Ugly girl only wants to farm

Meng Jiuhe turned around and tapped his younger sister on the head: "You have no sense at all."

Meng Jiuxia rubbed her head, which her older brother had hit, and pouted, "What's wrong? Can't I even say anything? Look at you now, it's like you've got a wife and forgotten about your own sister."

The hot pot meal was quite enjoyable, and the three of them worked up a sweat. The spicy aroma lingered in every corner of the room for a long time.

Meng Jiuxia patted her belly with a satisfied look: "The pickled pepper pork intestines that you made today are so delicious. Why didn't you make them for us before?"

When their family was poor, they could only afford to eat meat occasionally. Xu Chaoyan would buy some pig offal from the butcher and braise it for them. They had never cooked it like they did today.

While clearing the dishes on the table, Xu Chaoyan replied, "Before, my acne was so bad that I didn't dare to eat anything too spicy or oily. Actually, the most enjoyable thing is to sit around the stove and cook a pot of food in winter. When winter comes this year, I'll cook for you every day until you get tired of it and break out in some pimples too, then you'll know what I mean."

They enjoyed a hot pot meal, but their clothes were covered in the pungent smell. Xu Chaoyan looked disgusted and complained that she had boiled a large pot of water there.

When the couple sat on the bed, Xu Chaoyan remembered this matter: "Oh right, husband, the carpenter has finished making the wooden bucket for me. I'm thinking of trying to sell tofu pudding tomorrow. I'll probably get up early. Maybe I should go sleep with my younger sister so as not to disturb your rest."

Meng Jiu grabbed her hand and turned her around, and Xu Chaoyan sat on his lap.

Xu Chaoyan stared at Meng Jiuhe in astonishment. He had never been so intimate with her outside of bed. She looked into Meng Jiuhe's eyes, her face flushed slightly, and asked somewhat awkwardly, "Husband, what's wrong?"

Meng Jiuhe took a cloth from the side and wiped her wet hair: "Your hair is still dripping wet, dry it first so you don't get a headache later."

Meng Jiuhe patiently dried her hair: "You don't need to sleep with your little sister. Her room has a small bed and it's a bit narrow. If you get squeezed in, she's just a little kid and can't sleep well. You won't disturb me. I'll get up with you and help you out."

Xu Chaoyan let him dry her hair. She blamed herself for being too hasty and coming over with her hair still wet.

After drying her hair until it was no longer dripping, she took it from his hands and said, "Don't work so hard. It'll be dry in a bit. You have to study during the day, and if you don't rest well at night, it will have a big impact on you tomorrow. Anyway, I'll try to make some first. It won't take long. Uncle's family is making tofu for someone else tomorrow, so I'll use the stone mill along with it."

Xu Chaoyan got up from his lap. If she continued to sit like that, she was afraid she would lose control of herself. Meng Jiuhe's gentle voice rang in her ears, and the dim light made her think all sorts of things.

She quickly shook her head, wondering what she was thinking. She was acting like someone who had never seen the world; it must be because she had been celibate for too long lately.

To hide her panic, she quickly shooed Meng Jiuhe out of bed: "Move aside, I need to make the bed. Look how all wrinkled it is from you sitting on it."

Meng Jiu looked at her with a puzzled expression and pointed to the straw mat on the bed, asking, "How could I sit on this straw mat and make it all wrinkled?"

Xu Chaoyan patted the pillow twice: "Okay, come up and rest. By the way, you sleep on the inside. I need to get up first in the night so as not to disturb you. Don't join in the commotion. We'll call you when we're too busy."

As she lay in bed, she felt her heart pounding like a deer.

Meng Jiuhe reached out and pulled her close. Resting her head on his arm, she felt her heart pounding, but tried to calm herself: "My husband... I'll rest now. I'm too tired today."

"Mmm," Meng Jiu responded softly.

In the middle of the night, Xu Chaoyan secretly got up. Just as she was getting dressed, Meng Jiuhe also got up, looking sleepy, and pulled her over: "Why are you up so early? Why don't you rest a little longer? I think it's still early."

As Xu Chaoyan quickly put on her clothes, she replied, "I still have some ingredients to prepare, and I need to go help Zhang Dazhang. You go to sleep first, and my sister-in-law and I will go over there. I'll bring you a bowl in a little while."

