After Xi Yanqing delivered the dowry, the Luo family should keep him drinking, but the ox cart was borrowed to go up the mountain to cut wood, so Xi Yanqing would go up the mountain with Luo Tian after the people who came to join in the fun had left. Han Yang also planned to go with them. It just so happened that their family also wanted to get some new chopsticks and a chair for the children. Besides, the more people there were, the better.
Luo Fei wanted to follow, but he had his own business to do. Li Yuehua arranged a good job for him.
It stands to reason that Xi Yanqing should have sent the cloth together with the dowry. In this way, the quilt has been made by the married party, and then it will be put into the dowry and pulled back to the groom's house together. Both parties should do everything. It's done, and it looks good. But at that time, Xi Yanqing and Luo Ji had too many things, so they didn't buy any fabrics. What should I do? Li Yuehua planned to take advantage of the fact that the head of the family was busy outside, and took the child to do it by herself. It wasn't a gentleman's business, so she didn't plan to count on Luo Tian. So before Luo Tian pulled the ox cart and left, Li Yuehua said, "I'll take Erbao to the town today and come back with some cloth. The quilt hasn't been made yet, so I need to make it quickly."
"It's done." Luo Tian would naturally not object to such a thing, "Go early and return early, be careful on the road."
"I didn't do it thoughtfully, and it caused trouble for Auntie." Xi Yanqing happened to be there, and he really felt that what he did was inappropriate. It's better to hire someone to help deliver the fabrics after buying the fabric that day, it's better than delaying things if you can't find time.
"Hey, what's the trouble with this. You're a big boy, and there's no one to help you, you've done a good job. Don't worry, Auntie doesn't mean anything. Besides, have you done your wedding dress? Haven't you done it yet? Hurry up on this matter." Li Yuehua said, "Yanqing, come in and ask Erbao to measure you."
"Did he do it for me?" Xi Yanqing was a little surprised.
"That's right? What's wrong with this? My Erbao people are a bit lazy, but they are very good at sewing. It's not that my aunt is bragging. There are not many of us who are as good as Erbao's craftsmanship. "Li Yuehua suddenly shouted, "Er Bao, come out with a ruler!"
"I know mother!" Good guy, give a big job as soon as you give it, make a wedding dress for Xi Yanqing! Luckily, he just wanted to practice acupuncture, otherwise he wouldn't do it!
"Hey, there's a labor fee." Luo Fei said bluntly.
"You brat!" Li Yuehua just heard, "Crack!" and slapped Luo Fei's back, "What kind of handmade money did you receive! That's your man and you still ask him for money? "
"Oh mother, why are you imitating my father! Can you tap lightly next time?"
"I think this is too light!"
"Heh, he's joking with me, auntie, it's okay, and besides, I can't let him suffer in vain." Xi Yanqing said that he really took out the money, and it was still a tael of silver. He handed the money to Luo Fei, "It should be enough to buy fabrics and cotton. For the rest, you can buy whatever you like."
"This, are you sure?" Luo Fei was a little confused. A tael of silver! He will no longer think that one tael of silver is very little. After all, it has nothing to do with civilians if it is a few hundred taels or tens of thousands of taels on TV. For him now, a tael of silver is equivalent to several months of living expenses, a lot.
"You are my fiancée. We will officially marry in less than half a month. I will give you the money." Xi Yanqing didn't frown when he said this, it was very natural, as if he I've always thought so.
Luo Fei was unable to refute, looking at Xi Yanqing's smiling brows, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He looked away: "Then I'm welcome."
Originally, I wanted to add a sentence, "I'll pay you back when I make money back", but because there was someone next to me, I didn't dare to say it.
Li Yuehua packed two dry rations, one for Luo Tian and the other for herself. She also instructed Luo Ru and Luo Yi to take a good look at the house, and by the way, made dinner so that they could eat ready-made when they got home, and then took Luo Fei out.
"Luo Fei! Wait a minute!" Xi Yanqing suddenly stopped Luo Fei who was about to leave the gate.
"Why?" Luo Fei stopped at the door.
Xi Yanqing entered the kitchen and came out again, but Luo Fei found nothing unusual. But the man raised his hand and quickly wiped his face.
"Hey! What are you doing?!" Luo Fei felt as if something had smeared on his face.
"Pfft! Brother Xi, you can't let go of my second brother like that." Luo Ru said, "Second brother, Brother Xi stained your face and you don't look so good, but it's safe to go to town like this. Who let you It looks so good."
"That's right, I just got hired, and I haven't married you yet. If I'm kidnapped and run away, wouldn't I be at a loss?" Xi Yanqing said and returned the small purse he had collected earlier to Luo Fei. "Bring this one too, in case..."
"Fuck you!" Luo Fei hurriedly grabbed the head and glared at Xi Yanqing with red ears, "Mother, hurry up and hurry up! If you don't leave, it will be too late!"
"Yes, yes, then let's go, you all should be careful when you go up the mountain." Li Yuehua was led by Luo Fei and almost trotted out of the village.
