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Chapter 51 The same jewelry given to two people?
  A few days ago, He Miao saw the wintersweet green ring worn around Wang Cuimei's neck. She kept thinking about it and wanted to buy one for her mother-in-law.

She specifically asked in advance that her mother-in-law's original name was Liu Yanju, but her mother-in-law was not literate and gradually forgot her original name after getting married, so she only knew the pronunciation and was not sure which word it was.

He Miao made the decision on her own, defaulting to the word chrysanthemum, and specifically asked Gu Manniang to choose a jade jade with chrysanthemums carved on it. Chrysanthemum patterns are very common and not very rare. Gupange is a big store, so it is naturally easy to find.

Gu Manniang chose a golden chrysanthemum and emerald ring. He Miao was extremely satisfied when she saw it. She handed over her wallet on the spot, put it in her arms, and quickly drove the donkey cart home before it got dark.

She was very busy in the fields at home recently, and she didn't want to take Feng Yuanlang with her and have to worry about taking care of him, so she brought a self-defense dagger and came and went by herself at dawn, feeling relaxed. Fortunately, I have been very lucky recently. I haven't encountered any robbers or thieves anymore, and I have gotten home smoothly every time.

The house was already filled with smoke, and Ms. Feng Liu was busy working in the kitchen. As expected, dinner was sweet potato and cornstarch porridge.

He Miao didn't want to wait when giving gifts to others. She always wanted to see the other person's happy face as soon as possible. So, she went home, settled the donkey and the car, and immediately ran to the kitchen to find her mother-in-law.

"Mom, look what good things I brought you today?"

"What? You girl, did you spend money randomly again?" Feng Liu said angrily.

He Miao took out the small brocade box from her arms and handed it to her mother-in-law: "Then don't worry about it. Open it and take a look. Do you find it rare?"

Mrs. Feng Liu gently patted her daughter-in-law on the shoulder and said, "You stinky girl, why are you spending this money on my old lady? Why don't you save up for something big?"

She said this, but she couldn't hide her smile. She put down the rice spoon, wiped her hands on her apron, took the box, and opened it happily.

When she saw the pendant inside, her eyes suddenly lit up, and then she said happily: "Oh, what a coincidence. This is similar to the jade pendant your father gave me last year. It's beautiful! Mom is happy!"

She kept praising her and added: "It's a pity that I don't have any good clothes to match it, and there's no occasion to wear it. That piece is still lying in my house waiting to give birth. This is another piece! I have one more piece!" But it should be treasured well.”

The person who gives the gift feels happier than the person who receives the gift when he sees that the other person likes it.

But He Miao was very puzzled. The father-in-law, a rough man who didn't know how to care for his wife, could actually give gifts? He also gave her similar gifts. Where did he get such taste?

Out of curiosity, I couldn't help but ask: "Mom, I didn't expect my dad to know these sweet things. What does that pendant look like? I want to see it!"

Feng Liu's face showed a hint of inadvertent shyness.

"It's so sweet. It's an old married couple. Okay, come to my house later and show you!"

After dinner, the men chatted and boasted in the main room, the sisters-in-law washed pots and dishes in the kitchen, and the sister-in-law, Yuen Long, and nephews danced lattice in the courtyard.

He Miao followed her mother-in-law into the house, intending to "open her eyes".

There were also two camphor wood boxes placed on the Kang in Feng Liu's bedroom. She rummaged through them for a long time before taking out an old wooden box.

Open the box, there is a wooden box inside, open the wooden box, there is a small brocade box, open the brocade box, there is a small cloth bag.

He Miao: Are you playing matryoshka dolls with me?
  Feng Liu looked shy, and carefully took out the small red cloth bag as if it were a rare treasure, opened it layer by layer, stretched out two fingers to pinch out the pendant, and placed it in the palm of her hand.

"This is it. Take a look. It looks like the one you gave me. It was my birthday last year. Your father went to town to deliver goods and bought it specially for me. I have been married to him for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I recovered the things he gave me, but I haven’t been willing to wear them out.”

