Chapter 50
Meng Daguo sold out all his pork the day before New Year's Eve. With last year's experience, he was very proficient in the processes of slaughtering, transporting and selling pigs this year.
At the end of June, the inspection in the county town became stricter. Zhen Zhen was afraid that he would be caught, so he helped him transport goods several times.
With space, safety is not a problem.
Most of the pork transported to the county town was given to Zhao Meilan, and Zhen Zhen sold the remaining pork on the black market.
She was more familiar with the black market than Meng Daguo, and everyone there knew her. The pork sold out very quickly, and she could sell several hundred kilograms of pork in half a day, and she never stopped weighing it.
The pork sold to Zhao Meilan had to be sold to her for a profit, so Zhen Zhen only charged 75 cents per pound, and made a total of 3,300 yuan from her. He also bought several hundred pounds for himself, and could sell it for one to one and a half yuan on the black market in the morning. The remaining pork had to be sold at a lower price in the evening.
All in all, I made about 3,800 yuan.
I have to say that the pork raised by Meng Daguo is quite good. You can tell it is good pork as soon as you cut it open. Whether it is leg meat, tenderloin or large intestine, they are more fragrant when stir-fried than ordinary pork.
It's not easy to buy such good pork.
Zhen Zhen collected 50 kilograms of pork and 20 kilograms of spare ribs and placed them in the space, while the pig offal, pig trotters, pig blood and the like were kept at home and cleaned so that they could be eaten around the New Year.
Melon seeds and chestnuts are also selling very well this year. If it weren't inconvenient to travel back and forth, Zhen Zhen really wants to buy a store in the county town, set up a few big pots, and hire a few people to help her roast the melon seeds.
This dry goods business may look insignificant, but it is very profitable. If you manage it well, you can earn more than a dozen houses a year.
But these are just thoughts. It's only 1976, and it will take another two years before the policy is liberalized. After two years, when the policy is implemented, she can openly promote the brand of "Good Mother-in-law".
Zhen Zhen needs the help of Meng Zhaodi and Cheng Su to sell dried goods. If it weren't for these two protectors, she wouldn't be able to do it so easily on her own.
On the eve of the New Year, Zhen Zhen asked Jiao Huilan to make a cotton jacket for Meng Zhaodi. It was the first time Meng Zhaodi wore new clothes and she was very happy.
"The clothes made by my aunt are so beautiful!"
Meng Zhaodi looked at herself in the mirror for a long time and felt that the girl in the mirror looked very unfamiliar. She was wearing a brand new cotton coat and a smile was on her brow, which was the expression of someone who had hope for the future.
Meng Zhaodi touched her face. It turned out that all the books she had read and the hard work she had put in studying day after day could be reflected in her appearance.
The light red color sets off Meng Zhaodi's skin tone. Zhen Zhen feels that Jiao Huilan's craftsmanship is getting better and better, and now she can make ready-made clothes in a very professional manner.
In order to allow Jiao Huilan to concentrate on learning sewing, Zhen Zhen would buy back for Jiao Huilan any beautiful threads, fabrics, and underwear she saw in the county town.
The room is now cluttered with sewing tools.
Jiao Huilan smiled and said, "My mother taught me this style. I have a good foundation. I will look good after a little dressing up."
Meng Zhaodi felt a little embarrassed. Few people praised her and she was not used to such attention.
Before the New Year, Meng Zhaodi and Cheng Su helped with steaming buns and cleaning the house. In previous years, the work could be done, but everyone was exhausted. But this year was different. The work was done easily and without feeling tired at all.
So it is not without reason that there is strength in numbers.
Cheng Su also steamed rice cakes using glutinous rice flour and filled them with walnut kernels, red dates and red beans.
When the big piece of rice cake comes out of the pot, it is soft and fluffy. Cut a piece and put it in your mouth while it is hot. It is sweet and loved by both adults and children.
