Earlier, when Jiang Chunzao brought Xiao Shitou and Xiao Moli to the house to deliver beef noodles, Old Mrs. Lu was also at home preparing winter clothes. Old Mr. Lu has a large family, and Old Mrs. Lu is old, so she doesn't have to take care of other people in the family. She only takes care of her own old man's food and clothing.
Old Mrs. Lu lives a frugal life. The financial power of the family is in her hands alone. She has a running account in her mind of how much money the Lu family spends on food and drink throughout the year.
Because the Lu family did not have good food and clothing, Liu Hongyan often complained to Lu Ershan behind their backs, saying that the old lady was partial. The whole family worked in the fields to earn work points, and the third brother's family gave his parents ten yuan a month for living expenses. The old lady could save a lot of money a year, but the family ate dried sweet potatoes and mixed cakes all day long, which was unbearable.
Old Mrs. Lu naturally didn't know that her second daughter-in-law was complaining about her to her son behind her back. Even if she knew, she would probably just catch Liu Hongyan and give her a scolding.
Speaking of the Lu family, what Mrs. Lu cares about most in her life are Old Man Lu and her eldest grandson Lu Xuedong. Needless to say, Old Man Lu has lived with Mrs. Lu for a lifetime, and they are an old couple. If she doesn't love her own old man, who else would she love?
As for the eldest grandson Lu Xuedong, Grandma Lu loved him very much. Firstly, because Lu Xuedong was the eldest son and grandson of the Lu family, Grandma Lu naturally loved him more. Another reason was that Lu Xuedong, the eldest grandson, was also very hardworking. He was good at studying and had a smart mind, but he also had a good personality.
When Old Lady Lu was walking in the village, everyone in the village gave a thumbs up to her eldest grandson Lu Xuedong when they talked about him. Old Lady Lu felt very proud when she heard that, and she felt even more pained for this grandson who brought shame to her.
Today, while no one was at home, Old Lady Lu secretly took out the new cloth that she had torn for her eldest grandson and the old man earlier. Thinking that the sun was good outside, she washed the new cloth and made a new cotton shirt for the old man and the eldest grandson respectively.
Old Mrs. Lu was humming a little tune while arranging clothes on the kang. When she finished arranging the clothes of her eldest grandson and then arranging the clothes of Old Man Lu, she suddenly realized that the old man's cotton-padded jacket was made into a piece by the concubine of the third son's family.
Isn't this an unnecessary thing for her old woman?
Whenever Old Mrs. Lu thought about this, she became furious. That unfilial wife of the third son, the third son earned so little money a month, but she was so stingy that she only thought about making clothes for the old man. Why didn't she think of making a new set of clothes for her wife?
After all, it was because the third son was unfilial and married such a bear woman!
Old Mrs. Lu forgot that it was she who schemed against Jiang Chunzao that made Lu Lin marry her. The old lady was just angry this time, and then she heard the door slam. Old Mrs. Lu stepped on her small feet to open the door and saw Jiang Chunzao standing at the door with her two children, smiling and holding three bowls of beef noodles.
Old Mrs. Lu was already angry, and naturally she was in a bad mood when she saw Jiang Chunzao and his two children. Jiang Chunzao had originally sent beef noodles to Old Mr. and Mrs. Lu sincerely for Lu Lin's sake, but when she saw that Old Mrs. Lu's eyes were not eyes and her nose was not a nose, she couldn't stand her bad temper, so she told Old Mrs. Lu that her family had made beef noodles today, and sent a few bowls to her father and eldest brother and his wife to try.
After saying this, Jiang Chunzao didn't care what Old Lady Lu said. He pushed the door open and put the beef noodles in the main hall of the Lu family. Then he turned around like a fairy and left with the two children.
Old Mrs. Lu was left alone, dumbfounded as she watched Jiang Chunzao and her two daughters leave. She was so angry that she couldn't speak.
Old Mrs. Lu was so angry at home, waiting for the whole Lu family to come back from work, and then she vented her anger on them. Old man Lu was still old man Lu, and seeing his wife's behavior, he knew that this time it was probably his wife who was making trouble, so he didn't listen to Old Mrs. Lu's nonsense and said directly:
"Do you want to eat this beef noodles? If not, give it to the old man!"
