Jiang Yue didn't expect to buy the fabric so quickly, but Er Gou's pants were still torn.
"Mom, it's alright. I'll hold on a bit longer. There's another pair of pants inside. I can sew them up when we get home."
Wu Ergou spoke to his mother in a low voice. He was just a little embarrassed, but he didn't think he was that ashamed.
"Okay, we'll wait for your older brother at the gate, then we'll wait for your Uncle Tiger at the town gate, and we'll take the oxcart home!"
Jiang Yue nodded. She carried the cloth, and the burlap sack that was originally for dried flowers was now filled with rags. She handed it to Er Gou to cover his trouser legs.
Over here, Wu Daniu bought the meat and, as he was leaving, noticed a newborn puppy, less than a month old, locked in an iron cage under the dog meat stall. For some reason, he felt a pang of pity…
When he arrived at the cloth shop and met up with his mother, he held the puppy and said somewhat nervously:
“Mother, I’ve bought the meat. When I left, I saw this little dog at the dog meat stall. It looked so pitiful, so I secretly used ten copper coins to buy it from the stall owner.”
"Mom, I know I made the decision on my own and wasted money. I can go without meat, but could we... keep this little dog?"
Jiang Yue listened patiently to Da Niu's words, and seeing his nervousness, she reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying:
"Mom is very happy that Da Niu has a kind heart. Since you took the initiative to admit your mistake, Mom will not pursue the matter of you spending money to buy the dog."
However, I want you to remember this: before making any decisions in the future, consider whether you have the ability to do them. If you do, then do it.
Conversely, if you lack the ability, then don't do it.
After hearing this, Wu Daniu fell into deep thought. His mother was telling him that kindness should be based on circumstances, and that one should not do things beyond one's ability just because of kindness!
After thinking it through, he smiled and responded earnestly:
"Mother, I understand what you mean!"
Jiang Yue nodded with relief. It was good that she listened to the advice. She thought it was worth it to exchange ten copper coins for the life of a little puppy.
"Alright, let's go to the tavern and buy two jugs of wine first, then go to the town entrance to wait for your Uncle Tiger before going home."
"Mother, why are you buying wine?"
“We’re building a house, so let’s invite your village chief and your grandfather over for dinner tonight. But without wine, the food isn’t as good.”
"Oh, I see, we're treating everyone to dinner!"
"Ergou got it right, smart!"
"Hehe, not as smart as your mother~"
The family arrived at the tavern selling wine, chatting and laughing. Many empty wine jars were lined up at the counter, each jar labeled with a red paper label indicating it contained wine.
Jiang Yue called the shopkeeper over, and after comparing two different bottles, she chose two common types of strong liquor...
"Waaah~"
The little puppy peeked out from the cow's arms and stuck out its tongue, panting at its owner.
Wu Xiaocao looked at the little puppy in her older brother's arms and adored it.
Seeing this, Wu Daniu handed the puppy to his younger sister to hold.
"Little one, come home with us, my mom is so kind~"
"Waaah~"
"Mom, the puppy is so well-behaved, how about we name it Xiaobai?"
"good."
Jiang Yue walked in the middle, protecting her daughter. She wasn't surprised to see that her daughter liked the puppy.
Cute pets, cute pets! People love them because they're cute.
We're about to build a house, so getting a dog to guard the house wouldn't be bad!
Wu Jiahu had already made two round trips this time, and he planned to go home after finishing.
Two village women were sitting on the oxcart, while he sat alone on a rock a few steps away to avoid suspicion.
"Uncle Jiahu~"
Wu Daniu shouted, "Thank goodness, Uncle Jiahu is still here, and the oxcart isn't full yet!"
"Big Bull".
Wu Jiahu put on his straw hat, rubbed his hands together, and stood up to greet them.
The woman on the oxcart saw that it was the infamous Jiang family, and then she saw the family of four with lots of bags and packages. Her eyes darted around.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Jiang? When did you become so wealthy?"
"Tsk tsk, with so much fabric, how many new outfits is he planning to make for himself?"
The two were unaware of Jiang's change, and they took turns mocking each other, trying to provoke each other and add to the humor.
But how could Jiang Yue possibly grant the wishes of those two gossipy women?
He replied in a lukewarm tone:
"I didn't spend any of your money, so what does it have to do with you whether I'm rich or not? As for how many new outfits I want to make for myself, that's my business, so stop worrying about things that don't concern you."
"Aunties, isn't it inappropriate for you to speak ill of my mother in front of us brothers?"
"If you've got the guts, come down and let's talk this out."
Wu Daniu and Wu Ergou stood protectively in front of their mother and younger sister, their posture quite intimidating.
Jiang Yue smiled smugly, raising an eyebrow at the two women, as if to say, "Look, my two sons are here. Do you dare lay a hand on your mother?!"
"Hey, you guys~"
"Forget it, Cuihua's mother, let's not bother with this kind of person."
The two women were furious, but they couldn't stand up to the two grown men present. If a fight broke out, they would be no match for them!
The woman who tried to mediate the fight thought to herself that once she got back to the village, she would find a way to get revenge!
Wu Jiahu remained silent because he couldn't afford to be accused of taking sides, lest the two women gossip about him when they returned to the village!
After the Wu brothers had intimidated the two men, Jiang had also vented her anger, and only then did she speak:
"Ahem, stop arguing, it's almost noon. Get in the car, I need to go home for my wife's cooking!"
"Hmph~"
The two women turned their heads away, no longer looking at Wu Daniu and his four children.
No matter what, Da Niu and Er Gou were boys. Jiang Yue got into the car first and sat down, then picked up her daughter and sat next to her. Her two sons sat on the left and right sides of her back, with all their belongings placed in front of her chest for protection.
"Hold on tight~"
"Giddy up!"
With Wu Jiahu cracking his whip, the oxcart started moving...
The two women huddled together and whispered to each other the whole way, their eyes glancing at them from time to time.
Jiang Yue was too lazy to argue with such a gossipy woman, so she pretended to appreciate the surrounding scenery.
Actually, she was thinking about the medicinal herb field.
When the original owner and her family divided their property, they left with almost nothing and did not receive any land.
It wasn't that the in-laws were biased; it was because the original owner was lazy by nature and didn't want to work hard in the fields, so he asked for ten taels of silver to separate from the family!
For so many years, the original body has been living off the money allocated to the family after the division, indulging in food and laziness to get to where it is now...
Sigh, part of the money she has is for building a house, and the rest is for expenses. Buying land wouldn't be cost-effective for her.
At the current price of five taels of silver per mu of top-quality farmland, she couldn't afford to buy even a few mu.
Besides, why would an ordinary person be willing to sell their fertile land?
If it were a landlord's or wealthy man's family, that would cover dozens of acres, which she could only look on with envy!
I can't afford it, I really can't afford it.
We need to think of other options: renting? Or, subcontracting medicinal herb seeds and implementing a buyback system?
Her father-in-law might be an expert in this area, and the village chief is an old hand at it. It seems she'll have to invite them both to her house to discuss this matter together...
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