Ji Huai put the bamboo basket aside and took out the tools from it.

Digging ginseng must be very careful. If the roots are damaged, the ginseng dug out is incomplete, and the price you sell will be greatly reduced.

He squatted down, holding the ginseng leaf, carefully digging.

Halfway through the digging, his sweat ran down his forehead. The whiskers of this ginseng were passed through the branches of the tree, and it was very difficult to dig.

Wild ginseng grows slowly, and can't grow much for decades or hundreds of years. The gradually exposed ginseng has good texture density and slender roots. It seems that this ginseng is quite old.

He chopped off the branches that passed through underneath, dug for a while, and gently took out the ginseng.

He took out the linen cloth from the bamboo basket, carefully wrapped the ginseng, put it in the bamboo basket, filled the hole just dug, and then turned and walked out.

On the way back, he also stumbled upon a wild boar. If it were the past, he would have rushed forward and took this big guy down, and the whole family would be able to eat for a long time, and the rest of the meat could be sold in the town.

Today he was not thinking, slowed down, bypassed the wild boar, and walked quickly down the mountain.

Three traps were set up when I went up the mountain. I went to see the first and the second, but there was nothing, but when the third one, I caught a hare.

It's just that this hare is too small, and it's skinny.

But when I thought that Tang Xiu'er was also thin and didn't like to eat fatty meat. If you’re skinny, let’s eat it for her. There is not much meat to eat, but the bones are quite fragrant. She likes to gnaw bones.

Every time I sipped the meat, I looked satisfied. Just thinking about her appearance, her footsteps are a lot lighter.

Picking up the hare, he walked to the stream.

Catching fish is his forte. He tied the hare's feet and threw it aside, then put the bamboo basket aside, dragged his shoes and went into the water, holding sharp branches in his hands.

Lifting and stabbing, the hands are quick and the eyes are quick, the fish can't escape at all, one, two, three, four or five

Ji Huai pulled the rattan, stringed together the five fish he caught, carried it in his hand, and put the bamboo basket on his back, carrying the rabbit. Look at the sky and walk quickly in the direction of the village.

Tang Xiu'er was at Aunt Niu's house at this time.

Aunt Niu used to have a very good relationship with Ji's mother. Both of them were widowed earlier, became widows, and raised several children in one hand. Aunt Niu is better than Ji Mu, because she is a matchmaker, simple and honest, and has a good reputation from all over the world. He married a virtuous wife to his two sons, and the family’s life was vivid and colorful.

She is plump and has a kind face.

Aunt Niu's house is often very lively, and people often come to drink tea in the yard. If there is a boy in the family, I hope Aunt Niu will lead the way and ask for a daughter-in-law. If there is a daughter in the family, Aunt Niu must also let Aunt Niu know and find a good person.

Everyone was drinking tea and chatting in the courtyard.

Tang Xiu'er talked few words and was embroidering silently. Listening to them talking about their parents, they made some jokes from time to time. She usually didn't answer the words and just responded with a chuckle.

Before marrying Ji Huai, she was half a maid of the Ji family. She could not finish her work. She only came to Ji mother a few times and listened to them chatting. Later, Ji’s mother was gone, and she married Ji Huai. Aunt Niu might think she was young and had a hard time with Ji Huai, so she often let her sit down.

"I heard that Ji Huai's injury is healed? Go hunting again?" Aunt Zhang asked her.

"The injury was healed, but didn't go hunting." Tang Xiu'er replied.

Aunt Zhang drank a sip of tea: "Ji Dalang and his wife said last time that they would not be good, but the doctor said that they would be lame. I thought it was very serious, but now it seems to be quite good. Great, the two hunters in Yangjia Village were killed by big insects."

Tang Xiu'er stopped and looked up at her, a little scared, but he also grasped the point, "The doctor didn't say anything."

"Who said nothing? You don't know. Your two sisters-in-law know about it. Who in the village doesn't?" Aunt Zhang's mouth was broken, and she said in a vivid way how Sister Ji went outside to say it.

Not only did Sister Ji talked about it, but Big Brother Ji also talked about it. Speaking of Ji Huai, the four of them all shook their heads and sighed.

"It's not that serious, it will be better soon. The medicine prescribed by the doctor doesn't work after taking it. It hurts and itches, and it is very expensive. After stopping the medicine, the recovery is good." Tang Xiu'er was indignant, "They don't know anything. , It's all nonsense!"

