บท 29: Improved Relationships
บรรณาธิการ: Atlas Studios
"Sure, if I see another pumpkin, I'll bring it back to exchange with you."
"Good, good!" Upon hearing this answer, the woman gave a satisfied smile. Who said Qiao Mei was domineering? Why did she feel that Qiao Mei was so nice?
Qiao Mei smiled and continued up the mountain.
It was such a small matter that could improve one's life and make others happy. That makes it an even better thing.
Otherwise, when the children in her womb grew up, they would not get help if they got bullied by others in the village.
Even if it was only for this, she must build up good relationships with the villagers.
She quickened her pace and followed the path she had taken yesterday. It only took her about two hours to reach the hot spring, but she ran into a few children who were preparing to make their way back.
Yesterday, she had exchanged pumpkins for green beans. In the village, after the pumpkins were cooked, all the children in the various families were craving for more. Today, the adults needed to work during the day, but the children did not, so they came here together to look for pumpkins.
However, they did not find anything and only managed to pick some wild fruits.
They were stunned for a moment when they saw Qiao Mei. Without saying anything, they lowered their heads and prepared to make a run for it.
Although they had never directly clashed with Qiao Mei, almost all of their brothers and sisters had fought with Qiao Mei before, so they knew how scary Qiao Mei was.
Seeing the children rushing past, Qiao Mei smiled. It would be more convenient for her to pick fruits if they left.
After walking around the hot spring, she realized that the surroundings had been ravaged by the children. Other than weeds and reeds, there were not even any edible wild vegetables left.
After all, the hot spring area was actually very small.
She was not that concerned about it. She pried open a dense patch of reeds with her hand, and after several twists and turns, found a thin and small wild chestnut among the trees.
In just three to four minutes, she completed a round of energy exchange and wild chestnuts had fallen all over the ground.
Qiao Mei happily picked up two baskets of chestnuts from the ground. Chestnuts were most suitable for pregnant women as they contained plenty of folic acid which could prevent pregnant women from premature labor.
Now that she was pregnant with twins, she needed to eat more of these.
The original owner of the body had given birth prematurely, so she had to pay more attention to this.
By the time Qiao Mei returned to the village, the sky was already dark. Smoke rose from the chimney of every house, and every house was filled with warm light. As she got closer, a few barks could be heard.
The entire setting was like a relaxing village scene.
Qiao Mei followed the path and looked at the front door of her own house. She immediately saw Qiao Qiang who was looking forward to her return. Her uneasy heart instantly calmed down and she felt a sense of the warmth of home.
"Grandfather, I'm back!" Qiao Mei smiled and quickly walked over, her voice sweet and soft.
Qiao Qiang welcomed her with a smile.
The two of them happily walked into the house and she put down the baskets. It was under the light from the house that Qiao Qiang could now see what was inside the baskets.
"You picked up so many chestnuts, did you take all the squirrels' winter rations?"
These chestnuts looked clean and fresh. They were definitely not picked up from the grass.
If these chestnuts were not those hidden away by squirrels, they would already have rotted in the ground when the winter ended and the ice and snow had melted. Therefore, these must have been hidden by squirrels to get through the winter.
"That's right, the squirrels probably won't be able to find these chestnuts anymore. The whole tree hole full of chestnuts is now mine," Qiao Mei said with a smile.
"Hahahaha! Our Mei Mei is indeed luckier than others!" Qiao Qiang laughed happily.
Qiao Mei gently washed the chestnuts and immediately put them over the steamer.
Actually, it would be better to fry the chestnuts. It would be even more fragrant if she could stew it with chicken but for now, she had no choice but to just steam them on their own.
บท 30: Reporting Marriage Plans
บรรณาธิการ: Atlas Studios
Fortunately, the chestnuts were delicious on their own. Given that they had absorbed the energy from the jade pendant, they emitted a tempting aroma not long after they were steamed in the pot for a while.
The pair of grandfather and granddaughter finished their meal in satisfaction. Qiao Mei then filled a big bowl with chestnuts and placed it in the basket, preparing to go out.
"Where are you going?" Qiao Qiang asked curiously.
"Sending it to Auntie Dong at the end of the village. We can exchange for some rice with her family," Qiao Mei replied.
Qiao Qiang was stunned and looked at Qiao Mei in disbelief.
His Mei Mei had really changed. Not only had she learned how to do household chores and cook well, but she had also become tactful in handling matters. It was as if she had been blessed by Buddha.
No, perhaps she had been encouraged by that kid, Xia Zhe… I don't even know when that kid would return.
…
At this moment, Xia Zhe frowned as he thought about his next mission. This mission was a little complicated and did not seem to be able to be completed within a month.
He thought for a while and ran to his office to make a call.
"Commissar, I have something to report!"
"What is it?" A voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Please help me put up a report on my marriage plans!" Xia Zhe said immediately. Soldiers had to put in an application if they had plans to get married.
"…" The other end of the phone went silent.
"Please help me to put up a report on my marriage plans!" Xia Zhe repeated in a louder voice.
"Okay, okay, okay. I got it." The man on the other end of the phone covered his ears before he continued to ask, "Which girl are you going to get married to? Is she from Zhang Lao Da's family or Commissar Ma's family? Or is it the English teacher from the university that your father introduced to you?"
Xia Zhe was handsome, had a good family background and a good character. Ever since he became an adult, people had almost knocked down his family door trying to introduce girlfriends to him one after another.
Especially in the early few years, there were so many people who came round.
In the past few years though, there were not many people because the earlier group did not succeed. Everyone felt that the Xia family had very high standards, so it dissuaded those ladies who were from modest families.
It was also precisely because of this that two ladies with good family backgrounds had set their sights on this good catch, Xia Zhe. The two families were currently fighting fiercely over him, and it was said that the two ladies had even physically fought several times over this matter.
The people around them were all caught up in the drama to see which family would manage to win Xia Zhe over, Commissar Qin included. He did not expect that the choice of the winning marriage candidate was being made now.
"Quick, tell me, which family is she from?!" The commissar asked curiously.
Xia Zhe stopped for a moment and said, "It's the granddaughter of my grandfather's old comrade. The comrade had saved his life back then. Her name is Qiao Mei."
"What?" The commissar thought that the phone signal was not good so he had not heard it clearly.
"Grandfather's old comrade's granddaughter, her name is Qiao Mei!" Xia Zhe repeated loudly again, "Take down the address now, her home is at… Don't go to the wrong place."
He was not very formal with his words. After all, this commissar was his uncle who had watched him grow up. Hence, he had informed this uncle first without regard for family hierarchy.
"Ah? Oh, oh, oh… I'll take it down…" Qin Dong immediately took out a pen and paper and started to write down the address. He paused for a while and suddenly asked," What's going on? What about the ladies from the two families? "
Xia Zhe was silent for a moment before he continued, "I don't think the Zhang and Ma families have a good way of doing things. We're not on the same side, so it's better not to be involved with each other in the future."
His words were a little vague, but in reality, what he was thinking was that those two families would be finished sooner or later because of their way of doing things.
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