After wearing it: I traded a pig for a man.

"Ahem." Jiang Yun Ning was also a little embarrassed and quickly let go of his hand: "Good morning, sister-in-law."

Liu Yuzhi spread her fingers and saw through them that the two had separated, and Jiang Che had also gone back into the house.

Then he walked over with a smile.

She nudged Jiang Yun Ning's shoulder with a gossipy look on her face: "I asked An He yesterday if Jiang Che was jealous of that Shen Yan guy?"

Jiang Yunning scratched his head and chuckled twice.

"Jiang Che is a really good person, considerate and thoughtful. He's just a little quiet. But that's okay, actions speak louder than words." Liu Yuzhi highly approves of Jiang Che's character. "My parents both said they'll hold a banquet for you after the house is built."

Jiang Yun Ning frowned: "We'll talk about it later."

She had always considered herself to be thick-skinned, but now she felt a little embarrassed.

Liu Yuzhi smiled with doting eyes, then turned around and went to cook with firewood.

The first thing Jiang Anhe did after getting up was to rush around the yard looking for Jiang Che. After circling around, she finally found Jiang Che squatting in the pigpen, observing the piglets after feeding them.

The walls of the pigsty were quite high, so Jiang Anhe could only peek inside by standing on tiptoe.

"Uncle, are you angry with me? Did I praise Brother Shen Yan and make you unhappy? It's okay, Uncle is even better to me than Brother Shen Yan."

Jiang Che turned his head and only saw Jiang Anhe's head peeking out from the wall.

He came out, wanting to pat Jiang Anhe's head, but then remembered that he had just patted the piglet.

"I'm not angry. Go wash your face and eat, I'll take you to school in a bit."

Jiang Anhe blinked, and only felt relieved after confirming that he wasn't angry.

While eating breakfast, Jiang Che kept his head down and didn't dare to look up, afraid of seeing Liu Yuzhi's teasing gaze.

After an awkward meal, they packed up the oxcart and headed to town as usual.

Along the way, Jiang Che wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't come up with a topic.

After dropping off Jiang Anhe, the oxcart headed towards Baiweixuan.

"Jiang Youcai is behind us," Jiang Che suddenly said.

He had only just realized it, and was so preoccupied with what to say that he didn't notice anyone following him.

"It's alright, let him come along." Jiang Yun Ning waved his hand indifferently.

The road is so wide, she can't just stop others from walking on it.

They wandered all the way to the county town and sold three wild rabbits and a mountain deer with only one antler left for a total of ten taels of silver.

Jiang Che didn't keep a single penny; he gave it all to Jiang Yun Ning.

"Are you really not going to take it? It's inconvenient if you don't have any money on you." She said with some helplessness.

Jiang Che shook his head: "I like seeing you happily counting your money."

If he had the means, he even wanted to build Jiang Yun Ning a large bed made of pure gold.

Jiang Yun Ning raised an eyebrow and unceremoniously put the silver away.

"Don't go hunting, it's dangerous," she added.

Jiang Che remained silent.

He didn't know what other ways he could make money besides hunting. He couldn't rely on Jiang Yun Ning to earn money forever.

Back home, Jiang Che was about to go help build the house when Jiang Yun Ning stopped him.

"Write down the price list for the cafeteria for me, and we'll distribute it throughout the college later." She patted the paper on the table and recited the price list she had prepared in advance, item by item.

Jiang Che writes very quickly, so Jiang Yun Ning only needs to say it once.

"Not bad." She glanced at it and nodded. "Write about twenty or thirty copies. Then find a big wooden board and write them again, and hang them in the cafeteria later."

Jiang Che nodded, dipped his brush in ink, and continued writing.

"I'm going to check out the new house," Jiang Yun Ning called out, just as she was about to leave.

"Wait a minute." Jiang Che put down his brush, stood up, and took the veiled hat from the side and put it on her: "There's a lot of dust there, it'll make your throat uncomfortable if you inhale it."

Jiang Yunning hummed in agreement, then turned and left.

Jiang Che turned around and saw Wang Cuihua and Liu Yuzhi looking at him with smiles on their faces. He immediately felt his face burning and stiffly sat back down at the table, burying his head in his writing.

"Mother, look at my brother-in-law, how thoughtful he is!" Liu Yuzhi teased him deliberately, "Yun Tian and Father aren't this considerate."

Wang Cuihua laughed heartily but didn't reply.

