Chapter 13: Sharp tongue but soft heart

The Qin family's yard is quite large. Not only is there a cross courtyard in the front, but there is also a vegetable garden in the back.

Pigs and chickens were raised in the courtyard and vegetables were grown in the vegetable garden. The pigs and chickens were also divided, but the vegetable garden was not divided. Qin's father took it over to help grow the vegetables, and the family would eat together when the time came.

There was only one half-old bicycle in the family, and they didn't share it. It was nominally owned by Qin's father, and whoever in the family had something to do could ride it.

After the division of the family, the land was divided again. The land in Qinjia Village was divided in 1981. At that time, there were six people in the Qin family, including Qin's father, Qin's mother, Qin Yang, and Qin's eldest brother and his family of three. In this way, land was divided for six people.

When the family was divided, Qin's father and mother each got half of their land, so that the eldest family could get land for four people, Lin Chuxia and her family got land for two people, and Qin's father and mother only kept more than one acre of private land.

Afraid that Lin Chuxia would have objections, Lin's mother explained to her, "The land in the village will be redistributed in a few years. When your household registration is transferred, you will be able to get land. If you and Yangyang have another child in the next two years, it will be land for the two of you."

The farmers' mindset at that time had not changed yet and they all depended on the land for their living. The land in the village was redistributed every few years.

Therefore, every family will promptly register and transfer their household registration when a marriage or child is born, so that they can get more land when the time comes.

Of course, the household registration of elderly people in the family must be cancelled in a timely manner. There are so many people watching them, and the village cadres can directly delete the people from the household registration book.

At this time, no one has a household registration book. There is a big book in the village and a big book in the township, which records the population of the entire village. At the end of the year, the village accountant takes the household registration book to report the population situation of the village.

It can be said that village cadres have quite a lot of power.

Lin Chuxia also understood this situation. "Mom, I know. It's a good idea to divide the land this way. I can't farm all the land by myself."

Since everyone had no objections, the village chief started writing the documents. It must be said that this was the smoothest division of property they had ever presided over.

Whatever the old people say is what it is, and the children don't fight over it. And Qin Yang's wife, even if they get less, what she says still makes you feel comfortable.

It is true that people of the same family tend to be alike. The Qin family is popular in the village and is known for being a harmonious family. They married a young daughter-in-law who is so sensible.

The village chief was writing the document while thinking about it. He didn't know whether the Lin family had any daughters, and his son was already at the age to get married.

While they were writing the document over there, they were discussing the last item over here. This item didn't need to be included in the document, it was the family's surplus.

Food was distributed per capita, there was no savings, but instead there was 160 yuan of famine.

"We won't share this 160 yuan. Your mother and I borrowed it. We will pay it back slowly."

After Qin's father finished speaking, Qin Yang was about to say something, but Zhang Guilan took the lead and said, "Dad, with just that little private plot of land you have, how long will it take to pay back the money?" After saying this, she glanced at Lin Chuxia.

Father Qin: "It's okay. Yangyang is married now, and your mother and I don't have anything else to do."

Qin Yang said, "Dad, please pay me back. It should be me who pays it back."

They were all given to him to spend on marrying a wife.

Father Qin didn't think so. "What's the right or wrong thing? Every family should marry off their daughters. This is the responsibility of your mother and me."

"You can't say what the second brother said is not entirely wrong. If the Lin family hadn't asked for so much dowry, my parents wouldn't have to borrow money."

Before Zhang Guilan finished speaking, Qin Han showed a dissatisfied look, "My sister-in-law has already come in, why are you saying this?"

"Why can't I say it? Did I say something wrong?" Zhang Guilan also knew that it was not good to say this in front of Lin Chuxia, but she didn't say it. She felt uncomfortable holding it in her heart for several days.

The Lin family had originally agreed to marry the eldest daughter of the Lin family, but not only did they suddenly change the marriage, they also raised the original betrothal gift price of 100 yuan to 300 yuan.

She had no problem with her sister-in-law Lin Chuxia, but she had problems with what the Lin family did.

Isn't this treating the Qin family as enemies?

