Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

It was Xu Huizhen's turn to suffer an undeserved misfortune. As soon as she entered the gate, she encountered the Third Aunt returning angrily from the Central Courtyard.

"Hey! Who are you? Why did you barge in without a word?"

Xu Huizhen said with a smile, "Auntie, Niu Dazhuang lives in this compound, right?"

Upon hearing that she was looking for Niu Dazhuang, the three aunties began to sized Xu Huizhen up and down.

She has a very regular appearance and a large frame. Although she is not as plump as the Qin sisters, she is still quite attractive, especially her pair of bright, watery eyes.

Xu Huizhen wondered if there was something wrong with the clothes she was wearing today, and looked down at them.

I didn't find anything wrong with it.

"Who are you to Niu Dazhuang?" the third aunt continued to ask.

Xu Huizhen became wary: "Are you from the street office or a police officer? I just came to find someone, and you're going to investigate my ancestors for eighteen generations!" After saying that, she ignored her and walked towards the Central Court.

"Hey, how can you talk like that? Don't you have any manners?"

Xu Huizhen didn't even bother to pay attention to her and walked inside without turning her head.

The third aunt got even angrier. "I didn't go out! I even checked the almanac! Why is everyone targeting me today?" Wait, the third aunt seemed to have thought of something else. She turned around and followed Xu Huizhen into the Central Court.

After Xu Huizhen entered the Intermediate People's Court, she saw two young women washing vegetables, while two heavily pregnant women helped them.

Xu Huizhen didn't know which one was Niu Dazhuang's wife.

"Which of you is Niu Dazhuang's wife?"

One sentence drew the attention of the four Qin sisters. "Who are you? What do you want with my brother-in-law?" Qin Yueru was always the one who spoke the loudest.

"(ノ⊙ω⊙)ノ Wow, this Niu Dazhuang is quite capable. He's taken in and raised both his sister-in-law and his sister-in-law. No wonder he makes so many pickled vegetables."

"It's none of your business. Why are you looking for Niu Dazhuang?"

"You guys are so capable, why did you need my help? We've already met the person, so you guys get back to work!"

Qin Xueru remembered that Niu Dazhuang had mentioned before leaving that he had hired someone to instruct them on how to pickle vegetables. She immediately said, "Sister, I'm Niu Dazhuang's wife. You're here to instruct us on how to pickle vegetables, right?"

Xu Huizhen looked Qin Xueru up and down: "Tsk tsk... This little face and figure are not bad. Since you know how to be polite, I'll help you out."

After all, I promised that bastard I would do it, so I definitely have to keep my word.

Xu Huizhen rolled up her sleeves and joined the vegetable washing team.

"We'll wash the vegetables, Niu Dazhuang's family; you go and cook a big pot of rice porridge..."

"Um... what's your name, sister? My name is Qin Xueru."

"What's your name?"

"Qin Xueru, what's wrong?"

"Hehehe... What a coincidence! I have a good friend named Xue Ru too. We were supposed to come together, but she had something to do today and couldn't make it. Otherwise, it would have been so lively—two Xue Rus!"

"Ah! It's actually possible to run into someone with the same name."

"That's right. Beijing is both big and small, and there are quite a few places with the same name. Dazhuang also said he wants to make pickles. Should we make the soybean paste at home or buy it?"

It took five people working from morning till sunset to finally put all the vegetables from the three carts into the large porcelain jars.

"Tomorrow, wait until the rice porridge has cooled down before pouring it in. Put a whole pot of it in a large vat. If it's not enough, use cooled boiled water. Remember, never use cold water." After saying this, Xu Huizhen wiped her hands and was about to leave.

"Sister Xu, if you leave without even having dinner, Dazhuang will definitely complain when he gets back." Qin Xueru wanted to invite him to stay for dinner.

"I still have some things to take care of at home. Dazhuang knows my situation, so please stay." With that, Xu Huizhen turned and walked out.

Qin Ningru helped Qin Xueru out.

Just as I arrived at the front yard, I ran into Sha Zhu coming home from get off work.

Sha Zhu had met Xu Huizhen before and knew about their relationship. Seeing the three of them chatting and laughing, he momentarily lost his composure.

When Qin Xueru and Xu Huizhen meet, shouldn't they be pulling each other's hair and hurling insults?

"What are you doing here?" Silly Zhu asked blankly.

"You two know each other?" Qin Xueru asked.

Xu Huizhen felt a little awkward, not because she was embarrassed to run into Sha Zhu, but because running into Sha Zhu reminded her of Cai Quanwu.

"I guess you could say we know each other. Okay, you guys go back now." Xu Huizhen quickly left.

"How do you call someone a acquaintance?" Qin Ningru asked her sister in a low voice.

"We've met once or twice, but we're not close."

"Hey, Da Zhuang's wife, do you know who she is?" Sha Zhu also had a wicked idea.

"Dazhuang's friend came to help!"

"Friends? They're definitely good friends. It seems you really didn't know?"

"What do I know? Sha Zhu, keep your mouth shut about my family's business. Ningru, let's go."

Sha Zhu took two quick steps: "You really don't want to know?"

"I don't want to know." Qin Xueru wasn't stupid; she knew exactly what was going on. While they were working and chatting, Xu Huizhen had subtly probed her several times.

Sha Zhu was a little embarrassed. Watching the two sisters' backs, a thought began to stir in his mind. Women like these are hard to find even with a lantern. If the older sister is so generous, then the younger sister must be just as good.

The key point is that Qin Ningru's figure and appearance are also top-notch.

After dinner, he took a small stool and sat down at the Jia family's house early. Seeing Jia Dongxu come out after dinner, he quickly offered him a cigarette and lit one for himself as well.

"Brother Dongxu, can you do me a favor?" Shazhu didn't stand on ceremony and went straight to the point.

"I knew this cigarette of yours wasn't so easy to smoke, buddy. Go ahead and say it." Jia Dongxu was still enjoying this feeling.

"Let my sister-in-law ask Qin Ningru for me..."

Before Sha Zhu could finish speaking, he was interrupted: "Stop! It hasn't been that long since Old Yan's incident in the front yard, and you're already so impatient!"

"Us? Are there other people involved?"

"Everyone has their eye on a good girl. Not only people in our compound, but everyone in our alley has their eye on her, and without exception, they've all been rejected."

Qin Xueru said her younger sister was still young and wanted to stay a few more years. "Didn't you say a while ago that you'd wait until the rains got heavier? What's wrong today?"

"Sigh! Dongxu, you know I'm not one to gossip, these words have been sitting in my stomach for ages."

Jia Dongxu is a gossip lover: "Don't you know me? When have you ever heard me talking behind your back?"

Sha Zhu leaned forward, looked around, and whispered, "I'm telling you, but you absolutely mustn't tell anyone else."

"I promise."

"Guess who I saw when I left work today?"

"How would I know? Tell me!"

"Don't worry, I ran into the owner of the little bar on Qianmen Street when I got off work."

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"This young woman got married and divorced right after getting married to Niu Dazhuang. Today she actually came to our compound and was chatting and laughing with Qin Xueru. You're quite the capable one, carrying loads."