Witty Wife, Better Life-Chapter 65 - 63 Waving the Big Flag to Cover as a Tigers

Besides grains, making wine yeast also required a few types of Chinese herbs. She was not familiar with these herbs, nor did she understand their effects, but they were available for purchase. She had already bought them from the hospital when she was in the county. Now she just had to follow the recipe directly.

Shen Yunfang ground the rice that had been soaking since last night bit by bit, a process that required milling several times over.

Just as she was slowly grinding the rice with effort, the courtyard door was knocked on again.

She frowned and went to open the door, only to find Shen Yingxue standing there, looking quite fresh.

“Why have you come? Don’t you need to go to school?” Her appearance at her doorstep at this time was quite strange; last year she was so desperate to go to school, but what about this year?

Shen Yingxue’s face twisted instantly, but it vanished in a flash, turning back into a meek little lamb.

“Yunfang, you weren’t home during the New Year, so you don’t know. My mother said during the New Year that she wouldn’t let me go to school this year,” she said, her eyes reddening and tears welling up in an instant.

“Oh, is that so? Well, that’s good; you won’t have to work so hard anymore.”

At this point, Shen Yingxue stopped talking and just hung her head, playing the victim.

Shen Yunfang, irritated by her pretense, spoke directly, “So what brings you here today?”

“Aren’t we friends? Can’t I come see you if there’s nothing wrong?” Shen Yingxue looked up and protested with a pout, “But Yunfang, are you feeling unwell again? I didn’t see you on the hillside just now, so I came to visit you. I was worried you might be sick at home and no one would know.” Shen Yingxue said with a face full of concern.

“Hmm, I do feel a bit uncomfortable, thank you for your concern. I’ll be fine after lying down at home for a while,” Shen Yunfang said, blocking the doorway with her hand, intending not to let Shen Yingxue in.

Through the crack in the door, Shen Yingxue saw the stone mill at the entrance and was somewhat surprised; she didn’t know that Yunfang had a stone mill at home. It couldn’t be something she had bought on her trip to the county, could it?

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During New Year’s, when her mother told her she was not allowed to go to school anymore, she felt extremely upset and uncomfortable. Thinking of visiting Shen Yunfang to perhaps persuade her to help herself for another half year would have been great. Even if not, at least she’d have someone to vent to. To her surprise, upon visiting twice, there was nobody at Yunfang’s home. Upon inquiring, she learned that Yunfang had gone to the city and would not return until after the New Year. She felt a mix of astonishment, delight, envy, and jealousy. How come such good fortune never befell her? However, considering her relationship with Yunfang, it should have been possible for her to join in the fun in the county for a few days. But her mother had assigned her endless chores for the entire New Year, making it impossible for her to leave home, thus squandering the opportunity. Today, as soon as she heard that Yunfang had returned, she hurried over, not for anything else, but suspecting that Yunfang might have brought back some good things that she herself could use.

Seeing Yunfang’s reaction, refusing even to let her in, she felt quite unhappy.

“Yunfang, you’re working now, right? It’s not good to be lying around at home for others to see, and what about the goats from our team? Where have you put them?” She started peering around curiously.

This person was really nosy about other people’s affairs.

“It’s fine. My uncle is the team leader. Even if I do slack off a bit, who dares to say anything? Anyway, I’m not slacking. I just came back to grab a few things, and I’ll be heading out again soon,” Shen Yunfang said unconvincingly, knowing it sounded false even to her own ears. But she maintained an indifferent face, skilled at flaunting her uncle’s status to her advantage.

At this time, the power of the production team leader was significant; if someone offended him, he could make things difficult for them on a whim. He was practically a tyrant of the village.

Shen Yingxue’s face changed, “Yunfang, I didn’t expect you to be such a person.”

“I’ve always been this way; it’s just that you haven’t noticed,” Shen Yunfang said coldly. In the past few months, she’d been pestered to no end. This girl was like a cockroach that wouldn’t die, constantly buzzing in her sight. If this time could put an end to it, that would be best.

“Hmph, I misjudged you.” Shen Yingxue flipped her braid and left. She no longer expected Shen Yunfang to help her gather fodder. So, with Yunfang being so disrespectful and oblivious, she would not be courteous in return.

Hmph, such a lonely orphan, and in the entire village, only she was kind enough to spend time with her. If even she ignored her, let’s see whom she could show off to.

After sending her away, Shen Yunfang went back to grinding rice. After several rounds of grinding, she had turned the rice into fine powder.

She then mixed the rice powder with powdered medicinal herbs, added some water, kneaded it, and shaped it into rectangles. She took a piece of clean waxed paper and arranged the prepared “wine cakes” on it before taking them to the heated brick bed in the house to wait for fermentation.

Having finished all this, the day had passed.

Shen Yunfang quickly tidied the house and went to the backyard to bring the team’s sheep back.

The sheep were starving, not having eaten anything from morning till afternoon.

Once at the production team’s location, Shen Yunfang filled their feed to the brim. Paired with an uncommitted shepherd like her, they were rather unlucky.

Having just finished dinner back home, Dashuan and his wife arrived. They were truly hardworking and honest people, never cheating or shirking. The couple had been working for two days, turning over nearly half an acre of her backyard. They would probably finish in another two days.

Shen Yunfang couldn’t just sit by and watch today. Besides, it was boring to stay in the house. Moreover, although she initially felt uncomfortable when she started grinding the rice earlier in the day, after a while, her body had loosened up considerably, perhaps from the activity. So, she picked up a shovel and went out to till the land. If she couldn’t do much, could she at least do a little? She needed more exercise, indeed.

As they were all working and chatting lightheartedly, someone was heard shouting from the front yard.

“Yunfang, Yunfang, are you home?”