Joe's Farming

Xu Xiaodie nodded slightly and wiped his tears: "I was wrong. Our Ning Ge'er went there to live a good life."

Xu Ning certainly knew what his father was worried about. Although his family was poor, his father and his father had always had a very good relationship. Apart from the lack of food and drink, he always felt very happy. But when he went to the Xu family, it was not certain. He had never been to school and was illiterate. He heard that his future husband had passed the examination for a student at the age of 8. If he was not a sickly child, he might have passed the examination for a scholar.

He was also afraid that his husband's family would look down on him. After all, they only married him because the fortune teller said he had a good fate. He didn't dare to think about what the Xu family would do to him if his husband really didn't live past the age of 18. But he had no choice. His father was weak when he gave birth to his younger brother. He was always sick in recent years, and the family had already borrowed a lot of foreign debts. Because he promised the Xu family, all these problems were solved. He hoped that his future husband would be easy to get along with. If he was not easy to get along with, it didn't matter. He would just treat the Xu family as his next employer and serve him well. Think about the one hundred taels of betrothal gifts and the clothes of the newlyweds. If he relied on himself to earn them, he would never be able to earn them in his lifetime.

But he didn't dare to show it in front of his father. Xu Ning comforted him a few more times before going back to his room to rest. The Xu family would send servants to teach him the rules of the Xu family tomorrow.

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It was already late in the evening when Qiao Yu and Gu Feng got home. It was late at night and there was only the sound of horse hooves. Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng to hurry up because he had so many soaps that had not been removed from the molds. If he didn't cut the square soap now, it would be too hard to cut in the morning and would break easily.

Gu Feng agreed, but actually did not speed up.

"If you're tired, Qiao'er, lean on me and take a nap."

"I'm not sleepy. This is just the beginning." Qiao Yu used to be a person who would not go to bed before midnight, but there was really not much entertainment here at night.

"By the way, Xu Ning is getting married and forgot about me. My younger brother is getting married too, the day after tomorrow. He invited our family to attend the ceremony. Do you want to go?"

Gu Feng thought for a while: "The young master of Yipinxuan?"

Qiao Yu chose her words carefully: "Yes, it's him. Xu Yuan's health has been getting worse recently, so his family wants to find him a wife, hoping that he can get married and get better."

Gu Feng said in a deep voice: "It's for good luck. Usually marrying a bride from a poor family is not necessarily a happy event."

"Pooh, pooh, pooh, Xu Yuan is so good, it must be a happy event." Qiao Yu certainly understood what Gu Feng meant, but the thing happened to Xu Yuan, he was not a saint, he hoped that he could get better, and he also believed in Xu Yuan's character, he would definitely be a very good husband.

Gu Feng stopped talking, and Qiao Yu was not very happy either. This might be the first time that Gu Feng saw Qiao Yu looking depressed, and he was a little overwhelmed.

Gu Feng was silent for a while: "I will go with you the day after tomorrow, just the two of us. It's been a long time since we went to the town together."

Qiao Yu's heart skipped a beat. It had indeed been a long time since he had the thought of doing anything alone with Gu Feng.

It seemed that when he first came here, he was always with Gu Feng. It seemed that he had been very busy since he started setting up the stall. Gu Feng was actually very busy too, because he had to build a house, so he started building it right away. After finishing his work at the construction site every day, he had to take time out to go to the mountains to cut bamboo, and he had to fetch water and chop firewood as usual. He could make money peacefully, in fact, it was because of Gu Feng's blind indulgence. During this period of time, he didn't even take the initiative to think about doing something alone with his husband.

Qiao Yu stared at Gu Feng's profile reflected by the lanterns. She had never thought anyone was so good-looking. Qiao Yu didn't say anything good or bad. He gently kissed Gu Feng's cheek and said, "My husband is so good-looking. How can he be so good-looking?"

Then he was surprised to find that Gu Feng's face was blushing.

However, there is a problem in front of Qiao Yu, that is, when Xu Yuan gets married, what gift should he give? How big a red envelope should he give?

