Qin Xiaoxiao looked at the two children with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, constantly reminding herself that they were her own children and that she couldn't hit, scold, or get angry with them.
Resisting the urge to throw Qin Chenxi out, she first picked up Qin Chenrui to check if he was injured. Seeing that he was alright, she put a pacifier into her son's mouth.
With the pacifier, Qin Chenrui stopped crying and looked at Qin Xiaoxiao happily.
Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sigh.
Is this child stupid? How can he be so easily fooled?
After calming her son down, Qin Xiaoxiao looked at her daughter and saw that her daughter was still laughing carefree. Qin Xiaoxiao felt a headache coming on.
What sins did she commit to give birth to such a troublemaker? He's practically on par with Qin Yue!
Could it be that Qin Chenxi took after her aunt?
Please don't! She'd rather live a couple more years than spend all her time cleaning up her daughter's messes.
The ideal is beautiful, but reality is cruel, and Qin Xiaoxiao is destined to be disappointed.
Neither of her two children was easy to deal with, and Qin Xiaoxiao didn't dare to think about what it would be like to have another child.
I was originally planning to have another child, but now it seems like I should give up. It's too stressful!
After preparing dinner, with the two children still asleep, Qin Xiaoxiao finally had time to check the contents of her online storage.
Su Lu has made several trips in recent days, taking out a lot of things from his spatial storage and exchanging them for a lot of money and goods.
After returning here, they resold the goods and made another fortune. Su Lu sighed, wishing she could have gone with them. They had money and space to secretly store things, so they could buy a lot of goods to resell and make a fortune. They could then buy several more courtyard houses in the capital.
Although she felt a little regretful that she couldn't go along and watched helplessly as the money wouldn't reach her hands, Qin Xiaoxiao only sighed and then forgot about it.
She's not short of money. Not counting the things from the Wen family, the things she and Su Lu later collected from the scrap yard were enough for her to buy two more courtyard houses. She can't make money now, but when the harvest season comes, no one will care. Then she can go to the south and become rich overnight.
Qin Xiaoxiao organized the supplies in her space, then took out fifty catties of white flour. She planned to make more steamed buns, rolls, and dumplings during the day after the child fell asleep, and preferably make more meat to put in her space. Once they arrived in the capital, where there were many residents around, it would be too ostentatious to make meat to eat.
You have to understand that ordinary workers only get about half a pound of meat coupons a month. Who has coupons to eat meat every day? So it's better to cook it in the space before taking it out to eat.
Without further ado, Qin Xiaoxiao rolled up her sleeves and began to knead the dough.
Throw the flour into the dough mixer in the space, add the yeast, and wait about half an hour.
A large bag of flour, weighing a full fifty pounds, was delivered, which should keep Qin Xiaoxiao busy for a while.
Su Lu got off work on time that evening. He had just arrived home when Qin Erzhu came to his door.
It was lunchtime, and Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't let them eat, so she told Qin Erzhu to have a bite there before going back.
Qin Erzhu didn't stand on ceremony. He took off his shoes, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and sat cross-legged next to Su Lu.
Qin Xiaoxiao took out a bottle of wine and placed it on the table, gesturing for Su Lu to pour wine for Qin Erzhu.
The two drank a cup together before Qin Erzhu began to talk about Qin Erya.
"Qin Erya went to the black market to get mountain products in the autumn of the year before last and exchanged them for a lot of money. In the winter, she secretly raised a few chicks in the backyard. Today, she has saved up a lot of eggs and went to the black market again."
I went there after she left. I heard she got fifty eggs in exchange, and they're still offering to exchange more.
After listening, Su Lu glanced at Qin Xiaoxiao and saw her eating as if nothing was wrong. He knew that she thought the same as him: this Qin Erya probably didn't have any special abilities.
"Oh right, I also saw a familiar figure on the black market, but I just can't remember who it was."
Qin Erzhu scratched his head in confusion, his eyebrows furrowing so deeply they looked like caterpillars.
Su Lu knew that Qin Erzhu had likely run into Jiang Jiaqi, but he couldn't tell her.
"If you can't remember, that's fine. It's none of our business anyway. You don't need to follow Qin Erya anymore, and we don't need to concern ourselves with her affairs, as long as it doesn't endanger the village."
Qin Erzhu nodded, "I understand. But, brother, how come this girl is so brave? You were the one who took me to the black market the first time I went there. I remember I was so scared the first time I went to the black market that I almost peed my pants. It took me several days to calm down before I dared to face you."
Su Lu glanced at Qin Erzhu with disdain, "Who's like you guys, so timid? But this girl is quite bold, daring to venture into the black market alone. Isn't she afraid of being double-crossed?"
It's one thing for the thieves to steal from her, but if she encounters someone with bad intentions who kidnaps her and sells her into the mountains, she'll regret it and won't even have anywhere to buy medicine.
After Qin Erzhu finished eating, he left. Before leaving, Su Lu gave him thirty yuan.
Qin Erzhu didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it, but said he would get him some nice things in a few days.
Su Lu didn't mind and waved him away.
When Su Lu returned home, Qin Xiaoxiao had already finished tidying up. Su Lu helped wash the dishes and chopsticks, fed the two children, changed their diapers, and then the couple lay on the kang (a heated brick bed) chatting quietly.
"Qin Erya is no longer a concern. Now it's up to Jiang Jiaqi and Bai Xiruo."
Qin Xiaoxiao sighed, "I don't know what Bai Xiruo has been busy with these days. I heard she's not very enthusiastic about going to work. The old ladies in the village are all wondering if she'll have enough grain to pay off her debts by the end of the year, let alone next year. She might even have to borrow more grain."
Su Lu turned to face Qin Xiaoxiao, took Qin Xiaoxiao's hand and kissed it, "Jiang Jiaqi seems low-key, but she is already famous in the black market. There are rumors in the black market that there is a capable old lady who can get rice, flour and meat, as well as many other good things. As long as you can afford the price, she can get you whatever you want."
Qin Xiaoxiao scoffed, "You think you can get anything you want? Try getting her an airplane or a cannon? Let's see if she even has one."
Su Lu laughed so hard he bent over, "Wife, you look like you're jealous!"
Qin Xiaoxiao retorted, "Really? How could that be? It's not like I don't have my own space, why would I be jealous of her?"
But you don't have as many things in your space as others!
Su Lu dared not say this, and pressed Qin Xiaoxiao down to kiss her lips.
Qin Xiaoxiao almost broke her back from exhaustion that night. The next day, she cleaned Su Lu up from head to toe and strictly ordered him not to get into bed that night.
This terrified Su Lu. He pressed his face against Qin Xiaoxiao's and apologized profusely, promising that he would never do it again, and that if he did it again, he would be made to stay in bed for a month.
After Su Lu made several promises, Qin Xiaoxiao finally calmed down, sent him off to work, and then got up to light the tin stove in the yard. She planned to do nothing all day but steam buns, dumplings, and flower rolls at home to prepare for her trip to the capital a month later.
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