If this heart doesn't beat, and everyone can sit here and chat, then they must be ghosts.
There was a lively conversation in the room, and the woman outside was cooking even harder. The dishes for lunch today were all hardcore, two pigs, one of which was directly made into braised pork with a few potatoes.
I made a pot of sweet and sour pork ribs and another pot of stewed pork bones with sauerkraut. A lot of pork was also put in, but as Ke Xin said, some blood sausage was also put in, and the pig offal was directly made into braised food.
There was still half a pig left. Ge Shuzhen thought it was a rare opportunity for the whole village to eat meat, so she asked someone to chop it up and make dumplings with it. One part was cabbage, one part was leeks and meat, and the rest was sauerkraut.
When it came to eating steamed buns as the staple food, not only did the women work happily, but even those who couldn't cook started to pick up knives and chop the meat. People from the entire village gathered on the street outside the Jiang family.
By the time they had their meal, it was already past lunchtime, but the new son-in-law, Liu Feiyang, didn't mind at all. He was even eager to try making dumplings with him, but Ge Shuzhen chased him back and said with a smile, "Don't get involved. What if this flour stains your clothes and you can't wash it off and you have to buy more?"
In Liu Feiyang's eyes, this set of clothes is just a cover for the body, but in Ge Shuzhen's eyes, it is money, a lot of money. She would rather work harder than waste this set of clothes.
Liu Feiyang took two steps back with a wry smile. This set of clothes was already the cheapest he had, but even so, it was still very valuable in the eyes of his mother-in-law. He felt helpless. If he wanted to integrate into his mother-in-law's family, he had to start from the most basic level and wear coarse linen clothes. Only in this way would he be able to get along with a group of brothers-in-law.
Not long after lunch, Ge Shuzhen started to chase people away: "Kexin, go back with your son-in-law as soon as possible. You can come back and stay for a while when you have time, but you can't do it today, okay?"
Before they could get enough of the tenderness, they were about to leave. Ke Xin nodded and said, "I understand, mother. Let's go back first."
"I'll go to the greenhouse to pick some fresh vegetables and bring them home to eat with your parents-in-law." With that, Ge Shuzhen went to the greenhouse.
At that time, Feiyang tugged at her sleeves a few times: "Don't forget, deliver the pickled vegetables to the restaurant tomorrow, and also send the recipe to Fang Yaozu!"
"Yes, I forgot!" After saying that, she found Brother Jiang Fu and told him about the pickled cabbage: "Sell the pickled cabbage to the restaurant for ten cents a pound, and then tell the shopkeeper Fang how to make it. The recipe is free!"
Jiang Fu smiled at Liu Feiyang, revealing his white teeth, and said, "I understand. As a family, we won't charge for the recipe!"
Ke Xin blushed. There was nothing special about the cooking method of the sauerkraut, so why charge for it? But after hearing what her eldest brother said, it seemed as if she really wanted to save money for her husband's family.
"But we need the money for the seasoning. When I come back in two days, we'll divide the money!"
Jiang Fu had been thinking about this matter for a long time. If Ke Xin hadn't said it, he would have been embarrassed to remind him: "Okay, since you haven't been here these few days, I asked grandpa to keep track of the accounts. We'll divide it up when you come back."
While they were talking, Ge Shuzhen had already come out of the greenhouse, carrying a basket full of celery, leeks and cucumbers, and half a basket full of strawberries. When Ke Xin saw the basket full of strawberries, she felt very sad.
Her parents were reluctant to eat it and gave it all to her so that she could please her in-laws. As parents, they always think about their children and have no complaints even if they suffer.
Seeing this, Feiyang handed the basket directly to Ge Shuzhen: "Mom, we have some at home. Leave these for you to eat. We really don't need to eat!"
"Hey kid, there are so many strawberries. We'll just eat them a few days late. Besides, we're guarding them. How can we be without them?" Ge Shuzhen forcefully stuffed the basket into Kexin's hands and turned to look at Liu Feiyang. "We farmers don't have any valuable or rare toys. These strawberries are relatively new. Take them back and let your mother try them. Come back if you want to eat them."
After saying that, he immediately chased the person away: "Go back quickly, it will be dark if you delay any longer, and we still need to provide a meal!"
Although she said this, she still felt reluctant to let the children go. However, Jiuer was married off, not a son-in-law.
Under everyone's attention, Ke Xin finally got on the carriage.
Feiyang felt bad when he saw his wife's unhappy look. He held her cold little hand and said, "Tomorrow I'll have someone clean up the house you lived in before you got married, and then we can move in!"
"Really?" Ke Xin's eyes flickered twice, but after thinking of something, she shook her head: "Forget it, after the New Year we'll build a house in the village, it won't be too late to come back and live here!"
He clearly saw joy in his wife's eyes, but why did he change his tone: "What's wrong?"
"If I go back to live here tomorrow, my mother and the villagers will definitely think too much. They'll all think my mother-in-law kicked me out. And you and I are just newlyweds, and the novelty hasn't worn off yet, so you followed me here!"
"I don't want my family to cause gossip in the village, so I'd better wait until after the New Year."
Liu Feiyang really didn't know that there were so many things to say in the countryside. If it were in the past, he would have ignored it at all. He could talk about it if he wanted, and if it didn't work, he would just beat him up. But now, he couldn't do that. He couldn't make things difficult for his father-in-law's family, nor could he make things difficult for his wife.
So, it’s hard to be a good person!
Back home, Ke Xin handed most of the basket of strawberries to Aunt Qiao: "Wash some and bring them to me for you to try. They're freshly picked and still very fresh!"
When Aunt Qiao saw the large strawberries, she exclaimed, "Strawberries this good are rare even in spring. Where did the young mistress get them from? They must have cost a lot of money!"
"Ma, have you forgotten that my family is a farmer and we grow it in our greenhouse. We didn't spend any money!" Ke Xin explained with a smile.
However, the strawberries in this basket were swapped by her, and they were simply exchanged with the strawberries in the space.
Nanny Qiao finally understood, but she still praised her: "Strawberries like this are rare in winter. There are only a few greenhouses in the capital, but they only grow vegetables. I have never seen strawberries as big as this!"
As Aunt Qiao finished speaking, Liu Feiyang took over, "My father-in-law's family also grows some vegetables. When we came back, we took a basket of them and asked Xiaowu to take them to the main kitchen. They are very fresh. I'll have the main kitchen stir-fry some tonight."
This time, Aunt Qiao was even more shocked. She looked at Jiang Kexin from head to toe. She had also been to the Jiang family. They didn't look wealthy, but they could afford a greenhouse...
"Okay, Madam Qiao, if you keep watching, my wife will be shy and you won't be able to have dinner tonight!" Liu Feiyang joked with a smile, then took Kexin's hand and walked into the house.
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