The Tough Peasant Wife: Jin Niang - C11 Preparations

Chapter 10 Preparing for Work During the summer when nothing was happening, Jin Niang took a beautiful nap, and upon waking up, she immediately began to prepare the things that the acanthopanax needed. She was too young, and she couldn’t even lift anything heavy, so she had to think of a way to save energy.

So when he came to Xia Lanqing’s room, Xia Lanqing had already woken up. When he saw Jin Niang, he greeted her with a smile. “Come and look at the clothes I made for you.”

Jin Niang smiled as she walked in front of her. She did not expect her to make him clothes again, “I still have some clothes on, Madam …”

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Xia Lanqing, “Child, why are you still calling me Madam? “In the future, just call me mother with Yan’er.”

Jin Niang:…

Su Moyan, who just happened to walk in:

Hearing footsteps, Jin Niang looked towards Su Moyan. The reason why she did not speak was mainly because she thought about that child-rearing daughter-in-law from before. She was afraid that others might think too much into it, so she felt that she had other intentions.

Xia Lanqing smiled and explained: “I’ve always wanted a daughter. How nice is a daughter! “She’s obedient and sensible.”

As he said this, his eyes dimmed for a moment, “Unfortunately, in the end, I was still unable to achieve it.” He probably thought of his deceased husband.

Su Moyan and Jin Niang both couldn’t bear to see her like this and quickly went forward to comfort her. It was Su Moyan who spoke first, “Naturally, I would also like to have a younger sister.”

Jin Niang looked at him, this was ignoring the words of a child bride.

Who would be willing to be a daughter-in-law if they had nothing better to do? Even if Su Mo were beautiful, it wouldn’t do!

Thus, Jin Niang smiled and called out to Xia Lanqing ‘Mother’. Xia Lanqing happily embraced Jin Niang in her arms.

Jin Niang was speechless. So she had such a skipping personality!

Su Moyan had come to see if his mother was alright. This was a habit that he had always formed. Even when he was studying, he had to insist on paying respects to his mother every day.

On the other hand, Xia Lanqing held out clothes that she made for Jin Niang for Su Mo Yan to see, “Yan’er, look. These are clothes that I made for Jin Niang. It was also because she could tell that Jin Niang truly had an outstanding appearance. Even if his face was yellow and skinny, it couldn’t cover up her good complexion.

Thinking about Jin Niang’s pair of black-hearted parents, she could not help but sigh. Jin Niang was indeed not like those parents’ child, it was no wonder that they would suspect him.

Furthermore, Xia Lanqing could tell that Jin Niang was very different from other village kids during these few days. If she had to say something, she looked exactly like Su Moyan.

Xia Lanqing’s thoughts were simple yet also very sensitive. What she felt were the most primitive emotions and she could feel the sincerity of Jin Niang towards her, and she could also feel that Jin Niang was harmless. At the same time, she knew that Jin Niang was not harmless, but it did not affect her interests.

This kind of person was the best to get along with, because as long as they identified him as a person, he would be considered to be protective, and Xia Lanqing just happened to be one of them.

Su Mo Yan had always been a filial son, so it was naturally his mother who said whatever she wanted to say. After hearing what Jin Niang said, she looked at Jin Niang and nodded, “Mother’s eyes are naturally very good.”

When Xia Lanqing heard this, she stopped what she was doing and looked at Jin Niang curiously. Ask him to help? For what?

However, her eyes were clearly glowing. Her body wasn’t healthy, and her family wouldn’t allow her to do anything. There were many restrictions, and she felt like a cripple.

Even if she and Su Moyan were the only ones left, Su Moyan would still be extremely nervous towards her, afraid that something bad would happen to her.

She knew this was all part of his good intentions and was doing it for her own good, but she still couldn’t get rid of the thought that she was a burden and a cripple.

When he first saw Jin Niang, he wanted to buy her. Seeing her pity him in one way and also feeling that she was needed, this kind of girl was someone who could protect her!

Now that Jin Niang asked for her help, she was naturally very excited. If she was in need of help, did it mean that she would no longer be a cripple?

When Su Moyan saw the look in her mother’s eyes, she couldn’t help but think a little more. He knew that his mother’s health wasn’t good, and even when his father was alive, he had always worried about his mother.

After his father passed away, he matured even more because he was the only man in the family. He had to support the family and protect his mother from the rain and wind.

Therefore, he paid more attention to his mother, and was even more cautious.

Only now did he realize that this attitude might have caused his mother to feel uneasy. She didn’t say anything on the surface, but she was feeling uneasy in her heart.

Thus, after hearing Jin Niang’s words and looking at her mother’s expression, she swallowed the words that almost came out of her mouth.

While he was thinking, Jin Niang had already told Xia Lanqing his idea, which was to put two straps on the cloth bag to make a double-shouldered bag. With such scattered pressure, it would be easier to eat a lot of food.

