Chapter 031: Who Admit Defeat

Chapter 222: END: Forever Partners in this Life Chapter 221: Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter 220: Second Honeymoon Chapter 219: Crown Prince Liu Chapter 218: Investment Chapter 217: Meet by Chance Chapter 216: A Day in the Production Crew Chapter 215: Settling the Previous Accounts Chapter 214: Audition Chapter 213: Gratitute Chapter 212: The Family Has No More Secret Chapter 211: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (3) Chapter 210: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (2) Chapter 209: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (1) Chapter 208: Comfort Chapter 207: Return to One's Hometown in Glory Chapter 206: Return to One's Hometown and Live in Seclusion Chapter 205: Distribute the Houses and Farmland! Chapter 204: Rebuilding Kui County Chapter 203: Arrive in Kui County Chapter 202: Emperor Xiaohui's Condition Chapter 201: Tender One's Resignation Chapter 200: Come to a Conclusion Chapter 199: The Family of Four Goes Hunting Chapter 198: The Family of Four is "Officials" Chapter 197: Bask in Happiness Chapter 196: Return in Triumph Chapter 195: Final Battle Chapter 194: Detoxification Chapter 193: Reunion Chapter 192: Reveals One's Origin Chapter 191: Assassination Chapter 190: Two Foals Chapter 189: The War Begins Chapter 188: The Candidate for the Peace Marriage Chapter 187: Exchange of Views Between the Two Countries (2) Chapter 186: Exchange of Views Between the Two Countries (1) Chapter 185: Lend a Hand Again Chapter 184: Give Suggestion to Chen Mufeng Chapter 183: Warm and Harmonious Family Chapter 182: Western Barbarian Diplomatic Mission Chapter 181: Public Display of Affection Chapter 180: Commandery Prince Mu and the Young Marquis Chapter 179: The Death of Du Shi Chapter 178: Reunion Chapter 177: White Spot and Golden Fur Search for Masters Chapter 176: Lei Tie's Intimidation Chapter 175: Regressive Dispersion of Cannon Fodder Chapter 174: Princess Yanqing Chapter 173: Single Out as a Point of Attack Chapter 172: Lei Tie Takes Action Chapter 171: Commandery Prince Mu Chapter 170: Settle Down Chapter 169: First Rank Mandated Lady Chapter 168: Into the Capital Chapter 167: Two Imperial Edicts Chapter 166: Land of Idyllic Beauty Grand General Lei Chapter 165: Qilin Summer Mountain Villa Chapter 164: To be Rich, Mend the Road First Chapter 163: Lei Old Three, Lei Old Four, and Lei Old Five Chapter 162: The End of Lei Xiangren and Zhao Shi Chapter 161: Famous All Over the Country Chapter 160: Absolute Soup Chapter 159: The Competition Begins Chapter 158: Countrywide Cooking Competition Chapter 157: Bangyan and Tanhua Chapter 156: Home Chapter 155: Play Big If You're Going to Play Chapter 154: Display One's Talent for the First Time Chapter 153: Five People Suddenly Got a Strange Illness Chapter 152: One's Name is on the List of Successful Candidates Chapter 151: A Night Tour in the Imperial Palace Chapter 150: The First Day in the Capital Chapter 149: Old Dad, Don't Eat Dad Chapter 148: Adorable Radish Costume Chapter 147: A Young Man that Looks Like Qin Mian Chapter 146: On the Road to the Capital Chapter 145: The Family of Four Goes to Travel Chapter 144: Gifted Ingenious Children Chapter 143: You Refine Tools; I Refine Pills Chapter 142: One Year Old Chapter 141: Lei Tie, You Mensao! Chapter 140: Babies' Novel Experience Chapter 139: Fund a School Construction Chapter 138: Babies' First-month Celebration (2) Chapter 137: Babies' First-Month Celebration (1) Chapter 136: Qian Shi Gives Birth Chapter 135: Arrival of the Maternal Grandparents Chapter 134: Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin Chapter 133: Formidable Lei Tie Chapter 132: Twin Sons Chapter 131: Oh Mom, Bun! Chapter 130: False Alarm Chapter 129: Celebrate the Lantern Festival in the Prefectural City! Chapter 128: A New Year Chapter 127: Lei Xiangli's Betrothal Chapter 126: Selling Formula for Growing Anti-seasonal Vegetables Chapter 125: The End of the Year Approaches Chapter 124: Making Money in Winter Chapter 123: The Separation of the Old House Chapter 122: Lei Xiangzhi's Opinion about Family Separation Chapter 121: Different Species, How to Love Each Other Chapter 120: Passed the County Level Examination and Become a Xiucai Chapter 119: College Examination Has Arrived Chapter 118: Anti-Seasonal Vegetables Chapter 117: Wife is Mighty Chapter 116: Secrets of Lei Tie's Past (2) Chapter 115: Secrets of Lei Tie's Past (1) Chapter 114: Two Pink Balls Chapter 113: Concern about Thieves Chapter 112: Like Your Taciturn Chapter 111: The Hapless Lei Xiangli Chapter 110: New Money-making Plan Chapter 109: New Carriage Chapter 108: Another Culmination Chapter 107: Expanding Production Chapter 106: Membership Card System Chapter 105: Whole Vermicelli Feast Chapter 104: Vermicelli Workshop Opens Chapter 103: Purchasing Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes Chapter 102: Made Vermicelli Chapter 101: Someone Wants to Buy the Honey Peaches Chapter 100: New Room Exclusive for Summer Chapter 099: Getting Rich First to Drive Others to be Rich Chapter 098: Kiss on The Tree Chapter 097: Being an Elder Sister-in-law Is Hard Ah… Chapter 096: The Small Mansion Gate Chapter 095: Armed Servants Chapter 094: Coming Home Chapter 093: He's Three Brothers Chapter 092: Wife Said... Chapter 091: Deliver Cherries Chapter 090: Amaze the World with A Single Brilliant Feat Chapter 089: Why Is There No Martial Arts Competition Chapter 088: Grand Opening Chapter 087: Advertising in Qingyun Academy Chapter 086: Double Xiang House Chapter 085: Selling Recipe Chapter 084: Entry-level Examinee Chapter 083: Going to the Prefecture Center Chapter 082: Lei Xiangzhi Is Going To Take Part in the Prefectural Exam Chapter 081: Brother Tie, Let Me Grow Up Chapter 080: Heartstrings Knot Chapter 079: Birthday Present Chapter 078: The Romantic Couple's World Chapter 077: Want to Be Closer To You Chapter 076: Buying People Chapter 075 Chapter 074: The Leisurely Farm Residence of Qin Mian and Lei Tie Chapter 073: Digging Pond (2) Chapter 072: Digging Pond (1) Chapter 071: If You Want to Be Rich, Plant Fruit Trees Chapter 070: It's Good To Be A Landlord Chapter 069: Maternal Grandparents' Home Chapter 068: Into the First Lunar Month Chapter 067: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (3) Chapter 066: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (2) Chapter 065: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (1) Chapter 064: The Meal at the Relative's House Is Not Delicious (2) Chapter 063: The Meal at the Relative's House Is Not Delicious (1) Chapter 062: Gift from Lei Tie Chapter 061: White Spot Chapter 060: Little Black Wolf Chapter 059: Go Hunting Together Chapter 058: The First Confrontation of Du Shi and Wei Shi Chapter 057: Little Mother Joins the Household Chapter 056: Deliver Dumplings Chapter 055: The First Festival after Being Together Chapter 054: Will Die if You Don't Take Advantage of Others Chapter 053: Warning Chapter 052: Visitor from the County Chapter 051: Give Miss Wei a Like Chapter 050: Give Matchmaker Jin a Like Chapter 049: Without Fierce Tricks, It Won't Work Chapter 048: The People from the Old House Come To Make Trouble Chapter 047: Eating Savory Restaurant Chapter 046: Lei Xiangzhi Chapter 045: Qin Mian's Counterattack Chapter 044: Drop a Visit Chapter 043: Wife, I Can Raise You Chapter 042: Rent a Shop Chapter 041: House Warming Chapter 040: Live In a New House (2) Chapter 039: Live In a New House (1) Chapter 038: Upset Chapter 037: Thick-skinned Chapter 036: Build New House Chapter 035: Playing Tricks Chapter 034: Daughter-in-law PK Mother-in-law Chapter 033: Lei Tie Knows Martial Arts! Chapter 032: Farming Chapter 031: Who Admit Defeat Chapter 030: First "Confrontation" Chapter 029: Lei Tie's Regard Chapter 028: Pamper Chapter 027: Money is Spent When It is Earned Chapter 026: Made Money! Chapter 025: First Pot of Gold – Manual Noodle Maker (3) Chapter 024: Go up the Mountain to Cut down Trees Chapter 023: First Pot of Gold — Manual Noodle Maker (2) Chapter 022: 600 Jin of Paddy Chapter 021: First Pot of Gold — Manual Noodle Maker (1) Chapter 020: Autumn Harvest Chapter 019: A Busy Day Chapter 018: Purchase (2) Chapter 017: Purchase (1) Chapter 016: A Good Husband Should Take the Initiative to Hand over the Financial Power Chapter 015: Settle In Chapter 014: Rent a House Chapter 013: Finally Divide up Family Property and Live Apart! Chapter 012: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (4 Chapter 011: Make More Money; Let You Put As Much Oil As You Want Chapter 010: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (3) Chapter 009: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (2) Chapter 008: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (1) Chapter 007: Prey Dispute Chapter 006: Want to Divide up Family Property and Live Apart Chapter 005: Reason Chapter 004: Evil Mother-in-law Ah… Chapter 003: Magical Space Chapter 002: A Little Dispute at Breakfast Chapter 001: One Day, Transmigrated into Someone's Wife Chapter 000: Characters Guide

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When the meal was served, Lei Tie shut up.

Qin Mian was very angry, but he added two dishes and a bowl of rice.

After eating, he paid before leaving. Lei Tie followed like a mute person and took over the stand in his hand. Qin Mian didn't refuse, but didn't say a word to him all the way.

Lei Tie was about to speak, but said nothing. His eyes fell on the thin back of the teenager. Recently, they ate good food, so the wife had been raised well. While his body was still thin, he had more meat on his face than before. His dry hair was soft and black which was tied into a high ponytail that swayed as if it was afraid that people wouldn't know its master had a hot-temper.

Thinking of the teenager's angry expression, Lei Tie's corner of the lips slightly cocked but disappeared in a flash. He was not used to the teenager being uncommunicative. However, if he was to coax, he was really helpless.

As Qin Mian walked, he listened to the movement behind him, but he didn't hear anything. He wasn't really angry, but it was true that he was dejected and there was a part of unreconciled at the bottom of his heart. He actually wanted to see who gave in first.

Thinking of this, he relaxed a lot and his footsteps became more brisk.

Whether he walked fast or slow, Lei Tie always kept the same distance with him.

Passersby on the street noticed that the twoone at the front and the other at the backlooked as if they were fighting, and they amusedly pointed fingers at the duo.

As if unaware of it, Qin Mian bought two packages of snacks and 2 Jin of sugar before leaving the town.

No words were said along the way.

When they got home, Qin Mian gave the snacks to Xiao Hu and Gou Dan and went out with the basket on his back.

"Where to?" Lei Tie asked.

Qin Mian looked at him with a smile, but didn't speak. He went to the back of the mountain.

Lei Tie was taken aback. He fetched the bow set, locked the door and quickly followed.

Xiao Hu and Gou Dan sensed the strange atmosphere and looked at each other inexplicably before eating the snacks with relish.

Qin Mian walked very fast, but when he got into the mountain, his strong-willed deflated. He looked around and couldn't make up his mind. He planned to pick more hawthorn and wild apple, but he didn't know where hawthorn and apple trees were.

"What are you looking for?" Lei Tie asked again with a flat voice without a thread of emotion.

Qin Mian opened his mouth but closed it immediately. He took out a hawthorn fruit and an apple from the basket and waved them at Lei Tie.

At this moment, Lei Tie finally understood that his wife was acting in a fit of pique with him. It was a bit funny, but he was never a person who easily showed emotions. Nothing could be seen on his face, only a pair of deep and frightening black eyes covered with a layer of softness. He took Qin Mian's hand, looked around and walked in one direction without hesitation.

Led by the other man, Qin Mian looked around leisurely but he still didn't speak.

After picking a lot of hawthorn and wild apple, the basket was full. But of course, the basket was on Lei Tie's back.

Once at home, Qin Mian sent Xiao Hu and Gou Dan away. Then, he ladled up water into a basin to wash the hawthorns and apples. Lei Tie went to take a look in the water vat before he went out with an empty bucket.

Upon seeing him go far, Qin Mian spat out a mouthful of breath, "I almost suffocated! How can that guy manage not saying three sentences a day?"

It was really a chore for a talkative person like him to refrain from talking for such a long time.

In a distance, Lei Tie turned his head and looked back.

Qin Mian didn't notice it as he was cleaning the fruits quickly and neatly. Today's tanghulu had sold for more than 100 Wen, almost equivalent to more than 100 yuan in modern times. It didn't sound like much but in this era, it was not a small amount and it was enough to buy many things. However, selling tanghulu was not a long-term thing after all. If he wanted to get rich, he had to think of other ways.

As he was thinking, he heard the sound of pouring water.

After Lei Tie filled the water vat, he brought in the planks and found the carpentry tools. He moved a wooden log and sat at the door in the central room. His head lowered as he hammered with a look of concentration.

Qin Mian gave him a furtive look.

