When Jiang heard that Wulang and Lihua had actually butted heads, she was both angry and amused, not knowing what to say.
"You're such a grown-up, how can you be so unstable? Lihua, I have to punish you for this."
"Mom, Lihua didn't mean it." Lihua pouted, her voice a little low.
Wu Lang quickly stepped forward and tried to take the blame: "Yes, mother, this is clearly my fault. I accidentally bumped into Lihua, so if you want to punish someone, you should punish me!"
Xia Daohua started to act cute, blinking her big eyes and looking at Jiang innocently. She reached out and pulled Jiang's sleeve and acted coquettishly:
"Mom, it hurts so much to be hit, and I have to be punished, isn't that too much?"
Jiang was so annoyed by the children that she only scolded Lihua a few times and left it at that. Hearing that Wu had come to see her but hadn't said anything, Jiang went to the third room, confused.
It turned out that Wu didn't come to see Jiang just to chat.
Wu went back to her parents' home a few days ago. There was a neighbor in her village who had a good relationship with her and wanted to find a wife for their son, but after talking to several families, it still didn't work out.
That family has high standards and always thinks that their son is perfect in every way, so they must have a daughter-in-law who is perfect in all aspects to be worthy of him.
When Wu returned to her parents' home, her family naturally talked about this matter.
Originally, Wu's family treated this as a joke, but Wu took it to heart.
She felt that if one had to have all four corners, pear blossoms should be considered one of them.
In Wu's eyes, Lihua had to be good-looking, well-behaved, hardworking, and gentle... Lihua was indeed a bit strong-willed.
But if you want to set up your own household and live there, you have to be tough or people will bully you to death, right?
Our neighbor, the Dai family, has a really good family tradition. The father is kind and the son is filial, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along well, and the whole family is quite reliable.
Wu had also met Old Dai's son.
The child was also very outstanding in appearance, and probably because of this, he looked down on the young ladies from ordinary farmers' families who were tanned, had rough skin and thick flesh.
The child grew up under Wu's care. Apart from being a little picky and having high standards, he didn't have any bad habits.
The more Wu thought about it, the more she felt that this was a good marriage, and she was happy to act as a matchmaker.
If my fourth brother’s wife is also interested, we can meet each other first.
If both parties are attracted to each other, they can go find a matchmaker and go through the formalities. If not, then just pretend it never happened.
This way, both sides are cheaper.
"Fourth sister-in-law, what do you think of this marriage? Is it worth considering?"
Jiang was a little moved, but also a little hesitant:
"Third sister-in-law, I can't make the final decision on this matter alone. I have to discuss it with your fourth brother!"
"I didn't say you can't discuss it! I'm asking about your own opinion! What do you think of this child? What do you think of this marriage? Or do you have any other plans for Lihua's future?"
"I know Third Sister-in-law's character. Since she's willing to tell me, this marriage must be right.
Since my third sister-in-law likes him, then this child must be a good one.
This family is naturally a good family.
I don't have any plans for Lihua.
I just can't bear to see her get married off too early and become someone else's daughter-in-law, so I want to keep her for a few more years."
Wu smiled cheerfully and said:
"Okay. I'll ask Uncle Dai later if his family is willing to settle the marriage first and then postpone the wedding for a few years. If they're willing, we can arrange the matchmaking."
Jiang didn't expect Wu to be so straightforward, so she could only thank her with great gratitude.
Wu smiled and said:
"Fourth sister-in-law, even though we have separated, we are still a family. Why are you being so polite to me?
By the way, let me be frank. If this doesn't work out, it's just because the two children are not destined to be together. Don't blame me, my fourth brother and his wife!"
"What did you say, sister-in-law? Am I that kind of person?"
"Don't worry, Fourth Sister-in-law. The Dai family is honest and loyal. Even if the encounter doesn't go well, or the marriage doesn't go through, they know their limits and will definitely not damage Lihua's reputation."
Jiang nodded repeatedly:
"Yes, yes, Third Sister-in-law, how could the person you recommended have bad character? I trust you. But before I tell your Fourth Brother, I absolutely dare not make the decision."
Wu smiled and said, "You! You! Well, you can discuss it with Fourth Brother first. When you've reached an agreement, just let me know. I'll take care of the rest."
Jiang thanked him again, said goodbye in a hurry, and returned to the fourth room.
Because she was preoccupied, she didn't notice at all that a few children were sneaking around and playing tricks in front of her.
Xia Daohua decided to set up a stall at the market starting from the next big market.
Of course, if Xia Daohua went to set up a stall alone, the fourth wife would never agree.
Even if Goro and Rika join in, it won't work.
Erlang's legs and feet were not fully recovered yet. Xia Daohua didn't want him to get any injuries, so she firmly rejected Erlang's request to force himself to go to the market and set up a stall with Xia Daohua.
Therefore, Xia Daohua decided to save the country in a roundabout way.
Unable to resist the children's nagging day after day, Xia Youtian finally brought Lihua, Wulang, Xia Daohua, and Linghua, the clingy little brats, with him when he went to the market to sell wicker baskets, bamboo baskets and embroidery again.
The children strolled around the market and then went their separate ways according to the division of labor agreed upon in advance.
Half a day later, everyone gathered not far from Xia Youtian's stall and summarized their observations. Then Xia Daohua made the decision: "It seems to be pretty much as we expected. Let's do it!"
Apart from the occasional extra income earned from "digging" ginseng and "hunting" prey, their first serious business started with the easiest food.
The first project Xia Daohua and his team worked on was bamboo tube rice.
The reason for choosing this is that bamboo, the important raw material for bamboo tube rice, is very easy to obtain.
There are some on the mountain, and there is also a wild bamboo forest to the north of the village.
As for white rice, Xia Daohua's space supermarket had plenty of it, and it was of excellent quality. It was cheap and white, and looked better than any other white rice in this time and space.
It can also be easily bought in grain and oil shops.
Moreover, bamboo tube white rice is easy to make and the failure rate is very low. Even if you do make a mistake, the loss will not be too great.
The first batch of bamboo tube rice sold by Xia Daohua was actually the finished product sold in the space supermarket.
You can test the waters and see how the market responds. If no one is interested, you can easily return it to the supermarket or put it in the storage area and enjoy it later.
However, the children all thought that she had prepared it secretly on her own.
I was in awe, moved, and puzzled - the rice flowers were with everyone most of the time, from morning to night!
How did she manage to make so many preparations secretly without anyone knowing?
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I am very tired today, so the next chapter will be very late. Let's go to bed first and read it tomorrow. I will send a warning later. Good night, (づ￣
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