In the family building of the Kyoto Military District compound, Commander Chen and his mother received a telegram from their son that day.
The telegram not only said that he had found a partner, but also asked them to help pick a good day in the next few months. Both Commander Chen and his mother were surprised.
You know, the two of them had urged their son to get married and have children before.
There were countless families in the compound who were interested in their son and wanted to introduce their daughters to him, and there were many girls who liked him, but the boy remained indifferent and focused only on his own troops.
Seeing that the child was already 25 years old, Chen's mother was a little anxious. Just a few days ago, the child's aunt wanted to matchmake for the child. She was tempted at the time, but did not agree immediately.
Who would have thought that this kid had just arrived in Anping County and he had already found a partner and was in a hurry to get a marriage certificate!
This is truly unprecedented!
In the telegram, Chen's mother saw that her son briefly introduced the woman's background in a concise and to the point speech, and at the same time revealed that he was very satisfied with his current partner. He also said that he had chosen this daughter-in-law and would be responsible for her for the rest of her life.
Father Chen smiled and said, "My son has a personality just like me!"
However, Chen's mother felt a little sad and dissatisfied. When she found out that her son fell in love with a country girl, she found it hard to accept.
There are so many beautiful girls in Kyoto, why does her son fall for a country girl?
It's not that Chen's mother looked down on rural girls, but she felt quite disappointed that her son, who was so outstanding, was paired with a rural girl.
Look at the young people in the compound, who is as capable and competent as her son? He was promoted to the head of the group at such a young age.
In the past, when the child was occasionally at home, people who wanted to matchmake for him almost broke down her doorstep.
Father Chen was laughing happily. Seeing his wife frowning, he knew what she was thinking. He said, "What's wrong with a country girl? She has a clean family background and a good character, and the children like her. It's all right! Besides, don't you believe in your son's vision?"
When Chen's mother heard this, she really believed in her son's taste. She didn't think her son would be interested in an ordinary country girl.
Every word the boy said in the telegram was protective of his girlfriend. She had never seen this boy care so much about and like a girl.
Since her son liked a girl so much, Chen's mother couldn't do anything to discourage him, and she was very curious about this future daughter-in-law whom she had never met.
Mothers all hope that their children live a good life. If the two children really get married in the future, it is their own business.
Life is not as good as theirs.
After thinking about it this way, Chen's mother became more open-minded. She also heard Chen's father say that the two children should get engaged and get married as soon as possible so that she could have grandchildren.
Mother Chen didn't care that her son was marrying a country girl, and she started to carefully choose a wedding date for the two children.
After all, it is rare that their son is willing to get married. If they don't agree this time, given the child's personality, who knows how long he will waste in the future.
At first, she saw that her son was devoted to the army and didn't care about his own major life events at all. She couldn't urge him to get married, and she was worried that the boy would be single all his life.
It’s good to have found a daughter-in-law now!
As long as he likes it.
I hope she and Old Chen can give birth to plump and fair grandchildren as soon as possible.
Mother Chen is really coveting other people's grandchildren.
Shuying, who was in Hongyang Society, didn't know that her new boyfriend had already sent a telegram home to tell his family about them, and she didn't know that her future mother-in-law was already thinking about her having a child.
Early in the morning, Shuying had breakfast. Yang's father and mother and their family went to plant winter wheat as usual. Shuying stayed at home to feed the chickens, peel corn and do some chores.
It was almost noon, and Shuying prepared dinner for the family early today.
The staple food is still mixed flour steamed buns. She mixed a lot of white flour and added some milk. The steamed buns are particularly soft and sweet.
She also prepared two simple dishes, a large pot of wild vegetables, and the fat pheasant she picked up yesterday.
While her mother was away, the neighbors were all planting winter wheat, so there were not many people around.
Shuying fried a whole pheasant.
After all, in this era it is better to hide the meat you eat, for fear of people being jealous. Her neighbor, Aunt Huang, was often jealous of her family.
She chopped up a large bowl of a fat pheasant.
Put the pheasant in the oil first and let it fry for a while without moving. When it smells fragrant, start stir-frying over high heat. When it is slightly browned, add seasonings.
Add bean paste, chili pepper, star anise, scallion and ginger slices and continue stir-frying.
