Farmhouse life after traveling back to ancient times

"It's okay, ask her to wait in the front hall, I'll be there later." Du Wenxiu said in a low voice.

Qiuyue nodded, lightened her steps, turned around and ran out.

Yue Niang, who was feeling sleepy, no longer slept. She sat up energetically and stared at Du Wenxiu.

After putting the sleeping child on the bed and looking at Yue Niang helplessly, Du Wenxiu gestured for her to follow him out.

When they arrived at the yard, he told Qi Sanniang to look after the child as he and Yue Niang had to go out for something.

Qi Sanniang quickly agreed, and she and A Luo packed up their things and moved the battlefield into the house. However, out of consideration for the child's sleep, they stopped gossiping.

Du Wenxiu and Yue Niang walked side by side towards the outer courtyard, Yue Niang still talking to Du Wenxiu:

"When I married Master Chi, it was this old woman Shi who came to propose marriage. She is really good at talking."

In fact, Du Wenchan's marriage had already been discussed with Lu Dawei, and it was a done deal, it was just a matter of going through the motions.

Perhaps it was because Du Wenchan's graceful appearance in the morning made Lu Dawei feel itchy, but he did not dare to act rashly in front of Du Wenxiu, so he hurriedly went to find a matchmaker to propose marriage.

If the two of them were engaged, maybe they would give each other some small gifts, and Du Wenxiu would probably not say anything.

When he met Shi Po, it was just as Yue Niang had said. She spoke eloquently and praised Lu Dawei to the skies.

"To be honest, General Lu's mother is from the same village as me. She married Lu Dawei's father. They have never had a quarrel. It is a family tradition for him to love his wife."

"If the Second Miss married into the Lu family, she would be the mistress of the house, and the couple would live in harmony and enjoy endless wealth and splendor..."

Du Wenxiu listened with a smile. These had been mentioned earlier and they knew what was going on.

"It's just that my sister is stubborn. She has said that she only wants to grow old with one person in this life and won't tolerate anyone else in between..." Du Wenxiu said after careful consideration.

The stone woman slapped her thigh and said with a smile: "Oh, these two are a perfect match made in heaven."

"General Lu also told me to tell the Second Miss that if she is willing to marry him, he has never wanted a maid gifted by the emperor or a singing girl sent by a colleague, and he will never want one in the future."

"I only wish to live with my wife for the rest of our lives, so please rest assured, Miss."

Although it was just a formality, Du Wenxiu finally got the confirmation. She was satisfied and agreed. She asked the matchmaker to tell Lu Dawei to choose an auspicious day for the wedding ceremony, and let them get married after the filial piety was over.

Mrs. Shi went out happily, but turned to the guest room and knocked on the door to receive the reward money.

When Du Wenxiu and Yue Niang met, they couldn't help but look at each other and laughed - they were too close.

Lu Dawei was very happy. He gave the old woman a handful of reward money and sent her away.

After such a long thought, my wish is finally coming true.

I was so happy that I didn't know who to share it with, so I could only grin and go to the bar to have some drinks and have fun.

"I wonder if Fan Chengyi has persuaded Mr. Fan and Mrs. Fan to bring Qiao'er and her daughter back to Dongxing County during his return trip."

Du Wenxiu sighed, Yue Niang glanced at her and said, "You are always worried. How can one person take on everything? You will be exhausted to death."

Du Wenxiu smiled brightly and said, "You are right. I don't want to think too much about it. If I have nothing to do the day after tomorrow, I will go and see how our restaurant is renovated. When we start, we must make a big splash."

Yue Niang then smiled: "This is the right way to think. If we had money, we wouldn't have so many worries."

"You see, I now have the confidence to tell my brother and sister-in-law that from now on, the money for my nephews' schooling and exams will be paid by me. Auntie can afford it."

Seeing her smug look, Du Wenxiu smiled, patted her shoulder and said nothing.

"Why don't I go back tomorrow and hand over the land deeds and the farm to my brother and sister-in-law." Yue Niang thought.

Du Wenxiu also nodded: "Yes, if the restaurant opens, I'm afraid I won't have time to go back. You might as well go home and discuss it with your brother and sister-in-law."

Having agreed upon it, Yue Niang went home to pack her things after dinner and took a bus back home early the next morning.

Ever since Yue Niang got married and left for the capital, An Feng's family returned to the countryside from the county, and they still lived a life of hunting in the mountains and farming in the fields.

Nephew An Mingzhi also went to school in the neighboring village, and niece An Jingning stayed at home to help her mother Qin with housework and learn some embroidery and cloth cutting.

Seeing Yue Niang coming back, Qin was very happy and told her daughter to go to the field and call An Feng back.

"It's wheat harvest time now, and he's helping winnow the wheat in the field." She hurriedly brought a small stool for Yue Niang to sit on, and explained with a smile.

"Are you okay after going to the capital? Did the people from the Chi family take any opportunity to bully you?" When she married into the An family, she brought the motherless Yue Niang with her. It is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother, and this is true for her and Yue Niang.

As soon as Yue Niang sat down, she asked with concern.

"Even if sister-in-law doesn't ask, I would still like to tell you. It turns out that the wealthy families all have small courtyards, and they just live their own lives behind closed doors."

"How well you live depends first on whether your husband is able to earn money, and secondly on how generous your wife's dowry is."

Yue Niang was also happy to chat with her sister-in-law. The two sisters-in-law sat opposite each other, holding hands and talking.

"Ah? How could there be such a thing?" Qin asked in surprise.

In this village, marriages are sometimes arranged with just a few chickens and a foot of cloth.

If the couple is more particular and wants a dowry, then some betrothal gifts can be given. How well they live their lives depends on whether the couple works together and builds up some property.

Even if they avoided high taxes, they could not escape the forced labor. From generation to generation, they might not be able to save much money.

"This country family can barely afford to marry their son, and yet they want to buy a dowry for their daughter that will last a lifetime?"

After listening to Yue Niang's detailed narration, Qin couldn't help but smack her lips in amazement.

"When your brother married me, he sent me a wild goose as a gift. It startled the whole village. It was the first time my mother walked with her head held high in the village. She kept talking about it until she died."

She lowered her voice and talked to Yue Niang, who chuckled when she heard it.

The threshing ground was not far away, and An Feng came back soon.

Following behind his daughter, he told her to slow down and not to fall. Before he even entered the house, he spoke: "When did you return to the city? Did anyone from the Chi family in the capital bully you?"

Yue Niang and Qin Shi looked at each other and smiled. Seeing An Feng coming in, they smiled and said, "I wonder if my brother and sister-in-law are husband and wife. They asked the same questions when they saw me."

An Feng's dark red face flushed, and he laughed and called An Jingning to come over and wash his hands.

Yue Niang looked at her brother from behind. His strong body had always been her most solid support.

Life at home is a little better now, but my niece will have to get married in a few years, and my nephew will have to go to school and take exams in the future.

Even if she was supporting herself, her brother and sister-in-law were respectable people, so how could they be willing to keep asking her for help?