"Is Mother going to find me a husband?"
Winter Plum muttered to herself and ran back to the shop in a panic.
"Brother Dali, take me with you when you go back to the village today. I need to go back."
Just then, Zhao Dali was about to drive his horse-drawn carriage to deliver goods, and the two met.
“Okay, I’ll be back early today. I’ll be back as soon as this batch of pastries is delivered to the neighboring town. The carriage is fast, so you only need to wait for me for half an hour.”
Winter plum nodded.
She went to the backyard, where her second sister was baking peach shortbread.
"Sister, Mother said she's going to find us husbands, but I don't want to get married. Didn't Mother say she'd wait until I'm eighteen before finding us husbands?"
"Huh? Who told you that?"
Osmanthus was also somewhat surprised.
“Jin Shou, he’s been bothering me these past few days, and he won’t let me tell Mom or you guys. Today he suddenly started talking to me for no reason and said a lot of things. I think he’s out of his mind. He even told me to steal the shop’s secret recipe. Am I stupid? Steal the secret recipe for him? He said Mom is looking for someone for us to marry. Sister, I don’t want to get married. I’m going back to tell Mom. Uncle Dali told me to wait for him for half an hour. I’ll leave after that. I probably won’t be going back to town tonight.”
"Jin Shou? What does he want with you?"
Guihua stopped what she was doing.
He looked at her with a surprised expression.
“I don’t know. He said he wanted me to plead with Mother for him, but he didn’t want me to tell you that he came to see me. I saw that he was so thin, and he was dressed very thinly in this cold weather, so I gave him some old clothes that my eldest and third brothers didn’t want anymore. But I’ve never seen him wear them. It’s really strange. Today he came to sow discord between me and Mother, saying that Mother will definitely give the restaurant and shop to my eldest and third brothers. He asked me if I was angry. Why should I be angry? As long as I can eat and stay warm, I will do whatever Mother asks me to do. I just don’t want to get married so early.”
Wax Plum picked up a freshly baked peach shortbread and stuffed it into her mouth.
She just ran back, and she's starving.
"After getting married, I'll definitely have to work myself to the bone to take care of my husband and children, and also be filial to my in-laws. Sister, to be honest, I don't want to get married anymore. I want to be an old maid for the rest of my life."
“Silly child, what nonsense are you talking about? Jin Shou might be trying to fool you. Go back to the village and ask your mother. Remember, if you run into Jin Shou on the road, don’t let him see you. I want to see what he’s up to.”
Guihua has become much more composed and no longer cries so easily thanks to Yan Xia's guidance during this time.
She has the demeanor of an elder sister.
Naturally, one will think about things from a longer-term perspective.
"I understand, sis."
After finishing the peach shortbread, Lamei wiped her hands.
She also helped Guihua finish baking all the peach shortbread and flower cakes for the shop today.
Zhao Dali is back too.
The two embarked on their journey back to the village.
"Lamei, isn't this your brother Jinshou? Do you want to give him a ride?"
Halfway there, Zhao Dali happened to see Chen Jinshou hurrying home ahead.
"No need, Brother Dali. Mother has severed ties with him. Just pretend you don't know him when you see him in the future. Also, don't talk to me. Don't let him know I'm in the carriage."
After saying that, Lamei lowered the curtain of the carriage.
Hiding in a corner.
"Okay, I understand."
Zhao Dali didn't ask any further questions.
As the carriage passed by Jin Shou, he carefully stepped aside, keeping his head down as if afraid that others would see his face.
A biting cold wind lifted a corner of the curtain, revealing just enough to catch a glimpse of the beige winter coat that Lamei was wearing today.
Unfortunately, Jin Shou didn't get to see it.
Zhao Dali didn't say a word to him.
When they returned to Baihua Village, Jin Shou was still walking on the road.
"Mother, Mother, open the door—"
"Knock knock knock—"
At this time, Yan Xia had just woken up from her afternoon nap. She was sprawled on the bed reading a storybook. Xiao Ji and her daughter-in-law were also snuggled up on the same bed with her. One of them was making a bib for the unborn child, and the other was peeling melon seeds for Yan Xia.
"Hmm? It's Lamei's voice. What's she doing back? Xiaoji, go open the door."
"Yes, Master."
Xiao Ji put down the melon seeds and opened the door.
A gust of cold wind swept in.
Yan Xia shivered from the cold.
"Mother, Mother, are you going to arrange marriages for me and my second sister? I don't want to get married!"
As soon as Lamei entered the house, she started to act coquettishly towards Yanxia.
"I'll set you up with someone? What, you have someone you like? Who is it? Is he handsome?"
Yan Xia mistakenly thought that La Mei wanted to get married.
"What? I don't have anyone in mind. It was Jin Shou who told me. He told my mother that you're arranging marriages for me and my second sister. Is that true?"
"What? Jin Shou?"
Yan Xia's heart skipped a beat when she heard this.
"Explain everything to your mother in detail."
Seeing her mother's face turn serious, Lamei regained her senses.
Explain each point clearly.
"It seems he begged me for mercy back then because he wanted the pastry recipe. Since he couldn't get into the shop, he tried to get in through you. Luckily, you came back and asked your mother."
Yan Xia gave a cold, mocking look.
“Mother, how could I possibly steal from him? Does he really think I'm stupid? Why would I steal my own things from an outsider? I'm not like him, always siding with outsiders. That wretched brat, how dare he lie to me! My 50 coins! I've been saving them up for almost half a month, and I haven't even been able to afford to buy a baked pancake. I'm so angry!”
The winter plum was so angry that her cheeks puffed out like a little squirrel.
"Still eating? Look at you, you've gained so much weight in just a few months. Your new clothes are too tight around the waist. If you keep eating like this, I won't even let you go buy pork."
Yan Xia smiled without saying a word.
"Why won't you let me buy pork?"
Winter plum blossoms were somewhat puzzled.
Before Yan Xia could answer, Xiao He burst out laughing.
"Mommy's afraid you'll be caught and killed like a piglet, hahaha—"
"Mom, you're so mean! I'm not fat at all!"
Since going to town, Lamei has become more and more lively. Compared to Guihua's composure, she has more of a girlish temperament, and Yanxia usually spoils her.
"Not fat, not fat. Your sister-in-law is just teasing you. My Lamei will still look good even if she gets all round. Look at her, her round face is so auspicious. I can't bear to marry you off now. Let's wait until you and Guihua are eighteen. Even if we're going to find someone, we have to find someone with good conditions. In our village, who can afford to support you? I'm afraid you'll eat them out of house and home. If they come back to me, where will I go to complain? Haha."
Yan Xia coaxed her daughter while making a teasing remark.
The seriousness on his face quickly vanished.
The room was filled with laughter.
At night, Lamei and Xiaoji slept in the same room.
The daughter-in-law sleeps alone.
She then entered the space under the cover of night.
There are 200 points left in the account.
Yan Xia didn't want to see the Chen family jumping up and down anymore.
She searched through the online store.
Finally, on the eighteenth line, I found a laxative with no side effects.
This medicine is a colorless, odorless, and transparent liquid.
It takes 12 hours for the effects to take hold after ingesting it.
Just one drop is enough to make a dozen adults have diarrhea for three days and three nights.
While cleansing the intestines, it can also remove toxins from the body.
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