Chapter 487 Chapter 488: Take Care of Each Other
"There are more than a dozen pigs raised in the village. The fattest and biggest ones have to be handed in, and the remaining two small ones are killed and shared among everyone. There are more than a hundred households in the village, and each family gets a small piece of meat. It's better now. We can raise our own fat pigs and kill them whenever we want during the New Year!"
Li Yinfu, who was eating braised pork, saw them talking so excitedly and said, "You are rich people. People like us can't bear to kill a fat pig! We can't even kill a chicken."
He Xiulan glanced at her and said, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we won't go to your house to eat soup and wine, so don't cry about being poor!"
Li Qiuyue felt uncomfortable when she thought of her two hundred yuan. "Auntie, let's not talk about anything else this year. You have sold hundreds of truffles, right? You should pay me back the money I paid for the quota, right?"
Two hundred yuan can buy more than 100 kilograms of meat. A meal of soup costs another 200 yuan. It’s better not to eat it!
Li Yinfu thought about this and felt that the delicious dishes and meat on the table were no longer tasty. "I haven't eaten greasy food for a long time. My stomach is a little uncomfortable. I'm going home first!"
After saying this, he didn't even give Zhou's mother a chance to speak, nor did he say hello to Zhou Dachun. He put down his chopsticks and ran away.
Li Qiuyue looked at her from behind and sneered, "The braised pork has just been eaten, how can it be that fast? I think she just doesn't want to pay me back."
Aunt Zhou pulled her back and said, "Let me tell you, not only your family hasn't paid it back, but the families of her three sons-in-law haven't paid it back either. Didn't you notice that no one came to give gifts during the Winter Solstice this year?"
He Xiulan curled her lips and said, "Everyone in the team who is not related to me has paid back the money for the quota, but the relatives and friends have not paid back."
Li Qiuyue looked at her in surprise, "Did your family buy one too?"
He Xiulan: "My family didn't buy it, but my second family did. They were still waiting to become city dwellers when they heard that the police were coming."
Zhou's mother smiled and advised: "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat some vegetables!"
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After Zhou Huaian and his brothers toasted the old man and Secretary Xu and others, they started playing finger-guessing games and drinking. The noise was so loud that it almost blew the roof off the house.
Li Qiuyue ate a few pieces and felt a little nauseous. She was worried that others would notice, so she quickly found an excuse to hide in Zhou Yumei's room, "The little girl has gained weight."
"Hmm!" Zhou Yumei looked at her worriedly, "You still have that?"
Li Qiuyue whispered, "I don't know what's going on. I can't eat anything too greasy. I feel uncomfortable after eating it!"
Zhou Yumei looked at the door and said, "Be careful, don't let anyone see it."
"Alas!" Li Qiuyue sighed, "Chunyan is so lucky. No matter what she eats or smells, she never feels uncomfortable!"
Zhou Yumei thought her words were too sour, and smiled and said, "Everyone's pregnancy is different. When I was pregnant with Xiaoxi, I liked to eat rice with lard."
Li Qiuyue changed the subject after hearing this, "The house in town is going to be repaired, right?"
"The old man said that the collapsed wall in the backyard has been repaired, and all the purlins on the roof need to be checked and the broken tiles and purlins replaced to avoid trouble in the future."
At this time, Luo Haili came in with chicken soup and looked at her with a smile, "Mother and son Yue are having dinner."
"Thank you, Sister Haili!" Zhou Yumei took it with a smile, "Every meal is either sweet or tasteless. I drool when I smell the aroma of the vegetables in the yard."
Li Qiuyue thought for a moment after hearing this, "The steamed pork ribs aren't spicy, how about I quietly bring some steamed pork ribs in for you?"
Zhou Yumei's eyes lit up after hearing this, "Yeah!"
Luo Haili looked at the two of them in surprise, "Are you okay after eating?"
Li Qiuyue giggled, "It's okay, I even secretly ate some cold shredded lettuce when I was in confinement!" She said and walked outside.
"Be careful, don't let my mother find out!" Zhou Yumei warned quickly.
It’s good to have a mother! Luo Haili looked at her and said enviously: "You are so old but still act like a child!"
"Hehe!" Zhou Yumei pulled her, "Cousin, my mom went to help the youngest one, and I secretly dipped the chicken in water to eat."
Luo Haili gently pinched her fatter face and said, "If you don't mind your eating habits, you will suffer in the future!"
"Who was the one who ate something secretly?" Yang Chunyan looked at the two of them with a smile, "Tell the truth, or I'll tell on you!"
Zhou Yumei pulled her and said flatteringly, "Don't tell on me. I've been eating saltless and tasteless food for so long. I want to try some steamed pork ribs with rice flour to change the taste. When you get tired of eating it during your confinement, I'll get it for you!"
Yang Chunyan thought that she would be one month old in a few days, "Eat less. It's not good to eat things with too much salt during the confinement period!"
"Yeah!" Zhou Yumei nodded repeatedly, "I'll just try two pieces for a change of taste!"
Luo Haili smiled and said, "Just eat two pieces! I'll watch you later!"
At this time, Li Qiuyue came in holding a porcelain jar, "Chunyan, you are here too!"
Yang Chunyan sniffed, "I came to see you guys eating secretly!"
"Hey!" Li Qiuyue handed the porcelain jar to Zhou Yumei, "Five pieces of pork ribs and two pieces of sweet potatoes. Eat them quickly!"
Zhou Yumei picked up the chopsticks and impatiently picked up a piece of pork ribs. It had been steamed for an entire afternoon, and the flesh and bones separated with a light bite.
