Trials of Love in Ancient Times Chapter 7

On New Year's Eve, it snowed heavily again.

When it's cold, people naturally stay in bed and don't want to get up.

Ivy Yuan was naturally the same. She had finished the housework yesterday, so there was nothing to rush for. Besides, she felt sore from head to toe that even her toes were sore, so naturally she didn't want to get up.

Wyatt Jiang was quite attentive and prepared all the lanterns and couplets early in the morning. The three of them also got up early under the temptation of new clothes and were now making snowmen in the yard.

Ivy Yuan no longer cared what her sisters thought. She just couldn't get up. Wyatt Jiang was really too much last night. He only stopped when it was almost dawn... It was a miracle that she had the strength to do so now.

Ivy Yuan was ready to continue sleeping for a while, but the wooden door was soon pushed open, and Wyatt Jiang came in with breakfast! Ivy Yuan was shocked, "What are you doing...?"

"Eat." Wyatt Jiang was obviously in high spirits today. After a hearty meal, he was even willing to do the chores of serving others.

Ivy Yuan was speechless: "If you do this, A Shuang and the others will think I'm sick."

"No, Ah Shuang is already fourteen years old, don't always treat her like a child."

It would have been better if Wyatt Jiang hadn't said this. Once he said it, Ivy Yuan became even more embarrassed. She picked up the pillow next to her and was about to throw it at him again. Wyatt Jiang caught it again and smiled apologetically: "My fault."

Ivy Yuan pursed her lips, stood up, and slowly put on her clothes and shoes.

Both of them could realize that in the past few days, there was less coldness between the couple, but instead a hint of warmth of bickering and teasing. Ivy Yuan did not hate this feeling, especially after realizing the benefits of this man.
 
Wyatt Jiang took the initiative to get clothes for her, but he was suddenly stunned when he opened the box, because on the top of the box was a new dark blue dress, including a coat, belt, shoes and socks. Wyatt Jiang was stunned, and Ivy Yuan's cheeks turned pink, but she kept dressing and pretended not to notice.

Wyatt Jiang looked at her with a fiery gaze, which Ivy Yuan could not ignore, so she had to turn around. After seeing the dress, she explained stiffly: "I made it when I had nothing to do. It's not well made. If you don't mind, you can wear it."

Wyatt Jiang suddenly laughed when he heard this. He put on the coat casually. The sleeve length, body length and waist length were all just right. Was it casually made?

He suddenly stepped forward, held Ivy Yuan's face and K!ssed her hard without saying anything! Ivy Yuan was shocked!

"Brother-in-law!"

Felicity Yuan's voice came, and Ivy Yuan immediately pinched him. Wyatt Jiang smiled and took a step back. Ivy Yuan's cheeks were flushed. After adjusting for a moment, she went to open the door: "What's wrong?"

Felicity Yuan: "Aunt Dou from next door is here!"

Ivy Yuan was stunned and turned to look at Wyatt Jiang.

The Jiang family now has three neighbors. To the south is what Felicity Yuan calls Aunt Dou, whose surname is Chen and whose family is also in financial difficulty. To the north is the Liu family, whose head is a grandmother Liu. There is another family farther away, to the west of the Jiang family, whose surname is Zhao. Perhaps because they live far away, they don't interact much.

In Shenmu Town, Ivy Yuan had almost no dealings with neighbors in her previous life. Wyatt Jiang always came forward. Wyatt Jiang also came out in new clothes at this time: "I'll go and take a look."

When Felicity Yuan saw her brother-in-law, her eyes lit up: "Brother-in-law! You are so majestic!"

The eleven-year-old Felicity Yuan didn't know how to describe her tall and handsome brother-in-law, so she had to choose the word "mighty". Wyatt Jiang laughed heartily twice when he heard it, rubbed Felicity Yuan's head and looked at Ivy Yuan, as if he was waiting for Ivy Yuan to praise him as well.

