Chapter 82 Visiting
After more than three months of arduous exile, the Wan family lost its wife except for the eldest son, the fourth son was also quiet because his wife was pregnant, and the second and third sons tossed and turned until midnight before falling into a deep sleep.
The next morning, Boss Wan got up early. He felt that without the troublemaker Sister-in-law Wan, the family was living a comfortable life.
In the morning, Mrs. Wan San and Mrs. Wan Er made breakfast. In addition to making breakfast for the whole family, they also made minced meat and egg custard for little Fubao, who ate it with relish.
Now she can use the spoon to put food into her mouth by herself, and doesn't need Wan Ersao to feed her anymore. Although Wan Ersao wants to feed her, the little one finds everything new and insists on doing it herself.
For breakfast, I cooked thick millet porridge and a pot of pancakes.
Old Lady Wan watched Xiao Fubao eat for a while, then turned to everyone and said, "Although we are not short of food now, we have been through hard times, so we still have to save some money. We should also eat two meals a day like the people in the village, and try not to be the first to do so. Mo Xiaozi is good at kung fu, but we are dealing with people now, not animals. People are much more cunning than animals. We should try not to cause trouble for Mo Xiaozi, and solve problems that we can solve by ourselves. Since we can no longer keep a low profile, we should be kind to others and get along well with our neighbors."
Everyone in the Wan family listened carefully to Old Lady Wan's lecture, except little Fubao, who lowered his head and was busy eating.
"Okay, that's all I have to say today. Let's eat quickly. You don't have to cook at noon. You can have breakfast in the afternoon, but you can do more work. Everyone should take good care of themselves during this period so that you can work better in the spring."
After hearing what Old Lady Wan said, everyone became happy. They enjoyed their meal very much. It felt so good to have a full stomach.
After dinner, people came to visit one after another.
Those who came were generally women from the family. At this time, it was not appropriate for the men of the Wan family to stay at home, so several people went to the village chief's house together.
Old Mrs. Wan and several daughters-in-law led people to sit on the kang in the side room.
The person who came was a woman about the same age as Wan Dasao.
"Hello, auntie. I'm your next-door neighbor. My husband's family and my maiden family's surname is Shen, so you can just call me Shen. I came here today just to get familiar with each other. These are the shallots that my family grows. Don't be disgusted, auntie."
As Shen spoke, she handed over a handful of green onions she had brought to Old Lady Wan.
Wan Ersao hurriedly took it and kept thanking him.
"Sister-in-law, you are so polite. You came and brought gifts. Life is not easy for everyone. We all know that as the saying goes, a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor. From now on, we are all neighbors, so we should interact more often."
Wan Ersao took the onion and took it to the kitchen.
Old Mrs. Wan smiled and asked Shen to get on the kang.
Shen looked at her clothes, then at the brand new mattress on Old Lady Wan's kang, and quickly waved her hand and said, "Auntie, no, I'll just sit on the stool below. I'll just talk and let everyone get to know each other. You're welcome, Auntie."
Mrs. Wan San quickly moved the stool in the room to Shen.
"Sister-in-law, sit down and talk."
Shen thanked him with a smile, took a look at the brand new stool, patted her butt again and again, and then sat down carefully, for fear of dirtying the stool. She had never seen such a good stool in her life, let alone sat on it.
Shen sat down with emotion.
Wan Ersao brought a cup of hot water in a new teacup.
"Sister-in-law, come and have some water."
Shen quickly stood up and took it with both hands, "This cup is really beautiful, I have never seen such a beautiful cup."
Old Lady Wan smiled and said, "Don't mention you. We have never seen such a good cup. This is all thanks to the noble man. The noble man is a person who knows how to repay kindness. The things he sent are all good things that we have never seen in our lives. However, no matter how good the things are, they are just a container for us. They cannot be used for eating or drinking."
Shen felt that what Old Lady Wan said was very true. This thing was only for rich people. In the countryside, it was not as useful as a coarse porcelain bowl. It could not hold much water, was easy to break, and was very expensive. One cup could buy dozens or even hundreds of coarse porcelain bowls.
Shen seemed to have found a resonance and started talking. She drank the water in the cup in one breath and quickly placed the cup carefully on the table behind her. In case she accidentally quenched the water, she would not be able to afford the compensation even if she sold it.
Old Mrs. Wan felt bad about using such expensive cups to entertain the villagers, so it seemed that she still had to ask the fourth son to go to the town to purchase some tea bowls, cups and other things used by farmers. These good things would probably be useful in the future if they were all collected.
At this time, several voices were heard outside. Wan Ersao went out to see that several women from the same village had come. Some of these women were holding an egg, some were holding a cabbage, and some were holding a sweet potato...
Wan Ersao smiled and welcomed these people into the east wing.
When Shen saw the visitor, her expression changed slightly, and she stood up awkwardly and said to Old Lady Wan, "Aunt, since you have a guest, I won't bother you. Anyway, we will be neighbors in the future, and there is plenty of time to get to know each other. If you have any questions, you can come to my house and ask."
Old Lady Wan watched coldly, wondering if there was something fishy going on. Why did the Shen family leave when they saw these people coming? They were all from the same village, so what was there to be shy about?
But soon Mrs. Wan’s doubts were resolved.
"Hey, isn't this the unlucky star of the Shen family? How dare you come out to visit? Aren't you afraid of bringing bad luck into other people's homes?"
The person who spoke was a woman with a sallow complexion and wearing a patched green cotton coat. The woman was probably in her thirties. At this moment, the corners of her mouth were raised with a strong expression of disgust and ridicule.
Shen's face immediately turned pale and she looked at Old Lady Wan nervously, fearing that she would also see contempt on her face.
But Old Lady Wan was calm, as if she didn't hear anything. In fact, when she first heard it, her heart skipped a beat. But little Fubao happened to crawl into her arms. Holding little Fubao, Old Lady Wan felt that no matter how powerful the unlucky star was, it could not affect the fortune of her family.
So instead of getting angry, Mrs. Wan smiled and helped Shen out of the situation.
"What's the matter with the unlucky star? The monks in the temple all said that a person's luck is predetermined. When you will get rich and when you will have bad luck are all predetermined. I think my niece's wife has a lucky face, but the time has not come yet."
After hearing this, Shen looked up in shock. She didn't expect that not only did Old Lady Wan not mind, but she would also take the initiative to help her out. Her mood was very complicated at this time. This was a kind of kindness that she had not seen for a long time.
Before she married into the Shen family, she was also the apple of her parents' eyes. However, after she got married, her parents died one after another. Only a few months after she married into the Shen family, her husband died unexpectedly, and her mother-in-law was bedridden. People in the village thought she was a jinx, and her sisters-in-law didn't like her. She had no children and was bullied by her in-laws every day. Today, it was under the repeated urging of her mother-in-law that she came to visit the new neighbor, but she didn't expect that this new neighbor was different from the others.
Shen's eyes were a little red. In order not to cry in other people's house, she quickly bowed her head, said goodbye, and left in a hurry.
As soon as I left the yard, the tears that I had been holding back all the way burst out.
The words of Old Lady Wan kept echoing in her mind for a long time. She was a blessed person, but the time had not come yet. But could she really wait until the day when the blessing would come?
Shen returned to her own yard in a daze. Before she even entered the house, she heard several of her brothers and sisters-in-law talking bad about her in the house.
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