Chapter 626 Another Year Has Passed

Although the silks and satins in the cloth shop are not very good, they are enough for making silk flowers and the like.

"Give me one foot of each of these silks, satins, and damask."

Bai Yunxi said, looking at the half bag of rags piled up in the corner, "Are you selling this? I want some too."

Hearing Bai Yunxi's inquiry, Shopkeeper Qin looked at the half bag of rags and laughed.

"Sister-in-law, you have already given Qin enough face by patronizing our shop. You bought a lot of cloth, so these rags will be given to sister-in-law."

The wife of the Qin family frowned when she heard the tone of the head of the family. She looked at the several pieces of cloth measured on the counter and didn't feel embarrassed to object.

"Thank you very much. My daughter likes to make head flowers, and these rags may be useful."

Bai Yunxi said politely, but didn't refuse. She also knew that these rags could be sold for money if they were piled up. Especially in villages and towns, rags are still very useful for making shoe soles.

After paying, Wenyou put the things into the basket, and the two left the cloth shop together and strolled home.

Yaya jumped and jumped happily when she saw the newly bought cloth, and hugged Bai Yunxi and acted coquettishly and kissed her, making everyone laugh.

But she couldn't be short of clothes for her granddaughter, and she did mean to warn Mrs. Du.

"Grandma, you are so kind, Yaya has new clothes again." The little girl held a pink cloth, her eyes sparkling.

"Oh, it would be bad if you didn't have new clothes. You are the baby of our family. Not only do you have new clothes, but you also have new hair flowers to wear."

Bai Yunxi said, in addition to handing a small bundle to her daughter, she also gave her half a bag of scraps of cloth.

"Here are the tools and some silk and satin I prepared for you. Try to make two beautiful silk flowers for our Yaya first."

Bai Anjing opened the bundle and looked at the folded silk and satin. Her face changed.

"Mother, this is too expensive. If I can't make it well, wouldn't it be a waste?"

Silk and satin are very expensive.

"Then do it seriously. Yaya is looking forward to it. I promised her that I would give her more beautiful flowers than before. If you can't make it, wouldn't I be very embarrassed?"

Hearing her mother's somewhat dishonest tone, Bai Anjing was stunned. "Okay, I'll try my best."

"Well, that's right. Some potential is forced out." Bai Yunxi looked at her with a smile and encouraged her.

Du looked at the new cloth in her daughter's arms, feeling ashamed. Although her mother-in-law didn't blame her much, she patched up Yaya's clothes at the first time, but she didn't have hers, which proved that her mother-in-law had something against her.

Mrs. Du looked down at her clothes. These were all last year's clothes. The new clothes she made this year were all given to her niece and two sisters-in-law.

Bai Yunxi didn't miss Mrs. Du's expression, nor did she care. Everyone had the same number of clothes, so she naturally wouldn't help her buy more. Whether it was active or passive, it was her own behavior.

As the weather got colder, everyone liked to stay at home until the first snow fell and the end of the year was approaching.

Bai Yunxi also wanted to celebrate the first New Year after leaving the mourning period, so that everyone would get busy and prepare New Year's goods.

Frying, cooking, and stir-frying, all the same tribe.

Early in the morning, Bai Yunxi prepared big red paper and asked Xiaowu to write couplets. Not only for her own family, she also prepared to send a set to her cousin's family and a set to Dr. Yang in the village to thank them for helping them.

In order to prevent the written words from being smudged, Bai Yunxi specially chose the best red paper, the kind that would not fade.

After drying the ink, Bai Yunxi told Xiao Si to get a set and paste it on the gate of the duck farm, which indicated that the coming year would be prosperous and profitable.

As soon as the two of them went out, they saw Aunt Hua carrying two baskets of radishes coming over, "Aunt Hua, did you go to the field to pick radishes?"

"Yes, I sent the ash to the vegetable field and picked some radishes. Oh, you have all written the couplets, they are so beautiful."

Aunt Hua looked at the bright red paper and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, it's still better to be a scholar. Look, the couplets were done with just one move of her hands.

Hearing Aunt Hua's tone, Bai Yunxi's heart moved. Couplets are not easy to get for country people.

First, there are few people who read books, and second, things like pens, ink, paper and inkstones have always been expensive, especially paper for festivals. The cheapest one costs more than ten coins, and many people are still reluctant to spend money.

"Have you written your couplets? Or let Xiaowu write one for you. We just have a little extra red paper at home."

"How can I do that?"

Hearing Bai Yunxi's suggestion, Aunt Hua was stunned. Since her uncle's leg was broken, the family has been living in a tight situation and they didn't buy any red paper. Spring Festival couplets are different from other things. They only come once a year. Who doesn't want to have a prosperous year?

But this thing is not cheap. If she asks for it, she will be embarrassed.

Listening to Aunt Hua's thoughts, Bai Yunxi sighed. She had heard a lot about Aunt Hua's family. It can only be said that every family has its own problems.

"Aunt Hua, wait a minute."

Speaking, Bai Yunxi handed the rice paste tube to Xiaosi, turned back to the yard, selected a couplet to ensure safety, and rolled it up with two big blessing characters, and put it in Aunt Hua's basket.

"Xiaowu wrote it himself, don't dislike it, aunt."

"No, no, it's so good, how could I dislike it? Thank you, aunt, I'll accept it."

Posting red couplets to drive away evil spirits and welcome good fortune.

Aunt Hua looked at the couplets in the basket and quickly took out a few radishes from the basket and put them at the door.

"There's nothing good at home. These are the radishes I buried in the ground. They're pretty fresh. Her aunt, have a try."

"It looks juicy, so it must be very crispy and sweet. Both of us daughters-in-law praise you for being hardworking and capable. Whatever vegetables you make are juicy."

In theory, hardworking people have good luck, but this woman is unlucky to have a biased mother-in-law.

"I can only grow some vegetables and do some work. I'm not as good as you say."

When Bai Yunxi praised her in person, Aunt Hua blushed and felt a little embarrassed. She worked all year round, at home and in the fields, and no one had ever praised her. Suddenly, someone said she did a good job. Needless to say, she felt very comfortable.

Watching Aunt Hua leave with her burden, Xiao Si stroked his chin, "Mom, do you like Aunt Hua very much?"

"Yes, she is diligent and kind-hearted. When I was injured in the head, she even sent me two eggs. This kind of kindness is worth remembering for a lifetime."

Bai Yunxi retracted his gaze and carried the rice milk tube,

"Compared to icing on the cake, the most precious thing is to send charcoal in the snow."

Listening to his mother's tone, Xiao Si was surprised. It turned out that Aunt Hua had sent eggs to his mother. He really didn't know.

No wonder his mother spoke enthusiastically every time she saw Aunt Hua. In the village, except for the family of the third grandmother and the family of Aunt Song, it was Aunt Hua. Others did not receive this treatment.