Early in the morning, the sound of firecrackers rang out in the street. Children of all ages were running around in the alleys, making it very lively. Several children in the yard also ran out to play. Today was the 30th, and even the poorest families would buy some small firecrackers for their children to play with.
Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi had already run out early in the morning. The three brothers Jin Lai from the next door, the two brothers Li Junjun and Li Weiwei behind them, and some other children were running around outside in groups. In the middle of the morning, a fragrance began to waft through the courtyard.
Today is a rare holiday. Zhuang Laonian is not afraid of the cold. He carries a stool and sits at the door to play chess with his eldest son Zhuang Zhiyuan. Both of them are bad at chess, and the onlookers point fingers at them.
Zhao Guihua took her eldest daughter-in-law to prepare lunch at home early in the morning. This time she bought a large slab of ribs, cut one third of it, and chopped the ribs. Liang Meifen looked at them with envy, as she hadn't eaten such good ribs for more than a year.
Zhao Guihua chopped the ribs and then started to cut the meat. She cut the fat and lean pork belly into slices one by one and added firewood.
Zhao Guihua stir-fried the meat slices for a while until they were browned, then added the sauerkraut vermicelli into the pot, added water, and then covered the pot.
When she turned around, she saw that Leung Mei-fun was drooling, and said, "Why are you still stunned? Prepare the fish and make a steamed fish for lunch today."
Liang Meifen said happily: "Hey!"
She hurriedly got busy, and Zhao Guihua poked her head out and called, "Old Third, Old Third."
Zhuang Zhixi was watching two bad chess players playing chess, and immediately turned around and said, "Mother, what do you want me to do?"
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes and said, "What a slick talker! Go get four cabbages from the cellar."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay."
He hurried to the cellar, and as soon as he got down, he saw Wang Xiangxiu was also in the cellar. Their cellar was also shared. The four families in the front yard each had an area where they stored winter vegetables, such as cabbage and radishes.
Wang Xiangxiu turned around when she heard footsteps. When she saw Zhuang Zhixi, she smiled charmingly and said, "Who was it? Little Zhuang, why is it you?"
Zhuang Zhixi greeted politely: "Sister-in-law Su."
Wang Xiangxiu said with a hint of pouting: "Look at you, everyone else calls me Sister Xiu, but you call me Sister Su, how unfashionable."
Zhuang Zhixi raised his eyebrows and said, "It's not appropriate to call her Sister Xiu. Doesn't it show a lack of respect? I learned from Brother Su that you should call her sister-in-law."
He went forward to take the food, and Wang Xiangxiu said softly: "Look at you, Brother Su is gone, and everyone calls me Sister Xiu, which makes it seem closer. Can you take it? I'll help you?"
She walked straight to Zhuang Zhixi, facing his big butt, and bent down to help.
Zhuang Zhixi: “…No, no, no.”
He knew clearly that what Su's wife was doing was like seduction. But Zhuang Zhixi was not interested in her. His own wife was pretty, cute and lovely, so there was no reason for him to mess around outside.
Is he idle?
Zhuang Zhixi took the cabbage and left without even looking at Wang Xiangxiu. He had also read Journey to the West. There was a chapter in the book where Tang Monk entered the Silk Cave. He felt that he now had the demeanor of Tang Monk.
Zhuang Zhixi was unmoved. Wang Xiangxiu frowned slightly and stamped her feet. She always thought that such a young man who had never seen the world was easy to control, but he didn't fall for it, which made Wang Xiangxiu a little unhappy. This trick of hers was always successful. Even if she didn't fall for it, she could get some benefits. But now she got nothing. take them directly.
If Zhuang Zhixi gave it to her, it would be one thing, but if she took it directly, the meaning would be different. She still understood this. She couldn't take advantage of this. Wang Xiangxiu looked at the winter storage vegetables unhappily, hesitated for a moment, and came to the Bai family. Bai Fendou would definitely not mind.
But after thinking about it again, Wang Xiangxiu gave up. She couldn't lose the big picture for the small. The Bai family wanted to develop sustainably. She sighed and took her own vegetables. His family didn't buy much winter vegetables this year. It was just the New Year, so there weren't many left. Wang Xiangxiu felt very heavy.
Zhuang Tang Seng Zhixi decisively left the female demon, quickly came out of the cellar, and went home with the cabbage in his arms, thinking that he really deserved praise from his wife. It was a pity that his wife was not at home, otherwise he could ask for a kiss right now.
