The happy little days of the Ye family

In the room, Ye Qingqing was embroidering her wedding dress with her head down.

Ye Qingqing planned to embroider some auspicious cloud patterns on the cuffs and some lotus flowers on the hem of the clothes.

Wedding dresses for wealthy families are embroidered from an early age, and they get married in a beautiful and charming way.

But Ye Qingqing is just an ordinary farm girl, and her wedding clothes are not so particular.

It’s not that the Ye family couldn’t afford Fengguanxiapei, but it was just that they spent a hundred or dozens of taels to make this wedding dress and only wear it once, so Mrs. Ye didn’t think it was necessary.

With this money, wouldn't it be good to use it as dowry money or to buy land and a house? No matter how good-looking the face is, it is not as good as the real face.

Mother Ye on the side was making tiger-head shoes for the child in Wang Chunyu's belly.

Tiger is the king of beasts. It is said that wearing tiger head shoes can ward off evil spirits and protect children from growing up safely and healthily.

It is a custom here to make tiger-head shoes for newborn children, wishing the children healthy growth and long life.

Tiger-toe shoes are very complicated, and Ye Qingqing and Wang Chunyu studied them with Ye Mu for a while.

To make tiger-head shoes, you first need to make a coat, then cut it according to the size of the shoe pattern, and then sew a layer of good-looking fabric on the outside of the coat.

The workmanship of tiger head shoes is very complicated. The tiger's mouth, tiger's nose, tiger's eyes and tiger's eyebrows are all sewn with needle, thread and cloth.

And it requires a variety of complex stitching techniques such as flower picking, seeding and embroidery.

Ye Qingqing was impatient and stopped learning halfway through. Anyway, she wasn't married yet, so she wasn't in a hurry.

Wang Chunyu wanted to learn and make a pair of tiger-head shoes for his children.

However, she is a popular girl and has no problem making clothes and shoes, but she cannot make complicated tiger-toe shoes.

The finished tiger-head shoes either have a crooked nose or the mouth is not embroidered properly.

Now Wang Chunyu no longer worries about the tiger-head shoes, and concentrates on making clothes and socks for his children. The tiger-head shoes are made by Ye Mu, the best girl in the family.

Ye Qingqing had just finished embroidering the auspicious cloud pattern on one sleeve when Old Mrs. Ye's voice came from outside.

It turned out that Wang Chunyu's mother and younger brother came over.

Wang Chunyu's natal family was very fond of her. Since Wang Chunyu became pregnant, Wang Chunyu's younger brother Wang Lixia often came over to bring hens and eggs to Wang Chunyu.

However, Wang Chunyu’s mother, Mrs. Li, didn’t come often.

Wang Chunyu's sister-in-law just gave birth to a girl some time ago. Mrs. Li has been taking care of her daughter-in-law and the newborn child at home, and now she takes time to see her daughter.

Mrs. Li opened a small baggage, which contained several small clothes and socks for the children, as well as a pair of very beautiful tiger-head shoes.

Mrs. Li knew that her daughter was a popular girl, so she specially made tiger-head shoes.

In addition, Li also brought many things, including two fat hens, a large piece of pork and a basket of eggs.

The Wang family had a lot of chickens at home before. After Yang and Wang Chunyu became pregnant one after another.

Mrs. Li even deliberately raised dozens more chickens to prepare babies for her daughter-in-law and daughter.

Every month, Mrs. Li would ask her son Wang Lixia to send Wang Chunyu two hens, a basket of eggs and other things Wang Chunyu liked to eat.

When Mrs. Li came over, she met many women at the entrance of the village. They all asked Mrs. Li and Wang Lixia about the dowry of the Ye family.

Ms. Li felt that these people had bad intentions and were trying to sow discord between them and the Ye family.

Her daughter is still pregnant, and Mrs. Li is worried that these talkative women will gossip in front of her daughter.

Mrs. Li left Wang Lixia chatting with Mrs. Ye Ye in the hall, and went back to the house with Wang Chunyu to talk privately.

Mrs. Li was taking care of her sister-in-law and niece at home. She was pregnant and Ye Donglin didn't dare to let the donkey cart ride back to Wang's house for so long.

Wang Chunyu hadn't seen Li for several months, and she wouldn't let go of Li.

Li gently patted Wang Chunyu's back and asked in a low voice: "What's wrong? Were you wronged in the Ye family?"

