Ugly girl only wants to farm

Meng Jiuhe: "It was my fault; I was presumptuous."

Seeing his face darken, Xu Chaoyan thought to herself, "I'll just say a few words to appease him. This guy has a short temper, and you could easily offend him with just one sentence."

She quickly put on a bright smile, picked up a palm-leaf fan, and diligently fanned him.

"It's all my fault. I was delirious and sleepwalked last night. I took the initiative to get close to you. It's just that it's quite hot now, and you're all sweaty and sticky. I was just afraid of bothering you with the smell."

Meng Jiuhe's expression softened slightly, but his tone remained icy: "Then stay away from me, it's too hot."

Xu Chaoyan swung her fan and fanned herself vigorously a few times: "Husband, let me fan you. You should go to sleep quickly, going to school tomorrow is important."

Meng Jiuhe pursed his lips and said nothing more. He turned around and lay down to sleep with his back to her. He was holding back his anger, feeling that his good intentions had been taken for granted.

She used to love sleeping with her arms around him at night, draping both legs over him and holding him tightly while she slept soundly. Now that she was being disliked, how could she not be angry?

Meng Jiuhe fell asleep fuming. Xu Chaoyan only felt at ease to sleep after seeing that he was no longer causing trouble. She was still thinking about tomorrow's arrangements. After all, it was her first job, and she couldn't mess it up. She drifted off to sleep, muttering a couple of times before falling asleep: "It's so hot."

After hearing even breathing sounds from beside him, Meng Jiu turned around. It turned out that while he was sulking, the other person had already fallen asleep.

Seeing a thin layer of sweat on her forehead, he helplessly wiped it clean with his sleeve, then picked up a palm-leaf fan and gently fanned her, muttering with a dissatisfied look, "Heartless."

The next morning, while it was still quite dark, Meng Jiuxia began the wake-up call service outside.

As Meng Jiuhe dressed, he opened the door and asked, "What's the matter that you're in such a hurry?"

Meng Jiuxia carried a cup of warm water into the house and said, "Brother, I'm sorry to disturb your rest. My sister-in-law asked me to wake her up early today because of the groundbreaking ceremony at Second Uncle's place. There are still some things to do."

Meng Jiuhe patted the clothes a few times to smooth out the wrinkles, and couldn't help but yawn: "You don't have to be up so early, do you? Your sister-in-law is still sleeping. Keep your voice down so you don't wake her."

Before she could finish speaking, Meng Jiuxia placed a handkerchief directly on her face.

He frowned, a hint of reproach in his voice: "I told you to be quieter."

Meng Jiuxia started rubbing the person's face haphazardly, looking quite serious: "My sister-in-law said that calling her this way is more efficient."

By the time the two of them had finished getting ready, it was already dawn. Xu Chaoyan was busy running around in the chicken coop, catching chickens while shouting, "Little sister-in-law, hurry up and give me a hand. This rooster is as cunning as an eel."

Upon hearing this, Meng Jiuhe quickly came out and saw her running around in a disheveled state, her hair covered in chicken feathers. A smile appeared on his lips.

"Why are you catching chickens all of a sudden? They're jumping around like crazy. Anyone who doesn't know better would think a thief broke into our yard."

Xu Chaoyan spat out a chicken feather with a "pui" sound, her face full of worry: "Quickly ask my sister-in-law to come and lend a hand. We need to use this chicken later. I forgot to tell you about this. This chicken is going to be bled. I was planning to give it to my second uncle and the others."

Meng Jiuhe walked over and helped her remove a few chicken feathers from her head: "Okay, take them away. You don't need to tell me about these things. You can take care of things at home. Little sister is preparing food and probably won't be able to look after you."

Xu Chaoyan resigned herself to her fate and started fussing inside. When the two of them finally came out, they were still a little late, and they started grumbling at each other as they jogged.

"It's all your fault. Why didn't you come to help sooner? Now look what's happened. I'm exhausted from running around."

"It's all your fault for not getting up earlier, sister-in-law. I had to call you over and over again. Humph, it's all your fault."

Meng Jiuhe listened to the two chatting away behind them, feeling very content. This was what peaceful and quiet days were like: a little bickering and warm little moments.

