Chapter 375: He who is tall and strong should do the work
Liang Cui and Lu Hongjun heard Wenjiu urging them to eat, so they divided the buns and started eating. They were both very hungry, but they were afraid that if they ate too much, they would scare Wenjiu, so they took small bites.
After they finished eating the steamed buns and fried dough twists, Wenjiu drove the car back home.
"Mom and Dad, we're here. You guys come down and get the stuff out. I'll park the car in the bicycle shed over there."
"Okay, okay."
Liang Cui responded briefly, and seeing Lu Hongjun busy looking into the family compound, she pinched his arm in anger.
What is this? I am deaf.
Didn’t you hear the child talking?
Meeting his daughter-in-law's fierce gaze, Lu Hongjun hurriedly rubbed his hands and went to move things.
The young soldier on duty at the guard post greeted her with a smile when he saw Wen Jiu coming, "Is this my uncle and aunt coming over?"
Wen Jiu smiled and said, "Yes!"
"Oh, you brought quite a lot of stuff! Let me help you carry it back!"
After saying this, without waiting for Liang Cui to stop them, the two young men carried their things into the yard. Wen Jiu quickly pulled the old couple to follow them and went into the house to grab some food for them.
"Thank you!"
"Sister-in-law, why are you being so polite to us? If there's nothing else, we'll just leave!"
"Okay!"
The two little warriors left happily.
They love to help warm the wine because they always give snacks when warming the wine. They are all grown boys, so who wouldn’t love that?
Liang Cui and Lu Hongjun looked at the clean and tidy sofa and didn't know where to put their feet for fear of getting it dirty.
Seeing how uneasy they were, Wen Jiu quickly took out the shoes that he and Lu Beiye wore at home and placed them in front of them, "Mom and Dad, these are the shoes that Lu and I wear at home. You can put them on and sit on the sofa to rest. You're coming to your son's house, not to someone else's. Why are you worried?"
After she finished speaking, she changed her shoes as well, because the shoes she wore outside were not comfortable to wear at home.
Liang Cui and Lu Hongjun saw that Wenjiu had changed her shoes and knew that she didn't dislike them. Moreover, Wenjiu didn't dislike them when she went back to her hometown with Lu Beiye. Knowing that she was speaking the truth, they happily changed their shoes and followed Wenjiu into the house and sat on the sofa. They were startled when the sofa sank.
They both stood up anxiously, "How come this thing is still moving?"
They haven't seen it.
Wen Jiu explained, "The sofa is equipped with springs, so people will fall down when they sit on it. You will get used to it after sitting for a while."
But the two of them still didn't dare to sit down, so they sat on the chairs next to the dining table.
It was warmer back home than here, so he warmed up the wine and poured them some hot water to drink. Afraid they might feel cold, he took the kettle off the stove and put it on the floor so they could sit by the stove. He wanted to go to the kitchen to heat up some food for them, but Liang Cui grabbed him and pushed him down on a chair.
"My lady, please take a break and stop working. We will tell you if we need anything." She felt bad seeing Wenjiu running around.
Wen Jiu said helplessly: "Mom, I didn't do anything, why am I so tired?"
Liang Cui said angrily, "Aren't you tired of driving? You are such a kind-hearted child. I tell you not to be like this in front of the fourth child. If there is something to do, just call him to do it. He is tall and strong and should do the work. Look how thin you are. I feel sorry for you when I see you."
"How am I thin, mom?" Wen Jiu held Liang Cui's hand to warm her up, and said sweetly, "I have gained nearly ten pounds in the past few months. Brother Lu often makes soup for me to nourish my body. He is also the one who takes care of all the things at home. He does things on his own initiative without me asking him to. You have taught him very well. My parents always praise him in front of me for being so amazing and caring!"
Liang Cui was delighted to hear this. "If he is really as good as you say, your father and I will burn incense to the Buddha Amitabha!"
Every child is a treasure.
I feel happy when I hear others praise me.
After talking to the old couple for a while, Wenjiu got up to heat up some food for them. Two adults would definitely not be full with just a few buns.
Liang Cui saw this and said quickly, "Don't bother, Mom is hot. Go find your dad and help him put the things he brought back in order, so that he won't mess up the house."
"Okay, Mom. Then you heat it up. I'll turn on the kerosene stove for you. It's faster for you to use." Wen Jiu knew that he couldn't beat Liang Cui, so he didn't argue with her.
"You cook some soup with cabbage and tofu, and then heat up the buns that Qingqing steamed this morning. She has inherited your cooking skills. Everything she cooks tastes good, and she is also very good at studying."
"You are so sweet-mouthed. As their mother, how can I not know what they are like? And you praise them to the highest heavens." Liang Cui felt like she was about to float up because of the warm wine.
Wen Jiu smiled and said, "I'm not talking nonsense. If you don't believe me, you can ask Brother Lu's comrades. They will never lie."
"Mom, I believe it."
"How do I turn this stove on and off? Mom doesn't know how to use it. Can you teach me?" Liang Cui thought that she would have to use it in the next few days, so she took the initiative to ask Wen Jiu to teach her after she learned how to do it.
"Please watch out!" Wen Jiu patiently taught Liang Cui what to do before going out. He went to Lu Qingqing's room, took out a quilt from the closet, made the bed, and then went to the living room to pack up the things they brought from home with Lu Hongjun.
Lu Hongjun took things out of the bag one by one. They were all carefully packed in small bags and sewn up. When he took them out and placed them on the table, they looked like a small mountain.
Wen Jiu was stunned. "Dad, what's in here?"
Lu Hongjun opened the bag and showed it to her. "This bag is fresh winter bamboo shoots that were just dug the day before yesterday. This bag is dried sweet potatoes. This bag is persimmon cakes. This bag is bacon. That bag is bacon. The remaining bags are mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, etc."
"Originally, your mother and I were going to come after we received your letter, but the bacon wasn't smoked yet, so we stayed home for a few more days."
They all make bacon and sausage there because transportation is inconvenient and it is troublesome to buy things. Bacon is easy to preserve and does not spoil easily, so it is convenient to eat.
Knowing that Wenjiu liked to eat dried bamboo shoots and mushrooms, they specially asked relatives for them, and had already sent all the ones they had from home to Wenjiu.
Wen Jiu smiled and said, "It smells so good. I'm in for a treat this time. We've finished eating all the dried vegetables you and my mom sent back earlier. Thank you and my mom for your hard work. Go and have a rest while I clean up these."
Lu Hongjun said cheerfully, "This year's bacon and sausage are made from the pigs we raise at home. They're the ones you saw when you went back in the summer. I heard people say you don't make bacon and sausage here, and I don't know if you're used to eating them."
"These need to be hung in a well-ventilated place. You can see where to hang them so that Dad can take care of them."
Wen Jiu smiled and said, "I'm almost drooling over it, how could I not be used to it? Do you think it would be okay to hang it on the kitchen window?"
When Lu Beiye was playing with wild animals before, he nailed a piece of wood on the window and put a lot of nails on it.
“Okay, okay, okay!”
"Why not?"
"Don't get your hands dirty when dad comes. Your clothes will be hard to wash if they get dirty."
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