A Western Doctor's Happy Farming Life

Chapter 27: An Old Widow

Translator: LiamHW

It was quite a normal situation for the shopkeeper seeing a couple arguing for the fabrics.

He would definitely drive them away if he got busy in his shop. However, since he got a dismal and gloomy one most recently, he had to be with a good temper and patient, keeping his elegant manner as a shopkeeper.

Wu Dahu suddenly nursed an excitement hearing the answer of the shopkeeper, saying to Song Qinghan, “Oh, I see that fabric is quite marvelous, I will take that one.”

Seeing the look of excitement of Wu Dahu, Song Qinghan could finally be fully alive to the reluctance of those ladies in the modern world trying to get their boyfriends’ minds.

He sighed, saying in grievance, “The only advantage of that fabric is nothing but price, Marvelous? How? It gets a rough touch like gunnysack, will it be able to make one well-dressed cloth?”

Wu Dahu chuckled and didn’t notice the change in Song Qinghan’s mood at all. He said, “Well, I AM a rough and tough guy, so how will I mind that the fabric is rough and tough? It must be fine for me!”

Song Qinghan rejected, shouting, “No! I will pick this one! ”

It was the first time that Wu Dahu had seen Song Qinghan get such an anger to him, in the face of an outsider. The expression on his face turned into an awkwardness. However, he still hesitated to accept the idea.

That was a total of ten silver coins! They valued almost the whole goods they had sold today!

The shopkeeper was quite shocked witnessing the scene today, it was the first time for him to meet such a tough femina male with a firm attitude. In the squabble happened in his shop before, every single femina males would finally be obedient to the decision made by his husband. Beyond his expectation, the femina male today seemed to win the battle.

However, what exactly the advantage of winning the argument was? The more he won in the squabble, the more he would lose.

Something seemed to occur to the shopkeeper, he suddenly sighed, interrupting, “Alright, both of you take a step back. Why not choose one fabric worth only five silver coins? See? Over there, the dark grey one. Go and get a touch on it!”

Song Qinghan took a pause, noticing the sorrow flowing deeply from the eyes of Wu Dahu, he didn’t insist his decision and walked over to the dark grey fabric.

He gave the fabric a touch and said with no expression, “Alright, pick this one.”

Wu Dahu nodded and agreed, “Okay, this one.”

Although the anger in Song Qinghan’s mind still lingered, he didn’t forget one important thing, asking, “Well, since you just sell fabrics here, do you help make a cloth?”

That was quite a funny question as for the shopkeeper, he just explained with a teasing tone, saying, “We do, but if you want us help you sew, one more silver coin is required. Or you can ask someone, maybe your neighbors, to sew, it only cost you a meal, that’s not a big deal!”

Wu Dahu added, “Let’s go back home and find other to help us, I did invite people in our village to help me that, some of them can even be praised as a perfectly skilled tailor.”

Song Qinghan nodded and saw that Wu Dahu had paid for the fabric, and then took over it, headed outside in advance.

Seeing him being like that, Song Qinghan sighed standing there with the words shut from his mouth. He would have asked Wu Dahu to pick another piece of fabric.

Well, that was pretty odd and difficult to guess the thought of femina males, let alone a femina male in pregnancy.

The two climbed in an oxcart heading back to their village, none of them uttered a word along the way. It was when they walked after they got off the cart, Wu Dahu broke the dreadful silence.

“I just didn’t want to waste money, I was not deliberate to make you a uncomfortable feeling.”

Song Qinghan could clearly feel that his eyes became sour feeling his tears lingering around, saying in a low voice, “I just want to make you more decedent, and I don’t want people judge you over your clothing.”

Seeing Song Qinghan standing there with a look of utter sorrow, Wu Dahu felt badly regret and reached out to pat him on his shoulder, consoling, “It’s my fault, it was me that didn’t catch your intentions. Forget about that, after all, we earned the coins and of course we should spend them. It is no use to mourn for that. I won’t be like that anymore!”

Hearing the words, Song Qinghan nursed a mixed feeling in his mind, half guilty yet half excitement, saying, “That’s right, it is rather wrong if we only earn the coins but do not spend them, if we spend them in a right way and for the right things. I was wrong too, I won’t ask for the best without thinking it twice anymore. ”

Wu Dahu helped him shed tears from the corner of his eyes and said with a smile, “Okay, no more fight and squabble!”

Song Qinghan nodded, with a trace of warmth surging in his heart.

It was perfectly splendid when they could confront everything together, adapting to each other in every single fight.

But it happened that when they got home, a figure they didn’t want to see showed up again right outside their house.

“What now, huh? Again?”

Song Qinghan frowned at the man, and said with anger.

He didn’t have other methods to get rid of this such a sticky and annoying worm. No matter how he got himself mad at him, or just lectured. The man just ignored and came and came over and over again.

It could tell Lin Dafu was quite sorrow with a trace of sadness came into his eyes, but he still reached out to take something in the carriage, and then smiled to Song Qinghan, saying, “Han, this is the newest fabric I brought from the south region. This is a brand hasn’t gained its popularity yet in the village, but I took one piece for you, take it and make your clothes.”

Song Qinghan glanced at his carriage and saw that there existed not just one piece but more than eight. He just nursed a grievance seeing that and murmured, “Damn it, the richer!”

Wu Dahu didn’t forget about the egg things delivered by Lin Dafu, he then spoke to him, “Just wait a minute, I will get you something!”