Wang Chunyu hugged Ms. Li and acted coquettishly, "I'm not wronged. It's just that I haven't seen my mother in a few months and I miss her very much."

Mrs. Li explained: "Your sister-in-law just gave birth to Tongtong, and she is busy with the summer harvest and farming. Mom really can't spare the time."

"I know. I heard from my little brother that Tongtong was ill some time ago. Is she feeling better now?"

"I had a slight cold, but I'm fine now. I'm chubby, and my eyebrows look very much like your brother's."

Mrs. Li thought of those women at the entrance of the village who liked to gossip, and said to Wang Chunyu earnestly:

"You married into the Ye family, and you are a member of our family. The Ye family is well-off, and many people in your village are jealous of you."

"If there are any gossips to stir up dissension, you must ignore them. They are all jealous of you and have no good intentions."

"I know that they usually ask me about the Ye family, as well as Qingqing's betrothal gift and dowry, but I don't pay attention to these."

"That's good, the wealth is hidden, and you don't talk about the Ye family's affairs or the Tang family's affairs outside."

Li thought for a while and asked cautiously:

"The Ye family's family situation is much better than that of our Wang family. You don't need to ask me to know that Qingqing's dowry must be very generous. Do you feel uncomfortable?"

Wang Chunyu talked to Li about everything, and told Li everything that was on his mind.

"I must be envious, but I also know that our family is not as well off as the Ye family. If the original betrothal gift was the same as Qingqing's dowry, our family would not be able to come up with a matching dowry."

Last time Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye broke things off and explained it to Wang Chunyu, and Wang Chunyu figured it out himself.

"It's because we are incompetent as parents." Ms. Li blamed herself a little, because it was because they were incompetent as parents.

Wang Chunyu hugged Ms. Li tighter, "My parents have treated me very well. The dowry they gave me was very decent even in the county town, let alone in the village."

"Most of the family property is the hard work of the elders. Donglin is young and has not contributed much to the family. I actually have no opinion on how the family property should be distributed, but -"

Seeing that her daughter was hesitant to speak, Ms. Li quickly asked: "Just what?"

"It's just that the Ye family and the Tang family have similar family backgrounds, but the Tang family is much more considerate than the Ye family when they first married me."

"Everything is prepared in the best way. Even the wild geese were hunted by Tang Xiaojing for half a month. I felt a little uncomfortable."

"Besides, Donglin goes out early every day and comes home late every day to be busy with the grocery store business, so he doesn't care about me as much as he did before we got married."

Wang Chunyu would never dare to tell Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye about this matter. She would only dare to say it in front of Mrs. Li.

"When we first got engaged, the Ye family was better off than ours, and it got better and better later on. If I looked down on you, I wouldn't marry you. Don't think too much about it." Ms. Li comforted her softly.

The Ye family is getting richer and richer. Before Wang Chunyu got married, Mrs. Li was actually worried every day, fearing that the Ye family would become Chen Shimei and not want their Chunyu family after they became rich.

The world is harsh on women. If they break off their engagement, even gossip can drive them to death.

Fortunately, Ye Donglin was interested in Wang Chunyu and often went to Wang's house to show his courtesy, so Li's worries were lessened.

"Before you got married, Donglin often sent you flowers and various small gifts. Your sister-in-law also felt that your brother didn't care about her, and she often got into trouble with your brother."

"What people fear most is comparison. Your brother has a simple and honest personality. He spends his whole day either doing carpentry in the county or making wood carvings at home to make money. He doesn't know how to coax people."

"Dong Lin often comes to our house to show his attentiveness and gives you various small gifts to make you happy. Naturally, your sister-in-law feels uncomfortable."

"Similarly, Dong Lin is busy with the grocery store business, and the boys from the Tang family come to the Ye family every day to show their courtesy. It's normal for you to feel uncomfortable."

"If you feel uncomfortable, just have a good chat with Dong Lin. Don't keep everything in your mind. Your sister-in-law and your brother have talked it over. It's not a good time yet."

Everything Li said was reasonable, and Wang Chunyu also knew that she was being petty.

Mrs. Li was also young, and she said to Wang Chunyu with sincerity:

"Furthermore, before we got married, we were young and devoted to each other, but after we got married, we just lived our lives. What we faced every day was food, rice, oil and salt. After all, it was different from before we got married."

"We farmers don't have the capital to live happily, so it's important to live a steady life."