Chapter 25 Yang Lian'er is dissatisfied
Yang Lian'er thought, is that just a little bit off? It should be a lot off.
Besides, how can a face not be used to make a living? Only when you are beautiful can you be favored by rich people.
Normally she had a delicate appearance, and if she had taken good care of herself like the rich people did, she could have been called a beauty. However, she was neglected by her family, which resulted in her face being rough and her skin being yellow, which made her not look that pretty.
As for Cao Wenxing's appearance, other people have big eyes and melon-shaped faces, but he has a big face and green eyes, and acne on his face. His only advantage is that his family is richer than Li Sandong's.
She took a deep breath and said, "Aunt, I'm not dissatisfied with anything. I'm just tired."
Yang Zhou tugged at her sister's sleeve and whispered, "Sister, I'll persuade her after I get back."
"Okay, if it weren't for the good relationship between us sisters, I wouldn't care about this. How many girls want to marry into the Cao family but don't have this opportunity. Now that you have this opportunity, don't miss it."
"I know." Yang Zhou nodded.
When they arrived at Shuiwa Village, Yang Zhou's eldest sister got off the donkey cart, and only the mother and daughter were left in the donkey cart.
Yang Lian'er said with a sullen face, "Mother, is this the handsome young man you mentioned? He is as tall as me, dark, short and fat. How can he be handsome? He is nowhere near as handsome as Li Sandong."
Yang Zhou advised: "My daughter, if we are really beautiful, rich and pretty, will people still be interested in us? You can just marry a daughter of a wealthy family. A wealthy family will not only require a knitting girl, but also require her to be literate, able to write and draw, and be able to manage the household and do the accounting. We don't know any of these."
Yang Lian'er wanted to get angry, but then she thought about her family's conditions and sighed. To put it bluntly, her family was just peasants. Why did God let her be born into such a family?
If she had been born in a county town, she would have had the opportunity to learn music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and she would have been able to become the wife of an official.
I'm unwilling to accept this, but there's nothing I can do.
When she thought about having to face that kind of face every day, she suddenly felt that life was meaningless.
Seeing that she was still frowning, Yang Zhou continued to persuade her: "Your aunt is right. You can't eat your face. After a long time, even a toad can be pleasing to the eye. As you get older, it will also become ugly. If you use the real food and clothes on yourself, you will know that mother is really doing this for your own good.
Just imagine that in the future you will be wearing gold hairpins and silver bracelets, and soft velvet and cotton embroidered clothes, without having to work and without being exposed to the wind and sun. How many people will envy and envy you.
Look at the wives of farmers. How many of them are not exposed to the wind and sun, and work back and forth at home and in the fields? For example, it is considered good enough for them to have coarse cloth clothes without patches, let alone wearing jewelry.
You are the only child in their family, and everything in the future will belong to you. If the business is good, you can wear any expensive jewelry. When you think about it this way, appearance is the least important thing to mention.
What's more, his family also runs a grocery store. I heard that they can earn at least more than ten taels of silver a year. By then, your two brothers can also go to work in the store, and our family's life will get better and better.
Think about it carefully, but the Cao family won't wait for you too long. As long as you agree, they will come to propose marriage in two days. If you don't reply within two days, they will find someone else. Don't regret it then."
Yang Lian'er bit her lip. What if she didn't know? She often went to the cloth shop to sell embroidered handkerchiefs, so how could she not know about cloth.
Flannel is not a very good material, silk cotton is better, but she usually can't even wear fine cotton. This is the only fine cotton dress she has, which she can only wear when she goes out to meet people.
Why can't the family introduced to her be a handsome and wealthy one?
On the other side, Li Wanyue and Li Sandong returned home and saw Zhao Suying and Wang Guixiang putting rice in a basin and soaking it in water to make it germinate.
She walked forward and asked, "Mom, where are Dad and the others?"
"I'm going to fetch water for the fields."
Li Wanyue was surprised, and then recalled her memory. In many places it was not convenient to dig canals, and there were no water trucks, so people could only carry water by hand. Oh, how long would it take to carry water from so many places?
If there were a waterwheel, I don’t know if it would work, but I don’t have the money to make one now.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Zhao Suying asked, "What's the matter? Did you gain anything from your trip to the town?"
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "Of course, let's go inside and talk."
As he spoke, he pulled Zhao Suying to the main room. When he heard that the price was 180 coins, his eyes widened like bells.
When he heard that she spent all the one hundred cents she earned, his eyes almost popped out.
They would only spend two hundred coins at once when they went to town during the Chinese New Year.
But it’s my daughter’s own money, so she can spend it if she wants. Besides, she only bought rice and flour, so it’s not wasted.
Zhao Suying exclaimed excitedly: "Oh my God, how come our daughter is so successful? She earns so much in a day. I will definitely tell your father when he comes back. I don't know how happy he will be."
Li Wanyue smiled, took out the cake and handed it to Zhao Suying: "Mom, try it and see if it tastes good."
Zhao Suying quickly refused: "Mom is old and can't eat such sweet things. You can take it out and share it with Xiaolan and the other children."
"One piece per person. I bought them based on the number of people. Please eat them quickly. There are all of them. This piece is for dad." Li Wanyue wrapped a single piece in oil paper and put it on the table.
"Wait until dad comes back and heat it up for him before eating."
Only then did Zhao Suying take the cake and slowly eat it.
She took a small bite and chewed it slowly, her eyes feeling a little teary. It had been many years since she had eaten sweet cakes, especially since they were bought by her daughter with her own money. Her heart was filled with sweetness.
"Mom, I'll go share the sweet cakes with Xiaolan and the others."
"Go ahead."
Li Wanyue walked into the yard and called a few children over.
"Xiao Lan, Xiao Tao, Xiao He, Xiao An, you have been helping with housework these days and have performed very well. I will reward each of you with a piece of candy cake."
"That's great, thank you auntie." Several children came forward to take the cakes.
Li Wanyue gave Wang Guixiang two more pieces: "These are for my sister-in-law and my brother."
Wang Guixiang saw that there were only two pieces left in the paper bag and quickly refused: "Your elder brother and I won't eat them, you can keep them."
Li Wanyue whispered, "Sister-in-law, we will deliver spring bamboo shoots to the town tomorrow and earn some money, so don't worry about eating."
"Okay, thank you, little sister." Wang Guixiang took the cake and put it back into the house.
Li Kang was eagerly waiting for Li Wanyue to share the sweet cake with him, but he saw her folding the oil paper package and going back to the house.
He quickly tugged at Sun Xiuqin's sleeve.
Sun Xiuqin shouted, "Little sister, have you forgotten your second brother and Xiaokang? Your eldest brother and second brother are both out working, so why did you give your eldest brother's sugar cake to your eldest sister-in-law, but not your second brother?"
Li Wanyue smiled and said, "Did you forget, second sister-in-law? Xiaokang doesn't eat the things bought by the girl, so how can he eat the candies and cakes I bought? As for the ones for second brother, I will give them to him when he comes back."
"What about mine?"
"Has Second Sister-in-law worked these days? Why can't I remember? I'm sorry, Second Sister-in-law, this time the cakes and sweets have been distributed to the people who worked. Of course, you can also ask Second Brother for them and ask him to buy them for you." After Li Wanyue finished speaking, she turned around and went back to the house.
Even though this method is not the most suitable, she still wants to try it. She wants Li Kang to know that only hard work can bring rewards. As long as Li Kang wants a reward, he will start to work slowly, and then she will instill the truth in him.
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