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

After drinking two cups of tea, Qi Rui put on his cloak, revealing his face. After drinking the tea, it was time for him to go back.

After a short while, Ning An also made an excuse to escape.

"Second cousin, second cousin, wait for me."

Ning An and the little palace maid who accompanied her caught up breathlessly.

Qi Rui turned around and stood there waiting for her.

"Ning An, why are you here? Aren't you playing over there?"

"There's nothing fun to do. I'll go sit in your yard."

Ning An's eyes were wandering, and he walked forward shoulder to shoulder with Qi Rui.

"I've been busy with official duties recently and haven't been able to spend enough time with you. It's my fault. I heard that candied haws frozen in the snow are the crispiest. Ning An, do you want to try some? I'll send someone to buy a few."

"Second cousin, no no, I don't want to eat candied haws today."

Ning An's eyebrows were frowned in anxiety, his mouth turned to the side in a pout, and he was a little afraid to look up at people.

I originally wanted to have a good talk with my second cousin about their affairs, but he suddenly wanted to buy me some candied haws. I felt like I had committed a serious sin, so what should I do?

A while ago, she heard from her third cousin that her second cousin was carving a hairpin, and he was using the ivory from the autumn hunt that his father had given him as a reward when he was a child.

She couldn't refuse the hairpin when it was given to her, because then it would be too late.

After they arrived at the yard, they took off their cloaks and sat in the house to keep warm.

"Ning An, you look like you have something on your mind? Is there anything you want to say to me?"

"Ah? Second cousin, I can't hide anything from you."

Ning An gave a look, and the little maid and Rufeng beside them went downstairs.

"What's so mysterious?" Qi Rui laughed.

"Second cousin, Ning An, I think I have always been upright and honest since I was a child, but I found out recently that I have done something that I am sorry for..."

At the beginning he had quite enough momentum, his back was straight and his voice was loud, but the more he spoke, the more he felt he was lacking in energy.

"Oh? Have you done anything wrong?" Qi Rui disagreed.

After thinking for a moment, Ning An decided to just throw the broken jar into the ground.

"You, me, and my third cousin, the three of us grew up together. You accompanied me through a wonderful period of time. I always thought that I loved you, my second cousin, and always wanted you to be my consort, but I suddenly realized that this was not the case. It was not you, my second cousin, that I liked..."

At the end of his speech, Ning An's eyes were filled with tears.

She felt relieved after saying it, but poor second cousin, no one will love him anymore, so pitiful...

"Ning'an, don't cry. I thought it was something wrong. It's nothing. If you like the third brother and he happens to like you, isn't this a good thing? Why are you crying?"

"I feel a little sorry for you..."

Seeing that Ning An couldn't stop crying, Qi Rui handed her a handkerchief.

Just at this moment, a man came to the door, it was Qi Jian.

"Second brother, are you bullying Ning An again?"

Qi Jian strode into the room, bringing with him a cloak of cool air.

"Third cousin, you misunderstood. Second cousin didn't bully me."

Ning An hurriedly explained. Her nose tip was red from crying, and her big eyes were also red. She looked like a rabbit, and Qi Jian felt so distressed when he saw it.

Qi Rui looked at them out of the corner of his eye, and the corners of his mouth could hardly be suppressed.

When he heard that it was not his second brother who bullied him, Qi Jian's expression became quite uncomfortable. He had misunderstood his second brother.

"Okay, stop crying. If you keep crying, I don't know how Jian will beat me. My fists are not as hard as his."

Qi Rui's words made Ning An laugh.

The third cousin is tall and strong, and looks tougher than the second cousin.

Among the people present, Qi Jian was the only one who hadn't come to his senses.

Seeing his confused look, Qi Rui couldn't help but point at him.

"Ning An just told me that the person she likes is not me. Ning An, you haven't told me who the person you like is?"

Ning An's face immediately turned red, and even his third cousin heard it...

"Second cousin~" Ning An gave him a reproachful look.

"Alright, alright, it's true that a girl can't be kept when she grows up. I wonder which brat she has fallen for?!" Qi Rui pretended to sigh with pity, then turned around and ordered Ru Feng, "Ask the kitchen to prepare a pot, we'll cook something here."

Qi Jian's face was gloomy and no one knew what he was thinking.

This stubborn guy didn't even think about himself.

"Third cousin, what are you thinking about? Second cousin has cooked a pot. Let's eat some together. The spicy taste will warm you up."

"Yeah, okay. If you like it, eat more."

"it is good."

After setting up the pot, Qi Rui took the bowl and started blanching the vegetables and meat. When they were cooked, he scooped them out for his younger brothers and sisters to enjoy.

"Second cousin, your ingredients are really delicious. I asked the imperial kitchen to prepare them several times but they couldn't make them taste this good. It's spicy and satisfying."

Ning An's mouth started to become red and swollen from the spiciness after he took a few bites, but he couldn't help but want to continue eating.

"Dip more of this vinaigrette to help take the edge off the spiciness."

After Qi Rui blanchs the meat, he blanchs it in a small bowl of condiments. It tastes sour, spicy and refreshing, and very delicious.

Qi Jian also enjoyed the meal very much.

Ning An added some more ingredients to his small bowl and wrapped them around the meat slices to make it less spicy.

"Brother, where are the potatoes you took out to eat last time? Are they delicious in hot pot?"

After Qi Jian's reminder, he finally remembered.

"Rufeng, tell the kitchen to cut two more potatoes."

Rufeng went to the warehouse, picked up two big potatoes and ran away.

"If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten. Chengfeng wrote to me a while ago and he sent a few more truckloads. After the New Year and the beginning of spring, I will have several farms plant them. Then we can have as much as we want to eat."

Ning An bit his chopsticks, very happy.

She loved to eat the sweet mashed potatoes, but her father said that the potatoes should be saved as seeds for next year and she was not allowed to eat more.

Now that so many more have been delivered, does this mean that she can eat more mashed potatoes?

"Oh, that's great! I love potatoes. They are so soft and sticky that I can never get enough of them."

Knowing that Ning An loves to eat, Qi Jian patted his chest.

"Let's plant more in the spring. My second brother said it will bear fruit in three months, so we can have two harvests a year."

"Uh-huh."

The meat in the plate had been blanched, and Qi Rui added some vegetables and vermicelli.

These vermicelli include kudzu starch vermicelli and potato vermicelli, all of which were brought to him by Mingshu. He couldn't bear to finish them on the way here, and has kept them until now.

"After this meal, I don't need to eat dinner anymore. I feel full."

Ning An burped while speaking.

"It's too cold in winter. If you don't have something to eat, you'll feel cold. At least drink some hot soup at dinner time."

"Got it, third cousin."

Ning An acted coquettishly and took a sip of tea sweetly.

Rufeng brought some dishes, including potatoes, some meat slices and mushrooms.

Qi Rui was eating the food in front of him, but he was thinking about the girl far away.

He really wanted to spend a good winter with her.