Xi Yanqing watched from behind and couldn't help laughing.
"Tsk, let's go, kid Xi, if you don't go, I think your soul will be hooked to the town by Er Bao, how can you go up the mountain with us to cut wood?" Luo Tian patted Xi Yanqing on the shoulder, "Let's go. ."
"It's really as sweet as honey when the wedding is approaching. But it's okay, brother understands!" Han Yang smiled and got on the ox cart to rush up.
Luo Fei and Li Yuehua definitely didn't walk as fast as Luo Ji and Xiyan. After all, their legs were still there, and the distance was not too close, so the two had to walk to the town around noon. However, for Luo Fei, the hardest part of this journey is not the distance, but the content of his mother's constant insistence. Why do you have to be more polite to Xiyan in the future? How can you talk to your husband like that? And in the future, after you get married, you can't be lazy anymore. You should wash your clothes well, cook your meals well, and wipe your tables well. The couple live a life, one inside and the other outside, and they have to be busy inside and out, so that their small life will be more prosperous.
Hearing Luo Fei's head all the way!
But Li Yuehua still seemed to say that she wasn't enough: "You, you are spoiled by your parents. But you have to remember what your mother said? You can't be like a child in the future. Also, divorce and get married. There are still some days, besides making clothes for Yanqing, you will learn the cooking skills from Sanbao. According to me, you and Sanbao should mix well, so that both of them can do needlework and can cook well. Why did one person take up one?"
"Oh mother, how can people be perfect? It's enough to have one." Luo Fei waved his hand, "Don't talk about it, you can help me see if this cloth is good."
"It's okay to be a quilt. Boss, how do you sell this cloth?"
"A foot or a piece? Ninety cents a piece, nine cents a foot," the shopkeeper said. "If you make a quilt, it's worth the price."
"It's cheaper, we want two."
"Yeah, uncle, let's be cheaper." Luo Fei had never been able to bargain before, but now he was forced to become a miser by reality. The key is really poor! It’s rare to have a coin or two in hand to spend soon!
Here, a piece of cloth is four feet long, which is more than 13 meters. Two pieces of cloth should be able to make six quilts. The quilts here are all single-person quilts, and there are few double-sized ones, because the cloth surface is not as wide as modern ones, and some are rare. Luo Fei is now thinking about making two quilts, then two quilt covers and a mattress. In this way, the two pieces of cloth should be used almost, because the mattress cannot be used separately, which is unlucky, and the two pieces of cloth have to be put together. It is estimated that he can't do it secretly, because these must be done before getting married.
"Eighty-eight and one horses, it can't be less." The boss said.
"Oh, it's only two cents cheaper. If it's cheaper, eighty-five cents is fine. Boss, look at eighty-five cents. If it's successful, I'll take three."
"Ah? Mother, can't use so much?" Three pieces of cloth! Eighty-five cents a piece, two plus one would cost more than a hundred cents, and three pieces would cost more than two hundred cents. A tael of silver is only a thousand wen in total. I will buy Xi Yanqing's clothes later, is there any left? ! By the way, this cloth is too expensive! Even if Yuqing's cotton production is low, it can't be so pitiful, a cow is only five taels!
"It's useful! You can buy two of them yourself, even if it's included in Yanqing's betrothal gift, a mother will buy one to make up your dowry."
"Oh!" This can be! Luo Fei felt that it was unkind to pick on her parents' family, but the dowry of a piece of cloth was not too much.
In the end, Li Yuehua finally talked down the price and bought three pieces of cloth for 255 cents. Luo Fei spent another ten cents to buy some big cloth heads. If these cloth heads are combined into a whole piece, the area will be almost a zhang of cloth. What makes Luo Fei most happy is that there are all kinds of materials in it, not only cotton cloth, but also a small piece of satin, which can be made by hand. Anyway, he bought these because he wanted to make some household items, such as pillowcases or something. Large pieces of Brie are estimated to be impossible. It is also good to practice embroidery craftsmanship.
Li Yuehua knew that he liked these things, and didn't care about him. Ten pennies are spent.
The girls went around and bought cotton and cloth for Xi Yanqing to make clothes. Luo Fei also went to a few embroidery workshops to have a look. I don't know if it's because the place is too small or what, the things in the embroidery workshop don't look very good. Luo Fei felt that the ones he hadn't embroidered for a long time were better than those. No wonder Li Yuehua said he was good at craftsmanship. No matter whether it's the original owner or him, the truth is that it's not bad.
Li Yuehua carried fabric, Luo Fei carried cotton. Seeing that Li Yuehua was too heavy, Luo Fei hurriedly put the fabric on his shoulders: "Mother, let me do it. The cotton is lighter, you carry this."
In fact, Li Yuehua's strength is not smaller than Luo Fei, it should be said that she is stronger than Luo Fei. But at this time the child's mind still matters. Besides, as she said before, she can't be spoiled.
