“Chen Feng can’t actually buy that much silver. Why don’t you ask him where he can buy it for you at a cheaper price?” Liu Ping suggested.
The meaning behind this is quite clear: if you want to buy it, that's fine, but as for getting it for free, forget about it.
"It's alright, let's talk about it later. The baby isn't born yet, no rush, no rush." Aunt Wang hesitated for a moment when she heard this, but she understood what Liu Ping meant.
The meal was quickly finished. Although there were some discordant elements, it was still acceptable thanks to Liu Ping's efforts to smooth things over.
After all, the atmosphere was quite good as long as Chen Feng didn't say anything.
"Are you leaving? Why don't you sit a little longer?" Liu Ping said politely when she saw that Aunt Wang was about to leave.
"No, there won't be any more buses if it gets any later," Aunt Wang said, standing up with her empty shopping bag in her hand.
"Okay, would you like some groceries from home?"
Since she's here, we should bring her some local specialties from the countryside. Even if we don't visit her, it's only because of Wang Shun.
Actually, none of them were anything valuable. For example, last autumn, I had leftover green beans that I couldn't eat, so I shredded and dried them.
There were also some dried potatoes, potatoes from the cellar.
These are the eggs laid by the chickens and ducks at home.
“Okay, Wang Shun is willing to eat these things. I don’t usually eat them.” Aunt Wang chuckled and opened the bag.
Upon hearing this, Chen Feng rolled his eyes. You eat everything, even if you don't eat anything else.
Liu Ping took out a bag of shredded green beans and a small bag of dried potatoes from the cabinet under the kitchen.
“We didn’t get much last year, so this is all that’s left.” Liu Ping put it in a bag for her.
“Alright, alright, this will be enough to last for a while,” Aunt Wang nodded repeatedly.
Then Liu Ping opened the cellar and put some potatoes in a plastic bag for her.
Of course, Liu Ping didn't just pick the best ones for her; some that were just about to sprout were put into plastic bags by Liu Ping.
The bigger ones can't be given away; I need to keep them for myself.
"I'm giving you these because they're too heavy for you to carry." Liu Ping came out of the cellar, handing half a bag of potatoes to Aunt Wang.
It wasn't that Liu Ping was being stingy; she was genuinely worried that Liu Ping couldn't carry it. Half a bag of potatoes weighed over ten pounds, and she still had to catch the bus back, carrying it all the way home from the county town.
"Okay, this is enough. You have no idea how expensive everything is in the county town. We can hardly afford potatoes anymore." Aunt Wang took the plastic bag, put it into her large shopping bag, and grinned as she spoke.
"Potatoes are expensive right now in this season," Liu Ping remarked.
"Is there anything else we need?" Liu Ping asked Aunt Wang, brushing the dust off her hands.
"That's all, that's all, that's quite a lot." But Aunt Wang hesitated a little when she said this.
"Hey, do you have any goose eggs or duck eggs? Give me a couple so my daughter-in-law can get some nourishment."
"Okay, I'll pack you two. It's been cold lately, so these chickens, ducks, and geese haven't laid many eggs," Liu Ping said as she looked for goose eggs for Aunt Wang.
Liu Ping packed more than a dozen items for Aunt Wang and handed the plastic bag to her.
"Take good care of it, don't break it, otherwise it'll be a waste," Liu Ping instructed.
"Um, do you have any more?" Aunt Wang looked at the goose eggs in the bag, wanting to ask for a few more.
"Aren't there any places selling goose eggs in the county town?" Chen Feng couldn't help but ask.
This is no way to take advantage of someone else; it's not over yet.
You might as well take the ducks and geese and raise them at your home.
"I'm just worried that the goose eggs sold in the county town are fake. My daughter-in-law is pregnant, so I don't dare to give her any eggs she eats," Aunt Wang said, trying to cover up her predicament.
"How can you fake that? Do you think it's made from eggs laid by a male goose?" Chen Feng rolled his eyes and said.
The goose eggs in the county town are all collected from individual farmers in the surrounding rural areas. She just didn't want to spend money on so many useless things.
“There’s always a chance of fakes. Don’t talk nonsense, you’re just a kid.” Liu Ping glared at Chen Feng, then said to Aunt Wang, “We haven’t had many geese lately, this is all we have. If you want to eat, come back in a while.”
"Okay, that'll be all for now. I feel a bit embarrassed that I brought so much stuff as soon as I arrived."
"You must come to the county town for a drink when my daughter-in-law gives birth," Aunt Wang said, holding Liu Ping's hand.
"I'll definitely go, don't worry, haha." Liu Ping nodded and smiled.
"Okay, I'll be going now. Call me whenever you're in the county town. You absolutely have to come over to my house for a meal." Aunt Wang said repeatedly as she walked out, carrying her things.
"Of course, of course, don't worry." Liu Ping saw her out, and Chen Feng symbolically stood up and took a few steps.
Liu Ping escorted Aunt Wang all the way to the gate and only returned after watching her leave. Chen Feng didn't even leave his own house.
"Okay, I'm leaving." After seeing Aunt Wang off, Liu Ping breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down.
"She really loves to take advantage of others, like they don't need their things for free," Chen Feng said irritably.
"Hey, that's how relatives are. A few goose eggs aren't worth much, so you can just take them. Besides, her daughter-in-law is pregnant, you know that. Even if she didn't say anything, you still have to give her a few as a token."
"If she doesn't look at her, she looks at Wang Shun. Wang Shun is a good person. He's always very enthusiastic whenever we meet and insists on having a meal with her."
"It's just that his son is getting married, so he's under a lot of pressure. He's on the construction site every day, just to earn a little more money. It's not easy for him," Liu Ping said with a sigh.
To be honest, Chen Feng only allowed Aunt Wang to take so many things because of Uncle Wang Shun's influence.
Otherwise, I can keep the goose eggs and sell them for money, why should I give them to you?
It's just that Aunt Wang went too far before, which is why Chen Feng said such harsh things.
I don't know what she was thinking. She even wanted me to give her a silver lock worth two thousand yuan. In return, I'll give you my house.
"My uncle is a really good guy, how did he end up with such a jerk?" Chen Feng rolled his eyes.
"She's alright, not a bad person, just a bit shameless and likes to take advantage of others," Liu Ping sighed.
"Next time, be more careful with your words. Don't be so impulsive. It was a bit too harsh. She wants money, and if you don't give it to her, that's the end of it. It's not nice of you to talk like that." Liu Ping turned around and instructed Chen Feng, hoping he could be more tactful.
Although Liu Ping felt good about it at the time, she later realized it wasn't a good thing.
"Whether she's good or bad, it's all the same. She's shameless first, and I'm not that patient," Chen Feng said, lighting a cigarette.
"That's true. What was she thinking, coming all the way here to ask for a silver lock? Two hundred grams of silver is no small amount. Who has money that grows on trees?"
"At the time, I thought she was going to buy it. I never expected that she would want to not pay. You know, this person really dares to say anything."
"I was wondering why someone as stingy as her would think of getting a 200-gram silver lock made. Did she think it was free and she could just take it?" Liu Ping said, puzzled and unable to understand what Wang Shun's wife was thinking.
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