Seeing how greedy they were, Yu Xiangan felt a little proud of her cooking skills. If she wasn't limited by the ingredients and had to hide her shortcomings, she could cook even better! She smiled and said, "It's done, let's eat!"
This sentence was like a switch. Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie cheered immediately. Yu Xianghai also took a deep breath and gave a thumbs up: "Little sister, this is your skill!"
It smelled so good that he couldn't help it.
"Auntie Qiao, please take it out. I'll stir-fry another dish in the pan." There is still a lot of oil in the pan, and it cannot be wasted.
Tonight's meal is particularly sumptuous.
The main course was braised rabbit meat, followed by pan-fried fish, fried tofu, and bone and vegetable soup and stir-fried taro brought by Yu Xianghai and Ye Qijiajia.
Yu Mingjie and Yu Xiangju couldn't wait any longer, but they couldn't start eating since everyone else hadn't arrived yet. Both children were well educated and could control themselves despite such a great temptation.
Yu Qingshan sat in the main seat and even took out a small bottle of precious rice wine, poured two sips for himself and Yu Xianghai respectively, and then put it away.
As Yu Xiangan sat down with the stir-fried vegetables, Yu Qingshan coughed and said, "Today, Xiao An happened to meet us, so let's have some meat. Xiao An, you are working now, so you should concentrate on working for the factory in the future. I wish our family will have a better and better life!" As soon as he finished speaking, he started eating without any intention of making a long speech.
With delicious food in front of us, there is no time to spare.
As soon as he started eating, the others followed suit.
And their target was extremely unified, they were all rushing for the plate of temptingly colored and fragrant rabbit meat.
All of a sudden, half of the rabbit meat was gone.
Although Yu Xiangju and Yu Mingjie were young, their movements were not much slower than the adults. They quickly and accurately picked up the rabbit meat, put it in their mouths, and started to chew it with a grunt.
This meat not only looks good, smells tempting, but also tastes super good, which immediately captured everyone's heart.
The quick hand wins the quick hand. Everyone ate quickly at the beginning, and then took some more rabbit meat after they finished eating. Only then did they slow down their eating and savor the meat carefully.
Finally, the plate containing the rabbit meat is clean and does not need to be washed.
Yu Xiangan ate three pieces and was very satisfied. With these three pieces of rabbit meat as a base, he should not wake up hungry tonight.
Yu Qingshan looked at the empty dishes, feeling the satisfaction in his stomach and tongue, and sighed: "If your second brother were here, they could also taste Xiao An's cooking skills."
Yu Xianghai also sighed. Who said it wasn't true?
Because of policy reasons, now unless one is the only son in the city, those who cannot find a job have to go to the countryside to support national construction. His second brother, third sister, and fourth sister all went to the countryside. The third sister died of illness after one year in the countryside. The remaining two have no chance of returning to the city. It makes me sigh when I talk about it.
Ye Qijia glanced at Yu Mingjie next to her, wondering when the policy would change. Otherwise, if she gave birth to another child, the child would have to go to the countryside when he grew up. Wouldn't that be digging her flesh?
Yu Qingshan: "Before, they all thought that Xiao An would marry into the Zhou family. Now that something has changed, it's time to write to them and send some things over."
Yu Xiangan's heart moved. In her memory, the relationship in the Yu family had always been harmonious. If she had the ability, she should do something. As for writing letters, she couldn't do it now. Her handwriting was different from that of the original owner. She was now practicing with a copybook. It would take some time. When her handwriting changed, she would have a reason.
Yu Xianghai: "Of course I should. I should also tell my grandfather and uncle."
All the relatives know about this marriage.
Yu Qingshan: "Let's go back on our weekends. Your grandfather will be discharged from the hospital and go home. We haven't seen him yet, so we don't know how he is doing now." Then he turned around and said, "My dear, you work at the supply and marketing cooperative. If you see any malted milk, please buy me a bag."
Malted milk is expensive and hard to buy.
