stingy landlady

Chapter 162 Sisters Adding Makeup (2)

Hearing that both Gui Xiang and her sister had new jewelry, Li felt a little jealous and asked:

"Where did your father get the money? He's really willing to spend it on you! Where's Guihong? Is she with Guizhi and hasn't come back?"

They've all run wild! They don't even want to go home! Once they're married and have their husbands' families to keep an eye on them, it'll be difficult for them to go back!

Do Guizhi and Guiling have any jewelry?

Gui Xiang sensed that Li was unhappy and whispered:

"Dad said Guiling was too young, and he didn't want Guizhi either! He only said that my second sister and I are growing up and need to be dressed up properly! That's why he bought them for us!"

Li put all the jewelry into the sachet that Guixiang had just bought, held it in her hand, and said to Guixiang:

"Guixiang! I'll keep it for you. It's too precious for a little girl like you to keep. What if you lose it? It would be such a waste! I'll lock it up and give it back to you when you grow up!"

After saying that, Li picked up the sachet and went back to her room!

Guixiang sat on the kang (a heated brick bed), thinking things through, but it didn't seem right! She had only gone to find the lock, so why had her mother taken her jewelry? Sigh! Oh well! Her mother was just keeping it safe for her!

Gui Xiang tried to comfort herself! Until the next morning, she saw Li Shi beaming with joy, wearing the new jewelry she had bought the day before, and even asking Gui Xiang:

"You have good taste! It looks great on me too! Xiaoqiong just praised me, saying my elegance has improved a lot! Your dad also said it looks good!"

Gui Xiang felt heartbroken upon seeing this, and said weakly:

"Mom! It looks really good on you! Mom! Didn't you say you'd keep it safe for me? Why are you wearing it now?"

Li Shidao:

"Hmph! Jewelry is meant to be worn, right? Gui Xiang! You're too young to carry off something so expensive! I'll give you one of my silver hairpins later!"

You used to have a pair of silver earrings, right? Take them out and wear them! What are you keeping them for? To have a baby?

"Hey! Guixiang! I told you, that bracelet you picked wasn't very good! It's so small! Even Mom can't wear it! Why didn't you buy a bigger one? Mom will go to town sometime and have someone exchange it for a bigger one!"

Gui Xiang was on the verge of tears! She put on her silver hairpin and silver earrings and went to find Da Zhu.

"Dad! Take me to Huanghua Village to find my second and third sisters! I want to go and do some work too!"

Dazhu looked at Guixiang's simple and plain attire, shook his head, and sighed inwardly. He then instructed Pansen to drive the carriage to take Guixiang to Huanghua Village.

Da Zhu thought that after Li Shi got up early and dressed in her best clothes, the first person she would show off to would definitely be Da Zhu, and she even boasted to Da Zhu:

"Hmph! You didn't even buy me a set of jewelry when we went to the county town! This was chosen for me by Guixiang. You see, my eldest daughter has such good taste! Don't I look younger and prettier wearing it?"

Da Zhu sighed inwardly: Everyone has their own destiny!

When Guixiang arrived at Huanghua Village, she saw Guihong wearing all the newly bought jewelry, and her heart was filled with mixed feelings!

Gui Hong teases Gui Xiang:

"Big sister! Are you really reluctant to wear the new jewelry you just bought? Are you really saving it for your wedding? Maybe in a couple of years Dad will take us to choose an even newer style!"

I only wear new things, not old ones; things that sit in the closet for years will become outdated!

Gui Xiang thought that when Gui Hong and Gui Zhi returned home, they would see Li Shi wearing her jewelry, and she couldn't hide this from her two younger sisters. She felt extremely wronged.

"Mom said she would keep them for me yesterday, but she put them all on this morning! She even said I didn't know how to choose them, that the bracelets were too small for her, and that she had to go and exchange them for bigger ones! Waaah!"

As Gui Xiang spoke, her eyes welled up with tears as she looked at Gui Hong and Gui Zhi! Gui Hong and Gui Zhi exchanged bewildered glances.

Guizhi could only comfort her:

"Big sister! Let Mom wear it! She likes it! And you're so filial! You'll definitely have a good reputation for being a dutiful daughter! We'll open a shop and make money later, then we'll go pick out a couple more pieces of jewelry! Oh! Don't cry!"

"The silver one looks pretty good too!"

Gui Hong quickly chimed in:

"Big sister! We were so poor back then that we never even wore hair accessories. Now, the food, clothes, and accessories we have are things we couldn't even dream of before!"

"Things will only get better from now on! Big sister! Go see Wanrou and the others have made new pajamas and pajama bottoms, they're quite pretty! Come on! I'll take you to see them!"

Li was so coaxed by Zhao that she completely forgot about directions. She took the jars and basins that were supposed to be given to Yu San's brother, Yu Dajiang, and put them in Erzhu's room, making Erzhu's room completely crowded! With no other choice, Dabao had to sleep in Dazhu's old house!

When Dazhu found out, he had no choice but to send someone to buy Yu Dajiang new jars and pots for sprouting beans. Upon arriving at Yu Dajiang's house and seeing his dire situation, he also arranged for someone to repair the roof to prevent it from collapsing under the weight of heavy snow.

Jixiang had already found an old cotton-padded jacket as Guizhi had instructed, and had also asked Zhou Niangzi for some coarse cloth and cotton. Zhou Niangzi was now in charge of the servants' clothing for all four seasons.

Jixiang gave Yu San's younger sister, Yu Xiaocao, some simple needlework lessons, hoping she could make clothes for the family at home. Unexpectedly, Yu San learned quite quickly.

"Sister Jixiang! I'm still young and not very healthy, but I learn quickly! I usually mend the clothes at home when they're torn! Sister Jixiang, teach me how to cut and sew, and once I learn, I can make clothes for my family!"

Jixiang is certainly willing to teach; children from poor families learn to be independent early. Why differentiate between men and women? Whoever can do the work should do it!

This was just a minor incident!

Time flies by in a rush! Gui Xiang and Wan Rou's women's underwear and pajamas, whether they sell or not, have provided several comfortable sets for each of the women in the family!

Of course, we eventually selected a few styles that were generally considered the most comfortable and beautiful, and after the New Year, we will officially recruit people to open a workshop!

Guizhi was busy traveling back and forth between her home, the county town, and Huanghua Village by horse-drawn carriage. Guihong would occasionally join in, helping to sell bean sprouts, garlic sprouts, and deliver wild mountain vegetables and dried shepherd's purse!

Gui Hong had become quite familiar with the owner, manager, and kitchen manager of Xiangmanlou! She often ate and drank there for free, and occasionally even took home small gifts and trinkets!

Lin Qian secretly returned one night! Just then, the farmhands who were transporting timber down the mountain were having a midnight snack!

"Uncle Lin Qian is back!"

Guizhi quickly sent someone to meet Lin Qian! She also ordered someone to get hot water for Lin Qian and his men to cook dumplings!

Arrange for someone to quickly heat up the kang (heated brick bed) in Lin Qian's room.

"Uncle Lin Qian! I was just thinking you should be back! I've been heating the kang (heated brick bed) every day, but it's never really warm! Today I only heated a little bit! I'll heat up another bundle of firewood, and then the kang will be warm!"

"Put plenty of water in the big pot, wash your hands and feet, scald them, and you'll feel so refreshed! We're in such a rush! What's wrong with spending one night in the county town!"

Lin Qian sipped his hot soup, listened to Guizhi's ramblings, and said with a smile:

"We're almost home! We're so eager to get home! We didn't expect our employer to be here and to welcome us so warmly and thoughtfully! We're truly flattered!"