The New Year's Eve dinner was of course not to be neglected, as the family was not unable to afford it. When Cheng Su came to the Meng family to celebrate the New Year for the first time, she was amazed by the scale of the meal.
In those days when everyone was starving, it was surprising that the Meng family could eat so well. She knew where those missing melon seeds had gone.
After dinner, Daya brought her younger brothers and sisters to kowtow.
Little Radish, wearing a bright red cotton jacket and a pretty little braid, knelt on the ground, kowtowed more vigorously than the other, and said auspicious words one after another.
Daya said, "Grandma, your granddaughter wishes you a happy and blessed life every year, and may you be blessed with good fortune as vast as the East Sea and live as long as the Southern Mountains."
Erya said, "Grandma, congratulations on your prosperity and longevity."
Sanwa: "Get rich! Live a hundred years!"
Zhen Zhen was not used to people kowtowing to her, but what could she do? The children were willing to do anything for the New Year's money.
She smiled and wrapped the New Year's money in red paper, and each child gave one dollar for good luck.
It's not that Zhen Zhen is stingy and unwilling to give more, the main reason is that the first wife has three children and the second wife only has one. Giving too much or too little will easily lead to gossip. It is better to give less and give the bulk to the daughter-in-law for household expenses.
The daughter-in-law and the son-in-law each paid 100 yuan, and neither of them said anything.
One hundred yuan? Who can afford such a large amount of money these days?
Jiao Huilan could not use up the one hundred yuan even if she used it for several years. Although Tao Aihong's hands were a little big on sewing, she was lazy and liked to eat, so a year was more than enough for her. She had no complaints.
At night, after closing the door, Tao Aihong lowered her voice and said to Meng Eryong:
"Mom, you should have 10,000 yuan on hand, right?"
Meng Eryong was stunned by what he said, "No way? How can our family have so much money?"
"How could there be no money? Your brother alone has made five or six thousand yuan from selling pork in the past two years, not to mention the melon seeds and chestnuts he usually sells. You know that melon seeds have a low cost, let alone chestnuts. Even if we gave the children a little labor fee, the cost is also very low. I have recorded every penny. Your mother has at least ten thousand yuan in her hands!" Tao Aihong muttered.
Meng Eryong felt it was unreal, "It's already 10,000 so quickly?"
"That's right. Your mother is really good at hiding things. She has so much money on hand, but she acts like nothing happened. Yesterday, Dachuan's wife was complaining to me that your mother spends money lavishly. I am so miserable to have such a mother-in-law. If she knew that our family has so much money, would she go crazy?"
The more Tao Aihong thought about it, the more it seemed unreal. Ten thousand yuan? How could that be possible?
Her parents' family doesn't even have a hundred dollars, but her husband's family has a hundred times more savings than her parents' family.
Meng Eryong was also excited. Her mother was really a low-key person!
Fortunately, there is no such term as rich second generation these days, otherwise he would have attached this label to himself and his tail would almost fly up to the sky.
"Aihong!" Meng Eryong grabbed Tao Aihong's hand and said excitedly, "Our family is also a ten thousand yuan household!"
Tao Aihong was also excited, "Eryong, how much of this money can mother give to us?"
Meng Eryong counted on his fingers and had an idea in his mind.
His mother doesn't have any preference for the third child now. She loves him the most, so she will always be a little partial to him. It's not a problem for him to get five or six thousand.
If the family can earn a little more next year, he will be worth at least 10,000 yuan when the family property is divided.
Meng Eryong felt that he had become prominent. On the surface, he was no different from Dachuan Gouzi, but his wealth no longer allowed him to keep a low profile.
"Eryong, why do I feel like this is unreal? It would be great if another ten thousand fell from the sky."
"How about 20,000? You give me 10,000 and I give you 10,000. Then we don't have to do anything for the rest of our lives. We can just put the money in the bank and earn the interest."
"Is twenty thousand dollars in the bank enough to support you for the rest of your life?"
