Chapter 311: Is That What I Meant?

Xia Qiu handed over the cloth bag in her hand: "Liu Chuxue went to a lot of trouble to find someone to exchange some red dates for me to nourish my body; I was just about to put them in the cabinet."

Qiu Shaofeng glanced outside: "I'll do it; you sit."

It wasn't that he was stingy, but at this time of year, this stuff was a scarce commodity; if the couple next door found out, they would likely come looking for it.

He himself lacked the ability to get such good things for his wife; since his sister-in-law had finally managed to prepare these, he couldn't let others have them for free.

After putting the red dates away, he finally saw the other things on the table: actually, he wanted to say that they grew cucumbers and tomatoes in the family's reserved plot, and carrying them all the way from the other side of the mountain was tiring, so he wanted to tell her not to bring them next time, but he feared his sister-in-law would misunderstand, so he swallowed the words before they reached his lips.

Xia Qiu saw him staring at the cucumbers and tomatoes: "Taste them; the cucumbers from my family are delicious."

Saying this, she picked one up and handed it over: "They've all been washed."

Qiu Shaofeng took it with a slightly amused smile: "They're all cucumbers; they can't all taste different."

Yet as he took a bite with a "Crack!" and the cucumber entered his mouth, he felt his wife was right; this cucumber was truly much tastier than the ones from the family's reserved plot. He couldn't help but look at the cucumber in his hand: "It really is; this is too delicious."

Liu Chuxue mumbled: "It might be related to the well we dug; the vegetables grown from it all taste good."

Hearing this, Qiu Shaofeng automatically imagined: "It's possible that well happens to connect with the spring water on the mountain."

Xia Qiu thought of what the Eunuch had just called him for: "What did Father just call you over for?"

Qiu Shaofeng coughed lightly and recounted the matter of dividing the household: "That's the situation."

Xia Qiu glanced at her own younger sister, then frowned and asked: "So does that mean for the banquet Qiu Shaofeng is holding the day after tomorrow, we have to figure it out ourselves?"

Qiu Shaofeng nodded: "Yes."

Afraid Xia Qiu would be unhappy, Qiu Shaofeng quickly spoke to explain: "Don't worry; Father said he will figure something out, and after the division, there won't be a lack of nutrition for you."

Xia Qiu glared at him: "Is that what I meant?"

Previously, when her natal father was injured, she and her sister had gone to borrow money from others; even if people were willing to lend, the feeling of having to watch people's faces while speaking was truly unpleasant.

Thinking of how Liu Chuxue had privately supplemented her dowry before, she couldn't help but look at Liu Chuxue.

Liu Chuxue was such a sensitive person; after all, she had just heard her brother-in-law's words, and she understood perfectly what her sister's look meant.

Since the money was given to her sister, how to use it was her affair; besides, using that fifty yuan to test the in-laws' character was a good thing, and taking this opportunity to let everyone know they had savings tucked away wasn't necessarily a bad thing either.

Seeing her sister still staring at her, she nodded gently.

Knowing her sister had other matters soon, she didn't stay longer; after all, this was a Qiu family matter, and her presence wasn't quite appropriate.

Qiu Mu might have just finished her work at this moment; knowing Liu Chuxue had arrived, she hurried over to this room: "Liu Chuxue, I'm truly sorry; let you see a joke."

Liu Chuxue stood up with a smile: "Auntie is joking; every family has its own difficult book to read; no family is any different."

At this moment, Qiu Mu also saw the things on the table: "Oh my, did you come to send food to your sister again?"

Liu Chuxue smiled: "It's just that my mother misses my sister; the cucumbers and tomatoes in our family grew well this year, and the melons are ready to eat, so she asked me to bring some over."

Qiu Mu also knew that her mother-in-law was worried that with so many people in the Qiu family, the cucumbers and tomatoes in the reserved plot might not be enough for Xia Qiu alone, so she had sent some over: "Let your mother trouble herself."

Liu Chuxue looked at Xia Qiu's belly: "How could a mother not miss her own child? It's all for my sister and the baby in her belly; we are one family, so let's not speak as two families."

Hearing these words, Qiu Mu's gaze toward her eldest daughter-in-law became even softer; no matter what, this marriage was made correctly.

Liu Chuxue saw that it was getting late: "Auntie, I still have to go back to work; since the things have been delivered, I should be leaving."

Qiu Mu wanted to keep her, but given the family's situation, it was indeed inconvenient, so she said frankly: "The day after tomorrow, you must come early; Auntie won't keep you."

(End of this chapter)