novelraw Chapter 185 No one visits the temple without a reason
Chapter 185 No one visits the temple without a reason
Zhao Xiulan thought Yang Wuni was still living in Liao Zhi's house.
Without even looking at the kang (a heated brick bed), he put the egg basket on the ground and kept muttering to himself.
"Aunt Xiulan, what... what are you doing?" Zhang Changyao looked at Zhao Xiulan with a pounding heart.
"Oh no, Zhang Changyao, a weasel has come to our house to pay New Year's respects to the chickens."
"You better keep a close eye on our chicks, lest that old weasel steal them." Liao Zhi whispered to Zhang Changyao.
"Changyao, you don't understand postpartum care. Women can't eat salted eggs during postpartum care."
Your father and I haven't given Wu Ni anything, and we feel bad about that. Where is Wu Ni?
Zhao Xiulan glanced around the kang (a heated brick bed) but didn't see Yang Wuni.
"Aunt Xiulan, Wu Ni is in that room. She'll be out of confinement soon. Take the eggs back to my dad and you two can eat them!"
Zhang Changyao felt a chill in his heart. Zhao Xiulan never came to his door without a reason, and the consequences of asking her for something were unpredictable.
"Changyao, do you still hold a grudge against your father? He was too harsh, and he knows he was wrong."
It's not that I'm afraid to come myself; I'm the one who brought you and Wu Ni eggs.
"I'm not talking to you anymore, I need to go to Wu Ni's room to see my eldest grandson."
Zhao Xiulan picked up the egg basket, swayed her hips, and went to find Yang Wuni.
"Wu Ni, look at these eggs. I had a hard time buying them."
Women still need to eat eggs after their postpartum period; they can't suddenly start eating a diet devoid of oil and water.
Zhao Xiulan put the eggs on the ground and went over to tease the child with a shameless grin.
"Aunt Xiulan, I don't like eggs, you can take them back!"
If you and my dad just visit my house less often, it'll be better than sending me any supplements.
"You two old folks shouldn't keep coveting our things; I'll be content."
Yang Wuni didn't even lift her eyelids; she had no intention of paying any attention to this old woman.
"Wu Ni, you silly child, you can sell the eggs even if you don't eat them."
Do you think you can stop your dad and me from coming to your house to cause trouble for you just because you don't want the eggs?
"Take what you're entitled to, and be resilient; you won't lose out."
Zhao Xiulan winked at Yang Wuni and taught her with a mischievous smile.
"Yes! Aunt Xiulan, you're right, we shouldn't refuse it."
Yang Wuni also agreed with Zhao Xiulan, so she stopped being polite to her.
"Wu Ni, hasn't your father said when he'll be coming to your house?"
Zhao Xiulan sat on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) with one leg turned to the side, wanting to inquire about Yang Deming.
"I don't want him to come. He just causes trouble. I can't even manage to deal with him for a day."
Yang Wuni smoothed out the scraps of cloth on the kang (a heated brick bed), next to which lay the clothes she had just finished altering for Xiao Wenda.
"Wu Ni, where are you from?"
Zhao Xiulan gripped the kang mat with her fingers, staring nervously at Yang Wuni.
"Ganggang Village." Yang Wuni answered Zhao Xiulan without hesitation.
"Is Ganggang Village far? Who did your father live with?" Zhao Xiulan asked again.
"Ganggang Village...it's...very far away, not this place right in front of us...it's a very, very far place..."
Yang Wuni slapped her forehead and realized that the situation was the same, so she started lying.
"Wu Ni, isn't this Ganggang Village over there? How come Chang Yao brought you back so quickly?"
Ah? Ah! Aunt Xiulan, you mean my sister-in-law's house? My sister-in-law's house is in Ganggang Village.
My father no longer lives with my sister-in-law; he now lives with my second brother.
In big cities, it takes two days and one night by train to get there.
Yang Wuni finally arranged for her father to be placed in a place that would immediately extinguish Zhao Xiulan's hopes.
