Marrying a village tyrant husband with space, being spoiled by the in-laws

"The Li family in Lijia Village is just like our Li family in Daliushu Village. They are both the largest families. When the Li brothers were setting up stalls in the town to make a living, I took care of them and they respected me."

"They have a large family, each with three or four sons, and they live a more affluent life there than here. Chun Xing will not be wronged if she marries there."

"Although they are under the jurisdiction of Hedong County and we are under the jurisdiction of Hexi County, we are still in the same region. There are only a few villages between us. It only takes an hour to walk there, and half an hour to catch up with a bullock cart."

"The magistrate of Hexi County is a scoundrel. He imposes heavy taxes every day and increases them year by year without caring about the lives of the people. I heard that Hedong County changed its magistrate two years ago. He is much better than the previous one and loves the people like his own children. It will be easier to live there."

In his early years, the old man of the Li family worked as an accountant for a wealthy business family in the town. He trained many clerks under him, and some of them became shopkeepers in various places after they became successful. Some of them would come to see him during the holidays and talk about things in other places, so the old man was knowledgeable and understood a lot.

"Dad, even though the eldest brother Li's family is good, his third son, Li Chengjin, is a well-known gangster in the area. He idles around all day and never does anything serious."

"If you talk about his past, there's nothing to say about it. People praised him as the God of Literature. If it weren't for that incident, he might have passed the imperial examination and become an official. Even Chun Xing of our family couldn't even marry him. But now..."

Old man Li couldn't help but speak. He felt that he was out of his league before, but now he couldn't afford it! Who would be willing to marry a scoundrel?

Mr. Li rolled his eyes at him.

"Who says it has to be the eldest Li family? Although he is the only one who has not married in the eldest Li family, there is still the youngest son of the second Li family. I heard that he is still unmarried. I saw that child at the market before last year. Although he is not as smart and handsome as Li Chengjin, he is honest and kind. He is a perfect match for our Chun Xing."

The family discussed Chun Xing's marriage without hiding it from her. In that era, people were open-minded and men and women could still meet each other before getting engaged to see if both parties were satisfied.

When Chun Xing heard her grandfather mention it, a figure came into her mind.

I had seen him before when I went to the market with my grandfather a few years ago. He seemed taller and stronger than Zhou Dahu. He had come to her house several times when she was a child and had even given her malt sugar.

"Daughter, what do you think?"

Li Chen looked at her daughter. She gave birth to three sons before she had such a lovely daughter, so naturally she hoped that she would marry a man of her dreams.

I'm going to be an adult in just one month, and I really can't afford this damn "leftover women tax" which costs one or two taels of silver a month.

"It's okay to take a look first."

Chun Xing lowered her head. She felt sad at the moment. As for the person she was going to meet, as long as her family thought he was good, he must be good.

"Quanfu, tomorrow you should harness the ox cart and take Chunsheng to the mill of the Li family to buy a sack of wheat bran. You can also meet Li Laoer and see if his youngest son has been engaged."

"Okay Dad, I'll go early tomorrow morning."

Li Quanfu agreed. Li Laoer's family had skills and could make fried peanuts, fried melon seeds, fried beans and other snacks. They went from street to street and went to the big market to sell them for money, which made them better off than those who made a living by digging in the soil.

If it weren't for the "leftover women tax", they, as the women, wouldn't have to be so eager.

No matter how sad Chun Xing was, she never forgot to make money. She pulled her two sisters-in-law into her room and taught them the needlework techniques that Huanhuan had taught her.

"This technique was taught to me by Huanhuan. Today we went to the Yuanyang Embroidery House in town, and the shopkeeper said that they would accept all of this kind of embroidery. We would get 75 coins for each handkerchief we embroidered."

"What? It's so valuable! The girl from the Yu family who was taken back by mistake is willing to teach you this unique skill. She is really a good person!"

The two sisters-in-law had never thought that there would be such a good thing. After they learned how to do it, they started embroidering handkerchiefs overnight after dinner. Who can resist making money?

Yu Suihuan returned home and started to make braised pork. He cut off almost one pound of the three pounds of top-quality pork belly, and smeared salt on the remaining two pounds and hung them in the well. Although the weather was not too hot, they could not be kept for long as they had to be eaten tomorrow.

She didn't know whether her space could keep the meat fresh, so she cut the meat into two halves, put one half in the space and hung the other half in the well. She would know by comparing them tomorrow.

After I cut the meat and put it in the pan, I realized there was no soy sauce after I finished stir-frying. Uh, if there is no soy sauce, then forget it!

Yu Suihuan took a deep breath. The stewed meat with only salt had a unique aroma.

While stewing the meat, I put a grate in the pot and simmered three bowls of white rice.

The rice was paired with the golden-fried and tender braised pork. She took a bite and it was so delicious that she shook her head.

At this moment, she really wanted to sing, Today is a good day!

"It smells so good, did you buy some meat?"

Brother Crow smelled the aroma of meat from a long distance away, flapped his wings, and smoke came out of his wings. He flew into the thatched hut like a cannonball and landed on the shabby but clean wooden table.

"I bought it, I bought it. I even specially served it to you. The meat has been mashed and mixed with rice. It's delicious. Brother Crow, please try it and see if it suits your taste."

Yu Suihuan quickly put down the bowl in his hand, ran happily to the stove and took a small bowl of rice and meat. With a smile in his eyes, he respectfully placed it in front of Brother Crow.

At this moment, the person standing in front of her is not just a crow, but a financial sponsor!

Brother Crow couldn't wait to lower his head and start eating. After taking several big mouthfuls, he reluctantly raised his head, but he had to pretend to be stubborn.

"It tastes just fine. It's better than eating those bugs."

"That's right. This stewed pork is definitely better than those bugs. With you here, Brother Crow, you can pick up some gold and silver jewelry from time to time and sell them for meat. Then we can eat good food every day. I can also benefit from your kindness."

Yu Suihuan then servilely poured a bowl of cold boiled water and placed it in front of Brother Crow.

"This meal is too dry. Drink some water to moisten your throat."

After Brother Crow had eaten and drunk his fill, he burped with satisfaction and stood by the window, enjoying the breeze, looking so leisurely.

It couldn't help but think that having someone serve tea and water seemed to be a pretty good life. It seemed that it should work hard to find more gold, silver, jewelry and the like for her to sell, so that it could eat and drink well every day.

If Yu Suihuan knew what Brother Crow was thinking, he would probably laugh like a goose.

It turns out that she wasn't the only one who thought this way, it was a two-way street!

After eating so much, she started thinking about learning how to make underwear.

Most women of this era wore bellybands embroidered with colorful flowers, grasses, etc.

That thing was too troublesome and she didn't know how to make it, so she thought of making a modern vest style with shoulder straps.

The fabric had no stretch and there was no elastic to use, so she designed it to be tied with a string on one side.

Wide shoulder straps are comfortable to wear, and the drawstrings can adjust the tightness. Just sew a few more layers of cotton cloth on the front.

This thing is simple and easy to make. She made three in more than an hour. Except for the stitching which doesn't look good and the appearance which is a bit weird, everything else is fine. It is also very comfortable to wear, which is great!

It was still early before dark, so I simply made myself three more pairs of shorts. The appearance was not important, what was most important was that they were clean and comfortable.