Chapter Nineteenth: Don't Move Your Hands and Feet, Young Lady

  Why do I have the feeling of being caught red-handed after doing something bad?

  Jiuniang coughed lightly, covering up her uneasy emotions.

  Chu Dongyang hooked the corner of his mouth, and a faint smile floated in his eyes. Then he said seriously: "If it's Ninth Lady who made it, then eating as much as you want won't be a problem."

  Leng Su, sitting to the left of Chu Dongyang, was suddenly choked by wine and coughed while looking at Chu Dongyang with an incredulous expression. Not having seen him for months, how come Big Brother Chu seems a bit different?

  Jiuniang raised her eyes and saw the meaningful gaze cast by Yunniang, her face involuntarily flushed with embarrassment. Suddenly, she stretched out her chopsticks, picked up a rice ball, and directly stuffed it into Chudongyang's mouth, saying with a forced smile: "If you like to eat, then have some more!"

  Can't shut you up!

  "Thank you, wife!" Chu Dongyang chuckled and took a bite of his rice ball, the smile in his eyes grew thicker. He raised his hand and pointed to the pot, saying: "Wife, help me pick out a few more pieces of meat. This wild boar meat is fatty but not greasy, it's fragrant after chewing, I really like it."

  Give an inch and take an ell!

  Jiuniang couldn't bear it anymore and quietly pinched Chu Dongyang's thigh, wishing she could twist his flesh off.

  However, Chu Dongyang has been practicing martial arts for many years and has developed a muscular physique, even her thighs are rock-hard, she can't pinch them at all.

  Jiuniang was grinding her teeth, preparing to withdraw her hand in indignation, but the next moment, her hand was caught by a large hand and held tightly. She raised her eyes in displeasure, only to see him with an expression of helplessness, sincerely and softly saying: "In front of so many people, wife, you should be more dignified, don't make any moves!"

  Jiuniang was so angry she could spit blood! She fiercely pulled her hand back, turned black-faced and refused to pay attention to him anymore.

  "Haha, there's no outsider here, don't be too formal, just relax!" Yang Jin laughed and teased, then turned to Leng Su with a raised cup: "Brother, let's continue drinking, ignore them!"

  The young lady saw Jiuniang's face turn red and she didn't say a word, so she couldn't help but purse her lips and smile secretly. She turned around and gently pinched Yang Jin, saying: "With such a poor drinking capacity, you should drink less. You've only had a few cups and you're already talking nonsense!"

  "Heh heh~" Yang Jin chuckled twice, waved his hand at Yun Niang, and continued to drink with Leng Su.

  I've eaten halfway and there's no more rice in the pot!

  Leng Su had just added a bowl of rice, and then Yang Jin went to add rice and found that the pot was empty.

  The young girl looked a bit embarrassed, glanced at Jiuniang, and then said with a smile: "I'll go cook another pot."

  The young girl cooked a full pot, which was twice as much as usual. However, she didn't expect Chu Dongyang's appetite to be so big, and what's more, the guest's appetite was even bigger...

  "Sister-in-law, stop cooking." Jiuniang stood up and pulled Artina, saying: "There's no need to drink wine or eat dishes, don't bother anymore."

  "But..." The young woman was about to say something, but was pressed back into her seat by Jiuniang. She rubbed her hands together uncomfortably and said, "There's still meat in the kitchen, I'll go get it."

  The artist daughter thought of Yang Jin's gluttony for Jiuniang's cooking, so she specially let Jiuniang cook a large pot of meat and left out one bowl to eat tomorrow. But she didn't expect everyone to be such big eaters, not only was the rice gone, but the meat in the pot was also almost finished.

  A suspicious red flashed across his cold face, and he quickly finished the rice in the bowl. Putting down the bowl, he said, "I'm full, you guys eat slowly!"

  For the first time, he had eaten such delicious meat that he couldn't stop eating at all, which made Leng Shu feel a bit uncomfortable.

  Chu Dongyang coughed lightly and tried to use a natural tone to cover up his embarrassment, saying: "I'm full too, you guys take your time."

