Although the other party's attitude was not very good, he still said that there were a lot of offal bones from the pig slaughter today and asked them if they wanted them.

This is an employee benefit. Their employees can have priority in buying offal, bones, etc. that do not require a ticket.

Deputy Director Wang spent money to buy two pig ears and a pig liver.

Yu Xiangan bought a pound of bones and a pig's liver, and the other party gave them a plate of pig's blood respectively.

Normally when they go to buy pork, there is no pig blood. As for offal and the like, since the price is relatively cheap, if they go too late, there is basically no room for selection.

Yu Xiangan wanted a pig's stomach more, but there was none available today, and he didn't know when he would have the chance to get one next time.

The bones can be stewed with kelp and soybeans to make a soup to replenish iodine. She remembered that there was still some kelp left at home last time.

The pig blood can be used to make blood tofu, and as for the pig liver, the dry-fried pig liver tastes good.

When she brought these back, Yan Yuzhen looked at them and asked, "Is there nothing good to find today?"

"Yes, there are only pig lungs, pig livers, bones, pig ears, and pig brains. The pig blood is for free."

Yan Yuzhen was not surprised. "The thing they have the most when they slaughter pigs is pig blood. Xiao An, do you like eating pig blood?"

"Yes." Especially when it comes to spicy hot pot, she likes it the most.

Yan Yuzhen nodded, "My brother-in-law works over there. If you like to eat pig blood, I can't say anything else, but I can help you get some every month."

Yu Xiangan's face lit up, "Sister Zhen, really, I paid for it, so it's just what I want. I want to buy it for a long time. If it's a gift, I'm embarrassed to accept it. It's embarrassing to bother him all the time, and you won't be in a good position to be in the middle. By the way, Sister Zhen, I made some soybean paste myself, it's quite fragrant, I'll bring some tomorrow for you to try, and help me see how good it is."

Yan Yuzhen was very touched by her words. Later, when she heard her ask him to help her taste the soybean paste, she agreed immediately, "I have never done this, but it is no problem for me to help you taste it to see if it is good or not."

On the other side, Zhou Boyang found a familiar uncle and asked the unfamiliar person who had just come to the factory, "What is she doing here? Did she come to us specifically to buy meat? Wouldn't that break the rules?" He knew that this uncle hated such people the most. If he told him about it, he would definitely be able to stop it.

"If there is such a thing, I'll go and ask." He went to inquire, and if such a thing really happened, he would definitely stop it.

This kind of opening cannot be opened.

But he came back soon, and patted Zhou Boyang's shoulder in relief, "It's not what you think. They are here to work. There are only two outsiders here today. They are the leaders of the food factory, and they are here with their men to discuss business."

"The leader of the food factory?"

"Yes, I heard he was a factory manager."

Zhou Boyang was silent. He only saw Yu Xiangan, but why was she following the factory director?

Didn’t grandma say that she went to work as an accountant in the accounting office?

How did he get involved with the factory director? He was confused.

How does she have the connections?

How could she be doing so well?

She shouldn't.

Zhou Boyang was in a depressed mood.

How could he do anything about this? He didn't have that much power, and she was able to come here with the factory director on business, so she must have been appreciated by him. Would her life get better and better in the future?

The more Zhou Boyang thought about it, the more unwilling he became, but there was nothing he could do.

In the evening, when Yu Xiangan returned, she found that the atmosphere was not right. Everyone seemed to be in low spirits, and the people who usually came back later than her were already at home. Yu Xianghai was also here with Yu Mingjie. "What's wrong? What happened?"

Yu Xianghai spread his hands and said, "Someone from the Ding family came today, so my dad and I asked for a day off."

Yu Xiangan frowned, "What about now? Are they here to cause trouble?"

"They went back and came here to reason with him, saying that they couldn't marry their daughter off without telling a father. In fact, they just wanted money. The people who gathered around the house to watch the fun heard a little bit. Now they have something to gossip about."

"How did they get back? What was the process?"

Yu Xianghai: "The Zhou family also came, and they negotiated the matter. The Zhou family gave them a bicycle ticket and 80 yuan as a gift, and the matter was over."

Yu Xiangan nodded in understanding. It turned out that it was spending money to ward off disaster.

"So they probably won't come again, right?"

Yu Xianghai shook his head. "Who knows? It has nothing to do with us anyway."

That's a cruel thing to say.

Zhao Qiaoniang's hands trembled and her body felt weak, just like today. The Yu family only showed up to show up, without saying a word. It was obvious that they were staying out of the matter, but there was no way to blame them.