Luo Fei just carried the cloth and returned to Huaping Village all the way. As for the rest of the money, he didn't spend a penny. Originally, I wanted to buy some candied fruit when I saw it, but when I saw the amount of money in my hand, I didn't care. Xi Yanqing's family has some money anyway, but he really doesn't have a penny. In modern times, he has never been short of money, and his mother or grandma would always ask him before he was short of money, and would never let him stop spending. But now it's good, I can't bear to buy a candied fruit.
No way, money has become a habit, and without money, there is no sense of security, so he has to endure it and can't spend it.
He had endured all the way, and he was about to endure mental illness. Fortunately, there was meat waiting for him at home, which became the greatest comfort.
Luo Ru's sewing skills are inversely proportional to his cooking skills. As soon as Luo Fei entered the door, the smell was fragrant. Luo Ru not only steamed the steamed buns and boiled the porridge, but also made a big bowl of braised pork. At the end of the meat, he added a large amount of soaked dried beans, which relieved the fat and still tasted.
Luo Fei felt that if he had another bowl of white rice at this time, he would be completely complete today, but there was definitely no rice. That's all for the New Year's Eve.
Luo Tian and Xi Yanqing hadn't returned yet, so Luo Fei could only take a few bites in the kitchen. Don't say he is greedy, even Luo Yi and Luo Ru are greedy, after all, they can't eat meat a few times throughout the year.
"Mother, how many more chickens will we raise this year?" Luo Yi asked with his fingers crossed.
"Success." Li Yuehua said happily, "This year, let's raise a few more." In fact, in the past, there have been no fewer raises, but more than half of them have been sold to subsidize households.
"Mother, tell me when you buy chickens this year, and I'll buy them too." It is estimated that he should have moved to Xi Yanqing's place at that time, and the Luo family will raise them here. It is best to keep some ducks and big white geese.
"Second brother, aren't you the most troublesome to feed these? It's troublesome to feed." Luo Yi said with some surprise.
"Brother Xi to feed you!" He was in charge of watching, and Xi Yanqing was in charge of feeding.
"What should I feed?" Xi Yanqing just came back and asked Luo Fei.
"Hey the chickens, it's warmer and I want to buy chickens to raise." Luo Fei said, "Is that okay?" To live with each other, after all, it's the Xi family, so it's better to ask Xi Yanqing.
"Of course, my house is yours, what can't you do?" Xi Yanqing patted the dust on her clothes, "This house is so fragrant."
"That's right, I'm making braised pork!" Luo Ru said proudly, "I borrowed the light from Brother Xi and the second brother, haha."
"Didn't you say logging? Where's the wood?" Luo Fei didn't look at the wood.
"Some were thrown into the river, and some were shipped directly to me. Han Yang also shipped some." After Xi Yanqing finished speaking, he still felt that his body was too dirty, "Er Treasure, can you fetch me some water? I'll wash it. ."
"Okay." Luo Fei went out with Xi Yanqing and fetched him some water, "Why did you throw the wood into the river?"
"Degreasing and removing insects, after soaking and drying in the shade to make furniture, it will be more durable and not easy to deform. But it's too long to wait a few years now, so let's make some simple furniture first, and then wait..." Xi Yanqing Looking left and right, and seeing that no light bulbs came out, he continued to say to Luo Fei, "Wait until the conditions are better before changing."
"I hope that one day." Luo Fei helped Xi Yanqing water, "Hey, that, I will help you buy clothes today, and I will give you a measuring ruler in a while." Earlier, his mother asked him to measure the ruler, and he mentioned manual work. The fee was diverted, and I didn't measure it. His mother said that he would have to be judged tomorrow, and it had to be done before getting married, otherwise he would be punished for sweeping chicken manure every day.
"Okay, wait until I finish washing and then measure." Xi Yanqing's face was a little tired, but he was always smiling.
Luo Fei watched from the side, and suddenly admired this man. Until now, he still dreams about his past life from time to time, but Xi Yanqing seems to have adapted to it long ago. This man lives in a small earthen house by himself, the house is cleaned very well, he cooks his own food, and does his own laundry. It seems that nothing is difficult for him, except that he can't patch.
"Hey, you really don't want to go back at all?" Luo Fei asked mysteriously. Seeing that Xiyan had cleaned his face, his father and eldest brother had also come to wash, so he went back to the house with Xiyan. He wanted to take advantage of this time to measure the size of Xiyan.
"No." Xi Yanqing looked at Luo Fei and said, "You don't know how grateful I am for this arrangement."
"Damn, Xiongtai, are you sick?!" Thank you for the arrangement from flushing the toilet to the hut? ! Or thanks for the arrangement of tap water to well water? !
"Don't be afraid if you are sick, I have found the medicine anyway." Xi Yanqing smiled, "I think you should be like me, forget about your previous life and start over, so that you may find that your current life is not bad. ."
"I'll try my best." Luo Fei measured, and suddenly stared at Xi Yanqing: "Hey, can you take a breath, you? The heat is pouring on my face!"
"No." Xi Yanqing said, "Don't look at what you measure."
Luo Fei looked down, his hips...
His hand is in front of Xi Yanqing's bird...
囧 is dead!