Ugly girl only wants to farm

Xu Chaoyan bought some brown rice today and cooked it into a pot of slightly thick porridge. She also added some pickled vegetables and dumplings. The whole family hadn't had a proper meal in a long time. Meng Jiudong smelled the aroma of the food and stared at it early on, his eyes shining.

The family finally had a proper meal together, after cleaning up and finishing their meal.

Li San Niang then called the group over and said, "Xia'er, you've grown up now. There have been many problems at home recently, so your responsibilities will definitely be heavier in the future."

Meng Jiuxia shook her head: "Mother, what are you saying? It's only right that I help the family."

After saying that, he glanced at Xu Chaoyan again and said, "Yan'er, you've suffered since you married into the Meng family."

Xu Chaoyan smiled and replied, "It's not hard work."

Then she took the veil and put it on. She knew that the pustules on her face looked disgusting and she couldn't bear to look at them.

Li Sanniang: "We didn't mean to look down on you, you don't need to do that."

Meng Jiuxia then spoke with a surprised look: "When the doctor examined your brother's leg before, didn't he give you a bottle of ointment to apply? Didn't you use it? The pustules on your face have gotten worse, it seems to have deteriorated again. We're used to it and don't care, but don't go out and scare other people."

Xu Chaoyan: If you want to care about me, just say so. Why do you have to say it in such a sarcastic way? Sigh! This girl.

"Xia'er, how dare you speak to your sister-in-law like that? She is your sister-in-law; you should show her more respect in the future."

"Mother, I understand," Meng Jiuxia said reluctantly.

Xu Chaoyan waved her hand and said, "Mother is fine. My sister-in-law is still young and doesn't understand. The ointment that the doctor gave me before, I tried it once and my face felt a little itchy. I couldn't help but scratch it. I was afraid of scratching my face, so I stopped using it."

Li San Niang: "Oh, I see. You should be careful not to scratch it. Endure the itch and wait until we are better off before going to the doctor to have you checked out."

Meng Jiuhe also glanced at Xu Chaoyan's side unintentionally. Her face was full of pits and pus, and the pus was oozing out, which was indeed disgusting and repulsive, but for some reason...

He no longer felt the same disgust as before. In the past, when he saw that face, he felt like he wanted to vomit up his dinner from the night before. But now, sitting next to her, he didn't have that feeling. He just felt that her face really needed to be treated.

Li San Niang: "It's like this, I want to discuss it with my family. Some people in our village have gone to work as cooks in restaurants in town, and some have gone to work as cooks in the wealthy man's house. I think that since there aren't many jobs at home, why don't we go out and find some work to earn a few coins to ease the burden on the family?"

Meng's father was the first to disagree, saying urgently, "Third Sister, you have never worked outside before, and you are gentle and kind. I'm afraid others will bully you."

Meng Jiuxia also spoke up: "Mother, you just stay at home and take good care of my eldest brother and younger brother. I'll go with Trumpet Flower, oh no, I mean my sister-in-law, to find a way to go up the mountain to pick some herbs and dry them to sell at the pharmacy. That way we can supplement our household income."

Xu Chaoyan: "Yes, that's what I was planning too. I'll go into the mountains earlier. I guess I went too late before, so my harvest wasn't very satisfactory."

Meng Jiuhe frowned, somewhat disagreeing as well: "Mother, those kitchen helpers in restaurants have to work for several hours every day, their backs ache from standing all day. I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it as winter approaches. Why don't you stay home and take care of the house for now? When it's market day, you can go to the bookstore and get some books. I'll copy them. Anyway, I'm quite bored lying in bed all day. Just make me a small table and put it on my bed."

Upon hearing this, Meng's father nodded and said, "Jiuhe makes sense. My handwriting is passable. Why don't I bring some books back and copy them with my son to help you out?"

Meng Jiuhe felt a little guilty. His family had gone to great lengths to treat his illness, even giving away the woman's dowry and letting his grandmother take a large portion of it. He did feel somewhat ashamed.

Although she is a bit ugly, her personality has indeed changed a lot recently. Seeing her busy with family matters and her own medical treatment, Meng Jiuhe's prejudice against her has lessened. He used to think that she was useless and only knew how to chase after people, but he never expected that she would comfort him instead.

Seeing everyone's opposition, Li Sanniang looked worried: "We're almost starving now, and if this continues, everyone will go hungry."

Seeing his wife like this, Meng's father felt a little guilty: "It's all my mother's fault for doing such a foolish thing that day, what a sin!"

After saying that, he slapped his head hard.

Li San Niang: "Father, don't be like this. Whatever it has to do with you, it's all my fault. Don't punish yourself."

Xu Chaoyan: "Father, I've already said I don't blame you. Don't blame yourselves. It's gone, it's gone. As long as we all work together, we'll get through this."

"By the way, I plan to hatch the chicks from that basket of chickens from yesterday, and then we can take them to town to exchange for some silver."

Meng Jiuxia looked at Xu Chaoyan with a somewhat disbelieving expression: "Can you do it?"

Xu Chaoyan, who had just been so confident, now seemed a little less certain: "I'm not very good at it, but you can help me, right? Sister-in-law."

Meng Jiuxia glanced at her and said irritably, "If you can't do it, how could I possibly?"

Xu Chaoyan immediately pulled her up: "Sister-in-law, hurry up and come with me to find a chicken coop. How about we try it now? It doesn't cost much, and it's better than eating our own food, right?"

Meng Jiuxia looked reluctant: "Can I not go, Mother?"

Seeing Xu Chaoyan's earnestness, Meng's father couldn't bear to dampen her spirits, so he said, "Jiuhe, my dear wife, I'll support you this once. I'll have Xia go and cut some bamboo. My skills aren't great, but I can still make a chicken coop and a chicken fence. We'll just wait for your chicks to hatch."

"Wow, the little chick is chirping."

Meng Jiudong imitated the chirping of a chick, making everyone laugh.

"Then thank you in advance, Father."

Meng Jiuxia looked at the dilapidated chicken coop: "Do we really need this? Are you sure the chicks can hatch? I don't remember Grandma doing it this way before?"

Xu Chaoyan rested her chin on her hand and pondered for a while: "Then tell me how to do it. I'll listen to you. At least you've seen it before, but I haven't. My sister-in-law, our family's future prosperity depends on you. I'm going to stick close to you from now on."

Meng Jiuxia: "Look at you, so useless. Don't you know the saying, 'The mountain you rely on will crumble'?"

Xu Chaoyan: "Shall we go? Let's hurry over and get some dry grass to put inside, and make a nest for the hen first?"