Jiang Tingxia was meticulous in her movements, striving to make every glutinous rice ball she made round and perfectly shaped. Zhang Hongxiang and Yang Jinfeng had just learned how to make it and were not yet proficient. As a result, none of them were fast, so it took a long time to finish wrapping the peanut and black sesame fillings. Fortunately, the red beans in the pot were also cooked.

If you pinch the cooked red beans with a spoon, they will become red bean paste. Then add white sugar and mix evenly. It is simple but laborious.

Zhang Hongxiang said, "Jinfeng is really strong. You carried all those things back in one go yesterday. It's no wonder that pounding bean paste is a piece of cake for you."

Yang Jinfeng laughed twice and said, "Yes, it was just a side job."

So Yang Jinfeng took on this laborious job, while Jiang Tingxia and Zhang Hongxiang put the finishing touches on the dumplings they were making.

While Yang Jinfeng was kneading the bean filling, she cursed Zhang Hongxiang in her heart for saying that she was strong and asked her to make the bean filling.

After the bean filling was ready, the three of them made dozens of glutinous rice balls with red bean filling.

Jiang Tingxia stretched her tired and numb waist and couldn't help but sigh. You won't know until you try it. You will be shocked when you try it. A small glutinous rice ball is time-consuming and laborious to make. The three of them spent the whole morning's effort on it.

It was almost noon, and Zhang Hongxiang had to go back to cook for her husband and children. Jiang Tingxia gave Zhang Hongxiang and Yang Jinfeng a bowl of glutinous rice balls each and told them to go back and cook them. The two declined for a moment, and finally went home with their bowls.

Different from Zhang Hongxiang's cherishing attitude, Yang Jinfeng held the bowl and walked in a swagger, deliberately choosing a main road to walk on. When she met acquaintances, she greeted them and then deliberately talked about the origin of this bowl of glutinous rice balls.

In less than a quarter of an hour, everyone knew that Li Changpu's wife was a glutton.

The unexpected surprise to Yang Jinfeng was that this news also reached Li Chunmiao's ears, which incidentally brought a wave of hatred to Jiang Tingxia. Li Chunmiao thought bitterly that her family could not even get enough food to eat, but Jiang Tingxia still had the leisure to eat dumplings, which contained sugar and lard, both of which were expensive things. How much did they cost?

Li Chunmiao felt pained when she thought about money. Jiang Tingxia was so willing to spend money, it must be the money her family gave her. Li Chunmiao's teeth were almost broken. Jiang Tingxia was not eating dumplings, but the 200 yuan her family saved by cutting back on expenses!!!

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Li Changpu went home at noon and was quite surprised that he could eat for the first time without having to cook.

Jiang Tingxia saw his expression and said while cooking the dumplings, "Don't worry, I didn't light the fire. Sister Jinfeng helped me light the stove. I just put the dumplings in to cook."

Jiang Tingxia thought, not only him, but even she herself had not yet come out of the shadow of the burning room, so she didn't want to think about making a fire anymore.

The water in the pot was already boiling. Jiang Tingxia added some water three times and the glutinous rice balls were cooked.

She didn’t cook many dumplings, just two bowls. She ate three and Li Changpu ate five.

Not much, just try it. It’s not enough to eat only this, it will make you feel sick.

Jiang Tingxia kneaded another piece of dough, divided it into small pieces, brushed them with oil and put them aside. Now it has risen and is very tough and can be pulled apart easily. When cooking the noodles, he told Li Changpu to heat oil in a small pot.

The noodles are served and topped with chopped green onions, white garlic and fiery red chili powder. Hot oil is poured on them and with a sizzling sound, the aroma is stimulated and goes straight into people's noses.

Oil-splashed noodles is a simple and quick meal that does not require preparation of other ingredients. It is delicious and simple. Jiang Tingxia has spent the morning making dumplings, so it is just right to make this.

Li Changpu raised his eyebrows calmly. Jiang Tingxia cooked skillfully, and it was obvious that she was not the kind of young lady who had never done housework.

