Chapter 038 Return to the Village
The next morning, Bai Zhenzhu went to the braised meat shop with Bai Chenglei and Bai Chengxiang. She had to go back to her hometown in the afternoon, so she made some more braised meat in the morning.
When my second sister-in-law Xu Yin comes, the braised meat shop will be handed over to my second brother and his wife. Today, Bai Chengxiang prepared all the pots of braised meat, and Bai Zhenzhu was responsible for watching from the side.
"Brother, these spices must be replaced in time. You must buy fresh spices without signs of mold. These spices are the key to making braised meat. You can't buy those inferior spices just to save money, which will affect the taste. You also have to use more spices. It doesn't mean that more spices will be more fragrant. I have written down the ingredients and amounts, you just put them in according to the instructions."
Bai Chengxiang carefully put away the list, thinking that this was the secret recipe for his family's delicious braised pork, and he had to keep it well.
"Don't worry, Pearl. Second Brother knows about this and will make sure he won't ruin our family's reputation."
Today is the third day of official business. Business is better than yesterday and about the same as the first day.
Fortunately, there was a lot of meat to be braised in the morning, and the ingredients for the afternoon were delivered in advance by the butcher, so Bai Chengxiang and Bai Jingsi did not have to rush in the afternoon.
The passenger flow will definitely decline tomorrow, so Bai Chengxiang and Bai Jingsi will not be so busy.
After having lunch early in the afternoon, Bai Zhenzhu collected Huo Zheng's clothes and handed them over, apologetically saying:
"Comrade Huo may have to endure some hardship in the next few days. Shuo Shuo and I will be going back to our hometown. You can sleep in our room. I have already changed the sheets."
Huo Zheng took his clothes and his face couldn't help but get hot again, because his underwear was also inside.
"It's okay, just go ahead and get busy."
Bai Zhenzhu: "Just rest here and recover. I'll ask my brother to ask a doctor from the clinic outside to come and remove your stitches."
Shuo Shuo held Huo Zheng's hand reluctantly:
"Uncle Huo, the story of the Eighth Route Army fighting the Japanese invaders has not yet been finished. You must continue to tell me when I come back."
Huo Zheng patted his head: "Okay, uncle will wait for you."
There was nothing else to say, so Bai Jingsi rode his tricycle to take everyone to the bus station.
There were three buses from Yuan County to Xiaxixi Town in the afternoon. The one they took left at 2 o'clock and they arrived home at 5:30.
The people working in the village looked at Bai Zhenzhu and Bai Chenglei carrying large and small bags with different expressions.
Someone asked: "Pearl, are you back? I heard you bought a house in the county?"
White Pearl answered casually:
"Yes, for the sake of my children's schooling."
Someone said something veiled:
"Oh, my girl married badly, her husband's family is poor, but fortunately my son-in-law loves her and will not divorce her."
"It's a good thing for Zhenzhu to get a divorce. With so much compensation, she can buy a house in the city and become a city dweller."
The man in the next field answered:
"Isn't it? Pearl is good at finding a man. If she finds a capable man, she can get compensation even if she gets divorced. Pearl, are you coming back to take your parents to live in the city?"
"Of course, Zhenzhu is the most filial."
"If you ask me, the Bai family is the best at educating their daughters. Look at them. If their daughter finds a capable man, even if they get divorced, the whole family can follow her to the city."
"I heard from people in town that it's more than 40,000, it's 44,000."
"Oh my god, how can the Bai family have the nerve to take that much money?"
Bai Chenglei was an honest man but not stupid. He understood what these women meant and shouted angrily:
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for beating a woman."
Bai Zhenzhu's expression also dimmed.
In her previous life, the news of her divorce was not spread, and Pei Xiangyang gave her money to keep her quiet.
She expected the news to spread in this life.
Speaking of it, the Bai family was originally an outsider, and they have been relying on my grandfather and uncle to have a place in this village over the years.
