There was tofu and fish soup for lunch. In the afternoon, Lin Xiaoman supervised the two men to cultivate the land and prune the mulberry trees. In a blink of an eye, the afternoon passed.
After dinner in the evening, Lin Xiaoman asked Wang Cuifen to take Mu Xiaoxiao to visit the home of the village chief, the most lively place in the village.
The village chief's family had a television, although it was black and white, which was rare in those days. The television was placed in the living room, facing the front door. After dinner, the village chief and his family would start watching TV, with the front door open to welcome the villagers to watch together.
Many people would bring their own stools and go to the village chief's yard to watch TV, just like watching a movie.
A group of women get together, and besides discussing TV plots, they gossip about everything.
After blending into the crowd, Mu Xiaoxiao asked around and reported to Lin Xiaoman when she returned. This morning, Mu Weimin and Mu Huaqiang each borrowed a bicycle and left the village. As for where they went, no one saw them.
Lin Xiaoman understood after just a few thoughts.
The need to ride a bicycle meant it was quite far, at least 10 kilometers, right? And the town was so small, and she hadn't seen them in town today, so it was more likely that they had gone to... Liujiaba!
Who is in Liujiaba?
Liu Mazi!
hehe!
This shows that he still has evil intentions!
Knowing that Mu Weimin and Mu Huaqiang, father and son, were going to make trouble, Lin Xiaoman, who had already grasped the opportunity, saw through it but did not say anything, and waited quietly for the show to begin.
She wanted to see how wicked these two people were!
After guiding Mu Xiaoxiao in practicing a few self-defense techniques, the two fell asleep.
In the early morning, white porridge with pickled mustard greens.
After breakfast and dinner, Lin Xiaoman assigned tasks to Mu Weimin and Mu Huaqiang, and instructed them to work. Mu Xiaoxiao took Mu Xiaole and took on the job of supervision.
Lan Yachun and Wang Cuifen fed all the livestock at home, and then Lan Yachun visited all the vegetable fields at home, but unfortunately, there was nothing to gain.
We picked so many yesterday. It will take at least four or five days for them to grow enough to sell.
Lan Yachun could only carry a basket to cut grass.
After finishing the farm work in the morning, Lin Xiaoman, who had nothing to do in the afternoon, took Mu Xiaoxiao and Mu Xiaole to the ditch to fish for lobsters.
These days, crayfish have not yet been put on the dining table. They are still happily and freely swimming in the ditches, very carefree.
Then, Lin Xiaoman ended the crayfishes' happiness.
After fishing for an afternoon, I caught a lot of fish, weighing about three or four pounds.
I removed the heads and shrimp threads and fried a pot of them in the evening.
Unfortunately, in this era when the only seasonings are oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, and sugar is a precious commodity, the cooked crayfish is not delicious.
The earthy smell is a bit strong and not very tasty.
Lobster without thirteen spices is completely soulless.
But it's meat after all.
After two days of fishing for crayfish, Lin Xiaoman was lucky enough to catch an eel as a snack.
In a blink of an eye, it was the day to pick cocoons.
The families in the village who raise silkworms are all busy.
After getting up early in the morning and feeding the livestock, they started to get busy. Two men, Mu Weimin and Mu Huaqiang, dragged the firewood covered with white cocoons into the yard, and several people began to pick the cocoons.
Even Mu Xiaole sat obediently on the bench, watching the adults picking cocoons. From time to time, he would pick one himself and happily show it to everyone.
Under the intimidation of Lin Xiaoman, Mu Weimin and Mu Huaqiang did not dare to be lazy and picked cocoons obediently. With the participation of these two grown men, the cocoon picking work was completed in two days.
Since there was no need to buy new quilts, after a brief discussion, they decided to sell them all.
They borrowed a basket and a bicycle, tied the basket full of silk cocoons to the back seat of the bicycle, and went to the town to sell silk cocoons with Mu Weimin and Mu Huaqiang. Lin Xiaoman naturally followed them, fearing that the two would lose the money.
After arriving at a place that specializes in collecting silk cocoons and waiting in line for a while, it was her family's turn. The price was uniformly set and there was no bargaining. The technicians opened the cocoons to check the quality and then weighed them. Soon, the cocoons were sold and she got 246 yuan, which was a considerable income.
Mu Weimin and Mu Huaqiang, the two spendthrifts, naturally had no right to manage money. All the money was taken by Lin Xiaoman. As soon as they returned home, he sent the two to return the things, and Lin Xiaoman divided the money.
Wang Cuifen, Lan Yachun, and herself each received 60 yuan, and Mu Xiaoxiao received 16 yuan as pocket money.
The remaining 50 yuan is used for household expenses.
After returning the bicycle and basket, Mu Weimin and Mu Huaqiang had already discussed the plan when they came back. When they came back, they acted like generous and good men and encouraged the four women in the family to go to the town to buy things.
Wang Cuifen wanted to go to town to buy cloth to make clothes, Lan Yachun wanted to buy some malted milk and other things to supplement Mu Xiaole's nutrition, Mu Xiaoxiao wanted to go to the bookstore to buy some books and school supplies, and Lin Xiaoman was thinking about going to Aunt Xiao again to show his face and get close to her.
So, the family happily decided to go to town to shop tomorrow.
The next day, after breakfast and finishing the farm work at home, they went out just after 8 o'clock.
Mu Weimin attentively helped them borrow a car.
Lin Xiaoman was carrying Wang Cuifen, Lan Yachun was carrying Mu Xiaoxiao, and Mu Xiaoxiao was sitting in the back seat holding Mu Xiaole. There were five women, four big and one small, all going out.
As soon as the people left, Mu Weimin asked Mu Huaqiang to take action.
Mu Huaqiang borrowed a car and rode all the way to Liu Mazi's house. After several days of preparation, Mu Huaqiang discussed with Liu Mazi as soon as he arrived, and then agreed that Liu Mazi would bring someone to Mu's house to pick up the person around 8 o'clock tonight. As long as he brought money, he could pick the person up that night.
As for the marriage certificate and the like, there was nothing they could do about it. They could only wait until the child was born to get it. In their opinion, even if they were reluctant at first, how could they not be happy after the child was born?
After the two of them agreed, Mu Huaqiang went back.
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Speculating that the two scumbags had sent them away to do something, Lin Xiaoman took her family on a stroll, and they didn't finish buying anything until noon.
"Mom, shall we eat in town?"
"Ah, this is very expensive in the restaurant, right? Why don't we just buy a bun?" Wang Cuifen was obviously worried about spending money.
"Yeah, just eat a bun."
"Mom, sister-in-law, we're going to eat. It's not just about eating, but more importantly, we're going to find out what the restaurant has to offer. We can only know the quality of the food if we try it ourselves, right? A lot of people are selling food these days. If it tastes that good, doesn't that mean we can make it, too?"
"I know, this is called: field research!" Mu Xiaoxiao said enthusiastically.
"Well... okay!" Wang Cuifen, who had no strong opinions, was immediately convinced and nodded in agreement, but she didn't forget to add, "Let's eat something cheap and forget about the meat."
"Um."
We found a restaurant that looked busy, went in, ordered three dishes and a soup, and after walking around for the whole morning, we happily ate.
It's a home-cooked meal and tastes quite fresh. Compared to the food at home, it just uses more oil and a little more MSG.
With the seasoning, you can cook it at home.
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