In the evening, when people go to work and get off work, the No. 14 compound once again becomes the busiest time of the day. Women are lighting the stove, cooking, frying and heating water. Amidst the curling smoke, there are scenes of children in the compound gathering together to play.
Xiao Fubao and Xiao Liba were still playing house as children, Qian Youcai was playing hide-and-seek with Yan Dongdong and Wang Jianye, and the four young ladies of the Li family were playing skipping rope together.
"Little ball, banana, pear, Malan flowers bloom twenty-one, two, five, six, two, five, seven, two, eight, two, nine, thirty-one..." (Who among you will try to catch the dragon and see who has played it before?)
The little girls were singing ballads, and their three younger sisters were pulling rubber bands to form an iron triangle. Their eldest sister Li Chun was following the ballads, flipping the rubber bands with her little feet, her pigtails swinging, her little face flushed red, and everyone's smiling faces looked so beautiful.
Since she became pregnant, Song Jiayu likes to watch the children playing in the compound after get off work.
Lin Xue was holding Xiaotian beside him, occasionally teasing Xiaotian and talking to Lin Xue.
Not long after, the three Wang sisters who had gone outside Songshan County to pick wild vegetables came back. The colors on their bodies seemed out of tune with the entire courtyard.
Old Lady Wang took the basket from the three sisters. Even though it was filled with wild vegetables, she was still cursing:
"I asked the three of you to go pick wild vegetables, but why are you all back so late? Don't you know there's work to do at home? I think you're just itching to play. You're playing outside so late and coming home only then? Don't even have dinner tonight. Think about what you did wrong!"
These sarcastic words made people wonder whether these three sisters were the granddaughters of Old Lady Wang.
Wang Lai Di, who is celebrating her 18th birthday today, is so hungry that her stomach is growling. She can't help but look at the four sisters of the Li family who are playing jump rope in the courtyard.
If only... she was also Uncle Li and Aunt Li's daughter.
At this time, Wang Jianye ran back, pushed Wang Lai Di away, and shouted at Old Lady Wang: "Grandma, I'm hungry. When are we going to have dinner today?"
Facing her grandson, Old Lady Wang displayed her unique skill of changing her face. She used to have a stern face, but smiled kindly and said, "My dear grandson, you will be able to eat soon. Go play with Youcai and the others for a while."
"Okay~" Wang Jianye ran away, but somehow he still bumped into Wang Lai Di.
It was obvious that one was only ten years old and the other was eighteen years old, but the eighteen-year-old was pushed away by the ten-year-old. Wang Lai Di was as thin as a paper man.
Old Lady Wang cursed: "What are you doing standing there? You saw your brother coming, but you didn't know how to get out of the way? If you knock your brother down, I'll punish you!"
Such a scene naturally fell into the eyes of Song Jiayu and Lin Xue.
Everyone has to mind their own business. Even if one feels sorry for the three sisters of the Wang family, their parents and grandmother are still around, so naturally they can't do anything about them.
Lin Xue said, "I just came to this compound with Old Gu. I saw Old Madam Wang beating and scolding her granddaughter. I even tried to persuade her once, but she scolded me and accused me of meddling in other people's business. I was like, how could there be such a person in the world!"
"There is nothing you can't imagine in this world, only people you won't meet. There are many extreme people like Old Lady Wang in the village." Not to mention this era, even in modern times, there are enough weird people and weird things. Song Jiayu was also vomited blood by some weird people at work.
"Ah, now that you mention it, my life before marriage was so glamorous. My parents put a lot of thought into me and protected me very well." Lin Xue's life before was so pure, but after entering the compound, it became so complicated. Fortunately, she also grew up and met several good friends.
At this time, several voices calling to go home for dinner were heard in the courtyard.
The voices of Gu Siyi and Jiang Baizhou are the most obvious.
The two good brothers looked at each other face to face from a distance. Gu Siyi pointed at his own home, then pointed at Lao Jiang's home, and then rubbed his fingers, meaning please.
Jiang Baizhou had no choice but to nod his head, and Gu Siyi happily came to the Jiang family with the food he cooked.
"Wife, let's eat with the Jiang family today."
Lin Xue was also happy to hear this. Although it was not the food Song Jiayu cooked at home, the dishes brought from the state-owned restaurant tasted better than those cooked by Gu Siyi.
On the Jiang family's dining table, there were two aluminum lunch boxes of food and two other dishes, namely, pork stewed with vermicelli, minced meat and egg tofu, stir-fried lettuce, and stir-fried pork and green pepper. The last two dishes were considered Gu Siyi's specialties, but this doctor was obviously good at using a scalpel, but his cooking was just average.
Xiaotian, a one and a half year old baby, has half a bowl of rice in his small bowl. He scoops in minced meat, scrambled eggs and tofu, mixes them evenly, and a bowl of super delicious mixed rice is ready for him.
After taking the first bite, his thick eyebrows and big eyes, which were inherited from Gu Siyi, lit up.
"Delicious, I want it, I want it~"
The old father, Gu Siyi, looked sad. "This kid is not so good at cooking as I am."
Lin Xue patted Gu Siyi, who was playing hard, and said, "You've done it! Even your son doesn't talk as much as you!"
The confused faces of the father and son with the same thick eyebrows and big eyes:???
Song Jiayu felt that the family of three was happy enough every day. After eating roast goose the night before yesterday, her appetite grew rapidly like a ball, and she ate a bowl and a half of rice in a row.
Today, the two brothers went to the sink together to wash the dishes for the two families.
Song Jiayu took Lin Xue for a walk in the courtyard after dinner, mainly because she wanted to eat the big melon from Lao Wang's family.
[1. Doesn't it hurt to sell your granddaughter for milk? The oppressed slaves are about to explode. A strange man enters the compound. A shocking scandal is about to unfold in your compound. Don't leave~]
Well, she is really interested in this big melon!
Xiaotian walked around the yard with his short legs, stopping and starting, looking back at his mother and Aunt Song from time to time.
After a five-minute walk, a middle-aged man came in from the gate of No. 14 compound. He was wearing a navy blue gown. Unlike Lao Bao's tattered clothes, this man's clothes were brand new and bright in color. Except for his pair of inverted triangle eyes that kept moving, he was dressed like a decent human being.
"Ladies, my name is Zhao Tiangang. Is Wang Mao's home here?"
Song Jiayu nodded and pointed in a direction, "Yes, it's the one next door."
After getting the answer, Zhao Tiangang couldn't help but take another look at the two women in front of him. Their beautiful faces were so captivating that even when he reached the door of the Wang family's house and was welcomed in by Old Lady Wang and Wang Mao, he couldn't help but ask, "Who are those two women outside? What are their names?"
Mrs. Wang didn't want anyone to be attracted to someone else's family, so she quickly said, "Don't even think about it. Those two are both married and have jobs."
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