When Su Hua and her brother returned to the end of the village, it was just past dawn.
Just as she reached the courtyard gate, she saw Qian Shi smilingly take out a small strip of cloth and put it on Su Bai Shi's forehead. "Mother, your daughter-in-law is not as capable as Hua'er and has no money to give you a silver hairpin. However, this headband was embroidered by your daughter-in-law stitch by stitch over several days."
I heard that old ladies in the city are all into wearing this.
"My mother has a good complexion and is quite beautiful; wearing this headband, she certainly looks more elegant than any old lady in the city."
"It's rare that you remember this old woman, but let's talk properly and not drag Hua'er into this!" Madam Su snorted lightly, but did not stop her actions, letting her fuss over her forehead.
Qian was a stubborn woman; her smile didn't change upon hearing this. Instead, she raised her hand and lightly patted her mouth twice, saying, "Mother is right. It's my mouth that doesn't know how to speak. I deserve a beating! I deserve a beating!"
Halfway through her sentence, she couldn't resist pulling Zhao Shi aside, "Sister-in-law, take a look! Doesn't Mother look much better than those old ladies in the city after putting on this headband? Just like that old feudal lord in the opera, isn't he?"
Madam Zhao smiled gently and nodded, "Second sister-in-law is skillful, and with Hua'er's silver hairpin, Mother naturally looks even more beautiful."
After saying that, she took out a pair of dark blue embroidered shoes from behind her and handed them to Su Baishi. “Mother, I noticed that your shoes had a hole in them, so I made you a new pair. They are made according to your previous size. Try them on and see if they fit. If they don’t fit, I will go and alter them.”
"Oh, you're so thoughtful." Madam Su took the embroidered shoes, her smile deepening noticeably.
She measured the shoe with her large hand and knew that the size was just right, neither too long nor too short. Moreover, the stitches were fine and dense, and there were two flowers embroidered on the shoe, showing that it was made with care.
Upon seeing this, Qian secretly curled her lip.
She put a lot of effort into her forehead ribbon.
It's just two extra flowers, isn't it? If her embroidery skills were truly impressive, she could embroider a whole row of flowers on her headband! No, two rows!
Her eyes darted around, then she suddenly caught sight of a figure in sky-blue at the courtyard gate. She exclaimed in surprise, “Hua’er, why are you up so early today? Even if you’re trying to lose weight by running, you still need enough sleep! If you don’t get enough sleep, you’ll age faster…”
But looking at that rosy face, he swallowed the word "old" back down his throat.
She felt that compared to Hua'er, she was more like an old woman whose beauty had faded.
Upon hearing this, Madam Su Bai, unusually, agreed with Madam Qian's words, "Hua'er, your second sister-in-law is right. If a person doesn't get enough sleep, their energy and spirit will suffer. They may not seem to have any problems when they are young, but they will suffer when they get old."
She woke up this morning to find the bed next to her cold, which startled her.
Immediately, he realized that Hua'er must have gone to run and lose weight, and he felt relieved.
"Yes, yes, yes, Mother and Second Sister-in-law are right. I definitely won't go so early next time." Su Hua walked up to the woman and immediately gave her a thumbs up. "Mother, you look so beautiful dressed like that. You're the most handsome girl in our village!"
"What do you mean, the most handsome young man?! There's no such thing as a young man in his thirties. He just talks nonsense to flatter this old woman." Su Bai sneered.
Upon noticing Su Sanhu, whose eyes were bruised, standing behind Su Hua, his voice suddenly rose, "You've been missing this morning. Did you go for a run with your sister too?"
One had a rosy complexion, while the other had a dark, sallow face, looking like an eggplant that had been frostbitten in autumn.
Something doesn't look right at all.
Hearing these words, which sounded like a tiger's roar but were actually words of concern, Su Sanhu's nose suddenly stung with tears, and he lowered his head even further, saying in a muffled voice, "Mother, it's my fault... I'm sorry."
"What? Sorry?" Su Bai was taken aback.
She couldn't hear the sound clearly; it was like the buzzing of a mosquito.
"Third son, tell your mother the truth, did you get into some trouble outside? Why are you apologizing first thing in the morning? What have you done to wrong me?"
Upon hearing this, both Zhao and Qian looked at Su Sanhu with surprise.
Three pairs of eyes swept over him, instantly putting Su Sanhu on high alert. "No, nothing..."
But what happened last night and today felt like a joke, and he found it hard to talk about.
“Our Su family are all honest people, especially Third Brother. What trouble could he possibly cause?” Su Hua said with a smile. “Third Brother was thinking that it was Mother’s birthday today, so he wanted to catch two fish in the river for her to eat. But he fished all night and didn’t find a single fish scale. He felt really guilty.”
Su Sanhu glanced gratefully at Su Hua, then quickly slipped into the house.
When he came out again, he had a smooth wooden pillow in his hand, and he scratched his head as he handed it to the woman.
"This is for my mother, wishing her a happy birthday!"
Su Baishi reached out and took it, remembering that she had recently mentioned that her pillow was round and she had a stiff neck.
Unexpectedly, this usually careless guy took it to heart.
He raised his hand and patted Su Sanhu on the shoulder. "This is enough. It's no big deal that we didn't catch any fish. Besides, your brother Jinhan sent over two fish and a wild goat early this morning."
Not only fish, but also sheep?
Isn't this exactly the ingredient for making 'Fish and Lamb Stew'?
Su Hua was overjoyed and looked in the direction Su Bai pointed. Sure enough, she saw two grass carp weighing over ten pounds each. The mouths of the grass carp were tied with straw stalks, but they were still jumping around on the ground, showing that they were very fresh.
Beside the grass carp stood a large, snow-white goat with a pair of long, thin horns on its head and four hooves kicking restlessly under its feet.
They tried to run away.
But as soon as it took a step out, the little black dog squatting beside it immediately bared its teeth and barked.
Although Little Black is just a puppy, it has wolf blood in its veins. When it gets fierce, it really does look like one. At least, the big goat retreated back in fear after it barked at it.
Su Hua found it somewhat amusing; if Xiao Hei were placed on the vast grasslands, it would have some potential to be a sheepdog.
But is this chubby sheep really a wild goat?
It looks exactly like someone else's sheep.
Seeing her surprised expression, Zhao smiled and explained, "When your elder brother saw Young Master Xiao carrying this sheep back just now, he said it didn't look like a wild sheep from the mountain, but rather like the sheep we used to raise at home."
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