PNB Chapter 68 A dead Taoist friend is not dead but a poor Taoist
Chapter 68 A dead Taoist friend is not dead but a poor Taoist
"Oh, okay." Da Niu's shout brought Gao Mengli back to her senses, and she turned to pull Lin Xi over with her.
But then they discovered that this sentimental man's eyes were red.
"Let's go. Having family around might not be so bad..." Gao Mengli gently comforted Lin Xi.
Lin Xi raised her head, letting the spring breeze dispel the slight redness in her eyes, before walking over and sitting down next to Gao Mengli at the stone table.
Looking at the fine stitches on the table, Lin Xi picked up the light blue pair of shoes and prepared to put them on.
Gao Mengli slapped his hand, "These are mine, and yours are the indigo ones next to it."
Lin Xi pouted, looking unconvinced: "I like light blue, and this color suits me too!"
In later generations, he had worn white, blue, green, and yellow clothes before. As a dignified little princess, why should he wear indigo, a color associated with men? He refused.
Gao Mengli rolled her eyes at him and warned in a low voice, "This was made by your mother, so do as she says. Don't be ungrateful. Besides, this is the one that suits you best, and the size is yours too. The light blue one is my size, but you can't fit into it, so don't make a fuss."
Lin Xi wanted to argue, but seeing Jiang Shi staring blankly at his bewildering actions, he could only mutter under his breath as he reluctantly put on the indigo shoes, "Fine..."
However, they are incredibly comfortable to wear.
As expected of a purely handmade product, it's truly amazing!
Jiang wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, stole a couple of glances at Lin Xi, wondering if it was just her imagination, but it seemed that her eldest son had initially liked those light blue shoes...
Gao Mengli took off her floral cloth shoes and put on new light blue shoes.
I stood up and took a couple of steps, and I must say, they fit perfectly and felt comfortable.
When Jiang saw that the two of them were finally wearing the shoes she had made again, her eyes welled up with tears.
After all, the two of them stopped liking the shoes she made after they got married and preferred to buy silk shoes from the town.
Every time she brought shoes over, she would throw them out to the two of them.
I've been really feeling sorry for the two of them lately, having to go to the county town to do business before dawn. Da Niu told me that they stand there for several hours at a time, which is very tiring.
Only then did he make the shoes and muster up the courage to come over.
Jiang was overjoyed. She turned to look at Da Niu beside her and saw her good grandson wrapping the shoes in a piece of cotton cloth.
She frowned, her face full of disapproval. "Da Niu, you should put on your new shoes too. Don't be reluctant to wear them. If you leave them for too long, your feet will grow and you won't be able to wear them anymore."
Da Niu hugged the cotton cloth wrapped around the shoes tightly, looked up at Jiang Shi with a happy expression, and said, "Grandma, we won't wear these shoes today, we'll wear them to school tomorrow."
Jiang was taken aback at first, then her face was filled with shock, and her lips trembled slightly, "Da Niu, you... what did you say? You're going to school?"
Da Niu nodded vigorously, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "Grandma, Dad and Mom enrolled me in Beicheng Academy! Dean Yu will personally teach me!"
Jiang's eyes instantly welled up with tears. She hugged Da Niu tightly, her voice choked with emotion, "My good grandson, you've really made something of yourself! Our family is going to produce a scholar."
Jiang let out a loud sob and cried uncontrollably, startling Gao Mengli and Lin Xi.
This reaction left the two of them bewildered, standing there dumbfounded, unsure of what to do.
Isn't this a bit too much of a reaction?
Lin Yong, who was listening to the commotion behind the courtyard wall, heard Jiang Shi crying next door. His anger soared, and he said that these two were like dogs who couldn't change their ways, and they actually beat his old woman again.
He anxiously looked around, ran to the nearby woodpile, grabbed a huge, thick wooden stick, and, with his third daughter-in-law by his side for courage, kicked open the door to Lin Xi's house next door.
"You two wretches, you've bullied your mother again! I'll teach you a lesson today!"
Lin Yong's legs were trembling, but he "heroically" brandished a wooden stick and rushed in with a face full of anger.
