Crossing Over to Yamada Love

Yu Zhen'er glanced at Mo Lan, took the cucumber from Mo Lan's hand, Mo Lan smiled, picked one for herself, rubbed it with her clothes, broke off the yellow flower at the top, and then took a bite and chewed.

Madam Xue muttered to Mo Lan from the side, "Girl, your clothes are worth more than cucumbers. Aren't you afraid of getting pricked?"

Mo Lan smiled and said, "Mother, it's alright. Anyway, I won't be able to wear these clothes after the baby is born, so it's no big deal if they get ruined."

Yu Zhen'er covered her mouth and laughed, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes. The relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was so good. If she had married Xue Lingyun, then Madam Xue would be her mother-in-law and Mo Lan would be her sister-in-law. Could she have gotten involved with them? Could she have gotten along so well?

It's definitely possible. When the time comes, I'll discuss it with my husband. We can stay at this villa whenever we have free time. It's a peaceful place, the people are simple and honest, the food is good, and we're sure to feel comfortable staying here.

Yu Zhen'er found the idea of ​​the cucumber in her mouth to be increasingly delightful, with each chew bringing a sweeter taste and a fragrant aroma.

Seeing Yu Zhen'er eating with relish, not minding that the cucumbers and persimmons weren't washed, Mo Lan nodded inwardly. She wasn't pretentious; Xue Lingyun liked her, so they were a good match.

After eating the original flavors of cucumbers and persimmons, Mo Lan led Yu Zhen'er to pick green beans.

The green beans grow high on the trellis, and they grow well at the top, but you can't reach them; you have to stand on a stool to get them.

Mo Lan was heavily pregnant and it was impossible for her to climb onto a stool to pick the beans. Madam Xue wouldn't allow it either. Yu Zhen'er volunteered to pick them. After she had picked quite a few, Mo Lan saw that her forehead and nose were covered in sweat, and her hands had been scratched by the bean vines a few times. However, the expression on her face was very happy.

"Auntie, sister, look how many I picked! How about we eat what I picked tonight?" Yu Zhen'er asked excitedly.

"Okay. I'll use the green beans you picked tonight to make you a pork stew with green beans." Mo Lan nodded, and then asked Yu Zhen'er to cut some eggplants and pluck some chili peppers with scissors.

"Sister, come quick, look what this is!"

Mo Lan had just instructed the maid to take the picked vegetables to the kitchen when she heard Yu Zhen'er calling her. She hurried over and grinned.

"This is morning glory. Its flowers are called morning glory flowers, and its seeds are called morning glory seeds. After the seeds turn black and are dried, they can treat indigestion." After Mo Lan finished introducing it, she picked a morning glory flower. This morning glory flower is purple, and some people also call it trumpet flower because it looks like a trumpet.

She tucked the flower behind Yu Zhen'er's ear, and it actually looked quite pretty; she was more beautiful than the flower.

"It's really beautiful," Mo Lan nodded and smiled.

"Sister, you're so funny." Yu Zhen'er stamped her little foot, blushing. Then she turned and went to look for something else.

"Sister, look, there are mature baby catfish here," Yu Zhen'er called out again.

Mo Lan and Madam Xue walked over and laughed when they saw the mature-looking baby in Yu Zhen'er's mouth.

Mo Lan pulled the small black fruit in front of her and laughed, "Zhen'er, this isn't called 'Qianqianzi'."

Yu Zhen'er frowned. Didn't her sister just say that it would be black when ripe and called "Qianqianzi"? Why is she saying it's not?

"This is called Black Star. You see, it grows in clusters with many small black fruits. But the 'Qianqianzi' is different. The Black Star is edible after it turns black. Like this." Mo Lan explained, then put a few Black Stars into her mouth.

Yu Zhen'er followed Mo Lan's example, putting a few black stars into her mouth, chewing them, and swallowing them with difficulty, saying, "They're not very tasty."

Mo Lan laughed and said, "Yes, these were picked by children when there was nothing else to eat during poor times. I remember when Sanlang was little, I often took him to find black stars to eat. Sometimes, some kids would even fight over them."

Now that life is better, even if you offer Sanlang some food, he won't eat it, and no kids fight over it anymore; he doesn't really care for it anymore.

Yu Zhen'er looked at Mo Lan with some sympathy and said, "So you had such a hard time when you were little. If I had known you back then, you wouldn't have had to suffer like this."

Mo Lan smiled at her, thanking her for her kindness, and then she said with emotion, "Yes, life was hard when I was little. I just wished I could have a full meal someday. If I could eat white flour buns and white rice, and if I could have a piece or two of meat, life would be like that of a god."

Now that we eat well every day, it doesn't taste as good anymore. Life is better, but it doesn't necessarily bring the same joy as when we were young. As we grow up, we have many more worries, unlike the simple life we ​​had as children.

“Yes, sister is right. Growing up is really not good.” Yu Zhen’er nodded in agreement.

“Why not? If you don’t grow up, how will you find a good husband? Our seventh child will be all alone. So it’s better for you to grow up.” Mo Lan teased Yu Zhen’er.

"Sister," Yu Zhen'er blushed and called out in protest. Madam Xue also smiled. She had figured it out in the past few days. Yu Zhen'er was pure of heart. She wasn't stupid, but she didn't have any bad intentions. She was a good match for the seventh prince.

