Chapter 1020: You're Not Afraid of Poking Him Awake to Make Him Cry for You to See

The couple whispered and discussed for a while longer, then Qiu Shaofeng spoke: "Then keep one fish, one chicken, and one rabbit. Use a quarter of this wild boar meat. We've already spoken to the farm; we'll go get the meat tomorrow."

Hearing this, Liu Chuxue said: "Brother-in-law, why not swap the wild boar meat for the pork ordered from the farm? That way you can change your taste. Wild boar meat is a bit tough; stewing it soft takes time and firewood."

Qiu Shaofeng looked somewhat troubled: "We've already agreed with the farm. Going back on our word would be inappropriate."

Liu Chuxue smiled: "I'm not asking you to go back on your word. You can freeze it when you bring it back, or cure it as preserved meat. The texture is better than wild boar. I was thinking wild boar in a big-pot stew gets tender and mushy easily, right?"

Qiu Shaofeng immediately understood his sister-in-law's meaning: "Alright, I'll take this wild boar meat away, find a place to process it, then bring it back. Saves me from causing you trouble."

Liu Chuxue nodded: "That would be best."

Qiu Shaofeng left the other items behind, shouldered the unskinned wild boar meat, and went out the door.

Once he was gone, Liu Chuxue looked at Xia Qiu: "I've been in here quite a while. Why haven't I seen your mother-in-law?"

Xia Qiu placed her sleeping son on the kang, pulled the quilt over him, then spoke: "Someone in the village introduced a young man to my sister-in-law. She went with her to the match."

Liu Chuxue gently poked her young nephew's forehead with a finger: "Second Aunt hasn't even held you or given you a kiss yet. How did you fall asleep?"

Xia Qiu lightly tapped Liu Chuxue's hand: "You're not afraid of poking him awake and making him cry for you to see."

Liu Chuxue withdrew her hand and sat beside Xia Qiu: "How was your confinement? Was it comfortable?"

Xia Qiu glanced outside, lowered her voice, and said: "Most of those good things are in my hands. Part of them are kept by your brother-in-law. Every time, he takes enough for one meal and gives it to my mother-in-law. But I insist on setting aside a small bowl for Great-Grandmother every time. After all, she is an elder. I couldn't bear to eat alone while ignoring an elder."

Hearing her words, a look of approval flashed across Liu Chuxue's face: "You did very well."

Qiu Shaofeng's movements were not slow. Before Qiu Mu returned with her youngest daughter from the match, he entered the house: "Wife, I'm back."

"How was it? Was it handled?"

"Handled, handled. I cut off ten jin of meat."

While they were talking, they heard Qiu Mu enter the courtyard.

Hearing this, An Xiaojing came out from the room next door: "Mom, Shaomei, you're back. How did the match go?"

Qiu Shaomei felt somewhat embarrassed and kept her head down.

Seeing her daughter like this, Qiu Mu knew she had taken a liking: "Alright, the eight characters haven't even matched yet. Wait to see what the man's side says. We women still need to be reserved."

Qiu Shaofeng finished tidying up the items and was about to call his mother inside when he heard An Xiaojing say: "Mom, the eldest sister-in-law's family has arrived."

Qiu Mu looked toward her eldest son's house: "Who's here?"

Liu Chuxue had naturally heard this. She opened the door and came out: "Auntie, it's me. My family sent me over to deliver some ingredients to add to the dishes. I didn't expect you to be out on business."

Seeing it was Liu Chuxue, Qiu Mu said: "Oh my, your parents are so polite."

An Xiaojing thought of the backpack she had seen her eldest brother-in-law carry in earlier: "Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-Law are truly blessed. Junjun is a lucky boy."

Liu Chuxue just smiled at her and didn't take up her words.

By then, Qiu Shaofeng had put away the items left for the small family. Only then did he call out to the outside: "Mom, come in for a moment. I need to discuss something with you."