The next day, Xiao Mu went to the county seat with the three women at home.
Liu Er, who was driving the car, saw his mother and his wife jokingly said: "Sister-in-law of the Xiao family has become rich recently. Why do you run to the county town every two days?"
Xu Zhengxiang glanced at him, "You're from a small family, how can you get rich? My family has a new daughter-in-law, so we can't buy anything."
Liu Er is the only cattle farmer in the village. In addition to doing farm work, he earns some pocket money by pulling his legs.
But this man was very talkative. If he found out about someone's family, it would be equivalent to everyone in the village knowing about it. Xu Zhengxiang didn't intend to let her know about his family's affairs.
After hearing Xu Zhengxiang's words, Liu Er moved his eyes to Ye Luoxin. This little daughter-in-law of the Xiao family was actually a little more mellow than when she first arrived.
Xiao Mu noticed his gaze and immediately stepped forward to block the person behind him.
Liu Er did not dare to offend Xiao Mu, so he raised his whip and urged everyone to get in the car.
Xiao Mu had to buy a lot of things when he went to the city this time.
There were many snakes, insects, rats, and ants on the mountain, so he had to prepare enough insect repellent medicine.
In addition, he planned to buy a new dagger and some spikes.
Xu Zhengxiang had different goals from him. After arriving in the county seat, they acted separately.
The three mothers first went to the cloth store to buy cloth, and then went to the cotton store to buy a large bale of cotton.
It took too long to make shoes, so Xu Zhengxiang gritted his teeth and bought a new pair of cloth shoes for Xiao Mu and Ye Luoxin.
The soles of the new cloth shoes are very thick and the stitching is very dense. They look good at first glance.
After all the clothes were bought, she went to the grain store and bought half a bag of japonica rice and half a bag of white flour.
This year has been a bad year, and grain prices have doubled since the beginning of spring. Most farmers are reluctant to buy so much japonica rice at one time.
When the clerk was collecting the money, he glanced at Xu Zhengxiang, but Xu Zhengxiang glared back: "What are you looking at, you haven't seen the old lady? If you collect the wrong money later, let's see how the shopkeeper punishes you!"
The frightened boy quickly lowered his head and counted the coins in his hand.
The few people couldn't move with so many things, so they simply sat down not far from the grain store and waited for Xiao Mu to pick them up.
Not long after, Xiao Mu walked over from the other side of the market.
He was tall, standing half a head taller among the crowd, and with his upright appearance, he could be recognized at a glance.
Far away, Xu Zhengxiang pointed at Xiao Mu and said, "Look, my son looks outstanding even in Qinghe County."
"It's all because of my mother's greatness that she gave birth to such a beautiful child! It would be great if my child could be as tall as his second uncle in the future."
After Yang Feng said this, she felt sad again when she remembered that she had no children even after three years of marriage.
Ye Luoxin pursed her lips and looked in the direction of Xiao Mu. The man had a calm demeanor and a magnanimous gaze. Although he came from a peasant family, he had an innate aloof attitude that made him look so different.
This man belongs to her now.
Thinking of this, Ye Luoxin's heart also jumped for joy, and she followed Yang Feng's words and said, "It's all good things from my mother."
"No!" Xu Zhengxiang agreed proudly, and neither daughter-in-law noticed a different look in her eyes.
Xiao Mu, who had long legs and long steps, quickly came to a few people, looked at what they bought, picked up the rice and noodles with one hand, and put them into the basket behind him.
"We've almost bought everything. Let's go to the store to have something to eat and then go home." He said.
"Why spend that money? Just buy two steamed buns on the roadside and eat them." Yang Feng said quickly.
Xu Zhengxiang didn't have the habit of eating out, but she thought more than Yang Feng.
My son wanted to take his newly married daughter-in-law out to satisfy his cravings, but as a mother, I couldn't refute my son's respect.
What's more, Xiao Mu had just earned such a large amount of money, so it was nothing to just eat.
"Go on, go on, take your wife to eat something good," she said.
There happened to be a small shop on the roadside, so Xiao Mu walked in with a few people.