After washing the fruits, he put them in a sieve and let dry under the sun, mainly to drain the water. Then he took out yesterday's cut off bamboos and continued to make bamboo sticks.

Upon seeing this, Lei Tie took over Qin Mian's work without saying a word.

It was exactly what Qin Mian wanted as it was easy to get his hand scratched if the bamboo stick was not smooth. Yet, he was not idle. He turned over the grain for drying, led the ox to the pond to drink water before tying it back and dragged over a bundle of straw.

When the fruits had drained, he made more than sixty skewers of tanghulu.

After dinner was done, he didn't call Lei Tie but sat down and ate. Minced meat with eggplant was very appetizing.

Lei Tie was thinking about how to nail the planks more firmly when he heard the clinking sound of chopsticks colliding with dishware and only then found out that the wife had already started eating. After a brief pause, he silently washed his hands and came to eat.

Qin Mian snickered and almost choked on food.

Lei Tie was steady and stable, clipped a dish to eat neither tense nor slow and glanced at Qin Mian with an uncertain meaning.

Qin Mian's stone face made out a look of indifferent.

He didn't say a word to Lei Tie until he went to bed at night. As for the matter of squeezing into Lei Tie's embrace after sleeping, he ignored it breezily.

The next day was just like yesterday; Lei Tie went to plow the land till about 10 o'clock before they set out for the town.

When Qin Mian got to the previous place, he greeted the owners of the left and right stalls. Qin Mian was about to start hawking when Lei Tie suddenly stood in front of the stand and without looking at him, Lei Tie brusquely said to the passersby: "Delicious tanghulu, 2 Wen for a skewer."

An elderly woman who was going to come over with her little granddaughter was frightened by his expressionless face and she stepped back while looking at him hesitantly.

Stunned, Qin Mian couldn't help laughing and quickly lowered his head, "Puff…"

Lei Tie turned to look at him with his dull gaze full of emotions that seemed to be unknown.

Qin Mian couldn't say what it was, but he was in a good mood. He didn't intend to embarrass Lei Tie anymore, but he couldn't help laughing a few times. "Hahaha. Stop, I'll do it."

In fact, this "confrontation" was also a kind of test for Lei Tie. Qin Mian was satisfied with the result.

Chapter 032: Farming

Chapter 222: END: Forever Partners in this Life Chapter 221: Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter 220: Second Honeymoon Chapter 219: Crown Prince Liu Chapter 218: Investment Chapter 217: Meet by Chance Chapter 216: A Day in the Production Crew Chapter 215: Settling the Previous Accounts Chapter 214: Audition Chapter 213: Gratitute Chapter 212: The Family Has No More Secret Chapter 211: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (3) Chapter 210: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (2) Chapter 209: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (1) Chapter 208: Comfort Chapter 207: Return to One's Hometown in Glory Chapter 206: Return to One's Hometown and Live in Seclusion Chapter 205: Distribute the Houses and Farmland! Chapter 204: Rebuilding Kui County Chapter 203: Arrive in Kui County Chapter 202: Emperor Xiaohui's Condition Chapter 201: Tender One's Resignation Chapter 200: Come to a Conclusion Chapter 199: The Family of Four Goes Hunting Chapter 198: The Family of Four is "Officials" Chapter 197: Bask in Happiness Chapter 196: Return in Triumph Chapter 195: Final Battle Chapter 194: Detoxification Chapter 193: Reunion Chapter 192: Reveals One's Origin Chapter 191: Assassination Chapter 190: Two Foals Chapter 189: The War Begins Chapter 188: The Candidate for the Peace Marriage Chapter 187: Exchange of Views Between the Two Countries (2) Chapter 186: Exchange of Views Between the Two Countries (1) Chapter 185: Lend a Hand Again Chapter 184: Give Suggestion to Chen Mufeng Chapter 183: Warm and Harmonious Family Chapter 182: Western Barbarian Diplomatic Mission Chapter 181: Public Display of Affection Chapter 180: Commandery Prince Mu and the Young Marquis Chapter 179: The Death of Du Shi Chapter 178: Reunion Chapter 177: White Spot and Golden Fur Search for Masters Chapter 176: Lei Tie's Intimidation Chapter 175: Regressive Dispersion of Cannon Fodder Chapter 174: Princess Yanqing Chapter 173: Single Out as a Point of Attack Chapter 172: Lei Tie Takes Action Chapter 171: Commandery Prince Mu Chapter 170: Settle Down Chapter 169: First Rank Mandated Lady Chapter 168: Into the Capital Chapter 167: Two Imperial Edicts Chapter 166: Land of Idyllic Beauty Grand General Lei Chapter 165: Qilin Summer Mountain Villa Chapter 164: To be Rich, Mend the Road First Chapter 163: Lei Old Three, Lei Old Four, and Lei Old Five Chapter 162: The End of Lei Xiangren and Zhao Shi Chapter 161: Famous All Over the Country Chapter 160: Absolute Soup Chapter 159: The Competition Begins Chapter 158: Countrywide Cooking Competition Chapter 157: Bangyan and Tanhua Chapter 156: Home Chapter 155: Play Big If You're Going to Play Chapter 154: Display One's Talent for the First Time Chapter 153: Five People Suddenly Got a Strange Illness Chapter 152: One's Name is on the List of Successful Candidates Chapter 151: A Night Tour in the Imperial Palace Chapter 150: The First Day in the Capital Chapter 149: Old Dad, Don't Eat Dad Chapter 148: Adorable Radish Costume Chapter 147: A Young Man that Looks Like Qin Mian Chapter 146: On the Road to the Capital Chapter 145: The Family of Four Goes to Travel Chapter 144: Gifted Ingenious Children Chapter 143: You Refine Tools; I Refine Pills Chapter 142: One Year Old Chapter 141: Lei Tie, You Mensao! Chapter 140: Babies' Novel Experience Chapter 139: Fund a School Construction Chapter 138: Babies' First-month Celebration (2) Chapter 137: Babies' First-Month Celebration (1) Chapter 136: Qian Shi Gives Birth Chapter 135: Arrival of the Maternal Grandparents Chapter 134: Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin Chapter 133: Formidable Lei Tie Chapter 132: Twin Sons Chapter 131: Oh Mom, Bun! Chapter 130: False Alarm Chapter 129: Celebrate the Lantern Festival in the Prefectural City! Chapter 128: A New Year Chapter 127: Lei Xiangli's Betrothal Chapter 126: Selling Formula for Growing Anti-seasonal Vegetables Chapter 125: The End of the Year Approaches Chapter 124: Making Money in Winter Chapter 123: The Separation of the Old House Chapter 122: Lei Xiangzhi's Opinion about Family Separation Chapter 121: Different Species, How to Love Each Other Chapter 120: Passed the County Level Examination and Become a Xiucai Chapter 119: College Examination Has Arrived Chapter 118: Anti-Seasonal Vegetables Chapter 117: Wife is Mighty Chapter 116: Secrets of Lei Tie's Past (2) Chapter 115: Secrets of Lei Tie's Past (1) Chapter 114: Two Pink Balls Chapter 113: Concern about Thieves Chapter 112: Like Your Taciturn Chapter 111: The Hapless Lei Xiangli Chapter 110: New Money-making Plan Chapter 109: New Carriage Chapter 108: Another Culmination Chapter 107: Expanding Production Chapter 106: Membership Card System Chapter 105: Whole Vermicelli Feast Chapter 104: Vermicelli Workshop Opens Chapter 103: Purchasing Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes Chapter 102: Made Vermicelli Chapter 101: Someone Wants to Buy the Honey Peaches Chapter 100: New Room Exclusive for Summer Chapter 099: Getting Rich First to Drive Others to be Rich Chapter 098: Kiss on The Tree Chapter 097: Being an Elder Sister-in-law Is Hard Ah… Chapter 096: The Small Mansion Gate Chapter 095: Armed Servants Chapter 094: Coming Home Chapter 093: He's Three Brothers Chapter 092: Wife Said... Chapter 091: Deliver Cherries Chapter 090: Amaze the World with A Single Brilliant Feat Chapter 089: Why Is There No Martial Arts Competition Chapter 088: Grand Opening Chapter 087: Advertising in Qingyun Academy Chapter 086: Double Xiang House Chapter 085: Selling Recipe Chapter 084: Entry-level Examinee Chapter 083: Going to the Prefecture Center Chapter 082: Lei Xiangzhi Is Going To Take Part in the Prefectural Exam Chapter 081: Brother Tie, Let Me Grow Up Chapter 080: Heartstrings Knot Chapter 079: Birthday Present Chapter 078: The Romantic Couple's World Chapter 077: Want to Be Closer To You Chapter 076: Buying People Chapter 075 Chapter 074: The Leisurely Farm Residence of Qin Mian and Lei Tie Chapter 073: Digging Pond (2) Chapter 072: Digging Pond (1) Chapter 071: If You Want to Be Rich, Plant Fruit Trees Chapter 070: It's Good To Be A Landlord Chapter 069: Maternal Grandparents' Home Chapter 068: Into the First Lunar Month Chapter 067: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (3) Chapter 066: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (2) Chapter 065: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (1) Chapter 064: The Meal at the Relative's House Is Not Delicious (2) Chapter 063: The Meal at the Relative's House Is Not Delicious (1) Chapter 062: Gift from Lei Tie Chapter 061: White Spot Chapter 060: Little Black Wolf Chapter 059: Go Hunting Together Chapter 058: The First Confrontation of Du Shi and Wei Shi Chapter 057: Little Mother Joins the Household Chapter 056: Deliver Dumplings Chapter 055: The First Festival after Being Together Chapter 054: Will Die if You Don't Take Advantage of Others Chapter 053: Warning Chapter 052: Visitor from the County Chapter 051: Give Miss Wei a Like Chapter 050: Give Matchmaker Jin a Like Chapter 049: Without Fierce Tricks, It Won't Work Chapter 048: The People from the Old House Come To Make Trouble Chapter 047: Eating Savory Restaurant Chapter 046: Lei Xiangzhi Chapter 045: Qin Mian's Counterattack Chapter 044: Drop a Visit Chapter 043: Wife, I Can Raise You Chapter 042: Rent a Shop Chapter 041: House Warming Chapter 040: Live In a New House (2) Chapter 039: Live In a New House (1) Chapter 038: Upset Chapter 037: Thick-skinned Chapter 036: Build New House Chapter 035: Playing Tricks Chapter 034: Daughter-in-law PK Mother-in-law Chapter 033: Lei Tie Knows Martial Arts! Chapter 032: Farming Chapter 031: Who Admit Defeat Chapter 030: First "Confrontation" Chapter 029: Lei Tie's Regard Chapter 028: Pamper Chapter 027: Money is Spent When It is Earned Chapter 026: Made Money! Chapter 025: First Pot of Gold – Manual Noodle Maker (3) Chapter 024: Go up the Mountain to Cut down Trees Chapter 023: First Pot of Gold — Manual Noodle Maker (2) Chapter 022: 600 Jin of Paddy Chapter 021: First Pot of Gold — Manual Noodle Maker (1) Chapter 020: Autumn Harvest Chapter 019: A Busy Day Chapter 018: Purchase (2) Chapter 017: Purchase (1) Chapter 016: A Good Husband Should Take the Initiative to Hand over the Financial Power Chapter 015: Settle In Chapter 014: Rent a House Chapter 013: Finally Divide up Family Property and Live Apart! Chapter 012: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (4 Chapter 011: Make More Money; Let You Put As Much Oil As You Want Chapter 010: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (3) Chapter 009: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (2) Chapter 008: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (1) Chapter 007: Prey Dispute Chapter 006: Want to Divide up Family Property and Live Apart Chapter 005: Reason Chapter 004: Evil Mother-in-law Ah… Chapter 003: Magical Space Chapter 002: A Little Dispute at Breakfast Chapter 001: One Day, Transmigrated into Someone's Wife Chapter 000: Characters Guide

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"Delicious tanghulu, 2 Wen for a skewer!" Qin Mian shouted loudly.

Lei Tie stood beside him, never leaving.

This time, the tanghulu was sold faster than yesterday. In a short time, only two skewers remained, which were left for Xiao Hu and Gou Dan.

Qin Mian happily weighed the money pouch and smiled at Lei Tie as he said: "Do you have anything to buy?"

Lei Tie immediately realized that his wife had a better attitude towards him, more casual and intimate to him to be precise.

"No."

"Let's go and get some food. It's still early, so let's not have lunch in the town. The food in that restaurant is not as delicious as I made it. Do you have anything you want to eat?" Qin Mian asked, thinking about what he himself wanted to eat.

Lei Tie was about to answer "no" but seeing how Qin Mian was in a good mood, he changed his mind, "Fish."

"Sure, go buy fish." Qin Mian felt very refreshed.

The both of them consumed a large amount of food, so Qin Mian simply bought two fish of about 2 Jin. There were condiments of onion, ginger and garlic at home, no need to buy another. The tube bone was cheap and he bought 2 Jin to simmer, which was good for one's health.

When they were about to leave the town, they saw an old man selling straw hats on the road.

"Buy two hats." Lei Tie said.

Qin Mian spent 4 Wen to buy two hats, one for each person, which dispelled the scorching sensation on their heads.

On the way back, they chatted as they walked.

"The dry land has been half ploughed, is it possible to plant vegetables?" The work in the farm field couldn't be left behind, Qin Mian was very concerned.

Lei Tie replied: "Nn."

"I plant vegetables, you plant wheat." Qin Mian said.

Lei Tie took a look at him. "Will you?"

