Chapter 29

I got up late in the first place, and after a short rest after dinner, it was already afternoon.

Hu Xianglan was not just talking nonsense, she really wanted to take Xu Ning to the neighborhood to get to know the road and the people. She had to let the neighbors know that they had a daughter-in-law.

Xu Ning usually battles wits and courage with her mother-in-law at home, and she thinks she has the upper hand. But after meeting her neighbor, she truly realizes her mother-in-law’s fighting ability.

Not to mention those who have a good relationship with her, they are all very friendly to Xu Ning, and she also calls her “Auntie” and “Auntie” in a sweet voice.

As for those who were not on good terms with her and could not help but make some sarcastic remarks, Hu Xianglan turned into a machine gun, firing away and having basically no rivals. She had no place to perform at all.

After an afternoon of visiting, dozens of families in the surrounding area basically knew that the eldest son of the He family, He Beian, had gotten married. He married a country girl who was quite good-looking. This was considered to be quite reasonable.

There are also some unpleasant parts, which basically make fun of He Beian for not being able to find a wife and having to marry one from the countryside. By severely belittling He Beian and Xu Ning, the poet gets some unspeakable pleasure from it.

Xu Ning is not face-blind, but he has met more than 20 middle-aged and elderly women in one afternoon, and it is a bit difficult for him to expect her to remember who is who.

These are just middle-aged and elderly women, and I haven’t met other family members from the neighbors yet.

During these three days, Hu Xianglan felt quite numb, like a worker completing a task. She took Xu Ning around to meet everyone they needed to know, including her parents’ home, whom she seldom contacted.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law also tacitly understood each other and took out two yuan as a gift from Hu Xianglan’s brother and sister-in-law. Both of them looked very happy. Of course, this money belonged to Xu Ning alone.

Three long days passed, and Xu Ning felt a little uncomfortable because no one knocked on the door to wake her up in the morning.

In order to introduce her to her relatives, her mother-in-law, Comrade Hu Xianglan, changed her habit of sleeping in and knocked on the door to wake her up at 7:30 every morning. She went out early and came back late, working diligently.

I never thought that Xu Ning woke up by herself today without hearing Hu Xianglan knocking on the door!

She got up, packed up, and went to He Beian’s room to check the clock. It was only half past seven…

After thinking about it, she took He Beian’s three old clothes and went to visit her mother-in-law next door. She had promised to teach her how to alter clothes in a few days. Now they are very suitable.

Hu Xianglan was dreaming on the bed. In the dream, she was holding her little grandson who was breathing sweetly. The little grandson looked so cute when he smiled that people couldn’t help but want to kiss his little face.

But someone wanted to disturb her sweet dream. Xu Ning stood outside Hu Xianglan’s room and knocked on the door. “Mom, are you awake? Get up and have dinner. After dinner, teach me how to alter my clothes!”

This set of words was almost the same as the one Hu Xianglan used when she called her to wake up, except that Hu Xianglan said, “Xu Ning, are you awake?” Get up quickly and eat. After dinner, I will take you to meet people. ‘

Hu Xianglan was suddenly awakened by a knock on the door. She was so angry. She hadn’t even had time to kiss her grandson’s little face!

White, tender, soft and fragrant, I almost touched it!

Revenge, Xu Ning was definitely taking revenge on her for waking her up early every day in the past two days.

Did she see that she did it on purpose? It’s impossible?

Not hearing anyone answer from inside, Xu Ning paused and then knocked on the door, “Mom, are you awake? Get up first and teach me how to alter my clothes, and then go find Qian Sanhong.”

“I know. You go eat first.” Hu Xianglan shouted outside the door in annoyance. Then she remembered that she still had to look for Qian Sanhong, so she suppressed her anger temporarily.

It just so happened that Xu Ning was sent away today, so she went alone to see if it was Qian Sanhong. If it was, not only would she have to get the money back, but she would also have to give her a good beating.

