When Aunt Wang found out, Sugar Cube was already happily wearing a vest and going out to show off.
The news that Sugar Cube was wearing a red vest quickly reached Wei Youliang, the leader of the farm children.
It is said that Aunt Wang gave Douya her wedding dress, which she had kept hidden away in her trunk. Wei Youliang specially shared the news with his grandmother, the "director of the information department" of the farm.
Aunt Wei was quite surprised:
"What's gotten into her? Why would she be willing to alter clothes for Bean Sprout?"
Wei Youliang was puzzled:
"She can't wear such a red dress, so altering it for Bean Sprout would be perfect!"
Wei Youliang was just a child, so he didn't pay attention to what Aunt Wang was wearing, especially since Aunt Wang didn't wear this outfit very often.
Aunt Wei explained it to him:
"She doesn't usually wear this, but she absolutely has to wear it when her family has an emergency! Why did she suddenly give it to Douya?"
After thinking for a long time, Aunt Wei still couldn't figure out why, until she saw Wei Maisui return, at which point she slapped her thigh:
"How could I forget that? Bean sprouts are a year younger than ears of wheat!"
Sister-in-law Fengying didn't quite believe it, thinking that Aunt Wei had misremembered:
"Mom, you must be mistaken. Bean Sprout is about the same size as Pan Gui."
Pan Gui would sometimes be with Dou Ya. The two looked about the same age. Feng Ying would never believe that Dou Ya was about the same age as her sister-in-law.
Aunt Wei firmly stated:
"It's similar to an ear of wheat. I remember it clearly. The year I sprouted wheat, the following year, bean sprouts were born. At that time, your Aunt Wang didn't have any milk, so I was the one who fed bean sprouts milk!"
This is a very common occurrence. When a new mother doesn't produce enough milk after giving birth, she has to ask someone else with a child to help feed the baby.
Aunt Wei is a kind-hearted person. When Grandma Wang asked her for help, she agreed to help.
Aunt Wei remembers this very clearly; there's no way she could be wrong.
Aunt Wei sighed:
"If it weren't for Youliang talking about clothes, I wouldn't have remembered that Douya is already 17 years old. That kid is so thin and small, like he hasn't grown up yet!"
Sister-in-law Fengying also said:
"Who says otherwise? It's only because you, Mom, say that she's only a few months younger than our Mai Sui. If anyone else said that, I would never believe it even if you beat me to death."
If Pan Gui didn't always call Douya "Sister," people would assume Pan Gui was the older one if the two of them stood together.
Sister-in-law Fengying thought of a possibility and looked at Aunt Wei in disbelief:
"Mom, I just realized why Aunt Wang altered Douya's clothes. That can't be right, I must be thinking wrong!"
Aunt Wei had seen a lot and remained very calm.
"I know what you're thinking. It's just that Aunt Wang wants to find a husband for Douya. Douya is of marriageable age, which is perfectly normal."
"If it weren't for arranging a marriage for Douya, she would never have been willing to give Douya clothes!"
Sister-in-law Fengying sighed:
"He's still a child, what family would want their son to marry a child!"
Aunt Wei, however, did not think so:
"It's not that it won't grow. The bean sprouts just aren't getting enough food and water, that's why they look like they haven't grown. Once they get some nutrition at their in-laws' house, they'll grow into beautiful young ladies in no time!"
Sister-in-law Fengying didn't refute, but she still didn't agree with what Aunt Wei said.
How many mothers-in-law are like hers, who never mistreat their daughters-in-law and even generously provide them with supplements?
People marry wives to carry on the family line. If someone actually takes a liking to a bean sprout, their family's financial situation is not good enough to marry a good one.
Even if a family like this wanted to supplement the bean sprouts, they simply didn't have the means!
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