Chapter 205 I Won't Pretend to Be Rich
Luo Jinqiu and Lou Qianqian continued to help until all the villagers had left. After sitting for two quarters of an hour, they stood up and prepared to go back.
Xu Zhiyi saw that the two were planning to go back, so he quickly took out the gifts and said, "Aunt Luo, we have received your kindness. You can take these back with you!"
"Zhiyi, what are you doing? How can you bring gifts to a banquet and then take the gifts back after the meal?"
"But... Aunt Luo, how could anyone bring such an expensive gift like you?" Inside was a set of headdresses made of silver inlaid with white jade. It was obvious at a glance that it cost a lot of silver.
Luo Jinqiu: "Zhiyi, this gift cost some money, but it's not as expensive as you think. Don't worry, I won't let myself starve and pretend to be rich."
Lou Qianqian, who was standing by, nodded and agreed: "Sister Zhiyi, just accept it! Although we left the Lou Mansion without anything, we were not penniless that day. If we pawn our jewelry, we can still get a few dozen taels of silver."
Xu Zhiyi thought that since the two of them had talked to this point, he had no choice but to accept it. He would think of a way to return the gift when he had the chance!
"Then wait a minute. I'll ask Wuyou to drive a mule cart over to take you two home."
Hearing this, Luo Jinqiu waved his hand and said, "No, it won't take long to get to town. Besides, it's broad daylight, so why should we be afraid? Today is also market day, and we can meet villagers on the way."
As he said that, he pulled Lou Qianqian towards the gate of the courtyard without waiting for Shen Wuyou to lead the mule.
Xu Zhiyi hurriedly chased after him and didn't stop until he had walked the man several hundred meters away from the door and then walked home.
The village head asked a representative from each family to go to his house, then he poured a small cloth bag of copper coins onto the table and said to everyone:
"These are the gifts that the village chief helped to collect. There are eight pieces of paper, one for each household. It records which villager gave how much as a gift. They are all matched. Then keep the paper and return it to anyone who has a wedding in the village in the future."
"As for the copper coins received, subtract the money used for hosting the banquet, and the remaining amount will be evenly distributed."
Upon hearing this, everyone helped to count the copper coins. The total amount of gifts received was two taels, seven hundred and thirty coins.
The head of the village said: "We spent a total of 6 taels and 200 coins for the banquet, which leaves 3 taels and 470 coins. In the end, each household will have 433 coins."
After hearing this, everyone quickly took out their purses and gave half a tael of silver. The headman got back sixty-seven coins. Everyone left after settling the accounts. Coming here today, we finally have our own real house!
After Xu Zhiyi returned home from the village head, she saw Su holding her quilt and going to Shen Wuyou's room, and couldn't help but remind her: "Mom, you went to the wrong room, my room is next to it, that's Wuyou's room"
Su: "Right? I just plan to make the bed for you and Wuyou!"
Then he took a look at the kitchen and saw the two brothers Shen Changan and Shen Wuyou busy in the kitchen, and then he whispered: "Zhiyi, you are their wife now. Although it is said that you three will make up for the wedding ceremony on the sixth day after the New Year, after all, you have been husband and wife for more than five months."
"Before, there weren't enough rooms, so it's understandable that everyone has been crowded like this. Now they both have their own rooms. Do you still want to separate your own room?"
"Honestly, it's been almost half a year, and mom has seen it all. They are really good together. You can't just abandon them after having sex with them!"
Hearing this, Xu Zhiyi held his forehead helplessly: "Mom, what are you talking about? Anyway, I want to sleep in my own room."
"Ahem, as for Changan and Wuyou, they can make their own arrangements. I have no objection to them coming to my room anyway."
After Su Shi heard this and understood the meaning of Xu Zhiyi's words, she immediately raised the corner of her mouth, leaned over and whispered: "Zhiyi, don't worry, I will go to find your aunt later."
After saying that, he quickly carried the quilt to the bed in Xu Zhiyi's room, then went back to his own room, carrying a bag and went to his mother's house next door!
Xu Zhiyi, who stayed behind, couldn't figure out what Su's last sentence meant. Wasn't this too far off topic? Just now they were talking about her and Chang'an Wuyou, how come they were talking about her aunt Qin again?
Oh, forget it! Never mind, I'd better go in and tidy up my room.
Shen Changan and Shen Wuyou washed all the dishes and pots in the kitchen and put them in order, then went to fetch water to fill the newly bought water tank at home.
After they finished their work, they began to tidy up their own rooms. It was already evening when they finished, and they started to prepare dinner.
At this time, Xu Zhiyi was in the space. The amount of yam flour used these days was very large and it was almost gone. In this situation, once the shop in the town opened, all four people in the family would have to be busy in the shop.
Qin would go to help the Su family, so only uncle Su Ze and two old people were left with their two children. There were also farm work to do at home, so they were really too busy to handle it all. They were afraid that they would not be able to supply the yam flour by then.
After some thought, I decided to move the fruits to the mountain and let the villagers dig them out and help peel the skin, while I would only have to do the most important step of grinding them into powder.
"Ma'am, it's time to eat!"
Hearing Shen Wuyou's voice, Xu Zhiyi quickly flashed out of the space, came out to the room, opened the door and came out.
Shen Wuyou saw that only Xu Zhiyi was there, and Su Shi was not there: "Where's mother? Did she go to her grandparents' house?"
"Then I'll go and ask mom to come back for dinner. You and your brother can eat first."
As soon as he finished speaking, Su came in from the gate.
Shen Wuyou: “Mom, it’s time to eat!”
Xu Zhiyi: "Mom, what did you talk to my aunt about? You've only just come back now."
Hearing this, Su smiled mysteriously and said, "You will know when the time comes! Let's eat first!"
At the dinner table, Xu Zhiyi felt that Su's eyes had been scanning him and Shen Chang and Shen Wuyou beside him countless times.
"Mom? What's wrong with you?"
Su looked confused: "Ah? What happened? Nothing happened?"
"Forehead!"
Su Ze, who was next door, looked at Qin who asked him to go back to his room with a mysterious look on his face, and asked excitedly: "What's wrong? What?"
Qin handed the item to Su Ze, who curiously opened it and took a look. After realizing what it was, he said a little embarrassedly, "This... We are an old married couple, why are you still playing this game? Or do you think I still need to learn?"
"Oh! I'm not asking you to learn it. You are supposed to teach Chang'an and Wuyou. This is what my sister-in-law asked you to do."
Su Ze: "Ah? I...I go to teach? This...this is not good, right?"
"If you don't go, should I go? Or should my sister-in-law go? Is that appropriate?"
Su Ze: "This is definitely not appropriate, okay!"
In fact, he really wanted to say, do I need to be taught this? Every man can do it, right?
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