I farmed and built a villa in ancient times

Chapter 230

Li Xiuju knew that Zhou Chenyu had always had her own ideas. As long as it was something she believed in, no matter what others thought, it could not influence her decision.

Since the child knows it well, why should she bother with it, otherwise it will be self-defeating, which would be bad.

Li Xiuju just smiled angrily, "You girl..."

Zhou Chenyu smiled playfully, and after cleaning the things with Li Xiuju, they went home together.

The sun took away the last bit of sunset, and the temperature quickly cooled down.When there is light during the day, the outside of the house is warmer than the inside; if there is no light, the inside and outside of the house are so cold.

Tonight, Li Xiuju plans to make two dishes: spicy stir-fried duck offal and duck braised radish cubes.

Because the sun was shining brightly today, there was no charcoal stove at home. When a fire was started for cooking, Baoyu stood in front of the stove and no one could squeeze in.

The kitchen could not accommodate four people, so Zhou Chenyu took Zhou Wanqiu back to the room.

Zhou Wanqiu looked at her mysterious look and asked a little uneasily: "Sister, is there something wrong with Qian Rushan?"

A mountain of money?
Zhou Chenyu comforted her, "It's nothing, you're overthinking it." She turned around and took out a small package of things placed under the jewelry box and handed it to Zhou Wanqiu, "Open it and take a look. It's for you."

"Giving it to me?" Zhou Wanqiu took the thing in a daze and carefully opened the wrapped cloth. The pendant of the earring shone under the oil lamp.Her eyes suddenly brightened a little, like a deer that was seeing the fireworks of the world for the first time, "Sister, isn't this what we saw that day?"

Zhou Chenyu leaned against the table and nodded, "Well, it's just the pair you picked. I had something to do with Chen Pingan today, so I remembered this and bought it for you."

Zhou Wanqiu caressed the pair of earrings, and couldn't help but burst into tears again, "Sister, how could Wan Qiu make you spend money?"

"It's just a pair of ordinary earrings, and it doesn't cost much." Zhou Chenyu looked at her face. She had lived here for more than ten days, and her face was finally not as withered and dull as before, and she looked more cheerful. , and her face is a little rounder.

Zhou Chenyu smiled lightly, "In late autumn, you are only a teenager, and there are endless possibilities in the future. Don't do stupid things like last month. Girls in their prime are the age when they love beauty. Today I give you this pair Earrings are a small gift to officially celebrate your escape from prison and your new life in the future. Do you like it?"

Zhou Wanqiu treasured the earrings in her arms like a treasure, nodded with tears, and said with tears of joy: "I like it." She raised her head, her tears twinkling, but with a sense of determination, "Don't worry, sister, after this incident, Wan Qiu will definitely remember My sister’s advice is to live every day well in the future and never commit suicide again.”

Zhou Chenyu looked at her with relief, "That's right."

The two sisters stayed in the room and secretly exchanged a few words, then walked out. The dish of braised duck meat and radish cubes had been prepared and placed in the center of the table.

The sound of stir-frying was still coming from the kitchen, and Li Xiuju was still frying the remaining stir-fried duck offal.

The few of them had nothing to do, so they quickly took out the cooked rice and bowls and chopsticks from the table. After placing them neatly, the stir-fried duck and giblets were just in time to come out of the pot.

"The duck offal is fried, it's time to eat." Li Xiuju happily came out with a plate of dishes. Dinner had been served and she was waiting for her to sit down. "We ladies have been busy all day today, so we can eat it." It’s time to eat. There will be a lot of food tonight, so you should all eat more and try to finish the food."

Zhou Chenyu opened the porcelain lid containing duck meat and braised radish, and the aroma of stewed duck meat wafted out along with the steam, and he filled everyone's bowl with a spoonful.Li Xiuju picked up the chopsticks to taste the taste first, then took a bite of the braised duck meat. Although the meat was stewed to pieces, it was very chewy.She nodded with satisfaction and praised: "Yeah, home-raised meat is still delicious. Don't wait, eat it quickly."

Needless to say, Baoyu had already started eating it by himself.

Zhou Chenyu looked at Zhou Wanqiu, who was still waiting for everyone to use their chopsticks, and smiled at her: "Don't be stunned. Eat it while it's hot. It won't taste good when it's cold."

Zhou Wanqiu grinned and sighed happily.

Seeing the two sisters getting along well, Li Xiuju also smiled. She was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable staying here in late autumn, so she kept adding vegetables to her bowl, and then murmured:
"A few pieces of pork have been cured, and a few pieces of duck meat have been cured. Our family's New Year's goods for this year are finally available."

Li Xiuju was thinking while eating, "These days, I see everyone is cooking rice wine and liqueur to save for the New Year. It's a pity that our family doesn't have glutinous rice this year, otherwise we can cook two jars of liqueur to save for the New Year."

Baoyu gnawed on the soft duck wings and raised her head in confusion, "Mom, it's not easy for you to want glutinous rice? On market day, I will go to the city to buy a bag of glutinous rice from the grain store."

Zhou Chenyu nodded in approval, "Yes, we have enough money now, can we still afford to buy a bag of glutinous rice? Just go and buy it."

Li Xiuju shook her head soberly, "It doesn't matter whether I make sweet wine or not. It's just a mouthful. It doesn't matter whether I eat it or not. Compared to sweet wine, my mother wants to buy half a bag of glutinous rice. She hasn't made it in several years." That’s it. Wait until the next year, we will join the folks and neighbors to make dozens of white glutinous rice cakes and save the puff pastry, which can last for ten days and a half."

White glutinous rice cake?
Baoyu smiled innocently and beat his strong arms: "That's okay! Now that I'm older, the physical work of beating white glutinous rice cakes is left to me."

Li Xiuju had always been in charge of preparing New Year's goods. Li Xiuju had already made her own plans, so it was hard for Zhou Chenyu to say anything.

After talking about this, Zhou Chenyu said: "By the way, I went to the city today to find a job for myself. From tomorrow until the end of the year, I'm afraid I won't be at home anymore and will have to go to the city to stay."

Got a job?

A month ago, the autumn harvest had already come to an end, and hunting could not be done. Except for those who had their own business or sold some local products, people in the countryside stayed at home to rest for a month or two to wait until the spring of next year. , only then can things be busy.

Li Xiuju looked at Zhou Chenyu in surprise, "Chenyu, what kind of job are you looking for?"

Zhou Chenyu explained the plan for the day to Li Xiuju and said: "Although that person earns eight points and I earn two points, it is better than having nothing to do. I also took the opportunity to learn more business skills for the future." Intend."

Li Xiuju frowned and spoke of her worries, "But in this winter, I get up early and go to the city at dusk every day, and it's not a market day. There are very few people on the road. I'm afraid it's not safe for your daughter to be alone."

The closer to the end of the year, the faster it gets dark, so Li Xiuju's concerns are not unreasonable.

Zhou Chenyu nodded and simply gave in, "Then I'll discuss it with Chen Pingan and come back half an hour earlier."

(End of this chapter)