Yun Ningyan looked at Li Xiangyun, who was jumping up and down, and smiled: "Mother, don't be impulsive about this. Just pretend you don't know anything and be wary of her. Don't eat anything that has been handled by her, especially anything that you can't see how she took out."
Li Xiangyun nodded: "I understand. We need to be wary of these three people. I was thinking that the two girls should find husbands soon, so I could let them learn to cook at home and I wouldn't have to worry about them anymore."
"Let's get through winter quickly, and then we'll let them move into the old house next spring."
She took her clothes and left.
As soon as she arrived in her own yard, Wang Cuihong started yelling, "Who took all the hot water? They didn't leave a single drop! It's so immoral!"
Yao Qingqing stood at the doorway and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, there's only a little hot water. I just washed my mother's feet. Would you please boil some more? Is it necessary to make such a fuss in the yard, as if you're afraid everyone won't know we used a little hot water?"
Wang Cuihong...
Her chest heaved with anger. She pointed at Yao Qingqing's nose and yelled, "The three of you used up all the hot water in the whole house! You make it sound so nice to boil more water, but you don't need firewood to boil water!"
Yao Qingqing snorted coldly: "Look at how stingy you are. It's just a little hot water. What's wrong with boiling a little more? We used a little more today, and you're complaining. You're not as generous as Third Sister-in-law."
Wang Cuihong was so angry that she put down Daya and was about to hit her: "You brat! Your third sister-in-law is so generous, why don't you live at your third sister-in-law's house? What kind of behavior is it to live here!"
Like a fox whose tail has been stepped on, Yao Qingqing bared her teeth and claws, wanting to rush over and slap Wang Cuihong's face.
But when she saw Li Xiangyun at the gate, she immediately stopped what she was doing and timidly called out, "Second Aunt."
If Ningning hadn't reminded her, she would have been completely fooled by that expression.
She looked pitiful, but I didn't know how I wanted to curse her in my heart.
What are you two arguing about?
Yao Qingqing spoke first: "We just used a little too much hot water, and my sister-in-law pointed her finger at me and scolded me."
Before Wang Cuihong could say anything more, Huo Jianguo came out of the house and pulled her inside.
Li Xiangyun smiled and said, "That's true. Before, one pot of hot water was enough for our family. But with the three of you here, it's definitely not enough. From now on, the three of you will have to boil water yourselves..."
Huo Changlan rushed out of the house and slapped Yao Qingqing across the face.
"You'd better save some water for me from now on. This isn't home, this is your second uncle's house! Don't cause trouble here! Go back inside."
Yao Qingqing covered her face and glared at Li Xiangyun with resentment.
If it weren't for that old woman, I wouldn't have gotten slapped like that.
Wang Cuihong is a despicable woman; she makes such a fuss over such a small amount of hot water.
Yao Qingqing entered the house, and Huo Changlan said with an embarrassed smile, "Second sister-in-law, we will be more careful with water usage in the future and will try to conserve it. You should go and rest!"
Do you want them to boil water themselves?
impossible!
She slammed the door shut and ignored Li Xiangyun outside.
Li Xiangyun sighed and left.
This eldest daughter-in-law is a fool. Not only can she not win an argument, but she also gets pointed at and scolded by a young girl.
She went back to her room and lay down on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Huo Changgen remained motionless, feigning death.
She said, "Stop pretending, I heard everything. What are you pretending for? This house is going to have a big fight sooner or later."
Huo Changgen remained silent and dared not move.
But he was in a dilemma; she was his sister.
We can't just let him ignore it, can we?
backyard.
After watching Li Xiangyun leave, Huo Junshan and Yun Ningyan washed up and went to rest on the kang (a heated brick bed).
Huo Junshan heated the room up nicely.
It's very warm.
Huo Junshan said, "We can make frozen pears and frozen persimmons in the next couple of days, and other fruits too. Would you like to try?"
Yun Ningyan snuggled closer to him: "Okay, take these fruits out of your space tomorrow, and you can cook them."
She then asked, "Should we make some dumplings and freeze them to eat later?"
She had seen on TV that people in Heilongjiang Province would make extra dumplings in winter and freeze them outside; they would freeze quickly.
A friend made an ice bucket from water, which can be used throughout the winter; it's a natural refrigerator.
"Huo Junshan, do you know how to make an ice bucket? Should we put our wrapped dumplings in the ice bucket?"
Huo Junshan: "We can put some in, but it's better to keep most of it in the space. We'll keep it for ourselves, and Mom will make it too. There's a lot of meat this year, so she'll probably make a lot."
Yun Ningyan: "That's a real bargain for Huo Changlan and her two daughters. They're getting free meals and living in free housing. Do you think she'll move out when spring comes?"
Huo Junshan: "Judging from the current situation, it seems unlikely that they will move away."
Yun Ningyan chuckled mischievously: "I've got a great idea: separate the family! Let the married ones live separately, let Dad live with his sister and niece, and let Mom live with the fourth and fifth sons. Dad's own food definitely won't be enough to support the four of them, so he'll find a way to get rid of them himself."
Huo Junshan kissed her lips and tapped her head: "That's called not knowing the pain when it's not happening to you! When you eat together from the same pot, no one knows how much they've earned or how much they've eaten."
Yun Ningyan added, "However, Zhang Hongying and the others probably won't agree. She just had a child and needs her parents right now. If she were to be separated, Huo Jiandang's work points alone probably wouldn't be enough. My sister-in-law also won't agree, since she has many children."
"There's nothing wrong with separating the family. Everyone can live their own lives. However, my sister-in-law won't agree to separate the family easily. She benefits the most because her two children are grown up, and the rest of her brothers are still unmarried."
Huo Junshan pulled her into his arms and said, "Go to sleep. Anyway, it's not like we have much to do with this. We're practically living separately now."
Song Pandi and Meng Zhenzhen didn't make any moves either.
They're probably all huddled up because it's too cold.
Song Pandi is well-fed and warmly dressed every day, also because of having a child.
However, she still has to cook at home every day, otherwise Aunt Ma will still hit her, except for her stomach.
Ma Lao Er was the same; he wouldn't let Song Pan Di go unless she went out at night.
He would think of ways to torment her every night.
But her pregnancy was very stable, and all this commotion didn't cause her any problems.
This emboldened Ma Lao Er to act even more recklessly.
That day, Ma Lao Er dragged her into the house to do *that* in broad daylight. She didn't want to, fearing it would harm the baby in her womb; it was her lifeline.
Ma Lao Er wasn't satisfied after one round, so he went for a second round until Song Pan Di said her stomach hurt a little. Only then did he leave, cursing and dissatisfied.
I finally managed to get my hands on her once, but she refused.
Go find Widow Wang.
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