Chapter 22 Bone Broth Just as he thought of a way to expand his network, ...
Just as I was thinking of a way to improve my network, someone offered it to me.
The clan chief's granddaughter-in-law, who greeted Qiu Yuruo yesterday, came out of the village and, upon reaching the village entrance, neither went east nor west, but headed straight for Qiu Yuruo's stall.
Such a grown woman, and Qiu Yuruo had just made up her mind and was observing the villagers coming and going when she saw the clan chief's granddaughter-in-law coming over. She took the initiative to greet her and asked, "Are you getting ready to go out?"
Ni Yafeng breathed a sigh of relief when Qiu Yuruo greeted her, and smiled, "I'm not going out, I'm here to see you."
Qiu Yuruo asked curiously, "Looking for me?"
Yesterday, Ni Yafeng couldn't help but laugh when she heard Qiu Yuruo making polite remarks. As soon as she left the stall, her sister-in-law scolded her all the way back and demanded that she apologize to Qiu Yuruo when she returned.
Fortunately, Qiu Yuruo was busy when she came back yesterday, so her sister-in-law let her off the hook for the time being.
When she got home, her sister-in-law didn't let her off the hook either, and repeatedly told her that she must come and apologize today.
If a sister-in-law made such demands on her brother's wife, the two would definitely fight.
However, the two granddaughters-in-law of the clan chief's family were different from other women's sisters-in-law. They were not only sisters-in-law, but also cousins. Ni Yafeng married into the clan chief's family, and it was her cousin who acted as matchmaker.
Ni Yafeng had been urged by her sister-in-law several times today. She had been putting it off until now, but Qiu Yuruo was about to close up shop if she kept delaying, so she had no choice but to come to the village entrance.
Just as she was struggling with how to start the conversation, Qiu Yuruo spoke first.
She had laughed at others first, but now that they had taken the initiative to greet her without holding a grudge, Ni Yafeng felt embarrassed when she thought about her behavior yesterday.
Faced with Qiu Yuruo's question, she still forced herself to say, "What happened yesterday was truly rude."
Qiu Yuruo was surprised that she had come to apologize, but she quickly adjusted her expression and became even more enthusiastic, saying with a smile, "Yesterday was nothing. Don't even mention you, when I practice speaking politely at home, I smile even more than you do."
Ni Yafeng: "Your practice is indeed not up to par."
After she finished speaking, Qiu Yuru couldn't help but laugh. Who raised this girl? She was even more naive than her own second sister.
She simply pulled Ni Yafeng into the shed, made her sit down, and then, suppressing her laughter, said, "I couldn't help but laugh at you too, so I apologize. Now we're even."
Ni Yafeng laughed too: "I'm not afraid of you laughing, and I know you're not making fun of me. If you were someone who liked to make fun of others, I wouldn't have said this."
When Ni Yafeng first saw Qiu Yuruo, she felt that she was different from others, which is why she couldn't help but laugh when Qiu Yuruo spoke politely yesterday, and today she even spoke her mind directly.
Even though Qiu Yuruo didn't have much interaction with her before, she knew that in ancient rural areas, there weren't many women with Ni Yafeng's temperament.
To be honest, if Qiu Yuruo could date someone who completely followed her own heart, she would still be willing to associate with someone with her personality.
Qiu Yuruo liked her innocent nature, and since she needed to expand her network, she said, "I've only been in our village for a few days, and I don't know many people. I like your straightforward personality."
I won't say anything like "I don't care if you're good enough for me" or "I'm not good enough for you." If you think we're friends, just come visit me whenever you're free.
Ni Yafeng said happily, "In such a large Su Family Village, finally someone who can speak has come. How could I not come!"
So the two officially exchanged names, and instead of calling each other by the husband's age (sister-in-law, brother, sister-in-law), they simply addressed each other by their first names.
Ni Yafeng was rushed to come and rushed to leave.
When she got home, her sister-in-law saw that she had brought back an earthenware pot and asked her, "Where did you get this pot?"
Ni Yafeng raised her eyebrows triumphantly, "The jar belongs to Yu Ruo, and it contains bone broth that she gave me!"
Sister-in-law: "!!!"
He asked her to apologize to Qiu Yuruo because he felt that the young woman was not simple. She had only been in Su Family Village for a few days, but she had already made Old Man Su look bad and ruin his reputation.
Qiu Yuruo is not only shrewd but also capable. She opened a food stall in just a few days.
Such a cunning person, no matter whether Su Yunting wakes up or not, she can endure a few years, raise her younger siblings, and then no one in the village can say a bad word about her.
My silly cousin was talking to someone without thinking, and when I told her to apologize, she came back and even asked the person for something!
The eldest sister-in-law was furious, but dared not retaliate for fear of being overheard by her family. She could only pull Ni Yafeng into the kitchen and ask her to put the jar on the table first.
He then tapped her forehead and scolded her in a low voice, "It's one thing to be careless with your words, but how did you learn to bully people? They're making this bone broth to do business, and you went over and asked them for a whole jar!"
Ni Yafeng grabbed her sister-in-law's hand and stomped her foot, saying, "What are you thinking? Yu Ruo isn't the kind of person who holds a grudge over a single sentence. We're good friends now, and we've agreed to hang out together often when we're free."
The bone broth was brought over because fewer people were eating noodles today, and there was still more than half a pot of broth left. Given the weather, it couldn't be wasted, and they couldn't finish it themselves anyway.
Sister-in-law: "You can't just take things from others for nothing."
Ni Yafeng became smug again: "I didn't take it for nothing, I even promoted it for her."
We've already discussed it, and from now on, if she still has a lot of bone broth left in her pot at 5 PM, she'll sell it to the people in our village for one coin a bowl.
On the way back, I promoted it in several places!
After hearing this, the eldest sister-in-law remained silent, but she became even more concerned about Qiu Yuruo.
A bowl of plain water can sell for one coin, tea for two coins, but a fragrant bone broth that has been simmering all day with various spices can be sold to the villagers for only one coin!
Ni Yafeng's sister-in-law could understand Qiu Yuruo's reasons for doing this, but understanding is one thing, actually doing it requires a certain amount of magnanimity and courage.
A person with shrewdness, ability, and courage—if she were a man, she would definitely be someone of importance in the future; and even if she were a woman, she would not be someone to be underestimated.
Seeing that her sister-in-law was no longer scolding her, Ni Yafeng happily went back to her room to change her clothes.
The sister-in-law looked at her cousin, who had no guile whatsoever, and smiled helplessly.
If Qiu Yu only had cunning and ability, she would worry about her cousin's close relationship with her. But if someone with cunning and ability also had a broad mind, she wouldn't be afraid.
My cousin is innocent and guileless, but she also has no ill intentions. I feel more at ease knowing that she is willing to befriend Qiu Yuruo than anyone else.
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