Chapter 156
When he got home, not only did Wu Youde lose his position as team leader, he also had the reputation of being a slut.
Take Qian Hongying and her three daughters-in-law, for example. None of them is easy to get along with.
Especially the third daughter-in-law, who is always picky and lazy, and never gets enough of taking advantage of others.
The most important thing is that Wu Laosi is not particularly outstanding, he is just an ordinary person.
She looks average, has an average personality, and isn't very hardworking.
Chen Qingsong looked at her gossiping expression and laughed, "She's an educated youth who just came here.
I don’t know what happened, but I had to go up the mountain to collect firewood in the middle of winter.
They went to Madada Mountain, and the team leader organized people to look for them. The fourth son of the Wu family was the first to be found, and then people came and went.
I don’t know how we ended up together.”
Chen Qingyi always felt that something was going on here. It was winter and it was difficult to even stretch out one's hands. Who would go up the mountain?
Even if I go, I will never be alone.
This female educated youth must have been plotted against.
Maybe it was those people at the educated youth camp who were arguing about some trivial matters between men and women.
Seeing that she was silent, Chen Qingsong thought she was feeling sorry for the female educated youth, so he advised:
“That educated youth is no ordinary person.
Wu Laosi is under strict control.
She said one thing, and Wu Laosi didn't dare to say another. Qian Hongying was so angry that she cursed him every day, saying that giving birth to a son was useless and that he would forget his mother after marrying a wife.
Chen Qingfeng suddenly spoke up and looked at Chen Qingsong, "Brother, do you have a partner?"
It doesn't make sense that a fool like Wu Laosi is married, but no one wants his elder brother. This is unscientific.
Chen Qingsong: “……!!” Even if they didn’t talk like that, they would still be good brothers.
"Hahaha..." Chen Qingyi looked at her brother's face which was twisted for a moment and laughed out loud.
The north wind whistled past, carrying the laughter far away.
Light snow began to fall from the sky. Zhao Xiangmei sat by the stove, adding firewood to the stove and opening the door from time to time to look out.
I was so anxious, "Why haven't you come back yet? If you don't come back soon, it will snow heavily."
Suddenly, the door curtain was lifted, and Chen Qingbai came in with a large armful of firewood and placed it next to the stove.
He rubbed his hands, warmed them in front of the stove, covered his ears and said with a smile: "Mom, it's only half past four, and the oxcart is slow.
The roads are difficult to walk on in winter.
How can it be almost an hour? I don’t even know if the train is delayed!
Just don't worry, those two are very smart!
Nothing will happen.”
Zhao Xiangmei smiled slightly and closed the door, bringing in a cool breeze and a few snowflakes.
"I know it'll be fine, but I'm still worried."
"Go to the vat in the barn and pick up a plate of sticky rice dumplings for me. They both love them.
Come back and chop that big bone.
I'll go get two pickles.
We'll stew the big bones with pickled cabbage later."
"Mom, do you want another blood sausage?"
"No, your sister doesn't like blood sausage. If there's any leftovers, we can order some at noon."
Zhao Xiangmei also lit a fire in the other stove.
Prepare to cook some millet porridge. It’s cold outside, so drinking porridge will keep you warm.
Chen Changhai's wife gave birth to a little girl two days ago, about twenty days early.
The Chen family killed the New Year pig in advance.
The piglet is not big, about 170 pounds. After deducting half of the amount to be handed over, we will slaughter the pig and have relatives and friends enjoy the pig-killing dishes.
There isn't much left.
Before the family split up, her family also raised pigs and agreed to divide the meat together at the end of the year. They got exactly ten kilograms of fresh pork.
She thought that her daughter loved to chew bones, so she exchanged the spine and ribs for two pieces of bacon.
His family still can’t get used to eating bacon.
Chen Qingbai put on a cotton glove, wrapped himself in a coat, and quickly went to the warehouse to bring back a tray of sticky bean buns.
It's frozen solid.
He handed it to Zhao Xiangmei, who washed her hands, placed them one by one, and placed them on the iron chain in the pot.
The sticky rice dumplings were just made the day before yesterday and a small jar full of them was frozen, which is enough to last until the New Year.
I still need to make more when the Chinese New Year is approaching.
The three young men could eat a lot, and even the old girl ate quite a bit.
Zhao Xiangmei had a smile on her face and felt very satisfied.
Put the lid on the pot and add some firewood to the stove.
Chen Qingbai chopped the spine in just a few strokes, put it in a basin and soaked it in water.
As soon as he finished this work, Zhao Xiangmei instructed him to light the kang in the west room as well.
It’s warm and you can sleep right away after dinner by lying in bed.
The two children have been on the train for half a month, so they must catch up on some sleep.
Chen Qingbai responded crisply, took the birch bark and matches, and lit the fire with swift hands and feet.
I added a lot of water to the pot and waited for my brother and sister-in-law to come back and wash their faces.
When he looked up, he saw the potatoes piled up in the corner of the kitchen and shouted again, “Mom, put some more potatoes in our brazier.
Xiaoyi and Xiaofeng, we both love to eat. "
"Okay, bury the stove pit too."
In the past, Zhao Xiangmei would never be so happy. After the family division, she didn't get many potatoes from her private plot.
If you put them together in previous years, it would seem like a lot.
This year, the food is distributed in batches, and it looks like there is not enough to eat.
Who made the old son and old daughter come back today? Plus, the old daughter is capable, and she has both meat and mushrooms.
Just save the potatoes.
The mushrooms in the mushroom house have begun to sprout, and there will be a lot more vegetables to eat in winter.
I picked up a dozen or so potatoes of medium size and buried five of them in the brazier.
The rest will be left to wait until the fire in the stove is extinguished.
Then bury it in the stove pit.
There were three stoves burning at the same time, and there was also a brazier, so the whole house was steaming hot.
Chen Qingbai unbuttoned his cotton jacket because of the heat.
Half an hour later, Chen Qingbai heard someone calling outside. He immediately threw away the fire stick, grinned, and ran out.
"Mom, we're back."
Before the ox cart stopped, Chen Qingyi jumped off, holding her small bag and shouting at the top of her voice.
"You're back." Zhao Xiangmei lifted the door curtain and walked out quickly to greet him.
He held his old daughter in his arms.
He looked at her repeatedly and touched her black hair excitedly, "A little fatter, a little fatter."
Chen Qingfeng also licked his face and came over, "Mom, look at me, have I grown taller again?"
Zhao Xiangmei turned her red eyes to her eldest son.
"...!! You've been eating so much! I think you've gotten stronger."
"Mom, I'm wearing a cotton jacket."
Chen Qingfeng received a critical blow from his own mother and pouted sadly.
"Then come into the house and take off your cotton jacket so I can see it."
Chen Qingfeng: “…”
Speechless.
Zhao Xiangmei patted his shoulder, her mouth almost grinning from ear to ear. The house became lively with the two children back.
"Come inside, it's snowing hard.
Are you hungry and tired? Mom has stewed some big bones and steamed some sticky rice dumplings, and the kang is warm.
Zhao Xiangmei grabbed one in each hand and walked into the house.
Chen Qingbai and Chen Qingsong looked at each other, smiles flashed in their eyes, and followed behind to move the things back into the house.
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