Yun Jiao slowed her steps, then heard Sun’s voice, "You child, I didn’t say I wouldn’t agree, I just said to ask around more."
"Okay, okay, calm down, I’m scared of you. In a few days, I’ll find someone to propose."
"No way, you have to go tomorrow. If you wait too long, what if she’s promised to someone else?"
Yun Jiao chuckled and continued walking forward. It seemed Gu Mei’s marriage proposal was about to be settled.
The youngest son of the village head was quite a good match.
You know, their family has over a hundred acres of land.
As she was approaching the west end of the village, Yun Jiao saw no one was around and quickly slipped into the secret space.
A few chickens were still fine in the medicine storehouse, just that there were several more piles of chicken droppings on the ground.
Yun Jiao twitched her mouth but ignored the droppings, placed the bought salt into her bosom, and carried out the chickens and lard.
The gate of Guihua’s house was closed, and Yun Jiao’s hands were occupied, so she could only use her foot to kick it.
Yingzi soon asked from inside, "Who is it?" ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢•𝕟𝕖𝕥
Yun Jiao responded, and Yingzi quickly ran over to open the door.
Guihua’s eyes went wide when she saw Yun Jiao carrying four chickens.
Yun Jiao threw the chickens into the yard, "Tomorrow, kill one to eat first."
"Keep the rest for laying eggs, and kill another after some time."
She pulled Guihua inside, put the lard on the table, and took out the salt from her bosom, "Use the oil and salt freely, I’ll buy more when it’s gone."
Then she handed Guihua two pieces of broken silver, "Here’s one tael of silver for you. After eating the chicken, go to town every day to buy meat, fish if available. If you find beef or lamb, just buy them. When it’s spent, I’ll give you more silver."
Guihua tightly squeezed the silver, looking somewhat nervous, like listening to a leader’s lecture, "Okay, I remember."
Yun Jiao smiled, "Then I’ll trouble my sister-in-law. I’ll come again after noon tomorrow."
Guihua kept saying it wasn’t troublesome as she saw Yun Jiao out.
The next day, after the Jiang family finished lunch, Yun Jiao couldn’t wait to sneak over to Guihua’s house.
Yingzi opened the door, quickly closed the gate, and led Yun Jiao into the kitchen.
Yun Jiao found it amusing that eating some meat felt like a secret rendezvous between underground party members.
Guihua uncovered a covered earthen pot on the stove, and a fragrant aroma instantly wafted out.
While using a cloth to hold the pot to bring out the chicken, she said, "This chicken smells too good."
"When I cooked it, I stuffed straw around the doors and windows to keep the smell from getting out."
Yun Jiao burst into laughter, picking up chopsticks and bowls, and called out to Yingzi, "Yingzi, come eat."
Yingzi shook her head, "Mom said, I can eat only after my sister finishes."
Yun Jiao scolded, "Don’t listen to your mom, come on, just eat."
She tore off a drumstick and placed it in Yingzi’s bowl, tore off another for herself, and started eating, seeing that Guihua was still hesitant, Yun Jiao said, "Sister-in-law, don’t be so polite. This isn’t a one-day affair; feel more relaxed."
Guihua finally sat down, picked up chopsticks, and tentatively reached into the bowl.
Yun Jiao couldn’t tell if it was because her body hadn’t had meat for so long, but the taste was unexpectedly good.
She only put down her chopsticks when her stomach couldn’t hold any more.
For several consecutive days, Yun Jiao enjoyed delicious food and drinks, living blissfully, not even minding Mrs. Zhou’s insults.
Early one morning, as daybreak, Yun Jiao and Mrs. Chen were cooking porridge in the kitchen when someone knocked at the door outside.
It was still early, many at home hadn’t gotten up yet. She walked to the kitchen door and saw Jiang Hua had already opened the door.
A carriage was parked at the door, and a young boy dressed as a servant was talking with Jiang Hua.