When Li Xiaoxiao and his family finished lunch, the workers at the Zhangjia Village Kiln Factory brought over the eight large jars and twenty medium-sized jars that Li Xiaoxiao had ordered. Li Xiaoxiao asked them to move them directly into the yard. After paying the remaining money, the workers drove the ox cart back.

One advantage of Li Xiaoxiao's yard is that a well was dug here before. Although the water output is not much now, it is still enough for the whole family to wash for a day.

The jars were so heavy that Li Xiaoxiao couldn't carry them to the river to wash them, so she drew water from the well and started washing them with her family. Although they might not need so many jars at first, Li Xiaoxiao decided to clean and dry them all and keep them for later use.

The family worked together and soon cleaned all the jars. Li Xiaoxiao found a few worn wooden boards, laid them out in the yard, and laid out the jars one by one to dry in the sun. The jars shone brightly in the sunlight.

Li Xiaoxiao looked at the fruits of her labor, her heart filled with joy. She seemed to see the future, these jars filled with delicious chopped peppers, and white silver flying towards her.

At this time, Mrs. Bai came over with a bowl of water and said to her with a smile: "Xiaoxiao, you must be exhausted. Have a drink of water first."

Li Xiaoxiao took the water from Bai's hand and said, "Thank you, mother." Then she started to drink the water.

Seeing that the jar had been washed, Li Fang and Li Linlin ran to the rabbit hive to look at the little rabbits. After these days of feeding, the little rabbits had obviously grown a lot. Li Xiaoxiao thought that after some time, they would probably have to build a bigger rabbit hive.

When the sun went down, Li Xiaoxiao thought of the mustard greens in the vegetable garden. She told Bai about it and went to the backyard with a hoe, ready to dig some mustard greens and plant them on the edge of each vegetable plot so that the mustard greens could grow faster.

When Bai saw Li Xiaoxiao going to the vegetable garden, she also picked up a wooden bucket and fetched a load of water from the pond next to her and went to the vegetable garden.

Li Xiaoxiao arrived at the vegetable garden and saw that the mustard greens were already growing lushly. She picked up a hoe and dug some small holes next to the vegetable patch. Mrs. Bai carried a wooden bucket and watered the holes thoroughly. Li Xiaoxiao then carefully dug out individual mustard greens and placed them in the holes she had dug earlier, covering them with soil. Mrs. Bai then watered them again.

The two of them were busy for a while, and it was gradually getting dark.

Seeing that all the mustard greens had been planted, Li Xiaoxiao stood up and patted the dirt off his body, "Mom, let's go back."

Bai responded, picked up the wooden barrel, and Li Xiaoxiao picked up the hoe and followed Bai out of the vegetable garden and went home.

After dinner, the family sat in the yard

The family sat in the yard and chatted. Li Xiaoxiao talked about her plan: "When the mustard greens grow, we can make sauerkraut and pickles."

Mrs. Bai nodded, a smile of approval on her face, "Well, Xiaoxiao likes to eat it, so mother will make more when the time comes."

Li Fang and Li Linlin also excitedly echoed and expressed their willingness to help pick and make pickles.

Seeing her family's support, Li Xiaoxiao felt very motivated. "It's settled then. Once the mustard greens are harvested, we'll work together to make delicious pickles!"

As the night deepens, the family returns to the house to rest, looking forward to a good harvest and a better life in the future.

At this moment, Yun Che, who had returned to the capital with his good friend, was sitting in the study of the Bai Mansion, drawing something on the table. His subordinate Yun Yi walked closer and took a look. On the table was a piece of rice paper with a picture of a girl holding a bamboo basket in her hands, looking back with a beautiful smile.

Yun Yi looked at the painting, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. "Sir, this is a painting of Miss Li, right? It's so beautiful."

Yun Che looked up at him, but didn't answer. Instead, he continued to focus on his painting. After a while, he blew gently on the paper and put down his brush with satisfaction.

"Yun Yi, what do you think of this painting?" Yun Yi took a look at it and praised it, "Young Master's painting skills are superb. The Miss Li in this painting is so lifelike, as if she were a real person. But I wonder why you chose to paint Miss Li?"

A hint of tenderness flashed across Yun Che's eyes. "This is what I saw outside the courtyard gate when I first visited Miss Li's home in Li Village. She is kind and hardworking, and I admire her very much."

Yun nodded. "I see. If you like Miss Li, why not bring her to the capital?"

Yun Che shook his head. "She has her own life. I don't want her to be caught up in the intrigues of the capital. When the time is right, I will naturally tell her my feelings." After saying this, he rolled up the scroll and carefully put it away in a drawer.

"It's getting late, you should go down and rest." Yun Yi responded and walked out.

Yun Che sat alone at his desk, his thoughts drifting involuntarily to that small town far away, to that girl with the bright smile...

Shopkeeper Zhao acted quickly. On the morning of the fourth day, carts of bright red fresh peppers were delivered to Li Xiaoxiao's home. When the villagers saw so many peppers, they all ran to the gate of Li Xiaoxiao's house to watch the fun.

Some curious villagers even asked, "Xiao Xiao, what do you want so many peppers for?"

"Aunt, this is what Xiangmanlou gave us to make chopped peppers. If any aunts and cousins still have fresh peppers at home, you can also send them over. I will buy them. The price is still one cent per pound, but I must ensure that all the peppers are good." Li Xiaoxiao replied.

After hearing what Li Xiaoxiao said, everyone in the village was very happy. Before, when Li Xiaoxiao was harvesting peppers, many people in the village made a small profit. Now that Li Xiaoxiao said he wanted to harvest peppers again, those who still had peppers at home hurriedly ran away from Li Xiaoxiao's house, preparing to go back to pick peppers.

Most people in the village are relatively simple and honest. Seeing that Li Xiaoxiao has achieved such great success through cooperation with Xiangmanlou, they have nothing but envy in their eyes. However, the first and second wives and the Su family are getting more and more upset when they see that Li Xiaoxiao's family is getting better and better. They always want to make a fuss, but when they think of the previous lessons, they give up the idea and can only curse in their own rooms and say some curse words to the third wife.

Li Xiaoxiao looked at the peppers, her eyes gleaming with delight. The transporters unloaded the peppers from the truck and piled them in the yard. Each pepper was plump and brightly colored, and the fragrance of the peppers filled the yard as the breeze blew.

After the waiter put all the peppers away, he said goodbye to Li Xiaoxiao and drove away. Li Xiaoxiao looked at the peppers piled like a mountain in the yard, as if she saw handfuls of silver flying towards her.

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