Chapter 217 Lotus Root Stewed Pork Ribs
As she spoke, Xia Juanjuan secretly gave a handkerchief to Chen Qi.
Chen Qi opened it and saw that inside was a big knot.
"Sister-in-law, this..."
Xia Juanjuan chuckled and said, "Your little yellow croaker is worth more than five yuan, but I was afraid that men with money would like to spend it, so I didn't give you more this morning. You keep this ten yuan for yourself, and ask Wu Feng to buy you an old hen to make soup for you to nourish your body. Or buy some cloth and cotton to make a winter cotton-padded jacket for the kid. Let's talk about it after this period of time. Then you can pay me back together with the five yuan this morning, and that's all."
Chen Qi was so moved that she couldn't help but feel a sour nose.
Wu Feng's sister-in-law said those unpleasant words because she was afraid that her family would suffer losses from the five yuan they borrowed.
Look at Xia Juanjuan again. Although she also called her sister-in-law, she was not related to the Wu family at all. At most, she was just a neighbor with good relations in the village. Even though she had borrowed the money by pawning her small yellow croaker, she only gave her 15 yuan at once and asked her to pay it back slowly.
"Sister-in-law, I really don't know how to thank you."
She and Wu Feng didn't have much money, but with this big reunion note, they wouldn't have to panic if something urgent happened.
Xia Juanjuan said: "Regardless of other things, as for the relationship between your grandmother and Aunt Shen, we are not outsiders, so don't take it to heart."
She smiled again and said, "Your man is trustworthy and he seems to really love you. If a man is willing to spend money on you, it means he cares about you. You should also love him well."
Chen Qi couldn't help blushing: "Sister-in-law, look at what you are saying, it's so embarrassing... No matter how good he is, he is definitely not as good as Brother Lizhan!"
After chatting for a few more words, Xia Juanjuan returned home.
As for the eldest son of the Wu family and his wife saying that they wanted to divide the family property, the eldest son of the Wu family was later forced to apologize to Aunt Wu, Uncle Wu, and his younger brother and his wife. In fact, the family property was partially divided.
The eldest son of the Wu family took some rations for himself and went out to cook, while Aunt Wu and Uncle Wu followed their youngest son. However, from the work points they earned, except for the rations for meals at their youngest son's house, they still gave some to the eldest son's family.
Chen Yue'e didn't dare to say anything more. She didn't benefit from it, but she didn't suffer any loss either.
In the past, Aunt Wu was the one who prepared all the meals for the family. Now, she has to cook for her husband and children herself, which is much more difficult than before.
Xia Juanjuan didn't pay much attention to the Wu family's household affairs. The days soon came to the sixth month of the lunar calendar. The days were getting hotter day by day. The pond dug in the spring and the lotus roots planted had now grown into a pond of graceful lotus leaves, mixed with many light pink lotus flowers, which had become a scene of Qingshui Village.
Who among the villagers who passed by this lotus pond would not praise the beauty of the lotus flowers?
The lotus pond is right at the doorstep of Xia Juanjuan's house. Every time she looks up, she sees green everywhere and even the heat doesn't seem so unbearable.
In addition, the fish raised in the lotus pond have also made much bigger splashes in the water. I'm afraid they have all grown unusually plump and beautiful.
Digging lotus roots usually starts in September and October, when only the remnants are left. Fish can also be harvested at that time.
However, this did not prevent Xia Juanjuan from asking Xia Shuangshan to go into the water and dig some crisp lotus roots to make pork ribs soup.
——This was also agreed upon in advance. The lotus seeds and fish fry were all bought by Xia Juanjuan. When they were harvested in the fall, they would be distributed to everyone, but her family could enjoy a larger portion.
Xia Shuangshan dug out a few pieces of crisp lotus roots, and Lin Yuru used the well water in the yard to press them out and washed them clean.
In addition, they caught a fish weighing two kilograms. Xia Juanjuan put fish fry such as crucian carp, sea bass and mandarin fish in the water.
