Chapter 6 Sisters-in-law
She smiled, "Old Third's wife, it looks like you are fine. My eldest sister-in-law and I are really tired from working every day. You can just cook at home. I have a pair of shoes here. You couldn't get up a few days ago, so I didn't want to bother you. Take a look..."
She hinted so clearly that the original owner had to say "Second sister-in-law, then you bring it here, I'll help you" no matter how unwilling she was.
Even if the original owner didn't take the initiative, it wouldn't work. Second sister-in-law Lu would force her to take the initiative. If she didn't take the initiative, she would ask her to do it. The original owner was thin-skinned and couldn't stand such a tortuous push and pull, because Second sister-in-law Lu would use things like picking on the door, being stingy, and saying that the sisters-in-law said □□ to squeeze her.
The original owner's face was thinner than paper. A glance or a frown from others could pierce her, not to mention words that were as sharp as a knife.
Lin Shu saw through what Lu Ersao meant and nodded: "Just bring it."
Soon Lu Ersao came back with a few pieces of cloth, "I remember you have a ready-made coat there, make me a new pair." She lifted her heels to show Lin Shu, "Look at my shoes, they are all rotten. Two days ago, when I went back to celebrate my mother's birthday, my sisters laughed at me and said that our Lu family was too poor to afford shoes."
This meant that not only did the original owner have to make shoes, but she also had to provide the material.
When she said this, the original owner would agree no matter how unwilling she was. After all, she couldn't let the Lu family lose face, right?
But in fact, the original owner still wore straw sandals.
Well, the cloth for making shoes was also asked by the second sister-in-law.
Lin Shu looked at the familiar cloth, and since the second sister-in-law sent it back, she would make a pair of shoes for herself.
The first sister-in-law Lu was chewing her head, "The second sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law is still sick, don't call her yet."
The second sister-in-law Lu scolded the first sister-in-law in her heart, "The third sister-in-law is happy, oh."
Lin Shu: What are you saying? Thank you for sending me the cloth to make shoes.
She imitated the original owner's aggrieved look, "Hey, I can't let the first sister-in-law and mother be embarrassed, right? Second sister-in-law, just bring the unfinished pair over, and I will finish them for you together."
Good things should come in pairs!
I will wear two pairs alternately!
The second sister-in-law Lu was very proud and quickly brought the soles and uppers over.
Mrs. Lu's attention was attracted by the cold pumpkin on the stove. She took a chopstick and tasted it, smacking her lips, "Old Third, what kind of dish did you make? It's not very delicious."
Not delicious?
Panpan and Tiantian stared with wide eyes. My mother's cooking is so delicious, how can you say
it's not delicious? Panpan: "Auntie, what do you mean by delicious?"
Mrs. Lu: "This pumpkin needs to be stewed with water. It's delicious when it's stewed into a mushy paste."
Panpan and Tiantian looked at each other. The two children thought of their grandmother's scolding words "Wild boars can't eat fine bran". It's worthy of being the aunt who cooks pig food.
Auntie always said that my mother's cooking was not delicious, not as delicious as hers. As a result, when my mother was sick, she cooked for two days and they and grandpa vomited.
Soon, the two sons of Lu Dasao, Lu Ping and Lu An, came back from cutting grass after school, but the daughter of Lu Ersao's family was nowhere to be seen. She usually played until dark before coming back. Lu Dasao and his wife had a daughter and
two sons. The daughter was 14 years old and was learning tailoring at her aunt's house in the commune. The two sons were still in elementary school. Lu Ersao and his wife
had only one daughter.
During the busy farming season, there was a lot of work to do, and everyone came back at different times. The children got hungry quickly. Fang Dihua did not require them to eat together. Whoever was hungry could eat first.
Anyway, it was just dry grain and pickled vegetables.
Lin Shu packed up steamed buns and some cold mixed vegetables for them, and gave each of them a thin noodle roll. The meals of her parents-in-law and others were left aside.
The steamed buns were mixed with thin noodles, so Lin Shu only made five thin noodle rolls, one the size of a child's palm, just right for each child.
This one roll was just the right amount for Panpan and Tiantian.
She turned around to test her mother-in-law. If her mother-in-law allowed the two children to continue eating thin noodles, that would be the best. If not, she would find a way to make money to buy food for the children.
