"Fangfang is a good girl, she will definitely be blessed to marry into a good family in the future!"
Jiang Yue chuckled and joked, knowing that the cloth shop wasn't a place for deep conversations, so she picked out two bolts of cloth from her mother-in-law's hands and said:
"Just these two. My eldest son is getting married, and these two colors suit her complexion."
"Oh, ma'am, you have a good eye! These two bolts of cloth are new arrivals at our shop, perfect for a new bride."
Wang Fangfang beamed with joy, praising the old lady for her good taste.
"Second brother, come help your mother get the cloth. Your mother and Fangfang will go pay for it."
Jiang Yue initially wanted to call him Er Gou, but then she thought that the name wasn't very auspicious. If she made a mistake and people laughed at her for calling him Er Gou, that wouldn't be good.
"Okay, Mom."
Er Gou nodded, feeling extremely grateful to his mother.
If his mother called him "Second Dog" in front of many people, he really wouldn't know what to do in front of Fangfang...
After paying, Jiang Yue said to Fangfang:
"Young lady, you helped me choose the fabric. When my eldest son gets married, I'll definitely give you some red eggs to share in the joy!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Fangfang quickly expressed her gratitude. In this day and age, eggs can be exchanged for money or seasonings, but she had never seen anyone give them away to strangers.
It seems that this old lady is truly kind-hearted!
"Wait a minute, ma'am, I'll ask the shopkeeper for some scraps of cloth for you."
In return for the favor, the old lady would always buy cloth from her, which allowed her to stay and work. She would ask the shopkeeper for some scraps of cloth to give to the old lady, and the shopkeeper would never refuse.
"Oh, thank you so much, Fangfang~"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yue smiled and thought to herself, "This girl still remembers what she asked for scraps of cloth last time; she's thoughtful."
Sure enough, the shopkeeper glanced at her and then nodded. Fangfang then brought over a handful of scraps of cloth and said:
“Auntie, I’ve had all the scraps of cloth here recently. My shopkeeper is kind-hearted and asked me to give them to you.”
"Oh, thank you so much, shopkeeper. I'll come back next time I need to buy fabric."
Jiang Yue nodded and accepted the scraps of cloth with a smile.
Old Mrs. Zhou remained silent, but her eyes were filled with joy.
These scraps of cloth are worthless to the cloth shop, but they have many uses for the farmers!
No wonder the third son's wife told her to buy fabric from this young girl; it's true that having acquaintances makes things convenient!
After leaving the cloth shop, the family split into two groups. Jiang Yue sent Da Niu and Er Gou to buy meat, while Wu Jia Hu drove the oxcart with her and her mother-in-law to buy sugar.
After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea—
After purchasing all the betrothal gifts, the family reunited and returned home laden with their purchases.
After returning home, Wu Daniu promptly settled the bill for renting the oxcart that day.
This time, Wu Jiahu didn't refuse and readily accepted it.
After helping him move the things, he drove off to continue picking up passengers.
Old Mrs. Zhou didn't leave immediately. After her grandson had carried everything inside, she followed him inside.
“Mother, your daughter-in-law knows you are an expert in paper cutting. Next, please help me cut out the double happiness character. I will go and prepare the paste. After we paste the double happiness character on all the betrothal gifts, we can invite Aunt Qin to Daxue’s house to present the betrothal gift tomorrow.”
Jiang Yue greeted her mother-in-law with flattery and welcomed her into the house. She then personally brought over a stool and gestured to Da Niu and Er Gou to bring over a table to help with the tasks.
"Da Niu is my grandson, how could I not help him?"
Old Mrs. Zhou felt comforted and spoke gently.
There was nothing to be proud of; the old man skillfully folded the red paper and soon cut out the character "囍" with scissors.
Da Niu stared at the words, a silly grin spreading across his face.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue didn't make any jokes and helped her mother-in-law continue folding paper, cutting out more, since Er Gou would need it too; she had bought five or six sheets of red paper!
When Cao'er saw her mother and grandmother folding and cutting paper, she moved her small stool over and came to learn.
She smiled very happily after seeing the beautiful words cut out by the baby...
For her, her older brother marrying Sister Daxue meant that she had another person to love her, and she was very happy.
When Old Qin was arranging a marriage for the eldest son of the Jiang family, or when it was the snow at Liu Widow's house, the news spread like wildfire thanks to Zhao Cuihua's big mouth.
Some villagers witnessed the incident and therefore did not believe Cuihua's mother's claim that Jiang Shi was trying to get something for nothing!
However, there were a few families who couldn't stand that Jiang's son got married right after the house was built, so they followed Zhao Cuihua and slandered her.
While washing clothes, Widow Liu overheard some rumors. She was initially furious, but then she thought about how the Jiang family's daughter would be betrothed tomorrow, and how she would finally be able to hold her head high. It was better than having nothing to say now.
So, I held back.
Wu Jiahu's wife and she had a good personal relationship. When they met earlier, she secretly told her that Jiang Meizi had taken her whole family, including her mother-in-law, to town this morning to buy a cartload of betrothal gifts, all eight items, not a single one missing!
The other party congratulated her on finding a good in-law relationship!
"Da da da~"
Widow Liu kept pounding with the mallet in her hand, but the force she used gradually became more skillful.
She thought to herself, "Tomorrow, all of you who can't stand seeing her family's beautiful snow should open your eyes and take a good look!"
"Hmph~"
Zhao Cuihua snorted coldly. After chatting for a while, Widow Liu ignored her. Zhao Cuihua had no choice but to go home and hang up the clothes. She would wait to see the show tomorrow!
Hehe, if Madam Jiang can't come up with twenty taels of betrothal money tomorrow, I'll make you two widows pay dearly!
Jiang Yue asked Da Niu to buy meat, not just the four main cuts of pork, but also instructed Da Niu to weigh out five jin of pork belly.
Before leaving, her mother-in-law asked Da Niu to cut two jin of meat and take her grandmother back to her old house.
After spending some time together, Old Zhou had figured out Jiang's decisive nature, so she didn't refuse and tacitly agreed to let Da Niu cut the meat and take her back to the old house.
"Ergou, you stir-fry the wild grass that Cao'er washed, and Mom will knead the dough. We'll have noodles with minced meat sauce for lunch."
Jiang Yue eats coarse grains every day and is already tired of it.
Now that the betrothal gifts are ready and her major concern is resolved, she wants to try something different to eat.
"Yes, I'll listen to my mother."
Er Gou nodded, shaking off the image of Fangfang from his mind. His mother's words were more important.
Jiang Yue smiled and shook her head, then picked up a ceramic basin and walked towards the kitchen counter.
Above the counter are all kinds of bowls, chopsticks, and cutting boards. Below the counter are cabinets similar to those in a modern kitchen, containing the family's food supplies.
The reason she didn't put the grain in her room was because she was worried that rats would visit her room in the future. Secondly, she thought that after Da Niu and Er Gou got married, they couldn't expect the whole family to wait for her to get up and come into her room to beg for food.
She wasn't the kind of wicked mother-in-law who wanted to micromanage everything. She had already planned that after her daughters-in-law entered the family, they would take turns doing housework and earning money, and then reward them according to their contributions, with each of them saving their own money.
There's only one thing: you can't go against her all the time, or bully the little grass!
As long as she lives, no one, no matter who, will dare to bully Cao'er!
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