Ye Qingshan had no choice but to get up and try it on.
As he put on his clothes, he said, "You are thinner than me, so your clothes should be tight for me..."
But before he could finish his words, he felt something was wrong.
The clothes he just put on were perfectly fitted from the shoulders to the waist and hips, as if they were tailor-made for him.
Seeing this, Ye Lao Si grinned and said, "Well, I told you this suit will definitely fit you!
"Second sister-in-law's craftsmanship is beyond words. Her eyes are like a ruler. She doesn't even need to measure your size. Just by looking at you, she can make your clothes fit so well!"
"Second sister-in-law?" Ye Qingshan, who was buttoning his shirt, looked up in surprise and asked, "You mean, this is what Second Sister-in-law made for me today?"
Could it be that Second Sister Ye stayed in the house making clothes for him all day without leaving the house?
"Look at what you said, there's no time to make it now!" Ye Lao Si said with a smile, "Second sister-in-law used Second brother's clothes to alter them for you.
"Don't worry, this suit is newly made and my second brother hasn't worn it yet!
"In fact, we are not usually so extravagant. In the past, when we were outside the Great Wall, everyone in the family would be very happy if they could make a new piece of clothing every year.
"As the youngest child, I have been wearing my older brothers' hand-me-down clothes since I was little.
“The reason we made a few more sets of clothes this year is that everyone had just returned from fleeing famine outside the Great Wall, and they were very happy to find a place to stay in their hometown.
"After Erlai came back, my eldest, second and third brothers also made some money with their skills, which made the family a lot better off.
"Thirdly, we thought my uncle's family might have a large family, so we passed by Tianjin before we came and bought some fabrics as a gift. But unexpectedly...
"So before the New Year this year, my mother asked everyone to make a couple of extra dresses. It was a good start to the new life. I hope that each year will be better than the last."
"If I wear the new clothes, won't my second brother be at a disadvantage?" Ye Qingshan joked as he touched the clothes that fitted him well.
Ye Lao Si waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "You don't know that my second sister-in-law's needlework skills have even been praised by the dignitaries in the capital.
"Now that our family is doing well, it's easy for my second brother to wear new clothes. He doesn't even need to wait until the New Year."
"So are we going to my cousin's house now?" Ye Qingshan asked.
"Oh, I almost forgot if you hadn't told me. Hurry up and go. We're the slowest. If we go later, we'll definitely get scolded."
Ye Laosi hurriedly pulled Ye Qingshan out of the house, locked the door, and waded through the snow towards Ye Juaner's house.
It snowed again in the afternoon, but fortunately people who had been there before had already cleared a path through the snow-covered road.
Ye Laosi and Ye Qingshan were both tall and had long legs, so walking was not difficult for them at all.
Just as Ye Lao Si said, as soon as he entered Ye Juaner's house, he was scolded by Old Lady Ye.
However, Old Lady Ye only criticized her own son.
"I asked you to ask Qingshan to come over for dinner, but you're so slow. Did you crawl over here?
"Finally, I've given you something to do. What else can I expect from you?"
After scolding Ye Lao Si, Old Lady Ye turned around and gave Ye Qingshan a loving smile, her speed comparable to the face-changing in Sichuan Opera.
"Qingshan, is it cold outside? Are your shoes wet?
"Hurry up and get inside to warm up. The sun is about to set and the wind is cold and strong. Be careful not to get sick."
"Auntie, it's okay. It's much colder over there than at home. When it snows heavily, it can completely cover me. I'm used to it."
"It's not good to get cold." Old Madam Ye pulled Ye Qingshan into the house and asked him to sit on the kang. When she touched his calloused hands, she couldn't help but say with heartache, "You've really suffered outside these years."
Ye Lao Si followed in and heard this and said, "When we were outside the Great Wall, the snow was also very heavy. It was common to get drowned!"
"Why are you everywhere?" Old Madam Ye frowned immediately, turned around and slapped Old Fourth Ye on the back, "Did the snow let you go out? Don't you stay on the kang every day?
"Qingshan is in the army. Not only does he have to train every day, but he also has to fight in battles. Can you compare to him?"
"I can't compare." Ye Laosi said in a begging gesture.
"If you know you can't compete, just go away and don't cause trouble here."
Ye Qingshan wanted to speak up to help Ye Laosi, but he hadn't received favoritism from his elders for many years, and for a moment he even felt a little craving for this feeling.
Old Madam Ye seemed to see through his thoughts and said, "Qingshan, don't bother with him. Go get on the kang and warm up."
The structure of Ye Juaner's house is not much different from the ancestral home of the old Ye family, except that the backyard is not as big as that of the old Ye family's, and the layout of the rooms is almost exactly the same.
In order to entertain guests tonight, a large kang table was placed on the kang in the east and west rooms of the main house. I don’t know from whom they were borrowed.
Mrs. Ye was busy in the kitchen, and Mrs. Ye Juan'er and Mrs. Ye San were helping her.
Ye Xiangxin went back and forth between the main house and the kitchen, constantly taking bowls, chopsticks, and dishes...
After just two trips, he said impatiently, "Ye Xianglei, can't you come and help? You just know how to play!"
Ye Xianglei was holding Qingtian and playing with her. After hearing this, he immediately turned around, showed Qingtian in his arms and said, "Brother, I'm not playing, I'm helping to look after the child!
"How about we switch, you come over to look after the kids and I'll serve the food?"
Ye Xiangxin glanced at Qingtian. Although Qingtian looked cute, a child of this age could drive people crazy once he started crying.
In his first year as an apprentice in the county town, all he did every day was help his master with chores and take care of the children.
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