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Chapter 23

On the dirt road leading to the county town, Han Yue sat on the left to catch the car, Chen Jiao sat inside him, facing south, and Han Yue tilted his head, and the couple could talk to each other.

Inside the car, the second son Han Jiang faced with the black-haired wild boar tied with flowers.

Chen Jiao didn't know whether Han Jiang insisted on going to the city with them, whether she simply wanted to buy tiger-head shoes or had other purposes. She only knew that Han Yue's promise to take her to pick jewelry last night was afraid that she would not be able to fulfill it today. Her younger brother was by her side. Han Yue bought her good jewelry. Will Han Jiang ask for the same for Cao Zhenzhu?

Even if Han Yue was willing to do so, Chen Jiao couldn't bear it. This nest of wild boars was almost pulled out by Han Yue without any darkness. After finally selling the money, Chen Jiao would rather not waste it on Cao Zhenzhu's head.

Han Yue was also thinking about this.

Since Miss Jiao has been living a poor life with him, and it has only been half a year since he was able to eat more meat. As early as the day Han Yue had just returned from the big wild boar, he promised to make money to buy jewelry for her. The Chinese New Year is about to be celebrated. Today, Han Yue must find a way to fulfill this promise, otherwise he will have no shame to pester Miss Jiao to give birth to a baby.

There was the city gate ahead, and Han Yue said to his younger brother: "You go and buy shoes for Brother Sheng. Your sister-in-law and I will go to the market first. After you buy it, go there to find us."

The wild boars were sold very quickly. Han Yue planned to sell the wild boars and he would take the petite lady to the jewelry shop. If the second brother went to the market, he could only wait next to the donkey cart first. Han Yue had an acquaintance in the market to help him see the cart, so he was not afraid of losing it.

Han Jiang yawned and said sleepyly: "No, I'll sleep in the car first. When my elder brother sold out the pigs, let's buy them together, and let my sister-in-law help me pick them." Brother and sister-in-law didn't know, Han Jiang was so clear about it. When he entered the city, he was determined to see how much money a wild boar could sell. The other was to stare at my elder brother and see if he wanted to buy good things for my sister-in-law. Otherwise, why didn't he bring his sister-in-law with him several times before, but today?

Han Jiang thought he was not stupid. If he thought Cao Zhenzhu had no reason, he would not listen. If it was reasonable, Han Jiang would also be in the same mind as his wife. The eldest brother really wanted to buy something for his sister-in-law. OK, then buy the same piece of clothing for Zhenzhu, just put it in the same way. If it was gold and silver jewelry, he would hide it back and keep it for emergency or pass it to Brother Sheng.

Han Yue's first attempt to escape his younger brother alone failed.

After the donkey cart entered the city, Han Yue thought of another way and said to his younger brother with a smile: "When you go home and sleep, how can we save time? In this way, you and your sister-in-law get off the car first and go buy shoes together."

Chen Jiao looked at him unexpectedly.

Han Yue replied to her look without a trace, and after a while he sold the pig, he went to buy her jewelry alone.

Chen Jiao didn't understand her husband's eyes, but she responded wisely.

Han Jiang heard Cao Zhenzhu's ears and mainly guarded against his sister-in-law that his sister-in-law would entwine his brother to buy good things. Now that the eldest brother arranged for his sister-in-law to act with him, Han Jiang immediately relaxed his vigilance. In addition, it was not easy to show that it was too obvious. Han Jiang rubbed his eyes and stretched his waist, and said happily: "Okay, then my sister-in-law and I will go buy shoes first."

Han Yue said to Chen Jiao: "Pick a better pair for Brother Sheng."

Chen Jiao understood, this was what she wanted to pay for. No matter how good a child's tiger-head shoes were, they were not much more expensive. Anyway, they left the public account, Chen Jiao nodded with a smile.

The three of them acted in two ways. Chen Jiao and Han Jiang went to the shoe shop first. There were adults and children's tiger-toed shoes in the shop. Chen Jiao looked at them and thought they were cute. She decided to buy two pairs for her nephew, one with red cloth and one with blue forged noodles.

Han Jiang was so generous and even bought satin for his beautiful sister-in-law. Instead, he stopped him and said, "Sister-in-law, let's just buy a pair. You don't have to wear that well. Children's feet grow every month and can't wear them in a few days."

Chen Jiao smiled and said, "You can't wear cloth on your own and satin on your New Year's Eve anymore. Brother Sheng can't wear it anymore, so you can leave it to your younger brothers and sisters."

