Xiao Yu brought a bowl of soft-boiled eggs into the room and said, "It's a little hot. Let it cool down for a while before eating. I'm going to entertain the guests. Call me if you need anything."
There are two soft-boiled eggs in the bowl with red yolks, which look quite appetizing, but that is only the case for people of this era. Modern people generally don’t like to eat soft-boiled eggs and find them greasy, let alone two of them.
Lin Yiyi said: "Wait a moment."
Xiao-Woo raised an eyebrow.
Lin Yiyi patted the seat next to her and said, "Sit down."
Xiao Yu's heart tightened. What was he doing? No, it was broad daylight and the door was open. However, he sat down obediently.
Lin Yiyi picked up the bowl and put a soft-boiled egg to Xiao Yu's mouth: "Eat it."
Xiao Yu: "No, you..." Before he could even say the word "eat", his wife had already stuffed the soft-boiled egg into his mouth.
Lin Yiyi said: "Two eggs, and on such a happy day, it shows that we are getting married. Since it is two families, of course it should be one for you and one for me. This is how it can be considered a marriage of two families."
Xiao Yu looked at him, opened his mouth, and half of the egg was gone.
Lin Yiyi smiled with her lips pursed.
Xiao Yu felt a little embarrassed. He wanted to turn his head away, but he thought it was too weak and embarrassing.
Lin Yiyi fed Xiao Yu an egg and took out the yolk of another egg: "I'll give you this yolk as well. You're tall and strong, so you need to eat more."
Xiao Yu: "......Yeah." His face turned red.
Qin Xiangju was afraid that the new bride would be lonely, so she brought a group of women to introduce her to them. When she saw this scene at the door, she quickly pushed the women away and said, "Come on, let's continue chatting."
"Oh, did you see that? Xiaoyu's wife was feeding Xiaoyu some soft-boiled eggs just now."
"I see, I see. Xiaoyu's wife is young, but she is very caring towards her man."
"That's right. When a man marries a wife, the most important thing is that she treats him well."
"It's just that there's a big age gap between Xiaoyu and his wife."
"What's wrong with the age difference? Men will love women more when they are older."
The group went back to the main room, but their voices were loud enough for Lin Yiyi and Xiao Yu to hear. Inside the room, not only Xiao Yu blushed, but Lin Yiyi also blushed.
Lin Yiyi: "Brother, they say that men will be more caring when they get older, is that true?"
Xiao Yu: "..." How should he answer this?
Lin Yiyi: "I think what they said makes sense. Although Xiao Yu is much older than me, he loves me very much."
Xiao Yu: "..."
Lin Yiyi: "Brother Xiao Yu, please continue to love me like this in the future."
Xiao Yu: "Okay." This is what a man should do. She has become his daughter-in-law, so he should love her more. But this pain...
Lin Yiyi: "When my parents were around, I didn't suffer much. I only helped my brothers to cut grass for pigs, and I didn't even have to cook, let alone work in the fields. So in the future, Brother Xiao Yu must love me like this."
Xiao Yu: "Okay." He has the ability to not ask her to work on the ground, so even if his family members have objections, it is useless. He will not take advantage of the public, and he will love his own wife.
Lin Yiyi: "I will love Brother Xiao Yu too."
Xiao Yu: "I'm a man." The implication is that he is a man and doesn't need to be hurt.
Lin Yiyi: "Men also get tired, vulnerable, and need someone to rely on. Just like when my dad gets tired, my mom gives him a massage, so when Xiao Yu gets tired in the future, I will also give him a massage." Lin's parents have passed away, so there is no way to verify this. In the eyes of others, they just think that this is what Lin's mother taught Lin Daya, "My mom said, you should love your own man yourself."
Xiao Yu's voice rose slightly: "Okay." The corners of his mouth curled up, and he was happy. "That..."
Lin Yiyi: “Hmm?”
Xiao Yu hummed and said, "That day...that day you said there was a reward. What was the reward you originally prepared?" This question has been bothering him for a long time. He has always wanted to ask, but was too embarrassed to ask.
