You are unlucky and I am tough

Coming out of Lu's house, Cheng Shuang walked on the street and took off the white jade hairpin on her head. It felt cool in her hand. It was obviously made of top-quality white jade, estimated to be worth at least two hundred taels.

She didn't dare to take it back to the village like this. Firstly, she was afraid that it would fall and break while she was working. Secondly, she was afraid that it would be seen by the villagers and spread out, and someone would take notice of it. So she put it directly into the space for safekeeping.

Cheng Zhengyi and his wife have sold out their braised meat, and they have packed up their stall and pushed it to a guarded warehouse. The vendors doing business on this street all keep their goods here for safekeeping, and each vendor is charged a hundred coins for safekeeping.

When Cheng Shuang came back, the two had already harnessed the donkey cart, and the three of them went to Roushi Street to buy meat.

Cheng Zhengyi needs a large quantity every day, and has already reached a cooperation agreement with the owners of a pork shop and a chicken and duck shop. The required meat and quantity are prepared in advance.

Baskets of fresh meat were loaded onto the donkey cart. Cheng Shuang also asked for two pounds of fresh pork belly, planning to make braised pork when she got home in the evening.

The sun was about to set when the donkey cart returned to the village. Cheng Shuang got off the cart in front of Cheng Lizheng's house and walked home carrying two kilograms of meat.

Grandma Xu was weeding in the vegetable garden and chatting with the people who were also busy in the garden. When she saw Cheng Shuang coming back alone, she asked loudly.

"Hey, Cheng Shuang, didn't you take your two younger brothers to the county town? Why did you come back alone?"

Cheng Shuang knew that she couldn't hide the fact that her two younger brothers were going to school, and she didn't want to hide it. She smiled and said, "I sent Chen'er and Xiao Si to a private school in the county. They eat and live in the academy."

Aunt Xu was surprised. "Oh, the food and accommodation are all in the academy, so the monthly tuition must be quite high."

Cheng Shuang smiled and said, "Not bad."

"Cheng Shuang, your man is so good to you. You can't find one like him even if you search hard in the nearby villages." An old woman nearby said enviously.

"Wei Lao San used to be very quiet. I didn't realize he loved his wife so much. He was willing to pay for his wife's younger brother's education. It's surprising to hear that."

"Yes, the boy is handsome and generous. Why was I so blind not to marry my daughter to him? Now this son-in-law is not happy when his daughter brings home an egg."

"Cheng Shuang is lucky. She married a good man."

Cheng Shuang was speechless after listening to this. People used to say that she was unlucky for her husband, but why didn’t they say that she was lucky for her husband now?

So if she lives a good life after getting married, it means she is lucky and married a good man. If she lives a bad life, it means her husband's family is unlucky because of her. Anyway, if she lives a good life, it has nothing to do with her, right?

She earned a lot of money and worked hard, and Zhao Xiuwen recommended her only because he felt guilty about her. How come all the good reputation fell on Wei Qinglang?

Forget it, I'm too lazy to bother with them.

Cheng Shuang was speechless. She no longer paid attention to what those people were saying and continued walking towards home.

The area around the bamboo house has changed a lot. An acre and a half of land is surrounded by a fence that is one person high. Five or six men are busy making the fence. Only a small section is left before the whole fence is completed.

Cheng Shuang went over and looked inside. The ground had been turned over, and Wei Qinglang was sprinkling wood ash with a dustpan inside.

"Sister-in-law Wei San, you're back."

Xu Daqing called out to Cheng Shuang when he saw her. Wei Qinglang turned around and looked at him, then put down the dustpan, wiped his hands, and walked out. The weather was getting hotter and hotter, and his handsome face was covered with sweat from busy work.

Cheng Shuang saw him sweating and blinked, "It's hard work, hard work, you take a rest and I'll do the rest."

The two returned to the yard. Cheng Shuang put the meat in the kitchen. Wei Qinglang walked to the water tank, scooped a bucket of water, tilted his head back and drank it. The well water in the village was cool and sweet, which was very refreshing.

Cheng Shuang was still not used to drinking raw water, so she bought a bottle of iced mineral water from the space and drank it. After finishing it, she threw the bottle directly into the space trash can for Wei Qinglang.

