Seeing Tian Cai say this, Sun Yanhong was afraid that others would think she had something against her boss, so she hurriedly smiled and tried to smooth things over. "That's not what I meant. It's just that Dr. Tian is old enough, why don't you consider finding a partner? If you choose a wealthy family, wouldn't you get more meat when the meat is distributed at the end of the year?"
Tian Cai understood what she meant when she heard this, but she was a little puzzled as to why she was so concerned about finding a partner. "Sister-in-law Sun, do you have any good candidates to introduce to me? How does their appearance compare to that relative of yours who has kidney deficiency?"
When the people around heard the word "kidney deficiency", their eyes couldn't help but drift over. Sun Yanhong blushed under everyone's vague gaze, "What, what kidney deficiency? Don't talk nonsense, my nephew is in good health!"
"Oh, I forgot which relative of yours he is. It turns out he's your nephew," Tian Cai suddenly realized, and said seriously, "Speaking of which, Sister-in-law Sun, your nephew hasn't come to see you since the first prescription. His illness can't be cured by just taking a bottle of medicine. It's been such a long time. After taking the medicine, he needs to come back for a follow-up visit. The prescription will be adjusted according to his condition."
The onlookers almost burst out laughing. They all came to watch the fun in advance. Seeing Sun Yanhong's face turn purple after hearing this, they knew what she didn't understand. She had boasted about this nephew in front of everyone many times before. It was said that he was a cadre of Fengshan Brigade. He looked so smug, as if the cadre was her son instead of her nephew.
"Xue Lin, your nephew may be a cadre, but he doesn't look like our Doctor Tian!"
One sister-in-law who was at odds with Sun Yanhong said directly, "That's right. Our Doctor Tian is so handsome. Your nephew is a bit inferior. Even if you don't look for a partner based on appearance, you have to think about your future child. What if he takes after his father? What's the point? Besides, he has kidney deficiency. Men, if you have kidney deficiency, you need to treat it well."
The last sentence was even drawn out on purpose, and the married women around laughed in ambiguous ways when they heard it.
After hearing this, Sun Yanhong's face turned red and she clenched her fists, but she could not refute what everyone said. Her nephew was good in every way except for his appearance. Otherwise, there would be many girls who would be his match. Add to that the reputation of having kidney deficiency, and it was all over.
Thinking of what he had just said, he wanted to slap himself twice. If his sister-in-law heard what he said, he would probably run to Kaoshan Village with a kitchen knife and chop her into pieces.
Tian Cai then stepped forward to stop everyone from talking. "I'd like to thank Mrs. Sun for her kindness, but I have to observe two years of mourning for my mother, so please don't worry about finding a partner. As I said, it would be best if your relative can come for a follow-up visit when he's free."
Sun Yanhong could hardly keep up the fake smile on her face. Thinking of her sharp-tongued and sharp-hearted sister-in-law from her natal family, she felt that her life was over and she was no longer in the mood to bring up the idea of introducing a date to Tian Cai.
The ears became quiet again. Tian Cai turned her head happily and continued to watch the pigs being slaughtered in the threshing ground. This year she wanted to exchange the meat for some blood sausage, or a few big bones. Then the big bones would be stewed with sauerkraut, which would surely be delicious!
Seeing that the two people stopped talking, everyone turned their heads away reluctantly. However, even after turning away, their ears were still perked up, wanting to see what Sun Yanhong had to say.
When Yu Xuelin came over with his brother, he felt that everyone looked at him a little strangely, but he didn't have time to think about it. Xuewei came back to visit relatives this year, and the two brothers just went back to change clothes. They squeezed into the crowd to help carry the pig.
Looking at Yu Xuewei's tall and strong body, the old ladies here had a new topic to talk about.
"I heard from Uncle Guoqing that Xuewei would come back to visit his family during the Spring Festival this year, but we didn't even see him when he arrived!"
"It seems like it was yesterday. He had to take a break after sitting on the train for such a long time. But I saw him fetching water from the well last night. He looks really strong now. It shows that he must have received a lot of training in the army!" The woman who said this couldn't help but glance at Yu Xuewei's waist, and then reluctantly retracted her eyes.
"Of course, military training is essential. Those muscular bodies are nothing but growth. I heard from Uncle Guoqing that Xuewei became a cadre this year, and seems to be a company commander already."
"What a high-ranking official the company commander is. I don't know how many people he manages, but he sounds pretty impressive!"
The aunts who had daughters at home looked at Yu Xuewei's physique, and then thought about his occupation. The company commander knew he was a cadre. "Xuewei, you must be in your twenties this year. Have you found a partner?"
Several people shook their heads to indicate that they didn't know. The aunt who was speaking bumped Sun Yanhong with her shoulder and said, "Xue Lin's wife, does your brother-in-law have a girlfriend?"
Sun Yanhong spent a long while like this, and seeing that everyone's attention had shifted away from her, her complexion gradually recovered. She thought that even if she regretted it, it was too late. Her sister-in-law would definitely come over, so there was no point in worrying. When she heard the question, she said a little uncomfortably, "Not yet. It is said that their regiment commander introduced several to Xuewei, but he didn't like any of them. He wants to find one in his hometown, get married, and then let his wife follow him to the army in a few years."
When the aunts heard this, their eyes lit up. It would be a good idea to find a man in his hometown. When the man is not at home, the girl can live at her parents' home first, but she can keep his salary in her hands. Once the idea came to their minds, they couldn't control themselves.
They secretly made plans in their minds, but changed the subject. They were no longer willing to ask anything in front of outsiders, for fear that the conditions listed would be too good and would attract more people.
At this time, the men in the threshing yard had already slaughtered the fat pig and bled it. The pig's blood alone filled a large basin.
Just like last year, Big Wang divided the pork into portions, and everyone was divided into four groups and lined up to get their portion. Tian Cai took the opportunity to exchange the meat with Luo Daqiang, who was in charge of dividing the meat, and replaced the meat with bones and a blood sausage.
The team allows this exchange, and only those who cannot afford meat would think of exchanging bones for soup. Chinese New Year is the time when every family distributes meat, and at the end of each year all that is left are bones, so they were very happy when Tian Cai took the initiative to exchange.
Luo Daqiang gave Tian Cai two bones, both of which were roughly shaved and still had some remaining meat on them.
She planned to chop it up and stew it when she got home today, since the sauerkraut was edible anyway.
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