Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Soon, ...
Soon, most people had left. Before leaving, Chen Sanniang specially asked her nieces Su Hong and Su Li to come to her house when they were free. Su Li and Su Tao happily agreed.
Speaking of the Mid-Autumn Festival this year, although the incident with Uncle Chen happened, the relationship between Chen Sanniang and Chen Shi improved a lot. You know, because Chen Shi insisted on marrying a military household, the relationship between the sisters once fell to the freezing point. Chen Sanniang didn't understand why her younger sister had to live a hard life instead of a good life, and Chen Shi felt that her sister was snobbish. At the same time, she couldn't stand Chen Sanniang scolding her every time they met, as if she had done something wrong.
Over time, the two sisters gradually drifted apart. Even when Chen was short of money, she never looked for Chen Sanniang, and Chen Sanniang did the same.
When they met again during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Chen Sanniang heard that her eldest niece had returned home with her daughter and divorced, and her brother-in-law and nephew had gone to the north and their lives were unknown. Chen Sanniang took the initiative to talk to Chen, and the two sisters reconciled as before.
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On this side, seeing the eldest brother and third sister leave, Chen turned back to the yard and planned to pack up and take her daughters away. As a result, she happened to run into her mother, Yu Po, who was out looking for her.
When Mrs. Yu saw that everyone else had left, she waved to Chen and said, "Come in with me."
Chen thought something was wrong with her mother, so she followed her, only to find that her mother, Mrs. Yu, had handed her the things she had brought back intact.
"I've kept the wine and mooncakes you brought for your father. You can take these materials back." Mrs. Yu handed over the green bundle.
"Mom, these are clothes for you and Dad. I don't want them." Chen refused. Because her family was poor over the years, she couldn't even make a decent piece of clothing for her parents. Now that she finally earned some money, she wanted to show her filial piety, but her mother, Mrs. Yu, wouldn't let her.
"I know you're being filial, but I've asked your third sister. This material isn't cheap, so you should take it back and return it. Having money on hand won't worry you. Don't always think about spending it recklessly. Spend less and you'll have less. You should spend frugally. This world is so uneasy these days..."
Mrs. Yu had no other wishes in her life. She just hoped that her sons, daughters, and grandchildren could live in peace and safety. She would be satisfied. Good clothes were just for external use and for others to see. She didn't care. The one she was wearing had been comfortable for decades.
"Mom..." Chen wanted to say something else, but Mrs. Yu made the decision directly. Chen had no choice but to take the material back.
But I was thinking that I would just make clothes out of the material and give them to my parents, so that they wouldn't be able to refuse.
"On the day you guys are renovating the house, your dad and I will go if we have time, but we'll have to see when your second brother arrives..."
At this point, Mrs. Yu couldn't help but sigh. Her son had refused to go out for several days, and she had to bring him meals every day. She was really afraid that he would become depressed. After all, Mrs. Yu knew how much he protected Yang in the past.
"It's okay, Mom. If you can't come, I'll ask other people in the village to help."
"become."
This is the only way, but if possible, Yu Pozi still wants to help, so that her daughter can save more money. She heard her daughter say before that she would have to spend money to hire someone, which would cost at least dozens of coins a day, and food and drink would also be provided, which is also a considerable amount. Although her daughter said that she earned a lot of money by buying food, Yu Pozi didn't quite believe it, and just thought her daughter said it to reassure her.
Chen said goodbye to Mrs. Yu and then went to say goodbye to her second brother, "Second brother, I'm leaving now. You should have a good rest."
There was no sound from inside the closed door.
Chen asked Su Hong and Su Tao to come and say goodbye to her second uncle.
"Second uncle, we're leaving."
"Uncle, the geese are gone."
Still no sound.
Su Hong and Su Tao looked at Chen, who was also helpless about this.
At the entrance of the village, Old Man Su was already waiting. The afternoon sun was still a bit scorching. Old Man Su was standing under a big tree chatting with the old man next to him. I don’t know what they talked about, but both old men had smiles on their faces.
Seeing Chen and the others coming out, she quickly led the mule over, "Grandpa..." Lian Gu rushed over and hugged Old Man Su's legs. She missed him a little after not seeing him for these days.
Old Man Su also sighed happily and carried Lian Gu onto the mule cart.
"Did Lianu miss Zuzu?"
"think."
At this moment, Su Tao from the back suddenly came up and said, "Master, I miss you too."
Old Man Su smiled and said, "Okay, I miss you too. Come on in the car. Your grandma has made some delicious food waiting for you at home."
"What's delicious?" Su Tao asked puzzledly.
"You'll know when you go back." Old Man Su said, deliberately keeping the audience in suspense.
Then Su Tao kept pestering Old Man Su with questions all the way, and was still asking even when they were almost at the door of his house.
Knowing Su Li said, "Did you stew the chicken?"
Old Man Su laughed and said, "Wu Ya's nose is still the best."
Hearing this, Su Tao quickly raised her head and sniffed the air, "It really smells like chicken soup."
This time she didn't ride the mule cart anymore. She quickly jumped off and went home.
After a nap, Lian Gu saw Su Tao getting off the car, and she also wanted to get off and followed behind.
In the setting sun, the backs of the two people were jumping and skipping across the fields.
After returning to the Su family, Mrs. Wu had already stewed the chicken and set the table, waiting for Su Li and the others to come back for dinner.
Su Li, Su Tao and the others were hungry on the road, so they came back, washed their hands and started eating.