"It's not hard." Qin Mian said calmly, "But I don't know if I still remember…" After all, he hadn't done farm work for many years.

Lei Tie thought nothing of it. There were only twomuof land in all and he alone was too busy to manage it.

When they entered the village, Xiao Hu and Gou Dan saw them. Xiao Hu was more reserved but Gou Dan jumped with joy and waved at them from far away.

Qin Mian gave each of them a skewer of tanghulu and a package of snacks. He said with a smile, "You guys don't need to come here tomorrow. Thank to both of you for these two days."

"Uncle Qin, what is this?" Gou Dan was more active than Xiao Hu, he asked curiously as he held the tanghulu.

Qin Mian said: "This is tanghulu. It's sweet."

"Thank you, Uncle Qin." Gou Dan got both a snacks he never seen and also pastry, he was filled with joy.

Xiao Hu couldn't help licking his lips.

The two bouncingly ran away.

After lunch, Qin Mian and Lei Tie put on the straw hats and went to the farm field. They were going to that onemuof dry land. Qin Mian planted vegetables and Lei Tie plowed the remaining half.

The vegetables planted in autumn were nothing more than pak choi, cabbage, radish and spinach which were the vegetable seeds Qin Mian had bought. Qin Mian roughly divided the ploughed part, namely the part to be planted with vegetables, into four small plots –one plot for each species.

033: Lei Tie Knows Martial Arts!

Chapter 222: END: Forever Partners in this Life Chapter 221: Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter 220: Second Honeymoon Chapter 219: Crown Prince Liu Chapter 218: Investment Chapter 217: Meet by Chance Chapter 216: A Day in the Production Crew Chapter 215: Settling the Previous Accounts Chapter 214: Audition Chapter 213: Gratitute Chapter 212: The Family Has No More Secret Chapter 211: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (3) Chapter 210: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (2) Chapter 209: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (1) Chapter 208: Comfort Chapter 207: Return to One's Hometown in Glory Chapter 206: Return to One's Hometown and Live in Seclusion Chapter 205: Distribute the Houses and Farmland! Chapter 204: Rebuilding Kui County Chapter 203: Arrive in Kui County Chapter 202: Emperor Xiaohui's Condition Chapter 201: Tender One's Resignation Chapter 200: Come to a Conclusion Chapter 199: The Family of Four Goes Hunting Chapter 198: The Family of Four is "Officials" Chapter 197: Bask in Happiness Chapter 196: Return in Triumph Chapter 195: Final Battle Chapter 194: Detoxification Chapter 193: Reunion Chapter 192: Reveals One's Origin Chapter 191: Assassination Chapter 190: Two Foals Chapter 189: The War Begins Chapter 188: The Candidate for the Peace Marriage Chapter 187: Exchange of Views Between the Two Countries (2) Chapter 186: Exchange of Views Between the Two Countries (1) Chapter 185: Lend a Hand Again Chapter 184: Give Suggestion to Chen Mufeng Chapter 183: Warm and Harmonious Family Chapter 182: Western Barbarian Diplomatic Mission Chapter 181: Public Display of Affection Chapter 180: Commandery Prince Mu and the Young Marquis Chapter 179: The Death of Du Shi Chapter 178: Reunion Chapter 177: White Spot and Golden Fur Search for Masters Chapter 176: Lei Tie's Intimidation Chapter 175: Regressive Dispersion of Cannon Fodder Chapter 174: Princess Yanqing Chapter 173: Single Out as a Point of Attack Chapter 172: Lei Tie Takes Action Chapter 171: Commandery Prince Mu Chapter 170: Settle Down Chapter 169: First Rank Mandated Lady Chapter 168: Into the Capital Chapter 167: Two Imperial Edicts Chapter 166: Land of Idyllic Beauty Grand General Lei Chapter 165: Qilin Summer Mountain Villa Chapter 164: To be Rich, Mend the Road First Chapter 163: Lei Old Three, Lei Old Four, and Lei Old Five Chapter 162: The End of Lei Xiangren and Zhao Shi Chapter 161: Famous All Over the Country Chapter 160: Absolute Soup Chapter 159: The Competition Begins Chapter 158: Countrywide Cooking Competition Chapter 157: Bangyan and Tanhua Chapter 156: Home Chapter 155: Play Big If You're Going to Play Chapter 154: Display One's Talent for the First Time Chapter 153: Five People Suddenly Got a Strange Illness Chapter 152: One's Name is on the List of Successful Candidates Chapter 151: A Night Tour in the Imperial Palace Chapter 150: The First Day in the Capital Chapter 149: Old Dad, Don't Eat Dad Chapter 148: Adorable Radish Costume Chapter 147: A Young Man that Looks Like Qin Mian Chapter 146: On the Road to the Capital Chapter 145: The Family of Four Goes to Travel Chapter 144: Gifted Ingenious Children Chapter 143: You Refine Tools; I Refine Pills Chapter 142: One Year Old Chapter 141: Lei Tie, You Mensao! Chapter 140: Babies' Novel Experience Chapter 139: Fund a School Construction Chapter 138: Babies' First-month Celebration (2) Chapter 137: Babies' First-Month Celebration (1) Chapter 136: Qian Shi Gives Birth Chapter 135: Arrival of the Maternal Grandparents Chapter 134: Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin Chapter 133: Formidable Lei Tie Chapter 132: Twin Sons Chapter 131: Oh Mom, Bun! Chapter 130: False Alarm Chapter 129: Celebrate the Lantern Festival in the Prefectural City! Chapter 128: A New Year Chapter 127: Lei Xiangli's Betrothal Chapter 126: Selling Formula for Growing Anti-seasonal Vegetables Chapter 125: The End of the Year Approaches Chapter 124: Making Money in Winter Chapter 123: The Separation of the Old House Chapter 122: Lei Xiangzhi's Opinion about Family Separation Chapter 121: Different Species, How to Love Each Other Chapter 120: Passed the County Level Examination and Become a Xiucai Chapter 119: College Examination Has Arrived Chapter 118: Anti-Seasonal Vegetables Chapter 117: Wife is Mighty Chapter 116: Secrets of Lei Tie's Past (2) Chapter 115: Secrets of Lei Tie's Past (1) Chapter 114: Two Pink Balls Chapter 113: Concern about Thieves Chapter 112: Like Your Taciturn Chapter 111: The Hapless Lei Xiangli Chapter 110: New Money-making Plan Chapter 109: New Carriage Chapter 108: Another Culmination Chapter 107: Expanding Production Chapter 106: Membership Card System Chapter 105: Whole Vermicelli Feast Chapter 104: Vermicelli Workshop Opens Chapter 103: Purchasing Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes Chapter 102: Made Vermicelli Chapter 101: Someone Wants to Buy the Honey Peaches Chapter 100: New Room Exclusive for Summer Chapter 099: Getting Rich First to Drive Others to be Rich Chapter 098: Kiss on The Tree Chapter 097: Being an Elder Sister-in-law Is Hard Ah… Chapter 096: The Small Mansion Gate Chapter 095: Armed Servants Chapter 094: Coming Home Chapter 093: He's Three Brothers Chapter 092: Wife Said... Chapter 091: Deliver Cherries Chapter 090: Amaze the World with A Single Brilliant Feat Chapter 089: Why Is There No Martial Arts Competition Chapter 088: Grand Opening Chapter 087: Advertising in Qingyun Academy Chapter 086: Double Xiang House Chapter 085: Selling Recipe Chapter 084: Entry-level Examinee Chapter 083: Going to the Prefecture Center Chapter 082: Lei Xiangzhi Is Going To Take Part in the Prefectural Exam Chapter 081: Brother Tie, Let Me Grow Up Chapter 080: Heartstrings Knot Chapter 079: Birthday Present Chapter 078: The Romantic Couple's World Chapter 077: Want to Be Closer To You Chapter 076: Buying People Chapter 075 Chapter 074: The Leisurely Farm Residence of Qin Mian and Lei Tie Chapter 073: Digging Pond (2) Chapter 072: Digging Pond (1) Chapter 071: If You Want to Be Rich, Plant Fruit Trees Chapter 070: It's Good To Be A Landlord Chapter 069: Maternal Grandparents' Home Chapter 068: Into the First Lunar Month Chapter 067: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (3) Chapter 066: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (2) Chapter 065: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (1) Chapter 064: The Meal at the Relative's House Is Not Delicious (2) Chapter 063: The Meal at the Relative's House Is Not Delicious (1) Chapter 062: Gift from Lei Tie Chapter 061: White Spot Chapter 060: Little Black Wolf Chapter 059: Go Hunting Together Chapter 058: The First Confrontation of Du Shi and Wei Shi Chapter 057: Little Mother Joins the Household Chapter 056: Deliver Dumplings Chapter 055: The First Festival after Being Together Chapter 054: Will Die if You Don't Take Advantage of Others Chapter 053: Warning Chapter 052: Visitor from the County Chapter 051: Give Miss Wei a Like Chapter 050: Give Matchmaker Jin a Like Chapter 049: Without Fierce Tricks, It Won't Work Chapter 048: The People from the Old House Come To Make Trouble Chapter 047: Eating Savory Restaurant Chapter 046: Lei Xiangzhi Chapter 045: Qin Mian's Counterattack Chapter 044: Drop a Visit Chapter 043: Wife, I Can Raise You Chapter 042: Rent a Shop Chapter 041: House Warming Chapter 040: Live In a New House (2) Chapter 039: Live In a New House (1) Chapter 038: Upset Chapter 037: Thick-skinned Chapter 036: Build New House Chapter 035: Playing Tricks Chapter 034: Daughter-in-law PK Mother-in-law Chapter 033: Lei Tie Knows Martial Arts! Chapter 032: Farming Chapter 031: Who Admit Defeat Chapter 030: First "Confrontation" Chapter 029: Lei Tie's Regard Chapter 028: Pamper Chapter 027: Money is Spent When It is Earned Chapter 026: Made Money! Chapter 025: First Pot of Gold – Manual Noodle Maker (3) Chapter 024: Go up the Mountain to Cut down Trees Chapter 023: First Pot of Gold — Manual Noodle Maker (2) Chapter 022: 600 Jin of Paddy Chapter 021: First Pot of Gold — Manual Noodle Maker (1) Chapter 020: Autumn Harvest Chapter 019: A Busy Day Chapter 018: Purchase (2) Chapter 017: Purchase (1) Chapter 016: A Good Husband Should Take the Initiative to Hand over the Financial Power Chapter 015: Settle In Chapter 014: Rent a House Chapter 013: Finally Divide up Family Property and Live Apart! Chapter 012: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (4 Chapter 011: Make More Money; Let You Put As Much Oil As You Want Chapter 010: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (3) Chapter 009: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (2) Chapter 008: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (1) Chapter 007: Prey Dispute Chapter 006: Want to Divide up Family Property and Live Apart Chapter 005: Reason Chapter 004: Evil Mother-in-law Ah… Chapter 003: Magical Space Chapter 002: A Little Dispute at Breakfast Chapter 001: One Day, Transmigrated into Someone's Wife Chapter 000: Characters Guide

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Lei Tie was a man of action; the soil in the earth had been ploughed loose. First of all, water needed to be applied to ensure the water content in the soil. It was only that Qin Mian had a small body and merely carried water on a shoulder pole for one trip. The two buckets were only half filled but his shoulders were extremely painful under the pressure, which made him bared his teeth.

Lei Tie frowned and took away his shoulder pole, "Go back."

"But…" Qin Mian rubbed his shoulder and looked at the field in embarrassment. The current him was indeed not made for heavy work, but he was a man, too. It was impossible for him to eat a ready-cooked meal. He had to do something for the family. Since he was not good at farming, then he must do something he was good at.

"Then I'll go back first. Leave this work to you? Can you [manage]?" He was a little suspicious. Looking at Lei Tie's appearance, it was impossible that he could be farming during the ten years he left.

Lei Tie said as if by the way, "I used to live with an old farmer."

Qin Mian noticed that there was an illusion of sadness flashed past in Lei Tie's eyes, his mouth opened wide. Lei Tie was born in a farming family, but his farming skill came from outsiders, which was a sad thing. His past ten years had certainly not been a pleasant experience. Although Qin Mian was curious, now was not the time to ask. It was just that the sadness he just saw made him care.

He stepped forward in two, patted Lei Tie on the shoulder and said positively: "It's all over. Come home when the sun sets."

Lei Tie nodded and thrown a look at his shoulder.

Qin Mian hurried home. The farm work was left to Lei Tie, but he didn't eat idly without work.

He took out a pencil and a stack of white paper he bought in the town last time and leaned forward on the dining table as he recalled the things that might be used to make money. Lei Tie made money by his physical strength, while he made money by his brain. In fact, he had a preliminary plan in mind for making a fortune, but that plan was too big and right now, he was short of manpower and capital, so it was difficult to carry out. He could only do it slowly.

He didn't think much, only took consideration of what in front of him first.

He found a straight stick for a ruler, picked up a pencil to write and draw on the paper. It was about an hour before he raised his head and looked at the drawing on the paper with satisfaction. He could earn another sum of money with these things.

It was still early in the day. He took out another piece of paper and continued to draw on the table. The design drawing of a table, chair and cabinet with modern characteristics gradually appeared on the paper. He didn't plan to sell them, but he planned to find someone to make them for his own use after the house was built. As a modern man, he was still more used to modern furniture. Idle with nothing to do, he simply drawn an interior design planning for reference.

