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

After the New Year, the news that Liu Hanyue was recruiting people to work in the mountains spread like wildfire. Many villagers took the initiative to volunteer. Liu Hanyue handed the recruitment matter over to Yan Ersheng. In order to live up to Liu Hanyue's trust, Yan Ersheng selected twenty honest and capable villagers, including members of the Yan family and villagers from three other villages.

The whole family of those who were selected were happy, as they would be working for the Yongding Marquis' Mansion. Not to mention the generous monthly salary, as the saying goes, a seventh-rank official is in front of the prime minister's door. Just being able to enter the gate of the marquis' mansion is extremely honorable. Those villagers who were not selected could only envy them secretly.

After the fifth day of the New Year, the heavy snow still showed no sign of stopping.

Fortunately, the villagers had been prepared. Every day, all the villagers in Banpo Village would go up the mountain to clear the snow together. There is strength in numbers, and even though there was heavy snow every day, there was not too much snow on the mountain, thus avoiding the potential danger of avalanches.

Yan Shu had been living quite comfortably at home these past few days. Occasionally he would go hunting in the mountains with Yan Ersheng and the villagers. If he was lucky, he could even pick various mushrooms to make soup at home.

At night, Yan Shu brought Yan Ersheng, Liu Weniang, Yan Wen and Yan Huai into the space together. When Yan Ersheng and Liu Weniang entered the space for the first time, they had the same expression as the three brothers of the Yan family, full of shock and curiosity. They learned that the grains, fruits and vegetables they ate every day were all grown here. The two of them worked very hard in the fields. With the help of their parents, eldest brother and third brother, Yan Shu planned to plant potatoes on all the hundreds of acres of fertile land that he had reclaimed before.

During the Chinese New Year period, Liu Hanyue would come to the Yan family every day to stay for a while. Sometimes he would go hunting in the mountains with Yan Ersheng, Yan Wen, and Yan Huai, and sometimes he would go to the mountains with Yan Shu to pick mushrooms. It seemed that these trivialities of life were very new to him.

The Yan family has deliberately not mentioned Jiang Ci recently, as if he had never appeared. The courtyard next door is also empty. Yan Shu once asked Yan Ersheng, Ying Si and others where they had gone. Yan Ersheng said that Ying Si and others seemed to have received some news more than a month ago, and the group left in a hurry without leaving a single word.

Yan Shu guessed that Ying Si and the others' departure was probably related to Jiang Ci's amnesia. Since they had already separated completely, she didn't want to ask about Jiang Ci anymore, so it was better for them to leave.

After the tenth day, the heavy snow finally stopped. By the fifteenth day, the snow on the mountain road had almost melted, indicating that they could go down the mountain.

This time, Yan Ersheng and Liu Wenniang went down the mountain together. Also coming were Yan Dahu, Yan Xiangyang and his son, brothers Xu Tianyuan and Xu Tianlei, as well as Erzhu and Shitou. They were all selected by Yan Ersheng to farm on the farm.

Liu Hanyue offered them a high price of two taels of silver per month and asked them to teach the tenant farmers on the farm how to grow potatoes. If they performed well, they would be arranged to promote potato cultivation in Sanshili Town and even the entire Xinyang Prefecture in the future.

So these twenty people cherished this opportunity very much. When Yan Shu and Liu Hanyue went down the mountain, they also said goodbye to their families and followed them down the mountain.

When they arrived at Xinyang Prefecture, Yan Ersheng and twenty villagers were arranged by Liu Hanyue to go to the farm, while Liu Wenniang followed Yan Shu, Yan Wen, Yan Huai, and Xu Shuangxue back to the house in Xinyang Prefecture.

The reason why Liu Wen Niang came down the mountain was that she was worried about Xu Shuangxue's health. This was her first child and she lacked experience. Although Xu had sent two maids to take care of her, as a mother-in-law, Liu Wen Niang still wanted to take care of her herself to feel at ease.

Xu Shuangxue lost her parents when she was young, and she grew up with her brother. After Liu Wenniang learned about her life experience, she felt very distressed for her. Although she had little education and knowledge, she really loved her daughter-in-law. Xu Shuangxue could also feel how good Liu Wenniang was to her, so when she learned that Liu Wenniang had come down the mountain to take care of her this time, she felt relieved.

The house that Yan Shu bought was big enough. Apart from the main hall, the eight rooms in the front were allocated one for each of the two maids and Xiaolian. There was also a kitchen and a bathroom. The remaining two rooms were for Yan Wu and Yan Huai.

The backyard is an east room owned by Yan Wen and Xu Shuangxue, and the main house is left for Yan Ersheng and Liu Wenniang to live in. There is also a large house next to the main house, which was left to Yan Shu by the brother and sister-in-law. Some of the furniture in it was purchased by Yan Shu before, but most of it was made by Yan Wen for her in his spare time. The house is kept clean and tidy.

The remaining rooms are currently empty. Originally, Yan Shu wanted to build another row of houses in the backyard, but since there are not many people in the family, they cannot be used for the time being, so she decided to plant some fruit trees, flowers and other plants in the half acre of land at the back to decorate it.

That day, after dinner, Yan Shu accompanied Xu Shuangxue for a walk in the yard to help digest the food.

Xu Shuangxue glanced at Yan Shu from time to time, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

Yan Shu looked at her with amusement: "Sister-in-law, if you have anything to say, just say it directly. You are pregnant and don't keep anything in your heart."

Xu Shuangxue looked around and made sure that there was no one around before she approached Yan Shu and whispered, "Little sister, is your brother hiding something from me?"

