Otoharu

Chapter 108

"Mother, it's a big festival, the most important thing is that the family is happy." Li Yan replied with a smile, implying that the price is not important.

"Don't tell me anything else, just tell me how much the material is. If it's expensive, you can return it to me quickly. It's not that I don't have any clothes to wear. There are a bunch of brand new materials in the box." Mrs. Li is not like that It's so confusing, I just want to know how much my son spent.

"Grandmother, it's not expensive. It's only a hundred bucks. When we went to buy it, there was only this piece of material left on the stall. The stall owner wanted to sell it out early, so he sold it to us at a discount." Yan Qian said, and winked at his father after speaking.

Li Yan understood, nodded immediately and said, "Yes, it's a hundred dollars."

When Mrs. Li heard that such a good material was only a hundred dollars, she immediately sighed with some regret: "It's so cheap, I wish I had a few more horses, and I can save them to make clothes later."

"Grandmother, if it wasn't for this one, we wouldn't be able to get such a bargain. Don't be dissatisfied." Li Meier immediately dispelled Li's old lady's idea of ​​taking advantage.

"I'm just saying, let's just pick up the cheap this time, and don't waste money on buying things next time." Mrs. Li put on a straight face again, telling her children and grandchildren.

Li Yan responded repeatedly.It was getting late at this moment, so Mrs. Li sent Li Yan back to her room to rest.

When Li Yan returned to the room, Mrs. Jiang was coaxing Brother Kang to sleep. When her husband and daughter came back, she went to the small hall outside to talk.

"Mom, Daddy bought you a silver earring, it looks good, you can try it on." Li Meier took the earring bought by Li Yan as a gift to her mother.

With a smile on Jiang's lips, she first touched her daughter's hands and face to confirm that it was not cold, then cast a reproachful glance at her husband, "I don't lack jewelry, why buy this?" His expression was very happy.

"When I saw this earring, I thought you would look good on it, so I bought it. Speaking of which, I may not have bought you a gift for a long time." Although Li Yan and Jiang have been married for many years, they still look like they just got married. After a while, I mixed oil with honey, even in front of my daughter, I didn't forget to show my affection.

Jiang's face turned red, and she glared at her husband, "My daughter is still here, why don't you say anything."

"Daddy is right, you must look good on your mother." Li Meier was also giggling, happy to see her mother's embarrassment.

"Are you hungry, do you want me to serve you a bowl of noodles?" Embarrassed, Jiang decided to end this topic, so she asked her daughter.

"I'm not hungry. I ate a lot of snacks at the Lantern Festival, and my stomach is still full." Li Meier said with a satisfied face, rubbing her stomach.

"Didn't I tell you to buy less snacks for her, and eat too many sweet bad teeth." Jiang Shi blamed her husband again.

Li Yan was very innocent, and said with a smile: "Didn't Yan Zhi and his siblings buy this for her? It's useless for me to stop it."

"Okay, if you're not hungry, wash up and go to bed. You see, Shanqing has already gone back to sleep." Jiang patted her daughter's buttocks again, and said.

Jiang Shanqing just came over to say hello, and then went back to bed.

Li Mei'er was really sleepy, after washing herself, she went back to her room to sleep.

When only the husband and wife were left, Li Yan took the earrings and helped Jiang to put them on.

Jiang took a picture in the target mirror, and it really looked very good. The earrings were in the shape of a pomegranate flower, and there was a small pomegranate hanging underneath, which not only looked good in style, but also had a good meaning.

Mrs. Jiang was happy in her heart, but she still complained: "Next time, don't spend money like this. I don't lack jewelry. I will keep the money for your future imperial examinations."

Li Yan nodded in agreement, but he still had to buy what he should buy in the future.

"By the way, did you buy something for mother?" Mrs. Jiang thought of this again, turned to look at Li Yan and asked.

If the husband only brought things for himself, Mrs. Li would have to keep talking, "What's the use of having a son, I only have a daughter-in-law in my heart!" and so on.

"Don't worry, I bought them all together. The one for Mother is a piece of silk material. Mother likes it very much." Li Yan supported Jiang's shoulder and replied with a smile.

Only then did Jiang breathe a sigh of relief, and asked anxiously, "Mother didn't you say you wereted money?"

"Of course I said it. Fortunately, our daughter was clever and said that the material was bought at a discount, so my mother didn't say much." Li Yan smiled wryly.

Mrs. Jiang laughed, shook her head and sighed, "My daughter, I don't know who she looks like, but with that mouth, you can talk like that."

"I think it looks like our mother. When my mother was young, she was able to speak tightly. I heard that she never lost a fight with others." Li Yan also laughed.

Although Jiang doesn't like her daughter to be like her mother-in-law, she has to say that her daughter and mother-in-law still have many similarities, and they are worthy of being relatives.

The couple talked for a while, and then went to bed.

After the Lantern Festival passed, the year was over. In February, the weather was not so cold. Everyone in the Li family took off their thick cotton coats and changed into quilted dresses.

Brother Kang is already able to turn over now, now that he has changed into thin clothes, he can turn over more easily. Mrs. Jiang looks at him alone, and sometimes she really can't take care of him, so her desire to buy a maid is even more urgent up.

Buying someone is not a trivial matter, so of course I have to inform Mrs. Li, after all, she is the head of the family, and Mrs. Jiang made a little mention in front of her, and Mrs. Li was not happy.

"There are quite a few servants in our family. If you need someone to send, I will let Chuaner girl go to your place."

How much money does it cost to buy a person, and you have to pay a monthly fee every month when you buy it back. This is a lot of expenses, and Mrs. Li is not happy.

Mrs. Jiang had already guessed that it would not be so smooth, so she was not in a hurry, and said to Mrs. Li with a smile: "Mother, the chores at home are basically done by Chuaner, and I think she doesn't stop all day long. If you let her go to my place when you were young, Nanny Lin would have to do all the chores, Nanny Lin is old after all, if she is too tired, I'm afraid she won't be able to bear it."

Mrs. Lin is Li Laoniang's dowry maid. She is two years older than Li Laoniang. She is fifty years old this year. She followed Li Laoniang to Li's house and never married. So are the sisters.

Mrs. Li was naturally concerned about Mrs. Lin's body, so she hesitated when she heard Jiang's words.

Jiang made persistent efforts and continued: "I plan to buy a younger one, who looks like eight or nine years old, can work, and the price is not expensive. After a few years of training, I will be a dowry maid for Mei Meier. If the side is not rich, I can pay the money for the buyer."

(End of this chapter)