Chapter 101 Why is this day so comfortable?

Yun Tangyin peeled a peanut and put it in her mouth. The crisp aroma mixed with the smell of earth: "Uncle, you are too polite. You take a rest. I can do this job myself. Can my second brother handle the vegetable cellar by himself?"

"It's already finished. Second brother is helping second sister-in-law chop firewood." Fu Yucheng snatched the work from her hands. "Look, your forehead is all sweaty. Go sit under the shade of the tree."

"No." Yun Tangyin moved closer to him. "I'll work with you. Let's finish quickly so we can go deliver kimchi to the educated youth this afternoon. By the way, I just heard from my second sister-in-law that my eldest sister-in-law is here too? What's she doing outside?"

"Yeah, I'm helping mom sew shoe soles." Fu Yucheng was raking the dried radishes.

Yun Tangyin's eyes lit up: "That's perfect, I'll teach her later. Sister-in-law is very skillful and will learn it quickly."

As she was talking, Yuxia came out of the house carrying a bamboo basket: "Yinyin, Mom asked you to come in and see this pattern. She wanted to know if you can do it like this."

"I'm coming." Yun Tangyin patted the dust off her hands, "Acheng, finish reading the rest."

Fu Yucheng smiled and nodded: "Don't worry, I guarantee it will be evenly tanned."

Yun Tangyin entered the room and saw Song Yushuang and Yu Xia discussing something about the soles of the shoes. She quickly went over and said, "Mom, sister-in-law, let me take a look."

"Look at the pattern of the lotus flowers. I'm thinking of making a new pair of shoes for your brother." Song Yushuang pointed at the stitches on the soles.

"Mom, your craftsmanship is excellent." Yun Tangyin picked up the sole and examined it. "If you don't mind, sister-in-law, I can teach you how to fix it with a tassel. It will be quick and neat to sew it."

Yu Xia's eyebrows lit up with joy: "That's great! I always prick my hands when I'm sewing shoe soles. Yinyin, you've been a real help."

"We're all family, why be so polite?" Yun Tangyin dug out a bamboo canvas from the bottom of the box. "Look, stretch the cloth tightly before sewing it, and the stitches won't bend easily."

As the three of them were talking, Fu Yucheng came in, lifting the curtain: "Wife, the radishes are dried. When are we going to deliver the kimchi?"

"Let's go now." Yun Tangyin handed the canvas to Yu Xia, "Sister-in-law, you think about it first. I'll be back soon."

"I'll go with you." Fu Yucheng picked up the two jars. "The educated youth point is at the foot of the mountain. The road is difficult to walk on. I'll help you carry them."

As soon as the two of them walked out of the hospital gate, they saw Xu Runli standing under the locust tree with a basket on her shoulder. Seeing them, she hurried over and said, "Brother Yucheng, where are you going?"

Yun Tangyin didn't stop.

Xu Runli glanced at the jar and said, "Is it pickled vegetables? Just looking at this jar, I know it must be delicious. You are really capable, unlike me. I don't even know how to pickle pickles. I look like a young lady who has never touched water."

She moved closer to Fu Yucheng and said, "Brother Yucheng, Jiang Zhicheng brought some brown sugar from the town the other day. Can I send some to your mother?"

"No, I have brown sugar at home." Fu Yucheng dodged sideways, "My mother doesn't like it, you can keep it for yourself."

Xu Runli's face froze for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Then I'll give you two eggs. They're freshly laid, so they're still fresh."

"Really." Yun Tangyin took Fu Yucheng's arm and said, "If Comrade Xu is alright, we'll leave first. The educated youth are still waiting."

Looking at the backs of the two people walking away side by side, Xu Runli stomped her feet hard, and the wild vegetables in the basket scattered all over the ground.

Yun Tangyin and Fu Yucheng had just arrived at the educated youth center when they saw a few young people reading in the yard. They hurried over to greet them, "Brother Fu, why are you here?"

