Chapter 209 I Don’t Like Morning Glory
Don’t mention it, after Wang Cuixia was scolded a few times, her head suddenly became clear and she wasn’t so hot anymore.
The feeling of being exhausted from cooking just now suddenly calmed down, and I could tell who was the king and who was the big king.
"Yes... our words were a little careless just now. We just care about Qianniu."
Wang Qianniu was a little frightened and hunched his shoulders: "I'm sorry, I just said the wrong thing."
Shen Sanzhu’s face didn’t look good: “It’s okay, let’s eat, your business is my business, I will definitely help you.”
Wang Qianniu nodded fearfully and ate carefully.
Everyone started eating, but the atmosphere was a bit depressing.
Wang Fang did not sit on the kang table with them, but sat on the floor table next to Jiang Wanwan. She said nothing the whole time and her expression was relatively normal. She did not have any emotions because of Wang Qianniu.
But Xiao Guoguo, who was young and didn't understand much, suddenly understood halfway through her meal that these people were bullying her aunt again.
Comrade Chen Guoguo clenched her chopsticks tightly. She, Sui Sui and Chen Tian all had a pair of chopsticks, which were shorter and more suitable for little hands.
She clenched her chopsticks tightly, frowned and looked at Shen Sanzhu unhappily. Just as her cherry-like mouth was about to open, Jiang Wanwan picked up a piece of potato and put it in her mouth.
"Guoguo, let's eat. Tomorrow, Auntie will go to pick up the photos. It happens that you have a day off, so I will take you guys to take photos. Do you want to go?"
The eyes of the children at home all lit up. Sui Sui was very nervous and asked, "Auntie, am I going too?"
Jiang Wanwan: "Go ahead."
Since Liu Yeju was arrested and Shen Erzhu sincerely reflected on his mistakes, Chen Tang and Shen Tian made new friends at school. It is obvious that the two children have become bolder.
Chen Tang touched Chen Tian’s head: “Sister, did you hear that? Auntie is going to take us to take pictures!”
Chen Tian had soft hair that reached her shoulders. She looked at Jiang Wanwan shyly. As her name suggests, she thanked him in a sweet voice: "Thank you, auntie. You are the best."
Jiang Wanwan picked up a piece of meat for each child and said, "Let's eat."
Xu Lan appreciated Jiang Wanwan's love. After Jiang Wanwan came into the family, she was extremely kind to her, the children, and the family. She never felt that she deserved this kindness.
When Jiang Wanwan picked up meat for the children, she would pick up meat for Jiang Wanwan. The atmosphere between the two sisters-in-law was very good, which made people envious.
Wang Cuixia was also envious. Why couldn’t Wei Shufen be so nice to her?
When it comes to taking pictures, the children become very talkative, talking about what to wear and how to tie their hair. The atmosphere in the room immediately becomes better.
After dinner, Shen Sanzhu took Wang Qianniu away. Wang Fang didn't want to disturb them, so she stayed for more than ten minutes before leaving.
Wang Cuixia saw that everyone had left: "I just cooked the meal myself, my hands are sore, you guys can clean up the table."
As he spoke he rubbed his arms.
Now we all know who cooked such a large table of food.
Old Lady Shen found a thin stick to pick her teeth and said coldly, "I thought so. Even the good meat tasted bad. I was thinking that Xu Lan didn't cook it seriously today."
This one sentence made Wang Cuixia angry and leave.
Shen Hongjun drank half a glass of water and went back to rest.
After a while, the only people left in the room were Old Man Shen who was sleeping, Shen Yejun, Jiang Wanwan, Xu Lan and Wei Shufen.
Old Lady Shen asked, "What do you think of that morning glory?"
Xu Lan said first: "I don't think it's a big deal. She looks polite and weak, but I don't think she mentioned the job casually. She probably saw that Wan Wan was capable and deliberately used Wan Wan's relationship as a betrothal gift."
Wei Shufen agreed with Xu Lan's words: "Look, she just talked about work and looked at Wan Wan suggestively. She knew that San Zhuzi would say something for her. She tested it today, and who knows what she would ask for tomorrow. I am not proud of this girl, but... the Red Army family likes her very much and treats her like a treasure."