Lin Chuxia could also understand Zhang Guilan's thoughts. Three hundred yuan was indeed a lot of money now. "Sister-in-law, let's do as Qin Yang said. We will pay back the money."

Zhang Guilan said with a stern face, "You sound nice. If we split up the family, we will take on all the responsibility for the famine. If we tell others, it will seem like we, the brothers and sisters-in-law, are bullying you, the newcomer."

The village chief looked up silently and decided to take back what he had just said.

It seems that no matter how harmonious a family is, they will all be the same when faced with the issue of family division.

None of this works, and none of that works. Father Qin asked Zhang Guilan directly, "Big Boss, what do you think we should do?"

Zhang Guilan muttered, "I married into this family and lived an honest life, being filial to my parents-in-law. I can't let my uncle's marriage ruin my reputation."

Qin Han was also a little impatient. "Enough of that. Just tell me what you want to do. My parents and my brother and sister-in-law are not unreasonable."

"What can I do?" Zhang Guilan glared at Qin Han, then looked at Lin Chuxia, "Who asked me to marry the eldest? Let's divide the famine. The second child is 60 years old, and your parents are old. You can divide 20 and we will be 80."

Lin Chuxia really saw that this sister-in-law had a sharp tongue but a soft heart.

"Sister-in-law, we will take the lion's share of the money," it's her fault for marrying her.

Zhang Guilan stood up and said, "Okay, that's it. It's already this late. I still need to go to the field to check on the seedlings."

Father Qin also wanted to say something, but Qin Han just smiled and said, "Okay, Dad, just do as she says."

village head:"……"

Okay, okay, your family is all noble, and I have been petty.

In less than half a day, the family was divided, the document was written, and Qin Han and Qin Yang both signed and put their fingerprints on it.

The branch secretary and the village chief were not allowed to leave and were invited to stay for lunch.

The eldest sister-in-law was not at home, so Lin Chuxia and Qin's mother went into the kitchen.

Yesterday’s leftovers cannot be used to entertain guests, but the ingredients from yesterday’s dinner party are still there. Lin Chuxia is picking out the ingredients and discussing the lunch dishes with Qin’s mother.

"Mom, there's still a lot of meat. How about making braised pork? The celery is also good. Stir-fried celery with meat, stir-fried bell peppers with meat, stir-fried eggs with tomatoes, and two side dishes..."

Mother Qin nodded and was extremely satisfied. "Okay, okay, here's half a pot of chicken stewed with mushrooms. It hasn't been served yet. We can heat it up and add another dish later."

You can tell whether a professional will do the job well by looking at the work of an expert. You can see at a glance that the daughter-in-law knows how to arrange things. The dishes include both meat and vegetarian dishes, and the combination is pleasing but not extravagant. She is indeed a master at managing life.

Apart from anything else, the Lin family did not lie to her.

Lin Chuxia had no objection, "Okay, then let's make eight dishes and also make spicy tofu."

After discussing the dishes, they started to work. Among these dishes, only the braised pork required certain cooking time, so Lin Chuxia started by preparing the meat.

Cut the pork belly into large pieces, blanch it in boiling water to remove the blood and fishy smell, then serve.

Prepare onions, ginger and star anise.

Country people are not particular about food, and having peppercorns and aniseed is good enough. There are other seasonings in the villa in the space, but Lin Chuxia didn't plan to take them out. These are enough, so she took two more dried chilies.

Qin's mother was lighting a fire for her and was more and more satisfied with her as she watched her being so organized.

"Mom, is there any sugar at home?" She needed to make some sugar color.

"Yes, I'll get it for you."

Just as Qin's mother was about to get up, Qin Yang came in from outside.

Just hearing this, "I'll go get it."

After putting a little oil at the bottom of the pot, Qin Yang directly handed the sugar to Lin Chuxia and watched her stir-fry the sugar color without leaving.

Add white sugar into the pot and dissolve it little by little until small bubbles appear and the color becomes darker. Then pour the blanched meat into the pot.

After stir-frying for a while, sugar color was applied, and seasonings were added until fragrant. Soy sauce was added to enhance the flavor. Lin Chuxia went to get the thermos, but when she turned around, she bumped into a "wall" and realized that there was someone standing behind her.