Begging You to Break Off This Engagement!

13 Measuring

Translated by Amaryllideae, edited by Ahzinal~

After Xi Yanqing finished sending the bride-price, the Luo family should have asked him to stay to drink some wine, but they were borrowing the oxcart to go up the mountain to cut wood. Therefore, after the people who came to join in on the fun had left, it was about time for Xi Yanqing to go up the mountain with Luo Tian. Han Yang also decided to go with him since his family wanted to make some new chopsticks and chairs for the children. Also, with something like harvesting wood, the more people the better.

Luo Fei also wanted to follow, but he had his own things to do. Li Yuehua arranged some hard work for him.

Usually, according to customs, Xi Yanqing should have sent fabrics and other materials at the time of the bride-price, so that the wedding quilt could be finished here then brought back with the dowry to the groom's house. The two families would do what they each had to do, and end up with a wedding worthy quilt. But at the time, there were too many things that Xi Yanqing and Luo Ji had to carry, so the fabric was not bought. What should they do? Li Yuehua decided to take care of the matter with her children. It was not a priority for the men to worry about, so she did not intend to ask Luo Tian. Thus, before Luo Tian took the ox cart to leave, Li Yuehua said: "I am going to take Erbao to town, and get some cloth. The quilt has not been made yet, and we must do it quickly."

"Alright." This kind of thing Luo Tian naturally would not oppose, "go early and come back early, be careful on the road."
"This is something that I didn't do well, so I have to trouble aunt with." Xi Yanqing had thought it would be fine, but he now felt that he had done something wrong. Why didn't he just purchase the fabric and materials that day and hire someone to help him? That would have been better than delaying the matter.

"Hey, what trouble? You are a big man, but there is no family by your side to help you. You have already done a good job. Don't worry too much, you caused no trouble. That said, are your wedding clothes done?" This was another thing they must hurry and do. Li Yuehua said: "Yanqing come in and let Erbao measure you."

"He's going to make it for me?" Xi Yanqing found it somewhat unexpected.

"Of course. Are you not content with that? My family's Erbao is a bit lazy, but his needlework is good. It is not just auntie bragging. In our little town there are not even a few with skills like Erbao." Li Yuehua suddenly shouted, "Erbao, get the measuring tape out!"

"I know mother!" Fine, out of all the work to give him, it was a big job to make wedding clothes for Xi Yanqing! Fortunately, he wants to practice his needlework; otherwise he would not do it!

"Hey, I'm going to charge a manual fee." Luo Fei said without reserve.

"You bear child!" Li Yuehua just heard him then, with a "pa!", hit Luo Fei's back, "From whose family are you taking the manual fee! That is your man! You still ask for money from him? Your brain is less than a pig's!"

"Aiyo mom, why are you learning from Dad? Can you hit me gently next time?"

"I already hit you too light!"

"Oh, he's joking with me auntie. It's nothing. I can't let him do the work for nothing." Xi Yanqing said as he really took out some money. All together, it was one or two silvers. He directly handed the money to Luo Fei. "It should be enough to buy cloth and cotton. What's left you can use to buy what you like."

"This, are you sure?" Luo Fei was a bit aggressive. One or two silvers! He can no longer think that this is very little. After all, the hundreds of tens of thousands of liang on TV are not related to civilians like him. For him now, one or two silvers is equivalent to a few months of living expenses, quite a lot!

"You are my fiancee. In less than half a month, we will formally get married. It is natural that I give you money to spend." When Xi Yanqing said this, his brow did not even wrinkle. It seemed like it was natural, and he always thought like that.

Luo Fei couldn't refute it. Looking at Xi Yanqing's smiling expression, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He didn't look at him: "Then I won't be polite."

He would have liked to add another sentence, "when I make back the money, I'll return it to you," but because of the people nearby, he didn't dare say it.