Lin Yiyi: "This? Don't you want it?"
Xiao Yu: "...If you want to give it to me, I will accept it. After all...after all, it is your intention." After saying this, he felt ashamed. Isn't this asking for a reward?
Lin Yiyi stood up, used the key on her body to open the drawer of the dresser, and turned back to him and said, "Close your eyes and stand up."
Xiao Yu stood up and closed his eyes. After a while, he felt Lin Yi approaching him, and then put her hand into his trouser pocket. His body tensed up, just like the last time. The first time was more sudden, so he was more nervous. This time, because this little girl became his wife, he was even more nervous. He opened his mouth and felt his throat was a little dry. He took a deep breath, and his Adam's apple was sliding. He wanted to suppress the speed of his heartbeat, but the heartbeat could not be controlled even by the owner of the heart.
Lin Yiyi reached into his trouser pocket and could feel the tight muscles on his legs through a thin layer of fabric. The tightness was not only firm, but also tight and even hot. She smiled and held out her hand: "Okay."
Xiao Yu opened his eyes and looked down at Lin Yiyi. The little girl smiled cutely. He couldn't help but soften his voice and asked, "What is it?" It didn't have the weight of an egg. He couldn't even feel that there was anything in his trouser pocket. Did she really put something in it?
Lin Yiyi said, "I won't tell you, and you are not allowed to watch it now. Wait until all the guests have left, and you have dinner and a bath before watching it."
Xiao Yu: "..." Isn't this intentional torture? He now urgently wants to know.
Lin Yiyi: "A real man's word is his bond. Brother Xiao Yu is a real man, right?"
Xiao Yu: "Yes." He almost gritted his teeth. However, he liked her cleverness and found it very interesting. "Then I will go find the customer."
Lin Yiyi: “Okay.”
Xiao Yu walked very fast. As soon as he walked out of the door, he put his hand into his trouser pocket. Although he promised her not to look secretly, he didn't say that he couldn't touch secretly, right? However, when he put his hand into his trouser pocket, he couldn't feel what it was. It was angular, but it felt like paper, at least it was made of paper. Paper, angular, what could it be? Xiao Yu couldn't imagine. He was smart since he was a child and had good grades, otherwise his family wouldn't have sent him to college, but even with his smart brain, he couldn't guess what it was.
In the main room, Qin Xiangju saw Xiao Yu coming out, so she got up and went to look for Lin Yiyi.
Lin Yiyi was sorting things out at the moment. She took out the paper, pen and ink from the drawer. Xiao Yu's room was very big. In addition to the table, chairs and wardrobe, there was also a bookcase. These were the books that Xiao Yu had read since he was a child. The Xiao family's house was a blue brick house, but not all of them were blue brick houses, but they were also rare good houses in the village. The Xiao family's grandmother Xiao, grandfather Xiao, Xiao Daqiang and Qin Xiangju, the main room, the utility room, and the two guest rooms were old houses. The houses of the three brothers of the Xiao family were blue brick houses.
The Qingzhuan House of the Xiao family was built when the eldest brother Xiao Wu wanted to get married. Before that, the three brothers of the Xiao family each had a room, which is now one of the two vacant guest rooms. The other guest room belonged to Xiao Yu's twin sister Xiao Ling, and after she got married, it also became a guest room. However, this house can be given to grandchildren in the future. There will be more and more grandchildren, and no family will complain about having too many houses.
Although the three brothers of the Xiao family lived in a blue brick house, the rooms of the elders of the Xiao family were painted white just like the blue brick houses. The elders were reluctant to spend money to build another blue brick house, so they just painted the walls white.
The room looks richer with the addition of a hostess. Qin Xiangju is very happy and satisfied. Although Lin Yiyi and Xiao Yu are very different in age, what does it matter? The most important thing is that they are compatible. Besides, a daughter-in-law loves her son.
"Yi Yi ah..." Qin Xiangju walked into the room.
Lin Yiyi: “Mom.”
