Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Everyone felt as never before...
Everyone felt more satisfied than ever before.
Especially after harvesting rice for so many days in the garrison, Su's father and his two companions were tired of eating the bland soup except for the meal sent by Chen. In the end, they ate up all the remaining braised pork soup and soup from various dishes in the pottery basin, as if they had not eaten for hundreds of years, including the big pot of rice cooked by Su Li, including the basin of rice soup.
Father Su drank the rice soup in one breath, his face full of satisfaction.
It was too late for Mrs. Wu to stop him, so she could only curse:
"I just ate meat, why are you drinking rice soup?"
Even though you're an adult, you don't have to worry about getting a stomachache.
Father Su actually knew that he couldn't drink rice soup after eating meat, as it would easily cause stomach upset, but he couldn't help it because it was so delicious.
He laughed twice.
"How long will you rest this time?"
After eating and drinking his fill, Old Man Su began to ask.
Chen was also curious about this, but she didn't have time to ask, so she looked at her husband.
"Five days." Father Su replied.
That's not bad. In previous years, they were never given so many days of rest. They always came back and stayed for two days before leaving again. Old man Su nodded secretly in his heart. It was not in vain that his son and grandson had been tired these days. Now they can recuperate at home.
Although Old Man Su didn't say it, he still cared about his son and grandson in his heart.
After learning about the rest time, Father Su suddenly remembered and took out a piece of silver from his pocket and handed it to Mrs. Wu.
Mrs. Wu looked over by the light of the oil lamp and asked,
"What is this?"
"Have the higher-ups paid the military salaries?" You know, my son and grandson haven't received their salaries for almost half a year, so it's strange that they received them this time.
Father Su said, "Yes, this is the salary for Erlang and Sanlang, a total of three taels of silver. Mother, you can take it for household expenses."
After saying this, he handed the silver to Mrs. Wu, but Mrs. Wu did not take it. Instead, she said, "Give it to your wife. Let her be the head of the family from now on."
This was something Mrs. Wu had thought of a long time ago. In the past, the family was short of money, so it didn't matter who was in charge. Now that the family has money, it's time to hand over the family to her daughter-in-law.
"How can this be..." Chen was unwilling to accept it and quickly refused.
"Yes, how can this be done, mother?" Father Su also agreed.
"If I say yes, then it's okay! Your wife will be the head of the family from now on." After saying that, Mrs. Wu stuffed the silver into her daughter-in-law Chen's hand.
Seeing that his daughter-in-law Chen was a little overwhelmed, Old Man Su comforted her,
"It's okay, just take it if your mother gives it to you."
After some tug-of-war, Chen finally accepted it reluctantly.
She felt a little unhappy. She had thought her mother-in-law didn't trust her, so she never mentioned it and complained to her husband several times behind his back. Unexpectedly, things got better at home, and her mother-in-law was willing to hand over the housekeeping power to her...
Chen felt a little ashamed for a moment because of the misunderstandings she had caused over the years.
At this time, Mrs. Wu stood up and said, "Okay, everyone, take a rest, go take a shower and go to bed, and we will talk about it tomorrow if there is anything."
Now that her son and grandson have returned safely, Mrs. Wu is relieved. She can talk about anything tomorrow.
"good."
"I understand, nanny."
Then everyone digested their food in the yard and chatted for a while.
Chen went into the house first, and before leaving, she reminded her sons,
"The beds are made for you."
"Also, there's hot water in the pot. Don't take a cold shower in this hot weather. It's not good for your health."
Su Qingshan and Su Qinghe naturally agreed verbally, but after Chen and their two sisters went to bed, the two brothers pretended to obey but actually disobeyed and directly picked up two buckets of cold water and poured them on themselves.
The bath was done in less than a quarter of an hour.
Then the two of them went back to the house.
It was so comfortable, sleeping on the soft bedding that had been exposed to the sun. The moment the two brothers lay down, they couldn't help but sigh with satisfaction.
It felt so good to have something in the stomach. Although the night was still a little hot, the two of them fell asleep quickly, snoring, and had a good night's sleep.
On the other side, in the room of Su's father and Chen, Su's father put the dirty clothes on the stool, and with the light of the lamp oil, he smiled and joked to his wife Chen,
"That's all right now, mother will give you all the money to manage, you should be happy now, right?"
Chen rolled her eyes at Su's father and said, "Why? I can't be happy? And what do you mean by finishing your meal just now? What did you say when I said no?"
"Didn't I say that to mother? Should I say, yes, yes, Wu Niang should be given the responsibility to manage the money, and I agree with it both hands?" Father Su pinched his nose and said in surprise.
Only then did Chen burst out laughing without restraint.
"I can get you."
The two of them played around for a while, and then went to bed to avoid disturbing the parents-in-law and daughter next door. In the dark night, Chen looked at her husband beside her and said distressedly:
"How come you've lost so much weight..."
As she spoke, she reached out and touched her husband's face, eyebrows, and ears.
Father Su held Chen's hand and said softly, "It's okay."
He didn't want to talk about his experiences recently, so he changed the subject and asked, "How's business these days? No one is bullying you, right?"
At this point, Chen became excited. If the lights hadn't been turned off, she would have wanted to take out the silver and count it carefully.
"That's it. Excluding other miscellaneous expenses, I can earn about 100 coins a day." Chen said deliberately, and at the same time she felt a little emotional. She never thought that one day she would be able to earn so much money. All this was thanks to her youngest daughter.
Father Su was also surprised. He knew that the food cooked by his wife and daughter sold well, but he never thought it was so good that they could earn so much money! In one month, it was more than the military salary of him and his son who had worked hard for half a year!
