"Oh dear, what are you doing? No, this is just a few clothes. I'll make them for you. There's no way I'll charge you a labor fee. Take them back quickly!"
Zhao Xiangxiu felt the heavy copper coin in her hand and was startled. She quickly stuffed it into Cheng Yue's hand.
Cheng Yue said helplessly, "Sister-in-law Xiangxiu, there are too many clothes. I can't let you work for nothing. If you keep doing this, I'll find someone else."
Zhao Xiangxiu frowned: "You... I'll do it, I'll do it, but I really can't accept this money. We're good sisters, we'll help each other if we can, what kind of talk is it to accept money!"
"Let me tell you, you've just separated your households, there are so many things that will cost money. You can't afford to be so lenient, how will you survive in the future!"
Cheng Yue listened to her rambling, but her heart was warmed. "I understand, but it's precisely because we're close that I should give you money. I can't let you suffer a loss, can I?"
Relationships without boundaries will only become unbalanced.
Zhao Xiangxiu laughed too, "Nonsense! You can read, so I can't argue with you, but this money is too much. I'll just take fifty coins, okay?"
After much back and forth, Zhao Xiangxiu finally accepted one hundred coins, as she couldn't refuse Cheng Yue's offer.
The two carried the cloth out, and Cheng Yue poured out the pickled vegetables and sweet potato flour that Zhao Xiangxiu had brought, and also filled a bag with white flour and a bowl with pork cracklings.
One hundred coins is far too little, especially since they brought gifts.
She would hold a grudge against anyone who treated her badly, but she would always repay anyone who treated her well.
She has always been the way of doing things: neither suffering losses at the hands of evil people nor taking advantage of good people.
When Zhao Xiangxiu saw these things, she naturally refused again. Chen An and the three children also persuaded her, and only then did Zhao Xiangxiu accept them.
She understood the principle that in social interactions, if you have a good relationship, you should visit each other more often.
Chen An's legs are too weak to walk, so she will ask her two sons to help her harvest the wheat.
Cheng Yue wanted to see him off, but Zhao Xiangxiu wouldn't let her, waving her hand and heading down the mountain.
It was just some cloth; she was used to farm work and didn't mind the effort.
Put half in the basket and hold the other half in your arms; it's just a few steps away.
In the afternoon, Chen An finished making the heluo noodle bed, but the wood was not smooth and needed to be sanded.
Da Ni and Er Ni couldn't stay still, so they went up the mountain to dig pig feed. Cheng Yue thought she had something to say to Chen An, so she let Chen Lin go with her two younger sisters.
Chen An was puzzled. Cheng Yue had been deliberately avoiding spending time alone with him these past two days, so what was the reason for sending the child away now?
He looked up and found Cheng Yue staring at him, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Ah Yue, what's wrong?"
Cheng Yue sat down on the bench next to him and said, "I have something to tell you."
Seeing Cheng Yue's serious expression, Chen An's heart inexplicably started pounding; he did indeed have many questions.
The white rice porridge he had when he first woke up, the chicken and steamed buns in the child's mouth, the sweet soup from yesterday, and the uneaten eggs all puzzled him.
Although Cheng Yue said he got it from his mother, he couldn't really believe that his mother was reluctant to kill a chicken.
Besides, if his mother had so much good food, she would definitely want to sleep with him every day, and she would notice if even a single grain of rice was missing.
But his mother hasn't had a seizure, which is abnormal.
So...where did these things come from?
Moreover, since he woke up, A-Yue has been like a different person. He can understand that, but he can't figure out why she resists contact with him.
Seeing the change in Chen An's expression, Cheng Yue knew that this cunning man had already suspected something. It was better for her to confess on her own than to wait for him to ask.
“That day you hurt your leg, I went to my mother-in-law to ask for money, and she pushed me down and I hit my head, you know that.”
Chen An nodded. He knew that Cheng Yue had done it all for him, and he felt very guilty.
Cheng Yue continued, "I hit my head and thought I was going to die, but I didn't expect the gods to appear and not only save my life, but also give me something."
It contained grains, meat, various vegetables, and other items. The meat and eggs we ate a couple of days ago came from inside.
Chen An was stunned. He never expected such a thing to happen. Then he became happy. Cheng Yue's honesty with him meant that she absolutely trusted him.
"So, you're not getting close to me because you're afraid I'll find out this secret?"
Hmm? What's the point of focus here? But the level of acceptance is not bad.
Cheng Yue had no choice but to nod and go along with it.
"Ah Yue, thank you for your trust. I will definitely not tell anyone. I hope you will tell me anything in the future, and I will not hide anything from you."
Don't be afraid; this is a blessing you've earned yourself. Ordinary people can't have this kind of experience. As long as we have reverence in our hearts and do good deeds, that's enough.
Chen An took Cheng Yue's hand and gently comforted her, thinking that she must have been terrified these past two days.
Anyone would be terrified if something like that happened to them! No wonder she suddenly changed her personality; it seems like she was enlightened by a deity.
Cheng Yue was surprised that Chen An not only accepted it so easily, but also comforted her, and even had prepared his words. This…
Cheng Yue looked into Chen An's dark, earnest eyes and didn't shake off his hand.
He nodded and said, "Okay, but this matter is too unusual. We shouldn't let the children know for now. They are still young, and if they let it slip, it will only cause trouble."
She knew the principle that "a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime."
"Of course." Chen An nodded, then pursed his lips and looked at Cheng Yue, "Now that we have no secrets between us, can you sleep with me now?"
Cheng Yue: "...Not enough beds." What could she say?
Chen An's eyes lit up. "I can make a bed frame in a little while."
"Your leg is still injured. You just had a noodle-making session, so you need to rest."
"I don't need to use my legs to do it..."
Cheng Yue gave a forced smile, "Okay..." If we keep going back and forth, he might overthink it again.
Chen An's smile deepened as he lowered his head and continued polishing the he luo noodle press.
Cheng Yue then took out a whole set of tools from her spatial storage and handed them to him. They included a saw, a file, a chisel, and a plane. These were tools that her grandfather had used when building their house.
Even though Chen An already knew the secret, he was still shocked when he saw a pile of tools that appeared out of nowhere, and his mouth couldn't help but open slightly.
He exclaimed in amazement, "Even immortals have these things..."
Cheng Yue chuckled, then said seriously, "Since they are immortals, they naturally have everything."
Chen An nodded. "That makes sense."
Cheng Yue took out some sandpaper and rubbed it back and forth on the legs of the noodle press a few times, then handed it to Chen An, saying, "You can use this to sand faster."
"This thing is really useful!" Chen An tried it a few times, his eyes burning with excitement, and couldn't help but exclaim.
Cheng Yue smiled and ignored him, then went into the kitchen to pickle the ground rings.
If it weren't for Zhao Xiangxiu's pickled vegetable dumplings reminding her, she would have almost forgotten about it after a busy day.
Besides what they dug yesterday, Da Ni and Er Ni dug a lot more this morning, enough to pickle a whole jar.
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