The father-in-law asked Li Mancang to play chess, but Li Mancang was a terrible chess player. It was only after his father-in-law taught him after they got married that he could barely understand chess.
However, he did not expect to win. As long as he could accompany his father-in-law and make him happy, he had already mastered the art of being a son-in-law to perfection.
An hour later, we had dinner: braised fish fillets, four-happiness meatballs, stir-fried meat with dried chili peppers, fried eggs, and dumplings stuffed with radish and pork.
Wu Zhiqiu saw that they had eaten the food they had prepared for the New Year and said, "Brother, why did you prepare so much? Li Mancang is not a new son-in-law, is there any need to prepare so much?"
"Don't worry about it, just go home and wait for the food. Food can't stop your greedy mouth!" the eldest brother scolded with a smile.
"Even if he is not a new son-in-law, he is still a guest and should be treated well!" the eldest sister-in-law also said.
The eldest brother opened a bottle of Erguotou and poured two taels for each person.
Li Mancang is a little restrained in his father-in-law's house. After so many years, his father-in-law and brother-in-law have been very kind to him, but he is still very restrained.
The eldest sister-in-law was very enthusiastic and kept picking food for Li Mancang and Wu Zhiqiu.
They also talked about Wu Huaiqing's family saying "Your second sister-in-law is angry again"
"It's gone, so soon, what's the matter, why didn't you inform me?" Wu Zhiqiu thought his second sister-in-law was gone.
"You don't know what's going on if I didn't inform you. The Seven Fairies have turned into the Eight Fairies crossing the sea!"
Wu Zhiqiu almost spit out the dumplings in his mouth
"Another girl?" Wu Zhiqiu asked.
The eldest sister-in-law nodded, looking a bit gloating. She was only five years older than the second son's wife, but she was useless. That woman still had a child!
The old man also sighed, "I've already said that you are the second child. If you don't have the fate of a son, don't bother with it. You are so old now, and your grandson is already quite old, and you are still a bitch!"
"Then is my second sister-in-law still here?"
"Damn, she said she will be a damsel in distress if she doesn't give birth to a son!" The eldest sister-in-law pouted, let's see how many more years she can last!
The whole family was speechless. The other person wanted to do it, and they couldn't stop him. Even if they tried to persuade him, he wouldn't listen.
"I'll go see it after the New Year. I don't know anything and I haven't prepared anything." Wu Zhiqiu thought that he couldn't go there empty-handed.
"What are you looking at? She's endless. Don't pay any attention to her!" The eldest sister-in-law looked down on her sister-in-law. She was quite old but didn't mind being ugly. She hid with her children everywhere. The street police came to their house to arrest people several times!
How could Wu Zhiqiu listen to his eldest sister-in-law? No matter how much there was, he had to go and see it. He was not going to see it for the sake of his second sister-in-law, but to give face to his second brother. If he, as the sister-in-law, didn't go and see the child, the second sister-in-law would have to pick the blame.
The eldest brother glared at his eldest sister-in-law and said, "Sister, please don't get involved. Zhiqiu, you have to go. If you don't have enough money, I have..."
The eldest brother has always been very much like an elder brother, taking care of his younger brothers and sisters, and helping out anyone who is having a hard time.
Li Mancang was most afraid of this brother-in-law, but he also admired him. He was also the eldest in the family, but he did not act like the eldest brother.
After dinner, the couple went home. Wu Zhiqiu bought some frozen tofu and stewed some pickled cabbage with the bones. Both the elderly and children loved it.
The third child worked a day and the company also had a holiday.
The 27th is the last day of the second year, and the holiday starts on the 28th. The family discussed and decided to cook some food at home on the 27th and 28th, and bring it back on the 29th. A large family needs a lot of food per day, so they need to prepare more.
The rural areas can barely make ends meet, and no one has extra food.
The old lady may have scolded enough during the day, so she rarely stopped scolding at night.
After dinner, the third brother came to Li Mancang, and the two of them whispered to each other for a long time. The third brother breathed a sigh of relief. He had been worried all day, and now he felt a little relieved.
Looking at the white hair on Li Mancang's temples, he felt a little uncomfortable. He had caused trouble and made his family worry. His father was running around for him in such a cold weather.
In the middle of the night, the father and son went to Zhao Xiaochuan's home. It was good that Zhao Xiaochuan kept it a secret. His parents had starved him for two days and they were reluctant to beat him.
Li Mancang asked the two men to review their statements again and found no problems, so the father and son quietly returned home.
A night of silence
Early the next morning, the old man, Li Mancang and the third brother went to the morning market, slaughtered the New Year chickens, bought a few extra, and took them back home to eat.
The chickens in the village are kept to lay eggs, as people are reluctant to kill them for meat.
At the morning market, people were crowded together, and the business of selling poultry and livestock was extremely hot, with everyone scrambling to buy them.
Li Mancang was afraid that his old man would be squeezed, so he asked his father to wait aside while he and the third child tried their best to squeeze in.
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