The old woman looked at her with a smile and said that the white flour steamed buns were for her daughter-in-law who was about to give birth. They were just baked today. Seeing that she was eating well, she asked the little girl to pour a bowl of warm water for Ye Yun.
The little girl gently held a bowl of warm water and placed it on the stone table in front of her.
Ye Yun politely said thank you.
"How old is the little girl?" She broke off a small piece of steamed bun and handed it to the little girl.
The little girl was sallow and thin, and it looked like she had not eaten anything good. But when faced with the white-flour steamed bun in her hand, the little girl shook her head.
"This is for you to eat." The little girl said politely.
The old woman was pleased with the little girl's understanding. She smiled and took the little girl's hand, pointed at Ye Yun's belly, and gestured to hold a child.
The little girl immediately smiled and turned to Ye Yun and said, "Grandma said, sister, you are also pregnant. Is the baby in your belly also a little brother?"
Um?
Ye Yun was a little surprised in her heart and smiled softly, "I don't know if the baby in my aunt's belly is a younger brother or a younger sister."
The little girl said happily: "My mother has a little brother in her belly. He will come out in a few days!"
"Yes, bless you."
"Thank you, sister!" The little girl was very polite and quickly asked Ye Yun to remember to drink water.
From the beginning to the end, the old woman looked at the little girl with a smile, and did not interrupt the communication between the little girl and Ye Yun. Although she was mute and old, she was a very sensible elder.
Maybe it was because the new environment made her feel happy, but Ye Yun unknowingly ate a steamed bun.
The old woman smiled and gestured to ask if she wanted more.
Qin Zheng also looked at her. He was happier than anyone else that his wife could eat, and asked her if she wanted another steamed bun.
Ye Yun quickly waved her hands. If she continued to eat, she would be able to stretch herself.
Qin Zheng also knew that she had almost eaten today, so he asked the old woman to bring a small jar and filled it with half a can of fermented bean curd. He even handed the money for the can with the white flour steamed buns to the old woman.
He gave a lot, and when the old woman saw that there were several dollars, she quickly pushed his hand back.
Qin Zheng told her to just keep it. This little money was far less than the white-flour steamed bun Ye Yun had eaten just now. To outsiders, it was just a steamed bun, but to him it was a timely gift.
The old woman accepted the money Qin Zheng handed over and nodded to Qin Zheng with a smile.
She patted the little girl's shoulder again and gestured with her, and the little girl immediately ran back to the house.
When she came out again, she had a beautiful little red bellyband in her hand.
"Sister, my grandma made this for my little brother. It's for you!" The little girl smiled shyly and handed the baby's bellyband to Ye Yun with her small hands.
The bellyband is red, with peace patterns embroidered with yellow thread.
Ye Yun accepted it with a surprised look on her face, touched the embroidery work on it, and couldn't help but sigh: "Madam, your embroidery work is so good?"
The old woman smiled shyly.
She couldn't speak, so she waved her hand and asked Ye Yun to quickly put on her bellyband.
Ye Yun smiled and nodded, folding her bellybands and holding them in her hands. An idea came to her mind and she looked at Auntie, "Auntie, who makes the tofu on weekdays?"
The old woman shook the little girl's hand.
The little girl said: "My grandfather made it with my father, but my grandfather and my father went out for something. Sister, do you still want to eat stinky tofu? When my grandfather comes back, I will ask him for you. My grandfather will do it. There’s a lot of tofu, and he taught me all about it!”
Ye Yun smiled, gently touched her little head and said, "Okay, then you must remember to ask your grandpa for me."
"good……"
Before the little girl finished speaking, she suddenly looked in the direction behind Ye Yun, her eyes lit up, she pointed behind Ye Yun and said, "Look! My grandpa and my dad are back!"
Ye Yun couldn't help but turn her head.
Qin Zheng also supported her and looked out the door along with her gaze.
I saw three people walking outside the door.
A pock-marked old man wearing a turban from his husband's family, a dark-skinned peasant man who was neither tall nor short, and a big girl with braids. All three of them entered the house with sad faces and a discordant atmosphere.
When the old woman saw this, her expression changed with concern and she hurried forward to greet him.
"Ah...ah?"
The old woman pulled the old pockmark and babbling, then pointed at the girl, her face full of anxiety.
The old man understood what she meant and sighed heavily without replying. After walking into the yard, he sat down on the bench next to her and started smoking a dull old pipe alone.
The old woman looked anxious and grabbed the arm of the farmer next to her again, "Ah..."
The farmer man also sighed heavily and said bitterly: "This old Guo family is too much! That damn old woman has begun to dislike our family now, saying that our family... Anyway, she is afraid that our Xiu'er will also give birth to a mute. Give us two more chickens, and we won’t give you any other betrothal gifts!”
"ah?"
When the old woman heard this, she was so surprised that she almost lost her ability to speak.
She patted the farmer's arm anxiously, then suddenly thought of something and hit her unfulfilled daughter next to her.
Her daughter's eyes suddenly turned red after being beaten. She wiped away her tears and stamped her feet: "How can you blame me! Guo Youcai didn't say that his mother was so stingy when we were dating our partner! He was very nice and said how easy it was for their family. How rich! He also said that his family only has two tanks of food! Who knew his mother was like this!"
The eldest girl became more and more aggrieved as she talked. She covered her face and ran into the house crying.
The little girl felt sorry for her aunt, and hurriedly ran into the house, constantly chanting: "Sister-in-law! Auntie! Don't cry!"
The old woman sighed heavily.
Maybe the words that might have given birth to a mute hurt her, her eyes turned red, and she couldn't help but wipe away her tears in grievance.
She felt that it was she, the old mute, who was dragging down her children's marriages.
The whole family was sulking and wiping away tears. Ye Yun sat on the stool as if on pins and needles, holding Qin Zheng's hand and silently making eye contact with him.
Ye Yun: It’s so embarrassing.
Qin Zheng:......
You can hear news about Lao Guo's family wherever you go, as if the one who has been unlucky for eight lifetimes is still haunting you. It's bad luck!
"Huh? Why are there two people here?"
Only then did Lao Mazi notice that Ye Yun and Qin Zheng were still sulking, with surprise appearing on their faces.
The farmer also noticed them. He raised his head and looked at Ye Yun and Qin Zheng up and down, with a hint of scrutiny and vigilance in his eyes, "What do you do?"
The old woman quickly patted the farmer again and stopped the farmer's impoliteness with her eyes.
She stepped forward and pointed to the rice bowl in front of Ye Yun, making a gesture as big as a steamed bun, then pointed to the fermented bean curd in a jar in Qin Zheng's hand, and finally took out a few dollars in her pocket to show them to the two of them. Blinded.
The farmer looked surprised.
He opened his mouth and said: "A beggar? You ate one of our big steamed buns? You want to pack it? How dare you ask for money?"
The old woman looked confused: "..."
Ye Yun: "..."
Qin Zheng: "..."
Ye Yun couldn't help but raise her head, no, are we just saying that there is such an outrageous interpretation as yours?
