Rebirth in Famine: She Thrives by Lucky Space-Chapter 918: Agreement Reached

When Jing Chu and the others returned from school, they saw so much food prepared at home. "Aunt Jiang, do we have guests at home? This is too much food!"

"Yes, Master Lu and your Uncle Wei’s brothers are coming over for dinner. Jing Chu, you and Guodong should move the tables into the side room, put two tables together, and we’ll eat inside the house."

"Alright, got it."

Once the tables were set, they arranged the sweet and sour shredded radish, along with soybean paste and green onions on top.

The rest was kept warm in the pot, ready to be served as soon as they arrived.

Fortunately, Jiang Xinyu had a habit of collecting dishes and utensils at home, otherwise, they wouldn’t have enough to eat with.

Wei Kaiyun brought out a jar of wine from the storeroom with Han Xiangjun, which was brewed by Lv Beiguang. Since the family usually didn’t drink much, the alcohol content was quite high.

"Guodong, go invite Village Chief Li, the accountant, and the captain to come over for dinner. If you don’t know where the captain lives, let Chaoyang go invite him."

"Okay, Uncle Wei. Should I call Chaoyang and Xiang Dong too?"

"Call them all together."

Zhao Xiaoqiang and Guodong split up to take action. Guodong informed Li Yungui and Chaoyang, waiting for Chaoyang to join him in going to Li Cunshan’s house.

They arrived shortly after Lu Tiezhu and his group of twelve, resulting in twenty-one men, so Xiao Qiang ate with the women inside.

The sight of three large bowls of braised pork made the young men salivate; it smelled incredibly delicious.

"Everyone, help yourselves, or the food will get cold. There’s wine here, serve yourselves if you want to drink. We’re all family, no need to be polite."

"Brother Wei, we definitely won’t be shy."

Old Yang smiled and playfully nudged Shuanzi from behind, "You rascal, just eat up!"

The women’s table had more delicate dishes: a plate of shredded carrots, a plate of scrambled eggs, cabbage, sauerkraut, and a small bowl of braised pork.

"Aunt Jiang, the day after tomorrow is the big market day in the village. Should we go and stroll around?" Jing Chu asked, smiling after finishing her meal.

"The day after tomorrow? How about we take a holiday? I’ll discuss it with the two teachers tomorrow."

Jiang Xinyu thought most of the time the children were busy working, and when the farm work settled, they came to study. There’s no need to be so strict now; they should have time to play.

"It would be great if we could go to the market. I’ve made plans with Li Xue, so if we can go, we’ll go together," Jing Chu said with a smile.

"The two of you girls can’t go alone."

"My brother will definitely come with us. Besides, if we have a holiday, a lot of people from the village will go to the market."

"Alright, as long as you know."

"Feifei, do you want to go to the market with your sister?"

Jiang Feifei shook her head, "I’m not going. Sister, I just came back and don’t want to go anywhere. It’s too cold outside; I don’t want to move."

"Okay, then Xiao Qiang, Shi Jing, and Jianbin, do you want to go together?"

The three boys nodded. They were willing to go out and play.

"You guys go have fun by yourselves. The day after tomorrow, let your Uncle Wei take a few of them with him.

They’re too mischievous; you won’t have time to play by yourself then."

"Sure, Feifei, I’ll buy you something nice when I come back."

"Haha, Sister Jingchu, my sister just loves books, nothing else."

"I’m sure there’s something else she likes. Whatever I like, I’ll buy it for Feifei."

Jiang Feifei smiled, holding her hand. "If Sister Jingchu likes it, I’ll like it too."

Jiang Xinyu suddenly noticed that Du Fengying seemed a bit distracted, but she didn’t ask. Everyone has their secrets and concerns. When they’re willing to tell you, you’re a faithful listener, but don’t pry into their secrets.

After finishing the meal inside, they were already cleaning up, with half of the braised pork left.

"Sister Du, go check if they have enough meat. If not, bring some out for them."

"Sure, I’ll go take a look."

Outside, everyone was eating and drinking enthusiastically.

Li Yungui and Old Yang were still drinking. In this setting, Wei Kaiyun wouldn’t drink. He and Lu Tiezhu were eating while discussing any updates.

Chaoyang, Xiang Dong, and Guodong, the three young men, each drank a little. Since the alcohol content was too high, Guodong’s face turned bright red.

"I have to say, your dad is the secretary of the distillery and knows how to brew wine. It’s even made by your dad, so why do you turn red after just a few sips?" Chaoyang teased.

"What does that have to do with anything? My dad can’t drink either."

"Haha, Xiang Dong, do you think Guodong’s tolerance is one drink and he’s down?"

"No way, it’s just that the alcohol content is too high. I feel a bit dizzy too, only you’re unaffected."

"Well, I can’t drink anymore either. We have class tomorrow."

At this moment, Du Fengying came out and saw that there were only scraps left in the three bowls of meat.

She quickly went inside and brought out the remaining half bowl, pouring it into the bowls.

Lu Tiezhu saw Du Fengying and anxiously put down his bowl and chopsticks.

"Xiao Wei, come outside for a moment."

Wei Kaiyun didn’t quite understand, but followed Lu Tiezhu out of the side room.

"Master Lu, let’s sit in the main room, it’s too cold outside."

Once they sat down, Lu Tiezhu began speaking rapidly, "Xiao Wei, I’ve taken a liking to Du Fengying. Can you help put in a good word for me?"

Wei Kaiyun laughed, having grown even fonder of Lu Tiezhu. He knew how to handle things, having waited until he got back.

"Master Lu, I’ll find an opportunity to ask her."

"Xiao Wei, don’t wait for an opportunity, just talk to her now. To be honest, I’ve privately spoken to Du Fengying, but she hasn’t given me an answer."

Wei Kaiyun realized it was a mutual affection.

"Master Lu, you’re in quite a hurry."

"Of course. You wouldn’t understand, but I’ve been living alone for nearly ten years. Finally, someone caught my eye, so I’m naturally anxious.

I heard your wife calls Du Fengying ’sister’ now instead of ’sister-in-law,’ which means she plans to remarry. Isn’t that great?

Xiao Wei, I think getting married on the 20th of the twelfth month would be perfect for us."

Wei Kaiyun laughed, his eyes and expression full of amusement.

"Master Lu, that’s too soon. Where will you live after getting married?"

"We’ll stay in the dormitory for now. I’ve realized it’s not feasible to return to the city. You can’t do without Du Fengying, and I’m happy living here, so when spring comes, I’ll build a house not far from yours."

Wei Kaiyun, hearing that Lu Tiezhu had thought everything through, nodded with a smile. "Okay, I’ll go talk to my wife right away and let her ask. It’s awkward for a man like me to ask directly."

"That’s exactly what I want. Please have Teacher Jiang be attentive to this, and I’ll wait here."

"Haha, alright, I’ll go ask immediately."

Wei Kaiyun went back inside, where everyone was on the kang listening to the radio.

"Xinyu, come out for a moment, I have something to tell you."

The couple stepped out, and Jiang Xinyu saw Lu Tiezhu sitting in the main room, hesitated for a moment, greeted him, and followed Wei Kaiyun into their bedroom.