After returning home, Bai Banxia took two copper coins to the old lady, handed them to her as usual and said: "Grandma, I'll buy you some candy."
The old lady glanced at her sideways, but did not take it and put it away as usual. She said, "No, you can buy the candy yourself."
Oops, I changed my gender, and I don’t need any money anymore.
"The family is separated. From now on, you don't need to give me your money, give it to your mother." The old lady's tone was a little sour.
Bai Tian was working in the yard. When he heard this, he stretched his head and said, "Mom, what are you talking about? Even if we separate, you will still be the child's grandmother."
"Yes, we can separate without being distracted. We live under the same roof and eat together. Besides, this is the money I give you. It has nothing to do with whether we separate or not." Bai Banxia also said.
The old lady said sourly: "That's right, you didn't give me any control over making money before, but it's no different now."
Oops, does the old lady want to take care of money?
"My mother has never been in charge of money. I am in charge of it. Unfortunately, making money is not as fast as spending money. I have to worry about raising money for everything. Grandma, do you want to take care of money?" Bai Banxia asked.
Before the old lady could speak, the old man walked out and said, "Don't listen to your grandma's nonsense. She is just worrying about the coffin. Ignore her. There is no reason to let her manage the money."
"I'm just worrying, who am I doing this for?" The old lady waved her hands angrily and returned to the house.
Bai Banxia and his father looked at each other, both seeing the old man's concerns.
The old man patted Bai Banxia on the shoulder and said, "It's good that you manage money. If it weren't for your second uncle's problem, our family would be getting better and better. Your grandma doesn't really have the intention to manage money. She can't even settle the accounts."
Qing, it’s just that I’m older and have too many things on my mind.”
Bai Banxia nodded, "I understand. When our family makes money later, we will give pocket money to grandparents. Then grandma will not panic when she has money."
The old man laughed and said, "Our Banxia is still sensible and filial, but don't let yourself get too tired. Take your time."
"good."
After Baishui's gambling fraud, the two elderly people in the family have changed a lot. The most obvious thing is that the old man seems to have aged more than ten years suddenly and his health has also deteriorated a lot.
The old lady was relatively better, but others couldn't see it, but Bai Banxia could see it clearly. The old lady looked like she hadn't had a good rest for several days, and she was very angry.
She used to love to curse, and her voice was quite loud even when she didn't curse, but now she doesn't speak with enough force.
It’s understandable to feel anxious when you don’t have money, as long as you’re not unreasonable.
It was already the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year was about to come. Bai Banxia was thinking about giving the two old people a big red envelope during the New Year to make them happy.
In a few days, there will be another free clinic on the seventh day of the lunar month. The eighth day of the lunar month is the Laba Festival, and she plans to give porridge to the folks. Then she will leave for Xiguancheng on the ninth day of the lunar month. There are quite a lot of things to prepare.
In addition, eighteenth was the day when her second cousin got married, so she had to make the phoenix crown for her cousin as soon as possible.
Thinking of this, she took out the pattern, red cloth, and gold thread and started working.
"Sister, can I help?" Xiaocao came over and asked.
Bai Banxia smiled and said: "Okay, this thread needs to be split into two halves and then twisted into small thread balls. I'll leave it to you."
"I can do it." Xiaocao said seriously.
It's great to have such a lovely sister. Bai Banxia's expression became gentler, and then he lowered his head and continued to work.
When the sky darkened, Bai Banxia rubbed his neck, stopped, and said to Xiaocao: "Okay, get some rest, otherwise it will be bad for your eyes."
Xiaocao packed up the thread balls and arranged them neatly, and ran to fetch water actively, because her sister said she had to wash her hands after doing things.
The frame of the phoenix crown has been tied up, and one-third of the details on it have been tied up, so it already has a good shape.
Although it is called a phoenix crown, ordinary people cannot use the word phoenix casually, so Bai Banxia designed a large peony in the middle with two butterflies flying next to it, which represents flying together. There are lilies on one side, which means a hundred years of good union.
Now she has only tied butterflies and lilies. She has given the big peonies to her aunt for help. Only her aunt's skills can make more lifelike peonies.
Even though only one third of it is completed, this phoenix crown is quite beautiful.
Bai Banxia let go with satisfaction and walked out of the house.
"Sister, I got some water for you. Come and wash your hands quickly!" Xiaocao brought the wooden basin over. She is small but very strong. After putting down the wooden basin, she ran to get the medicated soap prepared at home for Bai Banxia.
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"Thank you, Xiaocao." Bai Banxia washed her hands happily, her sister is so cute.
After dinner, Bai Banxia went to the backyard to collect herbs. There were still a few herbs needed to make Laba porridge. She remembered that the herbs were among the herbs given by the little fat man, so she went to Zhang's house.
She briefly explained her plan to Zhang An's wife, and quickly found all the missing medicinal materials.
"Why do you ask everyone if your family is so nervous? You kid is too honest." Zhang An's wife complained.
Bai Banxia smiled and explained: "I bought them all when I went to the market before, so I don't want to spend money now, and I just need these few medicinal materials."
Zhang An's wife felt relieved and sent her out.
When Bai Banxia came to get the medicine, she didn't want to hide it from anyone, so she took it home without hesitation. Many people in the village saw it, and no one knew who started talking about the medicinal materials placed at Zhang An's house.
It was for the village free clinic, but the Bai family was short of money, so Bai Banxia ran to get those medicinal materials.
That night, many people in the village started talking.
Some people say that those medicinal materials were originally given to Baoshan Village because of Pinellia pinellia, and she should use them.
But some people say that people cannot keep their word. Since she said it was for everyone, how could she change her promise without saying hello?
So many people started arguing about this, but no one went to the Bai family or anyone who was close to Bai Banxia to tell them. After all, even the most dissatisfied people felt that free clinics were about to begin, and they didn't want to offend Bai Banxia at this juncture.
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Ma Xiaoyu, however, had very good ears. She heard these comments while cutting pigweed, and quickly ran to report the news to Bai Banxia.
"It doesn't matter, just go with what they say. It will be clear when you get to Laba." Bai Banxia was very busy and was too busy to explain.
"Then I don't want others to misunderstand you, so I'll help you explain." Ma Xiaoyu said as she was about to leave, but was grabbed by Bai Banxia.
She handed the medicine pestle to Ma Xiaoyu, "Why go to all that trouble? Why don't you help me pound the medicine and wait for it to be used."
Ma Xiaoyu had no choice but to put the matter behind her for the time being, and said with an envious look: "I heard that Xiguan City has a lot of things that we don't have here. Then you can see if there is anything you can do business with."
"We, Xiaoyu, now understand business. Okay, I will take a closer look at it then." Bai Banxia agreed with a smile.
After the two of them had packed up the medicinal materials, Ma Xiaoyu said goodbye and went home. Bai Banxia rubbed her neck and wanted to go back to the house to rest, but her mother gestured at her at the door of the house to tell her not to go there.