Chapter 42: Well-behaved
Jiang Zhiluo was stunned for a moment when she heard the man's familiar words, then she realized that this man was the eldest son of the village head.
The village head's wife, Zhu, was from Xingshan Village. She had a good relationship with her mother, and naturally knew Zhou Zhaoxi in her previous life.
This person has a cheerful and warm personality. I guess his mother, Zhu, has asked him to take better care of her.
Jiang Zhiluo shook her head and said, "It's okay, I can fetch water myself."
The effort required to fetch water was nothing to Jiang Zhiluo.
However, Zhou Zhaoxi remembered that his mother had once told him that Sister Jiang was weak and had little strength.
He insisted on helping Jiang Zhiluo fetch water and carried the two buckets of water back for her on his shoulder pole.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at the enthusiastic young man and opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.
Zhou Zhaoxi poured the water from the bucket into the vat and said, "Sister Jiang, my mother has told us that if you have any problems, please tell us. I am strong and can help."
Jiang Zhiluo smiled and said, "Thank you very much."
In any case, the other party means well.
Just at this moment, the door of the inner room creaked and Cui Hejin came out.
Jiang Zhiluo was also stunned when she saw Cui Hejin coming out.
Zhou Zhaoxi saw Cui Hejin, scratched the back of his head, and called out cheerfully, "Brother Cui!"
Cui Hejin nodded and said, "Let me do it!"
Before they could react, Cui Hejin picked up the bucket next to the water tank and poured all the water into it.
Jiang Zhiluo was slightly surprised.
Cui Hejin has always looked weak, which gave her the illusion that he couldn't carry anything on his shoulders or lift anything with his hands.
I didn't expect that he looked so strong at this moment.
Zhou Zhaoxi saw that the water was full and there was nothing to worry about. He scratched the back of his head and said with a smile: "Brother Cui, Sister Jiang, it's okay. I'll go back first."
Jiang Zhiluo nodded and said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."
Zhou Zhaoxi waved his hand and said, "It's just a matter of convenience. Sister Jiang, you don't have to be polite. If you need any help in the future, please feel free to tell me."
Jiang Zhiluo smiled gently and said, "Okay."
This is a warm-hearted young man.
After Zhou Zhaoxi left, Jiang Zhiluo put away the smile on her face. She turned to look at Cui Hejin and asked, "Are you tired?"
Cui Hejin looked deeply at Jiang Zhiluo with his exquisite and beautiful eyes, and sighed, "I'm not that weak. I'll do things like fetching water from now on."
Even though his martial arts skills were crippled, it didn't affect Cui Hejin's ability to do some heavy work.
Jiang Zhiluo thought that the water tank seemed to be full every day before. Could it be that Cui Hejin had been carrying the water before?
She didn't pay much attention.
Maybe he was sick last night and didn't have time to fetch water.
He probably doesn't want to be seen as powerless and weak.
So Jiang Zhiluo didn't refute it, but just nodded and said, "Okay."
Seeing his wife's obedient appearance, Cui Hejin's eyebrows moved, and he said in a low and clear voice, "Is there anything I can do?"
Jiang Zhiluo had been planning to do it herself, but when she looked up and met Cui Hejin's deep, misty eyes, she said inexplicably, "How about you help me peel the peanuts?"
"good."
Jiang Zhiluo began to wash the malt, and after washing, she cut it into pieces.
Then light a fire and steam the glutinous rice.
After the glutinous rice is steamed, add the cut malt and stir it, then keep it warm in the pot and wait for it to ferment.
Jiang Zhiluo turned around and saw Cui Hejin sitting aside peeling peanuts.
He was quietly peeling peanuts, his profile was exquisite and magnificent. A breeze blew by, and the wind seemed to be stained with his elegant and pleasant scent.
It makes people think of many beautiful things in an instant.
There were already a lot of peanut kernels in the bowl next to him.
As if sensing something, Cui Hejin, who was sitting, raised his head slightly.
Jiang Zhiluo was caught off guard when she met his eyes, which were filled with a hazy dark color and a casually captivating feeling.
Jiang Zhiluo's heart skipped a beat uncontrollably.
"Well, if you're tired, take a break!"
Jiang Zhiluo could only say this to slightly conceal the discomfort she felt just now.
"No problem!"
Jiang Zhiluo then busied herself with making pork ribs for lunch.
I just steamed the rice while steaming the glutinous rice in the pot. I will have rice and pork rib soup for lunch.
Fortunately, there are two pots at home, so doing these tasks does not affect me.
Around noon, Mrs. Cui came back. She put the wooden basin on the ground, took out the clothes inside and hung them on the clothesline in the yard to dry.
After Mrs. Cui finished hanging the clothes to dry, she went into the kitchen and saw Jiang Zhiluo coming back. She said softly, "Zhiluo, you're back. You didn't get enough rest last night. Go get some sleep. I'll take care of anything you need."
"Mom, it's okay. I'm not sleepy. It's okay if I go to bed early tonight."
Madam Cui nodded and said, "Well, let's not stay up late to make brown sugar today. Let's make less."
"By the way, I guess there aren't many beets in our village. If you want to buy some, you can only go to other villages."
As they were talking, Mrs. Cui came into the room.
Suddenly I saw Cui Hejin busying around.
Mrs. Cui immediately smiled.
This shows that the son and daughter-in-law get along well.
Just looking at the two of them gives me a warm feeling.
Jiang Zhiluo naturally had no idea what Old Madam Cui was thinking. She was only thinking about business matters and said, "Mom, I'm thinking about not buying beets to make brown sugar yet. I don't think there will be much. I can make some malt sugar this afternoon and see how to sell it tomorrow."
"I'm also thinking of starting a food business, like making roujiamo (Chinese bacon) or leek boxes."
Roujiamo is easy to imitate, but the taste is definitely not.
Of course, when Jiang Zhiluo makes roujiamo, she doesn’t add meat inside, but instead puts braised pork offal in it, which is just as delicious.
Also, not many people know about leeks, and no one uses them as food.
If she makes chive dumplings and becomes the only one in the business, it should be good.
Mrs. Cui naturally had no objection. She knew that her daughter-in-law was independent and capable. She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
During lunch, Jiang Zhiluo also told others that she had earned ten taels of silver and some medicinal herbs from medical consultations.
Old Madam Cui was deeply moved that this daughter-in-law was truly a blessing to the family.
After dinner, Jiang Zhiluo began to boil the medicine.
Mrs. Cui’s medicine is different from Cui Hejin’s medicine, and two pots are needed to boil the medicine.
Madam Cui said, "Zhiluo, there's nothing wrong with my body. Do I need to take medicine too?"
Mrs. Cui's heart ached just looking at these medicinal herbs. She felt distressed thinking that they must cost a lot of money.
The money her daughter-in-law earned was not something that came from the wind, but was earned through hard work. She felt that she should not waste this money.
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, you have a cold. You were injured and suffered a lot during your exile. When the weather is bad, you tend to get headaches and leg pains. Take some medicine to recuperate, eat better and get enough nutrition, and your body will recover, and you'll be able to sleep well at night."
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