Zhuang Zhixi came in holding cabbage and said with emotion: "It would be great if we could eat this well every day."
Zhao Guihua looked up at him and said, "Maybe it will be possible in ten or eight years."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
He curled his lips: "Mom, you are really good at bragging."
Zhao Guihua: "Maybe in ten or twenty years, you won't even want to eat meat anymore and will want to be a vegetarian!"
Zhuang Zhixi's eyes widened and he said, "How is this possible? The more you say it, the more outrageous it gets. It's impossible for me not to like eating meat. If I could eat meat every day, I would wake up laughing in my dreams. Not craving meat? I wouldn't even dream of doing something so outrageous."
Zhao Guihua looked at him and snorted, not bothering to pay attention to this ignorant guy. This kid certainly couldn't have imagined that when he was in his forties or fifties, he would be obsessed with health preservation every day, eating at regular times and quantitative amounts, counting the amount of meat he ate, and boiling vegetables in water.
Don't worry about the oil at that time.
Not to mention any big fish or meat.
So, who can really look forward?
Oh, no, she can.
Zhao Guihua was distracted for a moment, but quickly said, "Today we have four main dishes for lunch, and dumplings will be cooked in the evening. Do you want to deliver lunch to your wife, or let her eat at work?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "She said she was eating at work. It seems that their company cafeteria also has meat at noon today. It would be a loss if she didn't eat it. But you have to save two pieces of these ribs for my wife."
He is very protective of his wife.
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes at him and said, "You are the only one who has a wife. I don't do much, so you don't have to keep her. I will make another one tonight, so she won't suffer any loss."
Zhuang Zhixi saw that there were indeed two-thirds of the tasks left to be done, so he immediately snapped his fingers and said, "I know, I know. I'll do as you say. No wonder Mingmei said you love her the most. If that's true, I know you love her very much."
Liang Meifen secretly glanced at her mother-in-law and felt unhappy. She was the eldest daughter-in-law in the eldest son's family and had given birth to the eldest grandson, who was a boy. Her younger sister-in-law had just been married for a few days and didn't even have a child. Why did everyone like her?
Thinking of this, Liang Meifen felt a lot more depressed looking at the delicious food.
Is it because she gave the job to her brother that he dislikes her so much? He is her brother, the one who can support her. Is it necessary to say how important her parents' home is? Didn't you see how many things Zhaodi and Laidi sent back to their parents' home? What she has done is far from enough.
But no one understood her at all.
Liang Meifen felt as if her heart had fallen into coptis chinensis, leaving only bitterness.
She felt particularly uncomfortable, but when she saw that no one else was paying any attention to her, even her man, she felt uncomfortable again.
I want to cry, I want to go to the toilet and cry! Liang Meifen fell into endless self-pity. At this time, Zhuang Zhixi didn't have time to care about her. Instead, he pulled Zhao Guihua and said, "Mom, come here, I want to tell you something."
Zhao Guihua: "What?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Come here."
He pulled his mother into the inner room. Mei-Fun stood up straight and went to the door, trying to eavesdrop. But why was no one talking? What was this brother-in-law up to? Was he trying to cheat her mother-in-law out of her money? She couldn't let this happen.
Zhuang Zhixi didn't know his sister-in-law was eavesdropping outside, but he could imagine the woman's behavior. He actually looked down on her. But now was not the time to talk about his sister-in-law. He leaned close to his mother's ear and whispered a few words.
Zhao Guihua's eyebrows suddenly raised, and she cursed angrily: "Shameless!"
Zhuang Zhixi quickly covered her mouth and said, "Don't let anyone hear or guess what happened. We just need to know what's going on. Anyway, I won't be tricked. I'm a good man with a strong will. But as for my dad and my eldest brother... you should warn them. If this woman can do something to me, she can do it to them."
He was not happy about his family being schemed against by that woman. If he really got involved with Wang Xiangxiu, it would be endless. She would inevitably come to take advantage of her family's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating.
Let's not talk about others, just talk about Bai Fendou, this is a lesson for us.
Zhao Guihua rolled her eyes at him and said, "How could I not know this? Okay, stop talking about this."
Zhao Guihua looked down on Wang Xiangxiu, but she didn't want her family to let her know. She added, "I'll tell your dad and your eldest brother about this."