Yan Shu's thick eyelashes trembled slightly, and he asked in confusion: "What do you mean, sister-in-law?"

Xu Shuangxue said truthfully, "In the past half month, your elder brother has not come back until late at night every night, and he falls asleep as soon as he returns to his room, as if he has worked hard all day. He has never been so tired when he went to work every day before. Little sister, do you know what your elder brother has been busy with recently?"

Yan Shu fell silent. His sister-in-law had been married into the Yan family for half a year. She had been with them day and night, so she would naturally discover clues over time.

Moreover, my eldest brother has to go to the space to do farm work for two or three hours every night. Even if he takes a shower before going out, his physical fatigue will still be revealed. My eldest sister-in-law is a meticulous person, so she would naturally be suspicious.

But we can’t let the relationship between my eldest brother and his wife become strained just because my eldest brother goes into the space to do farm work.

"That... Big Brother is helping me with my work."

Xu Shuangxue was puzzled: "What kind of work must be done at night?"

Yan Shu chuckled twice: "Don't worry, I didn't let my brother do anything bad. If sister-in-law wants to know, I will take you there tonight."

"Go together in the evening? Do you go out every night?"

She has been very sleepy lately and goes to bed early after dinner. She would not even know if her family members went out at night.

"Just follow us in a moment."

After strolling for half an hour, they returned to Yan Shu's room together. Liu Wenniang and Yan Huai were already waiting for Yan Shu in the room.

Seeing Xu Shuangxue also coming, the mother and son looked at Yan Shu in confusion.

Yan Shu said, "I'll take my sister-in-law with me tonight. Where's my elder brother?"

Yan Huai said: "Brother went to the kitchen to boil water, saying that he was going to soak my sister-in-law's feet."

Not long after, Yan Wen walked towards the backyard carrying hot water in one hand and a wooden basin in the other, and Xu Shuangxue and Yan Shu came out one after another.

"Xue'er, I've prepared some hot water for you to soak your feet. Let's go back to the house first."

"No hurry, I'm not sleepy yet, husband, my sister said you go out to work every night, I want to see where you work."

Yan Wen: ...

He looked at Yan Shu inquiringly, and the latter shrugged.

"Brother comes home very late every day, so naturally my sister-in-law will worry about you."

Yan Wen smiled and said, "Since my little sister has agreed, I have no objection. Wait for me to put down the bucket and we can go together."

After saying this, he hurriedly placed the bucket and basin in the corner, then walked up to Xu Shuangxue and carefully helped her back to Yan Shu's room.

Seeing that the whole family was staying in her younger sister's room, Xu Shuangxue became even more confused.

"Aren't you going to work?"

Yan Shu pulled up the corner of her clothes and instantly brought them all into the space with his mind.

Like the Yan family, Xu Shuangxue was shocked after seeing everything in the space.

Yan Wen explained it to her, and she suddenly understood.

"No wonder my little sister knows everything. She is actually a fairy who has descended to the earth? So that's how it is. I am so lucky. Am I dreaming? I have become the fairy's sister-in-law? Ah, husband, I am not dreaming!" Xu Shuangxue pinched her cheek hard, and tears came out of her eyes due to the pain.

Yan Shu, who was standing behind the couple, said: …

It really proves the saying that people from the same family tend to stick together.

Yan Wen looked at his wife lovingly: "Only our family knows that my little sister is a fairy who has descended to earth. We must keep this secret for my little sister."

Xu Shuangxue nodded repeatedly: "I understand. Such bizarre things should not be told to outsiders. My little sister brought me in, which means she trusts me enough. I will never tell anyone."

Seeing that Liu Wenniang and Yan Huai had gone to work in the fields, Yan Wen also hurriedly carried the bamboo basket, and before leaving, he did not forget to give instructions to Yan Shu.

"Little sister, I'm going to work in the fields. Take good care of your sister-in-law."

"Do not worry."

After Yan Wen left, Yan Shu took Xu Shuangxue into the living room.

"If you feel sleepy, go and rest. Big brother has a guest room here."

She opened one of the guest rooms. The bright and spacious room was furnished with pure wooden furniture and a soft big bed. Xu Shuangxue didn't dare to blink since she entered the space, for fear that she would find out in a trance that all this was not real.

Yan Shu took out two traditional Chinese books from the study, one was "Journey to the West" and the other was "Investiture of the Gods". For the sake of her fairy character, it was better not to read ordinary books. In the end, she felt that these two books were enough to pass the time.

Xu Shuangxue sat on the soft big bed and Yan Shu handed the book to her.

"Sister-in-law, if you are not sleepy, read a book. If you are sleepy, take a nap. I am in the basement. If you need anything, just shout. I can hear you."

Xu Shuangxue nodded: "Okay, go get busy."

Yan Shu left the guest room, cut a fruit plate for Xu Shuangxue, prepared a pot of scented tea for nourishing the spirit and protecting the fetus, and some snacks, then she went to the basement with peace of mind to continue her work.

On this day, because Xu Shuangxue also came to the space, the family was busy until after five o'clock in the morning.

When Yan Shu returned to the guest room, Xu Shuangxue was already asleep. She quietly left the room and went to the fields to help. After more than half a month of unremitting efforts by the family, they finally planted all the potatoes in the more than 100 acres of fertile land and were waiting for a big harvest in a month.

With this batch of potatoes as seeds, they are enough for use in the fertile fields of Liujiazhuang and Sanshili Town. Yan Shu is confident that he can thoroughly promote potato cultivation in Xinyang Prefecture within two years. It won't be long before this most barren land will produce a bountiful harvest and become the largest grain producing area in the Sui Dynasty.