Ugly girl only wants to farm

Chapter 332 The Calm Lake (72)

At this moment, Xu Chaoyan was staring at the handsome man in front of her with a dreamy look in her eyes. She was saying flirtatious words, and her hand couldn't help but reach into his clothes.

Seeing that she seemed a little out of it, Meng Jiuhe grabbed her hand and gently coaxed her, "Wife, you're drunk."

Xu Chaoyan's hand was suddenly stopped, and she couldn't help but frown slightly. She was a little displeased. After a moment of stunned silence, she bit down on that mouth. Meng Jiuhe hissed softly in pain.

After finally managing to coax the person to sleep, he was also covered in sweat from the exertion. Just as he finally lay down on the bed, feeling refreshed, and barely closed his eyes, he heard Meng Jiuxia knocking on the door.

"Sister-in-law, it's time to get up. We still have a lot of preparations to do."

Meng Jiu and Rou Rou, their eyes still heavy with sleep, saw Xu Chaoyan sleeping soundly and nestled obediently in their arms. A wave of contentment washed over them. Several light rains had fallen in the past few days, making the nights a bit chilly.

He was reluctant to wake the person, so he quietly carried the clothes to open the door.

"I'll help you with whatever you need to do. Let your sister-in-law rest a bit more; she must be exhausted these days."

Meng Jiuxia looked at him with suspicion and disdain: "I would like to let my sister-in-law rest a little longer, but do you know how?"

Meng Jiuhe looked defiant when his younger sister questioned him: "What is there that I don't know? I can just learn from you."

Meng Jiuxia couldn't bear to dampen his enthusiasm, so she forced herself to say a few words: "The other day, my sister-in-law prepared some tapioca flour, saying she was going to make crystal rice dumplings. You know how to make those too."

Meng Jiu was taken aback by her question for a moment, as if he really didn't know the answer.

But he still reluctantly agreed: "I can help with other things, and I'll come and wake your sister-in-law up when she needs to be there."

Previously, Xu Chaoyan dug up a lot of cassava and ground it into a paste with a stone slab. After several sedimentations, it was dried into powder, and she said she wanted to make some crystal rice dumplings to eat something special.

As they mashed and shaped the red bean paste, sweet potato, and purple sweet potato into balls, Xu Chaoyan yawned and walked towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, Zhang Yueniang quickly handed her a bowl of hangover soup: "Drink some first. You drank too much last night, so you probably have a headache. I was originally going to let you sleep for another quarter of an hour."

Xu Chaoyan rubbed her slightly throbbing temples: "Luckily, we still have time to wrap and steam these zongzi first. Then we'll push them out to set up a stall."

The uncle also made two buckets of tofu pudding, and his cart was piled high with them.

It was still early, and it was quite dark outside. The county school was closed for the day. Then, voices could be heard coming from the streets.

Luckily they arrived early, otherwise they wouldn't even have a place to set up a table. All sorts of small vendors crowded the riverbank.

Xu Chaoyan's stall was near the river, but fortunately, there were railings along the entire row. Today, people from all over the county must have come here to join in the fun.

The riverbank was lined with stalls, and Zhang Yueniang's clothes were splashed with soup and water in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, it was a bit chilly when she went out, so Xu Chaoyan had brought an outer garment with her and quickly told her to change into it for now.

Their crystal rice dumplings were quite popular; everyone was curious to see them for the first time. The two trays of dumplings were quickly devoured.

The old woman said with some regret, "If I had known, I wouldn't have gotten up for those two or three quarters of an hour to help you. Maybe I could have done more work and earned more money."

Xu Chaoyan comforted her, "Auntie, money is just an external thing; you can never earn it all."

Children love to join in the fun, so they left early in the morning, leaving Ya Ya in Aunt Qi's care. After having breakfast, Aunt Qi and her son, along with Ya Ya, walked over here.

