Chapter 92 Chapter 92 A Link in the Plan
Zhuo Jia sat in the yard, watching her sister-in-law carrying Xiaopeng away. Well, she felt that she was in a particularly good mood. How should I put it? Sometimes, children, especially silly children, are really good seasonings.
When she heard the loud crying of the child next door, she felt guilty for a moment, but when she thought of the meat coupons in her hand, she no longer felt guilty. She would not lie to the child and would eat braised pork if she said she would.
Just as Zhuo Jia was walking towards the main room, thinking about finding a meat ticket to ask someone to help her buy meat, she suddenly stopped. Yes, how could she forget that there was a lot of wild boar meat in her purchasing group's warehouse. It was the wild boar meat that she was going to sell to the 'grocer', but the 'grocer' didn't want!
Thinking of this, Zhuo Jia turned around and walked towards the kitchen, and took out all the dozens of pounds of pork in the warehouse. Of course, she didn't intend to eat them all at once, otherwise something bad would happen.
So Zhuo Jia took the kitchen knife and practiced on the wild boar meat for a long time. Finally, she cut off three pounds of it, which was just enough. There were so many people here, so they could eat as much as they wanted!
As for the remaining wild boar meat, she cut off about five pounds and put it in the vegetable cupboard, and then put the remaining wild boar meat into the purchasing group warehouse, waiting to take it out next time she had the chance.
She put the three pounds of wild boar meat in a basin and started to cook dinner for herself. As for when to eat the braised pork?
Tomorrow, she will ask her mother-in-law for help. Today, Huang Anbang’s incident has been causing so much trouble in the city. Not to mention asking her mother-in-law to help make the braised pork, I’m afraid she may not be able to eat it even if she calls her mother-in-law to come and eat it.
So let’s wait until tomorrow!
If Xiaopeng knew that the braised pork he could eat today would not be eaten until tomorrow, he would probably cry again, even harder than when he was beaten. Unfortunately, Xiaopeng didn't know it!
…
The next morning, Zhuo Jia got up and tried to knead the dough. Although there were only three pounds of meat, she felt that if she asked her mother-in-law to make braised pork, her mother-in-law would definitely not be happy. So in order to finish the three pounds of meat, she decided to make some dumplings.
Well, try to please her mother-in-law, and then when she is in a good mood, ask her to help with important things like steaming buns and dumplings!
Although the dough was not kneaded very well, Zhuo Jia still worked hard to knead a large basin full of it, and then slipped out to find her mother-in-law. At the door, she met Xiaopeng, who was peeking in and looking aggrieved, but his eyes lit up when he saw her.
Zhuo Jia couldn't help laughing. She waved to Xiao Peng and said, "Let's go play with Second Aunt."
This unfortunate kid really only remembers eating and not being beaten. It's so funny.
Xiaopeng's eyes lit up, and he stood up but couldn't help squatting back down. He said aggrievedly, "Mom won't let me go to Second Aunt to ask for food."
It’s because he got too excited when he heard about the braised pork yesterday, and his mother heard it, so he’s still in pain from the beating he got.
Zhuo Jia suppressed her laughter and said, "It's okay. You didn't ask me for food today. I wanted to take you to the old folks' home to play."
Hahaha, she didn’t know why. Xiaopeng was so miserable, but she still wanted to laugh. Maybe she was too bad!
Although he didn't know what his second aunt was doing in the nursing home, he thought that his grandmother would occasionally give him some candy, so Xiaopeng, who was thinking about the candy, was once again abducted away by his good second aunt.
On the way, Xiaopeng kept muttering, such as how bad his mother was to him, and how much he wanted to eat something, but his mother just wouldn't let him eat it. In short, he felt very aggrieved.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
If her child wants to eat mice in the future, she doesn't know whether she should stop him or just throw the child to his father!
Also, you're cooking and the kids want to add some ingredients...
To be honest, she felt that she admired her sister-in-law very much. If it were her, she would never beat the child because she would just throw the child away!
After finally arriving at the nursing home, Zhuo Jia couldn't help but touch her belly, and prayed silently in her heart: My little baby, mommy doesn't expect you to be as well-behaved as your cousin Xiaoru, but you must never learn to be like your cousin Xiaopeng!
