"Uh, well, you must be the General's wife, right?"
A kind-looking old woman stood in front of Jiang Qinyu's house, holding a full bowl of carrot and rabbit meat. She was probably hesitating whether to knock on the door when she turned around and saw Jiang Qinyu.
Jiang Qinyu never showed a cold face to kind-hearted elderly people like this. She smiled faintly and nodded, saying, "It's me, old man."
"Oh, we moved here today, didn't we? We made some nice things at home, and I was thinking that the General must have had a hard time protecting the people of our Great Yue, so we brought some over for you. Please don't mind." The old woman looked at Jiang Qinyu somewhat nervously and handed over the bowl with both hands.
Qin Shen originally wanted to step forward to block her, but Jiang Qinyu stopped him with a look. She also reached out and took the bowl from the old woman, smiling sweetly, "Thank you, old lady. You're so kind. How could I possibly find it offensive?"
"Hehe, alright then, eat it while it's hot, I'll head back now." The old woman turned and left quickly after saying that, as if afraid that Jiang Qinyu would give her something else.
No sooner had they left than A-Ping stepped forward, staring at the bowl in Jiang Qinyu's hand, and said with a serious face, "Madam, it's best not to eat things of unknown origin."
Jiang Qinyu shook her head with amusement, "We're all from the same village. If you're really worried, go and see which family she belongs to. Are you afraid you won't be able to find her if something happens?"
She didn't sense any malice from the old man, so there was no need to be so paranoid.
As soon as she finished speaking, A-Ping actually went to check, but he quickly returned, looking much more relaxed. "She did just move to the village today, and her father's surname is Yu."
That person just now was Grandma Yu.
Jiang Qinyu nodded, her eyes darting around, and handed the bowl in her hand to Aping, "It smells delicious, have some with you and Qin Shen!"
Aping: "..." Why does he feel that his wife is a bit quirky?
Qin Shen chuckled to himself and said to Jiang Qinyu in a very cooperative manner, "Thank you, Madam. The old lady and the old man must have prepared a meal as well. This bowl is just enough to add some dishes to the family. Let's ask the old man to have some with us later."
The Lu family has fruit wine, which Jiang Qinyu made together with Chen Shi. The wine has a slight alcoholic taste but won't make you drunk at all, otherwise A Ping and Qin Shen wouldn't have drunk it.
Aping glanced at Qin Shen speechlessly, but suddenly became wary. Could this kid be trying to steal his position next to the madam?
Because of this thought, A-Ping moved a little closer to Jiang Qinyu when they entered.
Seeing this, Qin Shen grabbed him and whispered in his ear, "Are you out of your mind? Don't you know that the general dislikes anyone getting close to his wife?"
Aping was completely confused. "Really?"
"Would I harm you?" Qin Shen rolled his eyes, especially when he saw A Ping's gaze, he was speechless. "What kind of look is that? Back when the Madam was discussing matters with the Director of the Ordnance Bureau, she got a little too close, and the General made the kitchen serve vegetarian meals to the Ordnance Bureau for three days!"
Upon hearing this, A-Ping suddenly shivered. Well, Qin Shen even told him about this. It seems he doesn't have any particular interest in the position next to the madam.
When the two of them entered a step behind, Jiang Qinyu had already sat down and was smiling as she spoke to Madam Chen.
"Why don't I see my cousin?" After looking around, Jiang Qinyu didn't see Chen Xiuer and asked casually.
As far as she knew, Chen Xiuer had previously suffered from poor food at home, while the Lu family's food was much better than the Chen family's, and she hadn't missed a single meal.
Upon hearing this, Chen paused for a moment, and then said, "She went to the second son's house next door. She'll be having dinner there tonight."
"When did she get so close to them?" Jiang Qinyu raised an eyebrow, a little surprised.
Thinking of what Chen Xiuer had told her last night, Madam Chen glanced at Jiang Qinyu and said, "I don't know about that."
Jiang Qinyu didn't ask any more questions, and soon everyone at the table started eating.
At Lu Yancai's house next door, Chen Xiuer held her rice bowl restlessly, glancing outside every now and then.
“I’m telling you, don’t just hold your bowl without eating. It’s getting cold, you can’t eat like this,” Ma said, quickly shoveling rice into her own bowl while staring at Chen Xiuer’s. “If you’re not going to eat, then eat!”
Today, most of the new villagers arrived, making the village lively and bustling. Most families ate some meat to celebrate, but Lu Yancai's family was an exception.
If Lu Yancai hadn't started doing chores in the last two months, his family would be in serious trouble even if they had food on the table.
At this moment, Lu Yancai's family only had a bowl of dried pickled vegetables on their dining table, along with thin corn porridge. It was nothing like the food at Old Lu's family's house, so Chen Xiuer naturally looked down on it.
The thought of Jiang Qinyu eating at the Lu family's dinner table sent a chill down her spine, and she didn't dare to even consider going back.
With something on her mind, Chen Xiuer naturally lost her appetite. Upon hearing Ma's words, she pushed the bowl towards her and put her hands in her bosom. "Here, second sister-in-law, I came here because I have something to tell you."
Madam Ma's eyes lit up at the sight of food, and she didn't listen carefully to what Chen Xiuer was saying. She just kept eating and said perfunctorily, "What is it? Tell me."
Normally, her family's dinner is made with sorghum rice, but today, because Chen Xiuer came, Lu Yancai finally got Ma Shi to use this year's newly harvested cornmeal.
"Yesterday evening..." Chen Xiuer composed herself and quickly told Ma Shi what had happened yesterday.
"What the hell? You can't speak?" After drinking two bowls of cornmeal porridge, Ma Shi let out a burp and looked at Chen Xiuer strangely. "Aren't you perfectly fine?"
If Chen Xiuer can't speak, then is the person talking to her now a ghost?
Mrs. Ma crossed her arms and inexplicably felt a chill on her neck.
Chen Xiuer said anxiously, "No! At first, I really couldn't say a single word! I was only able to make a sound after my cousin-in-law went back!"
"That's all?" Mrs. Ma said dismissively. "Maybe you had some kind of problem back then, what's the big deal?"
"No!" Chen Xiuer said definitively, "I can guarantee that I couldn't speak until my cousin's wife patted me on the shoulder!"
Completely oblivious to her urgency, Mrs. Ma simply said, "Oh," and then, "And then? What are you trying to say?"
"Don't you think my cousin's wife is weird?" Chen Xiuer almost shouted.
Mrs. Ma shrugged. "I've always thought she was weird! But so what?"
Ever since she had the idea of selling Shufan and Pan'er, hasn't Jiang Qinyu become very strange? What's so surprising about that?
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