  Jiuniang took a sip of wine, suppressing her smile as she glanced at Chudongyang and whispered: "Two idiots!"

  ……

  After dinner, Chu Dongyang and Leng Su returned home first. Yang Jin had drunk too much and went back to his room to sleep. Jiuniang helped Yunniang wash the dishes and clean the pot together.

  After cleaning up, Yunniang handed over the silver she got from selling wild boar meat today to Jiuniang.

  "On ordinary days, wild boar meat is thirty cents a catty. Today, the restaurant happened to have someone ordering a banquet, and the boss was delighted when he saw the delivered wild boar meat. Since it was delivered early and the meat was fresh, he added one cent per catty, making it thirty-one cents a catty. The half-pig weighed eighty-eight catties, so they sold for two taels seven hundred twenty-eight cents."

  "Now the price of rice has risen to one cent, eight cents a catty. Buying fifty catties can last for some time. Four hundred and eighty cents were spent, and there are still two taels and 248 cents left here. Count it to see if it's correct."

  The young girl carefully counted out the money and handed it over to Jiu Niang, then stuffed a small pouch containing silver into Jiu Niang's hand.

  Jiuniang Chen handed it over, first placing it in her hand to weigh it, two taels of silver, she didn't think that such a small amount could buy a daughter-in-law, what a bargain!

  Jiuniang poured out the silver and counted out a few taels, then put the rest back into the small cloth bag and handed it back to Yunniang, smiling and saying: "This is for sister-in-law and brother, and also includes the money that sister-in-law lent me this morning to buy pots and bowls."

  "Jiuniang, I don't want it." Yunniang hastily pushed it back and said: "The wild boar was hunted by you, so the silver earned from selling it should all belong to you. Take the silver back and hide it well, don't let your mother-in-law know and ask you for it."

  "Sister, if you say such things again, I won't come to the mountain to find you in the future." Jiuniang unhappily stuffed the silver back into Yunniang's hand and said firmly: "In the future, we will earn more money and our lives will get better and better. Believe me, sister."

  "Sister-in-law believes in you, and with your ability, I'm sure you'll make a better life for yourself." Yunniang said with a smile, her eyes reddening.

  "Believe me, take the silver back and we can continue to cooperate and make money together." Jiuniang patted her shoulder and said seriously: "A close brotherhood is clear in its accounts!"

  The young girl wiped her eyes and smiled: "Alright! I'll take this silver first, if you're short of money, come find me to get it back."

  "Good!" Jiuniang smiled and nodded, feeling warm in her heart.

  Ge Niang is the one who came to this strange world and gave Jiu Niang the most help and treated her the best.

  "Sister-in-law should rest early, I'll head back first." Jiuniang struggled to put the half sack of rice on her shoulder and waved goodbye to Yunniang.

  "Is it heavy? If so, don't carry it back, just put it here for now. I'll get your brother to deliver it to you tomorrow morning." Yunniang saw Jiuniang's waist bent under the weight and hurriedly caught up with her.

  "No need to trouble Big Brother, I can carry it myself. Besides, it's not far, just out the door and we're at the entrance of our home." Jiuniang panted heavily and said: "Sister-in-law, hurry back!"

  Just then, a black shadow suddenly appeared and pushed Jiuniang with one hand. Jiuniang stumbled two steps and fell directly to the ground.

  That man didn't care that Jiu Niang had fallen, with one hand on his waist and the other pointing at Jiu Niang, he furiously scolded: "You good-for-nothing, quickly take out the silver! That wolf-like rascal, he pinched your mother's hands until they were broken, you compensate us with silver to treat her injuries! Otherwise, I'll burn down this old house and see where you all go!"

  "Who the hell are you?" Jiuniang's butt hurt from being slammed, and she was inexplicably scolded and cursed at. A surge of anger rose up in her heart, and she grabbed a handful of broken stones and threw them at the person.

  Digression

  Recommendation for friends: "The Early Marriage of the Pampered Wife" by Zixuan

  After her rebirth, she inadvertently saved a stranger on the beach, but unexpectedly, this one rescue brought her endless trouble - Lei Bei Jie's overbearing and tyrannical love!

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