"Wife, I'm back." Lei Tie looked down at the man who was writing and the strange thing in his hand that he used to write attracted Lei Tie's attention. Light flashed past in his eyes but he didn't disturb the wife. He retreated a few steps and called out again before he came near. The papers on the table were still there, but the thing that he used to write was gone.

"You're early today." Qin Mian loosened his muscles before he got up and took the hoe in Lei Tie's hand to put it aside. "You go wash up first. The rice is already cooked; I'll go stir-fry the dishes."

After Lei Tie led the ox to the pond to drink water, he tied up the ox and dragged a small bundle of straw before he went to the kitchen to scoop water to wash his face.

Qin Mian poured oil into the heated clean wok. "I thought of another money-making idea. I want to go to town tomorrow."

"Together." Lei Tie said.

"Done with the farmland?" Qin Mian asked.

"No yet."

Qin Mian hesitated for a moment, knowing that Lei Tie wouldn't let him go to town alone. "Better forget it. Ah, if only I could master kung fu, I wouldn't have to make you to accompany me to town all the time."

"I'll teach you." Lei Tie suddenly uttered.

Surprised by the turn of events, Qin Mian was startled and the water on his hand dripped into the frying wok which then made "zeze" sound. With a "pat", a drop of oil splashed on the back of his hand that almost made him thrown away the spatula.

"You know martial arts?" He looked at Lei Tie in surprise and joy.

"Nn." Lei Tie frowned as he grabbed Qin Mian's hand and rubbed the back of it. His plain tone seemed as though kung fu was a trivial matter.

Qin Mian gripped Lie Tie's hand instead and couldn't hide his joy. "Excellent! When will we start?" Which man hadn't had a kung fu dream? For him, the matter of Lei Tie knowing kung fu could be interpreted as a surprise no different as gold dropped from the sky.

Lei Tie motioned to the wok, "Stir-fry first. Talk after the house is built."

"Why?" The wok was heated up until it fumed smoke, Qin Mian hurriedly poured in the washed vegetables. "Can't you teach me tomorrow?"

He yanked Lei Tie's hand and signaled him not to leave.

Lei Tie sat down on a bench in front of the stove and added wood into the hearth, "I don't want outsiders to know about this. Basic martial arts require horse stance training. After the house is built, [we] can train in the yard."

He said it reasonably. Qin Mian could only say "oh" regretfully, but his excitement didn't subside. When he thought that one day he could not only protect himself or help others, he was excited. He became more curious about Lei Tie's past experience. He didn't forget to turn over the dishes in the frying wok, "Who taught you kung fu? How long did [you] train? Can [you] fight one against ten?"

Lei Tie paused. "One against ten is a cinch. Talk later."

Qin Mian felt a bit lost, but he was not an unreasonable person and soon left this feeling of loss at the back of his head. He had never seen Lei Tie practice martial arts during this period of time. It must be that Lei Tie deliberately concealed it from him. Since it's been revealed to him today, didn't it mean that the relationship between them was gradually getting closer? Thinking of this, he was in a good mood again. "In this case, I'll continue to run and exercise from tomorrow to lay a good foundation. You, the Master, should be generous with the teaching in the future."

"Nn."

Qin Mian was in a good mood. Seeing Lei Tie was more pleasing to the eye, he thrown a smile and raked up a sweet-smelling sweet potato from the ashes under the stove. It was very hot and he quickly threw it to Lei Tie. "It was buried in when cooking the rice, it should be cooked."

Lei Tie juggled the sweet potato in two hands. After a while passed, he broke it into two parts and handed one to Qin Mian.

After dinner, Qin Mian took a bath first. Now it was cold, he dared not wash outside and could only wash it in the house. However, the ground was not cemented, or tiled, or compacted soil. It got wet as soon as water sprinkled on it and couldn't dry up for half a day, which was really inconvenient.

"Sigh, there seems to be a lot of place to be remodeled." Qin Mian soaked in the tub as he watered himself and looked out through the curtains. From here, he could see the lights in the village. There was only their house in the vicinity. It was too quiet, but he also wondered that although there were only two people in the house, even one of them didn't like talking, he still didn't feel lonely. On the contrary, the twinkling lights in the hall made him felt warm.

Sitting in the tub, he could even hear Lei Tie washing dishes in the kitchen, which made him involuntarily smile again.

There was no other entertainment in the evening, so Qin Mian went to bed after washing.

Lei Tie was taking a bath in the hall.

Qin Mian still had something to say and couldn't help urging: "Come quickly."

Lei Tie paused. The foot that stepped on the soaked ground nearly slipped, he grasped the edge of the barrel with quick with hands and sharp-sighted. He glanced at the open door and shook his head slightly, but his movement sped up.

Qin Mian craned his neck to look several times and Lei Tie finally came in with an oil lamp. Under the light, the side face of the little wife anxiously waiting looked hazy in moonlight, which made people soft at the knees.

He blew out the light after he climbed the bed.

Qin Mian came closer to him in the dark. "You should keep practicing martial arts. If you don't practice for a long time, you'll be out of practice. Otherwise, we'll go to the mountain in the morning and you can practice properly. I'll also widen my knowledge of your chivalrous demeanor, how about it?"

He heard a rustling noise and then an iron arm wound around from his back and held him. His body turned stiff. It was not the same thing to be held when he was awake and when he was asleep, alright? He struggled for a moment, but his waist was held tighter.

"Why do you want to practice martial arts?"

"Self-protection, build up a good physique and improve health." He answered without hesitation.

The top of his head was gently stroked and the arms on his waist were slightly loose before a deep and steady voice sounded in his ear, "Sleep. Get up early tomorrow."

Qin Mian had a feeling that Lei Tie would hold him tighter once he struggled, so he didn't move, but he thought it was necessary to explain, "Actually, we don't"

Before he finished speaking, the hold on his waist tightened and even felt a little hurt. Qin Mian compromised and said: "Be gentle."You want to hold then hold, but be careful of extermination after I got your handed-down techniques.

Because there was something in his mind, Qin Mian woke up very early and he looked at the window, it was dark outside. He sat up and pushed the sleeping man hard. "Get up, quickly get up."

Lei Tie opened his eyes and put his hands under his head as he watched Qin Mian dress up speedily. His gaze slipped from Qin Mian's sober eyes to the uplifted corner of his mouth. This high spirited and cheerful look was really a rare sight.

"You hurry up." Qin Mian looked back and saw that the man was still lying lazily, he raised his voice and thrown his clothes at him.

Only then Lei Tie got up and dressed. The clothes on his body were a little untidy, showing a coppery chest.

Qin Mian looked away uneasily and ran away to wash.

After they had tidy up, with bow set and baskets on their backs, they marched up the mountain in the first rays of the morning sun.

The village was so quiet, no one got up earlier than them.

When they got to the mountain, they went deeper.

"Here is fine." Qin Mian stopped, unable to hold himself back.

Lei Tie didn't say anything and he put down his basket and bow set. When he stood straight as ramrod here, his momentum changed in a flash. If he was usually a silent tree, he was like a double-edged sword out of its sheath at this time. His fierce eyes, pursed lips and tense muscles all give off an aura of a destroyer.

Before Qin Mian could recover from the shock, he saw that Lei Tie had begun to demonstrate a set of fist techniques. He didn't clearly see the change of the moves, but the rapid unpredictable moves and the intensity of tiger roaring wind not only made him shocked, his heart pounded and even his blood was boiling.

After demonstrating a set of fist techniques, Lei Tie raised his head and upon coming into contact with a pair of sparkling eyes, there was a thin smile on the bottom of his eyes.

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[h h shng fng] basic meaning is that heroes rise up and show great ambitions.

034: Daughter-in-law PK Mother-in-law

Chapter 222: END: Forever Partners in this Life Chapter 221: Diagnosis and Treatment Chapter 220: Second Honeymoon Chapter 219: Crown Prince Liu Chapter 218: Investment Chapter 217: Meet by Chance Chapter 216: A Day in the Production Crew Chapter 215: Settling the Previous Accounts Chapter 214: Audition Chapter 213: Gratitute Chapter 212: The Family Has No More Secret Chapter 211: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (3) Chapter 210: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (2) Chapter 209: The Vagrancy of Yuanyuan and Manman (1) Chapter 208: Comfort Chapter 207: Return to One's Hometown in Glory Chapter 206: Return to One's Hometown and Live in Seclusion Chapter 205: Distribute the Houses and Farmland! Chapter 204: Rebuilding Kui County Chapter 203: Arrive in Kui County Chapter 202: Emperor Xiaohui's Condition Chapter 201: Tender One's Resignation Chapter 200: Come to a Conclusion Chapter 199: The Family of Four Goes Hunting Chapter 198: The Family of Four is "Officials" Chapter 197: Bask in Happiness Chapter 196: Return in Triumph Chapter 195: Final Battle Chapter 194: Detoxification Chapter 193: Reunion Chapter 192: Reveals One's Origin Chapter 191: Assassination Chapter 190: Two Foals Chapter 189: The War Begins Chapter 188: The Candidate for the Peace Marriage Chapter 187: Exchange of Views Between the Two Countries (2) Chapter 186: Exchange of Views Between the Two Countries (1) Chapter 185: Lend a Hand Again Chapter 184: Give Suggestion to Chen Mufeng Chapter 183: Warm and Harmonious Family Chapter 182: Western Barbarian Diplomatic Mission Chapter 181: Public Display of Affection Chapter 180: Commandery Prince Mu and the Young Marquis Chapter 179: The Death of Du Shi Chapter 178: Reunion Chapter 177: White Spot and Golden Fur Search for Masters Chapter 176: Lei Tie's Intimidation Chapter 175: Regressive Dispersion of Cannon Fodder Chapter 174: Princess Yanqing Chapter 173: Single Out as a Point of Attack Chapter 172: Lei Tie Takes Action Chapter 171: Commandery Prince Mu Chapter 170: Settle Down Chapter 169: First Rank Mandated Lady Chapter 168: Into the Capital Chapter 167: Two Imperial Edicts Chapter 166: Land of Idyllic Beauty Grand General Lei Chapter 165: Qilin Summer Mountain Villa Chapter 164: To be Rich, Mend the Road First Chapter 163: Lei Old Three, Lei Old Four, and Lei Old Five Chapter 162: The End of Lei Xiangren and Zhao Shi Chapter 161: Famous All Over the Country Chapter 160: Absolute Soup Chapter 159: The Competition Begins Chapter 158: Countrywide Cooking Competition Chapter 157: Bangyan and Tanhua Chapter 156: Home Chapter 155: Play Big If You're Going to Play Chapter 154: Display One's Talent for the First Time Chapter 153: Five People Suddenly Got a Strange Illness Chapter 152: One's Name is on the List of Successful Candidates Chapter 151: A Night Tour in the Imperial Palace Chapter 150: The First Day in the Capital Chapter 149: Old Dad, Don't Eat Dad Chapter 148: Adorable Radish Costume Chapter 147: A Young Man that Looks Like Qin Mian Chapter 146: On the Road to the Capital Chapter 145: The Family of Four Goes to Travel Chapter 144: Gifted Ingenious Children Chapter 143: You Refine Tools; I Refine Pills Chapter 142: One Year Old Chapter 141: Lei Tie, You Mensao! Chapter 140: Babies' Novel Experience Chapter 139: Fund a School Construction Chapter 138: Babies' First-month Celebration (2) Chapter 137: Babies' First-Month Celebration (1) Chapter 136: Qian Shi Gives Birth Chapter 135: Arrival of the Maternal Grandparents Chapter 134: Qin Ruiqi and Lei Ruilin Chapter 133: Formidable Lei Tie Chapter 132: Twin Sons Chapter 131: Oh Mom, Bun! Chapter 130: False Alarm Chapter 129: Celebrate the Lantern Festival in the Prefectural City! Chapter 128: A New Year Chapter 127: Lei Xiangli's Betrothal Chapter 126: Selling Formula for Growing Anti-seasonal Vegetables Chapter 125: The End of the Year Approaches Chapter 124: Making Money in Winter Chapter 123: The Separation of the Old House Chapter 122: Lei Xiangzhi's Opinion about Family Separation Chapter 121: Different Species, How to Love Each Other Chapter 120: Passed the County Level Examination and Become a Xiucai Chapter 119: College Examination Has Arrived Chapter 118: Anti-Seasonal Vegetables Chapter 117: Wife is Mighty Chapter 116: Secrets of Lei Tie's Past (2) Chapter 115: Secrets of Lei Tie's Past (1) Chapter 114: Two Pink Balls Chapter 113: Concern about Thieves Chapter 112: Like Your Taciturn Chapter 111: The Hapless Lei Xiangli Chapter 110: New Money-making Plan Chapter 109: New Carriage Chapter 108: Another Culmination Chapter 107: Expanding Production Chapter 106: Membership Card System Chapter 105: Whole Vermicelli Feast Chapter 104: Vermicelli Workshop Opens Chapter 103: Purchasing Sweet Potatoes and Potatoes Chapter 102: Made Vermicelli Chapter 101: Someone Wants to Buy the Honey Peaches Chapter 100: New Room Exclusive for Summer Chapter 099: Getting Rich First to Drive Others to be Rich Chapter 098: Kiss on The Tree Chapter 097: Being an Elder Sister-in-law Is Hard Ah… Chapter 096: The Small Mansion Gate Chapter 095: Armed Servants Chapter 094: Coming Home Chapter 093: He's Three Brothers Chapter 092: Wife Said... Chapter 091: Deliver Cherries Chapter 090: Amaze the World with A Single Brilliant Feat Chapter 089: Why Is There No Martial Arts Competition Chapter 088: Grand Opening Chapter 087: Advertising in Qingyun Academy Chapter 086: Double Xiang House Chapter 085: Selling Recipe Chapter 084: Entry-level Examinee Chapter 083: Going to the Prefecture Center Chapter 082: Lei Xiangzhi Is Going To Take Part in the Prefectural Exam Chapter 081: Brother Tie, Let Me Grow Up Chapter 080: Heartstrings Knot Chapter 079: Birthday Present Chapter 078: The Romantic Couple's World Chapter 077: Want to Be Closer To You Chapter 076: Buying People Chapter 075 Chapter 074: The Leisurely Farm Residence of Qin Mian and Lei Tie Chapter 073: Digging Pond (2) Chapter 072: Digging Pond (1) Chapter 071: If You Want to Be Rich, Plant Fruit Trees Chapter 070: It's Good To Be A Landlord Chapter 069: Maternal Grandparents' Home Chapter 068: Into the First Lunar Month Chapter 067: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (3) Chapter 066: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (2) Chapter 065: Henceforth, Celebrate the New Year Together (1) Chapter 064: The Meal at the Relative's House Is Not Delicious (2) Chapter 063: The Meal at the Relative's House Is Not Delicious (1) Chapter 062: Gift from Lei Tie Chapter 061: White Spot Chapter 060: Little Black Wolf Chapter 059: Go Hunting Together Chapter 058: The First Confrontation of Du Shi and Wei Shi Chapter 057: Little Mother Joins the Household Chapter 056: Deliver Dumplings Chapter 055: The First Festival after Being Together Chapter 054: Will Die if You Don't Take Advantage of Others Chapter 053: Warning Chapter 052: Visitor from the County Chapter 051: Give Miss Wei a Like Chapter 050: Give Matchmaker Jin a Like Chapter 049: Without Fierce Tricks, It Won't Work Chapter 048: The People from the Old House Come To Make Trouble Chapter 047: Eating Savory Restaurant Chapter 046: Lei Xiangzhi Chapter 045: Qin Mian's Counterattack Chapter 044: Drop a Visit Chapter 043: Wife, I Can Raise You Chapter 042: Rent a Shop Chapter 041: House Warming Chapter 040: Live In a New House (2) Chapter 039: Live In a New House (1) Chapter 038: Upset Chapter 037: Thick-skinned Chapter 036: Build New House Chapter 035: Playing Tricks Chapter 034: Daughter-in-law PK Mother-in-law Chapter 033: Lei Tie Knows Martial Arts! Chapter 032: Farming Chapter 031: Who Admit Defeat Chapter 030: First "Confrontation" Chapter 029: Lei Tie's Regard Chapter 028: Pamper Chapter 027: Money is Spent When It is Earned Chapter 026: Made Money! Chapter 025: First Pot of Gold – Manual Noodle Maker (3) Chapter 024: Go up the Mountain to Cut down Trees Chapter 023: First Pot of Gold — Manual Noodle Maker (2) Chapter 022: 600 Jin of Paddy Chapter 021: First Pot of Gold — Manual Noodle Maker (1) Chapter 020: Autumn Harvest Chapter 019: A Busy Day Chapter 018: Purchase (2) Chapter 017: Purchase (1) Chapter 016: A Good Husband Should Take the Initiative to Hand over the Financial Power Chapter 015: Settle In Chapter 014: Rent a House Chapter 013: Finally Divide up Family Property and Live Apart! Chapter 012: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (4 Chapter 011: Make More Money; Let You Put As Much Oil As You Want Chapter 010: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (3) Chapter 009: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (2) Chapter 008: Divide up Family Property and Live Apart (1) Chapter 007: Prey Dispute Chapter 006: Want to Divide up Family Property and Live Apart Chapter 005: Reason Chapter 004: Evil Mother-in-law Ah… Chapter 003: Magical Space Chapter 002: A Little Dispute at Breakfast Chapter 001: One Day, Transmigrated into Someone's Wife Chapter 000: Characters Guide

