Volume 1 The Road to Fortune [027] Who is excessive
Isn't this Qiao Ting's mother? Tian Xiuhua greeted the woman who was walking over with a smile.
The person who came was Zhang Qiaoting's mother, Zhang Li, that is, Aunt Zhang.
Aunt Zhang smiled and asked Tian Xiuhua: Where are you going?
Go to the field to deliver food to my family Fugui and Qin Cheng. Tian Xiuhua lifted the small basket in her hand, her face was a little depressed, since Qin Shuang started to work for her own family affairs, she stopped picking and quitting, the Qin family's housework was pushed to her, these days she has to help the field again, and she has to do housework, she is so tired that she is even more dissatisfied with Qin Shuang in her heart.
Qiaoting mother, where are you going?
Aunt Zhang said: Go and help Qin Shuang and them.
Help? Tian Xiuhua was surprised, what help?
Of course it's to cook for them, isn't Qin Shuang going to get married the day after tomorrow, I have to go over to prepare meals for them from today onwards, are you waiting for Brother Qin to finish delivering the meal to them? Why don't I wait for you for a while?
Tian Xiuhua was really stunned when she heard this, and then said with a smile: Qiaoting mother, you are really good at laughing, Qin Shuang and that beggar have no money to set up a banquet, and it is not a commendable good thing to marry a beggar, there is no need to set up a banquet at all, and there is nothing to help. I don't think you should run for nothing. She knew that Qin Shuang had been running back and forth in the Qin family's broken temple for the past few days, and she seemed to be very busy, but she always felt that this was what Qin Shuang deliberately pretended to be because she didn't want to work, including Qin Tian, who didn't go home to sleep for several days.
What can they be busy with? Buying so much cloth must have spent most of the ten taels of silver, and the rest of the money may not be enough to set up a banquet, and even if there is money left, can they be willing to drink the northwest wind after spending it all at once? So although I have heard that there is a lot of movement in the broken temple in the past few days, Tian Xiuhua has not taken it seriously, and the rest of the Qin family has not taken it to heart, but has thought about what Qin Shuang will do on the day of marriage without the help of their mother's family!
Aunt Zhang frowned secretly, looking at Tian Xiuhua's indescribably weird gaze, it was the first time she had seen this kind of person, even if she didn't help, she didn't let others help, how could Qin Shuang say that she was also her own niece, right? How can there be such a thing.
Dissatisfied, Aunt Zhang still smiled and said: I heard Qiaoting say that Ah Chen went up the mountain and got a lot of game back, Qin Shuang and our family Qiaoting will definitely not be able to get it, I have to go over to help, if you don't go, forget it, I'll leave first.
After Zhang Qiaoting went home, she told her mother about Ah Chen, including the fact that Ah Chen's money was handed over to Qin Shuang, and the fact that Ah Chen was actually very good-looking, and told her mother not to say it, Aunt Zhang also understood all kinds of reasons somewhat, and looked at Tian Xiuhua's virtue today, naturally she would not talk nonsense.
But just one sentence of 'got a lot of game' was enough to arouse Tian Xiuhua's idea, Tian Xiuhua looked at the back of Aunt Zhang's departure, her mind turned, and she hurriedly walked to the field, planning to go to the broken temple after delivering the meal to see what Qin Shuang and they were busy with these days.
Qin Shuang's wedding dress had already been made on this day, so when Tian Xiuhua arrived at the broken temple, Qin Shuang was also there, and he was hanging a festive red cloth in the broken temple with Ah Chen to arrange the venue.
You can still see this place after a little tidying up. As soon as Tian Xiuhua came in, she looked around as if the leader was inspecting, although she was surprised that they could really sort out the broken temple, but when she looked up and saw several quite large holes on the roof, she still sneered and disagreed. This kind of broken place is the most suitable for a girl like Qin Shuang who doesn't love her father and mother.
After turning around, Tian Xiuhua saw a table in front of the hall, with a lot of things on it, her eyes lit up, she trotted over and pulled it up, and found that in addition to some red cloth and happy words for decoration, there was actually a small bag of dried fruits on the table, so she reached out directly and unceremoniously reached out to take it, threw two pieces into her mouth, not to mention stuffing a handful into her pocket.
Zhang Qiaoting and Qin Tian posted the word "happiness" on the other side, and when they saw it, they immediately pulled down their faces.
When her mother came over just now, she said that she met Tian Xiuhua halfway, and she guessed that Tian Xiuhua would definitely come over to take a look, and she guessed correctly.
Qin Shuang hung up the red cloth and clapped her hands and walked over, Ah Chen followed closely beside her, looking at Tian Xiuhua's gaze without warmth.
Why is my aunt free to come today? All the work at home is done? Qin Shuang chuckled.
Thinking of her tiredness in the past few days, Tian Xiuhua glanced at her, but soon smiled again, and said while eating the work in her hands: You don't need to worry about family affairs, after all, marrying the Qin family has nothing to do with you.
Qin Shuang was noncommittal, she didn't care about the Qin family at all, Tian Xiuhua always emphasized that she had nothing to do with the Qin family in the future, and she was afraid that her posture of coming to the door after she got married was really unnecessary.
I came here today to see if there was anything I needed help with. Tian Xiuhua looked around, found that there was no game as Aunt Zhang said, frowned, and said: Speaking of which, didn't Qiaoting's mother say that she also came to help? Why didn't you see her?
Aunt Zhang kills chickens in the backyard.