Zhuang Zhixi laughed: "That's good"
Zhao Guihua waved her hand and said, "Okay, get out."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Okay."
As soon as he opened the curtain, he saw his sister-in-law couldn't dodge in time. Zhuang Zhixi teased: "Sister-in-law, you are eavesdropping again. You can listen to my whispers with my mother, but don't listen to my whispers with my wife at night, otherwise I will splash foot washing water outside."
Liang Meifen's face instantly turned red with embarrassment, and she said, "How could I do such a thing? I didn't listen, I didn't listen to the wall. I just wanted to ask mom if the pickled cabbage was ready to be cooked."
Zhuang Zhixi chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law, your excuse is really not very good. It's not like you can't cook. Don't make excuses like this next time, or Mom will get mad again."
Zhao Guihua: "Okay, shut up! Go away and don't bother me here. And you, Liang Meifen, clear your mind! You keep thinking about nonsense all day long. You really can't think straight."
Leung Mei-fen hung her head and hurried to help with the work.
Zhuang Zhixi went out for a walk and saw Bai Fendou coming. Bai Fendou was the only one in his family, so there was no atmosphere of the New Year. Every household was preparing for the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, but he was just strolling around. He didn't seem to be in a hurry.
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "Brother Fendou, this is not very kind of you. You let Uncle Bai prepare lunch at home alone, and you don't even help?"
Bai Fendou scratched his head and said, "Hey, you're the one who said that. Who am I? Am I the kind of person who only cares about myself and ignores the old man? The old man doesn't do any work at home."
He said with a bit of pride, "I have someone to help with lunch at my house."
He looked at the Su family next to him, showing a comfortable smile, and said happily: "Aunt Su will help our family make it together and bring it to us when the time comes. Speaking of Aunt Su and Sister Xiu, they are really rare good women in the world. The Su family is really blessed."
It's a pity that the father and son who died early were not blessed.
He added in his heart that if he had a daughter-in-law like Sister Su, he would not be willing to leave early. Leaving them, an orphan and a widow, to live a hard life. Such a good woman deserves to live a good life.
Zhuang Zhixi let out a long "oh" and asked jokingly, "Aunt Su's family is in a difficult situation, and you are still taking advantage of her."
Bai Fendou: "Hey, you little brat, how can you talk like that? I'm not that kind of person. I bought chicken, meat, and fish."
Who wouldn't understand this? The Bai family bought so many good things and asked the Su family to help make them. It would be good enough if the Su family could just give them a plate. It is estimated that they can save a lot of money.
But Bai Fendou might not be unaware of this, and he was very happy about it.
Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "You bought quite a lot."
"Of course, it's New Year's Eve, who doesn't want to eat something good? Even though your mom is so stingy, can't she still eat well during New Year's Eve?" Bai Fendou said in a servile manner.
Zhuang Zhixi immediately retorted: "Do you know how to talk? My mother is not stingy, she knows how to make a living. Besides, my family lives a good life. If my mother hadn't been good at planning, would we be able to live so comfortably? You, a family without women, don't understand the importance of women at all."
Bai Fendou snorted, not wanting to argue with this young man. He said, "You keep talking about women all day long, as if having a woman at home is a big deal."
He was jealous, but he didn't say it.
Zhuang Zhixi chuckled and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's important or not, don't you know?"
He pointed at the old men in the family and said, "How can we be so relaxed if it's not important?"
Bai Fendou curled his lips and said, "What's so great about that? I have people to help me."
"You're not helping for nothing."
How could Zhuang Zhixi not know the Su family? He smiled and said, "Brother Fendou, you really don't plan to get married? You said you are not young anymore."
"That's right, Brother Fendou, you are three years older than me, and my son can already run errands." Bai Zhiyuan teased. He also felt that it was a shame for Bai Fendou not to get married at his age.
What's the point of getting involved with a widow all day? The widow's child is not his.
This kid must be his own.
Bai Fendou actually wanted to find a wife, but it was so difficult to find one. Every wife in his courtyard was not bad, so he couldn't be worse than them. He looked at Zhuang Zhiyuan and said, "How about you introduce one to me?"
I heard that there are many pretty girls among the train attendants. Working in the railway section, the conditions must be good.
