The arrogant little husband is desperately flirting with the hunter

"Your sons are all capable."

"He doesn't have any special abilities, he's just a little brave. He started hunting in the mountains when he was only fourteen years old. I was always worried every time he went."

Zhao Guizhi asked everyone to sit under the eaves. There happened to be hot water in the pot, so she made some honey water and brought it out.

Aunt Wu was not a bad woman, nor was she a gossiper like other women. Zhao Guizhi got along well with her, but her daughter-in-law was a fast talker, so Zhao Guizhi naturally wouldn't nag her about everything.

"That's true. The mountains are dangerous."

There is nothing to say about Aunt Wu. Now both of her sons are older than Yan Zhenshen, but she really doesn't dare to let them go into the mountains to hunt. Even if they come back late, she, as a mother, is very anxious.

If she went into the mountains and didn't come back for ten days or half a month, she would not be able to sleep well.

The two chatted about family matters for a while, then Yan Zhenshen and Chu Xiao came over with wet hair, said hello to Aunt Wu, and then went to the kitchen to eat.

Aunt Wu smiled and praised: "Everyone in the village says that Xiao Ge'er is a lucky charm for her husband. Although the marriage didn't go well at the beginning, your life is so prosperous. In our village, your family is the best one now."

Zhao Guizhi was naturally happy to be praised, and she also echoed: "This Xiao brother is really amazing, he cares about us old couple much more than those bad boys at home."

"To be honest, Chu Lao Er is really cruel. He treated him so badly. Otherwise, with such a lucky guy in the family, he would not have been driven out of the village."

It has been a long time since I last heard this name, and Zhao Guizhi was stunned. In the past, she would get furious whenever she thought of that family, but now only half a year has passed, and she inexplicably feels that things have changed and people have changed.

She glanced towards the kitchen and saw Chu Xiao scooping egg custard into Yan Zhenshen's bowl with a smile on her face. She didn't know whether she didn't hear what they said or she just didn't care about Chu Laoer's family at all.

Aunt Wu then spoke mysteriously, "I heard from my son that he saw Li Xiulan when he went to the county town to sell grain a few days ago, and she took her son Chu Fei to buy cakes."

When Zhao Guizhi heard this, she immediately looked at Chu Xiao again. Seeing that there was still no reaction, she asked in a low voice: "Didn't they go to another county?"

When I left, it was Lu Zhubu who issued the pass. Lu Chengxue mentioned this when he came back.

"She must have gone back to her parents' home." Aunt Wu was not a nosy person. Besides, it was impossible for someone who had left the village to come back and cause trouble. "It was just her and her youngest son. I didn't see Second Chu and Chu Wanwan either. Maybe she felt embarrassed and didn't bring them back with her."

Zhao Guizhi didn't dwell on this issue, but started talking about something else.

Speaking of her second child, Zhao Guizhi couldn't help showing off: "He is also very busy. It is said that the academy teacher is marrying off his daughter, and he wants to make 18 pieces of furniture. They are all made of the best wood and need to be carefully carved and crafted."

Yan Zhennanqiu repeated this countless times when he took it back, saying that he had spent three days meticulously carving the auspicious dragon and phoenix pattern, and that every corner of the furniture was meticulously carved without the slightest burr.

Zhao Guizhi had memorized the word after saying it so many times. She used it as soon as she opened her mouth and suddenly felt that she had learned more about it.

"Of course, the children have their own things to do, and as a mother, I can barely see them for ten days or half a month. It's better for you to have your son and daughter-in-law in front of you. At least it's reassuring to see them."

Yan Zhenshen and Chu Xiao both have good hearing, so they can hear clearly what is said outside.

Chu Xiao raised his eyes to look at Yan Zhenshen and asked in a low voice: "Mom, are you missing my second brother?"

"No." Yan Zhenshen replied calmly: "It's just a compliment to each other."

Chu Xiao: "..."

Well, actually, he knew it very well in his heart that now that they had a grandson, how could his parents remember who the second child was? If he really showed up in front of her, she would be very annoyed.

The two chatted for a while, during which Zhao Guizhi even went to squeeze milk for Xiao Yuer. The ewe was now used to being milked, and when it saw Zhao Guizhi it would lie on its side docilely, no longer looking as difficult to train as when it was first brought back.

It was also the first time for Aunt Wu to enter the Yan family's backyard. Looking at so many livestock, she burst into words of praise.

"No wonder your family collects so much grass. The cattle and sheep need to eat a lot in winter."

What's more, there are actually two cows. You should know that many families in the village can't afford to buy a cow. During the busy farming season, they have to wait until other families finish their work before they can rent one.

The two women chatted for a long time until Chu Xiao washed all the dishes. Then Aunt Wu told them the purpose of their visit.

"I came here this time to ask if your family wants peanuts. My mother's family planted more peanuts this year, but the price sold by the county grain store has not dropped, but the price received is 30% less than last year."

Zhao Guizhi also knew about this. This year, the grain stores in the county could not give a price for many beans. If they were not sold, they would not be eaten up if they were kept on hand. However, if they were sold to the grain stores after deducting the tax on the seeds, the money they earned after a year's work would not be enough to buy a piece of cloth.

"Buy." Chu Xiao originally wanted to collect more things, but he was not a sucker, so he would not have charged a high price before.

"I'm going to the city again with Brother Shen this winter. I want peanuts, soybeans and other things, but the price won't be much higher than the grain store, otherwise I'm afraid I won't make any money on this trip and may even lose money."

"What?" Zhao Guizhi was a little surprised. Why did they have to go to the provincial capital this year?

Chu Xiao was not very good at making up stories, so he couldn't say that he was collecting food along the way to enrich his space.

He looked at Yan Zhenshen for help and got a helpless smile in return.

"I hunted a few fox skins. When I went to the provincial capital last year, I saw that the price there was much higher than that in our county town. There were also fleets that bought mountain products, so I thought about taking the goods with me and going there."

What he said was not false. There were far more wealthy people in the capital city than in the county town, and the demand for furs was also great. The fox skins he hunted could be sold for at least 30% to 40% more in the capital city, which was more than ten or twenty taels of silver. It was worth it even if he made a special trip just for this.

"There's no need to make that trip."

The villagers seldom travel far. A village like Anning is not far from the county town, so people can go there whenever they have time. If it were a village farther away, many people would never even be to the county town until they die.

What's more, the family has just added a new baby, and Zhao Guizhi always feels that the eldest brother and Xiao Ge'er should spare more time to accompany the child.

Aunt Wu also nodded: "I heard there were quite a few roadblocks along the way."

Yan Zhenshen and Chu Xiao looked at each other. Anyway, they didn’t encounter anyone so blind last year.

"Now that we have a baby at home, we always have to earn more money."

Zhao Guizhi didn't say anything else. When his family was still in decline, he always thought that having a few acres of land and a little money would make everything fine, but things are unpredictable...

She felt that her son was considering the future of the family, and it would be too short-sighted if she stopped him.

"So should we collect more mountain products or something? I'll go ask when I have time."

Chu Xiao nodded quickly: "We'll take everything. We want rice, flour, grain, oil, beans, and mountain products."