Chapter 232 Xu Family Farce
At the end of the letter was a simple sketch of her using the tail of a sesame seed as a brush to write.
After finishing the painting, I rummaged through the closet and found the scarf I had knitted on a whim and shook it.
The gaps in the scarf are of different sizes, which has a touch of the later Instagram style. I'm sure Xie Yi would like it too.
Once again, it's truly a work of art.
I carefully packed up Xie Yi's study materials, put the envelope on top, and prepared to send them to the post office tomorrow.
Have a good night.
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The next morning, Gao Xiulan had breakfast and went out with a basket.
She was going to find an acquaintance to exchange eggs. After Xiaotong became pregnant, she had to eat at least one egg a day.
Sometimes I also fry a few eggs at noon, so the eggs at home are consumed very quickly.
She also has ways to exchange more eggs, which are a little cheaper than those in the supply and marketing cooperative.
The people in the compound have changed more or less, and it is sometimes difficult to get eggs from the supply and marketing cooperative.
After turning several times, we entered Yuer Hutong. There was a big crooked jujube tree in the open space at the entrance.
There was a group of people gathered under the tree, and I spoke to one of the women in a familiar manner.
"Old Liu, are you busy? Wow, your eldest grandson has gained weight on his face again."
The man was wearing a flowery jacket. He turned around and joked when he saw the person coming.
"Hey, it's Xiulan. You haven't come to chat with me for a long time. What's the matter? Are you really here to chat with me?"
"Lao Liu, I'm a little thirsty. Can I go into your house and have a drink of water?"
Gao Xiulan pointed at the basket on her elbow, and the person opposite immediately understood.
"Hey, we're friends now. Come in quickly. I'll pour you a bowl of brown sugar water."
After entering the house, Gao Xiulan followed Lao Liu into the kitchen as if she was familiar with the place, and bent down to pick and choose from the basket of eggs.
"You know what, your eggs are really big. I'm losing money selling them at this price."
"You know I'm not making any money here, so my relatives in the countryside asked me to help sell it."
Gao Xiulan listened and nodded, without stopping her hands from putting eggs into the basket.
She was picking up the trash with great enthusiasm when she suddenly heard a commotion coming from next door.
He exchanged a glance with Lao Liu and hid the basket of eggs he had picked up in the grass clippings.
Pretending nothing had happened, he walked outside, drinking tea from a large bowl in one hand, and peeked towards the gate of the yard where the commotion was happening.
"What happened? Why are there so many people in this room?"
Old Liu squeezed in first, put his hands in his pockets, and pushed the people watching next to him with his shoulders.
"I don't know, but it looks like he came to Old Xu's house to cause trouble."
"They're all big and strong. The Xu family must be in trouble."
Gao Xiulan drank the tea in one breath, put the big bowl in her pocket, and squeezed in.
I squeezed to the front and stood there looking. This was a courtyard with one entrance. The Xu family where the accident happened was in the two rooms near the east side, which was exactly Xu Huiping's home.
Several men with aggressive looks were standing at the door, holding sticks in their hands, and the leader was a middle-aged female comrade.
The Xu family members were blocking the door. The men had all gone to work, leaving only Xu's mother at home and Juanzi, who had no job and was just picking her feet at home.
The two women's faces turned pale when they saw the group of people coming at them aggressively.
Aunt Xu was trembling and swallowing her saliva in fear. She held tightly onto the fourth son's wife Juanzi who was trying to escape with one hand.
"Aunt Xu, you have to give me an explanation today, is that how you behave?"
The leading female comrade and others came out, put their hands on their hips and shouted loudly, their faces also not looking good.
Xu Ma forced a smile and said with shaking legs:
"Don't be anxious, come in first, we'll talk slowly.
You said that coming to my house so early in the morning and doing this is not very appropriate, is it? "
The old man waiting behind had a bad temper and was waving a stick while talking.
"Speak slowly, bah! I don't want to hear your nonsense, damn it, you decide whether to smash it or not!"
Cao Ya walked closer to take a look and weigh the things in the room.
"Aunt Xu, you said you took money from my family. You have to hand this man over to me no matter what you do to him."
"Cao Ya, my Hui Ping has been busy with work these days and hasn't come home yet. I really wasn't lying to you."
"Oh, yes, I haven't seen Huiping for several days."
Two years ago, Aunt Liu was watching the excitement and muttered something.
Mother Xu seemed to have grabbed a life-saving straw and wanted to send this group of people away first, but she was cursing Xu Huiping to death in her heart.
"Yeah, yeah, everyone around here knows it's true.
Our family's relationship is still valid and nothing will go wrong. Come back tomorrow."
Cao Ya spat on the ground and said fiercely:
"Tomorrow! You told me the same thing yesterday.
I'm not a three-year-old child, how can I believe what you say?"
"That's right, you took the 300 yuan betrothal gift from my family, and now when the time comes, the bride runs away. Are you taking advantage of our family?"
Hearing this, the crowd exploded.
"Oh my goodness, three hundred yuan! A while ago, a girl married into the family of a factory leader, and the betrothal gift was only one hundred yuan."
"How dare she ask for it? Does she really think her daughter is a fairy?"
"The betrothal gift is so high, is there something wrong with the man's family?"
The crowd of onlookers were murmuring to each other, some were shocked, some were sarcastic, and of course some were thinking about the twists and turns in their hearts.
Gao Xiulan also widened her eyes when she heard this, and was so surprised that she almost couldn't close her mouth.
When she got married, the betrothal gift was only a dozen yuan, and three hundred yuan is a lot now.
Chen Lan was standing at the door of the north house. She was wearing a thick cotton jacket and looked quite wealthy.
Everyone who sees it will say: Sure enough, there is plenty of oil and water in the restaurant.
After she had a fight with Qin Weihong a few days ago, she pretended to have a miscarriage, took a week off, and is now at home taking care of the baby.
She has been pregnant for more than four months, but fortunately, everyone wears more clothes in winter and is wrapped up like a ball, so nothing can be seen.
She leaned against the door, also stretched her head to watch the farce in the west room. When she heard the sky-high price of three hundred yuan for the bride price, a trace of jealousy flashed across her face.
I was also calculating in my heart how much dowry Hao Jianjun would give when the time comes.
But she is not a fool like Xu Huiping, so she should keep the betrothal money for herself.
"Aunt Xu, you took your money early in the morning, but you don't want to pay this person. How can you be so shameless? You want everything."
Cao Ya couldn't bear it any longer, so she waved her hand and the man behind her rushed into the house with a stick.
Xu Ma and Juanzi were unable to stop the fight at all. Xu Ma was pushed to the ground and held onto someone's legs to try to delay for a few more seconds.
Juanzi ran out holding her head and went out to look for someone.
"Smash it for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several water vats of different sizes placed at the kitchen door were smashed to pieces with a bang.
The water tank is still empty, and there is no time to fetch water. In the past, when Xu Huiping was at home, the water tank was always full.
Because there are many people living in this compound, the queue for the public water pipe is very long.
Therefore, people usually collect a larger amount at one time and put it in a large water tank.
Now that the hardworking old ox of the Xu family has passed away, everyone is willing to push the housework as much as possible, and no one wants to suffer any loss.
Everyone was holding their breath to see who could hold on the longest. In the end, it was usually Xu Ma who endured the pain in her waist and ran to the door to get water.
"Don't smash it, please."
Cao Ya stepped forward and kicked a large stool away. She then ran to the kitchen with the stool and smashed all the bottles and jars on the stove.
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