ebookland Chapter 287 Heavy rain pouring down
Chapter 287 Heavy rain pouring down
Not long after this happened, Chen Shouren hosted a dinner in the village.
He didn't want to invite them at first, but Wang Qiushi didn't want to, because in Wang Qiushi's heart, she felt that the betrothal gift was thirty taels! This dinner can make some money back, and now the families in the village still have some spare money, so this dinner, no matter what, you have to give a gift money!
When Sun Ruhua asked Xie Jiaojiao how much her family was sending, Xie Jiaojiao only said, "We will send as much as the villagers send. Since she won't be going there anyway, it will be Sun Ruhua who will go there alone!"
After knowing this, Mrs. Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief in front of Sun Ruhua.
"Back then, when her elder brother and sister-in-law asked me for money, she didn't say a word, but now it's her turn to get it!"
Sun Ruhua nodded and agreed: "That's right, and I heard from Old Lady Wu in the village that that family is not easy to mess with. You'll see, when a girl from that family gets married in the future, I'm afraid she won't be able to bully them."
Mrs. Wang also nodded, and then the two of them discussed how much money to give. After all, they were from the same village. Even if Mrs. Wang had a grudge, it was against her eldest brother and his wife, not her family. Besides, her husband was the village chief. As long as they were from the village, who would not give face to the village chief?
Finally, the two of them went to ask around and found out that most people in the village gave around 20 cents. They thought, why not just give the same amount.
On the day of Chen Zimo's wedding, Wang Qiushi saw Sun Ruhua from afar and looked at her eagerly. When Sun Ruhua handed over the red envelope, she felt something was wrong when she pinched it and immediately looked unhappy.
"Your family is so rich, and you're giving us such a small gift for our wedding?"
What she said sounded like whoever had money should give it all to her family. Sun Ruhua immediately felt unhappy. Moreover, since her family had become prosperous, everyone had respected her. This was the first time she had seen someone like Wang Qiushi who didn't give her any face at all.
Fortunately, Xie Jiaojiao was worried and asked Cuizhu to follow Sun Ruhua. Cuizhu thought to herself, the young lady is really smart!
Cuizhu smiled and said, "Madam Village Head, my young mistress said that we will give as much as the villagers give. Could it be that when your family gets married, there are certain standards for the gifts that each family should give?"
Xie Jiaojiao taught Cuizhu to say these words.
Sure enough, after these words were spoken, everyone looked at Wang Qiushi. The village chief had invited all the headmen from the town to a dinner party today. When they saw some commotion here, they came over immediately.
When he saw that it was Wang Qiushi who was looking for trouble, he immediately said, "Behave yourself today. The guests here today are all honored guests, not only the head of the village but also the second brother's classmates. Don't bring shame to the Chen family!"
Wang Qiushi pouted and felt angry.
Chen Shouren quickly invited Sun Ruhua to take a seat. When Sun Ruhua saw Wang Po, she followed her and sat down.
He turned around and said to Cuizhu: "I don't have anything here, you should go back quickly."
Cuizhu bowed slightly and left. The villagers looked at her and were very envious.
Sun Ruhua looked and asked, "Niu Er and Wang Xiu'er didn't come with us?"
Mrs. Wang shook her head: "What are they doing here?"
Sun Ruhua nodded. They had been so unhappy before because of Wang Xiuer's matter. If she came again today, wouldn't it be asking for trouble?
Then the wedding began and there was nothing more to say.
But when the wedding was almost over, the sky suddenly turned dark, so dark and scary!
After everyone finished their meal, they quickly dispersed.
Wang Qiushi cursed that this was an unlucky day!
On the other hand, Xie Jiaojiao herself has been very busy recently. The inns on this transportation line have been opening one after another. She has a headache looking at the account books all day long. For some shops that were not managed properly after opening, she also has to write letters to Gu Weizhi to discuss solutions. Therefore, except for eating and going downstairs, she basically stays in the study all day long.
