Chapter 85

When Ding Eryu's mother-in-law saw a stranger coming, she looked a little restrained. Her legs were not very good, so she invited her daughter-in-law and three little girls to eat, and then she tried to move slowly back to the house.

"Sister Eryu, doesn't Auntie want to eat?"

Ding Eryu: "Oh, my mother-in-law and the three tigers have already eaten, don't worry about them, come on, sister, let's eat!"

She invited the three sisters to dinner. In order to make his wedding dignified and give Wen Li face, Dagang bought two pigs and gave half a pig leg to Ding Eryu's family. So before she left, her mother-in-law stewed the meat.

The four of them had just finished their meal when a child outside called out to Erhu, "Erhu, Erhu, there's a car coming to your uncle's house. Do you want to go and see it?!"

Erhuzi was originally squatting beside Bi Chunliu and the others. When he heard a car suddenly jump up, he said, "Oh my gosh! Wait for me!" He turned around and said something to Ding Eryu, then ran away.

Da Huzi carried San Huzi on his shoulders and ran away behind Er Huzi. Bi Chunliu and others could still hear San Huzi's excited laughter in the house.

Ding Eryu also wanted to go and see the excitement, but she had invited Chunliu and the others, so she had to accompany them. So she explained, "Maybe it's Dagang's comrades who have come. Several of Dagang's comrades are at the police station in the city."

Bi Chunliu: "So that's how it is, Sister Eryu, our factory has a batch of undyed cloth, which is 20 cents cheaper per foot than the cloth from the supply and marketing cooperative. That color can be used to make clothes for the three tigers. Do you want it? If you want it, I'll keep it for you."

Ding Eryu's eyes lit up. There were three children in the family, all boys, who wasted a lot of cloth. Dahu was not so bad, as he had worn nice clothes. But Sanhu had never used even a new piece of cloth since he was born.

"I want it! Sister, how much can you get? Can I have a whole piece?" Ding Eryu thought that a whole piece of cloth was 30 feet. This would make a set for each of the three children, and the rest could be used to make a short coat for each member of the family! One foot is 20 cents cheaper, and 30 feet is 6 yuan. Isn't this like giving it away for free? Big profit!

Bi Chunliu was not sure whether she could come up with one, so she had to say that she would go back and ask. If she could buy one, she would buy it directly. Otherwise, she would buy as many as she could, and then Ding Eryu would come to her house directly.

Bi Chunliu wanted to take her two sisters back to the mountain for a walk, and Ding Eryu quickly said she would take them there. Erhu ran home and said that Uncle Dagang asked her to come over.

"It's okay, Sister Eryu, I know the way. The three of us can just go by ourselves. It's already troublesome enough for us to come to your house for dinner today! You should go and get busy." Bi Chunliu still wanted to go back to the place where he found pheasant eggs last time. It would be great if he could have such a harvest again.

Ding Eryu looked at Bi Chunliu embarrassedly, gathered a bunch of vegetables from home and gave them to her, picked a few bright red tomatoes, and told her to take them home to eat.

Bi Chunliu looked at the vegetables he had tried to stop for a long time but failed. Now he didn't have to go to the mountains anymore. There was no room in the basket for anything else. Sister Eryu was really too enthusiastic!

Bi Chunliu, carrying a basket on her back and her two sisters carrying sacks, was about to take the bus home. Suddenly, she felt like laughing; this was her chance to have a fight.

In her previous life, she had seen videos of relatives exchanging gifts during Chinese New Year and other holidays. It was always a tug-of-war, with one saying, "Oh, I don't want you to take it," and the other saying, "Oh, it's not for you, it's for the child." Her younger siblings died early, and she hadn't been in touch with her uncle and his family. She didn't have many friends, so there weren't many opportunities for her to experience it. Unexpectedly, she got to experience it today.

Bi Xiahe's face flushed with heat. "Sister, what are you laughing at?"

