Rebirth of a Village Girl

Chapter 824: 209: Transfer_3

Dream on!

The family was already living like this, yet Wu Jinshu stubbornly refused to marry off his daughter.

He didn’t even consider his own abilities.

Fortunately, she was still clear-headed and able to make decisions for the household; otherwise, Wu Jinshu and Yan Erju would have dragged the whole family down!

Upon hearing this, Yan Erju’s expression darkened. Then she said, "Mom, are you hungry? I’ll go cook some dinner. Tonight we’ll have aromatic white rice."

In later generations, rice was a common food, but in this era, struggling families could hardly afford a meal of white rice. Yan Erju’s family normally only ate coarse rice.

Coarse rice, meant for feeding chickens and ducks, was hard and astringent, choking the throat and causing pain.

And even this coarse rice wasn’t enough to go around.

Grandmother Wu glanced at Yan Erju. "Where did the money come from to buy white rice?"

Yan Erju explained the situation to Grandmother Wu.

Grandmother Wu said, "Just a hundred yuan makes you this happy?"

Wu Yanyun could exchange for a small western-style house plus two thousand yuan! How happy would Yan Erju be then?

After Grandmother Wu left, Yan Erju tugged at Wu Jinshu’s sleeve, "Why do I feel like Mom was a bit strange today? She didn’t even care about a hundred yuan. If others heard, they might think our family is rich!"

Wu Jinshu wasn’t concerned. "That’s just how my mom is, probably just in a bad mood today."

Yan Erju didn’t dwell on it and turned to Wu Yanyun, "Xiaoyun, go rest for a bit. I’ll make dinner today."

Wu Yanyun rolled up his sleeves. "Mom, you’ve been tired all day. Let me do it."

Yan Erju smiled and said, "Mom’s not tired. You, on the other hand, must have been really scared by that car just now. Go rest, you’ve been working hard these days too."

Unable to argue with Yan Erju, Wu Yanyun reluctantly went to his room to rest.

That evening, Yan Erju steamed a large pot of rice, and also fried a plate of sesame oil vegetables and cooked a big bowl of sesame oil egg soup. The children ate very happily.

Wu Yanyun also unusually had a full meal that shocked him, especially since Grandmother Wu didn’t give him any looks during the meal.

He felt surprised and somewhat pleased.

After all, he was still a teenager. He wanted to eat his fill too.

Who would want to experience the pangs of hunger?

The next morning, Wu Jinshu and Yan Erju went to work together.

Grandmother Wu approached Wu Yanyun, "Yanyun, let Dalong and Erlong keep an eye on Xiaolong. You come with me."

Wu Yanyun nodded, "Grandma, where are we going?"

"You don’t need to worry about that," Grandmother Wu continued, "We’ll leave when your aunt comes."

"Oh." Wu Yanyun didn’t ask further.

Soon, Wu Jinjin arrived.

Wu Jinjin was always neatly dressed, regardless of the occasion. Especially today, she had even brought out clothes preserved for special occasions and wore a pair of silver earrings she donned only during the New Year.

"Yanyun, I brought a dress for you. Try it quickly to see if it fits. If it does, put it on and we’ll go," Wu Jinjin handed a water-red dress to Wu Yanyun.

Wu Yanyun was stunned, "Aunt, is this for me?"

Wu Jinjin was a very dutiful and filial daughter, but not a good aunt.

She didn’t like Wu Jinshu’s children at all, whether it was Wu Dalong, Wu Xiaolong, or Wu Yanyun. She never cared for any of them.

From their childhood, she never once bought them candy. Whenever she brought something over, it was always secretly given to Grandmother Wu.

Wu Yanyun was surprised when Wu Jinjin suddenly offered her a dress.

Wu Jinjin smiled and said, "Look at you asking such questions. If it’s not for you, who else could it be for? Go change quickly, we have to go out soon."

Convinced that the dress was for her, Wu Yanyun went back inside the house to change.

After Wu Yanyun left, Grandmother Wu expressed her dissatisfaction: "You work hard for your money, why waste it buying clothes for her?"

"It’s not bought, this dress belonged to Jian Li when she was younger," Wu Jinjin replied.

Jian Li was Wu Jinjin’s sister-in-law.

Upon hearing the dress was an old one that didn’t cost money, Grandmother Wu finally relaxed.

After a moment, Wu Yanyun came out dressed.

Wu Yanyun was unlike the rest of the Wu Family. She was tall and, even though she was only 17, she had already reached a height of 165 centimeters, surpassing Wu Jinjin by more than a head.