Chapter 67: Preparing for the Celebration Banquet
Don't think online shopping is easy, there's a lot of tricks to go to. If you don't look carefully, it's easy to fall into the trap of sellers.
Yun Yao can't go to the wholesale market by herself now, she can only get the goods from the Internet, so she naturally has to be selective.
First screen out a few local stores with high reputation, and then take out the same goods in them to compare, compare prices, services, and buyer reviews, and look at everything carefully.
It took an hour for Yun Yao to choose a rhinestone trinkets store. The things inside are of good quality and cheap, and the key is that the owner also promises to return and exchange the goods casually.
I picked a few dozen of those below 5 yuan, picked some more for 5-10 yuan, and bought a few slightly more high-end ones, and asked the seller to pack them separately, and Yun Yao paid and waited for the receipt.
Well, finally nothing to do. Yun Yao stretched and just wanted to rest for a while, only to suddenly realize that it seemed a little strange outside today.
In the past, when she came back in the carriage, there would always be a few people who stuck their heads out to see, what happened today? Why is it so quiet? Even Aunt Osmanthus, who lives next door, didn't come.
Yun Yao thought about it for a while, and left the rental house and returned to her small courtyard. It was silent, and there was no sound at all. No one spoke, no one fought, not even the voice of the little girl.
What's going on? Yun Yao opened the middle door and looked over there, but there was no half-figure.
Have we all gone to build waterwheels?
Yun Yao couldn't sit still. She sorted out the things she had brought back, took out the food and the gifts she brought to Qingqing Xia He, put away the other things for the time being, and then got up and walked to the river.
Unlike the deserted village, the riverside is a different lively scene. The villagers, men and women, young and old, gathered on the riverbank, and there was a burst of laughter from afar.
Yun Yao was far away when she heard the sound of rushing water, the waterwheel that had only begun to take shape yesterday was already running at this time, and the bucket made of bamboo tubes brought up a tube of water from under the surface of the river, and poured it out downwards during the turn, flowing into a bamboo sink that was erected high.
The sink is also made of a big bamboo split into two according to Yun Yao's proposal, the waterwheel is high on the other side, and the river bank is low, and the water flowing out of the bucket is directly sent to the shore, and the water is flowing down in a hurry.
The water fell to the ground, splashing the old high mud spots, but the villagers didn't mind at all, and only held hands and cheered, and some people dug the canal with shovels.
I don't know who saw Yun Yao from afar, and immediately cheered: "Xiaoyun is here!" ”
"Xiaoyun is here! Xiaoyun is coming! The villagers' voices became louder and louder, setting off a heat wave, which made Yun Yao's face red.
Ergouzi hasn't come out much in the past few days because of his broken arm, and when he saw Yun Yao at first glance, he immediately ran over happily.
"Xiaoyun, you're amazing! Now I don't have to carry water to water the ground! ”
"Hehe, then you have to work hard, and when your arms are well raised, you will have more land, and don't let the old lady of the family suffer with you." Yun Yao patted him on the shoulder encouragingly, and the second dog was happy again.
When Da Niu and Li Xin saw her coming, they also hurriedly put down the tools in their hands and walked over.
Before Da Niu could speak, Li Xin laughed first: "Xiaoyun, come and see!" This watermill really doesn't need manpower to hit the water! Now everyone can grow a few acres of land, and they will never go hungry again! ”
Yun Yao was infected by him, and she also clapped her hands happily and smiled: "Great! I didn't expect everyone to move so fast, and this waterwheel is also sturdy, I think it can be used for many years! ”
"Isn't it!" Li Xin was so happy that he didn't give the big cow a chance to speak, and hurriedly said: "In the past few days, we have rushed to plant a few more acres of buckwheat, and then we will build a big waterwheel when we are free, and we can grow more corn next season." I think that when the time comes, we will be able to sell the grain in our village if we can't eat it! ”
Da Niu was intercepted by his father several times, he simply stopped talking, and just stood aside and watched Yun Yao smile innocently, his eyes full of happiness and pride.
This waterwheel was made by Xiaoyun with him, and he worked hard for a few days, and he was finally able to help everyone.
Seeing that the big guys were all surrounding Yun Yao, Aunt Osmanthus was not happy. In fact, she doesn't have any grudges against Yun Yao, it's just that people always say bad things about Yun Yao in front of her, and her ears are soft, and she is really dissatisfied with Yun Yao.
"Alright, let's dig a ditch. Otherwise, the water will all run away in vain. She pretended to be kind to remind her, but deliberately stood between Da Niu and Yun Yao.
"Okay, dig a ditch! Dig a main ditch today, and dig tomorrow every man in his land. As soon as Li Xin waved his hand, everyone took action.
Yun Yao saw that she was doing physical work again, and she couldn't intervene, so she simply looked around the crowd, and when she saw Xia He and Qingqing standing together, she also hurriedly walked over.
"Xiaoyun, come on!" Before she could say that she had brought them a gift, Xia He hurriedly pulled her aside, "Look! After saying that, she still pouted at the other side.
What to see? Yun Yao followed her eyes and saw a woman standing next to Da Niu. The woman wore a silver-red brocade skirt, which stood out even more among the grizzled village husbands and peasant women.
