Chapter 55 Braised Prawns
Really, I didn't expect that the daughter-in-law and her son-in-law are so incompatible in private.
As a result, she is an old woman and her face is as red as a monkey's butt.
I can only say that Jiang Cuihua came at the perfect time.
Liu Yinyin came to her senses and pushed Gu Cheng away.
Damn it!
She just woke up and hasn't brushed her teeth yet!
What a man!
Liu Yinyin casually handed the child to Gu Cheng and gave him a glare: "You hold the child. I'm going to have breakfast."
Gu Cheng pursed his lips and said nothing. He sat leisurely on the chair holding the child, with a barely perceptible curve at the corner of his mouth.
After dinner, Liu Yinyin began to pack up the New Year gifts. New Year is a big festival, so the gifts cannot be too cheap, but they cannot be too ostentatious either, lest people think that their family is rich.
Liu Yinyin said to herself, "Just five catties of flour, five catties of rice, two catties of squid, two catties of pork, six apples, and a new sweater."
Even though Gu Chengfa’s New Year benefits come in boxes, each box weighs five kilograms.
If you count carefully, there isn't much. After giving away the New Year gifts to the two families, most of the things are gone.
Gu Cheng waited for her to pack her things and then rode his bicycle to Gu's house.
I have to hurry back home early because I have to do a thorough cleaning at home in the afternoon.
As for the Liu family, they are in the village and we can send them there at any time.
Jiang Cuihua came over again around ten o'clock, still looking a little uncomfortable.
Liu Yinyin saw her looking at her a few times with a strange look in her eyes, and was a little confused: "Mom, what's wrong?"
"...Nothing." Jiang Cuihua stammered, "I just want to ask you if your family wants fried peanuts. If so, bring them to me and I'll fry them for you."
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and every household in the countryside will make some snacks for the New Year, such as fried peanuts, fried beans, and fried pumpkin seeds.
Those who have better conditions at home can also fry rice candy, make sesame cakes, and deep-fry twisted dough sticks.
You can entertain guests during the Chinese New Year or keep it for yourself.
The Liu family is frying peanuts today. If Liu Yinyin's family also wants to fry peanuts, they can do it together, so she doesn't have to light the stove.
Liu Yinyin's family didn't have many snacks, so she was excited when she heard that they wanted to stir-fry peanuts. There were still about ten pounds of peanuts left at home, so she took five pounds for Jiang Cuihua.
Jiang Cuihua hesitated to speak, but after a while she couldn't help asking her again: "I'm going to Huangjia Village to exchange persimmons this afternoon, do you want to go?"
There is a hill in Huangjia Village that is planted with persimmon trees. At this time of year, people from the surrounding villages would bring gifts to exchange for persimmons.
They are country folk who don't usually have much fruit to eat, so it's a rare opportunity for them to have such an opportunity. Families with many children usually exchange some for their children to satisfy their cravings.
Liu Yinyin ate a lot of persimmons when she was a child.
"Let's change." Liu Yinyin didn't like persimmons, but she wanted to make persimmon cakes. "Mom, please buy me ten pounds of persimmons."
She has to take care of the kids and do a big cleaning in the afternoon, so she doesn't have time to go.
At that time, the control on trading was not so strict, and Jiang Cuihua went to Huangjia Village to exchange persimmons almost every year.
If you have acquaintances, you can buy it with money, just don't let others know.
"Why don't you come with me?" Jiang Cuihua stopped beating around the bush and told her directly, "Well, let me tell you the truth, your cousin has chosen a girl for Mingyuan, from Huangjia Village.
I went to Huangjia Village today, mainly to see what the girl is like. If you have nothing to do, why don't you come with me to see her?"
It would be helpful to have more people to help and look at it. After all, it is a major event in her youngest son's life, and Jiang Cuihua is very cautious.
If I find another daughter-in-law like my second daughter-in-law, won’t life at home be in chaos?
Liu Yinyin was surprised when she heard this: "Really? What did my cousin say?"
Liu Mingyuan will be twenty-one next year, which is considered quite old in the countryside. The next three years will be a difficult period.
If Liu Mingyuan doesn't hurry up and find a wife, his life will be even more difficult in the next few years.
Jiang Cuihua smiled and said, "The girl's name is Huang Hongxia. She is 19 years old this year. She has two brothers and two sisters. Your cousin said that the girl is good. She is very capable at both housework and outside work. She is diligent and efficient."
When a country mother-in-law chooses a daughter-in-law, the first thing she looks at is whether she can work. As for appearance, that is not important.
After all, at that time, people relied on work points to earn food. If there was a daughter-in-law in the family who couldn't do the work, it would be impossible to support her.
Huang Hongxia sounds really good, but since it concerns her youngest son's marriage for the rest of his life, Jiang Cuihua must go and see it in person.
Liu Yinyin heard that it was serious business and did not refuse: "Mom, can we go later in the afternoon? I don't know when Gu Cheng will be back, and I still have to clean the house."
Normally, she would be alone at home and would definitely not be able to finish cleaning. Although Gu Yanyan was not prone to losing her temper, she could still entertain herself by lying down alone.
However, the prerequisite is that there must be someone under his nose. If he is left alone in the room, the child will definitely cry!
When Jiang Cuihua heard that her daughter's family needed to clean, she said she would come over to help in the afternoon so that they could finish earlier and go to Huangjia Village earlier.
Something happened at home, so Gu Cheng came back after delivering the things and did not have lunch at Gu's house.
Lunch was prepared by Gu Cheng, including braised prawns, stir-fried pork with garlic sprouts, and spicy and sour shredded potatoes. The staple food was mixed noodle steamed buns.
After lunch, the couple started to work.
First clean the room. It is an adobe house and the roof is prone to dust accumulation and even spider webs. You have to use a long broom to clean it.
Liu Yinyin also does a simple sweep every day at home.
But there is still a lot of dust in some corners and edges, which need to be cleaned.
Also, the newspapers on the windows and walls are old and need to be torn off and replaced with new ones...
Gu Cheng looked at it and said, "Does the house need to be renovated?"
Liu Yinyin was stunned: "Repair the house?"
Gu Cheng had this idea in mind a long time ago: "With our family conditions, it is not a problem to build a brick and tile house. Besides, there are not enough rooms at home. When Yanyan grows up, he can't always sleep with us."
Even if you don't live there for long...it's not unaffordable to renovate a few houses.
It’s not that Liu Yinyin doesn’t want to live in a brick and tile house, but now is not a good time to rebuild the house. She doesn’t know what the situation will be like in the next few years.
Not knowing if any accidents would happen in the future, Liu Yinyin thought that it would be better to repair the house later. It had been renovated once when she moved in, so it was actually still livable.
Thinking about this, Liu Yinyin teased him, "Why, you're not used to living in a mud house?"
If he insisted, Liu Yinyin would not object. After all, this man could make money, and building a new house would be no pressure at all.
"I'm just afraid that you'll wrong you and your mother." Gu Cheng smiled. He has been a soldier for so many years, what kind of hardships has he not experienced?
Not to mention mud houses, he even lived in mud pits.