Chapter 33: The Storm of Alabaster
Huang Cuilan returned to the yard of her house and brought the meat into the kitchen first. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Yu Ying was beating potato skins and preparing to cook, Yu Zhenye sat on the side to help her watch the fire, and the two watched her mother take out a piece of pork from the basket.
"Mom, where did you buy meat?"
"Where can I buy it at this time, I took a few eggs and exchanged them with the Zhou family, who has pork every day. "Originally, Huang Cuilan just wanted to fry a meat dish, but this time she got back such a big piece of meat, just stew the braised pork, and let the whole family have a good meat dish.
took out a small bottle from the basket again, and Huang Cuilan handed it to Yu Ying.
"I went to Zhou's house, and they said it was for you. ā
Yu Ying didn't know why, but when she took it and saw that it was a bottle of friendship cream, she immediately understood: "Ah, it must be Sister Xiaolin who is back." ā
"Yes, I just came back today. Huang Cuilan's face was not very good-looking, "How can you let someone buy you such an expensive thing?"
Yu Zhenye also frowned, he didn't know that Yingzi and Jiang Xiaolin knew each other, and they seemed quite familiar. But no matter how good the relationship is, you shouldn't accept other people's things for no reason.
Yu Ying was not convinced: "Mom, you still say that I, you haven't accepted such a big piece of meat from others, how can our eggs be enough to exchange?"
"You dead girl, you still pay attention to me? I inherited the love of others, and when I come back, I will naturally find a way to pay it back, what about you, what do you pay?"
Yu Ying was speechless, bowed her head and said nothing.
Huang Cuilan looked at her with her head down, and she still didn't understand her hatred, so she said, "People can't be poor and short-minded, we can't ask for this thing, I don't need you to cook today, you go and return this alabaster to others."
"Mom, I won't accept it next time, but this ...... Sister Xiaolin bought it all, but she can't return it, and it's not good to go back. Yu Ying felt very sad, in her opinion, Sister Xiaolin was looking at herself as a sister like Pingping, so she wanted to buy something for herself, she really didn't want to take advantage of others.
"No, if you can't return it, you can return it to others for your own use. ā
Yu Ying pursed her mouth, holding a small bottle of alabaster, looking at her mother's insistence, her brother had no intention of helping her speak. I had to go out slowly.
Yu Zhenye followed her out of the kitchen and shouted at the door of her house, "Yingzi, come back." ā
"Brother?"
Yu Zhenye took out ten yuan to her, touched her head and said to her: "If you like something, keep it, and return the money to others, is this money enough?" If you like anything in the future, tell my brother, don't let people buy things for you,"
"Brother, I didn't ask for anything, it was the last time Ping Ping gave me her alabaster cream, Sister Xiaolin said to give me a bottle too, I also said no, but I didn't expect Sister Xiaolin to buy me a ......" Yu Ying was very aggrieved and couldn't help crying...... She likes this alabaster a lot, but she is not a person without a tutor, and no matter how much she likes it, she will not open her mouth to ask for something, why her mother just doesn't believe her.
"Okay, brother knows, but we really shouldn't accept other people's things, you still send this money to others, remember to thank others." ā
"Good. Yu Ying sobbed and said, but then remembered the reference book she had received, "Brother, Sister Xiaolin also gave me some high school review materials, should I also return them to her." ā
"You don't have to pay it back, but you have to thank them, you know?"
Only then did Yu Zhenye know that his little sister was really familiar with Jiang Xiaolin, and he didn't want his sister to lose a friend, especially a girl he also admired.
"Got it, thank you, big brother. ā
Jiang Xiaolin didn't know that a bottle of alabaster made Yu Ying cry, not to mention that this alabaster is not a valuable gift, but there is only one store in the county town that sells it, and the price is high, so everyone thinks this is as valuable as this. In fact, in big cities like provincial capitals, there are more and more expensive and better cosmetics.