Ye Qijia naturally agreed.
When the family returned home, Zhao Qiaoniang went to wash the dishes.
Yu Xiangan, "Dad, when I get my salary, I will give 10 yuan every month to improve the food for my family."
Yu Qingshan waved his hand: "You take it, no need to give it. Now the family has no foreign debts, and Dad's salary is enough. Don't spend it recklessly, save it well. After a while, Dad will find you a good one, and then you can use it to buy a dowry."
Yu Xiangan: "...Dad, I don't want to get married." She was only eighteen years old. In later generations, this would definitely be considered premature love.
Yu Qingshan thought she was hurt by this incident and didn't want to talk about it, so he nodded in agreement.
Anyway, my daughter has a job now. It’s hard to find a good one, but it shouldn’t be a problem to find an average one.
Yu Qingshan didn't want the money, and Yu Xiangan didn't say anything else. If he wanted to subsidize the family, it would be easy. Just like today, when he bought some delicious food, how could they not eat it?
Some workers have three days off a month, some have four days off. They picked a day when everyone is off and went back to their hometown as a family.
Their hometown is in a town under the county seat. The current town has been renamed a commune, and the original village has also become a production brigade. Their hometown is in the Red Star Production Brigade not far from the commune. It takes more than half an hour to walk from the commune. When they go back, they have to take a bus to the commune first, and then walk from the commune to the Red Star Production Brigade.
They set out very early, and when they arrived the sun was already high in the sky. At this time, the adults were working in the fields, and the older children were doing some easy work to earn a few work points. Some of the younger ones were playing outside, while others were sensible and doing housework at home.
Yu Changyou and Zhang Chahua were old, but Zhang Chahua was always strong and went to the fields as usual. Only Yu Changyou had been sick before and was still a little weak, so he did not go to the fields. He was twisting ropes at home. When he saw them coming, he stood up happily and said, "You are here. Have you had breakfast?"
Yu Xiangju called out "Grandpa" cheerfully and took the initiative to answer, "Grandpa, we have all eaten. Where are grandma and uncle?"
Yu Xiangju has always been a lively and enthusiastic person. Although he didn't live with his grandfather, he was always very close to them. He was very affectionate when he saw them, which made Yu Changyou very happy. He touched his unhealthy hair and replied, "Your grandmother and the others have gone to the fields. Only grandfather is at home. Go call your grandmother and I'll make you some sugar water later."
Yu Xiangju's eyes lit up, "Thank you, Grandpa!"
"I want to eat too." Yu Mingjie couldn't wait any longer after hearing this and ran over from the door. He was lazy and walked a little slowly, and almost missed the good food.
Seeing the only great-grandson in the family now, Yu Changyou's smile became even brighter: "Okay, you all have them, go call people, if you don't know where they are, just ask them, don't be too shy to open your mouth."
Yu Xiangan put down what he was holding: "Grandpa, I'll go with them."
Yu Qingshan also put down his things: "Dad, how are you feeling now? Are you still feeling uncomfortable?"
When Yu Changyou faced his son, the smile on his face disappeared: "Well, what did you buy? We have everything we need at home. Don't waste money. Everything is fine now. The doctor said don't go to work in the fields during this period. You will be fine after I finish this course of medicine." However, even if he has to work in the fields in the future, he can only do easy work.
Zhao Qiaoniang brought Ye Qijiajia in, called out "Dad" softly, and went to the kitchen with the meat.
When Yu Xianghai came in, no one else came in. Yu Changyou asked, "And where is Minxiu?"
The whole family is here, there is no reason for her to be the only one left to look after the house.
At this time, there were only three of them in the hall, the grandfather and the grandson, and Yu Qingshan told them about Yu Xiangan.
Yu Changyou's expression suddenly changed, and he stood up angrily: "How could such a thing happen! Shameless ungrateful bastard, the Zhou family is not a good thing either!"
