Chapter 78 Chapter 78 "Everyone take a break...
"Everyone, take a break and have some mung bean soup." At this time, Mrs. Yang, who was not far away, shouted loudly. Next to her stood her daughters-in-law, Mrs. Mo and Mrs. Zhou, one holding a bowl and the other holding a spoon, looking quite serious.
"Second sister-in-law, why don't you go and have a rest? I'll take care of this." Zhou looked at Mo attentively, with a flattering look.
Mrs. Mo was not polite either. "Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law. I don't know what's wrong with my arm and hand, but it hurts a lot."
"It's not hard, it's not hard." Zhou said quickly, not complaining at all about Mo's desire to rest, and even took the initiative to express her concern.
"Your hand hurts? It's not serious, is it?"
When Aunt Yang heard that Madam Mo's hand was hurting, she quickly turned around and asked, "Where does it hurt? Otherwise, go find Aunt Liu to take a look."
"Mom, that's not necessary..." Mrs. Mo was just trying to be lazy so she exaggerated, but she didn't expect her mother-in-law to take it seriously, so she quickly said.
"Why not? I'll let my second brother go with you to take a look later."
Mrs. Yang made the decision immediately.
This actually made Mrs. Mo feel a little flattered. You know, in the past, if she said she was not feeling well, her mother-in-law would just reply, "If you are not feeling well, then you are not feeling well. How can I feel well?"
Then she never mentioned seeing a doctor again. Now she just said her hand hurt, but her mother-in-law was willing to let her see a doctor. It was simply unexpected.
There are many similar things. For example, every day, whether she is washing clothes, cooking, or feeding pigs, Zhou and Liu will rush to help. The mother-in-law will not say anything when she sees it, and she will not order her daughters to do work that is not their responsibility as before.
In short, the status of the second branch Mo family in the entire family has improved significantly.
"Isn't it good that your mother-in-law cares about you?" Chen said to her good sister while eating.
"Oh, you don't know, that feeling... so creepy..." Mrs. Mo almost got goosebumps when she thought of the awkward feeling just now. She even thought that it would be better for the other party to treat her as before, at least it wouldn't be so awkward.
"I think you don't want to live a good life anymore, you are itching for trouble." Chen said bluntly.
Mrs. Mo had to admit that her life had been much better recently, so much so that she had even forgotten the time when she used to complain about the other person crazily.
Forget it, it doesn’t matter if it’s awkward. Life is better now.
"By the way, when you finish building the house, do you want to warm the stove? Have you planned who to invite?" Generally, guests are invited when moving into or building a new house. She was afraid that Chen would forget, so she reminded her.
Don't say that Chen really didn't think of going there. This is indeed a problem. "I don't know either. I have to discuss it with my mother-in-law and others when the time comes."
"We should have a good discussion."
In the backyard, Mrs. Wu was stunned when she heard what Chen said. Indeed, she was so busy that she forgot about it.
She pondered for a moment and said, "There aren't many people. We'll definitely have to invite the village elders, your mother's family, and a few relatives from your father's side as well. As for the others who want to help, we can just invite those we know well."
By this calculation, there are about 8 or 9 families, and each family has 5 or 6 people, which means there are about four or five tables of people.
There is no need to invite some of those who do not come to visit. For example, if their family is building a house, there are several relatives who did not come. They do not need to be invited, but those who are here can be invited.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Wu was still a little angry. When Old Man Su's second sister's family was renovating their house, their whole family went to help. Now their family was renovating their house and they asked them to come, but no one came. It was obvious that they were unhappy to see that their lives were getting better. They would not invite any relatives like them.
"Okay!" Chen naturally had no objection and even agreed with both hands. To be honest, she never said it out loud, but she always had a bad impression of her father-in-law's relatives in her heart. Maybe it was because she had heard too much about how those people treated her mother-in-law in the past, or maybe it was because she had not been pregnant and those people came to her and asked her husband to divorce her. In short, if possible, she didn't want to have anything to do with them.
Then the two of them discussed the matter for a while, needless to say.
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Ten days later, the Su family's house was finally built. Deep in the bamboo forest, a small and warm green-tiled house was completed. Under the warm sunshine, the Su family members stood in front of the house with satisfied smiles on their faces.
In addition, the weather was good and it was sunny these days, so the mud wall dried very quickly. It is estimated that it will be completely dry in a few days.
"Thank you all for your hard work these days. Please come and have a drink the day after tomorrow." Old Man Su and Mrs. Wu said to the people who came to help.
Everyone smiled and agreed when they heard this, "Aunt, we'll all come even if you don't invite us."
"Hahaha, yes!"
"Don't bother us then!"
"How is that possible? Just come."
"I've been waiting for your aunt to say this today, hahaha..."
Honestly, if the house hadn't been repaired, everyone would have been reluctant to leave the Su family. Working here was so comfortable, with delicious food and drinks every day. The Su family was also very particular, unlike those stingy hosts who complained about their food being too much, often forcing them to fill up. In just twenty days, they'd already gained a lot of weight! If they left the Su family, where could they find a host like this? Only the wealthy lords in the county could afford to support them, I'm afraid.