It actually had a similar meaning to those small baskets, but Jin Niang felt that it was better to be able to reduce its weight a little.

There was no helping it, she was still too young, so she could only think of a clever plan.

After hearing Jin Niang’s description, Xia Lanqing also felt that it was good and immediately started moving excitedly. She did not even ask Jin Niang what the purpose of making this was.

She didn’t even ask if Su Moyan was there yet. He curiously looked at Jin Niang and asked, “What are you trying to do?”

Jin Niang nodded, “Pick the acanthopanax.”

Su Moyan frowned and thought for a moment. “The kind of fruit you ate at noon?”

Jin Niang nodded her head, “It’s that one.”

“You want to pick a lot? “What for?” He felt that the cloth bag that Jin Niang was going to make was not like the bag that she would make for herself.

Jin Niang paused for a while, before continuing in an ambiguous manner: “You’ll know when the time comes.” Right now, it would not be easy for her to reveal her plan. Even if she did, Su Moyan probably wouldn’t believe her. Therefore, it was better to use the truth to speak.

Rather than explaining it with words, Jin Niang preferred to speak with facts. That way, others would not be able to explain themselves and it would save him the effort.

Seeing that she didn’t want to talk anymore, Su Moyan didn’t ask any further questions. She might as well just pick some wild fruits from the mountains and leave them under his nose. He would eventually find out her motive.

After accompanying and talking for a while, Su Mo Yan was sent out by Xia Lanqing. Xia Lanqing told him to go back and study well, then he could enter the academy earlier.

Su Mo Yan’s eyes dimmed for a moment, but he did not refute his mother’s words, and respectfully bowed to Xia Lanqing, “Your son will take his leave!” Then he turned around and left.

Only after Su Mo Yan left did Xia Lanqing raise her head to look at the door and quietly sigh. Yan’er had forced her to this point, and her heart ached, but she had no other choice.

He sighed again. Forget it, forget it. It was too late to say anything now!

Seeing her like this, Jin Niang hurriedly said something else to divert her attention. Only now did Xia Lanqing start to ask, “You want to pick the acanthopanax?”

Jin Niang nodded her head, “Yes, acanthopanax can still drink after they dry themselves, I just want to pick more.”

Xia Lanqing smiled and nodded, “Alright, but don’t let yourself get tired too.”

Jin Niang nodded, “I know.”

She looked at the needle in her hand, then looked at Jin Niang, and said as if she had thought of something.

This was a skill that a woman had to possess. Normally, four or five years old, people would start teaching their daughter how to sew and sew. It was already too late for Jin Niang to be seven this year.

Jin Niang felt her scalp tingling. Could you not learn?

Seeing her bitter face, Xia Lanqing laughed, “You are a girl, you should learn. Otherwise, you won’t be able to find a good wife in the future.”

That’s right, in this age, even the ladies of noble families would have to learn this skill, and even if they did not hand it over to the servants, they would have to have it, not to mention the girls in the village!

No one wanted to have a wife who would not be lazy in the slightest!

Hearing this, Jin Niang didn’t want to learn anymore. Marriage and the like shouldn’t be too terrifying!

It would be good if he could find an honest man. As long as he held him firmly in the palm of his hand and allowed him to listen to him, it would save him a lot of trouble.

If he met one of those idiotic and loyal people, and his mother-in-law’s father was confused and difficult to deal with, then it wouldn’t be enough for him to endure!

It was even worse when she married to rich people. Her three wives and four concubines were the norm. It would be better to just directly stab her in the face in order to get jealous with those girls!

Furthermore, the current era focused on the words of parents and matchmakers. Before marriage, there were so many people who didn’t even know what their future partner looked like, so who knew what kind of character he had?

In modern times, even those who had been in a relationship for several years would not be able to get along with each other. The first time they met, there would be sparks flying. The degree of difficulty was a bit high!

However, she could not tell Xia Lanqing these things, so she laughed and said: “Don’t be anxious about this, just wait for me to finish this work, then learn properly.” However, she must find something to do in the future. She must not look so free.

Xia Lanqing suddenly thought of this, and upon hearing Jin Niang’s words she decided to let it go, thinking it over, taking the time, she nodded her head, “Alright, but you must learn it first, it is not easy to become a woman, but with an additional skill, you will be able to gain a foothold in your family.”

Jin Niang nodded, feeling grateful to her in her heart. In this era, women truly did need these basic skills. Xia Lanqing did not even forget about this, which meant that she was truly concerned about him.

Just this point was enough for her to try to learn it in the future. This stance was not firm!

After sewing it, Xia Lanqing would let Jin Niang try it. After feeling that it was pretty good, she did not go out immediately. It was still very hot outside, and it was not suitable for him to go out at all.