In case it’s not…

Recalling what Xu Ning said about not continuing to look for someone, Hu Xianglan sighed. She was not afraid of following her to look for someone, but she was afraid that she would actually find him.

If the daughter-in-law knew that she was deceived by Qian Sanhong, the family would be in chaos.

I hope that this is Qian Sanhong’s house today. At worst, I can get the money back and give it to Xu Ning, and tell her that Qian Sanhong is not a good person and secretly took away the 200 yuan betrothal money.

If not, then you can only be cruel.

Xu Ning went to the kitchen to eat a quick meal. She finished her breakfast in less than ten minutes and sat on the sofa outside their room with her clothes in her arms, waiting.

After finishing her meal, Hu Xianglan returned to her room and took out an old dress that she could no longer wear. She asked Xu Ning to practice with the old dress first. After briefly teaching her how to measure the size and how to cut the fabric, she asked her to practice at home by herself.

Spreading the clothes on the table, Xu Ning measured them carefully with a ruler, drew marks on the cloth with chalk, and finally cut them little by little along the marks.

This job may seem easy for others, but it is actually quite difficult. Xu Ning did not dare to cut the pieces rashly. He just measured the size and verified it back and forth three times. Only after he was sure that it was correct did he dare to cut the pieces.

Altering clothes is different from making clothes directly with fabric. Some parts need to be taken apart and cut.

He Beian remembered to take Xu Ning to buy rapeseed, and went home after finishing his work in the canteen.

At that time, Xu Ning had only cut half of the cloth in his hand and was removing the sleeves bit by bit.

He Beian walked into the room and saw her holding a pair of large scissors in one hand and pinching her sleeve with the other hand. He didn’t know what she was doing. It looked quite dangerous. If she wasn’t paying attention, the scissors would cut her other hand.

Afraid that the sudden noise would scare her hands and cause an accident, he knocked on the door when she finished cutting and took away the scissors.

Hearing the knock on the door, Xu Ning looked up and saw He Beian, then lowered her head to take it apart, “You’re back, wait for me a moment, and we’ll leave after you take off this sleeve.”

“Okay.” He Beian glanced at her black hair and raised his hand to lift the curtain hanging on the door so that the room could be brighter.

They hadn’t spoken to each other for three days since they talked at the door of her room that night. He left early in the morning and she was still awake, and came back late at night and she had already taken away the bedding and other things.

Not to mention talking, we haven’t even met.

Living under the same roof, we haven’t seen each other for three days.

The room seemed to be brighter. Xu Ning looked at the door, lowered his head and quickened his movements.

Her action was already dangerous in the first place, and it looked even more dangerous if she sped up. He Beian went into his mother’s room and looked around, and found a smaller pair of scissors for her.

A pair of small scissors was handed to him. Xu Ning was stunned for a moment, put down the big scissors in his hand, but continued to open the door with the small scissors.

She also wanted to use a pair of small scissors, but there was only needle and thread in the small drawer next to the sewing machine, but no small scissors, so she had to use a pair of big scissors to tear down the sleeves.

Every profession has its own expertise. Xu Ning’s movements were indeed fast with the small scissors in her hand. She quickly put down the clothes in her hands, folded them and placed them on the sewing machine, then turned to look at He Beian who was sitting next to her.

“I’m ready, let’s go. Where can I buy rapeseed?”

“Let’s go around the grain and oil store. Maybe you can meet someone who has more seeds at home and sets up a stall there,” He Beian stood up and walked out, answering her as he walked.

Xu Ning searched through his original body’s memories and actually found something about rapeseed. Logically speaking, rapeseed should be the seeds left behind after planting vegetables the previous year, waiting to be planted again the next year.

“Didn’t our family grow vegetables last year?”

Knowing what she was wondering about, He Beian explained, “Yes, Jiaojiao took it and fed it to the chickens when no one was at home.”