bayedsolid Chapter 57 It’s finally a holiday
Chapter 57 It’s finally a holiday
Qian Liang nodded, "Yes, but the betrothal gifts have not been collected yet, and the three turns and one ring have not been bought. Xiulan's parents will come over in a few days and I will give them the betrothal gifts. Mom came to me today, is it to help me pay the betrothal gifts? In the past, my parents paid betrothal gifts to my eldest brother and second brother, so it's impossible for me not to pay a penny when it's my turn, right? That's too unfair."
Qian Liang asked, "Mom, how much do you plan to give me as a betrothal gift? Did you discuss this before you came?"
After hearing what Qian Liang said, Qian's mother was stunned. "Haven't you already obtained the marriage certificate? Why do you still need a betrothal gift?"
"Xiulan's parents said that if the betrothal gifts are not collected, they will bring Xiulan back home in a few days. People in the city don't know that Xiulan is already married, so she can still get married when she returns." Qian Liang said hurriedly, "Mom, how much betrothal gifts do you want to give? Let me see if it's enough. If not, I will ask relatives to collect more. We can't really let Xiulan be taken back by her parents-in-law to get married again..."
Before Qian Liang finished speaking, he saw Qian's mother and everyone hurriedly leaving. Nie Xiulan curled her lips. It was true that people of the same family resemble each other. No wonder they could raise a second-rate son like this. The parents were not good people, so how could their son be a good person?
Anyway, she wouldn't stay here for long. As long as she took revenge on those people she hated, she would leave here quietly. Qian Liang didn't know where her home was anyway, so he wouldn't be able to find her by then.
Liang Zhaodi was working in the pigsty while planning in her mind how to help Xiao Gou marry Wen Xi, so that no one would be able to threaten her relationship with Lu Xiaoyun.
There are several ways, but Liang Zhaodi feels that they are not perfect enough. Wen Xi is a bit difficult to deal with. She discovered it on the night of the welcoming banquet. If she can't take Wen Xi down, there will be no better chance later, or maybe she won't even have the chance to take action.
They had to make things a done deal and confirm their relationship so that Wen Xi wouldn't even have a chance to refute.
That morning, when everyone was standing in the village office waiting for assignments, Captain Qian first gave an impassioned speech, and then said, "There is not much work left in the fields now. Let's work harder today to finish it all, so that everyone can have a day off from tomorrow and wait for the New Year."
Everyone couldn't help but cheer loudly when they heard this. Wenxi was also very happy. She didn't have to go to work anymore and could go to the waterfall every day to collect fish and shrimp nets. Otherwise, she would lose a lot of money!
In order to have a holiday on time tomorrow, everyone worked particularly hard and actively today. Everyone's face was filled with joy about having a holiday for the New Year. Some even did not go home to cook at noon, just to finish the work early. Wen Xi, Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue discussed it and decided not to go home at noon. They would go home directly after finishing their work, so that they would not have to come in the afternoon.
Wenxi gave each of them a handful of White Rabbit milk candy so that they could replenish their energy while working.
Finally, around four o'clock in the afternoon, all the work in the fields was done, and Captain Qian announced that everyone would officially have a holiday starting tomorrow.
On the way back, Song Lan, Zhou Bai and Tian Shengnan came over to discuss going to the town tomorrow. Wen Xi shook his head and refused, "You guys go, I want to take a day off tomorrow, and go the day after tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
She hasn't set up the fish and shrimp nets for a few days, so she must set them up first!
Tian Shengnan nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll go first, and then we'll go together during the last few days of the year when the market is open."
"Okay." Wen Xi agreed readily.
When only the three of them were left, Wen Xi said, "Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, if you want to go tomorrow, go with Tian Shengnan. There are five female educated youths in the educated youth point, and Tian Shengnan is the only one left. You can interact with her, but before you really get to know each other, don't make close friends and don't say anything. Do you understand?"
Shen Jiaojiao took Wen Xi's arm and said with a smile, "Xiao Xi, I still decided to go with you. I want to sleep soundly tomorrow."
When they got back to the door of their house, they saw a carpenter waiting at the gate with furniture on a wooden cart. When he saw the three of them coming back, he smiled and said, "Comrade Wen, all the furniture you want has been made. This is the last batch."
"Thank you, Uncle Zheng." Wen Xi hurriedly took the key from his neck and opened the courtyard door and the house door. Then everyone lifted the furniture off the wooden cart, carried it into the house, and placed it in the position that Wen Xi had already chosen.
Now that all the furniture is arranged, the home feels more like home.
The faces of the three little girls are full of anticipation for a better life in the future.
"I'm so hungry. I won't cook. I'll just make some noodles." Wen Xi frowned and rubbed his stomach. "Jiaojiao, Xiaoyue, you guys clean up first. I'm going to make some noodles."
In order to get off work early, I didn't come home for lunch and relied on White Rabbit milk candies to fill my stomach. After all, there were many people in the fields, and taking out a large object from my pocket in front of everyone would definitely arouse suspicion!
Cooking takes at least an hour, which is obviously too late, so Wenxi decided to cook noodle dumplings so that he could have dinner as quickly as possible.
Wenxi first lit a fire to boil water, and then began to knead the dough. After the water boiled, he scooped up the kneaded dough one spoonful at a time and slowly put it into the boiling water. After the dough lumps were shaped and would not stick together, Wenxi added cabbage and shredded radish, covered the pot, and continued to simmer.
After the noodle dumplings were cooked, Wen Xi called Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue to come for dinner. A big bowl of noodle dumplings with the original flavor of vegetables in the soup was very satisfying.
After dinner, all three of them began to sweat.
Wen Xi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "We always take a quick bath, and we don't know if we have washed thoroughly. The day after tomorrow we will take the clothes inside with us. We will set out early in the morning and go straight to the bathhouse when we get to the town. When there are not many people around, we will go in early and take a good bath."
"Okay, okay." Shen Jiaojiao agreed immediately. She had wanted to take a good bath for a long time, but the conditions were not so good in the countryside. Every time she took a bath, she would simply wipe it with a towel dipped in water. Because it was too cold, she could not take a bath for too long. But it was different in the bathhouse, as she could soak in it for a longer time.
The next morning, Wen Xi woke up on time. She did not waste time and went to the kitchen to get busy. She boiled water in one pot for washing and cooked lily oatmeal porridge in another pot.