Chapter 17 Who would like such a young wife?

Su Rouer took Ju Ge'er back to the county town and did not return until the day of the gathering.

Mrs. Wei was too lazy to care. She had carefully dried the Burning Heart Grass the day before. Although the quality of the Burning Heart Grass had deteriorated, which made Mrs. Wei very sad, she could still make some money. In addition, Bai Xiaofeng had said before that she would also go to the county to sell needlework. So, on the day of the county market, Mrs. Wei got up early, woke Xingxing up, took the little girl with her, and prepared to go out to the market.

Bai Xiaofeng had already washed up by now, and was waiting there early, carrying two small bags, looking energetic.

"Mother," Bai Xiaofeng smiled at Mrs. Wei, "Yesterday, my sister-in-law heard that I was going to the county with you, and she gave me some of her embroidery work. I went back to help her sell it."

"Yeah." Mrs. Wei replied calmly. She was not a harsh mother-in-law. On weekdays, the three daughters-in-law would do some needlework to supplement the family income. She would not ask them to hand over the money they earned, but let them keep it for themselves.

However, the three daughters-in-law are quite considerate. Even if the mother-in-law doesn't want it, most of them will take the initiative to hand over half for household expenses.

Bai Xiaofeng is already very satisfied. Which family that does not divide the family can be like her mother-in-law!

Bai Xiaofeng's eyes fell on Xingxing, and her eyes lit up. She praised: "Wow, our Xingxing is dressed really beautifully today."

Xingxing has two small buns tied with thin hemp ropes today, which makes her look very lively. The little girl is wearing the new clothes that Bai Xiaofeng bought her these few days. It fits her well and makes her look very cute.

Xing Xing opened her big round eyes and hugged Bai Xiaofeng's thighs: "Second Aunt, Grandma said that this dress was made by you for me. It looks so good and comfortable! Thank you, Second Aunt!"

"Oh! I was thinking that if there was something not suitable, I would modify it, but I didn't expect that it would fit Xingxing perfectly. It's really nice!" Bai Xiaofeng said with a smile.

Xing Xing said seriously: "It's because of Second Auntie's amazing craftsmanship! Second Auntie, you've worked so hard!"

Bai Xiaofeng couldn't stop smiling, her heart almost melted by the little girl's words.

She subconsciously touched her belly, wondering if she could get pregnant with a girl as she wished, after dragging Yu Erhu along to do the work these past few nights.

If the baby is as well-behaved and sensible as Xingxing when she is born, then she will be really lucky!

Because of Xingxing's new clothes, Mrs. Wei treated Bai Xiaofeng even more kindly. Bai Xiaofeng was so happy that she kept making witty remarks when they went out, which made Mrs. Wei in a very good mood. Xingxing laughed so hard that she fell backwards. Her big eyes were full of Bai Xiaofeng, which made Bai Xiaofeng so happy that she even had an idea that if her mother didn't want to raise her anymore, she could take Xingxing to their second room to raise her. It wasn't impossible!

Mrs. Wei was in a good mood and decided to take the mule to the county today!

Bai Xiaofeng's mouth was almost stretched back to her ears due to grinning.

Every time there is a market, the mule cars in the village are particularly popular. In the past, there were a few families in Nantuo Village who kept mules, but due to natural disasters and man-made disasters in recent years, people are almost starving to death, so how can they afford to keep mules? Many families killed and ate them, and finally only one family was left with a mule.

The man who raised this mule was an old widower named Xu in the village. His wife had died many years ago and he had no children. As long as one person was well fed, the whole family would not be hungry. On weekdays, he relied on this mule to earn a few bites of food.

However, there is one bad thing about this old widower surnamed Xu, he is a very gossipy person.

The main reason is that there are no other mopeds nearby, so there is no choice.

When we arrived at the entrance of Nantuo Village, Old Xu was already waiting there with his mule harnessed to the cart.

Although many people wanted to go to the county to sell things, not many chose to take a rickshaw. The main reason was that it was a famine year, and most of these mountain people would choose to walk over the mountains to get to the county to do business. Why would they be willing to spend more money?

Although it rained a few days ago and alleviated the drought in the fields, the situation will probably be better this year, but the harvest from the fields has not yet come in, so how can we have the spare money to ride a motorcycle?

Therefore, although it was not early at the moment, there were only two other people who took the mule to the county, besides Mrs. Wei and her three companions.

Mrs. Wei paid seven cents with some reluctance.