Bai Fendou immediately started to rely on Zhuang Zhiyuan. Zhuang Zhiyuan: “…”
He thought for a moment and said, "How can a grown man like me be a matchmaker? It's easy to say but it doesn't sound good. Why don't you ask Aunt Wang? She's a famous matchmaker and has helped many people get together. I think she must have a lot of suitable candidates."
Zhuang Zhiyuan was not trying to pass the buck, but he really thought Aunt Wang was very capable. Although the two brothers in his family were not introduced by Aunt Wang, Wang Xiangxiu was introduced by Aunt Wang, and Zhou Qun's wife Jiang Lu was also introduced by Aunt Wang. Jiang Lu was the one with the best conditions in their family, because her father was the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, which meant he had a lot of power.
Since she can introduce such good families, it shows that Aunt Wang really has good candidates.
Bai Fendou curled his lips and said, "None of the ones she introduced to me are good! Either they are unemployed or they are from the countryside. With my conditions, I would never marry someone from the countryside."
Nowadays, if you have a rural household registration, you will not have a food grain book, and it will be even more difficult to have children in the future, because the child's household registration is with the mother.
If the mother has a rural hukou, then the child will also have a rural hukou, without the urban quota.
You see, Leung Mei-fun doesn't have a job now. Even if she didn't have a job from the beginning, she is better off than a rural girl because her household registration is an urban household registration, and her children are also urban household registration. If he marries a rural girl, then the pressure of being a father will be great, as he will have to bear the food rations of the whole family, and life will definitely be very difficult. The burden is particularly heavy.
Compared to a few decades later when there was no difference between urban and rural areas, urban household registration is much more important than rural household registration. Generally speaking, unless there is a big problem, an urban employee will not look for a rural girl.
That's why Bai Fendou's expression was so unhappy when he mentioned the country girl.
Moreover, he felt that he was no worse than Zhou Qun. How could Aunt Wang introduce Jiang Lu to Zhou Qun? Although Jiang Lu was infertile, she didn't know that when she introduced her? Now it was his turn to be introduced, but the ones introduced were all ugly and ugly, and he was not happy. Therefore, he had some small opinions about Aunt Wang.
Bai Fendou is a man with no big ideas. His expression was on his face when he spoke. Zhuang Zhixi smiled and said, "Brother Fendou, this is a different time. Brother Zhou Qun got married more than ten years ago. You were young at that time and had many choices. Now you are 31, so naturally you have fewer choices."
In fact, this is not the point. The point is that you are entangled with a widow, and no good family wants you to be with her.
Bai Fendou: "Then I'll look for Aunt Wang?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "I think it's OK."
Bai Fendou, a grown man, said with some embarrassment: "Auntie Wang is unwilling to introduce me." He had tried out so many girls that Auntie Wang felt that it had damaged her reputation. But this guy didn't appreciate it, so Auntie Wang was naturally unhappy.
Zhuang Zhixi laughed: "You don't know how to save the country in a roundabout way, let Yang Lixin help."
Yang Lixin is the son-in-law of Chef Li and Aunt Wang.
They were chatting in the yard, their voices were loud, so they could be heard to some extent. Wang Xiangxiu bit her lip and stared at the yard, saying bitterly: "This Zhuang Zhixi is such a bastard, he only wants the world to be in chaos."
Aunt Su knew what she meant. She patted Wang Xiangxiu's hand in a soothing manner and said, "Look at you. You panicked over such a small matter. Bai Fendou has seen many daughters-in-law in our courtyard. If you introduce him to one with average conditions, can he do it?"
As the old saying goes, ginger is more spicy with age. Aunt Su hit the point.
Wang Xiangxiu: "But..."
Aunt Su spoke softly, but with malice in her words: "Even if it really works out, so what? It can be successful or it can be broken up. It's not easy to bring a couple together, but it's very easy to ruin a couple. Don't you think so?"
Wang Xiangxiu thought about it carefully and nodded.
"Did you just..."
Aunt Su looked at Wang Xiangxiu and asked.
Wang Xiangxiu: "He doesn't buy it. This kid doesn't understand my kindness at all."
Aunt Su thought for a moment and said, "Take it slow! I heard that the young couple earns about 60 yuan a month. After paying 10 yuan for living expenses, they still have 50 yuan left. They don't have to worry about food and drink, how can they spend all the 50 yuan? As neighbors, we have to help them. Of course, they also help us. We are an orphan and a widow, how pitiful are we?"
"You have a point."
