Chapter 36 Exposed

Zhulan withdrew her gaze and turned to go to the backyard. She had to pickle sauerkraut today, which was a lot of work.

There are a lot of cabbages planted in the backyard. There is no vegetable to eat in winter. In previous years, two large jars of pickled cabbages would be used. Zhulan is optimistic, "This year, one jar is enough."

Li didn't want to eat salted vegetables all winter, so having pickled vegetables would give her a different taste. "Mom, we always had two jars in previous years. One jar is not enough."

"I have an idea in mind. I will pickle one jar this year. I will chop the remaining cabbage in the afternoon and store it in the cellar. I will also dry some more chilies this year."

Zhulan was thinking about the spicy cabbage. She was waiting for Wang Ru to make it. Naturally, she had to keep more cabbage. Well, she thought she could buy some cabbage.

Li wanted to open her mouth several times but swallowed it back, comforting herself that it was right to listen to her mother-in-law. She wanted to be the most obedient daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law and would never give in to Zhao.

After a while, the second son Zhou Changyi came to the backyard and approached Zhulan and whispered, "Mom, Wang Laosi came home from work and there will be trouble. Wang Laosi is tough now, and Wang Zhangshi must be very angry."

Zhulan, "......."

She found that she really couldn't look at her sons according to the original owner's memory. When she really came into contact with them, she found that the second son was not only shrewd but also a traitor. He cheated people silently, and others still remembered his kindness. His honest face was too deceptive.

The second son, Zhou Changyi, thought his mother was smart. He looked at his eyes and saw something was wrong. He seemed to be exposed. He was a little lost after being praised by his father. He was really afraid that his mother would shout loudly to attract attention. His mother couldn't keep her words to herself. "Mom."

Zhulan finally understood that among the cannon fodders in the original text, the second son's family had the least impact. One of the couple was clear-headed, and the other was shrewd and calculating. It would be strange if they didn't live well. She patted the second son's shoulder and said, "Go back to work!"

The second son Zhou Changyi froze and looked at his mother blankly. He didn't expect his mother to understand when he winked at him just now, and his mother didn't chase him away, thinking that he was too lazy to pay attention. But now he realized that his mother understood and knew what he meant, and her meaningful look also saw through him!

He thought he saw through his entire family, but he was slapped in the face over the past few days, first by his father and then by his mother. The old saying is so true, your father will always be your father and your mother will always be your mother. He was just too lazy to pay attention to them before, but he would never dare to look down on his parents again.

Zhulan looked at Lao Er's cautious look with satisfaction. To deal with someone like Lao Er, one must be stronger and more insightful than him.

When pickling sauerkraut, Zhulan helped to peel the cabbage leaves, and Li took care of the rest. Li had his own secrets in pickling sauerkraut. In the original body's memory, having eaten sauerkraut from several families, Li's was the best.

Zhulan looked at the jar of pickled cabbage and thought of all the delicious dishes made with pickled cabbage. "When the pickled cabbage is ready, I'll buy two pounds of pork and make dumplings with it."

After hearing this, the children worked harder to pick up bad vegetable leaves to feed the pigs.

Li looked up at the sky and calculated the time, "Mom, what are we going to cook for lunch?"

Zhulan looked at the intact cabbage leaves that had been arranged, "Stew cabbage with potatoes, and make cabbage and egg soup."

Afterwards Zhulan went to light a fire in the house. Her house had already been decorated and after heating it up for an afternoon, it would be ready for living in at night.

At lunchtime, Zhulan's family had to eat three meals a day, and they continued to help with the work. No one in the Zhou family was kind enough to invite anyone to come for lunch, because they had agreed not to provide meals.

Zhulan finished eating first and looked at Wang Laosi who was working hard. When Wang Laosi went back to learn, Wang Ru would think that their family was cold-blooded again. She didn't care at all. Anyway, as long as the daughter-in-law was the original heroine, she would be a thorn in Wang Ru's side.

In the afternoon, Zhulan and Li chopped cabbage, dug radishes and picked peppers. They also picked the good pepper leaves, which could be used to make pickled vegetables. Anything would be wasted.

The Zhou family’s cellar is very large. They have almost picked all the vegetables in the backyard and there is still plenty of space.

After a day of burning firewood, Zhulan muttered after dinner, "Tomorrow we'll finish the firewood, and the eldest and second sons will borrow a bullock cart to go into the mountains and bring back a few carts of firewood. We don't have much firewood left at home."

Zhou Shuren continued, "It's almost winter, so we should pick up as much as we can while the weather is warm."

The eldest brother said, "I understand, Dad and Mom."

Zhulan had no intention of going up the mountain with them; she was trying to keep herself healthy.

Li felt that there was nothing to do at home. "Mom, Aunt Wu and I will go mushroom picking tomorrow. These are the last mushrooms of the year."

"Okay, go ahead."

Li was beaming with joy. She had been feeling depressed for the past few days and finally she could gossip with Aunt Wu.

The next morning, not only did Wang Laosi come to work, but Wang Ru also came.

Zhulan, "Come find Xuehan!"