Xu Chaoyan urged Meng Jiu and the others to go out for a stroll and see what the fuss was about several times, but they all refused. They said they would wait for them to pack up their stalls together, and if they wanted to have fun, they would all go together.

Shen Siheng had been sitting there for a while and couldn't sit still any longer. In the end, he was the one who dragged the two of them out.

"Wife, I'm just going to take a short walk ahead and I'll be right back. The dragon boat race is about to start. Why don't you come with me and watch the excitement?"

The older women also tried to dissuade them, saying, "You and Yue Niang should go and see how much you young people enjoy these lively scenes. Right now, all that's left is some tofu pudding and cold noodles. We can manage those; it's rare to see such a lively scene."

Today the weather was sunny and the sun was blazing. Xu Chaoyan couldn't bear to see the two elderly people here, afraid that they would get sunburned.

"You three go out for a walk first. After all, the county school is participating in the competition, and it wouldn't be right for you not to be there. The two of us will come back in about half an hour. We'll pick up Yaya later; little girls always love to join in the fun."

After finally getting rid of the three of them, Xu Chaoyan quickly cleared the table of dishes and complained, "The three of them standing here are like door gods, scaring away all the guests."

Zhang Yueniang chuckled: "Are you jealous? You see those young girls staring at your husband and you want to get rid of them."

Xu Chaoyan blushed slightly and lowered her voice: "Sister, please don't tease me. I'm not that petty. At least he can attract some business by standing here. It's just that Shen Siheng keeps chattering and making noise here, it hurts my ears."

"Don't use Shen Siheng as a scapegoat. It was clearly you just now. I saw it myself. That young lady kept trying to get closer to your husband. Your eyes were like you could see right through him."

"Sister, don't tease me, I really didn't. The place is already small, and with the three of them standing here, how can we do business? The three of them are taking up three seats. It would be better to send them out for a walk early."

"Mother, Mother, I'm here!" A cheerful voice rang out.

Hearing Ya Ya's voice from afar, Qi Yu picked her up and held her in his arms. Today, Ya Ya had her hair styled in two little pigtails tied with ribbons and small bells hanging from them, jingling as she walked. She wore colorful Dragon Boat Festival ropes on her wrists and wiggled in Qi Yu's arms, looking like she wanted to get down. The road was crowded, and Yue Niang was afraid that the little girl would bump into someone.

They had almost sold out of the food they had prepared at their stall. Xu Chaoyan beamed as she looked at the pile of copper coins.

He grabbed a handful and handed it to Qi Yu: "Quickly, take Ya Ya and your mother out for a stroll. Buy her some snacks while you're at it. It's very hot here, be careful not to catch a heatstroke."

Xu Chaoyan left some chilled glutinous rice balls for everyone. They said that if anyone came over and got thirsty, a bowl of these would be perfect for cooling off in the summer heat.

The three elderly people took Yaya to the front to join the excitement of watching the dragon boat races. The river was filled with shouts and cheers, a truly bustling and lively scene.

Xu Chaoyan stood on tiptoe but still couldn't see the dragon boats in the river. Qi Yu, who was taller, spotted them and started talking to them about it.

"That team is from Mingyue Academy, that team is from the county school, and there is another one who should be from the neighboring town, but they failed as soon as they set out."

Then he began to explain it to them in a vivid and detailed manner.

As the crowd grew larger, Xu Chaoyan and Zhang Yueniang, who were jostling and pushing, were forced to move aside. They had already packed up their stall early on. They could simply haul it back in a cart later.

Suddenly, a terrified scream came from ahead: "Someone has fallen into the water! Someone has fallen into the water!"

Xu Chaoyan was startled. She only saw a somewhat familiar hem of clothing before someone jumped down. Before she could see clearly, her vision was obscured by the crowd that was pushing forward.

Meng Jiuhe, who was watching the dragon boat races from the opposite bank of the river, kept his eyes fixed on this side. When he heard that someone had fallen into the water, he panicked and tried to leave, but was pushed aside by others.