She couldn't blame anyone.

Yu Xiangan nodded, "It really has nothing to do with us, so don't be so sullen, you should be happy, and don't take those gossips to heart, we just live our own lives, those are irrelevant." Yu Xiangan really felt so.

You don’t even have enough time to live a good life yourself, so why waste extra time and energy worrying about them?

She raised her voice, "Dad, don't be unhappy about this. Look at me, I'm doing so well now, and it will get better and better in the future. I'm going to make delicious food for everyone today!" She took out the pork bones, pig blood, and pig liver she had obtained today, "Today I'm going to make everyone so delicious that they'll want to swallow their tongues!"

Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie were young and didn't really understand. They just watched the adults at home behave like this and were forced to be obedient. When they heard her say this, they regained their spirits and chattered around her, "Fifth sister, what delicious food are you going to make today?"

"Aunt, what delicious food do you want to make?"

"Today we have pig liver, pig blood, and pig bones. We will stew the pig bones tonight. We will have a meal tonight and another meal tomorrow. The pig blood and pig liver will be cooked tonight."

"Wow, Auntie/Fifth Sister is awesome!"

Pork liver and pig blood are also parts of the pig, and they are also meat!

Yu Xiangan took the things into the kitchen, and Zhao Qiaoniang followed in to help.

Yu Xiangan, "Aunt Qiao, please help me watch the fire. I will show off my skills today."

Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie were very attentive, "Fifth sister, I can also help you watch the fire."

"Auntie, I can help too!"

"You two, stand still over there. If you want to help, do you see that ginger? Also, go pick up two scallions and wash them."

When Ye Qijiajia came back, he smelled the overbearing fragrance in the house. The fragrance was strong, and there was also a spicy and pungent smell.

"What smells so good?"

Yu Xianghai looked at the kitchen absentmindedly, "My little sister is cooking pig liver."

"Pork liver?" Thinking of the taste of pork liver, Ye Qijia frowned, a little unbelievable, "Pork liver can be made so fragrant?!"

When he put it in his mouth, Ye Qijiajia overturned his previous understanding of pig liver.

It turns out that pig liver is so delicious! How much wasteful did she have in the past? !

The whole plate of pork liver was divided up in no time. The two little ones couldn't adapt to the slightly spicy taste. They kept stuffing liver into their mouths while breathing heavily, feeling both pain and pleasure.

If the pig liver has a domineering aroma, then the pig blood made into pieces of blood tofu is slippery and melts in your mouth.

I can't stop eating with chopsticks.

After finishing the meal, I had a bowl of bone soup and felt very satisfied.

After putting down his chopsticks, Ye Qijia couldn't help but hold her hand and looked her up and down, "Sister, your cooking skills are getting better and better. How do you do this? Teach me, and I'll try it later."

Yu Xianghai nodded frantically.

Even Zhao Qiaoniang pricked up her ears. Although it sounded embarrassing to learn a skill from a little girl, who could blame her for being so talented in cooking? She must have learned it from her grandfather. It wasn't obvious before, but suddenly she got the hang of it and the dishes she cooked became more and more delicious.

She was preoccupied just now and didn't pay attention at all. When she came to her senses, the food was almost out of the pot.

Yu Xiangan said without reservation, "No problem, I'll write down the process later. By the way, I have some good news to share with you today."

She took out the reply letter she received today and said, "I didn't tell you before that I secretly submitted my manuscript to the newspaper. I didn't expect to receive a reply today saying that my manuscript was accepted. This is the payment from there. It's not much, just two dollars. This is the newspaper. Here is the article I wrote."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone came over except Zhao Qiaoniang and the two little kids who could not read. Yu Qingshan was very excited. He wiped his eyes, leaned close to the light and looked again and again to confirm that it was his daughter's name.

"Xiao An, you are awesome!"

Yu Xianghai was also very proud. This was his sister, his real sister. She was just so great. "Sister, you can submit your work. Are you a literary star?"

He had poor academic performance and did not attend high school. He went to work as a substitute teacher after graduating from junior high school.

He originally didn't want to go to junior high school because he didn't like studying. He went to junior high school because his father asked him to. However, it was proved that studying for a few more years was still useful.

When it is becoming increasingly difficult to find jobs, those with higher education levels have a greater chance of standing out.

Ye Qijia held Yu Mingjie with one hand and Yu Xiangju with the other, "You two will be going to school soon. You should study hard and write articles to earn royalties like your aunt/sister when you grow up. Be successful!"

