After the separation, I took my whole family to eat delicious food and drink spicy

The days passed one by one, and Li Xiaoxiao earned more than 100 taels of silver from the first batch of more than 20,000 kilograms of chopped peppers. Manager Zhao said that the second batch of peppers would be delivered in a few days.

When the first batch of chopped peppers was finished, Wang took Xiuqin, Bai Qiwen and Bai Shao and said she wanted to go back.

Li Xiaoxiao and Bai wanted to keep them for a while longer, but Wang said that they had been away for so long that they had to go back to tend to the fields at home, otherwise the fields would be full of weeds and the harvest this year would not be good.

Li Xiaoxiao and Bai Shi had no choice but to follow them. On the day of their departure, Li Xiaoxiao asked her uncle Bai Dong to drive the ox cart directly to take Wang Shi and the others to the ferry, and also gave them a lot of food and daily necessities.

After Bai Dong came back, Li Xiaoxiao took advantage of the free time and called Bai, her uncle, Li Fang, Li Linlin and others to go to the backyard, saying that they wanted to tidy up the land in the backyard and plant vegetables.

Li Xiaoxiao planned the land and prepared to divide it into several plots to plant different vegetables. Everyone worked together to weed, plow, and fertilize, and they were very busy.

After two days of hard work, the vegetable patch in the backyard was finally ready. Li Xiaoxiao planted a variety of vegetable seeds, including peppers, cabbage, eggplant, beans, tomatoes, etc., especially peppers, which were the most abundant.

Vegetables were planted in the vegetable garden near the old house at the beginning of spring. Fast-growing vegetables like cabbage were already edible. At that time, Li Xiaoxiao also planted a few pumpkin seedlings in a corner of the vegetable garden, thinking that he could harvest some pumpkins in the fall, which he could eat himself and also use as food for crayfish.

Li Xiaoxiao also planted some pumpkin seedlings in her new home. After watering them, she looked at the seedlings she had planted with her own hands, feeling overjoyed. She seemed to envision a future garden filled with lush greenery and fragrant fruits.

In the days that followed, Li Xiaoxiao would come to the backyard every day and carefully take care of the vegetables, watering, fertilizing, and removing pests without slacking off for a moment.

Under her careful care, the seedlings thrived and soon sprouted tender green leaves. Li Xiaoxiao felt a sense of accomplishment and looked forward to the vegetables maturing soon so she could bring rich delicacies to her family's table.

The chopped pepper business was still going on. One morning, Aunt Chen came in carrying a basket of red eggs and greeted everyone with a smile.

"This is my little baby's full moon banquet, which is planned for the day after tomorrow. I'm sending you some red eggs to share in the good luck."

Li Xiaoxiao quickly congratulated her, "Congratulations, Auntie! We will definitely go!"

Aunt Chen smiled from ear to ear, "Congratulations, I came here for another thing today, which is to ask if you have any chopped peppers left."

"Yes, there are, but not many. After this batch is sold out, we may have to wait for a while before new ones are available." Li Xiaoxiao said truthfully.

"Okay, give me five pounds first. I'll take it back and let my wife try it to see if she likes it."

Li Xiaoxiao directly filled a small jar with liquid and handed it to Aunt Chen. "Auntie, please take it and think of it as a gift from me to Sister Guihua."

"Xiao Xiao, how can this be so embarrassing?"

"Auntie, this is nothing special. Just take it. It's not something precious." After watching Auntie Chen leave, Li Xiaoxiao went to Mrs. Bai's room.

"Mom, Aunt Chen's grandson Xiaobao will have his full moon banquet the day after tomorrow. Aunt Chen just came to give him eggs. I was thinking about going to town to buy a gift and giving it to Xiaobao when the time comes?" Li Xiaoxiao asked Mrs. Bai.

Bai thought about it and nodded, "Okay, go to the town later and see if there is anything suitable for children."

Li Xiaoxiao responded, turned back to her room to get the money, and drove the ox cart to the town. Now that the family was earning more and more money, Bai said it would be better for Li Xiaoxiao to manage the money directly in the future, and Li Xiaoxiao agreed.

When she arrived in town, Li Xiaoxiao went straight to the jewelry shop.

Seeing a customer, the waiter hurriedly and enthusiastically walked up to Li Xiaoxiao and greeted, "Excuse me, young lady, what can I buy?"