"We can't go to big cities. I heard they look down on us old farmers."
Wu Ni, when will your father come back from your second brother's house to your sister-in-law's house, or to your house? Please tell Aunt Xiulan.
He was dragged away by Changyao like a drunkard, and I felt terrible.
He left without knowing what I was thinking, and I wanted to have a chat with him.
Zhao Xiulan lowered her eyelids, and two tears slid down her cheeks.
"Yes! Aunt Xiulan, don't worry, as soon as I know my father is coming back, I'll have Zhang Changyao tell you."
Yang Wuni pretended to sympathize with Zhao Xiulan and patted her leg to comfort her.
Zhao Xiulan lowered her head and pondered for a while, then went home feeling bored.
"Wu Ni, what brings Zhao Xiulan to our house?"
Yang Deshan, who had brought back firewood and put the rice into the pot, asked Zhang Changyao to start the fire, and then took some time to ask Yang Wuni.
"Uncle, it seems that Zhao Xiulan wants to find out where my father lives."
I told her that my father was staying at my second brother's house, and only then did she leave.
Yang Wuni continued smoothing her scraps of cloth, glanced at Yang Deshan, and answered him.
"Wu Ni, your little brain works really fast."
If you tell her where your dad is, I reckon this girl will have to go find your dad.
"If Wang Fengxian and Zhao Xiulan were to fight over your father, that would be quite a show!" Yang Deshan said gloatingly.
"Uncle, Wu Ni, I'm going to the countryside tomorrow morning to haul bricks for people. I'll get paid one cent per brick."
Zhang Changyao rummaged through a pile of junk on the ground, trying to find something inside.
"What time are you leaving? How many days can you work?" Yang Wuni stopped what she was doing and asked with concern.
Miao Yu told me she could work until spring, but I reckon she won't be able to.
Everyone has a few relatives or friends. They're not busy these days, and if there's money to be made, who wouldn't take the opportunity?
Wu Ni, Yu Xiu bought this for you. She even set the wedding date for when you finish your postpartum period, because she was worried you wouldn't be able to attend.
Zhang Changyao took a red and blue checkered headscarf from his shirt pocket and placed it on Yang Wuni's lap.
"Zhang Changyao, this is new. Why do you want someone else's new stuff?"
What do we have at home to repay such a huge favor?
Yang Wuni touched the new headscarf, folding it repeatedly with a mixture of admiration and reluctance.
"Put money in what? To buy things? I'll go earn money tomorrow."
"I'll give it all to you when I get back. You can buy whatever you want for Yuxiu."
Zhang Changyao pulled out two iron bars, each about the thickness of a little finger, and carried them to the blacksmith's forge.
The blacksmith, Liu Dachahu, was pulling the bellows with one hand and supporting himself on the ground with the other.
He stuck out his buttocks, lowered his head, and looked at the embers under the stove.
Hearing footsteps, he turned around and glanced back, but ignored Zhang Changyao.
"Make a brick holder for the large teapot."
Zhang Changyao threw the two iron bars at Liu Dachahu's feet.
"Throw it in the stove, do it yourself. I'm busy, I don't have time." Liu Da Chahu still didn't look up.
"Big teapot, I'm in a hurry. This time I won't give you a discount, pay up."
Zhang Changyao kicked the two steel bars on the ground under Liu Dachahu's feet.
"Okay, Brother Changyao, don't try to fool me. I'll believe anyone else who can give me money, but I don't believe you can give me money."
Your dad made a pair of hoe-shaped pants that I asked for five years before he finally gave them to me.
"I'd rather lie down and wait a while than waste my energy running around like that. It's not worth getting angry, and it's not even worth the effort."
After fixing the fire in the stove, Liu Dacha stood up and glanced at Zhang Changyao.
"Here you go, big teapot, fifty cents, is that alright?"
Zhang Changyao took five paper tickets out of his pocket and placed them on the cutting board next to the stove.