Chapter 231 Hot Brain

() Zhulan lamented that plans could not keep up with the changes, but without plans there was no general direction. Although there were changes, fortunately the general direction did not change. "We agreed that you would move in and help look after the house after we left. We moved out first, so of course you could move in earlier. However, you can't get a refund for the one-year rent you paid. After all, you are relatives, and we agreed to one year."

Xuemei and her mother didn't need to hide their thoughts. In her heart, she wanted to move in earlier. The newly built firewall at her parents' house was warmer in winter than the rented house. Moreover, if she and Jiang Sheng moved in earlier, her parents-in-law would not be able to come to their house if they wanted to, and it would be unreasonable.

Xuemei said, "Mother, I am a sensible person and I will not return the rent."

Jiang Sheng listened to his mother-in-law and wife talking, but he was not able to speak. He had guessed that Yue's family would move away. He supported his wife's suggestion to move in early. He did not do so for the better conditions, but just wanted to move in so that he could get away from his parents. He wanted to concentrate on his studies, and was afraid that his parents would come and nag him about studying and put pressure on him. Of course, he was also completely disappointed with his parents in his heart. This time he was really hurt.

Zhulan knew that the young lady's family didn't have many things, and she thought to herself that there were quite a few things at home, many of which would not be used if she took them with her, so it would be a good idea to keep some extra.

Zhou Shuren came back. Zhulan took her daughter to help make lunch. Li bought ten pounds of pork, three pounds of ribs, four pig trotters, and half a liver. She picked the big fish and bought four grass carps in one go. Each of them weighed three or four pounds. Finally, she bought some pheasants and wild rabbits.

Xuemei estimated the amount of money, gasped, and whispered in her mother's ear: "Mom, is this still the sister-in-law I know?"

Even though my mother's family is getting better and better, and my eldest sister-in-law has become the richest person in the family besides my mother, she is still not generous. Last time, my mother gave her a bribe and bought a cake for half a tael of silver. My eldest sister-in-law didn't dare to be unhappy in front of my mother, so she was not so polite to her and didn't give her a good look for several days!

This time not only did she take the initiative to spend money, but she was also cheerful. Why did she feel like her sister-in-law was possessed by a ghost?

Zhulan, ".......She is just hot-headed now. When the temperature drops, she will regret it."

She didn't even need to guess to know that Li was flattered and bought too much. It was her fault. She would feel heartbroken later, and this would be a good lesson for Li.

Xuemei, "..........."

This is indeed something my sister-in-law can do!

Li turned around slowly. Her mother's voice was still ringing. She had come to her senses. Wow, she was indeed too happy. Everyone in the village knew that her husband's family had bought sixty acres of land and a big house. She had enjoyed the jealous looks of the young wives along the way, and had been flattered by the butcher's wife and the hunter's wife, so she bought too much.

Li looked at the pheasants and rabbits on the ground, her heart ached, and she even felt unsteady holding the knife.

Zhao quietly distanced herself from her sister-in-law. She was really afraid that her sister-in-law was so heartbroken that she couldn't lift the knife, and she was afraid of hurting herself accidentally.

Zhulan coughed, "Ms. Li, kill the rabbit quickly, don't just stand there."

Li held the knife and said, "Mom, I think there are too many dishes today. It's too troublesome to kill the rabbit and then skin it. Mom, let's keep it and not eat it!"

Did she think she could save the rabbit and send it back? But she couldn't send the pheasant back, it was already dead and couldn't die again.

Zhulan smiled and said, "There are indeed quite a lot of dishes for lunch."

Li was delighted. "Yes, even if I don't kill rabbits, I still have ten dishes. Listen to the ten dishes I'm going to make: boiled fish, braised fish, stewed pheasant, braised beef, braised pig's trotters, stir-fried liver with chili peppers, braised pork, braised spareribs, and two vegetarian dishes. Is that enough?"

Zhulan followed up with another question: "So the rabbit can be returned and some money can be exchanged for it, so it won't be so painful."

Li nodded repeatedly, "Yes, how would mother know?"

Before she said the rest, Li realized that her mother-in-law had just deliberately led her to speak out her true feelings. She shuddered. Although her mother-in-law had a smile on her face, she felt it was scary. Every time her mother-in-law smiled, it was as if she was going to hit her. She silently recalled her recent self.

Li, "........"

She seemed to be too arrogant. Ever since she bought the land, she hardly stayed at home. She either went back to her parents' home to enjoy the flattery of her elder and younger sisters-in-law, or wandered around the village, enjoying everyone's sarcasm and jealousy. It seemed that she was really too much.

Zhulan really didn't want to criticize Li this time. It was human nature to show off. Now everyone knew about it, so it was harmless for Li to show off. She also knew that people in the village looked down on Li and said bad things about her behind her back. As they were family members, she was happy to see Li go out and piss people off. She just wanted to tease Li.

As a result, Li forgot about his brain and this time he really scared himself.

Zhulan didn't know whether to laugh or not. If she didn't laugh, it would scare Li even more. She coughed and said, "I'm going to talk to your father. I'll leave the kitchen to you."

Li was a little confused. What did it mean that her mother-in-law was gone? Should she be punished or not?

Zhulan returned to the main room. Before she could say anything, Zhou Shuren sent his sons and sons-in-law away, "Go and do your own things!"

The Zhou family's sons got used to it and left quickly.

Although Jiang Sheng had seen it several times before, he still couldn't get used to it. Fortunately, he read the color and followed him out.

Zhulan really had nothing to talk to Zhou Shuren about. She just didn't want to scare Li and made up an excuse, "You don't have to accompany me. I just came back to rest for a while."

Zhou Shuren said, "If you hadn't cooked, I wouldn't have found a few sons to kill time with."

Zhulan, "......."

The boys already felt that they were redundant, so shouldn't they cry after hearing this?

Seeing Zhulan's expressionless face, Zhou Shuren could guess what was going on in her mind and smiled, "Okay, I'm just teasing you. I do have something to tell a few guys, but I've already told them. There's nothing more to say, so let them go about their business."

Zhulan snorted. She didn't believe that Zhou Shuren was teasing her. She really wanted to tell him something and kill time. She reached out and pinched Zhou Shuren.

Zhou Shuren wanted to have some fun, but unfortunately the conditions did not allow it. Fortunately, he had to move in a few days, and his plan could not keep up with the changes. Now it seems that the benefits of change are not small. The depression caused by Mr. Zheng's threats before leaving was gone.

There were a lot of dishes for lunch and it was quite troublesome. It was already past lunch time when we ate. There was one more dish of spicy rabbit meat but one less vegetable.

Today is a happy occasion as we are moving into the new house. Everyone has taken leave from school and the whole family is gathered together. Both men and women are drinking happily.

Zhulan's alcohol tolerance is pretty good. Although not as good as those trained in modern times, it's still pretty good. She can drink a few glasses without getting dizzy or blushing.

Xuemei and Xuehan followed Zhulan and Zhou Shuren in their ability to drink a lot. Xuehan did not get drunk despite her young age, and Zhulan did not expect Zhao to also be able to drink a lot, but her face turned red after drinking.

Zhao trusted her husband's family but not her son-in-law Jiang Sheng. Jiang Sheng did not reveal his true face in front of Zhao, but he did not hide it from Xuemei.

Xuemei was touched by her sister-in-law's trust in her, and she didn't think there was anything wrong in hiding the truth from her husband. Her second sister-in-law's appearance was a trouble to her family, so it was better that fewer people knew about it.

It's not that she doesn't trust her husband, it's that she doesn't trust her in-laws!

Among the women in the family, the one who could drink the most surprised Zhulan the most was Li.