Chapter 214
In the ward, both the patients lying down and the family members accompanying them were shocked: "Oh my god, who is this relative of yours? How could there be such a generous person?"
"Looking at his clothes, he must be a cadre."
"They must be from the city, that would give them a different aura."
"This malted milk is very expensive, at least twenty bucks."
"Those canned biscuits are not cheap either, and they have a strong milky flavor."
"Totaling it all together, it's at least my husband's monthly salary..."
Everyone's emotions were like boiling water, they couldn't calm down at all, and they were talking loudly.
Even Wu Qiaofang, who likes to take advantage, felt a little uneasy and whispered to her man, "This is too much. It's Big Brother and his family who have connections with the He family. If we accept them all, will it make Big Brother and Chu Hong embarrassed?"
He was very reluctant and said distressedly: "Why don't we just give the things to them?"
There is a give and take. My family and the He family have no prior interaction, and it would be a shame to accept such a generous gift.
Besides, my eldest brother's family aren't stingy people. Even if I let them take everything, they would leave some biscuits or brown sugar for me, or even better, malted milk.
Song Lao Er had an idea in his mind: "It's okay, let's stay. It's just right for you to get more nutrition. I'll buy some meat for my brother and the others."
Although Wu Qiaofang felt sorry for spending the money on the meat, she didn't say anything more.
On the other hand, when Chu Hong returned home, it was almost noon.
The family members who were taking a nap all woke up when they heard the noise.
Gu Ci was the first to run out, and soon came back carrying two large cloth bags.
Chu Tong asked in confusion: "What did you buy?"
Chu Hong pointed at the bag that Gu Ci had placed on the stool: "Glutinous rice."
"Didn't you ask us to buy glutinous rice?" Secretary Song yawned, "I also bought 22 kilograms of glutinous rice. Why did you buy so much?"
Grandma Song also asked, "How is your second aunt doing?"
She originally thought that her daughter-in-law would give birth smoothly, so she didn't rush over.
It was only when the eldest son came back and told us that we knew that our youngest daughter-in-law had really had a difficult delivery.
Fortunately, the child was sent to the hospital in time, with good medicine and good doctors, so the mother and daughter are safe.
She discussed it with the old man and decided to ask him to drive the ox cart to take her to the hospital.
Chu Hong first comforted her anxious grandmother: "Before I came back, I sent minced meat porridge to my uncle and aunt. I also asked the doctor. My aunt and sister are both fine. They are now staying in the hospital so that they can get an IV drip to reduce inflammation."
"I also told Chu Dan before I came back and asked her to deliver food to Second Aunt and the others in the afternoon."
"We won't take advantage of the He family. I'll just buy some more glutinous rice and send some rice dumplings to the He family when the time comes."
"Grandpa and grandma, if you are worried, go to the hospital to see Auntie tomorrow morning."
Grandma Song nodded: "You are very thoughtful. Now we can feel at ease."
Then he looked at Grandpa Song and said, "Then why don't we go this afternoon? Why don't we go tomorrow morning?"
Grandpa Song also nodded: "Okay, go early and bring them some food."
Chu Tong went forward to untie the two bags her sister brought in, and opened her eyes wide: "You bought so much meat again?"
Chu Hong could only chuckle: "I was lucky. When I went to the black market to buy glutinous rice, I happened to meet someone selling meat, so I bought some back."
Then he said confidently, "I suspect they are raising pigs in the forest privately."
Gu Ci nodded in agreement: "It is true that setting up a breeding farm in the deep mountains and forests will not attract attention."
Secretary Song immediately said, "Don't try this. We are all on the hills. Everyone will go to the hills to chop firewood. It's impossible to hide it."
I was also afraid that they might have distorted their thinking, so I used facts and examples to convince them: "Before, there were people raising pigs in the mountains. If they were discovered, both the people and the pigs would be lost."
"A gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way. Don't even think about trying to imitate them."
Gu Ci smiled and said, "Dad, don't worry, we won't do that."
"The breeding farm is enough to keep me busy now, and Chu Hong is not someone who can endure hardship. How could we possibly think of opening a pig farm?"
Chu Hong also nodded: "That's right, I'm already busy enough, how can I have the time to waste on this?"
Wu Xiu rolled her eyes at her daughter and said, "How dare you say that? How busy can you be?"
Chu Hong chuckled: "It's too hot. I'm sweating all over after coming back in the middle of the day. I'm going to take a shower and rest for a while."
She felt that she was very tired today and needed to have a good rest in the afternoon and did not plan to go out.
She won't go out tomorrow. She will soak glutinous rice in the morning and prepare to make rice dumplings.
So he said to Chu Tong, "Sister, please rub more salt on the meat, and save it for me to make rice dumplings tomorrow."
It was too hot that day, so fresh meat couldn’t be kept for long, so I had to rub more salt on it.
Chu Hong responded and put the meat in a washbasin. She rubbed a lot of salt on it and then pressed some well water into a large washbasin. She put the meat in and moved it to the back of her parents' room.
That little room was the coolest, with the temperature being several degrees lower.
Gu Ci was also very considerate. He had already carried the well water heated by the sun to the simple bathroom.
When Chu Hong was taking a shower, she realized that she had forgotten to tell her mother that her younger daughter had a boyfriend.
But there is no rush. It’s okay to talk about it in the evening.
Early the next morning, before daybreak, Grandpa Song drove the ox cart and went with Grandma Song to deliver the soybean and pig's trotter soup.
After Chu Hong woke up, she asked her elder sister to help her soak the glutinous rice, and she also went to marinate the meat.
First rinse off the salt and blood foam, then add soy sauce and marinate for a while. The dumplings wrapped in this way will be particularly delicious.
In addition to meat dumplings, she also plans to make some red bean dumplings.
Chu Tong cooked the beans early in the morning and added sugar, so they tasted sweet.
Chu Hong took a bite and smacked her lips: "It would be nice if I had a refrigerator. Red bean popsicles are also delicious."
"The green bean popsicles taste good too."
Unfortunately, it’s hard to buy a refrigerator now, and they don’t have electricity here, so even if they buy a refrigerator, it can only be a decoration.
Chu Tong had only seen refrigerators at He's house, and couldn't help shaking her head: "You want more than a thousand yuan for just that little piece of metal, not many families can afford it."
In fact, this is the good thing about the countryside. It is cooler in the summer than in the city.
Everyone spends the summer using a palm-leaf fan.
She also whispered gossip to her sister: "Fortunately, today is only the first day of May, and fortunately, my aunt didn't wait until May to give birth to her daughter, otherwise the villagers would gossip about it."
Chu Hong was a little confused: "What's wrong with giving birth to a daughter in May?"
Chu Tong was helpless: "Don't we all say that if you don't have a baby in May, you won't get married in June."
"May is a poisonous month. Giving birth to a child will ruin the family."
"June is the middle of the year. If there are no brides in June, there will be a gap between the old and the new, which will affect the relationship between the couple."
Chu Hong looked at her with difficulty: "Sister, you are also educated, how can you believe this?"
Chu Tong felt a little embarrassed, but still insisted: "Since it was left by our ancestors, there must be a reason for it."
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