Two dollars, just for writing a few words, it’s two dollars.

In addition to money, you can also show your face in front of everyone.

Ye Qijiajia also thought that if she could do this, she would definitely get a share of the next salary increase.

Yu Qingshan asked Yu Xiangan, "Do you have enough paper and pens now? Dad has some. If you don't have enough, come get some from me."

"Enough is enough!"

After turning off the lights, Yu Qingshan was still tossing and turning in bed. Yu Xiangju beside him was already fast asleep. He sighed, "I didn't expect Xiao An to have this ability. It's a great honor for the family. I'll go back and tell the child's grandparents. They will definitely be very happy."

Zhao Qiaoniang was also somewhat happy, "Yes, it's a good thing."

She will spread the news tomorrow so that everyone can stop talking about Min-soo.

"Where do I put that newspaper?"

"In the cupboard."

"I'll go take a look." Yu Qingshan got up again to confirm before lying back down.

They are going back to the countryside on this day off to attend the wedding of their eldest nephew Yu Manchang. The wedding had originally been scheduled for a date, but later some problems occurred on the woman's side and it was postponed. The current date is not as good as the previous one, but the newly selected date was specially selected and looked at by someone, and it is not bad.

Anyway, the two families are unwilling to wait any longer.

He went back and said that it was a double blessing for his family.

Two dollars isn't much, but it means a lot.

After returning to their home of three from his father's house, Yu Xianghai sat down and touched his stomach, finding himself full.

Yu Mingjie's actions were mysteriously similar to his, and Ye Qijia couldn't help laughing.

They are really father and son. It looks like one is big size and the other is small size.

Yu Mingjie even burped, "Dad, when will Auntie make delicious food next time?"

Yu Xianghai touched his head and said, "Dad doesn't know either, but if she makes something delicious, she will call you."

Yu Mingjie looked longing, "I hope my aunt will call me tomorrow."

Ye Qijia couldn't help but glared at Yu Xianghai. How could he say that? But when she turned to Yu Mingjie, her expression relaxed a lot. "It's not easy to make money. It's good to have a good meal every now and then. It's too expensive to eat it often. You have to be a sensible child, right?"

She took her mother's job and worked as a salesperson in the supply and marketing cooperative. It was a good job that many people envied. She didn't have to sit down, just stand behind the counter. It was also convenient for her to buy all kinds of good things in advance, and she knew many people.

Her husband is a formal employee of the hardware factory and they have only one child. The house was allocated to her father-in-law by the factory. They can live alone without paying extra rent. Logically, they should have a good life.

However, Yu Xianghai would give a few dollars every month to her father-in-law to help his younger brothers and sisters who went to the countryside. She had conditions for marrying into the Yu family with this job. Her mother was not in good health and her two younger brothers were still young, so her mother gave him this job. But it was also agreed that she would give ten dollars every month to support her mother's family until her two younger brothers came of age.

The two younger brothers are young. The older one is only twelve years old, and the younger one is eight years old. They are still several years away from adulthood.

Her father is the only one in her family who earns a salary. Her mother is not in good health. If she doesn't get medicine, almost half of the miscellaneous expenses every month would have to be sent back to her parents' home.

The Yu family didn't say anything about this, and her husband also silently supported her, which made her very touched.

Because of the economic conditions and the high living expenses, Ye Qijiajia has never been willing to spend much on food.

After all, she can save a little money and can't be lavish on food. She has only one child now, and in the future, it won't be just one child forever. One child is too lonely. Everyone believes that having more children means more blessings. She still wants to give her son two more brothers and sisters.

However, I don’t know why I haven’t been pregnant in the past few years.

In the first two years after giving birth to the child, she deliberately used contraception and did not want to have another child in a hurry. But after she relaxed the precautions, she still did not get pregnant, which was a bit depressing.

"I know, Mom." After hearing what his mother said, Yu Mingjie recalled the delicious food and sighed with some regret. The child looked as worried as an adult, which made people laugh unconsciously. Yu Xianghai wiped his head and said, "Your life is not as good as it used to be when I was a child."

It's really sad to talk about it.

Especially during times of famine, I tightened my belt and kept drinking water to make myself feel less uncomfortable. Although I can’t eat as much as I want now, I’m not that hungry.

Yu Mingjie didn't understand the hard life his parents had lived. "Grandpa said we are going to visit my great-grandfather. When the time comes, I want to go fishing in the creek with my cousins. I want to catch a lot of fish and make delicious food."