The waiter was very enthusiastic and quickly led a few people to a big table. While cleaning the table diligently, he asked: "What would you like to eat, sir?"
Ye Luoxin took a look and saw that there were 6 tables in this restaurant, which were quite clean. The restaurant was opened by a husband and wife.
The women are busy in the kitchen, and the men are responsible for waiting outside.
"What's the best here?" Xiao Mu asked.
"The customer has never been to our store at first glance. We, a couple, have opened a store here for more than ten years. We mainly sell shrimp wontons, which are filled with fresh shrimps. The soup is made from old hens. Clear soup, I’m sure you’ll want to eat it again after eating it once.”
The shrimp wontons suit Ye Luoxin's taste very well.
The four of them each had a bowl of wontons, and Xiao Mu ordered two more side dishes from the store, a plate of rouge goose breast and a plate of soy sauce beef.
The food came out quickly. The wonton skin is thin and the filling is large. The soup is clear and moist. There are also thinly sliced tofu and bamboo shoots in the soup. Through the bright wonton skin, you can see a big red and white shrimp inside. .
When you take a bite, the sweet gravy immediately flows out from it and mixes with the chicken soup, which is delicious.
The four of them ate all the wontons and wonton soup quickly, without taking a few bites of the two plates of side dishes.
Ye Luoxin took two bites and felt that the taste was average, far less delicious than the smoked meat with soy sauce she had eaten in her previous life. Others looked at such exquisite meat dishes and were reluctant to eat it.
"Boss, pack these two side dishes for me and take them away, and add an extra portion of soy sauce beef," Xiao Mu said.
There are three men at home who haven't eaten yet, so we might as well take it home and eat it together.
After taking two portions of meat dishes home, the family ate carefully, eager to take a bite of the meat and eat half of the pancake if possible.
"Don't worry, it's hot now, and it might go bad tomorrow." After Xiao Mu finished speaking, he put the meat into everyone's bowls.
Xiao Jing then put a large piece of soy beef into his mouth and squinted his eyes to taste it carefully.
"Second brother, this is the most delicious meat I have ever eaten."
Ye Luoxin looked at his intoxicated look, and her heart moved. She could also make sauced meat.
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Time flew by quickly. Three days later, all the things needed to enter the mountain were ready, and Xiao Mu and Ye Luoxin were also ready to go up the mountain.
On this day, the whole family got up early. Even Xiao Jing, who never got up early, got up to see his brother and sister-in-law off.
"Second brother, my sister-in-law is not in good health. Don't walk too fast and tire her out."
Although he didn't have much contact with her, Xiao Jing had a good impression of this gentle and gentle sister-in-law.
What's more, when he was at Ye's house, he brought the quilt to keep Ye Luoxin warm. This gave him an indescribable sense of responsibility, so Xiao Jing paid special attention to his second sister-in-law.
"If the second sister-in-law can't hold on, send her back first. Nothing is as important as her body..."
Xiao Jing was still chattering, Xiao Mu frowned and interrupted: "Xiao San!"
"ah?"
Xiao Jing looked at his second brother's impatient face.
"At such a young age, you haven't learned anything else, but you have learned a lot from your husband's wordiness. I can take care of my own wife. You go back to your room and read."
Mr. Kong in the school had dealt with Xiao Mu. He visited several times to ask Xiao Mu to study, but he was rejected all times.
Xiao Jing was very upset when his good intentions were treated like a donkey's liver and lungs. He stood up and said unconvinced: "Study, study, I study every day. Just wait. I will definitely get the top three in the county examination next year. "
"Okay, if you get the top three, I will buy you the Duanxi inkstone you have always liked." Xiao Mu said.
"Really?" Xiao Jing's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Forget it," he said reluctantly, "That inkstone costs twenty taels of silver each, which is enough to buy a lot of food. I can use other inkstones the same way."
"If you can really do well in the exam, my second brother will definitely keep his word."
While talking, the meal was finished and the things were packed away.
Xiao Mu carried the big basket on his back, and Ye Luoxin carried the baked flatbread and pickles. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, they walked towards the mountain in the morning light.