Then add various seasonings, oyster sauce and other ingredients to make it extremely delicious.
Taking into consideration that her nephews and nieces were still young, she served out a bowl that was not very spicy, and added more chili to the others.
After spending these days together, she also realized that the Yang family all had strong tastes, especially the father and son Yang who were particularly fond of spicy food.
Yang's mother and two sisters-in-law also like spicy food.
Everyone was so busy all day, how could Shuying not satisfy everyone?
Ever since she found a military officer, Yang's mother was even more reluctant to let her go out to work, for fear that her skin would turn dark. The military officer son-in-law she had promised was gone.
Besides, she has never done farm work in her two lifetimes. Even if she really goes to the fields, she may not be able to do it.
In order to contribute to the family and not fall behind, Shuying had to think of more ways to cook so that the Yang family could eat better and feel more comfortable.
It also saves her mother and sister-in-law from having to worry about household chores.
Shuying is generous with the ingredients, and the grain, oil and seasoning section of her mall has been unlocked, so you can now buy any seasoning you want.
After adding cooking wine, the taste becomes more fragrant.
Da Hu and Er Hu, who went out to play, could smell the fragrance from a long distance away. Now they both knew that as long as the aunt cooked, the food would be delicious.
So now the two of them dare not go too far away from home when they go out to play.
When it's almost lunch time, I rush home.
After returning home, the fragrance wafting from their own yard was so fragrant that they almost drooled.
My sister-in-law’s cooking is so delicious!
They knew that the food cooked by my aunt must be delicious.
Daya, Erya and Xiaohu were still peeling corn in the small yard, but Daya and Erhu couldn't wait to rush into the kitchen.
When the two of them went into the kitchen, they saw that their aunt was frying meat in the pot, and Dahu and Erhu's eyes widened.
The smell outside the courtyard is fragrant, and the aroma of the stir-fried pheasant in the kitchen is even more irresistible, much more fragrant than the pig's trotters and braised pork last night.
Dahu and Erhu were now standing beside the stove, each one more obedient than the other, swallowing their saliva madly, their eyes glued to the pheasant in the pot, refusing to move.
Shuying found it somewhat amusing to see his two nephews looking silly and greedy.
It was almost done, and Shuying was crispy, so she asked her two nephews to taste it. She didn't chop the chicken pieces big, so it was okay for each of them to taste one piece.
When Dahu and Erhu tasted the stir-fried pheasant, they found it so delicious that they swallowed it with both tongues.
He did not spit out the two bones, but chewed them into pieces and swallowed them. This scared Shuying, but she was relieved to see that her two nephews were fine.
I served my nephew and niece a bowl of spicy chicken, and told them to spit out the bones next time.
The position of the aunt in Dahu and Erhu's hearts is so high now that it is even higher than their mother.
What their mother said went in one ear and out the other, but what their aunt said, they dared not disobey, for fear that their aunt would not give them the delicious food next time.
So Da Hu and Er Hu nodded obediently and said loudly: "Aunt, we will definitely spit out the bones next time!"
Shuying served the chicken to his nephews and nieces.
Next, she continued to stir-fry the chicken in the pot with dried chilies.
Dried chili peppers are nothing special in rural areas. Every household has plenty of them, and the trees are generous with their use.
I distracted myself and picked up a plate, leaving half for them to eat in the evening.
Let Dahu and Erhu take the steamed buns and chicken and go out to eat with Daya, Erya and Xiaohu. They can eat as much as they can.
This is lunch.
Although Da Hu's nephew is still a little thin, he is the oldest in the family after all, so he is still quite reliable.
After listening to his sister-in-law's words, Da Hu asked Er Hu to carry the chicken while he took the steamed bun.
In the past, he could only eat one and a half mixed flour steamed buns per meal, but now he wants to eat three per meal, and so does Erhu.
Daya and Erya are girls. Since Shuying started cooking, their appetites have improved a lot, and so has Xiaohu.
Shuying has done a lot, and with the mall as a golden finger, there is no need to worry about nephews and nieces eating too much.
After her two nephews took the steamed buns and chicken out, she stir-fried the chicken in the spicy red oil in the pot until it was almost done and put it into a bowl.
As usual, she divided it into two parts, one for lunch, one for the family to eat in the evening, and one for herself to have lunch.