Hearing him say this, Yu Xianghai couldn't help but laugh out loud, "You are just greedy, dad can catch fish too, I once caught a big fish weighing more than five kilograms, it was this big."

He started to compare the size, and Yu Mingjie exclaimed, "Wow, Dad, you are so awesome!"

His son's straightforward praise made Yu Xianghai smile like a flower.

"Dad will go fishing with you next time I go back."

As soon as he said this, Ye Qijia rolled his eyes and asked, "What are you talking about?"

No one cares if a kid slacks off, but if someone of his age goes there, and he's not from the village, then there's something to worry about.

Everything is public property now. Isn't this clearly fleecing socialism?

Yu Xianghai also knew that he had said the wrong thing, and immediately laughed, "But Dad is not old enough to go down with you now. Dad knows the trick to catching fish, and I will tell you when the time comes..."

Ye Qijiajia went into the room to check the gifts they were going to give.

They have already separated, so naturally they have to prepare another gift. The Yu family has no objection to her supporting her parents' family, so she naturally cares about these matters of the Yu family.

When the day came, Yu Qingshan and his family took a day off and set out early in the morning with gifts.

Yu Qingshan and Yu Xianghai were talking about what happened today. Zhao Qiaoniang listened absentmindedly, not showing it on her face, but feeling a little scared.

Today is a good day, so the mother-in-law shouldn’t point her finger at her and scold her, right?

She probably doesn’t know about the Ding family’s trouble yet. If she knew... it would be hard to say.

However, in an occasion like today, the mother-in-law probably wouldn't make a fuss. Thinking of this, she turned her eyes to Xiaoju who was sleeping in her arms. He was her only hope for the rest of her life.

This child is not her biological child, but he is no different from her biological child. She raised him single-handedly.

When she arrived, the other children in the Yu family had already been beaten and they all called her Aunt Qiao. The only one who called her mother was Xiaoju.

Even though he knew that she was a stepmother, the grace of raising her was less than that of not giving birth to her.

They have been together since childhood and have feelings for each other. When he gets older, I will marry him a filial and obedient wife...

Zhao Qiaoniang was distracted all the way and unknowingly arrived at her destination. When she saw Zhang Chahua working busily, she couldn't help but shrink her neck. That was the only time she was pointed at and scolded in all the years she had been here.

But Zhang Chahua had no intention of finding fault with her. There was a wedding coming up at home, and she was too happy to wait for it. When she saw her other son and his family coming back, she immediately came out and said, "Hey, you're here!"

The Yu family is all present today, and the married sisters Yu Mansui and Yu Manrong have also come with their families to help.

According to their local customs, lunch is eaten at the bride's home, and dinner is eaten at the groom's home.

The betrothal gifts have already been sent, so there is no time to waste.

However, there was no ceremony at that time. People were encouraged to keep everything simple and there were no grand banquets.

If the family is not well off, they can just have a good meal together and bring the bride's clothing box. If the family is well off, in addition to the betrothal gifts and dowry, they can just invite close relatives to have a meal together to get to know each other as relatives, and it will be enough for the others to just give their token of appreciation.

Almost no one gave money. Some gave a handful of dried vegetables, some gave a handful of rice, and some gave two eggs. For those who gave eggs, that was already a precious gift.

People who are holding a wedding don't host a banquet, but they won't give nothing either.

Zhang Chahua and her friends had wrapped some fried peanuts and soybeans in paper in advance. The paper was dyed red for good luck.

Yu Qingshan, as the only uncle of the groom, and Yu Xianghai, as the eldest brother, quickly set off for the bride's house. They were wearing the latest set of work clothes. They didn't need to do anything else. Just sitting there would bring honor to the Yu family.

That was indeed the case on the bride's side. When she saw the two of them coming, she gave them a warm welcome.

Their family was very satisfied with this son-in-law. He was energetic, tall, good at working in the fields, had a junior high school education, and had two noble relatives in the family to help.

One is his uncle’s house in the county town, where there are four people with stable jobs.

The other is his cousin, who is the team leader in their village. He can’t say that he is taking advantage of him, but he won’t suffer any loss anyway.

The bride's family is also well-off. She is the eldest daughter in the family and has an older brother who is good at both housework and outside. She has a low level of education and only finished elementary school, but in the countryside, this is already a rare family that loves their daughter. Her family is of ordinary financial situation, so it is even more rare for them to do this. Yang Huili is not targeting the family background. As long as the family tradition is good, the daughter-in-law is hardworking, has good character, is not the kind of person who is good at finding trouble, and can tolerate others, then she will be a good daughter-in-law that is hard to find even with a lantern.

