Jiayin nodded and readily agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to Grandma. I also prepared some for my godfather, so he can send them to Uncle Huang."
During this period, Jiayin played during the day, but she didn't slack off at night, keeping busy in her online space.
She was afraid that using the nursery too often would deplete the soil's fertility, so she planted most of her vegetables in those few acres of ordinary fields.
It was just that I was really craving them, so I had a few dozen watermelon and cantaloupe seedlings grown and ripened in the nursery.
The space is reaping a bountiful harvest now, and in a few days it will be the perfect time to harvest.
Not only was it enough for gifts at home, but she also prepared one for her godfather. She even planned to cash it out and exchange it for some plump and cute silver ingots!
Wenjuan sat to one side, listening to her grandmother, mother-in-law, and aunts discuss, only responding with a smile when asked.
Seeing that everyone was asking her sister-in-law for her opinion, she couldn't help but feel curious, and a hint of curiosity showed on her face.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yuru explained to her daughter-in-law, "Previously, the Marquis gifted Fu Niu'er an estate, where skilled craftsmen work. Even in winter, they frequently send over vegetables and fruits. These things are quite novel, so the family is preparing them as New Year's gifts."
Wenjuan then understood and replied, "Thank you, Mother, I understand."
"Don't worry, feel free to ask if you don't understand anything. We're all family now, so don't be shy." Zhao Yuru took the opportunity to remind her daughter-in-law, "Our family doesn't have any complicated rules, but there's one thing you must remember. Don't talk about family matters with anyone, not even your father, understand?"
Wenjuan nodded quickly, "Don't worry, Mother. Now that I'm married into this family, we're part of the family. Our family is more important than anyone else."
“My father has a concubine and my half-brother. He will remarry and have a legal wife in the future, and they may have more children. I am just a married daughter. As long as I live with a clear conscience and do not forget to be filial, that’s enough.”
These words touched everyone's hearts. Old Mrs. Li patted Wenjuan's shoulder and comforted her, "You're right, she's a good child."
Tao Hongying also said, "We'll be steaming jujube buns and stewing sauerkraut and pork bones for lunch. If you're not tired, give me a hand."
Wenjuan smiled with tears in her eyes and replied, "Okay, Auntie, please teach me more. I'll make breakfast from now on."
"You've just gotten married, you should be sleeping in a lot, so you don't need to get up early to cook. Just help out at lunch and dinner," Tao Hongying said casually, which made Wenjuan blush. She quickly got up and said, "I'll go make some tea!"
When everyone saw her embarrassed and fleeing in panic, they all burst into laughter.
Jiayin, with two candied fruits in her mouth, her cheeks bulging, moved around, occasionally spitting out a pit, her big eyes squinting as she laughed, just like a squirrel.
Tao Hongying couldn't help but tap her daughter's forehead, "I'll let you enjoy yourself for a few more days before the New Year, but after the New Year, you'll have to give up all the pastries and candied fruits. Don't worry about getting fat, or you'll get rotten teeth!"
Jiayin quickly grinned, showing her mother her bright white teeth.
Although she wasn't used to the willow branches and salt here, she still brushed her teeth diligently every night in the space.
She had no desire to experience the rudimentary tooth extraction methods of this world!
Unfortunately, Tao Hongying didn't buy into it at all and was determined to cut off her daughter's "source of happiness"!
Seven or eight days have passed in the blink of an eye. The Little New Year has passed, and smoke is rising from the rooftops of every household, while the stoves in the kitchens burn all day long.
Steamed jujube buns, frozen dumplings, glutinous rice cakes, fried dough twists and fried cakes, fried meatballs, steamed bean buns...
The women were so busy they couldn't sleep, working day and night to prepare all sorts of food.
Life was tough before, and even if you wanted to make a fuss, you didn't have the chance.
Now the family has no shortage of food, and we've also received year-end bonuses; our wallets are practically bursting with money.
If I don't cook something delicious, I'll be doing this good mood a disservice!
