Chapter 37 Chapter 37-Two-in-one men, women, young and old singing and dancing...
At this time, in the yard of Lao Lin's house.
After Lin Changfu carried Miao Feng back, he did not carry her into the house, but placed her directly on the pile of straw in the yard.
Lin Changfu ordered the child, "Go boil some hot water for your mother to wash her face and hair."
When the incident happened, Lin Changfu, Lin Changhe and Old Man Lin were all together and not with the women. They were unaware of Miao's attack on Lin Chuntao. When they heard the commotion was over, Miao Feng lay down.
Most importantly, he saw the three sisters-in-law watching Lin Chuntao pour the basin of dishwater on Miao Feng.
We are all family, and don't they usually have a good relationship? Why don't they help at the critical moment?
Lin Changfu became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He said to Zhang, Feng, and Yang, "Sisters-in-law, you just watched Feng'er being bullied by that little bitch!"
Feng thought of the words that she and the second son were greedy, lazy, scoundrels, and unruly, and that their children would not be anything great in the future. It would have been fine if he had just scolded her and the second son, but he also cursed the child, which made her furious.
Miao was pretending to be dead, so she couldn't get angry now. Lin Changfu even blamed her. It was like someone handed me a pillow when I was sleepy.
"Oh, Fifth Brother, that's really nice of you to say. Your second brother and I are greedy and lazy. How could a lazy person like me possibly lend a hand when someone deserves it?"
Lin Changfu frowned. He looked at Zhang and Yang. Zhang also said sarcastically, "Your wife is amazing! She's the apple of my eye. Even my niece isn't as good as her. Why would she need my help? Fifth brother, don't look down on us!"
Yang, who was standing next to him, sneered, "Fifth brother, don't look at me. A shrew like me wouldn't have gotten married if it weren't for your fourth brother's preference. Now that I'm married to your fourth brother, how dare I stir up trouble? Don't blame me for not being able to help your wife."
Lin Changfu's face darkened as he listened to his three sisters-in-law's sarcastic remarks.
Miao couldn't lie down any longer. She sat up abruptly, looked at Zhang and the others with an embarrassed look on her face, and cried, "We've been sisters-in-law for so many years. I've treated you just as well as real sisters, not to mention being treated like real sisters. Big sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, fourth sister-in-law, you just believed what that little bitch Chuntao said. It's really disheartening."
Miao Feng looked at Zhang first and said, "Sister-in-law, the second and fourth sisters-in-law don't believe me, and you don't believe me either. Have you forgotten how Jiabao was harmed by that bitch Chuntao? With just a few words, she gave Jiabao such a bad reputation. Now she's going after me. Do you still believe her or me?"
Zhang's eyebrows moved slightly, and just as she was about to speak, she was interrupted by Yang next to her.
"You said that Chuntao's words were all fabricated, but we all know what you said about Xu Xiu. It's also true that you caused her to have no food to eat. We haven't heard of these women in the village you mentioned. You don't need to compare Jiabao with you. Jiabao is a child, are you too?"
"Why would that bitch Lin Chuntao go after you? It's because you stole something and ended up losing the rice!"
"Miao, I want to ask you something. I'm a fierce woman who can't get married in the surrounding area. It's unfair for me to be with your fourth uncle. If you think your fourth uncle is wronged, then from today on, you can marry two husbands. I'll give them to you. You are the most worthy of them!"
This was really hard to hear. The fourth brother, Lin Changhong, tugged at Yang's sleeve. Yang glared at him fiercely and cursed, "What? Are you impatient?"
Lin Changhong looked at Yang and whispered, "What are you talking about? Have you forgotten that I will marry you?"
Lin Changfu's face turned pale. He looked at Yang angrily and said, "Third sister-in-law, don't be so harsh! When did Feng'er say such a thing?"
Yang laughed disdainfully and looked at Miao Feng.
"Miao, if you didn't tell me, do you dare to swear to heaven? If you tell even a single lie, none of your three children will live past the age of eighteen!"
Miao's face was pale. When Lin Changfu heard that the child would not live past the age of eighteen, he was so angry that he clenched his fists and swung them directly at Yang.
Seeing Lin Changfu about to hit Yang, Lin Changhong quickly blocked his move. After being punched by Lin Changfu, he thought about how painful it would be if Yang had been hit by that punch. They were just arguing, but it was clearly Lin Changfu's wife who started the trouble first, and how dare she hit someone?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He pushed Lin Changfu to the side of the straw. Lin Changfu tripped and fell on Miao Feng. Both the husband and wife were pinned down and beaten by Lin Changhong.