Yang Qing tried to pull him back but couldn't, shouting, "Dad, don't panic! Maybe there's a misunderstanding!"
Gao Mengli and Lin Xi were completely bewildered. Before they could explain, Lin Yong swung his wooden stick at them.
Gao Mengli panicked and, under Lin Xi's incredulous gaze, pushed him away.
"Better to die than for me, Xixi! You take the blame first!"
Lin Xi didn't have time to accuse Gao Mengli. She quickly dodged to the side and shouted, "Dad, what are you doing? We didn't bully Mom!"
Seeing this, Jiang hurriedly released Da Niu, crying and shouting, "Old man, what are you doing? Stop, stop! You've misunderstood, they didn't bully me."
Lin Yong stopped what he was doing and looked at Jiang Shi with a puzzled expression. "Old woman, why are you crying like this? Did they bully you?"
Jiang wiped away her tears, her voice choked with sobs, "It's Da Niu, Da Niu is going to study at Beicheng Academy, and the dean will personally teach him! I'm so happy."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yong's eyes widened as he looked at Da Niu. "Da Niu, is this true?"
Da Niu nodded vigorously, "Grandpa, it's true, I'm going to school tomorrow!"
The wooden stick in Lin Yong's hand fell to the ground with a "clatter," and he burst into tears in an instant, a scene worthy of an award-winning actor.
He rushed over, hugged Da Niu, and cried even more dramatically than Jiang Shi.
His family, the Lin family, their ancestral graves are emitting auspicious smoke!
Yang Qing also wiped away her tears, grabbed Jiang's hand, and the two women hugged each other and cried uncontrollably.
Lin Xi escaped Lin Yong's clutches, pouting as she ran to Gao Mengli, arms crossed, looking accusing, "Mengli, you actually pushed me out? I think that 'good sister' thing is a lie!"
Gao Mengli rolled her eyes at him. "You're such a busybody. I just didn't realize what was happening. Besides, Dad didn't actually hit you with that stick."
Although she felt a little guilty saying this, she was quite self-righteous!
Lin Xi snorted, "That's hard to say. Her face wasn't exactly pretty to begin with. If it gets damaged, how will she ever be able to go out and face people again?"
Gao Mengli glanced at Lin Xi sideways, "True beauty lies in the bone structure, not just the skin, understand?..."
While the two were still bickering, Lin Yong had already started carrying Da Niu around the yard, muttering to himself, "Good lad, you've really brought honor to our Lin family."
Da Niu was a little dizzy from being spun around, but he still laughed and said, "Grandpa, I'm dizzy!"
Lin Yong then put Da Niu down, his eyes narrowing into slits with a smile.
In a very short moment, his eyes turned into walnut-shaped eyes from crying.
At this moment, Yang Qing pulled Jiang Shi to Da Niu's side, took out a small purse from her bosom, and handed it to Da Niu, saying, "Da Niu, this is from your aunt. Take it and buy some pens and ink, and study hard."
Da Niu turned his head, wanting to see what his mother thought, only to see her glare at him with a "Hai Da" look.
He quickly declined, "Third Aunt, my parents have already bought me the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone. You keep this money for your younger brother and sister."
Seeing that Da Niu wouldn't accept anything, Yang Qing had no choice but to take it back, and sighed inwardly.
It's all my fault for being too poor; I couldn't help Da Niu at all.
Seeing his third aunt's disappointed look, Da Niu scratched his head and said, "But, Third Aunt, I need to trouble you with something!"
Yang Qing's eyes lit up and she nodded quickly, "Third Aunt, my parents bought cotton cloth and need your help to make a few clothes!"
Upon hearing this, Yang Qing's disappointment vanished instantly. She smiled and patted Da Niu on the shoulder, "No trouble at all, it's nothing!"
After Da Niu finished speaking, he quickly took out the cotton cloth that his parents had bought from the house and handed it to Yang Qing.
Yang Qing happily went back to the old house!
Jiang and Lin Yong happily went to the "information department" at the village entrance to show off.
The courtyard returned to its usual tranquility, except for Gao Mengli and Lin Xi, who were still bickering!