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"So powerful!" Qin Mian walked quickly to Lei Tie and grasped his hand excitedly. "I'll study hard in the future. When you teach me, I'll put my heart and soul into it."

Lei Tie looked at the hand tightly grabbed on his, not batting an eyelid. It was small and still thin. "Depend on your performance."

Qin Mian said: "No problem! If I'm right, you really like mereally like my cooking, don't you? You can eat more now than you used to in that old house. I'll make you more delicious food later, alright?"

Lei Tie was surprised that the wife seemed to have misunderstood him. His words "depend on your performance" referred to the aptitude of the wife to practice martial arts. However, he didn't plan to rectify it, and a smile swept past the corner of his lips.

"En. The dew is dense on the mountain, go back."

Their shoes and trouser legs were wet with dew from the vegetation.

They went down the mountain hand in hand. Qin Mian habitually looked at the scenery in the forest, so he was unaware of it.

Back at home, Qin Mian immediately started to run around the house.

Lei Tie hesitated for a moment and didn't hurry out to the farmland. He took out his toolbox, sat at the door, and seized the time to complete the last procedure of the wooden cart. Every time the little wife gallantly passed in front of him, he looked up.

After Qin Mian ran for five laps, he was sweating and panting. He was fully aware that going beyond the limit was as bad as falling short. He went to make breakfast after washing his face.

The wooden cart was soon finished. Lei Tie was only going to make an ordinary flat cart to pull goods. At Qin Mian's suggestion, he added compartments. The compartments were made into detachable type. If the cart was loaded with firewood and other things, the compartments could be removed to increase its capacity; if it was for carrying people, the compartments could be installed to give shelter from the wind and rain.

It took a total of two days for Lei Tie to plant twomuof farmland by himself; half amuof vegetables and half amuof wheat. Paddy field and dry farmland were basically used universally, so after amuof paddy field was meticulously sorted out, it was planted with wheat.

After the work in the farmland was finished, Lei Tie went to Zhang Dashuan to inquire about the purchase of building materials and later went to the town to make a purchase. He only had to wait for the other people in the village to be done with the busy farming season before the construction could start.

Soon, everyone in the village knew that Lei Tie was going to build a new house. The Green Mountain Village was neither big nor small that even a trivial matter could be spread in a hubbub. There would admiration, jealousy, and also many sour words.

People in the old house definitely had heard the news. Qin Mian was always on guard against them coming to find fault. Even if when going to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, he either let Lei Tie go or try to stagger the time.

Even so, he still couldn't avoid it.

That day, when Qin Mian was cooking in the kitchen, he heard a sharp female voice in the distance and the corner of his mouth involuntarily rose.

"Eldest brother is feeding the oxah."

Du Shi, Zhao Shi, and Qian Shi came together as a group. Zhao Shi greeted while smiling happily and Qian Shi also had a smile on.

Only Du Shi was stone-faced. Her eyebrows were slender, her cheekbones were protruding and her mouth was thin, which when pursed tightly, the corners of the mouth unconsciously flicked down, seeming exceptionally vitriolic.

Lei Tie's action of shaking apart the straw didn't change in the slightest. He looked back and asked dully: "Is there anything?"

Qian Shi was a little afraid of this brother-in-law. When she came into contact with his cold eyes that one was unable to perceive any emotion, she felt timid and seamlessly retreated back to fall behind Du Shi and Zhao Shi. This was a favorable position that if there was a loss, Du Shi and Zhao Shi would suffer; if there was a small advantage, she would take. Nevertheless, her pair of eyes spun around and when she saw the compartment under the eaves, her eyes brightened.

"What are you saying? You're our eldest brother, can't we come even if there isn't anything? Mother and we especially came to see you guys today. Eldest brother's words are mean." Zhao Shi said in a rebuking manner with a touch of intimacy tone, as if the relationship between their families were very good.

But it was a pity that she came across was Lei Tie, this kind of fashion was useless against him. Lei Tie didn't make a sound, as though he didn't hear her.

Du Shi used to "fight" with Lei Tie many times before. Knowing that he was not easy to deal with, she didn't bother to argue needlessly with him, and without outsiders here, she didn't hide her dislike for Lei Tie anymore. She said coldly: "Now that you are grown and become independent, you don't take me and your father seriously. How could I dare to offend you again? Since you have the money to buy an ox and afford a house, then give that 100 Wen."

Qian Shi's delicate brows creased as she secretly gave her a look of dissatisfaction. The old lady made a mistake today. No matter how one looked at it, Qin Mian was easier to deal with than Lei Tie. Why did the old lady directly attack Lei Tie? Thinking of such, she still disinclined to raise her head.

Zhao Shi clicked her tongue, "Eldest brother, this is your fault. Since you have money, take the initiative. You bought ox and stuff, people in the village all have noticed it. Now, who doesn't know you are liberal with money? If they know you haven't given that money yet, who knows how many bad things they will say about you behind your back! But why should it? Eldest brother, do you think this one is right?"

Lei Tie turned and went inside the house.

Qin Mian had been peeping through the window crack in the kitchen. Seeing this, he was sure they came to ask him money. He rolled his eyes with a smile and put down the spatula before going out.

Lei Tie caught sight of him and opened his mouth, about to speak.

Qin Mian hinted at him and walked to stand in front of him. His intention of not letting Lei Tie speak was obvious.

"Mother, second younger brother's wife, and third younger brother's wife, why are you all here? Pardon me, the stir-frying echoed, so I didn't hear you. Please take a seat."

Seeing that Qin Mian had other plans, Lei Tie kept silent as he wished and watched him served cold water.

Du Shi gave Qin Mian a cold look and sat down at the table.

Zhao Shi and Du Shi dawdled. When they entered the hall, they stealth a few glances into the bedroom through the half-closed door. The furniture in the room was still those same pieces, which made them a little disappointed.

Du Shi didn't look at Qin Mian. "We have agreed for 100 Wen every month, Eldest shouldn't have to forget it? Since you have promised, you should be more conscious and don't make others urge you, or people who don't know would think that as a mother, I extort from you."

Lei Tie said: "My wife manages the money."

All of a sudden, three pairs of eyes full of surprise and shock looked at Qin Mian.

Qian Shi exclaimed in a fuss: "That's what happened? Eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law is still young and has no parents' home to look after him; isn't it inappropriate for him to manage money?"

Qin Mian's face darkened as soon as he heard it. Who couldn't tell her meaning was that he came from other places, afraid that he would take the money and ran away.

Zhao Shi also chimed in malicious intentions, "Third younger brother's wife is right. Eldest brother, you still need to be careful with your wife, don't end up losing both the person and money. Oh, look at my mouth. I mean, if something goes wrong, isn't it you who is going to be heart-broken? Eldest sister-in-law, don't think that I speak badly, I only speak frankly."

Qin Mian didn't get angry but smiled a little and took a sip from the teacup, then unhurriedly said: "Second younger brother's wife and third younger brother's wife, we have already separated [from the family, isn't it inappropriate of you toextend your handto your brother-in-law's family? If this gets out, it'll hurt your reputation."Acting like this is your family!

Lei Tie was indifferent and silent, as though his speech right was given to Qin Mian.

Zhao Shi and Qian Shi were even more shocked and looked at each other. It would be bad for them to talk about it and if words got out, it wouldn't be pleasant to hear. But if it was Du Shi who spoke, she would be unimpeded. They both looked at Du Shi.

Du Shi was not a fool. Before the separation, she didn't get any money from Lei Tie and now she couldn't count on it anymore. She glared at Zhao Shi and Qian Shi, looked at Qin Mian, and said impatiently, "Fine, give the money quickly. I don't have an effort to debate with you."

"Mother, don't be in a hurry." Qin Mian went to the kitchen to serve them a pile of fragrant fried peanuts. He said enthusiastically, "This had just been out of the wok. It's very fragrant. Taste it."

Lei Tie took a look at Qin Mian. He hadn't thought that the little wife wanted to foster cordial relations with the old house, but he still didn't speak out.

"The peanuts are well fried, fragrant, and not scorched at all. Eldest sister-in-law is very skilled!" Zhao Shi praised, smiled at Qin Mian, and immediately reached for a handful of peanuts. Immediately, a plate of peanuts was a quarter less.

Qian Shi was unwilling to fall behind and immediately reached out. Having something to eat, she no longer wanted to talk and quickly stuffed the peanuts into her mouth.

Qin Mian reddened with shame for them. Seeing Du Shi's face was not good, he quickly put the plate in front of Du Shi's and said with a smile: "Mother, second younger brother's wife, and third younger brother's wife, even if you guys don't come today, I was going to visit you."

Thinking that he was going to offer money, Du Shi's face eased up a little.

Zhao Shi and Qian Shi also thought the same.

But Qin Mian said: "Well, to tell you the truth, Brother Tie did have some money in hands at the beginning of separation. It's also not proper for the husband to have money in hands. Second younger brother's wife and third younger brother's wife, don't you think so? In particular, the beloved child, second brother. I saw him buy a tasty vegetarian pastry for Dabao two days ago…"

Tasty vegetarian pastry? Why didn't she know about it? Du Shi gave Zhao Shi a fierce look. Even if she was an old biddy, she often heard the villagers said that the tasty vegetarian pastry was good and also expensive, which people generally wouldn't want to buy it. Where did the second [child] get the money? It must be his private saving.

Zhao Shi trembled as she opened her mouth to explain but Qin Mian didn't give her a chance at all. As if he didn't notice it, his glib talk was especially quick-witted, "But Brother Tie can't hold money at all. You see, not long since we've been living here, he bought an ox, bought land, and build another house! I told him these things don't need to rush, but he wouldn't listen…"

The corner of Lei Tie's mouth twitched a little.