Han Jiang felt warm when he heard this, but when Chen Jiao went to pay, Han Jiang couldn't help but glance at his sister-in-law's stomach. It's strange that my sister-in-law must have a problem, she has been married for almost a year and has not moved. Thinking of her fat son at home, Han Jiang suddenly felt that although Cao Zhenzhu was not as beautiful as her sister-in-law, she would have a son, which is quite good.

Chen Jiao couldn't guess that the dick was whispering her belly, so she took Han Jiang to buy other New Year's goods. This was shared by the three rooms. Han Jiang didn't feel sorry for how much Chen Jiao spent, and happily helped carry things.

Han Yue had just driven the donkey cart into the market, and a fat manager in the microscope came up. He looked at him and the wild boar in the car with a smile, and said warmly: "Our master went to visit yesterday. He ate wild boar meat on the table and asked where it came from. I heard that someone sold it at the market, so he sent me over early in the morning. He was told to wait, otherwise our master said that if we can't buy wild boars, I don't have to go back!"

Han Yue laughed in his heart, it seemed that the last wild boar could be sold at a good price again.

The fat manager was really happy. He gave eight taels of silver as soon as he made a move, and then led the two servants to carry the wild boar away.

Han Yue entrusted the borrowed donkey cart to his acquaintance to take care of. He hurried to the jewelry shop with his newly obtained eight taels of silver.

Last time Han Yue came to the jewelry shop, he was dazzled and could not understand anything. After returning home, he secretly observed the petite lady at home and found that she liked to wear a peach blossom hairpin with a peach wood handle. Now that his wife is not around, Han Yue decided to give her a better peach blossom hairpin.

After picking it up, Han Yue found a peach blossom hairpin with a silver handle. What kind of peach blossom on the head of the hairpin was carved with pink tourmaline? Han Yue didn't understand what tourmaline was, but he thought that the pink and tender color looked very good.

"How much does this cost?" Han Yue pretended to look at something else before asking about the price of the silver-handled peach blossom hairpin.

The farmer who had just sold out the wild boar was wearing coarse cloth clothes and had the smell of pigs. The boss's wife decided at a glance that Han Yue could not afford it, so she did not falsely report the high price and said casually: "Five taels and six cents."

Han Yue secretly stumbled: It’s so expensive!

"Can you be cheaper?" Han Yue asked the boss's wife sincerely.

The proprietress then glanced at Han Yue for a second, and then unexpectedly discovered that although this man was dressed in a torn manner, he looked good.

It was too early and there was no business in the store. Whether you were passing the time or chatting with the handsome farmer for a few more words, the boss asked with a smile: "Send it to the girl? How much cheaper can you buy it?"

Han Yue took out two small silver ingots from his sleeve, then poured the dusty money bag onto the table, and said embarrassedly: "Aunt, this is all my belongings, a total of four taels, eight hundred and sixty-two copper plates. Do you think you can sell them to me at a cheap price?"

The boss's wife frowned in embarrassment. She still made some money at this price, but she didn't make much money.

But the young man seemed to be quite sincere.

"Why do you have to buy such a good hairpin? Can't you buy something else?" the boss asked curiously.

Han Yue lowered his head and sighed, "I, I want to marry the daughter of our village scholar, but the scholar thought I was poor and I was too entangled. The scholar said angrily, saying that I could take out more than six taels of jewelry to propose marriage, so he married my daughter. My aunt's jewelry was about six taels, and everyone believed it if she took it out..."

When the boss heard that there was such a reason, he suddenly became happy. The scholar looked down on the poor man and boasted him impulse. If the poor man really took good jewelry back, wouldn't the scholar lose a good daughter in vain?

If you earn less, you can make up a good thing. If you watch a lively trip, the boss’s wife was happy to sell it. While collecting the silver and copper coins taken out by Han Yue, she smiled and said, “I understand. I will sell you that hairpin, and don’t worry. If the scholar doesn’t believe that the hairpin is worth six taels, you will ask him to come to the city to confront me. If he dares to come, I will tell him that this hairpin is sold to you for seven taels of silver!”

"Thank you, aunt!" Han Yue said gratefully, "In the future, if I have money, I will bring my wife to you to buy it."

The boss's wife was even happier and encouraged Han Yue to make more money to support his wife.

Han Yue hid the peach blossom hairpin and left the shop with satisfaction. When he returned to the market, Chen Jiao and Han Jiang had not come back yet.

Han Yue was sitting in the car and waiting. About half an hour later, his uncle and sister-in-law finally appeared. Chen Jiao was holding two bags of pastries in her hand, and Han Jiang was full of hands.

