Chapter 97 Guagua Guagua Guagua What about from your grandma’s house?
Yang Xiaohong was very quick. After measuring the size, she quickly sewed a quilt cover, and then two pillowcases.
She measured with precision, and after all the operations, there were not even a few scraps of cloth left.
Xiang Yao gave her the rags, and then tore off a piece of cloth that looked like it could be used to make clothes and forced it into her hands, then quickly got on the bicycle.
"Xiang Yao, how can I take so much! Stop it and I'll give it back to you!" Yang Xiaohong shouted loudly behind him.
Xiang Yao poked Nie Baichuan: "Hurry up and leave!"
Nie Baichuan pedaled his bicycle and headed outside. Xiang Yao then turned around and said, "Aunt Xiaohong, just take it. I'll ask you to help mend it next time!"
"Hurry up, hurry up, Nie Baichuan!"
If we don't hurry up, Yang Xiaohong will catch up with us with the cloth! Ugh, it's like a fight!
In the end, Yang Xiaohong failed to catch up with the two people. She could only sigh, feeling both happy and guilty. She felt that she had only helped a very small part and it was really not worth accepting such a big gift.
The Liu family's neighbor was Liu Fengshou's younger brother's family. When they heard voices in the yard, Yang Xiaohong's sister-in-law peeked in under the pretext of washing clothes. At this moment, she saw a thick stack of cloth in Yang Xiaohong's hand, which looked very sour.
"Oh, sister-in-law, you are so lucky. You can get such a big piece of cloth for sewing a quilt. Wow!"
Yang Xiaohong glanced at her lightly, her face flushed with smile, and echoed her words: "That's right! Xiang Yao is such a loose girl. She insisted on giving it to me even though I said no!"
The sister-in-law's eyes were red as blood. She was stunned for a moment before she said dryly, "You just picked up a bargain. If you ask me, what woman doesn't know how to sew? What's the point of knowing how to study? You still don't know how to make a living!"
Yang Xiaohong couldn't stand hearing this. This sister-in-law was like a rooster, pecking her all day long. But pecking her was okay, but pecking Xiang Yao was not okay.
She immediately glared at him and said, "Only people like us who are extremely poor would do everything ourselves. The young couple are well off and don't need to do anything!"
The sister-in-law snorted and laughed: "What's the point of having such good conditions? The Nie family is just a family of landlords and rich peasants. I think that girl from the Xiang family is just stupid! She insisted on marrying someone with a bad background. She will have a hard time in the future!"
Yang Xiaohong was so angry that she almost laughed: "What does it have to do with you? Your family background is good, okay?"
After saying that, he ignored the other person and turned and went into the house.
She was too lazy to bother with this person who was always staring at other people's affairs. Instead of spending her time, she would rather think about how to use the fabric.
Xiang Yao was generous and always gave a lot. With the remaining scraps of cloth, she had some left over after sewing clothes for Si Ya.
When her sister-in-law saw her turn around and go in, she felt a pang in her heart. She pouted and muttered quietly, "Tsk, you think you're the only one who's good at sewing? What's so great about that?"
Her youngest son came forward and grabbed the corner of her clothes, whining, "Mom, I want some candy!"
"Eat, eat, eat, you idiot! Where's the candy?" She was so angry that she slapped her little son hard. "I, your mother, don't have the ability to marry a rich man. I don't have any candy for you!"
The youngest son sniffed his nose, tilted his head back and burst into tears.
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The other side.
After Xiang Yao and Nie Baichuan arrived home, Xiang Yao rinsed the quilt cover and pillowcase with water, and then asked Nie Baichuan to wring out the water.
When Nie Baichuan was wringing out the water, she squatted on the side and watched. Seeing the slightly protruding blue veins under Nie Baichuan's rolled up sleeves, she sighed again, it's good to have someone to order you around!
Her newly appointed husband is obviously a very hardworking person. He will do anything you ask him to do without saying a word. Not only that, he is also very proactive.
Wow, that’s really good.
Xiang Yao was impressed by his own vision.
When Nie Baichuan was drying the clothes, the yard door creaked. They both turned their heads and saw that it was Old Nie.
Old Nie was grinning so hard that his ears were almost stretched back. His hands were full of things and he even pushed the door of the yard with his shoulders.
"Your Uncle Ge insisted on giving me two pounds of pork, and half a smoked fish. I couldn't refuse, so I had to take it back!"
"Come here, Xiaoyao, this is a piece of cloth given to you by Aunt Ge." He smiled with his teeth showing but not his eyes. He looked at Xiang Yao with only admiration in his eyes, without looking at her too much. "I am a grown man and I don't know whether this material is good-looking or not. If you think it's good, take it and make clothes!"
Xiang Yao was very surprised and quickly took the neatly folded material from Lao Nie's hand. It felt smooth and delicate to the touch, obviously a good thing.
She smiled sweetly and said, "Thank you, Dad. Baichuan and I will definitely go thank them someday."
Old Nie was originally handing other things to Nie Baichuan, but when he suddenly heard the very natural "Dad", he was stunned and then the smile on his face widened.
"Okay, okay, no need to thank me. You and Baichuan should live a good life from now on." As he said this, he suddenly turned slightly to the side and wiped his eyes.
Xiang Yao hadn't expected Old Nie to be such a sentimental person. He was so moved by the mere mention of "Dad" that he was about to cry...
