stingy landlady

Chapter 161 Sisters Adding Makeup (1)

Gui Xiang said anxiously:

"Third sister! Second sister! If we wear it out, Mother will find out sooner or later! She'll definitely be angry if we don't!"

Gui Hong whispered:

"Big sister! Why don't you take it out after you get married? Then it'll be yours! Anyway, it's only been two years! Consider it part of your dowry!"

Anyway, I'm saving it up; it'll be my dowry! Nobody can find fault with it!

Gui Zhi said indifferently:

"What difference does it make whether you know or not? Mother has recently acquired quite a few pieces of jewelry! She shouldn't care about these little things!"

Gui Xiangdao:

"Third sister! Mother gave birth to us and raised us, she certainly hopes that we will be filial to her!"

Gui Hong retorted,

"Big sister! Third sister buying us jewelry is disrespectful to mother? Big sister! You're thinking the wrong thing! Dad took us out shopping, and third sister bought us jewelry! It means Dad and third sister want us to dress up nicely so we can have a better life and more choices in the future!"

"Elder sister! What does this have to do with Mother? And you! What are you thinking?"

Gui Xiang secretly glanced at Gui Zhi and said:

"I was thinking of buying things for us, but I didn't bring back any jewelry for Mom! I was afraid she'd be angry!"

Gui Hong also looked at Gui Zhi, then thought for a moment and said:

"No! Big sister! You almost led us astray! Guizhi bought so much for us! She didn't buy anything for herself! Big sister! It's wrong of you to think of Third Sister like that!"

Gui Xiang felt aggrieved after Gui Hong directly retorted, so she stopped talking. Gui Zhi found the sisters' debate quite amusing!

The waiter took the remaining money and packed up the jewelry. The three sisters woke up Dazhu, and Guixiang and Guihong each took the jewelry boxes they had chosen. Guizhi put away the remaining money, and then the group got into the carriage and headed home!

When passing through Huanghua Village, Guizhi wanted to unload the sweet potatoes from the truck, but Dazhu left several dozen kilograms as seeds, because he wanted to plant them too!

"Guizhi! You plant the big ones, and Dad will plant a small one too! Then we'll have a double harvest!"

Guizhi nodded, then looked at Guixiang and asked:

"Are you getting off, ma'am?"

Gui Xiang was pretending to be asleep in the car, and only then did she say something shyly:

"Third sister! I... I need to go home first!"

Gui Hong thought for a moment, then jumped off the carriage road:

"Third Sister! Let me stay with you! Father! Eldest Sister! You go back first! I'll stay here with Third Sister for a while, and then we'll go home together!"

Guizhi instructed Dazhu:

"Dad! Put the sweet potatoes in the cellar! We can plant them in the spring! We'll plant them together then! My second sister and I will help out here for a few days, and then we'll go home!"

Dazhu looked at the sisters and asked Guizhi:

"What are you two young girls doing here? Where are the villagers? Have they all gone up the mountain to gather firewood? Did your Uncle Xu Hong go too? And Uncle Lin Qian hasn't made a move either?"

Guizhi didn't intentionally hide it from Dazhu; it's just that so many people came all at once, and she was a little reluctant to accept it!

"Dad! They've gone up the mountain to cut timber! We can't have so many people staying in the village!"

Oh! I forgot to tell Dad! Another hundred people came! I had to chase them all up the mountain! It's going to be really lively here during the New Year! Hehe!

Dazhu was indeed startled:

"Another hundred people? Guizhi! You really know how to make a fuss! Next year! Next year, Dad will send a few people up the mountain with your Uncle Xu Hong, and we'll make a little money!"

Logging can make a lot of money! But you can't just cut down trees recklessly without someone backing you up! Dad's been mooching off you for food and drink! Hehe!

Guizhi asked curiously:

"Dad! Aren't you worried about me?!"

Dazhu glanced at Guizhi before saying:

"Your dad isn't stupid! What's he worried about? What are all those people doing? How old are you? Just because they call you boss, do you think you can make all the decisions?"

Your two uncles aren't pushovers! One order and you're out of the house! If Dad doesn't take this opportunity to mooch some soup, when will he ever get a chance?

Guizhi thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed true!

Guizhi then said:

“Dad! After the New Year, we plan to set up a small workshop in the village, hire a few women to do needlework and make clothes! Then we'll open a shop in the county town to sell these ready-made clothes! What do you think…”

Dazhu replied without hesitation:

"That's great! Go back to our village and find more people, all those young women and wives, twenty or thirty of them. Then your village will gradually become famous!"

Then all the bachelors in your village won't have to worry about finding wives! With a phoenix tree in your yard, how can you not attract a phoenix? With money to be made, how can you not find a wife? They're all rushing here with their heads practically pointed out!

These people have all started families, so they're all yours now, Guizhi! With families and ties, as the saying goes, you can run away from your home, but you can't hide from your family! Once you have a family, you don't want to go anywhere else!

Guizhi was overjoyed by Dazhu's words! She felt incredibly comfortable!

"Dad! Just because of what you said, I'll make a big ring for you this Chinese New Year! One for each of us, a couple's ring! Hahaha!"

"Then Dad will be waiting! Dad has never worn jewelry before! Haha!"

Guizhi told people to put the sweet potatoes in the cellar, and Dazhu and Guixiang took a carriage home!

Guizhi asks Guihong:

"Second sister! Why didn't you go home with Father before coming here?"

Gui Hong snorted:

"Hmph! Do you think I'm stupid? Once I'm home, Mom will have to take the things away! Even if she doesn't ask for them to my face, my room isn't locked, so she can just rummage through it. What good stuff can she possibly keep?"

"If I stay here with you, I can wear my new jewelry for a few more days! When we go home, I'll take it off and put it with you! So Mom won't see or touch it! Hehehe!"

When Guixiang returned home, she was startled to see garlic sprouts all over the kang (heated brick bed) in her room! Opening the cabinet, she saw her old hair ornaments and hairpins were still there, and felt relieved! She put the newly bought jewelry in the cabinet, thinking to herself:

I forgot to buy a padlock! What if someone takes such valuable jewelry?

Li Shi also finished her work at the old house and went home! Although she was busy today, she was in a good mood. Zhao Shi used to always bully her, but today she gave Li Shi a lot of face. Zhao Shi was very humble, flattering and fawning over her, which made her feel really good!

Gui Xiang saw Li Shi and hurriedly asked:

"Mother! Do you still have a lock?"

Li became alert and asked Guixiang:

"Why do you need a lock? You can't lock the door! I'm still planting garlic sprouts in your room! Your third sister left in a hurry today and locked the door again! I forgot to tell her yesterday that she didn't need to lock the door!"

Gui Xiang pulled Li Shi into the house, closed the door, and then took out the jewelry to show Li Shi.

Li was envious; she had added quite a few pieces of jewelry, but the most expensive one only cost a few taels of silver! All her jewelry combined couldn't compare to one piece of Guixiang's jewelry.

"Gui Xiang! Go out for a moment! Who bought these for you? Why are there so many? These are all quite expensive!"

Gui Xiang said happily:

"Mom! Does it look good? I chose it myself! Dad took us to pick out jewelry! He said that when girls grow up, they should have their own set of jewelry to dress up nicely! So, Guihong and I each picked out a set!"