Gu Keqing said with a smile.
"Well, thank you then."
After taking the shoe pattern and cloth, Mrs. Chen went back happily.
Gu Keqing stood in the yard, looking at the scorching sun, and thought it would be nice if she could have some ice cream or chilled watermelon.
She thought about it and said to Qi Zhiyun:
"Sister-in-law, when I came back from the city yesterday on a bullock cart, an aunt gave me a watermelon. It's in the house. I'll go get it and cut it up for lunch."
Summer is the season for eating watermelons. The watermelons in the space are all improved varieties, and they grow big and sweet.
Gu Keqing couldn't bear to go into the space and eat alone, so she thought of taking it out for everyone to taste.
"Okay, I'll go to the fields to deliver food later, so I can send some to your brother and the others as well."
Qi Zhiyun admired this new sister-in-law more and more.
Not only can he deal with the most cunning Mrs. Chen in the village, but he can also make money.
"Then I'll go."
Gu Keqing skipped back to the room where she and Shen Yan lived, then quickly slipped into the space and picked out a big, cold watermelon.
"Sister-in-law, we will go to deliver the meal together later."
"OK!"
The four men of the Shen family work in the fields and don't come back at noon, so delivering meals is a big deal.
"Mom, time to eat watermelon."
Gu Keqing used the kitchen knife to cut the watermelon in half. The red flesh was crunchy and made people drool.
"Where did the watermelon come from?"
Mother Shen said in surprise.
"It was given to me by an aunt from the village."
Gu Keqing took a bite of the watermelon and smiled.
She thought to herself, since even Mrs. Chen had given her something, it wouldn’t be a big deal if someone else gave her a watermelon.
"Sister-in-law, you are so popular. We have been in Caohua Brigade for so long, and no one has ever given us anything."
Qi Zhiyun was envious from the bottom of her heart.
"That's nothing. I also sent food to the aunts. It's called...reciprocity. It's impolite not to reciprocate. Mom, don't you agree with that?"
Gu Keqing smiled and handed a piece of watermelon to Shen's mother.
"That's right!"
The mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and I ate watermelon and chatted in a very harmonious atmosphere.
What I made for lunch today was braised pork elbow, stir-fried pork leg with green peppers, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
The marinade ingredients were a pre-mixed package that Gu Keqing took out from the space.
Mother Shen used the leftover chicken soup from last night to make a pot of chicken noodle soup. It was delicious.
After Gu Keqing and Qi Zhiyun filled six aluminum lunch boxes, they also filled a basket of cut watermelon.
However, Gu Keqing loves to show off.
She picked out two of the most common floral dresses from the space, one for Qi Zhiyun and one for me, and put them on before going out.
This dress is a new arrival of this season from an international brand.
If it were placed in the rural areas of the 1970s, it would be an eye-popping sight.
Qi Zhiyun said unconfidently: "Sister-in-law, we won't be scolded for dressing like this, right?"
"Go ahead and curse me, it's not like I'm spending anyone else's money."
Gu Keqing didn't care. "Besides, there are four men in our family earning money. Can't we buy a piece of clothing? You will know later."
Sure enough, as soon as the two sisters-in-law arrived at the field, they immediately attracted onlookers.
Young girls, old women, and young wives all put down their farm tools and ran to see.
After Gu Keqing handed the meal to Chen Yan, he took out some candy from the bag on his back and distributed handfuls to the women watching.
"Everyone, have some candy!"
"Auntie, you're welcome!"
Gu Keqing smiled and distributed all the candies in the bag before answering their questions one by one. This chapter has been read (please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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