Chapter 21

As they were speaking, the drawing lots had already started.

One family, two families, three families, four families.

Even though one of the families had five people, none of them drew the red bean.

In the end, only Taohua, Qin Feng, and the big bearded man were left.

The big bearded man grinned, feeling incredulous: “Is it really our turn? There are only three beans left! Doesn’t that mean we’re very likely to get the red bean?”

“Yes,” the attendant said, “It depends on who among you three has the best luck! Go ahead, draw!”

The big bearded man looked at Qin Feng and Taohua: “Should I draw first, since I’m ahead of you?”

Qin Feng nodded: “Please.”

The big bearded man excitedly reached into the pouch, but after drawing a bean, he became even more nervous.

“I… my palms are all sweaty. There are only two beans left. Maybe you guys should also draw? Then we’ll reveal together! I’m so nervous.”

“Okay!” Taohua looked at Qin Feng with sparkling eyes, “Let’s all draw, Brother Qin. You go first.”

Qin Feng glanced at Taohua: “Aren’t you curious? Why not draw first?”

Taohua shook her head: “I want you to go first, I want to see how lucky I am! But you must wait for me to reveal my hand too.”

“Alright,” Qin Feng said, and then reached out to grab a bean.

Afterward, Taohua grabbed the last bean.

The three of them extended their hands and simultaneously opened their palms.

And the only red bean was clearly lying in the center of Taohua’s palm.

“Ah! I got it! I really got it, Brother Qin!!!” Taohua jumped up excitedly, “Brother Qin, you’re so nice!”

?? Qin Feng chuckled lightly. How did it become his fault?

But seeing the little wife so happy, he also felt quite pleased inside.

With the matter settled, everyone started to envy Qin Feng.

The big bearded man even publicly praised Taohua. He patted Qin Feng on the shoulder and said:

“Brother, your little wife is a lucky woman! You must treat her well from now on! The better you treat her, the luckier she’ll make you!”

Taohua couldn’t help but giggle to herself. She thought it should be lucky wife, not lucky husband. She didn’t have this kind of luck before.

This time, when they went out, Qin Feng brought two pieces of wolf skin, thirty pieces of rabbit skin, and two pieces of roe deer skin.

Wolf skin was 300 wen per piece, roe deer skin was 200 wen per piece, plain-colored rabbit skin was 50 wen per piece, and mixed fur rabbit skin was 30 wen per piece.

In the end, it totaled two taels and three qian!

Seeing the silver and the empty baskets, Taohua couldn’t be more pleased inside.

After collecting the silver, Qin Feng was about to hand the money pouch to Taohua.

Taohua was surprised: “These… are you giving them to me to keep? But this is silver you earned from your hard work hunting.”

“Isn’t it always that way, with the man providing outside and the woman managing the home? I earned this silver, so naturally, it’s for the wife to manage.”

“But,” Taohua furrowed her delicate brows and said, “When you came to my house before, you gave Chen Dashan fifteen taels of silver, and I even said I would slowly earn it back to give to you. But I haven’t earned a single coin for you, so how can I just take all your money?”

“But if it weren’t for you earlier, how could I have sold these furs? This silver was earned thanks to you, and we’re already a family.”

Taohua was touched, but she still held her own position: “Then let’s just say I earned half the money today. Once I’ve earned enough to repay the fifteen taels, I’ll start managing the household finances.”

“And besides, I’m afraid I’ll lose so much silver on me. The market is crowded, so it’s safer for you to keep it.”

“Alright. Let’s go; I’ll take you to buy some things.”

“So… shall we buy some oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar?” Taohua suggested, “We’re running low on salt, and the vegetable oil from last time that my mother sent is almost gone.”

Qin Feng hummed in agreement: “Anything else?”

“Rice, sugar, ginger, star anise, cinnamon… these seasonings. We don’t have much left at home. If we wait a bit longer, the shops in the town will close, so we should buy everything now. That way, we won’t have to worry during the New Year.”

“Alright, I’ll buy everything you want.” Qin Feng had never been so meticulous since moving to Baiyun Village. He had always lived day by day, but today, hearing Taohua’s careful calculations, he realized that managing daily life was indeed a skill.

And Taohua’s soft and sweet voice was pleasant to the ears.

In any case, whatever Taohua wanted to buy, Qin Feng would get. He was just the porter, responsible for carrying what she bought in the basket.

Later, they wandered through the vegetable market, where Taohua bought two big grass carp, planning to pickle them for the New Year.

When she saw the live chickens, she couldn’t help but buy two.

At first, Qin Feng thought she was tired of wild mountain chickens and wanted a change, but it turned out that Taohua had chosen one male and one female, intending to keep them at home and raise them.

After finishing their shopping at the market, it was already late.

Taohua was eager to hurry home, but Qin Feng could already hear her stomach growling.

“Let’s go, I’ll take you to eat something.”

Taohua, ever careful with money, tried to save: “No need, Brother Qin, I’m not hungry. Let’s walk a bit faster and get home; I’ll make you some noodle dumplings when we get back.”