"Brother, we have bought all the New Year's goods, how are the pigs sold?" Han Jiang put down his things and said in a sweaty head.

Han Yue smiled: "This pig is the smallest, but it was sold for four taels. Let's have a good meal at noon."

Han Jiang had no doubt that the last one sold was indeed a little thinner, otherwise it would not have been left for the end. He just hoped to feed the meat for a few more days.

The pigs were sold and the New Year's goods were bought. The three of them returned to Dawang Village with laughter and laughter.

When he got home, Han Jiang happily coaxed his son with two pairs of tiger-head shoes.

Cao Zhenzhu whispered to ask him about the situation in the city.

Han Jiang pinched Sheng Ge'er's fat feet and put on shoes for his son, saying, "You just like to think about it. My sister-in-law went to the city today to buy New Year's goods with my elder brother. My sister-in-law also took the initiative to buy satin shoes for Brother Sheng Ge. In the future, you don't talk bad about your sister-in-law."

Cao Zhenzhu curled her lips: "Give me dozens of taels of silver, I'm generous."

"Shut up!" Han Jiang glared at her.

Cao Zhenzhu hummed, and she was satisfied with it when she thought that Chen Jiao hadn't bought any good things.

In the east house, Chen Jiao couldn't wait to open a pack of jujube mud yam cake. She used to love this. She just passed by a pastry shop and was greedy and couldn't help but buy two.

The soft yam cake is sweet and not as delicious as the one in the Duke's Mansion, but Chen Jiao is also satisfied.

Han Yue sat aside and looked at her in surprise as she ate two pieces in a row like a little greedy cat.

He thought she would be angry and disappointed because she didn't buy jewelry, but she didn't expect that she only had these pastries in her eyes, as if she had forgotten about jewelry.

"Don't you be angry?" Han Yue asked softly.

Chen Jiao looked over in confusion: "Why are you angry?"

Han Yue pointed to the hairpin on her head.

Chen Jiao knew it and smiled and said, "You gave me all the money. Anyway, you bought jewelry and spent my money."

Han Yue smiled, he really liked her cute look more and more.

Since the money was mentioned, Han Yue took out the newly sold wild boar money and asked her to collect it.

Chen Jiao took the key and opened the wardrobe, then opened the money box. Looking at the neatly coded silver ingots and copper plates inside, she felt very happy. Living in the Duke's Mansion, she had no worries about food and clothing. Her parents gave her one thousand taels, but Chen Jiao had never been so satisfied. She saved up little by little, and she felt that it was different.

Of course, the money was made by Han Yue, but who made them now a couple? So Han Yue also made it her.

"You can give the other package to your second brother, and the third brother."

Chen Jiao bought two bags of pastries and hid the money. She ordered Han Yuedao.

Han Yue nodded and went to deliver pastries, without mentioning the peach blossom hairpin collected on his chest.

When night fell and Chen Jiao sat in front of the bronze mirror to comb her hair, Han Yue walked over and snatched the comb to help her open her hair.

"Why did you forget to take off the hairpin?" After combing it for a while, Han Yueqi said, and handed the hairpin over.

Chen Jiao took it blankly, looked at the pink tourmaline peach hairpin with the silver handle in her hand, and looked like a treasure in this farmhouse. Chen Jiao was stunned for a moment, suddenly reacted and turned around in disbelief.

Han Yue just laughed.

Chen Jiao looked at the hairpin and then looked at this farmer who had always been very stingy. Her heart suddenly felt a strange sweetness.

"I said I would buy jewelry for you, and I will definitely buy it for you." Han Yue held her shoulders and looked gentle.

Chen Jiao didn't dare to look directly at his eyes at this moment, lowered her head and played with her hairpin, and asked in a low voice: "How much?"

Han Yue said: "Not five taels."

Chen Jiao's lips raised and she joked, "Are you willing to spend money?"

Han Yue looked at her cunning eyes and slowly thought about the smell. It turned out that although she had never asked him for anything, she had never despised him for being poor. In fact, she always felt that he was stingy and reluctant to spend money on her?

A hint of embarrassment flashed through my heart, but that embarrassment was soon dispersed by her watery eyes.

After picking up his petite lady, Han Yue strode towards the kang.

Chen Jiao hooked his neck and before she could get into the quilt, her body became hot first.

That night, Han Yue was crazy and Chen Jiao was a little lost. Han Yue even covered her mouth for fear that the sound would be heard.
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