This was the first time that she refuted Big Brother Ji and the others, and her face flushed with rage, and she was extremely angry.

"Ouch." Aunt Niu looked at her anxiously, and couldn't help but said, "Why do you think people are separated? Are you afraid that you will get hurt? Who knows that Ji Huai is getting better again. But let me say, then The two are really nothing, Ji Huai still has to go and hold it, so that you will suffer along with it, and you can't figure it out. You are his daughter-in-law, still pregnant with a child, and look at you thin."

Aunt Zhang also agreed and looked at her, "You are so thin, do you have milk after giving birth? What do you eat? Ji Huai doesn't know how to make up for you."

"It's made up, I've been drinking fish soup these days. I have left the meat to eat." Tang Xiu'er defended him, adding another sentence, "I didn't give it to the others, he was afraid that I would not be enough."

"Oh, that's just a few sentences, look at you." Aunt Niu teased her.

The aunts sitting around also laughed, Tang Xiu'er buried her head, her ears were red, and she was extremely shy.

Aunt Niu sat down again, "Ji Huai really won't give him his two brothers? Your two sisters-in-law also agree? Then you can't make trouble?"

It's not a day or two that Ji Huai and Ji Mu are partial, so the two talents of the Ji family dominate.

The sister-in-law Ji is hot on the surface, calculating, and the second sister-in-law Ji is a boring gourd, but she has a lot of thoughts and is not a fuel-efficient lamp. Only Tang Xiu'er is a soft persimmon and is at his disposal.

Tang Xiu'er replied: "He said that he would leave it for me to eat."

During this time, all the good things in the house helped her.

"Are you ready?" Aunt Niu said so, in fact, I didn't believe it.

Aunt Zhang fanned her fan: "You don't know how uneasy those two families are. Ji Huai's temperament will not change for a while. What you say is not important, he has to do it. A man's mouth is a deceitful ghost, I'll lie to you, if you don't take it seriously, then you can feel comfortable."

"If you are pregnant, do less work." Aunt Niu also agreed with what the other party said. Looking at Tang Xiu'er's small body, she felt that she was still doing chores for the Ji family. At the order of their family, she deliberately told, "You are also married to Ji Huai’s people are also their daughter-in-laws, don’t keep rushing to work."

Tang Xiu'er answered, "I'm out of work."

Ji Huai said that it was not good for the child, and that she had to make up for it, so she wouldn't make trouble if she didn't work.

As soon as these words came out, everyone shook their heads.

Everyone knows what life Tang Xiuer had before. Now, in order to live a comfortable life, I have coaxed myself.

Ji Huai helped his elder brother-in-law with something good, and ignored Tang Xiu'er. She had been a maid all these years, doing all kinds of work. These were all spoken by sister-in-law Ji, and Ji Huai couldn't wait to share it with her two brother-in-laws every time she came back from hunting. There was nothing Tang Xiuer had done.

Everyone felt that she lied to herself.

Tang Xiu'er ignored the thoughts of the others, she looked at the sun above her head. Calculating the time, Ji Huai should be back, why not?

She inevitably worried, quickly put away the needle and thread, stood up and said, "I'm going back, Ji Huai is about to come back, and I haven't cooked yet."

"Stay a little longer, didn't Ji Huai say to come back and go back with you?" Aunt Niu stopped her, "It should be back soon, not bad for a while. Just leave it alone, you have to know a little bit in your heart, don't To be bullied, learn to catch men."

Everyone thought they were talking about what was on her mind, so they didn't say anything. Aunt Zhang instead taught her, "You can get everything if you catch a man. Be smart. If you catch Ji Huai, he can take everything out? I'm afraid you will be hungry."

These words made Tang Xiu'er slow down. She often hears new daughter-in-law talking quietly, just talking about this.

How to catch a man? she does not know.

Those daughter-in-laws who have been married for many years talked about this question:

"A man is just a tendon. It makes him comfortable, but doesn't he catch it?"

"Say two thoughtful words, think about him, don't be shy, be sweeter, and you will be much more relaxed. Give him a chance to perform."

"At night, the couple closed the door and the lights went out. The young ones should kiss more and act like a baby. What do you want?"