Aunt Su: "Okay, let's cook first and send it to the Bai family later. I'll chant some magic spells for Old Bai. He's the father, and if he doesn't agree, it won't be easy for Bai Fendou to get married."
Wang Xiangxiu laughed: "Mom, you still have a solution."
She was cooking with the window open, and the smoke was dispersing. She looked up and saw Zhou Qun coming out of the house. The two looked at each other, and Wang Xiangxiu gave a charming smile, then immediately lowered her head as if nothing had happened.
Zhou Qun also joined Zhuang Laonian's group like nothing happened, watching Zhuang Laonian, a bad chess player, play chess. Zhuang Zhixi made way for him and said, "Brother Zhou Qun, come and stand over here, the wind is less."
He politely made room for him. It was a coincidence that Zhuang Zhixi made room for him. Zhou Qun was in a good position to see Wang Xiangxiu cooking. Zhou Qun smiled and stood there with a clear conscience. He said, "I want one too?"
"Okay, come on."
Bai Fendou rolled his eyes: "Can you do it?"
They are of the same age, both thirty-one, but one is in the prime of his life while the other is lonely, so naturally they don't get along with each other.
Zhou Qun said with a smile, "I don't want to argue with you, but I know a little bit. Let's work together?"
Zhuang Zhixi said rudely: "Brother Fendou can't come, he is still waiting for Yang Lixin."
People couldn't help but talk about it. Yang Lixin just came out to the toilet. Zhuang Zhixi said, "Brother Yang."
Yang Lixin: “What?”
Yang Lixin was different from other men like Zhou Qun and Bai Fendou. He was very thin and looked like a little man. Most cooks were big and strong, but he was very thin, like a bamboo pole, but very white and clean. If you didn't tell anyone, no one would say he was a cook. They might think he was a cultured person.
"Come on, come on!"
A few old men gathered together, and Yang Lixin quickly figured out what these people wanted to do. He took a look at Bai Fendou's appearance and felt deeply that Bai Fendou had no summer vacation! For someone like him, he was far inferior to himself, and he still wanted to find a good condition. Is it possible? You know, now going to the countryside is in full swing, and anyone who can stay has a job, and most families will give jobs to their daughters, which must be good. Why should they look for you?
Although Yang Lixin was a live-in son-in-law, he still looked down on Bai Fendou from the bottom of his heart. However, he was not willing to have conflicts with others in the courtyard. He said, "Then let me help you put in a good word with my mother-in-law."
Bai Fendou's eyes lit up and he said, "Brother, you are very generous. When this is done, I will buy you a drink." He put his arm around Yang Lixin, but Yang Lixin immediately dodged and flicked his fingers, saying, "Just talk if you want to. Don't use force. It's annoying."
Bai Fendou: "...Huh~"
He also couldn't stand Yang Lixin's style from the bottom of his heart, he thought he was not manly.
He said, "Look at you, I'm inviting you to drink."
Yang Lixin pursed his lips: "..."
Just because of this, forget about this dinner.
There is no way this person can succeed.
But Yang Lixin didn't say anything, instead he just laughed along. Zhou Qun looked up at Yang Lixin, then looked in the direction of the Su family, and also smiled meaningfully.
The atmosphere seemed harmonious, but it was hard to say whether everyone had their own thoughts.
When the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Su family heard that Yang Lixin was willing to help, they cursed in a low voice: "This nosy guy, this useless guy is involved in a lot of other people's business!"
The two cursed quietly, so no one could hear them. However, Bai Fendou was quite happy. He said, "I know everyone is anxious about my buddy's wedding. I'll treat everyone to a meal some other day when I have something planned. Xiao Yang, you have to cook for us. You're a cook."
Yang Lixin frowned and laughed, "We'll talk about it later."
Just because he is a cook, does he have to work for others? What a poor guy.
Several old men were chatting away quickly, and the people in the courtyard heard the excitement and quickly gathered a group of people. Zhao Guihua listened to the buzzing of flies outside the window and said, "These people are so bored."
Liang Meifen: “…”
Her mother-in-law’s mouth!
Zhao Guihua had already cooked the fish, so she opened the window wider and called, "Zhuang Zhixi, go call Tiger-headed Little Swallow back for dinner."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Why is it me again? I was the one who took the cabbage, and I was the one who called the child. He is obviously my eldest brother's child."