When Qin Xiangju heard her calling her mother, she couldn't stop smiling: "Hey, mother was worried that you would be bored alone, so I came to see you. If you need anything, tell me. Don't be polite to me."
Lin Yiyi: "Okay, mom. I'll tell you if I need anything."
Qin Xiangju said, "That's good, that's good. I'll call you again when it's time for dinner and introduce you to my relatives."
Lin Yiyi: "Thank you, mother... mother, I really have something I want to tell you."
Qin Xiangju: "What's the matter?"
Lin Yiyi lowered her head and said shyly, "That's right, I'm still young and my body hasn't fully developed. Didn't I faint from selling blood before? Doctor Lin saw me and said that I was weak. When I got married this time, Aunt Qiu... that is, Doctor Lin's wife, told me that my body is not suitable... not suitable for having children, and asked me to wait for another two years..." As she spoke, she covered her face. Lin Yiyi didn't know whether Qin Xiangju felt embarrassed or not, but she felt embarrassed anyway. She really couldn't do anything embarrassing, so she could only lower her head and cover her face, so that her facial expression could be hidden.
Qin Xiangju: "So that's what happened. I know what's going on. Don't worry." Although she also wanted the second child, after all, he was her favorite son, she was not an ignorant person. Not to mention that her daughter-in-law was only 15 years old, she knew that it was not suitable for her to get pregnant. A woman getting pregnant was like walking through the gates of hell. She didn't want to take her daughter-in-law's life for her grandson.
Lin Yiyi: "Mom, please don't be angry with me. Although... although I also want to give birth to a child for Brother Xiao Yu as soon as possible, a child as good-looking as him, but... but..."
Qin Xiangju held her hand and patted it gently: "Mother understands. You are still shy, child. You are married and have a man. But mother is happy that you can tell me what's in your heart. Just tell me if you have anything to say in the future." She is happy that her daughter-in-law is of the same mind as her. But she shouldn't hide everything in her heart and then pick a way for her son to be distant with her. That would be annoying.
Lin Yiyi: “Yeah.”
Outside, Xiao Yu stood still. He heard everything clearly. He didn't expect that his wife wanted to give birth to a child for him so much. Thinking of this, the touch of his wife's lips flashed through his mind. It was soft... um... Xiao Yu quickly dismissed the idea in his mind. What was he thinking? His wife was only 15 years old.
The dinner was not a sumptuous one. After all, in such a bad year, a sumptuous dinner was not possible. Xiao Bin's wedding banquet at the beginning of the year was of the same standard as Xiao Yu's.
The staple food is sweet potato, and the vegetables are tofu, cabbage, radish, winter melon, egg soup, and wild vegetables. They are all vegetarian, but the Xiao family has tried very hard to make up for it, and they made up a total of 6, which is relatively smooth.
In the 1960s, there were no private plots. This was the era of eating from a big pot. If it weren't for the famine, everyone would still be eating from a big pot. So to get these dishes, the Xiao family also asked a lot of people to help. For example, the tofu was made by someone else, and the wild vegetables were also dug by them. The eggs for the egg soup were saved earlier. The cabbage, winter melon, and radish were bought at the county market. Vegetables didn't require tickets, but now everything is in short supply, so it's not easy to buy these things.
Before dinner, Qin Xiangju introduced Lin Yiyi to her family relatives: "Yiyi, this is your grandfather, this is your grandmother, this is..."
With a smile, she called out one by one in the clear voice of a 15-year-old girl. She spoke neither fast nor slow, and her voice was soft, giving people the impression of a particularly well-behaved girl. In fact, Lin Yiyi used to speak very fast. People in her family all spoke fast. After entering college, her classmates said that she spoke too fast and people couldn't hear her clearly, so she changed it on purpose. Especially after entering society and the workplace, speaking too fast is even worse.
After introducing ourselves to our relatives, we all sat down to eat.
The local custom is that men and women sit at separate tables when visiting friends during the first month of the lunar year, or when having a family reunion dinner or a wedding banquet. It's not that they look down on lesbians, but men can drink a little wine and eat slower when they sit together, and it would be inappropriate for a lesbian to join them. So Qin Xiangju took Lin Yiyi to recognize her as a relative, and then brought her back to the women's family, sitting next to Grandma Xiao.
