Old lady Lu was enjoying her fish soup when Liu Hongyan beside her suddenly said this. The old lady gulped down the last mouthful of fish soup, glared at Liu Hongyan and said:
"What fish soup? What fish soup do you want?
This fish soup is a gift from the third brother to us as a gift to us old couple. What does it have to do with you?
What's the matter? Just because you have a baby in your belly, you want to show off in our Lu family. You just ate two boiled eggs this morning, and now you're hungry. Two eggs can't stop your greed!"
Under normal circumstances, Liu Hongyan would have shut up like a quail after being scolded by her mother-in-law. But now she is pregnant with a baby, the golden grandson of the Lu family. With the baby in her belly, Liu Hongyan has become much bolder.
At this moment Liu Hongyan whispered:
"I just wanted to drink the fish soup to satisfy the baby in my stomach, why are you so picky?"
Lu Ershan also felt sorry for the baby in Liu Hongyan's belly, so he also said a few words:
"Mom, what are you doing? Hongyan is pregnant with our Lao Lu family's grandson. Lao San's family is having fish today. If Hongyan wants to drink fish soup, why don't she go ask Lao San's family for some?"
"Yes, mother, my second brother and sister-in-law want to drink fish soup. It's not a big deal. I will go to the village entrance to catch a fish tomorrow and make fish soup for them."
Lu Dashan also acted like the eldest son.
Liu Hongyan, who was standing nearby, pouted unhappily after hearing this. She didn't want to eat those small fish and shrimps caught by her elder brother. Every time her elder brother went to the river to catch fish, he only brought home small fish the size of a palm. The old lady at home didn't use enough oil and salt when cooking, so the fish soup she made was very unpalatable and smelled like fish. She didn't want to drink it!
Mrs. Lu, who was sitting opposite, saw Liu Hongyan's disgusted expression clearly. She, who had always been honest, became angry and sneered:
The fish soup cooked by the third brother was sent to my parents to drink. Why are you coveting their food?"
When Mrs. Lu heard what her eldest daughter-in-law said, she immediately got angry and confronted Liu Hongyan:
"Who are you talking about, second brother? My life is so miserable. I have never been able to afford food or clothes. I always save the delicious food for my children.
In the end, my daughter-in-law pointed at me and scolded me for breaking the door. I am such a miserable old woman!"
Old Mrs. Lu was sobbing and slapping her thighs and wiping away her tears. Seeing that his mother was sad, the filial son Lu Da Ge quickly pulled Lu Da Sao over to comfort her. Old man Lu was puffing on his cigarette with a gloomy face, and it seemed that he was also angry with Liu Hongyan.
Seeing this, Lu Ershan pretended to kick Liu Hongyan and asked her to apologize to his mother. Liu Hongyan had no choice but to pay compensation and apologize to Mrs. Lu several times under the condemning eyes of the whole family. Only then did Mrs. Lu return to the house triumphantly.
Liu Hongyan, who was humble and submissive, showed no expression in front of Lu's family. But when she returned to her room with Lu Ershan, she started crying. While wiping her tears, she complained to Lu Ershan:
"Today I just want a bowl of fish soup for the baby in my belly. Look at what my parents and the elders said. They said I want to show off at home just because I have a baby in my belly.
I am not worried about the grandson of the Lao Lu family. How can a grandmother say that her grandson is a child? If the son in my belly hears this, it will be very upset. "
Lu Ershan was sitting on the kang with his legs crossed. He chuckled when he heard what Liu Hongyan said:
"Don't use your son as an excuse. We have been married for so many years, and I still don't know what you are thinking. You just saw the fish soup at the third brother's house and wanted to ask parents for a bowl.
You are so stupid. If you want to drink fish soup, just tell the truth. Why do you use the baby in your belly as an excuse? It's the baby in your belly who tells you that it wants to drink fish soup.
You are only two months pregnant, and the baby in your belly can talk to you? You are fooling a fool."
Liu Hongyan was so angry that she was embarrassed:
"I'm just drunk, so what! You're a man, your wife is pregnant with your baby, and you can't even get the fish soup after you finish drinking it. It's a pity for me to marry you!"
After saying this, Liu Hongyan covered her face and sobbed. Lu Ershan knew that this was a trick she used to play so he didn't expose her. He went over and held Liu Hongyan in his arms. Liu Hongyan wanted to show her temper, but Lu Ershan whispered a few words in her ear and a look of joy appeared on Liu Hongyan's face.
"Ershan, is what you said true?"
Liu Hongyan looked at Lu Ershan with a blushing face, "Is it really that profitable to sell grain?"
Lu Ershan had a determined look on his face:
"Of course, that's what my brothers in the county did. They secretly transported our food to the south to sell. I heard that there are many rich people in the south. The rich people are used to eating rice and other things, so they want to change their taste and try our sorghum flour. The black market in the south sells very fast. You can make 40 or 50 yuan in one trip. These days, the brave die of hunger and the timid die of hunger. Our good days of making a fortune are coming."
Making so much money! Liu Hongyan became excited when she heard it. Forty or fifty yuan is enough for their second wife's family of three to spend for a year. If they can make it big in the future, their second wife will be rich.