"I wonder if the marriage proposal made by the Seventh Young Master still stands after Uncle was rescued?" Although Yu Zhen'er blushed with embarrassment, she still cared a lot about Xue Lingyun and longed to marry him.

“It counts. Why doesn’t it count? If he dares to not count, you can tell your mother, and she’ll beat him until he does.”

As soon as Mo Lan finished speaking, Madam Xue chimed in, "Yes, what your sister-in-law said is right. If the seventh prince dares not to marry you, I'll teach him a lesson according to family law. If he doesn't want such a good wife, what else does he want?"

"He wants to marry his sister-in-law," Yu Zhen'er thought to herself. She glanced at Mo Lan. She knew Xue Lingyun's feelings for Mo Lan, but it was impossible for him and Mo Lan to be together. He had feelings for her now, and she believed that with her efforts, he would transfer his affection for his sister-in-law to her.

"Pah! How could I call her sister-in-law? I haven't even married Xue Lingyun yet, and I'm already calling Mo Lan sister-in-law. How shameless!" Yu Zhen'er thought to herself.

Mo Lan and Madam Xue exchanged a glance. This girl was truly deeply in love; her feelings for the seventh prince were genuine.

“Let’s go, we can’t just stand in the vegetable garden chatting. We’ve sweated a lot, let’s go have a cup of herbal tea,” Mo Lan suggested. She was feeling a bit uncomfortable standing, as she was pregnant with twins and quite far along in her pregnancy.

Madam Xue quickly helped Mo Lan up, and Yu Zhen'er, regaining her senses, helped Mo Lan up on the other side.

"I've become someone to be protected now," Mo Lan said with a smile, and then everyone went to the flower hall to have tea.

For dinner, I made braised pork with green beans, braised eggplant, a plate of vegetables with dipping sauce, a bowl of steamed chili sauce, smashed cucumber, and tomato and egg soup. Although it wasn't fancy food, Yu Zhen'er ate it with great relish, exclaiming that the food here was delicious and much better than in Beijing.

Madam Xue smiled and said that if the food was good, she could stay longer. Yu Zhen'er agreed; she was looking forward to spending more time with Madam Xue and Mo Lan.

And so Yu Zhen'er settled down in the villa, following Madam Xue and Mo Lan every day, getting familiar with everything about the estate and learning about farm life.

With her around, Mo Lan and Madam Xue felt much more at ease and less worried.

That day, Yu Zhen'er said she wanted to go up the mountain, so Mo Lan reluctantly took her to the foot of the mountain in a carriage. Normally, she would have taken her up the mountain, but not now, as she was not allowed to go up. However, she could still show her around.

The group got off the carriage and walked along the edge of the woods on the flat ground. Mo Lan and Yu Zhen'er introduced the products from the mountains.

Suddenly, Yu Zhen'er shouted, "Sister, look! There's an animal! What's that?"

Mo Lan looked in the direction she was pointing and saw a pheasant foraging for food not far away. The pheasant was very beautiful, much prettier than a domestic chicken, with brightly colored feathers.

“That’s a pheasant. The chickens we usually eat are all raised at home. This one comes from the mountains; it’s wild,” Mo Lan explained to her.

"It's so beautiful! Wild pheasant meat tastes better than domestic chicken, right? Why don't we catch one and try it?" Yu Zhen'er suggested.

"This girl," Mo Lan sighed helplessly. "She said she was pretty just now, but then she said she wanted to eat her. I thought she thought she was raising her because she thought she was pretty."

"You go catch it. I can't run. If I run a lap, the baby in my belly will definitely cry to come out," Mo Lan urged Yu Zhen'er.

"Alright, wait here, sister. I'll go catch one for you, and we'll go back and eat it." Encouraged by Mo Lan, Yu Zhen'er lifted her skirt and ran ahead.

Mo Lan gave Bai Pozi a look, signaling her to follow and keep an eye on Yu Zhen'er. She definitely couldn't catch her. Although the pheasants weren't afraid of people now, they would eat their food and ignore you if you were far away. But if you got too close, they would sense danger and flutter away.

Therefore, Mo Lan wouldn't bother catching it, which would be a thankless task, but letting Yu Zhen'er play with it would be a good idea.

After a while, Yu Zhen'er came running back covered in dust.

Mo Lan covered her mouth and laughed, "Little sister, where's the pheasant you caught?"

"Here you go." Yu Zhen'er handed the item in her hand to Mo Lan.

Mo Lan took it, held it in her hand and gently waved it a couple of times, saying, "Not bad, even a chicken feather is good. When I've collected enough chicken feathers, I'll make a feather duster for my sister."

Yu Zhen'er couldn't hold back her laughter any longer. She laughed loudly, bending over backward. She thought it was so funny.

Earlier, she went to catch a pheasant. At first, the pheasant wasn't afraid of her, but when she got closer, it flew away. She slowly crept up to it again and pounced, only to get covered in dirt and not even catch a single feather.

The pheasant flew to a nearby spot and actually ate something while looking at me, its eyes seeming to taunt me and say that I shouldn't even think about catching it. I was not convinced and tried to catch it again, but after several attempts, I only managed to pounce on a single feather. I picked it up, but the pheasant, as if it had won, gave me a mocking look and then flew away triumphantly.