When they started eating, everyone was not polite and took the dishes very quickly. Although Lin Yiyi was not used to grabbing dishes like this, she was not friendly either, so she gave most of the dishes she took to Grandma Xiao. After all, Grandma Xiao was old, so her movements were a little slower, not as fast as the younger people at the table.
When Grandma Xiao saw this, she was all smiles. The grandson's wife that she loved the most was different. Not only was Grandma Xiao satisfied, but the elders at the same table also thought that Lin Yiyi was a good person. Compared to their own daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law, they had never enjoyed such treatment. They just took the food and ate it themselves, never thinking of them.
So, a group of people praised Lin Yiyi to Grandma Xiao.
Xiao's eldest sister-in-law Qi Spinach sat at another table. When she heard the compliments, she snorted in her heart. She didn't like Lin Yiyi. The 15-year-old girl was crazy about men and got married so soon. Especially today, she prepared four tables of food. Not to mention the cost, if these dishes were eaten by her family, they could have been eaten for several meals. If they were given to others, wouldn't it be a waste? When the third son got married in the first half of the year, she was not satisfied with the wedding banquet. Now the second son got married and held a wedding banquet again. She was very angry.
That’s not all.
Originally, the third son's wife was a weak woman. She had no dowry at home, and her marriage was exchanged for 50 kilograms of grain. Even if she was given a wedding banquet, she could not stand on her own. This is the sadness of the daughter-in-law who was exchanged for grain.
But it was different for the second son's wife. During the famine, the Xiao family originally planned to exchange food for Lin Yiyi, but the second son wanted to prepare a betrothal gift. It was fine to prepare a betrothal gift, but in her eyes, entering the Xiao family was also exchanged for food. But Lin Yiyi also had dowry, a warm water pot, a washbasin, a dowry cabinet... More importantly, she could also contribute articles to earn royalties. There was a big difference between those who held pens and working women like them. Qi Bocai was selfish and didn't like to suffer losses, but she also knew how glorious it was to hold a pen.
So she knew that she would never be able to compare to Lin Yiyi in this life. Unless she could no longer make money.
The more she thought about it, the more upset Qi Bocai became. As the eldest daughter-in-law, she couldn't control the second daughter-in-law. What should she do?
Although Xiao Yu was eating at the gay table, he kept an eye on this place from time to time. When Lin Yiyi picked up food for Grandma Xiao, he saw it. He was deeply touched at that time. It was such a common action, but it was the first time he saw it. When he was young, his grandmother and mother often picked up food for him, but he never picked up food for them. Not to mention him, he had also seen other people in the family do it. But he didn't expect his wife to do it. At that moment, his heart felt very warm. His eyes became softer, and there was an inexplicable emotion rising, but he didn't even notice it.
Lin Yiyi didn't notice Xiao Yu's gaze. She picked up food for Grandma Xiao, ate her own food, and listened to these people chatting.
One of the women was Li Lanhua, and her husband was Xiao Dazhuang, Xiao Daqiang's cousin. However, Xiao Dazhuang's father and Xiao's grandfather were only cousins, unlike Xiao Dashi's grandfather and Xiao's grandfather who carried the dowry cabinet. They were brothers, that is, the grandfather introduced by Qin Xiangju. Therefore, Li Lanhua and Qin Xiangju had a bad relationship. On weekdays, she and Qin Xiangju were the most calculating and the most fond of comparison.
At this moment, Li Lanhua asked while eating: "Daughter-in-law Xiaoyu, there is no adult in your family to take care of things. Now that you are married to our Xiao family, what will happen to your brothers? Don't learn from some unreliable daughters-in-law who help their parents' family to empty their husband's family."
As soon as Li Lanhua said this, everyone looked at Lin Yiyi.
Lin Yiyi was stunned. Was this a relative who was looking for trouble? And she was the daughter-in-law of Xiao's cousin? Now, this was just a distant relative.