Li Xiaoxiao looked around and finally fixed her eyes on a pair of silver bracelets. "How much is this?"

"Miss, you have really good taste. This pair of bracelets is the signature of our store. They are made of pure silver and engraved with auspicious patterns. They have a good meaning. Twenty taels of silver." The waiter said with a smile.

Li Xiaoxiao picked up the bracelet and looked at it carefully. It was indeed very exquisite. "Ten taels of silver, I'll buy it." "Oh, girl, this won't do. Our purchase price is more than ten taels of silver, at least fifteen taels." The waiter shook his head repeatedly.

"Then it's twelve taels. If you don't want to sell it, forget it." Li Xiaoxiao made a gesture to leave.

"Okay, okay, twelve taels is twelve taels. You are really good at bargaining, young lady." The waiter said as he packed it up.

"Brother Xiaowaiter, do you sell children's accessories in your store?" Li Xiaoxiao said to the waiter.

"Yes, wait a moment, miss. I'll take you to have a look." The waiter who was helping Li Xiaoxiao wrap a bracelet was delighted to hear that Li Xiaoxiao wanted to buy something else. He quickly led Li Xiaoxiao to another shelf and said, "Look, miss, these are things for children, from newborn babies to girls and boys aged thirteen or fourteen." The waiter introduced them to Li Xiaoxiao one by one.

Li Xiaoxiao looked for a while before finally choosing a pure silver longevity locket. The silver locket was intricately engraved and looked very beautiful. She then picked out a pair of peach blossom earrings for Li Linlin and a jade pendant for Li Fang, spending a total of ten taels of silver.

After paying, Li Xiaoxiao went to buy some cakes and then went home satisfied.

After arriving home, she showed the longevity lock to Bai Shi, who praised her for her good taste. Later, Li Xiaoxiao took out the bracelet she had bought for Bai Shi and said, "Mom, this is for you. Do you like it?"

"Oh, why did you buy such expensive things for mother? I'm old, how can I use these? You are not allowed to spend this money again in the future." Although Bai said Li Xiaoxiao, her eyes were full of joy when she looked at the bracelet on her hand.

"Mom, you don't look old at all in my eyes. If you don't want to wear it, just put it away and wear it when you want to."

"Okay, mother will listen to you." After saying that, Bai carefully rewrapped the bracelet and put it in the cabinet of the dressing table that Li Xiaoxiao specially made for her, and did not forget to lock it.

After Li Fang and Li Linlin came back from outside, Li Xiaoxiao gave them the earrings and jade pendants that she bought for them. Li Fang and Li Linlin were delighted when they saw the gifts that Li Xiaoxiao gave them.

In a blink of an eye, it was Xiaobao’s full moon banquet day, and Li Xiaoxiao’s family went there early.

Bai Dong and Bai Jing took Li Fang and Linlin to find a place to sit down, while Bai took Li Xiaoxiao to Wang Guihua's room. Li Xiaoxiao took out the longevity lock from her arms and handed it directly to Wang Guihua, "Sister-in-law Guihua, this is my full-moon gift for Xiaobao. I hope Xiaobao is safe and healthy."

Wang Guihua took the longevity lock with a smile, took a look at it, and handed it back, "Xiaoxiao, this thing is too valuable, we can't accept it!"

"Sister Guihua, please accept it. This is a token of my appreciation." Li Xiaoxiao insisted on putting the longevity lock back into Wang Guihua's hands.

At this time, Aunt Chen came in and said with a smile: "Okay, Guihua, don't refuse. This is Xiaoxiao's heartfelt gift for Xiaobao."

After hearing what her mother-in-law said, Wang Guihua had no choice but to accept the longevity lock and thanked Li Xiaoxiao repeatedly.

The banquet began, and the guests took their seats. The atmosphere was lively and exciting. Li Xiaoxiao looked at Xiaobao's adorable appearance and was filled with joy.

Xiaobao’s full moon party ended successfully amidst laughter and joy.

Li Xiaoxiao and her family said goodbye to Aunt Chen and set out on their journey home.

On the way, Bai said to Li Xiaoxiao with emotion: "Xiaoxiao, you have really grown up and become sensible."

Li Xiaoxiao smiled, took Bai's arm, and felt extremely happy. She knew that the days ahead would get better and better, and she would work harder to give her family a better life.