When Miao saw Lin Changfu being beaten, she also turned over and tried to tickle Lin Changhong. Yang was not to be outdone. She rushed over and pinned Miao down before she got up. The four of them started fighting.
Old Man Lin looked at the mess in the yard, then looked at Lin Changhe and Lin Changhai who were still standing nearby and cursed, "Are you two dead? Why don't you pull them away?"
Lin Changhe and Lin Changhai hurried forward to pull it.
When Lin Changfu saw Lin Changhe's face, he thought that today's incident was related to Lin Chuntao. He punched Lin Changhe angrily, making his nose bleed.
Lin Changhe was stunned. He yelled, "Lin Changfu, are you crazy? Did I provoke you?"
Lin Changfu cursed: "You didn't provoke me, if it weren't for those bitchy girls of yours, would this happen today?"
Lin Changhe felt angry when he thought that Lin Chunxing and the others ignored him today.
"I've already kicked that bitch out, and it's still not what you want? What? Does this family have to be centered around you two? Why? Go to hell!"
Lin Changhe cursed and joined the fight. He and Lin Changhong beat up Lin Changfu and his wife. Lin Changhai failed to stop the fight and was pushed to the ground.
He climbed up and muttered, "I'm going to die! I'm going to beat him to death before I stop! You guys fight as much as you want!"
As he said this, he walked out of the yard and ran to call Muramasa and several of Muramasa's sons to come home. With more people, they were able to pull these people apart.
Lin Cunzheng looked at the bruised family and sighed deeply.
"You're all grown up, and you're still fighting."
Lin Changhong angrily cursed: "Lin Changfu was the first to hit my wife!"
"She cursed my child not to live past twenty!"
"Was that a curse? I asked your wife to swear! Didn't she say that? What's wrong with swearing? Or do you know in your heart that your wife is just gossiping behind your back, and you're afraid of retribution if you tell her?"
"Say it again!" Lin Changfu pointed at Yang and got angry again. Yang was not satisfied at all and stubbornly said, "It's the same even if she says it a hundred times. Is she capable of gossiping but not admitting it?"
Lin Cunzheng looked at them and said in a deep voice, "Just keep quiet. If there are any misunderstandings, just talk them out. Why do you have to fight until you get bloody?"
Lin Changfu looked unconvinced. He knew Miao Feng's personality best. He also knew that she liked to gossip with the old lady, but what she said was the truth. Why couldn't she say anything?
"I don't have such a brother!"
Lin Changhe and Lin Changhong retorted in a deep voice: "It's as if we have a brother like you!"
Everyone was arguing so fiercely that they were all bruised and battered. Qian peeled a radish and sat in the corner of the yard, eating it quietly.
I even thought the scene was a little funny.
Lin Cunzheng sat down and scolded his brothers, but in the end, they were all very dissatisfied, but they just didn't want to contradict Lin Cunzheng.
At this time, Lin Chuntao was busy cooking clay pot noodles.
Lin Chunxing and her friends had eaten mutton noodles before, but they had never made it at home.
Although the sisters had already had the meal, they still wanted to eat some when they saw Lin Chuntao chopping meat. Lin Duoer walked around Lin Chuntao with her hands behind her back.
"Sister, can I have some more?"
Lin Chuntao glanced at her and said in a deep voice, "If you want to eat, just say you want to eat. Why are you asking me if you can have some? Don't I usually give you food?"
Lin Duoer giggled, "Then I want to eat a small bowl."
Hearing this, Lin Chuntao looked at Lin Chunxing and Lin Chunhe and asked, "Would you two like to eat?"
Lin Chunhe turned around and asked, "If we eat, will there be enough for you and your brother-in-law?"
"That's enough. I bought more than two kilograms." After Lin Chuntao finished speaking, Lin Chunhe also smiled happily and said, "Then I'll have half a bowl too."
Lin Chunxing also echoed: "I want one too."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "I knew you greedy guys would want some too when we were in the county town, so I bought some extra."
This clay pot is made of similar material to the casserole, but is slightly larger, making it just right for a group of people like them to eat with.
Lin Chuntao cut some of the meat she bought in the morning, some fat and some lean meat, chopped it into minced meat, and minced some garlic. She put lard directly into the clay pot and fried the garlic to bring out the aroma. Then she put in the minced meat and fried it until each piece of meat was distinct. Then she scooped some chili oil into the pot. When it turned red, she added some chopped sauerkraut and stir-fried it. When it was almost done, she added water into the clay pot.
Then add the chopped tomatoes he had added.
Wait until the water boils before adding the noodles. Lin Chuntao put the shredded cabbage and leek segments that she had just cut into a colander and took it out.