"I laugh at myself, but mainly because we can eat for a while!" Bi Chunliu raised the corners of her mouth. She was quite happy today!

"Sister Chunliu——"

"Chun Liu!"

Bi Chunliu heard the sound and looked back.

It’s Eryujie and Xing Fei.

Why is Xing Fei here?

The two men walked up to him and Xing Fei took the thing from Bi Chunliu's hand.

"Why are you here?" Bi Chunliu asked.

Ding Eryu clapped her hands. "Sister, what a coincidence! I went to Dagang's house and saw your boyfriend. I immediately brought him here! Luckily, we made it in time!"

Xing Fei took the sacks that Bi Xiahe and Bi Qiuguo were carrying with his other hand and explained, "I know Dagang. He said he wanted to borrow the car to get married, so I came to take a look. I didn't expect to run into you by chance. Can you wait for me for a moment? I'll be leaving soon."

Bi Qiuguo: "Brother Fei, shall we take the car?"

Xing Fei nodded, "Yes, wait for me, I'll go talk to Dagang."

Bi Chunliu looked at her clothes, which were covered in dust and dirt. She didn't want to go again, so she asked Xing Fei to put the things in the shade. The three of them would wait for him, and she let him go back to drive.

About ten minutes later, Xing Fei drove over.

Xing Fei came down to move some things and introduced the two people who got out of the car to Bi Chunliu, "This is Brother Qi Guosheng, and this is Old Bai Qing."

Bi Chunliu greeted them, and when Bai Qing saw the three female comrades, he quickly said, "I'll drive, Xing Fei, and you, your sister-in-law, and your two younger sisters can squeeze in the back. Sister-in-law, your two younger sisters, is that okay with you?"

Bi Qiuguo and Bi Xiahe don’t mind being crowded as long as they have a car to ride in. If it’s more crowded, can there be a bus that’s more crowded?

"OK!"

Bai Qing first sent Xing Fei and Bi Chunliu home. Bi Chunliu gave each of them six peaches from the peaches she had picked today. "Brother Qi, Brother Bai, we were a little rushed today. I found these in the mountains today. Take them back and let my sister-in-law try them."

Qi Guosheng nodded and thanked Bi Chunliu. However, Bai Qing smiled and said that his wife was pregnant and couldn't eat, so he wanted to see if she could eat this peach.

After the two comrades left, Xing Fei took the things home and asked the three sisters to wash their hands and faces. He then brought the boiled water that had been dried at home into the house.

Bi Chunliu finished washing and fetched four bowls from the kitchen with familiarity. Xing Fei smiled frivolously and said, "Brother Qi is a serious person and doesn't joke around often, but he knows what he's doing. If you ask him for help, as long as he can do it, he'll definitely do his best without hesitation. Old Bai is like Hao Ren; he looks playful, but he's reliable. I've known them for years."

"So that's how it is."

The two sisters Bi Chunliu drank two bowls of water in a row before they quenched their thirst. They were probably afraid that the meat would go bad in such a hot day. Sister Eryu's mother-in-law added a lot of salt when stewing the meat, so the meat became saltier the more they ate.

After quenching her thirst, Bi Chunliu remembered that she had seen Xing Fei at Master Wang's house and asked, "What were you busy with that day? Another case?"

Xing Fei nodded. "Yes, there's a fraud case. A few months ago, something happened in the hospital. A pregnant woman gave birth to a baby with a small tail. Later, they found out about a man who was selling some kind of sex-changing medicine. He ran away, and then he showed up again a while ago. This time, he cheated a few old ladies, also selling fake medicine. We just happened to find him there. What were you doing that day?"

"Huh? A child with a tail?" Bi Chunliu remembered what Aunt Liu and the others had said, about the one who was trying to blackmail the hospital. "Oh, I've heard about that too. A few of the aunts from our hospital were there that day. I went to Master Zhao to have a chest of drawers made. Did you see it? What did you think?"