Yu Xiangan and Yu Xiangju were laughing and giggling at home, muttering to each other about waiting to take a good look at the bride.

Yu Xiangan was busy, so she, Zhao Qiaoniang and Ye Qijiajia all went to the kitchen to help.

For the dinner in the evening, the bride's closest relatives will come, and three tables will have to be set up at home to accommodate them all.

For today, Yang Huili had already talked to her brothers from her mother's side in advance and prepared 20 kilograms of meat and six fish, which was quite substantial.

Yang Huili was also busy in the kitchen. Several women talked together. Ye Qijia kept praising Yu Xiangan's cooking skills. Yang Huili listened to her and decided to let her be responsible for the braised pork.

After she made a pot, Zhang Chahua tasted it and said that the responsibility of cooking would be given to her.

So Yu Xiangan became the chef.

Yu Xiangan didn't expect to be entrusted with such an important task. She was stunned for a moment, then gladly accepted it. She liked eating and also liked the process.

I checked the seasonings at home and found that many were incomplete. What can I say? I just used what I had and tried my best to make it taste better.

Yu Xiangan took root in the kitchen, while Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie were outside laughing and joking with some children. Those children came for the fried peanuts and soybeans, and Zhang Chahua was happy to see them. It was good to have more people, and it would be lively and prosperous. She hoped that the days to come would be prosperous.

When Yu Manchang came back with his wife on a bicycle, the children swarmed over him.

After a series of nice words, someone gave them food, which made their little mouths even sweeter.

The groom was wearing a military uniform, and the bride was half-covered with a brand new red veil and wearing a borrowed red dress. Her face could not be seen, but her figure was quite slim.

Yu Xiangan was busy in the kitchen, sweating all over. The dishes were almost done. Zhang Chahua said that she had to go out no matter what. That was enough. She could do the rest. On such a good day, she also wanted to show her face in front of everyone. If she saw any good young man, she would help to introduce him to someone.

At this time, everyone from the man's side came.

In addition to Yu Qingshan's family, Yu Chang had six brothers and sisters in this generation. Life was really hard at the beginning, so the eldest sister was engaged to someone early, and the youngest sister was given away as a child bride. The four brothers went out to see if they could find a way to make a living. When they came back, only he and his second brother came back. The third brother was missing, and the youngest brother died early. Fortunately, the youngest brother left a family line.

There is a wedding in his family now. His second brother Yu Changcun and his eldest son, Yu Shunwen, who is their team leader, have come. His youngest brother's only descendant, Yu Niangen, has also come.

In addition, Yu Manchang’s two uncles also came.

Yu Xiangan went to wipe the sweat off his face before he saw the bride.

He has a round face, which is the type that the elders like most at this time. He is tall and has calluses on his hands from working so hard.

"Hello, sister-in-law!"

Yu Xiangan greeted loudly, Xu Xiaojuan blushed and responded loudly: "Hello, Sister An, too."

Yu Manchang was grinning beside him, and from that smile you could tell what his attitude towards his daughter-in-law was.

Yang Huili felt that her son looked too silly and could not bear to look at him. She only smiled at her daughter-in-law, "Xiaojuan, come here, let me introduce you. This is your eldest uncle and second uncle. The other uncles have work to do at home and are not here today. I will introduce them to you another day."

"This is your uncle's fifth daughter. She has been busy in the kitchen just now. Did you smell the fragrance in the house? It's all thanks to her..."

As the sky was getting darker, some people who had worked in the fields to earn work points returned home one after another, and they had time to express their gratitude.

Yang Huili was standing at the door with her son and daughter-in-law. She introduced each person who came to her to her daughter-in-law, while Yu Xiangan was watching from the side.

"This is Aunt You from the third house in front. I often work in the fields with her. She works very efficiently."

"This is your Uncle Chen, he is a kind man."

"You should call me Auntie instead. She makes the most delicious pickled radish!"

From beginning to end, Yu Manwu sat at the small table next to him, holding an old notebook and writing the gift list one by one.

for example:

Aunt You gave me two eggs.

Uncle Chen has a bag of dried vegetables.

My aunt brought a small bundle of firewood.

A small bundle of firewood, this description is very spiritual.

Looking at the bundle of small shrubs that could be hugged with one hand and were picked up by the roadside, Yu Xiangan said that he had learned something new. Is it possible to do this?!