After the two of them finished their meal, Li Changpu said, "I got news from the city that your dowry has arrived. I'll take a leave this afternoon and go over there to bring the things back."

"Row."

The marriage was arranged in a hurry. Jiang Tingxia's dowry was prepared by the Jiang family and sent separately. Even she didn't know what was prepared.

The Jiang family was a wealthy family and they attached great importance to red tape. When the six heavy camphorwood boxes were pulled back, many people came over to watch the fun and envied the woman for bringing so much dowry. After all, the larger the dowry, the more confident a woman would be in life.

But when the crowd dispersed, Jiang Tingxia was dumbfounded when she opened the box. There was only a bright red dragon and phoenix quilt and a red washbasin in the box that were new. The rest were mostly what she had used in the Jiang family when she was a daughter. The Jiang family only did it for the sake of appearance, and the real thing was just to deal with her.

Jiang Tingxia gritted her teeth in anger. Although the Jiang family had fallen on hard times, they were not so poor that they could not even prepare a basic dowry, not to mention the inheritance that Grandpa Jiang had given her, which she had given to them. Thinking of that money, Jiang Tingxia felt even more heartbroken. It turned out that they had been plotting against her since that time.

"What's wrong? What's the problem?"

Li Changpu's voice rang in her ears, "Is it that the quantity of items doesn't match?"

Jiang Tingxia shook her head. "No." She looked at the boxes in the yard and felt a headache. "I was just thinking about where to put these things. There's no room in the house."

These things were probably taken directly from her bedroom by the Jiang family. Although they were all old items, they were her usual clothes, shoes, and some daily necessities, even toothbrushes and towels. They still had to be put away properly.

Li Changpu nodded and said, "Let's squeeze in first. The master who will build the house will be here tomorrow."

Jiang Tingxia was surprised when she heard him say that, "Build a house?"

Li Changpu pointed to the side wall of the courtyard and said, "Well, I've seen it. Let's build two rooms here, one for storing things and one for a bathroom."

Jiang Tingxia thought of the last time they quarreled. She said a lot of things out of grievance and asked, "Is it because I complained to you last time that I couldn't take a shower?"

Li Changpu's expression was a sign of acquiescence. He said, "I neglected these issues. If you have any inconveniences in the future, you can raise them and I will try my best to help."

"Li Changpu, thank you."

Seeing the girl looking at him with her sparkling eyes, Li Changpu's brain went blank for a moment. He only uttered a "hmm" sound from his throat and didn't know what to say anymore.

The next day the sun was shining brightly, so Jiang Tingxia simply took out the quilts, mattresses and clothes from the camphor wood box to dry them in the sun.

Yang Jinfeng pushed the door open and walked in. Seeing the clothes all over the yard, jealousy flashed across her eyes. She raised her head and put on a kind smile, "Listen, Sister Xia, there are so many clothes."

She couldn't help but touch the silk material twice. "This material is really good, smooth and cool."

Jiang Tingxia looked at these beautiful dresses and felt a little frustrated. "No matter how good they are, I can't wear them."

Yang Jinfeng: "Why can't I wear it?"

Jiang Tingxia smiled and said, "I don't want to go out wearing these and be chased after like a circus monkey."

Jiang Tingxia has lived here for a few days. Most of the women wore gray clothes, and the styles of their clothes were the same, with no changes. She stood out in these Western dresses and cheongsams.

Yang Jinfeng's calculations started clacking in her mind again. The more Jiang Tingxia was unique, the worse her reputation would be. "Why do you care what those people say? If it were me, I would have to wear such beautiful clothes to show off."

Jiang Tingxia smiled, "Sister Jinfeng, if you like, pick a few and take them away."

Beautiful clothes are best when you wear them on your body. It would be a shame to let them be stored at the bottom of the box.

When Yang Jinfeng heard what Jiang Tingxia said, she immediately forgot her previous plan and looked at the nice clothes greedily, "Really? Then I'll pick two."

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