Lin Yiyi put down her chopsticks and lowered her head. She put her hands under the table and pinched her legs hard. She felt a burning pain in her thighs, so painful that her eyes turned red and wet. Lin Yiyi raised her head. She looked at Li Lanhua and whispered, "I... I also want my parents to be alive... I... I also hope they will watch me get married..." After saying that, she stood up suddenly, "I'm sorry..." and then ran away with red eyes.
Li Lanhua...what does this mean?
Xiao Dashi's mother, Lu Xiaochun, who was good friends with Qin Xiangju, said, "Sister-in-law Lanhua, I am not your sister-in-law and I want to criticize you. Look at you... on such a happy day, why do you have to criticize Xiaoyu's parents? Her parents just passed away. Are you trying to hurt the young man?"
Li Lanhua: "That's not what I meant. I just..."
Qin Xiangju put down her chopsticks: "I'll go see Yi Yi."
Xiao Yu had already stood up: "Mom, you eat, I'll go."
Grandma Xiao said, "Lanhua, I, your aunt, have to say a few words to you, otherwise you will suffer from this mouth sooner or later. As the saying goes, you eat other people's food, look at other people's faces, hold other people's bowls, and be controlled by others. This daughter-in-law Xiaoyu doesn't eat your food or hold your bowls, and you are exposing her shortcomings on her big day. To put it nicely, you are just worrying about nothing. To put it bluntly, you are bringing bad luck to a big event."
It has not been more than a hundred days since the Lin family's parents died, so it is indeed inappropriate for Li Lanhua to bring up this matter. If they had been dead for several years, Lin Yiyi would not be able to pretend to cry like a fool today.
Grandma Xiao was the most powerful woman in the Xiao family. Grandpa Xiao's eldest sister-in-law had passed away, so even if she spoke harshly to Li Lanhua, no one dared to blame her.
When she was young, Grandma Xiao was a strong person. After her two sons died, Xiao Daqiang was the only one left. She decisively married Qin Xiangju, who was as strong-willed as she was. She was not afraid of trouble when two strong-willed people were together. With a strong daughter-in-law, she retreated to the second line, which shows that Grandma Xiao was smart. Today, Li Lanhua was jealous of Lin Yiyi's dowry, and she was even more jealous when she heard that she could earn royalties. So, she wanted to find something that Lin Yiyi was not satisfied with, and to see Qin Xiangju's jokes.
If Lin Yiyi resisted on the spot, if her words were unpleasant, it would mean that she was disrespectful to her elders. If her words were biased towards Lin's younger brother, Li Lanhua might teach her not to empty her in-laws' house. If her words were biased towards Xiao's family, Li Lanhua would teach her not to be friendly to her younger brother. Therefore, Lin Yiyi didn't want to deal with her anyway, and it was best to cry silently.
It must be said that there is a reason why the white lotus in many novels can attract so many people's support. After Lin Yiyi's sad exit, many people stood on her side, and even Li Lanhua's daughter-in-law felt that it was immoral for her mother-in-law to mention someone else's dead parents at this time.
Aunt Qin said directly: "As far as I am concerned, this is just meddling in other people's business. Didn't my sister-in-law say that she has her own royalties, so why worry about not being able to support her brother?"
Qin's second uncle said, "Isn't it? Now the bride can't even eat because of what she said. It's really a pity."
Li Lanhua put down her bowl with a thump: "I'm done eating. I have things to do at home. I'll leave first."
No one cared that Li Lanhua was gone.
…
Xiao Yu followed Lin Yiyi back to the room. When he got to the room, he saw that the door was closed. He stood at the door for a while. He was afraid that if his wife was crying, she would feel embarrassed if he followed her in. However, he stood at the door for a while and didn't hear any crying, so he became more worried. He thought that his wife might be crying silently, which was more serious than crying out loud. Thinking of his wife who was helpless and had several younger brothers to take care of, she felt wronged and could only cry dryly without making any sound. How much of a grievance was this? Although his wife was very smart and quirky, she was only 15 years old after all. Xiao Yu felt a little depressed. He knocked on the door while thinking of his wife's red eyes with tears.
