Jiaohu

Chapter 41: Delivering Shoes
"It's good for you to think so."

Kou Yujiao kept on working while talking to Guo Yinshu,
"Although our family doesn't have much acquaintance with the girl Zhao Huniu, we can tell who is right and who is wrong. When my mother was young, she also met many people. She gave her the impression that she was open and generous without any flirtatiousness. of,

That's why my mother is happy for you to spend more time with her.

As you said, there are more bad rumors about her in the village now,
It was probably because her words were not tactful enough, and I don't know when it made people bear grudges.What's more, since she went hunting in the mountains, many pairs of eyes in the village have been watching her,
Or envy, or envy,
or fear,
One reason is enough to make them judge her wantonly.

This is the case in a family, let alone a village? "

"What mother said is very true,"

Although Kou Yujiao's voice is gentle, her words are sonorous and forceful, which is very inconsistent with her delicate appearance; Guo Yinshu nodded thoughtfully,
"It's shallow."

"You are still young, and you grew up under the protection of your mother and Zhou Kongzhidao. How can you understand the truth here? Don't pay attention to the remarks in the village.

How you treated her in the past is generally fine now. "

"I see."

"but,"

As if remembering something, the needle in Kou Yujiao's hand stopped, she raised her head and pondered for a moment before saying:
"However, if it is true as you said just now, then I am afraid that there will be many fewer people in this village who associate with her. Wait a minute,"

Kou Yujiao put down the things in her hands and stood up, and went to the back room. After a while she came out with a small bundle in her hand,
"Here are the two pairs of shoes my mother gave me a few days ago. Take them to her. They are exactly her size. If there is a discrepancy, ask her to try them on and bring them back for me to change. If she accepts them, you can say they are women's shoes. Shoes, she doesn't want her to wear them, it's wasted."

"This,"

Guo Yinshu took it, with a puzzled look on his face,

"When did you do this girl?"

"Didn't they ask me to help you make two sets of clothes last time, and there were still some scraps left, so my mother added them in and took these two pairs of shoes, and I was planning to send them to her in a few days. I heard you say that today. Don't wait, you can help deliver these shoes to others."

"Yes mother,"

After listening to Kou Yujiao's explanation, the young man nodded. He stood up, straightened his clothes first, and saluted Kou Yujiao farewell.
Only then did he step out of the house.

Kou Yujiao watched Guo Yinshu close the courtyard door, and then sat back in peace and continued with her needlework.

Guo Yinshu knew where Zhao Huniu's house was, and it was quite far from his own; along the way, people greeted him and asked him where he was going with a smile,
Guo Yinshu hesitated for a moment, not sure if it was appropriate to tell the people in the village truthfully,
After all, compared with Zhao Huniu,
Their family is not considered a respectable family in Brassica Village.

Came to the gate of Zhao Huniu's house,

Guo Yinshu raised his hand and knocked on the door. Someone came to open the door, but it was not Zhao Huniu.

It was a middle-aged man with a bent back and a rather vicissitudes of life.

It is Zhao Huniu's father.

"Uncle," Guo Yinshu bowed to Zhao Cunwu.

Seeing that the person knocking on the door was Guo Yinshu, Zhao Cunwu was obviously stunned; of course he knew about Guo Yinshu, but because his mother was a widow or an outsider, Zhao Cunwu had never planned to contact the Guo family.
Seeing Guo Yinshu come to the door now, doubts and puzzles were written all over his face.

"Is there anything you need?"

"Is such that,
My mother asked me to give Huniu two pairs of shoes in her size. I hope Huniu can accept them. "

With that said, Guo Yinshu offered the burden with both hands.

Zhao Cunwu frowned.

"How can you take things from other people's homes casually? We can't take them. You can take them back."

"No uncle, this,

This is what my mother said, what she accepts are women’s shoes, if Huniu girl doesn’t accept them, she won’t be able to wear them, so please.”

"That can't be accepted either,"

Zhao Cunwu interrupted Guo Yinshu's words somewhat rudely,
"Our two families are not relatives, and you don't owe us anything. How can you just want things from your family. You take them back, but we don't want them."

Guo Yinshu's cheeks flushed faintly, he held back for a while, and then remembered something Kou Yujiao told him,
"...This is the leftover material from the two clothes that Miss Huniu asked my mother to make last time. My mother conveniently used them for shoe uppers. It wasn't originally my home's stuff."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Zhao Cunwu glanced at Guo Yinshu,
Only then did I reach out to take the burden and open it,

Looking at the fabric used for the shoe upper, it is indeed the same as the fabric used for the two jackets worn in winter—even though the fabric other than the shoe upper is not my own stuff,

But Zhao Cunwu's expression softened a little,
He took the burden in his hands.

"Huniu has gone to the city, I will tell her when she comes back," the man paused, "The house is still in a mess, so I won't invite you in.

It's getting late, let's go home early. "

After finishing speaking, Zhao Cunwu slammed the door shut.

Guo Yinshu's ears were completely red, and he felt that his face had never been so hot; he gritted his teeth, turned his head and left.

"Uncle, who is it?"

Zhao Cunwu closed the door, and there were inquiries in the yard; it turned out that it was Zhao Erdan again, who came running while Zhao Huniu was not at home.He saw Zhao Cunwu come in with a bundle,
Immediately became interested.

"That brat from the Guo family, why did his mother make two pairs of shoes for Hu Niu? It's inexplicable."

Putting the burden into Zhao Huniu's room, Zhao Cunwu came out and said.Hearing that it was women's shoes, Zhao Erdan's interest disappeared, but when he heard that it was Guo Yinshu, his thick eyebrows raised.

"What kind of shoes are you going to make for Hu Niu?"

"Before I said yes, Hu Niu asked his mother to make two jackets, and the leftovers were changed at that time. This child is really real. I said that I should stop interacting with that family. She always doesn't want to listen."

"Jacket? Isn't that something that happens in winter? Why are you thinking of sending it now? You said it was sending shoes, so I'm afraid you have other ideas. Seeing that Huniu is so capable now,
Want to get close and see what advantage you can get? "

After Zhao Erdan said this, Zhao Cunwu's face suddenly darkened. He sat down opposite Zhao Erdan, and he didn't notice that the diced bacon he was going to serve with wine had disappeared completely from the plate.

"You're right. My good boy, if you hadn't reminded Uncle, Uncle wouldn't have noticed."

Seeing that his words had an effect, Zhao Erdan was proud of himself, but he didn't show it on his face. Instead, he pretended to be careless and continued:

"It's okay if it's just like this. Uncle, I don't worry about your anger if I say a word.
I'm afraid that Huniu is young and ignorant, and the eldest aunt passed away early,

There are some things no one can teach her well.I recently heard from people in the village that she recently,
It’s as close as that fool.”

(End of this chapter)