On this day, the water chestnuts were finally exchanged for salt, and I heard it was iodized salt!
Almost every household in the village received some salt. Although the amount was not large, it could at least alleviate the problem of spending money on buying salt.
The Jiang family also received a pound of salt. Although the salt did not look clean and contained many impurities, it was enough to get it for free.
"What should I do with this salt?"
Song Yue frowned as she looked at the salt she was given.
Lin Fangfang took the salt and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Mom. This little thing won't bother me."
She has been doing housework since she was a child, so this kind of thing is a piece of cake for her.
Under the curious gaze of her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law, she first poured salt into the pot, then added appropriate amount of water, stirred it evenly and let it stand for a while.
This way, impurities settle to the bottom.
Then, she used a colander to remove the impurities and poured the clear brine back into the pot, heating it to evaporate the water.
Finally, what remains at the bottom of the pot are pure salt crystals.
After Lin Fangfang's processing, the originally dirty salt became as white as snow.
Seeing this scene, Song Yue couldn't help but admire:
"The eldest daughter-in-law is really capable!"
Qian Duoduo nodded in agreement:
"Yes, thanks to my sister-in-law, our family can eat such clean salt."
Lin Fangfang smiled modestly: "I am just showing off my skills in front of an expert. This is what I should do."
It happened that Hu Zi's mother and Chun Hua's mother came to chat. When they saw this scene, they both asked Yue Niang to borrow their eldest daughter-in-law.
In this way, Lin Fangfang went to other people's homes to help and gradually made new friends.
When Qian Duoduo was picking grass for the pigs, some young wives and girls in the village came to talk to her.
"Laige's wife, you pick grass for pigs every day, your eldest sister-in-law does housework every day, what does your third brother's wife do at home?"
"Yeah, yeah, why are you all doing the work while your third brother and sister-in-law don't? This isn't fair."
"That's right, you're all new wives, why do you have to do all the work? The third daughter-in-law is pretty, but she's sneaky and cunning. It's really too much."
"Don't talk nonsense! Of the three sisters-in-law in my family, I'm the most useless. I can only pick grass for pigs."
Qian Duoduo doesn't buy it. She knows her position very well.
The eldest sister-in-law is virtuous, the third brother's wife can make money, and she can eat.
She also hoped that her third brother's wife would make more money and buy delicious food, and her eldest sister-in-law would cook it and she would eat it.
"You are the most useless? How is that possible? I have never seen the third brother's wife do anything."
"My third sister-in-law is a translator. The newspaper in town wants her to work. She's amazing!"
"Translator? Brother Lai's daughter-in-law, you're bragging without thinking. If your third sister-in-law could be a translator, we could all become the director of the women's department."
"Hahaha, aren't you afraid of laughing? Newspapers, they require a diploma. I remember your third sister-in-law only has a junior high school diploma, how could she get into a newspaper?"
"Hahaha, if Jiang Laosan's wife could be a translator, I'd chew the soles of my shoes!"
Faced with the ridicule of the crowd, Qian Duoduo was filled with anger, but she forced herself to hold it back.
These people actually looked down on her third sister-in-law so much that they didn't even believe she had the ability to be a translator!
"Hmph, sister-in-law, I'll remember you. Everyone heard it. You took the initiative to chew the soles of the shoes. I didn't force you to do it!"
"Little girl, you're bragging. Okay, okay, everyone heard it and can testify. If Jiang Lao San's wife isn't the translator, then let Jiang Lao Er's wife fill my shoes~"
"We are all from the same village. If you want to bet, just bet. Don't ruin the relationship."
"Hey, there's no need to persuade this sister-in-law. What's true can't be false, and what's false can't be true. If you don't believe me, come home with me and we'll confront each other face to face."
Qian Duoduo put away the sickle. She had harvested enough grass for the pigs and it was time to go home.
"Let's go, who's afraid of who?"
The old lady who had been questioning her was eager to confront her, but she just didn't believe it. She could tell at first glance that Jiang Laosan's wife was a lazy person, so how could she be a translator!
Once she exposes the other party's lies, let's see how Widow Song will raise her head in Hanshan Village!
......
While you are at home, disaster may come from the sky.
Su Miantang had just gotten up and was opening the window to ventilate when he saw his second sister-in-law walking towards him with a face as annoyed as a puffer fish.
"What's wrong, sister-in-law? Who made you angry?"
Since the sisters-in-law had never had any quarrels, Su Miantang didn't think that her second sister-in-law's anger was directed at her.
"Third sister-in-law, I'm telling you, I was picking grass for pigs at the foot of the mountain this morning, and Aunt Jiang insisted..."
Qian Duoduo told her third brother's wife everything that happened, but she didn't know that her behavior was very similar to someone else's.
After listening to this, Su Miantang just thought that her second sister-in-law was so cute.
No wonder people say that husband and wife look alike. My second sister-in-law is just like my second brother. She is like a rookie. When she is wronged outside, she goes home to vent her anger on the adults.
This matter is related to her. When the second sister-in-law was defending her, she was targeted by someone.
Naturally, she couldn't just stand by and watch. She had to support her second sister-in-law and give the troublemaker a slap in the face.
"Okay, don't be angry, Second Sister-in-law. I'll go get my work permit and go with you to slap that Aunt Jiang in the face."
"Yeah, I knew my third sister-in-law would support me!"
Qian Duoduo grinned and was about to make Aunt Jiang eat the soles of her shoes!
Men in the family usually don't interfere in women's affairs, unless the men in the family are looking for trouble and then get involved.
Therefore, when the two brothers Jiang An and Jiang Lai heard the noise, they did not intervene too much.
Song Yue had eaten all her egg cakes, so she asked her eldest son's wife to make her an egg custard in the morning.
At this moment, she was holding the egg custard, leisurely carrying it, and sitting at the dining table to eat breakfast.
Aunt Jiang stared at the egg custard in her hand with her eyes wide open, her mouth watering.
The other aunties, both those I know and those I don’t, restrained their greed a little and said with envy:
"Yue Niang, do you eat like this every morning?"
"I don't eat it every day, but occasionally. It's mainly because my daughters-in-law are filial. I've told them not to make egg custard for me, but they just won't listen~"
Song Yue did it on purpose to make Aunt Jiang jealous.
The second son’s wife has gone to find her good girlfriend, and there will be another good show to watch soon.
When Lin Fangfang heard her mother-in-law praising them for being filial, she happily brought out the mixed flour buns. The white flour bun on the top was specially made for her mother-in-law. There was another one that was kept warm in the steamer for her third brother and sister-in-law to eat.
"Mom, you eat first, I'll go get the porridge."
"Well, go ahead."
Song Yue looked calm and composed, and it was obvious that her family status was very high.
This made other people feel even worse.
Who doesn’t have a daughter-in-law?
But which daughter-in-law would be so respectful to her mother-in-law?
Do you make egg custard and white flour buns for your mother-in-law alone and listen to her instructions?
Ouch, I feel a little depressed.
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