The school in Suijintan was finally on holiday, and the naughty boys went wild, running around the village.
Mr. Jiang has no family and will have to stay in the new village for the Lunar New Year.
But the Li family had already left instructions, telling him to spend the New Year in their compound and not to prepare anything.
Families were also vying to send things to the school.
If your family fries meatballs, have your child bring a plate of them over; if my family steams jujube cakes, I must also send a few pieces over!
Mr. Jiang brought his young pageboy, Guli, and they ate more than they could ever eat every day.
So, in just a few days, this once handsome and upright gentleman was transformed into someone who was "greasy."
Fortunately, Mr. Jiang realized his mistake quickly and rushed to the hot spring valley to practice "dog paddling" every day.
In this way, he finally managed to preserve his image...
Similarly, Mr. Jiang wasn't the only one trying to maintain his image; Jia Yin, the little girl, was also doing so.
Recently, she has been delivering seven or eight baskets of vegetables and a basket of fruit to her uncle's restaurant every day.
Even if my uncle is extremely busy and can't come home at night, he will always send his newlywed nephew, Jia Huan, back.
As a result, Jiayin was able to receive a sum of cash almost every day.
In addition to the village's dividends, her godfather's share was also given to her, making her so happy that she could laugh herself awake in her sleep.
During the day, if she didn't keep her lips tightly pursed at all times, she was afraid she would burst out laughing and turn into a little madwoman.
On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, the village slaughtered a pig.
The big white pigs over there in the pigsty, the boars have contributed countless offspring to the surrounding villages, while the sows have given birth to more than twenty piglets, which are now grown up enough to be slaughtered.
After discussing it, the village chief and others decided to kill two animals. They would send some to the Peng and Liu families, and also leave a pig's leg for the Marquis, along with the vegetables and fruits from the Li family, to be sent to the palace.
So, early that morning, two big fat pigs were pinned to a wooden table, and a white knife went in and a red knife came out.
Before the boys could even scramble for the pig's bladder, Ye Shan and Dong Mei had already driven back from Zhengjiazhuang.
Last night, they sent Shuiyun and Shuiling back home. Jiayin, the young mistress, naturally had to show her appreciation to the villagers, so she took out the rewards and brought them with her in the carriage.
Jiayin had never been to Zhengjiazhuang and didn't know what they lacked there, but life is nothing more than the four words: food, clothing, shelter, and transportation.
Therefore, she packed sixteen bolts of fine cotton cloth that she had previously purchased.
They also caught one of the big, fat pigs that they had painstakingly raised in the space.
In addition, two buckets of seafood were brought back from the restaurant, and an extra two hundred taels of silver were awarded.
These things are few, but they represent her heartfelt sentiments.
Shuiyun and Shuiling, carrying roast duck, wearing new jackets and skirts, and brand-new silver-winged butterflies on their heads, happily went home for the New Year.
It was clear that Zhengjiazhuang was very grateful to the host family, because the two carriages that Yeshan and Dongmei brought back were almost overflowing.
A box of furs of various colors, two red deer, two wild boars, two pairs of bear paws, six pairs of pheasants, six pairs of wild rabbits, a cage of ordinary hens, a cage of large red roosters, a cage of ducks, a cage of geese, and two buckets of live fish!
Two buckets of chicken eggs, one bucket of duck eggs, and one bucket of goose eggs!
There were also two bags of various dried mushrooms and two bags of peanuts and melon seeds.
One bag each of red beans, mung beans, soybeans, and rice beans.
Besides these, there were also several account books and a small box about a foot square...
Everyone in the village came to help slaughter the pig, and they were extremely envious.
The village chief chuckled, "Fu Niu'er's village is truly wonderful; at least everyone here is hardworking. They have everything: crops in the fields, fish in the water, and livestock at home!"
“Yes,” Uncle Zhao replied, “there are also skilled hunters in this village. Look at the deer and wild boar; they’ve shot them right through the eyes.”
Grandma Li didn't want too much attention to Zhengjiazhuang, so she quickly started moving things into the yard.
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