"Zhi Liao, is your...your...tasty?"
Xia Jinxiu saw Xia Zhiliao pluck the cabbage leaves, mash the potatoes, mix them with rice, and finally spread some sauce on them and wrap them in the leaves.
Xia Zhiliao smiled and took a bite of the simple version of the rice dumpling. To say it was delicious, it was far from it. It needed egg sauce, some green onion leaves, and a few peanuts. But under the current conditions, there was no egg sauce, let alone peanuts.
It’s ok to eat, and it’s better than my aunt’s boiled potatoes.
Seeing her aunt's expectant look, Xia Zhiliao smiled and nodded, motioning for her to try it too.
Xia Jinxiu had seen her eating with big mouthfuls and felt a little greedy. This thing was also simple, so she imitated the little girl and made one for herself. Since it was her first time, she was not very skilled at making it, but after taking a bite, she found it tasted really good.
"It's delicious, really delicious. Zhilao, you are quite good at thinking!"
"Delicious? What's delicious? Oh my god, our little girl cooked? I'm satisfied as long as she didn't burn the house down. It's delicious?"
Old Mrs. Xia was able to get out of bed this morning. Although she still felt a little pain, she was afraid that she would really collapse in bed if she didn't move. As soon as she moved to the door, she heard her daughter's happy voice coming from the kitchen.
Xia Jinxiu ran out and said, "Mom, it's really delicious. If you don't believe me, try it."
Old Mrs. Xia had no choice but to take a bite of the rice bag that was fed to her mouth. Her eyes lit up, "You know what, it's quite delicious. How did you make it?"
Xia Jinxiu smiled awkwardly and told the story, "It has to be Zhiliao. This little brain is really smart."
Old Mrs. Xia looked very proud. Needless to say, her little granddaughter was extraordinary.
"By the way, mother, why are you still out on your own? Don't your feet hurt? Go back and rest."
"You'll get better faster if you move around. Your second brother's marriage is almost settled, and I have to take someone to propose marriage. We can't wait."
If you miss this, you won’t know how long you will have to wait!
"Mom, you didn't ask about what that person is like. Third brother is such an honest man, don't marry a tigress, or else marry someone like Zhang. Have you asked clearly?"
"Hiss!" Old Mrs. Xia took a deep breath and quickly sat down, holding onto the wall.
She had been busy finding a wife for her son, thinking that given the family's financial situation, it would be good enough if he could get her married. Her son was not young anymore, already 25 or 26 years old, and she had actually forgotten about this.
[Aunt, Third Aunt is a very good person, you don't have to worry about her. She has a good relationship with Third Uncle, but... Alas...]
Xia Zhiliao couldn't help but sigh when he thought of his third aunt's fate in the novel.
Xia Jinxiu was about to speak, her brothers' marriage is a lifelong matter and cannot be decided hastily. Zhiluo didn't say the second half of the sentence, but she guessed that it must not be a good thing.
[But don't worry, I'm here, everything will be fine! ]
Xia Jinxiu swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth, "But our family doesn't have any ulterior motives. They are attracted by your character, so it must be right."
Old Lady Xia nodded, "I think so too. Get married sooner and live a stable life sooner."
Old Mrs. Xia remembered that her little granddaughter said that her third son would become a general, but now it seems that is not possible at all. It is simply impossible. The most urgent thing is to get married and have children!
"Jinxiu, you are not young anymore..."
Xia Jinxiu was a little anxious before. After all, a girl’s life only lasts for a few years. If she missed it, she would be an old maid. But now, she is not anxious anymore.
"Mom, don't worry about my affairs. I know what's going on."
Old Mrs. Xia hugged her granddaughter and held her in her arms so that the severe cold could not invade her. Xia Zhiliao also slowly began to get used to such warmth.
"You're already seventeen!"
"What's wrong with Seventeen? Let me tell you this, I don't like any man nowadays. The man I want to marry... is not an ordinary person."
[Yes, yes, my aunt is right! ]
My little aunt wants to be a royal concubine and has even reached out to the former dynasty.
What else can Old Lady Xia say?
Now that her leg is injured, Old Lady Xia cannot go to propose marriage. She is so anxious that she has two big blisters on her mouth. She is afraid that the Cheng family will think that they, the Xia family, are not sincere. But she is also worried about leaving the child to someone else, and it will not look good besides.
Xia Chen's hands were very quick and she could embroider a handkerchief in a day. In fact, she did not neglect some of the housework, but now there were more people helping out at home. Xia Jinjun used to only focus on studying, but now he would show up at any time to show off in front of his wife and daughter.
Xia Zhiliao was happy to see her parents’ relationship growing stronger and stronger, but she was also a little worried. If things continued like this, and her father really changed his mind, her mother would go crazy!
At night, there were only three people in the house. Xia Zhiliao wanted to move out to sleep, but his parents wouldn't let him, and there weren't enough rooms in the house.
Fortunately, this body of hers never suffers from insomnia at night. She sleeps soundly and doesn't hear anything she shouldn't hear, thus avoiding a lot of embarrassment.
"It's getting late. Go to bed. Don't we have to go to town tomorrow?"
Xia Chen yawned and stretched her muscles. "I thought about it and decided not to go. I can embroider half a handkerchief at home in the morning!"
[Mom, this won't do. This is your own business, you have to manage it yourself. Women should be independent and can't rely on daddy for everything.]
Xia Jinjun originally thought it wouldn't be a problem if his wife didn't go, but after his daughter said that, he no longer thought so, "You should still go. If they have any requests, they can tell you directly."
"I was thinking..."
"It wouldn't be such a coincidence. It's impossible for us to meet that woman again. Even if we do, we should just stay away from her." Xia Jinjun misunderstood and thought that his wife didn't want to see Bai Huiru.
But Xia Chen had never thought of this, but seeing the man's attitude, she was still very satisfied.
Xia Zhiliao didn't want to go, but she was afraid that her father, who only studied, would mess things up. Only after she went there did she feel glad that her trip was not in vain. Of course, she was also a little scared.
Because she saw someone!
In Shijing Town, the Su family's shop had not yet opened, mainly because Xia Jinjun was too excited and left too early. Xia Zhiliao was so sleepy that she fell asleep on his back.
As soon as I opened my eyes, I had arrived.
Maybe it was because the porridge in the morning was too watery, Xia Zhila felt the urge to pee and was also feeling uncomfortable.
"There aren't many people around here anyway, so let's just find a corner to go." Xia Chen didn't think much of it, thinking that kids from the country wouldn't be so particular.
Xia Jinjun felt that this was not the right thing to do, but he was afraid that his daughter could not hold it in.
Xia Zhiliao shook her head. She didn't want to get socially disgraced by urinating in the street.
She covered her belly, clamped her short legs together and ran forward.
"Zhi Liao, don't run, it's okay, you little kid, no one is laughing at you!"
[Mom, I want to save my face! ]
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