The Jiang family also replied, saying that Jiang Caifeng and Li Hean were on their way.
After reading the letter, Xie Jiaojiao wondered why it was such a big deal?
When Li Yan'er found out, she felt worried but also a little happy.
And since Jiang Caifeng and Li Hean are coming, and Xie Jiaojiao has a lot of things to do in her shop, she thought it would be better to go back to Jiangbo City together.
Jiang Weinan also had the same idea, but Jiang Ruonan was reluctant to leave. He felt that the village was much more fun than the city. He could help out in the soy sauce factory, pick mushrooms in the mountains, and go fishing by the river. If he had nothing to do, he could also look after the watermelon field in the backyard and eat as much watermelon as he wanted!
Seeing that he was reluctant to leave, Xie Jiaojiao said, "After we have sorted out your cousin's problem, we can come back later!"
Jiang Ruonan couldn't laugh after hearing what she said. Grandpa and second uncle were already here, so wouldn't they take him back with them?
After returning from the village chief's house after having lunch, Sun Ruhua knew that Xie Jiaojiao and the others were going to Jiangbo City again, so Jiang hurriedly rolled up his sleeves and started to prepare food for them.
Seeing that the situation had changed, Xie Jiaojiao said that they might not be able to leave tomorrow and asked her not to bother.
But Sun Ruhua didn't listen. As she cooked, she said, "Mother, make more for Ruonan and Yan'er. Otherwise, I don't know when they can eat it next time."
Xie Jiaojiao was speechless and said, "What kind of food is this? You can't buy it in the city."
Sun Ruhua smiled and said, "What I did is what I wanted to do!"
Xie Jiaojiao didn't know what to say!
The next morning, the sky was still very dark, but it didn't rain. Xie Jiaojiao thought it might rain heavily. Just as this thought came to her mind, a strong wind suddenly blew and heavy rain fell from the sky.
Before everyone could set off, Xie Jiaojiao went to the soy sauce factory wearing a straw raincoat and arranged for everyone to move and cover up all the soy sauce.
It was almost noon due to all the busy work, but it was still very dark even though it was almost noon!
Sun Ruhua looked at it and couldn't help but said worriedly: "The rain looks too heavy. I wonder how your Aunt Wang and her family are doing. I hope the house doesn't collapse!"
When she mentioned this, Xie Jiaojiao also became worried. When they lived in that house before, it used to drip every time it rained, and last year one of the rooms collapsed. When Xie Jiaojiao thought of this, she became a little worried and thought that it was not good and she had to go over to take a look.
"Mom, I'll take some people over to take a look. You and Cuizhu go clean up the two tiled houses where Tian Hu and his grandmother used to live!"
Just as she finished speaking, a bolt of lightning struck down, as if it was going to split the sky apart. It was very scary.
Sun Ruhua immediately understood what Xie Jiaojiao meant, and seeing that they were about to go out, she told them to be careful.
Xie Jiaojiao put on a straw raincoat and went out with Lai Fu and Jiang Weinan.
Jiang Ruonan and Li Yan'er were waiting at home. Li Yan'er looked at the packed bag and sighed: "I wonder when this rain will stop!"
Jiang Ruonan didn't answer, but just watched Xie Jiaojiao and the others go to Niu Er's house from the second floor.
It was raining heavily, and the roads in the village were even more difficult to walk on. Some roads were already narrow and became slippery after the rain. Xie Jiaojiao almost fell down several times!
Seeing that she was in a hurry, Jiang Weinan told her to be careful. Before he could finish his words, he saw a section of a neighbor's house collapsed. He immediately heard a woman's panicked voice from the house: "Oh, boss, hurry up, the pigpen has collapsed..."
The rain was so heavy that I couldn't hear other sounds clearly...
Xie Jiaojiao looked at the sky which was still dark even though it was already noon, and had a bad feeling in her heart...