Chapter 55: One person's success brings prosperity to the whole family

Chapter 55: One person's success brings prosperity to the whole family

After watching Deng Shirong leave, Mrs. Zhang, who had been silent the whole time, looked at her sister-in-law with excitement and said, "Sister Ping, I've said before that with your looks, you will definitely marry into a good family and live an enviable life. Now, isn't that true?"

Zhang Xiuping blushed and said, "Sister-in-law, this hasn't even started yet. It's too early for you to say that!"

Mother Zhang, who was in a good mood, smiled and continued, "When you were young, a fortune teller passed by our village. I asked him to tell your fortune. According to the fortune teller, you originally had a bad fate and lived a very hard life. However, when you turn 19, you will have an opportunity to change your fate. If you can seize this opportunity, you will be able to change your fate and enjoy a lifetime of happiness.

Now it seems that this opportunity to change your fate should belong to Deng Yuntai!"

Zhang Xiuping was surprised and asked, "Mom, there's such a thing? Why haven't I heard of this before?"

Mother Zhang smiled and said, "Originally, I was skeptical about what the fortune teller said, so I didn't tell you. But today, with such a wealthy family coming to ask for marriage, I do believe what the fortune teller said."

Mrs. Zhang asked, "Mom, what about my family's Shouguo? What did the fortune teller say?"

Zhang's mother had five children. In addition to her daughter Zhang Xiuping, the other four sons were named Zhang Shouguo, Zhang Shoumin, Zhang Shoujun, and Zhang Shoushan.

Zhang's mother recalled, "The fortune teller left only one sentence about the fate of Shouguo and his brothers."

Mrs. Zhang asked curiously, "What did he say?"

Zhang's mother was impressed and said, "If one person succeeds, the whole family will benefit!"

Mrs. Zhang was shocked when she heard this. Although she hadn't read many books, she could still understand this straightforward sentence. Considering her sister-in-law's situation, she believed it without a doubt.

After all, if her sister-in-law married into a wealthy family like the Deng family, she would truly be able to enjoy a lifetime of happiness. At that time, she would only need to take care of their family a little, and their family would not only live a wealthy life but at least it would be much better than it is now.

Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhang looked at her sister-in-law as if she were the God of Wealth and said in an extremely attentive manner, "Sister Ping, you will be going to the man's house soon. It would be bad if you don't have a set of clothes to show off. I have a few feet of good cloth at the bottom of the box. It was the dowry given by my relatives when I got married. I've been saving it and haven't been willing to use it. This time, I'll use it to make you a beautiful dress."

Zhang Xiuping waved her hands and said, "Sister-in-law, I appreciate your kindness, but you've been saving these few feet of cloth for several years and you're reluctant to use them. How can I use them?"

Knowing that her sister-in-law would be "invaluable" in the future, Mrs. Zhang was more generous than ever. She said firmly, "Sister Ping, please don't be polite to me. This cloth won't be of much use to me. It's best to use it to make clothes for you. Anyway, if you have the ability in the future, just remember to help your brother."

After saying that, Mrs. Zhang didn't wait for her sister-in-law to refuse. She forcibly dragged her sister-in-law to her room to get the best cloth from the bottom of the box!

Seeing this, Zhang's mother couldn't help but sigh that the eldest son's wife was quite smart.

…

Deng Shirong left Zhang's house, went to Dragon Lake Street to eat a bowl of noodles, and then rode his bicycle back home.

When he got home, it was already 1:30 in the afternoon.

Seeing her father return, Deng Yunzhen asked while holding a pipe for him, "Dad, how is it going? Have you found out everything about Sister Ping's family?"

Deng Shirong took the pipe, pulled out some tobacco and matches, and said with a smile, "I've found out everything!"

Seeing her father's smile, Deng Yunzhen knew that Sister Ping definitely hadn't mentioned her in-laws yet. She smiled and said, "It seems like Sister Ping really has a chance to become my sister-in-law?"

Deng Shirong said, "It's almost certain."

Deng Yunzhen had 100% confidence in her father's ability to get things done. Thinking of Sister Ping's beauty, she couldn't help but sigh, "My brother is so lucky!"

Deng Shirong stuffed the tobacco into the pipe and said with a deep look in his eyes, "Your brother is such a good person. He deserves such a blessing!"

In his previous life, his eldest son was unlucky and passed away suddenly at the prime of his life. Deng Shirong was deeply saddened to see his son die before him. Now that he had been reborn, he naturally wanted to find the best wife for his eldest son and let him live the happiest life. This was the only way to make up for the regret in his heart.

Although Deng Yunzhen didn't know what her father was thinking, she agreed with what he said—her brother was indeed a rare good man.

…

In the blink of an eye, it was already the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and it had been two and a half months since Deng Shirong was reborn.

On this day, after dividing the first batch of fields, the Thatchfield Production Team began to divide the first batch of mountains.

In the previous life, the Thatchfield Production Team only divided the mountains in the eleventh month of the lunar calendar. In this life, at Deng Shirong's suggestion, the production team cadres moved the date forward by a full three months.

The division of mountains was different from that of fields. Some fields were fertile, while others were barren, so they had to be matched as evenly as possible to be fair and just.

Mountains were only divided by size and distance, and the trees on the mountains were also considered a resource.

The fields could be decided by drawing lots, but the division of mountains couldn't be decided that way because it was impossible to divide the mountains into small pieces. If there were pieces here and there, it wouldn't be a good thing for everyone.

Therefore, after soliciting everyone's opinions, the production team cadres divided the land according to the population of each household.

Families with more people were allocated larger mountains, and families with fewer people were allocated smaller mountains.

If there weren't enough people in the family to share a complete mountain, they could only share a mountain with their close brothers.

Deng Shirong's family had eight people, which was a medium-sized family in the village. There were many families with more land than his, and there were also many families with less land, so his family was allocated a mountain of medium size.

This mountain wasn't the one allocated to Deng Shirong's family in the previous life. When the production team divided the mountains in the previous life, Deng Yuntai had died young, so when the mountains were divided, there were only seven people in their family.

Now, with eight people in the family, the mountain allocated to them was naturally a little bigger than in the previous life.

After the mountains were divided, the Thatchfield Production Team was left with only some marginal fields and a few public mountains.

Deng Shirong immediately went to see the mountain allocated to his family. There were many trees on the mountain, but not many weeds. Because everyone in this era burned firewood, there were people going up the mountain to collect firewood almost every day. There was no chance for those weeds to grow and cover the entire mountain like in later generations!

(End of this chapter)