Xu Chaoyan left first, and Meng Jiu followed behind. Yesterday, because of the cooking, she had prepared almost all the ingredients, but she hadn't chopped the scallions yet. They needed to be chopped fresh. She also planned to carry the small stools that the carpenter had made for her on her carrying pole.

Meng Jiuxia had never gone out alone before, so let her get acquainted with him first and build up her courage.

When it was fully light, Xu Chaoyan's tofu pudding was ready. She put it in a wooden bucket to keep it warm and placed all the seasoning jars inside the bucket, with a few small stools next to her.

Meng Jiuhe followed behind her, carrying the small stools in one hand, and asked with a worried look, "Wife, aren't these too heavy for you? Why don't you put them down and I'll help you carry some?"

Even though they were already on the town's streets, he kept holding it up like that. Xu Chaoyan found him very annoying: "I'm telling you, you're a scholar, aren't you afraid of losing face by helping me with this? Get rid of me right now, you're getting in my way and affecting my performance."

Meng Jiuxia, holding two stools, chuckled to herself, "Big brother, I told you not to come along. I could have come by myself, but you insisted on joining in the fun. Now look what happened, your sister-in-law is disgusted with you."

Meng Jiuhe said calmly, "What's shameful about helping your wife?"

"Alright, alright, you should hurry up and go. Zhang Xuyang is still waiting for you up ahead. Don't delay you. I told you not to get up so early yesterday. Look at the bruises under your eyes, you look like you've been caught doing something wrong. After lunch, remember to rest for a while."

After Meng Jiuhe left, Xu Chaoyan calmly began to hawk her wares, carrying her load on her shoulder: "Tofu pudding, tofu pudding, spicy and fragrant tofu pudding, delicious and inexpensive, good for beauty and health, suitable for all ages."

Meng Jiuxia couldn't stand it anymore and said somewhat embarrassedly, "Sister-in-law, I've never seen you hawk your wares like this before. Why don't you change your tune? I'm so ashamed of what you mean by 'beauty and skin care'? It's just a bowl of tofu pudding!"

Xu Chaoyan gave her a no no no gesture: "Little sister-in-law, you don't understand, do you? This is just a marketing tactic. You should hurry up and start promoting it for me. You watch how I promote it today, and tomorrow it will be your turn to go out and earn money for yourself. Let's see who sells the most."

Meng Jiuxia blushed slightly, looking a little embarrassed: "Sister-in-law, can I not shout?"

"No."

Meng Jiuxia followed behind, dejected.

Xu Chaoyan turned to look at her and said, "Get on with the sales pitch."

Then a man carrying a tofu pole appeared on the street, followed by a little girl who called out softly, "Tofu pudding, tofu pudding, come and buy tofu pudding!"

They still managed to sell a few bowls that morning, mainly because everyone found it novel and had never seen such a bright red way of eating it before. Usually, people would just add some sugar or soy sauce and mix it with their food.

Xu Chaoyan's way of eating attracted a lot of people to come and join in the fun. It was also the peak time for school to start, and she even lingered at the school gate for a few moments, which attracted the attention of many students, who asked her if she would come again at noon.

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Xu Chaoyan didn't want to dampen their spirits: "It's important for everyone to go to school first. We'll see how things go, because we still have things to do at home."

Meng Jiu and the school where they stayed usually ate lunch there. Some students from families with slightly better financial conditions either went home to eat, while others bought food from street vendors outside.

Meng Jiuhe and Zhang Xuyang both paid money to eat communal meals with everyone.

At first, Meng Jiuxia was unwilling to go out and sell by herself and always wanted to follow behind Xu Chaoyan.

After being scolded by Xu Chaoyan, Meng Jiuxia obediently picked up her load and started selling her tofu. After the two sisters-in-law had been selling tofu for more than a month, the earthenware jars were no longer full, and Meng Jiuxia's smile became more frequent.

After more than a month of rest, Zhang Xuyang's mother's leg injury has almost healed. She can now slowly stroll around the yard with a cane. Xu Chaoyan sent over Meng Jiuhe's wheelchair so that they could go out for walks on weekdays.

It's already October, and the weather is gradually getting cooler.

As the weather turned cooler, these craftsmen had to work longer hours. To prevent them from going hungry, Xu Chaoyan would prepare something good for them every now and then, and occasionally steam a few baskets of vegetable buns.