Chapter 194 Someone came to propose marriage to Liu Rong
With the arrival of Uncle Li in the kitchen, Liu Rong immediately resigned from the position of chef and Uncle Li took over.
Liu Rong was lighting a fire behind the stove. Most of the pot was already filled with oil. Uncle Li put the marinated meat into the pot one by one with chopsticks.
With the sound of "crackling", oil splashed everywhere in an instant, and as the oil temperature rose, strips of it soon floated up. The aroma of crispy meat also spread throughout the kitchen, and went straight into the big and small nasal cavities in the corner of the wall.
The two of them swallowed in tacit understanding.
I saw Uncle Li scoop up the crispy meat floating on the surface of the pot with a colander and pour it into the bamboo winnowing basket on the stove.
The fried crispy meat just out of the pan is golden and plump, with an attractive oily sheen.
The thought of biting into the crispy crust and hearing the crispy sound...hiss, Rong Mei couldn't bear it any longer and took Zhou Dabao into the kitchen.
What guardian of love? He has to be full before he can continue his work, right?
Fried pork, fried fish, stewed chicken, stewed fish, stewed goose... Uncle Li has been busy since he entered the kitchen.
Liu Rong was afraid that Uncle Li would get his clothes dirty, so she found an apron for him to wear. However, these aprons were made by her in the past. They were all colorful and floral, and were obviously worn by women. Now that Uncle Li wore it, it looked a bit incongruous, if not funny.
Uncle Li didn't care at all. He smiled and said that as long as it could cover the clothes, it was fine.
At noon, Rongsheng and his wife had not arrived yet, so Liu Rong cooked a soup with the fried crispy pork and stir-fried a few dishes, which made the family manageable. The main course was left for the evening.
Everything that needed to be prepared in the morning was almost done, so Uncle Li was able to relax and chat with Zhou Zhengfu and Zhou Nanxu in the kang room. However, Liu Rong could not sit still and was looking for work to do around the house.
A goose was being stewed in an iron pot on the stove, bubbling with the aroma of meat. Rong Mei also roasted some corn cobs and sweet potatoes under the stove. Melon seeds and candies were placed on the stools next to them. Rong Mei and Zhou Dabao sat on the side, eating melon seeds and looking at the goose in the pot, playing the game of guessing the diced shell. It was so pleasant.
Similarly, Murakami's people also have time to visit each other.
"Arong, are you at home?"
There was a sound coming from the yard, and soon Liu Rong's voice joined in.
After a few words, Liu Rong politely invited the person to come in, "Don't stand at the door, it's very cold, come in and sit for a while."
The woman's voice was getting closer. "Your family has become rich. You even have a car. Did you pay for it, or did Nan Xu pay for it?"
Liu Rong, "What's the point of being developed or not? Mei bought this with her own money."
The woman was surprised. "You make money by yourself?"
Then, without waiting for Liu Rong to speak, she smiled and said, "Your in-laws are quite rich, and they drove a car when they came back last time. I really envy you for finding such good in-laws."
Then he changed the subject, "But, if you ask me, you should be more careful, especially when it comes to money. You should control it yourself and don't give them everything. Look, they have enough money to buy you a car, but they won't even renovate your house. Ah Rong, I'm not saying anything, but although my Qiangzi is not as good as your Nanxu in the army, he is still filial to me and his father. When we renovated the brick house before the New Year, it was Qiangzi who paid for it all by himself."
The woman behind was obviously afraid that the people in the room would hear her, so she lowered her voice.
It's a pity that this house was not well built. The only good thing about it is that it is not noisy. Some women may think that they have lowered their voices on purpose, but this is a real Northeastern woman, and her voice can't be that quiet.
So Rong Mei, who was sitting by the stove in the outer room, not only heard it, but also heard it all clearly.
However, although the woman appeared to be doing Liu Rong's good deeds, she was actually showing off to Liu Rong in disguise that she had built a new brick house this year.
What's the use of driving a car? In the end, you still have to live in this shabby house? It's probably going to leak even when it rains.
Liu Rong frowned. "We only come back during the Chinese New Year. We are not at home on weekdays. Why waste money? As long as we can live here, it's fine."
It's not that she doesn't understand what's being said. They all married into this village and have known each other for decades. She knows what kind of person Aunt Chen is.
If you want to say he is bad, he is not a bad person. If you need anything on weekdays, he is very enthusiastic and will help you. If you want to say he is good, he is also very cunning.
For example, it is not necessarily that other families are better off than one's own family. Just like now, when one sees that the "sisters" that were once in poverty are becoming more and more prosperous, one feels very uncomfortable in the heart and wants to find some "comfort" for oneself to show that one is better off than others.
Aunt Chen smiled and walked into the house, her voice getting louder, "I can see that you, Arong, are a simple person who doesn't care about pretentious things."
As soon as I stepped into the room, I saw Rong Mei standing up, with a happy face, "Oh, Nan Xu's wife is here too."
Rong Mei also smiled brightly and politely invited people to sit down, "Yes, auntie, come and sit down, and eat some melon seeds here."
It is said that you should not hit a smiling person. Although Rong Mei could not remember the name of the aunt in front of her, she knew her. She acted as if nothing had happened and she did not feel guilty at all when facing her.
Acting, changing faces, who can't do it? Smiling hermaphrodite? She can do it.
"Okay, okay." Aunt Chen sat down and looked at the iron pot on the stove. "There's a goose stewing on the stove."
He reached out and grabbed a handful of melon seeds that Rong Mei handed over and started cracking them. His eyes darted around and finally focused on the direction of the kang room. He asked casually, "Do you have guests at home?"
"Yes, there are guests." Rong Mei nodded.
Aunt Chen was still waiting for Rong Mei to continue, but Rong Mei just said this and stopped.
Aunt Chen curled her lips in boredom, and glanced at Liu Rong who had been silent since entering the room, "Ah Rong..."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she opened her mouth to shout, before she could say anything, Liu Rong made an excuse and escaped, "Well, I remembered that I haven't cut the sauerkraut yet. Qiuju, you stay here and warm yourself by the fire. I'll go cut the sauerkraut first, and my in-laws will get it later."
Liu Rong really didn't like what Chen Qiuju said. It was New Year's Day and she didn't want to have any unpleasantness with anyone, so she just found an excuse and slipped away.
Chen Qiuju smacked her lips, then closed them again as she looked at Liu Rong's back.
Thinking of Liu Rong's mother-in-law who drove a car, Aunt Chen's face was filled with smiles again. She turned to Rong Mei and said, "Nan Xu's wife, your parents are also coming here to celebrate the New Year?"
"Aunt, my name is Rong Mei." Rong Mei smiled at Chen Qiuju with eight teeth and answered the question irrelevantly.
Chen Qiuju's expression was a little tense, but looking at Rong Mei's smiling face, she couldn't get angry, so she smiled again, "Rong Mei."
"Hey, auntie, you tell me." Rong Mei smiled sweetly and answered even sweeter.
Rong Mei didn't answer, and Chen Qiuju didn't want to ask the same question twice. The most important thing was that she already had an idea in her mind, and she just wanted to start a conversation.
Now that the conversation was open, Chen Qiuju naturally did not forget that she was not here to visit, but to have something to do. "Well, you are also Arong's daughter-in-law, which means you are also half a daughter. In fact, this is the same as telling you. Look, your father has been gone for several years, and your mother is only fifty this year. You have also started your own families and careers, and have your own small family lives..."
Well, after this opening statement, is there anything Rong Mei doesn’t understand?
This is to propose marriage to Liu Rong.
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