Killing chickens? Tian Xiuhua stuffed the dried fruit in her hand into her mouth in one go, and said, "Then I'll go over and help her too." After saying that, he ignored them and ran to the backyard very quickly.
Huh! Qin Shuang! Just let her go? Maybe when you see those fat chickens, you want to go to the Qin family to get them! Zhang Qiaoting said urgently.
Qin Tian also nodded vigorously, Tian Xiuhua can definitely do this.
Ah Chen said: Those chickens were used by me to treat when I married Frostshuang, and she didn't even want to take a single chicken feather! As soon as the words fell, he pulled Qin Shuang and walked to the backyard, who knows if he didn't stare at Tian Xiuhua if he would secretly tear a chicken leg away!
The layout in the main hall was almost the same, and the four of them simply went to the backyard together.
Tian Xiuhua, who went to the backyard one step ahead of them, was stunned when she saw five or six pheasants and ducks in front of Aunt Zhang.
How are there so many! The men in the village occasionally come back from hunting game when they go up the mountain to chop firewood, but it is just a rabbit, pheasants and ducks are not so easy to catch, how can Tian Xiuhua not be surprised when he sees so much.
Aunt Zhang had just killed a chicken, and her hands were covered in blood, and when she looked back and saw Tian Xiuhua, she frowned without a trace, and then said: Didn't you say that you couldn't come.
Tian Xiuhua looked at those pheasants and ducks, and her mind immediately became agitated, rushed up, grabbed a chicken casually, touched it, and drank! This chicken is fat! And at first glance, you can tell that it is a pheasant, much larger than a domestic chicken, and the meat on its body is estimated to be one-third more than that of a domestic chicken! Two can top three chickens!
The Qin family is willing to kill a chicken during the New Year's Festival, and when she saw so many fat chickens at once, Tian Xiuhua almost drooled out.
Seeing that Tian Xiuhua just looked at it and didn't plan to help, Aunt Zhang's face was not very good-looking, and when she saw that Qin Shuang had come over, she didn't care about her anymore and continued to kill chickens.
Didn't the aunt say she was here to help? Why don't you know how to do it just by looking at it? Qin Shuang asked with her hands around her chest, her eyes looking directly at Tian Xiuhua's hands holding the pheasant.
Tian Xiuhua said: Qin Shuang, where did you come from, these pheasants and ducks!
Ah Chendao: Of course we caught it in the mountains.
So much!? Tian Xiuhua remembered the several tables she saw outside when she entered the broken temple just now, and said: When you get married, you plan to slaughter all of them?
Or what do you think?
Tian Xiuhua ignored Ah Chen, only rolled her eyes, and said: What a waste of so many chickens! Why don't I take one back and make up for Qin Cheng and your uncle, our family hasn't eaten chicken for a few days.
Zhang Qiaoting and Qin Tian glanced at each other, and sure enough, they were right. Aunt Zhang also looked at Tian Xiuhua speechlessly at this time, this is too shameless!
No way. Qin Shuang categorically refused, these were to entertain the guests who came to watch the ceremony on the day of marriage, how could you let you take them.
Why not, you have so many here, are you still missing this one! Tian Xiuhua was dissatisfied.
It's not a matter of one or two. Qin Shuangliang said: If the eldest aunt wants to eat, I can eat more when I get married, but if I want to take the chicken away, I just can't.
Zhang Qiaoting couldn't help but mutter, if you don't help, forget it, you still want to take things, as an elder, you don't know how to be ashamed, this kind of thing can be said.
What did you say! Tian Xiuhua's ears were sharp when she heard this, and she was annoyed and angry.
Aunt Zhang immediately pulled Zhang Qiaoting behind her, and also looked at Tian Xiuhua without giving in, my family Qiaoting is not very good, don't take it to heart, but Qin Shuang is right, if you want to make up for your family and Qin Cheng, come over and eat more when the time comes, why bother to take it home, isn't this a bit too much?
Tian Xiuhua stiffened her neck and said: I didn't say to take it all, where did I go too far! There are so many good things and I don't know who is too much to get some for the family!
Qin Shuangdao: I didn't prepare anything for me at home, I bought the cloth for the wedding dress myself, these chickens were hunted by me and Ah Chen on the mountain, and all the things used by Ah Chen and I were Zhang Luo, not to mention helping, I also wanted me to make new clothes for Qin Li'er with the cloth I bought, and asked me to call a few more people to let everyone say, is it me too much or you are too much?
Tian Xiuhua and Qin Li'er wanted to rob Qin Shuang's fabric, Zhang Qiaoting didn't tell Aunt Zhang, this is also the first time she has heard of it, this can be regarded as a complete understanding of Tian Xiuhua's cheekiness!
You, you didn't say let us help, and now you're complaining about us! Tian Xiuhua was looked at by Aunt Zhang's weak heart, and her voice was much lower.
Ah Chen sarcastically said: This still needs frost to speak? Don't you have a weak heart when you say this? What will you elders do besides taking advantage of her?
Qin Shuang looked at Tian Xiuhua coldly, and said: I didn't expect you to help me with anything, but I still hope that even if the eldest aunt doesn't want to help, don't always worry about my little things here, you should also know very well that Ah Chen and I have very little family background, and we can't afford you to worry about this and that for three days.
Tian Xiuhua's face was flushed by Qin Shuang's words, coupled with the piercing eyes of the others, she finally couldn't stand it and scolded angrily, 'Who is rare about you these broken things', pushed away Ah Chen who was blocking in front of her, and left in a hurry.