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The more she looked at the fabric. the more she liked it. âXiao Familvâs wife. I heard from the Old Lady of Zhu Family that your handicraft is poor. But the workmanship on this outfit of yours is good; you couldnât have made it. Did Chuan help you make it? I heard that among the Xiao Familyâs men, only
Chuan knows embroidery, and he does it quite well.â
âNo,â she said, âThis is a ready-made outfit. Third Brother did help me make clothes, but heâs been sick and resting these past few days, so the clothes he was making are left unfinished.â It was like that in poor villages â buying a new outfit could make people envious.
However, she also felt good wearing new clothes, especially since her previous attire was like a beggarâs.
âSo apart from this new outfit, Chuan has also helped you make clothesâ¦â Ding Erâs wife was envious after hearing this, âI havenât had new clothes for a long time. Your husband is better, willing to buy for youâ¦â
Qingyue smiled.
Wang Cuihua clarified, âQingyue bought it with the money she earned herselfâ¦â
âThatâs true, these days, you canât rely on men â even pigs can climb trees.â Ding Erâs wife touched the fabric of Qingyueâs clothes, âHow much did this ready-made outfit cost you?â
âOne tael of silver.â
âIf you made it yourself with coarse cloth, you could have bought three outfitsâ¦â Ding Erâs wife exclaimed, âWhat a wasteâ¦â
âItâs rare to buy a nice outfit, thereâs nothing wrong with treating yourself.â Wang Cuihua pulled Qingyue over, âCome, wash clothes by my side.â
âItâs just a new outfit, whatâs so great about that?â Liu Xiaohong came over with a wooden basin to wash her clothes, âThe Xiao family is so poor, they can barely afford to eat. Su Qingyue has the nerve to buy herself new clothes, and she doesnât care about the lives of the Xiao Familyâs men.â
âWhat are you talking about, Liu Xiaohong!â Wang Cuihua put her hands on her hips.
âDid I say anything wrong?â Liu Xiaohong raised her voice, âShe wastes the little money she earns instead of saving it. What kind of person can live like that!â
âWell, if youâre so good at living, why donât I see you earning ten or eight taels for your family?â Wang Cuihua retorted, âIf Qingyue really doesnât care about the lives of the Xiao Familyâs men, they would have starved to death long ago!â
Liu Xiaohongâs face turned red with anger, unable to counter a word. She could only angrily find a spot to dump out her dirty clothes and start washing.
âDonât mind her.â Su Qingyue glanced at Liu Xiaohong and sneered, âFor someone whoâs just jealous and sour, they can sour to death but still wonât be able to buy a new outfit.â
âWho are you calling sour!â Liu Xiaohong was furious.
âYou!â Su Qingyue replied directly, âWhat, you wanna fight?â
Liu Xiaohong thought of Zheng Liu-shi still lying on the bed and Wang Cuihua siding with Su Qingyue, so she didnât dare to start a fight, âA family so poor that they donât even have half an acre of farmland, and a rundown houseâ¦only some sort of Ghost would be jealous of you.â
She scooped water from the river into the basin with force, picking up a wooden stick to beat the clothes, cursing under her breath, âBeat your base little head till you canât breathe. Beat your little hands till they break and your fingers snapâ¦â
My goodness! Su Qingyue watched her âbeat the base personâ professionally, treating the clothes as if they were her.
The other village women nearby couldnât help but cover their mouths and laugh.
Wang Cuihua was furious, âLiu Xiaohong, what are you doing?â
âBeating the base person.â Liu Xiaohong snorted, âThere are so many base persons in the village, canât I beat them?â
âYouâre saying Qingyue is the base personâ¦â Wang Cuihua realized she had misspoken and quickly shut her mouth.
Liu Xiaohong was sharp-tongued, âWow, everyone heard that. Wang Cuihua said Su Qingyue is the base person, not me..â