"Grandma, grandma, I'm here to see you." Xiaopeng had no idea what kind of shock his words had caused to his second aunt. Anyway, he ran into the house.
And Zhuo Jia behind Xiaopeng automatically translated this into: Grandma, grandma, candy, I want candy!
When Zhuo Jia entered the yard, she saw Xiao Peng with his head drooping and a look of grievance. It was obvious that he hadn't gotten any candy. She couldn't help but feel a pang in her heart:
Could it be that after one night, her mother-in-law's mood became even worse?
"Why did you bring Xiaopeng to see me?" Liu Hongying, who was in a really bad mood, looked at Zhuo Jia and asked.
She was really pissed off. She was so angry yesterday in the city because of the matter between Huang Anbang and Zhou Lin, and now she was pissed off again by Liu Laidie early this morning!
Zhuo Jia swallowed her saliva and said carefully, "Mom, it was Xiaopeng who wanted to eat braised pork, but this time I asked my cousin to help buy wild boar meat. I have never cooked wild boar meat before and I am afraid that I won't be able to cook it well, so I want to ask you for help. But if you don't have time, forget it, there is no rush."
Alas, she really felt that being her cheap cousin, Lin Yu, was not easy. She had to take the blame for everything all day long!
"Grandma, braised pork, I want to eat braised pork." Xiaopeng heard the braised pork and didn't listen carefully to the rest of the words. After shouting, he ran to Zhuo Jia and jumped around: "Second Aunt, I love you the most, Second Aunt."
At this moment, he felt that the places where he was beaten yesterday didn't hurt anymore. As long as he had meat to eat, why would it hurt?
Liu Hongying wanted to say something but forgot what Xiaopeng said: "..."
Her only thought now was that she really should let the elders come over and take a look!
Zhuo Jia coughed quickly and told Xiao Peng not to get excited. Then she looked at her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, although I have already bought the meat for the braised pork, it's up to you whether we eat it today or how we eat it."
After saying that, she looked at her mother-in-law with her particularly sincere eyes and said, "Mother-in-law, it doesn't matter whether she eats it or not. What's important is you and your precious grandson Xiaopeng!"
Xiaopeng, who hadn't started school yet, had no idea of his second aunt's sinister intentions. He rushed over and hugged his grandmother's thighs and acted like a spoiled child: "Grandma, eat braised pork, grandma."
If he couldn't eat the braised pork, he would probably burst into tears even if he knew he was going to be beaten.
Liu Hongying looked at the silly boy beside her legs. To be honest, she really didn't want to admit that this was her grandson, but this was her grandson. Why couldn't the old Qiao family let this boy grow up a little?
Finally, Liu Hongying nodded. She had to nod. She already had a headache, and Xiaopeng's crying made it even worse. So she just ate the braised pork. It wasn't hers, so why should she feel bad about it?
But when she saw such a big piece of meat, she regretted it. She looked at Zhuo Jia in disbelief and asked, "Are you going to use all this meat to make braised pork?"
She always knew that the second brother's family ate well, but using such a large piece of meat to make braised pork seemed too good to be true. With so much meat, she knew at a glance that it must be at least three pounds.
Zhuo Jia pursed her lips and said embarrassedly: "I was thinking of making white flour dumplings, after all, I didn't eat dumplings with everyone during the New Year, but if mother-in-law doesn't want to bother me, forget it."
Although she confessed everything, she was really innocent. She just wanted to eat braised pork and white flour dumplings. What could she have done wrong?
When she heard about white flour dumplings, the veins on Liu Hongying's forehead popped up. She couldn't help but go to the stove, opened the basin on the stove and took a look. It was great, there was a big piece of white flour in it.
She pointed at Zhuo Jia and didn't say a word for a long time. Finally, she said, "Forget it. I can't handle all this by myself. Go next door and ask your sister-in-law for help."
As for whether the elders would be angry when they saw Xiaopeng, she really couldn't care less in order to avoid waste.
Of course, even if Liu Hongying took care of it, it was useless, because Xiaopeng was so excited when he heard that there were white flour dumplings. Then he heard that his mother was needed for help, so he volunteered to go to the next door to call for help, and then...
Soon Xiaopeng's thunderous crying could be heard from next door!
