70s Delicate Girl: A Guide to Being a Rich Woman-Chapter 185: Birthday

In the evening, Xu Mumu talked to Xu Hai and the others about the ginger on the mountain. Without Xu Mumu having to say much, Xu Hai patted his chest and promised to dig out all of that ginger.

When Xu Mumu returned the next day, there was already a big pile of ginger at home. There were quite a lot at the second and fourth houses as well. With so much ginger, even the main house couldn’t finish it all.

Madam Chen went ahead and processed the ginger. Some were pickled into sauerkraut, some were turned into ginger paste, and the remainder was made into ginger candy.

With so much ginger, the three families wouldn’t lack vegetables for a while.

However, ginger requires processing and isn’t ready to eat immediately; a certain period is required before consumption.

Lately, the great-uncle’s household has been having minor arguments almost daily and major ones every three days, causing quite a commotion.

On the other hand, the group that went hunting wild boars in the village really did have some success. The lucky ones were Huo Qingze’s team, who returned carrying a huge wild boar.

Having killed such a big wild boar, they appeared a bit ragged, having suffered some minor injuries.

When they returned, they caused a big stir in the village; the boar was even bigger than the one killed by the Old Xu Family.

There really are wild boars in the mountain, and there may be more, which is what the villagers are thinking. Quite a few people are considering whether they should gather some folks and go into the mountain to search.

Huo Qingze’s group, led by Zhao Si, went to Zhao Si’s house to process the wild boar, and in the end, they all got quite a bit of meat.

Xu Mumu listened to her mother talking about these things. Even though her mom spent most of the time at home, she knew everything happening in the village. If she were living in modern times, her mom would definitely be a top-notch gossip.

Xu Mumu didn’t bother with those matters; she was more concerned about her house. The foundation was finally laid, and they just needed to mix the yellow mud well and add some straw to build the walls.

The three brothers were quite dexterous in their work, with Old Xu helping. The walls of yellow mud were completed. Xu Mumu looked at the walls, which were identical to the ones inside her room; though the two new rooms being built were quite spacious, one was for Xu Minghui, and the other was to store some sundries.

The construction of the house for the Old Xu Family didn’t draw much attention from the brigade since yellow mud-walled houses were common among the brigade families. Only the brigade leader’s house was brick and tile.

Once the mud walls dried, it was time to work on the roof.

The straw needed for the roof had been prepared by the Old Xu Family, and once the beams were set, they began laying the straw.

After a month of work, the two new rooms were completed; they were spacious and bright, causing their homestead to grow significantly.

With the rooms done, Xu Hai and Old Xu began going up the mountain to find suitable wood to make a bed by themselves.

These tasks were not difficult; the father and son took a few days to finish the bed.

They laid dry straw on the bed, followed by a mat, and then placed a quilt to make it inhabitable.

However, since Xu Minghui rarely stayed home due to work, only straw and a mat were set on the bed for him, as when he returned home, he would still share a room with Xu Minglei.

Xu Minglei’s greatest desire now seemed to be to occupy his brother’s room, leaving his brother no choice but to stay in that room.

With the Xu Family building two new rooms, many people passed messages to Madam Chen, wanting to introduce their daughters and nieces to the Old Xu Family. Honestly, the conditions for the Old Xu Family were quite decent, especially now that Xu Minghui was a worker, making him even more sought after.

Madam Chen refused all of them. Two years ago, when they wanted to find a match for Xu Minghui, she had inquired among these families, but at that time, nobody paid any attention to Xu Minghui.

Now that her grandson had made progress, Madam Chen naturally held her head high.

Moreover, since he was the eldest grandson, she intended to be very selective with his bride. She absolutely couldn’t let the eldest granddaughter-in-law be like her daughter-in-law, being deceived once. Madam Chen was highly attentive to the matter of a granddaughter-in-law.

As for Li Caixia, she was even prouder; none of the girls in the village caught her eye now, not even the daughter of the brigade leader. After all, her son was to marry a girl from the county.

With the house repaired and all the necessary preparations almost complete, the New Year was drawing near.

But Xu Mumu was taken aback when she saw Madam Chen already up early to boil two eggs for her.

"Nan, why did you boil two eggs for me? Minglei, here, take one to eat," Xu Mumu said, handing an egg to her little brother.

"You eat it yourself; it’s your birthday today. Did you forget?" Madam Chen said helplessly. Xu Mumu was born in the twelfth month, at the year’s end.

"Birthday? I almost forgot." Xu Mumu said, feeling a bit embarrassed. She indeed forgot; she knew the original protagonist’s birthday was in the latter part of the year, never thinking it was now.

Xu Mumu was a bit startled inside; her birthday in her past life was also on this lunar date.

"Sis, happy birthday!" Xu Minglei said, smiling widely. He had even prepared a birthday gift for her.

"Thank you, Nan, little bro, how sweet of you," Xu Mumu laughed while saying. After surviving the apocalypse, she felt lonely for a long time, seemingly not celebrating her birthday for many years. The warmth from the two eggs in her hands melted her heart.

"No need to be formal with nan, go ahead and eat them. They’ll turn fishy if they get cold," Madam Chen said, affectionately looking at Xu Mumu.

"Alright." Xu Mumu nodded earnestly and ate the egg right away. It was probably the tastiest egg she had ever eaten.

After breakfast, Xu Minglei ran to his room and returned with something for Xu Mumu—a small box. When Xu Mumu opened it, she found a variety of cute cookies, something they had bought before and that she liked. She didn’t expect him to remember. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"Sis, you can have them," Xu Minglei said, looking at her expectantly.

"Alright, you’re so thoughtful," Xu Mumu said with a smile, "By the way, where did you get the money to buy these?"

"Of course, I earned it myself. I let them copy my homework; for each time they copied, I got a cent. I saved it for a long time," Xu Minglei said proudly.

"Next time, don’t do this," Xu Mumu said after a moment of silence, then spoke seriously to Xu Minglei.

"Big sis, big sis, here’s a gift for you," Xu Jiaojiao ran over from the fourth house, giving Xu Mumu a light green hair tie adorned with a small flower, which looked quite nice.

"Thank you, Jiaojiao." Xu Mumu said with a big grin as she accepted the gift.

Then Xu Mumu received gifts from other children; Xu Tao brought a small box of peach-shaped cookies, Tiedan gave her a new notebook, and even Xu Wan sent something—a fountain pen.

Looking at the pen in her hand, Xu Mumu realized it wasn’t something Xu Wan could afford; it was probably paid for by Xu Xue.