Country Maiden: Fields and Fortune-Chapter 108

107, Making Demands (4 More Updates

After getting married, the fortunate ones have good husbands, less demanding mothers-in-law, and filial children, living a plain and peaceful life.

If luck turns sour, and one marries a beast, tears would run dry from a lifetime of hardship, and one might go blind from crying, suffering for life.

Little Sister nodded, her heart racing, her face burning hot.

“Did the crab pinch your hand when you caught it?” Xie Zhinuan asked.

“No, I’m not afraid, not afraid of the pain!” Little Sister hastily responded.

She hid her hands behind her back.

Even if it hurt, she wasn’t afraid.

Mom said they would soon choose a land to build a house on, far from grandma’s, and dad agreed too.

She wanted to build near Sister Zhinuan’s house, though it was a rocky area, everyone in the family could work.

As long as they gathered enough money, they could buy the land and work on it gradually; the backyard could also be used to spread dirt and grow vegetables.

“That’s great!” Xie Zhinuan complimented, “Bring the crab inside!”

Pouring it into her own bucket, there were some extra, so Xie Zhinuan gave her sixty wen.

Eventually, it all went down into a large vat, thinking of steaming the spicy crabs later, asking the neighbors if they wanted any, and then steaming some to take to the town to see if anyone wanted.

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But she hadn’t expected that other people hadn’t caught much.

Even giving out ten wen per person was difficult.

Tomorrow would be even less.

At noon, Xie Zhinuan cooked shrimp, had the fool grind rice flour for steamed pork with rice flour, and made tofu soup.

Li Hengyi tasted steamed pork with rice flour for the first time.

Two portions, one spicy and one mild, he thought they wouldn’t taste good, but unexpectedly, they were incredibly delicious.

The fatty meat wasn’t greasy, it was tender, and the aroma was overwhelming; with one bite, the aftertaste was endless, then another bite of green beans, sweet and refreshing.

“…”

Paired with a clear porridge, it cut through the greasiness of the meat.

After a bite of chilled, peeled shrimp, Li Hengyi grew even more curious about Xie Zhinuan.

Wondering what kind of girl could cook such delicious food.

And he thought he shouldn’t be too forward, as being too proactive could put him at a disadvantage.

“Yuanbao!”

“Hmm?” Yuanbao quickly responded, ready to start eating.

“Did Miss Xie across the street ever say she wanted to meet me? Or ask about me?” Li Hengyi asked.

“…”

Yuanbao thought carefully, “Not at all!”

Miss Xie was not at all curious about her master, nor did she ever ask.

Even what her master ate, she never asked; it all depended on her mood.

She would make more dishes when she was pleased; if not, or she felt unwell, she wouldn’t lift a finger or ask a word, so indifferent.

Selling things too, they were outrageously expensive, take it or leave it, her lowering her voice was out of the question.

“…” Li Hengyi put down his chopsticks, suddenly losing his desire to eat.

“Did you tell him about my status?”

Yuanbao quickly shook her head.

Such things, how could she speak rashly.

“Tell him, just say that my status is distinguished, so later make the dishes more meticulously and add a few more!”

“…” Yuanbao’s face turned bitter, “Master, I’ll try!”

Yuanbao, not even finishing her meal, immediately went to find Xie Zhinuan to discuss this.

“What?” Xie Zhinuan raised an eyebrow, surprised and somewhat shocked.

“Your master wants to start ordering dishes? Wants me to cook more each day, and more meticulously?” Xie Zhinuan raised her voice.

“Hmm!” Yuanbao nodded.

Xie Zhinuan looked at Yuanbao, and suddenly laughed out loud, “Did you speak incorrectly, or did I hear wrong? On such a hot day, your master starts making demands for more, more refined dishes, well, I’ll make it clear, I can’t do it, and I can’t earn that money of yours. The rest, I’ll take it to give back to you!”

Having said that, Xie Zhinuan turned and walked toward the house.

On such a hot day, to make demands, one must be sick in the brain, and she would not serve him.

Chapter 109