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Chapter 509: Chapter 512 Harvest Plentiful_1
Coming out from the Cloth Shop, Sun Erhu muttered, "The world really isn’t fair, why didn’t I get a good dad?"
Qiao Duo’er deeply shared the sentiment. Having a good dad meant that even if someone was good-for-nothing, they could still act high and mighty.
Nonetheless, those were just words, and what mattered most was living one’s own life well.
They then went to the Silver Shop, where Sun Erhu personally picked out two sets of silver jewelry.
Qiao Duo’er, on the other hand, chose a gold necklace with a small heart-shaped gold inlaid jade pendant, exquisite and luxurious, meant to add to Chao Lian’s dowry.
Afterwards, they bought wedding cakes, wine, and other items, heaping the ox cart full to the brim.
On the way back, Sun Erhu hummed a tune the whole time, the engagement ceremony was the day after tomorrow, the beam-raising ceremony in ten days, and the wedding would follow in another ten.
In just a short twenty-some days, his life would be complete.
Sun Erhu sang joyfully, but Qiao Duo’er’s ears endured the hardship.
Reason being, the person in question was tone-deaf, and everything he sang was noise.
In the afternoon, Qiao Duo’er helped store the betrothal gifts inside a red lacquer chest, and had to cut out double happiness characters to stick on the chest and the doors and windows, not returning home until the sun was slanting westward.
Not long after, Tan Zhenghong came back carrying his spoils of victory.
Today he had a big haul; besides a female musk deer, he also caught a white fox, and several bamboo rats and wild chickens besides.
Qiao Duo’er beamed with joy upon seeing this. The mountain trip had netted at least Ten Taels of Silver.
Awooo, if only she had known, she would have gone along too.
First, Qiao Duo’er saw to the wound on the female musk deer, then she sent it into its new home.
Inside the new home was its new husband...
The male musk deer, which had been battering walls all day, immediately approached, circling the shivering female musk deer a few times.
The female musk deer cuddled into itself, making pitiful cries.
But the male musk deer couldn’t care less about that; it had been provoked all day and only wanted to do some naughty business as fast as possible.
"Have some decency!" Qiao Duo’er scolded.
Hitting the fence all day and now forcing itself on someone, could it have any self-respect?
However, the musk deer was intent on doing what it wanted to do, and Qiao Duo’er, thoroughly ignored, could only turn red-faced and deal with the other game.
The bamboo rats and pheasants were locked in cages, whereas the white fox had been shot dead and only its fur could be taken.
Tan Zhenghong’s plan was to make a fur collar or hand warmer for Qiao Duo’er with the fox fur.
But Qiao Duo’er immediately refused, "Fox fur is precious, and I’d be afraid of someone stealing it. Better to keep it for now, who knows when it might come in handy for something else."
"As you decide," Tan Zhenghong said indulgently.
After all, their clothing for this winter was sufficient, and the fox fur would at most be a luxurious extra.
"Then you deal with it, and I’ll go make something delicious to reward you," Qiao Duo’er said, her mouth curving up.
"Fox meat needs to be soaked in alkali water for a night, today I’ll just slaughter a bamboo rat and stew it."
Tan Zhenghong was influenced by Qiao Duo’er’s mood, his tone much lighter.
Stewing meat in the dead of winter with a sip of ginseng wine is truly one of life’s great pleasures.
After dinner, Qiao Duo’er suddenly remembered the gift from Bai Yifan.
Sitting at the desk, she propped her chin with both hands, feeling increasingly vexed.
Pondering over it, she felt that it would be best to return the gift, yet doing so would be too damaging to her pride.
Tan Zhenghong came out from the washroom to see his wife looking dejected.
"What’s wrong?"
He walked behind Qiao Duo’er and asked softly.
Qiao Duo’er opened the rosewood box and said weakly, "Today I ran into Brother Bai San in town, and he insisted on giving it to me. I couldn’t refuse it."
"This is Young Master Bai’s token of affection; you keep it for now. We’ll remember this kindness and find an opportunity to return the favor later," Tan Zhenghong reassured her as he patted her shoulder. With the net worth of their household growing, they would certainly be able to repay the gesture.