Ivy Yuan: ...

"Aren't you going to open the door?"

Wyatt Jiang raised his eyebrows and had to give up.

It was indeed Aunt Dou outside the door. Aunt Dou's family made tofu for a living, so everyone called her that. Aunt Dou's husband went hunting in the mountains a few years ago and injured his leg. He had to take medicine all year round, so the family lived a tight life. When Wyatt Jiang went to open the door, Aunt Fat stood at the door and smiled awkwardly: "Xiao An, I'm sorry to disturb you so early in the morning. This is the tofu that was just ground this morning. Do you think I can exchange it for some meat...?"

The neighbors must have known that Ivy Yuan smoked bacon yesterday. These days, every household is struggling to afford meat, but the Jiang family was able to get half a pig. It would be a lie if they didn't envy them.

Wyatt Jiang looked at what was in Aunt Dou's hands. The two or three bowls of tofu were so large that they could not be finished at all. Apparently, the other party felt that it was a bit unfair to exchange tofu for meat, so she took a lot.

According to Wyatt Jiang's meaning, there was naturally no need to say anything, but before he opened his mouth, Ivy Yuan, who usually didn't care about these things, suddenly came over.

Aunt Dou subconsciously retracted her hand when she saw her. It was not because of anything else, but Ivy Yuan's impression on everyone in this area was not good. In fact, it was not bad, but she didn't like it here and didn't want to interact with everyone. Everyone could see it. In addition, this young woman was beautiful but didn't like to laugh, which always gave people a sense of alienation.

Ivy Yuan caught Aunt Dou's embarrassment. She lowered her eyelashes and pursed her lips and said, "Aunt Dou, is one hind leg enough?"

Aunt Dou was stunned when she heard this, and Wyatt Jiang was also slightly startled.

"Enough, that's enough!"

Ivy Yuan chuckled and said, "My family can't eat so much soft tofu. Do you have any old tofu? I want to use some to make fermented bean curd. Tofu pudding and soy milk will also be fine."

In the tofu shop, tender tofu is the most expensive, so it's no wonder that Aunt Dou sent all tender tofu. But now that Ivy Yuan said she wanted old tofu and tofu pudding, she naturally said without hesitation: "We have both! Old tofu is good for making fermented bean curd! Wait, sister-in-law, I'll get it right away!"

The word "sister-in-law" made Ivy Yuan feel warm in her heart.

The reason why she is like this today is not entirely because she wants to change after being reborn, but because she still remembers that after Wyatt Jiang went to serve in the army, she was a widow with three younger sisters. Countless scoundrels had set their sights on their family, but many of them were chased away by Aunt Dou with a broom.

This is real kindness.

Aunt Dou quickly brought a few pieces of old tofu from home, as well as a large pot of freshly ground soy milk. She smiled and said, "We don't have tofu pudding today, let's have it tomorrow!"

Ivy Yuan took it and thanked him, then asked Wyatt Jiang to cut a piece of hind leg meat from under the beam. This piece was at least seven or eight pounds, and it was smeared with spices and smoked. Aunt Dou's eyes were red with excitement, and she hurriedly thanked him: "Thank you, sister-in-law, thank you!"

Ivy Yuan: "You are so polite."

After seeing Aunt Dou off, Wyatt Jiang looked at Ivy Yuan with a meaningful look, which made Ivy Yuan feel a little unhappy.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Am I so stingy that I can't bear to part with a piece of meat? Besides, you got this meat back, so just nod your head. Why do you have to look at my face?"

Kong Song-an: "It's not a matter of being stingy or not."

He knew that she was always generous. Although Ivy Yuan never talked about her family affairs, she didn't look like a girl from a farming family. Let alone a piece of meat, it was possible that she would give a pig when she was soft-hearted.

It's just...

I feel like she treats people differently.

"It's New Year's, and it's time to go out and visit neighbors. We have so much meat at home. Since we've given some to Aunt Dou, do you want to send one to Grandma Liu?" Ivy Yuan suddenly said.

