Of course, Zhang Juhua, although she is a gossip and likes to talk about other people's business, is not a fool. Even if she is convinced of her own righteousness, she still puts on a show.
Carrying a sack of grain in one hand and a basket of vegetables picked from his own garden in the other, he walked toward the Yun family home with a broad smile on his face.
Upon reaching the courtyard gate, instead of going in directly, she called out twice from the gate, "Auntie, Aunt Yun, are you home?"
"Aunt Juhua, is something wrong? My grandma is cooking." It was the weekend, and Yunduo happened to be home. Hearing Zhang Juhua's voice outside, she responded.
"Oh, Duo'er's home. Auntie has something to do." Zhang Juhua entered the yard with a smile on her face. As soon as she saw Yun Duo, she handed her the basket she was carrying.
"Duo'er, these are vegetables that your aunt grew herself. Take them inside to your grandma and ask her to add some vegetables to your plate."
Looking at the basket Zhang Juhua handed over, Yunduo feigned surprise and said, "Aunt Juhua, do you have so many vegetables at home that you can't finish them all? Why are you bringing us vegetables all of a sudden? We grow our own vegetables at home. They're growing so well that we can't even eat them all."
Zhang Juhua was straightforward, without any intention of beating around the bush, and said directly, "What you grow yourself is what you grow yourself. What I brought is a token of my appreciation. It's not that I can't finish all the vegetables at home; your brother Gensheng is still growing, and if he eats them all, there might not be enough vegetables left for him. It's just that I have something to ask of you, and it wouldn't look good to come empty-handed, so I brought something as a token of my appreciation."
"Duo'er, you know what kind of situation your aunt's family is in. We don't have anything good to offer. This is all we have. Please don't look down on it."
Seeing Zhang Juhua's straightforwardness, Yun Duo had no intention of beating around the bush and said with a smile, "Then Aunt Juhua, you'd better make things clear. What is it that you need our help with?"
Because Yun Duo didn't say anything like "I will definitely help if I can," Zhang Juhua couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. She thought that Yun Duo would at least be polite.
However, despite her regret, Zhang Juhua's smile remained unchanged. She sat down on the small stool next to Yun Duo and said, "Actually, it's not a big deal for you."
"Well... which millet do you have? Isn't it growing well? I'd like to exchange a few pounds with you for seed. Your millet has a high yield, so we can harvest more grain. I also want to have a few more full meals, so I've shamelessly come to your door. Duo'er, please don't laugh at me."
This kind of thing is quite normal in rural areas. People often see that something is growing well and want to exchange some seeds to grow their own. It doesn't involve any other interests, so most people won't refuse. As long as they keep enough seeds for their own family, exchanging some with a neighbor is fine.
So, Zhang Juhua was a little embarrassed before she spoke, but after she said it, she felt fine.
Of course, there was no overbearing attitude of "you should give it to me" to disgust people. On the contrary, it gave people a very normal feeling. It was no different from going to the neighbor's to exchange vegetable seeds.
Zhang Juhua's performance actually made Yun Duo think more highly of her.
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