Chapter 76 The lining is gone

The two of them slept peacefully, but there was already a huge quarrel in Lao Ye's family.

　　After the young man who carried the dowry in Siyueyao Village yesterday returned, he followed Ye Anian's words and went around the village.

　　Not long after, the news spread throughout Yueya Village that the old Ye family treated their granddaughter harshly and that the dowry box they gave her contained stones.

　　Early the next morning, the banquet hosted by Lao Ye's family was cleared.

　　Wu Xianglian and her eldest daughter-in-law Sun Caihe were both very tired last night and went to bed after finishing half of the cleaning. Now there are tables, chairs, benches, pots and pans everywhere in the yard, and the two of them were tidying up.

　　Now that Ye Xiaomei is married, there is one less laborer in the family. Wu Xianglian supported her waist and cursed while washing the dishes.

　　Zhang Juan is pregnant and a month old now, so it is impossible for her to do this kind of work.

　　The three grown men in the family, Ye Chenghai, Ye Chengjiang, and Ye Chenghe, are all like uncles at home, and they are even less likely to help.

　　Ye Quan was holding a pipe and a pot in his mouth. After eating the morning meal, he put on his fish basket, picked up his fishing rod, and went out to fish.

　　The only two children left are Ye Ansong and Ye Anbo.

　　Ye Ansong's college exam was coming soon, so he naturally went back to his room to study, but Ye Anbai was still thinking about the gadgets that Fu Zai and the others took out to play with yesterday morning. He chased after Wu Xianglian and asked his grandma to knead mud for him and scream for fun.

　　Wu Xianglian was annoyed by the pile of oily twist bowls, but it was her precious grandson who was pestering her, so she had no choice but to comfort Ye Anbo while washing the dishes.

　　"Don't make trouble, I'll squeeze it for you after I finish washing the dishes."

　　"No, no! I want to play now!"

　　Amber Ye held on to Wu Xianglian's sleeve and refused to let go.

　　Wu Xianglian was troubled and a little annoyed. She didn't want to choke Ye Anbai, so she turned around and called Zhang Juan into the room.

　　"You are either eating or sleeping all day long! You don't need to do any work anymore, why don't you take care of Amber?!"

　　"Take him indoors and play for a while! How long do I have to wash my pile of dishes and chopsticks? Do you still want to eat lunch?"

　　"Oh, I know, mother."

　　Zhang Juan responded loudly, slowly put down the melon seeds in her hand, moved to the ground, and came out to lead Amber back to the house.

　　Wu Xianglian breathed a sigh of relief.

　　However, before she could calm down for a long time, Ye Quan walked in with a fish basket and a dark face.

　　He put the fishing basket into the yard, carried the fishing rod and walked straight towards Wu Xianglian.

　　Wu Xianglian was startled by his posture and subconsciously stopped her movements.

　　"You...what happened to you?"

　　"Do you still have time to wash dishes here?" Ye Quan said angrily, "Do you know what the reputation of our old Ye family is in the village now?!"

　　"What?" Wu Xianglian was confused.

Before she could react, Ye Quan dropped the fishing rod, grabbed the collar of the back of her neck, and dragged her up from the ground.

　　"Come on, come out and listen!"

　　He dragged Wu Xianglian to the door, suddenly stopped, turned around and yelled at Sun Caihe, who was still cleaning the yard.

　　"Stop sweeping! You come too!"

　　Sun Caihe was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything. He didn't even have time to put down the broom, so he followed him with his head drooping.

　　Ye Quan led the two of them out of the house, and not far away, he saw several aunts and husbands sitting around under a big tree. They all held handfuls of melon seeds in their hands and chatted while cracking them.

　　"It's ridiculous! When your granddaughter gets married, she has to carry two boxes of stones. What a mess this old Ye family has to make!"

　　"No, isn't Ye Laosan working in the town for a monthly salary of ten taels of silver? You can't even get a box of gifts?"