Second Sister-in-law Lu looked into the pot and then into the rice cupboard, "The third family only made these thin noodles?"
Oh, the third family learned to be treacherous after the man died, and even knew how to hide dry food.
She kept saying that Lin Shu was eating and hiding delicious food at home, but the eldest sister-in-law didn't believe it, hum!
Lu Ping hesitated for a moment, snatched the thin noodles from his and his brother's hands and put them back into the basket, and said to Lin Shu: "Auntie, this is for my brother and sister, we don't need to eat it."
He took the cornmeal and stuffed it into his brother's mouth.
The brother pouted and didn't eat the food. He took the two cornmeal and walked out, "I'm going out to play."
Lu Ping immediately chased him out with the cornmeal, and pulled a few green onions from the yard to take with him as vegetables.
After leaving the door, he frowned and said: "Lu An, what are you doing?"
Lu An shed tears, "Grandma let us eat, why don't you let us eat?"
Grandma said that my brother and sister can eat thin noodles, and when they grow up, they can eat a piece of thin noodles and cornmeal.
He hasn't eaten a piece yet!
Lu Ping: "Didn't you see that Third Aunt only made so little? When we were little, we ate thin noodles until we were six years old. Now we don't need to eat them anymore. When Tiantian and Panpan are six years old, there will be nothing to eat."
Lu An was still not convinced, "Third Aunt did it on purpose. She made so little and didn't want to give it to us."
Lu Ping: "Third Aunt is not that kind of person. Didn't you notice that the steamed buns are especially delicious today? There are thin noodles in them."
Besides, after my uncle passed away, there was no salary to send back, and the family had no money to subsidize thin noodles. How could we eat as much as we wanted?
My uncle was still alive and dead, and the commune said he was sacrificed, but my grandma refused to believe it. Lu Ping admired his uncle since he was a child, and thought about joining the army with his uncle when he grew up. Now thinking that his uncle might be gone, he was also very sad.
Lu An still felt wronged: "I want to eat thin noodles. I don't like corn noodles. They hurt my throat."
Lu Ping: "When I graduate from junior high school, I will work in the fields and give you thin noodles."
Lu An became happy again, "Brother, you keep your word."
In the room, Lu's second sister-in-law looked around again and again, holding the thin noodle roll of the young lady in her hand, saying that she would take it back for the young lady to eat.
However, Lin Shu knew that all the noodles she gave to the young lady were eaten by her, and the young lady had nothing to eat.
Lin Shu naturally didn't care. As an outsider, she had no right to interfere in the affairs of the mother and daughter.
After dinner, Lin Shu went to the yard to dig the ground again. She wanted to continue to repair the vegetable bed and grow vegetables!
She had made up her mind. She wanted to plant more sunflowers. They didn't take up much space and could be used as decorations. The seeds were oily and fragrant when fried. They could replenish the nutrients needed by the body.
While chewing on the steamed buns, Lu Ersao stared at Lin Shu's slender waist and plump buttocks and curled her lips. The third daughter-in-law was always wearing a clean house, wearing patchwork on top of patchwork, and her buttocks twisted when she walked. Who are you twisting for when you don't have a man anymore?
You've been lying down for several days without working. Who are you digging the ground for now?
Can you dig the ground? Can you lift that big hoe?
Don't you want to twist for the man at home? She
complained in her heart, but said it very nicely, "Why are you digging the ground, you from the third family? I'll come over to help you dig after I finish eating."
She always said nice things but did not follow through. For example, she took a piece of cloth from the original owner and said that she would give it to her next time when she had it, but she didn't give it to her when she had it. The original owner mustered up the courage to ask, but she was retorted, "You still remember such a small thing, no wonder people say you are petty", and the original owner was very angry about it.
Lin Shu will not be angry with Lu's second sister-in-law, she just decided not to let her second sister-in-law take any benefits in the future! No matter
how many benefits the second sister-in-law took away from the original owner, she will pick them back bit by bit!
They are sisters-in-law, there is a long way to go.
Mrs. Lu stuffed the fourth nest of rice into her mouth in a few bites, and strode out, "Hey, third brother, you just got better, don't do such heavy work, I'll do it!"
