Chapter 91 Jinjiang First Release Chapter 91 Rubbing ears and temples, charming...
"You're still laughing." Fang Shu lay prone while Yu Qinglong applied medicine to his back, grinning, "Mom, don't tell me you practiced Iron Sand Palm while we were away."
"Who told you to mess around? I was scared when you picked me up. You didn't think I was heavy."
"When you were at Zheng'er's house, I walked over that area countless times, afraid I'd miss you coming out. Didn't you notice that the path was paved with new gravel? It's not slippery at all, so it's very easy to walk on."
“Who laid the sand and gravel?”
"Second brother. Father, little brother, and eldest brother often come here. He's afraid they'll fall. He's mainly worried about little brother falling. Oh, that first spank from mother really hurt."
"I guess he's really anxious."
Yu Qinglong found that other parts of his body were fine, except for a spot on his right back that was red and a little blue.
How many people who work in the fields and have strong blood circulation don't have heavy hands? That inch of strength really hurt. He was wearing a cotton coat. Although Fang Shu's energy has been strong recently and his cotton coat is not thick, even so, it is still a cotton coat. Fang Wu was really angry that he could hit him to this extent.
Yu Qinglong helped blow twice and touched Fang Shu's back.
During the first few busy days in the county town, Fang Shu was exhausted, thin, and listless. But now, looking closely, he seemed much stronger. His muscles had become fuller, as if they had been developed from those days of constantly chopping wood before his wedding. It wasn't exaggerated, but there was an unconcealable strength in him.
At first, the city was crowded and chaotic, so Fang Shu refused to ask him to go. He only knew Fang Shu was there directing the troops, but he had no idea what specific tasks they were supposed to be doing. When he asked, he was told they were just arranging food and shelter for the disaster victims, which was indistinguishable from what he had said.
Yu Qinglong said, "You've suffered a lot outside this time, and your back is thick."
Fang Shu said: "But I feel very relaxed holding you now, I think it's worth it."
He turned around and carefully held the person in his arms: "Do you want to see the Flower Record again?"
"How do you see it?"
"I will sit in front of the mirror, and Long'er will sit in my arms and move slowly. You can see him as long as you turn your head. Is this okay?"
"good……"
After a moment, the mirror shook gently, as if drawing people into a secret wonderland.
The jade girl and the golden boy, rubbing their ears together, are full of beauty.
Yu Qinglong suddenly had a sensitive spot on his body. Whenever Fang Shu touched it, he couldn't help but tremble slightly, like a fragile branch helpless in the evening breeze.
But every time it was about to fall, it was caught steadily, which made people's hearts burn.
The next day, I got up late again.
It was already bright daylight when Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu opened their eyes. However, they couldn't stay in bed any longer today because someone was moving.
Not only my eldest brother, his wife and Xiao Song'er had to move out, but my parents who lived in Li Zheng's house also had to move back.
The decision was made a little suddenly, but I wanted to move while they were around and have a party with friends to celebrate. Coincidentally, the best day for moving was on this day in the past half month, so I decided to move.
As for whether some families would be unhappy about the funeral, that was not within their scope of consideration. The Yu family and the Fang family now felt that the Yan family was not a good family and did not intend to have long-term contact with them.
Yu Qinglong went to the town with Fang Shu and the three members of Fang Shan's family. They were responsible for buying wine, meat, and firecrackers, and also invited Wu Changjie's family, Ma Qinsui, Yan Xikuan, and Yan Xikuan's sister to join in the fun.
I also have relatives in Shangxi Village and I need to invite them too, but they live nearby, so I just need to notify them in advance.
Bai Wanqiu didn't really want to invite him. He felt disheartened when he thought about how his parents had disliked him living at home, and how they hadn't even bothered to visit him even when he was pregnant. It wasn't like he was living there for free; he was their own child.
Yu Qinglong thought that Old Whitehead had actually gone to chop the big beams in his house and mocked him, so he didn't want to look for him.
But both parents said that they were still relatives and it was not good to really break up, so Qingye and his wife went to invite them. They also had to notify Doctor Mo's family, the second wife's family, and the second brother's friend Zhang Erban's family.
