Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"If you are not allowed to live at home, where should you live?" Du Wenxiu asked curiously.

Tearing the handkerchief in her hand, Yulan bit her lower lip and looked up at Du Wenxiu: "Sister-in-law Fang Hai, Brother Fang Hai is not at home these days, why don't I squeeze in with you?"

Du Wenxiu was shocked. What are you talking about?

"Why are you pushing me? We don't even know each other."

Hearing her say this, Yulan pouted and walked forward, grabbing her arm and refusing to let go: "The maidservant she brought with her occupied the main room, and also drove my parents and brother to live in my room, asking me to squeeze in with the maidservants. I think they treat me as a maid too. Good sister-in-law, please take me in for one night..."

Du Wenxiu felt dizzy from her shaking, but he was not used to living with strangers, so he flatly refused.

Yulan looked at her pitifully, but she ignored her.

"If you don't want to live with maids and servants, then go live with your sister. We are sisters, so why should we be afraid of sleeping on the same kang? Your father, mother and brother can sleep on that kang, so it won't be a problem for the two of you."

Du Wenxiu gave Yulan some advice with a smile.

"If you want to sleep with me, I don't mind. I'm just afraid that Fang Haiwan will come back in the middle of the night. It will be very inconvenient. As a girl, you should sleep at home to avoid gossip."

Yulan had no choice but to go home reluctantly with a pout.

Qiao'er also said that she wanted to go to the back mountain to dig bamboo shoots, but after what happened to Yulan, Du Wenxiu didn't dare to take her with her.

I coaxed her by saying that the fungus cannot be covered and must be dried as soon as possible, otherwise if the weather changes and it rains, so many fungus will not be edible and will have to be thrown away.

Country people care most about food. Qiao'er didn't even mention going to the back mountain, but was busy drying the fungus.

Du Wenxiu poured out the spring bamboo shoots that he had dug in the morning and prepared to peel the bamboo shoots so that they could be pickled and preserved.

When I was a child, I lived with the elderly. Every spring and autumn, I would go to the mountains to dig some bamboo shoots and dry them. I would keep some for myself to eat and sell the rest. That’s how I saved up the tuition money at that time, little by little.

I saw her first cut a knife at the tail of the bamboo shoot, then laid the bamboo shoot flat, drew a vertical line, and then started from this line to peel the bamboo shoot skin. She put the peeled bamboo shoots aside first and put them together after finishing the process.

The knife was not sharp at all and was not convenient to use. After Qiao'er had dried the fungus, she came to help Du Wenxiu. Even so, the two sisters-in-law did not finish the work until the sun went down.

After bending over for an entire afternoon, Du Wenxiu stood up with difficulty, looking tired, holding onto the wall behind him. He felt pain in his waist and back, and it seemed as if he heard the sound of his bones cracking.

There was only one knife in the house, and when she used it, Qiao'er had no other knife left, so she picked up the bamboo shoots she had peeled and threw some into the chicken coop to see if the chicks would eat them.

Others were put into large cloth bags. If the chickens ate them, they would be kept. If not, they would be thrown away together to avoid a mess in the yard.

It was already late at night, and Du Wenxiu forced herself to go cook, but she saw the stove light was already on in the kitchen.

Fang had already cooked the meal. After being lectured by the village chief, Fang calmed down a lot. Even though she didn't like Du Wenxiu, she didn't yell and yell like before. She just muttered a few words quietly, and Du Wenxiu just pretended not to hear.

"Mom, I'm done with my work. Why don't I cook?" Du Wenxiu said with a smile.

It’s not that she is so filial, but Lu Fanghai is not at home. If Fang cooks, she is really afraid that she will just boil a pot of hot water and have it as dinner.

Fang turned around and glared at her, saying unhappily, "It's already dark and you're just starting to cook. By the time you finish, the whole family will be starving to death."

As he spoke, he stood up and opened the lid of the pot. He actually put the noodles and vegetables he picked yesterday mixed with some white flour into the pot and steamed them. He took the steaming rack away with the vegetables, and there was rice soup cooking underneath.

Although it looks like the amount of millet is very small, it still looks like a soup after all.

Du Wenxiu hurried over to help, but Fang just looked sullen and ignored her.

Before it got completely dark, the three of them sat at the kitchen door and ate dinner.

"Oh, Sister Fang, you're eating so early." It was obviously Aunt Lu's voice.

Aren't there guests at home? Why are you running to someone else's house at dinner time? What's wrong with you?

Fang went to chat with her, but Du Wenxiu was secretly complaining in her heart.

"I heard that your eldest daughter has returned, and brought a lot of maids and servants with her. It's time for you to enjoy your life."

"Hey, I was just about to tell you about this, Sister Fang. Look, Sulan has brought back so much property. Our small house can't accommodate it all. We can only squeeze it in. There's nothing we can do about it. Look, even now, Yulan still has no place to sleep. Sister Fang, I see that your Fang Hai is not at home. Are you willing to let my Yulan stay at your house for a few days?"

Aunt Lu was not polite at all. When Fang gave her a ladder, she came down without a care in the world.

This caught Fang off guard and she didn't know how to respond.

"Aunt Lu, we made it clear to Sister Yulan this afternoon that it is really not convenient for our family." Seeing that Fang was scared again, Du Wenxiu had to take over himself.

Aunt Lu smiled contemptuously and glanced at Du Wenxiu. "Oh, my dear sister-in-law, no wonder I heard that you were scolded by the village chief during the day. They say that you have a powerful wife and you really have no say in the family. I didn't believe them when they said that."

Fang frowned upon hearing this and was about to speak with her eyes raised, but then she remembered what had happened during the day and stopped.

Du Wenxiu sighed inwardly, thinking that her mother-in-law was a bully at home.

Forget it, if I take a step back, the world will be broader. I'm really afraid of becoming like her if I keep arguing with her like this every day.

Thinking of herself pinching her waist and cursing like Fang, Du Wenxiu couldn't help but shudder.

"What are you talking about, Aunt Lu? As long as my mother-in-law is here, she will make the decisions. But Fang Hai has gone into the mountains and we don't know when he will come back. We are also worried about the reputation of Sister Yulan..."

Aunt Lu waved her hands like she was shooing away a mosquito, looking impatient. "We don't care about it, it's not your turn to worry. I came here today to ask you, sister-in-law, there's no room at home, would you agree to let Yulan stay at your house for two nights?"

Oh, why do you have such an attitude when asking for help?

When Du Wenxiu saw her like this, he immediately perked up and stretched out his hand to push up his sleeves. Just as he was about to speak, Fang had already spoken: "Yulan is also a child I have watched grow up, just like my own child, how can I not agree? Since you have spoken, just let the child move in immediately."

Aunt Lu raised her chin slightly and glanced over like a victorious general. Du Wenxiu picked up the bowl and drank the soup in big gulps. He accidentally choked on his trachea and started coughing.

Qiao'er stretched out her thin arms and patted her back, looking helpless.

Oh my god, I think I was scared by the village chief today. I was afraid that if I didn’t respond to someone’s request, it would leave an even worse impression on the village chief.

It’s just that my sister-in-law didn’t agree with Sister Yulan coming to live with her, and she naturally had her reasons. But now my mother agreed without hesitation, which was a saving grace for my sister-in-law.

I thought I would have a few more days of peace...