Skillful Wife of Military - C28

Although he wasn’t affected for the time being, since it was a war, his life was still a bit different.

Xu Hui heard from Wang Daniu who brought firewood over every day that her father would not be able to chop firewood at the foot of the mountain during the battle. Thus, her father would take time to get a cart full of firewood for Xu Hui to pull over, but she would still bring water every day. If Xu Hui needed anything, she could get her father to bring it over from the town. Xu Hui hurriedly wrote a letter to ask Wang Daniu’s father to think of a way to pass it on to the Xu family.

Wang Daniu was not afraid of war and was rather happy. But because of war, it seemed like her family was going to earn a small fortune.

Because of the war, everyone was worried about the food storage and started to stock up food and vegetables, so Wang Daniu’s family’s Chinese cabbage with spicy sauce s’ sales were actually better than before. A jar of Chinese cabbage with spicy sauce s was worth eight coins per day, and it was not enough to sell all of them.

Xu Hui could not help but want to laugh. She was afraid of how much she thought, but Wang Daniu’s family was afraid of nothing!

Seeing Wang Daniu specially bring over the mooncakes that she bought from a snack shop in town, Xu Hui remembered that the Mid-Autumn Festival was in two days, but why didn’t the Xiao Family prepare for it?

Xu Hui did not know that the Xiao Li’s disease was so annoyed that she did not care about the holiday.

From the start of the battle, there were news of the battle every day. The Xiao Li’s disease heard from others that the vanguard camp was actually here to attack them from the Black Python Mountain. One must know that the Black Python Mountain is a place where even ghosts worry, other than a few herb pickers, no one else dared to enter the mountain. It is said that not only are there cliffs and cliffs, there are also jackals, tigers and leopards, and quite a few people have died!

Xiao Li’s disease had also heard that quite a few people had died in vanguard camp this time around, so he didn’t know if Xiao Dayong was still alive. If Xiao Da Yong was really dead, then his family would have a man holding the Military position. But he had spent so much money to marry his daughter-in-law, and now that he had been married for over a month, there was no news of his at all.

If she had known earlier, she would not have spent so many betrothal gifts. After marrying such a decorations, this brat would not be born and would have to stay in the Xiao family to raise her. However, she was still worried about what would happen if there was a letter from Uncle Xu Hui that could help Xiao Hu. Furthermore, Xu Hui had never asked for anything from her before. However, she could not help but turn her anger towards He’s, who had single-handedly facilitated the marriage. She did not like He’s at all, and was so angry that she almost vomited blood.

He’s was not someone who would always lower her head. After being toiled by Xiao Li’s disease for a few days, she started to wail and pester Xiao Hu, causing him to become extremely annoyed. She ran over to the old lady to complain and tell her to stop tormenting He’s. When Xiao Li’s disease saw that his wife was actually so unconvinced and had openly promised Xiao Hu, he privately thought of all sorts of ways to subdue her. The two of them were busy fighting back and forth, who cares if there were any conflicts!

Others might not be able to pass the Mid-Autumn Festival, but Xu Hui did not care. She had to pass it, of course. This was her first holiday here, and it was also a good one. Of course, she had to live it well.

Xu Hui had tasted the mooncake that Wang Daniu had given him before. Compared to the excessively exquisite moon-cake of modern times, it didn’t look too good on the outside, but the stuffing was very filling. It was sweet, not greasy, and extremely tasty.

On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xu Hui braised a bowl of rice, made a bowl of Red Braised Meat, a plate of white cabbage with vinegar, and even steamed a bowl of egg soup.

This was Xu Hui’s first time eating rice. Although it was stewed rice mixed with sorghum and rice, it was still delicious along with the braised pork and white cabbage. The young and the old man shared a bowl of rice and ate half of the braised pork and vinegar. After eating a few spoonfuls of egg soup, they were unable to eat anymore.

Xu Hui was just about to lie down on the brick bed and stretch for a while before tidying up again, when she suddenly heard footsteps outside. She immediately sat up and quickly put the Red Braised Meat into the cupboard and locked it, even wiping off the oil on Niuniu’s face.

After a moment, He’s appeared at the door with Xiao Xuewu.

Once he entered, He’s lifted his nose and sniffed around, Xiao Xuewu stretched his neck out and looked around as well.

Xu Hui rolled her eyes and got off the brick bed. “Auntie, you’re here. Come, sit on the brick bed!”

He’s sat on the brick bed and stared at the bowl and chopsticks on the table. He asked Xu Hui, “Dazong’s daughter-in-law, why do I smell meat in your room?”

Xu Hui laughed: “Third Aunt’s nose is really sharp, Niuniu is hungry for meat, I just fried some oil for her to eat.”

“Oil dregs?” He’s looked at Xiao Xuewu, and Xiao Xuewu said loudly: “I clearly saw you cutting meat, how could such a big piece of meat!”

“Dazong’s daughter-in-law, how can you hide from your family if you don’t pay a single cent for your clothes, and your family members can’t even touch an oily star?” The He’s stared at Xu Hui, and Xu Hui could not help but clench her teeth. This bunch of blood-sucking worms had actually set their sights on the money they spent to sell their clothes!

Xu Hui smiled and said, “Third Aunt, this joke is just a joke. I had to weave for a month to get a single piece of coarse cloth, but it sold for a few hundred dollars. It was just enough for me and Niuniu to chew, where would I get a spicy one?”

“A few hundred dollars?” “One hundred and two hundred, seven hundred and eight hundred is hundreds of gold coins, but we are a family, if we don’t get your meat, when we get our bran, others will say that we are unfilial!” He’s glared at Yue Yang. A few hundred was also money, but if he used the word filial piety, he was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to suppress his wife.