Inviting people and buying wine is a big deal because we are far away and not in the same place.
By comparison, moving was the easiest. The family had an oxcart, and the distance was close. How close was it? It was like when Li Zheng was cooking at home, the aroma could be smelled at Yu's house. Meanwhile, at the Fang family's house, it only took a few sips of tea to get to Li Zheng's house.
It was so close and there were not many things, so I just pulled a few wooden boxes of salted egg yolks over at once.
Yu Qinglong speculated on the way: "By now, 80% of the things have been taken out and packed."
At the same time, Bai Wanqiu and Yu Qingye also arrived in Shangxi Village.
Bai Wanqiu grumbled all the way. First he went to Doctor Mo's house, then to the second branch of the Yu family, Erban's house, and finally to his house: "If it weren't for my father talking to my father, I wouldn't have wanted to come."
Yu Qingye advised him: "Well, after all, they have taken us in for a while."
A shelter that always gives him the cold shoulder? Bai Wanqiu flung aside the cotton door curtain: "Father, Mother, I'm home!"
Bai Lishan and his wife were both at home. One was talking to his youngest son, while the other was sewing with her husband. Seeing them come back, Bai Lishan asked, "Why are you here again?"
Bai Wanqiu got angry when he heard this.
He saw his brother and his new husband staring at them without even saying hello, and he was not happy: "My family is moving into a new house, and we're going to set up a few tables tomorrow to have a good time. If you have time, come and sit down, but if not, forget it."
Bai Zaodong immediately rushed to ask, "Brother, where did your family get this new house?"
Bai Wanqiu said, "Brother Qinglong and his wife are honoring the elders of the family. There will be a banquet tomorrow at noon. If you want to come, go. I've brought the message."
"Hey kid, how can you talk like that?" Bai Lishan said, "This is your own brother."
"Brother, I didn't even hear him call me brother when I came in. If you go tomorrow, we will take your share, if not, we won't take it."
"Let's go! Why not?" Bai Zaodong said, "Let's all go."
"What are you going to do?" Bai Lishan said, "Isn't it just moving? And you're showing off."
"Oh, go ahead, father. Let's go and have a look. Besides, if we're going to set up a feast, there must be wine and meat."
"Are you short of wine and meat?"
"We haven't seen any meat in our family for more than half a month. What do you think?"
"You!" Bai Lishan cursed angrily, "You useless thing."
Bai Zaodong muttered, "I can't even read a single word. What future can I have?"
Bai Zaodong's husband looked like an honest man. He kept his head down and didn't dare to say a word for a long time.
Bai Wanqiu frowned: "Then consider it as you are leaving. Husband, let's go back."
Yu Qingye said, "Father and mother-in-law, you can go over there tomorrow. I'll take Qiu'er back first."
Bai Lishan snorted, and after the others left, he scolded his son: "Look at you, you look so ugly. What's wrong with not eating? Is the food at Old Yu's house so delicious?"
Bai Zaodong said, "That's true. If I drink vegetable porridge and eat dried radish every day, my farts will smell like radish."
Bai Lishan angrily said, "Then don't eat! If you have the ability, why don't you be more diligent and go out to find work in winter? You are so lazy that oil is dripping from your bones, and you still have the nerve to be picky. Anyway, whoever wants to go can go! I won't go! Look at how stingy the Yu family is. I just chopped some old wood for firewood? And what a jerk, they came and took away all the wood and bricks in just two days. They treat all these broken things as treasures. Look, their house must not be a good house, otherwise they would use old bricks and old wood."
"Didn't they say it was a gift from Yu Qinglong and his wife? The Fang family is so rich, how could they use old bricks and old wood?"
"Then why don't you take it back? You can burn the old wood as firewood, but what about the old bricks? They can't be burned, so what can they be used for? Aren't they just used to repair the house?!"
"Alright, alright, what are you arguing about?" Bai Wu said, "We should go if we have to."
"Go, go, go. You have to spend money when you go."
"Hey, you, don't worry about it. Didn't the in-laws come to Dong'er's wedding? We can't just go ahead and not repay their kindness. They gave us fifty coins at that time, so why don't we just give them fifty coins back? I heard that the Qing family has a big fat boy. If they want to invite us when the baby is a hundred days old, won't they have to pay us another share of money? This time, we will give fifty coins to Qing's wife and say it's for the child. Next time they invite us, we won't go. We'll just consider it as a reward."
