flstandardbreds Chapter 114: A heart-to-heart talk, almost exposed
Chapter 114: A heart-to-heart talk, almost exposed
Xiao Tang made a fool of herself, but luckily other people knew about it and didn't laugh at her in front of her. Even so, Xiao Tang still felt ashamed.
Xu Yu simply took her to collect the medicinal herbs that needed more drying.
When watching Xu Yu put the herbs into the warehouse, Xiao Tang was shocked and said, "Xiao Yu, don't tell me that all the herbs in this warehouse are yours!"
"Yes." Xu Yu said to her with a smile: "There are all medicinal herbs in here."
The last time they went into the mountains, they brought back so many medicinal herbs. Originally, the warehouse at home was used to store grain. Xu Kui and Zhang Hongmei discussed it and decided to pack the grain in sacks and send them to other brothers' homes, freeing up the warehouse to store her medicinal herbs.
Xiao Tang exclaimed: "This is too much."
Then he asked curiously, "How did you get so many medicinal herbs? I always thought medicinal herbs were difficult to collect."
The medicinal herbs here at Xu Yu gave her the illusion that they were particularly easy to collect.
“It’s not easy to pick.”
Xu Yu told her how he collected these herbs.
After hearing this, Xiao Tang was amazed and said with admiration, "Comrade Jiang and his men are truly the most formidable soldiers. They actually dared to venture into such a dangerous mountain."
Xu Yu nodded and agreed: "They are indeed very powerful."
After the two put away the herbs, it was time for dinner.
There were many people in the Xu family, so they sat at several tables.
Xiao Tang sat with Xu Yu. Zhang Hongmei was worried that she wouldn't be able to get used to the food, so she asked her, "Xiao Tang, do these dishes suit your taste? If not, please tell me and I'll make them again. Don't go hungry."
Xiao Tang said to her with his actions: "Aunt Zhang, the food you cook is so delicious. I love it very much."
After saying that, he picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and ate it with enjoyment.
Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw how generous she was.
After dinner, when everything was cleaned up, everyone sat together in the main hall of Xu Yu's house and talked about the banquet tomorrow night.
The Xu family’s banquet was so special that many people were waiting to watch the fun.
Therefore, the Xu family must have put in all their efforts to make this banquet the best wedding banquet in the surrounding villages.
Listening to their plans, Xiao Tang, who was sitting next to Xu Yu, quietly pulled Xu Yu. When she looked over, he whispered to her, "Your family is so united. Listening to them talk about how to plan the banquet, I was excited too."
Xu Yu smiled and nodded. She also felt that this family was very united. Such a family was really good.
After listening to the elders chatting for a while, Xu Yu took Xiao Tang to apply facial mask, and several cousins followed in.
Xu Yu put facial masks on everyone, and everyone sat around her, talking about how lively tomorrow's banquet would be, and how she would be marrying in Hongxing Village the day after tomorrow, and how reluctant they were to see her come back once in the future.
As Xu Yu listened, he inexplicably felt a little reluctant.
It was not until late at night, when everyone else had gone home, that Xu Yu talked to his elder brother, Xiao Tang and the others about how to give the medicinal materials to the female workers when they took them to the county town. He also let everyone else know that only the ones they gave were real.
Both Brother Xu and Xiao Tang expressed their absolute support and cooperation.
After saying this, everyone saw that Xiao Tang looked tired, so Xu Yu took her to sleep.
After Xiao Tang fell asleep, Xu Yu got up, put on his coat and walked out of the bedroom. Seeing his parents and two brothers still sitting by the stove and talking, he walked over.
Zhang Hongmei asked her, "Why aren't you sleeping yet?"
Xu Yu sat next to her, rested his head on her arm, and said, "I can't sleep."
Then he added, "Aren't you guys asleep too?"
Zhang Hongmei raised her hand and touched her head. The reluctance in her heart became stronger and stronger, but she did not show it.
Xu Jianping deliberately smiled and said, "We don't need beauty sleep like you do. It's okay to stay up a little late."
Xu Yu replied: "It doesn't matter if I sleep a day later."
Then he looked at Xu Kui and Zhang Hongmei.
Xu Kui and Zhang Hongmei looked at each other, and they talked to her about the betrothal gift and dowry.
"We've discussed it. Xiao Jiang's family gave a thousand yuan as a betrothal gift, so the dowry we give can't be much less. We'll give you six hundred yuan, and you can take the other thousand yuan back with you. It will be your living expenses from now on."
After hearing this, Xu Yu frowned and said, "Didn't Brother Yi agree with you that he would give us a thousand yuan as a betrothal gift, but I only brought back four hundred? And I don't want the dowry, I have my own money."
