Chapter 42: Can’t Offend Them (1)
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
In the kitchen, Mrs. Han approached Han Qiao. “Ah Qiao, what do you think of Heng Yi? ”
“Good, honest and reliable.” Han Qiao didn’t think too much about it and said casually.
Mrs. Han laughed. “He’s not young anymore and hasn’t gotten married yet. Now, he comes to our house for nothing and even brings Dacheng and the others. Do you think he’s interested in you?”
Han Qiao was shocked by these words.
“Sister-in-law, you can’t say that. I’m a divorcee with three children. She doesn’t like me.”
“What if you like it?” Mrs. Han said anxiously.
“Sister-in-law, Heng Yi’s mother is a famous shrew in Ninghe Town. No one on the street dares to mess with her. I just jumped out of the fire pit, and I don’t want to fall into the tiger’s mouth again.”
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“Besides, I’m older than him. It’s even more inappropriate for him to call me Sister All Qiao.”
Han Qiao had never thought of getting married.
Last time, she said that because she was mainly trying to appease Han Yuanshi.
Han Qiao scooped the egg noodles into a big bowl and sprinkled some chopped green onions.
“Sister-in-law, take it out.”
Madam Han laughed. “Silly girl, if he really likes you, you can coax him into marrying into our family and living in our West Mountain Village. 1 don’t believe that his mother will be able to turn the entire West Mountain Village upside down if she comes to our village again.”
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Han Qiao really didn’t expect her sister-in-law to think of this.
Married into the family?
How was that possible?
It wasn’t like Heng Yi couldn’t make money, and he didn’t have any romantic feelings for her.
Mrs. Han came out with noodles and called Heng Yi to eat.
“Thank you, sister-in-law.”
“You’re welcome. Hurry up and eat. Air Qiao’s culinary skills are really amazing.”
“Sister Air Qiao’s cooking is very good.”
Heng Yi ate a mouthful of noodles and drank a mouthful of fragrant egg soup.
He felt comfortable all over.
That sense of satisfaction filled his heart again.
“Can it be salty?” Mrs. Han asked.
“Just nice.”
Heng Yi had never eaten such delicious egg noodle soup before.
It was delicious. He wanted to cry.
He thought that this might be how home was. After returning home and resting for a while, hot dishes would be served on the table.
It was delicious, and the saltiness was moderate.
“Heng Yi, have you ever thought about marriage?” Mrs. Han asked.
Heng Yi didn’t understand.
Mrs. Han asked again, “if you like this person, are you willing to marry into his family?”
Heng Yi’s heart skipped a beat.
He thought of the faint sound that came from the kitchen earlier, but he couldn’t hear it clearly.
But there was still Han Qiao in the kitchen.
“Yes!” Heng Yi nodded.
Mrs. Han laughed. “Then do you mind if the woman…”
“Sister-in-law.” Han Qiao said softly, interrupting Mrs. Han.
Mrs. Han rubbed her nose.
“Heng Yi, I’ve boiled some hot water. Take a bath and go to bed early. Put your clothes in the basin. I’ll wash them for you tomorrow.” Han Qiao said.
“Dacheng, help your Fifth Uncle Heng carry water later.”
“Got it, First Aunt.” Dacheng hurriedly replied.
He sniffed. “Eldest Aunt, how about making egg noodles tomorrow morning?”
Before Han Qiao could respond, Mrs. Han raised her hand and smacked Han Dacheng. “You’re already so old, yet you’re still so greedy.”
Han Qiao pulled Mrs. Han back. “Alright, I’ll cook it tomorrow morning. Wake up early.”
“Okay.”
For a moment, a few small heads popped out from the door and answered in unison.
It made the adults laugh.
When the rooster crowed, Han Qiao got up.
Sister-in-law Han was earlier than her.
“Sister-in-law.”
“I was thinking of making something for them to eat.”
“Let’s make rice balls. I’ll stir-fry a vegetable dish.”
Han Qiao busied herself.
When Mrs. Han saw her take out the eggs, she asked her softly, “are you really going to cook egg noodles? Aren’t you going to keep those dry noodles for your new house?”
“If 1 promised, I have to do it. You can always make more dried noodles. The children will only open their mouths to make requests for a few more years. When it’s over, it will really be over.”
Mrs. Han didn’t quite understand what she meant.
However, she still felt that it was too extravagant to eat egg noodles early in the morning.