　　"You still don't want to give it up. The old Ye family has no longer favored boys over girls. Ye Xiaomei is like a servant at home. How can those two old cowards be willing to go out and get things!"

　　"It's also pitiful. But now it's better. Doesn't Old Man Ye love to pretend and save face the most? Don't talk about face this time, there is no real face left."

　　"Hahahahahaha!"

　　By the end, several people burst into laughter.

　　Ye Quan's old face turned as red as a pig's liver. He looked at Sun Caihe and said fiercely: "What a great idea you came up with!"

　　Sun Caihe fiddled with his fingers, lowered his head, and did not dare to say a word.

　　It was indeed her idea to put stones in the dowry box for Ye Xiaomei.

　　But wasn't Ye Quan himself the one who first came up with the idea of ​​Xiaomei's dowry?

It was Ye Quan who called Wu Xianglian and her, saying that although Wei Feng didn't give any money as a dowry, it would be too ugly to have no dowry at all, but the family didn't have many things to accompany Ye Xiaomei.

　　Wu Xianglian was used to picking things, so she rolled her eyes and said she wouldn't take them with her, so she could get an empty box for her to save her face.

　　Ye Quan had a sullen face and just smoked without saying a word.

　　Doesn't she still understand what her father-in-law means? This old couple is competing with each other for sex, and the other is competing for the good face of the other.

　　She didn't just do what she wanted, saying that she would put some pebbles in it, and try to keep the weight down and save her face.

　　Didn't Ye Quan agree? He also asked her to go to the river with Wu Xianglian and carry stones back!

　　"Speak! Why don't you two show off at this time?"

　　Ye Quan raised his voice, interrupting Sun Caihe's thoughts.

　　At this time, the aunts and husbands under the tree also heard the noise and looked over one after another.

　　When they saw Ye Quan and the others, they all covered their mouths and laughed: "Dad Ye, how poor are you?"

　　"Can't you even afford the dowry for your granddaughter? Do you still have to use pebbles to make up the amount?"

　　Ye Quan's face was as dark as coal, he scratched his neck and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? That's a mistake!"

　　Aunt Li, who laughed the loudest among them, slapped her thigh: "How can you pretend to be wrong? How can Shitouzi and the dowry be mistaken? Ye Quan, your look in your eyes is getting worse and worse!"

　　Ye Quan's face was dark and red from holding back. Wu Xianglian could only jump in haste and cursed: "You are half buried in the ground! If you keep talking nonsense, I will tear your mouth apart!"

　　She scolded her harshly, but Ye Quan glared at her and stopped.

　　Sun Caihe, on the other hand, contradicted Aunt Li: "I made a mistake! I... took those stones back to pave the road, but I didn't expect to ask someone to carry them away as a dowry box."

　　But this explanation was too ridiculous and no one believed it. Instead, it made everyone laugh again.

　　Ye Quan couldn't help but left the two of them behind and walked away alone.

　　Wu Xianglian and Sun Caihe were stunned for a moment, then quickly chased after them.

　　Ye Quan ignored them, but a bad feeling arose in his heart.

　　This matter has spread all over Yueya Village. Since it was discovered in the town, I don't know if it has reached the ears of the Zhou family.

　　If it affects the marriage between the third child and the daughter of the Zhou family, that would be bad.

　　…

　　There was a huge quarrel in the old Ye family, but Ye Anyian and Jiang Zhu were really at ease here.

　　Ye Anyian slept soundly that night, although he got up in trouble once in the middle of the night.

　　When he woke up, the place around him was already empty. The sun was rising outside, and it was obvious that it was getting late.

　　He sat up and met Jiang Zhu's eyes.

t turned out that Jiang Zhu was sitting at the kang table, writing something.

　　Seeing that he was awake, he smiled warmly and said, "Are you hungry? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

　　Only then did Ye Anyian react, but he moved and did not feel any discomfort.

