Chapter 107 They're All Hers
Su Jiuyue stopped asking who he was but she said her concern, "Mr. Huang, I won't ask more about him. But the thing is he can't harm our village!"
Huang Husheng sighed as he couldn't give her any promise without certainty.
Wu Xiyuan rode his horse and sent Huang Husheng back, then he came back home with his mother and eldest brother.
"Mom, my wife is so capable!" Wu Xiyuan couldn't help but show off his wife in front of his mother.
"What did she do?" Liu Cuihua agreed with him as Su Jiuyue didn't only have a lot of luck, she also helped them a lot in housework.
"A few days ago, she went to Yongzhou city but was caught by the bad people. Fortunately, she ran out by herself! A sister who came back with her sent her a lot of gifts!"
Hearing this, Liu Cuihua frowned since she didn't expect so many things could happen these days when she went to the mountains.
"Is she okay?" Liu Cuihua asked with concern.
Wu Xiyuan shook his head, "She's fine."
Even though Liu Cuihua got the soothing answer, she rushed home after she hurried to drop by her mother for checking her situation.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw a barrow park at the door with a full load of gifts.
"Is this what you said before?" Liu Cuihua asked.
Wu Xiyuan nodded happily, "Yes! Isn't my honey awesome? She said she wouldn't open them until you come back."
Wu Xiyuan was eager to wait for his mother to praise his wife. But actually, Liu Cuihua pulled a wry face.
In her mind, her daughter-in-law was almost perfect except a bit inflexible.
A full load of gifts was sent to her, which meant she is the owner. But instead of taking them for herself, she openly put them aside without worrying that someone would waltz off.
When they two were talking, Su Jiuyue hurriedly ran out of the room, her fair fingers still covered with dirt. She exclaimed, "Mom! You're back!"
Liu Cuihua walked towards her with a smile, wiped her face with a handkerchief and asked, "What are you doing in the room? Look at your dirty face."
Su Jiuyue didn't expect the dirt would rub on her face and smiled sheepishly, "We bought some seeds before. So I just think I could sow them first and we can sell them after they are ripe two months later."
Liu Cuihua also wiped her hands and said, "You're too hardworking."
Hearing the voice of her mother-in-law, Tian Xiuniang walked out and happened to see the closeness between them as if they two were biologically related.
Tian Xiuniang pursed without walking close to them. She wondered how her mother-in-law would distribute these eye-catching gifts.
"Mom, Yi sister sent a full load of gifts. I'm keeping waiting for you to open them!"
Although Su Jiuyue didn't tell her the whole story, Liu Cuihua believed there was no such a good thing as gifts for her. Chances were that Su Jiuyue rescued that girl when she ran out.
Liu Cuihua pinched her face softly and told her, "You are like a fool. Since these gifts are sent to you, they belong to you. Just take them!"
Liu Cuihua's voice was high enough for all the people in the courtyard to hear. Actually, she said it purposely to her other two daughters-in-law.
As expected, they heard it and turned restless immediately.
Chen Zhaodi mouthed her complaint while Tian Xiuniang asked straightforwardly,
"Mom! Don't you always say we're family? Why let her take them all?"
Liu Cuihua gave Tian Xiuniang a hard look and reacted, "What do these gifts have to do with you? Do you earn them? Or do you carry them back? You don't make any effort but still try to take advantage. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"
"But we're family. Haven't they used the firewood we collected before? " Tian Xiuniang still believed she deserved a share.
"You also ate food they made! The food was bought by Jiuyue!"
"Besides, aren't we burning the fire for growing vegetables? The money we earned by selling them is kept by me, but don't I spend them on you?"
Tian Xiuniang still wanted to continue but she was pulled by Wu Ercheng into the room.
"Why are you doing? I had to get an explanation today!"
"Why bother? Even I felt shameless!"
"Let me go! We can't be treated like this! What we earned was handed in. How could they keep theirs?"
"It's not the same. What they earned this year was all handed in already. These gifts are sent to Xiyuan's wife by another person. It's different. Didn't mom let you keep what you brought back from your parents' home?"
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The people left in the courtyard looked at each other. Seeing that even the shrewd Tian Xiuniang couldn't do anything, Chen Zhaodi dare not say anything and gave up the idea of taking a share of those gifts.
Liu Cuihua waved her hand and said, "The eldest and youngest son. Help move these things to the Xiyuan's room."
A few moments later, the room was almost packed with all these gifts. Su Jiuyue, standing beside the table, spun a box in her hand, looking a little depressed.
Wu Xiyuan asked, strangely enough, "Honey, are you unhappy?"
Su Jiuyue shook her head, sat down and answered, "Come one, Xiyuan. Open it."
Su Zhuang was usually careless but quite considerate at times. He would choose antiques, calligraphy and paintings as gifts for others.
In fact, those gifts were worth a lot of money.
However, those wouldn't help in such terrible times. Therefore, in addition to grain, Su Zhuang also sent a set of jewelry, a golden butterfly hairpin, and a pair of earrings with patterns of butterflies and flowers, as well as a pair of bracelets with the size of little fingers. All these also showed Su Zhuang was very rich.
Seeing these, Wu Xiyuuan's eye lit up. He marveled, "So beautiful!"
Su Jiuyue thought they did look so beautiful that nobody would refuse them. However, she couldn't wear them outside. Considering these things were worth a lot of money, Su Jiuyue decided to put them aside for unexpected needs when her parents got old and Wu Xiyuan didn't get recovery yet so that she wouldn't borrow money from others.
"Honey, why don't you try it on??" Wu Xiyuan encouraged.
However, Su Jiuyue shook her head firmly, "Forget it, put them away first."
Wu Xiyuan was confused, "Why? You are gorgeous and I'm sure it will make you look much better!"
"I'm not old enough for that. They don't match me for now. Maybe I will try it on when I get older."
Wu Xiyuan compressed his mouth with a disapproving look, "Honey, you're prettiest! You fit well no matter what accessories you wear."
Su Jiuyue was cheered up by his flattery. She pinched his handsome face close to her, "You are pretty too! Why don't you try it on?"
"I'm a man!"
Su Jiuyue felt Wu Xiyuan was getting better. Although he couldn't remember past days yet, he got quicker thinking.
Sometimes, he still talked childishly, but he was gradually like a normal person better than he was when Su Jiuyue first met him in Wu family.