Ms. Luo brought over a piece of cloth, which Yang Chuxia figured could be used to make quite a few pairs of shoes, but it wasn’t enough to make clothing.
However, considering that Ms. Luo had been giving Old Yang New Year gifts like potatoes and carrots, being able to give her some cloth now was already quite difficult for her.
"Hehe, Xiaxia, our family doesn’t have much to offer, so don’t be picky," Ms. Luo said with embarrassment, but her expression didn’t show it.
"Thank you, Fourth Aunt!"
"No need to be polite, we’re all family." What a lovely sentence.
But Yang Chuxia understood very well what she was thinking, she just didn’t say it, so she pretended not to know.
After chatting with Yang Ruqiu and Yang Chuxia for a while, Ms. Wang, Old Aunt-in-law Gen, and Land Officer’s wife arrived one after another, each bringing some gifts with them.
However, more than these, Yang Chuxia was looking forward to the gift Ye Zi’an had prepared for her.
He hadn’t given it to her yet, and she didn’t know what he had prepared. She had asked a day or two ago, but Brother An simply wouldn’t tell her, and her nagging didn’t work, as he kept his mouth shut.
He must bring it out today, hmph! If it wasn’t to her liking, she would see how she would deal with him.
"Mother, have everyone in the front yard started eating?"
"They have." Ms. Wang laughed, "The cook we hired is pretty good; the dishes he made look great."
"Then, Mother and Aunt, you should go eat, too. It’s getting late."
Ms. Wang hurriedly laughed and said, "No need to go out, there aren’t too many of us, so I asked Xiu’er to move some tables over later. We’ll eat in the next room."
"Hahaha, good, good. We’ll just wait here and eat." Old Aunt-in-law Gen laughed.
Land Officer’s wife added, "That’s right, especially those drunken crabs - make sure they bring lots of them. Although we’ve had them many times over the years, I still enjoy them."
"We have plenty of drunken crabs," Ms. Wang said with a smile, "Xiu’er, go get a jar ready."
With that, Xiu’er went down, only to return empty-handed shortly after.
"Didn’t I ask you to get something?" Ms. Wang inquired when she saw her come back.
Xiu’er curtseyed and said, "Ma’am, Miss Shen has come."
"Miss Shen?" Ms. Wang couldn’t remember for a moment, "Which family’s Miss Shen? Do we know any Shen family?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia’s brows furrowed, and her expression wasn’t particularly good.
It wasn’t anyone else, but Shen Qiu.
Over the past two years, she had met Shen Qiu many times, but she liked her less and less. Every time they met, there was always a sense of "I’m the most noble, I have the highest status" about her. Moreover, there was a hint of not wanting others to do well. Initially, Chuxia thought she was a little strange, but it became increasingly obvious after her brother came back, and her jealousy was not small.
Her twistedness after the trauma she experienced, as well as her lack of common sense, was distinct from Yang Dongzhi and Yang Lichun. This woman was incredibly petty and jealous.
Well, let’s not criticize her character for now. Let’s talk about the brother who exposed her true nature - he was indeed capable. After the Autumn Siege the previous year, he took part in the spring exam, performed well in both rounds, and finally became an Advanced Scholar of the first class.
Being from a humble background, he couldn’t stay in the Capital City to become an official, so he was sent to a poor place to serve as the County Magistrate, and that poor place was Quanya County. The original County Magistrate of Quanya County was promoted, eventually becoming a Prefect in another city.