Hearing her mother say this, Li Yan thought to herself, it seems that I bought too little. I will have to buy more cotton next time I go to town. This thing is hard currency. If I buy it in winter, it may be more expensive.
Speaking of clothes, Lin took out the clothes she had made for Li Xiaomei a few days ago and handed them to her: "Aunt, tomorrow is a festival, and I happened to make you a coat. Try it on and I'll see if there's anything that needs to be modified."
Li Xiaomei took the clothes, feeling a little overwhelmed. At this moment, she had mixed feelings.
Lin patted her little sister's shoulder and whispered, "Try it now. We are all family, no need to be polite!"
Li Xiaomei put on the new clothes. Since moving into the Li family, her complexion has noticeably brightened. Wearing these new clothes, she looks much more energetic. Lin smiled and said, "The size mother gave you is just right. I don't think it needs altering. It fits perfectly!"
Li Yan nodded in agreement.
The three of them packed up their things, and Lin pointed to a bag of snacks on the table and said, "You'll take them to your grandparents later!"
Li Yan took the cakes and some loose change from her home and went to the next door.
Li Yan walked in and saw Old Man Li sitting under the eaves smoking a pipe. She walked over and said, "Master, I've exchanged the silver back. Please help me deliver the money to the villagers later!"
Mr. Li stood up and took the money from his granddaughter's hand: "How do you get the money back?"
Li Yan: "Here are six taels of silver in copper coins. Originally we agreed to charge by kilogram, one cent for one kilogram, but we didn't have enough money at home at that time, so we only charged ten cents a day." After saying that, she handed the record to Mr. Li.
Mr. Li couldn't understand the words on it either. He took the account book and said, "I'll go find the clan leader. It was the clan leader who came forward to help this person. He must be informed of the supplementary payment now!"
Then he turned to Wu and said, "Cook a few more dishes tonight and invite the clan leader to dinner!" After that, he left with the account book in one hand and the purse in the other.
Li Yan handed the cakes in her hand to Wu: "Grandma, these are the cakes I bought today. I gave some to you to try."
Wu grumbled, but she was genuinely pleased. She took Li Yan's cake and gave a piece to each of the three children playing in the yard. She wrapped the rest in oil paper and brought it into the house.
The three children were delighted to have a snack.
My aunt was watching from the side and was furious. How come these good things had nothing to do with her?
He yelled at his daughter who was eating cakes, "You damn girl, all you do is eat all day long. Don't you see the animals howling with hunger? Go and cut grass for my pigs!"
Daya was frightened by her mother's sudden outburst. She quickly picked up the basket and went out.
The uncle glared at his wife and said, "Why do you take your anger out on the child all day long?"
Li Yan chased her cousin out of the house and brought her to her door. "Sister, I haven't paid you back yet," she said, taking out a tael of silver and giving it to Daya.
Daya was so scared that she retracted her hands and waved them repeatedly to refuse.
Li Yan stuffed the money into Daya's hand and said, "Sister, how can a girl like us live without money? Just think of it as your dowry. Keep it quickly! If you don't accept it, I won't ask you to do anything for me in the future!"
Daya accepted Li Yan's money with red eyes.
Over there, Master Li found the Li clan leader and explained the matter of the back pay to him: "At that time, we settled the bill with them at ten cents a day. Just the day before yesterday, his uncle came back with some silver and asked us to pay the villagers according to the weight."
After hearing this, Chief Li, who was originally sitting, immediately stood up and said, "This is good news. Come on, I'll take you to do it right away."
After saying this, the two old men took their money bags and went to pay the twenty villagers their wages.
The villagers were overjoyed to receive the silver money again. They received two or three hundred coins in wages for nothing. It was like pie in the sky. They all thanked the Li family for their kindness.
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