Wyatt Jiang looked up suddenly.

What did he say?

The word "stingy" has nothing to do with Ivy Yuan.

Seeing Wyatt Jiang didn't say anything, Ivy Yuan raised her eyebrows: "What's wrong, you don't agree?"

Wyatt Jiang suddenly laughed: "You just said that I have the final say over the things at home, but I don't think that's the case. Okay, as you say."

Wyatt Jiang went to cut the meat after he finished speaking, and Ivy Yuan stood there in a daze without reacting for a long while. It was only after these words, which sounded like both a teasing and a flirting, that Ivy Yuan's face slowly turned red.

...

The Liu family's conditions were worse than the Chen family's. Grandma Liu and Grandpa Liu originally had a son, but he was conscripted that year and never returned after he went to the battlefield. There was also a little grandson and daughter-in-law at home. Grandpa Liu was almost sixty years old and had to worry about the livelihood of the family. In fact, even if Ivy Yuan didn't say it, Wyatt Jiang had originally planned to do so.
 
Ivy Yuan went to the kitchen to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner. Except for the tofu from Aunt Dou, there were enough dishes at home.

Willow Yuan, Felicity Yuan and Yuanli were all helping, peeling potatoes and picking vegetables, and they were having a lot of fun.

After a while, Wyatt Jiang came back from next door.

He looked helpless. Ivy Yuan looked down and saw that although the meat in Wyatt Jiang's hand was gone, he had brought back a chicken.

"I said no, but the old lady wouldn't let me and just stuffed it into my arms."

Ivy Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, just keep it. The old man will be unhappy if I don't."

Wyatt Jiang sighed: "What should we do? Should we kill him?"

Ivy Yuan shook her head. She walked over to take a look. It was not an old hen. It was clearly still laying eggs. It was obvious that the old man had sent her the best things.

"Just keep it. When it lays eggs, I'll send them to Granny Liu every once in a while. Even if I keep it for them, I'll kill it when it stops laying eggs and send a bowl of eggs to the old lady."

As soon as Ivy Yuan finished speaking, the whole yard fell silent.

"Raising chickens?"

Wyatt Jiang's voice sounded strange.

"Do you raise one?"

Ivy Yuan was wondering about his reaction when she suddenly recalled an incident. "Ivy Yuan four years ago" did not know how to raise chickens. She was even afraid of these animals because she was pecked hard once. Later, she refused to go near the chicken coop no matter what. As a result, Wyatt Jiang never bought chicks again and the family just bought eggs to eat.

Ivy Yuan is now speechless when she thinks of herself back then. After all, in the days without Wyatt Jiang, she had to do everything. How could she be so pretentious back then?

But it was also true that she couldn't adapt so quickly to the huge changes in her family and her sudden marriage. Although this matter seemed very far away to Ivy Yuan now, it had only happened here for a short time. Ivy Yuan then made an excuse: "How can I not raise chickens? Chickens lay eggs, and eggs make chickens. Old chickens can be eaten as meat. The last one was too fierce. I see that this one is docile. I will start raising it from a chick tomorrow. I don't believe it will peck me again."

After Ivy Yuan said this, the whole family laughed.

Harper: "I'll raise the chicks! I'm sure they'll be good!"

Felicity Yuan: "You only know how to play with it."

Harper was not convinced: "Then you come?!"

Felicity Yuan: "I can't do it, but my brother-in-law can. Let him raise me."

The two sisters chattered and made the whole family laugh. Wyatt Jiang glanced at Ivy Yuan and said tentatively, "Then I'll go buy some chicks tomorrow."

"Well, buy them. Buy some ducklings and the like. It's up to you. I don't understand these things."

Wyatt Jiang's chest suddenly rose and fell twice. Buying chickens and ducks seemed like a trivial matter, but did it mean that Yao Iris Yu was willing to live a good life with him?