Chapter 132 Envy
Thermos bottles have become popular in the village.
But we are a big family, and there are only one or two thermoses. If each person pours a cup of water, two bottles of boiled water will be gone.
Especially when the weather gets cold, everyone wants to drink hot water, but it is often not their turn.
Now when we see a brand new thermos, we still feel envious.
The main reason is that thermos are expensive and can be considered a big item in the home, so people are reluctant to buy them.
"Here we also have a set of enamel washbasins and enamel pots."
I originally thought it was the defective enamel washbasin that I had exchanged for rice, but when I walked over to take a look, it was actually a brand new peony washbasin.
"There's a spittoon and toilet over here?" A gossipy aunt and her companions muttered, "This second marriage is better than the first one? I don't know what Secretary Song is thinking."
Chu Dan liked to hear everyone's envious tone, but didn't want to hear such sour words.
Thinking that today was her second sister's good day and she couldn't quarrel with anyone, she said with a fake smile: "My father loves my second sister and wants to make her happy."
So just watch your mouth and don't make us unhappy.
"My second brother-in-law also brought some money back from home, and he plans to build two more houses in a few days."
"What?" Everyone in the room couldn't believe it: "Isn't Gu Zhiqing a son-in-law?"
Nowadays, the man who marries into his wife's family not only does not have to pay any money, but the woman's family also has to give the man a sum of money?
Moreover, the families that agree to let their sons marry into the family either have many sons, are extremely poor, or have unfavored sons.
Everyone originally thought that Gu Zhiqing's becoming a son-in-law was one of the reasons.
I didn't expect that Gu Zhiqing's parents were so understanding and generous. I'm really envious of them.
"Oh my god, Chu Hong is so lucky."
Chu Dan nodded proudly: "That's right, my second sister is lucky."
The Song family has not yet spread the news of building a house because they want to wait until Chu Hong gets married.
In this way, they can tell others that the money for building the house was given by Gu Ci's family.
It is said that people laugh at the poor but not at prostitutes. In this way, the villagers will not think that Gu Ci, the son-in-law, is a poor and useless gigolo.
This also shows that Gu Ci's family conditions are good and he is willing to marry into the family, which shows that he has a high level of ideological awareness.
In this way, not only will Gu Ci have a good reputation, but the Song family will also be able to eat and drink better in the future without attracting envy.
Because everyone would think that Chu Hong's man came from a rich family and was generous to them.
If one misses his son who is working in the countryside, and sends him some delicious food, or gives him some money and tickets, he won’t think it’s a big deal.
Secretary Song also specifically asked his youngest daughter to find an opportunity to tell this matter today.
If they said it, people would think they were showing off.
But Chu Dan was young and energetic, which made everyone think that she let the secret slip unintentionally.
Even Wu Qiaofang, the aunt, heard about this for the first time. She strode to Chu Dan, took her arm and asked, "Are you serious? Are you going to build a house? The Gu family bought Chu Hong a watch and a sewing machine. Did they give her money?"
When the people around heard this, they felt sour as if they had swallowed a lemon.
Chu Dan said confidently: "My second brother-in-law's parents are both doctors with high salaries. They feel sorry for my second brother-in-law who has gone to the countryside, and they want us to treat him better, and they insist on giving him money."
She even said something that deserved a beating: "We can't refuse. Saying no means we're angry that they can't come."
In fact, what she said was half true and half false.
After all, the bamboo pole that Gu Ci had knocked on before was based on the standard of three turns and one sound.
However, Secretary Song was afraid that a big tree would attract wind, so he did not allow them to buy bicycles. This saved more than a hundred yuan, and with a little more money added to his own house, he could build two rooms.
Someone curiously asked: "Are you going to build a red brick house?"
The most popular material now is red bricks, but unfortunately no one in the village is willing to buy them?
Of course, even if you want to buy red bricks, it is not easy to buy them. I heard that red bricks are in short supply.
Chu Dan shook his head: "Let's build a mud house."
Wu Qiaofang was very disappointed: "Mud houses are prone to cracking. Even if you don't build red brick houses, you have to build green brick and tile houses, right?"
Then he walked out: "No, I have to go remind your mother."
Wu Xiu and several aunts were cleaning the table.
All the dishes on the table were eaten, and many people were reluctant to leave the oil and water on their plates, so they put the rice on the plates and then scraped it into the bowls, so that the plates were as clean as if they had been washed.
That was the table where the educated youth were sitting, and there were still some leftovers.
Wu Xiu told the aunts who helped today that all the bowls and plates should be returned, and if they didn't mind, they could take the leftovers.
Of course, the aunts did not complain. They immediately divided the area among themselves, put away the leftovers, and helped to clean up the dishes and wipe the table.
Nowadays, when people hold weddings in the countryside, they have to borrow tables, chairs, bowls and chopsticks. Therefore, there are marks or names of each family on the bottom of the tables and chairs, and words are also specially engraved on the bottom of the bowls.
As the old saying goes, a small hammer and a tungsten steel chisel - the chisel head is pointed to carve the characters on the bowl.
This way the bowls won’t get mixed up when you lend them out.
As for chopsticks, it’s okay to mix them up.
Just as they were clearing the dishes, Wu Qiaofang rushed out and asked loudly, "Sister-in-law, is there still a house being built at home?"
Well, thanks to her loud voice, everyone in the village will probably know about it soon.
Wu Xiu did not hide it any more: "Yes, I don't have a son, so I raise my three daughters as sons. I plan to give them a room each, so that even if they all find sons-in-law, they will have a place to live."
"If they get married, the house will be left to Chu Hong."
Wu Qiaofang's eyes widened in disbelief: "What? All three nieces are looking for a son-in-law?"
Wu Xiu smiled and said, "I don't force them. It depends on their own wishes."
"Are you stupid?" Wu Qiaofang looked at her as if she was stupid. "It's enough to recruit one son-in-law. It's a waste of money and effort to recruit so many live-in sons-in-law."
Chu Tong, who followed out, heard this and her eyes dimmed.
Wu Xiu still said gently: "They are all my children, so I will treat them equally."
"Besides, a daughter is definitely easier to get along with than a daughter-in-law."
This statement made everyone present feel that it made sense. After being a daughter-in-law for many years and finally becoming a mother-in-law, it was clear that the relationship between a mother-in-law and a daughter-in-law could not be as close as that between mother and daughter.
Wu Xiu murmured to herself: "What you said makes sense. For example, when Chu Hong remarried, I felt that Xiao Gu was better than the previous one."
Then maybe Chu Tong will be able to marry someone better in the future?
But she immediately refuted herself: Chu Tong has a daughter, it is impossible for her to marry better than the previous one.
The aunts nearby also spoke up: "My uncles made a lot of adobe last year. If you want to build a house, just go and get it."
The adobe bricks are made of yellow mud and straw, or by using oxen to pull a stone roller to compact the mud in the rice fields.
It wastes the country people's most worthless energy and time.
Now that we haven’t built a house yet, we’ll let Secretary Song and the others use it first to avoid it being exposed to wind and rain.
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