The old lady Lu, who had just been cursing at the top of her voice, immediately fell silent. The young old lady took one look at the steaming beef noodles that smelled of meat, and wanted to yell at old man Lu, "I don't want to eat it!" But the gluttony in her stomach made it impossible for her to say that. In the end, old lady Lu could only say with a red face:
"Eat it! This is something my third son gave to me as a gift to show his filial piety. Why shouldn't I eat it?"
After saying this, Mrs. Lu shamelessly picked up a bowl of beef noodles and started to eat. She took a mouthful of beef and slurped a mouthful of soup. She seemed to be enjoying the meal very much.
The Lu family: ....slap in the face
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The chaos in the Lu family's old compound did not affect Lu Lin's family. Because it was a rare cool night, Lu Lin's family sat in the yard to enjoy the cool air.
Lu Lin placed a small square table in the yard, on which were placed large cut watermelons grown by his own family. There was a large piece of sandy land to the east of Lujia Village, and every spring the villagers would plant watermelons in the sandy land. When they were ripe in summer, they would take a portion of them to the commune and hand in a portion, and the rest would be divided among the households in the village. The villagers could take the watermelons to the city to sell for money, or keep them at home for their own consumption; it was all up to them.
This summer, the watermelons in the sand were all round. When you cut one open, it was bright red and sweet. Lu Lin knew that his wife and children liked to eat watermelons. When the village distributed watermelons this year, he happened to be at home. The village distributed 50 watermelons to the Lu family, and their third room also received 20 big round watermelons.
Lu Lin carried all the twenty big watermelons back home in one go. Jiang Chunzao and the two children were so happy to see so many big watermelons. Seeing the happy look of the mother and her two children, Lu Lin also smiled.
As for the thirty watermelons distributed to the Lu family's old courtyard, it was Old Lady Lu who made the decision and asked the brothers Lu Dashan and Lu Ershan to take them to the city and sell them.
Jiang Chunzao was lying on a chair at home, holding a piece of cool watermelon chilled in well water, contentedly. Little Stone and Little Jasmine, the two little kids, held a piece of watermelon in their little hands and ate it happily like little squirrels.
Jiang Chunzao glanced at little Jasmine who was concentrating on eating watermelon. The little chicks on her head were fluttering, so adorable!
The itchy mother stretched out her sinful claws and rubbed the girl's hairy little head. Little Jasmine raised her little head, blinked her big eyes, and said in a baby voice:
"Mom, what the hell are you doing?"
Jiang Chunzao picked up a small piece of watermelon and put it into Xiao Moli's chubby little hand with a smile:
"Mom gives watermelon to Jasmine, and we should eat it too. Only by eating more watermelon can we grow up quickly." After saying this, Jiang Chunzao stuffed another piece of watermelon into Little Stone's mouth. After hearing this, Little Stone straightened his little chest and tried hard to eat another piece of watermelon.
Seeing that Little Stone was so cute, Jiang Chunzao stretched out her itchy claws and rubbed Little Stone's head. The mother was not finished after rubbing the little heads of the two children. She saw that the two children had cute faces and gently pinched their chubby little faces.
Little Stone & Little Jasmine:........
Old lady Jiang ate a piece of watermelon and went back to her room to rest early. Lu Lin, who was enjoying the cool air nearby, just smiled when he saw his young wife teasing the two kids with evil intentions.
It can be seen that the two kids are often bullied by their bad-hearted mother. The family enjoyed the cool air leisurely in the yard until late at night. The two kids were sleepy and their little heads were restless. Lu Lin sent the two kids back to the house to sleep.
Jiang Chunzao was a delicate girl. Not only was she petite and delicate, she also loved taking baths, and she took one every night. When she and Lu Lin just got married, Lu Lin specially bought a large wooden bathing tub from the county town and brought it home for Jiang Chunzao to bathe.
Lu Lin sent the two children back to the house, and then boiled water for his young wife to take a bath. After Jiang Chunzao finished her bath and returned to the house feeling refreshed, Lu Lin took a simple bath with the bath water and returned to the house.
Jiang Chunzao, who had just finished taking a shower and felt relaxed all over, was combing her long, shiny black hair on the kang. She heard some noise at the door, looked up, and saw Lu Lin, who was only wrapped in a towel with gloomy eyes. Her heart skipped a beat.
Well, will she be able to get up tomorrow morning?
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