This time, the staff didn't hesitate and quickly packed the items for Li Lingyun. After he finished buying, he brought the things out and placed them on his third brother's cart. He waited outside while his brother was buying things.
Unlike Li Lingyun, who needed to buy a lot, Li Chenmo only bought ten yards of dark-blue fabric, eight yards of light-green fabric, and six kilograms of cotton. After he paid the money and coupons, he came out with his things.
Seeing how little his third brother bought, Li Lingyun asked, "Third Brother, will that be enough?"
Li Chenmo tied the items to his cart and replied casually, "It's enough. My wife bought some fabrics and cotton a few days ago. I only bought some more since the fabric and cotton at home wasn't enough to make the children's cotton padded jackets."
Hearing this, Li Lingyun didn't ask further, and the two of them returned to Xie Village.
When they returned to the village, the sun had already reached three poles high.
Since today was Sunday, there was no work on the farm, and everyone was either chatting under the trees or working in their yards. Therefore, when they rode their bicycles back with the fabric and cotton, everyone saw it.
The villagers looked at the beautiful fabric with envy and couldn't help but comment.
"This Li family, ah, really knows how to squander money!" one of the villagers said as she spat out a sunflower seed shell.
Hearing her words, another villager added sourly, "Isn't that so? They just held a lavish wedding banquet not long ago, and now they have bought so much fabric and cotton. I say, ah, it must be their wives who made a ruckus at home and demanded those things."
When the others heard her words, they nodded in agreement. While the women were feeling jealous and envious, the men could only shake their heads.
If the Li brothers let their wives order them around like this, they would have a hard life in the future. Without showing their authority as husbands, how could they control their wives?
In the end, they would be stepped on by their wives for spoiling them too much, ah!
Under the villagers' envious gazes and sour words, Li Lingyun and Li Chenmo returned to their homes.
Li Chenmo opened the gate and pushed his bicycle inside before locking it. After he dismantled the cart, he picked up the items and went to find his wife. Just as he came out of the woodshed, he saw Chen Jianmin walking over.
"Uncle Li, let me help you carry that," he said.
Since acknowledging this boy as his disciple, he often came over to help with house chores. So, Li Chenmo didn't act formally and handed the items to him.
"Jianmin, are you here with your siblings?" he asked.
Raising his eyebrows, Li Chenmo said, "If your parents are busy, you should be helping them. Why are you running over here so early?" frёeωebɳovel.com
Seeing the items placed on the table by Chen Jianmin, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Husband, why did you suddenly buy these? We already prepared the blanket and cotton-padded jackets."
"These are for my disciple and Jianguo," Li Chenmo replied casually.
Standing to the side, Chen Jianmin was stunned by his master's words. He had already received gifts from him before. By rights, it should be him showing filial piety and offering something to his master.
Lu Jueyu checked the fabric and nodded. She counted for a moment before she said, "These fabrics are good, and the cotton is fresh. We can make one padded jacket each for Jianmin, Jianguo, and Jianbai."
Hearing her words, Chen Jianmin was at a loss. If it were only for him, it would be understandable. But now that even his brothers had a share, he could only say that his master's wife was truly generous.
Unaware of his inner thoughts, Lu Jueyu clapped her hands and said, "That's right! The leftover fabric from making Xiao Huang's cotton-padded jacket should be enough to make jackets for Jianyan and Jianfang too."
At last, Chen Jianmin said, "Uncle Li, Aunt Li, these are too precious. My siblings and I can't accept them."
Lu Jueyu chuckled and replied, "Jianmin, since you are our family's disciple, you count as half a son to me. Since Ah Li and Xiao Huang got new jackets, you will get one too."
"As for your younger siblings, they are getting a share not only because you are their older brother, but also because they often come to help us out. Consider it payment for their hard work. So you should accept it," she added.
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