Because he met Uncle Qin as soon as he arrived at Qinjiazhuang, Jia Dongsheng had no way to go to his real father-in-law first, so he could only go to the home of Uncle Qin, his adoptive father-in-law.
When Aunt Qin saw Jia Dongsheng coming, she smiled brightly and said enthusiastically, "Dongsheng, come in and sit down at the head of the kang. It's warm. Auntie will pour you a glass of water."
"Auntie, don't bother. I'm not thirsty."
Jia Dongsheng didn't hesitate and sat directly on the kang. It was good to be guarding the mountain. The kang was too hot and it was a bit hot on his butt.
Now, except for the tube-shaped buildings in the city, there is no heating, so living in the city also requires firewood and coal. This means that whether you want to make a fire to cook or keep warm in winter, you need to buy coal and firewood.
But, buying coal and firewood requires money, which is secondary. He also needs tickets.
Fortunately, the street issues firewood tickets every month to supply the daily needs of ordinary people.
But this can only meet basic needs. If you want to heat the kang to the point where it burns your butt like at your cheap father-in-law's house, forget it.
I had never thought about this before. Jia Dongsheng always used firewood and coal to burn in the fireplace.
However, the main burning material of the fireplace is still firewood, which means that the temperature of the fireplace can only ensure that the temperature in the house is not cold, but it cannot be said to be very hot.
So, as soon as he sat on the kang, he suddenly realized that since firewood was hard to buy in the city, he could ask his father-in-law for help!
There are two people in total, my stepfather-in-law and my biological father-in-law, plus a second uncle. Wouldn’t it be a waste not to use this person?
"This kang is really hot."
I was thinking in my mind that of course I had to bring the matter up the ladder, otherwise how could I remind my cheap father-in-law to help get firewood!
"It's warm."
Hearing Jia Dongsheng say that the kang was warm, Uncle Qin also smiled and said, "This is the good thing about living in the mountains. There is no shortage of firewood all year round."
"No shortage of firewood?"
Jia Dongsheng didn't expect that his cheap father-in-law was so in tune with him. He brought it up before he even mentioned it.
"Qinjiazhuang is much better than the city in this respect. In winter, firewood and coal tickets are even harder to come by. We can only ensure that the temperature in the house is not too cold, but it can't make it so warm."
"Then I'll bring you some firewood."
Hearing Jia Dongsheng's words, Uncle Qin naturally continued: "As for firewood, we have firewood in the mountains, so we have as much as we need."
"Oh, this won't do."
Jia Dongsheng was about to smile, but Uncle Qin's words made him hold back his smile. He asked in confusion, "Why not, Uncle?"
"If you cut wood in the mountains now, you can't burn it directly when you get it back. It's wet firewood and won't burn."
Uncle Qin explained: "Wait a minute, I'll go out and look for your father-in-law and your second uncle."
"Every one of our families has chopped firewood, which was dried in the summer. If each of us contributes a little, it will be enough for you."
"From now on, Dongsheng, don't waste your money on firewood in the city. Your father-in-law, your second uncle and I will get more firewood every year, which will be enough for you."
"Oh, that's fine, uncle. I'm not polite. Firewood is so hard to come by in the city."
Jia Dongsheng replied with a smile, he was indeed very happy in his heart. He didn't expect that he would get another unexpected surprise when he came here today.
"Hey, why are you being so polite to us?"
Uncle Qin said nonchalantly, "Sit down and chat with your aunt for a while. I'll go get your father-in-law and your second uncle. We'll have something to eat and some drinks later."
"I also need to tell you about the chickens, ducks, and geese I mentioned earlier."
Uncle Qin was also a decisive person. He left while he was talking.
"Dongsheng, come and drink some water."
Uncle Qin had just left when Aunt Qin finished pouring the water. After handing it to Jia Dongsheng, she started chatting with him: "How is Jingru now? Pregnant women will have some changes in their temper. You must not be like her."
"I know, Jingru is very good and has always been very sensible."
Qin Jingru had no temper at all in front of him. She was as well-behaved as a kitten and was always adored by him.
"That's good, that's good."
Afterwards, he told Aunt Qin some things about Qin Huairu. When she heard Jia Dongsheng say that Qin Huairu would come back to her parents' home to see them next week, Aunt Qin said there was no point in seeing her and that she should just go to work and take care of the children.
How big is Huaihua? It's freezing outside and she must have caught a cold. When they have time, they will go to the city to see Qin Huairu. She doesn't need to come back.
Listening to Aunt Qin's words, Jia Dongsheng really wanted to send these words to his future mother-in-law to see how reasonable and considerate this mother-in-law was.
Soon, Uncle Qin, Uncle Qin and my father-in-law walked in.
"Old lady, go get some dishes so we can have a good meal with Dongsheng."
As soon as they entered the house, Uncle Qin started giving orders. Aunt Qin didn't get angry, but stood up and said, "Okay, then you guys chat, I'll make you some dishes. We happen to have some bacon at home, so I'll make you some snacks to go with the wine."
Having said that, Aunt Qin went to work.
When Jia Dongsheng saw his father-in-law and Uncle Qin coming, he immediately stood up from the kang and greeted them, "Dad, Uncle Qin."
"Hey, sit down, sit down and talk."
The father-in-law still looked like an honest man and waved for Jia Dongsheng to sit down. Uncle Qin was as straightforward as ever and started talking about business: "Dongsheng, do you want to eat meat?"
"Haha, no, second uncle, I came here this time because Jingru has a poor appetite, and I wanted to get some hawthorn to stimulate her appetite."
"Hawthorn, what's so good about that? It's so sour."
Qin Erbo curled his lips and said, "I also brought back some crabapple fruits when I went up the mountain earlier. You can bring some back and give them to Jingru. They are much more delicious than hawthorns which are only sour and not sweet."
"Cranberry?"
Jia Dongsheng blinked. He actually knew about this thing and had eaten it before. This thing was different from hawthorn. Crabapple was a sweet and sour fruit.
In addition to being able to eat crabapples right after they are picked, you can also freeze them and then thaw them with cold water, which will make them taste even better.
This way of eating crabapple is more common in the Northeast region, where the crabapple has another folk name, "Huahong".
I don't know why it was given such a local name, maybe because of the color?
"Okay, is it a lot, Uncle? If it is, I'll take more. After I make candied crabapples for Jingru, I'll freeze some for him so he can try the frozen crabapples."
"There are plenty. I picked a big basket, probably about 20 to 30 kilograms. If you like, you can take them all away."
Well, whether it is Uncle Qin or Uncle Qin II, they are both such generous people. One wants to take as much as he wants, while the other wants him to take it all at once.
It has to be said that Jia Dongsheng has only one opinion about this kind of generous character: he likes it.
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