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other. Liu Hongying cut off a piece of meat and started chopping stuffing with a knife. As long as she was busy, she could pretend that she couldn't hear the crying next door.
Zhuo Jia was not busy working, she even listened to Xiaopeng in the yard for a while, then went into the kitchen and said with great enthusiasm: "Mom, judging from Xiaopeng's loud crying, this child is in very good health!"
Your lungs must be in great shape!
Liu Hongying looked at Zhuo Jia helplessly. To be honest, she should really let Xiaopeng come over to listen. These were the words spoken by his favorite second aunt.
Just as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were flirting with each other, Qian Yulan, who had just finished beating her son next door, came in with an apron. Oh, and behind her was her little helper Qiao Ru!
"Second Aunt." Seeing Zhuo Jia, Qiao Ru immediately called out with a smile.
Well, she had wanted to play with Second Aunt yesterday, but she saw Xiaopeng's miserable state...
She didn't dare to come!
Zhuo Jia also smiled. She glanced into the kitchen, making sure her mother-in-law couldn't hear her, and then whispered, "There are a lot of delicious food today."
Although Xiaoru is not as greedy as Xiaopeng, after all, which child doesn’t like to eat?
There is nothing I don’t like to eat!
If so, it’s definitely not tasty enough!
Xiaoru nodded vigorously, her eyes sparkling as she asked, "Second Aunt, what's delicious?"
Her mother only said that she brought her here to help, but she didn't say what delicious food to cook. And there were so many delicious foods at Second Aunt's house, so she couldn't guess!
Seeing that her sister-in-law had already entered the kitchen, Zhuo Jia approached Xiao Ru and said quickly, "If nothing goes wrong, it should be braised pork and white flour pork dumplings."
If there was an accident, it must be that someone made her mother-in-law angry, and then she was taken out on by her mother-in-law!
So she had to finish the work quickly while her mother-in-law was in a good mood!
The clever Xiaoru immediately understood what her second aunt meant. The little girl nodded vigorously and said seriously, "Second aunt, don't worry. I will go in and help right now and try to finish the work as soon as possible."
So as not to delay eating!
So Zhuo Jia watched Xiaoru finish her words, then she went into the kitchen to help with a serious face. She couldn't help but look at Xiaopeng who was still playing with Xiaohei. To be honest, it was no wonder that her sister-in-law felt bad, the contrast was just too stark.
Xiao Peng noticed her gaze, raised his head and asked with a silly smile: "Second Aunt, is there anything delicious?"
Otherwise, why would Second Aunt suddenly look at him? It must be something delicious.
Zhuo Jia's mouth twitched when she heard this. She shook her head speechlessly: "No, you can continue playing."
Still delicious?
Forget it, otherwise her sister-in-law will chase Xiaopeng and beat him up again!
"Oh." Xiaopeng was not angry because there was no delicious food. He nodded and continued to play with Xiaohei.
Looking at the carefree Xiaopeng, Zhuo Jia is really envious. This greedy boy has a really good attitude and doesn't take anything to heart!
You know, it was Xiaopeng who first suggested eating braised pork, but after getting beaten up, the guy actually forgot about it. Instead, she...
Well, she had to go to the kitchen, just in case there was any emergency or help needed.
However, when she arrived at the kitchen, she realized that she was overthinking it. There were many people in the kitchen, and they didn't need someone as lazy and greedy as her!
So Zhuo Jia walked around the kitchen like a supervisor, but was soon kicked out again. Well, the kitchen was small and there were so many people that it was hard to move around, so she seemed a bit of a hindrance.
Zhuo Jia, who was in the way: "..."
Okay, okay, since she feels she is in the way, then she and Xiaopeng can just wait to eat!
This wait lasted until Xiaowei came back from school, and until her father-in-law and elder brother also came back, and then finally the sound of someone asking for the dishes to be served came from the kitchen.
Well, Zhuo Jia didn’t even get the chance to serve the dishes. She just watched her father-in-law, her elder brother, Xiao Wei, and three generations of grandparents and grandchildren enter and leave the kitchen one after another. Finally, she was no longer needed in the kitchen!
"Don't stand there like an idiot. Go to the main room and eat." When Liu Hongying came out, she saw her standing blankly at the kitchen door. She couldn't help but said with some disgust.
