Chapter 402 Busy Housework

Xia Juanjuan asked Chunyan and Beibei to live together in the compartment where Lin Yuru and Xia Shuangshan lived.

Xia Shuangshan and Lin Yuru are also from the countryside, so Chunyan will at least feel a little closer to them psychologically and won't be too afraid or restrained.

After settling down, Chunyan didn't wait for anyone to make arrangements for her. When she saw some dirty clothes, she took a large basin, picked up the dirty clothes, went to the well, pressed water up, and started washing the clothes.

When Xia Juanjuan saw this, she couldn't help but smile. This child is quite discerning and has a lot of life in her eyes.

Lin Yuru saw it, walked over and said with a smile: "Hey, you just got here, don't rush to work, wait for a few days to rest before you do anything."

Chunyan raised her arm and touched her hair, saying, "Grandma Lin, it's okay. I came to the city to work. I'm used to doing these things at home. It's not tiring!"

After hearing this, Lin Yuru realized that she couldn't help herself and had to let her do what she wanted. She moved a small stool over to accompany her in the wash and asked her some questions about her time at home.

Chunyan was stunned when she saw Lin Yuru taking a bath with her.

She came here to work, so why did Grandma Lin, who was the host, also wash clothes with her?

"Grandma Lin, I'll wash it. You can go and take a rest!"

Lin Yuru smiled and said, "It's okay. I can't sit still either. Instead of letting me rest, you might as well let me do some work!"

Xia Juanjuan took out three chickens from the space, asked Lizhan to kill them, then boiled some water, poured it over the chickens, plucked out their feathers, and then dealt with the dirt and other things.

Chunyan was stunned when she saw that three chickens were killed at home. When she was at home, it was a luxury to kill a chicken during the holidays.

It took a while for him to react, and he hurriedly went to wash his hands, saying, "Fourth Aunt, leave it alone, I'll go pluck the chickens after I finish washing the clothes!"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "You and your grandmother Lin should wash the clothes. Aren't I and your fourth uncle here with you? You don't need to help."

Chunyan was a little stunned.

She heard from others that she came to the city to help out and get paid. Although she was working for her fourth uncle and aunt, she was just like a maid in an opera, taking care of the daily life of a whole family. Wasn't it her job to do the laundry, cook and take care of the children?

The host should treat the guests like young masters or young ladies, and just wait for them if they don't do any work, right?

How come it's okay that Grandma Lin does the laundry, but even my fourth uncle and aunt kill and clean the chickens themselves?

Xia Juanjuan roughly knew that she must have misunderstood, so she smiled and said, "There are so many people in our family, and everyone can help with some chores. But your grandmother Lin, grandfather Xia, and grandmother Shen and grandfather Rong in that room are all old, so we asked you to come over to help. Don't worry, you are not asked to do all the housework."

Li Zhan also smiled and said, "From now on, just treat this place as your home and just work for it."

Chunyan was stunned for a moment, and her heart was warm. She nodded and said, "Yeah!"

In the evening, Xiaowen, Xiaowu, Beibei and the triplets were brought back by Xia Shuangshan. Rong Zhenbang and Shen Wanxue also came back after going to the relevant departments to ask if they could help them with their work problems.

Xia Juanjuan introduced Chunyan to everyone, and after they got to know each other, Xia Juanjuan and Lin Yuru started to prepare dinner. Shen Wanxue also came over to help cut vegetables and cook.

Now it is Beibei and the triplets who are helping to light the fire.

The original kitchen of the courtyard house was not small, with three stoves and six pots in total.

Now we use two stoves and four pots, and light the fire at the same time. The front pot is used to stir-fry vegetables, and the back pot is used to boil water and then cook noodles or porridge, heat steamed buns, etc.

The chicken soup was placed in a clay pot on the stove and had been simmering for the entire afternoon.

Beibei and the three other kids took turns lighting the fire. While putting firewood into the stove, they excitedly told the adults about the interesting things that happened at school.

Xiaowen and Xiaowu are in the second year of junior high school. They have a heavy workload, so we don't let them help with cooking. We ask them to do their homework and review their lessons.

They will only be used when the food is ready and served on the table, to carry plates and rice.

Chunyan was assigned to do tasks like washing vegetables, which was not tiring at all.

Chunyan was still a little dazed. This...she was given 20 yuan a month. Would she be stopped from getting paid just because she did too little work?

However, she didn't dare to ask and just did her work efficiently.

Everyone got together and the meal was ready in about half an hour.

Stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts, stir-fried beef with celery, tomatoes and eggs, stir-fried bacon with sour beans, mapo tofu, cold lotus root, water spinach with garlic, and a pot of fresh mushroom and chicken soup. The staple food is corn grits and sweet potatoes, and white flour steamed buns.

When the large table of dishes was placed, Chunyan was stunned to see that there were more meat than vegetables.

"Fourth Aunt, isn't this really a banquet? Why are there so many dishes?"

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "We have a large family. Even though there are so many dishes, we can eat them all!"

After hearing this, Chunyan felt extremely jealous.

There are so many dishes in this meal, enough for the amount of pickled vegetables her family eats in a year!

Chunyan took her bowl of soup, took half a steamed bun, put some tofu and lotus root and water spinach in her bowl, and planned to go to the kitchen to eat.

This is what her mother told her, that she was not here to visit relatives but to work, so she must be discerning and sit at the table to eat!

This is also common in rural areas. When entertaining guests at home or during festivals, the custom of women not being allowed to sit at the table exists in many places.

Her family was relatively well-off, and when they were all family, her parents would still let them, the girls, sit at the table.

Xia Juanjuan saw Chunyan carrying the meal and about to leave. She was stunned for a moment and called her: "We are eating, where are you going?"

Chunyan said uneasily: "I...I'll go to the kitchen to eat."

Xia Juanjuan smiled and said, "Why go to the kitchen to eat? We always eat at the table at home. You sit next to Beibei."

Chunyan was stunned for a moment, then sat down with a red face.

But I am happy in my heart.

My fourth aunt is so nice!

Everyone ate while chatting. Xia Juanjuan didn't have such a strict rule about not talking while eating or sleeping, as long as the food wasn't picky.

Chunyan didn't say anything, just listened shyly.

However, she also has a small problem, which is smacking her lips when she eats.

However, no one said anything. It was unknown whether it was Beibei who secretly told her at night before going to bed:

"Sister Chunyan, I want to tell you something. Please don't be angry. When you eat from now on, you should change your habit of smacking your lips. This is not the way to eat here. It's okay at home, no one will laugh at you, but if you go out, you will be laughed at."