Xu Qianqian was now filled with regret for stopping Jiang Yuwei earlier. No, she regretted even more her decision to bring Master Xu back to the village to show off. Right now, she just wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it with Master Xu.
“Mr. Xu, you, don’t listen to her nonsense. I suddenly remembered that my parents went to my maternal grandparents’ house today. Let’s go back to town first. Next time, next time, I’ll bring you to see my parents.”
Having said that, Xu Qianqian grabbed Mr. Xu's arm and tried to leave, but Mr. Xu was already furious, and with a flick of his sleeve, he shook off Xu Qianqian's hand.
"I can go back by myself. As for you? You can stay in your Ningjia Village!"
Seeing that Master Xu seemed to be serious, Xu Qianqian didn't dare to delay for a moment. She turned around and glared at Jiang Yuwei before running after Master Xu, tugging at his sleeve and begging him to forgive her.
Jiang Yuwei watched the two figures walk away and smiled:
"That old geezer runs pretty fast. Wait, Xu Qianqian called him Master Xu? As far as I know, the only wealthy family with the surname Xu in Ping'an Town is the Xu family. So who is this Master Xu?"
Jiang Yuwei felt a little strange, but she didn't want to bother thinking about Xu Qianqian's messy affairs. The further away from such a person was, the better. As long as she was involved, it was no good. Jiang Yuwei shook her head helplessly and walked towards her own courtyard.
When Jiang Yuwei got home, she found that everyone in her family had already eaten dinner. Ning Huaizhi was holding Ning Wan in the yard, looking at the stars and waiting for Jiang Yuwei to come home.
Seeing Jiang Yuwei return, Ning Wan quickly jumped off Ning Huaizhi's lap, ran and threw herself into Jiang Yuwei's arms, sweetly calling out:
"Mother, Wan'er wants to sleep with you tonight!"
Jiang Yuwei smiled and gently stroked Ning Wan's nose with a loving touch.
"Alright, alright, you stay with me tonight. I'll take you to take a bath first, and then we'll go to sleep."
Ning Huaizhi watched Jiang Yuwei carrying Ning Wan's back, a smile spreading across his face. These days are truly wonderful. Thinking of all those years he fought desperately on the battlefield, all he got in return were these scars and crippled legs. Perhaps this warm little family is God's reward to him.
next day
Jiang Yuwei got up early. Last night, she suddenly remembered that her Yuwei paper could be printed with grid paper to make practice paper. Without hesitation, Jiang Yuwei found a suitable wooden board in the yard and handed it to Ning Huaizhi.
"Huaizhi, I remember the hairpin you carved for me last time was very beautiful. I'll give you a pattern; can you carve the design onto this wooden board according to the pattern?"
Ning Huaizhi nodded:
"I'll give it a try."
Jiang Yuwei found some blueprints in the house and explained them to Ning Huaizhi. She then found a suitable piece of wood to make the handle for the printing board.
If this attempt is successful, then there will be many different types of paper that can be used in the future, and the paper can even be bound into a book.
Jiang Yuwei had just finished arranging things here and was about to make breakfast when she heard Aunt Zhou's loud voice ringing out from outside the yard:
"Yuwei, are you home yet? I brought you some freshly picked vegetables, have a taste."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and stepped forward to take the basket handed to her by Aunt Zhou:
"Aunt Zhou, you went to the garden to pick vegetables so early? Have you had breakfast yet?"
Aunt Zhou waved her hand and said:
“We’re getting old, we don’t need much sleep. We don’t have the habit of eating breakfast in our family, we only eat two meals a day. I’m not in a hurry, I’ll go home and make it later. Hey, have you heard?”
While washing the vegetables, Jiang Yuwei asked curiously:
"Oh, what is it?"
Aunt Zhou moved closer to Jiang Yuwei, found a stool, and sat down directly.
"Wasn't it Grandma Sun's funeral yesterday? I heard that Grandma Sun's sister, Granny Liu, went to her house and made a scene, demanding some dowry money. Isn't that ridiculous? How much dowry money do we country folk get when we get married? Besides, everyone in our village knows what kind of life Grandma Sun's family lived. Even if they really had dowry money, it would probably have been spent long ago."
Jiang Yuwei nodded:
“I know about this. I went to see Grandma Sun off yesterday at her funeral.”
Aunt Zhou clapped her hands and continued:
"Oh dear, that's not the main thing. You don't know, after everyone finished eating and left yesterday, that Granny Liu still wouldn't leave, insisting on finding Grandma Sun's dowry. If you ask me, even a rabbit will bite when cornered. You have no idea how much commotion she caused last night. That Liu woman, perhaps she was pushed to the limit, actually got into a fight with Granny Liu, a person who usually doesn't say a word. After all, Liu woman is decades younger than Granny Liu. If they really fought, wouldn't Liu woman have easily crushed that mere Granny Liu?"
Jiang Yuwei frowned and asked:
"So, what happened next? What happened then?"
Aunt Zhou slapped her thigh and laughed:
"Don't be hasty. Let me tell you, don't be fooled by Liu's quiet and reserved demeanor. She's actually quite ruthless. I heard from the neighbors that Liu beat Granny Liu's head until it bled! When the neighbors came out to see what was happening, Granny Liu had already been thrown outside the yard by Liu. When someone called out to her, she looked up and her face was covered in blood, which scared everyone away!"
Hearing Aunt Zhou's words, Jiang Yuwei couldn't help but laugh:
"Hahaha, well done! With Liu's commotion, that Granny Liu will probably avoid Ningjia Village from now on!"
Aunt Zhou also laughed and said:
"That's for sure! I heard that Granny Liu was so scared that she ran back to Sunjia Village overnight!"
After saying that, Aunt Zhou got up, put the stool back in its place, picked up her own vegetable basket, and said to Jiang Yuwei:
"Yuwei, you're busy, I'll go back and cook first."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and saw Aunt Zhou off before going back to clean up the food.
After the family finished eating, Ning Wan went out to cut pig feed, Ning Daya went to the paper mill in the back to help with the work, and Jiang Yuwei also went to the backyard.
"Ning Wu, how much of this paper is still missing?"
Ning Wu glanced at the pre-order form and checked the quantity again before speaking:
"Sister Yuwei, I just checked it, and all the papers on the order form are ready."
Jiang Yuwei nodded and said:
"Ningwu, first make all the gold powder I brought back. Daya, go to that flower field today and pick more flowers to dry. Make sure there are always flowers drying on the drying rack. You've worked hard these past few days. Once the Liu family's affairs are finished, you can come and help out."
After saying that, Jiang Yuwei looked at Tiezhu, who was still boiling pulp, and said:
"Tiezhu, make more Yuwei paper these days. I need to take some out and turn it into practice paper. I don't know how well it will turn out. Just make more to keep on hand. By the way, do you have enough paper mulberry bark from the recent harvest?"
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