Qiu Yuling didn't really have a stomachache, but she still went to the toilet. While she was there, Li Qingfeng explained the reason why she went to the toilet so quickly.
There happened to be some frozen fish and frozen tofu they brought with them, so Zhou Hongfang immediately thought of how to entertain the guests.
"Sister is so busy, but she still has time to grind tofu. She is really efficient all the time." No wonder they say these kids are very sensible and are not lazy at all. Zhou Hongfang once again envied her elder sister-in-law and her family.
Qiu Yuling followed in to help, and kept saying that they could just eat anything, as the ingredients were all stored for New Year's Eve. Her sister-in-law refused to listen, saying, "It doesn't matter when we eat. Besides, Dashu has finally come back, how can we just eat anything?"
Not only that, he also sent Li Yingze to call his second uncle to come and eat together.
After a while, Li Yingze came back with his second uncle. "Where are your aunt and the kids? Why don't they come over?"
"Yes, Auntie said she has already prepared dinner. Please finish eating quickly and come over to sit for a while."
Li Qingchuan also chimed in, saying that the soup was already boiling, and all that was left was to put the noodles into the pot, so there was no need to worry about it.
This year is slightly better than in previous years, but we still have to eat planned food. No one likes to go to other people's homes at mealtime, and even if we don't happen to go, we are unwilling to bring our bowls to the table. In the final analysis, there is still not enough to eat.
Zhou Hongfang just asked, and if there was an answer, she didn't make a fuss about it, as she had to invite so many people to dinner.
Eating fish alone was definitely not enough, so I mixed some bean flour and corn flour and made a lot of steamed buns.
Originally, only Li Yingfen was helping, but the old lady's house was tidy everywhere and there was no place for her to help, so she had to stay in the kitchen to help, even if it was just to light the fire.
"You kid, I told you to go out and play with them, but you insisted on staying by the stove. Now that these steamed buns are done, even Yingfen won't be needed anymore. I can do it by myself."
Feeding a large family was no easy task, so Qiu Yuling had no choice but to excuse herself by lighting the fire to keep warm. Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, Zhou Hongfang let her go.
"Yuling, I'm not going back today. I'll go back with my third brother tomorrow and stay at my house tonight."
Here it comes again. Qiu Yuling thinks it would be great if they could stay up all night with her on New Year's Eve. Anyway, tonight is destined to be a day to stay up early.
At this moment, Qiu Dashu was surrounded by a few boys, who asked him about the world outside.
He then repeated what he had said when he came here and answered the questions one by one.
"Really? There are white steamed buns in the cafeteria for every meal?" Li Yingze didn't believe it.
Qiu Dashu wasn't lying. "You have money and tickets, so of course you can have steamed buns every day." But the truth is, people outside don't eat as well as the farmers.
Even though they didn't have meat coupons, they could still occasionally catch a pheasant, rabbit, sparrow, etc. The workers outside sometimes had meat coupons but had nowhere to buy them. However, they didn't ask about these things, so he didn't say anything.
Although Li Qingtong is his uncle, he has been a playboy since he was young. However, he was busy returning the bicycle and did not participate. Otherwise, he would definitely ask if there were many female students attending the school.
Qiu Yuling's stay in the kitchen also had its benefits. She heard firsthand news about her fourth uncle.
"Mom, Xiaomai's cousin said she's found a boyfriend and will be engaged after the New Year. Her parents have already found the man, but Qingtong doesn't know about it yet." The old lady put her things away and sat alone, feeling bored, so she went to the kitchen. As soon as she sat down, she heard her eldest daughter-in-law reporting the top-secret telegram in a loud voice.
"When did it happen?"
"As for what happened around the New Year, Xiaomai came back from her parents' home and told me all about it. I've been thinking about it for the past couple of days. I don't know how far we've come in our conversation. I hope we don't make a fuss later."
When she got married, her brother-in-law was still a child. The next year, she gave birth to her eldest son, Li Yingjun. Her brother-in-law grew up with her children.
Although she didn't worry as much as her mother-in-law, she could still be half a mother. As for the woman he liked, not to mention her mother-in-law, she felt unhappy.
At that time, the eldest sister-in-law said that she would find a wife for Dashan in two years, but he ended up marrying her off to a widow with a baby. She immediately found a matchmaker and gave her son away.
She has been looking for good girls around her recently. If nothing works out, she will follow the example of her elder sister-in-law and find a suitable one for her brother-in-law. She doesn't need to wait for a few years and will get married after the New Year.
Since she didn't have a house, she and Qingfeng decided to live in this yard first. When the soil becomes loose in spring, they will dump the soil like their elder sister-in-law did.
Then after the summer harvest, I would gather the neighbors and clean up the homestead. I would build a few rooms to live in, and later when I had more money, I would clean up the yard for Yingjun before he proposed to me.
But before she could find a girl, something happened to Wang Xifen. She was now undecided and was waiting to bring the old lady back to discuss it.
She was also afraid that her brother-in-law would get into trouble and cry bitterly. How could she lose him?
"Then wait a minute. Qingju replied that Qinglian is willing to take our Qingtong out as a driver. We'll send him out after the New Year. It'll be a good time for him to come back after the three-year free apprenticeship."
"That's perfect. Being able to drive is amazing. Forget about three years of free apprenticeship. Even if I pay for it, I can't find a way. After the New Year, I will go to the neighbors to buy some rural goods and send them to Qinglian's family.
Although it is for relatives, in this large group, who is not related to whom? If we don’t open up, even if we push people in, they have to be willing to teach well.”
Zhou Hongfang was really happy now, but she still had to hurry up to do the work of pouring earthen bricks. The children in the family were growing up quickly, and if she didn't plan ahead, she would be in a hurry when the time came.
Qiu Yuling said nothing until she learned that her fourth uncle's first love had also died so young. She did not have much hostility towards widows or girls. Whether they could live together depended on the person.
Her eldest brother's previous one was very bold in his style of doing things, and her mother was afraid that she would not be able to control her life, so she hurriedly came up with a bad plan. As for her fourth uncle's case, she heard that the girl herself said that she would wait for a year before making any plans for the future.
At least it sounds like someone who understands what he is saying now.
However, her fourth aunt was able to use her connections to take her fourth uncle out to learn a skill, which was the best thing in those days. Truck drivers were still popular even after the reform and opening up.
Once my fourth uncle has a place to stay, grandma will no longer have to worry about anything, and I can take her to school again.
After Li Qingtong returned the car, he seemed to have lost his soul. He went back to his room without saying a word and didn't even call for dinner.
Zhou Hongfang wanted to go and call them herself, but the old lady stopped her and just asked them to scoop a bowl of rice and put it on the stove to warm it up. The rest of the people ate as if nothing had happened.
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