Chu Tian called over a dozen energetic young men in their early twenties, while Chu Min called over a group of strong men in their thirties who were similar in age to him. In short, the people digging the foundations of the two residential plots had completely different atmospheres. One side was chattering and making dirty jokes, while the other side was discussing how well the house was built and how it would be able to accommodate more children in the future...
It would be inconvenient to ask Chu Min's wife to help cook for everyone today, so the meal for Chu Tian's family was cooked by Yao Xiuli and Li Meiling who came specially to help.
Building a cement brick house was already eye-catching enough, so Chu Tian and Chu Min did not intend to make the meals they prepared for the people helping with the work too eye-catching. Instead, they followed the trend and usually prepared similar meals to those prepared by the host family when the team helped others.
Therefore, the meal prepared by Li Meiling and Yao Xiuli was a simple cornmeal pancake, served with stir-fried shredded potatoes, pickled mustard greens in vinegar, and a bowl of porridge for each person. Chu Min's wife Li Ping prepared something similar, except that the side dishes she prepared were shredded radish and the pickles she had made before.
Those who helped with the work did not mind such food. After all, spring plowing had not started yet, and there were not even any wild vegetables on the ground, so it was already good to have shredded potatoes and pig's feet as side dishes, and each person could get three corn tortillas!
They can't eat so well at home...
Here, in the Chu family residence in his hometown, Chu Jie ran back to the yard breathlessly and shouted at Old Mrs. Chu who was sitting on the doorstep mending clothes.
“Grandma, grandma!”
“Ouch!”
Old Mrs. Chu was so frightened by the sudden shout that her hand trembled and the needle tip directly pierced her finger. She was so angry that she put down the clothes in her hand, stood up, and hit Chu Jie who was approaching twice, scolding him angrily.
"You idiot! What are you yelling about? Can't you see your grandma is sewing?"
Chu Jie felt very aggrieved, "Grandma, am I not too excited?"
Old Madam Chu glared, "Excited about your grandmother's legs? If you can't come up with something, I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"
The little granddaughter who was playing nearby raised her head and looked at Old Madam Chu, asking in a baby voice, "Tai, isn't Third Uncle's grandmother Tai?"
Chu Jie, "..."
Old Mrs. Chu, "..."
The two older girls next to the little girl hurriedly pulled her aside and chirped, "Aifeng, Grandma and Third Uncle are talking, don't interrupt."
"Aizhu, remember this in the future. Don't learn from your third sister..."
"ah?"
Chu Aizu blinked her confused big eyes, indicating that she didn't understand.
The oldest girl patted her head and said, "It's okay. I'll tell you when you're older."
Off topic, off topic. Chu Jie came over to Old Lady Chu with the package in his arms, grinning and claiming credit, "Grandma, I was so sure that Xiao Shi's letter must have arrived today that I took two hours off and ran to the post office. To my surprise, it actually arrived. It was just delivered to the post office yesterday. They were planning to arrange for a courier to deliver the express note tomorrow, so I went..."
"Oh, my dear grandson sent something again."
At this moment, Old Mrs. Chu's eyes were fixed on the package in surprise, and she didn't hear what her grandson said at all. Otherwise, if Chu Jie didn't work properly and asked for two hours off and ran away, she would beat him to death!
"Hurry, open it quickly."
Chu Jie let out an "Ah" and took the package into the house. He carefully untied the hemp rope on it and took things out of the package one by one.
"Hey, what is this? Is it candy? Why does it smell like milk?"
"Oh, grandma, this is dried bacon. It's not light. It weighs two kilograms..."
"Oh my god, grandma, this is, is this malted milk? I saw this at Sister Lifen's house... I heard it's very expensive."
“This, this, this is…”
Every time Chu Jie took out something, he would start yelling. The little kids who were playing in the yard all ran into the main room and gathered around to watch. Old Madam Chu couldn't bear it any longer and slapped them.
"Shut up, you bastard!"
Chu Jie blinked his big eyes with a pitiful expression, "Grandma, doesn't your grandson want to make you happy?"
Old Madam Chu pulled Chu Jie away and said, "Why are you imitating your wife's expression? It's disgusting! I'm telling you, if you don't speak properly, get out..."
“····”
Chu Jie was helpless because none of the elders in his family liked his wife. At that time, he was also obsessed with his wife who stood out among the country girls. He was determined to marry her regardless of the bad words his family might say. However, less than half a year after the marriage, he regretted it...
But what can I do if I regret it? I've already married and I'm pregnant... I've been stumbling along like this for three years...
"Grandma, Xiao Shi wrote another letter. Wow, it's quite thick..."
Old Mrs. Chu poked Chu Jie's lower back with one hand and kept urging him, "Quick, open it and read it..."
Chu Jie endured the itch on his waist, tore open the envelope, and poured out the first thing that caught his eye was a small stack of money and a few national food coupons. He was so shocked that he couldn't speak clearly, "Grandma, grandma, did you see it?"
Old Mrs. Chu rolled her eyes and snatched the money from his hand. "Your grandma is not blind! Hurry up and read what you wrote!"
Chu Jie touched his nose, put away his playful smile, and began to read the letter.
"Grandma, do you really want to go? Xiao Shi and Chu Minge both said that if you go, they will transfer your household registration there, and they and their brothers will support you in the future..."
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