Lin Yiyi's heart tightened, and she pretended to be weak and asked in a sick voice, "Who is it?" She had just taken off her pants and was looking at the bruises on her thighs. It really hurt her.
Xiao-Woo: "...I, are you okay?"
Lin Yiyi walked to the door and opened it a crack: "Is it just you?"
Xiao Yu looked at her little head through the crack in the door: "Yeah." Fortunately, her eyes were only a little red and not wet, which meant she was not crying.
Lin Yiyi opened the door, pulled the person in quickly, then closed the door and locked it.
Xiao Yu: "..." What are you doing? "You?"
Lin Yiyi sat down on the bed angrily: "When I think about how much I ate and how my parents died of hunger, I can't eat anymore. I wish I could starve myself to death too."
Xiao Yu: "Nonsense." His voice was low and serious, with a hint of pressure, "Your parents-in-law won't want you to give up on yourself. No parents would let their children starve to death. Don't even think about it."
Lin Yiyi: "But...but I'm afraid that someone will say that if people say that I live a life of luxury and that my parents died of hunger, then I...I would be unfilial."
Xiao Yu sat next to him, thought for a while, put his arms around her shoulders and pulled her into his arms: "Don't listen to those nonsense. Aunt Lanhua and my mother are not on good terms. She said that on purpose. You are right. You forgot that you still have several younger brothers to take care of. If something happens to you, what will happen to your brothers? And..." And, what should I do?
Lin Yiyi hugged his waist accordingly.
Xiao Yu's waist stiffened, feeling a little uncomfortable.
Lin Yiyi: "If something happens to me, you can marry someone better."
Xiao Yu: "No." Who could be as bad as her? Marry someone who is decent? Or someone who is gentle? Or someone who is honest? Or someone who is fierce? After seeing a "bad" girl like her, he dared not be interested in other girls. Xiao Yu suddenly realized that she was already the most special one to him.
Lin Yiyi raised her head and looked at his rough chin: "You only want me?" She asked this deliberately, with a bit of coquettishness.
Jin-Woo: "...Yeah."
Lin Yiyi: "Well, what does that mean?"
Xiao Yu: "..."
Lin Yiyi: "You are not sincere. What you said just now and before were all lies to me. You also said that you would be a good husband."
Xiao Yu: "..."
Lin Yiyi suddenly pushed him away: "Go away, I don't want to talk to you anymore." Although she said this, her voice was too soft, as if she was very aggrieved.
Xiao Yu sighed: "That's what you said."
Lin Yiyi: "What did I say?"
Xiao Yu: "..."
Lin Yiyi hugged him again, nestled in his arms, holding the clothes around his waist, shaking them gently, and stroking his waist from time to time: "Brother Xiao Yu, what did I say?"
Xiao Yu's whole body tensed up again. Her waist was not a sensitive area. She would touch it during military training or sparring with teammates, but why did it feel different when she touched it?
Seeing that she didn’t say anything and let him hold her, Lin Yiyi pushed him away again: “Forget it if you don’t want to say it.”
Xiao Yu: "..." He found that his young wife was more difficult to deal with than his mother. However, he couldn't bear to leave her alone in such a pitiful state. Forget it, from his grandfather and his father, he had long understood that a man cannot be submissive to anyone, but he must be submissive to his wife. He looked at his young wife with her back to him, then walked behind her, bent slightly, and whispered in her ear, "Just as you said, you are enough for me."
Lin Yiyi felt her whole body soften. His hot breath in her ears, with male hormones, especially his deep and magnetic voice, could make people's hearts beat. She couldn't help but want to get closer to him. She had been single for 28 years and had no resistance to men she liked. She turned around and said, "Say it again. I like it."
Her voice was delicate and soft, with a certain symbolism. When he heard it, his mouth felt a little dry. He couldn't help but step back a few steps. He had the urge to escape, but he didn't want to escape. This contradictory mentality made him feel unfamiliar.
