After Wei Maisui's first battle ended in defeat, he quickly gave Wei Youliang a meaningful look, signaling that he should take over.
Wei Youliang, a self-reliant young man, was quite loyal and righteous. He pleaded with his aunt:
"Grandma, please add more lard, I want some too!"
"Fry the small fish in lard until they're cooked through, then add some soybean paste, water, and simmer. Serve with rice cooked in this broth—it's so delicious!"
Aunt Wei was much kinder to her eldest grandson. She patted Youliang's head and said:
"If my eldest grandson wants to eat it, then I'll make it for him!"
Wei Maisui muttered to herself from the side:
"He's so biased. He makes food for his eldest grandson when he wants it, but scolds his youngest daughter when she wants it..."
As they were talking, they saw a large piece of dark blue twill cotton cloth and cotton in a burlap sack.
Wei Maisui exclaimed "Wow!"
"Mom, did you find money on the street? Why are you buying so much cloth and cotton?"
Wei Youliang corrected:
"Auntie, we not only need to find money, but also cloth coupons and cotton coupons, otherwise we won't be able to buy them!"
Wei Maisui nodded solemnly and said:
"Youliang is right, Mom. Where did you find these? Tell me, I want to go find some too!"
Aunt Wei slapped Wei Maisui on the back and said:
"You're never serious! This was a gift from your master to our family!"
Upon hearing that it was sent by Zhong Wanwan, Wei Maisui hurriedly said:
“My master gave it to me, how could I accept it? My master not only taught me the skills, but also helped me find all those mountain products. He has already shared so much with our family!”
Aunt Wei glared at her and said:
"Your mother surely understands this principle; she just couldn't argue with your master!"
"Your master said it was a thank-you gift for helping your three brothers repair the house and the courtyard wall, and asked me to make cotton-padded coats for your three brothers, but I didn't agree!"
“Your master then changed his story and said it was a gift for me to show my respect. I said it was too much, but your master insisted that it was a big cotton quilt for me and your dad.”
Wei Maisui argued forcefully:
"We can't accept it! So much cloth and cotton, how much money would my master have to spend!"
"Mom, you can't be like my second aunt, someone who's greedy for small gains and makes people dislike you!"
Aunt Wei was so angry that she was about to take off her shoe and hit Wei Maisui with the sole. Wei Maisui quickly dodged to the side, still verbally attacking her:
"Mom, you're just angry and embarrassed. You won't let people reason with you!"
Aunt Wei scolded her:
"If anyone tries to take advantage of me, I'll accept it if your master gives it to me sincerely. Otherwise, pretending would make me seem like a hypocrite!"
“Last time your master came to our house, he thought the pears and apples from your grandma’s house were delicious.”
"I was thinking that after I finished making cotton-padded jackets and trousers for your master and his two siblings, I would go to your maternal grandparents' house to exchange them for more pears and apples, and then send them to your master!"
Hearing that pears and apples were being given to Zhong Wanwan, Wei Maisui agreed:
"That's more like it. And there's that wolfskin hat my uncle made; I'll make three for my master and his two companions!"
Aunt Wei said irritably:
"How could I not know that? I was thinking of having your grandfather make three more pairs of deerskin shoes, so you can wear them out on snowy days!"
Wei Maisui was then satisfied and said:
"My mom is so thoughtful, let's do it this way!"
Aunt Wei had already planned the return gift when she received Zhong Wanwan's cotton and cotton cloth.
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