"Oh, you're going to ruin my newly married daughter-in-law," Wu Xia tapped Chen Tan's forehead. "Xiaozi is going to become a widower, and you have to take half the responsibility."
"Others can run away, but she can't," Qin Qiuniang said with a smile, her eyes moving towards Liu Xu.
"Girls are precious when they are raised in their parents' home, and they are valued when they go to their husband's home. A literate woman will always be looked up to by others.
If you can't afford the tuition, I'll let Qin Li go out. Xiao Suoni is his niece, and as her uncle, it's his responsibility to pay her tuition."
"Grandma Qin, don't bother my brother-in-law. I will let Suonier study. If for no other reason, just because she is my child."
Liu Xu's voice was hoarse and choked with sobs. She wanted her daughter to live a good life more than anyone else.
"Well," Qin Qiuniang nodded with satisfaction, "If you can think this way, you will receive no less blessings in the future."
Liu Xu smiled shyly, "I don't ask for anything in return. As long as my Suoni is well and I can give her a little brother, I will be satisfied in this life."
Wu Xia sympathetically advised, "You are still young, you will definitely have a baby, just relax and don't put pressure on yourself."
Chen Tan's gaze fell on Shen Suosuo. Seeing her smiling eyes, he also smiled.
The reason why she insisted on letting Shen Jinquan and Liu Xu raise pigs was that she hoped they could master the breeding techniques before the reform and opening up.
After the opening up, even if they have no business acumen, they can still make money by raising pigs and chickens.
As long as Chen Suosuo doesn't go astray and graduates from university, which is when the country needs talents, she will be able to have food and clothing for the rest of her life if she puts in a little effort.
After talking about school, the four of them returned to the topic of pig farming. Chen Tan, using the name of a pig farming book, talked about the precautions for pig farming and the details of daily feeding.
In a blink of an eye, half a day passed.
They made dumplings with three kinds of fillings.
Scallion and coriander raw meat filling, sauerkraut raw meat filling, oil residue, leek and vermicelli filling.
Dumplings filled with raw meat are stacked layer by layer in a freezing container using a bamboo sieve.
Although it was sunny these days, there was a circle of snow piled up outside the frozen tank due to the sandalwood, and the temperature was minus five or six degrees Celsius at night. The ice inside did not melt, but after one night, it would solidify to about 70% to 80%.
The dumplings made with oil residue and vermicelli are as big as a palm. They are all fried in oil and put in a basket.
The buns were only filled with chives, eggs and vermicelli.
When the sun set, Wu Xia saw that there was not much work left, so she took a sieve of dumplings and went back first.
Liu Xu also wanted to leave, but Qin Qiuniang kept her and let her and her mother stay for one night.
Chen Tan also stopped the two of them and prevented them from going back, saying that he had something for them to do tomorrow.
Liu Xu couldn't refuse the kindness, but when she thought of her three sisters-in-law at home who were so lazy that they didn't even wipe their buttholes even if there were maggots crawling in them, she didn't want to go home.
For dinner, Chen Tan cooked dumplings, stir-fried two dishes, and stewed a pot of mutton soup.
After eating fried food all day, Liu Xu had such a delicious meal in the evening, and she was very happy the whole time.
After the meal, Chen Tan gave each of them a bowl of spiritual spring water before letting them wash up and go to bed.
Today, the four adults and a single child were busy. They were exhausted after a whole day, and when they touched the warm kang, Qin Qiuniang, Liu Xu and Shen Suosuo all fell asleep.
Only sandalwood, with eyes closed, the mind finds it difficult to fall asleep.
I didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night.
The next day, she was the first one to wake up. She ran to the next room and saw that Qin Li had not returned. Her eyes immediately turned red.
For breakfast, she cooked rice and meat porridge, made egg buns, and fried vegetables.
After dinner, start braising the meat.
Qin Qiuniang also taught them how to make dried meat and meat powder, just like yesterday, the quantity was quite large.
After it is done, wrap most of it with bamboo leaves and put it in a basket, and put the rest in a jar.
Qin Qiuniang packed half a pound of each item and took it back for Liu Xu.
Today, Wu Xia came and left again.
Chen Tan and Liu Xu followed Qin Qiuniang and Chen Suosuo and were busy until the afternoon before they had some free time.
Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and the mother and daughter can no longer stay here. Qin Qiuniang wrapped a red envelope with twenty yuan for Chen Suosuo using red paper.
Chen Tan had just packed the fried snacks and braised meat for them in a basket when Shen Jinquan arrived.
He had an honest face and when he saw Qin Qiuniang, he politely called her "Grandma-in-law" and said nothing else.
He handed the half pound of sweet potato candy in his hand to Chen Tan and said in a muffled voice, "This is my first time here, and I don't know what to buy. This is for my in-laws' grandmother."
Sweet potato candy is something that every farmer can make. It is also sold at sales outlets. No tickets are required and the price is cheap.
"Thank you, Brother Jiu. Please sit down."
Chen Tan glanced at Liu Xu secretly and asked her with his eyes if she asked him to buy it.
Liu Xu shook her head secretly, indicating that she didn't know.
Yesterday morning, Wei Xiao went to her house and asked her to bring her children to her brother-in-law's house to help her younger sister.
The family was still sleeping at that time, and it was Shen Jinquan who brought her and her mother to the Dongwa team.
He didn't say when he would pick her up, nor did he mention buying anything.
Qin Qiuniang also looked at Shen Jinquan twice more. After seeing him sit down, she lowered her head without looking around and asked Chen Tan to cook a bowl of dumplings for him.
Upon hearing this, Shen Jinquan was about to get up and go back.
The original owner was not a talkative person, and this cousin was not a talkative person either. Even though they lived in the front and back yards of each other, they had little contact with each other.
We must find his strengths in the original owner's memory. We can only say that he never bullied the original owner, nor did he stop Liu Xu from helping the original owner.
Chen Tan stopped him and said, "Brother Jiu, if you want to acknowledge me as your sister, then stay and try the dumplings we made."
"I, I'm not hungry. I don't want to eat."
Shen Jinquan finished speaking dryly, his throat rolling uncontrollably, and a desire for food hidden deep in his eyes.
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