Maybe it was because the yard was big, Li Niang knocked on the door for a long time but no one came out, so her mother-in-law asked her to knock on the door, and she knocked so hard that her hands turned red.
I was a bit stunned when I saw my neighbor's wife coming out. She seemed quite different from the last time we met. Her skin was smoother, her complexion was whiter, and she was taller. She looked really beautiful.
Liu stared at the new oil-paper umbrella in her hand, which was painted with a vivid picture of a Jiangnan beauty. She was still using the old umbrella she bought last year, which had no pattern on it at all...
Jiang Yue looked at the two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in a daze, somewhat puzzled, "What are you doing here?"
Li Niang lowered her head, while Liu smiled and said, "We had some misunderstandings before. After all, we will be neighbors for decades to come, so we wanted to come and apologize to you. It was our fault."
"Yeah." Jiang Yue responded without emotion.
Liu paused for a moment and continued, "Your courtyard wall is so high, we still don't know what's going on inside the house..."
The gate faced a stone wall, blocking the view from outside. Liu was halfway through her words when she tried to squeeze through the door.
Usually at this time, a considerate person would invite the person in to sit down, but the other person just stood there motionless, looking at her with a half-smile.
"Just tell me what you want to say. Don't beat around the bush. It's very annoying."
Liu felt a little embarrassed and held the umbrella tighter.
But the disappointing daughter-in-law just stood there blankly without saying a word, so she had to do it.
"We heard you were slaughtering pigs over there. Could you sell some to us? We haven't bought meat for half a month. My son..."
She frowned, looking worried.
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