"She can wear it. I'll ask her to eat less tomorrow and she will definitely be able to wear it." Hu Xiaohong said quickly.
Having said that, Tian Cai returned to the room and took out the shirt for Hu Xiaohong. She happily took it and thanked him, "Wear it tomorrow morning. I'll wash it and return it to you in the afternoon."
"Aunt, you'd better try it on Songhua. She may not be able to wear it. Besides, this dress was made by Xiuyan's aunt for Tian Cai. She said at the time that it was made according to her body shape." Qu Ting kindly reminded.
She also liked this dress very much. Qu Ting's craftsmanship was not good, so she begged her mother for a long time before her mother agreed to make her the same one. However, her mother's craftsmanship was far worse than Aunt Luo's. The dress she made was fat and big and looked ugly. Her mother also argued that if it was too thin, it would affect her work.
Later, after Huaihua studied Tian Cai's shirt, she tucked in the sides of her waist a little bit, and it was barely acceptable.
"This..." Hu Xiaohong's face looked a little ugly. She thought that Tian Cai didn't want to let Qu Ting speak out. Not only did she think so, but Wang Songhua also thought so, and her face flushed.
The young girl, who grew up as neighbors, must have secretly compared herself with Qu Ting in her heart, but no matter how she compared, she could not win over her. Now she just wanted to gain the upper hand in marriage. It was already embarrassing to borrow clothes from Tian Cai in front of her, and now she was told that she could not fit into the clothes. What he said was that he disliked her for being too fat!
Tian Cai didn't want to make things too awkward with Hu Xiaohong, so he pointed to the main hall and said, "Songhua, take the clothes in and try them on. If they fit, take them back. If they don't, there's still time to find something else."
Hu Xiaohong's face looked better then. Nothing was more important than her daughter's choice of partner. She nodded and let Wang Songhua take the clothes into the house.
Tian Cai was not afraid of offending her, but the only people in the village who knew that Cai Ping had lived in the mountains before were Wang Songbai's family. It would be fine if no one asked about this matter, but if someone knew that they had made a deal before, then Cai Ping and her identities would be completely exposed. She still wanted to stay in Kaoshan Village until the end of the movement, so it was better to have less trouble than more.
"Don't be afraid of your aunt laughing at you. This dress was made by Aunt Xiuyan according to my size. I was thinner back then, and it fit me perfectly. This year, I don't know if I've gained weight or if I've grown taller, but it's a little tight when I wear it."
Hu Xiaohong's eyes swept over Tian Cai. She was still wearing a thick cotton coat, so it was hard to tell whether she was fat or not. However, she felt that she couldn't lie about such a small thing, so she believed her for the time being.
After a while, Wang Songhua came out with clothes in her hand, looking grim. "Mom, I, I can't wear them."
This time Hu Xiaohong didn't say anything. She thanked Tian Cai and took Wang Songhua away.
After Hu Xiaohong left, Tian Cai and the others continued to sit on the small stool and chat. Qu Ting took the opportunity to check Tian Cai's shirt inside and out. "I don't know if it's stretched out for you. You're forcing yourself to wear it even though it doesn't fit. I need to check it carefully."
Tian Cai was a little speechless. If that were the case, would Hu Xiaohong's face still be in tatters? "It's not that bad, is it?"
"Of course not," Qu Ting glanced at the door and whispered, "Aunt Hu is really strange. She wouldn't lend her clothes to her daughter-in-law, who wears a different outfit every week, but comes to ask an outsider like you to borrow money."
"Maybe my daughter-in-law won't lend it!" Tian Cai had heard that Wang Songbai's new wife was not a good person. It would be strange if someone like Hu Xiaohong, who only wanted to take advantage of him, could get along with him.
Tian Cai was right. Hu Xiaohong first thought of borrowing from her daughter-in-law, but her daughter-in-law frowned and said "No" and locked the door. Wang Songbai didn't dare to say a word. He went back to his mother-in-law's house for the New Year and had just been scolded by several brothers-in-law. Hu Xiaohong was so angry that she had no choice but to come out and borrow from the villagers.
Now she regrets finding herself a daughter-in-law with a powerful family background. She can no longer control her before her family even helps.
The key point is that his son doesn't stand on his side. When his daughter-in-law glares at him, he dares not say a word.
well.
Qu Ting stayed at Tian Cai's place until dark before returning. By then, Li Guangxia had already left. Her mother was cooking in the kitchen, so Qu Ting went over to help light the fire.
I vividly described to her mother how Hu Xiaohong went to borrow clothes from Tian Cai. "After she tried them on, I took Tian Cai's clothes and carefully checked them to make sure they were not stretched out."
After hearing this, Qu Tingniang suddenly realized, "That person might have come to our house after leaving Doctor Tian. She borrowed the thin cotton-padded jacket you made before the New Year."
When Qu Ting heard this, she immediately became anxious, "How could you lend her that dress? I haven't even worn it twice!"
"You kid, just borrow it. You can't wear it now," Qu Tingniang looked at her strangely, not understanding why she was so unwilling. The two little girls used to play together a lot. "Besides, I'll only wear it tomorrow morning and return it to you in the afternoon. Why are you so unreasonable?"
Qu Ting returned to the house angrily.
In the end, Tian Cai didn't wash the pair of cotton shoes. She planned to wear them for a few more days until the snow on the ground melted away and she would no longer need to wear these thick cotton shoes.
Two days later, Qu Ting ran to Tian Cai with an angry face and complained, "That's my new cotton-padded jacket. I couldn't bear to wear it myself, so my mother lent it to her. Now my right shoulder has been torn. I'm so heartbroken. Besides, cotton-padded jackets are not like shirts. If you wash them too many times, they will lose their warmth. But I feel uncomfortable if I don't wash them..."
The fabric for this dress was leftover from the supply and marketing cooperative, but the size was not enough for one piece of clothing. However, Qu Ting liked it very much and insisted on buying it. She would rather make the cotton-padded jacket a little thinner, and referring to Tian Cai's opinion, added some contrasting fabric to the collar, cuffs and hem.
The finished product turned out to be unexpectedly beautiful. Qu Ting was reluctant to wear it since she made it, but her mother lent it to someone else, and what's more, it was worn out. You can imagine how angry she was.
Her mother also knew that she was in the wrong. Li Guangxia was in the yard at the time, so she felt embarrassed to refuse the loan. Later, she promised to buy a pound of pork fat and boiled fat residue to comfort Qu Ting's wounded heart.
So Tian Cai got it naturally.
Tian Cai was too embarrassed to eat more, so he pinched two pieces and stopped eating. "One day I'm going to go over and learn how to make this from my aunt. I never get tired of eating it!"
"You can learn it, but I can't. I always get it wrong."
Tian Cai went into the house while Qu Ting was washing her hands, cut some of the green onions and leeks planted in the wooden box, and asked Qu Ting to take them back when she left.
She doesn't want to owe others anything, and neighborhood relationships are based on give and take.
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