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

"Haha, these kids are very sensible, but sometimes they can be very noisy. Every family has its own problems."

Old Madam Zhou told them not to envy her too much. As elders, they were already blessed with the happiness of having children and grandchildren to take care of them. Asking for too much would only make them unbalanced.

Just be content with what you have.

Several people came to the laundry area carrying vegetable baskets and began to pick and wash vegetables.

Each person rinses it once, and when the water in the basin becomes clear, it's done.

Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, Zhou Mingyuan ran away and found Zhou Mingzhi to tell him what they had just encountered outside.

"I didn't expect to see a snake in winter. You're lucky. The snake is hibernating."

"Based on my experience, that snake is just an ordinary snake, not poisonous. Usually, poisonous snakes are either thin or small. This one is fat and big, with meat all over its body. It is not dangerous."

A few brothers were chatting about the mountains. Zhou Mingshu peeled a few garlics and listened to their chat without interrupting them.

I can make two dishes out of the wild vegetables I dug today to give everyone a different taste.

There are some fine thorns on the chicory, which look prickly and actually feel like this, and tastes a bit bitter.

Zhou Mingshu blanched them in water and then soaked them for a while to remove their bitterness.

Add some chopped garlic and chopped green onion and stir-fry it later, it should taste good.

The main course for lunch was grilled fish, accompanied by various side dishes and wild vegetables, and everyone enjoyed it very much.

Although Old Mrs. Zhou told the children not to do any idle work, she kept praising the wild vegetables for being delicious at the dinner table.

Zhou Mingshu and Zhou Mingqi smiled and thought about looking for some more tomorrow.

Before everyone finished their meal, the village chief Wang Fugui came over.

There was a carriage behind him. Before he could see the emblem on the carriage clearly, the curtain was opened by a beautiful woman, and behind her was a young man.

"Sana, isn't this the wife of the Niu family?"

Old Mrs. Zhou asked her granddaughter beside her in confusion.

"Yes."

Zhou Mingshu didn't know what Mrs. Niu meant by coming here at this time? And she brought her son with her. What was his name?

By the way, Niu Yanli!

"Ma'am, what brings you here? It's windy outside. Let's go to the restaurant first."

Zhuang smiled and nodded.

"Madam, have you and the young master had dinner? Why don't you sit down and eat something?"

"Okay, I haven't eaten your cooking for a long time, so let's try it."

Behind Zhuang were Old Madam Zhou, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Zhu, and they went to the private room.

"Yanli, do you have any dishes you want to eat?"

"Mother, you can choose whatever you like. I am not picky."

Zhuang smiled and nodded, and randomly selected four dishes and a soup.

Mrs. Zhu hurried downstairs to prepare, while Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Liu waited on the side to see what Mrs. Niu was here for.

According to the Daliang hierarchy, although Mrs. Niu was the daughter-in-law of Magistrate Niu, in terms of her own identity, she was just an ordinary woman. She had to perform formal greetings when meeting a minor official of the ninth rank like Zhou Mingshu.

However, the news that Zhou Mingshu was rewarded again has not spread so far because his family members intend to keep it low-key.

Besides, since I was young, I couldn't stand the etiquette of so many people, so I didn't pay much attention to it.

Several children were still eating at the table, but the atmosphere in the private room was not necessarily very good.

Zhuang thought that she could arrange the marriage for her son during this trip today, but as soon as she opened her mouth and before she could get down to business, the two peasant women in front of her seemed not to understand what she was saying. They talked about other things and ignored her.

She was angry and the teacup in her hand made a noise.

Old Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Liu stopped talking, and a layer of sticky sweat had already appeared on Mrs. Liu's forehead.

"Don't be angry, mother. Let's talk slowly. I told you to hire a matchmaker, but you refused..."

Zhuang gently patted the back of her son's hand to comfort him, then turned to speak to Mrs. Zhou.

"I thought our two families were old acquaintances, and your granddaughter marrying my son would be considered marrying up high, so I thought you would agree readily, but I didn't expect you to play dumb in front of us..."

Zhuang took a deep breath, but instead of suppressing her anger, she felt even more irritated by the Zhou family's attitude.

When I was at home, I couldn't even raise my head in front of my mother-in-law, and I had to discuss everything with her.

Since she is not allowed to target Ming Shu, is it okay for her to target Ming Qi?

Besides, this Mingqi girl is really good-looking, and Yan Li also fell in love with her at first sight. Taking her home as a concubine is really an honor.

Mrs. Zhuang was furious, but Old Lady Zhou and Mrs. Liu in front of her didn't even say a word!

She was really pissed off...

Niu Yanli saw his mother's anger rising, so he quickly stood up and massaged her shoulders.

"Grandma Zhou, Auntie, my mother didn't mean anything else. In fact, I just like Sister Mingqi too much. We fell in love at first sight at Sister Mingshu's coming-of-age party. Now it's February, the weather is so beautiful, so I came here to make a visit and establish a relationship between our two families."

Liu glared at him angrily and muttered twice, she almost cursed.

But since her mother-in-law was here, she didn't dare to act rashly.

After hearing this, Old Mrs. Zhou was also very angry.

Bullshit love at first sight!

Bullshit family relationship!

Mingqi didn't mean that at all. It was obvious that the bastard in front of her was just talking nonsense and trying to deceive them.

Do the county magistrate and old lady Niu know that he is a bully?

"Madam Niu, whether the two children are interested or not, my Zhou family's daughter will not come to be a concubine. If you make a trip just for this matter, I am afraid you will be disappointed."

Old Mrs. Zhou lowered her head and finished speaking, then took her daughter-in-law out.

Boss Zhou was completely unaware and happily served the food.

Seeing that his mother and daughter-in-law had just come out of the house, he was a little puzzled, but serving the food was the most important thing, so he brought the food into the house first.

Afraid that her eldest son would be dragged down by the woman and start a conversation, Old Mrs. Zhou waited for her son at the door for a while, and the three of them went downstairs together.

"Mom, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so unhappy? Did the Niu family bully you?"

Mrs. Zhou didn't say it directly, "Let's go eat first, it will get cold later."

There is not much charcoal left under the grilled fish plate, and if you don’t eat it now, it will get cold.

Zhou Mingshu, Zhou Mingqi and a few other little guys were sitting together chatting and laughing after eating and drinking.

Old Mrs. Zhou asked them to go out and play or go to the backyard, as it was too noisy staying in the front hall and it gave them a headache.

A few people had to go to the backyard.

"Zhou Mingyuan, grandma thinks your voices are too loud, so please speak more quietly next time."

Zhou Mingqi crossed his hands, curled his lips, and looked very arrogant.

"Second sister, grandma seems to be in a bad mood. I spoke as usual. She even praised me for my loud voice."