As she spoke, she told them how much money she had in her pocket: "Apart from the three hundred or so yuan I got, and the three hundred yuan Liu Fengjuan gave me, I have over six hundred yuan myself, plus the money my brothers and uncles gave me last time. I won't give you this money. I'll use it as start-up capital for my beauty business when I get home. When I make some money, I'll give it to you as a filial gift."
Xu Jianjun also knew about the 300-plus yuan they had shared. He wasn't envious of the money, but he felt, "It's not appropriate for you to take so much of Comrade Liu Fengjuan's money."
The other three felt the same way.
Xu Yu said, "Why is it inappropriate? I took the money to help her treat the injuries on her face and body. If I hadn't helped her, the injuries on her face and body would have been delayed for a long time and she wouldn't have been able to heal them even if she spent hundreds of dollars in the future. Besides, considering Liu Fengjuan's character, she definitely wouldn't go back on her word and ask for the money back."
Several people were silent.
After a while, Zhang Hongmei said, "Even if you have money on you, it's yours. We'll give it to you..."
"Mom, my eldest brother is getting married during the Chinese New Year. The betrothal gifts and the three transfers will cost quite a bit of money. You can't just give me all the money, or my sister-in-law will be wronged."
"Besides, my second brother is not young anymore. If he finds a girl he likes and wants to get married one day, he will need a lot of money, and I will have to build a house for him... I don't need so much money. Brother Yi is rich, and I will make a lot of money in the future. Don't worry that I will not have the confidence to go to Brother Yi's house."
"My confidence doesn't require you to give me most of the money in your family. The real confidence is what I earn myself."
"Besides, you have to trust Brother Yi. He will definitely have a great future. If I marry him, I will definitely live a good life."
Then Xu Yu told them about her future plans.
From her words, they inexplicably had the illusion that money was easy to make.
Xu Yu also told them, "Liu Fengjuan's family said that the policy will change next year, and the educated youth may have the opportunity to return to the city. As long as the educated youth return to the city, our country's economy will develop, and private transactions will likely be possible at that time."
"Mom, Dad, Big Brother, Second Brother, don't forget that Brother Yi held a high position in the military before he retired. Why would he support Second Brother in raising pigs? When we were alone together, he also openly reminded me of many things and clearly supported my selling beauty products. What does this mean? It means that he already knew something, but it's just not convenient for him to tell us at the moment. Since he has reminded us and supported us, why didn't we prepare earlier?"
"So I'm going to test the waters first, and you guys should wait and see. Whether we can become the first group to make a fortune depends on whether we can seize the opportunity."
……
Xu Yu's words were well-reasoned and every word was inspiring.
After hearing this, the Xu family was surprised that their daughter/sister had such ambitious ideas, and was also shocked that she could have such a lofty goal.
The way she was made them feel strangely surprised.
All of them looked at her in amazement.
Xu Yu lazily leaned on Zhang Hongmei's shoulder, and suddenly covered his mouth and yawned, saying heartlessly: "No matter how important marriage is, it's not as important as sleeping. Dad, Mom, brothers, I'm going to sleep, you should go to bed early too."
After saying that, he stood up and walked towards his room.
Maybe because I was too sleepy, I hit my forehead against the wall when I walked to the door.
Several people were both angry and amused by the sound of a thud.
Zhang Hongmei said nervously, "Hey girl, are you not looking at the road again when you walk?"
Xu Jianping said to her: "You won't walk away with your eyes narrowed, will you?"
Xu Kui and Xu Jianjun asked with concern: "Girl, where did you hit?"
"Sister, did it hurt?"
Xu Yu touched his forehead with his hand, pushed open the bedroom door, and waved at them: "It's okay, it's not serious. I have to go to sleep. I'm so sleepy."
After saying that, he went in and closed the door.
The four of them looked at the closed door and laughed at the same time.
Xu Jianping said: "This girl is still so unreliable."
After saying that, he put away the smile on his face and said, "I think my sister's analysis is very correct. It is possible that next year will really be an opportunity that will change our destiny."
Xu Kui pondered for a few seconds and agreed with him: "Jianping is right. What my brother-in-law said is worthy of our trust."
Xu Jianping smiled and said, "Have you noticed that everything about my sister has improved since she started dating Jiang Yi? I think Jiang Yi must have taught her a lot. This girl has always been smart, but she just didn't use it in the right way before. Now that Jiang Yi is watching over her and teaching her, she will definitely get better."
The others were silent for a while and agreed with him.
Xu Yu, who was standing behind the door, couldn't help but pat his chest when he heard this.
She was scared to death, but luckily she was safe!