After dinner, Qian Xiuzhu called the women of Shili Village and told them how to make and use masks. When the women heard that there might be a plague, they no longer cared about the small amount of cotton cloth and said they would arrange masks for everyone in their family.
Seeing the women of Shili Village busy doing needlework, the women of Zhengjia Village and Dahuai Village were also tempted.
A tall and thin woman grabbed Zheng Wangshi, who was holding a piece of cotton cloth, and said, "Sister-in-law, can that mask really stop the plague?"
As soon as the words came out, they immediately attracted a lot of women to watch. Even the women who didn't come forward pricked up their ears and listened carefully.
Zheng Wangshi rolled her eyes and patted the tall and thin woman's hand. "I'm not saying anything bad, sister, but since we decided to go with the people of Shili Village, we must have trusted them. If we hadn't left and returned to the village, can you guarantee that your family would be able to come out of this earth-shattering situation intact?"
At this point, she raised her chin and said, "Besides, don't look at my in-laws' little girl because she's young. She's capable. Have you seen what she said along the way? Did she do anything wrong? On the contrary, because of Zheng Dali's family, we've been separated from Shili Village. That family is so stupid that they messed up our good relationship. I get angry every time I talk about this!"
Zheng Wang glared at Li Qiufen who was not far away, and was about to leave.
The tall and thin woman held her back, "Hey, sister-in-law, don't leave yet. It's not that we've distanced ourselves from Shili Village, it's just... we feel embarrassed and don't dare go over there. What if they don't like us?"
Many women responded in a low voice.
"Put your worries aside. My in-laws are generous people. We have many connections across the three villages. Have you ever seen her turn her back on you? You guys are just overthinking it!"
The tall and thin woman was delighted when she heard this. "Sister-in-law, wait a minute. I'll get the cotton cloth and bring it with you. When the time comes, you can help me talk to them..."
"I'll get it too!"
"Sister-in-law, please wait a moment!"
After a while, women from each family followed Zheng Wangshi to the people of Shili Village with cloth and needles and thread.
The women in Shili Village looked at each other, and finally looked at Qian Xiuzhu together.
Qian Xiuzhu smiled and said, "Are you all here? Find a place to sit. This thing is easy to use, it will work once you explain it..."
It was as if the previous estrangement had never existed.
The women from Zhengjia Village and Dahuai Village gradually relaxed from their initial awkwardness and started talking and laughing.
The adults were having a great time, but on the children's side, Jiang Huaixu was stopped by Zheng Yuan again.
Jiang Wei was angry. "You like being beaten, don't you? Why do you keep coming over here?"
Zheng Yuan used his shoes to pick at the stones on the ground, his eyes dodging. "Um, Jiang Huaixu, can you please ask your second brother to stay away from my grandfather and my father?"
Jiang Huaixu:?
She wished Zheng Yuan was beaten every day.
"Tell my second brother yourself."
Just as he was about to leave, Zheng Yuan grabbed Jiang Huaixu's arm, and Jiang Huaixu raised his leg and kicked him.
Zheng Yuan, who failed to dodge the kick, was hit hard. He grimaced and sighed in his heart that he had been trained by his father.
He said quickly with a gloomy face: "I looked for your second brother, but he didn't listen to me, did he?"
He used to be the leader of the boys in the village. No one dared to go against his will. But when he met Jiang Erlang, he was in trouble. He was compared to him by his father all day long. He had been beaten before, but now his father beat him more easily. Grandpa also didn't let grandma interfere.
Thinking of this, his buttocks began to ache again, and he said shyly: "Well, I was wrong before, I'm sorry."
"What? What did you say?" Jiang Wei turned her head away and pretended not to hear. "Your voice was too soft. I didn't hear you!"
"I'm sorry!" Zheng Yuan let go of Jiang Huaixu's arm and shouted, "I was ignorant before. It's all my fault!"
Jiang Wei was so naive that she waved her hands in disdain, "Alright, alright, why are you being so loud? It's jarring my ears."
Zheng Yuan was so angry that he didn't want to look at him, and his eyes were fixed on Jiang Huaixu.
"Your attitude is good, I can forgive you." Jiang Huaixu said, "But you have to agree to one request of mine."
"What do you want?"
"From now on, be my little brother and be there whenever I call."
Zheng Yuan was unhappy, took a step back and said angrily: "Impossible! Do I look like someone who can be a younger brother?"
Jiang Huaixu didn't waste any more words with him, "That's out of the question."
Turn around and leave.
Zheng Yuan was so angry that he gasped twice. He couldn't beat the opponent, and he couldn't win the argument. He had never felt so aggrieved!
But it is not easy to raise your head again after you have lowered it.
After a few breaths, Zheng Yuan had already made up his mind. He blocked Jiang Huaixu's way, but his eyes glanced away, not looking at her. "I agree."
Jiang Wei asked again, "What did you promise? How can you, a man, speak so fluently?"
Jiang Huaixu gave Jiang Wei an amused look.
Zheng Yuan glared at Jiang Wei fiercely and said, "I promise to be your little brother."
The word "little brother" was uttered through gritted teeth.
Jiang Wei was dissatisfied and complained, "Little sister, he wasn't convinced. He just glared at me!"
"My eyes hurt, that's why I didn't glare at you!"
"snort!"
"What are you humming? Are you born in the Year of the Pig?"
Jiang Huaixu said coldly: "Have you forgotten that she is my sister?"
Zheng Yuan choked and almost forgot.
This family is not someone to be trifled with. He is also sick. Why did he provoke Jiang Huaixu in the first place?
Seeing Zheng Yuan speechless, Jiang Wei instantly jumped for joy and hugged Jiang Huaixu's arm affectionately, "Little sister, let's go. We don't want to bother with this kind of person!"
Watching the two sisters walk away, Zheng Yuan, who was so angry that he had no place to vent, kicked the stones on the ground and forgot about the straw sandals he was wearing. The screams like a pig being slaughtered caused Qiao Sanniang, who was making masks, to rush over without even putting down her needle and thread.
In the end, Zheng Yuan was scolded again.
"Hehe, idiot." Jiang Wei laughed at the scene, then said to Jiang Huaixu, "Little sister, I want to go pee, do you want to come?"
"No." Jiang Huaixu shook his head, looked at the sky again, and said, "I'll go with you."
Jiang Fu, who heard the two talking, said, "Second cousin, let me go with eldest cousin. I want to go too."
Remembering that he had been a little slack in teaching Jiang Erlang these past two days, Jiang Huaixu nodded and said, "Okay."
Jiang Wei and Jiang Fu walked hand in hand to a place with lush weeds and solved their physiological problems one after another.
"Cousin, can this little fruit be eaten?" Jiang Fu asked, pointing at the little red fruit on the ground.
Jiang Wei looked over and said hurriedly, "This fruit is a snake fruit. People can't eat it. Let's go, let's go back... Woo!"
Hearing her eldest cousin's voice sound strange, Jiang Fu hurriedly looked over. She was so frightened that she almost fell to the ground.
"You... Help! Help!" Jiang Fu shouted at the top of her lungs.
Holding Jiang Wei's hands with one hand and covering her mouth with the other, Zheng Gouzi yelled at the people around him, "What are you standing there for?! Shut her mouth!"
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