The widowed sister-in-law is embarrassed, she criticizes the villain like he only wants to be a love

Yan Ersheng went to the seventh uncle's house early in the morning. He told the seventh uncle what Yan Shu said yesterday. The old man's expression became more solemn after hearing this.

"This should not be done carelessly. If they really come to our village to cause trouble, they will probably hurt innocent villagers."

"What you are worried about is that Shu'er thought the same way. Originally she wanted to go down the mountain to lure these people away, but then she was worried that they had suffered a loss before and would take people in the village hostage and threaten her. No matter whether those people will come or not now , our village should also prepare defenses in advance."

The seventh uncle nodded: "Yan Ping, go and ask some village chiefs to come over. Yan Bai, go and call all the strong laborers in our village, and ask them to follow your uncle Ersheng up the mountain later."

"Okay daddy!"

"Yes, Grandpa!"

-

By the time Yan Shu returned home, Yan Ersheng and the three brothers of the Yan family had organized all the strong laborers in the village to go up the mountain to chop bamboo. Liu Wenniang had also gone out early in the morning. Currently, there were only two people at home, Xu Shuangxue and Xiaolian.

Xu Shuangxue was wearing a pink narrow-sleeved undershirt today, and her bun had been changed into a woman's style. She looked radiant and exuded the beauty of a newlywed woman.

Seeing Yan Shu coming back with a bamboo basket on his back, Xu Shuangxue and Xiaolian immediately stepped forward to help.

"Little sister, have you gone up the mountain?"

Yan Shu looked at Xu Shuangxue with a smile: "Well, let's go see how the crops on the mountain are growing."

Xu Shuangxue looked into the bamboo basket curiously: "What are these?"

"This is called potato. I will make some dishes with it for you to try at noon today."

"How to do it? Let's help together."

"No, you, the eldest lady, should have a good rest."

Yan Shu chuckled and whispered in Xu Shuangxue's ear: "My brother got up early in the morning to wash the sheets. You two didn't sleep all night last night, right?"

Xu Shuangxue's fair face turned red instantly: "You girl, why are you talking nonsense like this in the clear sky?"

Xiaolian pursed her lips and suppressed a smile, her eyes flashing with gossip.

Last night she went to sleep at Aunt Mei's house across the street. Her family rarely had an empty room, so she had no idea about the bridal chamber between her daughter and her new uncle.

Yan Shu smiled and said: "Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense. You are both married, what are you so shy about?"

"If you keep telling me, be careful and I will hold a grudge. Let's see how I arrange it for you when you get married."

Yan Shu raised his eyebrows and laughed twice: "I'm thicker-skinned than my sister-in-law, so you can say whatever you want when the time comes."

Xu Shuangxue held her forehead. She really had no choice but to change the topic.

"Xiao Lian, go to the kitchen and bring out a basin. Let's wash these potatoes together."

"Yes!"

Yan Shu said: "You should rest for a while. Our mother has told us in advance that we are not allowed to let you do rough work in this house."

"Mom, I feel sorry for me, but since I married into the Yan family, I will be a member of the Yan family from now on, so I should do some work within my ability."

Xu Shuangxue didn't want to appear too squeamish. She could feel that the atmosphere in the Yan family was very harmonious and everyone cared about each other. She liked this atmosphere and wanted to get involved.

Moreover, she will return to Xinyang Mansion with Yan Wen in a few days. Doing some work in the mountains is a pastime in her free time. Otherwise, everyone else is busy in and out, so it would be really boring for her to be idle.

Xiaolian took out the basin, and the master and servant went to the well and started to get busy.

Seeing that Yan Shu could not be persuaded, he said nothing more.

"Then you two take your time washing, and I'll go to the kitchen to prepare other dishes."

"go quickly."

Yan Shu entered the kitchen, rolled up his sleeves and started preparing the ingredients for today's lunch.

There are still a lot of ribs left from the wild boar killed yesterday. Today I will use them to make a potato stewed ribs. The remaining potatoes are made into dry pot potato slices, shredded potatoes, potato cakes, vinegar-coated potato shreds, and ground three delicacies. You can use them as you like. She tried to make a portion of potato dishes for everyone to try today.

