Meeting the pitiful look in the little woman's eyes, Qin Yuanjiu helplessly gave her a big kiss, then briskly got out of bed and asked as he dressed, "What do you want to eat?"
Ke Meiyu hummed, "I want to eat eggs! I want to eat until I'm stuffed!"
The eggs are delicious and easy to make, but she has a big appetite, and making them one by one takes a lot of patience.
What's more, she took on the task of making breakfast for the whole family, which means she had to cook for about ten people!
Knowing the little woman's petty thoughts, Qin Yuanjiu nodded without frowning: "I am happy to serve the Queen."
Ke Meiyu pursed her lips and continued to haughtily hum, "You keep cooking, I'm going to take a stroll in the old courtyard."
The man responded graciously and even helped her prepare hot water for washing up.
This made Ke Meiyu feel rather uncomfortable. Even though he had taken advantage of her, she still felt guilty towards him. This feeling was extremely awkward!
It was already 1975 in the Gregorian calendar. The winter in Luofeng Village was cold and dry, with the north wind howling. In such weather, the leaves would have long since fallen and turned into mud. However, all kinds of winter plum blossoms were in full bloom around the new house, all the way to the river.
Ke Meiyu couldn't help but look back. In the dim morning light, the bricks and tiles reflected a soft glow. Red, pink, white, and light yellow hues adorned the entire morning scene into a peaceful, serene, and exceptionally vibrant and beautiful picture, touching her heart.
She smiled slightly, picked a few flowers as usual and tucked them into her fluffy braid, then floated into the village like a mountain fairy.
"Hey, Yu Bao'er, why are you leaving so early today? Didn't you cook?"
Although everyone was busy with two major events in the village, they still didn't give up their work in the fields. They got into the habit of taking a stroll in the fields first, then wandering around their private plots, before humming a song on their way home.
It was a rare treat to run into Ke Meiyu at this time. Looking at the faint smile on her face, the bright and beautiful flowers in her hair, and the fragrance of flowers in the air, everyone was in a great mood.
They all greeted her with smiles.
"Comrade Qin skipped morning exercises today and took on the cooking duties instead," she said, showing no consideration for the man, yet everyone could hear the man's affection for the woman in his voice.
"They're really young, their friendship is so strong..."
After sighing for a while, someone became anxious for the Ke family, "Seventh Sister Ke, your eldest brother's big day is in a few days. Have you found a place to herd the wild boars yet?"
"Yu Bao'er, you haven't forgotten about this, have you? Hurry up and pray for blessings; slaughtering a pig takes a lot of time..."
Although the last time everyone got a bunch of pork for free, and it happened after Ke Meiyu mentioned eating meat, they were joking around, but deep down they always felt it was just a coincidence.
However, the Ke family was indeed the first to discover the wild boar herd, and they reported it to the village without any concealment, allowing everyone else to benefit from it.
The occurrence of a wild boar herd landing on a rocky beach is a once-in-a-millennium event, and it can only happen once. How could Ke Meiyu possibly encounter it again?
This is a new society now; there's no such thing as a "lucky bag" anymore. People might mention it casually, but how many of them actually believe it?
After everyone calmed down, they figured out what it meant while working and chatting.
Since they had no hope of getting wild boar meat, they still planned to each family contribute two jin (1 kg) of meat.
After all, the Ke family led everyone to dig canals, fire bricks and build houses, which was a good thing that benefited every villager!
It's just bringing two pounds of meat to show support, isn't it?
They could trade any enamel mug they randomly picked for several pounds of meat!
Ke Meiyu chuckled and said, "Last time, wild boar meat didn't fall from the sky, so this time, let's bombard me with a herd of wild boars!"
Everyone was laughing so hard, "But your little body can't take it..."
"You know what, the wolves howled all night last night. I hope they don't steal the wild boar meat that Yu Bao'er prayed for..."
After exchanging a few jokes, Ke Meiyu continued walking home.
Upon hearing that Qin Yuanjiu had prepared meals for the whole family all by herself, Ke's mother couldn't help but roll her eyes at her daughter and quickly sent her two sons to help.
Ke Meiyu chuckled, "Brother, my cousin and I have made all the candies and pastries these past few days. We only made bags to hold the candies; we want to use small bamboo baskets to hold the pastries."
What kind of bamboo basket?
The Ke family members in the courtyard couldn't help but look at her with questions.
Ke Meiyu picked up some firewood and drew a few simple lines on the ground. "It's this bottle-shaped one, symbolizing peace and joy. With two hemp ropes, the child can carry it on their back."
"It doesn't need to be too dense, just enough to hold things!"
Everyone in my family knows how to weave things; in fact, every household in the village is a bamboo weaving expert.
She only needs to provide the design, and they can figure out how to weave it.
Although it was just a vessel for temporarily presenting gifts, the old man was a conscientious and responsible person who would never allow inferior products to appear, as it would waste materials and tarnish the Ke family's reputation.
Therefore, he took the lead in guiding a group of veteran workers to weave small bamboo baskets, allowing the younger generation to continue with their own tasks.
"Then let's go cut bamboo for Grandpa and make it," they said, grabbing their tools and going to cut bamboo before they ate.
Ke Meiyu blinked and smiled as a group of her children followed behind her.
Each family has a hilltop for gathering firewood. Because every household likes to weave things to sell to the supply and marketing cooperative during the off-season to earn some extra income, they all plant a lot of bamboo on their own hilltops.
The Ke family's hilltop is not far from their new house.
Ke Meiyu's eyes darted around, and she secretly transferred a plump gray rabbit out of her spatial dimension, using her divine sense to control it as it headed towards the bamboo forest where the wild boar herd was trapped.
"Ah, a hare!"
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