Lin Yiyi: "If you don't say it, then I will say it."
Xiao Yu's eyes were a little deep and heavy.
Lin Yiyi: "Brother Xiao Yu, I only want you too. I only want you in my life. You are the only man I like."
She was different from the women of the time. She was gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. When she was outside, she was well-behaved and cute. When they were alone, she was passionate and open. She was like a flame, igniting the restlessness in his heart.
Xiao Yu moved his dry lips: "I like to hear it too." Hearing her say that he is her man.
Lin Yiyi couldn't help but laugh: "Then I will say it every day in the future."
Xiao Yu blushed instantly and said, "I'm going to entertain the guests." Then he fled.
Lin Yiyi laughed out loud. Men of this era are all introverted, even a little conservative, but that's because they don't know how to be passionate and open. But deep down, they also like passion and openness, as long as someone guides them. He wanted to bring out that side of Xiao Yu, just for her.
Boom boom boom…
Lin Yiyi: “Who is it?”
Xiao-Woo: "I brought you food."
After dinner, Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun went back. They were a little reluctant to leave. This was the first time they realized clearly that their eldest sister had married and was no longer a member of the Lin family. They... seemed to no longer be able to rely on their sister.
The two were in a bad mood all the way from Xiao's house to Lin's house. Lin Sanjun was a taciturn person who could not say a word. Lin Dajun wanted to say a few words, but he could not muster up enthusiasm in the face of Lin Sanjun who was always saying "hmm". When they got home, they saw Lin Sijun playing with Lin Wudi. They had already eaten the leftover pork porridge from lunch. They were both full. This was the first time that Lin Sijun had eaten so full. He was very happy.
Lin Sijun: "Eldest brother, third brother, you are here." Lin Sijun looked back and didn't see the person he wanted to see. Then he suddenly realized that his eldest sister was getting married, so how could she come back?
Similarly, Lin Dajun and Lin Sanjun were also a little dazed. Every time they came back from lobster fishing, they could see the smiling elder sister. She even prepared meals and shared them equally. Now... the elder sister was married.
Lin Dajun: "Go take a shower and go to bed." He walked into the kitchen and saw that there was no water in the earthenware jar. "Third brother... Third brother..."
Lin Sanjun didn't respond, but got up and went to the kitchen.
Lin Dajun: "The water is gone, go fetch some water."
Lin Sanjun: “Oh.”
Then the two brothers took their shoulder poles and buckets to fetch water. Just like when Lin Yiyi was there, they now fetched water consciously, as if it had become a habit.
Xiao Family
After dinner, there were several tables to clean up, but there were female relatives who stayed to help, so it was quick. According to the rules, the bride didn't need to help, but Lin Yiyi walked out of the bridal chamber.
"Mom...have you guys finished eating?" Lin Yiyi stepped forward.
Qin Xiangju: "After eating, just clean up. Give the dishes to mom and go to rest." Thinking of Li Lanhua's behavior, she also got angry. It was her disagreement with her that implicated her daughter-in-law, so she also felt a little guilty towards her daughter-in-law.
Lin Yiyi said, "I'll help you. One more person will make things faster. Everyone is busy preparing for my wedding with Brother Yu. How can I rest by myself?"
Qi Bocai didn't take it seriously. He said that he was tired not just for their wedding, but also wasted so many dishes at home. Compared with Qi Bocai's indignation, Xiao Bin's wife Liang didn't have any thoughts. After all, when she and Xiao Bin got married in the first half of the year, they also had such a grand ceremony. However, the next day, she was ridiculed by Qi Bocai in both open and covert ways. She thought that tomorrow, this second sister-in-law would definitely be treated coldly by the eldest sister-in-law. However, she would not interfere in the affairs between the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law. The eldest sister-in-law gave birth to the eldest grandson for the Xiao family, so she was naturally confident. The second sister-in-law married the second brother who was the most promising son of the Xiao family. She was also a writer, so of course she was capable, and she also had these dowries. She was the least confident, so if she intervened between them, she would definitely be the one who suffered. People, it doesn't matter if they are a little poor or stupid, the main thing is to know themselves.