Looking at the pot full of vegetables and meat, and the bright red soup base, the sisters were slurping their saliva, and Pei Ying also felt a little hungry.
While waiting for the water to boil, Lin Chuntao added the soya flour. When the water boiled again, she poured in shredded cabbage and leeks, and then added an appropriate amount of salt.
"You can take your bowl and chopsticks and start eating now." Lin Chuntao shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Duoer and the others ran to get out the dishes and chopsticks.
Lin Chuntao watched the soup in the clay pot boil and the leeks and cabbage cooked. She asked Pei Ying to bring them down and put them aside, and then removed the firewood.
The soup in the clay pot was still bubbling. Lin Chuntao suddenly thought of the Cross-Bridge Rice Noodles. She would buy a nest of chicks in a while and kill them to make the noodles.
The fragrance filled the courtyard, and the sisters slurped their saliva. Lin Chuntao served them food personally for fear of scalding them.
"How much do you want to eat? Is half a bowl enough?" she asked Duo'er while picking up some food.
Lin Duoer nodded and said, "That's enough, that's enough. Sister, give me some soup."
After serving Lin Duoer's food, Chun Xing and Chun He also said that they only wanted half a bowl. They were full just now and couldn't eat too much now, but seeing what Lin Chuntao cooked, they really wanted to eat it, so they ate some too.
After serving them the food, she and Pei Yingcai each took a bowl and sat down to eat.
Lin Duoer, who was the first to serve, had already started eating. After taking a bite, her face was filled with joy. She stared with round eyes and exclaimed, "Sister! I want to eat this tonight."
Lin Chuntao: "...No more, I cooked them all. I can buy more tomorrow."
Lin Chunxing was afraid of being burned, so she blew on it for a long time before taking the first bite. After she slurped it in, her eyes widened soon. She had eaten a lot of delicious food in recent days, and she knew that Lin Chuntao was a good cook, but she didn't expect her cooking skills to be so good. They had never bought and cooked this noodle before. The only time they had eaten it was when they had mutton noodles in the county town, and she thought that was the most delicious.
Unexpectedly, there are even more delicious ones!
"Sister, how much can we sell a bowl like this for?"
Lin Chuntao slowly turned around to look at her and estimated in her mind, "It's a little cheaper than mutton noodles."
"Sister, please teach me. I've learned how to cook and sell it in the county town."
Hearing Chun Xing's words, Lin Chuntao readily agreed, "Okay, I'll teach you how to make it, but it requires fire and is rather troublesome to cook. In a couple of days I'll teach you how to make a cold dish. You can try it and see which one you want to sell."
Lin Chunxing nodded vigorously, and Lin Duoer beside her said anxiously: "I want to learn too! I want to go with my second sister."
Instead, Lin Chunhe looked at Lin Duoer, then at Lin Chunxing, and buried her head in slurping the bowl of noodles in front of her.
Lin Chuntao looked into his eyes and said with a smile, "When I teach you, all three of you can follow along and learn. Even if we don't go into business, we can still learn how to cook and eat it ourselves."
Lin Chunhe looked up at Lin Chuntao, smiled and nodded.
Pei Ying was beside him, addicted to slurping noodles. Lately, working at the butcher shop, Zhang Dayong, Lao Zhao, and the other guys all loved mutton noodles and had eaten them several times.
Although he thought it tasted good, he got a little sick of it after eating too much, and he no longer wanted to eat noodles.
At this moment he realized that he didn't want to eat noodles, but he didn't want to eat noodles that tasted like mutton.
The clay pot cooked by Lin Chuntao only has a little bit of pork filling, some chili peppers, tomatoes, cabbage and leeks. These are all things we usually eat, but they are cooked together, and the taste and texture are so amazing.
Cabbage is usually soft when cooked, but it becomes crispy when cut into shreds and blanched.
The sourness of the tomatoes and the chili oil neutralized each other, making it extremely appetizing. He drank two sips of soup and ate a mouthful of noodles, and he was very satisfied.
He heard Lin Chunxing say that she wanted to learn how to sell breakfast in the county town, and he thought about it and felt that it was a good idea.
Lin Chuntao tasted the noodles she cooked herself and found them okay, but compared to what she had made before, the noodles had less ingredients and the flavor was not as strong, seeming a little lighter. She likes strong flavors, so comparing the two, she preferred the taste of the noodles with fried pork filling in soy sauce.
So if you want to do business, you have to make sauces, and if you sell food, you have to have your own unique taste.
