421: Waiting for a whole day
Yu Xiaoye smiled and said:
"Don't be impatient, second brother. Don't you know that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry?"
Yu Erye had no choice but to wait patiently.
Seeing Yu Erye's anxious look, Yu Youcai's family couldn't help laughing.
Yu Erye thought someone was making fun of him for being too impatient, and felt a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and kept silent.
Yu Youcai's wife saw that the child was so silly that she couldn't bear to tease him anymore and told him:
"You are all thanks to your little sister. She gave the betrothal gift last night."
"ah?"
Yu Erye didn't know whether Yu Youcai's wife was teasing him on purpose or if she had really given it to him. He looked at Yu Youcai and then at his younger sister, his face completely bewildered.
"Xiao Ye, is that true? Have you really given the betrothal gift?"
Yu Xiaoye didn't intend to hide it from his second brother and told the truth:
"Yes, I sent it to you last night."
Yu Erye grinned foolishly, oh, really, my little sister really gave him too many surprises!
It was delivered last night!
"Xiao Ye, you are so nice!"
Seeing how enthusiastic the brother and sister were, Yu Youcai's wife said with emotion:
"Erye, you're right. Your little sister is really good to you and has thought of everything for you."
Yu Erye really didn’t know how to express his love and admiration for his younger sister, nor did he know what to do. Anyway, his younger sister was good, the best in the world!
Seeing that his second brother was so happy that his tail was almost up in the sky, Yu Xiaoye said:
"Second brother, let me tell you first, you have to keep this a secret from our family. You can't let grandma, uncle, and third uncle know that we've already sent the betrothal gifts."
"Ah? Can't you tell me?"
Yu Xiaoye stared into his second brother's eyes and said:
"Believe it or not, if Grandma and the others knew we were going to Cuihua's house to deliver the betrothal gift today, they would definitely be waiting for us at the intersection leading to Cuihua's house?"
Yu Erye: “…”
Yu Erye walked out of the captain's house with doubt in his heart, came to the alley, and glanced in the direction of Cuihua's house:
Sure enough, grandma was really sitting at the entrance of the alley waiting!
Not only grandma, but also other women and old women in the village, and a group of children, all gathered together, as if waiting to see the bride.
The crowds that gathered to watch the fun did not only want to see what the highest bride price in the village was like, but more importantly, they wanted to see how Old Lady Wu would make a fuss.
They never imagined that Yu Xiaoye had already sent the betrothal gift last night.
When Yu Erye saw this scene, he shuddered in his heart, fearing that his grandmother would see him. He quickly shrank back and ran back to the captain's house. He told his younger sister about this and asked her what to do now.
Yu Xiaoye said there was nothing he could do, so just let them wait there.
Yu Xiaoye also told his second brother that after returning home, if his family asked why he didn't go to deliver the betrothal gift, he should not say anything and must not tell them that the betrothal gift had already been delivered.
As for the rest, Yu Xiaoye has his own arrangements, so he can't tell his second brother about this, for fear that he might accidentally expose it.
The purpose of Yu Xiaoye's return this time was to arrange the marriage between his second brother and Cuihua. Since the marriage was successfully resolved, there was no need to get entangled with that family anymore.
It's really boring to fight and scold with the best.
She had originally had an illusion that perhaps her relatives back home would be nicer to her and not be so extreme, and she would show them some filial respect.
But after what happened yesterday, she felt that there was no need for her to be an outsider.
However, Yu Xiaoye still cared about the sisters in her family who shared the same plight as her. These girls were all victims of a patriarchal society, and Yu Xiaoye couldn't help but sympathize with them.
Before coming, she specially prepared gifts for them.
The gifts were not expensive, just a few handkerchiefs.
There are three sisters in the family, so Yu Xiaoye bought three handkerchiefs and asked Yu Erye to bring them to them secretly.
In addition to the handkerchiefs, each person also brought six pieces of candy.
Yu Erye followed his younger sister's instructions, put the candy and handkerchief on his body, and took them home quietly. When no one was around, he secretly stuffed the handkerchief and candy into the hands of his three cousins.
Those three girls were so smart that they knew what was going on at a glance. They quickly put away the handkerchiefs and candies and hid them. They knew what to do without any additional instructions.
For them who had never eaten anything good and never owned any valuables, a brand new handkerchief and a few pieces of candy were already a generous "property", which made them very moved.
After Yu Erye delivered the things back, he pretended nothing happened and went to the captain's house to find his younger sister.
To Yu Erye, Xiaomei is now the most reliable and trustworthy person, no doubt about it!
He wants to stay with his little sister.
On this day, Yu Xiaoye sat back and watched, staying at the captain's house without going out, secretly controlling everything.
After everyone in the village went out to work and there were fewer people in the streets, she asked the captain's wife to quietly go to Cuihua's house to deliver a message, asking Cuihua's mother to help Cuihua pack up, as they would soon set off back to the Northeast.
However, she didn't tell Cuihua the specific departure time, but just asked her to pack up first.
After hearing the message, Cuihua's mother found a piece of old cloth and started packing her daughter's luggage.
I didn't have much luggage, just a few patched clothes and a set of cotton-padded jacket and trousers for winter.
After the bundle was packed, Cuihua's mother looked at it and suddenly sighed. She opened a mahogany box and took out two pillowcases she had embroidered herself from the bottom of the box. She touched the pillowcases and turned to Cuihua and said,
"These two pillowcases are what I planned to save for your brother's wedding. If you want to leave, I don't have anything good to give you. Take these two pillowcases with you."
After saying this, Cuihua's mother's eyes turned red.
When Cuihua saw her mother's eyes turned red, she couldn't help but shed a few tears.
But neither mother nor daughter said anything.
Cuihua's mother untied the bundle, put the pillowcase on top, and buttoned it up again. Her daughter's luggage for her distant marriage was packed.
On the other side, Mrs. Wu and others were guarding Cuihua's house.
At the entrance of the alley, he waited for the brother and sister to come over to give the betrothal gift, intending to extort them.
As for finding a wife for her grandson, Old Mrs. Wu had no objection and was even happy about it.
But! Why give such a high gift?
Is Cuihua a fairy from heaven, or the daughter of some wealthy family? Eighty yuan?
According to Old Mrs. Wu's idea, ten dollars would be the maximum. The remaining seventy dollars would be enough for them to build two houses!
It just so happened that the youngest son of the eldest family and the eldest son of the third family were both old enough to get married and were worried about not having a house. If they could get the 70 yuan and build a house, wouldn't they be able to find a wife?
Once the second son sends some money back, it will be enough for my grandson to get married.
What a great plan!
Old Mrs. Wu felt that her son and grandson were both good, filial, and obedient.
This money-losing guy who was possessed by a ghost, no one knew what evil had hit him, but he actually dared to go against her, and he hid in the captain's house, making it difficult for her to hit him.
If that damn girl fell into her hands, she would tie her to a pillar and beat her hard to let her know who has the final say in the family.
She is old enough and she doesn’t believe that she can’t deal with that damn girl!
So Old Mrs. Wu waited at the entrance of the alley with peace of mind, and waited for a whole day.
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