"Why not? That's 20,000 yuan! We can keep it in the bank for a few decades, and the more we save, the more we can withdraw it after 30 or 40 years. We will have earned the interest for free, and we will still have 20,000 yuan for our retirement!"
Tao Aihong felt that this was a perfect life. She could retire and enjoy her old age right after getting married and having a child.
"Eryong, your idea is really good. Once we have 20,000 yuan, we can save it for a few decades."
That was the deal.
Tao Aihong's goal this year is to get pregnant as soon as possible so that she can stop working in the fields.
She can get money without working in the fields, look at how she lives!
With nothing to do on New Year's Eve, Zhen Zhen started to miss the Spring Festival Gala.
It would take several more years before this could happen. Before 1983, she didn't know whether Batou Village would have electricity. If it had, she would have bought a big color TV at least.
However, she might no longer be in Batou Village in 1983.
Since there was no Spring Festival Gala to watch, Zhen Zhen warmed up a pot of wine in the evening.
Jiao Huilan prepared some cold dishes.
The whole family gathered in Zhen Zhen's room, chatting and laughing with her, talking about family matters, taking a sip of wine, and then going back to have a good sleep, which lasted until New Year's Day.
Cheng Su also took a few sips. It was her first time drinking alcohol and she got drunk quickly.
Zhen Zhen helped her onto the bed, stuffed a hot water bottle in her hand and told her to go to sleep.
The next morning, the house was filled with joy, and Old Mrs. Meng and her father also came to visit.
It is said that there was a heavy snow last night and many cow sheds in the village collapsed. Li Decheng organized people to repair the cow sheds early in the morning. Daguo and Eryong were also called there. Old Lady Meng wanted to come and see if the pig pens and chicken pens here had collapsed.
"There's nothing wrong at all." Old Mrs. Meng checked around.
Zhen Zhen smiled and served the two elders a cup of red date ginger tea. "Brother's cooking skills are good. Both the house and the pigpen are very stable."
Old Mrs. Meng was also happy to hear that she didn't complain in her tone.
Old Mrs. Meng brought up the matter of Meng Zhaodi again.
Zhaodi is fourteen years old this year. According to the rural calculation method, she is already sixteen years old in virtual age. In the countryside, at this age, she can be said to be married and live a life of ease.
If I find a good family this year, I will be 17 years old when I get married next year, which is not too early.
When Zhang Qiaohong mentioned this on New Year's Eve, Zhaodi started crying and shouted that she would not get married.
Her aunt and grandmother said she could go to college, so she wanted to study hard to get into college.
Zhang Qiaohong was so angry. Her family was having a hard time. She hoped that after her daughter got married, she would be able to use the betrothal gift to support her family.
"Study for university? How can a little girl like you study for university? You are the dumbest person in our family. Your ancestors never had such a thing, yet you dare to dream about it!"
Meng Zhaodi asked Zhang Qiaohong to give her a severe scolding.
If it were three years ago, Old Lady Meng would not have believed her second daughter-in-law, but now her second daughter-in-law has changed for the better, managing the household in perfect order, and her temperament and knowledge are different too. Besides, didn't Meng Hua ask her to get him into Peking University?
Old Mrs. Meng felt that her second daughter-in-law was not the kind of person who would make promises without thinking. If Zhaodi could really get into college, she, as an old lady, would at least help her.
"Do you really think she can get into college?" asked Mrs. Meng.
Zhen Zhen knows that people in rural areas have old ideas and feel that only if their daughter gets married can she help her parents' family.
"Mother, even if Zhaodi finds someone, what kind of good family can he find? These days, every household is starving. In the future, will your aunt be able to ignore her own family and generously support your daughter-in-law's family?"
"Qiaohong saw that Meng Li had done well in her second marriage, so she wanted Meng Li to help arrange for Zhaodi to marry in the city and eat royal food. Jiang Dongping always brought a big bag of gifts when he came back, so I thought she was greedy."
Zhen Zhen laughed when he heard this. Zhang Qiaohong was really bold in thinking this.
