A Happy Wife in a Rural Family

Chapter 8: Chapter 8. Size

Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation

Gu Qingmei didn’t see any excitement in Chen Erlang. She raised her head and looked at him. Seeing his disdainful eyes, her heart sank. Brother Erlang didn’t like her gift?

“Brother Erlang, do you not like what Mei ‘er gave you?” she asked, feeling wronged.

Chen Erlang almost vomited when he saw her ghost-like face. He thought, ‘It’s not that I don’t like things; I don’t like you.’

“Dad, let’s go. We’ll be late. He turned his face away and said to father Chen.

Old father Chen nodded. He flicked the whip in his hand, and the bull ran away.

“Brother Erlang, brother Erlang” Gu Qingmei reacted and immediately chased after him. How could she outrun someone with four legs? Not long after, the ox-cart disappeared.

Gu Qingmei walked back with an aggrieved expression.

“Yo, Gu family’s big girl, what’s up? You didn’t catch up? Go straight to the town! Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, your little sister just broke off the engagement, and big sister is in a hurry to get close to him. This Chen Erlang is rare.” Zhang Qiaozui’s mouth opened and closed.

Today was the day of the fair, and Zhang Qiaozui had come out early and happened to encounter such a scene. It would be enough to satisfy her mouth addiction for a few days.

“Clever mouth, what rare thing have you encountered that you want to see so much?” Fourth aunt Tian from the village also came over and asked her.

Zhang Qiaozui pouted her lips at Gu Qingmei’s back as she ran away. ” Hey, that, she came here early in the morning to block Chen Erlang. Does she think that Chen Erlang is interested?”

Fourth aunt Tian looked at Gu Qingmei and said in disdain, “Hehe, it’s true. The atmosphere in our village is bad. All these people only know how to think about men.”

“That’s right, look after your girl.”

“You don’t have a girl?” Fourth aunt Tian replied to her unhappily. It was infuriating to talk to this kind of person. She would drag others into it for no reason. She snorted and quickly walked away.

“Bah!” Zhang Qiaozui pouted at Aunt Tian and followed after her.

Hmph! Her daughter wouldn’t want that kind of person. In the future, when her son passes the elementary scholar exam, he will help his sister pick a man she likes.

Gu Qingli led Da Shuang and Xiao Shuang on the mountain into the deep forest.

“Second sister, this place is fine. Don’t go inside.” Da Shuang stopped and called out to Gu Qingli, who was still walking in.

Gu Qingli stopped and cut open the dead leaves on the ground with her hatchet. She looked at the herbs on the earth and nodded. “Alright, I’ll tell you what to dig later.”

“Second sister,” Da Shuang said in surprise, “You only saw it once yesterday, and you already remember it?”

“That’s right, big sister’s memory is perfect.”

“Hehe, my memory isn’t that good. I only remembered a few of them after seeing them a few times yesterday.” Da Shuang touched his head in embarrassment.

“Second sister, you’ve remembered everything?” Xiao Shuang asked.

Gu Qingli pinched his face. “How can that be? Do you think I have a photographic memory? I believe there are twenty or thirty types.

Unlike the silly little brothers, I’ve known for a long time.”

The two brothers covered their small mouths and almost cried out in shock. It was infuriating to compare people with goods.

Their second sister was too much.

The two little fellows had been dealt a heavy blow. When they returned, they would remember it.

The brothers ‘behavior’ overjoyed Gu Qingli. She kissed each of them and started digging for herbs.

In the county, Xiao Yunjing carried the wild boar from the ox-cart directly into Fortune restaurant. He often came here, and the shopkeeper would not cheat him.

When old Madam Wang, who was in charge of the kitchen, saw that this big man was carrying such a giant wild boar again, she quickly made way for him and called for shopkeeper Liu.

Xiao Yunjing put down the boar, and shopkeeper Liu came.

“Oh, Brother Xiao, you’ve prepared a big one today. Hehe, it’s good that you’ve come. There are a few wealthy people who want to eat wild game today. I was just worried.”

“It’s your business,” Xiao Yunjing said with a silly smile.

“Hahaha, brother Xiao, I haven’t seen you for a few days, and your mouth has become a rich mouth. Wait a moment; I’ll weigh it for you immediately.”

“Alright,” he said.

Shopkeeper Liu quickly called for someone to weigh it. It weighed two hundred and ten catties. While sighing at Xiao Yunjing’s strength, he paid the silver.

After Xiao Yunjing took the five taels and two hundred and fifty yuan, he gave old Madam Wang ten copper coins and left.

Old Madam Wang was so happy that she was beaming with joy. Every time this big guy came, she only needed to help him call for people, and he always gave her some copper coins. She couldn’t wait for the big guy to come every day to improve their family’s life.

Xiao Yunjing left the restaurant and drove the ox-cart back to town.

He could sell things in the county as the prices were higher. If this wild boar were sold for four taels of silver in the town today, it would be one tael of silver more in the county.

One tael of silver was enough for an ordinary farmer to eat for three to four months.

He could also buy a good wedding dress for the second girl of the Gu family.

It was already afternoon when Xiao Yunjing arrived in town. He found a noodle restaurant and ordered a bowl of noodles. After eating, he went to a boutique to buy the wedding dress.

“Young master, you said you want to buy a wedding dress?” The female shopkeeper looked at a grown man buying a wedding dress and felt strange. She even repeated the question.

“I’m sure,” Xiao Yunjing nodded.

“Size,” the shopkeeper asked.

“Do you need size?” Xiao Yunjing asked, puzzled.

How could he not know? He thought that he would leave after buying the clothes.

“What else? The wedding dress is custom-made.”

“Oh.”

Xiao Yunjing understood. A wedding dress was only worn once in a lifetime and was a big deal.

“Then I’ll go back and ask before coming back tomorrow,” he said.

The shopkeeper: “Yes, but it has to be timely. It takes time to make a wedding dress. Otherwise, it won’t be good if things are delayed.”

Xiao Yunjing nodded. He left the clothing shop and went to a silver shop to buy a pair of silver hair noodles. When he returned, he had little money left.

Xiao Yunjing returned home, fastened the ox-cart, put down the silver noodles, and found Mrs. Jiang.

“Mother, why don’t you make a trip to the Gu residence and ask if Er Nizi’s clothes size?”

Mrs. Jiang was making shoes. She nodded and said, “Alright, mother also needs to ask about her shoe size.”

“Thank you, mother.”

“What are you thanking me for? You are mother’s son. Mother only wishes for you three brothers to live well in this life.” Mrs. Jiang sighed and put down the work in her hands. She took a few cakes and walked towards the Gu residence.

Mrs. Wu was sweeping the courtyard. When she saw Mrs. Jiang coming, she went forward to welcome her.

“Sister-in-law is here; please come in.”

“Is my sister-in-law busy now?” Mrs. Jiang asked.

“I’m not busy; what’s up with my in-law? Why don’t you come in and sit for a while?”

As she spoke, she even looked at Madam Hua.

Madam Hua’s eyes fell on Madam Jiang’s hand. She laughed and said, “My in-law’s mother, come in and sit for a while. Mrs. Wu, why haven’t you invited her in yet?”

“Grandma Gu, ” Mrs. Jiang said coldly. I’m just talking to my sister-in-law. I’ll leave after I’m done.”

She didn’t like the way Madam Hua was looking at her. After asking about Gu Qingli’s size, she stuffed the cakes into Mrs. Wu’s arms and left after saying they were for Er Nizi.