Mrs. Wu pinched Mr. Cheng's finger and muttered in dissatisfaction, "What do you mean 'something happened'? Don't you even wish your daughter well? Look at what's going on outside!"
She spotted her grandson leading such a large cow at a glance. If it weren't for the fact that it was on the street with people coming and going, she would have screamed in surprise.
When Mr. Cheng looked closely, he thought he was seeing things and rubbed his eyes hard. "Daughter, where did you get this cow?"
Beef is so expensive! My daughter's noodle stall has only been open for a little over half a month. She can't possibly afford beef, can she?
Afraid they would overthink things, Cheng Yue said directly, "I came here to talk about this, and it's a good thing."
"But it's not convenient to talk here, let's go home and talk. By the way, are my brother and sister-in-law home?"
The matter of setting up a stall should be left to Cheng Yang and his wife. Since they weren't home, it wouldn't be appropriate to say that. Cheng Yue was worried that Cheng Yang would go out to do odd jobs, so she quickly asked.
Hearing that it was good news, Cheng's father was relieved and said, "He's at home. The wheat harvest is coming soon. Your eldest brother didn't go out."
Cheng Yue said, "That's good. You guys pack up your stall and let's go home first."
Looking around, Wu saw that there were still quite a few people on the street and that there was still half a piece of pork left unsold. Wouldn't it be a waste to pack up and go home now?
But my daughter said she had something to say, and her expression made it clear that it was no small matter. Money is nothing compared to my daughter.
He could only grit his teeth and say, "Okay, let's pack up and go home."
Seeing the pained look on Wu's face, Cheng Yue took out the money bag and stuffed it into Wu's hands, saying generously, "Mother, I've bought this meat. We can cook it for lunch when we get back."
The meat looks like it weighs twenty or thirty pounds, which should cost around four or five hundred coins. The cloth bag contains seven hundred coins, which is definitely enough to buy the meat. The rest can be considered as a filial offering to my parents.
Wu slapped Cheng Yue's hand hard, glaring at her and scolding, "You brat, your fingers are so wide, how are you going to manage a household in the future? You've just made a little money and you're already acting all high and mighty!"
How much money can you earn by setting up a noodle stall? You have to work from dawn till dusk, and the children have to work hard too. It's not easy to earn this money.
Cheng Yue rubbed her sore hand; her mother's strength was extraordinary.
But in the end, he felt sorry for her, so he could only say in a soft voice, "Mother, this is to show my respect to you. It's not like I'm wasting money. Besides, this is what I earned in a day. I still have money."
"What?" Both Mrs. Wu and Mr. Cheng's eyes widened. They earned so much in just one day?
Even without opening the bag, they could roughly estimate its value; it must be worth almost an ounce of silver.
Cheng Yue pretended not to see their surprise and urged, "Alright, Mom and Dad, let's pack up first. We can talk about it when we get home."
Upon seeing the money, Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Wu felt it was inappropriate to talk there any longer, so they quickly packed it up.
They were even more puzzled now. What exactly did their daughter want to say?
After leaving the pork stall, Cheng Yue originally went to the fabric store first. She had said before that she wanted to buy fabric to make clothes for her parents, and now that she had bought it, it was perfect, since it wouldn't take much time anyway.
As a result, Wu saw through Cheng Yue's intention and held her tightly, refusing to let her get out of the car. If she didn't keep a close eye on her, her daughter, with her extravagant spending, would probably spend it all in no time.
Cheng Yue was quite helpless; it wasn't appropriate to pull her apart on the street, so she could only let Wu Shi have her way.
Never mind, I'll buy it next time I go back to my parents' house alone. Then I won't be able to stop her.
Cheng Yue was held tightly by Wu Shi the whole way and didn't manage to buy anything.
Once they left the town, the road became difficult to travel. They had been on a bumpy ride all morning, but thankfully the oxcart was slow. If it had been going any faster, it probably would have been flying.
The oxcart moved slowly forward, and with each bump, Wu would cry out in pain. Chen Tong and Chen Ning would laugh and cry out in pain as well. The three of them, grandmother and grandchildren, laughed heartily, as if it were a game.
Mr. Cheng pushed the cart alongside, glancing at Mrs. Wu and saying, "You're so old, yet you act like a child. Hold on tight, or you'll fall."
In the morning, they would slaughter a pig and push it to town in a cart. On the way back, Wu would ride in an oxcart, while poor Wu still had to push the cart.
Wu said smugly, "You're just jealous that I get to ride in an oxcart. You're an old man, yet you still talk so sourly."
Mr. Cheng snorted, "What's there to be jealous of riding in an oxcart? This oxcart belongs to my daughter. Do you think I'll be afraid I won't have the chance to ride in it?"
Listening to the two bickering, the three children covered their mouths and laughed. For some reason, seeing their grandparents like this made them feel relaxed and happy.
It's completely different from when I was at my grandma's house. My grandma would just scold whoever she could find.
Grandma would only smile when her uncle and cousins came home; otherwise, her lips were always downturned, and seeing that made me feel a tightness in my chest.
"I can't be bothered with you. You're embarrassing the children." Mrs. Wu turned her head away haughtily and stopped talking to Mr. Cheng.
Mr. Cheng pursed his lips helplessly, but his eyes were full of smile lines.
Watching the interaction between the two, Cheng Yue felt like she was being fed dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).
Qingshan Village.
Cheng Yang and Cheng Feng had just returned home from the fields when Liu was feeding the chickens.
It's not yet the busy farming season, so they only eat two meals a day, and they don't need to cook lunch.
Just then, Mr. Cheng and Mrs. Wu were going to town to sell pork. They could have one meal in the morning and another when they got home in the evening, which saved them a lot of time.
Liu Shi didn't waste any time. After feeding the chickens, she prepared to carry a basket to dig for wild vegetables. She bumped into Cheng Yue and the others as soon as she stepped out the door.
Cheng Yue smiled and called out, "Sister-in-law."
The three children joined in, calling out, "Auntie!"
Cheng Yue and the children were dressed in brand-new clothes, looking completely different from their previous sallow and thin appearance. Liu was stunned for a moment before she realized what had happened.
Pulling Cheng Yue up and down, she exclaimed with delight, "Oh my, it's my little sister and her nephews! I almost didn't recognize them! How wonderful!"
Liu was the eldest daughter in her family, with three younger brothers. She was not valued at home and was the one who did the most work and ate the least.
Since marrying into the Cheng family, Liu Shi has been loved by her parents-in-law and cared for by her husband, so her life is better than when she was at her parents' home.
Although my sister-in-law is a bit lazy, she is a good person and I have never given her a hard time.
For this reason, Lady Liu also extended her affection to the original owner, treating her like a younger sister.
However, she had been married for three years when the original owner got married. Although she only went back to her parents' home once a year and saw them less often, the affection remained.
When Cheng Yue took her child back to her parents' home, Liu was genuinely happy.
He asked in confusion, "Father, Mother, why did you come back with my little sister and the others?"
Cheng's father and Wu smiled and winked at Cheng Yue. Cheng Yue took Liu's arm affectionately and said, "Sister-in-law, I had something to tell you, so I called my parents to come back with me."
Liu Shi was still the same as I remembered, with an oval face and willow-leaf eyebrows. If it weren't for her skin being tanned and a bit rough, she would have been a classic beauty.
"Oh? Come inside, let's talk about it slowly."
When Liu saw the oxcart on the side, she was surprised. Although she didn't know what her sister-in-law was going to say, she felt that it wasn't a bad thing, so she pulled Cheng Yue to go into the courtyard.
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