　　He didn't feel the back pain that Yang Chi said after the first time. He turned over and got the coat hanging on a simple wooden hanger, but he didn't feel any weakness in his legs or feet.

　　On the contrary, I felt relaxed and very comfortable, and even going up the mountain to pick fruits and herbs was no problem.

　　Jiang Zhu held her chin and looked at him: "How about it, I didn't lie to you, did I?"

　　These words immediately brought back Ye Anian's bad memories of last night. He frowned and rolled his eyes at Jiang Zhu.

　　Jiang Zhu was stared at, but he smiled and narrowed his peach blossom eyes. He put down the brush in his hand and said, "Go and wash up. It's time for lunch later."

　　"It's already noon?" Ye Anyian was a little surprised.

　　Jiang Zhu nodded: "I just woke up for a while. The two children ate some snacks by themselves in the morning, and I made lunch directly."

　　After Ye Anyian finished washing, a low table had been placed in the main room. Fu Zai and Ding Qiu were sitting around the table, and the food was already placed.

　　A plate of big braised carp with full color, aroma and flavor, two plates of stir-fried side dishes, the staple food is multi-grain rice, and a plate of golden chestnut cakes is also placed on the table.

　　As soon as Ye Anian saw this battle, he knew that Jiang Zhu was panicking. He was busy with such a big table of food and couldn't just get up.

　　But he didn't say anything more. Instead, Fu Zai came to him and said, "Brother, why did you get up so late? Brother Jiang asked me not to disturb you. Are you sick?"

　　Ye Anyian has always been in poor health, so Fu Zai is always worried about him.

　　"No," Ye Anyian touched his head, "My second sister got married yesterday. I was a little tired after a busy day."

　　"Oh." Fu Zai nodded, relieved.

　　But I don't know what was in this little dumpling's mind. Fu Zai took Ye Annian's hand and suddenly laughed mischievously: "Then can I sleep with Brother Jiang on top of each other at night?"

　　"Sleeping on top of each other?" Ye Anian was a little confused by him, "What is... sleeping on top of each other?"

　　"Snow dumplings and sesame balls can be stacked." Fu Zai said, taking out two little rabbit-shaped clay barks from his pocket, and stacking the two together.

　　"Like this, there will be little rabbits in stacks, Brother Shitou said."

　　Ye Anyian, who just finished folding with Jiang Zhu last night:...

　　Although Ding Qiu on the side couldn't see it, he could already get the general idea from Fu Zai's words.

　　He is a few years older than Fuzai and Shitou, and he has learned a lot of pharmacological and medical skills from Jiang Zhu, so he still understands this.

　　But hearing Fu Zai say it so innocently, his little face tightened. He felt it was funny, but he didn't dare to laugh in front of Jiang Zhu.

　　Jiang Zhu, on the other hand, gave Fu Zai a piece of fish meat with clean spines, and then asked: "Why did Fu Zai think of talking about this?"

　　"I want a cute little niece, just like Lingling." Fuzai said, blinking his big eyes like water grapes.

　　"Well," Jiang Zhu thought for a while and answered him, "It's not impossible, but my brother's current body is not strong enough."

　　"What happens next?" Fuzai asked quickly.

　　"In the future..." Before he could finish his words, Ye Anyian stepped on him from under the table.

The corner of Jiang Zhu's mouth raised, and he took Ye Anyian's hand under the cover of the table: "It depends on whether your brother wants it. Moreover, even if there is one, it may not be a niece, it may be a nephew. "

　　Upon hearing this, Fu Zai's expectant expression suddenly dropped: "Okay then."

　　It turns out that it is so difficult to have a little niece.

　　Seeing his appearance, Jiang Zhu teased him: "If you really like her, how about I steal Lingling over and we can raise her? Let Lingling be your sister."

　　"Don't talk nonsense." Ye Anyian squeezed his hand hard.

　　Jiang Zhu laughed: "Just kidding."