Chapter 345
"And this barrel of clear oil. Last year, a lot of sesame seeds were planted. This is the oil I took to Nanwang Press. The oil pressed in their oil mill is very fragrant."
Song Chunxue nodded, "Then you've been waiting quite a while, haven't you?"
"Yes, I got home late at night. When I got home, both my mother and son were asleep."
The eldest brother carried the things into the kitchen and then pulled the donkey cart to the backyard.
Chen Feng stood in the yard with her child, much more docile than she had been two years ago.
Song Chunxue didn't have time to deal with these things; she was struggling with whether or not to bring them along later to help Hongying's family move into their new home.
To be honest, she has the money to buy a yard and some land for her eldest son, but she doesn't want to.
The money is hers; she can give it to whomever she wants.
The eldest brother had deeply hurt her, and she couldn't possibly let it go.
"Mom, what should we have for lunch? Chen Feng and I will cook."
Song Chunxue stood up. "We're not cooking today. We'll eat out. You guys go to the kitchen and find something to eat. I've prepared some fennel water."
The eldest brother didn't ask any more questions. "Okay, let's just grab something to eat first."
Song Chunxue locked the land deed and the remaining silver in a box.
It was almost noon when I stepped out of the courtyard. I wondered how Hongying and the others had finished packing.
However, they agreed to hold the Kitchen God Festival in the evening, and Hongying and the others would have to eat out for lunch.
Thinking this way, Song Chunxue didn't want to tell her boss so soon.
The two wolfhounds sniffed around Chen Feng and Jiang Huan, unlike their enthusiastic approach towards Hong Ying and the others.
Before long, the two wolfhounds went to lie down nearby.
Chen Feng's belly looked like she was three months pregnant; you couldn't tell unless you looked closely.
"Let's go, I'll take you to eat noodles with minced meat sauce today," Song Chunxue said with a smile. "Do you know I went to see your sister the other day?"
The eldest brother shook his head. "I don't know. Is my sister doing well?"
"Oh no, she was beaten by her in-laws and is being bullied everywhere. When I arrived, she was being scolded by her mother-in-law."
The eldest son was stunned. "How could this be? Did Mother back her up?"
At this point, he asked with a smile, "Did Mother fight back?"
“Hmm, you know my temper quite well. Although it was a day late, I still fought back and beat up the child’s second uncle and aunt as well.” Song Chunxue’s voice was gentle. “Your brother-in-law has no temper and doesn’t know how to protect your sister. The whole family is crammed together and still gets bullied. I was thinking of buying your sister a courtyard.”
She was testing the attitude of the eldest son and his wife.
“That’s good. If my sister moves out, at least she won’t get beaten by her mother-in-law. I remember my brother-in-law is quite gentle. He’ll definitely treat my sister well. My sister has three children now, right?”
"Yes, we have three children now, but just the day after we bought the house, He Chuan's parents came to our door and made a huge scene. I was worried that your sister would have a hard time in the future, so I brought her to Zhuanglang County."
“Zhuanglang County is not like Liangzhou City. This is a small place, and the courtyards here are cheaper than those over there.” Song Chunxue turned to look at her eldest son. “Right now, your sister and brother-in-law are in another courtyard, planning to perform the fire sacrifice tonight. Do you want to come along?”
Chen Feng looked at the eldest brother, who was looking at Song Chunxue, seemingly pondering the meaning of her words.
Song Chunxue wasn't in a hurry, and she didn't pretend to be close to their child.
They weren't close in their past life, so she couldn't be bothered with formalities in this one.
The eldest son's family has arrived, and they definitely don't plan to go back this afternoon. It's better to talk things out early and see their attitude.
For a long while, the eldest son and his wife remained silent.
Seeing that the atmosphere was not good, Jiang Huan shouted that he wanted Chen Feng to hug him.
Chen Feng squatted down and picked Jiang Huan up.