When she becomes rich, she will separate from the Lu family and live the good life of a rich person!
Liu Hongyan was daydreaming only about the good life in the future and completely forgot about the risk of reselling food. These days, the government strictly prohibits farmers from privately reselling goods. If caught by the authorities, the punishment would be a fine at the very least and jail time at the worst.
Liu Hongyan took Lu Ershan's words "The brave will die of strength and the timid will die of hunger" to heart and had her own ideas.
But selling food requires capital. All the money of the Lu family is in the hands of the old lady. Where can they get the money?
Liu Hongyan said this and Lu Ershan smiled and said, "It's hard to say. The third brother has money, so just lend it to him!"
Liu Hongyan thought about it and it made sense. The third brother earned that much money in a month. There were only four people in their third room, and they didn't spend much money in a month. The third brother's family must have money!
Tomorrow she will go to the third brother's house to borrow money. They are all family, and the third brother's family will surely be happy if she asks him to borrow some money.
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On this day, the sun was shining brightly outside. Lu Changshan's wife took advantage of her free time to collect the eggs that had been saved at home and sold them at the market. Her eldest son also went to the county town with the food and bought a small candy bar.
When Lu Changshan's wife was returning home, she happened to pass by Lu's house. Thinking that she hadn't seen Chunzao for several days, she went to Lu's house with the fruit candies she bought from the county town.
In the Lu family's courtyard, Grandma Jiang was still making shrimp sauce, and Jiang Chunzao was learning from her. Seeing Lu Changshan's wife coming in with food for the two sons, Jiang Chunzao hurriedly poured two cups of iced mung bean soup for the mother and them. The food played well with Xiao Shitou and Xiao Moli. As soon as they came in, the three children took the milk candies stuffed by Jiang Chunzao and went to the yard to watch the little ants move.
Sister Changshan took a sip of the cool mung bean soup and felt the sweetness on the tip of her tongue. She exclaimed:
"Sister Chunzao, did you put sugar in the mung bean soup?"
Jiang Chunzao came out of the house holding a plate of sliced ​​watermelon and said with a smile:
"My two children are picky eaters and won't be happy if I don't add sugar to the drink."
Oh, you really love your child.
Changshan's wife sighed, and then looked around the clean and tidy Lu family yard, the lush vegetables growing in the small vegetable garden, and the roses blooming along the fence, and said enviously:
"Sister Chunzao, you are living a comfortable life these days. Look at your life, you wouldn't trade it for a god."
Jiang Chunzao escorted Grandma Jiang to the stove room, came back, sat down and said with a smile:
"Sister-in-law, you are living a good life. Brother Changshan is capable and considerate. Liangshi is also a hard-working person. I heard that Liangshi even got the second place in the previous school exam. He is really promising."
When Changshan's wife heard this, her face lit up immediately:
"Well, I don't want to live a life of wealth and luxury. I just hope that my two children can study hard, pass the exams, find a job in the city, and no longer have to work in the fields to make a living."
Jiang Chunzao followed Changshan's wife's gaze and saw that under the fence of the Lu family, Liangshi was talking to Shitou and Moli, the two kids, like an older brother, in a serious manner, about the reason why the ants moved.
Jiang Chunzao looked at the three kids' serious expressions, and a deep smile appeared in his watery eyes:
"Yes, in the future, the country will get better and better, and the lives of children will get better and better."
After hearing this, Changshan's sister-in-law also smiled. She was in a good mood and started talking. She chatted with Jiang Chunzao and her sister for a while about family matters. Lu Lin, who had been out, came home with a basket. Lu Lin was wearing a black shirt and had just cut his hair short, which made him look more handsome and energetic. He strode into the house, saw Changshan's sister-in-law at home, and greeted her politely.
Changshan's wife greeted Lu Lin cheerfully, and when she saw the big basket in his big hands, she asked with a smile:
"Brother Lu Lin, what's in your basket?"
Lu Lin glanced at Jiang Chunzao, who was smiling happily, and opened the basket uncomfortably. It was filled with wild grapes picked from the mountains. Just then, Grandma Jiang came out of the stove room to pour water. When the old lady saw the wild grapes in the basket, she immediately laughed:
"Aren't these the wild grapes that Chunzao said he wanted to eat last night?"
Lu Lin nodded with a red face, and fled away amid Changshan's sister-in-law's kind laughter.
Jiang Chunzao's fair face also turned red, and Changshan's wife smiled:
"Sister Chunzao, you are so lucky."
"What good fortune is that? What good news has happened to your family, the third brother? Tell us about it and make the second sister-in-law happy too."
Jiang Chunzao was about to laugh it off and change the subject when a noisy sound came from outside the yard. The Lu family looked in the direction of the sound and saw
Liu Hongyan was standing at the door with a grin on her face, holding Lu Mutou's hand.
The smile on Jiang Chunzao's face disappeared at once. Well, as the saying goes, no one comes to visit for no reason. Since Liu Hongyan, who never visits, has come to visit, it must be no good thing.
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