Chapter 32 Misunderstanding

Maybe I still have to pay compensation.

They couldn't make ends meet and had no choice but to come to her house and borrow some food to get by.

"Ning girl, stop talking. Auntie knows your difficulties." He lowered her voice and said, "Don't worry about it. Auntie will give you two another 20 kilograms of corn flour. There is not much, so you two sisters can make do with what you have for now."

"The family is in a very tense situation right now. Xiao Si is weak and catches colds and coughs from time to time. The medicine costs a lot every year. I know that you two sisters have a hard time, and I should give you more, but I really can't afford that much..."

Zhuang Qingning was speechless, knowing that she had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Aunt, I came to see you, not to borrow food."

"Then you are..." He was also stunned. If you are not borrowing grain, then could you be borrowing money?

Yes, the tofu cannot be sold, and perhaps I owe Wen the money for the beans and have to pay it back.

"Since Qingsui and I moved out, we haven't had any clothes to change into. There happened to be a market in town today, so we bought some cloth. But I don't know how to cut or sew clothes. I thought that Auntie is very good at sewing, so I thought about asking her to make two sets of clothes and two pairs of shoes for us."

Zhuang Qingning explained: "But I will not let Aunt help you for free. I will pay you for your work."

He was daydreaming about Zhuang Qingning asking her to borrow money. She was wondering how much she would ask for and how much she could give. When she heard about Zhuang Qingning making clothes and paying her for it, she was stunned.

"What did you say?" He looked at Zhuang Qingning in disbelief, then looked at what she was holding in her hand. It was indeed brand new cotton cloth. Her eyes widened even more: "Ning girl, this cloth of yours..."

"Did you make any money?"

"I go to town every day to sell tofu and make a little money, not much, but it's enough for Qingsui and I to live on." Zhuang Qingning replied with a smile.

He's heart immediately settled down and she was even a little happy.

The business of grinding tofu can be done, and at least I have someone to rely on in the future, so I don't have to worry about the future.

"Girl, you are usually smart and clever. Now it seems that you are really good. Just work hard in the future and your life will get better and better."

He's face was filled with joy, and she said, "I don't have much talent, except for my sewing skills. Don't worry about the dress, I'll make it for you. Don't mention money, it would be too distant if you did."

"Qingsui and I will have a lot of time to make clothes and shoes in the future, and we'll need your help on everything. If you don't pay me, it won't be appropriate for me to just work for you in vain." Zhuang Qingning refused.

"You can just make a living by grinding tofu, so you should save the money. It will be very useful in the future. If you really can't make it, you can save it. When you have more money in the future, you can talk about this matter later."

In short, money is absolutely not allowed.

"Okay then. Thank you for your help, auntie. I'll give it to you all later." Zhuang Qingning had no choice but to agree for the time being.

There is still a long time to come, and there will be plenty of opportunities to talk about this matter, so there is no need to rush now.

"This tofu was ground by Qingsui and I. I brought a piece here specially for my family so that Auntie can have a taste of my cooking skills."

"I know your size, so there's no need to measure. I'll make your shoes a little longer so you can wear them for two more years. I'll measure your shoes when I make the soles."

He said, "Fortunately, there is nothing going on at home these two days. If it's fast, it will only take two or three days."

"But this tofu..."

He didn't hesitate at all and pushed Zhuang Qingning's hand away: "You two can keep it for yourselves."

Zhuang Qingning knew that He was worried, and immediately laughed: "It's just a piece of tofu, Auntie, just accept it. Look, I've made new clothes for myself, doesn't it mean that we are making money?"

He was stunned for a moment.

Isn't that the truth?

Now that everything is involved, I think the tofu business will be good. At least, there will be no problem in having enough food to eat.

"Then I'll take it and let me taste your cooking skills." He took the tofu with a smile.

Zhuang Qingning also smiled.

"If Aunt wants to look for us, she can come at noon or at night when we eat. We usually go to the market in the morning and catch up on some sleep at home in the afternoon."

"There's no need to make the dress too long. It's inconvenient to work with and uncomfortable to wear. If it's too small, just make another one." Zhuang Qingning said.

After all, he is young and has high aspirations. The tofu-making business has just started to make some progress. He earns a little money for food, and then he thinks about eating and dressing well, and doesn't think about the future anymore.

He felt that it was not quite right, but when she thought about it, Zhuang Qingning and Zhuang Qingsui had just been established as female households, and they had finally escaped from the care of Zhuang Ruman and Song and could live their own lives. They had been afraid of poverty in the past, so now they were willing to dress better.

Since they are not allowed to make it that big, then don’t make it that big. Keep the remaining cloth for them. If they are smaller next year and don’t have money to make new clothes, they can just sew the edges then.

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Many families lived in poverty, and children's clothes were not good or bad. When the clothes were too short, they could just sew a edge and make do with them. It was the same in every household, and no one laughed at anyone else.

"Okay, don't worry about it, I promise to do it well for you." He agreed very readily.

"Then I'll trouble you, Auntie." Zhuang Qingning thanked him. "Qingsui is still at home. We are thinking of hoing the soil in the yard and going to the market to buy some vegetable seeds and seedlings to plant some vegetables. I have to go back to work quickly."

"Why buy vegetable seeds? It's a waste of money." He said, "We have plenty of pumpkin seeds, winter melon seeds, etc. at home. When you have prepared the land, come to me and ask for them."

"The pumpkins we planted at home last year were big and sweet. When you want to plant some, just get some from home."

Ordinary farmers each have their own vegetable garden. The walls in front of and behind the house are covered with loofahs, winter melons, pumpkins and other vegetables. If they find one growing well, they will keep the seeds and wait to plant it the next year. It is common for farmers to ask for seeds from someone who did not keep good seeds or to ask for seeds from someone else who sees vegetables growing well.

He felt that she couldn't help Zhuang Qingning too much, but she could still take care of things like growing vegetables.

"Okay, then I'll just shamelessly ask my aunt for it when the time comes." Zhuang Qingning said with a smile.

"Why are you being so polite to Auntie? I can still provide enough of this stuff." He smiled and said, "As for the garlic, leeks and so on, just move them from the vegetable garden."

"Okay." Zhuang Qingning agreed readily.

The two talked for a while. Zhuang Qingning was worried about Zhuang Qingsui hoeing the ground in the yard, so he said goodbye and left quickly.

He rolled up the cloth and planned to put it in the house first. When she woke up the next morning, she would cut and prepare to sew.

"Is this Ning girl here to borrow grain?" Zhuang Yonghe was weaving straw sandals in the house by the light of an oil lamp. When he saw He come in, he stopped what he was doing.

(End of this chapter)