Chapter 142 The silent sister-in-law is the most cunning!
Tai Jisheng's wife is not talkative, but she is diligent and conscientious. She is busy all the time and just smiles at her mother-in-law.
But Hehua is a quick-witted person. She was often "punished" in the past because of her ignorance. Now she has changed a lot and is not so cautious anymore.
So, she said, "Mom, please don't stop my dad from going to Sixth Uncle's house. Sixth Uncle's family has good food, not to mention eating meat every day. My dad always eats too much, and he looks a lot fatter than before. Besides, there are so many people in this village who want to go to Sixth Uncle's house for a free meal, but they don't even have the chance!"
After saying that, she smacked her lips twice, swallowed her saliva, and muttered, "I wonder what good things Uncle Six has brought back from the mountains. I'm so greedy just thinking about it."
The old lady rolled her eyes when she heard this. This daughter-in-law was hopeless. At least the greed in her "cunning, lazy, greedy and slippery" was engraved in her bones.
If outsiders heard this, they would probably think that the old man was deliberately going to the village entrance to eat and take advantage of others. Of course, this was almost the case, but he still had to save some face.
"What nonsense! When your father went there, he was always helping your sixth uncle with work or discussing things. Without your father, could your sixth uncle's new yard have been built so quickly? If the work is delayed for a few days, the wages will be much higher."
The old lady scolded her daughter-in-law, "Hurry up and get some firewood to cook sorghum rice porridge tonight. Don't be lazy and cook it for a little longer. If it gets too hard, you'll be hungry tonight."
Lotus was disappointed and reluctantly got up to go to work.
Tai Jicai's wife seemed not to hear or see anything.
After a while, Tai Yonglu, Tai Yongyue and a few other guys came running over.
As soon as He Huaer caught up with someone, she asked, "Yonglu, what delicious food are you having tonight?"
Tai Yonglu rolled his eyes and replied, "We're eating small fish. We just caught half a bucket of them in the river. My second aunt wants to stew them in sauce!"
Lotus was disappointed and muttered softly, "What's so delicious about these small fish..."
Tai Yongyue yelled, "Third Grandma, my Third Grandpa wants his pipe, he just forgot to bring it."
The old lady searched everywhere but couldn't find it.
In the end, Tai Yonglu, Tai Yongyue and other naughty boys ran back empty-handed.
After picking all the beans in a pot, the sky began to darken.
Tai Jisheng came back from outside carrying a load of firewood, and was stopped by his wife as soon as he entered the yard.
"Dad went to Uncle Six's house and forgot to bring his pipe. Please take it there quickly."
As she spoke, she stuffed the pipe from her sleeve over to him.
Tai Jisheng didn't take it seriously, put down the firewood and left...
In the Tai family yard at the entrance of the village, the aroma of delicious food wafts in the air.
The weather was good today, and the north wind brought a bit of warmth, so the old man set up the dining table under the eaves.
It's neither too hot nor too cold and there are no mosquitoes. It's the best time to eat outside.
Tai Jizong was lighting a bonfire, preparing to light it up in a while. When he saw Tai Jisheng coming over, he pulled him to help.
Then, the banquet was set up and Tai Jisheng sat down with everyone.
Pheasant stewed with mushrooms, braised rabbit, a large pot of braised mixed fish with tofu, two-piece flour pancakes stuck on the side of the pot, and a large plate of cold wild vegetables, are all the dishes for tonight.
This is barely considered good for a wealthy family, let alone in such a poor mountain village.
Liu Dongniang suffered a lot when she was a child and actually didn't have anything good to eat.
But in one’s life, no matter how unlucky one is, there will always be a time when one is lucky.
When she was thirteen years old, a sick nobleman came to stay at the neighboring house and was short of people to take care of him, so she was temporarily hired to help out.
Perhaps because she was well-behaved, hardworking and talented, the nobleman's cook liked her very much and taught her some skills.
Therefore, among the wives of farmers today, her cooking skills are among the best.
Pheasant stewed with mushrooms, the chicken is tender and the mushrooms are fresh.
The braised rabbit meat has no fishy smell at all, and the mixed wild vegetables are sweet and sour and appetizing.
The most outstanding dish is the braised small fish in sauce. Liu Dongniang specially used a little more vegetable oil, fried the small fish until both sides were golden brown, added farm-made soybean paste and white and tender water tofu, and sprinkled a handful of chopped green onions when serving.
The salty and fragrant taste is perfect with rice, and it is even better with wine if you eat it slowly.
Young and old sat down and everyone praised the dish highly.
Liu Dongniang lowered her head shyly, and her hands picked out fish bones for the boys, feeling extremely satisfied.
Sometimes, no one is afraid of working hard or putting in the effort, but they are afraid that no one will value or appreciate their efforts.
This situation would never happen in the Tai family.
After Zhuzhu had eaten and drunk her fill, she ran to her second aunt's arms with her small bowl and insisted that her second aunt eat the chicken and rabbit meat she had specially left for her.
Liu Dongniang was reluctant to eat it, but when she saw the sesame ball waiting at the table with its little black eyes wide open, she quickly ate it. Otherwise, if she delayed the sesame ball's "meal", the little thing would secretly bite her shoes!
The meal ended when the moon was at its highest point in the sky. Not only were the plates and bowls clean, but even the wine jars were empty.
Banxianer was very drunk and talked a lot about his "highlight moments", but unfortunately Old Man Wang kept trying to sabotage him.
Mr. Tai San was also walking unsteadily, and was carried by his eldest son back home to sleep.
Old Master Tai was a little tipsy. After arranging Banxian and Old Wang in the empty rooms, he walked around the front and back yards before going to bed.
As for keeping watch at night, that was a shift between his two sons, so he, as a father, didn't have to worry about it.
At Master Tai Sanye's house, Hehua was so angry that she ate half a bowl less of dinner after she found out that her uncle had sent a pipe to her father-in-law.
She said, even though the eldest sister-in-law doesn’t want to talk, she is definitely the most cunning one in the family!
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