Chapter 5 Do it yourself and have enough food and clothing

Zhu Rong originally felt that her husband was humiliating Lu Yuan by marrying him to a peasant girl.

But when she saw Xu Qiuyue today, she felt that the two of them were a perfect match.

The maid had already told her what Lu Yuan said in the bridal chamber.

If Lu Yuan hadn't been so careless, he wouldn't have fallen to this point.

She had originally wanted Lu Yuan to marry her niece from her natal family.

As a result, Lu Yuan scolded her for being a freeloader every day. She came to his house to eat and drink for free before she even married him. She said that marrying him was not for enjoying a good life, but for other things!
How could anyone be willing to marry such a person?

But Lu Yuan is her biological son, what can she do?

Father Lu couldn't control Lu Yuan at all.

Whenever he scolded Lu Yuan, he would live outside, not going home for ten days or half a month, and staying in the brothel every day.

It was Zhu Rong who took people to find Lu Yuan.

"Good boy, you are really wronged to follow my son."

"Mother, it's my daughter-in-law who didn't do well enough!"

Xu Qiuyue did not go so far as to say that she had suffered.

She knew very well that Zhu Rong was Lu Yuan's mother, and saying something bad about Lu Yuan would only make her unhappy.

"You really haven't done a good enough job, mother. Do you know her dowry? I counted it last night and it was all rotten vegetable leaves, which can only be fed to pigs. I asked someone to dry it well to prevent it from going bad. It will be perfect for her to feed the pigs when the time comes."

Lu Yuan said to Zhu Rong from the side.

"You wicked son, Qiuyue was born in a farming family, it's normal for her to have this much dowry. You're a grown man, but you have no ambition at all, yet you actually covet a woman's dowry."

Lu Changqing really didn't want to look at Lu Yuan any more.

Having such a son really brought shame to him.

"Dad, what you said is wrong. I gave you three thousand taels of silver, and there is still a lot of betrothal gifts!"

"Is that your money? That's your mother's money."

"Dad, you are a grown man, but you are not ashamed to use my mother's dowry to propose marriage and spend my mother's money as a woman!"

"you!!!"

Lu Changqing was so angry that he couldn't speak.

Zhu Rong quickly stood up to help Lu Changqing calm down.

Then he said to Xu Qiuyue, "Qiuyue, please leave first! I asked the maid to send some clothes and jewelry to your room. Go and take a look and see if you like them."

"Thank you, mother."

When Xu Qiuyue saw the chaotic scene, she didn't dare to stay any longer.

She is hungry.

It’s early morning and I haven’t eaten yet!
Xu Qiuyue had not expected the luxury of the Lu Mansion.

The wood used for burning is carefully selected pear wood, which can be used to make furniture in the countryside.

The key is that there are exquisite patterns carved on these woods.

Xu Qiuyue had never lived such a luxurious life in the palace before.

It is such a waste to carve the wood used for burning firewood. No matter how good the wood is, the food cooked with it will be the same.

In her previous life, Xu Chunhua always complained about Lu Yuan's stinginess.

Xu Qiuyue didn't want to burn such wood, she just burned some broken wood.

Xu Qiuyue did not let go of any white rice or lean meat in the mansion.

There is enough oil and salt here.

There are also spices, such as star anise and peppercorns.

These are terribly expensive.

In her previous life, Xu Qiuyue could only afford to eat these spices after she arrived in the capital.

As long as there is enough oil, even a simple stir-fried vegetable will be delicious.

The fragrant lard melted in the hot pot. Looking at this wonderful scene, Xu Qiuyue could imagine how delicious the vegetables would be when they came out of the pot.

It smells so good.

When Xu Qiuyue poured in the green vegetables, the fragrance of the green vegetables and the aroma of lard blended perfectly.

Just stir-fry the vegetables for a few times and the juice will be released. Add a little bit of salt and you will have a perfect serving of vegetables.

Xu Qiuyue was certainly not satisfied with just a bowl of vegetables. She also cooked her favorite dish, stir-fried pork with peppers, and she cut a full pound of lean meat.

How could we live like this in the Xu family?

Xu Qiuyue could only secretly eat one or two pieces of meat when she was cooking. By the time Xu Qiuyue came to the table, all the leaves were gone and only some soup was left.

Xu Qiuyue had thought about secretly hiding some of the food, but her mother was keeping a close eye on her.

Xu Qiuyue could only eat a little bit secretly.

Because Xu Qiuyue didn't find any way to make a lot of money recently, the Xu family has been having an extremely hard time.

Xu Qiuyue felt like vomiting after eating rice bran, and her throat felt a little choked, but if she didn't eat it, she would have nothing to eat, so she had to starve.

Although Xu Qiuyue was able to go up the mountain to pick fruit.

But after eating too much fruit, all I want to do is eat something warm.

When acting, you have to do the whole thing.

A small leak will sink a great ship.

Xu Qiuyue had been holding back and had not gone to town to buy anything delicious for fear of being exposed.

When he couldn't bear it any longer, he went to the mountain to hunt a wild rabbit to eat.

But without any seasoning or oil, the dry rabbit tasted really average.

Xu Qiuyue picked up a piece of meat and put it into her mouth, almost crying with happiness.

The meat slices were soaked with oil. If I had eaten it in the palace before, it would be a bit greasy.

But eating it again now, it is really delicious.

Especially the taste of the oil and water inside, not to mention how good it tastes.

Especially this fragrant rice.

So delicious.

With the food that the Xu family provides, forcing one to practice martial arts will only lead to loss of energy and blood, eventually leading to death from anemia.

Fortunately, Xu Qiuyue has a space with spiritual spring water. She can use the spiritual spring water to grow some medicinal herbs for practicing martial arts.

Otherwise, even if Xu Qiuyue knew a bunch of martial arts secrets, she would not be able to practice them.

In this day and age, it is good enough for the poor to have enough food to eat and not starve to death.

Xu Qiuyue ate the white rice in big mouthfuls.

"Madam, how long have you not eaten?"

Chunzhu looked at Xu Qiuyue wolfing down the food and couldn't help but ask Xu Qiuyue.

Otherwise, this dish smells pretty good and looks pretty good.

Chunzhu swallowed secretly.

The food in the Lu family has always been good, even the food for the servants is not bad.

Chunzhu had no shortage of food, but when she smelled the food, she felt a little greedy.

She was too embarrassed to ask Xu Qiuyue for food.

After all, Xu Qiuyue is the master, and she makes the fire and cooks by herself.

Lu Yuan specifically instructed that she could not help Xu Qiuyue with work, and her main task was to make sure Xu Qiuyue did not touch anything in the warehouse.

Then comes the cleaning of the house.

No other work can be done.

Chunzhu sighed silently for Xu Qiuyue in her heart. She felt that Xu Qiuyue was very miserable. She must have lived a hard life before and must have been starving.

The elders in the family are not good people either. The dowry is so shabby, and it is obvious that they don’t care about their daughter at all.

He doesn't even do the superficial work.

A woman without a mother's family will inevitably have a hard life in her husband's family.

The young master is not a good person either. Even though they are sleeping together, he is still so mean to his wife.

On the first day of the wedding, he went out to have fun.

He also specifically told her to keep an eye on the lady.

Chunzhu felt more sympathetic towards Xu Qiuyue.

(End of this chapter)