Reborn as an Ugly Wife in the Countryside
Chapter 37 Little Qingmei, the Inexpensive Husband

Chapter 37: Chapter 37 Little Qingmei, the Inexpensive Husband

Thanks to the sudden and harmonious relationship between the old lady and Xiaoxiao, which was as if they had become one person, this meal was very harmonious. After eating, they also repaid the five taels of silver, and it was only then that Xiaoxiao and her mother-in-law returned home. Xiaoxiao finally let out a sigh of relief; this day had been even more exhausting than hard labor! Yet, on the way back, she encountered someone she didn’t expect to see.

"Auntie, you’re just getting back, huh?" The new arrival was a girl who looked to be about seventeen or eighteen, quite pretty—Xiaoxiao was stunned by her appearance. You could tell at a glance that she was the gentle type, quite the opposite of Xiaoxiao’s outspoken and chatty nature. Unexpectedly a beauty had emerged from the countryside.

"Ah, Hehua, is there something you need?" The mother-in-law’s eyes flickered upon seeing Hehua, which indicated there might be some issues.

"Oh, it’s nothing much, I was just checking if my brother Ming had come back yet!" Hehua glanced at Xiaoxiao before speaking.

"This is Yang Ming’s wife, you should call her sister-in-law. Xiaoxiao, this is our neighbor, Hehua." The mother-in-law quickly introduced them.

"Hello, I’m Zhong Xiaoxiao." Xiaoxiao said generously, maintaining proper manners regardless of who the person was.

"Sister-in-law, hello, I’m Hehua, I’ve grown up with brother Ming since we were kids!" Hehua’s innocent-looking eyes seemed to Xiaoxiao to carry a hint of provocation!

"..." Huh, the cheap husband’s Little Qingmei? Quite pretty and seemingly calculating, who calls someone brother in front of his wife like that, treating oneself like a rival?

"Brother Ming hasn’t come back yet, so I’ll head home first. I’ll come to look for him when he returns!" Having said that, Hehua walked towards her own house.

Childhood sweethearts, now that’s some juicy gossip! As soon as Xiaoxiao got home, she immediately called her sister-in-law to inquire about it. When it came to who loved gossip the most at home, no one could beat her sister-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, what’s the deal with Hehua and Yang Ming?"

"How come those two childhood sweethearts didn’t end up together?"

"So, does that mean Hehua likes Yang Ming then?"

"And does Yang Ming like Hehua?"

Xiaoxiao asked one question after another.

It turned out that Yang Ming and Hehua really were childhood sweethearts; Yang Ming was twenty, Hehua eighteen. Their families were neighbors, and they always played together as children. Their relationship was indeed very good.

The mother-in-law had indeed intended to match them, but unfortunately, their family was too poor and Hehua’s mother did not agree. Whether Yang Ming liked Hehua or not was unknown.

Xiaoxiao reasoned that he probably did like her; otherwise, why would he hate the original body so much! When that Yang Ming returned, she would just step aside and let them be, as a gesture of goodwill befitting a gentleman!

In the following days, Xiaoxiao wasn’t idle either. She kept busy with Yang Dong, running around buying this and that, and stocked up on all the missing items. They also added stoves to every room in the house! She was happily busy! Finally, they started heating the kang in the house, making it warm. If they hadn’t heated the kang, they really could have frozen to death!

Xiaoxiao also began to ferment sauerkraut. There was a lot of cabbage stored in the cellar at home, but it wasn’t in a condition to be sold yet. To consider selling, they would probably need to plant a large crop next year, or collect from other families this year. Selling sauerkraut this year seemed unlikely due to the lengthy production time—as long as a month. It would be fine for household consumption, but in order to show it to Shopkeeper Wang and begin mass production, it would take at least two months, and by that time, the New Year would have already passed. Thinking it over, Xiaoxiao realized that selling sauerkraut wasn’t feasible, but she could try making spicy kimchi as a side dish to accompany drinks!

Xiaoxiao was actually pretty good at making spicy kimchi. Could she say it was because of her pursuit of a star? She had developed a liking for a certain South Korean Oppa and had specifically learned how to make it! Looking back, she thought nothing learned was ever a waste; you never knew when it might come in handy!