“Our sister’s house caught fire, and we just happened to be there, so we definitely have to go.” The eldest brother said calmly, “Should we go after we finish eating, or should we go now?”
"They're probably busy packing right now and can't entertain you. Let's go buy some things after we finish eating."
Song Chunxue led them to a noodle shop, where each of them ordered a bowl of noodles with minced meat sauce.
Children are curious about everything they see. Since he hadn't been out much, he saw that the noodle shop table was smooth and wanted to climb on it.
Chen Feng glanced at Song Chunxue's expression and took the child down.
"Gouwa, don't go up there. This is the dining table; you can't climb on it." Seeing that the child tried to climb up several times and couldn't be stopped, Chen Feng patted his bottom. "Come down now."
Sure enough, the child started crying, turned around and buried himself in Chen Feng's arms, crying pitifully.
"Let the child climb if he likes to, just make sure he doesn't fall," Song Chunxue said, showing that she, as the grandmother, was not being harsh on the child.
She remembered that Jiang Huan was quite talkative, but he was only talkative in front of his family. In school and in front of outsiders, he was silly and would listen to whatever they said without arguing back.
It's probably related to Chen Feng's temper.
Chen Feng had no patience; the eldest brother was listless and wouldn't utter a sound even after being hit twice.
But it's precisely this kind of eldest daughter who's most likely to upset her, her mother.
Song Chunxue thought to herself that she must have owed her boss something in her past life.
Now that they're far apart, I don't know how they get along on a daily basis. I hope it won't be as chaotic as it was in my previous life.
Even without talismans in their past life, whenever the two of them argued, because they were close by, Chen Feng would take a feather duster and deliberately lift the curtain so that she could see Chen Feng calling out the eldest brother who was hiding under the table, saying some very unpleasant things.
But by then, they had already stopped seeing each other. She was just sad inside, wondering how she could have married such a shrew to her husband.
Now it seems the tables have turned; the boss is the one hitting Chen Feng.
When will this cycle of revenge end?
The noodles with minced pork sauce were served, topped with fresh pork sauce, and smelled delicious.
They picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Chen Feng took two bites, blew on them to cool them down, and then fed them to Jiang Huan.
Jiang Huan's teeth haven't fully grown in yet, but he likes to eat meat.
Song Chunxue couldn't help but say, "Give the child less meat, otherwise his stomach will hurt at night."
"Sigh." Chen Feng picked up a long noodle and fed it to Jiang Huan's mouth. "Eat more noodles, they're very fragrant."
But Jiang Huan wouldn't listen and insisted on eating meat, chewing it a couple of times before swallowing it.
Children don't have molars, but they just like the smell of meat and want to eat more.
It seems I'll have to give him some Ginseng and Atractylodes Macrocephala Powder tonight.
"Waiter, give them two more bowls." Song Chunxue was trying to eat as little as possible now, and one bowl was already about 80% full.
She needs to gradually reduce her food intake, otherwise she really wouldn't dare to fast.
The bigger the appetite, the more painful it is.
"Mother, we're full, we don't need to eat anymore," the eldest son said, stopping them. "There's no need to cook any more."
“You two do hard work on weekdays, and two bowls might not be enough to fill you up. Here’s another bowl, and we’ll have a nice meal tonight.”
The eldest brother didn't insist anymore; he was indeed still hungry. The noodles with meat sauce were delicious, although not as good as his mother's.
While waiting for the noodles, the eldest brother couldn't help but ask, "Didn't your parents object when your brother-in-law's family settled in Zhuanglang County?"
He knew that this was almost the same as being a live-in son-in-law, since his mother had bought the courtyard.
The Jiang family has so many sons, they don't need a son-in-law to live with them.
"No, their family is similar to ours before. He Chuan is just like the third child back then, the least favored. Now that he's gone, the family's things can be divided among his brothers. It's good enough that they don't force me to give them any benefits."
The eldest brother lowered his head, took a sip of soup, and didn't dare to say anything.
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