Chapter 99, Not Participating
Everyone knows that Third Aunt loves to join in the fun and will stay for the whole day, but I didn’t expect her to come back so soon.
"Are you waiting to be skinned alive by not coming back?" Grandma He rolled her eyes at the two of them.
Then he walked straight back home.
Seeing that Third Aunt was in a bad mood, the two stopped and looked at the eldest sister-in-law.
"Sister-in-law, what's going on?"
Aunt Ting did not hide it from them and told them the story of He Anhua's wife.
After hearing this, the two were speechless.
"Isn't this too much of a stretch?" Aunt Meilian said angrily, "Is it wrong for Third Aunt not to help?"
If it were her, she wouldn't help either. What did everyone say when her eldest son died?
There are no perfect parents in the world. It was her own fault that she didn't take good care of her son. Haha.
Aunt Xilian had a better temper and didn't say much after listening.
She pulled La Meilian and said, "Let's go. There are still some things to be done at Third Aunt's house." She only knew that Third Aunt was intentionally or unintentionally distancing herself from the first wife.
Back then, they were just new brides-in-law, so how could they know so many inside stories?
So many years have passed, let Aunt San make her own decision.
Aunt Ting came into the family early, and at that time, she knew a lot of things, so it was normal for Aunt San to remember and resent her.
She sighed and walked towards home.
To her, this matter is no longer important. What’s past is past, and the dead cannot be resurrected.
I just didn’t expect that this matter would be brought up again because of Anwar’s wife.
At Grandma He's house, three people were eating osmanthus cake.
"Not bad, it tastes better than what I made before." After taking a bite, Aunt Meilian immediately praised it.
Aunt Xilian had never eaten it, but she knew it was good stuff. "It's delicious."
Grandma He looked at the two of them with a smile, "Do you think it tastes good?"
"It's delicious." The two nodded in unison.
"If this osmanthus is sold in the store, will you buy it?" Grandma He put down the osmanthus cake in her hand and asked.
It was a bit inconvenient for Xiaoxue to say this, after all, she was a junior, and this would make the other families feel uncomfortable.
Let her be the bad guy.
"Of course I'll buy it, but you need money." Aunt Xilian said with a smile after finishing the last bite.
Aunt Meilian was smart and understood different meanings from Aunt San's words. "Aunt San, are you planning to make this osmanthus and sell it?"
Grandma He nodded, but then shook her head, "It's not me, it's you. Xiaoxue made this osmanthus cake because she was greedy, but after seeing your craftsmanship, she had this idea.
You know, she just came in and doesn’t know a lot of things. It’s not good for her to bring this up, so I’m asking you, do you want to do this business?”
Now that the country allows business, more and more people are setting up stalls on the streets. It is really a world of difference from before, and everyone’s living standards are much better than before.
It’s not a big deal to buy one or two of these pastries.
"We?" They were surprised.
"Yes, that's you."
Aunt Xilian quickly shook her head, "But I don't know how. If we really want to do business, let Xiaoxue and Meilian do it. I won't get involved." How could she not want a good way out?
But she knew her own abilities better. Firstly, she couldn't do it, and secondly, she couldn't come up with such a good idea.
Hearing Xilian's words, Grandma He agreed very much and was even happier. Only when brothers do not fight or compete with each other can the relationship last long.
"Don't think too much. Xiaoxue won't get involved. Her mind is not on this. And if Meilian is alone, how much can she accomplish?" Grandma He said clearly.
Aunt Meilian is not the kind of person who can't seize the opportunity. "Aunt San, aren't you and Xiaoxue going to participate?" She still felt a little unsure.
"Well, I won't participate, but I will let Xiaoxue give you some suggestions." Grandma He nodded in response.
Upon hearing this, Aunt Meilian was happy, "That's great, I'll do this business." After that, she looked at Xilian, "Sister-in-law, Third Aunt is right, no one in the family is free, how much can I do alone, so, let's do it together."
Aunt Xilian quickly shook her head, "But I don't know anything."
"It's not difficult. You'll learn it once you're taught. Besides, if you don't know how to mix it, do you know how to grind the flour?" Aunt Meilian waved her hand and said with a smile.
"That's right, you just help her, and she gets into the pot, and you don't take advantage of her." Grandma He was very happy for them to see that they knew themselves so well.
After the two's persuasion, Aunt Xilian finally nodded and agreed.
The matter of selling osmanthus cake has been settled.
Mei Xue had not come back yet, but Grandma He was a woman of action. She immediately asked the two to pick osmanthus flowers and taught them how to pick them.
After making up their minds, the two of them took a few pieces of osmanthus cake and left Grandma He's house. They went straight back to tell their husbands about the matter and went to pick osmanthus flowers.
There are many things to do, such as grinding glutinous rice, which we have at home, so there is no need to go out to buy it, and we can save some money.
And as for sugar, we can buy it at the market tomorrow.
Mei Xue didn't know that her grandmother had already arranged everything for her.
She was catching loaches and eels in her own fields. She didn't want to catch fish on Chaotian Mountain. Even if she wanted to go, she had to wait until An Liang and the others came back from vacation.
Fortunately, she came alone today and brought two buckets. There were many eels and loaches in her own acres of land, and two buckets could not hold them all. But they could not be put in the space either, as the animals would die if put in.
The dead ones can't be sold for a good price.
Mei Xue could only catch as many as she could first, send them home, and then come back again so that she could sell more tomorrow.
After the first trip back, Mei Xue was placed in a large wooden barrel next to the well, and then she ran away again.
I didn’t even have time to take a bite of the osmanthus cake.
Before dinner, Mei Xue finally rushed back.
"Why are there so many?" Seeing Xiaoxue holding two large buckets, Grandma He immediately came over and asked.
"Well, our fields are rich in fertilizer, so I caught a lot. There will be a big market tomorrow, so I can sell them." Mei Xue was smiling, very satisfied with her results.
"We can sell it for a lot of money, and we'll have enough money to catch piglets tomorrow. But Ancheng has gone to school, so we have to tell your Uncle Zhengnan and ask him to wait for us tomorrow." Grandma He said as she scooped up a handful of eels in the water.
"Yes, grandma, if you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten. Ancheng has gone to school, and it will be inconvenient for him to ride in the carriage in the future." Mei Xue said with a look of regret.
Grandma He was happy. "What are you thinking about? Without An Cheng, your uncle Zhengnan is still at home driving a horse-drawn carriage. Even if there are no horse-drawn carriages in the village, the team still has tractors, so there is no need to worry about not being able to leave the village."
Mei Xue had only seen tractors, such antiques, in books, and she had never made one herself.
“Is there a tractor in the village?”
"Yes, it's at Qingli's house in the brigade. His family bought it when the property was divided that year." Grandma He knew a lot about the village.
(End of this chapter)
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