Transmigrated as A Farm Girl Making Her Family Rich-Chapter 133 - 132 Putting on New Clothes
Chapter 133: Chapter 132 Putting on New Clothes
Mrs. Li’s journey from the starting point to her home wasn’t very fast; the carriage took almost half an hour by the time it entered the village.
From the carriage window, she saw a row of newly built houses on the right side at the entrance of the village. These houses featured a large gate and had just had their roof beams placed; they were still under construction.
She heard the sounds of wind and percussion instruments; many people had gathered to watch, and there were even children scrambling for candy.
She also saw Housekeeper Tang but did not see her husband; however, she did see her mother-in-law and father-in-law, along with three aunts. Even an uncle who was married into the village was present; they, along with Housekeeper Tang, were the main characters presiding over the beam-raising ceremony at this factory.
Mrs. Li knew that in the half-month she hadn’t been home, many things must have happened. She only knew that land had been sold in the village; on both sides of the road at the entrance of the village, only the flatter land on the right side had been bought.
The left side, closer to the mountain, also had a large area, but it was perhaps considered less ideal than the plains on the other side, especially since there were ancestral graves by the roadside.
The entrance of the factory was not directly facing those ancestral graves, which meant there were no taboos associated with it.
As Mrs. Li’s carriage traveled down the road at the village entrance, some people noticed her and thought she had come back to join her husband in the beam-raising ceremony.
The Ye family hadn’t noticed Mrs. Li because their attention was fixed on the rows of houses, which were better than the ones they lived in; these were solid red brick and tile houses.
Much better and sturdier than the mud brick and tile houses they had at home.
Hongji and the children had just finished their household chores, and the family was beginning to get up for breakfast.
Hongji and the children were worried that once they changed clothes, would it bring up another discussion at home?
Their worries were unnecessary; no sooner had they finished breakfast than Housekeeper Tang sent someone to invite Hongji’s father to the factory for the beam-raising ceremony. Hongji’s father understood Housekeeper Tang’s arrangement; it was also because his son was supposed to visit his father-in-law.
However, visiting relatives could wait a bit; it wouldn’t be late even after the beam-raising ceremony. This arrangement worked because the two events didn’t conflict, and inviting him, the father, was also a matter of giving him face.
So he didn’t say a word and went into his room to change into his best clothes for visiting relatives.
When someone invited Hongji’s father, Mrs. Lai’s first thought was of the benefits of eating and drinking, and there might also be a red envelope to receive, so she also wanted to go with him.
Ye Shuzhen and Ye Shuzhi also thought the same as their mother; as long as there was a red envelope to collect and a feast to enjoy, it didn’t matter if they made a public appearance. But for the daughters of a farmer family, there wasn’t such a stringent rule of not stepping beyond the threshold. Such decorum could only be upheld by Ladies.
The girls from rural areas had to work in the fields on regular days; they would observe decorum only if their living conditions permitted it.
Seeing that everyone in the family had left, Hongji and the children could finally change into their clothes for the birthday celebration.
Hongji, donning a new suit of clothes and having shaved his beard, looked young and dashing.
The children put on the new clothes and shoes their mother had made for them.
Seeing her elder sisters happily smiling, Ye Shiqi smiled cheerfully too.
She was already able to walk a few steps by holding onto things; her legs had grown strong enough to walk a couple of steps without support.
She just had some difficulty speaking correctly, unable to say exactly what she wanted to.
“Daddy, can we set out now?”
Daya and her sisters all looked to their father, waiting for him to lead them on foot to wish their grandfather a happy birthday, as their parents had done in previous years.
Ye Shiqi had no idea how far her maternal grandfather’s home was; perhaps in this era, people relied on walking.
Aside from the wealthy families with their horse-drawn carriages and donkeys, there was a rich man in their village who owned horses and oxen, yet he would not lend them to the long-term workers or the villagers.
In the village, there were well-off families that possessed an ox, which, besides plowing, was mainly used to transport passengers, ferrying them to and from the county or the town every day.
They hadn’t thought of this issue before and had not specifically hired an ox cart for their trip, so by the time they considered it, the ox cart had already departed, and they could only walk.
Hongji had actually thought about it and had rented the village’s ox cart, but the cost of renting it for a day was quite expensive, and he feared that his parents would scold him, causing unrest at home.
He would rather walk than add more trouble to the mix.
The smallest two children were so young that they could only be carried in two baskets, while the three slightly older girls spent their days working in the fields, and he believed their leg strength was more than capable of handling a journey of two miles.
They changed into their clothes and were just stepping out of the room when Hongji prepared to look for the two baskets to carry the children.
When a horse-drawn carriage entered the yard, he stopped in his tracks and stared at it before walking towards it, thinking Housekeeper Tang had come again.
The older children, carrying the younger ones who could walk, also followed the eldest out of the room and towards the carriage.
“Hongji, children,” Mrs. Li called out joyfully from the carriage window when it stopped and she saw her husband and the children!
“My wife…” Hongji, this honest man, had a look of ecstasy in his eyes; he never could have imagined that he and his whole family could go together to celebrate his father-in-law’s birthday.
Last night, he was still pondering how to explain to his father-in-law and relatives! It seems his worries were unnecessary!
“Mother…”
“Mother, you’re back.”
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The children’s voices, filled with joy, all ran over to embrace Mrs. Li’s legs and hands as she stepped down from the carriage, with Da Y, who was holding Wuwa, smiling by the side.
“Husband, the master’s family gave me a day off to return home to celebrate Father’s birthday and even prepared some gifts for me. Get on the carriage with the children, let’s go celebrate Father’s birthday together,” said Mrs. Li as she hugged the children and looked down at their happy smiles, dressed in the new clothes she made for them.
Her children truly transformed, dressed in their tightly-fitting clothes; it turned out her children were also so remarkable, proving the old saying that clothes make the man, just as gold attire makes the Buddha.
Mrs. Li looked up at her husband and saw him wearing the new clothes she had made for him, and he had shaved the beard he usually couldn’t be bothered to shave. At this moment, seeing his spirited demeanor, unchanged from a few years ago, he was still just as handsome and dashing.
Such a man made her want to give even more love, pouring all her love onto the children, enduring any hardship for the sake of her husband and children.
“The Tang family has prepared gifts for us? When Housekeeper Tang mentioned it yesterday, I told him not to bother, but they still sent them. Even if he hadn’t sent anything today, we would have had the money to buy gifts,” he said.
“Husband, there are so many mysteries here that I want to confirm with you. Where does your money come from?” Mrs. Li thought about the honey incident, the recent carving matter, the cooperation with the Tang family, and so many other things she didn’t know about. She wished her husband would provide her with answers.
“My wife, this is not the place to talk. Let’s get on the carriage and go to celebrate Father’s birthday first. Even if I can’t explain everything to you now, when you come back after the New Year and no longer work as a wet nurse, we can take our time,” Hongji suggested, fully aware that there were others present, including the driver who was watching them.
“Alright, let’s get on the carriage…” Mrs. Li was also worried about talking too long; if the people at home returned, they wouldn’t know how much longer they would be delayed.
