Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

The shop decoration was arranged. The next thing was the milk tea cup. Yao Qingnian made the bamboo cup herself. If she used it to sell milk tea, it would still feel a little off. Yao Qingnian wanted to engrave words on it and add a straw so that it would be like drinking milk tea. She had to go back to the village to ask about this. Bamboo was easy to handle, but who should she ask to engrave the words and patterns? She could go back and ask Liu Shuyue or the village chief. They should know.

"I'm back!"

Yao Qingnian returned home, shouted at the door, pushed open the gate, and saw Lu Mingchuan sitting alone in the yard.

"Your mother went to the fields, and Yinuo went out to play with his friends."

Lu Mingchuan was still carving something with a knife in his hand. Yao Qingnian had seen it several times and couldn't help but walk forward to find out what he was doing.

"Dad, what are you doing? Every time I see you, you seem to be carving something."

"I'm bored, so I carved it for fun."

Lu Mingchuan handed the wooden puppet in his hand to Yao Qingnian.

Holding the statue in front of him, Yao Qingnian asked in amazement, "Dad, did you carve this statue?"

The statue in front of me is a young boy, lifelike and vivid, as if he has life. Whether it is the statue's expression or the depiction of details, it shows a very high level of carving. Such a beautiful work is enough to show Lu Mingchuan's carving skills.

"Well, I used to sit in the house every day, and I would take it out and carve a few strokes when I had nothing to do. I thought I would give it to Yinuo after I carved it, so that he could see what his father looks like."

Yao Qingnian then realized that Lu Mingchuan was actually Lu Huaijin, her husband whom she had never met! She couldn't help but carefully look at the statue in front of her: he had sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, a straight nose, and slightly raised lips, revealing an imperceptible smile; his long, thick black hair casually draped over his shoulders, adding a bit of free and unrestrained temperament. The statue was lifelike, as if it would come alive in the next moment.

Yao Qingnian secretly sighed in his heart: What a handsome and elegant man! If Lu Huaijin really looks like this, then his appearance must be quite high.

She has thought it over carefully. When Lu Huaijin comes back, she will discuss divorce with Lu Huaijin, and this will mean that she has successfully completed her mission.

Now she should make enough money first, and then travel around the world and enjoy life after the divorce. Yinuo was born to the original owner. If he wants to follow, she will take him with him. If he doesn't want to follow, he will be raised by Lu Huaijin himself. She has never even seen him, let alone have any feelings for him.

"By the way, Dad, since you can even carve dolls, then if you can carve something on a bamboo tube, would that be okay?"

Yao Qingnian thought of her milk tea cup. She had originally planned to have someone else make it, but since Lu Mingchuan had the skill, why not give it to him?

"What do you want to carve?"

“Milk tea cups are used to sell milk tea. Carving exquisite patterns on them will make them more attractive.”

"I've never done it before. Give it to me and let me try it first."

Lu Mingchuan is not a professional, but his carving skills have improved a lot in the past two years. I don’t know if he can do it?

"Okay, I'll draw a blueprint for you."

Yao Qingnian first drew a cartoon pattern at random and gave it to Lu Mingchuan, and then cut the uncut bamboo in the yard into bamboo tubes.

Lu Mingchuan quickly carved it according to the drawing that Yao Qing read out, and the entire bamboo tube milk tea cup instantly became high-end and beautiful.

"Yes, that's it! Dad, you are so awesome."

Yinuo also came back at this time, and when he saw the cup in Yao Qingnian's hand, he also liked it very much.

"Mom, this cup is beautiful, can I use it to drink water?"

"Of course, ask grandpa to carve one for you that is unique to Yinuo."

"Grandpa, can you carve one for me?"

Yinuo ran over and acted coquettishly to Lu Mingchuan.

"Okay, let your mother draw the pattern, and I'll carve a unique one for you."

Lu Mingchuan touched Yinuo's little head lovingly.

Yao Qingnian gave him the statue in his hand.

"Who is this statue? It's quite handsome."

Yinuo raised his head and looked at Yao Qingnian.

"This is your dad!"

Yao Qingnian didn't know whether it was true or not, but since Lu Mingchuan said it was, it was true.

"My dad looks like this?"

Yinuo happily took the statue of Lu Huaijin and put it in his arms like a treasure. He had never seen his father since he was born, and he was very envious of others who had fathers. However, his mother didn't allow him to mention his father before, and would beat him if he did. Since then, he never asked about it, but only heard his grandparents mention it occasionally.

After discussing with Lu Mingchuan, the task of engraving the cup was handed over to him.

"Dad, I'll leave this task to you. I need a lot of cups. Try to see how many you can carve in a day."

The shop hasn't opened yet, and we don't know how many cups we need in a day, so let him do it first, and if it's not enough, we'll find someone else to help.

"Row!"

Lu Mingchuan agreed.

The next step was to arrange for someone to cut the bamboo. Who should I ask? Thinking of the last time Ye Youcai went to the city to find a job, I thought that since he had nothing to do now, it would be most appropriate to ask him to cut the bamboo.

Yao Qingnian arrived at Ye Youcai's house and gently knocked on the shabby wooden door. However, after a long time, there was no response. She thought, "At this time, Ye Youcai should have gone out to work." So, she shook her head helplessly and was about to turn around and leave.

At this moment, a figure came from a distance. Yao Qingnian looked closely and found that it was the village chief's wife Liu Jinhua. When she saw Yao Qingnian standing at the door of Ye Youcai's house, she asked curiously, "Qingnian, what do you want to do with Youcai?"

Yao Qingnian replied politely: "Sister Jinhua, I have something I want to ask Brother Youcai, but he doesn't seem to be at home."

Liu Jinhua suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Oh, Youcai went to work in the fields early in the morning, and he will probably be back later. If you are not in a hurry, you can wait for him to come back and ask. How about coming in and having a cup of tea first?"

Yao Qingnian said gratefully: "Thank you for your kindness, Sister Jinhua. I have other things to do, so I won't bother you anymore. When Brother Youcai comes back, please tell him to come to my house to see me when he is free." After that, she said goodbye to Liu Jinhua, and then prepared to leave the Ye family.

"I just happened to be going to the fields, so I'll call the people back for you."

Liu Jinhua ran to call someone for her, so Yao Qingnian had to stand at the door and wait. After a while, Ye Youcai came back.

"Yao Qingnian, my aunt said you were looking for me, what's the matter?"

Ye Youcai took her into the yard and poured a glass of water for her and himself.

"Brother Ye, have you found a job in the city?"

Yao Qingnian thanked him and asked.

"I went to the city last time and looked around a few times, but I couldn't find a suitable one. It's better to be free at home, so I gave up. I help with the farm work at home, and go into the mountains in my spare time. If I'm lucky, I can catch some prey."

The work in the city was either hard and low-paid, or impossible to do. Apart from brute force and hunting, he didn't know anything else, so he gave up the idea of going to the city to work.

"I have a job here, I wonder if you are willing to do it."

"What kind of work?"

"Cut bamboo! I bought a shop in the county town to sell delicious food, and I need bamboo to make bamboo cups."

"You bought a shop in the city?! Yao Qingnian, you are amazing! Congratulations."

The shops in the city cost at least a hundred taels of silver. Huai Jin's wife is really capable. She sells braised food and runs a shop.

"I have to take care of the shop on weekdays and don't have time to cut bamboo, so I thought of you. Do you think it's okay?"

"Okay, cut bamboo, no problem!"

Cutting bamboo is much easier than carrying goods in the city or hunting in the mountains.