Chapter 84: Far-reaching worries
When we returned to the village, it was already late and the villagers who had dug the well had already gone home.
Li Taohua was waiting at the door. When she saw their ox cart arrive, she quickly opened the fence gate and welcomed them in.
After the ox cart stopped, Li Taohua pulled the rope that tied the cart and said to Master Tang San, "Uncle San, the food is warm. Eat it before you go back."
Mr. Tang San said with a smile: "Okay, your food is so delicious, I won't be polite to you."
Tang Dafu and Tang Yichen had already eaten with the villagers who dug the well to entertain the guests. However, they did not eat much and waited for others to come back to eat something. Li Taohua was worried about her daughter and was hungry all the time, even if Tang Dafu asked her to eat something, she refused.
Now that her daughter is back, Li Taohua served the food and sat next to Qin Huiyin, constantly picking up food for her.
"Mom, I can't eat so much." Qin Huiyin put the food back into her bowl. "You must be exhausted from cooking for so many people today, right?"
"Your uncle and Brother Chen helped to pick and wash the vegetables, and I was only responsible for frying them. It wasn't too hard. Unlike you, you have been working hard outside all day, and your face is thin..."
Qin Huiyin told Li Taohua about the interesting things that happened today and diverted her attention. Otherwise, her attention would be all on the fact that she was tired and thin today.
In fact, she was more tired today than usual, but she was not the only one who was tired. In Li Taohua's opinion, her daughter was wronged when she was away.
Tang Dafu poured wine for Mr. Tang San: "Uncle San, I really don't know how to thank you. From now on, you are my uncle, and these children are your grandchildren."
Third Master Tang smiled and said, "That's great. I got the upper hand. I didn't do anything and I have several capable grandchildren."
Mr. Tang San did not drink too much. There would be a market in the town tomorrow, and he had to get up early to lead the villagers to the market. After eating and drinking, Tang Yichen drove the ox cart to take Mr. Tang San home.
After Tang Yichen and Mr. Tang San left, Li Taohua was staring at several full bags in a daze.
The things were not unloaded just now, and they were on the ox cart. Li Taohua only saw a few large bags and didn't know what was inside. She thought it was the ingredients Qin Huiyin bought again.
Although it was a little too early to buy the ingredients today, Qin Huiyin has always been sensible. She does things in a way that doesn't make people worry, so there is no need to think too much about it.
Now that she got out of the car and opened the things, she realized that those big packages were not food, but quilts, clothes and other things.
"Mom, are you okay?" Qin Huiyin asked.
"Mom, I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful." Li Taohua said, "My daughter has grown up. It seems that you have been taking care of me all this time, and I haven't taken good care of you."
Li Taohua felt a little emotional. Such a straightforward person usually had red eyes and was secretly wiping tears with his back to her.
"Mother..." Qin Huiyin hurriedly coaxed her. "Who said you didn't take care of me? Who made my shoes? Who altered my clothes? Those were all mother's care."
Tang Yichen is back.
Qin Huiyin began to distribute things.
Four sets of clothes per person and a new quilt in each room.
"Mom, look what this is?" Qin Huiyin asked mysteriously.
Li Taohua guessed cooperatively: "This box is not big. Did you buy a new handkerchief?"
"no."
"Tooth powder?"
“No.”
"Then I can't guess."
Qin Huiyin slowly opened the box and pushed it in front of Li Taohua.
Li Taohua looked at the things inside and her eyes narrowed.
That was something she had pawned before.
When she pawned them, she hadn't thought of redeeming them, so she was really surprised when she saw them again.
"Mom, these are the things you pawned before. Now they are returned to the owner." Qin Huiyin said, "In addition, I also bought some small things..."
Qin Huiyin opened three small boxes, each containing a pair of earrings. She said, "You get one pair, and Sister Luwu and I get one pair each. These are our mother-daughter accessories. You three men won't be jealous, will you? Even if I buy them, you won't be able to wear them, so the money won't be wasted. However, I bought a pair of socks for each of you."
"Thank you, little sister." Tang Yichen smiled faintly, "Lvwu has never had jewelry before. This is her first piece of jewelry. I thank you on her behalf, too."
Tang Luwu had already been moved, but after hearing Tang Yichen's words, she felt even more touched.
"I bought so many things today that I don't have much money left." Qin Huiyin began to report. "The total income is 6 taels and 35 coins. I spent 4 taels of silver, and I have 2 taels and 35 coins left."
Tang Yichen recorded it in the account book and then distributed everyone’s wages.
"We have bought new clothes, so we don't need to pay you!" said Tang Dafu.
"Yes, we've spent so much money, so we don't want this little wages." Tang Yi said with a smile.
"Wages are wages, and family expenses are family expenses. We are a whole, and the things we buy in each season are considered family expenses, and wages cannot be deducted." Qin Huiyin said, "We have a lot of things to buy next, such as shoes and socks, and we also need to buy some charcoal. When winter comes, we can't stay out of bed, right?"
After listening to Qin Huiyin's words, everyone accepted the wages.
For the Tang family, such a day was something they could never have imagined before.
After dinner, Li Taohua rushed to clean up the room.
Qin Huiyin taught Tang Yixiao and Tang Luwu to learn to read.
Compared with Tang Yichen's strict teaching style, Qin Huiyin's method was like gentle breeze and drizzle, slowly seeping into their minds.
Tang Yichen stood at the window and saw that Tang Yixiao and Tang Luwu were very relaxed and even joked when they were studying with Qin Huiyin. He was neither angry nor amused.
Qin Huiyin came out to pour water and saw Tang Yichen sitting at the table, staring at the moon outside the window in a daze.
She followed his gaze and said, "The moon is quite round today, like a pancake made this morning. Do you want to eat some?"
Tang Yichen: “…”
The sadness I felt just now is completely gone.
"You are only fourteen, don't act like you are forty. The tragic character doesn't suit you." Qin Huiyin smiled, "Would you like some tea? I'll make some."
Tang Yichen laughed: "You are such a strange person."
Why didn't I realize she was such an interesting person before?
However, they had no interaction at that time. Moreover, he stayed in the private school all day and seldom returned to the village. Not to mention an outsider, he even paid little attention to his younger brothers and sisters.
"I asked about the housing prices in the county today. Guess how much it is?"
Tang Yichen waited for her to say the follow-up.
"A house the size of ours would cost three thousand taels of silver," Qin Huiyin said, "and the location isn't very good, it's in a remote street in the county town."
“You already want to buy a house in the county?”
"No. I was thinking that once you pass the imperial examination, we will definitely move to the capital to develop. By then, the housing prices in the capital will be even more terrible."
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