Now this outsider has suddenly become the richest man in the village, so the villagers are naturally jealous.
After hearing Bai Chenglei's threat, those gossipers didn't dare to say anything to his face.
Bai Zhenzhu didn't care and pulled Bai Chenglei:
"Don't be angry, brother. Let them talk. They are just some sour words."
When they arrived at the Bai family, Shuo Shuo was the most excited:
"Big brother, second brother, third brother, I'm back, Shuo Shuo is back!"
Then the Bai Wenbin brothers and three others came out of the house.
"Aunt and Shuo Shuo are back!"
"Dad, you're back?"
"Aunt, where is my dad? And where are my third uncle and third aunt?"
Then Li Xiufen, Liu Fang and Xu Yin also came out.
Bai Zhenzhu explained the situation:
"My second and third brothers stayed in the county to look after the store. My third sister-in-law also came back with us. She went straight back to town."
Seeing that she was carrying a lot of bags again, Li Xiufen rolled her eyes at her:
"You only make a few bucks and all you do is go shopping."
"I make money to live a good life, otherwise what's the point of making money?" Then he stuffed all the things in his hand to Li Xiufen: "When my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law go to the city with me, I won't buy anything for them. These are all for you and dad. Autumn and winter clothes, cotton coats and cotton shoes, you all wear new ones from now on."
Xu Yin quite agrees:
"Yes, didn't those gossipy women in the village say that you, mom and dad, are enjoying the blessing of having a daughter? So what if you are enjoying it? Hurry up and put it on for them to see."
As he said this, he actually pushed Li Xiufen into the house to change clothes.
Li Xiufen had no choice but to change into new clothes.
Wearing a maroon long-sleeved shirt, black pants, and a pair of small leather shoes, Xu Yin hugged her mother-in-law and praised her:
"Oh, mom has suddenly become 20 years younger. Look how energetic she is. The leather shoes she wears are more exquisite than those women in town. Come on, mom, walk for us."
Liu Xiufen scolded and laughed as she went to hit Xu Yin, hitting her lightly.
Bai Chenglei was carrying snacks and books for the children.
The books were extracurricular reading materials that Zhang Minmin chose for her children while she was shopping. At that time, extracurricular reading materials were scarce and very expensive.
White Pearl said to the children:
"These books were bought by your third mother especially for you. There are no other books in town. You can read more if you have nothing to do."
The boys read "Encyclopedia", "One Hundred Thousand Whys", "One Thousand and One Nights" and "Grimm's Fairy Tales", quite a few books, and they all liked them very much.
Liu Fang said embarrassedly:
"Pearl and my third brother and sister-in-law have been spending money again."
Bai Zhenzhu: "Don't be polite, sister-in-law. Shuo Shuo also has the surname Bai now, and he is closer to Wenbin and the others. We will be brothers in the future."
Xu Yin really admires Bai Zhenzhu:
"Zhenzhu did a great job. From now on, Shuo Shuo will be our Bai family's child."
Li Xiufen also thinks it is a good idea to change her grandson's surname:
"Shuo Shuo is no longer my grandson from now on. He is my family's grandson."
Xu Yin: "Yes, Shuo Shuo, from now on, don't call me grandpa and grandma, just call me grandpa and grandma, understand?"
Shuo Shuo threw himself into Li Xiufen's arms, looked up and called her "Grandma", almost making Liu Xiufen cry.
Not seeing Old Man Bai, Bai Chenglei asked.
Li Xiufen: "Your father went to harvest corn, over at Lijiatianba."
Without saying a word, Bai Chenglei changed into old clothes and went out with Liu Fang.
Li Xiufen was just about to change her clothes and go out to work when her second sister-in-law Feng Cui came with her eldest daughter-in-law Miao Qiong. Behind them followed the auntie who had been gossiping with her just now. These two people had a good relationship with Feng Cui and they usually cut grass for the cows together.
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