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Xu Hui laughed as she looked at Xiao Da Yong and Xiao Huaer. She took out a money bag from the cupboard and poured it on the table.

After pouring out a few pieces of silver and some jewelry, Xu Hui pointed at them and said to Xiao Dazong, "This is what I earned after you left and after I bought some things, I still have some remaining." She then put the silver notes into the silver and smiled, "You gave me this. Our family has a total of fifty-three or two taels of silver, as well as a few pieces of my wedding jewelry. This is all our family property.

Xiao Da Yong waved his hand. "It's fine for you to manage my wife. I don't need money for anything. If I do, I'll just ask you for it."

"Alright then," Xu Hui smiled, and carefully stuffed the silver and banknotes back into the money bag, then tightly tied the bag's mouth: "With the 50 taels of silver from Master, we will have a lot more money to spare. Later on, I will send someone to give Niuniu a head start, Niuniu will be 7 years old after the new year, and she will be able to dress up!" Xu Hui was very satisfied with Xiao Dazong's actions and returned the favor. Since Xu Hui liked Niu Niu, she was naturally willing to spend money for her. This also made Xiao Dazong even more loyal to her.

Niu Niu excitedly shouted, "I want the earring for the clove petals and the bracelet with the flowers. They're even prettier than Sister Lotus'!"

"Good, buy them all. Dress our Niu Niu like she's the most beautiful!" Xu Hui was amused by Niu Niu's smug look and laughed as she held her face.

Niuniu laughed happily. "Don't just give it to Niuniu. Wife, buy some pretty jewelry as well. Don't worry about the money, I'll make more money in the future!" His wife was born so good, her heart was better, no matter how good her jewelry was, it could still be said to be worth it.

Xu Hui's smile became even happier, it was like a flower that caused Xiao Dayong to stare blankly, she really wanted to throw herself into her embrace, but there was also that Niuniu who was beside him that instantly pulled him back to reality. Niuniu was happy that she would be wearing jewelry, so she gave Xiao Dayong a chopstick of chili, "Brother, eat!"

Xiao Dayong could only laugh as he covered his mouth. He lowered his head to eat the chili concoction and stuffed the meat into his mouth. He could not help but glance at Xu Hui. What he wanted to eat was not this meat!

The family ate and drank to their heart's content as they comfortably sat on the brick bed to chat.

Xiao Dazong looked at Xu Hui, who looked extremely gentle and charming as he took off his cotton clothes and wore a close-fitting jacket, tied up his hair with a silver hairpin, and knitted a woolen sweater or something. He felt an itch in his heart.

However, there was someone moving about on the brick bed, asking the girl curiously. Xiao Dayong could only suppress his temper and answer the girl's messy questions, waiting for the night to come.

The weather was cold and dark. Xu Hui and her group ate late at noon. They did not feel hungry, so they made some stew and ate a simple dinner along with the leftovers from noon.

Seeing that the sky was getting darker, Xiao Dazong could not help but get more and more excited. His eyes were frightening bright. Just as he finished his meal, he shouted that he was tired and wanted to go to sleep.

Xu Hui thought that Xiao Da Yong was tired from running all the way and hurriedly made a bed for Xiao Da Yong to sleep, but Niu Niu was not sleepy yet. Afraid that Niu Niu would disturb Xiao Da Yong to rest, Xu Hui took Niu Niang to the cellar room and told her to write a few words before sleeping.

After thinking for a while, Xiao Da Yong couldn't help but want to bite the quilt in his chest when he saw Xu Hui pulling Niu Niu to the cellar room and leaving him alone on the brick bed.

Xiao Da Yong did not feel sleepy at all. He was waiting for Xu Hui to come back, but he did not expect to lie down on the warm brick bed. His eyelids grew heavier and heavier. He could not help but close his eyes slowly.

Xu Hui heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Xiao Dazong sleeping. She had noticed the burning look in her eyes. She had been feeling nervous about how they were going to pass the night. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but once she thought about how there was a little girl in the room, if she woke up when he was with Xiao Dayong or something, she would really be embarrassed to death.

Now it was the perfect time for Xu Hui to sleep with Niuniu. Niuniu took off her cotton clothes and put it to the side. She got into bed first and said to Xu Hui, "Sister, let me warm your bed!" Xu Hui was afraid of the cold. Niuniu was hot due to her high firepower. Recently, Xu Hui had slept in the same bed as Niuniu. Niuniu knew that sister-in-law was afraid of the cold, so she would sleep in the bed every night to warm Xu Hui.

Xu Hui felt warm inside. She checked the door and windows carefully, took off her clothes and shoes, and got into Niuniu's bed. The two of them talked for a while, and Niuniu fell asleep.

Xiao Da Yong slept soundly. Ever since the war started, he had almost never slept soundly. Only after taking down the Kepin could he lie down on the brick bed and rest for a while. After that, he was in a rush to get home.

The cold moonlight shone on the window paper. After adapting to the night light, Xu Hui could vaguely see the face of the person beside him. Xu Hui looked at Xiao Da Yong's tall and straight nose, and smiled as his breathing slowly rose and fell.

Memories of Xiao Dayong surged in Xu Hui's mind. The shy young man who had snuck into his house to hide behind a tree, the ignorant fool who had been hurt by his family and wanted to protect him, Xu Hui could not help but laugh when he thought of Xiao Dayong's silly look.

As Xu Hui thought about this, she gradually fell asleep as she listened to Xiao Dayong's snoring.

Xu Hui slowly opened her eyes when the sun rose. The first thing she saw was an enlarged man's face. She blinked in fright and was stunned for a moment before slowly reacting. This man had come back yesterday!