After stir-frying the pheasant, stir-fry the wild vegetables.
She stir-fried a large pot of wild vegetables. There are many wild vegetables in the countryside, and they are not difficult to pick. Before, Yang's mother was reluctant to cook them because she thought it was a waste of oil and ingredients, and they were not delicious, so she just wanted to stir-fry them.
How can the dish be delicious if you don’t even bother adding oil and seasonings?
Blanch the wild vegetables, add some seasoning, and finally add garlic and onion, then stir in hot oil. It is so delicious.
She tasted it and it tasted really good.
I gave a bowl to several nephews and nieces who were eating voraciously in the main room.
A few kids in the main room had stir-fried chicken with mixed-grain steamed buns, but they ate without even looking up, and buried their heads in the eating as if they were having a war.
She went back to the kitchen to eat. After all, she still had to fight with An Meixue later, and she had no strength left. She really couldn't do it.
After a quick lunch, Shuying saw that the sun was almost up, so he hurriedly put the stir-fried pheasant, a large pot of wild vegetables, and mixed-grain steamed buns that were to be sent to the fields into a basket.
He came out of the courtyard and brought out the kettle of iced water from the well.
By the way, I went into the main room to see a few nephews and nieces who were having lunch.
The kids had already eaten up all the food, whether it was stir-fried chicken or vegetables, leaving only two bowls with bare bottoms.
Da Hu and Er Hu were vying to put the stir-fried chicken sauce into their own bowls, and both of them had their mouths full of grease.
"Aunt, this meat is more fragrant and delicious than the one we had last night!" Da Hu did not forget to look up and praise, looking at Shuying with admiration in his eyes.
Erhu nodded wildly without raising his head.
Da Ya and Er Ya's eyes lit up and they said it was delicious. The wild vegetables were especially tasty. They had never eaten such delicious wild vegetables before.
Xiao Hu also tried to make his presence felt. He raised his little head, shook it, and said in a baby voice, "It's so delicious, aunt!"
Shuying thought, how could it not be delicious after spending so much time on preparing this dish?
Her cooking skills may not be as good as those of real professional chefs, but in this day and age, where can you find such a complete range of seasonings? In addition to cooking skills, the most important thing in cooking is the seasoning.
Shuying didn't have time to stay longer. There were too many dishes to cook today and she couldn't handle them all by herself, so she could only ask Dahu to help her.
Da Hu was happy to help her: "Aunt, wait a minute, I'll finish eating..."
Unfortunately, before Da Hu could finish, Er Hu finished eating first, immediately left the table and ran to Shu Ying and said politely, "Auntie, I'll help you!"
"Aunt, I'll help you too!" Xiaohu wanted to leave the table in a baby voice. Shuying saw that Xiaohu had not finished the steamed bun and vegetables in his bowl, so he asked Daya and Erya to hold the little guy back.
"Don't try to snatch it from me! I'll do it!" Da Hu took the last bite of his steamed bun and left the table.
Although Erhu wanted to help very much, he was small and not as strong as Dahu, so Shuying had no choice but to ask Dahu for help.
With the help of my nephew, Tree Shadow felt much easier.
In the fields, except for Yang's mother, everyone in the Yang family felt that it was the younger sister who cooked and delivered meals now. They all had something to look forward to and the work was not tiring anymore.
Seeing that other people in the village were already eating lunch in the fields, the family did not feel jealous and just waited for the little sister to bring them lunch.
Even the mixed noodle and salted vegetable pancakes my younger sister makes are delicious.
Compared with other people, Yang's mother was more worried that her daughter would become a master of sewing and waste all the good things in her kitchen.
If it were someone else, Yang's mother would have scolded them long ago.
But how could Yang's mother bear to scold this youngest daughter?
"Little sister!" This time, the eldest brother of the Yang family was working and saw his little sister with his sharp eyes.
As soon as the eldest brother of the Yang family spoke, the others raised their heads and asked, "Is my little sister here?"
While the Yang family was talking, Shuying put the food and water bottles beside the ridge of the field and poured a bowl of cold boiled water for each member of the Tiandi family.
This time she didn't add sugar to the cold boiled water, but added a little salt. It was such a hot day and everyone at home was sweating too much, so they needed to add some salt.