Seeing the smile on his face, Zhang Xuyang finally breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that this person would be discouraged after that incident. Although they went back to school together, the smile never reached his eyes. He had lost the confident glow he had before and seemed much more composed.

Seeing his smiling face now, he finally relaxed a bit.

"Brother Meng, your wife and sister are quite interesting. They get along very well. I've never seen such a harmonious relationship between sisters-in-law. I'm quite envious."

Meng Jiu smiled slightly: "Are you alright? The two of you have had your little squabbles before. I heard you have an older sister?"

Zhang Xuyang glanced at his departing aunt and sister-in-law, his face full of envy: "My older sister got married a long time ago. I'm too young to spend much time with her. She married into the next town and rarely comes back. I envy your family."

"Meng Jiuxia, you two be careful not to fall, and remember to eat the steamed buns you're holding."

He could still hear the intermittent sounds of the two blaming each other in the distance, and he reminded them with a word of concern.

Because they were late in catching chickens, the two of them rushed outside without even having time to eat. Meng Jiuhe had to give them something to eat before they left.

“Brother Zhang, you’re not young anymore. If you’re so envious, you should settle down and start a family soon,” Meng Jiuhe said earnestly.

Zhang Xuyang looked surprised. This person had never joked with him before. Had this person changed and now knew how to make fun of people?

"Brother Meng, please don't laugh at me. A good man should have ambitions beyond his hometown. How can I, who has accomplished nothing, start a family? It would be difficult to even support a family. I don't want to be a burden on the girl, nor do I want my parents to work too hard. Let's talk about it later. By the way, don't be so formal and call me Brother Zhang. Just call me Xuyang."

Meng Jiu nodded awkwardly, "Xu...Xuyang."

"That's more like it. You're being too distant with Brother Zhang all the time."

Meng Jiuhe was thinking about what he had just said. Would Xu Chaoyan look down on him for being a burden, a failure who couldn't give her a good life?

Xu Chaoyan and her sister-in-law rushed as fast as they could, but still managed to arrive 25 minutes ahead of schedule.

When her second uncle saw her running over breathlessly, he quickly handed her some warm tea: "Huowa, what's the rush? It's still early. Besides, it's just our courtyard wall, and you've gone to so much trouble. I feel really bad."

Xu Chaoyan took a bowl of warm tea and gulped it down. Her parched throat instantly felt like it had been parched for a long time. "Second Uncle, you can't say that. This is my first time handling something, so I can't mess it up. I've prepared everything I need. I've also brought you the rooster. I haven't prepared the incense, candles, paper money, and offerings. You can prepare those for me, sir."

Because bringing these things to someone's door for no reason would be considered taboo by some families, Xu Zhaoyan did not do it for them.

After they had rested enough, Xu Chaoyan glanced at her second uncle and said, "I think we're almost done. I'll get ready. By the way, where's my aunt?"

Second Uncle took two more puffs of his cigarette: "Your aunt's zodiac sign doesn't quite match today's auspicious time, so I'm worried about some conflict. I've asked her to go outside and hide for a while. It'll just be the few of us at home. I'll have my daughter-in-law cook you a good meal and have a drink with me later."

Second Uncle always thought it was just a wall and there was no need to put so much effort into it, but Xu Chaoyan insisted on building it better for him, since it was her first job. The wall happened to be connected to the side room next door.

Therefore, she paid more attention to it. She busied herself placing wine, food and other items in the central area of ​​the courtyard, signifying that construction was about to begin.

Then, the second uncle sprinkled rooster blood around the wall, symbolizing reverence for the land and a prayer for peace.

Xu Chaoyan handed over the hoe with a smile: "Second Uncle, please."

He then brandished a hoe and dug a few holes in the ground around the wall, symbolizing the official start of construction.

He then took a small hammer and drove a stake into the middle of the plot of land, symbolizing the fixation of the land and the expectations for the building.

After being thoroughly entertained by this set of rituals, my second uncle's face was beaming with joy, and he wore a broad smile.

"You little brat, you're trying to fool me with these tricks. If you ask me, it's just a small thing, you can easily fool me with a few simple things. But you're making it sound like my house is going to be a multi-story building."

Note: The above groundbreaking ceremony information is from Baidu.