Chapter 84
"What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Captain Cheng was almost amused by this stupid sister. He sneered:
"You like someone, but they may not like you. I really regret it. I sent you away when you were doing something wrong!"
He often had to go on missions and had no idea that his sister was going crazy in the army.
If her daughter-in-law had not been forced to jump into the river this time, she would not have been willing to tell him about the ridiculous things Cheng Xiaoyue had done.
She is so powerful that she even dares to bully and threaten my sister-in-law!
"If I marry well, I can get a man to promote you."
Cheng Xiaoyue was so disappointed that her brother could not be made into a good one. How could she have such a stupid brother? The two siblings disliked each other.
Tang Wan had already ridden her bike home. When she passed by Cheng's house, Xu Cuiying was drying wild vegetables in the yard.
"Sister Cuiying, didn't the doctor tell you to rest more?"
Tang Wan parked her bicycle at the door of her house. When Xu Cuiying saw her, a smile spread across her face.
"I seldom do housework now, but I feel a little moldy after lying down for a long time."
"You have to listen to your doctor more."
Tang Wan also smiled, "Your husband has sent your sister-in-law away, so you can finally have a happy ending after all the hardships you've endured."
"Thank you very much."
Xu Cuiying was also very happy because when Cheng Xiaoyue was around, she always bullied her in various ways.
If she didn't listen, she threatened her to tell her husband and mother-in-law.
If she were said to be a hen that doesn't lay eggs, her life would be so miserable.
This big Buddha was finally sent away!
"It's just a small matter, don't take it to heart, I'm going back first."
Tang Wan chatted briefly with Xu Cuiying. When she returned home, Tang Zhou had already had breakfast and was sitting upright at the desk reading a book.
"Zhou Zhou, are you hungry? I'll make you something delicious."
Putting aside the reluctance to see Lu Huaijing leave, she was still happy at the thought of having more space to use.
Tang Zhou was just a child after all, and he wouldn't notice how much she usually brought back.
Thinking of the wild boars in the space, Tang Wan openly took out all the wild boar fat.
Because wild boars often roam in the mountains, the fat from one wild boar is not much, but if the fat from four wild boars is added together, it is not a small amount.
She was sizzling the lard, and Tang Zhou couldn't help but jog out from the room filled with the fragrant aroma.
"Sister, it smells so good."
"I'm cooking. You go watch outside. If anyone comes in, I'll hide."
Tang Wan thought, since the fragrance had already spread, she might as well boil some more.
Cook all of it at once to avoid attracting the attention of the sisters-in-law in the compound when you take it out of the pot next time.
"good."
Tang Zhou hurriedly trotted to the yard. He didn't just sit there stupidly, but fetched some water and began to water the vegetables in the field.
In the kitchen, Tang Wan poured the first pot of boiled oil into a clay pot and continued to boil it.
The cooked oil residue is so fragrant that it makes people drool.
"Little comrade, is your sister cooking at home?"
A man stood outside the yard, stretching his head to look inside.
Tang Zhou didn't know her, so he quickly said, "I'm boiling oil. My sister said we just moved in and there's no oil at home, so we have to boil some."
Tang Wan, who was in the house, naturally heard the sound. She put the oil and lard on the stove into the space and only kept a small part.
Fearing that Tang Zhou would be bullied, Tang Wan came out of the kitchen and saw an old lady standing outside the courtyard gate.
When the old lady saw Tang Wan, her eyes immediately lit up and she said warmly:
"Nier, I feel so friendly when I see you. I live next door to you across the street.
My son is still a soldier under your man, his name is Cao Xiaobing."
Aunt Cao's unusual enthusiasm made Tang Wan feel a little uncomfortable, and she forced a smile.
"Hello, Aunt Cao."
"Auntie, I see that you are a cultured person. You speak so elegantly."
Aunt Cao looked towards the kitchen with her eyes rolling, "Where are you boiling oil?
It just so happens that my aunt ran out of oil this morning, can you lend me some?"
She took out the bowl that she had been hiding behind her, obviously having been prepared.
Tang Wan: …
Just as she was about to open her mouth, she saw Xu Cuiying, who lived opposite her, gently shaking her head at her.
When Aunt Cao turned around to look, Xu Cuiying had already turned her back and was turning over the wild vegetables.
Although Tang Wan didn't know why Xu Cuiying reminded her like this, she still smiled and refused:
"I'm sorry, Auntie. It's not that I don't want to lend it to you, but this is not the lard that my family bought.
I bought it with several of my sisters-in-law, and after it was fried, I had to deliver it to them."
"Can't I lend you my copy?"
The smile on Aunt Cao's face fell, and she thought to herself that this girl from Deputy Headquarters Lu's family looked fair and tender, but turned out to be a stingy person.
"I don't know how much oil I can get. If I lend it to you, I won't be able to explain it to my sisters-in-law later."
Tang Wan blocked Aunt Cao's words with just a few words, making Aunt Cao feel unhappy.
But she was not as unreasonable as Qiu Dazao, and still said with a smile:
"I know you're having difficulties. I'll go find someone to borrow some money from."
After saying that, she walked away with the bowl in her hand. Tang Wan was speechless. She returned to the kitchen and quickly boiled the lard.
The fat from four pigs produced nearly 60 liters of oil. She kept a small can in the cabinet and threw the rest into the space.
After extinguishing the firewood, Tang Wan didn't rush to cook.
Instead, he filled two large bowls of oil residue into a small basket and went out with the basket.
"Zhou Zhou, sister is going to be out for a while, you take care of the house."
"good."
Tang Zhou was playing in the yard obediently, while Tang Wan first went to Xu Cuiying's house across the street.
"Come in quickly."
Xu Cuiying quickly welcomed her in and asked, "Did Aunt Cao ask you to borrow some oil just now?"
"yes."
Tang Wan took out a large bowl of fried oil residue and gave it to her. "This is the fried oil residue I made. You can keep it for a side dish."
"No, no, you're too polite."
Xu Cuiying wanted to refuse, but was afraid of being seen by others, so she saw Tang Wan holding on.
So he went into the kitchen and poured the oil residue into his own bowl, and then returned the bowl to Tang Wan.
"You don't know, in the past six months since I came to the compound, I have often seen Aunt Cao borrowing oil and salt from one household to another.
Sometimes she even borrowed the fruits and vegetables grown in her own plot of land, and she didn't borrow much, just a little.
She never returns it. If someone asks her, she smiles and says she'll give it back next time she has it.
In short, they borrowed things but never returned them. The things they borrowed weren’t that many, and they didn’t want to come to their house again and again to ask for their money.”
She had suffered at the hands of Aunt Cao before. She had borrowed some brown sugar from her, but she hadn't returned it for more than half a year.
"I see. Thank you."
Tang Wan couldn't help but feel a little fortunate. Fortunately, she saw Xu Cuiying's reminder at that time, otherwise she might have lent the other party a little.
Borrowing money and not returning it is really annoying. She inexplicably put such people on her black list.
Reject one of the accounts.
"You are welcome."
Xu Cuiying smiled peacefully, "We are neighbors, and it is only right for us to help each other."
Tang Wan exchanged a few polite words with her and was just about to go to Zhang Hongyan's house to deliver the oil residue when she turned around and saw Aunt Cao's smiling face full of wrinkles.
"Nier, have you finished cooking the oil? Can you lend me some oil? We don't have any at home."