Jiang's mother once again felt that her third son had made a good marriage to a daughter-in-law. It is said that nephews resemble their uncles, and the child they have will definitely be as smart as the eldest uncle. She also wanted to have a grandson who went to college to make up for the regret of her third son.
I went into the house and opened the cupboard, taking a little from this and a little from that, and gradually I had a small bag, most of which were dried seafood that were not available in Songshan County.
After taking the things brought by Jiang's mother, Song Jiayu hurriedly left with her younger brother.
Inside the room, Jiang Ersao watched her mother-in-law bring another large bag of things to her third brother's wife. Her heart began to ache again. Jealousy made her furious, and she went to find her mother-in-law in anger.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Jiang's mother was very confused. Isn't this normal interaction between relatives?
"Mom, why do you give it to the third brother's family and not to my family? They are your sons and daughters-in-law, how can you be so partial?" Jiang Ersao argued.
"Has anyone from your family been admitted to university? Or is your family planning a wedding?" Jiang's mother asked.
"Even if there isn't, you can't always favor the third family. Look at your second son, he's a first-class worker, but he can't survive with that little salary every month!" Jiang Ersao was unreasonable.
In response, Jiang's mother directly retorted: "The second son is not motivated, and you, as his daughter-in-law, don't push him forward, but come to me, his mother. I am already a grandmother, and I gave my job to the second son. Isn't that enough?
You all only see how I'm nice to the third brother, and don't think about the eldest and second brothers. Their jobs were all arranged by me and Lao Jiang, but the third brother not only doesn't have one, he also becomes an electrician in the factory. The third brother is the biggest earner in the family, but he doesn't take a penny.
You're always staring at this and that. Why haven't I seen you bring something out to show your filial piety to me? You ate a lot of the kudzu root powder Jiayu brought from home last time!"
When Jiang Ersao listened to her mother-in-law's accusations, she felt something hitting her head. She felt pain and dizziness, and fell to the ground with her eyes closed.
This frightened Jiang's mother, and she quickly called her eldest daughter-in-law to come and look after the child, while she took her second daughter-in-law to the hospital. After a check-up, she found out that she was pregnant.
Jiang Ersao felt that the baby in her belly came at the right time. Now her position in the Jiang family is becoming more and more stable. Her eldest sister-in-law only has two children, so this time she must give birth to a boy to surpass her eldest sister-in-law.
I had just finished talking to the doctor and when I walked in I saw my second son’s wife with a beautiful face.
Jiang’s mother: He doesn’t look very smart!
To return to Lushan Village from Songshan County, you first have to take a bus to Dongming Commune and then walk for half an hour to get there.
At this time, Song Jiayu really wanted to have a 28-bar bicycle.
But after checking in for so many days, I haven’t seen any bicycles, let alone bicycle tickets.
I was sweating all the way back.
Before entering the Song family's gate, there was already a lot of chatter inside, it was very lively.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw that most of the women in the village were there.
"Jiayu is back too. She came back specially because she knew Tianshun got into university."
"After marrying into the county, she's really different from the people in our village. Qiuqin, you've raised your daughter and son so well. Do you have any secrets?"
"Lushan Village is the first university student. How did your Tianshun learn? Can you teach my Daxiong?"
“…”
The enthusiasm of the aunts is really terrifying.
Song Jiayu had to spend countless hours talking before she finally got out of the crowd.
Looking back, her mother was still fighting with the heroes, talking to every aunt, and she didn't look thirsty at all. She was worthy of being Comrade Zhao Qiuqin.
He turned around and went to his two younger brothers' room, where only Tianshun was reading quietly.
"Sister, you are here. Is your brother-in-law here too?"
"No, he's still working at the factory, but I sent someone a message to come over on the day of our wedding."
"The day after tomorrow."
"So early? The day after tomorrow is only August 2nd."
Song Tianshun continued reading: "My parents wanted to finish it as soon as possible so that the enthusiasm of the villagers would subside. They also wanted me to take the admission notice to the city to register in advance, for fear that someone in the village would steal it."
In this day and age, you have to rely on your admission letter to register to school. Once it is torn up, it is useless to go to school again.
"It really needs to be preserved well." Song Jiayu nodded.
The Song family was bustling with activity today, and the eldest wife's family didn't cause any trouble. Wei Meihua even said she would hold a wedding the day after tomorrow and wanted to borrow her bowls and chopsticks.
In the evening, the whole family sat together to discuss the dishes for the wedding banquet.
"We still have two chickens and a duck at home. We'll keep one chicken and slaughter the rest."
"Do we need to go to the village chief to exchange some meat coupons? It would be rude not to prepare some pork for the banquet."
Zhao Qiuqin glared at Song Demin and said, "I'm just talking slowly. Just listen carefully and don't interrupt."
"Oh." Song Demin shut up.
Song Jiayu, who had a variety of meat in the system warehouse, thought about it and said, "Mom, I know someone in the commune. I can get pork from him without a ticket, and the price is only three cents more per pound."
Song Demin was about to applaud when Zhao Qiuqin glanced at him and asked, "Isn't it from the black market?"
"Of course not, I can guarantee that its origin is absolutely clean." If I tell you that it is a system reward, you will be scared and call for Guanyin Bodhisattva to bless you.
Zhao Qiuqin believed her daughter. After counting the money at home, she gritted her teeth and said, "Then buy two pounds of pork belly."
Song Tianshun, who was so valued by his family, interrupted: "Mom, there's no need to buy so much, right?"
"No, you have to buy so much. Getting into college is a big deal. You're the first college student in the village. If you don't do a good job, the villagers will laugh at our family."
Zhao Qiuqin made the final decision, and no one in the family could object.
We also talked about some vegetarian dishes, what was left in the fields at home and could be stir-fried, the wild vegetables that could be found in the mountains, and whether there were any fish to be found in the river.
Finally, it was confirmed that there would be a total of five tables of banquets. The Song family would not provide the staple food for the day, and those who came to the banquet had to bring their own. If the villagers were allowed to eat the staple food, the food stored by the Song family would not be enough.
There are three main dishes, namely stewed chicken with dried bamboo shoots, braised duck with radish, and braised pork with potatoes. Each main dish can be placed on five tables. The three side dishes of dried bamboo shoots, radish, and potatoes seem to be more prepared than the meat.
There are five side dishes, all of which are produced in the family's vegetable garden, including stir-fried pumpkin, stir-fried vegetables, roasted eggplant, smashed cucumber, and stir-fried shredded pork with chili peppers and black fungus.
The only soup at the banquet was a seafood soup made with seafood sent by the in-laws, dried mushrooms, dried vegetables, and eggs.
The dishes have been confirmed, and the chef has also been confirmed. It is Zhao Qiuqin, who is recognized by the old Song family as a delicious cook, and Song Jiayu, who came back and showed off her skills in the past two days. The kitchen assistants are Old Lady Song, Wei Meihua, Grandma Zhao, the team leader's wife and two aunts from the village.
The tables, chairs, dishes and chopsticks were also borrowed from every household on another day.
August 2nd is the day when the graduation banquet is officially held.
Before three o'clock in the afternoon, the old Song family member who was working greeted the team leader and the old village chief.
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