Bai Yunxi raised her hand and pinched the center of her brow, then turned her head and looked at the hourglass next to her. It was already the end of the hour.
Sure enough, at her age, she is not suitable for staying up late.
Just after washing up, my daughter had already brought the food in, "Mom, the millet has been simmering on the stove, accompanied by shredded bacon, it's delicious."
Bai Yunxi looked at the millet porridge on the tray. Next to it was a plate of bacon shreds, a bowl of minced meat stewed with tofu, and a white flour steamed bun.
"Don't tell me, I'm really hungry."
After breakfast, Bai Yunxi saw her daughter getting her hair done on the porch, "Are you doing Yaya's hair again?"
"This is for my second sister-in-law. She lost her hair flower yesterday. I feel really bad. I happen to have some rags left, so I will make two more flowers for her." Bai Anjing pulled the strips of cloth in the basket to find suitable flowers.
Cloth color.
Bai Yunxi looked at her serious look and rubbed her chin.
"You like making flowers so much, and you are so skillful. I will buy you some silk yarn and velvet later. That kind of fabric will make the head flowers beautiful."
"If it's done, you can also take it to the shop and sell it on consignment to increase your personal income."
After listening to her mother's suggestion, Bai Anjing smiled and shook her head,
"I just make a little bit of it in my spare time. My craftsmanship is only liked by my second sister-in-law and Yaya. If I sell it, there is probably no hope."
"I think it's pretty good, but the ones sold in the shop are just like that. It's just more refined. If you get all the materials together and draw a few new patterns, it will definitely be as good as theirs."
Bai Yunxi didn't wait for her daughter to refuse before making the decision for her.
"Next time I go to town, I will prepare all the materials and try to make a few first."
This girl has such a quiet temperament that she is really suitable for handicrafts and embroidery work. If cultivated as a talent, it can be regarded as a skill that is close to one's own.
"Where's your second sister-in-law? I heard she was here just now and has gone out?"
"Following the second brother to the fields." Although there is not much work in the fields, the second brother is used to it and goes for a walk from time to time.
After entering winter, the weather became colder day by day, and ten days passed in the blink of an eye.
Baiyunxi asked everyone to light a charcoal pot to keep warm, and looked at the door from time to time, thinking that it was almost time for the Du family and her daughter to return.
After the misfortune of the second son and his wife, she had completely lost her favorable impression of the Du family. So much so that she did not bring Du and Yaya back immediately because she wanted them to fully experience the Du family's meanness and never do it again.
Think about it.
Two more days passed like this, and Baiyunxi felt a little anxious. When it was dusk, he saw the second son and his wife coming back from the fields, so he called them over.
"Your sister-in-law has been back for a while. Tomorrow you go to Du's house to bring her back, especially Yaya. She has fallen behind too much in her homework. It won't work anyway."
"Okay, Mom, I'll set off tomorrow at nine o'clock, and I'll be back before dark." Bai Anyan agreed, but without much thought, he nodded and agreed.
"Mom, I'll go with you too, so that the Du family won't embarrass Brother Yan." Upon hearing this, Mrs. Li immediately suggested.
Seeing Li's high-spirited appearance, Bai Yunxi couldn't help but chuckle,
"You are so aggressive, people think you are looking for trouble. Just bring the person back. We don't meet often anyway."
"No, mother, I'm going with Brother Yan, and there's someone we talked to on the way. My sister-in-law's natal home is too far away, so a trip to her home is almost like a trip to the county."
Li Shi chuckled. Of course, if Mrs. Du said anything unpleasant again this time, she would definitely say it back to her face.
Anyway, I can’t hold back anymore.
In winter, the days are short and the nights are long, and it turns dark in the time it takes to speak.
"Mom, dinner is ready." Bai Jingjing stuck his head out of the kitchen and shouted.
"Okay, let's set the food."
Bai Yunxi agreed, and just as she was about to turn around and go back to the house, the door was pushed open, and Xiaosi appeared at the door with Yaya on his back and a dark face, followed by the gray-faced Du Shi.
When Yaya saw her grandma, her eyes turned red, she slipped off Xiao Si, stretched out her arms and rushed toward Baiyun River,
"Grandma, Yaya misses you so much, wuwu..."
Then Yaya's little body rushed towards her. Bai Yunxi hugged her, rubbed her head, and patted her back. Seeing that the clothes on Yaya's body were still the same as when she left, his eyes turned cold.
"Good boy, don't cry. Tell grandma if you have any grievances. Grandma will make the decision for you."
The eldest granddaughter she had worked so hard to raise left in vain and came back disgraced. She spent twelve days there, and she got angry just looking at her.
"Grandma, they bully people. They snatched Yaya's clothes, jacket and hairpiece. My aunt's newly made hairpiece was torn to pieces, wuwu..."
Only then did Bai Yunxi realize that the two flowers pinned to her eldest granddaughter's bun were gone, and only two flowers were simply tied.
Seeing her daughter crying in her mother-in-law's arms, Mrs. Du's face turned red with shame, and she held a shriveled bundle in her hand, twisting it, feeling guilty and ashamed.
"Don't cry, don't cry. Grandma is so obedient. If your hair is gone, let your aunt make it for you. Let's give it to no one except Yaya. We will give you two flowers that are more beautiful than before."
The six-year-old girl already loves beauty.
Every time I wear a flower, I can circle it around the yard several times. It would be strange not to be sad if someone suddenly snatches it away.
Bai Yunxi hugged and comforted her for a long time before she stabilized the little girl's mood. She glanced at the nervous Du Shi, then turned to Xiaosi,
"How did you meet?"
"I came back from the town and was about to turn into the village from the official road when I heard Yaya crying. I thought I heard it wrong, so I walked a few steps forward and saw my sister-in-law and Yaya."
Xiaosi said, glanced at his sister-in-law, pursed his lips and stopped talking.
"Grandma, my mother and I left my grandma's house before dawn. We met a kind-hearted grandpa halfway and took a ride in his ox cart. We finally got home with great difficulty."
Yaya hugged Bai Yunxi's neck and spoke angrily,
"Yaya's legs were sore, and my mother could hardly walk without me on her back. Finally, I met my fourth uncle."
After listening to this, several people looked at Mrs. Du in surprise. The two of them looked like they were fleeing to a relative. They were not much better than Mrs. Li that night.
"...it's cold outside, so go inside first."
Bai Yunxi glanced at Mrs. Du, feeling a little disappointed. After three years of teaching, she lost her mind as soon as she saw her mother's family. It was enough to wrong herself, but she also wronged her children, which was unforgivable.
"Xiao Jing, first steam a bowl of egg custard for Yaya."
Look at this little face, it has only been a few days, and it already looks wilted and the skin is all chapped.
Bai Anjing watched her niece lying on her grandma's shoulder, walked over and hugged her, "Yaya, be good, go to the kitchen with your aunt to warm yourself by the fire, and your aunt will boil hot water for you and wash her with fragrance."
Yaya blinked her big eyes, her eyelashes were smeared together with tears, and she looked pitifully tight.
Seeing her eldest granddaughter being taken away, Bai Yunxi turned to look at the dirt on Du's clothes. When her family was at its poorest, she had never seen her dressed in such a dirty and embarrassing manner.