"Jiang Dongping is helping you because Meng Li's first child is a twin. This year's salary has been increased to 20 yuan, which is only five yuan less than Jiang Dongping. The woman's income is high, so the man naturally dare not look down on her, but what's the use of recruiting a younger brother? She has neither a job nor an education. How is it possible for the man to treat her like Jiang Dongping?"
Old Lady Meng knew that what she said made sense. "But the college entrance examination has been suspended now, right? Zhaodi can't go to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University."
"Stop now doesn't mean it won't be relaxed in the future. I think the higher-ups will relax the exam sooner or later. Zhaodi has studied with me for more than half a year. If she continues to study for a few more years, even if she can't get into university, she can still get into a technical college. After graduation, she can get a job assigned by the government and find a partner in the city. Isn't that better than finding a peasant?"
Old Mrs. Meng agreed with her statement. In fact, she was also an open-minded person.
If the school had been closed now, she would also be willing to send her great-granddaughters to study there.
Children still need to study, and only by studying can they understand things. Old Mrs. Meng has admired educated people since she was a child.
The second daughter-in-law spoke very cultured, so Old Mrs. Meng listened to her.
"Okay, I'll go back and tell Zhang Qiaohong to let Zhaodi stay for a few more years. Maybe our Meng family can have another college student."
Zhen Zhen gave them another bottle of wine to take back. Old Lady Meng and her father thought that it was New Year's Day and giving their daughter-in-law a bottle of wine was no big deal.
The old couple accepted it.
After returning home, the eldest family naturally knew that the second son's wife had given the two old men a bottle of wine.
The eldest son didn't want to be greedy for the wine, but he thought that the second son's wife always gave him good things, so he wanted to see what kind of wine it was.
Only then did I realize that the gift was actually the domestically sold Three Revolution Moutai.
This five-star Moutai is unaffordable for most people. Boss Meng wanted to taste what it tasted like, but he felt that he had wasted the wine.
In the evening, Grandma Meng's father cut a plate of pork head and drank a few glasses with Grandma Meng.
So what if Maotai is extremely expensive?
Since the second daughter-in-law dares to give it to them, they dare to drink it. What's wrong with drinking a sip of Moutai after working hard all their lives?
The eldest brother came in with a wine glass and asked his father for a wine cup.
Old Mrs. Meng's father was also a stingy person. He just poured one cup, not a drop more.
Boss Meng was dissatisfied with his father for stealing the gift, but he couldn't do anything about it. This gift was given by the second son's wife, so how could he have the nerve to take advantage of it?
He tasted it carefully and felt that this five-star Moutai was different. Its aroma far surpassed other wines on the market and was many times better than the bulk liquor he drank during the Chinese New Year.
"Dad, what does it taste like?" asked the two sons.
Boss Meng pretended to be profound. He sniffed for a long time and said one word: "Fragrant!"
Zhen Zhen asked Zhao Meilan to buy this wine. Later, Zhao Meilan made a lot of money from pork, so she specially brought two bottles of Moutai to her during the Chinese New Year.
Zhen Zhen did not refuse. She knew that she could make a lot of money from that batch of pork, so two bottles of Moutai were nothing.
In fact, she didn’t hoard Maotai for the purpose of getting rich. Although Maotai is expensive in later generations, it is not as expensive as cultural relics, right?
Nowadays, if you have money, you still make a living by trading cultural relics and jadeite.
The reason I hoard Maotai is simply because I think today's wine is more delicious than that of later generations.
It's just like someone burying red wine for daughters. With so many children in the family, it's good to stock up some and take it out to drink when the children get married. It also has a sense of ritual.
She bought all of these using the public account. She bought more than ten bottles in total. Nowadays, you don't need a ticket to drink Moutai in state-owned hotels, but at seven or eight yuan a bottle, not everyone can afford it.
