Actually, Liu Yingying originally wanted to give her a gold bracelet, but since this was in the countryside, it would be too conspicuous, so she changed it to silver.
But even though it was made of silver, it still cost her a full two taels of silver!
"Yingying, no! This is too valuable, I can't accept it!" Jiang Suyu refused to take the bracelet and tried to push the basket back.
Her hands were held down by Liu Yingying; "Sister Jiang, we are already sworn sisters. This is just a small token of my appreciation from a younger sister to her older sister. Are you really going to refuse it?"
“I…” Jiang Suyu hesitated.
Liu Yingying continued, "I'm also a widow with several children to support. In the future, I'll inevitably need Xue Ye's help in some situations. Are you going to be so heartless as to refuse me then?"
"No, no, no! Yingying, you've misunderstood. That's not what I meant, I..."
Jiang Suyu was really anxious. She was afraid that Liu Yingying would misunderstand her, but she was not good with words and could not explain herself clearly.
"Pfft..." Liu Yingying looked at her with a reproachful smile.
Immediately, Jiang Suyu smiled and said, "Alright, then I'll accept this generous gift from you!"
Liu Yingying stayed at the Jiang family's house for a while longer before getting up and going home.
Tomorrow is the day the village will hold a banquet. Although people have been arranged in advance to take care of all aspects, Liu Yingying still got up and washed before dawn.
Pushing open the door, the entire courtyard was already brightly lit, with all the village aunties, grandmas, and young wives coming to help.
The kitchen was packed with people, and she couldn't get in at all.
Lu Sufeng came out, pulled her aside, and said with a very ingratiating smile, "Sister-in-law, you don't need to get up so early. We're enough to take care of everything here. You should go back and get some more sleep!"
Liu Yingying shook her head; "No, since I'm already up, let me do something..."
But there was nowhere to find her "workstation" in the entire courtyard.
Just then, Jiang Suyu also entered the room carrying a bunch of things.
Liu Yingying didn't ask what she was holding, but instead called out directly, "Sister Jiang, I need your help!"
Half an hour later.
In the backyard of the Zhu family, in the only remaining small open space, a simple stove was built with stones.
Jiang Suyu took the only pot she had at home, placed it on the stove, and lit a fire underneath, with water boiling inside.
She asked, puzzled, "Yingying, what exactly are you trying to do?"
You'll find out soon enough!
Liu Yingying smiled mysteriously and bent down to lift the lid of the wooden bucket she had just taken from the room.
This is filled with all the raw materials used to make milk tea.
Of course, the tea, sugar, crushed peanuts, candied dates, raisins, hawthorn slices, etc., were all bought from the county town.
Items like taro balls, sago pudding, and grass jelly, which don't exist in this world, can be redeemed from the in-game store.
To avoid suspicion, she first hid the items in a wooden barrel in the room, and then took them out.
When asked, I always say I bought it from the city, and that it's a new way of eating it, a specialty of merchants from the Western Regions...
Almost all the villagers of Taoyuan Village came today, so several pots of milk tea were brewed.
Finally, at sunrise, the required amount of milk tea was made.
Jiang Suyu didn't know how to make milk tea, so she could only help out as much as possible. Seeing that she had finally finished, she quickly offered her some words of encouragement.
"Alright, Yingying, why don't you go back to your room and get some more sleep?"
"Don't worry, I've got my eyes on things outside!"
She was afraid that Liu Yingying would overwork herself every day and exhaust herself.
"Liu Niang, we're back!"
Outside, Zhao Di, Hui Yun, and Lin Cuicui ran over.
They weren't idle either; after getting up, they went to the river with Shi Sanmei and the other women to wash vegetables, and only just returned.
Seeing that their trouser legs were wet, Liu Yingying was worried that they would catch a cold, so she urged them, "Quickly, go back and change your clothes. You'll get sick if you wear these."
"Okay, we'll go change in a bit!" This time, the children surprisingly didn't disagree with her, but instead pushed her towards the room.
"But Liu Niang, you've been working hard lately. We'll look after things here today, so you should go back and get some more sleep!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Yingying laughed out loud, feeling both helpless and touched.
Since it's these children's way of showing filial piety, she can't refuse to appreciate it, can she?
And she must be really tired to have gotten up so early today.
Back in my room, I lay on the bed and soon drifted off to sleep.
But I had a very terrifying nightmare!
The sun, moon, and stars were not visible in the sky; instead, dark clouds covered the sky, and countless crows circled below the clouds.
This atmosphere made Liu Yingying feel oppressed.
Then she saw Lord Shen dressed as a death row inmate, his hands tied behind his back as he knelt on the execution platform.
The burly executioner raised his blade and brought it down, and Lord Shen's handsome head rolled right to her feet.
He died with his eyes wide open in disbelief!
"Lord Shen!"
Liu Yingying exclaimed in surprise and sat up abruptly from the bed.
It was already broad daylight outside, and more and more people were arriving, creating a noisy scene. So no one heard her shouts from earlier.
"It was just a dream! It scared me to death!" She breathed a deep sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
However, this dream is indeed an ominous one!
Just then, Lin Cuicui's voice came from outside: "Aunt Liu, are you awake? The village chief is looking for you!"
"Okay, I'll be right out!" Liu Yingying replied, completely casting aside the ominous dream she had just had, and went out after putting on a coat.
The village chief stood outside the courtyard and waved to her; "Xiao Liu, come here, I have something to tell you."
"What is it, Uncle Wang?"
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