Note:

PK as in the game player-killing (PK)

Sour = jealous

Extend ones hand can mean interfere

035 Playing Tricks

"Even if there is money, he had spent them all. Don't we still need to live? Now we only have one or two silver in our hands. We have to pay people's wages to build the house, right? And treat them to a meal, right? That's not enough money. So, I thought, can I trouble mother, second younger brother's wife, and third younger brother's wife to borrow some? We will definitely return it as soon as possible." Qin Mian looked at Du Shi with sincere and earnest eyes, spontaneously added, "We can write a receipt for a loan to ensure that there is a lent and a return!"

"What?"

The expressions of Du Shi and the company changed simultaneously.

Zhao Shi scrambled to open her mouth, her voice was loud, "Eldest sister-in-law, aren't you making things difficult for me and third younger brother's wife? How can we have money when the mother is in charge of home?"

Du Shi looked sullen and her chest was stuffy with anger. She grasped the edge of the plate with both hands until her fingers whitened and wanted to drop the plate on the ground, but she also wanted the glossy oiled peanuts. She had thought that this Qin Mian was easy to grasp, but never expected he was neither easy to deal with! Don't even mention about giving money, he even wanted to borrow money. No way!

"It's your problem that you don't have enough money. I came here today to ask for money." Du Shi glanced at the peanuts and then looked directly at Qin Mian, with chin held high. "No, it's fine. I haven't seen any oil in our house for several days. From today on, I have to ask the eldest's wife to take care of our family's meal."

When Zhao Shi and Qian Shi heard that, the side of their lips quietly emerged a wisp of a smile as they looked gloatingly at Qin Mian while still chewing the peanuts.

Qin Mian's eyes flooded with cynicism and face stiff as he pleaded: "Mother, it's not that we don't want to give the money, but we're just in a difficult time. We really don't have money. When the deal was made, it was agreed that the money could be given in two or three months"

Du Shi waved her hand with an unsightly face. "It's no use saying that. If you want to go back on your words, you must go to Li Zheng."

Zhao Shi's clicked her tongue without stop and then added fuel to the fire, "Eldest sister-in-law, it's nothing more than a 100 wen. Your ox was bought for at least 5 silver taels, so then only 5 taels were spent and now you're short of a 100 wen? I think you better give it, otherwise, I'm afraid that the mother believes you want to repudiate the debt."

Chewing can't even stop your mouth. Qin Mian glanced at her contemptuously and pretended to be embarrassed as he muttered, "Fine, I'll give you that 100 Wen."

He leaned over to Lei Tie's ear and whispered in a deliberative tone: "Brother Tie, after paying the money back, we won't have enough money. Let's go to father after two days to see if we can ask to borrow some."

Lei Tie looked at Qin Mian with an odd expression in his eyes, but he didn't say a word.

Du Shi's face suddenly became alert when she heard it clearly. She made up her mind to talk with Lei Daqiang and tell the whole family to avoid Qin Mian and Lei Tie when she got home.

Only then Qin Mian got up and walked into the bedroom. As soon as he turned around, he sniggered and closed the door behind him.

After a while, he came out with a handful of copper coins and put them on the table. He blocked them with his arms, squeezed out a smile as he said in low voice: "Don't be anxious, mother. I'll count first, so as not to give less."

Zhao Shi softly murmured, "Poor."

Qin Mian lowered his head and counted the copper coins one by one, "One, two, three. seventy-six. seventy-six, seventy-seven one hundred."

Du Shi was taken aback and stared at him in a ridiculing manner. He couldn't even count and counted five times wrongly, giving 5 Wen more which was enough to buy a big fish.

Du Shi's eyes twinkled and she reached out to set aside the copper coins into her bosom.

"Mother, I'm afraid I'd counted less. I'll count again." Qin Mian hastily stopped her with a smile.

Du Shi swatted his hand open and frowned, "You guys are after all my son and daughter-in-law, how can I pursue you for giving me three or four coins less? So be it, I'm still in a hurry to get back to cooking."

Before Qin Mian could respond, she gathered the copper coins together and put them in her bosom. Then she stood up and took the plate. "I'll take it home to give your father as snacks while drinking."

With that, she walked away as quickly as though someone was chasing after her.

Zhao Shi and Qian Shi hurriedly kept up.

Watching them go far, Qin Mian finally couldn't help laughing out loud, "HAHAHA…"

Lei Tie came to his side and touched his head.

Qin Mian turned to look at him, still unable to restrain the smiling expression. "Believe it or not? It will surely keep them to detour from us for a long time."

"Not hungry?" asked Lei Tie in a low voice. For the people over there, he bore no sentiment.

"Hungry. I'll go fry the dishes." Qin Mian stretched out his arms, shrugged his shoulders, and then went to the kitchen briskly to continue his work.

Qin Mian and Lei Tie's life was calm again without the people from the old house coming to bring vexation.

Soon, most people in the village were done with the busy farming season. Qin Mian asked Lei Tie to find someone to ask about auspicious day and time and inform the 20 casual laborers who were invited once the time to start building were set.

Qin Mian had inquired about it. The average wage for a casual laborer building a house was about 25 wen. Qin Mian planned to pay 20 Wen a day, including a lunch of four dishes; two meat and two vegetables. He made Lei Tie be thoroughly clear with these when asked for help. Generally speaking, these laborers were from the same village who could eat three meals a day at home and didn't need the meal inclusion, just a few wages would be fine. But making them a delicious meal at noon would make them work more diligently and efficiently to build the house. Normally, they didn't necessarily have such a good meal at home.

The invited people were very happy. When there was no work in the farmland, these farmers would also go to the town or the county to find work. The wages were not necessarily satisfactory. Now, they could earn money in the village and have a good meal at noon, who would not like to come? As for those slanderous gossips of Lei Tie and Qin Mian, who cared? Who could live without money?

Note:

[l zhn] village head (a small officer), who mainly in charge of account registration and tax payment. (T/N: previously thought of Li Zheng as a name but its actually a position)

036 – Build New House

Qin Mian also had asked Lei Tie to invite Lei Daqiang, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli when there were many people on the road. It was only an invitation out of showing manner, because otherwise an unfilial hat would fall, he and Lei Tie would have a bad reputation in the village. Whether Lei Daqiang and company would like to come or not was their problem. Now, it was enough for the two families to maintain their sentiments on the surface.

Before that day came, Lei Tie went to the mountain with a bow set and a basket on his back. If he could hunt some preys, they didn't need to spent money.

Lei Tie grabbed a stick in front of him tobeat the grass and frighten way the snake. In his basket, there was a new and slightly smaller basket.

Qin Mian followed after empty handed. His idea was that since Lei Tie was a kung fu expert, they wouldn't be in danger on the mountain, so he took going up the mountain as a tour. Two days ago, there was an autumn rain. In the wet underbrush, there were patches of mushrooms huddled together like small umbrellas. They stood lively and fully in the underbrush, making whoever saw them happy.

The mushrooms were fresh and beautiful. Qin Mian took out the shovel in the basket to dig. Although he didn't communicate with Lei Tie, they went up the mountain many times at a time and had a tacit understanding. Lei Tie grabbed the bow set and turned around looking for prey. In a short time, he hunted a hare weighing more than 3 jin.

When the farmers were done with the work in the farmland, they were idle. Since the two people were not in a rush, after Qin Mian had dug up the surrounding mushrooms, they went deep into the mountain.

It was just that the dew was too dense. Although the two people wore an extra pair of trousers, their trouser legs were still wet and felt a little cold when they stuck onto the flesh.

Lei Tie's trousers were also wet below the knees, but he paid no mind to it.

"Is there any big animal in the mountain? If you can hunt a big one, the hide can use to make several kneepads to keep warm and waterproof."

"There is. Go further in." Lei Tie caught a glimpse of a brown snake on Qin Mian's left side, peering out of the grass silently. Without battling an eyelid, the stick in his hand poked and jabbed, the snake then flew far away.

"What's wrong?" Qin Mian looked up inexplicably when he heard the sound of leaves rustling.

"Nothing."

There was a stabbing pain on the back of his hand. Qin Mian looked down and it turned out that he had been scratched by a branch. There was a small tree over a person tall bearing red wheat-sized fruits with thorns grown slightly obliquely upward the branches.

"Why careless?" Lei Tie saw a long and thin scratch on the back of his hand and frowned.

"This is…" Qin Mian couldn't believe his eyes. A few days ago, he was still lamenting that there was no Sichuan pepper in this world. Today, he found it on the mountain. In his previous existence, there were three types of Sichuan pepper trees in his grandfather's vegetable garden.

Lei Tie said: "Spicy fruits."

Another new name again. Qin Mian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He picked a fruit and put it into his mouth. It was the familiar peppery and spicy taste.

Lei Tie grabbed his hand abruptly. "Why put it in [your] mouth?"

This was the first time that he spoke to Qin Mian in such a harsh tone that Qin Mian thought it was a bit unusual. It turned out that this man also had a temper. Feeling a bit warm inside, he smiled. "This is a Sichuan pepper tree and this fruit is a kind of seasoning. I have a hunch that we have another way to make money. We have to make a mark on this place and dig it up when we return."

Lei Tie stared at him for a long time before taking out a shovel from his basket without a word. Without even looking, he poked hard at a tree trunk nearby and turned around to leave. A bark larger than a face was poked out of the tree trunk, revealing a beige tree core.

Qin Mian had an illusion that it was his skin that had been peeled off, his back felt cold and he looked at the man's back suspiciously.This guy is not pissed off, right?

He walked quickly to catch up with Lei Tie and looked at his face expressionless and cold.

Really angry?Qin Mian was extremely surprised. As he vaguely aware of something, he went to catch up again, raised his arm to hook around Lei Tie's shoulder and then raised his lips to smile at him when he looked over. Because of the height difference, the posture was a little awkward, but he didn't let go.

"I've a sense of propriety, I won't rush to eat things I don't know. I didn't eat the Sichuan pepper just now, just licked it with my tongue."

It was only then Lei Tie's expression eased up.

"You people called that thing a spicy fruit? You didn't know it could be used as a seasoning?"

"It tastes spicy. The old people believe it's poisonous."

"So it is like that." Qin Mian rolled his eyes with a smile on his face.

At about two o'clock, they went down the mountain with a hungry stomach. The harvest for the half a day was quite abundant: one hare; three pheasants; two roe deers which assumed to be siblings weighing more than 40 jin; a basket of mushrooms and chestnuts. Because there were so many things, both of Qin Mian's hands were occupied. The Sichuan pepper tree could not be dug for the time being, but would be transplanted after the new house was built. Thus, Qin Mian picked a lot of Sichuan peepers.

They arrived at home with sweat on their faces. Qin Mian was in good health now, so he didn't feel too tired but his arms were a little sore. He sat for a while before going to cook.

Lei Tie had known earlier that the wife had no joy without meat. Without being told to, he carried a pheasant away to deal with.

Qin Mian watched him walk to the pond with satisfaction and decided to cook pheasant stewed with chestnut for lunch.

In the blink of an eye, it was the day when the new house construction started. The weather was good, the blazing sun rose in the sky.

Qin Mian invited Sister Zhang and another Aunt Wang, who had a good skill in cooking. Aunt Wang was in her forties and her skill was among the best in the village. People in the village usually asked her to handle happy events. Sister Zhang had a good relationship with Aunt Wang and invited her on behalf of Qin Mian which she readily agreed.

Having had breakfast at home earlier, the two people came to Qin Mian's home together and brought along some bowls and chopsticks. Because Qin Mian had not enough dishware, it could only be borrowed from others.

Qin Mian had prepared today's ingredients the night before and explained in detail how to make the lunch to Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang.

They had heard that Qin Mian had planned to serve two meat and two vegetable dishes. Upon seeing the pheasants and hare in the kitchen, they were internally excited because they could also taste these dishes at noon.

The main food was steamed bun with two meat and two vegetable dishes which were stewed hare meat with potato, stewed pheasant with mushroom, stir fried crown daisy and stir fried eggplant.

Both Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang were quick and neat workers. They pulled up their sleeves, washed their hands and started to work.

After telling them not to forget to make tea, Qin Mian hurried to the house site.

The laborers were all honest people. They didn't come late on purpose and also came after breakfast. When Qin Mian arrived, everyone was busy. Lei Tie was talking to Zhang Dashuan while holding a piece of paper.

There were two tables and a few chairs not far from the brick pile, which should be borrowed by Lei Tie.

Qin Mian walked over quickly.

Upon seeing him, Zhang Dashuan smiled at Lei Tie and said, "This plan wasn't drawn by your wife, is it?" The houses in the village were basically of the same structure a three-room house was divided into three parts; a central hall with bedrooms on both sides. But Qin Mian's plan divided the three-room house into four parts; two big and two small rooms. There was a hallway and a back door between the two rooms in the north. This kind of layout was unique in the village, so Zhang Dashuan thought it was a little unusual.

Lei Tie didn't deny it.

"Brother Zhang." Qin Mian greeted Zhang Dashuan, but he didn't get near at once. Instead, he faced the laborers and secretly sized them up. With a smile on his face, he said in a loud voice, "Thank you for coming to help, brothers and uncles. This noon's dishes are stewed hare with potato, stewed pheasant with mushroom, stir fried crown daisy and stir fried eggplant, oily guaranteed. Everyone work harder and let's have meal on time at noon!"

Looking at the skinny and regarded as a useless teenager, whose words said were straight to the point without the slightest hesitation, and also calm and easy-mannered, the group of big men suddenly put away some contempt.

