When Fan Ting saw that his mother's face darkened, he assumed she was worried about his injuries. When she asked about Cuihua, he told her that he had already discussed it with the Ye family and that the two of them would hold their wedding in ten days.
Upon hearing that the date for the two had been set, Granny Fan's eyes lit up, and she quickly asked.
"Then have you given me the twenty taels of silver that we agreed on before...?"
"That's the money that Cuihua is giving as part of her dowry. Naturally, it will be brought over when she marries into the family. There's no reason to give it to her as part of her dowry first."
However, when it came to the dowry, Fan Ting said something else.
“Since they have given twenty taels of dowry, our bride price shouldn’t be too meager. The Ye family knows my situation, and they value my current status as a scholar. So let’s give ten taels as a token. Mother, remember to prepare the money…”
When Granny Fan heard that she had to pay ten taels of silver as a betrothal gift herself, she immediately objected and said...
"Ten taels? Back then, that useless girl was still a virgin, and it only cost two taels of silver. How come she, who is pregnant out of wedlock, wants ten taels? I didn't have any..."
“Mother, how can that useless Han Yiyi compare to Cuihua? Besides, Cuihua is carrying a child from our Fan family. Don’t worry, Mother. Once Cuihua enters the family, I will make sure she takes good care of you. You know Cuihua’s family’s circumstances. In the future, she will definitely receive more of your good things…”
Hearing her son's words and recalling the gold hairpin in Ye Cuihua's hair, Granny Fan reluctantly nodded, thinking to herself that once this daughter-in-law was married, she would control her carefully, and all the good things she brought from her family would be hers. Thinking of this, Granny Fan's eyes were full of shrewdness.
Because Han Yiyi had to go to town every day, she would leave her two children at Aunt Zhang's house. In fact, one of the reasons why Han Yiyi agreed to sell the braising recipe so quickly was that she didn't want to trouble Aunt Zhang to take care of her children all the time.
When Han Yi and Da Niu returned to Aunt Zhang's house, the group had already finished eating. Upon seeing the two return, they hurried to greet them. Seeing the wound on Da Niu's chin, they asked with concern.
"Why are you so late today? And why are you injured? Did something happen...?"
"Mother, it's nothing, I just accidentally got scratched by a bamboo, it's nothing serious..."
Seeing that Da Niu didn't want to talk about it, Han Yiyi didn't mention what had happened that day.
However, I told Aunt Zhang that I had bought the braising spice recipe and that I would no longer go to town to sell pig intestines.
Da Niu only just realized the purpose of that person's visit to Han Yiyi today. He thought to himself, no wonder that person invited them to dinner and even asked them to pack the leftovers.
If Manager Tong knew what Da Niu was thinking, he would definitely say, "I was just being polite, I didn't know you weren't being polite at all."
When Da Niu heard that Han Yiyi would no longer go to town to sell braised food, he was still a little worried. Not for any other reason than that he felt more at ease with Han Yiyi by his side.
Not only was Da Niu worried, but Aunt Zhang also glanced at Da Niu with concern when she heard that Han Yiyi wouldn't be selling braised food anymore. However, she didn't say anything. After all, Han Yiyi had been taking care of her son for so long, and one shouldn't be too greedy. At most, Er Niu could go along with her later...
Just as Han Yiyi had predicted, Da Niu wouldn't have spent ten coins to hire Old Man Wei's oxcart alone if Han Yiyi hadn't gone with him. As for how they would get to town, whether they would walk or take the oxcart, Han Yiyi didn't ask any further questions, assuming that Aunt Zhang would arrange it herself.
He left most of the things he had packed from Yunlai Restaurant for Aunt Zhang's family, and then led the two little ones back to the thatched hut.
As soon as Han Yiyi left, Aunt Zhang looked at Da Niu and asked him what happened to the injury on his face.
Aunt Zhang knew her son, Da Niu, all too well. Just by looking at his eyes when he spoke, she knew he was lying. Something must have happened today, but with Han Yiyi present, she was worried about embarrassing Da Niu, so she didn't ask.
But when she heard that Han Yiyi had almost been beaten up for her son, she couldn't help but step forward and punch Da Niu.
"You're useless. If anything happened to your sister Yi Yi because of you, how would I face her two children? Fortunately, your sister Yi Yi is smart and reminded you to mark her, otherwise you would have no way to defend yourself..."
When Da Niu said this, Er Niu and San Ni were also there. Hearing her mother's words, San Ni couldn't help but laugh and speak up.
"Mother, and me too, that little doll, I was the one who reminded my older brother to make it..."
"Yes, you're so clever..."
In fact, Aunt Zhang knew that among her children, the eldest was the most dull and simple-minded, but fortunately, with Han Yiyi's help, he was able to earn some money. The most clever and intelligent was Sanni, but unfortunately, she was a girl.
Thinking about today, Aunt Zhang still felt a little scared, but she was reluctant to give up the money-making business she had finally managed to have, so she looked at Sanni.
The next morning, before dawn, two figures, one big and one small, were seen coming out of Aunt Zhang's house, carrying bamboo pillows on their backs and heading towards Niuping Town.
Along the way, you could hear Sanni's excited and thrilled voice.
"Brother, we're sure we can sell all these bamboo pillows today..."
Since she didn't have to get up early, Han Yiyi slept in late without worry. When she groggily opened her eyes, she saw the two little ones sitting beside her, looking at her with worried expressions.
Seeing that Han Yiyi had opened her eyes, he quickly spoke up.
"Mother, you're finally awake. My brother and I cooked some rice porridge, and I'll bring it to you..."
Listening to Da Ya's words and looking at the sun outside, Han Yiyi was surprised to realize that she had slept until almost noon.
Thinking that the two little ones hadn't eaten yet, Han Yiyi hurriedly got up, thinking of cooking something for them, when she saw Daya walk in from outside, carrying a porcelain bowl. Only then did Han Yiyi remember that Daya had mentioned earlier that they had cooked porridge.
Han Yiyi quickly got up to take it, and sure enough, the porcelain bowl contained cooked rice porridge, but the color of the porridge was a bit strange, so it must have been overcooked.
Seeing the two little ones looking at him expectantly, Han Yi took a sip and then looked at them with a smile, praising them.
"It's delicious! You two are great! But remember to wake Mommy up next time, Mommy's worried you might burn your hands..."
“Mother, we will be careful. We see that you have been working too hard lately, and we wanted to let you sleep a little longer…”
Hearing the two little ones' words, Han Yi felt a warm current well up in her heart. She thought to herself, this must be what people mean when they say that children come to repay a debt of gratitude. However, Han Yi still told the two little ones that they should not light a fire when she was not around, since the two little ones were only six years old together.
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