"I'll give you some kimchi to go with rice." Yun Tangyin placed the jar on the table. "It's freshly pickled. You have to wait two days before eating it. Remember to seal it tightly."

"Thank you so much, Sister Yun!" A boy wearing glasses rubbed his hands. "We're almost finished with the dried radish, and we're just worried about what to eat with our meal."

Fu Yucheng glanced around the yard and said, "Your roof is leaking a little. What will you do when it rains?"

"Just cover it with plastic sheeting, it'll be fine." Another girl sighed, "I don't know how to fix it even if I want to."

Yun Tangyin thought for a moment and said, "When we're free tomorrow, I'll ask Ah Cheng and my second brother to come and help you fix it. They'll also straighten the chimney, as it looks a bit blocked."

"Really? Thank you so much!" The educated youth were overjoyed. "We still have some white flour here. Sister Yun, take it and make steamed buns for Aunt Shuang."

"No, no, no." Yun Tangyin waved her hand quickly, "It's just a small favor, you can keep it for yourselves."

Fu Yucheng closed the jar tightly and said, "We'll leave first. We'll come back to fix the roof tomorrow morning."

On the way back, Yun Tangyin couldn't help laughing: "Look at those educated youth, they are so happy."

"It's not easy for them to live so far away from home." Fu Yucheng held her hand. "After we finish repairing the roof, we'll send them some dried sweet potatoes. The bag that my uncle gave me will be enough for them for a while."

"Yeah." Yun Tangyin nodded. "By the way, that look in Xu Runli's eyes just now..."

"Ignore her." Fu Yucheng squeezed her hand. "If she dares to do anything wrong again, I'll talk to her husband directly."

When I got home, Jiang Jianhua was frying sweet potato balls in the yard. The golden balls were rolling in the oil pan and the aroma wafted from far away.

"Are you back? Come and try something fresh out of the pot." Jiang Jianhua picked one up with chopsticks and handed it to him.

Yun Tangyin blew away the hot air and took a bite. "It smells so good! Second sister-in-law's cooking skills are getting better and better."

Fu Yuanshan squatted beside the fire and said in a low voice, "She's been practicing all morning."

Jiang Jianhua blushed and slapped him: "You are the only one who talks too much."

Song Yushuang and Yuxia also came out of the house. Yuxia was holding a half-finished shoe sole in her hand. "Yinyin, look, it's really much better with the method you mentioned."

"Sister-in-law is amazing. She learns quickly." Yun Tangyin leaned over to take a look. "This lotus is so beautiful. Big brother will be very happy to see it."

As he was speaking, Fu Yucheng suddenly seemed to remember something: "Mom, my uncle asked you to go to his house when you are free. He left some freshly picked persimmons for you."

"Oh, I see." Song Yushuang said with a smile, "I'll go see your uncle tomorrow."

At dinner time, the family gathered around the table to eat. Jiang Jianhua brought over the fried sweet potato balls. Fu Yuanshan first placed one in Jiang Jianhua's bowl and said, "Try it and see if it's burnt."

Jiang Jianhua blushed and took a bite: "Just right."

Yun Tangyin and Fu Yucheng smiled at each other. Fu Yucheng put an egg into Yun Tangyin's bowl and said, "Eat more. You're tired this afternoon."

Even Fu Yuanzheng, who was always silent, picked up some food for Yu Xia.

Song Yushuang looked at the scene in front of her, her heart sweeter than eating honey: "How come life is so comfortable these days?"

Yu Xia smiled and said, "It's all because Yinyin came and kept the house in perfect order."

Yun Tangyin lowered her head embarrassedly: "This is the result of everyone's hard work."

After dinner, Fu Yucheng helped Yun Tangyin clean up the dishes, and the two talked in low voices in the kitchen.

"Do you know what the peanuts my uncle gave me mean?"

Fu Yucheng's eyes and eyebrows were all smiling, and Yun Tangyin knew what he meant without thinking too much...