Joe's Farming

Anren's house is a mud-brick house with a cow skull hanging under the eaves, which makes him look quite high-ranking.

Anren's mother was picking vegetables in the yard.

Anren jumped off the carriage from a distance and shouted in their language: "Mother, I'm back with my brother-in-law!"

An's mother stood up quickly and the basket was overturned.

"What did you say?!"

Anren repeated it loudly again.

Mother An wiped her hands with the hem of her skirt and said, "Quick, let's go find the clan leader."

Mother An tidied up the hair around her ears to make herself look more energetic.

Anren agreed.

At this time, the carriage stopped and Xuan Min, dressed as a woman, got off.

An's mother recognized him and looked at Anren with some surprise.

Anren hurriedly pulled Xuanmin into his room: "Oh, I'll tell you what happened later."

Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng: "Shall we wait before leaving?"

Gu Feng: “Yeah.”

The two men got off the carriage and greeted Mother An.

Mother An asked hesitantly in Dayan dialect with a distinct accent: "Who are you?"

"We are Anren's friends."

"Please send him back."

"No trouble, we don't have anything particularly important to do anyway."

Qiao Yu was good-looking and polite, and soon won the favor of An's mother.

When Anren and Xuanmin came out, An's mother and Qiao Yu had already been chatting for quite a while.

Qiao Yu also learned from An's mother that An Yi was currently locked up in the ancestral hall. If Xuan Min didn't come, the gods would be worshipped in a few days.

Fortunately, fortunately, everything is in time.

Xuan Min changed into Anren's father's clothes. Apart from his too white skin and no hair, there was nothing out of place.

"Sorry, I'm late."

Xuan Min said to An's mother apologetically.

Mother An waved her hand and said, "Stop talking so much. Come with us to the ancestral hall. Talk to An Yi about those things."

"Yes."

Seeing that Qiao Yu and Gu Feng were also planning to follow, An Ren said gratefully, "Thank you, don't go back today. I'll kill a pig for you."

Qiao Yu quickly refused: "Why kill a pig? You can keep it for the New Year. My kids might be clamoring to see me and Brother Gu right now. We'll pick up your sister and go back."

An Ren frowned, "No, that won't work. You guys are helping me so much, I can't just do nothing. Then you guys go back, I'll carry the pork for you tomorrow."

Qiao Yu looked at Gu Feng with some headache.

Gu Feng: "We will be back to Taoyuan in two days. It will be a waste if we can't finish the food in such a hot day."

"Yes. And you know, we finally came to Nanyang, and we can't get enough fish and shrimp in the sea. We don't want to eat pork anymore."

Anren wanted to explain that pork is much more expensive than fish and shrimp in Nanyang, but seeing Qiao Yu's firm attitude, he did not insist.

In fact, Qiao Yu didn't want it because he knew this.

Although Anren wore silver jewelry, Qiao Yu felt that their entire village was not very wealthy.

He didn't want his friends to spend money on him.

The ancestral hall is built at the highest place in the village. It is square and has rows of wooden lacquerware under the eaves, which looks very beautiful.

An's mother talked to the gatekeeper for a few words, and An's mother and An Ren were let in.

Outsiders are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall.

Xuan Min expressed his gratitude to Qiao Yu and Gu Feng again.

"If there is a chance in the future, I will bring Xiaoyi and the children to visit your house."

Qiao Yu and Gu Feng expressed their welcome.

"Brother Xuan!"

As the three were chatting, a surprised female voice was heard from the ancestral hall.

Qiao Yu saw a girl who was older than Anren running towards them. She was slim and didn't look pregnant at all.

No need to ask, it must be Anyi, and she might have called Xuan Min's secular name.

The girl had a healthy wheat-colored complexion, two thick black braids, and a silver chain in her hair. Although she had been locked up for a few days, she was still very energetic.

She rushed to Xuan Min and hugged him.

Xuan Min hugged her back tightly, "Xiaoyi, I'm sorry for making you suffer."

An Yi shook her head: "I knew you would come. An Ren said you refused to see him, so I knew he must have made a mistake."

Xuan Min comforted An Yi and introduced Qiao Yu and Gu Feng to her.

An Yi had just heard a little about the help from Qiao Yu and Gu Feng, and after hugging Xuan Min, she thanked them a little embarrassedly.

It's completely different from what it looked like just now.

Qiao Yu smiled and said, "Don't be embarrassed. You two lovers finally got married, and Brother Gu and I have accumulated blessings for ourselves."

An Yi strongly urged them to stay, but Qiao Yu really wanted to go back to see her children.

Finally, Anren said that he would go find them tomorrow and asked them to wait for him.

"Don't worry, we'll have two more days to play before we go back."

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Because they were too tired the day before, Qiao Yu and Gu Feng slept until noon the next day.

After waking up, I found that Xu Yuan and Xu Ning had already taken the children out to find food.

The two of them washed up and set off to find some local specialties nearby.

The two of them held hands and explored the unfamiliar streets. It felt strange and wonderful.

After eating, the two went back to the inn hand in hand.

Xu Yuan and Xu Ning have returned with the children.

Seeing the two people leisurely and comfortable, Xu Yuan immediately launched a "accusation".

"Brother Qiao, why do I feel like this time Aning and I are here to take care of your children?"

Qiao Yu clasped her hands together and said, "I'm sorry, if you and Xu Ning want to go out from now on, Xiao Huan and Xiao Xi will be taken care of by me and Brother Gu!"

Xu Ninghuan immediately shouted: "Yes, yes! I like the food cooked by Uncle Qiao!"

Xu Ningxi looked at Xu Ning with a happy little face, as if she couldn't bear to leave her little father.

Gu Heng quickly pulled his hand and said, "Xiao Xi, we can go feed the rabbits together. And there's milk bread, don't you like it very much?"

Only then did Xu Ningxi nod vigorously.

Gu Heng raised his chin towards Qiao Yu proudly.

Qiao Yu stroked him like a cat: "Hengzi helps Daddy take care of him. Hengzi is the best."

In the afternoon, Anren and Anyi appeared at the inn carrying a large backpack.

An Yi's two braids were crossed on top of her head and fixed with a silver hairpin, making her look more neat and beautiful.

Anren said that this is the hairstyle that married women in their tribe would wear in a bun.

It implies that the sister is eager to get married immediately.

"Is Xuan Min okay?" Qiao Yu asked.

An Yi nodded: "He recovered very well, but it's a pity that he can't come to the city, so he asked me to say hello to you."

"That's good. Have you set a date for your wedding?"

An Yi blushed and nodded: "The priest said that it will be a good day in ten days, so it will be settled. Can you come?"

Qiao Yu and his friends will return to Taoyuan the day after tomorrow.

Because it just so happens that the Xu family’s ship will deliver playing cards to Nanyang tomorrow, so we can take a day off and then go back together.

"Sorry, we can't go. But you must be happy."

Anyi nodded firmly: "We will."

"Hey, don't keep talking about this. Qiao Yu, my sister and I dug these up, do you like them?"

Anren uncovered the backpack covered with cloth.

A small, watery tree was revealed inside.

A green pepper tree full of fruits and emitting a fragrant aroma.