The little girl from a farm family has a big wish to make a fortune by farming and picking mushrooms

"Sanya, when are we going to go to the river to catch more fish? I want to eat the fish balls you make."

"Fish balls? Then let's go catch some fish tomorrow and make some for later."

"Hey, Sanya, you're so nice. Let's prepare to make more meatballs. I really like the meatballs you make. They are delicious in hot pot."

Zhou Mingqi held her little face in her hands, looking incredibly beautiful in the light of the fire.

"Haha, okay, the restaurant isn't so busy right now, so we can just make more meatballs. Besides, there are more people in our family this year, so they eat more."

Speaking of this, Zhou Mingqin laughed. Isn't this talking about Shen Yang?

Young men of Shen Yang's age can eat a lot, almost as much as Zhou Mingzhi, and he eats at least three steamed buns for one meal.

"Make more, make more. I just heard from Auntie and the others that we need to make more bacon and sausages."

"This is great. We will definitely have a more comfortable New Year than last year. Let's prepare before the heavy snow comes."

This year we have more potatoes at home, so we can be more creative with our food and enjoy it more.

After dinner, Zhou Mingshu returned to the house with the foot basin.

Sparks were crackling in the brazier in the room, and the temperature was very different from that outside.

After taking off his coat, Zhou Mingshu washed his face and hands, and finally put his feet in. The warm water wrapped around his feet, and he shivered comfortably.

After being busy all day, she finally had time to take a good look at the hairpin that Lord Qi gave her.

The ivory hairpin feels a little cold, but you can feel that its texture is very warm.

When her fingers touched the jasmine petals, Zhou Mingshu could no longer control the upward curve of her lips. She really liked it.

I don't know how much manpower it took to send a hairpin from thousands of miles away. In fact, it won't be too late to give it to her when I come back.

Picking up the small treasure box, Zhou Mingshu searched it carefully, but he did not find the piece of paper.

I can't help but feel a little empty inside, even if I could just write a sentence like 'Happy Birthday' it would be fine.

The key point is that I have already sent it, but I didn’t even think about including a letter or something.

He is so frugal with words!

The foot-washing water in the basin was no longer so hot, so Zhou Mingshu wiped his feet and put them into the quilt.

Leaning against the head of the bed, Zhou Mingshu hugged the pillow and stroked the jasmine hairpin over and over again until the oil lamp beside the table burst into a spark. Only then did she put away her things and lay down to sleep.

I don’t know what I was thinking before going to bed, I was smiling even in my dreams.

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"master"

He shook off the snow and wind like the wind, and got rid of the coldness at the door before daring to come in.

As the weather was cold, it snowed from time to time in Kyoto. Qi Rui had seldom gone out in recent days and was processing official documents in his study.

"What's the matter?"

"Madam has ordered a plum blossom viewing banquet to be held in the garden. Many young ladies have come to the garden right now, including Princess Ning'an, and she wants you to show up."

Upon hearing this, Qi Rui put down the brush in his hand and raised his head from the crowd of official documents.

"Don't you see I have so much official business to attend to? No."

The Qi family has produced four outstanding young men. Except for some noble ladies who want to enter the palace, most of them want to marry into the Qi family.

After all, apart from the royal family, the Qi family has the highest status.

Rufeng nodded and hurried over to reply.

They have been away from home for many years and are not particularly familiar with the girls in Kyoto. When they get older, the elders in their family will naturally be busy helping them arrange things.

The eldest brother Qi Yan is the eldest son of General Qi’s mansion and will be the head of their family in the future, so his requirements for his eldest sister-in-law are naturally higher.

Qi Rui flipped through the documents and rubbed his temples.

It's really annoying.

Although the plum blossom viewing banquet was mainly for his elder brother to see, he still couldn't extricate himself from the matter.

Whether he was tied to Ning An or not, he could not get rid of these complicated things.

It would be better to find a way to resolve this matter to avoid unnecessary trouble later.

Through the window, Qi Rui quietly admired the snow in the yard.

The snow fell down quickly, covering the entire surface with white snow. The bamboo branches in the corner were bent by the snow.

Qi Rui unfolded the scroll, looked at Ming Shu's portrait, then put on his cloak and went out.

On the way, I met Rufeng who was coming back, and the two of them went on together again.

"Huh? Didn't you say you couldn't come anymore? Why are you here again?"

Madam Qi and a group of young ladies were playing the game of passing the flower in the warm room.

When he saw his son coming over, he immediately stopped the game and started talking to him.

"I don't want to offend my mother, so I'll come and take a look."

"Okay, then just sit aside and watch. We are having fun, so I won't say any more to you for now."

Qi Rui agreed, holding a cup of hot tea and sitting in the back.

Madam Qi sat at the head seat, followed by several other ladies, and a group of young ladies sat at a long table, drinking tea and playing games.

Ning An sat beside Mrs. Qi and talked to her from time to time.

When he saw Qi Rui coming, he didn't sit down with his eyes wide open like before.

"Ning An, your second cousin is here, why don't you go and talk to him."

"Aunt, I'm so cold that I don't want to move. I'd better not go over. My second cousin is a taciturn person. I feel like talking to him is just a cold wind."

After hearing what the girl said, the ladies below smiled and started talking.

"I haven't seen you for a few years. You look unfamiliar now."

"The weather is indeed a bit cold today. It must be hard for the princess to travel so far."

"The colder the weather, the more beautiful the plum blossoms will bloom. It's worth it even if it's a little cold."

Everyone was talking at once, and no matter whether they were right or wrong, Ning An did not say a word to refute.

But one thing is true.

She felt that her second cousin was different from before, maybe really a stranger.

She used to think he was funny and humorous. He would take her out to play every day and fly kites and catch frogs with her in the imperial garden. But now, every day he is either handling official business or on his way to handle official business.

Even if we finally have some free time to go out and play, the topics we talk about are all related to work.

She didn't understand the enemy situation or official business, and she couldn't quite understand what was being said.

Her third cousin has been with her all this time, and she feels more comfortable with him.

But she was very distressed and she didn't like herself like this.

I thought I liked my second cousin and I had been thinking about him every day for the past few years.

Now that he has finally come back, she has changed her heart and feels like a sinner who has betrayed her love.

She found it difficult to face.

At the same time, she was also very conflicted.

Even when playing with my third cousin, I would often lose focus.

My third cousin thought I was sick, causing him to worry about me for nothing.

She struggled for more than a month and finally mustered up the courage to face her true self.

She didn't want to come to today's plum blossom viewing banquet, but later felt that she still had some things to deal with, so she came here.

When she has time, she will tell her second cousin clearly that she likes her third cousin!