Otherwise, when business picks up, this kind of stir-fried meat filling, with some chili oil and some vegetables, is very simple, and many cooks will know how to make it after just a few glance. By then, the streets will be full of similar things, and business will definitely be affected.
Lin Chunxing was very happy with this idea. She had limited energy and could not do everything. If Chunxing worked together, their small family would have an extra income and building a house would be just around the corner.
You need a recipe to make the sauce, but the recipe area is not open yet. She has accumulated more than 1,600 points in these days, but it is not enough. She still needs to accumulate points.
"Let's go to the fields later to see if the corn and beans have sprouted."
As soon as Lin Chuntao finished speaking, Lin Duoer stood up from the chair, holding her bulging belly and said, "Let's go now."
Looking at her bulging belly, Lin Chuntao felt helpless. After she finished eating half a bowl of soup, she said she was full but also wanted to eat more. Lin Chuntao told her not to upset her stomach, and she agreed with a smile and drank some more soup.
When I was serving the soup, I also picked up two spoonfuls of noodles. After eating, my stomach became like this.
Fortunately, the little girl is not particularly young and runs and jumps outside every day, so she is not prone to indigestion, otherwise she would be worried.
Seeing that she was so happy and couldn't wait to go out for a stroll, Lin Chuntao also stood up and said, "Let's go."
A few people locked the door of the house, closed the gate of the yard, and slowly walked towards the field.
Before we even reached the fields, we met many villagers.
"Chun Tao, where are you going?"
"Aunt, let's just take a stroll."
Lin Chuntao replied casually and walked forward. The woman laughed and said, "Your uncle and your fourth uncle had a fight. Did you know that?"
Did Lin Changfu and the others go back and fight? Lin Chuntao was a little surprised. She thought it was just Yang and Feng and the others arguing, but she didn't expect the brothers to fight. She pursed her lips and wanted to laugh. In fact, she also wanted to ask if anyone was bleeding from the fight.
But that would be too much of a gloating statement.
He could only frown and replied calmly: "Who are you talking about, Aunt? Our father is gone, so there is no such thing as a younger uncle or a fourth uncle."
The woman waved her hand when she heard that, with an expression that said, "I understand," but she didn't stop talking.
"I heard that it was the fourth brother's wife who made the fifth brother swear a curse. As a result, the fifth brother rushed over and beat the fourth brother's wife. The fourth brother refused, and they started fighting. And you... Lin San, you went to stop the fight but you were also beaten. Then you joined in, and it became the third and fourth brothers beating the fifth brother together. Now Muramasa is still negotiating peace in their yard. I just came from there, you can go and listen."
The woman spoke very carefully, and Lin Chuntao found it very funny just thinking about the scene.
She waved her hand at the woman and said, "Forget it, Auntie. It's better for us to stay away from her."
As they spoke, the sisters walked quickly out of the village.
Lin Chuntao and the others went into the cornfield.
The two plots of land at the entrance of the village were the first to be planted. Standing in the fields, you can see a lot of small green seedlings. A few leaves have just emerged from the soil, and they sway gently in the breeze, which is very cute.
She looked around and found some that had not yet sprouted. She gently dug up the soil and took a look. The seeds had already germinated. She estimated that they would grow in two or three days. She gently covered the soil back and checked several places. She found that they were all similar.
Lin Duoer and Lin Chunhe had already gone to the vegetable garden, and their excited shouts were heard in just a moment.
"Sister, our vegetables are growing!"
Lin Chunxing walked over with a smile and saw that many small green sprouts had indeed grown on the soil.
"In ten or twenty days, we will have vegetables to eat."
Hearing Lin Chuntao's words, the three sisters looked over at her, their eyes filled with disbelief. Then they asked in unison, "Is this true? We can pick them and eat them in twenty days?"
Seeing that they didn't believe her, Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Really? How could I lie to you? I planted bamboo shoots."
"Bamboo leaves don't taste good, it's like eating pig grass." Lin Duoer said.
Lin Chuntao thought that this was like eating pig grass or what her original body said, so she closed her mouth.
"If there are no vegetables, we'll have to ask Aunt Guizhi to buy them. We can just make do with what we grow at home. I'll think of ways to make something delicious when the time comes. We need to save money to build a new house."
Hearing about the new house, Lin Duoer's attention was quickly diverted.
"Sister, when are we going to build a new house?"
"Save enough money."
“How much money do I need to save to be able to save enough?”
"I don't know. I haven't started counting yet."
"Then can we save enough in three years?"
Hearing this, Lin Chuntao slowly looked at Lin Duoer and said with a smile, "Of course we can." After a pause, she added, "Maybe we can save enough this year."
"Really?"
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Maybe, you little brat."