"Big brother...big brother is very good too." Jiang Che stammered, "He does the laundry for sister-in-law."

He learned from Jiang Yuntian and washed Jiang Yunning's clothes every day.

Wang Cuihua held the basin, and the more she looked at Jiang Che, the more satisfied she became.

Although they are not officially married yet, the mother-in-law is already looking at her son-in-law and is getting happier and happier.

Jiang Yuning walked a long way and saw a group of idle villagers gathered in the alley ahead.

She didn't say anything, thinking of going around to the side.

But as soon as we turned the corner, we heard another commotion ahead.

"You old women, what nonsense are you spreading? People say Ning girl can make money, that's her skill! Why are you making things up?" Granny Yang's shrill voice rang out.

"Granny Yang! Have you lost your mind? Aren't you the one who hates the Jiang family the most? What? Now you're speaking up for Jiang Yun Ning? He's not even here, who are you trying to fool?" Granny Li rolled her eyes disdainfully.

"That's right. Granny Yang, wasn't it you who first started spreading rumors? You were the one who said the Jiang family's money wasn't clean." A woman standing nearby chimed in.

Granny Yang was startled and immediately turned her head to look. Not seeing Jiang Yun Ning, she breathed a sigh of relief: "You're talking nonsense..."

Jiang Yun Ning paused, her doubts growing deeper.

What exactly is the Song family up to? They orchestrated this whole thing, spreading rumors about her and then jumping out to speak well of her?

What are they plotting?

Surely you don't think they're trying to curry favor with them because they're rich?

"Crazy." Jiang Yun Ning muttered, then quickened her pace without thinking further.

"Yun Ning." Wang Dashan had just come out for a drink of water and called out to her, "The cafeteria opens tomorrow. Will the four of you be able to handle it? Have your aunts go and help out too. I'll bring Daya over in the morning so your mother can look after her."

Anyway, Daya is obedient and won't run around.

Jiang Yunning smiled: "That's exactly what I wanted to tell you. Tomorrow is the first day, and I'm worried I won't be able to handle everything because I'm not familiar with the work."

Wang Dashan nodded: "Your second uncle and I were talking about this at home last night. Okay, let them both go together tomorrow."

Having finalized the arrangements for the cafeteria, Jiang Yun Ning didn't linger; he took a quick stroll and then went back.

Jiang Che was still writing the price list in the yard. Jiang Yun Ning glanced at it, picked up a hoe and a basket, and said, "Mom, I'm going to check on the sweet potato field."

"Okay, come back soon. It's hot outside." Wang Cuihua was washing vegetables on the floor, without even looking up.

Jiang Yun Ning went out the door and headed towards the river, pondering something in her mind.

Once the house is finished, the sweet potatoes should be ready to be dug up. I'll dig up a few to try today; it's been a long time since I've had roasted sweet potatoes.

Just as he was thinking this, he was startled by Song Mingzhen's sudden appearance.

"What are you doing?" Jiang Yun Ning frowned, almost smashing the hoe in his hand onto her head.

Song Mingzhen smiled ingratiatingly.

"I need to talk to you about something." She pursed her lips, seemingly a little embarrassed. "I've been thinking a lot lately, and I realize I went a bit too far before. Can you forgive me?"

Jiang Yuning stared at her suspiciously, feeling that the Song family was like a weasel offering New Year's greetings to a chicken, with no good intentions whatsoever.

She didn't believe anyone would suddenly realize their mistake.

Unless it's profitable.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Song Mingzhen continued, "You know, our family isn't well-off; we all depend on the crops in our fields. Could you help me see if our corn can still be saved?"

Jiang Yunning frowned: "It's too late. I said months ago that we need to leave enough space."

She ignored Song Mingzhen and walked towards the river with her hoe.

Song Mingzhen stayed close by her side, asking, "What should we do? Can I cut some of them off?"

"I don't know." Jiang Yun Ning shook her head: "You can try."

She walked very fast, and Song Mingzhen followed, panting heavily, but she still didn't stop.

When they reached the destination, Song Mingzhen still wanted to follow.

"Stop." Jiang Yun Ning looked at her. "Don't come in, you'll ruin my sweet potatoes."

Song Mingzhen paused for a moment, then pouted and said, "Okay."

Next to the sweet potatoes are tomato fields on both sides, and on the other side is the Song family's cornfield.

By this time, the corn had grown to about shoulder height, making it impossible to see a person hiding inside.