The Yang family was tired from working, and they felt so comfortable after drinking a bowl of ice-cold water.
"Little sister, what delicious food did you make today?" Brother Yang joked.
"We just ate so much meat last night, Lao Si, what else do you want to eat?" Before Yang's mother finished scolding, Da Hu said, "My aunt made chicken, it's delicious, even better than the meat last night!"
"What?" Yang's mother suddenly raised her voice.
Others were excited.
Father Yang didn't care about Mother Yang at all and hurriedly opened the basket. When he saw a big pot of wild vegetables and spicy and fragrant fried chicken in his girl's basket, Father Yang was drooling, not to mention others.
The eldest brother of the Yang family, the fourth brother of the Yang family, and the two sisters-in-law all stared with wide eyes.
Compared to the happiness of the eldest and fourth brothers of the Yang family, the two sisters-in-law felt that the size of the sewing was really too big and she was really too generous.
No one in the city dares to eat like this!
Look at these greasy wild vegetables, I wonder how much oil was put into them!
Only then did Yang's mother realize that her daughter had actually eaten the fat pheasant she had just picked up last night. She also saw the big pot of greasy wild vegetables cooked by her daughter. How much oil must have been spent on her!
Mother Yang was so angry that her heart was trembling.
Shuying was afraid that Yang's mother would get angry and do something bad, so he patted her on the back, said sweet words to coax her, and told her to eat lunch quickly.
She had seen how quickly people at home picked up vegetables while eating, and she didn't want her mother to have only vegetables to eat in the end.
Mother Yang was indeed hungry at this time, and was made angry by her own daughter. She felt that she could not let her daughter enter the kitchen in the future.
Oh, it’s a pity that the girl has found a military officer as her partner, otherwise how would she live in the future!
When Da Hu saw his son becoming so childish, he ran away.
Shuying hurriedly comforted her, "Mom, it's hot now, the pheasant will definitely not be kept until tomorrow. I didn't want to attract attention by frying meat at night, so I fried the chicken first when there were no one around at noon. Don't worry, I left half a pot for our family to eat at night!"
Father Yang said hurriedly: "My dear lady, that's right!"
As he spoke, he picked up a piece of chicken and tasted it. After tasting it, it tasted so good that Yang's eyes widened and he almost swallowed it with his tongue.
How come this chicken was cooked by his girlfriend to be so fragrant, delicious and spicy, just to his taste. It was better than the pig's trotters and braised pork that he took away from the state-owned hotel last night.
Oh, how come his girlfriend is so amazing? She is so good at cooking!
Father Yang was too lazy to talk and just buried his head in eating.
After tasting the stir-fried chicken made by Shuying, the others stopped talking and just started eating voraciously. The father and son of the Yang family even chewed up all the bones and swallowed them without spitting them out.
Mother Yang wanted to chat with her daughter, but when she saw others eating happily, she felt hungry too.
Mother Yang also knew what kind of people were in her family. If she was any later, the soup would probably be gone.
Encouraged by her own daughter, Yang's mother also picked up the steamed bun and ate it.
Not to mention the fact that her daughter's hand stitches are too big, her daughter is really good at cooking now. The fried chicken tastes really good, fragrant, spicy and fresh. Mother Yang has never eaten such delicious chicken.
And this mixed flour steamed bun, how could she not make it so soft and fragrant!
Seeing that the family had almost finished eating and the sun was almost setting according to the shadows of the trees, he found an excuse to go back with his family and went to the back mountain to keep an appointment with An Meixue.
However, before going to the appointment, she went to the educated youth site just in case. She learned that Jiang Jingyan was not there and no one else knew where he had gone. Shuying curled her lips and smiled.
At first glance, none of the educated youth at the educated youth center recognized Shuying. When they found out that she was Yang Shuying, they were all surprised.
No matter how hard they tried to scold her, she came to bother Jiang Jingyan again, and everyone was muttering.
"Why do I feel that the daughter of the Yang family has not only become much whiter, but also much more beautiful?"
"My God, is she really the same yellow, earthy country girl as Yang Shuying?"
"How did this country girl become so pretty? Will Jiang Zemin regret it in the future?"
"I used to think that the daughter of the Yang family was not as good as An Zhiqing. Now why do I feel that An Zhiqing's appearance is not as good as the finger of the daughter of the Yang family?"
