Adorable Kids in Space: Lucky Wife is So Carefree

The 24th of the twelfth lunar month came quickly. Early in the morning, Uncle Li brought them over in a carload. Since the car couldn't hold them all, they went back and made a second trip to get a carload of vegetables to deliver to Baixianglou.

The chicken, fish, and shrimp have already been delivered to Ruxiu. Baixianglou will be closing down after two more days of business. With the New Year approaching, the streets are crowded, but the number of customers dining out is decreasing.

Lixia and Liqiu cooked together with Cui Niang. Most of the dishes were already in the house, and for the ones they didn't have, Cui Niang and her second aunt went out early in the morning to buy them.

Last night, I asked Sister Shi to calculate everyone's wages, and I gave them the money as soon as they arrived so they could buy New Year's goods.

The girls dared not take too much; their parents had given them money before they left home, and they would be devastated if they took too much and a thief stole it.

After everyone unloaded the produce they had given to Ruxiu, they went shopping together.

Shi Jie was overjoyed at being released and wanted to go out and play too. Before leaving, she gave each of her friends a hair accessory. She had been very confined and hadn't been able to go out for a long time. Zi Yi also took her pocket money and went out with Da Niu.

Second Aunt was pulled out by Aunt Qin and Eighth Aunt. She felt she should keep her old friends company when they came, and since she knew the place well, she also wanted to check if there was anything she hadn't prepared.

Ru Xiu and Tang Ershi, on the other hand, were relaxed.

Tang Ershi called out to Ruxiu, who wanted to go to the garden to catch fish: "Come here for a second."

She let Tang Ershi lead her by the hand into the study, knowing that he was not the type to do anything reckless.

"There's some content in military strategy books that I still don't understand. Could you explain it to me?"

Ru Xiu knew these were all excuses. Even if there were things she didn't understand, she could always ask Tan Xiucai for help when she arrived in Taocheng the next day.

Sure enough, Tang Ershi took out the jade bracelet and earrings he had bought in Taocheng that day and gave them to Ruxiu: "This is my birthday gift to you, please don't find it offensive."

This was the first time Tang Ershi had given Ruxiu a birthday gift, and he was still a little nervous.

Ru Xiu felt that her parents should have told Tang Erge about her birthday. Her parents had already figured out Tang Erge's feelings for her within a day or two, and they had openly told Ru Xiu that they supported him.

The bracelets and earrings, as Ru Xiu could tell from their color and texture, were extremely valuable, including the hairpin from last time.

Ru Xiu didn't know how to refuse, and it seemed she didn't even want to refuse, because she really liked it from the bottom of her heart. It wasn't just the gift she liked, but more importantly, the person in front of her.

Then I might as well accept it, but I'm also thinking of going to a jewelry store in Taocheng to choose a nice gift for him.

Watching him clumsily put the diaper on himself while washing his feet, I thought this man was actually quite good. If he were the kind of man who spent a lot of time with women, he would be very skilled at this kind of thing.

Having spent such a long time with myself and the children, anyone with ulterior motives who wanted to have some fun would have lost patience long ago.

"Can Ruxiu wear that jade hairpin with her during the New Year?"

Tang Ershi loved seeing Lu Xiu looking so beautiful and didn't want to go back to the hard, gloomy days he used to live. His wife deserved to be well cared for and to live a comfortable and happy life.

Aside from a few little girls who might not remember Tang Ershi, Liu Niang and the others definitely knew him.

So at dinner, Tang Ershi made an excuse that it was all women who didn't go out, so Li Guye naturally ate with him in the room. In addition, his attendants, Ruxiu, set up a small table for them in the study and served them a bottle of good wine and a plate of fried peanuts.

Sister Shi and Auntie Er naturally wouldn't reveal the truth, thus saving Ru Xiu the embarrassment of not knowing how to explain to the villagers.

Since it was close to the end of the year and they had a lot to buy, their second aunt greeted them as soon as they got off the oxcart in the morning. She told them that Ruxiu had already packed up all the snacks and candies for the children and that they shouldn't buy any more. They naturally listened to her advice.

