, but saw that Ding's page was just busy cleaning up the stall and didn't look at her, let alone take the initiative to say hello.
Aunt Gao couldn't help but look down. Although she didn't want to be her daughter-in-law of the Gao family, shouldn't she say hello to the elders as a junior?
Ding's mother found that Gao's mother looked at Ding's page and looked back. The silly daughter didn't know how to behave in front of her future mother-in-law at all, but only cared about doing things. Mother Ding hurried forward and pulled Ding's page and complained, "Good daughter, there are a lot of things at home. You can't finish it for a while. Come and say hello to your aunt quickly."
Ding Yizi was pulled by Ding's mother and reluctantly walked to Gao's mother. He pulled the corners of his mouth and greeted him enthusiastically, "Good job, Aunt Gao. It's hot outside. Go in and sit down."
Although Ding Page's face is smiling, people with bright eyes can see that she is not laughing. She is obviously smiling!
Gao's mother's face immediately sank and said coldly, "No, I have something to do at home. Let's sit down next time."
With that, he didn't wait for Ding's mother to stay and left without looking back.
Ding's mother looked at Ding's page in surprise and said doubtfully, "How did your aunt Gao leave?"
Ding Page shook his head and blinked his eyes and said, "I'm not a roundworm in her stomach. How do you know?"
Ding's mother nodding, but it's the same. Maybe I really just walked here by the way today, so I said hello and left.
Ding's behavior was not because she was an impolite person, but that she knew in her heart that there would be no good things for Gao's mother to come to her house, and she must have come to divorce. However, she still took care of her own face, for fear that taking the initiative to withdraw the marriage would affect the reputation of his family, so she repeatedly came to the Ding family and repeatedly hinted to Ding's mother, hoping that the Ding family would take the initiative to withdraw the marriage.
The only thing that Gao's mother didn't expect was that Ding's mother was really not a playful person. She didn't guess her intention at all. She thought that Gao's mother was trying to have a good family relationship in advance.