Chapter 72 The two sisters secretly watched her
Bai Zilin naturally had no objection: "Okay, I'll come back to guard the house after I sell the game. You go and buy some more rice and flour. Let's store some before the grain prices get out of control."
Liu Ye liked that Bai Zilin wasn't stingy. When a man is stingy, it's really unbearable to look at. He's calculating about everything he eats and wears. Being stingy and being good at managing a household are two different things. There's another kind of man who's willing to spend whatever he wants on himself, but he's unwilling to spend money on his wife and children. That's disgusting. Luckily, Brother Bai isn't that kind of person. Otherwise, no matter how handsome he is, she wouldn't be interested in him.
Two more days passed in the blink of an eye. Today happened to be market day. Bai Zilin had hunted three rabbits and three pheasants early in the morning. He had hunted quite a few. He drove the oxcart to town to sell his game and then hurried back. Liu Ye then drove the oxcart to the market.
Liu Ye had no intention of actually going to the market. She had everything at home and lacked nothing except vegetables. She also needed to find some rice and flour. She drove the oxcart out of Erdaogou Village and onto a secluded path that led to the nearby mountain. She drove the oxcart to the foot of the mountain, turned it around, and went to sit under the shade of a tree until she had been there for a while.
She returned to the oxcart, waved her hand at it, and took out 150 large cabbages from her spatial storage, filling half the cart, 30 radishes, two bundles of scallions (each bundle weighing over 50 jin), half a bag of rice, half a bag of flour, a small half bag of dried chili peppers, a small half bag of garlic, and 50 wild duck eggs in a basket. All of this was prepared in advance in her spatial storage.
Okay, this is enough for her and Brother Bai to eat for a while. Wait, the big vats haven't been taken out yet. She waved her hand towards the oxcart and took out two big water vats from her space. Now the oxcart was full, and she had to drive slowly, otherwise the water vats would fall to the ground and break.
Liu Ye slowly drove the oxcart into the village. At the village entrance, gossipy women, bachelors, old men, and mean-spirited aunts and grandmothers, seeing that she had bought so many things, were filled with envy, jealousy, and resentment, and whispered among themselves.
"Oh my, look at her! She really doesn't know how to manage money. She's practically moved the whole market here! Oh my, tsk tsk tsk, she's taking advantage of him! It must be the White Hunter who gave her the money. I heard they're engaged, and she's a wife the White Hunter picked up along the way. The White Hunter lives at her house every day. Tsk tsk tsk, living together before marriage, how shameless!"
“Oh, Aunt Zhao, don’t say that. Look how pretty Liu Ye is. There’s not a single girl as beautiful as her in our village. Look at her figure, look at her face, and look at her skin. It’s so fair and tender, you could pinch water out of it. She’s as beautiful as if she stepped out of a painting. It’s so enviable. No wonder Hunter Bai is willing to spend money on her. If I were a man, I would be willing to spend money on her too. Brother Erdan, Brother Shitou, don’t you agree with what I’m saying?”
Liu Erdan and Sun Shitou were two well-known bachelors in the village. Sun Shitou nodded with drool in his mouth: "Hehehe, that's right. Third Sister-in-law is absolutely right. I don't have any money. If I did, I would definitely compete with Bai the Hunter. Liu Ye is so beautiful. She must be a rich family's daughter. No wonder she dressed like a beggar when she first came to our village. It's a pity that Bai the Hunter still got the better deal. I want to get the better deal too."
Widow Zhang, the widow who stole willow leaves with Er Gouzi, sneered with envy, "Look at your pathetic self! Can pretty faces fill your stomachs? Look at her, all fair and delicate, what can she do? Can she work in the fields? Can she wash clothes, cook, feed pigs and chickens? Humph! Don't be so happy for Bai the hunter now, he'll have his day!"
"Don't forget who cut off Wang Ergouzi's leg. That little slut is not only pretty, but also vicious. If Bai Liehu ever displeases her, she might just chop off his head while he's sleeping at night. Just wait and see!"
No one responded to Widow Zhang's words. Everyone knew perfectly well why Liu Ye cut off Wang Ergou's leg. It was because the two of them stole someone's grain. In this day and age, grain is like life itself. Stealing someone's grain is like taking their life. If they didn't cut you off, who would they cut off? If it were them, they would have cut off their own legs too!
From afar, Liu Ye saw Bai Zilin standing at the door, looking towards the village. As soon as Bai Zilin saw Liu Ye return, he quickly ran over to greet her. She took the whip from Liu Ye's hand and let him drive the oxcart. Liu Ye got off the cart and followed him.
Bai Zilin glanced back at the large vat in the car and said with concern, "Why did you buy so much stuff? You should have known I was with you."
Liu Ye said with a smile, "I didn't mean to buy so much, but I ended up buying too much. I bought enough vegetables, rice and flour for the whole winter. The cabbages can be dried in the sun to make sauerkraut, and the radishes also need to be pickled. Oh dear, I forgot to buy salt. Brother Bai, you can buy it."
“Okay, I’ll go buy it tomorrow,” Bai Zilin said with a smile.
Wang Dani hid by the door, watching the two men with jealous eyes as they drove their oxcart past her house. "Brother Bai is so good to Liu Ye," she thought. "She bought so much stuff, and Brother Bai didn't say a word. She can spend money as she pleases. When will I ever live like that? Liu Ye, you bitch! Why do you have such good fortune? Humph! As the old saying goes, 'Man proposes, God disposes.' If I don't snatch Brother Bai away, I'm not Wang Dani!"
"You little brat, what are you doing sneaking around there? Go up the mountain and dig for wild vegetables!"
Wang Dani carried a basket to the mountain to dig for vegetables. When she passed by Liu Ye's house, she saw the two of them unloading the truck, which made her so angry that she stomped her feet.
Liu Ye heard the noise and turned to look at the door. She saw Wang Dani walking past her door. Sigh, it's frustrating not to have good neighbors.
Bai Zilin stacked 150 large cabbages under the window, moved the rest of the items into the kitchen, and moved the rice and flour into Liu Ye's room. He placed two large water vats next to the well, washed them clean, and then went next door to watch the workers work.
Liu Ye took a large cabbage from under the window, planning to cook it for lunch. The cabbage would be left to dry under the window for about two days to make sauerkraut. Sauerkraut dumplings are delicious, and so are cabbage dumplings. If you add more meat, the steamed dumplings will be even more delicious.
"You big idiot!"
Liu Ye instinctively wanted to turn around, but suddenly realized something was wrong. Everyone who called her a big fool was a member of the Liu family, so she couldn't turn around. Turning around would give her away. Damn it, the voice sounded like Liu Ya. Why were they here?
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