After seeing the old couple off, Liang Yuan gave Zhu Yourong another piece of meat. After she took San Ya and Si Ya back to the backyard, she went to the kitchen. It was time to cook.
Zhu Youliang sat under the stove, lighting a fire. He glanced at Zhu Xingtong, who was exercising in the yard, and Tongtong, who was sipping maltose. He then looked up and asked, "Who did Granny Yang tell my elder sister about?"
Liang Yuan stopped her spatula and replied, "It's called Yang Guangzhong. I don't know him. Think about it carefully and see if he's interested. I think my eldest sister is willing." After saying this, she glanced outside and said, "My eldest sister is becoming increasingly dissatisfied with me. I can't say much, so I stayed out of it. Yang Guangzhong's wife died last month, and he's so eager to marry someone new. It's obvious he's not that great. Of course, it might be that I'm just being overly suspicious. I think mother and the others think it's normal. Anyway, we're outsiders after all, so it's understandable that we don't understand."
Zhu Youliang nodded. "You're right. We won't get involved. We just have to do our duty for them. We can't do anything else."
Zhu Youliang bought pork belly. Liang Yuan fried some oil first and then began to cook the pork belly. Her mouth was not idle either. She asked about Zhu Youliang's negotiations. Hearing that it went smoothly, she couldn't help but sigh, "Not all people here are like those in the village. They are also knowledgeable."
Zhu Youliang laughed and said, "Isn't there a saying that when the granaries are full, people know etiquette? It's poverty that brings disaster."
Liang Yuan said, "I don't think so. It has something to do with ignorance. Village people don't read. Even if they get rich, I'm afraid they won't change much, so they still have to go to school. Hey, you know what? The other day we went there from the primary school. They said it was a school, but I couldn't believe it. It was just a thatched cottage. There were only two teachers, and the older one was almost as old as my dad. No wonder Chunhua said going to school was boring. Do you think we should take Atong to school in the city? Today I saw that Grandma Yang was so satisfied with my eldest sister. I'm afraid she will get married before we leave. Now that we have some money, we might as well take the two children with us."
Zhu Youliang thought about it for a while and then shook his head and said, "It's not appropriate. Atong is still young. It's safer for him to stay in the village."
Liang Yuan paused with the spatula in his hand and said helplessly, "I know, I just can't bear to leave Ah Tong."
Zhu Youliang smiled and said, "This situation won't last long. Besides, we have money now. If we miss Ah Tong, we can just come back and visit."
"I see that Atong also likes this place. Although it is poor, it has green mountains and clear waters, which is very good for her." Liang Yuan nodded.
Tongtong came over for some reason, sniffing non-stop, staring at the pot without blinking, "Mom, it smells so good, is the meat cooked?"
"It will be ready soon. I'll serve it up right away. When it cools down, you can take a bite to see how it tastes." Liang Yuan said with a smile. She was reluctant to part with this little guy.
Tongtong nodded vigorously, "Okay, my sister and I will both try it."
"No wonder A-Tong takes you with him wherever he goes. It turns out it's because our Tong-Tong is so close to our sister."
Zhu Xingtong also heard the laughter in the kitchen. After a slight smile, she continued to exercise. She knew what her parents were worried about, so she had to get used to this body as soon as possible.
On the way back, Huang Mei saw that no one was around, so she quietly approached Old Zhu and said, "Old Zhu, how come Xiao Liu has suddenly become so successful?"
Old Zhu said nonchalantly, "It's not good for the child to be successful."
Huang Mei shook her head and said, "I know my child." After all, he was her own child, and she knew his temperament. She had always had a secret thought in her heart, that is, her Xiaoliu had died long before he was rescued, after all, he was trapped in the water for so long before being rescued. Now there was a wild ghost in his body, and she didn't know where it came from, but she didn't dare to ask, nor did she dare to say it, because it was really too unbelievable. She didn't think her child was murdered, because the village was blessed by the land god. Although burning incense and worshiping ancestors is not allowed nowadays, people still worship secretly in private. Especially after the warning from old lady Chen that she was possessed by ants, she was convinced that the land god was still blessing the village. Not only that, she felt that the wild ghost that occupied her son's body must be a good ghost, otherwise there would be no such opportunity. Of course, she sometimes wondered if she was overthinking it, after all, Zhu Youliang was as close to her as before.
Old Zhu was silent for a while, then he said quietly, "No matter who they are, since they are here, it's fate. There are also Ah Tong and Tong Tong. As for Xiao Liu and his wife, it's fate."
Huang Mei wiped away her tears and said, "My poor child."
"That's enough. If someone sees this, they'll gossip. Let's not talk about this anymore. No one will believe it if we tell them. Besides, this is just our guess. If we're wrong, we'll disappoint the kids." Old Zhu scolded.
Huang Mei nodded. "I see they treat A-Tong and Tong-Tong well, and they treat you well too. What else can I be dissatisfied with? I just, I just...that's all. I won't let my imagination run wild anymore."
"That's right." Old Zhu said with a wink.
As they were talking, they saw the door of the yard diagonally opposite opened, and Old Zhang came out of the yard holding a bowl. When she saw the meat in Old Zhu's hand, she immediately felt that the food in her bowl was not delicious anymore.
"Huang Mei, you picked up some money. One piece of meat is not enough, buy two."
Huang Mei said cheerfully, "It's my sixth son. I didn't let him buy the meat, but he insisted on buying it to honor me and his father. He even bought a piece of meat for his uncle, weighing one pound."
Old Zhang's wife pursed her lips, "Your sixth son hasn't worked for many months, he only makes eight yuan a month, it's hard to support the family, and he married such a lazy woman, who is so extravagant, and now he doesn't work anymore, don't let you two old people supplement your food at the end of the year."
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