Chapter 56 Wang Dani was furious.
After leaving the village, Liu Ye and Wang Dani set off on the main road to the town. There were many pedestrians on the road, all dressed in tattered clothes, clearly from the surrounding villages. Liu Ye remained silent the whole way, while Wang Dani talked incessantly, asking questions and spitting as she spoke.
After a long preamble, Wang Dani finally got to the point: "Liu Ye, I heard you're engaged to Bai Zilin. When did you two get engaged? Don't get me wrong, I'm just asking out of curiosity..."
Liu Ye thought to herself, "I knew you weren't holding back. Look, it's only been a short while and you've already revealed your true colors. Since you're curious, I'll make one up for you: 'Brother Bai and I are from the same village. We were betrothed when we were kids. Later, his family died, and so did mine, so we came out together to escape famine.'"
Suddenly she became very curious: had Village Chief Zhao and the others come to Xiancheng? If they had, they must have settled down here, right?
Liu Ye was right. Village Chief Zhao and his group arrived in Xiancheng three days later than them and have now settled down in Sandaohe Village. The house that the village allocated to Village Chief Zhao and his group is similar to the dilapidated house she lives in now.
Each of them received five taels of silver and 50 catties of mixed grains from the government. Old Liu's family had many members, so they received quite a lot of silver and were busy renovating their house.
Wang Dani felt disgusted and contemptuous after hearing Liu Ye's words. So she was a jinx, bringing death to her own family, while she lived a carefree life and was even going to marry Brother Bai. Brother Bai was definitely not a jinx; the deaths of his family members must have been caused by her!
Wang Dani curled her lips and said with feigned sympathy, "Oh dear, Liu Ye, you're so pitiful. It turns out your whole family is dead. I never imagined your life was more bitter than bitter melon. Sigh, you're so pitiful. No wonder you're always disheveled. It turns out you don't have a mother to teach you how to take care of yourself. Look at me, I have a mother and family, so I'm always clean and tidy."
"But Liu Ye, don't be sad. From now on, I'll be your best friend. We'll get along well. Starting tomorrow, I'll come to your house and teach you how to dress up. I'm good at needlework, so I can teach you embroidery. I'm also a good cook, so I can teach you how to cook."
Liu Ye smiled but didn't say anything. There's no such thing as a free lunch. Wang Dani is trying to get close to her, probably to get close to Brother Bai and steal her boyfriend. With her little tricks, she doesn't even deserve to put on an act in front of her. She's lived two lives, she can see right through her. She can tell what kind of shit Liu Ye is going to do just by looking at her.
Seeing that Liu Ye didn't respond, Wang Dani turned her gaze to Liu Ye's clothes. The light blue dress was made of pure cotton without any patches, and it looked nice, with lace trim on the cuffs and collar. Unlike her own clothes, which were full of patches, made of the cheapest coarse cotton, and made by her mother herself, they were ugly.
Wang Dani suppressed the jealousy churning inside her and said sourly, "Liu Ye, did Brother Bai buy you your clothes? They're so beautiful. Brother Bai is so good to you. By the way, Brother Bai, you must have made a lot of money from selling the wild deer, right? How much did you get?"
Liu Ye thought to herself, "Why should I tell you? You're such a busybody. Are you a member of the busybody association?" She replied, "I don't know. I'm not married to Brother Bai yet, so I'm too embarrassed to ask. Brother Bai doesn't like talkative people either."
After hearing this, Wang Dani's eyes lit up. So Brother Bai didn't like talkative people. Then she would keep quiet in front of him and be a quiet, ladylike woman. Brother Bai would definitely like her. She was a hundred times better than Liu Ye in terms of figure and appearance. Once Brother Bai was captivated by her, she would make him break off his engagement with Liu Ye and marry her. Then she would be the one living in the nice house and wearing the nice clothes.
Wang Dani glared at Liu Ye with a smug look, then shut her mouth and didn't say anything more. When she arrived in town, she was startled by everything she saw. When she saw a jewelry stall, she would go to the stall to touch this and look at that, lingering there for a while without buying anything. The owner was so angry that he cursed her behind her back, but she was thick-skinned and pretended not to hear.
Liu Ye shook her head speechlessly and went into the grain store next door. Wang Dani quickly followed her in: "Liu Ye, what are you doing in the grain store? Didn't the government give you grain?"
Liu Ye thought to herself, "What's it to you?" She looked at the waiter and said, "Waiter, give me two catties of rice and two catties of flour."
The waiter smiled and replied, "Alright, please wait a moment."
She hadn't originally planned to buy anything; she was going to just take it from her spatial storage. But since Wang Dani had come along, she figured she'd just buy a token amount.
When Wang Dani heard that she wanted to buy rice and flour, her eyes widened in shock. Good heavens, was she crazy? Rice and flour are so expensive! Did she have a mouth? No, she must be spending Brother Bai's money, otherwise she wouldn't be wasting money like this. You little hussy!
No, the money she spent belonged to Brother Bai, and Brother Bai's money would be hers in the future. She couldn't let her waste her money to fill her gluttonous hole. Thinking of this, Wang Dani pulled Liu Ye over and whispered in her ear, "Liu Ye, rice and flour are so expensive. We can't just spend our money recklessly. You should buy some grains. Grains are more economical and filling. Besides, Brother Bai doesn't earn money easily. You have to know how to manage your money."
Liu Ye rolled her eyes at Wang Dani, her eyes hidden beneath her hair, and went to the counter to settle the bill: "How much?"
The waiter placed two small bags of rice and flour into Liu Ye's basket: "That'll cost 260 coins in total."
Liu Ye took out her money pouch from her bosom, paid 260 coins, and turned to leave the grain store, intending to go to the market on the back street. Today happened to be the Xiangshan Town market day, and maybe there would be meat for sale. She was craving dumplings and also wanted to eat braised pork. To make braised pork, you have to add sugar. She would check if there was any sugar for sale and buy some more. She also needed to buy peppercorns and star anise.
Wang Dani followed closely behind Liu Ye, taking one step at a time, afraid of losing her. Her round face was drooping, angry that Liu Ye wouldn't listen to her and insisted on buying rice and flour. 260 coins! That's enough for her to buy ten sets of clothes, enough for their family to live on for half a year. What a spendthrift girl!
Soon the two arrived at the market. The market sold everything imaginable, but anything related to food was expensive; everything else was quite cheap. Liu Ye bought a packet of Sichuan peppercorns and star anise, and spent 500 coins on a pound of rock sugar. Wang Dani was both angry and heartbroken, and couldn't help but mutter:
"Willow Leaf, why are you buying rock candy? There are no children in the family, it's such a waste of money!"
Liu Ye deliberately said, trying to annoy people, "I'll eat! Brother Bai said I can buy whatever I like and whatever I want to eat. He told me to spend his money however I want. If you see a butcher, just let me know. I'm craving dumplings, and I want to buy meat to make dumplings."
Wang Dani was furious when she heard this, her face contorted with jealousy. "You slut, you want to eat dumplings? Why don't you go eat shit!"
"Brother Bai is so good to you, I'm so envious!"
Liu Ye caught a glimpse of Wang Dani's face turning purple with anger, and she felt a surge of joy and satisfaction. "Jealous, aren't you? I'll make you furious and teach you to keep spouting nonsense!"
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