She ate three pieces of spare ribs and two pieces of sweet potatoes in a row, puffed up her cheeks and looked at the three people, "Delicious, so delicious!"
Yang Chunyan waited for her to finish eating and said to her, "Did Mom tell you about opening a small shop?"
"I told you!" Zhou Yumei looked at her, "We have never done business before. Do you think we can really do it well?"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "We didn't collect truffles to sell before, but now we can do it!"
"You guys?" Li Qiuyue looked at the two of them in confusion. "Yumei is alone. Who is she opening a small shop with?"
Zhou Yumei pulled Luo Haili and said, "My cousin and I."
Luo Haili looked at her in surprise and pointed at herself, "I want to open a small shop with you? I can't even recognize a few words, it's impossible."
Li Qiuyue: "Yumei can read, you can do the math and read the scales, why can't you do that?"
Yang Chunyan: "You can learn even if you don't recognize it! Jiaming and the others still have their textbooks. Let them teach you during the holidays!"
"That's right!" Zhou Yumei looked at Luo Haili, "Cousin, if you're willing, we cousins can open a small shop together at my place."
"Chunyan said that the business near the school is good. When it's hot, we can sell ice jelly, ice water, and ice cream. When it's cold, we can sell fried potatoes and fried stinky tofu. We can split the money we earn in half!"
Luo Haili said gratefully: "Of course I'd love to open a small shop with you, but I can't always take advantage of you..."
After coming to Zhou's house, she and Qiaoling finally lived like normal people, without the fear of being beaten or starving...
My cousin found a way to make money, and she did the easiest job and earned the same salary as others.
When her salary was paid, her cousin also gave her a bonus. She had already paid back the money she owed to her uncle's family, but she would never be able to repay the money she owed to her aunt and the others in her lifetime!
Zhou Yumei pulled her aside and said sincerely, "Cousin, Xiaoxi is still a baby. I can't take care of Xiaoxi and the shop by myself. If you and I form a partnership, I will be the only one who benefits!"
Yang Chunyan smiled and said, "We are cousins, so don't talk about taking advantage of each other. Just take care of each other!"
Li Qiuyue nodded and said, "Yes! If I wasn't that person, what I wanted most was to open a shop and do business!"
Yang Chunyan recalled that in the future, every street and alley was full of business, "As long as you want to do it, there are plenty of opportunities!"
"Third sister-in-law, Chunyan!" Zhou Yumei smiled and patted the two of them, "Don't get off topic, my cousin hasn't expressed her opinion yet!"
Li Qiuyue pulled Luo Haili and said, "Hurry up and express your opinion. Wait for the old man to ask people to build the shop in the yard. After the New Year, you can start your business."
Luo Haili has learned a lot during her time at Yang Chunyan's house. She knows that opening a shop is not that simple. "Cousin, opening a shop requires rent and capital to buy goods. I don't have either. I can be your partner. Half and half is too much. You can just give me a little less."
Zhou Yumei touched Zhou Xiaoxi and said, "I am taking care of the children, and the shop depends entirely on you to take care of it. If I give you half, you will suffer a loss."
Yang Chunyan thought for a moment and said, "How about this: after you open the shop, you can pay Yumei the rent based on the rent of the nearby houses, and each of you can provide the capital and labor for the rest."
Li Qiuyue: "Chunyan's idea is good. In addition to the rent, one person pays the money and the other one does the work, and the cousins can take care of each other. When we make money and find a suitable yard, Haili will buy one too."
Zhou Yumei also felt that what they said was right. "Yes, cousin, although your household registration is in the village, you can't get any land. Instead of buying a house in the village, it is better to buy one in the town when you make money. It will be convenient for you to do business in the future."
Luo Haili looked at the three people with tears in her eyes, "The greatest blessing in my life is to have relatives like you. Qiaoling and I were able to escape from the Yan family."
After hearing this, Zhou Yumei thought of herself, "Cousin, I am just like you. The greatest blessing in this life is to have a good mother's family. Let's work hard together in the future and make those beasts named He and Yan regret it!"
Li Qiuyue smiled and said, "I like to hear that. You two should work hard and make Yan and He regret it!"
"You are all here!" Zhou's mother walked in with Secretary Xu's wife, He Xiu Lan, and Aunt Zhou San.
"Mom, auntie, please sit down!" Yang Chunyan and Li Qiuyue hurriedly stood up and made way for them.
It was unknown when Zhou Huaian and the others sat down at Secretary Xu's table to talk.
Zhao Huifang, Zhang Xiuxiang and Zhou Huaizhong's wife Chen Ping were cleaning up the dishes, and the two of them hurried over to help.
Yang Chunyan asked: "Where are Grandpa and the old man?"
Zhao Huifang smiled and said, "The old man was a little drunk and went back to his room to sleep. The youngest remembered that the wild goat sent by Village Chief Qu had not been skinned yet, so he asked the eldest to go back and slaughter the goat. Grandpa also went back to turn over the truffles."
"It's a rare occasion for us to be happy, so it's inevitable to get drunk." Yang Chunyan and her friends went to the kitchen with their bowls and chopsticks, and saw the backyard full of inflated sausage casings. "Mom, have you washed out all the sausage casings?"
The sausage casing is the small intestine with the intestinal mud and mucous membrane scraped off. After scraping and cleaning, only a thin, transparent, tough film shaped like a cicada's wing remains.
Zhang Xiuxiang nodded, "Yes! She said to make the hind legs into ham, the front legs into pig's trotters, as well as spareribs and bacon! Tonight we also need to make sausages, fry meat in oil, and smoke bacon. There's still a lot to do!"
(End of this chapter)
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