When the sister-in-law saw her look, she burst into laughter.
"Almost every household in Chajia Village is related to each other. Every new bride in the village needs to spend some time to get to know the people. I was just like you at the beginning, confused. It's okay, take your time."
"There are many aunts and sisters-in-law in the village. To avoid confusion, everyone calls me by my first name now. You can just call me Sister Guifang."
Jiang Tiantian smiled gratefully, "Thank you, Sister Guifang, what are you going to do?"
"It is the matsutake mushroom growing season now, so we are going to go up the mountain to pick them."
Wow, Matsutake?
This is a good thing.
Jiang Tiantian thought of the Matsutake sashimi that cost 2,000 yuan a serving in high-end Japanese restaurants, and she immediately felt hungry.
"Can I come with you?"
She has never experienced picking matsutake mushrooms herself, and this will definitely be an interesting experience.
And the picking process will definitely be great material for shooting.
The fifth aunt took a look at the left side of Jiang Tiantian's face, where a small bruise was still clearly visible. She wondered if she, who looked so delicate, could endure walking on the mountain road for several hours.
But seeing the gleam in her eyes, and thinking about how she fought with Ayiduo yesterday, he changed the subject of the words he was about to say.
"If you want to go, you can, but you'd better go back and change your shoes. The mountains are slippery and your shoes will definitely not work. They are so white. They will be worn out after one trip."
Jiang Tiantian nodded excitedly when she heard it. "Okay, I'll go back and change now. You guys walk slower and wait for me."
After saying that, without waiting for their reply, he turned around and ran away like the wind without looking back.
Second Aunt looked at the figure running away quickly, smiled and said to the people around her:
"Jiu Zhang made the right choice to marry this sister. She has a good temper and is not as pretentious as city girls. She dares to think and act, and is impetuous."
The fifth cousin thought of the contempt and disgust in the eyes of Jiang's sister and her mother when they looked at the villagers yesterday, and nodded.
"This little sister's personality is different from her mother and sister. She is a very honest person."
She turned to her daughter beside her and said:
"Sanyah, you are about the same age as her. Take her to meet more people of the same age in the village. Don't let her think that our village is exclusive."
Sanya nodded.
"Mom, I know, don't worry."
"You don't know that the news of the two sisters exchanging marriages yesterday and her duel with Ayiduo in the afternoon has almost spread throughout the village."
"Everyone is very curious about her."
"I don't know what her sister is thinking. Brother Jiuzhang is such a nice guy, and he's the first college student in our village, but she still doesn't like him?"
"In the surrounding villages, there is no girl who has not thought of marrying Brother Jiuzhang, but none of them are as bold as Ayiduo."
The fifth cousin tapped her forehead.
"You little girl, what do you know?"
"The Jiang family is from the provincial capital. Look at the demeanor of the old man from the Jiang family yesterday. He doesn't look like an ordinary family."
"I heard that he is quite capable. It is normal for his granddaughter to look down on Jiu Zhang. If it weren't for the marriage arranged between the two families since childhood, I guess she would not have come here at all."
Second Aunt took over the conversation.
"That's why I said that this Jiang family sister is a good person. She is open-minded and has a plan for success."
She also told her eldest daughter-in-law beside her,
"When you have nothing to do, it won't hurt to spend more time with her."
The eldest daughter-in-law smiled and nodded, "Mom, I know."
Tea house.
Jiang Tiantian went back to the house and rummaged through her luggage bag.
Apart from the pair of little white shoes on her feet, there was only a pair of plastic sandals and the pair of little round-toed leather shoes she wore yesterday.
She looked at the three pairs of shoes helplessly; none of them fit.
She now misses her old outdoor hiking and mountaineering shoes very much.
I wonder if Xiaoqi can place orders on the platform now?
Xiao Qi's reply immediately rang in my mind.
"Tiantian, I'm sorry, the shoes you want cannot be bought with the current gold coins."
"A pair of shoes like that costs more than the set of underwear you bought last night."
"However, the views and followers of the two videos you uploaded so far have been increasing steadily. You should post more videos."
Cha Jiuzhang saw Jiang Tiantian running into the house in a hurry early in the morning.
He followed her into the room, saw her rummaging around, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Tiantian turned around and looked at him pitifully.
"I want to go up the mountain with my fifth cousin to pick matsutake mushrooms, but I don't have the right shoes."
Cha Jiuzhang originally wanted to tell her that the mountains were high and the roads were steep, and if she, a city girl, went with them, she would easily fall behind everyone.
The matsutake mushrooms harvested at this time are an important source of income for many villagers throughout the year.
But seeing that she was full of youthful energy and eager to try, I couldn't bear to discourage her enthusiasm.
Cha Jiuzhang glanced at Jiang Tiantian's feet.
"Wait, I'll go to mom's place and look for it for you."
In less than two minutes, Zuo Mingyan came over with a pair of 80% new rubber-soled safety shoes.
"Tiantian, what size shoes do you wear? Do these fit?"
"Thank you, Mom."
Jiang Tiantian thanked him quickly and took it, thinking that when she had gold coins in the future, she would buy her mother a pair of better hiking shoes.
She tried it on, looked up at Zuo Mingyan, and said disappointedly:
"Mom, it seems to be a size bigger."
Zuo Mingyan squatted down and pinched the gap between Jiang Tiantian's toes and shoes.
"It's no big deal. I still have some new insoles. Wait, I'll get you a pair that will fit you properly."
After saying that, he quickly stood up and turned to leave.
Cha Jiuzhang stared at Jiang Tiantian and couldn't help but ask one more question.
"Do you really want to go? Climbing a mountain is very tiring and hard."
"Um."
Jiang Tiantian nodded desperately, her eyes sparkling, "I've never picked matsutake mushrooms before, I really want to go."
Cha Jiuzhang touched her head lovingly.
"Okay, let's go."
Then he turned around and walked out.
He went back to his room to change his shoes, put on a backpack, and picked out a small backpack for Jiang Tiantian.
Jiang Tiantian put on the insole and tried it on her feet. It fit perfectly.
She happily hugged Zuo Mingyan,
"Thank you, Mom. I'm going to go pick some matsutake mushrooms. I'll bring some for the family when I come back."
"Silly girl, Matsutake is not easy to find. Whether you find it or not, safety is the most important thing."
Zuo Mingyan patted her shoulder encouragingly.
"Go ahead."
When the two came out, they saw Cha Jiuzhang standing in the yard.
"Mom, I'll go with her."
Zuo Mingyan slapped her thigh.
"Hey, why didn't I think of that just now? This is the best way. Let Jiuzhang take you. He is familiar with the roads in the mountains."
Jiang Tiantian smiled gratefully at Cha Jiuzhang, took the small bamboo backpack he handed over, looked at it left and right curiously, and then put it on her back happily.
"Mom, let's go then."
"Wait a moment."
Cha Chengye came out of the kitchen and first put a few flatbreads, a bag of dried meat, and a military kettle of tea into Cha Jiuzhang's backpack.
Then he went back to the kitchen, took out two big steamed buns, and stuffed one into each of their mouths.
"Take a bite first and deal with it."
Said to Cha Jiuzhang:
"If you are tired, bring Tiantian back as soon as possible. Don't stay in the mountains."
Cha Jiuzhang nodded.
"I know, don't worry, let's go."
After saying that, he took Jiang Tiantian out.