When I first started making steamed buns, I heard that Wenhua was doing manual labor outside, earning 42 coins a day, but that was because he was strong and could do more than others.
Moreover, the reason why short-term workers earn more is because their income is unstable.
We can't afford to spend Hu Wenhua's hard-earned money anymore!
"Sister, it's alright! You've come all this way to our house, what's wrong with buying a couple of sugar paintings? Besides, your brother has money now!" Hu Wenhua expressed his dissatisfaction with Shui Qing's attempt to stop him.
“Your sister has money now, so I’m here to buy food for the kids.”
Hu Wenhua, with his mountain-like physique, moved forward and grinned, saying, "You bought it, but this is just a token of my appreciation as your uncle."
Shuiqing: ...The unpleasant things and people at my in-laws' house are all healed when I come home.
Yan Qiu interjected at the opportune moment, saying, "Uncle, I've always wanted to eat this, and now that I've had it, I'm not craving it anymore. There's no need to buy more."
Xinghui chuckled and said, "Yes, and look, I haven't even touched it. It'll be perfectly fine when I get home, and I might be able to eat it for several days!"
The three little ones from the river and lake nodded repeatedly.
Seeing that the children insisted on not having them, Hu's mother felt sorry for the children being so sensible at such a young age. She called out, "The steamed buns are ready! Come on, let's go inside and eat some big white flour and meat buns!"
There were large steamed buns with white flour and meat, and everyone rushed into the main room with a commotion.
The Hu family's house consisted of three red brick and tile houses. It wasn't very big overall, divided into a main hall, two rooms, and a kitchen, with a very compact layout.
Now that there are eight or nine people standing in the main room, it suddenly feels even more cramped.
Shuiqing moved the small wooden table to the yard.
The yard is about thirty square meters, and a vegetable garden has been set aside in one corner of the road, where various kinds of vegetables are planted.
Along the fence of the yard, there are climbing vines of vegetables and fruits such as pumpkins, winter melons, and loofahs.
The loofahs, in particular, grow exceptionally well.
There was a small chicken coop near the house, with three chickens inside. The smell was a bit unpleasant, but to prevent them from being stolen at night, they had to be kept near the house.
With diligent care, this small yard basically provides the family with enough vegetables and eggs.
The Hu family mainly relied on Hu's father to earn money by slaughtering pigs and selling pork. In the past, with his daughter, she also needed to contribute, so Hu's father was the only one with income.
The Hu family was better off than the Fan family. First, Hu's father was good at earning money; second, Hu's mother was good at managing the household finances, saving money wherever possible and spending it wisely.
When you earn money, save more and acquire more property; when you earn less, live frugally and get through it, instead of selling your land and property to maintain the same good life as before.
We've built our lives up to where we are today through hard work and perseverance.
Her way of managing the household was completely different from that of Fan's mother.
"Come, come, Yan Qiuxing, here come the big steamed buns with cabbage and pork filling. You children should eat more of these, they'll grow up healthy and strong." Mother Hu smiled and placed the bamboo basket of buns on the large wooden table in the main room.
Pointing to the description next to it: "This is mushroom and vegetable, with some pork cracklings in it, it's delicious too."
The shiitake mushrooms were picked from trees in the mountains and dried; they smell amazing.
Finally, she looked at her son and hinted, "Mom also made some spicy tofu buns, but the kids can't eat them because they're afraid of spicy food. I saw your sister in the yard, let's go eat there?"
Hu Wenhua jumped to his feet, beaming with delight, and said, "Great!"
Fan Jin also stood up.
Mother Hu stopped her, saying, "There's room inside, you and the children can eat the meat buns together."
The son-in-law has gone to great lengths to come here; if he is neglected, it will be bad for her daughter when she goes back, and it will be her daughter who suffers.
Fan Jin understood his mother-in-law's meaning.
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