"Mom, look at how you look now, your face is all pink! Just wear what I gave you, it would be a waste not to wear it!"

Seeing her mother-in-law's girlish shyness, He Miao smiled evilly and stepped forward to take a look.

The next second, her expression froze.

The pendant that my mother-in-law holds in her hand like a treasure is a hollow wintersweet green ring with plum blossoms carved on it! It was exactly the same as the one she saw hanging around Wang Cuimei's neck a few days ago!
  how come? It was difficult for He Miao to control himself from thinking about it. After all, this kind of jade pendant is rare in the village, so how could it be such a coincidence? Feng Qinkui, who is clumsy and has no aesthetics, and the elegant Widow Wang, fall in love with the same jewelry?
  "What's wrong? Miao'er, why are you stunned? Doesn't it look good? But now, mother likes the piece you gave me more. Keep both of them properly. When I wait for a hundred years, they will still be yours!"

While Mrs. Feng Liu was talking, she wrapped the chrysanthemum and wintersweet green rings together and put them back into the wooden box.

He Miao didn't know what to say, but she didn't dare to express her suspicions, so she mumbled a few words and then went back to her room.

That night, she tossed and turned on the kang again, baking cakes all night long. I was puzzled, and there was only one way to go to Wang Cuimei for confirmation.

The next day, she rode the donkey to the tofu shop on the pretext of making Mapo tofu.

Mrs. Feng Liu whispered fondly behind her: "Hey! This kid loves tofu so much? Has he got a tofu head?"

Poor mother-in-law, she still doesn’t know that there is someone else who “loves tofu”!

When they arrived at the tofu shop, Wang Cuimei was busy grinding tofu, and Song Qingzhou was assisting the master in teaching in the school. He was not often at home during the day, and Xiao Xi didn't come to help recently. She was so busy that she was sweating.

Seeing He Miao coming, she raised her head cheerfully: "Ms. He, sit by yourself for a while and drink some tea. There are some pastries I made on the table. I'll be back when I'm done!"

She likes He Miao very much, and the two of them chat well.

He Miao nodded thoughtfully and sat down. On the table were tea soaked with dried carrots and a small plate of green tea cakes. She felt that her stomach was full and she couldn't eat or drink at all.

If a foodie doesn't want to eat, he must be worried.

She stared at the plate of pastries. Each piece was equal in size and round, with the right green color, crispy skin, and a faint scent of tea.

Wang Cuimei is really beautiful, smart, clever, beautiful and capable. Not only does she support the tofu shop, but she also makes tea so exquisitely that she hardly looks like a country woman.

It was difficult for He Miao to accept that her suspicion had come true, and she was very afraid that Wang Cuimei was the identity she suspected.

After a while, Wang Cuimei finished her work, wiped her sweat and came to sit down, slowly sipping a cup of dried carrot tea.

"Come to buy tofu? I left two pieces for you. I'll take them away later. Why didn't you have some snacks? Try it quickly." She took a piece of oil paper and handed over a piece of green tea cake.

Out of politeness, He Miao had no choice but to take it and take a bite, staring closely at the pendant on Wang Cuimei's chest. The front of the light-colored clothes was soaked with sweat, and the undulating ripples behind it were faintly visible.

"How is it? Is it delicious? I've been making this recipe for many years, and everyone says it's delicious!"

He Miao looked away and said, "It's delicious."

It's really delicious, much better than the thick flour pancakes that my mother-in-law usually makes. Could it be that I just secretly eat these delicacies here behind the family's back?

No wonder, when there are sweet, glutinous and delicious snacks, who wants to eat rough and astringent pancakes?

She frowned, trying to get the thoughts out of her mind and get to the point as quickly as possible.

"Auntie, I was thinking of asking you last time. This piece of jade you are wearing is really beautiful. Where did you buy it?"

Wang Cuimei looked at ease, touched the pendant on her chest, and said cheerfully: "This is a gift from an old friend of mine, and it was specially signed with my name on it. Although I chose the look, I can't bear to buy it myself." Expensive jewelry!”

As she spoke, she even took it off: "Do you want to see it?"

(End of this chapter)