hotmtlnovel Chapter 55: All the children in the village cried with greed
Chapter 55: All the children in the village cried with greed
"Grandma, that was the dowry I bought for my sisters. The bright red material is for making wedding dresses, and you won't be using it, right?" Jiang Youzhen was very surprised.
Everyone laughed in silence, and the old lady's face suddenly darkened.
Jiang Youzhen then took out a large piece of indigo-colored fine cotton fabric and said, "This is what I prepared for you and Grandpa. Take it back."
In fact, this piece of material was half-sold and half-given away by the shopkeeper after Jiang Youzhen bought so many things from the embroidery shop.
Because the material was unevenly dyed, it was left in the warehouse and later had many holes bitten by rats.
Therefore, only the surface layer of this cloth is good. When you open it, there are holes of irregular sizes all over the inside, and it cannot be used to make clothes at all.
But it was fine cotton cloth after all, and if you put the pieces together you could make a pillowcase. Jiang Youzhen happened to come across it, so he got a bargain, but it only cost him eight cents.
The old lady took a look and saw that it was made of fine cotton cloth, and there was no apparent problem with it from the outside, so she took it with a cold face, but her eyes were still on the backpack.
The good things in there should be distributed by myself, but now I can't even see them.
"Erlang is still filial." Everyone praised.
"What about your fourth aunt? I took such good care of you before we split up. You can't be so heartless!"
"That's right. In previous years, when Fourth Aunt and Fourth Uncle were chewing pig's trotters in the house, they were willing to let me smell it and even let me see it!
Otherwise, I am an ignorant person who doesn’t know how to recognize a pig’s trotter.”
Jiang Youzhen thought about it, and just then Erya and the others passed by carrying baskets on their backs. Jiang Youzhen picked up the pork elbow and opened it.
Although the greasy pork elbow was cold, the color of the fat meat was still very tempting.
"Aunt Four! The pig's trotter is gone, but I do have a pig's elbow. I'll let you smell it now."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Mrs. Luo was so angry that her face turned green.
"Mom! I want to eat meat!"
Suddenly, a loud howl was heard, followed by the other kids who were drooling with envy.
"Mom, I want to eat meat too. I want to eat juicy pork elbows."
"What are you going to eat? What a waste! Can we afford pork elbows? Can't we buy some more flour with that money?"
A slap landed on the child, followed by a heart-wrenching cry.
Why does it feel like there's something behind this? Jiang Youzhen touched his head.
"No! I want to eat meat!"
Then the sounds of stir-fried bamboo shoots and meat and crying and screaming were heard one after another, and the women's scolding was particularly obvious.
Jiang Youzhen was so scared that he quickly shrank his neck, feeling a little embarrassed that he had acted too much today.
Without paying any more attention to Luo, Jiang Youzhen hurriedly bowed to everyone and said, "It's cold, please go away! Thank you for your concern, and be careful on your way back."
Anyway, they are just nice words that don't cost any money, so there's no harm in saying a few.
When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but admire Jiang Youzhen even more.
"No wonder he is appreciated by the rich family. He is good at talking and behaves well."
"With this ability, your future will definitely be good. Jiang Erlang is thirteen this year, right? We can get married now!"
Some of those who are quick-witted have already set their sights on Jiang Youzhen.
This made Shen very worried. She didn't dare to find a wife for her son!
If it really was a son, she would naturally be overjoyed now and would have already asked someone to help her find a matchmaker for him.
Jiang Youzhen hurriedly thanked the servant who sent them back and asked him to come in for a meal before leaving, but the servant said he had to go back and report in a hurry.
So Jiang Youzhen gave the other person a bag of date paste cake. The boy smiled and drove away in the carriage.
Jiang Youzhen breathed a sigh of relief after carrying his things back into the house and blocking out the outside view.
"Erlang, don't show off your wealth. With so many good things in front of everyone's eyes, there must be many people in the village who will be jealous. I'm afraid they will make trouble behind your back."
Jiang Fugui has always been used to keeping a low profile, or it can be said that he has always been used to being unknown.
Jiang Youzhen's behavior today made him feel very uncomfortable and unsafe.
"Dad! We make money now, eat well and dress well every day, which will always attract people's attention. If we show a little, it will help everyone get used to it sooner."
Jiang Youzhen thinks this has to be a gradual process. "If we cook meat at home, the fragrance will spread ten miles away and people will always find it."
This made the whole family laugh, and San Ya said cheerfully, "Last night my mother cooked braised pork, and the aroma went straight into my nose.
You don’t know, Fourth Aunt from the upper room came here many times, and even the arrogant eldest aunt came to take a look around twice.”
"Humph! Fourth Aunt is really shameless. She asked for it directly. When we refused, it was the eldest aunt who came to mock us.
Later, the eldest aunt had some shame, and seeing that we still wouldn’t give it to her, she felt embarrassed to ask for it again, so she moved the old lady out.”
Si Ya was a little resentful, and it made me feel sad when I talked about this.
"Mother couldn't resist, so she brought a bowl over. We didn't even taste it! So we went upstairs and ate a bowl, and our mouths were full of oil."
When Si Ya thought of the bowl of braised pork, she felt so heartbroken.
Jiang Youzhen didn't know that such a big fuss would arise just over a piece of braised pork. If his family cooked meat frequently in the future, they would always ask for it, which was very annoying.
It seems that the house needs to be built as soon as possible. Jiang Youzhen really doesn't want to live with these people.
I thought about the vacant land near the foot of the mountain, which was also close to the village head's house, so I went to ask the village head in the afternoon.
"Mom! Dad and the others are back today, can we eat the braised pork now?"
Si Ya was mainly angry because she hadn’t had her meal yet and the annoying Fourth Aunt and the others had eaten first.
"Why don't you eat the braised pork you made?" Jiang Fugui felt a little distressed.
In fact, he understood it after thinking about it. It must be because they didn’t come back last night, so the family didn’t want to eat it.
"It's the first proper meat meal at home, so of course the whole family has to sit together and eat it." Si Ya's face was full of smiles.
"You're still serious? You're the only one who's greedy." Shen patted Si Ya's arm. This girl was a foodie just like the old girl.
Erya was very silent because her attention was attracted by the bright red brocade.
"Second sister, this should be enough to make wedding dresses for you and third sister."
Jiang Youzhen noticed this, so he took out the material and said with a smile.
"Oh my! Why do you keep talking about marriage all day long?" San Ya's face turned red as she complained.
Girls are shy, but Shen has actually been looking for a partner for her two daughters.
"Is this material really brocade? This is the first time I've seen it, and I'm afraid it'll be scratched because my hands are clumsy."
Shen didn't dare to touch it. She asked happily, "How much? It's expensive, right?"
"It's not very expensive, just eight taels of silver."
Jiang Youzhen had never been to a silk shop, but he heard from the owner of the embroidery shop that those complicated materials had many names.
For example, Kesi and Yunjin are expensive! One piece costs dozens of taels. This one has some dark patterns, and the process is not that complicated.
"How much? Eight taels? You spendthrift." Shen exclaimed.
The three sisters were also shocked by this number. They really couldn't imagine that a piece of cloth could be sold for eight taels of silver.
"Are you stupid? Buying such expensive material?" San Ya said with some heartache.