There were two trees in the yard, and Chen Shanhe tied a hammock between the two trees.
Yangyang liked it very much and sat there with a book in his arms.
Chen Shanhe quickly bought some meat.
Mostly pork, a little lamb, no beef.
They don't allow the sale of beef here because they are afraid that people will take the oxen used for working.
Wu Xiu'e helped cut the meat into small pieces, and Jiang Shiyue used the red willow branches picked by Chen Shanhe to string the marinated meat together.
Chen Shanhe set up a simple barbecue grill.
Not long after, Chen Shanlin and Chen Jiadong came back from work.
Before he even entered the door, Chen Jiadong sniffed, "What's that smell? It smells so good!"
Just then, neighbor Wang Dahai and his family came to the door and joked, "Your family's Shanhe is different when he comes back. The aroma of meat can be smelled outside the yard."
Chen Shanlin shook his head. "Shanhe returns every year. When have we ever been extravagant? How can ordinary people like us buy meat when we don't celebrate the New Year or other festivals?"
Especially since I just killed a chicken last night.
How can we afford to eat meat for two consecutive days?!
Wang Dahai thought about it and nodded, "Dahua's grandson is twelve days old, so maybe the smell is coming from her house."
Chen Shanlin smiled, and after Wang Dahai returned to his own yard, he glared at Chen Jiadong warningly, "If you make your aunt angry again during dinner tonight, I'll whip you!"
Chen Jiadong snorted angrily, "She was the one who bullied me!"
"Did she say anything wrong? I'm telling you, don't be short-sighted like your mother. There's no harm in building a good relationship with your uncle and aunt." Chen Shanlin said as he pushed open the gate.
Chen Jiadong curled his lips in disapproval.
However, he knew very well that his mother was not at home, and everyone would help this new aunt, and he would suffer anyway.
Chen Shanlin entered the yard and found that the aroma of burnt meat was getting stronger. Looking more closely, he saw Chen Shanhe sitting in the downwind side of the yard, sitting on two stacked bricks with a palm-leaf fan, guarding a grill, and holding a handful of skewers of meat in one hand and turning them from time to time.
It’s really their family that cooks the meat.
How to eat this?
Chen Shanlin frowned. When eating meat, the key is to eat the oil and water. Wouldn’t the meat be dried out if it was roasted like this?
"What a nice smell!" Chen Jiadong came in next, his eyes sparkling as he rushed to the grill. "Uncle, is this barbecue?"
He had never eaten it, but he had heard Wang Qian mention it.
Wang Qian was from the production team of Zhao Caifeng's mother's family, and was also the person his mother wanted to introduce him to.
Jiang Shiyue was sitting in the middle of the yard, chatting with Chen Dingguo across the table. When she saw them father and son come in, she smiled and waved her hand to greet Chen Shanlin, "Brother, you're back? You've worked hard! Wash your hands and have some meat."
Chen Shanlin hesitated for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll borrow your help."
This time Chen Jiadong learned his lesson and stopped provoking others. He washed his hands and sat at the table waiting to eat meat.
Chen Shanhe is a good grilled meat skewers, the meat skewers he makes are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, oily but not greasy.
Chen Jiadong ate while listening to Jiang Shiyue and Chen Dingguo chatting. He became anxious as he listened, "You want to renovate grandpa and grandma's room? No! I won't agree."
Jiang Shiyue glanced at it in confusion, "It's not your room, what's your business?"
Chen Dingguo didn't object.
"My mother said that these two rooms are reserved for me to use when I get married. You are not allowed to touch them!" Chen Jiadong regretted his words as soon as they came out of his mouth.
Trouble comes from the mouth.
Jiang Shiyue didn't react much, after all, she didn't feel like she belonged here.
Chen Shanlin and Chen Shanhe both changed their expressions.
Chen Dingguo slammed his hand on the table and shouted angrily, "I'm not even dead yet! This family is still named Chen, it's not Zhao's turn to dictate what happens."
Chen Jiadong lowered his head.
Chen Shanlin turned around and slapped Chen Jiadong, "You bastard!"
Jiang Shiyue rolled her eyes and comforted Chen Dingguo, "Grandpa, don't be angry! If you let out your anger, it will only help others... to fulfill their wishes."
It goes without saying who the other person is.
Chen Jiadong covered his face, feeling both ashamed and annoyed. He didn't dare to lash out at Chen Shanlin and Chen Dingguo, so he took his anger out on Jiang Shiyue. "It's all your fault! My mother was right, you're a vixen. You've disturbed our family's peace!"
"Tsk!" Jiang Shiyue mocked Chen Jiadong unceremoniously, "I've disturbed your family's peace? Haven't you noticed that except for you, your family is quite peaceful when your mother is gone? The reason for the unrest is because you're too greedy. I heard that people in your area value filial piety the most. Your family's filial piety is quite special. As long as the father is alive, the son must occupy the room. If the son can't take up all the rooms, the grandson will take over."
This sentence not only slapped Chen Jiadong in the face, but also made Chen Shanlin embarrassed.
Chen Shanlin's face turned pale and blue, and he suddenly stood up and kicked Chen Jiadong.
I don't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, but the kick hit Chen Jiadong's knee, causing him to fall to the ground.
Chen Jiadong had never suffered such an injustice before. He became increasingly embarrassed and angry, and began to speak without thinking. "What's wrong with taking up a room? If Grandpa hadn't been paralyzed, would our family be so poor? Is it so difficult for me to marry? People don't want to marry as soon as they hear about our family's conditions. If I don't have two main rooms, won't I be a bachelor forever?"
Chen Dingguo suddenly lost his appetite, threw down the skewers in his hand, and sneered, "Is this what your mother said? Chen Jiadong, you are really my good grandson! Ever since I became paralyzed, I was afraid of being a burden to you. I refused injections and medication because I was afraid of spending money. It was your grandmother who went out to learn some massage techniques from a Chinese doctor and came to help me... It's boring to talk about this. Let's talk about your marriage.
Chen Jiadong, tell me honestly, is it because I'm a burden to you that you can't get married, or is it because your mother wants to marry into a rich family?"
Chen Jiadong remained silent.
"If you don't say it, I'll say it for you." Chen Dingguo shook his head in disappointment. "Zhao Caifeng has her eye on a girl from her mother's production team, a family named Wang, right?"
Chen Shanlin was stunned. "Dad, how did you know?"
"Oh! How should I know? Just because I don't go out doesn't mean I'm deaf and dumb. You're so obsessed with currying favor with the Wang family, isn't it because Wang Lei is a cadre in the commune and even got your sister Wang Qian to work at the supply and marketing cooperative?"
Chen Shanlin nodded. "Dad, this marriage is indeed beyond our reach. But if it happens, our family will benefit greatly. Maybe Wang Lei can even arrange a decent job for Jiadong."
It was because of this that he did not stop Zhao Caifeng from doing what she wanted.
Chen Dingguo was so angry that he picked up a red willow branch and hit Chen Shanlin, "You are not old yet, how can you be so confused? There are many people marrying up here, but which family is marrying up? Do you have any shame? Besides, you are rushing to lick the Wang family. But you don't know that the Wang family treats you as a joke. They say all day that we are a toad wanting to eat swan meat. I feel embarrassed for you when the old neighbors laugh at me!
You say that other families are rich and powerful, what can they want from our family? The two shabby houses your grandmother and I have?! I’m telling you, if you can really get Wang Qian to agree to marry me, I’ll give you those two rooms!
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