Bai Lishan thought this was a good idea. This way, he could pay two favors with one payment, and he could still hire the same person when his son had children.
He said, "Okay, let's go check it out tomorrow. I want to see what kind of house he has."
Yu Qinglong and his wife, along with Fangshan's family, arrived in town and split up. Fangshan's family went to buy wine and firecrackers, carrying salted egg yolks, while Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu went to pick up Yan Xikuan and Ma Qinsui.
The couple met Yan Xikuan's sister, a particularly virtuous and sensible woman. However, despite Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu's repeated invitations, the sister declined the proposal to visit Xiaxi Village.
Yu Qinglong felt that it was not a good idea to force it, so he just took Yan Xikuan and Ma Qinsui away.
When they reached the street, Yan Xikuan lowered his voice and said, "Brother Xiaoyu, don't be offended. My parents passed away early, and my sister suffered a lot for me, so I value money. I keep silver at home because she's afraid that someone will steal it now that no one is home."
Yu Qinglong said, "I understand. It's not easy for my sister either. Let's just follow her wishes."
At this moment, a familiar voice said, "Hey, isn't that the couple guarding the city? Why are you in town?"
Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu turned around and saw Niu Quan and the two soldiers who had escorted them back to the village. The one who spoke was one of them, having driven Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu's carriage in the past, so they were relatively familiar with each other.
Fang Shu said, "Brother Niu, Brother Qiao, Brother Guo. My father-in-law's family is moving to a new house, and we're here to buy some wine. If you and your brothers have nothing to do, come and have a drink together tomorrow at noon."
Niu Quan asked, "Is it convenient?"
Fang Shu said: "It's convenient, most of them are acquaintances."
Niu Quan and the others had been staying with Fang Shu and Yu Qinglong for a few days to rest. After hearing what they said, they thought it was fine to go, as there was nothing to do anyway. Their main task this time was to pick up and protect these two people, so they agreed.
After the two sides separated, Ma looked at Fang Shu and asked, "Shoucheng, are you familiar with Lord Niu and the others now?"
Fang Shu said: "During those days in the county town, we saw each other almost every day. We ate and worked together all day long. Even if we were not familiar with each other, we became familiar with each other."
Yan Xikuan said, "That's a good thing. It's better to have acquaintances in the government than not. The officers and soldiers in the town now know that you two are good friends with me and my followers, so they will take care of you if anything happens."
Yu Qinglong thought that although Lord Cao didn't pay people and just asked them to work hard, it was quite pleasant to use their talents where they could.
When they arrived at the Wu family's house, they were resting and hadn't opened the door. The three of them were deciding whether to make some dumplings or just grab a quick bite. Now that they had finished the work Yu Qinglong had assigned them, they had some free time and could rest.
Thanks to Yu Qinglong and Fang Shu, their family's income this year is much higher than in previous years.
Bang bang bang!
Fang Shu shouted outside the door: "Chang Jie!"
Wu Sheng immediately got up and ran out in his slippers: "Here I come!"
Fang Shu said, "Changjie, my father-in-law's family has moved, and they're going to have a big feast tomorrow. Will you go with Uncle Wu and Auntie tomorrow?"
Wu Sheng said, "What's the point of tomorrow? I've got a couple of days off anyway. I'll go tell my father and mother, I'll be there right away. How did you get here?"
Yu Qinglong said he was driving the salted egg yolks. Wu Sheng went to hitch up the mule cart and said, "Wait a minute, I'll take them along."
The Wu family of three came out quickly, not caring about what to eat in the afternoon, thinking of going back and thinking about it later.
This group drove their mule carts to a liquor store to meet up with Fangshan's family, then headed to the market. They'd already bought liquor and firecrackers, but not meat. After buying some meat at the market, they could also buy some frozen fruit, like pears and persimmons. They also had apples and oranges, which were more expensive. Previously, they wouldn't have dared to think about it, but now they could eat whatever they wanted.
