Chapter 484: Take a Look
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
In the 18th year of Minghua, on the 30th of December, Hu Family Village was extremely lively.
Red lanterns were hung from the mouth of the village to the end. Nosy children carried the lanterns up the mountain and hung them on branches.
Because there was a thick layer of snow, there was no need to worry about the lanterns causing a wildfire.
There were also children who shook the snow off the pine and cypress trees and pinched off the branches to decorate the village.
From afar, the entire village was green and red.
People were dressed in thick clothes. The women had thick cloth towels wrapped around their heads and carried vegetable baskets. When they met the children, they handed out the things in the baskets.
Most of them were meatballs, sanzi, pancakes, and so on. The families with better family backgrounds included some candy inside.
Now, most of it was brown sugar and yellow sugar.
The children did not reject anyone. As long as there was a gift, they would accept it.
They loved to go to Old man Wang’s house the most because Old man Wang’s house had an especially large amount of food.
Madam Zhang was originally a person who liked to eat and was a little lazy. Now that her lazy habits had been removed, her habit of eating was still there.
There were only three women at home now. But with the help of Wang Aibao, Liang Xue, and Tang Yuan, who had taken the initiative to help, they could make a lot of things.
There was a huge wooden table in the Wang Family’s courtyard. Old man Wang had specially built it during this period of time. On the spot that belonged to Little Ah Yu, there was even a little radish and rabbit carved on it. It looked charmingly silly.
Ever since she received this table, Little Ah Yu could eat half a bowl more every day.
Now, the wooden table was already filled with all kinds of things, including steamed buns of various flavors.
There were also fried meat slices and noodles.
The concocted sugar water—had turned into sugar cubes after being placed outdoors.
There was also a large basket of copper coins.
Every child who walked into Old man Wang’s house could get a handful of every food and a copper coin.
Little Ah Yu was arranged to distribute the copper coins.
She was wearing a red dress and a red hat on her head. There was a circle of soft rabbit fur around her clothes, and Liu Shi had specially sewn a rabbit tail behind her.
From afar, Little Ah Yu looked like a furry little rabbit.
Everyone who came to the Wang Family looked at the happy Little Ah Yu and could not help but praise, “Ah Yu is really getting more and more beautiful!”
Every time she heard praise, Little Ah Yu enjoyed it very much. “You look good too. It’s the new year and everyone looks good!”
With that, Little Ah Yu went to grab the copper coins. One for each person, no more or less.
After receiving the copper coins, the children were very happy and blurted out their thoughts.
“Little Sister Ah Yu, you’re really beautiful and kind!”
“I really hope my mother gives birth to a Little Sister Ah Yu for me too!”
“My mother said that she wants to give us siblings to Aunt Liu so that she can exchange us for Little Sister Ah Yu.”
When Liu Shi heard this, she replied from afar, “That won’t do. Even if you give me 100,1 won’t exchange Ah Yu.”
Old man Wang, who was shoveling snow on the roof, smiled and said, “That won’t do. We can’t afford to raise 100!”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone laughed out loud.
When most of the children had left, Wang Wulang quietly approached Little Ah Yu.
“Little Sister Ah Yu, I heard that the silkworm babies you raised have formed cocoons. Can you let me take a look too?”
As soon as he returned, he realized that their former friends did not like to play anymore. From time to time, they would run out of the village.
They did not say anything when asked.
Later on, he found out that they had actually followed Little Sister Ah Yu and secretly raised silkworm babies..