"As for the female teacher from the university that my father mentioned to me last time…" Xia Zhe scratched his head, unable to recall how she looked." Forget it, let's not talk about her anymore."
There was no point caring about these people now. After all, he had already decided who he was going to marry.
"Alright, you decide on your own marriage. As long as Qiao Mei passes the political review, there's no problem on my end!"
Qin Dong then asked curiously, "So which family's daughter did you fall in love with at first sight, for you to make a decision on such an important matter as marriage right now? Is she very pretty?"
At this point, Xia Zhe could not help but shiver. She looked… probably she would scare you to death.
"Let's get the marriage registered first. When I'm done with my mission, I'll bring her home to see you guys," he said.
Since the two of them had spent the night together, they had to get married so that no one would have any designs on Qiao Mei. At the same time, Grandpa Qiao Qiang would also feel more at ease.
Although… Qiao Mei was not very pleasing to the eye, she was already his now. Since that was the case, he would protect her.
"I'm on a mission here and I don't think I'll be able to finish it anytime soon. Please help me get my marriage certificate done, then go to the village and treat the villagers to a meal. We'll make some arrangements for the wedding and then deliver the marriage certificate to her. Then we can consider the matter done."
This would make her relatives give up.
"So soon?" Qin Dong suddenly thought of something and asked, "Could it be that you are still hiding something from me?"
When Xia Zhe heard this, his face felt like it was on fire. It turned red in an instant and it was like he could suddenly hear the moans from that night and the pleasure of release…
Although he knew that it was unlikely for anything to happen after a one night stand, they had done it more than once that night. If they ended up having a child… he could not let anyone gossip about the child that might be born.
"I was drunk the other day, so I made a mistake…" Xia Zhe said softly.
"Ah? You rascal… you're really…" Now Qin Dong heard this clearly. Even as he was admonishing his nephew, he was also itching to know what happened.
What kind of girl could make his steel-hearted nephew lose control?
As a man, he knew very well that there was no such thing as one losing control when drunk. That was just an excuse. If a man was really drunk, he would not be able to do anything. If he had done something, then he was definitely a willing partner.
Xia Zhe blushed. Neither did he lose control after being drunk, nor did he pretend to be crazy under the influence of alcohol. He had accidentally fallen for a trick…
Xia Zhe exhaled and said slowly, "Don't tell my parents about this first. I'll tell them myself when I get back."
Qin Dong immediately replied, "I understand. You can say it yourself when you're back!"
He had taken down the address of this woman and noted that she was likely a village girl. With the characters of his younger sister and brother-in-law, wouldn't the Xia Family explode when they knew about it?
The explosion was not the scary part, the scary part would be if they object to this marriage.
He thought differently from this couple of the Xia family. He felt that a real man had to depend on himself to build his career. He must work on it one shot at a time and not rely on unorthodox methods which were not dependable at all.
Besides, if a man worked hard for his career outside and did not have a woman he liked waiting at home, then that life would feel empty. He would not feel comfortable even if he had a good life.
Now that his nephew finally found someone he liked, he must protect this marriage and not let that Xia family couple ruin it.
After hanging up, Qin Dong immediately took action. He made a few phone calls to the Northeast precinct and someone immediately boarded the train to Qiao Mei's house.
Wedding matters should be handled quickly and not be delayed so that it would set everyone's mind at ease once everything is done.
He was Xia Zhe's uncle after all!
Qiao Mei took the big bowl of chestnuts and exchanged it for half a catty of rice.
At this time, staple grains were definitely more expensive than snacks. If Qiao Mei had not specially cooked the chestnuts and brought them over with the intoxicating smell, the other family would definitely not give her the rice.
It was because for mountain produce like chestnuts, every family could go out to pick them up when they were free. No family was lacking in this, so there was no market for it.
Qiao Qiang's family was tiny, and the old one was lame while the young one had been lazy. Otherwise, his family would have been able to fill up half their storeroom with mountain produce.
After finishing her work, Qiao Mei thought of the chicks, ducklings and goslings in the storeroom so she cooked half a bowl of chestnuts for them. Qiao Qiang's heart ached when he saw that and he watched them glumly from the side.
"When our bean sprouts are ready and we sell them, we'll get some bran to feed them," Qiao Mei said in a comforting tone.
Of course, she only said that to comfort her grandfather. If the meat of the fowl were to taste good, they naturally had to be fed more food that had been catalyzed by the jade pendant.
The next morning, Qiao Mei went to check on her bean sprouts once she woke up.
The bean sprouts had already grown long and the next step was to change the water quickly and put them in the basket.
Qiao Qiang also stood at the side and looked at the sprouts happily.
If the first step was so easy, the second step would definitely be easier. He suddenly started to look forward to it and decided he must get to work now and make more baskets in the yard.
After Qiao Mei finished her work, she shouldered her carrying pole into the mountain again and picked up some fruits and firewood.
Every year, Qiao Qiang was the one who went to pick up firewood. The original owner of the body was too lazy and did not do any chores at home. This year, Qiao Qiang's health had gotten worse so he did not pick up much firewood and now, there was not enough firewood in the kitchen.
However, Qiao Mei's main goal of going out was to make use of the opportunity to get rid of all the dirt on her body. But this time, she did not walk towards the hot spring as she had seen a few children heading there.
The news of the chestnuts from yesterday had spread throughout the village. Children who had nothing better to do all headed towards the hot spring area.
She did not take it to heart. This time, she would just walk around the back mountain.
This area of the mountain was not very high and there were only some small trees around. Everyone only came here to do things like chop wood and pick mushrooms. If they wanted other mountain produce, they had to go higher into the mountain.
At this time of the season, there were no fruits, but it did not matter to Qiao Mei. She could make fruits even without them.
Qiao Mei found a place with lush trees and pushed her way in as the tender leaves and new branches growing in the early spring provided coverage for her. She dug a hole and buried a few seeds inside.
This time, she planted chili.
After a few minutes, the chili turned from seeds to saplings, and then from saplings to mature chili plants. Very soon, there were many red chilies hanging from the branches.
Qiao Mei did not pluck them immediately. Instead, she tried to communicate with them. "Tell me, which one of you is the least spicy?"
She used to like spicy food and felt that everything was tasteless without chili, but when she ate too much chili, she would get diarrhea. Eating chili was always a dilemma to her.
Now here was a good thing. She wanted to develop a type of chili that was fragrant but not spicy. She would be well-fed and well-clothed by her own hands!
She liked the fragrance of the chili but not the spiciness. Every time, her stomach would hurt from the spiciness, making her very uncomfortable.
The red chilies on the branches quivered and there seemed to be voices coming from them. The sounds were faint, but she understood them.
After listening for a long time, Qiao Mei plucked a red chili and tasted it. It was still very spicy. She took out a seed from the chili and planted it again.
A few minutes later, red chilies filled the branches again.
"Tell me, which of you is the least spicy?"
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