But she was actually a little surprised by her own performance. She had been struggling and hesitant about how to face Nie Baichuan's father, and didn't know what to call him.
After all, everyone in Feng County calls him "Dad", but Nie Baichuan obviously followed his previous habit of calling him "Dad". No matter how she thought about it, it felt awkward.
But as soon as she saw Old Nie's kind and friendly smile, she somehow called out very naturally, which surprised herself.
Xiang Yao was a little overwhelmed by the sight of Old Nie quietly wiping away his tears, and couldn't help but look at Nie Baichuan for help.
Nie Baichuan smiled soothingly and said, "Dad, please help us think carefully about the banquet from now on."
When Old Nie heard this, he immediately got into the mood: "Yes, yes, yes, about the banquet. Although our family hasn't held anything in the past few years, all the acquaintances in the bay have left, so we must still set up a few tables. I was discussing this with your Uncle Ge at noon. There will be a good day in four days when everything is suitable. What do you two think?"
Nie Baichuan had no objection and quietly explained to Yao, "Uncle Ge is quite knowledgeable in that area."
He spoke vaguely, but Xiang Yao understood instantly. He just had some ability in metaphysics, but he was destroying the four olds, so of course he couldn't say such things openly.
She nodded: "I have no objection, it's fine."
But after thinking about it, she said, "It seems that the Xiang family and I are going to break up, so let's just have a simple dinner and forget about the wedding reception."
She knew that this approach was not a good idea. After all, getting married was something that both men and women had to participate in. But on her side, getting married to Nie Baichuan was based on breaking up with the Xiang family, and she was unwilling to marry out of the Xiang family.
So as she said this, she felt a little uneasy.
But Old Nie was only slightly stunned for a moment, then waved his hand: "Oh, what's the big deal? You can do whatever you want. There's no problem at all if you don't marry from that side. Let's just not go through this process."
"But," he asked softly, "what are you going to do about the banquet at your grandmother's house? Are you going to treat them?"
Xiang Yao couldn't help laughing.
Looking at Old Nie's tone, it seemed as if he was saying that as long as she didn't want to invite him, she could just not invite him.
But considering that I will have to live in Xiangjiawan in the future, some things cannot be done too excessively. The countryside is most concerned with human relationships and social etiquette. If the reputation is too bad, some things will be very troublesome to do in the future.
So Xiang Yao said, "Bai Chuan and I will go move my things tomorrow. By the way, I'll tell you that it's up to them to come or not when we have a dinner."
Old Nie thought it was okay, so he nodded and didn't ask much about Xiang Yao's plan to separate from the Xiang family.
Nie Baichuan suddenly said, "If you don't want to marry at your grandmother's house, then how about marrying at your maternal grandmother's house? What do you think?"
Xiang Yao paused, having never thought of such an option.
Seeing that she didn't say anything, Nie Baichuan became quite nervous and explained, "I think that if others have it, you should have it too. But if you don't want to do that, that's fine too. I'll do as you say."
Old Nie also quickly smiled and said, "Yes, I'll do as you say!"
Xiang Yao blinked and felt slightly touched.
The people here are simple and honest, but they also care a lot about face. If a daughter marries from her mother's side instead of her father's, it will actually cause a lot of gossip.
Of course, Xiang Yao was not worried about whether the Xiang family would lose face. After all, she no longer considered the Xiang family her own home.
So he nodded and said, "I think this is a good idea. Let's go to my mother's place tomorrow. Speaking of which, we haven't told her about our wedding yet..."
Besides, she would have to see how her grandmother's family would react to this matter. She didn't want to trouble them. If they were not very happy about it, she would just stick to the original plan and eliminate the step of getting married.
After the deal was made, all three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Old Nie went out in a hurry again. He wanted to ask his acquaintances for advice on how to prepare a wedding banquet.
Xiang Yao looked at the things Nie Baichuan had just brought into the house, wondering what dishes to cook in the evening.
Make some stir-fried pork with garlic leaves, steam some smoked fish, stir-fry some autumn eggplant, and get some vegetables...
It’s the first time a family eats at the same table, so it should be a little more formal.
Of course, Xiang Yao would never admit that she just wanted to eat twice-cooked pork.
Seeing her mumbling over the dishes on the table, Nie Baichuan said, "Eat whatever you want. If it's gone, I'll get it."
Xiang Yao knew that he had a wide range of channels. Apart from anything else, it would not be difficult for his brothers to buy anything they wanted by going from street to street.
She didn't hesitate, picked up the meat and went to the kitchen, shouting, "You light the fire, I'll cook the meat first, and we can cook some red amaranth in the broth later."
Nie Baichuan took the meat from her hand and obediently went to light the fire.
Xiang Yao watched his tall figure walking towards the kitchen. Soon he came out with a bucket and fetched water. A warm feeling flowed through her heart.
It was really thoughtful. He prepared water for her in the kitchen so she didn't have to fetch it herself.
It would be wonderful if life could be this good every day.
Thinking of this, Xiang Yao couldn't help but smile.
She was happy for a while, then walked towards the kitchen.
Seeing that the pot had been covered with a wooden lid and steam was coming out of the edges, she looked around and asked in surprise, "Nie Baichuan, did you cook all the meat?"
Nie Baichuan was a little confused for once, and nodded slowly: "Yes."
Xiang Yao: ...
Xiang Yao: "I'm planning to split it into two meals, and then fry something fresh tomorrow..."
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