This ti, the staff didn't hesitate and quickly packed the items for Li Lingyun. After he finished buying, he brought the things out and placed them on his third brother's cart. He waited outside while his brother was buying things.
Unlike Li Lingyun, who needed to buy a lot, Li Chenmo only bought ten yards of dark-blue fabric, eight yards of light-green fabric, and six kilograms of cotton. After he paid the money and coupons, he ca out with his things.
Seeing how little his third brother bought, Li Lingyun asked, "Third Brother, will that be enough?"
Li Chenmo tied the items to his cart and replied casually, "It's enough. My wife bought so fabrics and cotton a few days ago. I only bought so more since the fabric and cotton at ho wasn't enough to make the children's cotton padded jackets."
Hearing this, Li Lingyun didn't ask further, and the two of them returned to Xie Village.
When they returned to the village, the sun had already reached three poles high.
Since today was Sunday, there was no work on the farm, and everyone was either chatting under the trees or working in their yards. Therefore, when they rode their bicycles back with the fabric and cotton, everyone saw it.
The villagers looked at the beautiful fabric with envy and couldn't help but comnt.
"This Li family, ah, really knows how to squander money!" one of the villagers said as she spat out a sunflower seed shell.
Hearing her words, another villager added sourly, "Isn't that so? They just held a lavish wedding banquet not long ago, and now they have bought so much fabric and cotton. I say, ah, it must be their wives who made a ruckus at ho and demanded those things."
When the others heard her words, they nodded in agreent. While the won were feeling jealous and envious, the n could only shake their heads.
If the Li brothers let their wives order them around like this, they would have a hard life in the future. Without showing their authority as husbands, how could they control their wives?
In the end, they would be stepped on by their wives for spoiling them too much, ah!
Under the villagers' envious gazes and sour words, Li Lingyun and Li Chenmo returned to their hos.
Li Chenmo opened the gate and pushed his bicycle inside before locking it. After he dismantled the cart, he picked up the items and went to find his wife. Just as he ca out of the woodshed, he saw Chen Jianmin walking over.
"Uncle Li, let help you carry that," he said.
Since acknowledging this boy as his disciple, he often ca over to help with house chores. So, Li Chenmo didn't act formally and handed the items to him.
"Jianmin, are you here with your siblings?" he asked.
Walking beside him, Chen Jianmin shook his head and replied, "Uncle Li, I ca alone today. My brothers and sisters are helping my parents at ho."
Raising his eyebrows, Li Chenmo said, "If your parents are busy, you should be helping them. Why are you running over here so early?"
"Aunt Li told to co today to help cook so dishes for Aunt Liu to taste. If she likes them, Ah Li and I will handle the wedding banquet," Chen Jianmin replied.
Thinking about Zhang Ermu and Liu Piao's upcoming wedding, Li Chenmo nodded and said, "Since that's the case, you should do your best. If you can prove your skills, more people will co to ask for your help in the future."
"Although it's a thankless job, building a good reputation will benefit your family," he added aningfully.
Chen Jianmin nodded and replied, "I will listen to your advice and do my best, Uncle Li."
Although the two of them had already completed the master-disciple tea ceremony, Li Chenmo told Chen Jianmin to call him Uncle Li instead of Master. This was to avoid attracting unnecessary attention or bad intentions from others.
When they entered the main yard, Lu Jueyu had just co back from the backyard. Seeing her husband, she said with a smile, "Husband, you are back."
"I made so mung bean soup in the kitchen—wash your hands and have a bowl," she added.
Li Chenmo walked over to his wife and said, "Wife, I bought so fabric and cotton from the county town."
Seeing the items placed on the table by Chen Jianmin, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Husband, why did you suddenly buy these? We already prepared the blanket and cotton-padded jackets."
"These are for my disciple and Jianguo," Li Chenmo replied casually.
Standing to the side, Chen Jianmin was stunned by his master's words. He had already received gifts from him before. By rights, it should be him showing filial piety and offering sothing to his master.
Lu Jueyu checked the fabric and nodded. She counted for a mont before she said, "These fabrics are good, and the cotton is fresh. We can make one padded jacket each for Jianmin, Jianguo, and Jianbai."
Hearing her words, Chen Jianmin was at a loss. If it were only for him, it would be understandable. But now that even his brothers had a share, he could only say that his master's wife was truly generous.
Unaware of his inner thoughts, Lu Jueyu clapped her hands and said, "That's right! The leftover fabric from making Xiao Huang's cotton-padded jacket should be enough to make jackets for Jianyan and Jianfang too."
At last, Chen Jianmin said, "Uncle Li, Aunt Li, these are too precious. My siblings and I can't accept them."
Lu Jueyu chuckled and replied, "Jianmin, since you are our family's disciple, you count as half a son to . Since Ah Li and Xiao Huang got new jackets, you will get one too."
"As for your younger siblings, they are getting a share not only because you are their older brother, but also because they often co to help us out. Consider it paynt for their hard work. So you should accept it," she added.
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