"The daughter of the Yang family looks so good. I wonder if Jiang Zhiqing can still refuse her with a cold face like before?"
"Jiang Zhiqing is not that kind of person!"
Shuying listened to the discussions of the educated youth and left one after another.
She didn't know that she had just left, and many news about her transformation into a beautiful woman had spread immediately in the educated youth center and became known to everyone.
The educated youth who had never seen Shuying of course didn't believe it. Xu Mengqi would never believe it. But the others who had just seen Shuying's good looks sighed and lamented.
After leaving the educated youth center, she went to the agreed location in the back mountain. An Meixue was waiting there early, perhaps because she was anxious to get her wooden sign.
Seeing her coming, his anxious and ugly face looked much better.
Indeed, ever since she learned that the wooden token returned to Yang Shuying and made her more and more beautiful, An Meixue couldn't sit still for a second. She didn't sleep the whole night, gritting her teeth in hatred, and kept thinking in her heart how to get the jade token back.
When I saw the shadow of the poplar tree coming, it was not very clear last night due to the darkness.
Seeing each other in broad daylight now, it seemed like she was a completely different person. She was becoming more and more beautiful, and she no longer looked so rustic as before.
His skin was glowing white, his hair was thick and black, his forehead was full and shiny, and his facial features were exceptionally delicate. He looked more like a city person than she, a city girl, did.
An Meixue's face instantly twisted with jealousy, she felt so angry that her chest felt tight and her back teeth were almost broken.
The first thought was that he must not let Brother Jiang see Yang Shuying like this.
The shadow of the tree came over and saw An Meixue's jealous and crazy face from afar. She pursed her lips slightly. Before coming, she looked around and saw many footprints on the back mountain.
Now everyone is planting winter wheat, and most people don’t have time to come to the back mountain.
Jiang Jingyan didn't say anything. She had planted doubts about An Meixue in his mind last night. Now she was not at the educated youth site, so he must have come a long time ago.
The gossipy ladies should be busy with planting winter wheat, so they won't waste their time picking up pheasants in the afternoon.
After all, meat is very hard to come by now, and the villagers are so greedy for meat that they would not be content unless they come here to have a look!
As long as that educated youth Jiang and a few gossipy and nagging aunties come, it will be enough.
Rather than asking An Meixue to give up all the things that the original owner had taken for herself, she wanted to expose An Meixue's true face, let everyone in the village know her true face, and clear the original owner's reputation.
If An Meixue still wants to gain a good reputation by stepping on the original owner so that the villagers will only let her do easy jobs, forget it.
"Shuying, why are you so slow?"
Shuying said, "My parents went to the fields, so I had to help with cooking at home. I came here after delivering lunch!"
Without waiting for An Meixue to say anything, Shuying got straight to the point this time: "Meixue, do you really want to help me woo Jiang Zhiqing? But Jiang Zhiqing doesn't like me, he only likes you, his fiancée!"
When he said the last sentence, Shuying looked sad.
This sad look made An Meixue feel much better.
That's right. This life is not the same as the previous one. In this life, Brother Jiang doesn't like that bitch Yang Shuying at all. No matter how beautiful she is, Brother Jiang will definitely not like her.
After all, she shared the joys and sorrows with Jiang Ge and accompanied him to the countryside.
An Meixue felt that the main reason why Brother Jiang did not abandon Yang Shuying in his previous life was that Yang Shuying had shared the joys and sorrows with Brother Jiang.
If it were her in this life, Brother Jiang would definitely not abandon her easily.
An Meixue's mind was in a turmoil, her eyes fixed on the red line on her neck. How could she let Yang Shuying give up on Jiang Ge just for this wooden sign?
She had to coax Yang Shuying into giving her the wooden sign first.
"Shuying, don't worry. Brother Jiang definitely likes you. He said a lot of good things about you at the Youth League Center before, and he must have a good impression of you. It would be a shame if you just gave up like this."
Changing the subject, An Meixue forced a smile and continued, "Besides, Brother Jiang and I are not what the village calls an engaged couple. I have explained to you many times before that I am just protecting Brother Jiang from other romantic interests. Brother Jiang has always treated me as his sister, and I have always wanted you to be my sister-in-law. It would be even better if you could be with Brother Jiang."
