As Zhao Qingyan piled more and more things into the main room, Old Master Zhao's eyes widened and then finally turned into a squinting smile.
He stroked his not-so-thick beard.
"My dear daughter truly lives up to her reputation as someone whose destiny has been predicted by a master; she is indeed destined for wealth and honor."
Putting everything else aside, just based on that skill of hiding things in his hands, he'd never have to worry about going hungry, no matter the era.
Madam Huang rolled her eyes at the old man, "Look at your pathetic self, my precious daughter's fate is only good enough to keep her from starving during famine years?"
After saying that, he couldn't help but roll his eyes, then turned to Zhao Qingyan with a gentle and pleasant expression, his change of expression incredibly smooth.
"My dear girl, quickly put all these things away. Let's ignore your grandpa who's never seen the world. Go back and get some sleep. Tomorrow, we'll go into the mountains together."
Old Master Zhao, who had been all smiles, became anxious when his wife told him they had to go up the mountain again.
"Didn't you just get back? Why do you want to go up the mountain again?"
"If there's anything urgent, you need to keep things in order down the mountain. Otherwise, those little brats won't listen to you. Let the third son take his grandsons up the mountain; they're young and strong."
After cleaning up the things on the floor, Zhao Qingyan quickly went back to her room, too lazy to eat the old couple's dog food (a Chinese slang term for public displays of affection).
What kind of disobedient brat is this? In the Zhao family, is there ever a time when Old Man Zhao doesn't keep his word?
Completely unaware that they had been tricked, the group of brats were in their rooms, eating and drinking as usual.
The wives would occasionally take a bite of what their husbands or children put in their mouths, fiddling with the cotton and cloth in their hands, pondering how to arrange things most reasonably.
The atmosphere in my second cousin's room was a little different. My second cousin's wife, Zhang Cuicui, was a bit conflicted. There were three men and four women in her family, and she was the second oldest.
Although she and her sisters have all gotten married, there are still three younger brothers left in the family, namely the fifth, sixth, and seventh brothers.
Because his younger brothers were all small, life was even more difficult.
Holding the two taels of silver in her hand, she didn't know what decision to make.
I've been married into the family for three years and haven't had any children yet, so I don't feel very confident.
She wanted to take all the money back to her parents' home, but she was afraid Qingling would be unhappy. She sat on the edge of the bed, extremely conflicted.
Finally, Qingling couldn't hold back any longer, "If you keep rubbing that two taels of silver, it probably won't be two taels anymore in a little while."
Zhang Cuicui said in surprise,
"How is that possible? If it's not two ounces, then how much is it? It can't possibly become two and a half ounces."
Zhao Qingling laughed heartily, "You silly woman, if you keep rubbing, that silver will cost at least two qian."
Startled, Zhang Cuicui quickly threw the silver onto the bed.
Zhao Qingling laughed even harder.
As Zhang Cuicui slowly came to her senses, her face turned bright red. Fortunately, the oil lamp in the room was dim, so she couldn't see clearly.
"My lord, you're making fun of me. I'm not talking to you anymore."
Zhao Qingling held Zhang Cuicui in his arms.
“How can I ignore my husband? That won’t do. Tell me, what are your plans? I’ll give you some advice.”
"My lord, I want to take those two taels of silver home to buy grain for my mother."
There's not enough food at home. Last time I went back, my parents' family was just eating wild vegetable porridge, and my brothers were so hungry they were pale and thin.
After speaking, he looked at Zhao Qingling with expectant eyes.
Although the lights weren't very bright, and they were so close, Zhao Qingling could clearly see the expectation in his wife's eyes.
Getting carried away by excitement,
"Okay, then take them all back to your parents' home. Your parents treated you well when you were there."
Also, take a look at the fabric Grandma brought back today. Subtract the pieces for you and me, and see if we should make a suit for Dad and Mom each.
Dry weather can easily cause internal heat.
That night, harmonious sounds rose and fell in the Zhao family courtyard. Zhao Qingyan, who had excellent hearing, went into the space and slept for the first time ever.
There was no sound in the space, so the quality of sleep was naturally excellent.
Early the next morning, everyone who was supposed to go back to their parents' home returned, including Huang Shi, who carried a basket on her back and was accompanied by Grandpa Zhao, as they all went back to their parents' home together.
Huang's parents had long since passed away, and now her elder brother, Huang Dahu, was in charge of the household.
The Huang family has three siblings: the eldest brother, Huang Dahu, is the second oldest, and the younger brother, Huang Erhu, is the youngest.
When they arrived at the Huang family's house, it was the eldest sister-in-law, Bai, who opened the door.
Upon seeing his sister-in-law arrive, his previously unpleasant expression brightened instantly when he saw the basket on Huang's back, as radiant as the rising sun.
Actually, Huang didn't like her sister-in-law very much; she was petty and narrow-minded all the time.
Fortunately, she was very fertile and gave birth to five big, healthy sons after entering the Huang family.
The children are all good-looking, and she single-handedly transformed the rough and rugged appearance of the Huang family men into that of young and refined women.
When Bai first married into the family, she tried to get close to Huang while working and provoked her several times. Huang then showed her what it meant to wield a millstone by hand.
Since then, Bai has become completely obedient, afraid of offending her sister-in-law and getting slapped to pieces.
"Oh dear, her aunt is here! This morning, there were magpies chattering in the big poplar tree in front of our house."
I had a feeling something good was going to happen today, and it turns out her aunt is back.
Come in and take a seat.
"Hey, Da Niu's family, hurry up and pour some water for your aunt."
She was incredibly enthusiastic. Huang was now a wealthy woman and didn't want to argue with her sister-in-law, after all, they were both getting on in years.
"Sister-in-law, my eldest brother and I have come back because there are some things we need to talk to you about with my eldest brother and second brother."
While the children were looking for someone, Huang started taking things out of her sister-in-law's house.
A five-pound pork belly, thirty pounds of aged broken rice, two pounds of maltose, five pounds of salt, and two pounds of vegetable oil.
The same was given to her younger brother, Huang Erhu. Huang always handled matters concerning her maternal family equally, and no one could find fault with that.
Not long after, Huang Dahu and Huang Erhu were found by the children.
These two brothers truly lived up to their names; they were broad-shouldered and burly, with thick eyebrows that grew upwards. If Zhao Qingyan were here, she would definitely say that the two uncles looked like Zhang Fei.
“Big sister is back. Why didn’t you send someone to let us know? Erhu and I would have come to see you. Big sister has suffered in this sweltering heat.”
Hearing this, Bai, who was standing nearby, secretly rolled her eyes and muttered something under her breath.
"Your sister is stronger than a bear, how could she possibly get tired?"
Of course, no one cared about her thoughts. After kicking the younger generation out, Huang Dahu and Erhu realized that they had something important to say.
After listening to the younger sister's (and older sister's) analysis of the recent situation, Erhuang fell silent. For a long time...
"Brother-in-law, sister, are you saying there are already refugees?"
Huang nodded.
"Eldest brother, second brother, a while ago I had my grandson come and tell you, have you bought any grain?"
Big Tiger looked embarrassed, while Second Tiger nodded repeatedly.
"Sister, my family bought grain. We've used up all our money to buy grain. I heard that grain prices are getting more and more expensive."
His gaze swept over Da Hu, who hesitated for a long time before saying, "Your sister-in-law said that grain might be cheaper, so we thought we'd wait and see."
Huang sneered, glancing at her eldest brother and then at her second brother, "You think it'll be cheap? How can you talk nonsense in broad daylight?"
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