Not long after, Liu Wenniang rushed back from outside and saw Xu Shuangxue squatting by the well washing potatoes. She frowned and hurried over.

"Xue'er, you didn't get a good rest last night. Go back to the house and have a good rest. It's very hot outside. Be careful of getting heatstroke. Just leave these things to me."

Xu Shuangxue's face was filled with a smile: "It's okay, mother, I can do all these jobs. Staying in the house makes me feel bored. It's better to go out and walk around more."

Liu Wenniang directly took the basin aside, rolled up her sleeves and started washing herself.

"If you're feeling bored, you can go for a walk. The wild flowers in the mountains behind us are all blooming now. The flowers and plants all over the mountains and plains are so pleasing to the eye. Why don't you go for a walk together? Where's Shu'er? Is she back?"

Yan Shu was preparing vegetables in the kitchen. When he heard his mother's words, he put down the kitchen knife in his hand, washed his hands and walked out.

"Mom, I'm here."

Seeing her daughter's face flushed from boredom in the kitchen, Liu Wenniang felt distressed again. She should have come back earlier.

"Okay, let's go together."

Liu Wenniang washed the potatoes and brought them into the kitchen. Xu Shuangxue and Xiaolian wanted to follow them into the kitchen, but Liu Wenniang kicked them out directly.

"It's unlucky to let a bride go to the kitchen on her first day. You go out to cool off and play. Xiaolian, take good care of your girl."

"okay!"

Xiaolian persuaded her master.

"Girl, why don't we go to the village together? This village is quite big."

Xu Shuangxue had no choice but to take Xiaolian and leave the kitchen.

-

ten minutes noon

The villagers who went up the mountain in the morning carried the felled tree trunks and bamboo poles down the mountain together.

Yan Shu cooked a large pot of sour plum soup in advance and put it in two wooden barrels. Because ice cubes were very precious in this era and were not suitable for taking out in the village, she directly tied the two barrels of sour plum soup with a rope and put them in. Ice in the well has the same effect.

Liu Wenniang called Aunt Mei, Erzhu Niang and Yan Shu to carry two buckets of sour plum juice to the drying yard. The villagers who came down the mountain were neatly placing the felled trees and bamboos under the two big trees outside the Yan family ancestral hall. A group of dozens of young people were sitting under the tree to rest, their bodies already dripping with sweat.

"Aunt Yan, what kind of gift is this?"

Everyone saw several people carrying two buckets and came over curiously.

Yan Wudao: "This is a good thing made by my little sister. Please take out the water container you are carrying."

Hearing that it was a good thing, the young men hurriedly took off the bamboo tubes hanging from their waists. The boys who did not bring drinking water tools directly cut a section of the bamboo tube and brought it over.

Yan Shu, Liu Wenniang, Aunt Mei, and Erzhu Niang helped divide the points for everyone.

"Oh my God, this thing is cold?"

"It looks dark, but it tastes sour and sweet? Miss Yan, how much sugar water did you add to it?"

Yan Shu said: "This is called sour plum soup. It is made with some herbs and rock sugar. It is also chilled in well water for a long time to make it taste cold and delicious."

"Miss Yan is really ingenious. If we hadn't met you, we wouldn't have so many novelties."

"If you like it, drink more. This stuff relieves the heat."

As soon as dozens of men heard this, they drank happily!

At this time, the seventh uncle came over with several clan elders. Seeing the tree trunks and bamboos piled up in the hill, the seventh uncle asked Yan Shu, "Four girls, have you cut enough?"

"It's enough. Next, we need to ask Uncle Seven to help organize some manpower. It's better to be proficient in carpentry and making bamboo arrows."

"That's easy to say! Fugui, organize the people as soon as possible after lunch. Everything will be arranged by the fourth girl."

Yan Fugui immediately nodded and said, "Okay, seventh uncle."

After everyone divided the two buckets of pickled plum juice together, they went home to eat.

In the afternoon, we also took the villagers to dig potatoes in the mountains. Several village chiefs went home and had a few bites of rice, and then led a group of boys to go door to door to inform them.

When the villagers learned that the grain harvest was official today, they began to prepare meals after they were full.