Xu Hui looked at Xiao Dazong, who was still sleeping soundly, and realized that he had a pair of beautiful long eyelashes. Normally, his skin would be dark, but now that he was asleep, it made him look a little cute. A fool like him was enough to make him feel cute. Xu Hui shuddered and was shocked by her perverted appearance. She quickly got up and got dressed, getting ready to work.

It was snowing, and Xiao Dayong had returned. Today, they would be able to make a big deal out of it.

Baotou is one of the most important events for rural families in winter. Sticky, also known as Sticky Bean Bun; don't look down on it, this is an important food ration for rural families, usually from now until next year's spring.

According to the tradition, it was already freezing cold. Since it was Xu Hui's first time doing something like this, she was afraid that if she did not do it well, she would not be late. It was snowing heavily today, and the weather was very cold.

Sticky noodles were mainly made of rhubarb rice noodles, but if all the noodles were made of rhubarb rice noodles, then the noodles would be too sticky. The wrapped noodles would also stick to the mouth, so it was necessary to add a proper proportion of yellow rice noodles to the rhubarb rice noodles.

Since there were no movements from the Xiao family, Xu Hui followed Aunt Wei's instructions. Since Aunt Wei's family had a lot of population, it would be too expensive to eat rhubarb noodles and millet noodles. Xu Hui felt that eating more grains was good for their health, which was the same as Aunt Wei's family. This way, she could also save herself the effort of adjusting her ranking and just follow Aunt Wei's instructions.

Thinking about his small population, Xu Hui did not need to eat as much as Auntie Wei's house, so she did not need to use a large bowl and hundreds of pounds of noodles. She decided to eat fifty pounds of noodles according to Auntie Wei's family's quantity of noodles, which should be enough for the three of them for the whole winter.

Xu Hui boiled the porridge and started to mix the noodles. She was too weak to make too much of it at once, so she divided the fifty catties of noodles into four portions, which was more than ten catties each time. She had just poured the noodles into the basin, added some water, and started stirring. Niuniu ran in and saw Xu Hui and the noodles. She hurriedly asked, "Sister-in-law, do you want to get betrothed to me?"

"Hmm, let's start with the bazaar. We won't eat the main course for breakfast. Drink some congee, keep it in your stomach and wait for the hot rice to be steamed."

"You can eat it once it's steamed?"

"Mmm, isn't the food that just came out delicious? You haven't eaten? "

"No, I'm not allowed to eat the milk. I'll have to wait until I'm done with the milk before I can eat it. But I've never eaten it all. Sister-in-law, I must eat it all this year. No, two, three!"

"You can have as many as you want. As long as you can keep it inside your stomach, you can enjoy the good fortune of our family."

"Hehehehehe, sister-in-law is great, let me light the fire!" Hearing that Xu Hui had promised her that she could eat whatever she wanted, Niu Niu was overjoyed. She sat down on the stool to help ignite the fire.

When Xu Hui saw how happy Niu Niu was because she was able to get the bounty, she could not help but feel sorry for her. However, bounty was something she could not bear to let Niu Niu get the bounty.

After stirring for a while, Xu Hui began to sweat profusely. No wonder Aunt Wei had said that all the dishes in her house were made by men. It turned out it was such a strenuous job. Xu Hui wiped her sweat, rolled up her sleeves and stirred the dough harder.

"I can't fall asleep anymore. It's hard work to get on good terms with this guy. Just let me come along. I've been on good terms with this grandpa before too, I'll get it done!" Xiao Dazong thought back to when he was young and how he was engaged with his parents and grandma. He couldn't help but feel sad.

Looking at Xiao Dazong's expression, Xu Hui guessed that Xiao Dazong must be thinking of the past and did not know what to say.

When Niuniu saw Xiao Da Yong, she shouted excitedly, "Big brother, sister-in-law says I can eat as much of our meat as I want this year!"

The girl licked her lips and said, "In the past, I wasn't even allowed to eat Sticky Milk, and now that I'm out of the pot, it's so fragrant. I saw that Brother Xue Wu is still dipped in sugar, Sister-in-law, can I also eat Sister-in-law?"

Xu Hui looked at Xiao Da Yong. His sad expression had been replaced by anger. Xu Hui smiled and said to Niuniu, "Yes, you can eat whatever you want!"

"Sister-in-law is so nice. I still want to eat roasted sweet potatoes. Do we still have sweet potatoes?" How about I go to Auntie Wei's house and ask for a few? " Niuniu who was burning the fire, thought of sweet roasted sweet potato, again coveted.

Xiao Dayong couldn't help but ask, "If you want to eat sweet potatoes, you can ask for a few from your milk. Why ask Auntie Wei's family for some?"

"No way, she even scolded me for not working all day and eating for free. I was obviously helping my sister-in-law with her work, wasn't I, sister-in-law?"

Xu Hui looked at Niu Niu in amusement. This naughty girl, who had been acting calm and collected all the time, had really gotten her legacy!

"There's some in the basket with the bracts and leaves at the back. Put them in the stove and place some in there. Don't burn them!" Xu Hui pretended she did not see Xiao Dayong's face darken when she heard Niuniu's words. She then pointed to the basket of matches behind his.

Niu Niu picked up two long sweet potatoes and put them into the kitchen. She smiled at Xiao Dazong, "Brother, I put two of them in the kitchen. When they are done roasting, I will have one with my sister-in-law, you alone!"

Only then did Xiao Da Yong's expression improve and become less dark.