Zhou Ruilan said, "When my second brother's family came back for the Mid-Autumn Festival, my second sister-in-law said that she had a younger sister who was a nurse at the county hospital, and she wanted to introduce her to my third brother."
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chunmiao shook her head and said:
"You've seen her sister's picture, haven't you? She has a small nose and eyes, isn't fair-skinned, and isn't even as good-looking as her."
“Hmm…” Zhou Ruilan began to reflect, “Mom, do you think this is a bad habit of ours? People say that judging a book by its cover is easy to be deceived by appearances, and we should look at the inner qualities instead.”
Zhao Chunmiao rolled her eyes.
"If they're not even good-looking, why would I waste time getting to know their inner qualities? Besides, am I the kind of person who only cares about appearances? I'm trying to be both attractive on the outside and attractive on the inside!"
"Is it okay for me to criticize Liao, the educated youth from before, without considering anything else?"
“Look at your Sister Shu, she’s beautiful, polite, dignified and generous. She’s a woman from the city, and she doesn’t look down on us farmers at all.”
"I only found out today that she's so much younger than your third brother. But even though she's younger, she knows how to manage a household. Look at her cave dwelling, it's so neat and clean, and the vegetable garden she tends is so tidy, I feel inferior to her!"
After a pause, Zhao Chunmiao added, "Her chickens can lay two eggs a day!"
Zhou Ruilan remained silent, feeling that her mother seemed to have been captivated by Sister Xiaoshu.
"Sigh—" Zhao Chunmiao sighed deeply, "I'm afraid she won't like your third brother—"
From a mother's perspective, although her son's appearance is average, he is good in every other way!
However, Zhao Chunmiao did not blindly believe that he was worthy of all women just because he was her son.
In terms of family background, Qin Hanshu came from the capital and didn't seem to come from an ordinary working-class family.
In terms of personal qualities, Qin Hanshu is also better than Zhou Weiguang—she is far superior in appearance alone.
Zhou Ruilan couldn't help but speak up for her brother.
"Marriage isn't just about conditions; you also have to be compatible. Third Brother might not even like Sister Xiaoshu... I'm just saying there's a possibility!"
Zhao Chunmiao looked at Zhou Ruilan as if she were a fool.
"Do you want to hear what you're saying? What right does your third brother have?!"
Okay... Zhou Ruilan shrank her neck and shut her mouth.
Zhao Chunmiao instructed Zhou Ruilan, "You must always speak well of your third brother in front of your sister Xiaoshu, understand?"
Zhou Ruilan nodded.
"As for the rest, let's leave it to fate."
Zhao Chunmiao sighed.
The conditions she mentioned were secondary; what mattered most was that after spending some time with Xiao Shu, she discovered that although Xiao Shu appeared gentle and polite on the surface, her heart was actually closed off.
Even when we're together, I always feel like there's something between us.
Zhao Chunmiao may seem carefree, but she is actually quite sensitive when it comes to relationships. She felt that Qin Hanshu was very guarded when dealing with people and did not want to get too entangled with them.
For example, if you are nice to her once, she will remember it and will definitely find a chance to get back at you.
It's not that this is wrong, but if you break things down too clearly, the relationship will never be able to progress further.
A woman like Qin Hanshu has a somewhat aloof nature. If she says she hasn't considered dating, then it's not easy to get her to settle down in a relationship.
After some analysis, Zhao Chunmiao had already given up hope.
She mentally went through the names of all the matchmakers in the surrounding villages, carefully comparing which one was more reliable...
***
The weather is getting colder day by day, and there is less and less farm work to do.
The vegetation on the Loess Plateau is gradually withering, the green is visibly decreasing, and the weather is often gloomy.
The small earthen slope next to Qin Hanshu's cave dwelling was bare, and the leaves of the jujube tree had all fallen, leaving only oddly shaped jujubes hanging on the branches.
Qin Hanshu tasted it; it was sweet and sour with a hint of astringency, and the flavor was just average. It was only because of the scarcity of resources in this era that it was eaten as a fruit.
Qin Hanshu let the children in the team pick all the fruit.
Water in the space is not a panacea. Watering plants outside the space can make them more likely to survive and grow better, but it cannot completely resist natural changes.
The chives also died as the weather turned cold, but their roots in the soil were still alive, and new ones will grow again when it warms up next spring.
After the start of autumn, the vegetables in the small garden were replaced with radishes and cabbages.
These two vegetables are the most important vegetables for winter storage in northern China.
However, Qin Hanshu didn't plant many cabbages and radishes. The team planted a lot, and if there wasn't enough to eat, they could exchange them for work points from the team. If they didn't have work points, they could also get extra money.
She set aside a plot of land to plant coriander and celery, both of which are relatively cold-resistant vegetables and can still be grown for now. However, they will not easily survive when it gets colder and there is heavy snow.
During this period, Haowan Village has built a number of biogas digesters, and cooking, lighting, and heating have all been replaced with biogas.
People no longer need to collect firewood, which saves a lot of trouble.
When people from other production brigades came to Haowan Village to ask for advice, Zhou Chang'an directly sent Lin Zhiheng to help with the construction.
Every household in the village began preparing for winter.
The educated youth were no exception; they found a place by the courtyard and built a communal cellar where they stored potatoes, cabbages, and radishes.
Qin Hanshu's cave dwelling was large enough, and an extra hole was dug at the back when it was built, so there was enough storage space and no need to use a communal cellar.
The educated youth also learned to pickle sauerkraut like the locals.
There's no need to learn it specifically; Zhang Yao knows how, and everyone just needs to follow her instructions.
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