She and Bai Xiaofeng each gave three cents, but Xingxing was young and only gave one cent.

Old Xu, who was sitting in the front of the car, turned around to look at Xing Xing and said, "Is this the little girl you brought back home? She's really cute."

Mrs. Wei responded in a neutral tone.

"Oh, it seems that you, the Yu family, still have some surplus food." Old Xu kept chattering, "I see that this little girl is wearing new clothes? Oh my, oh my, oh my."

Xing Xing was a little timid. She didn't know where to put her hands and feet, so she could only stick to Mrs. Wei.

Mrs. Wei glared at Old Xu with displeasure.

Old Xu was not embarrassed at all. He laughed, whipped his scooter, and asked the other two villagers to get on the bus.

There weren't many people, so the bus was fairly spacious.

The other two villagers fell asleep after getting on the bus. Old Xu couldn't keep quiet. He chatted with Mrs. Wei while catching up: "Sister, what happened to your third daughter-in-law the other day? She insisted on renting my car to take her to the county town in the late evening. Wow, her eyes were red."

Mrs. Wei lowered her eyes and didn't want to pay any attention.

Old Xu, however, was not embarrassed at all. He sighed and said to himself, "I know even if you don't tell me. Your third daughter-in-law complained to me when we were in the car. She said that you scolded her for a straw, and her husband wanted to beat her... Oh, my eldest sister of the Yu family, how have you bullied this person in your family? You let the young daughter-in-law from the county town take her child back to her parents' home overnight?"

It was just after dinner, and many villagers were outside chatting and enjoying the cool air. Many villagers in Nantuo Village saw Su Rouer, with red eyes, carrying a bag and her child, going back to her parents' home.

But Su Rou'er didn't know that she felt very wronged, but most of the villagers thought that she was not filial enough and had no manners! Bringing the child back to her parents' home late at night, isn't this an embarrassment to her husband's family?

Who would like such a young daughter-in-law?

In fact, Old Xu also thought so in his heart.

However, Su Rouer complained to him about her troubles along the way, and he listened to them for a while. Now he just brought them up to amuse Mrs. Wei.

However, Xing Xing was unhappy after hearing what Old Xu said. She sulked and loudly defended Grandma Wei: "You are wrong! My grandma never bullies anyone!"

Grandma is so nice! How could she bully others?

Old Xu thought it was strange and teased her deliberately: "But your third aunt cried so hard that her eyes turned red. Do you mean that your third aunt was crying fake tears?"

Xingxing was stunned. She was taken for a walk by her grandfather at the time and didn't see it, so naturally she didn't know what was going on.

She racked her brains, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She said very carefully, "It must be Auntie Three who misunderstood!"

Yes, that's right! It must be like this!

Xingxing nodded heavily.

A smile appeared on Mrs. Wei's lips.

Xingxing's unconditional care was like a warm current that made her feel comfortable all over.

Old Xu also thought this child was really interesting, and teased, "Little girl, ask your grandmother what happened when your third aunt returned to her parents' home with the child in red eyes?"

Mrs. Wei glanced at Old Xu and spat, "You're making fun of even a three-year-old. I think you're going backwards as you get older!"

Old Xu chuckled, "Sister, why don't you tell me something? Your third daughter-in-law rubbed her eyes like that and ran out. Didn't she want people outside to see and talk about you? She told me a lot of things along the way, saying that you were not good to her and so on!... This is just me. If it were someone else, these gossips would have been flying all over the place. Why don't you refute them?"

Mrs. Wei sneered and then ignored him.

Don’t air your ugly family secrets in public!

Bai Xiaofeng, however, said in a righteous manner, "My mother doesn't need to refute at all. Who in the village doesn't know what kind of person my mother is?"

Mrs. Wei looked at Bai Xiaofeng with some surprise.

However, what Bai Xiaofeng said was recognized by Old Xu. He remembered something, nodded, and said with some emotion: "Your mother may look bad-tempered, but she is really kind-hearted... Otherwise, in the famine years, when her own children are almost dead, who would come to her own house to make trouble? Only her!"

Mrs. Wei interrupted impatiently: "Alright, alright, shut up! You're the one who talks the most every day. Can I get some sleep?"

Old Xu laughed and clapped his lips. "Okay, okay, go to sleep, go to sleep! I won't say anything! Oh, I knew this guy has a bad temper. I just said a few words and he complained that I was noisy! I won't say anything!"

Mrs. Wei rolled her eyes and was too lazy to pay any more attention to Old Xu.