Qiao Yu silently calculated the current assets of his family. The income from his stall and the sale of autumn pear paste during this period, plus the remaining change in his hand, was 200 taels and cents. He gave Xu Ning taels, and now he only had taels and cents. After the house was built, he would definitely have to reserve some money for backup, so the taels would have to be used.

However, Qiao Yu is already very satisfied. After all, as long as he insists on setting up the stall every day, his family will have income.

Qiao Yu asked Gu Feng: "What gifts should we bring the day after tomorrow? Or should we just give red envelopes? It will take us almost a day to go back and forth. Is it okay if there is no one to look after the house?"

No one had ever invited Gu Feng to a wedding in the past. From what he remembered, the wedding banquets he attended as a child were all hosted by the villagers themselves. The better ones would give practical furniture as gifts, while those who gave money directly would consider it good if they gave ten cents. The less well-off ones would just go with two cabbages.

He shook his head honestly: "I don't know either. Country people don't give expensive gifts. Just give whatever Qiaoer wants. It's OK as long as the thought is there."

Qiao Yu sighed: "I'll go to Taoyuan Town to ask tomorrow. It's my first time attending someone else's wedding banquet, so I can't lose face."

Gu Feng smiled and said, "Well, I'll do as you say."

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On the second day, I finished setting up the stall.

Qiao Yu asked the noodle shop owner what gift would be best for her friend's wedding.

The noodle shop owner said: "Oh! There are some particularities in giving gifts. In our town, people like to give combs as gifts. The comb symbolizes the tying of hair, and it is a blessing for the newlyweds to live together forever. There are also other practical items. When I got married, my friend gave me a set of tea sets, which I still use now."

Qiao Yu understood that most people nowadays have similar living conditions and are not rich, so gifts should be practical. But Xu Yuan himself has everything he needs, which is really worrying.

Who cares? The more gifts, the less blame. Qiao Yu went to a shop that specializes in wedding supplies and bought a pair of mahogany combs. Following the shop owner's recommendation, she bought a pair of wedding candles, which meant inheriting the incense and having a son soon. She also bought a pair of scissors, thinking that scissors can cut clothes, which means wealth and prosperity, and she hopes that the other party will have a happy married life and wealth. Finally, she chose a very festive red envelope to hold the wedding money. Everything was packed with beautiful red cloth. Qiao Yu also bought some more red cloth, preparing to go home and make a set of soap for the newlyweds. After all, he only had soap at the moment and could do some DIY.

As soon as Qiao Yu got home, he started making soap. This time the soap was a festive red color, but he couldn't use it to wash clothes because he was afraid it would stain them. Qiao Yu added some scented powder to it. According to the people in the spice shop, it can calm the mind and nourish the spirit. Qiao Yu thought it smelled good, so he spent one or two taels to buy a box. It must be said that spices in ancient times were really expensive.

Qiao Yu made ten pieces in total, and took them out after they cooled for two hours. He smoothed the middle of the Qiao brand while it was still soft, and then carved words with a knife, one for each soap. The one he gave to Xu Yuan was "Long Live Together for a Long Time"; the one he gave to Wen Ge'er was "Have a Son Soon". He kept two pieces for himself, one with "Feng" and the other with "Yu".

Gu Feng saw his husband lighting the lamp and concentrating on carving for a long time. He said distressedly, "Why did Qiaoer make another piece for me? It's really laborious."

Qiao Yu said embarrassedly: "I have never given you any gifts, so you can use this, but you can only use it to wash your hands and take a bath. How about it, do you like it?"

Gu Feng walked up to the landlord's husband and kissed him on the cheek: "I like it." He sniffed it with his nose, "It smells good."

Qiao Yu whispered: "How can it not smell good? This little bit of perfume must cost a lot of money, it smells so good."

Gu Feng laughed softly and kissed Qiao Yu's neck: "I'm talking about how nice my husband smells."

……

Another lovely night.