When Chen Shi saw that his second brother had recovered, he was so excited that his eyes turned red. The two brothers went into the upper room together.
Zhang came out of the kitchen with a smile, and took Wang to the kitchen to work. Chen Atang and Alu took Dahu and Dabao to eat candy in the living room. The others went to the west room of the upper house. The old lady took her three sons to sit on the kang, and the rest of the people sat on chairs under the kang, listening to Chen Shi talk about his life in the capital, and Chen Ayu supplemented it.
Chen Shi's family has rented a large shop. The shop is a two-story building. The first floor is a tavern and sells braised skewers for takeout. The second floor is dedicated to making braised skewers. The braised skewers are sold both in the tavern and at specialty stores. Twelve workers are employed. He said that he does not have enough money now, and he will buy the shop when he earns more money in the future.
Mrs. Hu was running between the kitchen and the west room, very busy, afraid of missing any information about Chen Shi's family.
Before Chen Shi returned home, the old lady privately warned Hu that if she dared to ask Chen Shi for things again, she would tell Chen Ye everything she had done before and let Chen Ye divorce her. Chen Ye and Chen Agui also taught Hu a lot, telling her not to ask for things casually, otherwise the brotherhood would become weaker and weaker.
So, the words "You can't just focus on making money for yourself, you should also buy a shop for your elder brother" turned around in Hu's throat countless times, but she still forced herself to suppress them.
Chen Shi smiled at Chen Afu and said, "Afu, Third Uncle wants to thank you. The idea you came up with has brought about a radical change in the life of Third Uncle's family."
Chen Afu smiled and said, "It's mainly because of my third uncle's ability."
He thought to himself that Chen Shi was smart, but he had the same problem as Chen Ye, that is, he loved to save face and liked to brag. No wonder he was ripped off by Hu Shi, because when his family had ten taels of silver, he would brag that there were eleven taels.
After hearing this, Mrs. Hu immediately raised her voice and said, "Ahfu, you have helped your third uncle's family, so you should also help your eldest uncle's family. We are all relatives, so how can we distinguish between the two? Our family can be considered your benefactor. If that short-sighted person had taken fifty taels of silver and tricked you back and sold you, would you still be sitting here peacefully..."
"Mom, what nonsense are you talking about?" Chen Agui glared at Hu and stopped her from speaking.
Chen Ye's face darkened as well, and he cursed loudly, "You stinky woman, it's New Year's Day, and you're not feeling comfortable. If you dare to use the money to do something bad, your hand will be stomped off before you spend it. Stupid thing, I've scolded you so many times, but you still keep talking nonsense. Go, go, go to the kitchen and work."
Seeing that the man was angry, Mrs. Hu curled her lips and turned to go to the kitchen.
Hu's words made Chen Ming blush with anger. Chen Ahfu sneered and thought, he must have had his head stuck in the door, she could say such nice things to him.
Chen Agui quickly apologized to Chen Afu on behalf of Mrs. Hu.
Chen Shi asked what happened, but Chen Ming didn't want to talk about it in public, so he waved his hand and said, "It's a bad thing, I'll talk about it when I have time."
Chen Ahfu knew that the first wife would definitely have some ideas because the third wife made a lot of money because of him. In addition, the first wife and Old Lady Chen had helped her family a lot in recent times, so she remembered the favor and thought that she should also persuade the first wife.
Then he whispered to Chen Agui, "I bought another piece of wasteland, about five acres, and I want to grow watermelons. When I was in the capital, I bought some watermelon seeds from the Hu people, and heard him talk about some special methods of processing seeds. If you trust me, you can give me a few acres of land to grow watermelons with me, and I will give you some young shoots from the Western watermelon seeds." He said modestly, "This is my first time growing watermelons, so I can't guarantee that I will make money."
The parents of Tang Tingting, a friend of hers in her previous life, were melon farmers. Chen Yanyan had followed Tang Tingting to her home several times and often heard her talk about it, so she learned some tips on how to make watermelons sprout. By making use of the environment in the space, she believed that the watermelons she grew would be even more delicious, just like cucumbers grown in summer.
Although Chen Agui's brain was not very active, he knew that he would not suffer any loss if he followed Chen Afu. He immediately nodded and smiled, "Brother, if you follow Afu, you will definitely make money. If you lose money, I will accept it. After the winter wheat is harvested, I will use five acres to grow melons."
Chen Ye and Old Lady Chen smiled and nodded happily after hearing this. They were both smart and had already seen that Chen Ahfu would be extraordinary after he recovered from his illness. Look at how happy Chen Shi was after listening to Ahfu.
Today's meal was very rich. The old lady led her three sons and Chen Agui to eat on the kang, while the others ate on the table on the floor, divided into two tables.
During the meal, Mrs. Hu sang, recited, and acted out loud, and with extremely rich expression recounted how difficult it was for Chen Lao Da to raise Chen Lao Er and Chen Lao San.
Chen Ye liked to hear this the most, and he laughed so hard that it shook the sky.
Chen Ming and Chen Shi both picked up their wine bowls to thank Chen Ye for his past efforts. The three brothers recalled the good and bad times in the past and talked about the difficulties they had in the past and the good life they have now.
Mrs. Hu was so angry that she felt suffocated. It was useless to talk nicely without paying the money.
Chen Aman sat next to Chen Afu and whispered to her from time to time, which made Chen Aju envious and jealous.
Because in the countryside, Chen Ahfu's clothes were not very good, usually fine cloth or dark silk. But Chen Ahman dressed well, although the quality was not very good, but the color was fresh and the style was beautiful. She was fair and pretty, and always had a smile on her face, so everyone liked her.
After dinner, Chen Shi's family took out the gifts. They bought a gold hairpin and some soft food for the old lady, and a large bag of food and daily necessities for the first and second wives. The gifts were the same, worth three or four taels of silver respectively. This gift was already very generous.
Chen Ye and Chen Ming expressed their gratitude, but Mrs. Hu pouted and wanted to say something, but stopped talking when she saw Chen Ye staring at her.
After everyone chatted and laughed for a while, Chen Ming and his friends were about to go home. They had agreed to gather in the big room for the New Year's Eve reunion, and the second room would treat guests on the third day of the New Year.
Chen Atang announced, "I'm going to live with A-Lu at my second uncle's house."
Chen Aman also stood up and said, "I want to sleep with Sister Afu too."
Old Mrs. Chen said to her, "You haven't been back for so long, A-Man needs to sleep with grandma."
After hearing this, Chen Aman immediately put his arm around the old lady and said yes with a smile.
The old lady glanced at Chen Aju who was sitting far away, and whispered, "Your sister Aju has been looking forward to your return. You are close to Afu, so you should get closer to Aju. Aju is a fool, and she listens to Hu Cuicui in everything. It is often Hu Cuicui who instigates her to do bad things, and then nothing happens when she shrinks her neck. In the end, she is the one who takes the blame. Aju doesn't listen to what I say, and she is not patient to listen. Her father only knows how to beat people, and her mother spoils her blindly. You ladies are easy to talk to each other, you should talk to her more, take care of her more, and let her be smarter..."
The old lady had no choice but to ask Ah Fu to talk to Ah Ju more and take care of her. But Ah Ju had offended Ah Fu so much that she was too embarrassed to tell Ah Fu. She could only ask Ah Man to get closer to Ah Ju and let Ah Ju learn to be smarter and hang out with Hu Cuicui less.
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