Gu Qingmeng looked away. How could she not let anyone look at her long legs and thin waist? She kept staring at her, and she didn't say anything?
"Comrade Pei, you're being stingy! You stared at me and I didn't say anything. Blanch the pork ribs while I get two radishes."
The two younger brothers would not go to Pei's house for dinner. Food was precious at this time, and it was not appropriate for them to go to Pei's house for dinner.
The two brothers had big appetites and couldn't get enough to eat at other people's homes, so she had to prepare dinner so that her younger brothers could eat it right after they came back from chopping wood.
The flour has been fermented, and there are steamed buns made with the flour, pork bone and radish soup, hot and sour potato shreds, and some kimchi. It is enough for my two younger brothers to eat, and I can also bring some out for grandpa and others.
Seeing that Gu Qingmeng was going to cook, Pei Xinghe immediately and skillfully blanched the pork shanks. The pork shanks only had bones but no meat, so he also chopped a few ribs and put them in.
He has been learning cooking from his mother these days and has made great progress, making simple meals with ease.
As soon as Gu Qingmeng came back, she started steaming buns made of two-grain flour, and Pei Xinghe started the fire. Dinner was ready in a short while. The younger brothers had not come back yet, so the shredded potatoes were cut but not put into the pot. They could just fry them when they came back and eat them.
Taking out the freshly baked peach cakes and shortbreads, Gu Qingmeng put two kimchis in a small bowl and planned to take them over to let Aunt Shuqin taste them.
"Qingqing, these cookies are delicious."
It will definitely sell well on the black market! Pei Xinghe couldn't help but eat two pieces on the way.
"I've already taught Xiaohua how to make it." The bread ovens in Pei Weidong's backyard were waiting to start working! She wasn't stupid enough to not know what Pei Xinghe meant.
"Haha! I'll teach you this skill, it's really generous."
Pei Xinghe lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then looked up and saw the smiling boy again. He didn't ask any extra questions.
Gu Qingmeng glared at the man. Is Pei Xiaohua an outsider? That's her best friend Hao Dehua, this man's cousin.
When they arrived at Pei's house, they saw Pei's third sister-in-law Zhou Fang sweeping the yard with her big belly, Pei's second sister-in-law Wang Chunhua sitting at the door of the wing room eating melon seeds, and Pei's eldest sister-in-law Qian Shufen standing timidly by the side.
Pei Fugui and Pei Jianshe were not in the yard. Hearing the noise, Pei's third brother Pei Zhenxing came out with a cane.
With a smile on his face, he saw his wife sweeping the yard with a big belly, while his second sister-in-law was cracking melon seeds and spitting out the shells. His smile froze.
"Teacher Gu is here, come in quickly! Grandma was just talking about you! Fourth Brother's father and mother went to Second Uncle's house and should be back soon. You should lead Teacher Gu in first."
Pei Zhenxing clenched his fists. He had helped the family a lot over the years, but in the end, only the fourth brother knew how to be grateful. He injured his leg and had difficulty moving, so his two brothers complained about him burning firewood at home.
No wonder his parents split up the family business. They were so calculating! These past few days, his second sister-in-law had been asking his wife to clean the yard, saying it was to compensate for the firewood. He didn't want to argue with them, so he kept it to himself so as not to make a big fuss and let his parents know.
But the second sister-in-law went a bit too far today. His wife was sweeping the floor, so how could a sister-in-law keep spitting melon seed shells on the clean floor?
"Second sister-in-law, can't you grab something to eat while you eat your melon seeds? My wife just finished sweeping the floor."
"Oh, I feel so bad! I'm helping your wife! She's about to give birth, so she needs to move around more for a smooth birth. Otherwise, you'll be sad if there's two deaths. Your wife's pointed belly looks like a money-loser. Hey, don't get your hopes up!"
Wang Chunhua was deliberately making trouble for Zhou Fang. She secretly hated them for coming back, otherwise this yard would belong to their second branch. They had two sons who were descendants of the Pei family, and the third branch's baby was most likely a boy judging by the portrait.
It would be best if she could get rid of it and not be able to have children in the future. The property of the Pei family will all belong to her son.
"Second sister-in-law, you...you."
Pei Zhenxing was a soldier, and he wouldn't do anything like scolding his sister-in-law, but Wang Chunhua's words were too infuriating! He didn't care whether the baby was a boy or a girl, but how could this person say that his wife had died twice?
"Zhenxing, wuwuwu..." Zhou Fang is a girl from the south. Not only is she petite in appearance, but she also has a soft personality and knows how to cry when something happens.
If this happened to Gu Qingmeng, she would have slapped her in the face a long time ago.
It's really annoying to cry when something happens.
"Pei Xinghe, didn't the army assign a job to your third brother?"
Gu Qingmeng thought that if she couldn't find a job, she would ask Pei Heixiong to go to the town to look for one, and he would definitely be able to get one back!
"It's arranged. It's at the town police station. I'll go there once my injuries heal, but I haven't told them."
Pei Xinghe didn't say much. The third brother had rarely come back in recent years. Every time he came back, the eldest and second brothers acted like decent people, just because they wanted to use the third brother in the future.
It’s better to let Third Brother see the person clearly now, so that he can stay away from them when he gets hurt.
"Mengmeng is here, come to grandma's room!" Grandma Pei shouted with a smile. She had been looking outside from inside the room and could see clearly what was happening in the yard.
The reason why I wanted to change Zhou Fang's temper without saying anything was that this girl was too soft-hearted. She would be bullied if she went out in the future. If she wasn't forced, she would be like this for the rest of her life. Now that she was pregnant, she could be tougher for the sake of the child. A mother is strong.
It seems that some people are not strong enough to be mothers.
"Second brother's wife, go sweep the floor. Third brother, take your wife back to rest."
A bunch of awful people, or the fourth grandson's temper towards her, if Gu girl was bullied like this! This kid can poke the sky.
A man should protect his wife. The most feared thing is that he stops protecting her. It would be better not to protect her in the first place.
"Grandma, I made some cookies and pancakes myself. Please try them."
Gu Qingmeng smiled and walked forward to support the old man, and asked Pei Xinghe to put the kimchi in the kitchen.
"This cabbage is pickled well. It looks so red and appetizing."
Grandma Pei held Gu Qingmeng's hand, and she looked satisfied no matter how she looked at her. She was beautiful and had skillful hands. Who could refuse such a granddaughter-in-law?
"Mengmeng, do you want to go to work in the city? Xinghe's third uncle works in the Xiai City Pharmaceutical Factory and can arrange a job for you. How about going to work in the city after you get married?" Grandma Pei asked with a loving face.
She hopes Gu Qingmeng and Pei Xinghe will go to the city to work and hope they can leave Peijiagou.
"Grandma, it depends on what Xinghe means."
Gu Qingmeng passed the ball to Pei Xinghe. Nowadays, jobs are stable and can be regarded as heirlooms. It would be strange if she directly refused, so the choice should be given to Pei Xinghe!
She didn't think Pei Xinghe would go to the city to work. Not to mention that she only had to take care of her grandfather and the others, just taking work as an example, if a man wanted a job, he could get it easily and would not wait until now.
How could a black market trader be interested in a salary of thirty or twenty yuan?
I chatted with the old man for a while and heard a lot about Pei Xinghe's childhood.
Only then did Gu Qingmeng realize that she seemed not to have told Pei Xinghe about family matters. He only knew that his grandfather and father were in the cowshed. He didn't know about his stepmother Tian Liping?
She just said she forgot something?
"Grandma...Grandma, please go to my second uncle's house quickly. Xiaocao stabbed Weidong."
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