Chapter 18: A rare lady, brought home to spoil
"Is this Jiang Xiangsheng's daughter? She's so pretty! She's definitely the best in our area!"
"No matter how beautiful she is, it has nothing to do with you."
"Look at the clothes and shoes that the daughter of Xiangsheng's family wears, and the small shoulder bag she carries. How does she look like a country girl? You can tell at a glance that she is from the city!"
"Could it be that, as the rumors say, Jiang Xiangsheng has made a fortune in a big city?"
"What's going on? Suddenly so many unmarried young men have come here. You were born in the Year of the Dog. Did you come here just because you smelled the scent?"
Jiang Zhizhi was really surprised, no way?
Many people who were enjoying the show had lost interest in it.
Jiang Yuanyang thought to himself, "Zhizhi, let's run!"
Although she didn't understand why there was such a big crowd watching her when she came to Dajiang Village, Jiang Zhizhi insisted on listening to the advice.
Jiang Yuanshan and Jiang Yuanfeng behind them looked at each other instantly.
Run! Run as fast as you can!
I continued to stay where I was. All the chattering was making my head hurt.
The onlookers suddenly felt a gust of wind hitting their faces, and it seemed as if something was flying away.
"Where are the people?"
"Did the void disappear?"
"Xiang Liang, what's going on? Why are you the only one left?"
Jiang Xiangliang was left alone there, cursing inwardly, "You little bastard."
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Lao Jiang’s house is built at the end of Dajiang Village.
According to my third brother, it’s better to live at the end of the village!
At least when we eat delicious food during festivals, the fragrance cannot be easily smelled no matter how far away it is.
Jiang Zhizhi nodded in agreement and walked into the Jiang family's house under the guidance of his brothers.
Jiang Zhizhi seemed to have opened the door to a new world and began to appreciate the homes of her uncle, aunt, and three brothers.
My uncle's house faces south and is composed of five rooms on the front, three on the east and two on the west.
The walls of these houses are painted white. Because the houses are high, wooden boards can be laid on the beams. This is called a suspended ceiling. The advantage of building houses in this way is that they are warm in winter and cool in summer.
In the middle is a large yard with a concrete floor, so there is no need to worry about mud even on rainy days.
Normally, this open space is convenient for drying peanuts, corn, quilts...
The open space next to it is enclosed with green bricks and used as a private plot, where vegetables, tomatoes, beans...
There are many flowers planted in the yard, and there is also a peach tree.
Another well was dug a little bit in front of the private plot. This well was very large, but Jiang Zhizhi did not ask how deep it was.
It is said that having a well at home is extremely convenient. You don't have to carry a wooden bucket to the public well in the village before dawn to queue up for water. If you use a little more water, you will be gossiped.
One of the rooms at the front is used as the main room. It is clean and bright inside, and everything is basically arranged neatly.
It can be said that there are almost no kitchens in the north. Usually, cooking is done in the central living room. When eating, either a table is set up in the main room or people eat directly on the kang.
In the south, almost every household has a small kitchen.
The problem is that the fumes from cooking are too heavy. If you don't clean it, there will be oil everywhere.
Jiang Xiangliang built a mud house in the back room specifically for cooking.
Jiang Zhizhi walked in and saw a very traditional wood stove inside. There was a chimney on the wall that extended to the roof and discharged to the outside. A large iron pot was placed in the middle of the wood stove. On the left side, there were two small pots, one in front and one behind, which are generally called front and rear pots.
The front pot is usually used to boil water, and the back pot is used to cook soup or porridge.
There are two drains in the kitchen, which makes it convenient to drain waste water out when cooking, so you don’t have to run around to empty the dirty water.
In addition to surviving in the wild, Jiang Zhizhi's daily rice is steamed in an electric rice cooker with a wood-fired rice function, which has a soft texture.
But now that she has the chance to try a meal cooked in a real wood-fired stove, she is quite looking forward to it.
Next to the firewood stove, there are some chopped dry firewood, baskets, shovels, hoes, dustpans, pine leaves and dead branches...
Ding Xianglan, who was busy in the kitchen, heard the noise at the door and immediately threw away the rag in her hand and rushed out.
When Ding Xianglan saw the soft and tender Jiang Zhizhi for the first time, she fell in love with this child.
There's no way. Who made it so that our family doesn't have a daughter?
Three generations ago from Jiang Xiangsheng and Jiang Xiangliang, there was only one daughter-in-law named Jiang Zhizhi.
Therefore, Jiang Xiangliang and Ding Xianglan were very happy about Jiang Zhizhi's arrival.