Some of the lively younger guys even took the lead in cheering.

In an instant, the atmosphere was heated. While they were enthusiastically digging the foundation, moving bricks and mixing starch paste, they were tearing their voices to chat at the same time. The children who were attracted by the noises here came over running one after another, playing around the brick pile. They were not afraid to be scolded when they accidentally got in the way of the adults and laughed merrily as they got out of the way. It was very lively.

Zhang Dashuan cheerfully whispered to Lei Tie, "Your wife is amazing."

Lei Tie looked at the teenager coming by and nodded to Zhang Dashuan.

"Brother Zhang," Qin Mian stood beside Lei Tie and warmly said, "Brother Tie and I don't have much experience in this field, and wed still need to trouble you working hard today. Please help us take care of it."

Zhang Dashuan frankly said: "It is as it should be, don't worry. I'll go ahead and be busy."

"You don't need to help here. Bring the tea later." Lei Tie said to Qin Mian.

Qin Mian said: "I know. You only manage things here, I'll arrange the rest."

He didn't see the people in the old house and thought they would not come. When he was leaving, he saw Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli going this way. Lei Daqiang was nowhere to be seen.

He didn't care. Since he couldn't help here, he turned to go home.

Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang had their own division of labor; one dealt with the dishes and the other kneaded the dough, working in an orderly manner. Unable to intervene, he didn't get into the kitchen.

This arrangement allowed Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang to receive his trust, and his heart settled.

Qin Mian went to deal with the housework. He collected his clothes and Lei Tie's to wash and then led the ox to drink water and eat grass. Afterwards, he hid in the bedroom and took out the pencil and paper to scribble.

Now in early October, the weather was cooler. It was expected that the winter here would be very cold. He felt it was necessary to build a heatable brick bed in the bedroom. He was very clear about how the heatable brick bed was made. Previously, he had lived with a northeastern family for two days when he went to the northeast to shoot food programs because he was curious.

Note:

[d co jng sh] = beat the grass and frighten away the snake — act rashly and alert the enemy

037 – Thick-skinned

There were several more female voices outside the room, making Qin Mian lifted his head from the drawing and put the pencil back into the space before he opened the door.

Du Shi, Zhao Shi and Qian Shi stood in front of the kitchen with their heads held high. Lei Dabao and Lei Xiaobao, who were holding Zhao Shi's legs, looked at the uncooked pheasants in the basin while drooling. Lei Xinxin was also there, holding Qian Shi's hand while sucking her finger.

Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang stood awkwardly by the water vat as they wiped their hands on the aprons with a furious expression.

Qin Mian understood. Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang must have been bullied. He raised his voice and spoke, "Mother, second younger brother's wife and third younger brother's wife, why are you guys here?"

Zhao Shi coquettishly laughed. "Eldest sister-in-law, don't you want to treat people meal at noon? We came to help you cook. But, we didn't expect you to invite other people."

Du Shi's face was grim. "Eldest's wife, don't you take me and your father seriously?"

"Yeah, inviting outsiders rather than the relatives, eldest sister-in-law, this is going.." Qian Shi intentionally spoke halfway.

Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang were silent while frowning. Just now, the words of Du Shi and her company were rude which made them both angry. They both were invited by Qin Mian and Lei Tie, which had no relation with Du Shi and her company. What's going on with Du Shi and her company being arrogant and bossy here?

Qin Mian looked at Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang with an apologetic look. Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang shook their heads to signal that they were fine.

"Mother, second younger brother's wife and third younger brother's wife, you guys misunderstood. I have to pay for inviting Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang to cook. I do want to ask you guys to help me cook, but should I pay or not? If don't pay, I feel apologetic to trouble you guys; if I pay, it's too outlandish and hurts the relationship between the two families. Mother, don't you think so? I didn't invite you guys after much thinking, but didn't expect mother, second younger brother's wife and third younger brother's wife to misunderstand. I'm really sorry."

Du Shi, Zhao Shi and Qian Shi were speechless for a while. They had inquired that the salary of Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang to help cook for a day was the same amount as those men. They earned 20 wen for doing a meal, which was quite a lot, and it also included free lunch. If Qin Mian asked them to help cook but didn't pay for it, they would be unwilling, but how could this be said directly?

Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang, upon seeing that the three people's faces had changed, they laughed secretly and busily turned around.

"I was also afraid you'll be bored if come early. I was going to call you guys at meal time." Qin Mian looked at the sky. "Mother, it's roughly another two hour or so before meal time, why don't you sit down, have some tea and chat for a while? Just leave the work in the kitchen to Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang."

Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang smiled at each other and went to the kitchen to keep busy.

Du Shi, Zhao Shi and Qian Shi were annoyed by Qin Mian's disregard of their "face", but they couldn't refute his flawless words. Moreover, they were all looking forward to the lunch at noon and didn't want to argue with Qin Mian at this time.

The three people looked at each other. Ignoring Qin Mian, they really sat at the table in the hall, drinking tea and chatting.

Qin Mian secretly admired their thick-skinned. As long as they didn't make trouble, it was only a matter of adding a few pairs of chopsticks at noon.

"Sister Zhang, Auntie Wang, I'm going to trouble you both with the work in the kitchen."

"Don't worry." Hearing the implication in his words, Sister Zhang responded in clear sound with a smile, looking at Du Shi and her company indiscernibly.

Qin Mian also smiled, calmly locked the door of the bedroom and went to the construction site to deliver tea.

Du Shi, Zhao Shi and Qian Shi stared at the locked door, their chests felt suffocated. They wanted to say something, but Qin Mian had walked away quickly. That back figure looked very carefree and leisurely.

On the construction site, everyone was working very hard. Many hands made light work. At present, the foundation pit had been almost dug. Lei Tie was not idle. With his jacket off and shovel in hands, he shoveled up the soil in the pit. The strong and tight muscles moved with the movement of the arms, completely showing the power of masculinity.

"Everyone has worked hard. The tea has been delivered, everyone is welcome." Qin Mian took out water pot and teacups from the bamboo basket and put them on the table.

"Okay."

There were few people who answered and came to drink two cups of tea before continuing the work.

When Wu Di came over, he smiled at Qin Mian. He was also a steadfast worker. After drinking water, he continued to dig up the soil.

Qin Mian didn't want to go back to face Du Shi and her company, but he also couldn't help any by staying here. He simply moved some bricks to the shade under the tree and sat down against the tree trunk, feeling somewhat bored stiff.

Lei Tie noticed that Qin Mian didn't go home. He put down his shovel and lifted his long legs to walk out of the foundation pit easily. He went to the table and drank a cup of water before walking up to Qin Mian and casually asked: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Qin Mian glanced at the construction site and said with a forced smile: "I didn't see your father." He thought that Lei Daqiang would be a little late at most, but he didn't think that he was still not here.

"En."

Qin Mian raised his eyebrow. En what?

"I'm just a little curious about what he thinks whether he wants to be to coax and plead or afraid that others don't know that he has a bad relationship with us." The three Lei brothers had all come, it was totally impossible for Lei Daqiang to be busy that he couldn't come. Qin Mian said these words without thinking whether Lei Tie would be unhappy because he mentioned his father, but perhaps subconsciously, he believed Lei Tie must be on his side.

From time to time, the busy people at the construction site secretly looked over and wondered how the two got along.

Lei Tie didn't say a word. His cold expression obviously shown he didn't care whether Lei Daqiang would come.

Qin Mian didn't want to hear his answer, so he added: "It's not a formal treat. I think, if he still doesn't come at lunch, not need to go invite." He smiled somewhat cunningly. To be honest, seeing Lei Daqiang incurred his dislike.

Lei Tie nodded, "I'll go work."

"Go." Qin Mian waved him away.

It was only until the sun was up, which indicated lunch hour, did Qin Mian go back. Once he saw that the meal was indeed ready, he went back to the construction site to call for the big guys to eat.

The men stopped working with a clear loud laugh and easily moved the tables and chairs as they walked to the back of the village while laughing and talking.

038 – Upset

There were more than twenty people but the hall had not enough room, so four tables were set up outside. Although the autumn sun was up the sky, it was not fierce but rather warm on the body basking under the sun.

Lei Tie greeted the guests and took them to their seats, while Qin Mian directed to serve the dishes in the kitchen. Aunt Wang effortlessly moved out one steamer basket of sweet-smelling steamed buns, which were still piping hot. Qin Mian served the dishes on the tables with Sister Zhang and saw Du Shi, Zhao Shi and Qian Shi sitting at the table very well-disposed, which drawn a mocking smile on his lips.

Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang looked at each other at a loss and shook their heads. It was no wonder Lei Tie and Qin Mian had to separate from that family.

The guests had even looked at Du Shi and the two with strange eyes, but these three were completely unaware of it. Their eyes were solely on the dishes in Qin Mian's hands.

There were four dishes on each table: stewed rabbit with potato, stewed pheasant with mushroom, stir-fried crown daisy and stir-fried eggplant. Each course of dishes was served in a small basin, wrapped in a strong meat flavor which made people unable to shift their gazes.

"Everyone, please, no need to stand on ceremonies." Lei Tie stood up to say a few words before sitting back down.

Everyone smilingly said: "Won't stand on ceremonies." In their heart, they thought Lei Tie and Qin Mian were honest people. The quantity of meat in both meat dishes was ample, unlike some stingy people who when they treated the guests, the meat in the meat dishes was only a smidgen with vegetables being the majority.

Qin Mian said: "All the steamed buns are here, everyone is self-served. I won't serve one by one, so that you won't feel uncomfortable."

Zhang Dashuan voiced out: "Lei Tie's wife, you can rest assured that we won't stand on ceremonies."

Du Shi took a large piece of boneless pheasant meat to put it into her bowl and then another piece of rabbit meat for fear that she would be slower than others. She swept a glance at Qin Mian and said as if it was a matter of course: "Eldest's wife, go call your father."

The guests couldn't help fell into silence and looking at each other. On such a large construction site, who wouldn't discover Lei Daqiang was not there in the morning?

Wu Di sniggered inwardly and inquisitively looked at Qin Mian, somewhat curious to how he would reply.

Qin Mian kept his cool, "Mother, father has always been very good to me and Brother Tie, and we bear in mind. It's just that he hasn't come yet probably because he's not well and resting at home. It's very cold these days, easy to catch cold if you're not careful. I think we shouldn't ask father to come here, so as to avoid the wind. But don't worry, I've left food for him and little sister, so take it along when you go home. I'll come to see him later with Brother Tie."

Du Shi choked up and glared at Qin Mian coldly.

Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang both carried a smile in their eyes. Qin Mian used words to stop Du Shi and they felt their irritation vented out.

Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli bowed their heads in shame. In fact, they knew exactly why Lei Daqiang didn't come. Inwardly, they blamed Lei Daqiang;if you want to put on airs, don't choose this time. The two looked at each other, somewhat helpless.

Qin Mian acted as though he was unaware of Du Shi's glare, taking Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang to a brand-new small square table to sit down and rather apologetically said: "Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang, if you don't mind, you two can sit here. It's a bit quieter." This small square table was the extra woods from the cart Lei Tie made, which was not much. Therefore, Lei Tie used it to make a small square table.

Naturally, Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang knew what he meant by "quieter", so they both were relieved. They didn't want to sit with Du Shi and her company. After all, they were from the same village, who didn't know Du Shi and her company? Besides, after the fuss they made priory, the two didn't want to sit around with Du Shi to find trouble for themselves. How could they blame Qin Mian when they were inwardly rejoicing? It was just that they never made out Qin Mian to be very attentive. Although it was a small table, there were also four dishes on the table with enough quantity for them to eat and would still have many left.

"Don't say that. Giving this table for both of us is exceedingly most welcome." Aunt Wang, whose character was straightforward and generous, said cheerfully.

Sister Zhang also repeatedly agreed, "Exactly. Lei Tie's wife, don't be busy. Go have a meal, too. "

After Qin Mian had properly arranged things, he sat down beside Lei Tie. The empty bowl in front of him had already been filled with dishes for him. He smiled at Lei Tie before picking up his chopsticks to eat.

Although the occasion was made awkward by Du Shi, there were Zhang Dashuan, Lei Xiangren, Lei Xiangyi and Wu Di with their glib tongues, whom soon broken the rigid atmosphere. People joked and chatted freely, the atmosphere was very lively.

Stir-fried crown daisy and eggplant were vegetable dishes, but they were stir-fried with lard oil, the flavor was precise to the finest detail. After a meal, there were almost no leftovers on the four tables. Everyone was satisfied with the food and didn't delay the time. After a short rest, they went to the construction site.

Du Shi, Zhao Shi and Qian Shi didn't mention anything about staying to help clean up. They left carrying the meal Qin Mian prepared for Lei Daqiang and Lei Chuntao.

After Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang washed the dishware, they cleaned up the kitchen neat and tidy.

Sister Zhang said: "Lei Tie's wife, we'll go back if there's nothing else to do here. We'll come back tomorrow morning."

Qin Mian came over with two bowls and smilingly said: "Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang, you guys have worked hard. These are the unfinished food on the small table. If you guys don't dislike it, take it back. Brother Tie and I both have a large amount of food intake, with this much it is not enough for us to eat in the evening."

The people of farmer household weren't choosy that much. Although it was leftover food, it was also good food. Sister Zhang and Aunt Wang happily accepted, thanked him and left together. They walked while talking about what Du Shi, Zhao Shi and Qian Shi had done today, which invoked their dislike even more.

