Suddenly, Er Ya sighed, "Alas! It's a pity that these clothes are all for girls, otherwise we could have altered a few for my uncle."
Upon hearing this, Chen Kai's lips twitched; he certainly didn't want other people's junk.
Chen Kai and Xiao Tian had just looked at them. These items were probably clothes and jewelry that Bai Lian and her maid had worn and used. They probably didn't want them anymore, so they gave them to Er Ya.
These things were junk in his and Xiaotian's eyes, but only that silly girl Er Ya treated them like treasures.
Chen Laosi said, "It's alright, little brother. I'll buy you new clothes in a few days."
Chen Kai said with a smile, "No need, Fourth Brother, I have my own money. Let's use the money to buy food."
As the oxcart traveled along the road, they encountered the pack of wild dogs again, but as usual, they followed them for a while before leaving.
Now Chen Laosi is used to it and doesn't panic when he encounters these stray dogs anymore, because they have never attacked his family.
At this moment, at the door of the house where Bai Lian had originally married, Young Master Liu also went to look for Bai Lian.
One of the guards said impatiently, "Young Master Liu, what are you still doing here! Our former madam left a long time ago. She left her things to Chen Erya, and her group just left too."
Young Master Liu allowed the guards to drive him away, and after staying for a while, he left.
As Chen Kai and the others approached home, Er Ya began to feel uneasy. What if all these things were wasted?
It turned out she was overthinking it; Zhou and the others were just as excited as Er Ya when they saw the beautiful clothes and jewelry.
Although these items are all secondhand, they are all very beautiful, and no woman who loves beauty can resist such temptation.
Zhou opened a bundle and immediately spotted a pink dress. She took it out and said happily, "This pink dress is so pretty. Eldest daughter-in-law, alter it for Sanya."
Chen's eldest daughter-in-law also took a fancy to a few pretty clothes that could be altered for her daughters.
Seeing that they were having a good time choosing, Chen Kai asked, "Mother, didn't you all hate that white vixen? Why are you still using her products?"
Zhou explained, "My dear son, it's precisely because we hate that white fox spirit that we want to take her things!"
Chen Kai thought to himself: Did they steal this? It was clearly a gift from someone to Er Ya.
Chen Lao Er's wife asked, "Young man, are these good things?"
Chen Kai cooperated, saying, "Yes, it's good stuff!" Yeah, right! Only they would like it.
Zhou said proudly, "Good things should be used by our family. It's her good fortune that we use her things."
Chen's eldest daughter-in-law also said, "Little brother! That white fox spirit is so wicked, she'll be struck by lightning sooner or later. We should use her things so she has nothing to use."
The two little ones were powerless to refute it, and could only mutter to themselves: Fallacy! Fallacy! All fallacy!
However, the other younger ones nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Chen Kai sighed helplessly. There was no hope. His family's values had completely gone awry.
On a main road, a caravan was moving slowly, and laughter could be heard from one of the carriages from time to time.
Inside the carriage, Bai Lian read aloud to Xiao Ju the strange tales the caravan leader had given her. Xiao Ju listened quietly, occasionally feeding her young mistress some fruit.
When Bai Lian read out an interesting part, the master and servant would discuss it for a while and then laugh happily.
Suddenly, Xiaoju lifted the curtain, looked outside, and turned to say, "Miss, we've left the county."
Bai Lian put down her book and said calmly, "We're only leaving the county now? That's a bit slow!"
Although they knew that the caravan leader had deliberately slowed down the journey to accommodate them, they did not appreciate it.
Bai Lian teased, "Little Ju, you're reluctant to part with her?"
Xiaoju sighed and said, "A little. After all, it's the place I grew up in, and it would be a lie to say I'm not attached. Once we leave, we'll never be coming back."
Bai Lian didn't ask Xiao Ju if she regretted it, or if she could have stayed, because she knew that neither of them would leave the other.
Xiaoju then smiled and said, "However, the world is so big, I've long wanted to accompany Miss to see it."
Bai Lian smiled and said, "Okay, let's go and see the sights together."
They were both uncertain about the future, neither knowing what they would face or where they would go, but none of that mattered; it was enough that they were together.
Bai Lian took a sip of water and continued reciting, while Xiao Ju listened quietly.
Xiaoju knew that her young lady missed her hometown even more than she did; otherwise, she wouldn't have braved the strange looks and insults from others to visit all the familiar places and eat all the foods she wanted the day before leaving.
Although her young lady dislikes everyone here, it doesn't affect her feelings for this place, after all, it's where she grew up!
Although they don't know where the road ahead leads, their roots will always be here.
However, to their surprise, they had a lot of fun on their last day, with Er Ya by their side.
At the Chen family home, Chen Kai watched with a headache as a group of women excitedly carried around a pile of secondhand goods, seemingly mesmerized.
The women of the Chen family were chattering away, discussing how to alter the clothes to make them look better, and saying they would leave the jewelry for the maids in the family as dowries.
Xiao Tian's head was throbbing; he really wanted to throw these shameful bastards out.
Chen Kai said, "Let's go, let's go outside and take a look!"
If we stay here any longer, Xiao Tian will probably explode.
After a while...
One day, while Chen Kai and his friends were playing outside, Xiao Tian suddenly pulled Chen Kai aside and said seriously, "Put everything else aside now and harvest all the vegetables and grains you can."
Looking at Xiao Tian's serious expression, Chen Kai suddenly had a bad feeling and asked nervously, "Xiao Tian, is something bad going to happen?"
Xiao Tian sighed and said, "It's going to hail! And it'll be big hail!"
Chen Kai was stunned, as if struck by lightning, and asked incredulously, "Hail? Huge hailstones? Are you kidding me? Wasn't it supposed to be a flood?"
Xiao Tian said dejectedly, "After the hail, there will be a downpour."
Chen Kai calmly asked, "When did the hail start?"
Xiao Tian said, "It will begin at noon three days from now."
Upon hearing this, Chen Kai immediately ran home to get his family to pack up everything they could.
Hail, also known as hailstones, is a weather phenomenon that is most common in summer or late spring.
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