Lin Duoer didn't listen to what she said before. She just remembered to save enough money this year, and then asked, "If we save enough this year, can we live in a new house next year?"
Lin Chunxing next to him replied, "Yes, we'll kill the piglet during the New Year. We'll have plenty of meat to eat and a new house to live in. Aren't we happy?"
Lin Duoer kept nodding her head.
Lin Chunxing smiled slightly and patted her head: "Then go cut grass for the pigs."
"good!"
Lin Chuntao and Pei Ying looked at each other, pursed their lips, and restrained themselves from laughing.
After visiting several plots of land, the riverside was the last to be planted. Fewer seedlings had emerged, so it would probably take a few more days. Most of the seedlings had emerged in the back mountain. Lin Chuntao estimated that she would wait four or five days before checking again. By then, she would plant some corn and see if there were any sprouts from the ones that hadn't. If not, she would plant more seeds.
Just as I was about to go home, the sound of gongs and drums started to sound again in the village.
The people who were originally hanging around outside all walked towards the village. Lin Duoer also took Lin Chuntao's hand and said, "Sister, the dancing must have started. Let's go too."
Some images flashed through Lin Chuntao's mind. In her original memory, weddings in the village would be held in the drying yard. If it was still early after the banquet, the villagers, young and old, would dance in the drying yard. Everyone would also wear beautiful clothes on purpose. The sisters in her memory were introverted and had low self-esteem. They could only watch others having fun with envy.
Lin Chuntao looked at Lin Duoer's expectant eyes and nodded.
"Go ahead."
Pei Ying also went with them. When they arrived at the drying yard, people there were already dancing and forming two or three circles around it.
Lin Qingqing, Lin Jiaye and the others were in the innermost circle. When they were jumping over, they saw Lin Chuntao and the others. They quickly adjusted their formation and went to the back. Lin Qingqing came to play with Lin Chuntao and the others. Lin Jiaye continued to jump. He quickly pulled Pei Ying into the team. Pei Ying didn't know how to jump at all. He looked at Lin Chuntao in panic, but he was soon pushed forward.
Lin Chuntao kept watching and saw that Lin Jiaye was talking to Pei Ying, looking at his feet while talking. Lin Chuntao could imagine that Lin Jiaye was probably teaching Pei Ying how to dance. Lin Chuntao was infected by the atmosphere and was in a good mood.
Lin Qingqing said beside him: "When Jiaye comes over, we will insert it."
Lin Chuntao smiled and nodded. Lin Qingqing beside her held her hand. Chunxing held Qingqing's hand. Chunhe and Duo'er also held hands. After waiting for the whole circle to come around, Lin Qingqing shouted, "Jialiang, save a few seats."
After saying this, the little boy who was holding Pei Ying's other hand let go. Lin Qingqing smiled and said, "Sister Chuntao, come in quickly."
Lin Chuntao quickly followed suit. This simple dance with familiar rhythm was learned by both adults and children without any instruction.
Pei Ying's hand was held by Lin Chuntao, and he said helplessly: "I don't know how to do this."
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "This is very simple. First, you have to jump up. You can jump in any way you want."
Pei Ying didn't quite understand, but it was the first time he had seen something like this. He watched helplessly as the original three circles turned into five or six circles. Even the old men and women joined the team. It seemed that there was only one thing going on in the entire drying yard, and that was dancing. Immersed in such an environment, Pei Ying seemed to suddenly understand it and kept pace with Lin Chuntao and the others.
The same was true for a few outsiders like Pei Ying. When they were first pulled in, their cheeks turned red and they felt embarrassed, but after turning around a few times, they all got the hang of it.
Lin Chuntao, who originally wanted to dig wild vegetables to earn points, spent the entire afternoon happily in the drying yard.
It was not until the time was almost up that everyone dispersed and set up the table for the people who were picking up the bride and sending her off to have dinner.
Lin Chuntao and the others watched Lin Qiao'er being taken away by the groom before slowly returning home. The sun had already set, and its afterglow enveloped the entire village. Smoke rose from the roofs of many houses in the village.
"Sister, what are we having for dinner?"
Lin Chuntao smiled and said, "Let's have some stir-fried pork with chili peppers."
Lin Duoer tilted her head back and smiled foolishly, her red face really looked like a red apple.
After returning home and washing their hands, Pei Ying went to fetch water while Lin Chuntao cooked.
While waiting for Pei Ying to come back with the water, Lin Chuntao asked Pei Ying to help cut the linen she had bought today. At the same time, she said to Lin Chunxing and Duo'er, "I've bought the linen. My brother-in-law will cut it for you later. You can sew your own."
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