Sister Zhang disdainfully said: "Normally, doing that in their home is not an issue. Today, so many people are present, yet Du Shi and her two daughters-in-law are still doing it. It really makes people unable to look on."

"Who said no, ah? Their family's fourth son still hasn't been match. Du Shi is not afraid that with her reputation spread out, no one wants to be their family's daughter-in-law?" Aunt Wang chimed in.

"Heehee." Sister Zhang laughed with her mouth covered, "In any case, if I have a daughter, I will never marry her to their family. You didn't see Zhao Shi's appearance at lunch today, wishing she could have two mouths."

The two had gone far away but it couldn't deter Qin Mian's good hearing ability, who heard them crystal clear and couldn't help bursting with laughter. He wondered if he could think of a way to prevent Du Shi and her company from coming. They weren't even willing to do anything, why should they be allowed to freeload? It would take half a month to build the house at the latest, were they going to come over for lunch every day? It's no big deal to let people take advantage of it, but letting people he didn't like to take advantage of it, Qin Mian would be upset no matter how he thought about it.

However, when he thought about it, if the three thick-skinned people weren't allowed to come, he didn't know what they were going to do, so he gave up devising a plan. That's fine, just put up with it some more. After the house and the courtyard were built, it wouldn't be so easy to take advantage of their family again.

039 – Live In a New House (1)

Later, Qin Mian wasnt in the slightest surprised to see Du Shi and her company coming back for lunch, or to see Lei Daqiang at the table. Only Lei Chuntao, whos skin was too thin, unwilling to come. Despite that, Qin Mian still prepared her meal every day and asked Du Shi to bring it home.

Nearly half a month later, the new house was finally completed, standing in silence with greenish-black bricks and black roof tiles. For the reason that Qin Mian often went to "supervise" and treat the laborers warmly and considerately, in return, the laborers worked very carefully. Every brick and tile was very neatly put and one would know at a glance that they had done their best.

On the day when the house was completed, Qin Mian moved the meal from noon to evening and also prepared good wines. The laborers ate and drank to their heart's content and satisfaction, to the extent where they were smiling broadly even when being scolded by their wives who called them home.

After this event, they had a little more understanding of Qin Mian and Lei Tie, and later treated the two with a little more kindness. To a certain extent, this attitude had affected other villagers. Qin Mian and Lei Tie then had a better relationship with the people in the village, especially Qin Mian. This was a part of the story to be recounted later, not to be mention at the moment.

Qin Mianstruck the iron while it was hot. He found several experienced masons earlier and showed them the drawing of the heatable brick bed that had been drawn for a long time as he explained in detail so that the heatable brick bed would be successfully built.

Aside from having a trace of surprise when seeing the drawing, Lei Tie didn't voice out an opinion and gave Qin Mian a free rein to do what he wanted.

After the heatable brick bed was completed, Qin Mian focused on the bathroom. It took him and Lei Tie two days to find some blocks of marble from the mountain and sent them to the Precious Stones Pavilion where jewelries and ornaments were made, requesting them to use special cutting tools to cut the stones to flat slabs for the bathroom floor and the kitchen stove. It costed 5 taels of silver just to cut and polish it, which made Qin Mian so distressed that he didn't buy meat dishes that day.

The cutting master in that shop was more distressed than him. His cutting knife was used to cut precious stones, jadeite and pearls, not rocks. Ultimately, he cut it for the sake of money.

Afterwards, Qin Mian and Lei Tie went to the Rich and Honor Woodcraft Shop with furniture drawings.

Liao Zhifu saw Qin Mian enter the door with a smile on his face, while Lei Tie followed him silently with a basket on his back. This familiar scene made him think that time had turned back to a month ago.

"Manager Liao, hope that you are well."

The sprightly smile on Qin Mian's face suddenly made Liao Zhifu feel a little stomachache, "Haha, it's little brother, all thanks to you." The last blueprint made their employer earned more than 5000 taels, which was not much for them businessmen, but it was rare to get 5000 taels for a month's net profit. Therefore, he didn't want to offend Qin Mian.

"I really don't deserve this [compliment," Qin Mian said with a more enthusiastic smile, "I'm sending youmoneyagain."

"Oh?" Liao Zhifu was interested.

Lei Tie's eyes had always been on Qin Mian. How should he be no worse than the wife who could make money?

"What are you thinking?" Qin Mian hit Lei Tie with his arm. He called for several times but Lei Tie didn't respond.

Lei Tie returned to his senses and was inwardly surprised to find that he could be absent-minded even when he was not alone. He kept his composure and upon seeing that Liao Zhifu also looked at him uncertainly, realization hit him. He took out some papers from the basket and handed them to Qin Mian.

Qin Mian threw a glance at the top one and handed them it to Liao Zhifu. "Manager Liao takes a look first before we discuss?"

Liao Zhifu looked intently and was surprised, "This is a wardrobe?"

"Correct." Qin Mian nodded.

Liao Zhifu didn't immediately express his opinion, seeing that Qin Mian still had several pieces of paper in his hand. He glared at the shop assistant who was curiously coming over to have a look. "Don't you have any foresight? Why don't you serve tea to these two brothers?"

"Yes." The assistant quickly stepped back to withdraw.

Qin Mian smiled plentiful and pulled Lei Tie to sit down.

Liao Zhifu sat down opposite them, looked at the drawing and considered: "I only ever see a wardrobe with sliding doors, but this is the first time I see this kind with flap doors." Qin Mian's drawing was very meticulous and not difficult to understand at all.

Qin Mian came straight to the point, "We are here today because first, we want to order some furniture in your shop; and second, we want to make some money to supplement our family expenses. What do you think of this drawing, Manager Liao?"

Liao Zhifu was a businessman with unique vision. This wardrobe was divided into different sizes of slot, which were integrated with a dressing table. There were several small slots beside the mirror in the middle that could put some rouge, gouache, comb, jewelry box and other objects within reached just by sitting in front of the dressing table. He was sure that such a wardrobe would be popular with the ladies.

Strange to say, how come no one thought of doing this before? Liao Zhifu was a little upset, but he still straightforwardly said: "10 silver taels for this drawing. What do you think little brother?"

Qin Mian had no objection since there was nothing strange about such a wardrobe and felt sorry to overcharge.

When Liao Zhifu saw that the other party didn't keep bidding, he vaguely guessed that the other party also intended to be on friendly terms with him and the smile on his face became more sincere. He asked: "The other drawings?" He looked at Qin Mian's hand.

Qin Mian handed him the design drawing of a settee and explained it in detail. The drawing was highly praised by Liao Zhifu, which fixed the price of 50 taels.

Finally, Qin Mian took out a plate and a potato from the basket.

Liao Zhifu and the downright curious assistant were rather baffled as they looked at him.

Qin Mian chuckled, turned his back to them and peeled the potato in a short period of time before turning around and showed it them.

"Is the speed of peeling fast?"

Liao Zhifu amazedly asked: "How. did you do it?"

Qin Mian smiled but didn't speak. He turned his back to them again and similarly, he turned back not a moment later.

When Liao Zhifu saw it, there was a plate of finely shredded potatoes.

Note:

act at good opportunity or while circumstances are favorable

040 Live In a New House (2)

"How did you do that, little gongzi? You can cut into shreds faster than the master in the big restaurant!" The assistant had a look of beyond comprehension and shortly after, he scratched his head in puzzlement, "But, I didn't see you use a chopping block either?"

Qin Mian put his hands behind him and said mysteriously: "I can, not only peel and slice this thing quickly, but also cut it into shreds quickly. Manager Liao, what do you think?"

Liao Zhifu offered directly and delightedly, "50 taels!"

Qin Mian felt very satisfied. He handed Liao Zhifu the small tool in his hand and spoke nicer words, "Exactly as told, Manager Liao is a forthright man. Otherwise, we won't go straight to you."

After seeing what the small tool was about, just like the noodle manual maker he bought last time, Liao Zhifu's face once again showed a strange expression of both pleased and depressed.

Qin Mian took a sip of tea with a smile. "Manager Liao, if I hadn't peeled potatoes until my hand was bloody that day, I wouldn't have thought of such a convenient tool. This is what I came up with at the cost of my blood, so the 50 taels you spent won't be a loss." This was pure bullshit.

Liao Zhifu didn't know whether to cry or to laugh.

Qin Mian passed him the remaining drawings. These drawings were nothing peculiar, only more modernized for their own used to be made in this shop.

After making appointment to deliver the goods in ten days, Liao Zhifu politely sent them out.

Half a month later, the new house had ventilated. The furniture arrived a few days earlier. The new house could be lived in but Qin Mian and Lei Tie were not in a hurry, they carried the furniture into the new house trip by trip. Coincidentally, Lei Xiangyi and Lei Xiangli saw them and came to help out.

When the sun set, everything was settled.

Qin Mian looked at his new home with appreciative eyes. After the entrance gate was a yard of about 60 square foot. There was nothing in the yard at present, only a small house in the northwest corner, which was a bathroom. In this ancient era, it was impossible to make the bathroom as it was in the modern era. It was just a place to take a bath, with a big tub and a drainage hole in the corner.

Into the main house was the living-cum-dining room. Placed beside a square pine wood dining table were two dining chairs of the same material, while against the wall were a settee and a coffee table, all of which were of modern styles. There was a window embedded in the south wall that was half larger than the window of an ordinary house, so the hall was particularly bright. Thick reddish brown, absolutely still curtains added some warmth to the autumn air. The conditions were limited, or else Qin Mian wanted to lay marble slabs on the floor of the central hall.

On the left side of the living-cum-dining room was the kitchen. The kitchen stove was paved with marble slabs, it looked smooth and clean. Having a cupboard, more dishware was added. The commonly used ones were placed in the most convenient position and the rice, flour and oil also got their own spot. The kitchen and the bathroom in the yard shared the south wall, but because the bathroom was smaller, the south wall of the kitchen could still open a window, providing sufficient light.

There were two rooms in the north; the smaller one was used to store various bits and bobs, such as farm tools, grain, spare chairs, etc.; the larger one was the bedroom. The utility room was opposite the bedroom with a hallway leading to the back door. The back was a vacant lot. It's convenient to have a backyard in the future.

Qin Mian was most satisfied with the bedroom. Although he and Lei Tie still had to share the same room and bed, at least they had a large enough wardrobe that their clothes could be set apart.

Lei Tie followed him to look around the new bedroom and his eyes lingered for a long time on the heatable brick bed with the new mattress. It was just that the two separate quilts and a pillow at each side was somewhat an irksome presence.

After dinner, Qin Mian took a hot bath. Unable to hold himself back, he jumped onto the new bed and the corner of his lips raised a smidgen of smile after measuring the width of the heatable brick bed. The bed was so big that it should be able to get rid of his problem of drilling into Lei Tie's bosom. He rested in his own position, shaking his quilt open and lying down comfortably. Because he had some money in hands, he bought a new mattress and a new quilt.

The pillow was also new, with silk wadding inside, soft and comfortable. He rubbed against it with the back of his head and looked at the roof. The light on the table flickered gently and swayed his thoughts, making him unconsciously lost in thought.

Was he considered to have a home in this world?

Lei Tie came in wrapped in a faint steam, silently gazed at the teenager's absent-minded face and the slight loneliness in his eyes. His heart throbbed.

He closed the door with a thud, neither light nor heavy.

Qin Mian turned to look at him and asked worriedly, "The gate is locked?"

"Locked." Lei Tie drew the curtains, took off his shoes and went to bed. He stared at his quilt before raising it to be put on the other end with his right hand.

Qin Mian was dumbfounded as he watched Lei Tie put the pillow on the other side to the side of his pillow and then got into his quilt. His heart stopped for two seconds. Half propped up and chin slightly raised, he looked askance at Lei Tie. "What are you doing?"

Lei Tie said: "You'll still squeeze in when you're asleep."

This unperturbed and determined tone almost made Qin Mian angry. Just as he was about to open his mouth, the man stretched out his long arms and encircled him. Although Lei Tie didn't use force, it was nevertheless a gesture that wouldn't accept rejection.

Qin Mian stabbed him with a piercing look but didn't get a response, so he could only resign to his fate and lie down.

All of a sudden, Lei Tie spoke: "Not happy to live in this new house?"

"No." Qin Mian's attention had been shifted by him. "Right, do you think there is something missing in the room?"

Lei Tie's eyes swept around the room.

He was really a stuffy man who wouldn't talk even beaten with a stick. Qin Mian didn't expect him to answer, but then heard him said, "Emptiness."

"That's it!" Qin Mian gave him a look of approval and pointed to the bare wall opposite him. "There is no lack of furniture, it's the defect on the wall. Let's go to town some other day and buy calligraphy and painting to hang."

"In a few days. Tomorrow I'll go up the mountain." Lei Tie's face was tickled by Qin Mian's hair and he raised his chin to rub against it [the head].

All of a sudden, Qin Mian felt that the atmosphere was delicate, making him shrunk his neck. "Going to hunt? You said you would teach me kung fu."

"I'll go up the mountain after teaching you." As soon as Lei Tie raised his hand, the light went out. The room plunged into complete darkness.

Qin Mian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but he couldn't explain why he wanted to be as quiet as possible, "There is another thing; is there a practice that one has to pay a house-warming visit after moving?"

"That's why I'm going to hunt," said Lei Tie.

Qin Mian hurriedly said: "Game meat is more expensive than pork. This time, we entertain guests with less game meat and more pork. You figure it out."

"En." Lei Tie's chest felt very hot. Was it because there was one more person in it?