It was Zhuo Jia who first suggested eating these, and it was Zhuo Jia who arranged it, so why is he not so enthusiastic when it comes to eating?
"Oh." Zhuo Jia just said "oh" and then followed her mother-in-law to the main room.
Because there was so much pork today, her mother-in-law didn't need to share the lunch with her. She could just pick it up with her chopsticks. As for the dumplings, there was a big bowl and she could eat as much as she wanted.
Qiao Anshan couldn't help but say, "During the Chinese New Year, we couldn't even eat as much white flour dumplings as we wanted."
Look at this big bowl of white flour dumplings, it really makes people feel good.
But at this time, probably only Qiao Anshan would sigh foolishly, because everyone else was busy eating and had no time to pay attention to him!
So Qiao Anshan found that no one paid attention to what he said, so he smiled awkwardly and continued to eat hard. Hey, isn’t it good to eat dumplings and braised pork? Why does he have to be so talkative?
So idle!
While eating, Xiaopeng couldn't help but say, "Second Aunt is still the best to me. Second Aunt, why don't I be your son?"
His second aunt is really good to him. Not only does she not beat him, but she also arranges whatever he wants to eat. Isn't this better than his biological mother?
The other people eating at the table paused at the same time. They glanced at Xiaopeng, who was looking at Zhuo Jia eagerly. Then they looked at Zhuo Jia, who was eating dumplings with her head down, as if she hadn't heard anything. Finally, they glanced at Qian Yulan, whose face was as dark as a stone...
In the end, everyone tacitly pretended that they heard nothing. The naughty kid wanted to be beaten, but what could they do?
Xiao Wei was the most loving big brother. He took a dumpling from his bowl and stuffed it directly into Xiaopeng's mouth, saying, "Xiaopeng, eat more and talk less."
Silly child, those are not words, those are just blood and tears.
Xiaopeng hadn't gotten an answer from his second aunt yet, and wanted to continue asking, but his mouth was blocked by the dumplings, and the dumplings were really delicious...
In the end, Xiaopeng's heart prevailed, and he kept eating without saying a word.
Seeing that the naughty child finally stopped making trouble, Zhuo Jia breathed a sigh of relief, then picked up a piece of braised pork for her sister-in-law and smiled flatteringly: "Sister-in-law, eat more."
Really, although Xiaopeng is very cute, cuteness cannot be eaten. Her sister-in-law is the same. Her sister-in-law is the one who can really cook for her, and she must never be messed with!
Qian Yulan smiled and picked up a dumpling for her, saying, "Eat more too."
She is not the kind of person who would put down her bowl and curse, so Xiaopeng just wait for her to be beaten when she gets home.
…
After dinner, Qian Yulan and her three children cleaned up the kitchen for Zhuo Jia before leaving. However, as soon as the door was closed, Zhuo Jia heard Xiao Peng's loud crying and her sister-in-law's angry roar.
She was so scared that she quickly covered her ears and went back to the house. When she got back to the house, she didn't forget to touch her belly which was not showing yet and muttered softly: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, mom won't hit you!"
Don't scare the baby in her belly!
Because Zhou Lin's story was so shocking, Zhuo Jia rarely went out for the next period of time. She basically stayed at home, reading, writing and receiving letters to Qiao Anchuan, and occasionally playing with Xiaoru and Xiaopeng next door. Sometimes Zhang Yunhuan would come to see her...
Before they knew it, it was Huang Anbang and Zhou Lin’s wedding day.
Zhuo Jia sat up from her rocking chair almost instantly. She looked at Zhang Yunhuan in disbelief and asked, "No, are we still going to deal with Huang Anbang and Zhou Lin's matter?"
Are you kidding me? They had such an ugly fight before, they almost threw each other's faces on the ground and stepped on them, but now they say they still want to have the wedding. It turns out that getting a marriage certificate is not the most unacceptable thing.
Zhang Yunhuan's expression was equally indescribable. She shook her head and said, "I heard that they got together after getting the marriage certificate, but Zhou Lin never moved in. She only visited Huang Anbang occasionally at the commune. The reason they're having a wedding now is because she's pregnant!"
At the end of the story, the expression on Zhang Yunhuan's face was no different from the collapse of the sky and the earth. What was going on? These two people could actually have a child. This was unheard of.