Seeing that there was no one at home except them, Cheng Shuang asked, "Have you finished planting the watermelons? Where are Pan'er and the others?"

"They finished planting in the morning, and the three of them went to water the fields."

Wei Qinglang bought two more hoes yesterday, and together with Wei Nanxing, they dug the holes at a much faster speed. After digging, they helped to cover the soil and water the crops, and they finished planting before noon.

However, the weather has been getting hotter these days. Wei Nanxing was worried that the seeds would be damaged by the sun if they were not watered enough, so the three of them went to the field before sunset and watered the seeds they had planted on the first day again.

Cheng Shuang felt embarrassed to be lazy because of her diligent brother-in-law and sister-in-law, so she went to the vegetable garden outside to spread the wood ash collected by Wei Qinglang on the ground. Wei Qinglang did not rest either, but took a hoe to turn over the ground covered with wood ash again. Xu Daqing also came to help.

We were busy until it was completely dark. The fence was completely built, and a door was left on each side for entry and exit.

Cheng Shuang took out the more than 500 coins she had earned from seeing patients today and gave them to Wei Qinglang to pay the six men who were clearing the land, 60 coins each. The men went home happily after receiving their wages.

The three people who went to water the plants also came back. Cheng Pan came back and didn't see her two younger brothers, who were obviously in a low mood. Cheng Shuang asked her to rest and she would be responsible for making dinner.

Wei Qinglang also helped in the kitchen. He first steamed the rice, then processed the pork belly and cut it into two-centimeter pieces as Cheng Shuang had instructed.

Cheng Shuang closed the kitchen door, took out a cookbook and prepared the necessary ingredients. She then bought a grater from the mall and shredded the radish that Cheng Pan had bought from another store yesterday.

Wei Qinglang was responsible for making the fire, while Cheng Shuang put the cut pork belly into the pot with cold water, added cooking wine and ginger slices, blanched the pork belly with water, and then slowly fried it over low heat until both sides were golden brown.

Then fry the sugar color, add ginger slices, star anise, cinnamon, bay leaves and cornel, stir-fry, then add soy sauce and water to cover the meat, bring to a boil over high heat and simmer over low heat until the meat becomes soft.

Finally, add appropriate amount of salt and simmer over high heat until the sauce thickens.

After that, I fried some shredded radish and dinner was ready.

The family sat around the dinner table. Although they were a little uncomfortable with the absence of two people, they still praised the braised pork.

Wei Nanxing curiously asked Cheng Shuang where she learned it, and she could only lie and say that she had eaten it in the capital and then studied it on her own.

Although the braised pork was delicious, Cheng Shuang's cooking skills were poor and it was a bit greasy. Cheng Pan didn't like greasy food, so after eating a few pieces, he preferred the stir-fried shredded radish.

She looked at the shredded radish, each of which was of the same thickness, and asked Cheng Shuang, "Sis, when did your knife skills become so good that you can actually cut the radish into shreds of the same size?"

Cheng Shuang smiled and patted Wei Qinglang on the shoulder when she heard this. "It's not me who's good, it was your brother-in-law who cut it."

Wei Qinglang, who was picking up the braised pork, paused and nodded under the gaze of his brothers and sisters.

"Yes, I cut it."

Wei Xinyi's face was filled with admiration. "Brother is amazing! The shredded radish is so delicious. I'll let you cut all the radishes from now on."

Wei Qinglang: “…..”

Cheng Shuang picked up a piece of braised pork and stuffed it into her mouth, pretending not to hear. Anyway, the good reputation was his, and she didn't mind giving it to him.

After dinner, Wei Xinyi asked if there were any classes tonight, as the little girl liked to read.

Cheng Shuang also didn't want her to feel that she would not care about them after her brothers went to the private school, so she was responsible for continuing to teach her three younger siblings tonight.

Wei Qinglang was writing a storybook in his room. He had written one chapter last night and was very tired after a day's work today, but he still planned to finish one chapter before going to bed, thinking of submitting the manuscript again before going into the mountains.

Today's days are busy, but stable and solid.