He muttered to himself, but still took the initiative to walk to the door and shouted loudly: "Tiger Head, Little Swallow, it's time to eat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the two little guys running home like puppies. They ran so fast. As expected, the children also knew that the meal was good today, so they didn't delay at all.
The two brothers Li Junjun and Li Weiwei, who were playing with Hu Tou and the others, also called out, "Uncle Zhuang, have we eaten yet?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Not yet, but soon, you guys should come back too!"
"good!"
Perhaps influenced by Zhuang Zhixi's words, the children also became anxious and rushed home one by one, not caring about playing. Hu Tou was the fastest to run back, and he jumped on Zhuang Zhixi's legs and raised his head happily: "Uncle, is there any meat?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Yes, go home and wash your hands."
Hu Tou pulled his sister and ran, stepped on a bench and washed his hands in the water pipe in the yard. The cold water made the child shiver, but children are used to it. He and his sister washed their hands together and ran home: "Grandma, we are back!"
Zhao Guihua: "Grandma made braised pork ribs. Come, try a piece first."
“Wow!”
Tiger Head's eyes sparkled, and he said that grandma liked him and Xiaoyanzi the most, and no one else would do. No, no, no! He stood on tiptoe and watched eagerly, and soon, the two little guys each got a piece of pork ribs, and he was very happy.
Zhao Guihua: “It’s time to eat!”
After a howling roar, no one in the yard could hear it, and the chess-playing team immediately dispersed. Just now a group of old men were chatting, but now they were all gone. The banker, his father and his two sons came in, and just by smelling it, they felt that they were about to get drunk.
This meal is really delicious.
The whole family sat down, and Zhuang Zhixi sighed: "My poor little wife has to go to work today. It's really hard."
Zhao Guihua: "There are still ribs, fish, and meat. They will all be needed in her mouth. You don't have to keep repeating them." As for this little bastard, she knew exactly what he was thinking.
Zhuang Zhixi chuckled and said, "That's true."
There is no need to say much about such delicious food, just start eating. As the last day of this year, next year will be the first day of the new year. Zhao Guihua said: "All the blessings are in the food, eat!"
It's useless to talk about the truth, it's better to just eat it. As soon as this was said, everyone quickly waved their chopsticks. Zhuang Zhixi immediately picked up a piece of ribs with chopsticks. The meat on the ribs was different from the pork belly, but the taste was surprisingly good, fragrant and not greasy. One bite and you'll have an endless aftertaste.
It couldn’t be more delicious.
He gnawed off a piece of pork ribs in just a few bites, and then moved on to the pork belly and pickled cabbage. Wow! Each one was delicious in its own way, and both were good! Such delicious food and drink are not often available. Zhuang Zhixi ate the rice with big mouthfuls, not relaxing at all.
Not to mention him, everyone else in the family was the same. Even Xiaoyanzi, a four-year-old child, could wave her chopsticks very quickly without relaxing at all.
The little guy’s face is bulging from eating, just like a little squirrel.
She even pouted and muttered, "Great!"
Everyone tacitly agreed to eat the fish last, not because the fish was not tasty, but because the fish had bones, so we had to be careful. We ate the meat first, which was just right.
"Mom, your cooking skills are really good, not worse than Chef Li's." Zhuang Zhixi was flattering while eating.
Zhao Guihua: "As long as you are willing to use the right ingredients, it won't taste bad. Besides, who can make ribs taste bad? It requires a certain level of skill."
"That may not be the case. Mom, I recognize your cooking skills the most."
This flatterer is always popular. Although Zhao Guihua claims that she never falls for it, the upturned corners of her mouth reveal her inner thoughts.
She was not as calm as she looked, she was still happy.
Zhuang Zhixi finished his meal, rubbed his stomach and slumped in his chair, saying, "It's so refreshing!"
Even though his family cooked six dishes, they ate them all up, leaving nothing behind. Zhao Guihua looked at the people who were full and said, "Don't go out this afternoon, come make dumplings with us."
When Liang Meifen heard this, she immediately said, "Mom, we can do it together. If we can't, my sister-in-law can come back to help. We don't need those men."
Zhao Guihua glared at them and said, "They are not family members, why do we women have to do everything? What's wrong with making dumplings together during Chinese New Year? If you can do it, do it all by yourself. If you can't, shut up and don't wait for me to teach you a lesson! You are the head of this family!"
