Chapter 22 You're probably going to be disappointed
Rutang led him straight to the second floor, to the fabric area, and bought a piece of thin fine wool fabric for more than 40 yuan.
This is a day’s income for the two of them.
The light grey material was perfect for wearing in early summer. Yu Yaoyang waited for her to return the tie, but the tie was not returned until the two of them came out with the fabric.
"Will your clothes look good in this gray color?" he asked.
In his mind, this grey is the colour of old ladies. Young girls like his future daughter-in-law have to wear flowers, and big flowers at that, to match her village beauty.
"Well, it can look good. You'll know when it's done." Rutang looked at him with a smile, and had already imagined him wearing trousers and a white shirt in his mind.
She could see that he attached great importance to the bow tie, and after much thought, she decided not to return it.
Match him with a nice pair of pants and use the leftover fabric to make a headband yourself. This way, the white, red and gray on the two of them will complement each other, and the photos taken will definitely look good.
She couldn't tell him now. If Yu Yaoyang knew that she was making clothes for him, he would definitely ask her to return them. This man had no pursuit of clothes at all. It was a waste that he was so tall and straight.
It was not even three o'clock yet, and the two men delivered the stove to Uncle Wang's house. Uncle Wang's wife was at home, and when she saw the two men coming again, her face immediately fell.
"Auntie, can you lend me your water pipe?" Rutang asked politely. The cooking utensils she brought needed to be cleaned so she didn't have to carry them back and forth.
Uncle Wang lives in a house allocated by the tobacco factory. It has an independent courtyard with a well and many flowers planted in the yard. It is obviously a poetic and picturesque family.
"Use it yourself, and don't dirty my floor tiles." Aunt Wang folded her arms, leaned against the well with a sullen face, looking like a supervisor.
Yu Yaoyang was busy unloading things and didn't pay attention to this side. Rutang saw that she was unhappy and talked to her while fetching water.
"Auntie, how much does it cost to rent a house in the city?"
"How big a room do you want to rent? Is it a lower room to store things? Then three or five dollars a month should be enough." When she heard her asking about the rent, Aunt Wang's expression immediately eased and she began to introduce the room enthusiastically.
"Not many people are willing to rent out their lower rooms now. I don't know their background. Rural people are not clean. If you make someone's lower room dirty, it will be difficult to clean it up. But if you want to rent it, I can ask my relatives for you."
"I haven't thought about it yet." Rutang pretended not to understand the discrimination in her words and washed the dishes calmly.
They used someone else's yard, so it was normal for the other person to have some opinions, but what Aunt Wang said next made her unhappy.
"I'm speaking frankly, so don't take it personally. It's fine that rural people are not clean, but they also have bad intentions. Last week, my relative invited a few rural relatives to come over to build a house, and when they left, they left behind several things. They must have gone crazy because of poverty, and they were dishonest. Hey, I'm not saying anything about you, I'm just talking about the facts, not the person."
Aunt Wang covered her mouth and laughed, as if she had told a very interesting joke, and anyone who got angry about a "joke" would be considered narrow-minded.
"Well, I understand. You should stick to the facts and talk about the facts instead of talking to me as a person. I don't mind if you speak directly because I am also a straight-forward person." Rutang also responded with a smiling expression.
Aunt Wang couldn't laugh anymore. Her eyes were filled with anger. She spoke in a way that seemed to be talking to herself, and her voice was just loud enough for Rutang to hear: "Yangzi is really too careless. He has to live with country people instead of living like a city person. Sooner or later, he will be infected with the bad habits of the countryside."
Rutang's brows were already furrowed, but Aunt Wang was still unaware. She covered her mouth and smiled, "But, children who are born and raised in the countryside and the city have the bad habits of farmers in their bones. Even if they move to the city, their nature is hard to change. Hey, I didn't say anything about Yangzi, don't think too much."
"It's okay. I'm a country-born girl and I have a lot of flaws, such as being ugly and having a bad heart. I can't hear what people say clearly. Auntie, did you say something just now?" Rutang couldn't tolerate others saying bad things about Yu Yaoyang.
Chuan'er is used to describe a mongrel dog. Aunt Wang used this word to describe Yu Yaoyang, which is like stirring up a hornet's nest.
Aunt Wang's face turned ugly in an instant.
"We country folk are straightforward. A noble city dweller like you definitely can't stand on the same level as me."
Aunt Wang looked like she was going to kill someone.
The two women fought back and forth without Yu Yaoyang hearing anything.
After moving his things, Yu Yaoyang went to the bicycle stall nearby to pump up his bicycle.
After pumping the gas, seeing that Rutang had also finished packing, Yu Yaoyang took down the bag of apricots hanging on the car. His mother had specifically asked him to bring it when he went out this morning.
This thing is not valuable in the countryside, but you have to pay if you want to eat it in the city.
Aunt Wang was so angry that she couldn't breathe. If her husband hadn't said that Yu Yaoyang's father was useful, she would have turned hostile long ago. Her eyes fell on the apricot on Yu Yaoyang's handlebars, and her expression softened.
"Let's go." Rutang went over and held Yu Yaoyang's hand. Although Yu Yaoyang didn't understand, he cooperated and put down the bag.
Aunt Wang's expression, which had just relaxed, became gloomy again. She slammed the door shut and looked displeased.
"What's wrong?" Yu Yaoyang took out an apricot, rubbed it on his body and handed it to her. Rutang took it and took a bite. It was sweet and sour and delicious.
"People think rural people are dirty, so let's not rush to make them unhappy. Let's go and look around to find a house."
She did not repeat to him Aunt Wang's discriminatory words and tell him that he would definitely fight with Aunt Wang. She would do it herself. This was a war between women.
The city center of City D is very small and has not been developed yet. Yu Yaoyang took her to several places in the city, but Ru Tang was not very satisfied.
She wanted to rent an independent yard near the high school. When she got married in the future, she would persuade her in-laws to move to the city so that she could continue her studies. She wanted a bigger yard with a lower room for storing goods.
However, this goal is too far away, so for now we just need to solve the problem of storage of items.
There are very few high-rise buildings in the city now. Most of them are bungalows allocated by major units. People spend their own money to build a lower house in the yard to store sundries.
The two rode their bicycles around and finally chose the family quarters in the backyard of the candy factory. It was located between the train station and several large factories, making it convenient for the couple to do business.
All three rooms were occupied by candy factory workers.
Yu Yaoyang stopped his bicycle and Rutang went down to inquire.
"Sister, are you paying rent?" she asked the woman who was washing vegetables at the entrance of the alley.
The woman looked up at her curiously, and seeing that she was a pretty girl, she softened her tone.
"Little girl, what are you renting this room for?"
"My husband and I set up a stall to do some small business, and use it to store goods at night."
"Then you're going to be disappointed."
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