Chapter 376: Frustrated
Seeing Hu Er trying so hard to explain, fearing that she might misunderstand him, Zhuang Qingning sighed a hundred and twenty times in her heart.
How much of a shadow did the last time the scale rod hit the three brothers on the head leave?
To the point that I was afraid of her like I was afraid of something.
"Well." Zhuang Qingning nodded slightly, "Since they are not at home, then wait for your eldest brother and the others to come back and talk to them about it."
"See if you three brothers are willing to follow the horse team to escort goods. This job is not easy. You have to run around outside in the wind and rain, and you have to endure a lot of hardships. But I also asked roughly, and the salary is not bad. As long as you three brothers work hard, it won't be a problem to buy a home for two or three years."
"If you don't want to, just pretend I never said anything. If you want to, go to the county tomorrow and look for the owner of Zhuang's Cloth Shop, Zhuang Yutian, and say I introduced you. Zhuang will make arrangements for you."
"That's basically it. You three brothers can discuss it. I have some things to do in my shop, so I won't stay any longer. I'll leave now."
"Well, okay, Manager Zhuang, take care."
Hu Er understood what Zhuang Qingning said, but this happened a little suddenly, so he sent Zhuang Qingning out with a confused look on his face.
After leaving here, Zhuang Qingning went to Zhuang's shop, waiting for Zhuang Sifu to come in the afternoon so that he could take her back with him.
After returning home, I started preparing to make mooncakes for the fifteenth day of the lunar month.
In addition to the common jujube paste and five-nut mooncakes, Zhuang Qingning also specially made salted egg yolk flavored mooncakes, as well as snow skin mooncakes that combine taste and beauty.
Making the various mooncakes really took up Zhuang Qingning's time and energy, and it was not until dark that he finally finished making a batch of mooncakes.
The date paste is sweet, the five-nut filling is fragrant, the salted egg yolk is unique, and the ice skin is soft and delicious. Each one is delicious.
"This mooncake is so delicious." Zhuang Qingsui praised it endlessly. He ate one after another and tried all four flavors of mooncakes. Then he touched his round belly and burped with satisfaction.
Zhuang Qingning laughed as he watched from the side, "Fortunately, I made this mooncake not big, otherwise you would have eaten too much."
"Mooncakes are so delicious, I'll be happy even if I'm full." Zhuang Qingsui made a face and helped Zhuang Qingning pack up the mooncakes. "Are these for tomorrow?"
"Well, take these with you tomorrow. These are for Aunt Wen, Sister Zhou, and Aunt Han. These are for Uncle Yonghe's family. And these are for Uncle Lizheng. As for the rest, have Brother Sifu take them tomorrow. Give some to Aunt Cao's family, and some to Uncle Zhang."
Zhuang Qingning had been very busy these days and hadn't had a good chat with Zhang Yongchang for a long time. Sending him mooncakes this time was a way of making up for it? Although the mooncakes were probably not as delicious as his, they were still made by himself, showing some filial piety.
Zhuang Qingning felt that the arrangement was quite appropriate, so he asked Zhuang Qingsui to go to Zhuang Yonghe's house, while he went to Wen and Zhuang Jingye's houses to deliver mooncakes.
Zhuang Jingye had nothing to say. As long as it was given by Zhuang Qingning, he thought it was good and a very face-saving thing.
After all, Zhuang Qingning is now a guest of honor of Lord Ding, and what he says may carry weight in front of the county magistrate. How great an honor it is that he would think of sending him mooncakes?
Zhuang Jingye expressed his gratitude profusely and even asked Zhuang Qingning to take back a small basket of apples and pomegranates when she left, so that she and Zhuang Qingsui could eat at home.
Zhuang Qingning picked a few apples and pomegranates, as well as some mooncakes, and walked towards Wen's house.
When I arrived at Wen's house, I found that the yard was quite lively.
Wang was here, talking to Wen with a smile on her face. There was a bamboo basket at her feet, which seemed to contain some eggs, moon cakes, pastries or something.
"You have been wearing the same clothes for a while now. The fifteenth day of the lunar month is coming soon. There will be a market in town. I will go to the town and buy some cloth to make you a new dress."
Wang smiled so sweetly that her eyes narrowed into slits. "It's time to make a new pair of shoes. I'm gluing the soles now. After they dry in two days, I'll carve the soles and make a pair for you."
"When it comes to talking and doing things, there is always a discrepancy. If you talk too much, you will definitely do less."
Wen glanced at Wang and said in a calm tone, "If you really want to do it, just tear the cloth and make it and bring it here. You are talking so much here. If you don't know, you might think you did it right away."
Isn't it? You didn't do it, but you have to say it out loud. If others hear it, even if they think you didn't do it, they will think you are a good person because you have the intention.
The end result is that even though you haven't gained any benefit from it, you still have to owe someone a favor in the end. If a quarrel arises over something, others will blame you for being unkind or something.
This kind of thing is the most frustrating.
It is also the thing that Wen hates the most.
Especially since Wang had said it, Wen became even more impatient, and her tone of voice became bad. "Tell me, is this the truth?"
"You are not children anymore. It is better to do something practical than to be fooled by others."
Wang felt embarrassed by what Wen said and her face turned red and white. She was a little angry, but she didn't dare to argue with Wen. She could only smile awkwardly.
Zhuang Qingning, who was outside the yard, looked at the scene and blinked.
This Wang family used to respect Wen family.
But to be precise, it is not respect, but fear.
Firstly, because all the land of the Wen family was cultivated by her family, and she was also afraid that if she offended the Wen family, the land would be taken back.
Secondly, it is because of Wen’s temper that one cannot afford to offend.
But even if she was afraid, Wang was only polite on the surface, and she definitely wasn't so servile. Thinking back to the last time Wang was obviously too enthusiastic towards her...
No way.
"Ning girl, why don't you come in when you're at the door?"
Wen's voice interrupted Zhuang Qingning's thoughts.
Zhuang Qingning calmed down and walked into the yard carrying the small bamboo basket in his hand, "Uncle Wen, Aunt Wang."
"Ms. Ning is here?" Wang's eyes lit up immediately when she saw Zhuang Qingning, and the smile on her face became more enthusiastic. "She brought something to your aunt-in-law again?"
"Aunt, Ning is really the same as Wencheng, both are filial children."
"Indeed, they are the same. They have the same surname and if you count up a few generations, they have the same ancestor. They are from the same roots, so naturally they have the same temperament."
(End of this chapter)
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