If this is said. If Zhao Guihua had not been reborn, she would probably have the same idea as Liang Meifen. Except for the Li family, men are the cooks. In general, women do the cooking work, and men rarely go into the kitchen. But Zhao Guihua doesn't think so now. Why must there be a distinction between men and women? What's wrong with a family working together? Zhao Guihua yelled fiercely, and Liang Meifen silently lowered her head and whispered, "I'll listen to you."
This person is like this. Whenever you try to talk to her nicely, she will jump up and down, but if you are a little bit harsh, she will take it for granted.
Zhao Guihua felt that her bad temper was entirely caused by her daughter-in-law.
She took a deep breath and said, "Since it's New Year's Day, let's eat to our heart's content. We need to prepare food for tonight and tomorrow morning. I think there may not be enough cabbage. You can go downstairs and get a few more this afternoon."
"good."
Hu Tou acted coquettishly: "Grandma, Hu Tou can also help."
His behavior made Zhao Guihua laugh. The sky was cloudy just now, but now it was sunny. She smiled and said, "You are not needed. You are a child, you can't make dumplings. If you want to behave well, sweeping the floor will be yours after the New Year."
Liang Meifen looked up and wanted to say something, but when she met her mother-in-law's cold eyes, she immediately quieted down and blamed her son in her heart for being so stupid. How could a boy do any work?
Besides, he is still so young, and his mother-in-law is really something.
But even though she had a thousand thoughts in her mind, Liang Meifen didn't say a word and was very quiet. But Hu Tou was not honest. He moved his little butt and said, "Granny, I want to go out and play."
Zhao Guihua: "Go ahead."
Children can't sit still at home.
The little guy immediately pulled his sister and ran outside. Although Hu Tou was a naughty little boy, he always knew to hold his sister's hand.
Little Swallow also follows her brother and never falls behind.
The two children ran out of the door. It was not early for dinner at his family, and other children were already playing outside after dinner, so Hu Tou immediately joined in.
The children hopscotch together.
Tiger Head: "I am the best at jumping squares. No one is better than me!"
"I can, too! I can, too!" echoed Little Swallow.
Children are also different. Some children have better conditions and are more spoiled at home, so they have firecrackers to play with. Some children are smaller or poorer, so they can only play hopscotch.
The two brothers and sisters were not very old, and their family would not let them set off many firecrackers, which was not reassuring. So the two children mixed in with the other children who were playing hopscotch.
"You clap, I clap..." Xiaoyanzi played the clapping game with the little girl in the next yard.
"Hey, you guys are playing hopscotch! Hey, we have firecrackers." The children were having fun when they saw the three Jinlai brothers coming out. The three kids were eating with greasy mouths and were arrogant and proud: "We have firecrackers..."
Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, they attracted envious looks from his friends.
Jin Lai was even more proud, and raised his chin, saying: "You, you, you, I won't play with you guys. Anyone else who wants to watch us set off firecrackers, follow me!"
Form cliques.
Tiger Head pouted and snorted, "If you don't want to bring it, then don't bring it!"
Several kids who usually don't play well with Jin Lai and his friends were immediately excluded. Hu Tou was a little envious, but he didn't lose the battle!
He can't show weakness!
He pulled his sister and said, "It's fun to play hopscotch. We'll set off firecrackers at night. Set off lots and lots of firecrackers~"
Xiaoyanzi: "Okay~"
A soft and tender baby voice.
Jin Lai glanced at them, snorted, and said, "I won't play with you! We big kids won't play with little brats. Let's play something different."
Several kids who wanted to play with firecrackers surrounded the three Jinlai brothers and asked, "What do you want to play with?"
Jin Lai looked around and suddenly saw a wild dog. He pointed at it proudly and said, "Blow it up!"
"Ah? Isn't this bad?"
Jin Lai glared and said, "If you like to play, play. If you don't like to play, get out!"
He is the one who calls the shots here.
He lit a firecracker, grabbed the wild dog and threw it at it...Bang!
The wild dog was foraging for food, but was suddenly attacked and fled quickly. Jin Lai laughed and continued to throw food after it: "Watch me!"
Yin Lai: "I'll come, I'll come!"
Bang! One after another!
The wild dog was bombarded again and again, and suddenly turned around with a howl, and rushed over with bared teeth... Tiger Head was a sharp-eyed child. When he saw Jin Lai and his friends in the distance provoking the wild dogs, he pulled his sister and turned around to run away: "Run!"
(End of this chapter)
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