Xing Fei returned home last night and hadn't taken a close look yet. He got up late again today and went to give Dagang a gift after brunch. "I haven't looked inside yet, but the carvings on the two corners look pretty nice!"

"Isn't it?" Bi Chunliu puffed out her chest with pride. She also thought that Master Wang and his team did a great job. She would go to them again when she needed furniture made in the future. "Did you see the bookshelf on the desk? That was a gift from Master Wang."

Xing Fei: "Yeah, that's great. When I have time later, I'll make a small bookshelf for Xia He and the others based on that design."

Bi Xiahe put the bowl on the table and thanked him, "Thank you, Brother Fei."

Bi Qiuguo smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Fei, but my second brother doesn't need it. He doesn't read books."

Xing Fei: "...Okay, you three sisters, take a break. I'll go cook some pumpkin porridge, stir-fried beans with minced meat, stir-fried loofah, or loofah with eggs?"

The small piece of land that was reclaimed at Bi Chunliu's request was planted with loofah and beans, and now it is time to eat them.

Bi Chunliu: "Let's stir-fry it. I'll do it with you."

Xing Fei thought about it and thought, cooking together is a good idea! "Then you wash the vegetables and I'll do the rest."

Bi Qiuguo originally wanted to help her eldest sister wash the vegetables, but her third sister stopped her and said, "Let's wash the dishes later."

"Okay then." Bi Qiuguo suddenly slapped his head, "Third sister, second brother doesn't know we're having dinner here. Should we go home and leave him a note?"

Bi Xiahe thought about it and went to the kitchen to find her elder sister. "Eldest sister, Qiu Guo and I will go home and take some things back. We will also leave a note for our second brother so that he won't worry about us if he doesn't know where we are."

"Okay." Bi Chunliu wiped his hands and came out. "There are 40 peaches left today. I'll leave 6 for Brother Fei. Can we divide the rest?"

Xing Fei poked his head out from the kitchen and said, "I don't need it. Just leave one for me to try."

Bi Chunliu: "You really don't want to eat it? It's not sour."

Xing Fei waved his hand, "Leave one for you to try, and share the rest among you. If you like them, I'll contact my comrades. The peaches there are delicious."

"Okay then, Xia He, you two take the peaches, and we'll carry the sack away tonight."

Although Xing Fei asked him to keep one to try, Bi Chunliu still kept two.

"Let me give you a try. It's really not sour!" Bi Chunliu sent her two sisters away, washed the peach in her hand, and handed it to Xing Fei's mouth.

Xing Fei took a bite of Bi Chunliu's hand and said, "Hmm, it's quite sweet! Would you like to try it?"

Bi Chunliu raised an eyebrow at him. "That's a bit ridiculous, isn't it? This peach isn't sour, how can it be sweet?" She looked at his calm face suspiciously and took a bite. "Shhh!" This is the sourest one she's had today! She had clearly picked the ones with more redness, so why is this one so sour?

Seeing that Chun Liu had been tricked by him, Xing Fei chuckled twice and stopped trying to hide his frown.

"You lied to me!" Bi Chunliu pinched his waist lightly.

"Hiss!" Xing Fei suddenly jumped to the side.

Bi Chunliu: No way? She just gave it a light push! In just a split second, she realized that Xing Fei was injured! She put the peach in her hand on the table and wanted to check his waist.

Xing Fei covered it tightly, "It's okay, Chunliu, I just bumped into it accidentally."

Anyway, the door was closed, and Bi Chunliu was not afraid of anyone coming in. She just rushed over, hugged Xing Fei, and pulled his clothes.

Xing Fei: For a moment, I didn’t know whether to say I was happy or not…

"Is this what you call a bump? It's all purple! Who did it?!"

Bi Chunliu got angry when he saw the purple bruise. This was not a bump, it was clearly a hit.

Xing Fei didn't dare to say anything. The girl in front of him was so angry that she seemed to be about to pick up a knife and chop someone!