Chapter 41: You can’t exert your strength, you have to take it slow
In the yard, Wei Shouzhong was immersed in pulling the wood saw, and splinters of wood were flying.
The boxes are almost finished. There was a lot of wood left, so he planned to make a crutch for Alang to make walking easier, and it didn't take much effort.
Trees cut from the mountains must be dried and planed. The wedding was coming soon, and Wei Shouzhong was afraid that he would not be able to make it in time. He had transported these timbers from the village craftsman, and promised the carpenter to make up for him later.
Hui Niang was discussing with him.
"There are not many people invited, but I guess we can still fit in the seats even if it is crowded."
"The banquet is not good without meat and fish. Master, go catch some fish and shrimp later."
< br>"Let's kill another chicken."
She felt a little distressed. After all, there were only five chickens in the house, but they could all lay eggs.
But Huiniang wanted to make the banquet more decent, at least not shabby.
"There isn't much leftover from last year's bacon, but I cut it into a thin slice so everyone can have a taste. It's also a dish after all. I'll dig out more winter bamboo shoots and fry them together."
"I made it last time. There is a lot of tofu left, which is used to make soup with eggs.”
“Fortunately, there is no shortage of radish and green vegetables at home, so they can use it. Eat your fill."
Wei Shouzhong wiped his sweat and said, "I can trust you to do things. Everyone knows the situation at home. If you slap the fat man in the face, my uncle is a kind person. , I’m afraid I won’t feel at ease eating it.”
“But we can’t lack the wine, and they just like this one.”
Hui Niang smiled and nodded.
“I can save it.”
“Silly girl’s mother is good at making wine. She makes a lot of it every year and buys it. People in the village are also willing to take care of their mother and daughter’s business. I have talked to her a long time ago. Set a few altars and take care of them."
While the two were talking, they saw Yu Tingwan coming out of Wei Zhao's house.
The little girl looks good, and she is eye-catching just standing there. Unconsciously, she smiled lightly at Huiniang.
"Auntie, is there anything you want me to do?"
Hui Niang thought she couldn't sit still, so she thought for a moment and said, "There is really something."
"We are having a happy event here. It’s for boiling wedding eggs. The Du family in the village had borrowed the dye powder for a wedding, but Xu was busy and forgot to return it.”
The Du family didn’t return it, and she didn’t urge it.
After all, my son and daughter were gone, so I thought I would never need dye powder again.
"If it's convenient for me, I'll help my aunt out."
After saying that, she felt uneasy.
“Do you know how to get to the Du family?”
Yu Tingwan really knew.
The Du family's wife was still talking to her the night she moved into the old house.
Well, she was the fat woman who told her that Granny Fan was not good at heart and that his nephew was running around with his butt naked and that thing down there was very thin.
Yu Tingwan was still thinking that he must find a thin one, otherwise it would be very painful to get it in.
But she was so busy during this period that she forgot about it.
I don’t know how Wei Shen is doing.
Although he is tall and powerful, he is still a bit squeamish due to his illness.
It must be something bad.
Yu Tingwan was very relieved about this.
"I know, I'll go right away."
She walked out, and Huiniang's instructions came from behind her.
“The roads in the mountains are slippery, be careful.”
Yu Tingwan responded in a pretty voice: "Hey!"
The snow was very thick, and Yu Tingwan couldn't walk quickly.
I didn’t see many people along the way, and arriving at Du’s house went smoothly.
After the mother-in-law of the Du family learned about her visit, she hurriedly fetched it, not forgetting to stuff Yu Tingwan with a handful of vegetables.
"Hey! Look, I am old and have bad memory, so I forgot to send it back to Hui Niang. This vegetable is grown in the ground, please send it to her to add some vegetables to her."< br>
Yu Tingwan accepted it, said goodbye and left.
Looking at her back, Granny Du’s mother-in-law kept scolding herself for being stupid.
Until the Du family's daughter-in-law sneaked out of the house: "Mom, what does the Wei family need dye for?"
