Chapter 684 It's Going to Snow
The meal left everyone with mixed feelings; no one who has ever seen a child can help but feel heartache.
I don't know what's going on in Liang Cuifen's head. As a woman, she actually prefers boys to girls.
Li Chunhua also had a lot of headaches about her second daughter-in-law. Today, Fu Wan and the others came over, and everyone was originally in a good mood. But now, when Fu Wan and the others left, Li Chunhua and Ye Jianguo were a little embarrassed.
"Ah Wan, Ah Ming, and An Ning, why don't you have dinner at home before going back?"
I ran into that unlucky Liang Cuifen right at lunchtime today, and almost half of the food on the table was left uneaten.
Fu Ming instinctively looked at Fu Wan. Although Li Chunhua had also asked him, he knew that his words wouldn't carry much weight.
There was no way they could stay. When they came out today, Ye Xiaocui told them to go back early.
The weather forecast last night said it would snow this afternoon!
Fu Wan smiled and pointed to the dark sky, "Auntie, look at the sky, dark clouds are pressing down, and a north wind is blowing. If we don't go back soon, we'll have to spend the night here."
Upon hearing this, Li Chunhua considered staying overnight, but then she thought that Fu Ming and Qin Anning would be having a banquet in a few days, and there would be countless things waiting for them to do at home.
"Alright, then I won't force you to stay. Ah Lin, go to the back door storage room and get the things I prepared earlier. Also, boss, let Ah Wan and the others take the pheasants and rabbits we caught this morning!"
Fu Wan wanted to refuse, but Li Chunhua raised her eyebrows, as if to say that she couldn't refuse even if she wanted to.
Unfortunately, the trunk, which had finally been cleared out, is now even more crammed full.
Seeing this, Fu Wan couldn't help but tease, "Oh dear, we're not here to treat you to a meal, we're clearly here to buy supplies. When we get back, my mother will definitely nag me again!"
"Haha, what are you saying? We're happy you could come! Ah Wan and Ah Ming, go back and tell your mother that these pheasants and rabbits can live for another two days. You can keep them to eat during the New Year."
I've already roasted the walnuts and pine nuts. Have your mother put them in the rice bin to prevent them from getting soggy and spoiling.
Li Chunhua muttered to herself for a long time, as if she were saying goodbye to her own child. Ye Jun didn't leave either, and put the eggs he had brought back in the car.
Seeing this, Fu Wan was about to take out her money when Ye Jun put down the eggs and left, not giving her a chance to hand over her money.
Fu Wan had no choice but to give the money to Li Chunhua, but Li Chunhua not only refused to take it, but also seemed a little angry.
"Ah Wan, if you keep doing this, don't bring anything next time. Venison is so expensive, and we've eaten plenty of crabs and fish too."
If the second brother is willing to pay, then that means it's his intention. Hurry up and take the money back, get on the bus, or it might really snow if we delay any longer.
As the few people were chatting, a light drizzle began to fall, and with the north wind blowing, it was so cold that people were shivering.
Seeing this, Fu Wan had no choice but to take the money back. If she didn't want it, she didn't have to. She would go to the cannery in a couple of days and buy two cans of milk powder from the supply and marketing cooperative while she was there. She would bring them over when she visited relatives for the New Year, which would also be her way of repaying Ye Jun for the eggs.
Thinking this, they said goodbye to Li Chunhua and Ye Jianguo, and the car disappeared from their sight in no time.
As if sensing the atmosphere of parting, the weather intensified, and the rain became heavier.
"Honey, let's hurry back, the rain is getting heavier."
I need to take a straw hat and go into the village to ask if anyone has breast milk so I can get some for Xiaoli to drink.
Drinking rice porridge every day is really not a good thing.
Ye Jianguo nodded silently. He couldn't get involved in this kind of thing. Sigh, he'd better go back and look after the children.
Right now, Xiaofeng and Ye Zhenxing are at home keeping watch, afraid that the child will wake up and cry.
Well, it's only a matter of a few months. After six months, I can make some steamed egg custard, which is both nutritious and delicious.
Also, he had to talk to his second son. If Liang Cuifen couldn't change her ways, the Ye family really couldn't keep her.
Thinking this, the elderly couple hurried home, with Ye Lin following behind. He still had to go back and deal with the remaining wild boar meat, since the New Year was approaching and he needed to check what else they were missing for the New Year's goods.
If you have a lot of wild boar meat, you can carry it to the county market to see if you can exchange it for something else.
When Fu Wan and her companions returned to Fu Family Village, light snowflakes were already falling from the sky.
With rain and snow falling together, driving was inconvenient. Ye Xiaocui had been sitting inside knitting since lunch, glancing at the door every now and then, wondering why the children hadn't returned yet.
Boss Fu went out because the family was having a happy occasion and needed to ask everyone for help. In addition, they also needed someone to take charge.
Fu Laoda originally wanted to hand over this task to Fu San, but Fu Laocunzhang shamelessly came over and talked to Fu Laoda for a long time, insisting on being the person in charge.
Old Master Fu had no choice but to accept the job; if the old man was happy with it, he could just let him do it.
Hearing the sound of a car at the door, Ye Xiaocui hurriedly put on a straw hat, grabbed two oil-paper umbrellas, and rushed out.
"Oh, you're finally back! Quick, open your umbrellas, the rain's gotten really heavy now!"
Fu Wan took the umbrella and opened it, and Qin Anning quickly dodged it.
Fu Ming had already opened the umbrella, but after thinking about it, he handed it to Ye Xiaocui.
"Mother, give me the straw hat. You take Lingling and Mingzhu back. I need to take the things from the trunk back."
"Brother, let's bring down the wild boar meat first. We can move the eggs and the rest when the rain gets a little lighter."
Fu Ming nodded in agreement, "That's exactly what I think!"
Whether it's wild boar or domestic pig, the meat has to be fresh.
I'll definitely have to cook a bowl of wild boar meat tonight if I bring it home.
The wild boar meat that Ye Jianguo had given them hadn't been chopped up yet, so Fu Ming thought he should quickly chop it into pieces, set aside some for tonight's meal, and put the rest in the refrigerator.
Otherwise, how could such a big pork leg fit in the refrigerator?
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiaocui hurriedly took the child back home first, and then went to the storeroom to find a raincoat for Fu Wan to put on Fu Ming.
In the 1980s, there weren't many good raincoats available in rural areas. Most people still used straw hats and raincoats passed down from ancient times.
These two items are quite simple to make, and since time is of the essence during the busy farming season, almost every household prepares a raincoat and a straw hat.
The straw hat is woven from bamboo strips, while the raincoat is made from palm leaves or durable grass, making it inexpensive and highly adaptable.
Image of straw hat and raincoat (image from the internet, please delete if infringing).
However, with the development of light industry in later generations, rain gear became more and more abundant and cheaper. For convenience, people used umbrellas and raincoats more often, and straw hats and raincoats gradually disappeared from the sight of the Chinese people.
Fu Ming didn't want to wear the raincoat, as it was inconvenient, but since he had already brought it, he simply put it on and then moved all the things from the trunk into the house.
Of course, I haven't touched the dried goods like walnuts and pine nuts yet; the rain was too heavy, and they would easily become damp again if they got wet.
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