Chapter 19 I Have Silver
Zhang Juexia taught Li Yiqun and Ye Suyun how to weave the auspicious knot without hesitation.
"Let's start with the simple ones. Once you've made this lucky knot, you can sell it in town for ten coins each."
"So valuable?"
"I bought the colored thread that day after asking around in town. Of course, there are some simpler designs that the shop charges only five or six cents, but I thought it wasn't worth it. This auspicious knot looks beautiful, has a good meaning, and is easy to make. It just uses a bit of colored thread, but once it's done, it can fetch a good price, so it's worth it."
After Zhang Juexia said this, Li Yiqin looked at her with a different look than before, "Suyun, listen to what your sister-in-law Bei Xiu said. Isn't she better than us?"
Ye Suyun nodded adoringly, "Sister-in-law Bei Xiu, you said it very well."
Zhang Juexia felt very uncomfortable when Ye Suyun kept calling her Sister Bei Xiu. "Suyun, I'm only two or three years older than you. How about you call me Xia'er, or Sister Xia'er?"
"That won't do. You are my sister-in-law Bei Xiu, how can you yell at me like that?"
Li Yiqin also agreed with Ye Suyun's words, "Xia'er, if you don't want Suyun to call you Bei Xiu's sister-in-law, then just call you sister-in-law. I'm the eldest sister-in-law, and you're the sister-in-law. We can tell the difference anyway."
Zhang Juexia knew in his heart that some things were deeply rooted in them and it would be difficult to change them, so he agreed with Li Yiqun's words.
Li Yiqun and Ye Suyun learned very seriously because they knew that knitting could make threads.
Zhang Juexia taught them step by step, "When you first start learning, just braid this one first. When you become proficient, I will teach you other styles. Once you have mastered the braiding methods of those knots, you will be able to use them flexibly and freely."
Li Yiqin patted Zhang Juexia, "Xia'er, I really want to thank you very much, you..."
She turned around and wiped her tears. "You taught Suyun and me this skill of cooking. We really don't know how to repay you!"
"Sister-in-law, who just said that we are a family and that family members should help each other? In fact, it was you who helped me first. If you and Suyun hadn't come to help me make clothes, you wouldn't know that I can knit, and I wouldn't be able to teach you."
"If I tell my grandparents about this, they won't know how happy they are."
"Then, sister-in-law and Suyun, when you go back, tell grandpa and grandma and make them happy too."
After the two sets of clothes were made and they learned how to knit, Li Yiqun and Ye Suyun wanted to go back home.
Zhang Juexia was unhappy, "We just agreed that you guys would have dinner at my place."
Li Yiqin evaded the question, "We'll have plenty of opportunities to eat at your place in the future. We have other things to do at home, and we've learned a new skill today, so we're really happy. You have to let us show off when we get home."
Ye Suyun nodded in agreement, "That's right, sister-in-law, I have to go home and tell grandpa and grandma the good news."
Zhang Juexia thought of Ye Beixiu who was hiding outside, so she didn't force them. She just made an appointment with them to come often when they were free.
"We'll have to trouble you in the future."
After seeing off Li Yiqin and Ye Suyun, Zhang Juexia changed into her new clothes. She planned to use her old clothes to paste the soles of shoes according to the method taught by Li Yiqin and make shoes to wear.
Ye Beixiu also came back carrying a hoe. He sat on a chair as soon as he entered the door, breathing heavily from exhaustion.
Zhang Juexia felt distressed, "There's still time to finish this work, and you won't take a break."
She handed Ye Beixiu a glass of water while complaining.
Ye Beixiu must have been extremely thirsty, so he took it and drank it all in one breath.
"What do you want for lunch? I'll make it."
"Isn't there still some meat from yesterday? Cut up a plate of it."
"And the cucumbers grandma gave me that day. I'll pound them and mix them together to make a cold dish. I've also mixed some leavened dough and will make steamed buns for you later."
Zhang Juexia responded and walked towards the kitchen.
Ye Beixiu then realized that she was wearing new clothes, "The clothes were made so quickly."
Zhang Juexia turned back and walked around the main room. "Does it look good?"
"It looks good. My wife looks good in anything she wears."
Sure enough, the man's mouth was full of honey at this moment, and he only said nice things.
Zhang Juexia came to the kitchen and started kneading dough, preparing to steam buns.
Ye Beixiu felt that he had rested enough, so he went to the kitchen to help her.
"I taught my sister-in-law and Suyun how to knit."
"You can teach me if you want. I won't force you."
"You really think so?"
"It's your craft, of course I thought so."
"My sister-in-law reminded me that it would be best to tell my grandparents about our land reclamation."
"What's there to say? If you want to do it, just do it. At worst, I can hunt more game and buy the land later."
Speaking of hunting, Ye Beixiu looked at his legs and felt guilty again.
The kitchen fell silent.
Zhang Juexia put the kneaded buns aside to rise.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, she took out the meat cooked yesterday and prepared to cut it.
Ye Beixiu took the knife from Zhang Juexia's hand and said, "Let me do it."
Seeing that Ye Beixiu's knife skills were very solid, Zhang Juexia went to wash the cucumbers.
She found that the dishes Wang Guilan gave her that day were not very fresh, so she thought about eating them as soon as possible in the next few days.
"Um, I..."
"What's up?"
"Give me the cucumber and I'll take a picture of it together."
Zhang Juexia put the steamed buns that had been proofed into the pot and prepared to steam them.
Ye Beixiu lit the fire with great tact.
"Well, my lady, my leg should not be cured, right?
I did some calculations last night, and even if we hunted pheasants and rabbits every day recently, we still wouldn't be able to save up ten taels of silver.
We still have to open up wasteland, and if the harvest is good, we will have to buy more land.
The house we live in hasn't been repaired in many years, and we need to find someone to repair the roof before winter to prevent it from being blown off by strong winds. But none of these things can be done without money."
Zhang Juexia glanced at him calmly and said, "That's all."
"Um."
“Don’t worry about the money, I have it.
I've already said that I don't want to live with a cripple for the rest of my life. Besides, is it convenient for you to come in and out?
I've noticed it a long time ago. You've been enduring it all the time. Look at how tired you were when you came back today.
Your lame leg can no longer move. Do you think others are blind?"
"No, my lady, I just think you're tired of following me."
"I don't care whether I'm tired or not. Since you're good to me, I hope you're good too. Do you understand?"
"Um."
"Then don't mention the money anymore. I have the money for your leg treatment!"
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