"You are stupid, of course you can use it..."< br>
Mother-in-law of the Du family reacted.
"That's right!" "It's nothing for the Wei family to do this, right? Why do they have to boil eggs?"
She went to see her daughter-in-law: "Who will Alang of the Wei family marry?"
The Du family's daughter-in-law looked around, fearing that someone might be listening through the partition wall and lowering her voice: "I'm afraid it's the late mother."
"How is that possible!"
"Otherwise, why is the late wife coming here?"
"Then the girl can't be kind-hearted?"
Daughter-in-law of the Du family:...
Just Yu Tingwan's stubborn temper, He is very guarded and unwilling to interact with others. She really didn't think she was willing to run errands just to build a good relationship with her neighbor Wei's family.
“No, I’ll go out and ask around.”
She quickly grabbed her mother-in-law: "But please don't. We didn't listen to the letter, and I'm afraid the Wei family won't make it public. Don't cause trouble to others."
While it was still early, it was too late for Yu Ting. I was in a hurry to go back and planned to go to the foot of the mountain.
This is where she picked up the mushrooms last time. It rained a few days ago, so a lot of them may have grown again.
She remembered Hui Niang saying that soup made with mushrooms is the most delicious.
It was cold and few villagers came here just for a bite to eat. Yu Tingwan quickly picked up a lot. She didn’t bring a backpack, so she carried it in her clothes.
When Yu Tingwan was about to go back after the great harvest, he heard cries, like a cat, with a shrill intermittent sound.
It seems to be crying out in pain.
But it was soon turned into a whimper, probably because someone had gagged her mouth.
But it’s far away, so I can’t hear it clearly.
The desolate wind blew, the shadows of the trees rustled, and the strange calls of mountain birds came and went.
Big snowflakes fell on my neck, and my back felt cold.
Yu Tingwan was alert and suddenly looked towards the source of the sound. It was a bit far away and overgrown with weeds. Because it was snowing, she could only see a vast expanse of white, which seemed to contain unknown dangers.
There are no residents near the foot of the mountain.
Even if something goes wrong, shouting for help will not help.
Who is there?
Is there anyone else?
In the final analysis, Yu Tingwan is just an ordinary girl with a lot of strength. She is also timid and would not be stupid enough to hook herself up.
She didn’t dare to step forward and turned around to leave. Fortunately, no one came after him.
Ke Yu Tingwan’s face was solemn, his steps became faster and faster, and finally he broke into a trot. As soon as she entered the door of Wei's house, her body slipped, her legs became weak and she fell to the ground.
Huiniang heard the noise and ran over quickly: "What's going on?"
"What happened?"
Yu Tingwan grabbed her hand.
"I'm afraid something happened at the foot of the mountain."
Her tone was much faster than usual, and she had a brief chat with Huiniang.
When Hui Niang heard this, she became anxious.
"Unfortunately, Alang's baby fell, and your uncle just went out."
She asked Yu Ting to help Yu Ting get up late: "You go to Alang's house to warm yourself by the fire, and I'll go find Li Zheng."
Yu Tingwan waved her hand: "Auntie, I can't exert my strength, so I have to slow down. Don't worry about me."
Hui Niang saw that she had nothing else but a pale face. Don't worry, I don't dare to delay going out.
Yu Tingwan waited for a long time before the fear in his heart dared to grow.
I don’t know how long it took, but there was a pair of shoes in front of me.
Yu Tingwan slowly raised his eyes to see the owner of the shoes.
Wei Zhao didn’t know when he went out. He didn’t know if she was behind and didn’t notice, or if he walked without making any noise.
The man drooped his eyelids and looked at her like this.
Yu Tingwan: "Does it look good?"
She is very embarrassed now, not to mention her clothes are stained with mud and her hair is messed up.
Wei Zhao didn't speak, but he took a step back.
Yu Tingwan:? ? ?
Okay, okay, she chose the man, great!
(End of this chapter)