"so much."
"Yes, I will add another dish tomorrow. I estimate I can earn more than 200 coins." Thinking about the money the fifth girl calculated for her today, Chen was very excited. Even the fear that she would not be able to sell the food was covered up by this excitement.
Su's father was even more surprised. This means 6 taels a month.
That's good, at least if he and his son are really gone in the future, they can live a good life.
In fact, when Su's father came back this time, there was one thing he didn't tell his wife Chen and his mother Wu Pozi. That was that they would set out with a centurion in five days to follow Prince Ji to the north to quell the rebellion. Their return date was uncertain. If they were lucky, they would be away for half a year. If they were unlucky, they might never come back.
However, Father Su just couldn't bring himself to say this. Every time the words came to his lips, he swallowed them back involuntarily when he saw the smiling faces of his family members. He believed that his two sons also thought so, otherwise no one would have mentioned it.
Father Su hugged his wife whom he had not seen for a long time. The tip of his nose was filled with the faint fragrance of soapberry. He heard himself whisper, "Go to sleep."
The sigh hidden in the words also scattered in the night sky, turning into tiny stars to illuminate every person who came home late.
The next day,
Su Li was awakened by the noisy sounds outside. She opened her eyes, put on her clothes and walked out of the main hall, only to find that it was her second and third brothers sweeping the yard and chopping firewood.
Su Li half-closed her eyes and looked at the sky. She found that the moon had not completely disappeared and there were still a few stars. They were actually up so early???
No wonder she asked why her grandparents were already up even though the rooster hadn’t crowed yet. It turned out that her two brothers didn’t sleep so early in the morning.
"Hey, Fifth Sister, you're awake. Did we wake you up?"
In the yard, the second brother Su Qingshan was holding an axe in his hand, grinning with his big white teeth. It was probably because of good genes that the Su family, although malnourished, had very good teeth. They obviously didn't brush their teeth very often, but their teeth were all very white, and you could see even in such a dark day.
Su Li rubbed her eyes, nodded heavily, and said in a nasal voice,
"Um."
"I told you to keep your voice down. Who would chop wood so early in the morning?" The third brother Su Qinghe complained while holding a broom.
"Then why are you sweeping the floor so early in the morning?" Su Qingshan retorted.
“I sweep the floor without making any noise…”
"That's just what you think..."
The two argued for a while.
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"Fifth sister, go to sleep. We'll clean up later."
After a while, Su Qingshan scratched his head embarrassedly. He was simply used to getting up early to cut rice when he was in the garrison these days. It was already very late at this hour, but he didn't expect to disturb his sister.
"It's okay, I'm going to get up too."
The morning breeze blew, bringing with it the coolness of dew, and Su Li gradually woke up.
In fact, this time is not much earlier than the time she gets up every morning. She usually gets up very early, but she just hasn't woken up yet.
This morning's breakfast was steamed buns. Su Li had fermented the dough before going to bed last night, so all she had to do was wrap them up and steam them. The only trouble was that chopping the meat required strength. Her second and third brothers happened to be there, so Su Li handed it over to them with peace of mind.
Second brother Su Qingshan was chopping the meat and asked, "How is it? Fifth sister, is it ready?"
Su Li was kneading the dough. Upon hearing this, she stepped forward to check the meat filling and said, "It's ready."
Su Qingshan smiled, then put down the knife and asked, "Is there any other work?"
Su Li looked and it seemed to be gone.
"Let me light the fire for you."
She was so positive, and didn't have any resistance to cooking as men of this era do. Not only in this era, but many modern men even think that cooking is what women should do. For example, her father used to be like that. If her mother was not around, he would rather eat in the cafeteria until he vomited than cook.
I didn’t expect that my two brothers didn’t have such an idea. Not bad, not bad. Only boys like this deserve a wife!
"OK."
Since someone was making the fire, Su Li had her hands free to continue making dumplings.
Most of the buns have been made, and I just need to make about ten more. However, I can steam the ones I have made for more than ten minutes first.
This morning, she specially cut sauerkraut and cooked some vermicelli to put in the buns. Considering the appetite of her family, she made buns that were big and plump. She made about 40 buns to ensure that everyone could eat about four.
Su Qingshan was lighting a fire while watching his fifth sister making dumplings. His fingers were flying, and the dumplings were big and good-looking. Although he hadn't eaten them yet, for some reason, he could imagine what they would taste like when he took a bite.
I feel that the dumplings are better than those sold outside, especially when Wumei fried the stuffing, it was so sour and refreshing that Su Qingshan almost drooled.
At this time, the third brother Su Qinghe saw the buns on the stove when he carried firewood into the kitchen. His stomach rumbled as he had worked all morning.
He had obviously eaten so much last night, but he was still very hungry. He quickly looked away and turned to leave.
After a while, with the first crowing of roosters in other families in the village and the gradually brightening morning, the other members of the Su family also got up and started to get busy.
Chen was the last one to get up. When she saw the clean yard and the piles of firewood in the corner, she didn't react at first.
It was not until he saw his third son Su Qinghe coming back from collecting firewood that he realized that it was his son.
At this time, she looked into the kitchen and found that not only her third son had gotten up, but her second son Su Qingshan had also gotten up and was sitting on a small stool in the kitchen, making a fire. Her fourth daughter and youngest daughter were also busy in the kitchen.
Smoke rose from the kitchen, and the sound of mother-in-law feeding chickens could be heard from the bamboo forest. My father-in-law and husband came back carrying bamboo.
Such a scene has not been seen for a long time. Looking at the green mountains and clear waters in the distance, Chen couldn't help but sigh, "It's so nice to have the whole family together."
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