Qin Xiangju: "Mother knows that you are filial and sensible, but it is the same in our family. From your eldest sister-in-law to your younger sister-in-law, no one has to work on the day the bride comes home and the next day. Mother wants to treat everyone equally, so naturally she will treat them the same way as she treats you. Be obedient and go and have a rest."
Grandma Xiao also said, "Daughter-in-law Xiaoyu, you should go and have a rest. If a bride doesn't have to work for two days after she gets married, it means she will be happy for the rest of her life. That's what the old saying means. If she starts working right after she gets married, it means she will be toiling all her life."
After hearing this, Lin Yiyi said hurriedly: "My brother Yu is so promising, I will definitely not be destined to work hard. Even you, grandma, are destined to enjoy happiness. You are more blessed than other old ladies."
Grandma Xiao had always had a good impression of Lin Yiyi. She was originally proud of her grandson-in-law who could earn money with a pen. At dinner today, she was eager to pick up food for her. Grandma Xiao, who had never had food picked up by a young person, must like her. After hearing what Lin Yiyi said, she straightened her chest and said proudly, "That's right. Everyone says that I am the most blessed old lady in this area."
Xiao Yu shook his head. His daughter-in-law's mouth... lied to his grandmother and mother! He walked up to Lin Yiyi and said, "Go take a shower first. I'll get you some hot water. When mom and the others are done cleaning up, there will be more people taking showers."
Lin Yiyi: "Okay, thank you Brother Yu."
Xiao-Woo: "Yeah."
The Xiao family has a special room for bathing. This is the advantage of having many rooms. If there are few rooms in the house, how can there be such equipment? The bathing room is separated from the corner of the main room, but the door is outside, not inside the main room. The bath water does not need to be carried out, but can be poured out inside. There is a wastewater pool under the room, just like a septic tank, which is underground, so it is convenient to take a bath.
When Lin Yiyi took a bath at the Lin family, she used warm water, but there was no soap, so she used wood ash to scrub her body. It must be said that the water was very dirty in the first few days, and Daya had not taken a bath for several days. Now the Xiao family does have soap, which is placed in the bathroom, but Lin Yiyi estimated that this soap must have been used by several people, and it is estimated that there is no distinction between men and women, so she did not use soap, but just washed with clean water. After taking a bath, she put the dirty clothes in the basin, took them out, and took them to the room. She was worried that if she put them there, they would be stacked with other people's clothes.
Xiao Yu saw her bringing some clean clothes into the room and was a little confused, but he didn't ask.
Qin Xiangju looked at her son and called him aside: "Xiao Yu'er, that..." Qin Xiangju was also embarrassed. After all, she had to tell her son about the bedroom. How could she, as a mother, not be embarrassed? In fact, according to the previous saying, the daughter's bedroom affairs are taught by the mother, and the son's bedroom affairs are taught by the father. But today, it is about her daughter-in-law. Can she let Xiao Daqiang talk about it?
Xiao Yu: “?”
Qin Xiangju: "Xiao Yu'er, she's still young in 2011, so you should put the wedding night thing on hold for a while, at least until Daya turns 16 and puts on some weight."
Xiao Yu's face turned red: "...Mom, what do you think of me?" His wife was only 15 years old, how could he...
Qin Xiangju said: "Don't take it lightly. You are still a young boy. How can your mother not understand? Your father was also a young boy. Don't just think about your own happiness..."
Xiao Yu interrupted her and said, "I understand. I'm going to take a shower." Then he hurried away. He was already 22 years old, and his mother actually told him this... He was usually a casual person, but now his ears and face were all red.
Lin Yiyi took a bath and lay on the bed. The bed was the same one she had slept on when she fainted that day. It was about 1.5 meters long. For her, it was a very large bed. There was a wooden board under the bed, and on the board was a straw mat, which was made of soft straw stems. Lin Yiyi remembered watching TV and seeing that ancient people would use this kind of straw mat to block the wind.