"You clearly bought it especially for me, but you keep making up a bunch of excuses. What, are you so embarrassed to say you bought me something?"
Perhaps because of the hairpin, Aunt Chi was surprisingly good-tempered.
Not only was she not angry, but she also handed the hairpin to Old Man Chi with a shy expression: "Help me put it on."
"Oh, why don't you put it on yourself? It's not like you don't have hands. You doing this makes me... ouch, it hurts! Put it on, put it on for me, okay?"
Old Man Chi put Chi Tang down, rubbed his aching arm, and went to put the hairpin on his daughter-in-law's head.
Aunt Chi was still not satisfied, so she pinched Uncle Chi's inner thigh again: "You've ruined my good mood!"
This guy, can't he just talk properly!
Say something nice to make her happy?
Why are you pinching me?
Old Man Chi was in excruciating pain and tried to get away, but Aunt Chi wouldn't let him go.
Later, the couple, for some reason, ended up sleeping together.
Chi Tang, standing to the side, was dumbfounded...
So what should she do now?
Fortunately, the couple were both reliable and separated quickly, though Aunt Chi's face was flushed.
"cut."
Chi Tang shifted her little bottom in disgust, turning her back to the two of them.
snort.
Once she earns money, she wants to sleep in a room all by herself!
She doesn't want to be a third wheel every day!
"Hey, you little brat, are you jealous? Can't your dad be close to me?"
Chi Tang glanced at the old, dark-skinned man with unremarkable features, shook her head in disdain, and then clearly expressed her meaning: "I don't want to! Ugly!"
She only wants handsome young men.
well.
I wonder how Yi-Yi is doing.
"Pfft, haha, your daughter thinks you're ugly." Aunt Chi laughed as she lay on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Old Man Chi, on the contrary, said with a smug look on his face, "My daughter is really amazing! She pronounced the word 'ugly' perfectly! Great job!"
Aunt Chi: ...
Chi Tang: ...
You're the first among those who dote on their daughters!
"By the way, you were willing to buy the hairpin and longevity lock, how much did it cost?" Aunt Chi hadn't forgotten the important matter.
You have to keep this money in your own hands.
Old Man Chi immediately took out the money and said, one bill at a time, "We went to three restaurants and compared prices before selling to the one that offered the highest price. It was forty coins per catty."
This year there has been famine everywhere, and many people have starved to death, let alone these livestock.
So this year, not only are grains and vegetables expensive, but even meat is expensive.
Not to mention wild boar meat?
"The shopkeeper said that if we sell the whole thing, we can get a higher price, especially the meat from the wild boar leg."
"It's expensive, but I'll keep it for myself and give the kids a good boost."
Aunt Chi didn't seem to care.
Money is always in short supply.
The children have had a tough two months, so they definitely need to be well-nourished.
Besides, this wild boar meat was an unexpected windfall, so I didn't feel bad about it.
"A total of 257 catties, for which I received ten taels of silver plus 280 cash. The shopkeeper was generous, and wanting to make a good impression, I offered him the 280 cash. The shopkeeper, delighted, rounded it up to 300 cash for me. He even said that if I had any game in the future, I should just send it to him."
Old Man Chi chuckled foolishly.
I just felt like I had met a benefactor.
But I never thought that it was because he was generous first.
That's how people get along.
If you treat me with respect, I will treat you with even greater respect.
Of course, there are exceptions.
"You really know how to handle things," Aunt Chi said, praising her husband.
"The hairpin and longevity lock cost a total of three and a half taels of silver."
"Three and a half ounces?"
Aunt Chi still felt a little sorry for her.
Old Man Chi, however, took it in stride: "What's there to be sad about? If you really need money in the future, you can always pawn it again."
Silver jewelry is also a form of hard currency.
"That's true."
"My older brother and I stayed in the woodshed of that restaurant without spending any money. We spent a little silver on breakfast, and later bought some things in the city... We had a total of seven taels of silver and six hundred copper coins left. I decided to spend another two taels of silver on some donkey-hide gelatin on the way, thinking of giving my eldest son's wife a good boost. You can have some too... Oh, right, there's something else I want to discuss with you. Should we share some of this money with our in-laws?"
Old Man Chi is spending money more and more extravagantly.
But they are all necessary.
The eldest son's wife suffered a miscarriage, which damaged her health. Although she was prescribed medication, the doctor also advised her to prepare some bird's nest or donkey-hide gelatin to nourish her body.
Both at home and outside, we owe a great deal to our eldest son's wife; we can't let her down.
"Sigh... Here, but don't let us give it. Let the eldest son's wife give it. Just say it's a gift from the young couple, and let their in-laws buy some nice things to make up for it."
"good."
"By the way, I was thinking of giving some money to the children too, so I can have some on hand."
"It's up to you."
Old Man Chi never interferes with his daughter-in-law's decisions.
So after Chi Dashan and the others returned for dinner that evening, Aunt Chi distributed the money in front of them.
"...Eldest brother, you and your wife should take this two taels of silver to your mother-in-law later. She's so old, and she's still suffering like this. She should eat something good to nourish herself."
Chi Dashan didn't hesitate and accepted it directly.
No one else had any objections.
Then Aunt Chi took out a few more pieces of silver and divided them among them: "The money from selling the wild boar meat left five taels of silver. So, your father and I will take two taels. And you, eldest son, third son, and fourth son, are all married now, so each of you can take one tael and save it for yourselves."
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