Zhen Zhen plans to wait until the reform and opening up before dividing the family. At that time, everyone will do their own business without interfering with each other. Those who earn more will work more, and those who earn less will work less. Each family will make money based on their own abilities.
The reason why we haven't divided the family now is that we have a lot of food and drink expenses at home, and it's hard to tell them apart if we live together, so it's better not to divide them to save trouble.
When the weather gets cold, the stove is lit every day, either for boiling water or cooking porridge.
Zhen Zhen cooked the children's favorite eight-treasure porridge early in the morning.
"Grandma!" Daya ran in.
"Grandma!" Arya ran in.
"Grandma!" Sanwa held the door and walked in carefully.
The three of them tacitly took out their own small bowls. Daya moved a stool for them, and the three of them stared at grandma, waiting for her to serve them the rice.
Zhen Zhen took a copper spoon and distributed the rice to the three of them.
"The eldest gets one spoonful of rice, the second gets one spoonful of rice, and the third gets one spoonful of rice."
The three kids nodded with satisfaction.
"The eldest gets one egg, the second gets one egg, and the third gets one egg."
The three kids smiled contentedly again.
"One cookie for the oldest, one cookie for the second oldest, and one cookie for the third oldest."
The three kids laughed and took the candy cookies with satisfaction and started to bite them.
The eldest girl peeled the egg and wanted to help her sister peel it, but the second girl didn't let her. She knocked the egg on the table and dug it a few times with her fingers, and the egg was peeled.
"Erya is so smart!" Daya praised.
Erya showed her little teeth to her sister, "Sister is also smart."
Since Sanwa was young, Zhen Zhen tore the biscuit into pieces and gave it to him to eat.
Sanwa is a good-looking and stable child. Although he is young, he is decisive in what he does, speaks clearly and concisely, and has good logical thinking.
Isn't this also considered as good bamboo shoots coming out of bad bamboo?
Zhen Zhen thought that this third child was a master of reincarnation. He just hoped that he would not behave like his parents when he grew up.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Cuihua's son-in-law Chen Liu came with his son.
He was drunk and started talking nonsense as soon as he entered the door. When he saw Song Xiaohong talking to a man with an unprecedentedly gentle tone, he kicked over the bench in Zhang Cuihua's house.
"Song Xiaohong, you are such a frivolous woman. No wonder you won't come home no matter how many times you are invited. It turns out you have a lover hidden at home! How can I, Chen Liu, let you cheat on me? I will beat you to death!"
Chen Liu slapped Song Xiaohong on the face and wanted to hit the male educated youth.
The male educated youth was called Qian Ziyi. Although he was not as strong as the men working in the countryside, he had been reformed in the countryside for several years and was very solid. He was not at all weak as he was when he was in school.
Chen Liu was also an alcoholic. He came over drunk and couldn't even stand steadily. How could he be a match for Qian Ziyi?
Before he even raised his hand, Qian Ziyi punched him in the right eye. Chen Liu was half drunk and was making a scene under the influence of alcohol. He was sobered up by the punch and stood up cursing and wrestled with Qian Ziyi.
It happened that Song Xiaohong's brother came back and saw Chen Liu coming home to bully his sister again. He beat his sister's face until it looked like pork. He immediately lost his temper and kicked Chen Liu.
The two men beat Chen Liu severely, and Chen Liu became angry and spit out blood.
"Okay! I'm asking your whole family to protect this adulterer. I must ask for an explanation today!"
After Chen Liu returned, he called a few villagers and came with hoes to seek justice. This was not the first time such trouble had happened, so Li Decheng had to step forward to administer justice.
"Chen Liu, you must have a reason to bring people here. Although our Batou Village is poor, the people are wild and you can't do anything stupid!" said Li Decheng.
Chen Liu pouted:
"Uncle De, let me ask you, is Song Xiaohong my wife?"
"If you're not divorced, then she's naturally your wife."
"My wife is having an affair with another man, do you care?"