Xia Juanjuan had already gone to the town and bought three pounds of pork ribs.
It just so happened that Yan Haotian was going back to the south in the next few days, so he came over to our house for dinner.
Chop the ribs into small pieces, put them in cold water, boil the blood, then remove it and add ginger slices, green onions, etc., and simmer it slowly. After simmering for a while, add the lotus root cut into large pieces and continue simmering. After it is cooked, add salt to make it delicious.
The fish was steamed sea bass, which tasted light and delicious.
In addition, there was a plate of chilled lotus root, a plate of chilled cucumber, as well as several other dishes such as braised pork and stir-fried vegetables.
Even Yan Haotian couldn't help but sigh that his sister's family's life was really not unfair. Sometimes the food they ate was better than what he had in the army!
However, he did not object to the girl living such a lavish life.
Firstly, his brother-in-law gets more allowance than him, and secondly, doesn't he still have his elder brother? Although he didn't give the allowance directly to his sister, since they became relatives, in addition to the 200 yuan he gave to Xia Shuangshan last time, he also gave them 10 yuan a month for their old age.
It’s obvious that mom and dad won’t suffer if they follow my sister.
Naturally, you are eligible to use the allowances he gave.
Xia Juanjuan has so much allowance in her hands, why does she have to live a frugal life?
Yan Haotian was still worried and reminded her, "Juanjuan, don't be stingy with your money. If you are short of money, just send me a telegram and I will send it to you immediately. Also, don't be embarrassed to spend the ten yuan I give to my parents every month. Do you understand?"
Xia Juanjuan felt that although she had misunderstood Yan Haotian as a suspicious person in the past, now it seemed that being his sister was... quite nice.
It feels like being pampered.
However, although she agreed verbally, she would naturally not really use the money in Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru's hands.
The elderly have some money in their hands, which gives them confidence, and this cannot be given by the filial piety of their children alone.
Lin Yuru felt bad because she had eggs every day and meat every other day at Xia Juanjuan's place, so she wanted to force money on Xia Juanjuan. But Xia Juanjuan said with a stern face that if that was the case, she would have to pay Lin Yuru for taking care of the kids for her...
Lin Yuru just stopped.
Xia Shuangshan felt very upset. Although his son was found, he sometimes couldn't close his mouth when he slept at night, and would wake up with a smile.
But in fact, they only spent a few days together. Moreover, the new house in Xia Village had not been built yet. Every time my son came back, he did not live in the new house...
"Alas! This house has been delayed for several months due to the busy farming season. Now it is almost completed. You should talk to your leader and ask him to stay in Mo County for another half a month. At least you can live in the new house before leaving..."
Yan Haotian felt uncomfortable when he heard Xia Shuangshan say this, but he couldn't change the order just because he wanted to.
"Dad, it's not like my brother won't come back. The house is built, so he can live in it next time he comes back to visit relatives, right? Don't be like this. It makes my brother feel bad."
Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru had no choice but to change the subject and not talk about it anymore.
Two days later, Yan Haotian also returned to the south. Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru went to the train station to see him off, their eyes reddening again.
Xia Juanjuan had to stay at home to take care of the children, so she didn't go to send him off.
The three little ones were still as quiet as ever. Now they were more than seven months old and almost eight months old. They were curious about everything and kept asking Xia Juanjuan to take them to the chicken coop to see the chicks.
Xia Juanjuan also stuffed chopped vegetable leaves into their little hands, and the three little guys imitated the adults and slammed their hands to try to throw the leaves away.
As a result, because I held the leaves tightly in my hands and didn’t know how to loosen them, after shaking them for a long time, the leaves were still in my hands...
Xia Juanjuan was both amused and speechless.
Logically speaking, her and Lizhan's IQs are pretty high, so why are the three kids they gave birth to so stupid...
Why haven’t any of those genius babies in novels been born at the age of five been born?