Shuying and others felt helpless when they received the package and the returned money from her parents' home. In addition to the returned money, her parents also gave her two red envelopes, saying they were for Chen Yi.

Shuying looked at the red envelopes and saw a dime in each one.

After looking at the red envelope, she immediately read the letter.

In the letter, her mother scolded her severely because she gave only one dollar, saying that she was spending money recklessly. Most families only gave a few cents to children, but she actually gave only one dollar. What would her other brothers who only gave a few cents think?

Shuying read in the letter that her mother said that her eldest and third sisters-in-law were not a big problem, they were honest people, and were willing to live with her eldest and third brothers wholeheartedly. However, the two of them were not without flaws, they had their own little thoughts and loved to take advantage of small opportunities.

This time she gave the child one dollar for each packet to whet the appetites of her two sisters-in-law. What will she do in the future?

Besides, how many children can get this money?

Seeing this, Shuying had to admit that her mother was right. She knew very well what kind of people her eldest sister-in-law and third sister-in-law were.

It's just that her mother really misunderstood that she was supporting her parents.

It was her suggestion to give red envelopes to several nephews and nieces, but it was her husband who decided to give each person one yuan. He said that since he had given Chen Yi one yuan during the New Year, it would not be appropriate to favor one over another among the nephews and nieces.

She had agreed to pay the money with some consideration, of course, because she wanted her sister-in-law to be more attentive to her parents.

But just like her mother said, one dollar is indeed too much and it will easily whet the appetites of her two sisters-in-law. If she gives more every year in the future, she may be able to get some favor from her eldest sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law. But if she gives less one time, she will definitely suffer.

What's more, if she gave one dollar this time, wouldn't it put more pressure on her second and fourth brothers to give red envelopes to their nephews and nieces in the future?

By then, it is possible that her second and fourth sisters-in-law will have opinions about her.

Shuying continued to read the second half of the letter.

The second half of the letter was mostly her mother's instructions to her not to squander the money given to her by her son-in-law or to give money to her parents' home, saying that she and her father would each give one cent to Chen Yi.

Since their grandchildren are around, they can take care of them, so they give one cent. Since Chen Yi is not around, the old couple each gives ten cents as a token of their appreciation.

Our family is living quite well now, and at the end of the year the village even distributes meat.

Her mother also said that her father's monthly salary increased by about ten yuan after he became a regular employee. She also complained that the old man had become arrogant after the salary increase, and now he would bring some meat home every ten days or half a month, saying that he was not good at managing the household and was not good at budgeting. She also taught her in various ways to "be thrifty" and urged her to have a baby as soon as possible. When she did, she would go to take care of her. She also said that she and her father were in good health and told her not to worry.

After reading the letter, Shuying didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he felt completely relieved in his heart.

"Auntie, what did our grandma say?" Chen Yi squatted in front of her and asked curiously with his chin raised.

Shuying pinched his little face and joked, "Grandma told us to be more frugal and eat less meat in the future!"

Chen Yi, who particularly loves to eat meat, shook her head and said, "Meat tastes good, but vegetables don't. If I give grandma a taste of meat, she will like it!"

Shuying thought that her mother actually loved to eat meat, but meat was too expensive and the old lady couldn't bear to buy it. However, she felt relieved now that her father was willing to buy meat.

Shuying gave Chen Yi two red envelopes given by her parents: "These are red envelopes given to you by your grandma and grandpa as a token of their love. Keep them for yourself."

Chen Yi never thought that she would get red envelopes now. How could any child not like receiving red envelopes?

Chen Yi's big round eyes were particularly bright, but in the end he still shook his head and said sensibly: "I have money, I'll give it all to Auntie!"

As he spoke, he took his two red envelopes into his room, ran out and stuffed them into Shuying's hand, which made Shuying's heart soften. There was no way she would accept red envelopes from this kid, so she told him to keep the red envelopes and she would come to him if she ran out of money in the future.

Only then did Chen Yi stuff the four red envelopes back into his own room.

At noon, only the aunt and nephew had lunch. They had a simple meal, and just when they finished cooking, Mrs. Gao came to find them.

Shuying thought that Mrs. Gao wanted to talk to her about something, but Mrs. Gao told her that she bought a bucket of eels and loaches when she went shopping yesterday, so she came to ask her what to do.

Speaking of which, last year she heard from Miss Yang that eels and loaches were considered meat dishes that were nutritious, cheap and delicious, so she wanted to buy some for her family to try.

Unfortunately, the season for catching loaches and eels had passed, so she didn't buy any.

This year, seeing that Sister Yang bought several buckets of loaches and eels to cook for Chen Tuan, Sister Gao was tempted and bought a bucket of eels and loaches to mix with the other dishes yesterday.

However, Mrs. Gao was still a little worried that the earthy smell of this thing would be too strong and the dishes cooked with it would not taste good.

Looking at Mrs. Gao's expression, Shuying knew what she was worried about. She thought that once Mrs. Gao tasted the dish, she would not regret it, and the three brothers Gao Tuan and Xiaoyuan would definitely like it too.

Shuying didn't waste any time and told Mrs. Gao how to deal with the earthy smell of eels and loaches. He also said that when stir-frying these two dishes, cooking wine and ginger are essential and they need to be marinated for some time first.

Then he told Mrs. Gao several simple ways to cook eels and loaches, including braising, stewing, and boiling them in chili peppers.