Old Lady Shen sneered: "You all see things more clearly than she does. Don't you think about it? She is so popular. Her parents are both working and she has a city hukou. Why would anyone be interested in her family?"
This is true. Starting in 1957, migrant workers were able to go to the city to work, the economy was destroyed, and a high wall was erected between rural and urban residents. There was a gap between rural children and urban children, and between peasants and civil servants.
A city dweller with a sound mind would never let his daughter marry a rural man casually.
If there is, we are all adults and can figure it out with our toes that there must be some ulterior motive.
Jiang Wanwan hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll ask someone what the secret is."
Old Lady Shen thought it was okay: "Don't tell your Second Mother and San Zhuzi when you find out. Discuss it with us first, or else people will think you are jealous of the wives in the city, or that you like to pick on others and can't stand seeing someone 'stronger' than you come to our house, so you deliberately want to destroy other people's marriages."
Grandma was so considerate of her, Jiang Wanwan didn't get angry with the second wife, she smiled and said, "Okay, grandma."
The next day was also a little cloudy, but it didn't rain. Early in the morning, Jiang Wanwan took the children, as well as Grandpa and Grandma Shen to the photo studio. The children took a photo each, the old man and the old lady took a photo each, and they also took a group photo.
Finally, everyone who went, including Jiang Wanwan and Shen Xingjiang, took a group photo.
In total, she spent more than eight dollars, not all of which was for photos. When Jiang Wanwan's photos came out, she bought a few photo frames.
Shen Xingjiang sent the man home and returned to the military region.
Old Mrs. Shen and old man came back. Old Mrs. Shen had some traces of makeup on her face. She looked at the photos of Jiang Wanwan and Shen Xingjiang when she got home, then went out for a walk with the enamel pot.
She has a cheerful personality and made friends with some elderly family members in the military area.
The weather was cool, and the beans in the garden had just come off the harvest. There were eighteen-spice beans, as well as oil beans and broad beans. Everyone ate whatever was available in the yard, especially the beans. They were delicious when they were just harvested, and if you couldn't finish them, you could dry them and stew them in the winter.
If there are beans, fill half a winnowing basket with them, and either pick the hard threads on both sides or use scissors to cut the bean threads. The eighteen-spice beans are relatively long, so cut a strip in the middle. Cut the oil beans and lentils into more strips and cut them into thin threads.
The weather was not too hot, and everyone was picking beans on the big rock under the tree with winnowing baskets.
Old Mrs. Shen had her hair tied up behind her head with a hairnet, her face was powdered and her eyebrows were drawn. As soon as she came out, an old lady saw her and burst out laughing.
"Sister Shen, the sun is rising from the west, and you are still shining. Why are you still drawing your eyebrows and applying powder?"
Old Lady Shen took a sip from the enamel pot. "What is it? It's my fourth son's wife who insisted on taking me and my old man to take pictures. We didn't want to go, but she refused. Tell me, kids nowadays have money but nowhere to spend it. What should they spend it on for us?"
The old lady said to her: "You are a filial child. That thing is precious. Why don't you know what is good and what is bad? You become a different person after you draw your eyebrows."
"I think the eldest daughter of the Shen family has a smaller face." An older, toothless lady said enviously.
Although everyone was afraid of the camera, they were also envious and even slowed down their movements while cutting the beans.
“Is it scary to take pictures?”
"How long did it take to take the photo? Was it longer than the time it took to draw?"
With every sentence said, Old Lady Shen became the center of attention.
Old Lady Shen took another sip of water. "It's not scary. It's really fast. Just snap it. The child is just messing around. My fourth daughter-in-law is the most impatient. She just told me that she would take me to Beijing to take pictures at the Dabei Photo Studio. She said that the chickens there... it's the chicken technique (technology), that's the most advanced thing. It's like a tractor and a car, both have four wheels, but a car can only pull people, while a tractor can pull people and the ground. The Dabei Photo Studio has other unique skills."
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