The matchmaker assumed that Wei Yuyan was just shy and that's why she refused.
"Splash!"
Wu Lei rushed out of the kitchen and had a bucket of cold water poured over his head.
"Ahhhhhh."
The matchmaker's hair ornaments were crooked, her makeup was ruined, and she looked like an ugly monster.
“Wu Lei…………”.
Wei Yuyan never expected Wu Lei to do this.
"You, you, you! You wretched thing, born of a mother but raised without one, how dare you splash water!"
I will never set foot in your Wu family's house again. Your Wu family is so great.
The matchmaker left in a huff after saying a few words.
"Xiao Lei, come here."
Wei Yuyan called out Wu Lei's name seriously.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry..."
Wu Lei put the basin back in the kitchen and came over with his head down.
"I'm sorry? Do you know what you did wrong?"
Wei Yuyan was surprised that Wu Lei admitted his mistake so readily; she thought he would be stubborn.
"I shouldn't have splashed water on the matchmaker."
Wu Lei scratched his head.
"Yes, the matchmaker misspoke, but it doesn't warrant such a serious offense as throwing water. You can kick her out."
Since things have come to this, let it go. Sister-in-law, I hope you can be more calm in the future. Impulsiveness is the devil, you know?
"Think back to it now, shouldn't you have done it the right way?"
Wei Yuyan patiently taught Wu Lei.
"Yes, I regret it now."
Wu Lei felt he shouldn't offend the matchmaker, as he might have to rely on her to arrange his sister's marriage in the future.
Most people dare not offend a matchmaker, and sometimes a marriage that has been arranged may fall apart because of the matchmaker's first words.
"You'll be punished by not being allowed to eat dinner tonight."
Wei Yuyan felt that this matter could be serious or minor, and that violence would not solve the problem; she should still make him remember it.
"yes".
Wu Lei nodded and went back to the kitchen to prepare the vegetables he had just picked. He would cook the good ones for his sister-in-law and younger sister that evening, and give the bad ones to the rabbits and chicks.
"Sister-in-law, I'm back. The wood is chopped, and now we'll build the rabbit hutch."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua rushed in, dragging a piece of wood in her hand.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua is here. You've worked hard. You must have been chopping for quite a while. Didn't Brother Zhang come with you?"
Wei Yuyan was curious.
"Him? I sent him to catch a female rabbit. I can do it by myself. Don't underestimate me."
As soon as Sister Xiuhua finished speaking, she got to work. I didn't expect her to know carpentry. She brought a small saw and sawed the wood into planks.
Although it can't match the precision of a professional carpenter, it's much better than the average person's skill.
"It really is true, Sister-in-law Xiuhua, you've studied carpentry?"
Wei Yuyan was somewhat puzzled.
"No, my dad is a carpenter. He watched over the family for more than ten years. He knows a little bit of the simple things, but not the detailed ones."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law explained.
"I knew it! You have a knack for sawing wood, it's easier for you than for most people."
Wei Yuyan watched with delight.
"Why is there so much water on this stool?"
Just as Sister-in-law Xiuhua was about to sit down and chop some wood, she noticed that there were still water stains on the stool.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, Second Brother just splashed water on Matchmaker Hua."
Wu Qian quickly came over to tattle.
"Huh? You've offended the matchmaker? What happened? Why is she at our house?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law looked puzzled.
“I don’t know who she heard from that I was going to remarry, but she came to my door to ask me about it. She didn’t say anything nice, so Wu Lei got angry and splashed water on her.”
Wei Yuyan gave an explanation.
"Is that so? This matchmaker is shameless. I didn't expect Xiao Lei to be so capable."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law laughed.
"Splashing water is not a good thing. I punished him by not eating dinner. I hope his personality can be more gentle. Otherwise, when he goes to school, he will fight every day."
Wei Yuyan thought that with Wu Chen, who was skilled in martial arts, in the family, it would be better for Wu Lei to study literature.
"Is Xiao Lei going to school?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was somewhat surprised.
"Yes, I've made up my mind. I'll let him go in the second half of the year."
Wei Yuyan nodded.
"That's wonderful. If his older brother hadn't joined the army, he would have been in school last year. It's all just a cruel twist of fate."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua remembered that Wu Chen had previously said he would go to school, but it was delayed.
Wei Yuyan just smiled when she heard this. Sister-in-law Xiuhua was right. If Wu Chen were at home, Wu Lei would definitely be in school by now.
"Sister-in-law Xiuhua, let's have dinner at home tonight with Brother Zhang. I'll have Xiaolei steam rice."
Wei Yuyan thought about how her sister-in-law Xiuhua helped with various chores around the house, but she didn't receive any reward in return.
"No need for such formalities. Your legs aren't fully recovered yet. When you're better, you can cook me a meal yourself and invite me over. That would be more appropriate."
Xiuhua's sister-in-law didn't want to make things difficult for Xiaolei.
"That's true, alright then, we'll owe you this meal for now."
Wei Yuyan thought about it and agreed; it seemed a bit cruel to punish Xiao Lei by making him not eat but also cook.
Xiuhua's sister-in-law made the rabbit hutch particularly luxurious, with wooden floors, wooden fences, and a wooden roof.
"Oh, it's finally done. But there's still a little bit of wood left. I'll come over tomorrow afternoon to tidy up your chicken coop."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua worked for an hour and built the rabbit hutch quite well, but there was still one piece of wood left.
"That's too much trouble for you, sister-in-law, you haven't even had a chance to rest."
Wei Yuyan thought to herself, "What have I done to deserve such a kind-hearted person as Sister-in-law Xiuhua?"
“I’m just bored and looking for something to do. Tomorrow, your brother Zhang and I will go to town. He will look for work, and I will go to town to buy some things, like fabric for you.”
Xiuhua's sister-in-law sat down and had a sip of water.
"Okay, I wonder if Brother Zhang has caught the female rabbit yet."
Wei Yuyan was still worried about this matter; otherwise, wouldn't Xiuhua's rabbit hutch have been wasted?
"Xiuhua, sister-in-law~".
No sooner had Wei Yuyan finished speaking than Brother Zhang returned.
"Speak of the devil and he appears! Boss, have you caught the rabbit yet?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law immediately went to greet her.
"Oh dear, I don't know where all the rabbits went today. Sorry, I didn't catch any."
Brother Zhang scratched his head sheepishly.
"Oh, so what did you do all afternoon?"
Xiuhua's sister-in-law was puzzled.
"I went to the pond to collect snails, and I collected quite a few. I sent some to my older brother's family, and now I'm bringing some to my younger brother's wife."
Brother Zhang handed over the wooden bucket, which was about half full of snails.
"Oh my, so many! Thank you, Brother Zhang. I love eating snails the most."
Wei Yuyan swallowed hard.
"Whatever you like."
Brother Zhang put the bucket down.
"Xiao Lei, empty the snails, soak them in water, sprinkle some salt, and stir-fry them tomorrow."
Wei Yuyan explained.
"good".
Xiao Lei was glad that his sister-in-law hadn't said they would eat tonight, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to eat tonight.
"Wow, you built such a nice rabbit hutch!"
Brother Zhang thought the rabbit hutch looked quite exquisite.
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