"Have you said enough? I told you from the beginning, if you're so capable, then untie me. Otherwise, don't keep dreaming that I'll help you advance the plot."
"If you hadn't suddenly come back to life, how could I have been bound to you?" the system said unhappily after hearing Jiang Hua's words.
"What does this have to do with me? You bound it to the wrong person yourself, it's not like I begged you to bind it."
"I don't care, now that I'm tied to you, you have a responsibility to help me advance the plot, or I won't let you off the hook!"
The system seems to have adopted a "what's the use" attitude.
However, Jiang Hua did not indulge it and let it continue to vent.
If the little white snake in the space hadn't said that the time wasn't right yet, and that forcibly separating the system would have a 99% chance of killing me, I would have died.
"Going to town?" Jiang Xingzhou walked over and asked again.
"Let's go tomorrow, there's not enough time for a round trip," Jiang Hua said, glancing at the sky outside.
"Okay, I'll go out for a bit. You and A-Yi stay at home. If I come back too late, you don't have to wait for me for dinner."
"Okay, be careful on your way." Jiang Hua assumed he was going to Black Wind Mountain and didn't think much of it.
Jiang Xingzhou didn't return until they finished eating. He had five bolts of cloth in his hand, the same color as the ones that Da Xu had taken away before, but they were all fine cloth.
"You went to town?" Jiang Hua asked, frowning slightly as she looked at the fabric laid out on the table.
This is all fine cloth; it must have cost a lot of money.
“Yes, the fabric you bought before was stolen. I’m buying new ones now, and I’ll give them to Aunt Liu to make tomorrow,” Jiang Xingzhou nodded.
"How much silver? I'll give it to you."
“No need. To outsiders, we’re already married, and A-Yi calls you stepmother.” Jiang Xingzhou refused. “It’s just a few bolts of cloth, it won’t cost much money. I can’t let you suffer.”
Wronged?
Jiang Hua looked somewhat bewildered.
"Aunt Liu said today that you're coming home with me like this, without even a wedding ceremony," Jiang Xingzhou said, revealing his thoughts.
"I just want to find someone to take care of Ayi. I will treat you like a younger sister from now on. If you find someone you like in the future, I will prepare a dowry for you and send you off to your wedding."
“I know you’re following me out of necessity, but don’t worry, I won’t do anything to you,” Jiang Xingzhou explained.
“I know what you mean. Aunt Liu is an outsider, so naturally she doesn’t know our situation,” Jiang Hua nodded.
"However, let's talk about the future later. Let's focus on living well in the present."
"Have you eaten?" Jiang Hua changed the subject again, asking, "There's still food warming in the pot."
I'll go eat in a bit.
The next morning, Jiang Hua carried a basket on her back and went up the mountain with Jiang Xingzhou, while Jiang Jingyi followed behind with a small bamboo basket.
"You two stay here, I'll go inside and see if there's any prey," Jiang Xingzhou said to the two.
“Okay.” Jiang Hua nodded and started looking for herbs nearby.
Suddenly, a plant not far away caught her attention.
"These look like ginseng leaves," Jiang Hua observed.
"Master, it's ginseng, it's ginseng!" The little white snake's excited voice came from the space.
"Look at these leaves, they're not very old," Jiang Hua said with some regret.
"Master, dig it up and put it in the space. The space has plenty of spiritual energy, so it can reproduce and grow indefinitely," the little white snake called out again.
After hearing what the little white snake said, Jiang Hua started digging up the ginseng.
It took a full half hour to dig out the ginseng from the ground intact, and then, taking it by surprise, tossed it into my spatial storage.
"Stepmother, why hasn't Father returned yet?" Jiang Jingyi asked, looking at the basket that was already full of herbs.
"Let's wait a little longer, they should be back soon," Jiang Hua said, getting up and picking up the basket from the ground.
At this moment, Jiang Xingzhou emerged from the depths of the forest, dragging something in his hand. Jiang Hua went forward and saw that the wild boar, weighing about 200 pounds, had blood in its mouth, indicating that he had killed it.
"Bad luck today, only one wild boar," Jiang Xingzhou said, throwing the wild boar in his hand to the ground.
"What's wrong with wild boars? Doesn't Mingyue Tower accept them?" Jiang Hua asked, puzzled.
In my time, many people enjoyed buying wild boar meat to eat, and there was even a situation where supply could not meet demand.
"Wild boar meat has a distinct flavor, and not many people like to eat it. The price of wild boar meat in restaurants isn't high either," Jiang Xingzhou explained.
"Have you ever eaten at Mingyuelou?" Jiang Hua suddenly had an idea. Wild boar meat does have a smell, but as long as it is cooked properly, you can't taste that strange smell.
"Yes, I've eaten."
“Stepmother, I’ve eaten here too, but none of it tastes as good as your cooking,” Jiang Jingyi added from the side.
“If you’d like to eat, we’ll have lunch at Mingyue Tower after we sell all the wild boar today,” Jiang Xingzhou said.
"Okay, let's go down the mountain first. While it's still breathing, let's take it to Mingyue Tower." Jiang Hua also helped out, and the two of them took the wild boar home together.
After the wild boar was placed on the cart, Jiang Jingyi had no place to sit, so he took Jiang Hua's hand and walked with her.
Fearing he would get tired, the group rested for a while halfway through the journey. They didn't reach the town until almost noon. Since it was lunchtime, Jiang Xingzhou pushed the cart directly to the back door of Mingyue Tower.
"What game did Young Master Jiang bring today?" the waiter asked as he walked towards them.
"It's a wild boar!" The waiter's tone couldn't help but sound a little disappointed.
"Hmm, it should weigh around two hundred jin. Take a look," Jiang Xingzhou replied.
"This wild boar meat doesn't taste very good," the waiter said with a hint of regret, then added, "Young Master Jiang, just pay the original price. I'll have someone weigh it and then calculate the amount for you."
"Wait a minute, I have a few recipes for cooking wild boar meat here, would you like them?" Jiang Hua called out to the waiter who was about to turn and leave.
"This." The waiter hesitated for a moment, glancing at Jiang Xingzhou before meeting her gaze and saying, "Miss Jiang, please wait here. I'll go ask the manager first."
"Okay, thank you for your help," Jiang Hua said, then looked at the man beside her: "Do you have a connection with the owner of this restaurant?"
"Yes, we know each other." Jiang Xingzhou nodded.
Soon, the waiter returned and brought out the money from selling the wild boar. The wild boar, weighing nearly 200 catties, sold for a total of eight taels of silver.
"Miss Jiang, the manager said it's possible, but it's midday and the kitchen is quite busy. There's a small kitchen in the courtyard, so you can cook there. The wild boar has already been taken down to be processed," the waiter said.
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