She took the money and took out six yuan of change to Yu Ying.
"Okay, I'll take the money, I guess I bought it for you. But I can't overcharge, it's really four dollars a bottle. I feel embarrassed, and I scolded you. ā
"Thank you, Sister Xiaolin, you still want to bring me something. Yu Ying always felt that her behavior of repaying the money hurt the other party's heart.
"Thank you or thank your eldest brother, he really loves you very much. Jiang Xiaolin raised the ten yuan in her hand, and she was a little envious in her heart.
Yu Ying was embarrassed and blushed. As soon as she lowered her head, she happened to see the stack of books that Jiang Xiaolin had placed on the ground, and she squatted down to read them carefully under curiosity.
"If you have something you like, you can take it home and see it. Jiang Xiaolin said casually, and was afraid that Yu Ying wouldn't dare to take it, so she said, "I'll lend it to you, just return it to me after reading it." ā
"Really? That's great. Our teacher said that reading more books helps with writing. ā
Yu Ying was very excited, she hadn't read any extracurricular books since she was a child. It's really boring to be at home during the holidays, and it would be nice to have a few good books to read.
"No thanks. Jiang Xiaolin was also very happy to see that Yu Ying was so interested in reading, but her cousin and cousin did not have it at all.
Yu Ying wants to take the college entrance examination, and her writing ability is still very important. Most of the rural children are lacking in this because of their vision and experience, and reading more books is the most effective way to improve their writing ability in a short period of time.
When Yu Ying returned to her home with three books, she emphasized that Jiang Xiaolin lent them to her to read, in order to improve her writing ability. This time, Huang Cuilan didn't object again, she just found a bag of pine nuts picked on the mountain, fried them and asked her to send them to the Zhou family tomorrow.
That night, the Yu family's dinner table was naturally stormy, and everyone had a full meal of fragrant braised pork. Yu Zhenye returned after a long absence, and his parents and brothers naturally had a lot to say, and the family chatted while eating, and this meal took two hours longer than usual. It wasn't until Yu Ying began to doze off that everyone realized that it was too late, so they cleaned up the mess and washed and fell asleep.
Huang Cuilan was lying on the kang, but she couldn't fall asleep, she crutches her man with her arm.
"How?"
"When I went to last week's house today, I saw three little girls, Huihui, Pingping and Xiaolin, all of them smart and clever, and they looked good. Especially Huihui, although she is a few years younger than our family Zhenye, the child is really good, honest and diligent. I wore a new dress today, and I was really energetic and beautiful. You said why didn't I think about telling our family about Zhenye in the first place......"
"Okay, people will get married in a few days, don't talk about this, it's not like a word to spread it. ā
"Won't I just tell you this, can I still tell outsiders this?" Huang Cuilan reluctantly turned Old Man Yu again: "Jiang Xiaolin's girl, smart and beautiful, and a college student, will have to marry in the city sooner or later." I think Pingping is also a good boy, and the two members of the Zhou family are kind-hearted people, you think this is for the third child of our family......"
Yu Tielin thought about it and felt good. The old brother of the Zhou family naturally did not say that his younger brother and sister were also kind-hearted people, and the girl who taught him would definitely not be wrong. It's just that the Zhou family is doing business now, and the family conditions are getting better and better day by day, as the saying goes, when marrying low and marrying high, the Zhou family may want to find a better family for their daughter in the future.
The conditions of the family are not bad, but it is like this in a short time, and the three sons marrying daughters-in-law is also a big burden. As soon as he told his mother-in-law about his concerns, Huang Cuilan was silent.
"Also, the second child has already crossed Zhenye to get married first, and it's not good to let the third child also pass the boss, and the people in the village should say that our family is not sensible. "Mr. Yu has another concern.
The two were silent for a while, although Huang Cuilan didn't continue to speak, she had the intention of talking to Wang Xiulian in her heart, and she still wanted to hear what the Zhou family thought.