Wei Yuyan felt a mix of emotions. It didn't matter if she wasn't well-liked by the village chief's family, but she was worried that it would implicate her sister-in-law, Xiuhua.
"What are you talking about? We didn't stand up for you. We don't even live on the way here."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law said with a wicked smile.
"Okay, I'll treat you when we get to town."
Wei Yuyan said in a hearty manner.
"Then I'll have to eat more."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua had just eaten a zongzi at home and was waiting to find some delicious snacks in town.
"no problem".
Wei Yuyan was already prepared for a major hemorrhage.
After arriving in town, Brother Zhang entrusted the oxcart to someone else, which cost him two coins.
"Okay, Brother Zhang, you take the children to find a good spot by the bridge, and Sister Xiuhua and I will buy some food and then come find you."
Wei Yuyan thought it would be inconvenient for four or five people to go shopping for food together, so it would be better to split up.
Brother Zhang is strong and can lead the children to the front.
"Okay, Xiaolei, Qianqian, let's go."
Brother Zhang led Xiao Lei and Qian Qian toward the bridge, leaving Wei Yu Yan and Sister-in-law Xiu Hua to stroll around at their leisure.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, what would you like to eat?"
Wei Yuyan looked at the many snack vendors, but didn't know what to buy.
"I want to eat this, glutinous rice cake."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua took a fancy to a snack: glutinous rice balls coated with sweet soybean powder, which were chewy and sticky.
"Grandpa, how much is this?"
Wei Yuyan asked about the price directly.
"Five coins a serving."
Grandpa, seeing the guest arrive, picked up the knife to prepare to cut.
"Two servings, please."
Thinking that the children might also like to eat it, Wei Yuyan took out ten coins and gave them to the old man.
“You really are going to pay? No, no, I’ll pay,” Sister Xiuhua said, reaching for her money.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, why are you being so formal? You've helped me earn money today."
"How can I not treat you guys? I said it's on me, so it's on me. I brought enough money."
Wei Yuyan pushed her money bag back.
The old man quickly wrapped two portions of glutinous rice cakes. Wei Yuyan took a bite and found them to be quite delicious, chewy and with a sweet layer of soybean powder on the outside.
"Go buy some pastries."
Wei Yuyan felt that if she wanted to fill her stomach, she would have to have pastries.
"Madam, what would you like to buy?"
The waiter came forward.
"Give me a pound of pastries that cost 15 coins, and two pieces of each kind will do."
Wei Yuyan handed over fifteen coins.
"Okay."
The young man took the money and went to pick up some pastries: red bean cake, mung bean cake, red date cake, hibiscus cake, pea flour cake, and bite-sized pastries. He took one or two pieces of each to make up a pound.
"You can buy it like this?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was a little surprised. She usually only buys pastries once or twice a year, and only during festivals and when she goes back to her parents' home.
"Yes, this way we can try a variety of pastries. Here, this pea flour cake is delicious."
Wei Yuyan gave Sister-in-law Xiuhua a piece of pea flour cake, and ate a bite-sized pastry herself.
Then I bought five fried dough sticks, five meat pies, and one sugar pancake on the street.
I also bought some roasted peanuts and roasted melon seeds.
It took the two of them nearly eighty coins to go to the bridge to find the three of them.
"Xiuhua~ Xiuhua~".
Wei Yuyan and Sister-in-law Xiuhua searched for a long time but couldn't find Brother Zhang. Fortunately, Brother Zhang spotted them.
"Here~".
Wei Yuyan saw the three of them at the end of the bridge, where it wasn't too crowded.
"Sister-in-law, you've finally arrived! I'm starving. What's good to eat?"
Qianqian had been looking forward to it for a long time, and her sister-in-law finally arrived.
"There's a lot. Let's eat the fried dough sticks and meat patties first, because they won't taste good when they're cold."
Wei Yuyan handed the meat pies and fried dough sticks to them, and they ate together.
"So many!"
Brother Zhang, I don't care about fried dough sticks or meat pies, as long as I can fill my stomach.
"Qianqian, I also bought you a sugar cake and some pastries. Take whatever you want to eat."
Wei Yuyan opened the pastries for them to see, and let each of them take a piece to eat.
"Sister-in-law, I am so happy."
Qianqian loves eating these things the most.
"Here it comes, here it comes."
Suddenly the crowd began to surge, and the atmosphere became lively; it turned out that the competition had officially begun.
Today's match is between Hexi and Hedong. The prize for the winning team is a hen for each member.
It's a best-of-three series.
Everyone found it both exciting and thrilling.
After Wei Yuyan finished eating, she and her sister-in-law Xiuhua started peeling peanuts and melon seeds.
When peeling these at home, you have to be careful not to throw them away carelessly, but today I can finally throw them away carelessly for once.
They looked at it for almost half an hour.
After it was over, the crowd slowly dispersed.
Liu Cuifang rushed to the town, only to find the dragon boat races had already begun, and she couldn't even squeeze in.
I had arranged to meet my cousin at the pavilion by the river, but now it's impossible to squeeze through.
Liu Cuifang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, and gritted her teeth.
Liu Cuifang squeezed through little by little, only to find that her clothes were wrinkled and her hair was a mess.
"Ugh, this is so annoying, today is just not a good day for anything."
Liu Cuifang was furious. She tidied her hair before coming to the pavilion, but she didn't see Sun Wei. She only saw her cousin there.
"Cuifang, why are you so late? It's almost over."
Sister Juan was truly disappointed in her son.
"Cousin, didn't Sun Wei come?"
Liu Cuifang looked around but couldn't find anyone.
"He came, then you didn't come, so he left. Why are you so late?"
Sister Juan looked at her messy hair.
"Don't even mention it, cousin. I tripped and fell on the way, and my clothes got dirty. I had to run home to change, which made me late."
Liu Cuifang sat down with a frown. She was exhausted. If she had known it would end like this, she wouldn't have come. It was all for nothing.
“Sun Wei and I came together. We sat here and waited for about 15 minutes, but we still didn’t see you.”
He said he had an appointment and left, saying he'd meet up again next time.
Sister Juan explained.
"Ugh, I'm exhausted. Forget about it, I'll find another opportunity next time."
Liu Cuifang just wanted to sit quietly for a while.
"Alright, why don't you come over to my place for a bit?"
Sister Juan saw how tired Liu Cuifang was.
"No need, cousin, I'll go back soon, otherwise my parents will worry."
Besides, today is the Dragon Boat Festival, it wouldn't be right not to go back.”
Upon hearing that she was going to her cousin's house, Liu Cuifang immediately perked up and said that it wasn't necessary.
"Well, okay then. If you ask me, if you want to make any progress with Xiao Sun, you'll have to stay at my place."
Cousin, don't feel embarrassed.
Juan thought her cousin was going home because she was embarrassed to stay at her house.
"Cousin, thank you for your kindness. I'll think about it. Let's take things slowly. But I'm sorry for taking up your time today."
After resting for a while, Liu Cuifang came to her senses and realized that she still needed her cousin to help her with her affairs.
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