She snatched the big hoe from Lin Shu's hand, and dug the ground with a grunt, almost pushing Lin Shu to fall.
She is really strong, and she pushed Lin Shu to dig for a long time with the hoe!
Lin Shu: "..."
No wonder mother-in-law wants to marry such a tall and strong daughter-in-law for her eldest brother!
Look at her strength, why do you envy and sour?
Mrs. Lu is as tall as Fang Dihua, but she is darker and thicker than Fang Dihua, with a big round face, ordinary appearance, and a loud voice.
She is the daughter-in-law that Fang Dihua specially married for her eldest son.
However, Brother Lu has always been dissatisfied, complaining that his wife is not good-looking and is far from the ideal wife in his mind.
He never hides his dislike in his words, and Sister Lu knows it but doesn't care. On the contrary, she feels that she is not worthy of a man. Except for earning work points in the fields, she never lets the man do anything at home. Fang Dihua couldn't
stand it, so she asked Brother Lu to sweep the yard and fetch water. She felt sorry for him and quickly said, "I'll do it, I'll do it." Sister Lu
is strong and is really a good worker. She is very skillful in everything she does.
Of course, don't let her do delicate work. It is said that when she first got married, Fang Dihua asked her to cook. She added more noodles and water, and changed the small basin to a big one. In the end, Fang Dihua had to clean up the mess.
This was heard by Panpan and Tiantian when the mother-in-law and father-in-law were mumbling.
The two children were more than three years old and couldn't use chopsticks. When the uncle laughed at them for being stupid, they secretly muttered, "Your wife is stupid, kneading noodles..."
The original owner also knew it.
Lin Shu used a hoe to hit the dirt and clods, "Sister-in-law, I want to plant some more vegetables. This soil needs to be fertilized. I don't understand this. Where do you think I can get some fertilizer?"
Hearing Lin Shu asking her for advice, Sister-in-law Lu immediately became excited, "I'll scoop out two iron shovels for you later."
Nowadays, every household raises pigs for missions, and the fertilizer must be given to the production team, and one bucket is one work point.
It is said that raising a mission pig is equivalent to one work point for a year.
Some people want to put all the fertilizer in their own plots, not giving it to the production team and not earning the work points, but that is not allowed, but it is okay to use it secretly, anyway, no one is watching and checking all the time, as long as the final total amount is not too little.
Second Sister-in-law Lu held the nest in one hand and chewed it, holding her elbow with the other hand, twisting and turning, "I said, Third Brother, your waist..."
Is it boneless?
Unfortunately, she was interrupted by Lin Shu before she finished.
Lin Shu's eyes moved, and she imitated Second Sister-in-law Lu's exaggerated tone to the original owner and said: "Second Sister-in-law, I found that you look...quite coquettish."
Second Sister-in-law Lu has a fair face, drooping eyes, thin lips, and a pointed chin. She is very eloquent. To be honest, she looks more coquettish than the original owner, but she always says that the original owner is "a fox spirit", "a coquettish woman", "a little coquettish woman", "a demon inside", "a boneless person who wants to find a man to rely on".
When the original owner gets angry, she smiles and says that this is complimenting you. I envy your good looks, not scolding you.
Second Sister-in-law Lu's face turned green.
Before she could get angry, Lin Shu said, "Second Sister-in-law, don't be angry, I was just flattering you."
Second Sister-in-law Lu stared at Lin Shu as if she had seen a ghost. Was the Third Sister-in-law possessed by a ghost? Now she was unwilling to accept the humiliation and dared to bully her?
First Sister-in-law Lu didn't think Lin Shu would scold people, she just took her true words. On the contrary, Second Sister-in-law also said the same thing to Lin Shu. She said, "Second Sister-in-law, are you fetching water or digging the land?"
Second Sister-in-law Lu thought, no, I have to talk to my parents-in-law and let my mother-in-law give Third Sister-in-law a good beating.
She grabbed the bucket and the shoulder pole and ran out to block her parents-in-law.
Thanks to the little angels who cast mines: 2 sweet girls 09;
thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: 15 bottles of Langli Baitiao Laiye; a person who does not want to reveal his name, 2 bottles of Feng Cong Hai Lai; 1 bottle of shadowless and Xiao;