Xu Hui smirked, “I’d like to see which one of them says they are unfilial? He had been trapped in a battle of swords, and he didn’t know if he would live past tomorrow. All the money I earned was given to my family. As soon as I passed the gate, I posted a lot of money on the dowry, and if I didn’t earn some money from weaving, I’m afraid I wouldn’t even be able to eat salt. I’m afraid we can’t compare to Third Aunt.

“How dare you talk to me like that? It’s the opposite of you! ” He’s was mocked by Xu Hui so much that he jumped onto the ground and roared at Xu Hui with her hands on her hips.

Xu Hui hurriedly pulled Niu Niu over and hugged her in his embrace, then looked towards He’s and said, “Third Aunt, if you think what I said is not right, then let’s go to the upper house and find grandpa for milk. It’s getting cold, I was just about to tell grandpa about the winter cotton clothes and firewood, how could you not eat and dress well, how could Niu Niu Niu and I go hungry and be frozen?”

The He’s opened his eyes wide. Xu Hui did not back down at all as he looked at the He’s. The He’s’s eyes flashed and slapped his thigh as he shouted, “Aiya, Xue Wu, do you want me to pick the beans for your milk? Seeing my memory, I have to hurry up and leave. Otherwise, you might scold me! ” With that, he pulled Xiao Xuewu away, not forgetting to take the unfinished egg soup off the table.

Xu Hui laughed coldly. This bunch of clowns were so full that they had nothing to do to keep an eye on others. They did not know if He’s had the intention of supporting them in this ruckus. It seemed that she had to be more careful when selling cloth in the future. If they found out that she earned two taels of silver a month, she would not live a peaceful life!

Pulling open the cabinet behind him, Xu Hui hurriedly took out the leftover Red Braised Meat. He smelt the smell of meat on the cabinet that contained the blanket and couldn’t help but frown. They had to be careful eating meat at home. Although the fighting strength of the Xiao Li’s disease and the He’s was not high, he could not afford to be shameless. Even if she hit flies, it would be annoying to hit her every day!

Xu Hui bit her lips and wondered if he should find a way to teach them a lesson so that they could live peacefully for a few days.

Before Xu Hui could think of how to deal with Xiao Li’s disease and He’s, a joyous event had already made the Xiao family busy with work. Xiao Li’s disease and He’s did not care about finding trouble with Xu Hui anymore.

It turned out that the wedding ceremony of Xiao He’s daughter, Xiao Xiuer had been brought forward, and the marriage ceremony that would start next spring, was suddenly mentioned next month. In order for Xiao Xiuer to marry off quickly, the male side even took the initiative to increase the betrothal fee by 20%!

This made Xiao Li’s disease and He’s extremely happy, they did not care about why the guy suddenly got married in advance, they only knew that this family that Xiao Xiuer was talking about had originally set a salary of 50 gold, and adding 20%, it would be an additional 10 silver!

The Zhuang family sent their daughter out to be married off. They only had to make a few new clothes, make two quilts, and make a big mahogany chest. Their family was well-off, so it would be great if they could marry some cloth and jewelry!

These things would not even cost ten liang, and the remaining fifty liang of betrothal gift were all earned by them. Not only that, they were gifts brought by the bride, which was a rich family in the town that Xiao Xiuer was going to marry, so the things that they brought would definitely not be cheap.

The more Xiao Li’s disease thought about it, the happier he was. He wished that the Zhang Clan could have a few more girls as pretty as Xiu Er and give them to the rich families in the future.

He’s was a little sour, but Xiao Xiuer’s marriage really made people envious. Her daughter, Duo’er, was already ten this year, and in another two years she would have to kiss someone, who knows if she would be able to say anything about such a good family?

However, thinking about it, if her husband were to take the Elementary Scholar exam, then her family would be the daughter of the Elementary Scholar master. What was the point of having a rich family in the town? Who knows, she might even marry the emperor’s wife!

Different from the Xiao Li’s disease, Xiao Xiuer felt uneasy about the advance of the marriage. Normally, the war would be in chaos now, and the sky was quickly turning into winter.

Especially the dowry that Xiao Xiuer had not prepared yet.

She couldn’t help but say to Xiao He: “Xiu Er’s father, why don’t you tell your parents and ask around? Why did the Zhou Family want to advance the marriage so much? Also, Xiu Er’s dowry, the Zhou family is a rich family with many shops and fields, we can’t just make some clothes and make two blankets, can we? Furthermore, he has even raised the reward money, it is a total of 60 gold, no matter what, I should at least prepare some jewellery for Xiu Er, right?

Xiao He was squatting at the corner smoking his pipe. Hearing Zhang Shi’s words, his eyebrows knitted together, but he did not utter a single word.

Xiao Xiuer, who was sitting on the brick bed, lowered her head to embroider the dowry, had a dark expression on her face when she heard her parents’ words.

Xiao Xiuer was fifteen years old this year, and the previous year, the matchmaker had said that she was willing to give it to the third son of the Zhou family, Zhou Yanxing.

Xiao Xiuer and Zhang Shi were extremely satisfied with this marriage, all of the girls in the village wanted to marry into the village and live a good life, but normally, people in the village would not even think of the girls in the village, let alone the girls from Military.

However, as the saying goes, “The emperor loves his eldest son, the citizens love him dearly”. Zhou Yanxing had taken a fancy to Xiao Xiuer himself, and fought with all his might to curry favor with his parents. When the Zhou family saw Xiao Xiuer had a good temperament and even had an uncle, they reluctantly agreed to the marriage.