"See, her dress!" Although Xia He's voice was low, his tone was very angry.
"See, it's pretty good." Yun Yao recognized it at a glance, it was the material she gave to Aunt Osmanthus, and now it was worn on Qiu Yue, it seemed that Aunt Osmanthus had chosen her to be her eldest daughter-in-law.
It's good that she doesn't have to come to herself all the time. It's a pity that the big cow, such a handsome guy, is going to be ruined by this senior world-weary face.
Yun Yao sighed twice, but Xia He pinched her arm.
"Ouch, why are you pinching me!" Yun Yao was startled and immediately screamed.
Qingqing saw them fooling around on the side, and hurriedly pulled the two away, Xia He pointed at Yun Yao with hatred and said, "You can still laugh!" You say, did you give her that material? ”
"Why am I giving her food for no reason?" Yun Yao was shocked by her brain hole, "I won't accept it if she gives it to me, and I will still send her materials?" I gave it to Aunt Osmanthus, who knew that she changed hands and gave it away? ”
"It's good if not." Xia He snorted coldly, "If you also send her the materials, I will never want your things again, and I won't talk to you!" ”
Qingqing heard that she didn't say anything, so she had to look at Yun Yao apologetically, and saw that she didn't look angry at all, so she was relieved.
Yun Yao regarded her as Tang Peipei's stand-in in the Great Wilderness, how could she be angry for such a sentence, and hurriedly coaxed her: "Why did she provoke you?" Make you hate her so much? ”
She said that she was wearing the material given by Brother Da Niu, and it was spread that the whole village knew about it! You say she's not annoying! Xia He was angry, pointed at Qiu Yue and said, "Look at her, I'm going to pester Brother Niu again now!" ”
Xia He, you are so concerned about the affairs of Da Niu, it shouldn't be that you want to marry your Da Niu brother, right? Yun Yao glanced at her gossipily, and immediately laughed.
It is said that they are not blood relatives within three generations, and it is absolutely no problem to become married, do you want to fulfill them?
Yun Yao was deserting, and was pulled by Qingqing: "The village chief called you." ”
Yun Yao looked up, and sure enough, she saw Li Xin waving to her, and hurriedly walked over. "Uncle, is there something wrong?"
"Xiaoyun, a few of us discussed it just now, and I didn't warm your room when you moved, and I didn't want to go away. No, the waterwheel has also been built, why don't we catch a few fish tomorrow, and then call the big cows and them to go into the mountains to hunt some pheasants and hares, what do we have to eat, and we will go to my house together tomorrow night to get together, what do you think? ”
Hearing Li Xin say this, and then looking at the grateful eyes of the surrounding villagers, Yun Yao knew that she couldn't shirk it this time, so she had to nod and agree: "Okay, it just so happens that I still have some good things there, I'll go and tidy it up, and I'll make it tomorrow for everyone to eat." ”
"I'm going to dig wild vegetables!" "I'm going to dig bamboo shoots!" "I'm going to pick mushrooms!" Several women also responded, and Yun Yao thanked them all, but she didn't see Qiu Yue's resentful eyes flashing.
She didn't see it, but Xia He and Qingqing looked at it squarely, and Xia He was even more angry now.
She walked over and grabbed Yun Yao: "Let's go, go to my house, I have something to show you!" ”
"See what?" Yun Yao just asked, and was dragged away by her.
Seeing the three of them from a distance, Da Niu grinned and lowered his head to dig a ditch. Qiu Yue thought that Da Niu was smiling at her, but she stuck even tighter.
Xia He pulled the two of her to Qingqing's house, opened Qingqing's door, and pointed to the three dresses side by side on the kang.
"Look, we're not better than hers?!"
Yun Yao took a closer look, ouch, this dress is really exquisitely designed. All three are azure tops with pink skirts, but the width of the sleeves is different, the neckline, trim, and skirt are also different, each with its own ingenuity, each with its own characteristics.
"Oh my sister, you did it?!" Yun Yao was shocked to death. This style is no worse than what she saw in the Cloud Cutting Pavilion.
Seeing her exaggerated appearance, Xia He suddenly smiled proudly: "I discussed with Qingqing what I did, how about it, it's better than Qiuyue's!" ”
"That's, that's, much better than her dress." Yun Yao nodded hurriedly.
Qingqing picked out the most delicate one in the middle and handed it to Yun Yao: "This is yours, you try." It's a pity that I only have cotton thread here, and it doesn't match such a good brocade, otherwise I would embroider it on you, and it would be even better. ”
This is the first time someone has made a custom dress for her. Yun Yao happily tried on the new dress, and said to Qingqing: "Wait until I go there, I brought a silk handkerchief for each of you, and I also bought a lot of embroidered silk threads." ”
Xia He was immediately happy when he heard what she said, and hurriedly helped her tie the belt, and said with a rough gesture: "Go quickly, get it early, we will embroider today." Tomorrow night, the three of us will wear new clothes together, and make sure that Qiu Yue is so angry that she vomits blood! ”
Poof~Haha! This girl is so cute, and the people who offend her are miserable.
Yun Yao suddenly looked forward to tomorrow's dinner.