"Come! Let your aunt take a good look at you and see if you have lost weight."
Ding Xianglan touched Jiang Zhizhi's little head and laughed heartily: "Aunt made a lot of delicious food today, you should eat more. Look at your little arms and legs, you should take good care of them."
"I will make sure you raise a plump and fair daughter."
Normally, they would just eat at home and rarely cook a few dishes, especially when they were busy at work, they would just cook a big pot of food for the whole family.
But it’s different now. My little niece came from the South, so I still cooked a few dishes according to her habitual taste.
Jiang Zhizhi was surprised that her aunt had actually started to plan on raising a daughter. What she lacked was muscle, not soft fat!
The second brother Jiang Yuanfeng's eyes lit up. He came over just by smelling the food without his mother calling him. He washed his hands consciously and sat down to wait for dinner.
"Mom, hurry up and eat. My sister must be starving."
The eldest brother Jiang Yuanshan shook his head in amusement and put Jiang Zhizhi's luggage on the other side to avoid being touched by his younger brothers.
Jiang Zhizhi stood beside the table with a smile on her face, watching her elder brother handle her luggage with care, as if he was protecting something precious.
The third brother Jiang Yuanyang was very tactful and brought all the dishes to the main room. He then took the initiative to get the dishes from the cupboard to wash them. After washing them, he served a bowl of juicy rice to Jiang Zhizhi.
"eat!"
Jiang Zhizhi's eyes widened. Is this true?
She doesn't believe it!
Is this the legendary northern weight?
"Third brother, are you serious?"
Who knew that when Jiang Yuanyang heard this, he suddenly felt his sense of responsibility as a brother exploded.
Jiang Yuanyang's eyes were firm, and he nodded seriously: "I've taken a train before, and to be honest, it's not something that ordinary people can endure. You must have not eaten enough and slept well on the way, and you must be very tired. Why don't you eat more to make up for it?"
Zhou Dawei, who had already taken his seat, couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Fortunately, fortunately, he once again understood what it meant to be a sister-indulging maniac.
Jiang Xiangliang greeted Zhou Dawei warmly, "Dawei, this matter has already troubled you a lot, and you don't have much vacation time. We have wasted a lot of your time. Now you can treat this place as your own home, and don't worry about being polite to us."
Ding Xianglan nodded in agreement, scooped a bowl of bulging rice and placed it in front of Zhou Dawei, and even took the initiative to suggest sleeping in the west room tonight.
"I have prepared Zhizhi's room and David's resting room long ago. The pillows, quilts and mats are all clean."
Jiang Zhizhi saw potatoes and pork ribs stewed with beans, pork stewed with sweet potato vermicelli, peanuts, spicy and sour potato shreds, a large plate of stir-fried vegetables, and rice on the table.
Where can you easily eat such food except during festivals?
No! Some families can't even have such a good meal during the Chinese New Year.
She knew without even thinking that the Jiang family was welcoming her with the best sincerity.
Jiang Zhizhi suddenly felt a little at a loss.
What a treasure family this is!
My uncle and his family are so welcoming. How could she have the nerve to eat and drink here for free every day?
Everyone sat down and enthusiastically served food to Jiang Zhizhi.
Even her aunt felt embarrassed to eat freely, so she simply picked up another spoon and fed it to her mouth.
Jiang Zhizhi was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and took a bite of the delicious ribs from his aunt's hand.
Her face was so hot you could fry an egg on it.
Jiang Zhizhi's right cheek was bulging as he swallowed the pork ribs and said with a smile, "This is such a big portion, I can't finish it by myself, it will be more delicious if we eat it together."
She picked up the serving chopsticks specially prepared for her on the table, picked up several pieces of tender pork from the protruding bowl, and put them in her aunt's bowl, "Thank you for your hard work, aunt, you eat."
Ding Xianglan's heart was so warm, as if it was warmed by the sun. "Okay, okay, we know how to be caring."
Then she smiled triumphantly at Jiang Xiangliang, her eyes seemed to say, "See, I told you that a lady is really caring."
Jiang Xiangliang laughed, "Zhizhi is right, eat it all, eat to your heart's content today!"
The atmosphere in the whole room was very warm. Ding Xianglan smiled as she watched her four children eating with grunts.
It's very appetizing and tastes really good!
As I looked at it, I found the lilac orchid so rare!
Not to mention how cute!
I inexplicably feel a sense of pride in fattening my own piglets.
Jiang Yuanyang, who was treated like a pig, made a note in his little account book in his heart that his sister liked to eat meat but not vegetables!