The Qiao family is surprisingly open-minded, tolerant, and loving.
It's worth it for her to lead them to wealth, to make a fortune.
The Qiao family lives far away, and it would be too much trouble for them to come back at noon. They brought food with them in the morning, so they won't be coming home for lunch.
Grandma Qiao picked two half-sized bitter melons from the field, and Madam Lü stir-fried a bitter melon and egg dish. They used a pound of matsutake mushrooms from the mountain to make soup. There was also a dish of stir-fried cabbage with twice-cooked pork. Qiao Lian'er didn't like fatty meat, so Madam Lü fried the twice-cooked pork a little drier and then served a small portion of fried matsutake mushrooms.
These dishes are simple, but they include both meat and vegetables. After eating, my stomach felt warm and full, and the sense of satisfaction was indescribable.
After dinner, Grandma Qiao and Grandpa Qiao went to see the piglets. Except for Qiao Yunni and Qiao Lian'er, everyone else went up the mountain.
As summer approached, the sun was always quite strong when it wasn't raining. Qiao Yunni sat in the cool shade under the eaves, cutting clothes. She knew roughly everyone's size, and her sewing skills were among the best in the village. The fabrics, shoe soles, and uppers that Qiao Lian'er bought from the street gave her some work.
Qiao Lian'er didn't understand these things, so she just assisted Qiao Yunni on the side.
"Mother, Xi'er is already fifteen years old. The Shen family hasn't mentioned the marriage yet. What if they go back on their word?"
Qiao Lian'er pulled the cloth, and Qiao Yunni carefully trimmed it with scissors.
These past two days, whenever Xi'er's marriage has been mentioned, this question has been weighing on her mind.
Especially in the past two years, the Shen family has been doing business in the town and their family's financial situation has been getting better and better. When many people have money, their mindset changes.
Moreover, when she read novels before, she always saw this kind of thing take a certain turn, and she didn't want something similar to happen to Sister Xi'er.
Qiao Yunni paused for a moment: "The Shen family didn't say anything. If they don't say anything, our family won't say anything either, so as not to let any unpleasant things get to their ears and cause unpleasantness."
Nevertheless, Qiao Lian'er still noticed the worry in Qiao Yunni's eyes.
It seemed that in her memory, the Shen family had not been in contact with the Qiao family for more than a year.
However, since she was in the Song family before, her accuracy is uncertain.
If the Shen family didn't want this marriage, they should have made arrangements with the Qiao family in advance. Are they keeping quiet to dangle the Qiao family in the air? Or are they keeping a way out for themselves?
Hopefully, she's just overthinking it.
She heard a soft thud as the object landed, but Qiao Lian'er caught it immediately.
She looked around but didn't see anyone, and no one passed by the door.
Having just finished cutting the piece of cloth in her hand, she stood up, tiptoed, and walked towards the courtyard wall.
Qiao Yunni looked at her, wanting to speak, but she made a shushing gesture to Qiao Yunni.
Sensing that something might happen, Qiao Yunni's heart pounded with anxiety.
She put down what she was doing and looked at Qiao Lian'er.
Like other houses, the Qiao family's house was surrounded by a courtyard wall. A gap was left between the courtyard wall and the house wall, mainly for drainage. The area behind the kitchen was larger, where some chives, scallions, and garlic were planted.
The sound we just heard came from behind the kitchen, which suggests that the person jumped down from the courtyard wall.
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