After all, Mrs. Gao was used to cooking in the kitchen. She could remember simple dishes clearly even if Shuying reminded her several times. However, Shuying remembered that Mrs. Gao was reluctant to add oil just like her mother. If she didn't add much oil, the dish would not taste good. Shuying deliberately said, "Sister-in-law, when you cook eels and loaches, it's better to add a little more oil to make them fragrant. After all, they are meat dishes. If they don't taste good, isn't it a waste of money? Besides, if you make it delicious, Gao Tuan and Xiaoyuan will like it. In the future, it will be just one more meat dish at home. These two things don't cost much and the quantity is large. Just add a little more oil, what's the cost?"

Mrs. Gao felt a little uncomfortable when she heard that she had to add more oil, and was regretting buying these two things. But after hearing what Miss Yang said, she realized it was true!

She bought this bucket for only 80 cents.

Although this price is almost as high as a pound of meat and sounds expensive, there are really a lot of loaches and eels in this bucket. If you pour them into a wooden basin in the backyard and keep them there, they will be enough to eat for a long time.

If this thing is really delicious and nutritious and can be considered a meat dish, then it would be worth buying.

Mrs. Gao gritted her teeth and said that she would try it once when she got home tonight. But before leaving, Mrs. Gao suddenly said to Shuying, "Sister Yang, did you hear that the eldest son of Political Commissar Ye, who was just transferred here not long ago, rescued a female educated youth from Shili Village a few days ago and was raped!"

"What?"

Isn’t Ye Zhengwei’s biological son Ye Sister’s biological brother?

Shuying still had a good impression of Sister Ye's eldest brother. He was good-looking, well-mannered, and an excellent person. He was transferred here at the beginning of the year. When the eldest brother of the Ye family was transferred here, she heard Sister Ye say that Political Commissar Ye was particularly happy.

While Shuying was confused, Mrs. Gao continued to gossip about the eldest brother of the Ye family. She said that when the eldest brother of the Ye family passed by Shilitun, a female educated youth deliberately fell into the river. So the eldest brother of the Ye family went into the river to rescue her without thinking much. When he rescued her, he was seen by many villagers. Now the female educated youth is crying and asking the eldest brother of the Ye family to take responsibility.

Tree Shadow: “…”

Mrs. Gao sighed and said how unfortunate it was for the eldest brother of the Ye family. She thought that Deputy Headmaster Fang was unlucky enough, but she didn't expect that the eldest brother of the Ye family was even more unlucky.

Mrs. Gao said, "At least Deputy Colonel Fang was married at the time. No matter how shameless that young woman was, she couldn't have taken advantage of him. Political Commissar Ye's son is a handsome man. He is an excellent person. Moreover, he is not married. If that young woman knew his identity, how could she let go of such a good opportunity?"

After Mrs. Gao gossiped with her about the eldest brother of the Ye family, Shuying returned to the main room and ate lunch absent-mindedly.

Today is the weekend. After lunch, Shuying has some free time, so he takes the children to Zhou's house for a visit.

Ye Shuning was very happy that Shuying brought the child to see her. She quickly pulled him to sit down and took the initiative to hold Chen Yi.

Aunt Zhou was a warm-hearted person, and she had a great affection for Shuying and Chenyi, her two aunties and nieces. She specially prepared a lot of food, including White Rabbit milk candies, glutinous rice sticks, peanuts and melon seeds, and placed them on a wooden table in front of the sofa for the young people to eat and chat.

"Sister Ye, you..." Before Shuying came, he thought that Sister Ye would be sad because of what happened to the eldest brother of the Ye family. However, seeing her smiling face and leisurely stuffing candies into her own children's pockets, it didn't seem like something had happened to the eldest brother of the Ye family.

Chen Yi was a little uncomfortable with other people's excessive enthusiasm towards him. He looked down and saw that his pockets were stuffed full of food, so he covered his pockets to prevent anyone from stuffing more. He had eaten too much delicious food at home, so he didn't covet other people's food.

Chen Yi took the initiative to say that he wanted to go find his playmates to play, and Shuying did not restrain the child, telling him not to forget to go home before evening.

"I understand, auntie!"

After the child ran out of the door, Shuying asked tentatively, "Sister Ye, I heard about your eldest brother! Your eldest brother...?"

Ye Shuning just didn't understand why she suddenly came to see her. She had rarely come to Zhou's house even though she was asked to do so often. Now she suddenly realized.

Most likely she heard the rumors spread by her eldest brother in the military district.

Shuying looked at her with concern and worry. Ye Shuning was also very moved and took the initiative to explain to her that the rumors in the military area were just hearsay.

Her eldest brother saved a female educated youth from Shilitun, but the female educated youth did not rely on him. She was a very good person and had just come from Kyoto.

Shuying had just breathed a sigh of relief when he soon heard that Sister Ye seemed to know this female educated youth and had a good impression of her. Shuying asked what was going on.

Ye Shuning said that she was very anxious at first after hearing the rumors about her brother, fearing that her brother was being framed by some female educated youth with bad intentions. It was only after she asked her brother that she found out the truth.

Later, the female educated youth brought a lot of things to the military district to thank her brother, but her brother didn't meet him. So she went to the gate of the military district to meet him. He didn't argue with her and was quite polite. He just came to express his gratitude. She got along well with him and he was well dressed. It was obvious that he came from a good family and had attended high school. They were both from Kyoto, so Ye Shuning couldn't help but feel like two fellow villagers meeting.

"What's the name of this female educated youth?"

"Chen Wei!"