When we returned to grandma's house for dinner, Bai Banxia told her future second sister-in-law that she would make socks for her, and everyone couldn't help but praise Luo Xiuer for her carefulness.
"Look at how thin the stitches are, Xiuer is very attentive." Mrs. Niu praised.
Seeing his mother praising his future daughter-in-law like this, second cousin Zhang Tongshan was happy in his heart but did not show it on his face. He still had that serious look.
But Bai Banxia said very proudly: "I'm afraid my second cousin has never worn the socks sewn by my second cousin. Oh, I'm so lucky."
"No, there will be more opportunities in the future." Zhang Tongshan finally spoke.
Everyone laughed, and grandma teased him with a smile, "I'm so ashamed. Your wife will not be allowed to sew for you in the future."
"You should honor your grandparents first." Zhang Tongshan said wittily.
The old lady became happy and stopped making fun of him.
Bai Banxia and Qi Zhen left after having a full meal. Before leaving, they agreed that the Bai family would build a new house in three days and that their eldest and second cousins would come to help.
It was already dark when the two returned home. Brother Erlang was studying in the house, and Bai Banxia helped him light the lamp.
"Brother Erlang, don't save on lights in the future, otherwise your eyes will be damaged and the cost of treatment and medication will be higher." Bai Banxia warned.
In ancient times, unlike modern times, there were all kinds of glasses and myopia surgery. It would be really troublesome if the eyes were damaged.
"Okay, I understand." Bai Shengming responded with a smile, looking in a very good mood.
"If you have dry eyes or blurry vision in the future, you must tell me as soon as possible. Only by treating the problem as soon as you have it can you have a chance to cure it. If it is too late, it will be useless. Don't say nothing." Bai Banxia added.
warned.
Acupuncture can treat myopia, but it is only in the early stages of myopia. If the degree of myopia is deep and the vision has been fixed, it will be extremely difficult to recover.
"Okay." Bai Shengming responded again, paused and asked, "Did she say something?"
Bai Banxia suppressed a smile and said, "I thought you didn't want to know, Brother Erlang. I was hesitant to talk about it because I was really afraid that you would be distracted."
Bai Shengming's face turned red, even the tips of his ears turned red. He lowered his head and said, "Yeah, I won't be distracted. Just tell me quickly."
"Ahem." Bai Banxia cleared her throat, "She said: I'll wait for him."
Bai Shengming felt a bang in his head, as if something exploded. His mind went blank, and he couldn't hear anything around him. Only three words kept lingering.
I'm waiting for him...I'm waiting for him...
Three simple words are worth a thousand words. Simple words convey deep love. Why should he repay this love?
Seeing that Brother Erlang was still in a daze, Bai Banxia left muttering, "You said you won't be distracted, but your heart is still confused. The word "love" is the most troublesome."
When she came out, she met Qi Zhen's eyes. Qi Zhen happened to hear her words and whispered: "You said it as if you understand."
"I don't understand, you understand?" Bai Banxia was a little unconvinced. How come she has lived two lifetimes and doesn't know more than Qi Zhen, a fool who has forgotten who he is?
"I understand." Qi Zhen said and turned around to knead the dough.
Bai Banxia tilted her head and thought for a while, but she didn't seem to understand what he knew.
Humph, are you pretending to understand if you don’t understand? Most men are like this.
In the next three days, the biggest excitement in Baoshan Village was the Liu family.
The Liu family wanted to return the money they spent to buy Xiaocao to Yapo, but Yapo said she would give it directly to the Bai family, covering their medical expenses.
Perhaps it was because she wanted to return it to the Bai family, or perhaps the Liu family's mother-in-law blamed her son for not picking her up and actually hid the money and refused to give it to her son.
Liu San's daughter-in-law cursed in the yard for a quarter of an hour, saying all the ugly things. After all, if she didn't pay the fine on time, Liu San would also get slapped. Liu San was already a cripple, and his legs were no longer good, so he got slapped again.
I don't know if I can survive it.
In the end, Liu's third wife simply turned the house upside down and found out the private money hidden by Mrs. Liu. Mrs. Liu could not move and could only scream and curse, which attracted many people to watch.
The money found was only a little more than sixty taels. The Liu family spent a lot of money on treating Liu San and organizing Liu Da's funeral, and now they are already stretched thin.
Liu San originally wanted to find someone to borrow money, but thinking about the sins his mother had done, what kind of reputation do they have in the village now? And what should they pay back after borrowing money?
So he simply went to Zhang An to discuss selling the land, divided his family's land into two, and sold half of it.
Zhang An felt some sympathy for Liu San and took the initiative to help him set a reasonable price. He also helped him contact the Xu family in the village and sold it to the Xu family.
The Xu family is Doctor Xu's family. Apart from the Bai family, the Xu family is the only one with a lot of money in the village these days.
In the evening, Dr. Xu took two packages of snacks to Bai's house and gave them to Bai Banxia.
"Girl Banxia, this is a thank you gift." He said with a smile.
"Why are you thanking me? If you say this, I will suspect that I designed the Liu family to sell their land." Bai Banxia said a little funny.
Doctor Xu waved his hand hurriedly, "That's definitely not the case. I started getting lucky when I met you. You must be a lucky star."
He said and became happy, "If you hadn't given me the medicine, I wouldn't have been able to earn that money. I'm going to send my grandson Xu Shen to school in the town. It was also inspired by you. Reading is always useful. Xu Shen is eight years old.
You are at a good age. Even if you don't take the imperial examination in the future, you will know a lot more than others."
Bai Banxia nodded, "Children must read and be literate. No matter how old my family is, they will still have to go to school. However, the school in the town is a bit far away. Can your grandson survive the trip back and forth?"
"It's nothing to suffer a little. We haven't endured any hardship since we were children?" Dr. Xu said.
This is true, Bai Banxia knows it very well and has even had his hands broken.
"It would be nice if there was a school in a nearby village. Children don't necessarily need a good school to get started. The nearest one is the most convenient." Bai Banxia muttered.
Doctor Xu thought for a while, "Linjiacun had its own school in the past. Children from the local village attended for free, while children from other villages went to pay some tuition. Unfortunately, the old scholar in Linjiacun died of illness, and the school stopped."
Linjia Village is the village of Lin Rongrong, the lobby sister-in-law, and its heritage is indeed deeper than other villages, but it is a pity that it has been discontinued.
Doctor Xu went to chat with Mr. Bai for a few more words before leaving. Bai Banxia opened the snack and found a pack of glutinous rice sticks. She burst out laughing.
"What's wrong?" Qi Zhen asked her puzzledly.
"Nothing, I just suddenly thought of the story of glutinous rice noodles and mooncakes." She had a smile on her face, but her eyes were slightly red.
This story was told to her by Grandma You when she was very young. She seemed to be only eight years old at that time, and it was the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Grandma You said that in the past, mooncakes were made very dry and hard for better preservation. One day, a mooncake factory pulled a cart of mooncakes and a piece fell off at the intersection. As a result, the mooncakes were crushed by the car and embedded in the asphalt road.
The mooncakes were so hard that road workers couldn't pry them out even though they used many tools. In the end, they had to call the mooncake factory to inquire.
When the person in charge of the mooncake factory heard this, he said, "What's so difficult about this? Just use glutinous rice sticks from our factory."
Later, I actually used glutinous rice sticks from the same factory to pry out the mooncake.
At that time, Xiao Banxia laughed so hard that she almost lost her temper. Even many years later, she thought it was the funniest joke she had ever heard.
Bai Banxia picked up a piece of glutinous rice stick and put it into his mouth. It was very hard, but also very sweet.