Tang Li and Liu Niang still bought quite a lot of New Year's goods. After bringing them back and putting them away, they went out again, and they really bought a lot. The purchasing power of housewives should not be underestimated. Nowadays, every household needs to make zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) and ciba (glutinous rice cakes). Glutinous rice, bamboo leaves, and mung beans all need to be bought, right? And new clothes and shoes for the children are always a must.

Knowing they wouldn't be back too early after their outing, Ruxiu specifically asked Cuiniang and the others to set the table a little later and to grab some steamed buns and mantou to tide them over before they left.

When they all came back, the things they bought filled Sister Shi and Auntie's house. They all had some money this year, so they weren't as stingy as they used to be during the Lunar New Year.

Everyone was very lively, and the topics were different from last time. This time, they were talking about what they had seen and heard on the street that day, comparing what they had bought, who bought more, who bought cheaper, and who ran into whose wife.

The girl ate too many snacks on the street and didn't eat much of her meal.

Ru Xiu told them about taking a few days off during the Chinese New Year. When she went to Taocheng last time, she had already confirmed with Sister Zhen that the delivery date for next month would be postponed by ten days, meaning they would start working after the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. This made everyone very happy, especially the girls.

The Lunar New Year is always a busy time, and after that, we have to visit relatives. The children naturally like to play, but a ten-day holiday is quite long, and I'm happy just thinking about it.

When everyone is in a good mood, they become more talkative, and they eat until late afternoon, when they finally say it's time to go home because they're afraid it will get dark.

We ate very little food, but packed up more food than last time.

Since they had bought too much stuff, they had to make two trips to get it back. Sixth Sister was worried that Xiao Qiu at home would be getting impatient, so Ru Xiu told the older girls to go back first.

Sister Shi and her friends hadn't finished talking, so they naturally waited for the second car. Anyway, it would only take about half an hour to go back and forth, so it wouldn't be too late.

Ru Xiu specifically asked Zi Yi whether she wanted to go back to her family with Daniu for the New Year or go to Taocheng with her. Zi Yi naturally wanted to stay at home. Although she also longed for Taocheng, she thought there would be many more opportunities in the future, so she gestured that she wanted to go back with Daniu.

When Ziyi returned home, she naturally received the same pastries as the others. Ruxiu also gave her two hundred coins as a token of appreciation. Considering their family's situation, she asked her second aunt to pack ten catties of rice and ten catties of flour, which brought tears to Ziyi's eyes. She kept gesturing, "That's enough, that's enough."

Aunt Xiu is so good to me, always thinking of me first. She feeds me the same food as the host family, and makes me plenty of clothes. This time, she even picked out several sets of clothes that Le Ge, Ping Zi, and Ge Er no longer wear to take back to her younger brother and sister-in-law, two of which are brand new.

In the evening, Eleven and Er Mao returned with Pingzi and Taozi. Pingzi and Taozi were very happy to see their parents and second aunt, chattering about how wonderful the village was.

Actually, Ruxiu really wanted her second aunt's family to go up the mountain to celebrate the New Year together, but her second aunt and Caifeng insisted on helping to look after the house and said they would bring the children to Moyuan for the New Year. Li Guye still insisted on keeping watch on the mountain at night, so Ruxiu let them have their way.

Tang Ershi asked Eleven and Twelve to stay behind, telling them to keep an eye on Tang Dashi and not to be too careless. He also asked them to look after the mountain and the Mo Garden, and to keep an eye on the entrance exam time for Wenhua Academy. He told Ruxiu to spend the New Year with her second aunt's family, so it would be more lively.

The Li family received a monthly allowance, with each person receiving one tael of silver for the holidays. An extra ten taels of silver were given to the second aunt, supposedly for the New Year's expenses. The second aunt happily accepted it, though she knew it was Ruxiu's way of subsidizing her. She had everything she needed at home, so what expenses could she possibly have?

Before leaving, Ruxiu specially gave Manager Wang a New Year's gift, which he happily accepted and gave her back a lot of candy and pastries.