Farming with kids: My deceased husband returns and I spoil him rotten.

"I'll have to trouble you to take care of me from now on. I still have a lot to take care of, so I'll be leaving now."

"Walk slowly."

The shopkeeper watched Shang Qing leave with a smile, then turned around and told the waiter to find someone to buy the things they had discussed earlier.

Hearing familiar sounds from the street, she smiled and slowly walked over.

"Please give me some of the cheapest fabric."

"By the way, we still have quite a bit of wild boar meat at home. How about we make it into smoked meat or cured meat?"

If that's the case, then you'll need to buy some more salt.

Shang Qing quickly decided what she needed to buy, then carried the fabric to the nearby general store.

When I got home, I saw that the house had been boarded up.

She casually pushed it aside, and the two people standing inside immediately appeared in front of her.

What are you two doing?

"Lao Zong said that the pork should not be stored anymore and should be made into dried meat."

Seeing the wild boar meat already placed in the water to be cooked, she immediately rushed forward and snatched the meat, which had turned white from being soaked in water, into her hand.

"I'll handle this; you just need to help out."

"Help? Just say so, Madam Shang."

Shang Qing didn't stand on ceremony at all. He took out all sorts of seasonings he had bought in the city, as well as some dried Sichuan peppercorns that he had placed in the corner, and rubbed them on the meat.

After a few quick movements, he handed it to Lao Zong.

Gu Yu, who had already reached out his hand, frowned involuntarily when he saw her action, but in the end he still looked at the person next to him.

The other person just shrugged helplessly, then looked to the side while still carefully handling each piece of meat in the basin.

As if she had just remembered Zhi Guyu, Shang Qing suddenly turned her head to look at him.

"Could you please hang this leg on the stove? There's nothing around to support it, and I can't do it by myself."

"it is good."

Finally getting a reply from this person, Shang Qing couldn't be happy at all. Instead, she stared at Gu Yu for a long time before looking away.

As if knowing what she was worried about, Gu Yu frowned slightly and after a long while, he finally opened his mouth and said the name Zhao Jiang.

"What? Zhao Jiang is your name?"

"Yes, you can call me that from now on."

Is that what it's called? Does that mean this name isn't real either?

Having a name made things a bit easier, so Shang Qing pretended not to know anything, nodded, and put on a rather easygoing expression.

"Once this is done, how do you plan to handle it?"

"deal with?"

If she hadn't said anything, she would have completely forgotten that there was definitely more food than the family could possibly eat.

If possible, it's still necessary to give some to others, otherwise there will always be some flies and mosquitoes that won't be attracted to it.

After much deliberation, Shang Qing finally decided who to give it to, and a smile couldn't help but appear on her face.

Seeing the smile on her face, Gu Yu felt a little dissatisfied, but he knew he couldn't say it at this moment, so he could only close his eyes and ignore it.

However, it was because of this action that Shang Qing almost fell off the chair, and the slight relief he had finally felt disappeared again.

Shang Qing frowned, and the slight goodwill she had felt towards him vanished.

"If there's nothing else, I'm a little tired, so I'll go back to my room to rest. Please feel free to do as you please."

"Wait, where are Pan'er and Nian'er? Did they go out to play?"

Thinking about what had happened earlier, Shang Qing couldn't help but frown and turn to walk outside.

Unfortunately, before I could even step outside, the child's voice came from outside.

"My little sister is more capable. I'll go play with you tomorrow."

"Mother! You're finally back. I've been crying because I missed you so much."

Upon hearing this, Shang Qing saw the baby wrapped in a small flower wreath, and a smile curved her lips.

I reached out and picked the little one up, and after a couple of gentle touches, the little guy grinned, revealing his tiny baby teeth.

"Good boy, I'll give you cured meat in a few days."

"Cured pork? Is this it? Why are there so many fruits on it?"

Shang Qing didn't explain, but just gave Gu Pan'er a mysterious smile, and then stuffed the remaining piece at the bottom of the bowl into her mouth.

The child was used to his mother giving him food at random, and without thinking, he crushed it with his teeth, his face scrunching up in an instant.

"Mom, I can't feel my mouth anymore! This fruit is horrible!"

"You really don't feel anything? Then go drink some water quickly, you'll be fine in a bit."

Unexpectedly, Shang Qing's reaction was so calm. Gu Pan'er was stunned for a while before being grabbed by the person next to her.

Turning around, I saw my younger sister holding a bowl of water, and then I realized what was happening. I drank the water in one gulp.

As the days went by, the pig leg hanging on the stove was finally cooked.

Looking at the blackened pork, Shang Qing could recall the delicious taste from before. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he picked it up and walked outside.

It must have been a gradual influence over this period that the other party had become accustomed to bartering. He simply took the sachet that the other party had placed in his hand before leaving.

On the way, I thought about how my child hadn't eaten fish in a long time, so I decided to take a detour to the stream not far away.

But before Shang Qing got close, he heard two familiar voices.

“I’m her grandmother, why shouldn’t I get this money? What does that brat know? She eats my food and uses my money, so this money should be given to me.”

"But I heard that you separated from Madam Shang's family a long time ago, and now they live separately, so naturally you have to pay them..."

"Why give it to her! There are two men of unknown identity living in that woman's house. Who knows when she will abandon her child and leave with that bastard?"

When Gu Pan'er heard someone slandering her mother, she couldn't stand it and pushed the person away.

"Don't you dare slander my mother!"

"Slander? What do you know, you little brat? She'll dump you soon enough, and in the end, it'll be my turn to support you bunch of money-losers."

But Gu Pan'er didn't react to these words at all, she just kept arguing that Shang Qing would leave this family.

“My mother would never abandon us. She said she would stay with us from now on and not want anyone else!”

"Look at what this is like. If they were under my command, they wouldn't be so unruly."

Seeing that the other party was about to harm Gu Pan'er, Shang Qing grabbed the hand without thinking.

When Madam Gu realized it was her, she didn't restrain herself at all; instead, she became even more arrogant and shook off the hand.

"Did I say something wrong?"

“You didn’t even keep vigil for my son for three years, and now you’re having an ambiguous relationship with those two men. Anyone would think that’s not right.”

She kept observing the other woman's appearance, but found that she did not make any move. Madam Gu frowned and opened her mouth, about to continue her mockery.

"Have you said enough? I thought you had some pity for our family, but now it seems you just want us to die."

"Nonsense! Gu Pan'er and the others are still my son's bloodline. I will raise them until they get married."