However, since Han Qiao cooked it, her in-laws wouldn’t say anything, so she could also take advantage of it and eat a bowl. It was quite good.
She put the rice in the pot and boiled it over a high heat. Then, she turned to a low heat and slowly boiled it until the water dried up. She then extinguished the fire and braised a little rice crust.
She scooped it up and placed it in a clay pot. Then, she placed the stir-fried vegetables in. She brought a wooden spoon with her. She did not even need to bring a bowl or chopsticks. When the time came, she could just pick a tree leaf in the mountains and break two branches to use as chopsticks.
Seeing that everyone was up, the hot water in the pot was also boiled. She asked everyone to wash their faces and rinse their mouths before starting to cook the egg noodles.
There were many people at home, so one pot was not enough. She had to cook two pots.
Those who wanted to go to the mountains ate first, those who wanted to go out ate first, and the women and children ate last.
There were five eggs in a pot, and there was more oil. Mrs. Han’s heart ached when she saw it.
However, she found that Han Qiao’s food was better after she came back, and she had gained weight and energy. Her days were also more enjoyable. Most importantly, the children followed Heng Yi into the mountains to hunt, and the prey could be exchanged for money.
Earlier, Heng Yi had been coming and going in the West Mountain Village without greeting anyone. When others wanted to go hunting with him, he would reject them directly.
He suddenly got close to the Han Family, and Mrs Han didn’t believe that Heng Yi didn’t have other intentions.
Especially towards Han Qiao.
The two families lived next door, and Heng Yi had known Han Qiao for a long time. He had only gotten close to the Han family after Han Qiao had left.
The more Sister-in-law Han thought about it, the more she felt that this matter was fishy.
Then, she looked at Heng Yi, who came in with the water.
Heng Yi looked at Han Qiao with a strange expression.
He was also very obedient when he called Air Qiao Sister.
Mrs Han slapped her thigh.
Wasn’t this what a young man would look like when he first fell in love?
When Mrs. Han found out about this, she was instantly overjoyed. When Second Sister-in-law Han came over, she pulled her to a corner and chatted with her for a while.
“Really?” Second Aunt Han asked in surprise.
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“It’s true, it’s true. 1 tried to sound him out last night, and he said he’s willing to marry into our family.”
Second sister-in-law Han was surprised. “We’ll have to tell granny. If it’s true, Heng Yi is much better than that coward Sun Yiming.”
“Of course!”
Heng Yi had stayed with the Han family several times, and every morning, Han Qiao would prepare food for them to eat in the mountains.
Looking at that familiar pot, Heng Yi knew that he wouldn’t go hungry today.
He happily brought Han Dacheng, Han Dayong, and Han Dahu into the mountain.
The Han family hadn’t split up yet, so regardless of whether it was the adults or the children, they had to hand over the money they earned. However, Father Han would let each of them keep 20%.
The three brothers had saved some money. They wanted to buy some fish to raise in Han Qiao’s pond. It would be much more convenient to cut some grass and raise them until they could eat fish in the future.
Han Qiao was busy tidying up her new home.
Arrange the food and decide what to buy? After breakfast, she brought Sun Xiu, Sun Yi, and Sun Ke to work in the new house. Her nieces followed. Madam Mu wanted to go too, but she was pregnant. Han Qiao told her to just walk around at home. It would be terrible if she fell and bumped into something.
Han Sister-in-law told Han Yuanshi that Heng Yi might have taken a fancy to Han Qiao.
Han Yuanshi was stunned. “What?”
“Mother, the more I think about it, the more it doesn’t feel right. You know Heng Yi, right? Who else has he talked to since he left our West Mountain Village?”
“There really isn’t!” Hanyuanshi thought for a moment.
“Right? But after All Qiao and Li, he came to our house whenever he had nothing to do. He called Dacheng and the others into the mountain and never let them go empty-handed. You said that if he didn’t have any feelings for All Qiao, why didn’t he go to his eldest uncle, second uncle, third uncle, and youngest uncle’s house? Uncle Yao also gets along well with him!” Mrs. Han analyzed the situation for her grandmother.
The more Han Yuanshi, Second Sister-in-law Han, and Mu shi listened, the more they felt that it made sense.
“Then I’ll find a chance to test him. If he’s really interested in All Qiao, All Qiao won’t object to remarrying. But I heard that Heng Yi’s mother is very fierce!” Han Yuanshi hesitated..