Yu Qingshan helped him sit down: "Dad, don't be angry. Xiao An is now a formal employee of the food factory. He has some connections and is not in the position of the Zhou family. Others can't easily make things difficult for him."
Yu Changyou breathed a sigh of relief, thinking back to his granddaughter's expression just now, but he didn't see anything, "Xiao An came out?"
Yu Xianghai: "Hey, Grandpa, my sister is not the kind of person who doesn't know how to deal with things. She is doing well in the factory now and has learned a lot." He lowered his voice and said, "I bought a rabbit before and learned something. The taste is amazing!"
Of course we should look at things in a positive way to avoid making the elderly worry.
Yu Changyou was silent for a moment: "That's Xiao An's open-mindedness. What about the other side? Did she just marry him like that? Your wife didn't say anything? She only gave birth to this daughter. Did she not interfere in this matter?"
Yu Qingshan: "She didn't know about this beforehand and was kept in the dark. She also knew who was in the wrong, but she didn't tell me anything. As for Ding Minxiu, it's over. The Zhou family didn't hold a wedding banquet, and I also told her not to come to our house again. It's up to her how she lives her life in the future." Yu Qingshan's tone was indifferent.
She had nothing in her past, and it was because of this that she went there. Her biological father was a shameless man, which was equivalent to her not having a mother's family. Because of their matter, the Zhou family lost a job. A formal job is so important nowadays. As long as there is a formal job, a whole family can be supported. If she gave birth to a son this time, it would be fine, but if it was a daughter, it would be difficult in the future.
Yu Changyou: "You didn't give me a dowry out of kindness, did you?"
Yu Qingshan: "No, I didn't let her take away anything from the Yu family." At most, it was some of Zhao Qiaoniang's private money, but Yu Qingshan knew how much her private money was.
Yu Changyou nodded and said, "That's it for now. I'll find a good one for Xiao An after a while. She has a city hukou and a job, so she won't have trouble finding a partner."
He had also met Zhou Boyang, but he had never imagined that he was such a person. And Ding Minxiu, who usually looked well-behaved, was so bold as to have an affair with someone else and even had evil intentions, wanting to send her granddaughter to the countryside. It was really infuriating to talk about it.
He looked at his son again and said it was inappropriate. He would ask his wife to scold Zhao Qiaoniang. The Yu family had not let them down. What his granddaughter had, the other party had too. Which stepfather could be so generous to support her to go to school? She was already in high school, but she was not grateful at all. She hooked up with her brother-in-law and now asked for such a job. It was what they should do. If it was later, they would spread the good news. How would Xiao An live in the future? Not to mention wanting to fill Xiao An's name on the list, and then it was unknown where she would be assigned.
Yu Qingshan took out a bag of brown sugar and said, "I know. Xiao An's is here. Dad, this is specially bought by the eldest daughter-in-law for you and mom to replenish your body. You should drink some every day."
Yu Changyou smiled and nodded, "I'll accept it this time, but in the future, you should talk to your eldest daughter-in-law and tell her not to be so extravagant. Grandpa doesn't need these things. Save them for yourself. Mingjie is your only son, so it's too poor. Have one or two more children so that you can have more helpers in the future. Save this money and buy milk powder for Mingjie's younger brother."
This time, his illness drained the family savings of both his eldest son and his second son.
The eldest son's situation is not so bad, as he has work points and will not starve to death. But the second son has to take care of his two grandchildren who live in the countryside, and he has to send money and gifts to subsidize them from time to time.
Yu Changyou was a little worried, "Do many of your neighbors and friends know about their situation?"
Yu Qingshan: "I haven't said anything definite, but everyone should know that our two families are going to get married." They visit each other during the holidays, and now they are slowly changing their words to say that the Zhou family is repaying Qin Fenglan for her help. It's okay in the short term, but over time, there will still be some gossip.
Now they can only speak with one voice and try to minimize the impact. In this regard, Ding Minxiu and the Zhou family don't want the news to spread.
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