Chapter 25
Ning Wan could no longer sell wild vegetables, but she didn't take time off either. The elm money she picked first was given to Xu's family, and now she should pick some elm money for her family to make.

Because she didn't go to Mayi Town, Ning Wan had a good night's sleep. When she went out, the sun had already risen high, and the brilliant light shone down, making her feel warm.Ning Wan turned around and went home, but took out a single piece of clothing to change.

In Sanjia Village, no one has jackets. They are either cotton or sheer, and they usually have to be changed after a while. Yu looked at them and said, "I'm afraid it will be cold when you go out with a sheer."

Ning Wan laughed, "I saw the sun was very good, and it was even hotter when I picked elm coins." She changed into her unlined clothes, and then laughed too, the sleeves were so much shorter!

Yu also laughed, "Although Wan'er hasn't gained weight these days, she has grown a lot." But she turned around and took out a new cotton dress with pink background and white flowers, "You should wear this."

Ning Wan recognized that this cloth was bought by Ning Qing when she was making a dowry, so she looked at Xiangniang suspiciously.Yu said with a smile: "This piece is made of leftover materials, but it doesn't look very big."

When Jing Niang mentioned it, Ning Wan found that there was a patchwork seam on the back of the jacket, and there were a few pieces of rags under the armpits, but it was done very cleverly, and the small flowers on the cloth were aligned, so if you don't look carefully, you won't be able to see it. out.

Although it is made of old cloth, it is new clothes after all. In the farmhouse, there are many people wearing old patched clothes, so this small jacket will be very eye-catching in Sanjia Village.

"Mother, why do you use the second sister's cloth?" Ning Wan had long forgotten, and only remembered it now when she saw this dress. It turns out that in the dream, Mother also spelled out a new dress for herself, which made Ning Qing very angry. unhappy.You must know that Ning Qing is very strict with her own things, and also thinks that the cloth bought for her by the family as a wedding dress belongs to her alone.

And Ning Wan is not willing to take advantage of her.

"You bought wild vegetables and sold them to buy delicious food. Didn't she also eat it?" Ning said, "This piece of cloth is the most bought, and it's just enough to buy you a small jacket. Your second sister is also willing."

Then he asked Ning Qing: "Is that true, Qing'er?"

Ning Qing was actually unwilling, but her mother had told her behind her back that Ning Wan worked so hard to gather wild vegetables, sell wild vegetables and buy delicious food, and she always shared them with everyone, so she should be more generous.

So Ning Qing couldn't say anything, but she just snorted softly as she was sewing aside, obviously she was still unhappy.

Ning Wan didn't like it in her eyes, but she didn't want to get angry with Ning Qing in front of her mother. After all, in her mother's eyes, she was her beloved daughter just like Ning Qing, with fleshy palms and backs.So she laughed and said, "I mean, mother was raising babies at home, why did she start sewing again?"

"What's such a little work!" Mrs. Yu didn't think so, but said: "If you really earn money from picking mountain goods, then you can buy some cloth and make a new set of jackets and skirts. After all, you are too old, so it is not good Wearing pants."

Girls from wealthy families wear skirts when they are very young, but in Sanjia Village, for the convenience of work and to save some cloth, the girls don’t start wearing skirts until they are about to get married. The same is true for Ning Wan, who always wears fat pants. pants.Yu Shi had already thought that when Ning Qing got married, Ning Wan would always wear a new dress, so she asked her to wear a skirt from then on.

Ning Wan nodded, she also hoped that if she could earn money from picking mountain goods, she could buy various items for the family, including clothes—if she had money, she would make a set of jackets for each person first, so as not to be in trouble during the spring and autumn seasons. It’s too hot to wear cotton, and it’s too cold to wear single; there are also thick winter clothes, and it would be nice to have a few furs, which can block the cold wind in the mountains better than cotton...

At this moment Yu pulled up the sleeves and asked Yao Nu to put on a new dress, looked it up and down a few times, and said, "It's just the right size." Because it was made of rags, there wasn't enough fabric, so there wasn't much room left, but it fit well.

Ning Wan moved, feeling that she couldn't stretch her arms and legs when she was wearing last year's old clothes. Looking down, her waist became slimmer after changing out of the bloated padded jacket, and her whole body became lighter as well. Smiling and carrying the basket, he went out again.

After all, she took off the cotton and replaced it with a single one. It was a bit chilly outside, but Ning Wan didn't feel the cold.

Spring is the time when all things grow. When picking elm coins the day before yesterday, it was still hard to find plump elm coins. Now almost all elm trees are covered with yellow-green elm coins, and there are children picking elm coins everywhere under the trees.

Sanjia Village is in the mountains. There are many trees, and elms can be seen everywhere. Ning Wan walked towards an empty elm tree with a basket. She didn't climb up the tree like some boys did, so she took out the long elm tree she had prepared. Hook - is to tie a hook on a wooden stick, catch an elm branch and pull it down, and then pick up all the elm money on it.