"Meixue, have you really always wanted me to be with Jiang the educated youth?" Shuying asked again, fearing that Jiang Jingyan and the other ladies in the village might not hear.
"Of course, Shuying, I really dream of you marrying Brother Jiang and becoming my sister-in-law!" said An Meixue.
Jiang Jingyan and several gossipy village ladies who had arrived earlier from behind a few haystacks heard An Meixue repeatedly express her preference for Yang Shuying as her sister-in-law.
Compared to Jiang Jingyan, whose face turned ashen with anger, several gossipy village ladies kept muttering in their hearts, "Oh, you really can't judge a person by his appearance."
It turns out that the daughter of the Yang family really did not lie. Was it really this educated youth An who encouraged the daughter of the Yang family to pursue educated youth Jiang?
He also lied to the daughter of the Yang family, saying that she and Jiang the educated youth were not an engaged couple.
Only the silly girl from Yang family believed it.
This An Zhiqing is really good at telling lies and deceiving people with his eyes open.
If they hadn't come here today to pick up some wild chickens and listen to some gossip, how would they have known that this educated youth An was such a double-faced person in front of others and behind their backs.
It turns out that the bad reputation of the Yang family's daughter for digging into her girlfriend's ...
Why are city people so bad?
Fortunately, they thought that this educated youth An had suffered a lot of injustices before, and they often stood up for him.
They said that ever since the educated youth An came to the village, the good reputation of the daughter of the Yang family had been completely ruined.
This An Zhiqing is too deep-minded and too evil.
Just when the ladies thought that An Zhiqing's plan to ruin the reputation of the daughter of the Yang family was almost over, they heard the daughter of the Yang family's voice.
"By the way, Meixue, you said before that you would help me deliver the things to Brother Jiang. Have you delivered the bags of dried fruits, sugar, longans, and cans of maltose that I gave to the educated youth Jiang, as well as a lot of grain coupons and food coupons?"
What?
The daughter of the Yang family actually gave not only dried sweet potatoes and fish soup, but also dried fruits, sugar, maltose, and food stamps?
Oh my god.
How could this daughter of the Yang family be so wasteful?
Shuying counted the number of things the original owner had given out on his fingers, fearing that he had missed anything, and asked.
An Meixue frowned slightly, not understanding why Yang Shuying asked these questions. Could it be that he suspected her?
Thinking of this, An Meixue felt guilty again, but Yang Shuying was too stupid to doubt her.
An Meixue said without hesitation: "Of course, Shuying, I have handed over all your things to Brother Jiang for you. Not only did I hand them over for you, I also spoke well of you in front of Brother Jiang!"
Shuying said innocently, "But I asked Jiang Zhiqing last night, and he said he didn't take it at all."
The smile on An Meixue's face froze in an instant.
The shadow of the tree continued, "An Zhiqing, why do I keep seeing you staring at the wooden plaque on my neck? This is the wooden plaque passed down from my family. Last time, since I went to the ruined temple with you, not only was the wooden plaque gone, but I was also injured. Oh, now I remember, it was you who pushed me against the wall and hit my head."
Shuying's last sentence made An Meixue's face completely stiff and panicked.
Today she was prepared that Yang Shuying would not give her the wooden sign, and she would snatch it away by force. Since Yang Shuying was so ungrateful, then don't blame her.
With a fierce look in her eyes, An Meixue rushed forward and snatched the wooden sign from Yang Shuying's neck, saying, "So what if I did it last time? Why didn't you die? Why don't you just die? Give me the sign! Give me the sign!"
A few ladies near the haystack had just heard that the educated youth An had tricked the girl from the Yang family into taking all her good things for herself, and they started to scold her in their hearts for being so shameless.
In the blink of an eye, they heard that this An Zhiqing wished the daughter of the Yang family dead and even wanted to steal the daughter's ancestral wooden plaque. He actually dared to do it. Everyone was stunned.
Including Jiang Jingyan.
Jiang Jingyan was shocked and couldn't believe it. An Meixue, who seemed gentle and considerate in his eyes, turned out to be so vicious behind people's backs.
Still want the daughter of Yang family to die?
Jiang Jingyan rushed out and yelled, "An Meixue!"