"Then I wish Brother Deng a speedy path to financial freedom!"
This was the first time Deng Qiuzhi had ever heard such a novel idea.
The two clinked glasses again.
Since they were a man and a woman alone together, it wasn't appropriate for them to stay in one room any longer. After dinner, they each went home.
We arrived at the shop.
Yan Xia discovered that she was already handling her two children with ease.
One person was in charge of selling and packaging the goods, while the other was in charge of baking flower cakes and peach shortbread.
The weather is hot.
Osmanthus was once again guarding the stove.
She was sweating profusely from the heat.
Yan Xia handed her daughter a glass of cold water.
"Have some water, don't tire yourself out. Go rest for a while, Mom will take care of the rest."
"It's alright, Mother, I'm not tired."
Guihua didn't even turn her head.
"You silly little thing, what if you get too hot? Go cool off under the persimmon tree. There's plenty of cool water. I put it under the tree in the shade a long time ago. Why don't you drink it?"
Yan Xia pulled Guihua off the stool.
He took over her position.
How could the osmanthus tree not be tired?
She felt like she was about to faint.
Seeing that she couldn't go against her mother's wishes, she had no choice but to move another small stool under the persimmon tree.
"Gulp gurgle—"
He drank a large glass of water in one gulp.
Yan Xia smiled.
She knew this little girl was just putting on a brave face.
"Don't rush, drink slowly. Go pour another cup. You've sweated so much, you need to drink more water. After you finish this, give the rest to your brother. There's not much left. We'll close the shop and go home after we sell two more pots."
"Yes, Mother."
Guihua obediently poured another glass of cold water.
This time I didn't drink it all in one gulp.
She sipped the water slowly, and after finishing, she carried the cold water, still in the jug, to the front of the shop.
"Big brother, Mom wants you to drink some water—"
After arriving home in the evening, I ate dinner and took a walk.
Yan Xia was counting silver coins inside the house.
I earned 22 taels yesterday and 24 taels today.
Adding the remaining 20 taels from the land purchase.
He had a total of 66 taels on him.
Sixes are auspicious, a very lucky omen!
Yan Xia smiled and put the silver away, returning it to her spatial storage.
She was preparing to start looking for girls for Jinlu. Jinfu had been married for quite some time now, so she would first arrange a marriage for Jinlu, and then marry the girl next year. That way, all the important matters for her two sons would be settled.
As for osmanthus and wintersweet, let's see them next year.
It's not too late to get married at eighteen.
Life went on leisurely like that.
Within a few days, the whole village knew that she was going to find a wife for Jinlu. Ironically, quite a few girls in the village had run into Jinlu, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
We either run into him while he's chopping wood, or we specifically look for him while he's working in the fields.
They claimed it was for land reclamation, but after several days, they hadn't even finished weeding half an acre.
This is hardly pioneering work.
This is an attempt to imitate a peacock displaying its tail feathers.
Yan Xia didn't care. If Jin Lu found someone he liked, she would save on matchmaker fees.
"Mom, they're so scary-looking! They're not even half as pretty as you! My goodness! Especially He Danu and He Erniu, their faces are as big as our spittoons, and they look exactly like Aunt Big Foot. I don't want my future children to look like that. And their butts are so big they feel like they could sit on me and kill me. I don't want that. I'd rather never get married than marry someone like that."
Jinlu was so frightened he was trembling.
He shook his head repeatedly in refusal.
None of the girls who've been bothering him these past few days have been pretty.
"I think there's someone quite nice, like Jing Shui from your Aunt Xu's family. She's very pretty, and about your age."
Yan Xia had secretly watched many plays, so she naturally remembered the appearance of each girl.
"Her?"
Jin Lu waved his hand.
"Forget it. That day I was picking up dead branches on the hill, and she quietly came over and handed me a handkerchief. I didn't take it, and her face immediately fell. She glared at me and ran away. Anyone who didn't know better would think I had offended her. If I were to marry her, it wouldn't be like marrying a wife, it would be like marrying an ancestor! Mother, please let me go. I haven't liked any of them."
Yan Xia didn't expect this kid to be so picky.
"Alright, then I'll have your Grandma Xu look around and see if there are any good girls in the nearby villages."
"Mother, stop looking. Actually, I don't want to get married at all. Why don't you let me go help out at the shop? I'm so annoyed here. I run into them everywhere I go."
Jin Lu knew that although he was decent-looking, his appearance alone was not enough to make these girls eager to run into him.
It was all because Mother spent so much money to get my elder brother a wife and gave my sister-in-law five taels of silver as a bride price.
These people are just jealous.
"If you go to town, what will you do with the work in the fields?"
Yan Xia disagreed.
There always needs to be a man in the house.
“Mother, it’s alright. Let Jinlu go. I’m here. I was used to doing farm work before I got married, but after I got married, you don’t let me do any heavy work. I feel uncomfortable. There’s only so much land, and there’s not much work to do. Lamei can help me.”
Shi Xiaohe helped Jin Lu persuade him.
"No, no, Wax Plum has to go pick roses and prepare lye water every day. Jinlu, you stay at home. I'll go find your Grandma Xu later and arrange your marriage as soon as possible. Once you have a wife, these girls won't bother you anymore."
The shop is so small, there's not enough room for another person to stand.
Moreover, the roses on the hills bloom in successive waves. Yan Xia saw two pastry shops in town offering flower cakes, but the taste was far different from hers. Not only was the outer crust not crispy, but the roses inside were not edible; those ornamental roses were terribly unpalatable.
Looks good but doesn't taste good.
But the roses she used weren't available everywhere; they were only found in Hundred Flowers Village.
We need to hurry and pick all the roses before the villagers notice, the season is almost over.
The harvested roses are then pickled into rose jam, to be harvested again the following year.
"Lamei, tomorrow you and your sister-in-law go and pick all the roses on the hill. Remember, don't let the villagers see you."
Yan Xia gave the instructions.
"Mom, you don't need to tell me. I always pick them when the villagers are taking their afternoon nap. I know what I'm doing."
Seeing La Mei's clever expression, Yan Xia felt relieved.
She lifted her foot and went to Xu the matchmaker's house.
"Xia, you've come. Is it about Jinlu's marriage?"
Matchmaker Xu seemed to have seen through her intentions.
"Yes, Auntie, I asked you to inquire last time, but you didn't get any news. Recently, this brat has been bothered to death by the girls in the village. He keeps telling me that he doesn't want to stay in the village anymore."
"Haha, I guessed it long ago. Everyone in the village was talking about how generous you were when you married Xiaohe to Jinfu. These past few days, my doorstep has been worn down by people asking me about your Jinlu. They wanted me to be a mediator and talk to you so the two families could meet. I refused outright. How could you possibly agree to a girl that even I think is unsuitable? Tell me, did I do the right thing?"
Although Matchmaker Xu wanted to earn the matchmaking fee.
But she only earns money with a clear conscience.
She wouldn't help a bad girl or a family with poor values.
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