Chapter 240 Eggs
Chu Tong was very aware of the impact and didn't want to go with them, fearing that people would see her and gossip about her, so she asked them to wait for her at her door first.
The two originally thought that no one was at the Song family, but when they arrived at the door, they heard someone talking inside. In addition, the door was not closed, so they looked at each other and went in.
After taking two steps, they smelled an enticing aroma coming from the kitchen, which made their stomachs growl.
Chu Dan came out with a basin of water, and when he saw them, he said, "Are you here to get the quilt? Follow me."
She was also carefree. She led them to her eldest sister's room and pointed to the two quilts stacked on the cabinet: "They are all here. Even though the quilt covers are patched together, the thick quilts are all new cotton and are guaranteed to be warm."
"There's old cotton inside the thin quilt. You can use it as a cover or a cushion."
Song Dongzheng was very surprised: "Why are there two quilts?"
Chu Dan glanced at him and said, "It's not too cold now, one quilt is enough. When it really snows, you won't be able to survive with only one quilt."
This was something their family thought of later. The foot of the West Mountain was relatively open, and although their place was somewhat sheltered from the wind, it was definitely colder than the village.
It just so happened that the second sister complained that her bedding was covered with old cotton and wanted to replace it with new ones, so it was a discount for them.
Of course, it is more of a benefit to Mr. Chu and his men.
Since my second brother-in-law is rich, we can only let them do what they want.
However, Chu Dan was still very supportive in her heart, and she also wanted to change to a new cotton quilt.
This old quilt is not only heavy, but also not warm enough to use.
She took out three more cotton-padded jackets: "Just like the quilts, the outer fabric is made by deliberately finding defective fabrics and the inner part is also new cotton."
She even looked at them casually and said, "I didn't expect you were all so tall. I don't know if these pants will be too short. Hurry up and compare them. If they are too short, I'll make them longer for you."
Jiang Mingche and Song Dongzheng are both about 1.78 meters tall. They don't look tall in the city, but they stand out in the countryside.
Chu Dan took a closer look and couldn't help but praise: "I didn't expect you all look so good."
When we first met, they were covered in dust and dirt, with bruises all over their faces, wearing dirty and torn clothes, and without shoes on their feet, looking like beggars.
She hadn't paid much attention to them since then, but today she discovered that Jiang Mingche had a very high nose bridge and his eyebrows were somewhat sharp.
Song Dongzheng's eyebrows and eyes reveal a gentleness, and his peach blossom eyes seem to be smiling even when he's not smiling, making people want to take another look.
Neither of them had expected that the third daughter of Secretary Song would be so straightforward in her words.
This made Jiang Mingche not know what to do and he could only remain silent.
Song Dongzheng used to work in the Propaganda Department, so he was more capable and still greeted them with a smile: "You sisters are the prettiest. When I saw you, I thought I saw a movie star."
Chu Dan was so coaxed that his face lit up with joy. Seeing that they were all wearing straw sandals, he became much more generous to them: "I'll get you a few pairs of cloth shoes to try on. Wear them if you can."
Although country people are frugal and may mend a pair of shoes for three years, they are very particular about making sure the shoes fit their feet properly.
The few pairs of cloth shoes that were sorted out at home earlier all belonged to my second brother-in-law.
Dad thinks they are a little big. Even if my second brother-in-law can wear them, no one would be so stupid as to let him wear the shoes left by his former second brother-in-law, right?
It’s like my parents specially built two more rooms for my second sister and brother-in-law to live in the new house, and let my second sister change her old quilt, didn’t they just want to make my second brother-in-law happy?
But those cloth shoes were good and she couldn’t bear to throw them away. Her eldest sister even asked her to take them apart so that she could practice making shoes two sizes smaller for her father.
But Chu Dan hated making shoes the most, so it would be even better if he could take the opportunity to give them away.
Song Dongzheng and Jiang Mingche, who had no idea of Chu Dan's plan, were extremely grateful to the pretty, straightforward and generous girl. They kept saying nice things to her for free, making the girl smile from ear to ear.
When Chu Tong returned home, her younger sister pushed her to sit in front of the sewing machine: "Big sister, their trouser legs are a little short, can you sew them up?"
Chu Tong said helplessly: "Didn't I tell you before? I kept a little more on purpose, just let it out."
But he cooperated well and picked up the scissors to start removing the trouser legs. Without even looking up, he said, "Tear off the trouser leg of the other pair of trousers."
Chu Hong went to Lingtou Village today to visit her sister-in-law who had fought with her. She rushed into the house in the rain and saw that they had all arrived. She politely said, "Chu Dan, give them a bowl of the stewed food in the pot."
It’s not that she wanted to flatter them, she just didn’t want to offend them.
Judging from their behavior, they will definitely resume their work when they return. Besides, in a few years, relations with overseas countries will improve, and they may even be able to hold high positions.
If the countryside leaves a bad impression on them, they may cancel all kinds of welfare benefits in rural areas without any thought.
Anyway, even if I don't expect them to repay my kindness, I don't want to offend them, so it's better to leave a good impression.
Chu Dan responded crisply, "I see. Second sister, go and taste it first to see if the saltiness is right."
They came at the right time. This was the first time our family bought pork offal for braising after Mid-August.
Chu Hong changed her clothes that were wet by the rain and went to the kitchen. She cut some braised sausage and tasted it. When she found the saltiness was just right, she picked up a piece of braised sausage and cut it, then cut some pig lungs.
"It smells so good." Gu Ci also came back. When he saw her in the kitchen, he immediately came over, reached out and touched her hair, and asked with concern: "Did you get caught in the rain? Your hair is still wet?"
"It's okay. I've already changed my clothes." Chu Hong fed him a piece of braised sausage and said, "You must be hungry. Eat a few pieces first. I'll cook."
Hearing her concern for him, Gu Ci smiled even more happily and whispered, "Wife, I have a gift for you."
After that, he carefully took out four small eggs from his pocket and placed them on the stove: "I just picked them up. They are newborn eggs laid by the chickens we raise."
Chu Hong was also very happy to hear the good news: "That's great, it finally laid eggs, you don't have to worry anymore."
After setting up the farm, he was extremely careful about everything from hygiene to feed, for fear that something might go wrong.
Now that we have finally waited for the hen to lay eggs, we will soon see income.
Neither of them was a person who was dedicated to the public good, so Chu Hong muttered to him, "It is said that newly laid eggs are particularly nutritious. You should secretly pick up some of them these past two days and bring them home, and share some with Chu Chu and the others."
"Wait until the day after tomorrow, and then we'll talk about the hens starting to lay eggs."
"Then the captain might assign someone to keep an eye on them, and it would be difficult for us to steal food."
Gu Ci immediately nodded in agreement: "Okay, now the captain and the team leaders will go over sooner or later. Even if we want to keep it a secret for a few more days, we can't."
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