Father-in-law

Author: Mu Shenghua

When Cheng Huai came out of the inn, Jiang Miao took him to the cloth shop first.

The proprietress was busy getting cloth inside. When she heard footsteps, she immediately poked her head out. When she saw Jiang Miao, her eyes lit up: "My sister is here to buy cloth again. Look at this batch of cloth, they are all new arrivals."

Jiang Miao nodded, picked up the gray-brown cloth on the side and looked at it. The material was light and soft, which was very suitable for weather like this.

"Auntie, how much does this cloth cost?" she asked in a calm voice.

The woman came over with a smile and said, "Are you going to buy some clothes for your man? This color suits him very well, and the black one next to it is also good. They are both 280 cents each. You can take them all if you want."

Let’s give 500 Wen together.”

Hearing that they were making clothes for him, Cheng Huai couldn't help but look at Jiang Miao, his eyes flashing.

Jiang Miao touched the black cloth on the edge. The material should be the same, but black was too hot to wear, so she didn't plan to buy it.

She turned around and said, "This isn't my first time here either. It's just this gray one. Auntie, please give me the real price."

She didn't negotiate a good price last time, otherwise this woman wouldn't have agreed so happily.

"Then you can give me 250 yuan." The woman hesitated.

Jiang Miao calmly shook her head: "Two hundred coins, if you think it's okay, wrap it up for me."

The woman's face suddenly stiffened, and she smiled coquettishly: "Sister, your bargaining is too harsh. My aunt wants to buy goods from you."

Jiang Miao smiled harmlessly, turned around and grabbed Cheng Huai's hand, looked up and asked, "Ms. sir, do you like this color?"

When he heard her calling her husband, Cheng Huai's expression suddenly froze, and the hand he was holding seemed to be frozen, and he was in a state of bewilderment.

"I" he was so clumsy that he didn't know how to answer. He only looked at Jiang Miao, his heart beating faster and faster.

The man held her hand tightly, pursed his lips, and took a deep breath.

"Ms. sir?" Jiang Miao shouted again. Cheng Huai's face tightened and he was confused.

Seeing that something was wrong, the landlady was afraid that her man wouldn't like it, so she quickly shouted: "Sister, I'll take the two hundred coins for you. You must come to my aunt's place again next time!"

Jiang Miao immediately turned her head and smiled like a flower: "Auntie, wrap it up for me!"

The woman immediately went to wrap the cloth, as if she was afraid that Jiang Miao would regret it.

After paying the money, Jiang Miao took Cheng Huai's hand and left the store, and praised with satisfaction: "Cheng Huai, you cooperated so well just now!"

"Yeah." Cheng Huai also calmed down and responded lightly.

He just held Jiang Miao's hand, not wanting to let go.

Jiang Miao put the cloth into the basket, then dug out the flowers Yu Ying embroidered from inside, and went to the shop selling embroidery.

There are a lot of embroidery products on display in the shop, but the styles are relatively old and the business is not very good.

There was a bamboo chair for lying down at the door, and a young-looking woman was lying on it, gently shaking her fan.

Jiang Miao walked over and called in a low voice, "Sister, do you accept embroidery here?"

The woman sat up and glanced at Jiang Miao briefly, "Take it, but you have to show it to me first. Don't take it if it's not good."

Hearing her say, Jiang Miao walked over and showed her the embroidery she had embroidered in her hand.

Most of the embroidery cloths Yu Ying uses for embroidery are white, and only one of the five embroidery cloths is cyan.

After taking it, the woman looked at it for a while and said in deep thought: "I can accept it, but the price won't be too high. Can I give you a total of 100 Wenxing?"

Each piece was twenty cents, which was higher than the price Yu Ying told her when she left. Jiang Miao nodded immediately: "Okay."

"Well, then I'll give you the money." The woman's voice was calm, "You can send all your embroidery to me in the past two months. From now on, you will have to find someone else to do it."

Jiang Miao raised her head in confusion: "Are you going to stop accepting them from now on?"

"Well, the shop is closed." After giving the money, the woman sat down on the bamboo chair and prepared to lie down.

Jiang Miao had an idea instantly, "Has sister's shop been transferred out?"

"Not yet. I haven't found anyone yet. I think the rent is too expensive." The other person frowned, seeming worried.

Jiang Miao knew this was a good opportunity, and asked about the rent and other questions. The other party seemed cold-tempered but answered every question. Jiang Miao sweetly called her sister several times.

Cheng Huai didn't urge him, and stood waiting by the side, his eyes always falling on Jiang Miao's face.

Jiang Miao came out after asking the question, took out the straw hat from the basket and put it on, then tiptoed for Cheng Huai to put it on, with a look of excitement and joy on her face.

"Cheng Huai, let's go home."

He responded in a low voice and calmly: "Okay."

The two of them went to buy another pound of meat, and then got on the bullock cart back to the village.

When they got home, the two children were already sitting on the low stools and eating. Yu Ying also ate with a bowl, using a spoon to catch the rice cereal leaking from their mouths from time to time.

"Mom!" Seeing Jiang Miao, Dabao stood up suddenly, looked at Cheng Huai's serious eyes, and slowly sat back down.

Jiang Miao couldn't help but smile. Seeing Yu Ying turn her head, she shouted: "Mom, we are back."

Yu Ying nodded and said with a smile: "Hurry up and put something to eat. There is water on the table."

Cheng Huai put the basket and carried the pork to the back. Jiang Miao gave Yu Ying the money from selling the embroidery and followed him to the backyard to wash his hands.

After lunch, Cheng Huai went to the village chief's house, Yu Ying went to the kitchen, and Jiang Miao looked at the two children and took out the newly bought cloth from the basket.

Let Cheng Huai take his measurements in the evening and start making clothes tomorrow.

Dabao played with the toys for a while and couldn't stay any longer. He ran over and grabbed Jiang Miao's arm, "Mom, Dabao wants Niuniu."

Jiang Miao was stunned for a moment, but Xiaobao quickly ran over and said in a crisp voice: "Mom, Xiaobao wants it too."

What does it mean to want Niuniu? Jiang Miao was a little dumbfounded. She held the hands of the two cubs and asked, "Dabao and Xiaobao, do you want to play with Niu Niu? Can I take you to find her after you guys go to bed?"

Dabao shook his head, with a sullen round face, "I don't want Xiaobao, I want Niuniu."

Xiaobao immediately became anxious and shouted in his tender voice: "I don't want Dabao, I want Niuniu!"

Still feeling anxious, Jiang Miao quickly hugged the two of them, patted their butts each, and became serious: "Tell me carefully."

Dabao pursed his lips and said, "Mom, I want my sister, not Xiaobao."

Xiaobao was unhappy and shook his head like a rattle, "Dabao is not good, Niuniu is good."

This was the first time he saw the two brats arguing. Jiang Miao became serious and looked at the two of them: "Dabao doesn't want Xiaobao, and Xiaobao doesn't want Dabao either, right?"

Dabao hesitated for a moment and nodded, and Xiaobao also nodded slowly.

Jiang Miao said expressionlessly: "Okay, then you all can go out, so there will be no Dabao or Xiaobao."
Chapter completed!