Madam Zhou also went back to call Uncle Tang, and they said hello and got in the car.
Fourth Uncle Tang coveted the mule and sat outside asking questions from time to time. Qi Jing answered all his questions without getting annoyed.
Qi Yang was still young, so he followed them in the car. Xiao Yao had never been out of Jubao Village since she was born, so she was so excited that she would open the curtain to look outside from time to time. Tang Shiyue let her do what she wanted, and everyone was talking about what to buy.
The fifth day of May is commonly known as the "evil day". In the countryside, there are no dragon boat races or anything like that. According to local customs, in addition to making rice dumplings, people eat five yellows, namely eel, yellow croaker, salted duck egg yolk, cucumber and realgar wine. They also insert five yellows, namely calamus, mugwort, garlic, banyan branches and pomegranate flowers.
But usually people don't prepare so many things. People usually just plant some mugwort, eat some yellow croaker, and drink some realgar wine to go along with the occasion.
But Tang Shiyue didn't think so. Does life need a sense of ritual? It was her first holiday here, and she had money, so why not enjoy it? She planned to buy everything! And buy a few more clothes!
Madam Zhou listened to her calculations and whispered in her ear, "Has Qi Xiaolang paid you back the money you helped pay?"
Tang Shiyue also whispered: "I paid it back, and gave an extra twenty taels as a thank you gift!"
Madam Zhou was relieved immediately and smiled quietly, "When he gave Shunzi the money, I was still thinking that if Shunzi should be thanked, Yue'er should be thanked even more. Although this child doesn't talk, he is a reasonable person."
Qi Jing, who was sitting in the front, tilted his head. Fourth Uncle Tang said, "Do you feel comfortable letting me try?"
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"Of course," Qi Jing said, "You are an experienced driver, there is nothing to worry about." He stepped aside and let Fourth Uncle Tang enjoy himself.
Madam Zhou listened to the noise outside and couldn't help laughing: "Your fourth uncle really loves mules. He was so jealous when he saw people leading mules that he even took a detour to go to the clan leader's house to see them!"
In fact, cows are more expensive than mules, but cows are mostly used in the countryside, and mules are expensive to raise and have few uses, so they are generally not bought much in the countryside.
Tang Shiyue just smiled and said, "It will happen in the future."
Madam Zhou didn't say much, and the two of them chatted and soon arrived at the town. Uncle Tang was guarding the mule, so Qi Jing could only accompany the two women and the two little kids.
Xiao Yao'er is usually very well behaved, but this is her first time in town, and everything she sees is new to her. She is very excited and runs around. Although Xiao Qi Yang has a blank expression on his face, because Tang Shiyue has told him in advance that he will be responsible for Xiao Yao'er's safety, he takes it seriously. When she stops, he will also stop and wait for her. Occasionally, when Xiao Yao'er keeps talking, he will just nod coldly, like a little adult, so adorable.
Madam Zhou found it funny and couldn't help but say to him, "Brother Qi, although he doesn't like to talk, his character is really impeccable. Even this child seems to be very polite, and Mr. Qi is even more outstanding." She moved closer to him and whispered, "Your mother is a failure. You should know this in your heart. There are only so many good men. If you like one, take action quickly and don't let others snatch him away."
Tang Shiyue: “…”
Please look back. The Qi Xiaolang you are talking about is three steps behind us. Can you hear him clearly?
Tang Shiyue said helplessly: "You think too much."
Madam Zhou said, "I'm telling you all this because I see you are a promising child. If it were one of those frivolous young ladies, I would never tell you. With your family in this situation, you'd better make plans early. Otherwise, who knows what kind of trouble will come out of there."
Tang Shiyue was touched by her sincere words and said softly, "I understand."
The two women strolled around for a whole day and bought all their things, and then went to the gate of the Zongshu to wait for Tang Shirong and the others.
The two families agreed to go to Uncle Tang's house to celebrate the festival tomorrow, and to make zongzi at Uncle Tang's house, so they could just share the food. Uncle Tang also said to Qi Jing, "If Ah Jing doesn't mind, come along, it will be more fun with more people."
Qi Jing responded with a smile: "Sorry to bother you then."
As they were talking, the two of them came out of the clan school side by side. Tang Shiyue lifted the curtain and jumped down, shouting, "Brother!"
When Tang Shirong looked up, he saw a bright and smiling face, and couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised: "Yueyue!"
The two sides greeted each other for a while, and Qi Jing was introduced to them. A young man in a green shirt heard the voice, turned his head, was startled, looked at him carefully for a few seconds, and then quickened his pace and walked away.
The group returned to the village.
In the evening, they boiled water, and Tang Shirong and his two siblings washed their hair, took a bath, and changed into their newly bought clothes. They were chatting and laughing when Wang suddenly raised her hand and overturned the table, screaming hysterically: "Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes? You are unfilial! You are such rebellious sons!"
Tang Shiyue raised her eyebrows, picked up Xiao Yaoer and went to the west.
There was actually only one couch in this shabby house, but Tang Shirong made a space on the west side with straw, and later Tang Shiyue made another one. Now they all slept here.
Tang Shirong frowned when he saw it.
During dinner, he noticed something was wrong. Wang and the Tang sisters hadn't said a word to each other. Now, Wang had a tantrum. Wang rarely had tantrums like this. She usually just cried.
Tang Shirong stepped forward and gently tried to persuade her: "Mother, what's wrong?"
Wang, with her hair dishevelled and uncombed, said, "How dare you ask! Kneel down!"
"Don't kneel!" Tang Shiyue said coldly: "Your new clothes cost 800 coins, why are you kneeling!"
Wang's hands were shaking with anger: "You beast! Beast!"
Tang Shiyue said coldly: "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, you are worse than a beast!"
In fact, she is not the kind of person who loses her temper. If she were at home, no matter what Wang did, she would just deal with it coldly and give her a few words of criticism. But now that Tang Shirong is back... the "head of the family" is back, she also wants to be willful and lose her temper for once. Why does she have to endure it every time!
Tang Shirong's expression darkened, then he lifted his skirt and knelt down.
Tang Shiyue was a little angry at the time, but she saw Tang Shirong gently waving his hands behind his back. Then she saw Tang Shirong kneeling on the futon, so he would definitely not dirty his new clothes.
It's hard for this honest child. Tang Shiyue was a little amused and said nothing.
But although Wang asked Tang Shirong to kneel down, she had nothing to say. She just scolded him, saying that he was unfilial and disrespectful to her. The key point was that they all bought new clothes today, but didn't buy any for her, nor did they buy her hairpins, jewelry, and so on.
Tang Shiyue thought to herself, last time you sold your daughter, you bought yourself three new sets of clothes and a lot of cosmetics. Do you really think I'm blind and can't see?
She was too lazy to pay attention to her and fell asleep holding Xiao Yaoer. Wang scolded her son and also fell asleep. Tang Shirong waited until she fell asleep before coming back, quietly washing up and lying down.
After breakfast in the morning, Tang Shirong went with her to the mountain to collect mugwort and calamus. Seeing that there was no one around, he asked, "What's going on?"
Tang Shiyue rolled her eyes.
This time she was quite angry, so she just told him everything, including Tang Yongfu's affairs and this incident. After she finished, she glanced at him coldly.
She thought that if he dared to scold her, saying that she was her mother after all and she had to give in to her, she would... she would never make delicious food for him again! Damn it, we'd break up!
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