"Girl, are you going to buy ready-made clothes for two old people? You are so filial. I have seen so many filial people like you. Most of them just pull a piece of cloth back and pull it down. Not many are willing to buy it for the old people.
It’s ready-to-wear!”
The shopkeeper was flattering. This girl is so rich. If she says a few nice words, she might buy more. After all, it's the last day of the year, and she also wants to sell more.
Xia Qiyue smiled and nodded, "Please, shopkeeper, please find two clothes suitable for the elderly!"
What a discerning person the shopkeeper is. One look at Xia Qiyue's light tone and the lukewarm expression on her face, and he knew she should look for clothes at the right price.
Not long after, when Mrs. An was looking around and finding everything that looked good, the shopkeeper came over with a royal blue jacket and skirt and a brown and black robe.
Although these two clothes were of inferior quality in the store, with no embroidery on them and were plain and simple, in the eyes of the old couple they were already top-notch clothes.
Because they have never worn this kind of coats and robes for most of their lives. Rural people wear short skirts for the convenience of working.
I bought clothes, two sets of which totaled more than 400 yuan. Xia Qiyue also bought a pair of embroidered cotton shoes for the two of them. The old couple laughed from ear to ear.
They realized that those who followed the fourth family had a much better life. Not to mention having full stomachs, they were actually wearing fine clothes worn by city people.
Xia Qiyue achieved her goal, so she didn't stay outside any longer. Although she used the old couple to frighten a family of top girls, there was no guarantee that those top girls would still bully her babies.
So, she drove home. When they got home, Liu Mei and Ge Mingyu were still chopping stuffing. Yang Qiuju helped wipe it here and there, neither daring to rest nor wanting to rest.
Seeing that Xia Qiyue was back, the three of them worked even more energetically. Xia Qiyue sent the old couple back to the room assigned to them and then returned to their own room.
Anyway, there were only things in the kitchen that she wanted Lao An to see, so she let them do the work.
After returning to the room, I took out a few meat buns for my sister and children, using the small backpack I carried when I went out. They were hot and asked them to eat them quickly.
"Mother..." Ling'er stood there hesitating and not daring to speak.
"Ling'er, be good, can you feed your brother?" Xia Qiyue knew what the child was going to say, but for a two or three-year-old child, she didn't care about taking a bite of meat buns, so she didn't let Ling'er speak.
Ling'er nodded happily, and Xia Yueyue took a bun for everyone, and the sisters Xia Qiyue also got one each, and then started eating.
The door was locked from the inside, and Xia Jiuyue would also lock it when Xia Qiyue went out. Although Ge Mingyu's son was still in the room, she did not dare to break in, just in case.
Ling'er carefully blew the buns and fed them to Brother Hei's mouth when they were colder.
The child is already at an age when he has milk and is a mother. When his sister feeds him meat buns, he eats them very happily. He has never eaten such good food and he likes it very much.
Not long after, several people finished eating the steamed buns, and Liu Mei's voice happened to be heard outside.
"Fourth brother and sister, this stuffing has been chopped, what else do you want to do?"
When Xia Qiyue heard the sound, she opened the door and went out. She signaled her sister to lock the door before taking Liu Mei back to the kitchen.
Liu Mei had a very sharp nose and had already smelled the aroma of the meat buns. She looked back frequently, but she didn't dare to go in and look for it.
Xia Qiyue didn't know, but she wasn't worried. With the old lady pressing her down, Liu Mei was a little troubled, and the old lady designated for punishment. This was what she wanted to see most.
Xia Qiyue entered the kitchen and saw that the three sisters-in-law had already chopped the stuffing and squeezed out the water from the vegetable stuffing.
"Chop the onions and flowers, and I'll make the stuffing!" She didn't worry about letting these three people and the stuffing spend the New Year. Even if they spent the New Year with these terrible people, they still had to eat dumplings that didn't taste good.
How suffocating.
She has the seasonings and just asks a few people to chop the stuffing.
"Okay, okay, I'll chop it!" Ge Mingyu immediately rushed to work, and Liu Mei rushed to perform.
Xia Qiyue didn't care about that and took out a big basin from the cupboard. There was a big basin of dumpling stuffing for the whole family.
It makes me upset just looking at it. If six people in my family celebrate the Chinese New Year, how beautiful would it be?
She will definitely prepare a lot of dishes to celebrate the New Year, but she will wait until next year. It is absolutely impossible to do this again. This year is really a special situation.
"Fourth brother and sister, why do you keep all your chickens in the kitchen?" Liu Mei did not snatch Ge Mingyu away, but turned around and asked Xia Qiyue inquiringly.
Xia Qiyue didn't even raise her head. She put all the meat and vegetable stuffings on the chopping board into the basin. She separated the meat fillings in half, one pot of radish and one pot of cabbage. She listened to Liu Mei's question without raising her head.
"Excuse me for boiling the water. I'll pack up the two chickens and bring them out for tomorrow's meal!"
Liu Mei couldn't believe her ears. This... not only had meat dumplings, but also pork ribs, and now there were two chickens. Is it true? Did she hear it correctly?
Although I couldn't believe it in my heart, my face was full of agreement and I hurriedly ran out to grab the firewood.
"Second sister-in-law, please help me peel the potatoes. We have to eat tonight!" Xia Qiyue's voice was softer when talking to Yang Qiuju, not as cold and hard as when talking to Liu Mei and Ge Mingyu.
"Okay!" Yang Qiuju said in a voice that couldn't suppress her excitement. She didn't expect that she could still eat tonight. She had just observed that there was no whole grains in the kitchen. This was at least polished rice porridge.
Xia Qiyue took out the potatoes and cabbage that were going to be cooked in the evening and handed them to Yang Qiuju, who quickly started to prepare them.
Just the potatoes and cabbage stew made her mouth water, not to mention that there might also be staple food.
Xia Qiyue really never thought about cooking porridge, because these days, except for breakfast, they all eat dry rice or steamed buns, and subconsciously stew rice.
So, after mixing the dumpling fillings and covering them with two other pots, Xia Qiyue poured out the rice and prepared for cooking.
Thinking about it again, there are three laborers in front of me, and they are not used in vain. So, calling the three sisters-in-law became more and more familiar.
In the evening, the dining table was full of people. Fortunately, there were usually many people eating at this dining table and there were enough stools. Originally, Mr. An wanted to have separate seats for men and women like he did in Shanbei Zhuangzi, but when he looked at Xia Qiyue, he
Dismissed this year.
Just as he was about to tell Xia Jiuyue to take the children to open another table, the girl didn't come out at all, not even the three children. Only Hua'er from the third family's family was sent out.
The fourth person spoke before him, "Let's just squeeze in and make do. The house I rent is too small, but fortunately we don't usually get together. Just for these two days, let's make do."
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After saying that, he didn’t want to eat, so he turned around and went out.
Chief Lao An was wearing new clothes and wanted to make a speech as the head of the family, but in the end he could only watch his son and grandchildren pluck potatoes and cabbage from a large basin.