The so-called mining is actually not accurate here, but it should be masturbation.After all, pieces of elm money are light and thin, and they grow densely on the branches of the elm tree. It is very laborious to pick them little by little. It is better to hold one side of the branch with one hand and push it down vigorously, and then hold the basket to follow it. Soon all the elm money on the branches will be rolled off.

Although rolling elm money in this way will also roll off some newly grown elm leaves, it is enough to pick out the leaves later, which is much faster than picking leaves one by one.Ning Wan hooked the next branch and plucked it before changing another branch.

It is best for two people to pick elm money, one pulls the hook and the other picks.But Ning Wan did not call Ning Qing, she would rather be alone, although she needs to waste a hand to hold the branch, and can only hang the basket on the arm of the hand that is pulling the elm money, which is a bit inconvenient, but it is not too slow.

Ning Wan picked it slowly, sniffing the fresh smell of elm money, couldn't help but pinch a few pieces of elm money and put it in her mouth, it was so sweet!The noodles have been reconstituted at home. After a while, wash the elm money and mix it with the remade noodles and steam it. It will be sweeter than eating like this!
Suddenly, an elm branch hangs down, right in front of Ning Wan.Ning Wan turned her head and saw that it was Guo Dongzhu who pulled down the elm branch, and she was smiling at her, "Wan'er, you can pick it."

"No need, you can pick it yourself." Ning Wan turned to the other side and hooked another elm branch with a hook, "I can do it myself."

"Wan'er, I've already picked a basket, and I don't need any more."

"Then send it home quickly."

"It will take a while to make lunch, don't worry, I will help you."

"I'm not in a hurry, just take your time."

No matter what Guo Dongzhu said, Ning Wan refused to use him for help, so he asked, "Wan'er, why did you have such a relationship with me? Is it because I am Xiaoyan's fourth brother?"

Speaking of which, they were about the same age, so they grew up together, and they had been getting along very well before, but after the incident with Xiaoyan, Ning Wan never played with them again.

Ning Wan was still concentrating on picking elm coins, and said casually: "Forget it."

Guo Dongzhu felt aggrieved, "Although she is my younger sister, I have been bullied by her and hate her."

But no matter how much you hate her, you still stand by Guo Xiaoyan's side at the most critical moment.Ning Wan doesn't blame Guo Dongzhu, he just thinks that the people of the Guo family are more important than justice, more important than himself.

But for such a person, she doesn't plan to associate with him anymore.

Seeing that Ning Wanli ignored him, Guo Dongzhu said again: "My grandfather also said that she was wrong about that time, and she even paid your family money and eggs, so don't be angry."

What he said seemed to be aggrieved by the Guo family, so Ning Wan couldn't help but sneer, "Shouldn't your family be compensated?"

"Yes, it should be compensated," Guo Dongzhu was choked speechless, and said after a long while: "I also think you are right, Xiaoyan is wrong."

Ning Wan said lightly, "After all, she is your biological sister." This is what Guo Dongzhu said to herself in the dream.

In fact, the really young Ning Wan had never liked Guo Dongzhu, but at that time she had already secretly made up her mind to recruit a husband, and Guo Dongzhu happened to bump into him.In terms of family background and talents, Guo Dongzhu is far behind.

It's not far away, let's say that the few marriages that my aunt and eldest sister looked at for me back then, none of them were better than Guo Dongzhu.If he had a younger brother, he would never marry Guo Dongzhu.

But getting a wife is another matter, who would be willing to recruit a good man?At that time, Ning Wan just agreed because Guo Dongzhu was an honest person, and he was also from Sanjia Village, so he knew each other well.

Now after having that real long dream, the more mature Ning Wan looks down on Guo Dongzhu even more.Can a man who has no responsibility be considered a man?

Right now the life at home is going well, and it will get better and better in the future, and my mother can give birth to a little brother safely, so I don't need to hire a man, nor do I need to sell myself as a concubine, just like other women. To get married, just pick someone who knows the cold and the hot, it's better than marrying a foolish husband in a dream.

Therefore, Ning Wan didn't want to have anything to do with Guo Dongzhu.But Guo Dongzhu continued to ask, "Wan'er, do you hate me?"

"I don't hate it," it's just someone irrelevant, neither likes nor dislikes, Ning Wan is still indifferent, "But I think we are all grown up, so we shouldn't be together often, lest others gossip." He exchanged everything for an elm tree, leaving Guo Dongzhu where he was.

Indifference is actually more repulsive than anger. Ning Wan finally calmed down. She hooked off a few elm branches and put all the elm money on them into her basket, and picked a basket full of them. Once at home, I need to make more elm money rolls.

(End of this chapter)

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