This is too harsh to hear. Li Decheng frowned and said:
"What do you mean by cheating? Xiaohong grew up under my watch. She is the most honest woman in our village. She would never do such a thing. Which eye of yours saw her cheating?"
"Do I need to see this? In the past, when I beat her, she would be angry for a few days and then be fine. Why didn't she come back this time, no matter how many times I asked her, and she didn't even go home to see the children during the Chinese New Year? Today, I brought the children here and found out the reason. It turns out that she, Song Xiaohong, has a lover hidden at home. Isn't this cheating on me?"
Chen Liu was furious, his eyes were red as if he wanted to eat Song Xiaohong.
Li Decheng looked in the direction of his gaze. "Lover? Who? Qian Ziyi?"
"Who else could it be other than this wild man! A woman who has given birth to a child still goes out to seduce men. This kind of person should be paraded through the streets!"
Chen Liu decided to parade Song Xiaohong through the streets to let her know how powerful he was.
Women will become obedient if they are treated well.
Li Decheng looked down on Chen Liu from the bottom of his heart, and his tone was very impolite:
"What parade? Qian Ziyi is an educated youth from our village. The dormitory for educated youth collapsed years ago, so every family in our village took in an educated youth to live with us. My family still has two female educated youth living there. So what you said, I have three sons, so what is the relationship between my son and the two female educated youth? How dare you say that!"
Chen Liu was stunned by what he said. He felt hot in his head and thought that if Song Xiaohong didn't want him, she must have someone else outside.
Going to a woman's house during the New Year's Day must mean they have a pretty good relationship.
Who would have thought that this was an educated youth from Batou Village?
Are you here to stay at the Song family?
Chen Liu had one of his teeth knocked out and his face was terribly swollen, and he was unable to get down from the stage for a moment.
"Can you guarantee that they don't have an improper relationship?"
The other villagers were unhappy about this.
"Does staying here mean it's an improper relationship? You, Chen Liu, are throwing dirty water on our Batou Village!"
"If you guys in the village want to fight, just tell us. We're not afraid of you!"
"Qian Ziyi has been repairing the cowshed with us these past few days. He has only been home for a short time, so how come he has already had an affair?"
"Chen Liu, did you see them having an improper relationship?"
Chen Liu was so angry that he said quickly, "Just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it didn't happen! Song Xiaohong is up to something!"
Zhen Zhen stepped forward and said in a deep voice: "Chen Liu, don't think that Song Xiaohong is your wife and a property of your Chen family. You can beat her or throw dirty water on her if you want! If Song Xiaohong really has an affair, you can go out and sue her, but if she doesn't, you are slandering her and you can be paraded through the streets!"
"That's right! If it doesn't work, go see the official."
Chen Liu was also frightened at this moment. The villagers who came with him saw how frightened he was and realized that Chen Liu was just spitting shit all over his mouth, so they went back dissatisfied.
Zhang Cuihua and her husband heard that something happened at home, so they hurried back. As soon as they heard what happened, they were so angry that they cried:
"You are such a good fellow, Chen Liu. Not only did you beat my daughter, but you also came to our house to make trouble! My Xiaohong can't live like this any longer. You should write a divorce letter today and never come to my Song family again!"
Chen Liu and Song Xiaohong are in a de facto marriage, and neither of them has obtained a marriage certificate. However, it is not a big deal since it is common in rural areas these days to not obtain a marriage certificate.
If you want to divorce, you just need to write a divorce consent form. You don’t even need to get a divorce certificate.
With so many people watching and his mother-in-law not giving him face, Chen Liu was embarrassed and wrote the divorce agreement in a fit of anger.
"Leave if you want! If you regret it later, Song Xiaohong, even if you kneel down and beg me, I won't let you go back!"
Chen Liu threw away the divorce agreement and took the child away.
When the child saw his father being beaten like this, he cried out of heartache. When he saw his mother standing with the educated youth, he looked at her with hatred.
"Mom, are you really so cruel that you don't want me and Dad anymore?"
