"You wicked mother-in-law! You're living the high life at the Zhu family's house, while you instigate me and your son to fight. Are you hoping your son won't have a wife?!"
Cuiya entered the yard, grumbling and cursing, carrying a broom.
When she saw the fabrics laid out in the yard, her eyes immediately lit up.
"You old hag, you don't deserve to wear such fine fabrics! You're practically half-buried in the ground, isn't wearing these a waste? You have such nice things and you don't even send them home. You don't care about me and your son now, let's see who will take care of you in your old age!"
As Cuiya spoke, she threw the broom on the ground and rushed forward to grab the fabrics. But when she turned around, she saw the jade headdress and her eyes widened in surprise.
"Oh dear, you old woman, you really know how to swindle money. This Master Zhu can buy you such an expensive headdress without you even saying a word. You work in the fields all day long, isn't it a waste for you to wear these?"
As Cuiya spoke, she put down the cloth she was holding and picked up the jade headdress, about to put it on her head. Seeing this, Aunt Lin rushed over to stop her.
"Cuiya, stop messing around! These things don't belong to me!"
When Cuiya saw that Aunt Lin dared to snatch things from her, she immediately turned hostile.
"You heartless bastard! When you lived in my house, you ate my food and wore my clothes. Now that you've secretly run off to live a good life, you've forgotten all about us. These things are in your yard. If they're not yours, whose are they? Don't try to fool me."
As she spoke, she snatched the item back from Aunt Lin's hand. Aunt Lin, being elderly, was no match for Cuiya. She lost her balance and fell to the ground, crying out in pain.
"Oh dear, oh dear, Lao Zhu, come out quickly, my back is killing me."
Zhu, who was inside studying the pills, heard Aunt Lin calling him and rushed out in three steps.
"Oh dear, what happened to you? Let me help you get up slowly. Come inside and lie down. I'll check if you've broken any bones in a bit."
As he spoke, the skilled healer Zhu went to help Aunt Lin up.
Upon seeing this, Cuiya suddenly spat on the ground.
"Pah! Shameless! So what if you lost your balance and tripped? What are you pretending for? Do you think you've become made of paper just because you married into this family, and can't be touched at all!"
After saying that, Cuiya picked up the jade headdress and headed towards the courtyard exit, but Jiang Yuwei immediately stepped in front of her, coldly looking at her and saying:
"I'll count to three, and you'd better put my things back, or I'll show you what it means to be made of paper!"
Then Jiang Yuwei slowly began to speak:
"1, 2..."
Before Jiang Yuwei could finish counting, Cuiya immediately slunk down the items and threw them hard on the table. Then, she turned to Jiang Yuwei and said through gritted teeth:
"You just wait!"
After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.
Jiang Yuwei carried the silver and jade jewelry into the house and, taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, put them all into her spatial storage. These things would be too conspicuous if left outside. As for the fabric, she planned to distribute it among everyone, giving each family one bolt of cloth so they could keep it to make their own clothes, and then she would put the rest into her spatial storage.
Jiang Yuwei opened the door and first called Ning Wan and Ning Zhao out.
"Wan'er, Zhao'er, this is some cloth that I just got today. Each of you can choose a piece with your favorite pattern, and I'll make you new clothes later."
Ning Wan was delighted to hear this and immediately began selecting fabrics from the pile in front of her.
"Mom, this one is pretty, and that one is pretty too. I want them all."
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei smiled and patted Ning Wan's head.
"Wan'er, be good. Choose the one you want the most. When we get to the capital, I'll buy you the most fashionable fabric there to make you a dress."
Hearing this, Ning Wan could only pout and reluctantly say:
"Okay, Mom, I want the orange one with the little flower pattern. That one is the prettiest."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and nodded, then carried the cloth back into the house and stored it in her spatial storage.
When Jiang Yuwei came out, Ning Zhao had already selected a piece of light green fabric with a dark pattern, which was very suitable for his age. She would make him a few clothes later, which would be perfect for him to wear when he went to the academy in the capital.
Jiang Yuwei took it upon herself to choose a dark blue fabric for Ning Huaizhi and a pinkish-purple fabric that shimmered in the sunlight for herself, storing them all in her spatial storage.
She picked out a dark red fabric for Aunt Lin. Jiang Yuwei had noticed that Aunt Lin's eyes were fixed on this fabric when they were in the yard.
In fact, Jiang Yuwei also noticed that Aunt Lin wanted to wear a red dress when she got married. However, she felt that since she was marrying the skilled healer Zhu for the second time, she was afraid that people would gossip if she chose a red wedding dress and wore it out.
Now, Jiang Yuwei took the initiative to choose this dark red fabric with chrysanthemum patterns for Aunt Lin to make a dress. Even if Aunt Lin is of an age, she will not look out of place wearing it.
Afterwards, Jiang Yuwei picked out a piece of grayish-white fabric and gave it to the skilled Zhu. Then, Jiang Yuwei called over Liu Shi, Aunt Zhou, Ning Qiu, and Ning Daya and asked the four of them to come and choose a piece of cloth.
Aunt Zhou was initially unwilling to take advantage of Jiang Yuwei, but Jiang Yuwei said that these were all allocated, one bolt for each family, and everyone had to take some. Only then did Aunt Zhou bring Ning Qiu and Ning Daya to the Miaoshou Zhu Courtyard to select fabrics.
Liu chose a piece of dark purple fabric, a color that she and Gou Dan could both use to make clothes.
Aunt Zhou chose a piece of dark green fabric. She couldn't bear to use this fabric to make clothes, so she kept it for later, hoping to exchange it for money or give it away.
Ning Qiu chose a pink fabric, while Ning Daya chose a black fabric. The two agreed that the pink fabric would be used to make two separate outfits for Ning Qiu and Daya, with each keeping one set.
This black fabric was reserved for Ningwu and Tiezhu, the two brothers, to make a set of clothes to show off their status.
After Jiang Yuwei saw that everything had been distributed and saw Aunt Zhou and the others off, she and Liu Shi hurriedly started making dinner, as it was very hot outside.
Jiang Yuwei made hand-pulled noodles, rinsed them in cold water, and then made a sauce for zha jiang mian (noodles with minced meat sauce), so everyone could eat them cooler.
Fearing there wouldn't be enough noodles, Liu washed all the corn that Lin Xiang had brought that day and cooked it in a pot. Soon, the courtyard was filled with the fragrant aroma of corn.
Jiang Yuwei made another cold dish and called everyone out to eat. After a hearty meal, everyone went back to their rooms to sleep.
No sooner had everyone fallen asleep than a man jumped into the courtyard of Miracle Healer Zhu, followed by a second one. Then, a girl's voice could be heard outside the door asking in a low voice:
"Big brother, second brother, how are they? They're all asleep, right? Go to the side room, all those things are in the east wing!"
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