I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Wei Kezhi's eyes unconsciously glanced towards the direction of the roof beam.

Then he looked at Su Banxia and said nervously:

"I... what's wrong with me? I'm just like this all the time..."

Seeing his expression, Su Banxia couldn't help but chuckle.

You look especially good today!

Upon hearing this, Wei Kezhi knew that Su Banxia was teasing her again, and her cheeks flushed. She turned around and went to the courtyard.

Su Banxia picked up the basket and followed them out.

“Here, we won’t go down the mountain today. We’ll cook something here. Go wash the wild vegetables and start a fire.”

After saying that, Su Banxia wandered around the courtyard again, puzzled, and asked:

"Hey, where did Xiao Hei go?"

Wei Kezhi said while washing the vegetables with his head down:

"All it does all day is run wild all over the mountains. Who knows which hilltop it's chasing mice on right now."

Su Banxia smiled helplessly.

"This little guy is full of energy and can't stay still at home."

No sooner had Su Banxia finished speaking than a fluffy little thing rushed into the courtyard and jumped into Su Banxia's arms.

"Oh dear, Xiao Hei, I thought I wouldn't see you today. Did you know I was coming up the mountain to see you, so you came back early on special occasion?"

As she spoke, Su Banxia reached out to rub Xiao Hei's fluffy head. She noticed Xiao Hei had a sapling in its mouth; upon closer inspection, she realized it was a grape sapling and exclaimed with delight.

"Xiao Hei, you are truly my lucky star! I had no idea there were grapes on this mountain. With grapes as my support, my candied hawthorn business can grow bigger and stronger!"

As she spoke, Su Banxia carefully placed the grape seedlings in the water to let them grow. She planned to take them down the mountain and plant them in her spatial dimension. With the well water from the space, the grapes would surely grow very well.

Su Banxia wasn't in the mood for making anything delicious right now; she just wanted to whip up something quick and easy before heading down the mountain to her little courtyard on Dwarf Mountain to work on her candied hawthorn recipe.

Anyway, I have white sugar in my own kitchen, so I don't have to spend money to buy it outside. After all, white sugar was not cheap in this era.

With that in mind, Su Banxia cooked a pot of rice, made a wild vegetable soup, and stir-fried some greens before calling Wei Kezhi to eat. Wei Kezhi had just taken a piece of pheasant meat from the cellar when she saw that Su Banxia had already prepared the meal.

He then held up the chicken in his hand and asked:

"Banxia, ​​don't you love meat? Why is the food you made today so vegetarian?"

Su Banxia quickly waved for him to come and sit down.

"Don't worry about it. I have something to do in a hurry to get down the mountain. I'll take the pheasant meat. You can eat it at the Dwarf Mountain Courtyard later. Let's eat first."

As she spoke, Su Banxia ladled out a bowl of rice and handed it to Wei Kezhi.

While eating, Wei Kezhi asked Su Banxia,

"What's wrong? Do you need me to come with you...?"

Su Banxia waved her hand and said:

"No need, you can't help. I'm planning to research some snacks to sell in the city. You can come with me when I'm selling them."

Wei Kezhi nodded.

"After we finish eating, I'll take you down the mountain."

Su Banxia took a big gulp of wild vegetable soup and shook her head, saying:

"No need, it's too much trouble to deliver it back and forth. It's not dark yet, I can go down the mountain by myself. I've walked this mountain path countless times. If you're really worried, you can let Xiao Hei accompany me down the mountain."

Wei Kezhi looked at the little black dog lying at Su Banxia's feet and nodded helplessly.

"Okay, do whatever you want, it's all up to you."

After they finished eating, Su Banxia picked up the grape seedlings and pheasant and took Xiao Hei down the mountain. Xiao Hei seemed to know the mountain path better than Su Banxia, ​​running ahead of her. After running for a while, when it realized Su Banxia wasn't keeping up, it would squat down and wait for her.

The journey had been uneventful, and just as the two were about to descend the mountain, Su Banxia heard Xiao Hei, who was leading the way, suddenly howl in pain.

"Woof woof, woof woof woof!"

Su Banxia quickly put the things she was carrying into her spatial storage and hurried forward to check. She saw a black snake slither quickly through the grass, and upon closer inspection, she saw that Xiao Hei had been bitten on the hind leg by a venomous snake, and blood was flowing profusely.

Su Banxia couldn't care less about anything else at this moment. She quickly fetched well water from her spatial storage to wash Xiao Hei's wounds. After washing for a while, she saw that the black blood flowing out of Xiao Hei had decreased a little.

Then she found some common thistles in the grass, chopped them up, and applied them to Xiao Hei's wound. She also tore a strip of cloth from her skirt and used it to bandage Xiao Hei's wound.

Little Black was already in so much pain it was on the verge of death. Su Banxia had given it emergency treatment, so it should be fine now. The immediate priority was to take it to the small courtyard for further treatment.

Su Banxia picked up Xiao Hei and ran quickly down the mountain. Fortunately, Xiao Hei's injured spot wasn't far from the courtyard, and Su Banxia soon brought Xiao Hei to the courtyard.

After putting Xiao Hei down, Su Banxia untied the bandages wrapped around its leg. Seeing that the bleeding had stopped, she then held Xiao Hei and fed it some well water from her spatial storage.

Seeing that Xiao Hei was sleeping peacefully, Su Banxia thought of picking some Lobelia chinensis from the village pond to treat the snake venom. She placed Xiao Hei on the cattails in the yard, closed the door, and ran out.

No sooner had Su Banxia left than Su Tao's best friend, Daya, arrived. Daya was about the same age as Su Tao and had a younger brother.

Now that Daya is of marriageable age, her parents are anxious for her. It's because Daya's mother noticed that after the second branch of the Su family separated, they started to settle down...

Not only did they build such a grand house, but they also specially ordered furniture from Muxiangzhai in the city.

Da Ya Niang secretly planned to marry her daughter to Su Shi Yan, so that she could get a high dowry and save it for her youngest son to get married.

So, today, Daya deliberately came to see Su Shiyan to strengthen their relationship. Although before Su Tao got married, Daya often went to the Su family to play.

However, because of the heavy work in the second wife's family, Su Shiyan had to go to the fields with his parents every day, so he hadn't met Da Ya many times. They were just acquaintances because they lived in the same village.

Da Ya wasn't picky. She just felt that Su Shiyan was tall and strong and could do a lot of work. If she really married him in the future, she could live closer to her parents' home and naturally help them with some chores.

So, when Da Ya's mother mentioned it to her yesterday, Da Ya kept it in mind and thought that she would take the opportunity to visit the second wife's courtyard today, so as to take the opportunity to improve her relationship with Su Shiyan.

Seeing her playmates getting married or engaged, Daya was already getting anxious, but her mother had high standards and demanded a large dowry.

Many matchmakers went to Daya's house but never went back, so Daya's marriage was delayed.