Zhuo Jia was also shocked: "..."
She subconsciously raised her hand and touched her belly. Well, the baby in her belly was almost three months old. Fortunately, the newborn almost took over.
No, no, the problem now is not this, but...
"So you just accept our captain's wife like that?" Zhuo Jia asked with sparkling eyes.
She also knew that she had been going out less recently, but she didn't want to miss so many things.
Moreover, the captain’s wife doesn’t even want to recognize this daughter-in-law, how can she recognize this grandson!
Zhang Yunhuan shook her head, the expression on her face becoming even more intriguing. She lowered her voice and said, "I don't know what Zhou Lin did. Anyway, it seems that the marriage she talked about before was fake. Now if Huang Anbang doesn't marry her openly, she will sue Huang Anbang for being a hooligan."
This time, if Huang Anbang is accused of being a hooligan, it will definitely not be easily covered up like last time, so the captain and his family dare not take the risk!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
I don't know why, but if the county's Revolutionary Committee, Women's Federation, and Educated Youth Office knew about this, they would probably be very angry. After all, without realizing it, everyone had become part of Zhou Lin's plan.
Seeing her speechless with shock, Zhang Yunhuan couldn't help but poke her and said, "Zhou Lin is too cunning and cruel. We must keep our distance from her in the future. Otherwise, with our IQs, we won't even know how we got tricked."
Don’t say that the educated youth are natural allies. Just ask the educated youth in Hezhuang Brigade, no one dares to say outside that they know Zhou Lin.
Zhuo Jia nodded seriously: "Don't worry, I will definitely keep my distance from her."
She is pregnant now, there is absolutely no way she would get close to anything dangerous!
So when Zhou Lin and Huang Anbang got married, it couldn't be said to be deserted, but it wasn't lively either, especially compared to when Zhuo Jia got married, it was really far behind.
Not to mention Zhuo Jia and the others who Zhou Lin knew, even none of the other educated youth from Hezhuang Brigade came.
Zhang Yunhuan watched the excitement from a distance, then ran over to Zhuo Jia and muttered, "Zhou Lin didn't have any dowry at all. She just came here wearing clothes that weren't very new but had no patches, and she brought an old package with her when she got married."
Well, although she didn't look closely, she heard that the captain's wife's face turned black. It seemed that she gave Zhou Lin a betrothal gift of fifty yuan, but the result was...
So embarrassing!
Zhuo Jia glanced at Zhang Yunhuan and couldn't help but say, "Didn't you say you wanted to stay away from Zhou Lin? Why did you still go to see her?"
She thought this was far away, including not looking or asking!
Zhang Yunhuan coughed and said uncomfortably, "Well, I just think Zhou Lin is too cunning and I'm afraid she'll plot against us in the future, so I wanted to find out what she's up to."
As a result, she made an unnecessary trip because everyone was there to laugh at her and nothing they said was useful.
Zhuo Jia: "..."
Very good, this answer is very Zhang Yunhuan!
Thinking of something, she looked at Zhang Yunhuan and asked, "How is your return to the city going?"
The weather is about to get hot, why is there no movement towards returning to the city?
Zhang Yunhuan rolled her eyes. She tried not to look too guilty and said seriously, "Well, my mother wrote to me a while ago, saying that something unexpected had happened. This matter may not be completed in the first half of the year, and it may take until the end of the year."
Well, Zhuo Jia will definitely give birth by the end of the year, so she can leave with peace of mind!
Zhuo Jia couldn't help but frown when she heard this. She looked at Zhang Yunhuan and asked, "What happened? Is it because you're short of money or something else? If it's because you're short of money or you're missing something, tell me and I'll help you find a solution."
Although everyone in Zhang Yunhuan's family seems very capable, opportunities like work are usually fleeting, so you can't delay. Who knows if they will still be reliable next time.
Zhang Yun laughed happily: "Don't worry about it, my family and I know everything about this matter!"
She knew that Jia Jia also regarded her as a good friend in her heart, hehe!
Zhuo Jia: "..."
She looked at Zhang Yunhuan with some worry. Is this kid stupid? Something went wrong at work and he couldn't return to the city in time. What was there to be happy about?
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