Therefore, the pigweed was definitely not cut by Jiujiu.
Even if Ma Juhua understood Jiujiu, the pigweed was not cut by Jiujiu, so it was not cut by Jiujiu. Moreover, she and Chen Zhangsheng left at just the right time. It was enough for Jiujiu to walk around outside, but it was impossible for her to cut so much pigweed and walk back.
Needless to say, the pigweed was definitely not cut by Jiujiu, and judging from the weight, it was likely to be cut by a man.
Although Jiujiu did not like Huang Yixiao, Chen Zhangsheng had already made up his mind. Even if Ma Juhua was not willing, Chen Zhangsheng was the head of the family anyway. His words were the authority. He chose Huang Yixiao, and Jiujiu also agreed. Then, Jiujiu's future life would be linked to Huang Yixiao. Now, there were only a few days before Huang Yixiao came to propose marriage, but Jiujiu made such a mess. If the news that Jiujiu asked another man to cut the pigweed for her spread to Huang Yixiao's ears, the marriage would be ruined.
Moreover, if she asked a man to cut the pigweed for her before she was engaged, who would dare to come to propose marriage in the future?
Ma Juhua's face was full of worry, and deep wrinkles appeared at the corner of her eyes. The curvature of her mouth was even more worried.
Jiujiu wanted to talk to Chen Zhangsheng and Ma Juhua about Huang Yixiao helping her cut the pigweed during dinner, but who knew that Ma Juhua's eyes were so sharp that she directly saw the pigweed that Huang Yixiao put in the corner. Jiujiu pursed her lips and looked at Ma Juhua's worried eyes. She explained softly, "Mom, Brother Huang helped me cut this."
Jiujiu explained, "I went a little late just now, and I didn't cut much before I came back, so I was a little anxious. Brother Huang happened to pass by, and he saw that I was a little anxious, so he helped me to cut the pigweed. Moreover, because he cut a lot, he specially sent me back."
Speaking of sending her back, Jiujiu blushed and lowered her head shyly.
There were not many people in Mountain Yu Village. There was only one family with the surname Huang, and that was Huang Yixiao. Jiujiu mentioned Brother Huang, then it was clear who the person who helped Jiujiu cut the pigweed was.
Hearing Jiujiu say that it was Huang Yixiao, Ma Juhua's worries instantly disappeared.
Huang Yixiao and Jiujiu were about to get engaged, so it was naturally more acceptable for him to help Jiujiu cut the pigweed compared to other people helping Jiujiu.
When he heard Jiujiu mention Huang Yixiao in a shy tone, Chen Zhangsheng was worried that Jiujiu would despise Huang Yixiao for being poor. He immediately felt relieved and looked at the dishes on the table.
There was a plate of stir-fried vegetables, a plate of cold shepherd's purse, and stir-fried cabbage.
They were all planted in their own vegetable fields. Although the dishes were very ordinary, they could not stand up to Jiujiu's good cooking. Because he knew that Jiujiu did not reject Huang Yixiao, Chen Zhangsheng ate very happily. In the end, he even asked Ma Juhua to take out the wine he prepared for Huang Yixiao to propose marriage and drank two cups happily.
As for Ma Juhua, although she disliked Huang Yixiao in the beginning, after Huang Yixiao helped Jiujiu cut the pigweed and specially helped Jiujiu to send the pigweed back, her view of Huang Yixiao changed.
Although Huang Yixiao and Li Fugui both became scholars at the same time, Li Fugui had red lips and white teeth. Because he liked to wear white clothes and held a folding fan in his hand, it was obvious that he was a scholar. However, Huang Yixiao was different. Huang Yixiao was very tall, and his body was as strong as a hunter's. Not to mention the muscles on his arms, even Chen Changsheng, who had been working in the fields all his life, couldn't compare to him, not to mention his overly robust appearance.
Huang Yixiao's appearance was definitely a proper handsome man in modern times, but in ancient times, he looked a little fierce. Especially in modern times, handsome looks were popular. Therefore, Huang Yixiao's appearance could not pass Ma Juhua's eyes.
Although Ma Juhua did not like it, Chen Zhangsheng was willing. Moreover, the two families had not been engaged yet. Huang Yixiao only cared about Jiujiu, not to mention that he would live in their house in the future.
People in ancient times would repay the kindness of a drop of water with a gushing spring. Her family had put in so much effort for Huang Yixiao's matter. He would definitely treat Jiujiu well in the future.
Moreover, thinking of her daughter's beautiful appearance, as long as it was a man, he would not be able to refuse a beautiful girl. Ma Juhua was more relieved.
Therefore, Ma Juhua, who originally had some opinions about Huang Yixiao because of his appearance, dissipated a lot.
After eating, Chen Zhangsheng and Ma Juhua went to the house to rest for a while. They waited until the afternoon to work in the field again.
Jiujiu began to cut the pigweed.
Pigweed had to be cut into small pieces. Chen Zhangsheng had a knife at home that specialized in cutting pigweed, but it was a little cumbersome. Moreover, Jiujiu's small arms and legs were not very good at it. Therefore, the matter of cutting pigweed was usually done by Chen Zhangsheng and Ma Juhua.
But now that the wheat was about to be harvested, Chen Zhangsheng and Ma Juhua had to work in the field every day. They went three times a day. Every time, they went with high spirits and came back exhausted.
Even so, Chen Zhangsheng was reluctant to let Jiujiu do the work of cutting pigweed, but Chen Zhangsheng did not let her. Jiujiu also knew that Chen Zhangsheng cared about them, so she was ready to cut pigweed when they were not there.
The knife for cutting pigweed was relatively big and cumbersome. It was not easy to use at all, but because she was not like Chen Zhangsheng and Ma Juhua who came back exhausted and had to continue working, Jiujiu gritted her teeth and persevered.
Although it was very likely that she would not be able to finish cutting the pigweed until Chen Zhangsheng and Ma Juhua came back, she could still cut some.
Just as Jiujiu was working hard to cut the pigweed, the door was suddenly knocked. Jiujiu put the pigweed in her hand on the ground at the side and went to the sink to wash her hands that were stained with pigweed juice. After wiping her sweat, she opened the door.
She saw Li Fugui's mother, Xiao Chunhua, who was overnourished because her family was rich, standing in front of the door angrily. When she saw Jiujiu come out, her face instantly distorted. She gritted her teeth and her finger directly poked out, almost poking Jiujiu's eyes.
"Good for you, Chen Jiujiu. My Fugui's hand was hurt by you, right?" Because of anger, Xiao Chunhua's face was distorted. Especially when she saw Jiujiu's tender little face, her face became even more distorted. If looks could kill, Jiujiu's bones would probably not even be left.
When Jiujiu saw Xiao Chunhua, she had a bad premonition. Now that she heard the three words Li Fugui from her mouth, Jiujiu understood that Xiao Chunhua was looking for trouble.
After Chen Jiujiu married Li Fugui, although Xiao Chunhua did not deal with her because of Li Fugui's doting, Li Fugui was not omnipotent. Xiao Chunhua was also not someone easy to deal with. She had done many things to Chen Jiujiu. Seeing Xiao Chunhua's current attitude, Jiujiu felt that Chen Jiujiu's inability to have children in her previous life might have been caused by Xiao Chunhua.
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