Chapter 414: Chapter 414

"Fengzi and I got delayed on the road, that’s why we’re back so late. Really sorry for worrying you all."

Mu Shuangshuang looked apologetic. Originally, she wanted to say she was delayed at Liu Zian’s house, but thinking about the man still in the chicken coop on the back hill, she definitely wouldn’t lie about that.

If someone went to the Liu Family to verify, it would be troublesome.

"By the way, are my parents asleep?" Mu Shuangshuang asked.

"No, your parents are almost worried sick, and everyone was waiting for you to discuss things today. But since it’s late, we won’t talk about it today." Yu Liulang, considerate of Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng’s journey, decided to put everything aside for now.

"Oh right Fengzi, Yuanbao is already asleep, don’t wake him. Today, let him sleep with Xiao Han," Yu Liulang said to Lu Yuanfeng.

Ever since Yu Liulang arrived, he had been sleeping with Mu Dashan, while Feng Xiaohua was sleeping with Mu Shuangshuang and Yu Si Niang. Fortunately, Mu Shuangshuang’s bed was big enough to fit three without feeling cramped.

"Then Fengzi, I’ll go in to rest. You... take care," Mu Shuangshuang said, giving Lu Yuanfeng a meaningful glance, of which he understood the implication.

It was a hint to watch out for the man behind him.

Lu Yuanfeng nodded knowingly.

Then they each went home, and after washing up, Mu Shuangshuang went to bed.

The next morning, very early, Mu Shuangshuang began preparing breakfast. Considering there’s still a patient on the back hill, the breakfast was still porridge. She diced the wild vegetables she picked from the mountain, blanched them in hot water, drained the water, directly added water and rice into the pot.

When the porridge was about 80% cooked, she gradually added the wild vegetables into the pot.

Yesterday, Aunt Xiao Yun brought over some cucumbers, Mu Shuangshuang crushed three of them and made them into pickled cucumbers.

A summer morning is the most comfortable time of the day. Drinking a bowl of wild vegetable porridge paired with a bowl of pickled cucumbers is the best combination.

The cucumbers were seasoned with garlic, soy sauce, vinegar, chopped chili, and a little sugar. Then, heat some rapeseed oil in an iron pot, once it was hot, pour it into the cucumbers and mix thoroughly, thus making a crisp and refreshing plate of pickled cucumbers.

Mu Shuangshuang added some firewood to the stove, the flames roared, and the little black pig in the pigsty started squealing.

Mu Shuangshuang figured it was hungry, so she scooped two ladles of the pig feed Yu Si Niang cooked last night and poured half a bucket of swill from the swill bucket, and with this, she first took care of the little piglet.

Mu Shuangshuang carried the wooden bucket to the pigsty next to the kitchen, coincidentally meeting Yu Si Niang who was already dressed. She said, "Why are you up so early? As soon as I woke up, you were gone. Didn’t I say these rough chores should be done by me?"

Yu Si Niang had long stopped letting Mu Shuangshuang feed the pigs, saying this work was for servants, too dirty and stinky for young ladies.

"Mom, regardless of who does it, raising our piglet is what matters. Besides, I’m your daughter, shouldn’t I show my filial piety?" Mu Shuangshuang glared playfully at Yu Si Niang.

Yu Si Niang was momentarily speechless, though her heart was warm. Who wouldn’t love having such a sensible daughter?

"Shuangshuang, do you need mom to help in the kitchen?" Yu Si Niang asked Mu Shuangshuang, who was feeding the pigs.

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Mu Shuangshuang fed the pigs, released the chicks from the chicken coop, and scattered some bran. The chicks began eating in the yard.

The breakfast was almost ready, and when Mu Shuangshuang went to the kitchen, Yu Si Niang had already started setting the table.

Usually, after setting the table, they would either wake up those still sleeping or leave the porridge to cool.

Mu Shuangshuang grabbed a large bowl, filled it with porridge, and took a small bowl of pickled cucumbers, placing both in a bamboo basket, ready to go out.

Yu Si Niang saw this, felt delighted, and asked, "Shuangshuang, is this for Fengzi?"

In the past few days, Yu Si Niang noticed that the two kids were getting increasingly close, sometimes even whispering in front of everyone.

Yu Si Niang was naturally happy about it, as she had always considered Fengzi her ideal son-in-law.

"Yes, mom, I need to tell you something," Mu Shuangshuang suddenly blushed and said.

"What is it?" Yu Si Niang leaned in with a delighted expression.

"I... I agreed to Fengzi!"

"Fengzi asked if I liked him, and I said I did." Mu Shuangshuang finished speaking with a blush as red as a monkey’s bottom.

Yu Si Niang clutched her stomach, laughing uncontrollably.

She thought her daughter was just too funny, being shy to such an extent.

But Fengzi finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

"Mom, don’t you have anything to say?" Mu Shuangshuang asked, surprised.

As her daughter formed a mutual affection with another man, heading towards marriage, shouldn’t a mother put on a serious face and say some educational words?

"Silly child, what should I say? I’m eager for you and Fengzi to be together, and besides, our two families are close, making it convenient for you to return home. You and Fengzi shouldn’t feel pressured. Our family is not like others; we won’t ask for betrothal gifts or anything."

Mu Shuangshuang felt Yu Si Niang might be the best mother-in-law in Da Ning Dynasty: a daughter getting married and directly saying no need for dowry!

Indeed, as long as her daughter was happy, nothing else mattered.

"Mom, you’re speaking too soon about this, I’m leaving now!" Mu Shuangshuang stomped her foot playfully, picked up the bamboo basket, and dashed away.

At Lu Yuanfeng’s house, she called out at the courtyard gate, and an unfinished dressed Lu Yuanfeng rushed out in a hurry.

As the courtyard gate opened, seeing what Shuangshuang was carrying, he first froze, then spoke quietly.

"Shuangshuang, you don’t have to bring me breakfast every day, my family has everything, I can make it myself."

Now that Mu Shuangshuang and Lu Yuanfeng’s relationship had changed, yet he still didn’t want Shuangshuang to spend too much effort on him, not wanting her to constantly bring him breakfast.

Such things, he as a man hadn’t done, how could he let Shuangshuang, a girl, keep doing?

Mu Shuangshuang knew that Lu Yuanfeng didn’t want her to suffer.

However, her status was different now, already being Lu Yuanfeng’s "girlfriend," could naturally help manage his life.

"Fengzi, don’t think of these things as prepared by me. Think of it as my things are yours, yours are mine. This way, would you still feel embarrassed?"

If anyone should feel embarrassed, it was Mu Shuangshuang. Lu Yuanfeng’s game, aside from what was sold, was almost entirely given to her family.

Moreover, for various dirty jobs, tiring and heavy labor, Lu Yuanfeng was always the first to offer help.

With him around, her family hadn’t collected a single stick of firewood; he did all the work.

And then there were the field drainage and ditch digging tasks, all handled by Lu Yuanfeng alone; Mu Shuangshuang didn’t really consider what she did as significant.