How could Song Xiaohong not love the child she gave birth to?
She brought up the child, but he was drugged by his grandmother since he was young and has always hated her. He thinks she is an evil woman who hooks up with other men outside and refuses to spend her money on him.
Song Xiaohong opened her mouth and said only one sentence:
"Do you know that mom was beaten and her face hurts?"
The child said angrily: "Okay, if you don't want me, I don't want you either. When you get old, don't beg me to support you!"
The father and son left angrily.
Zhang Cuihua sighed: "It's my fault that I was impulsive and brought up the matter of divorce. How are you going to live after the divorce?"
Song Xiaohong held her mother's hand and shed tears, saying comfortingly:
"Mom, I've always wanted to get a divorce, but I was afraid you wouldn't agree because it was embarrassing. Didn't Meng Li from Aunt Meng's family live a good life after the divorce? Don't worry about me."
Zhang Cuihua was naturally upset about what happened at home, and she had a very difficult year.
The next day, the brothers Meng Daguo and Meng Eryong caught three wild pigeons from somewhere.
Zhen Zhen gave one to Zhang Cuihua and asked her to make some soup for Song Xiaohong. Zhang Cuihua felt warmed by her action.
"You two are quite capable. You can catch wild pigeons in this day and age," Zhen Zhen said.
Meng Daguo laughed and said, "I can't hide it from my mother."
The two of them had nothing to do during the Chinese New Year, so they decided to go to the mountains to see if they could hunt some game. They were lucky enough to follow the traces of pigeons and found a pigeon farm.
Only then did Meng Daguo realize that he was not the only one who was secretly making money.
The old man was afraid that they would go out and complain, so he bribed them with pigeons.
Meng Daguo felt embarrassed to take advantage of others, so he paid two yuan for two pigeons, and the old man gave them one extra.
After returning, Meng Daguo was afraid that people would ask him about it, so he said it was a wild pigeon he had hunted.
The pigeon stew tastes very good. Put the young pigeons in water and pour out the cooking wine to remove the fishy smell. Then add some scallions, ginger, red dates, mushrooms, yam and cabbage after boiling. The stewed pigeon soup is clear and delicious, with a light taste, and is very nutritious!
There is little pigeon meat, so this kind of supplement must be eaten first, followed by women and children.
Each of the four women had a pigeon leg, tore the pigeon meat for the children, and drank a few sips of hot pigeon soup. They were so satisfied!
Zhen Zhen also left some pigeon soup, planning to cook noodles for the children tomorrow morning. Noodles cooked in pigeon soup are the most delicious.
The next day, Brother Zhen's family came to visit and brought some Sanzi and cakes.
Second brother Zhen wasn't in good condition, and Zhen Zhen was worried about him, so she cooked braised spareribs and stewed pig's trotter soup to help him recover.
Wang Ling was very grateful. During the Chinese New Year, everything at home was destroyed and they didn't have a New Year's Eve dinner at all. This little bit of Sanzi and pastries was something they managed to get together with great difficulty.
Wang Ling said to her mother-in-law: "Mom, my sister-in-law is really good to us."
Zhen Ersao had never expected that her sister-in-law had changed so much. Now she really cared about them.
The dishes on this table were even more sumptuous than the New Year's Eve dinner, and it was obvious that the chefs knew their situation.
After three rounds of drinks, the young people all dispersed.
Second Brother Zhen was in a bad mood, so he started talking about the reason for the quarrel with the Zhen family.
It turned out that many years ago, the eldest brother Zhen got drunk and hit the second sister-in-law Zhen, who then beat her up.
Old Mrs. Zhen was a protective person and actually said that it was Second Sister-in-law Zhen who took the initiative to seduce Big Brother Zhen.
The second brother Zhen was well-educated and knew right from wrong. He did not believe his mother's lies and never visited the Zhen family again.
Zhen Zhen didn't know about this old story. No wonder even the original owner didn't know the reason. No one would want to mention such a family scandal.
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