Chapter 76 A Well-matched Young Couple
If Shen Junshan knew that she was planning to drug Sun Shuihua into doing something, he might not have tried to persuade Sun Shuihua.
After returning to Sun Youmin's home, Shen Junshan asked for help for a long time. Sun Shuihua had never been to the county town and was also embarrassed.
"I've never been there, I'm afraid this won't work!"
Han Jiaojiao: "That's fine. It's a pity that we can't go back together this time. I'm sorry to bother you to take the bus."
"Taking a bus is much more comfortable than riding in a bullock cart, and it's not hard either. I'm just afraid... I'm afraid that I'll embarrass Junshan when I go to the county town."
Sun Shuihua rubbed her hands. Her clothes were almost turned into rags. Sitting next to Han Jiaojiao, she looked like a beggar.
If she goes to the county town like this, others will laugh at Shen Junshan.
Sun Youmin laughed: "Just go ahead, it's his people that are missing, what does it have to do with you?"
"Dad, what are you talking about? Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
"Ask him if he laughs at you!"
Shen Junshan quickly shook his head: "It will be more lively with more people, come on."
"Sister, please stop making excuses. First of all, we can't trouble anyone else except you to deliver the ashes. Secondly, if you don't go around the county town, it will seem that we are unkind. Junshan just split up and there was a lot of noise. If there is some negative news, it will not be good for him, don't you think?"
Sun Shuihua thought about it and felt that it was right, and Shen Junshan encouraged her a few more words.
She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go. I will definitely deliver your parents' ashes safely."
After Han Jiaojiao and Shen Junshan felt relieved, she went to cook.
The meal at noon is relatively simple. Peel the thick round eggplants and cut them into shreds. Add vinegar, soy sauce, a little salt and pepper, sesame seeds and a little bit of sugar, and finally add sesame oil and mix well.
There are also chives in the yard, and they have grown old.
Han Jiaojiao collected the last batch of fried eggs, filled their egg baskets, and placed them in the cupboard with a cloth.
I was just afraid that Sun Shuihua would see it and refuse to accept it.
Sun Shuihua went up the hillside, broke off a few cabbage leaves, rinsed them with water, and tore them for later use.
She smeared a piece of lard into the pot: "Green vegetables must be added with lard to make them fragrant!"
"You should eat less lard and take care of your health."
"I'm in good health!"
Han Jiaojiao shook her head helplessly, thinking that she would have to undergo surgery soon and there was no point in earning money now.
By then, Sun Shuihua herself will pay attention to it.
Sun Shuihua took down the bacon hanging on the beam. The pork belly was mixed with fat and lean meat. The fat part looked like glass amber, which was so beautiful.
Han Jiaojiao brought the steamed bacon to the table. Shen Junshan said, "I've made my uncle spend money again." "It's been many years since I came back. This little bit of meat is nothing. I'll rest here in the afternoon and have dinner at my uncle's house in the evening."
"There's a mud pond behind us that hasn't been planted with rice seedlings yet. I'll go get some snails for you this afternoon. They were your favorite when you were a kid!"
A blush slowly appeared on Shen Junshan's face, and Han Jiaojiao saw that the tips of his ears had turned red again.
I thought this man was so cute that he even felt shy when someone cared about him.
Shen Junshan had a particularly good appetite today. He ate two bowls of rice. There was a big hole in his third uncle's rice bucket, and his third uncle was so happy that he couldn't stop laughing.
After dinner the weather became hot, so everyone took out the rocking chairs and bamboo beds from the house and placed them in a cool place inside the door.
Water was sprinkled at the door, and a shed was sewn on the eaves with rags.
It’s not hot in the mountains in summer, and there’s a breeze when the front and back doors are opened.
Han Jiaojiao was afraid that he would catch a cold, so she found a towel and covered Shen Junshan with it.
At 3:30 in the afternoon, the sun slid to the edge of the mountain and was blocked by the corner of the mountain.
Han Jiaojiao and Sun Shuihua walked into the mud pond carrying bamboo baskets.
Sun Shuihua took off her shoes and said, "If you don't know how to catch it, just follow me. I'll share it with you when I catch it."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. I will."
She has watched the video account, which contains a lot of videos about rural life. She used to love watching them while eating, and they went well with rice!
Han Jiaojiao finds snails according to the method taught in the video.
The failure rate was very high at the beginning, but later on, he found the snails one by one. Half an hour later, Han Jiaojiao’s small bamboo house was already full of snails.
She straightened up with difficulty: "My waist is almost broken! It's not easy to eat this."
"Eat a few more bites at night to replenish your body!"
"This thing is spicy, and I don't think there's enough spicy food at home. Do you want to buy some?"
Sun Shuihua laughed: "What are you buying? There are plenty of chili peppers on my hill. They will make your mouth hurt."
Han Jiaojiao was also happy. After catching five or six more, she struggled to pull her feet out of the mud.
Sun Shuihua brought a pot of water, and the two of them simply washed their feet. When they put on the straw sandals they brought and went back, they saw someone peeking around near the third uncle's house.
Han Jiaojiao ran over: "Auntie Du, why are you here?"
Sun Shuihua also saw the village chief: "Village chief, why are you here? Did you come here specially because you knew we were having snails tonight?"
The village chief chuckled and said, "I ran into Ms. Du. She wanted to see what was going on at Junshan."
The old village chief's face twitched with laughter.
In the morning, he returned to the village committee office and was still complaining about what happened today, when Du Ling ran in and yelled at him.
If it was someone else, he would have kicked them out long ago.
But Du Ling...he didn't dare.
Even if he had ten leopards' courage, he wouldn't dare.
Du Ling smiled and said, "I saw that you guys haven't come back yet, and I was worried that something happened to you. Are you okay, Jiaojiao?"
"We are fine!"
"Why are they all piled up here?"
Sun Youmin poked his head out from the fence and called out cheerfully, "Village Chief, come up and have a bite tonight."
"That's a good feeling. I won't be polite."
The village chief had good eyesight and he saw early on that Du Ling wanted to stay, so he went along with it.
Sun Youmin was also very hospitable. He took out all the wine that Shen Junshan had sent him. He also took out the meat ticket that he had treasured for a long time and asked Shuihua to get more meat from the meat group.
Han Jiaojiao hurriedly stopped them: "I have some pork belly in my car, which has already been processed. I will roast the snails and make crispy pork belly tonight, okay?"
"Crispy? Girl, how come you can make everything? Junshan is so lucky!"
Sun Youmin's face was full of wrinkles as he smiled, and he nudged Shen Junshan with his elbow.
Everyone looked at him with a smile on their face.
Shen Junshan pursed his lips, his eyes shining like an elk, and took the bamboo basket from her hand: "I'll take care of it, you go wash your feet."
"Do you want to bend over and rip the wound, then go back and call in sick?"
"No way! Don't talk nonsense."
Shen Junshan was innocent. He just wanted to help his wife wash the snails. He had no other ideas.
"Fool, I was kidding you!"
Han Jiaojiao took advantage of the half-dried mud on her hands and smeared Shen Junshan's face with it: "Big cat, haha!"
"Jiaojiao, you are really..."
Shen Junshan shook his head helplessly and pulled her to wash the mud.
Sun Youmin sighed: "Look how nice they are, these two kids are really good."
"Yeah, I think it's pretty good too."
Du Ling stared at them, biting his lower lip slowly.
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