Yu Qinglong bought all four. He also bought half a pig, having the butcher carve it up for him, and a bunch of candied haws. He even bought the straw sticks they were attached to, because there was no packaging and it would be hard to carry so many.
The oxcart and mulecart drove back to Xiaxi Village together. Seeing that everyone who had walked nearby had arrived, Fang Wushi suggested, "Why wait until tomorrow? Why don't we make dumplings this afternoon? Yuanhua, I still have steamed buns in the pot. If you're hungry, grab a bite first. We'll have dumplings this afternoon."
Yuanhua was Wu Changjie's mother's name. After hearing this, she said, "Okay, then quickly bring me two. I'll help you chop the stuffing after you finish eating."
Yu Qinglong took a cloth bag and put three of each of the four fruits in it for Zhuangzhuang: "Sister-in-law Wu Nan, give this to Zhuangzhuang to eat."
Wu Nan said, "This is too much. He can just eat two."
Yu Qinglong said, "Don't be polite, we are all family."
Zhuangzhuang came over and hugged the fruit bag: "Thank you, Uncle Qinglong."
Wu Nan laughed at him: "You little brat, why are you so rude?"
Zhuangzhuang said, "Uncle Qinglong already said that we are family, so why should I be polite?"
The child took the cabbage home and came back to help. Yu Qinglong was impressed by the boy's sturdy figure and took him with him to pick cabbages.
They were going to make dumplings stuffed with pork and cabbage. In the countryside, this was usually only eaten during the Lunar New Year, but now the Fang family had no special needs, so they could eat whatever they wanted. Especially after Yu Qinglong became pregnant, there was nothing they could only eat during festivals; if they wanted to eat it, their family would immediately arrange it.
When mixing the filling, Fang Wu was partial, giving Yu Qinglong the tenderest, most fragrant, and best piece of pork belly, leaving the tenderloin as a separate filling. She also reserved the small tenderloin, intending to stir-fry it for him. Furthermore, the meat content was significantly higher than in the larger pot, and the cabbage was only added near the core.
Wulin said with a smile, "Do you really care so much about your son's husband? Why do I feel that you haven't even been this attentive to Shu'er?"
Fang Wu said, "How can it be the same? Long'er is probably pregnant with twins now, so they need to be fed well. How old is Shu'er? It's enough for him to eat his fill."
Wulin chuckled, "Got it. Then I'll take out Longge'er's stuffing first to prevent the stuffing from leaking."
Fang Wu said, "Okay, let's do it."
Yu Qinglong stood outside the kitchen awkwardly, looking at Ma Qinsui and Yan Xikuan. He led them aside and said, "My mother is just too happy."
Yan Xikuan said, "I understand. Isn't this normal?"
Ma Qinsui nodded. "That's right. And the thought of being behind you in defending the city is so amusing to me."
Fang Shu slapped Ma Qin on the back and said, "Stop gloating over other people's misfortunes. Come and copy the storybook with me."
A large group of people were busy working. The Yu family also came. The advantage of having more people is that there is more power, and making dumplings is also very fast.
In just one hour, more than 800 dumplings were made.
We cooked for more than 300 people, and more than half of it was frozen.
At this time of year, the outside is like a natural ice storage. After freezing, put it in a tank, cover it with a wooden lid and press it with stones. When you want to eat it, take it out and cook it. It can be eaten for a long time.
The next morning, breakfast consisted of dumplings and noodles, the aroma of which was also enough to make one feel dizzy. Afterward, Wu Sheng drove his mule cart with Fang Shu and the two noisy men, Yan and Ma, to Shangxi Village to pick up someone.
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Author's words: Qinglong: My dumplings are so delicious [Let me eat]
Fang Shu: But Long Ge'er, mine seems to have more flesh [laughing and crying]
Qinglong: No, you don’t have much, I have a lot [rolling eyes]
Fang Shu: Really, I’m not lying to you, look [covering his face and peeking]
Qinglong: Why don't you look back [melted]
Fang Shu: Mom?! Mom, I don’t have any. I eat less meat [bursts into tears]
Fang Wu: Go get some nutrient solution for Long Ge'er! Your love for your child is [minus one][minus one][minus one][minus one][minus one][minus one]
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