"Yes, Sister Xiuhua, I went to town to buy meat today and happened to find some cheap fabric. Guess how much it cost?"
Wei Yuyan quickly showed off her achievements to her sister-in-law Xiuhua.
"This is cheap? Seven coins?"
Sister-in-law Xiuhua wanted to buy a lot of fabric in order to negotiate the price, but this wasn't even a lot.
"Four words".
Wei Yuyan held up four fingers.
"What? Four coins? Such good fabric only costs four coins?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was very surprised.
"Yes, actually they had some stains on them, so they were sold cheaply, and that's why I bought so many."
Wei Yuyan explained.
"They sell them there, I'd like to buy some too."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua thought about how her family's situation was much better now, and she wasn't afraid to spend money on fabrics anymore.
"It's right next to the osmanthus cake shop at the market entrance. There's only one owner, you should know it."
Wei Yuyan thought for a moment. This shop was quite old, and everyone who frequented the town knew about it.
"I understand, I'll go buy it tomorrow morning."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua nodded, knowing which one it was.
"I'm going to pick some vegetables, you play for a while."
Wei Yuyan carried a vegetable basket to pick vegetables, and then Sister-in-law Xiuhua followed.
"Sister-in-law, your brother Zhang picked grapes for you at home. They're ripe and so sweet. He said he'd pick a lot and bring them to you, so I came over first."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua said with a smile.
"Really? That's great! I've been craving it for ages, and now I can finally have it."
Wei Yuyan was so happy she almost jumped for joy; she really missed the taste of grapes.
"Hmm, it was quite sour before, but now it's sweet and soft. I ate two skewers today."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua also likes to eat, and often doesn't eat rice even when she's full.
"I'll eat more later too."
Wei Yuyan picked some water spinach, chili peppers, tomatoes, and cucumbers, and that was about it.
"Sister-in-law, I'm here. Grapes are here. Look."
Li Fu arrived, holding a basket and handing it to Wei Yuyan.
Wow, so much! I'd better try some.
Wei Yuyan quickly washed two strings of fruit, picked one and put it in her mouth, and then she couldn't stop eating.
"It's delicious, isn't it? This year's is sweeter than last year's, and the sun is shining brightly this year."
Xiuhua's teeth were starting to ache from eating, and she didn't want to eat anymore, so she just watched Wei Yuyan eat.
"Mmm, it's sweet and sour, I really like it."
Wei Yuyan ate a whole skewer in one go.
"If you like them, that's fine. I'll go pick more in a couple of days after I finish them. I didn't pick too many, otherwise they'll wilt and spoil easily."
Li Fu explained.
"Okay, I'll go cook now."
Wei Yuyan had eaten her fill and it was time to cook, otherwise she would be too busy to finish all the dishes.
"Sister-in-law, let me help you."
Wei Yuyan put the rice into the pot, and then Zhang Dasao arrived.
"Sister-in-law Zhang, could you help me start a fire?"
Wei Yuyan is braising pig's trotters.
"Okay, did you have fun at your sister's house these past few days?"
Sister-in-law Zhang and Wei Yuyan chatted idly.
"It's alright, I haven't played much. These past two days I've been busy teaching my brother-in-law how to make money and improve our family's living conditions."
Wei Yuyan spoke the truth.
“Really? Li Cai said your sister’s family isn’t well-off either, about the same as mine.”
Sister-in-law Zhang remembered that Li Cai told her that day that her sister's older sister's house was still a bamboo fence with only two rooms.
“Even your family can’t compare. At least your family has raised a son and a daughter for so many years, and you even have an oxcart.”
My sister's family recently separated and they don't have much savings.
Wei Yuyan shook her head. If she had to describe her sister's family in one word, they would be destitute.
"As long as the couple works hard, things will always get better."
Sister-in-law Zhang believes that both hard work and the help of benefactors are indispensable.
Just like how no matter how hard I work, it's useless if I don't have Yu Yan's help.
"Hey, Sister Zhang, have Xiaoru and Xiaoxuan arrived yet? I can't hear them."
Wei Yuyan's braised pig's trotters are ready. She suddenly remembered that Zhang Dasao's child didn't seem to be here.
"They can eat at home; there's food at home."
Sister-in-law Zhang felt embarrassed to keep bringing her two big children to Wei Yuyan's house for meals.
The two teenagers ate quite a lot in one meal.
"Oh dear, I've prepared so much food. If you don't call them over, what will we do if we can't finish it? Hurry up and call the children. I still have a few dishes to prepare."
Wei Yuyan urged, "How much food can the two children eat?"
Besides, compared to what they do for themselves, a meal is nothing.
We've only made one dish so far, and it's still early, so it's perfect time to go order it.
"Alright then, I'll have Licai go and call him."
Sister-in-law Zhang was moved by Wei Yuyan's words and got up to go outside to ask Zhang Licai to call Xiaoru and Xiaoxuan over for dinner.
"My two mischievous monkeys haven't come home yet."
Wei Yuyan cooked two more dishes, but Xiao Lei and Qianqian still hadn't come home.
I suddenly had some doubts about whether the two of them could sit still in the classroom.
"Sister-in-law, we're back! Wow, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, Brother Lifu, Brother Licai, Sister-in-law Zhang~"
As soon as Wei Yuyan finished speaking, the two children returned, sweating profusely, and greeted their elder brothers and sisters-in-law.
"Xiao Lei, Qian Qian, come here, these are grapes from my garden. Haven't you been wanting to eat them for a while? Come and try them, they're so sweet."
Li Fu picked up a bunch of washed grapes and handed them to them.
"Wow, grapes~".
Qianqian opened her mouth wide in an exaggerated way, while Xiaolei was excited inside but didn't show it on his face, only a smile was visible.
"So delicious~".
The two children ate the whole bunch of grapes, one by one.
"Oh, you're finally back! Wash your hands and eat, everyone."
Wei Yuyan cooked the remaining two dishes and served them on the table.
"Uncle, Auntie, Aunt Yuyan~".
Just then, Xiao Xuan and Xiao Ru arrived as well.
"Hey, Xiaoru, Xiaoxuan, Auntie made pig's trotters today, you should eat more of them later."
Wei Yuyan asked everyone to sit down and served them rice.
"Sister-in-law, you've worked hard today. Let me serve the rice."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law pressed Wei Yuyan down to sit down, and she ran to the kitchen to get rice.
"Yes, that's right, so many dishes."
Everyone looked at the mouthwatering braised pig's trotters on the table and couldn't wait to start eating.
"These past few days, you've been the ones cleaning the house and feeding the chickens and dogs. You've worked so hard."
Wei Yuyan had a poor appetite after cooking, probably because it was too hot. She drank a bowl of water and ate some grapes, which made her feel much better.
"Sister-in-law, I can't bear to part with my little flower anymore. I'll take it with me wherever I go from now on."
After Qianqian finished eating the pig's trotter, she threw the bone to Xiaohua.
"Okay, take it with you wherever you go from now on."
Wei Yuyan ladled out a bowl of rice and ate it in big mouthfuls. Now that she had an appetite, she was a little hungry and finished the bowl of rice completely.
“Yu Yan, my husband and I have discussed it and decided to send Xiao Xuan to school in a few days.”
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