"Yu Yan, what are you doing in Pear Blossom Village today? Visiting relatives?"
Li Cai Ge chatted with Wei Yu Yan on the way.
"Yes, my older sister is married there. Oh, I forgot to ask you, will you leave?"
I've never been to Lihua Village, I only know the general direction.
Wei Yuyan then realized that she hadn't even asked the person if they knew the way.
All I know is that it's quite a distance from my parents' home.
"I know roughly where it is, but I've never been there."
Several years ago, I passed by and someone told me that was Pear Blossom Village, but I only glanced at it from afar.
Li Cai explained.
"Oh, that's fine. We'll ask for directions when we get to the exact location."
Wei Yuyan nodded, thinking that this trip was really not easy, taking four hours round trip.
The bumpy ride of the oxcart made Wei Yuyan feel drowsy.
"By the way, Brother Licai, if we pass through any towns later, let's stop for a bit. I want to buy some things to take with me."
Wei Yuyan thought it would be more practical to buy something.
"good".
After traveling for about half an hour, they passed through a town, where Wei Yuyan got off the carriage.
"Brother Licai, Xiaolei and Qianqian, wait for me here, I'll be there soon."
Wei Yuyan decided not to take them along, lest it slow them down, as it was getting hot late.
"Sister, if you're buying clothes for a baby who's around one year old, how many feet of fabric would be suitable?"
Wei Yuyan wanted to buy some fabric to make new clothes for her niece.
"For a child around one year old, a three-foot size is enough. I recommend this cotton fabric; it's not itchy and is comfortable to wear."
The proprietress took out some soft fabrics for Wei Yuyan to choose from.
"How much per foot?"
Wei Yuyan has her eye on this yellow one. Yellow can be worn by both girls and boys, and her sister can wear her sister's old clothes when she has a baby.
"Cotton fabric is a bit more expensive, twelve cents."
The proprietress responded with a smile.
"Can you make it cheaper? I'll buy six feet."
Wei Yuyan thought she might as well buy two sets of fabric, one for summer and one for autumn, and make them a little longer so she could wear them next year.
"Then let's make it eleven coins."
The proprietress took out scissors to cut the fabric.
"Ten coins. That's all the money I have with me. If you don't sell it to me, I'll go ask around elsewhere."
Wei Yuyan took out sixty coins and placed them on the table.
"Oh dear, sister, it's not easy for us to do business."
Well... I'll sell it to you, but you can't tell anyone I sold it to you for ten coins."
The proprietress looked around to make sure no one was paying attention before accepting the money.
This is the first customer of the day, and I don't want to miss out on this good fortune, so it's okay to earn a little less.
"Thanks".
Wei Yuyan happily left the fabric shop with the wrapped fabric in her hands.
Then I bought a few packs of snacks, an osmanthus cake, a pound of red dates, and a pound of longan.
Then I bought two jin of brown sugar, and my two hundred coins were gone.
"Alright, I've bought everything, Brother Licai, let's go."
Wei Yuyan regretted not bringing a basket; carrying so many bags and packages made her stand out.
"Let's go~".
Brother Li Cai slapped the cow's rear end, and the old cow immediately froze.
"It should be around here."
Nearly half an hour later, Brother Licai arrived at a fork in the road, with villages on both sides, but he didn't know which one it was.
“Let’s come down. Look, there are people washing clothes over there. Let’s go over and ask them.”
Wei Yuyan jumped down and only then did she feel alive again; her buttocks were still numb.
Seeing a woman washing clothes by the river not far away, I thought I'd go over and ask her for directions.
"Okay, you guys go ask. I'll wait here. If it's this way, then call me over."
Li Cai Ge also jumped down to rest for a bit.
Wei Yuyan walked towards the riverbank, with the two children following behind.
"Excuse me, is this Pear Blossom Village?"
Wei Yuyan's first task is to find out where Pear Blossom Village is.
"This is Pear Blossom Village. You've come to find someone."
The older sister looked no older than Wei Yuyan. She finished washing the clothes and was about to head back.
"Yes, do you know Wei Yuhan? She... has been married for over two years and gave birth to a daughter last year. She might look somewhat similar to me in terms of her eyebrows and eyes."
Wei Yuyan recounted all the information about her sister at once, only to realize that she knew very little about her, such as what her husband's surname was.
"Now that you've brought it up, I really can't remember. How about this, come inside with me for a drink of water, and I'll ask my husband if he might know."
The eldest sister is also a kind-hearted person; seeing that they were travel-worn and had two children with them...
It's so hot outside, be careful they don't get heatstroke. We should invite them home for a drink of water.
"Thank you so much, big sister."
After thanking him, Wei Yuyan waved to Li Cai, signaling him to come over.
"Young lady, is this Pear Blossom Village?"
Li Cai arrived quickly in his oxcart.
"Yes, this lady said this is Pear Blossom Village, but she doesn't know my sister."
She said I could rest at her house for a while, and that her husband might know my sister.
Wei Yuyan explained.
"So that's how it is."
The group followed the eldest sister into the village. She lived at the entrance of the village, and her house was clean and tidy inside and out, showing that she was an efficient person.
"Come, sit down, have some water first. Husband, come out quickly."
The eldest sister poured water for me as soon as she entered the door, and then called for someone.
"Hey, what's wrong?"
A tall man came out of the house, carrying a broken chair in his hand, probably having just repaired a broken stool.
“This girl came to the village looking for someone. I don’t know her. Girl, this is my husband.”
He should know the person you're looking for; you can talk to him.
After giving a brief introduction, the older sister went to hang up the clothes.
"Hello, brother. My sister has been married to this family for over two years."
I had a daughter at the end of last year, named Wei Yuhan. I don't know if you know where she lives.
Wei Yuyan thought that the information was quite detailed, so she should be able to find it.
"Let me think, it might be Chen Yu's wife. She gave birth to a daughter last December."
After thinking for a while, the man came up with a goal.
"That's great, but we'll have to trouble you to take us there."
Wei Yuyan drank the water in the bowl in one gulp and stood up excitedly.
"No problem, I'll take you there. Honey, I'm off!"
The older brother put down the stool, gave his wife a few words of advice, and then prepared to leave.
"Okay, go ahead."
The eldest sister has also hung up her clothes.
"Thank you so much for today, sister. See you later."
Before leaving, Wei Yuyan thanked her elder sister again.
"It's just ahead. Our two families live not far apart. Chen Yu's family also has two brothers, and they separated their households after getting married."
After the family separated, they built this house, and last year they had a daughter.
As the older brother spoke, he introduced Chen Yu's family situation, probably wanting to ask Wei Yuyan if the information matched.
Unfortunately, Wei Yuyan was completely unaware of anything.
"So that's how it is. I didn't know any of this until you told me."
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