Jiang Yue's house is not only grand in scale, but it also has plenty of empty rooms.
That night, Jiang Nian and his two sons stayed in the secondary bedroom of the south wing, while Liu Shi and her daughter stayed in the secondary bedroom of the north wing.
Fortunately, it's hot, so we don't need many blankets; otherwise, we really wouldn't have enough quilts at home.
After a good night's sleep, the next morning, the low barking of dogs could be heard under Jiang Yue's window.
Shortly after dawn, soft light streamed into the room.
Jiang Yue thought that Da Bai was not ignorant of the family rules. The fact that it was barking under her window so early in the morning meant that an acquaintance had come to the door.
So she quickly put on her clothes and shoes, rubbed her eyes, pushed open the door, and went to open the front door.
"Squeak~"
Hearing the noise, Old Zhou, who had been resting on the steps, stood up, supporting herself on the steps, and asked with a smile:
"Third son's wife, did I wake you up so early?"
When Jiang Yue saw that it was her mother-in-law, she invited her into the house to talk.
"No, no, I just brought some cakes. You take good care of your family, and leave these for them to eat on the road."
Old Zhou shook her head, handed the vegetable basket to her third son's wife, and then left, making an excuse that she had something to do at home.
Seeing the old man's unsteady gait, Jiang Yue felt both moved and relieved...
I won't say much about filial piety; there's plenty of time ahead.
For breakfast, I cooked rice porridge, boiled the eight or nine eggs that were left at home, and also stir-fried some pork slices with chili peppers and minced pork with pickled cowpeas.
Jiang Yue originally wanted to cook it herself so her sons could sleep a little longer, but the whole family was the type to get up early and work late, so they all got up in no time.
By the time everyone finished washing up, breakfast was ready.
"I must say, girl, your bathroom is really nice. When I build a house for Lei Zi, I want one like this too!"
Jiang Nian limped over, and anyone with eyes could tell from his eyes that he hadn't slept well the night before.
It's not the bed that's the problem, it's the sons in the bed.
Those two brats not only snore louder than him, but they also ended up sleeping at his feet in the middle of the night, one on each side, and bit his big toes!
My feet still hurt right now!
Jiang Yue had intended to give her older brother a sketch, but then noticed something was wrong with him and asked with concern:
"Big brother, what's wrong?"
"Hey, isn't this all the work of your two nephews!"
Jiang Nian sighed, "Life is tough!"
After the Jiang brothers explained, everyone at the table almost burst out laughing, except for the victim...
It turns out that after the two brothers fell asleep, they both had dreams, coincidentally, about delicious food. In their dreams, they were gnawing on a giant pig's trotter, only to wake up to find their father's stinky feet...
Ugh, what a mess this is!
Jiang Yue couldn't help but laugh, and her stomach started to hurt a little.
After laughing, I felt sorry for my two nephews. Teenagers crave meat because their bodies need nutrients at this age, and their dreams reflect this.
This also reflects that her brother's family wasn't very well-off. The fact that they still sent a cartload of grain to their home shows that her brother and sister-in-law always cared for her as their younger sister...
"Brother and sister-in-law, what are you doing at home now? Do you just farm?"
As Jiang Yue spoke, she added more slices of meat to her two nephews' plates.
“We used to farm, but after our parents passed away, the family divided the land. Most of the land went to your second brother's family, and your sister-in-law and I only got six mu of dry land and that pond…”
Jiang Nian finished his bowl of porridge and put down his chopsticks. He answered whatever the girl asked him.
At the same time, he was also curious. He believed that the girl's change of heart was forced upon her by life, but he was suspicious of the many medicinal herbs drying in the girl's backyard.
Girl, what are you doing?
Every meal of the day includes meat, and the vegetables are rich in oil!
It doesn't seem like it was specially made to accommodate their family.
Leaving aside the girl herself, her children all have chubby cheeks and clean, jet-black hair, clearly living a good life!
"Brother and sister-in-law, you've seen the state of my home. From now on, when you come to my house, please don't bring big bags of grain!"
After listening, Jiang Yue made up her mind. Her brother and sister-in-law had a hard life, and she, as their younger sister, couldn't be like the original owner of this body, taking everything for granted.
Jiang Nian was taken aback upon hearing this, then feigned anger and said:
"Hey girl, you don't look down on me, do you?"
"Brother, how old are you? Why do you still like to scare people?"
How could Jiang Yue be intimidated by her elder brother's pretense?
At the dinner table, besides her own children glancing over worriedly, even her nieces and nephews were looking at her with fear in their eyes...
What's going on here?
"Sister-in-law, aren't you going to do something about my brother? I'm not taking the blame for this."
After shifting the blame, Jiang Yue discovered that none of the eggs in the porcelain bowl on the table had been touched.
"No, this won't do. These are so nutritious!" So she reached out and held the bowl to herself, tapping the fruit with both hands as she peeled them, placing one in each child's bowl...
"Thank you, Auntie!"
Seeing this, Jiang Lei felt relieved. As the eldest son in the family, he had been taught by his grandfather and father to read people's expressions since he was a child.
His father was joking just now, but he couldn't figure out what his aunt was thinking.
Now that I see my aunt just laughing it off and even peeling eggs for them, I know she didn't take it to heart and wasn't angry.
"You're so sweet-talking."
Jiang Yue said with a smile, and then continued to peel eggs and feed them to the other children.
"You're lucky the girl doesn't hold it against you, the older brother. Otherwise, you deserve a slap on the face with a shoe sole!"
Liu felt relieved. For some reason, she sensed her sister-in-law's kindness. Her sister-in-law must have had her reasons for asking these questions!
"Alright, you two always liked to bully me at home, and you still do now, sigh~"
After Jiang Nian finished speaking, he shamelessly asked the girl:
"Girl, are those herbs drying in your backyard?"
"Yes, that's because I borrowed three acres of land from the clan, and then Qingshan and his brothers planted the medicinal herbs for three months. After processing them, we sent them to town and sold them for a sum of money."
Jiang Yue didn't hold back and spoke the truth. Even if she didn't say it today, her brother and sister-in-law would find out later, so she might as well be frank today.
No wonder.
After learning how the girl made money, Jiang Nian felt much more at ease. It was a legitimate business, and the girl would have no worries about food and drink in the future with this skill. That was great.
that's all?
Are you not going to ask anymore?
Jiang Yue was convinced; this older brother had a righteous heart, which made her feel less apprehensive.
"Brother, don't you want to follow me and plant medicinal herbs to make money?"
"I did want to, but I was afraid of causing you trouble, so I decided not to ask."
Jiang Nian grinned, revealing his teeth. His father used to say he was stupid, but was he really stupid?
Jiang Yue was numb...
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