Seeing Wu Dahu walk into the yard with Song Qinghan, Lin Dafu couldn’t help but follow up and block the door, as if he was afraid that Wu Dahu would banish him in the next moment shutting the door.

Wu Dahu packed up all the fruits and seasonings left at home, put them next to Lin Dafu’s carriage and said to him, “This is our etiquette delivering you the present for the matter you delivered us a bag of eggs, fruits for tea and seasoning for cooking. They are not something precious, but can be called rare stuffs. I hope you won’t come again, you don’t want Han to hate you, do you? If you really want to come, come after Han deliver the baby!”

Lin Dafu stared at the stuffs in a daze, and then took a glance at Song Qinghan, while Song Qinghan gave him back a sight of indifference. That sight was kind of sword impaling deep in his heart. He put the things into the carriage, took all the fabric out in the carriage, saying in a low voice, “Take these, for my misbehavior.”

Song Qinghan refused, saying, “Take them back, we don’t need that.”

“If you don’t need them, I will just throw them here.”

Lin Dafu lowered his head and said in sorrow.

After saying that, he took a deep look at Song Qinghan, got into the carriage and left slowly.

Staring at the carriage leaving far, Wu Dahu exclaimed all of a sudden, “He is a deep feeling person.”

Song Qinghan looked at him strangely and asked, “Are you sympathizing with him?”

Wu Dahu smiled and shook his head, saying, “I’m not that kind of idle man who get a time to feel for him.”

Song Qinghan walked over and looked at the fabrics, said with a pity, “If it is other send us something like this, I would take them without hesitation. But unfortunately, it is Lin Dafu. How are we supposed to deal with these?”

Of course, those fabrics were good stuffs and no one would reject accepting. But what they faced now wasn’t about the present itself, it was all about the person.

In that thought, Wu Dahu came to advise, saying, “How about we deliver them to those who in need, and at the moment we are heading to make our own clothes.”

Song Qinghan nodded in agreement and went back to the yard with him. After dinner, they went out after a short break.

Along the way, Wu Dahu introduced almost every family within the village, he pointed at the smallest mansion sitting not far away, saying, “In that house lives a widow femina male, he got an excellent and skilled handiwork. All villagers love to go to him for the sewing work.”

A widow femina male? Oh, did that mean that was a widow somehow under the thinking mode of the modern world.

Song Qinghan followed Wu Dahu and watched him knock on the door of the yard. He shouted, “Qin Aye, I’m here asking you for making clothes!”

Wu Dahu then explained to Song Qinghan, “He is kind of old now, he can’t even hear the voice if I don’t shout it loud.”

Song Qinghan nodded understandingly and smiled at the man who opened the door.

Qin Aye was stunned standing inside the yard, he then realized that Song Qinghan was the husband of Wu Dahu who got married not long. He said happily, “What a cute one! Dahu, you get a luck, don’t you? Come on in!”

The two entered the yard. Song Qinghan carefully avoided the vegetables planted on the ground. Looking at the absolutely empty in Qin Aye’s room, he nursed a compassion for this lonely and old man.

Wu Dahu smiled and delivered four of the fabrics in Qin Aye’s hands, explaining, “This one is mine. The other three are all from Childe Lin, he wanted us to deliver to you!”

It seemed that Qin Aye did not get a quick reaction from Wu Dahu’s words, he asked loudly, “What? Why? When did Childe Lin become so gorgeous to me?”

Noticing that Qin Aye was ready to reject the fabrics before he figured it out, he then continued to explain with patience, saying, “Well, IT IS because Childe Lin becoming more gorgeous. He got redundant ones and asked me to deliver to other villagers.”

Qin Aye was stunned hearing that but at least he got the meanings of what Wu Dahu said. He touched the fabrics in his hand and cherished them, saying, “Oh lord, they are such a good ones. I have never seen such a fabric in high-quality like this in my life. And I never expect that it would be Childe Lin who delivers them to me! Such a kind man he is.”

Seeing him wipe away his tears, Wu Dahu smiled, trying to console, “It’s not a bad new! Why did you cry over that? Don’t forget our clothes. And this is the money we pay for the work!”

Qin Aye subconsciously took over the coins, but while he saw it was some pieces of silver, he became embarrassed but said, “I don’t have enough money for the change, how about you give me later if you get some.”

Wu Dahu did not reach out to take back the coins but said, “Well, this is the remuneration for your work. After all, this piece of fabric is quite expensive. It’s supposed to be a hard work for you. You deserve it!”

Qin Aye waved his hand and insisted on returning the silver coins to Wu Dahu’s hand. He said, “I’ve been sewing clothes for so many years, I got my price for my work no matter what brand the fabric is. Take it easy, I won’t make your fabric dirty or something. Just take the money back, and give it back next time if you got change. Being an old widow, I find nowhere to spend the money.”

Seeing him insisting, Song Qinghan couldn’t help but persuade, saying, “Just take it, sir. I know you’ve being tough sewing.”

“Yes, I am old now. But sewing is not a tough work.” retorted Qin Aye, but then he seemed to realize he got a bad tone by saying that, he then tried to released himself a bit, continued to say, “I know you guys feel for me as a widow and old man. But I’ve got my own principle, BEING HONEST to every customer. It is just a cloth, we can’t cut the price or raise it randomly. Am I right?”