Before that, Su Li specially picked up some sour beans and young ginger that she had soaked not long ago. She circled the sour beans together and cut them into even-sized cubes, and cut the young ginger into thin slices with a knife. A dish of appetizing sour and spicy rice dish was ready.
Have a bowl of warm sweet potato rice, add two spoonfuls of fragrant chicken soup with the residue skimmed off, eat it with a mouthful of soup and a mouthful of rice accompanied by sour beans and young ginger. It tastes so good.
After everyone finished eating, they took turns to take a bath, and then took the bamboo mat to the yard, washed a few refreshing and delicious cucumbers, and placed a few Suli mooncakes of various colors on the stone table. The family either half-lying or sitting to enjoy the moon.
Mrs. Wu and Old Man Su were fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans to shoo away mosquitoes. Mrs. Chen was holding her granddaughter and teaching her to recognize the stars Altair and Vega in the sky. Su Hong was asking Su Li for advice on how to make mooncakes, as she still had some questions.
Su Tao was a little greedy cat. She finished a cucumber in a short while, then reached into the plate, picked up a mooncake and cut it in half. When she saw her favorite filling in the middle, she smiled happily, and ate it up in no time. After finishing it, she took another one. This time it was not the one she liked, so she started looking for people everywhere to ask if anyone wanted to eat it. Seeing that no one was eating it, she had to eat it herself.
"You should eat less. If you eat too much, you will have indigestion tomorrow." Mrs. Chen saw that her daughter had eaten two bowls of rice in the evening, and then started to eat so much again not long after, and she looked disapproving.
Su Tao already felt it, but she was very stubborn, "No, I can eat it."
Maybe she was very hungry in the past, but now Su Tao can't control herself when she has something to eat.
You know, every time she finishes eating, she will think about eating less next time, but the same thing happens again the next time, which makes her very distressed...
The cool night breeze blew, and in the yard shrouded by the starry sky, Su Li couldn't help but smile when she saw this scene. Happiness seemed to be embodied at this moment. The only regret was that her father and two brothers were not at home, otherwise she didn't know how happy and happy the family would be.
At this time, on the other side, in Chenjia Village, after Chen Sanniang returned home, she told Ma Laosi that her fifth sister planned to ask her husband Ma Laosi to help build a house in a few days. Ma Laosi was a little surprised. First, he was surprised that the relationship between Chen Sanniang and the two Chen sisters had become better again. Second, he was surprised that the Su family had the money to build a tiled house. You know, there are people who build tiled houses in the village, but they are very few. What's more, the Su family that Chen Wuniang married into was a military household. Isn't it said that military households are so poor that they can't even afford to eat?
"My younger sister and her family are now selling food at the docks and have earned some money."
Chen Sanniang said.
Ma Laosi then exclaimed, no wonder, it’s just that building a house, especially a tiled house, would cost a lot of money, is it possible?
"Since my younger sister has asked for it, I think you, as her husband, should take your son to help. If the money is not enough, you can help to make up for it."
Ma Laosi nodded and said, "Okay, it's what I should do. They haven't come to us for help in these years. Now that they have asked for help, we should help them. I will take my son and several apprentices with me when the time comes."
Chen Sanniang was relieved. She had been worried that her husband would be unhappy when he heard about this.
"What's the big deal? We are a family, and your family is also my family." said Ma Laosi.
"You're the only one who can talk." Chen Sanniang said angrily. The couple chatted with each other and exchanged glances, which gave their sons Ma Da and Ma Er, who were taking a shower in the yard, goose bumps.
My parents always turn a blind eye to my display of affection, and they feel helpless too...
But it was a completely different picture on Zhao's side. While her husband was away, Zhao specially called her two daughters and asked them to take the opportunity to secretly watch how Su Li made pig intestines. The two sisters were already unhappy about their mother asking them to please their little cousin Su Li in recent days. Now they heard that they had to secretly learn how to cook from her, their faces fell.
Seeing that her daughter was unhappy, Zhao gritted her teeth and said,
"Whoever of you learns first will have new clothes made for him."
When they heard that they had new clothes to wear, the eyes of the two sisters Chen Hongmei and Chen Hongxia lit up. You know, they felt so sad when they saw their cousin Su Hong and cousins Su Li and Su Tao all had new clothes to wear in the past two days.
It feels really bad that people who were worse than you in every way are now living better than you.
"Don't worry, Mom, we will definitely learn it."
"Yes, mother, don't worry."
Isn’t it just learning how to cook? What’s so difficult about that? After all, they are the ones who cook at home.
The two of them even thought that making pig intestines was not difficult at all. They could make it even without learning. After all, if their little cousin could make it, they could do it too.
Last time, it failed because my mother insisted on doing it randomly. If we follow their method, we will definitely succeed.
I have to say that the train of thought of these people is surprisingly consistent, which really proves the saying that people of the same family tend to be similar.
However, Su Li didn't know all this. Early in the morning on the second day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, she went to the Lin family to prepare a banquet.
Today is Lin Jing's birthday party. He had made a reservation with Su Li a week in advance and even paid the deposit in advance. Su Li naturally put all her efforts into preparing today's dishes so as not to disappoint him.
The dishes she made today included Linjing’s famous stir-fried pork intestines and squirrel mandarin fish, as well as roasted lamb, boiled chicken, crab roe tofu, winter melon meatball soup, stir-fried cabbage, etc.
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