After becoming a top-notch peasant woman, she continues to be a top-notch

After a while, Qiao Dashan and Qiao Er also came back. "I have already told the village chief, and he has sent people to tell the villagers not to go to the mountain next time."

"You are not allowed to go there again. There is enough firewood at home." said Mrs. Qiao Chen.

"Got it, mother."

Zhen Yue took out the bamboo shoots from the basket and said, "Mom, let's stir-fry these tonight and pickle the rest."

Qiao Chenshi didn't expect that there were bamboo shoots at this time, "Wow, this big bamboo shoot, where did you find it?"

Zhen Yue: “I saw it in the mountains, on the steeper side.” One side is steeper, and people think it’s dangerous so they rarely go there.

Mrs. Qiao Chen: "That place is also quite dangerous and difficult to walk. Next time if you want to look for bamboo shoots, ask your father or Qiao Da to go. I will take the bamboo shoots away first, you go back to the room to see Ah Chu."

Zhen Yue: “Yeah.”

Zhen Yue washed her hands and went into the room. Little Achu was lying on the bed. When he saw Zhen Yue, he started giggling again. Zhen Yue sat aside and teased him for a while.

Qiao Chao also came in, holding a hairpin in his hand. He came to Zhen Yue and handed it to her, "This is for you."

Zhen Yue looked at the hairpin, "Hmm?"

Not to mention, this hairpin is much more beautiful than the one on her head. The one on her head is called a hairpin but it is actually just a wooden stick, while the one in Qiao Chao's hand at least has a pattern on it.

Zhen Yue took the hairpin and looked at him, "Did you make this?"

Qiao Chao nodded and said, "Thank you for your care these two days."

Zhen Yue walked aside and put the hairpin away, "No need to thank me, we are husband and wife after all."

Qiao Chao was silent... He seemed to have never seen a couple like them. He didn't remember clearly what the relationship between his original body and Zhen was like before, and he didn't remember much. In short, the relationship between the two seemed to be okay, otherwise they wouldn't have had children.

But the situation between them now... Never mind, it's good enough to stay like this. If Zhen Yue wanted to be intimate with him, he would feel uncomfortable.

And in his previous life... because he had too many things to do, he never paid any attention to women, so he ended up dying of exhaustion and didn't even have a child.

Seeing that Zhen Yue just put the hairpin in the small drawer on the table, Qiao Chao was puzzled, "Aren't you going to wear it?"

Zhen Yue glanced at him and said, "Wear it tomorrow." It's a hassle to re-do your hair.

In the evening, everyone ate stir-fried winter bamboo shoots with meat, which was very delicious. Mrs. Qiao Chen was talking about the things to be prepared for Laba Festival and the New Year.

"I need to buy some food, such as peanuts, melon seeds, maltose, etc. I was planning to make new clothes before the New Year, but since I have already made some clothes before, I don't need to make new clothes."

"By the way, we still need to make lanterns before the New Year. You, the head of the family, should remember to make them. It would be best if you could write something on the lanterns. Then ask the village chief to help you write, right?"

Zhen Yue: "Can't we let Third Brother write it?"

Qiao San immediately waved his hands, "No, no, I can't."

Zhen Yue: "I think you can write, and you don't need to write for others. No one in your family will mind." You have to pay someone to write for you.

If she wasn't afraid that people outside would see it and get suspicious, she would have asked Qiao Chao to write it. She thought this man's calligraphy must be very good.

Qiao Chao did write very well and with great style. After all, his teacher was a famous scholar and an expert in calligraphy and painting. However, he could only remain silent. He had seen Qiao San's handwriting, and although he couldn't say it was very good, there was no problem in writing on a lantern.

Qiao San: "Then I'll give it a try."

"Laba Festival is coming in a few days. We need to buy various beans to cook Laba porridge. It's best to clean the house as well. Please clean your own room."

Mrs. Qiao Chen thought about it and felt that there seemed to be too many things to buy. "No, I will go to the market tomorrow. You from the second family can come with me, and you from the head family can come with me too."

"Good girl."

"it is good."

"The eldest, you stay home and rest. The eldest, you look after the children. The third, please see if there is anything that needs help at home."

Qiao San: "I understand, mother."

On the second day, Zhen Yue changed into the hairpin carved by Qiao Chao. Qiao Chao took a special look at it. He felt very happy in his heart. The hairpin he carved was indeed beautiful.

Zhen's appearance was actually not bad, with willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and a straight nose. Her skin was certainly not as delicate as that of a rich girl, but it looked healthy. Anyway, it was much whiter than Qiao Chao, who was now a charcoal.

Even though he's charcoal black, he's still handsome.

The child was left in the care of Qiao Chao, while Zhen Yue went to the vegetable garden behind the house, and Qiao Chen and the others went to the market early in the morning.

In the town, Qiao Chen and his friends finally arrived at the market. Since they had to prepare things recently, although it was cold, there were still a lot of people here, at least more than before.

As the Chinese New Year approaches, many things have become more expensive. Even a pancake that used to cost one cent now costs two cents.

Mrs. Qiao Chen took Mrs. Qian into a grocery store. After a while, they took out a big bag of things, put them in a backpack, and then went to buy things somewhere else.

"Oh! Isn't this your relative? Let's go together. Are you going to buy New Year's goods?" It was Zhen Yang.

When Mrs. Qiao Chen saw her, she immediately greeted her, "Hello, relative. Yes, are you here to buy New Year's goods?"

Zhen Yang: "Yes, I came out to buy some ingredients for Laba porridge in preparation for Laba Festival. I see that you bought a lot of things. What did you buy? Let me see?" As she said that, she was about to pull Qiao Chen's backpack.

When Zhen Yang came out, Qian's head started to ring. When Zhen Yang tried to pull the backpack, Qian rushed over and grabbed her. "Hey, Aunt Yang? What did you buy? Let me see what you bought."

She quickly lifted the cloth on the basket in Zhen Yang's hand and was surprised when she saw the things inside. "Oh, you bought so many cakes. I have never eaten cakes before. Give me some."

Zhen Yang: ...How can Qian be so shameless?

Zhen Yang quickly covered the things and changed her hand holding the basket. "My second daughter-in-law, I bought these for the children. How can you snatch them from the children?"

Qian looked shocked. "What? Your children eat so well? My children have never eaten anything like this. Can you give some to my children? Aunt Yang, your family is really rich. What gifts are you going to give to my sister-in-law during the New Year? Are there any cakes?"

Zhen Yang smiled awkwardly, "No, no, there's not enough food for so many children at home."

Qian looked disappointed, "Is that so? I thought there were cakes." Then she tried to look in Zhen Yang's basket, "Oh, I think I saw something wrapped up, what is that? Is it a roast chicken? Or a roast duck? Aunt Yang, your family is so rich. My family hasn't eaten meat for a long time. Can you lend us some money to buy meat?"

"You know, my family is in debt. Can you lend me some money? It's not much. How about a hundred coins?"

Zhen Yang's alarm bells rang, "No, no, I have no money. I have no money after buying things. Well, my wife is waiting for me on the other side. I'm going to find her first. Haha, you guys are busy."

Zhen Yang quickly ran to the side and almost forgot about the money owed by the Qiao family.

Qian finally breathed a sigh of relief. It was worth her while following her sister-in-law to learn how to "get along with others". Her sister-in-law was right. If she didn't want to bother with a person, she could just borrow money from him.