"No problem." Mrs. Wu agreed readily. At this time, Old Man Su also brought out half a basket of copper coins that he had specially exchanged in the county from the house and began to pay everyone their wages for these days.
The Su family cheered again, as if it was New Year's Eve, and the sound was so loud that everyone in the village could hear it.
"It's 380 wen in total. Count it and see if it's correct."
"Yes, that's right." The man took the string of copper coins and counted them in front of him.
Some people simply put the money in their pockets and said, "No need to count."
In this way, the wages were soon paid, and the villagers gradually dispersed, leaving only the Su family of six.
"I want to go see what my room looks like!" Su Tao wanted to go in just now, but was caught by her mother and asked to string copper coins. Now that she is finally done, she can go and take a look at her room.
This time, the Su family built a total of five rooms, one for Mrs. Wu and Old Man Su, one for Mrs. Chen, one for Su Hong and her daughter Liangu, one for Su Li, and one for Su Tao, which was one more room than the previous three.
Originally, we planned to build two more rooms, but we didn’t have enough money for seven rooms, so we had to settle for the second best and build five rooms.
Five rooms are enough for now. When my second brother Su Qingshan and third brother Su Qinghe come back, the family will probably have made some money, so we can add two more rooms next to it. Old man Su even had someone reserve a piece of vacant land for this purpose!
Here, Su Tao just entered the main hall and seemed to remember something. She said to the people behind her, "Aunt Lian, hurry up and follow us. Let's go and see together."
Upon hearing this, Lian Gu quickly pulled her hand away from Su Hong's, "I'm coming!"
Behind her, Mrs. Wu said to Chen and the others,
"You haven't been in there yet, right? Go and see what it's like."
These days, Chen and his family were busy going out to the county to buy food, or coming back to cook, so they really had no time to really go in and take a look. Hearing this, he nodded.
"Okay, let's go take a look."
So Su Hong and Su Li followed in.
In fact, if you ask whether there is any difference between the blue-tiled house and the previous thatched house, there is definitely one. The beams are higher and it is brighter inside. However, because the walls are still made of yellow mud, it doesn’t look much different. However, Su Li is still very happy. She finally has her own room and no longer has to share a room with her fourth sister Su Tao. You know, the bed is so small that it is inevitable that it will be a bit crowded for two people to sleep. In addition, the fourth sister is not a very restful sleeper. Sometimes in the middle of the night, Su Li always feels like she is being sleep-paralyzed by a ghost. When she wakes up, she finds that it was her fourth sister's legs that were pressing on her chest. It is enough to see how she sleeps.
"It's really spacious, nice!" Chen was very satisfied as soon as she entered the house. This house was much more spacious than the previous thatched hut, and it was worth spending more than 20 taels of silver. Chen felt sad when she talked about this. After deducting the wages paid to the employees and the silver for various materials, it turned out that she had spent a total of 23 taels of silver. Almost all the money she had earned hard during this period was spent. Not only that, she also took out the money of her youngest daughter to make furniture and a few beds.
"Your uncle and the others said they would deliver it tomorrow, right?" Chen didn't remember the date, she only remembered that they said they would deliver it in the next two days.
Su Hong heard this and said, "It's about tomorrow."
"OK."
Once the furniture and cabinets arrive, it will look like a home.
Now that the new house is built, it's natural to celebrate. This morning, Chen went out to buy some spare ribs. Not only that, she also killed a chicken at home. All the dishes are meat and vegetables. Su Li plans to make some sweet and sour spare ribs and chestnut stewed chicken.
Fresh spare ribs do not need to be blanched, just put them into the pan and stir-fry them. The soul of sweet and sour spare ribs lies in the fried sugar color. Su Li has tamed the wood-fired pot at home and can stir-fry them very easily. In the middle of the process, she also put the chestnuts peeled by Su Tao into the casserole next door. When the chestnuts are soft, the chicken can be eaten. By the way, these chestnuts were sent by Uncle Wang next door. He said that he saw them when he went to the mountain. They were big and plump. Su Li also ate a few raw ones. They were indeed very sweet and had a fresh fragrance. However, Su Li’s favorite was the chestnuts stewed with chicken. They were soft, glutinous and sweet. She could eat two bowls of rice with the soup.
Add an appropriate amount of boiling water to the ribs. Now you just need to wait for the ribs and chestnuts to be cooked before you can start eating.
About half an hour later, the ribs were finally almost cooked. Su Li opened the lid of the pot and waited until the juice dried up a little before adding the vinegar from the side of the pot. In an instant, the aroma was completely stimulated, and a strong fragrance drifted out with the wind, making many children cry with envy.
After giving the sweet and sour spareribs to Su Tao who had been waiting nearby, Su Li brought out the chestnut stewed chicken.
Let’s eat!
There was no one else today, only a few people from the Su family.
To celebrate moving into a new house, Chen specially poured a glass of wine for Old Man Su when she went to the county today. Old Man Su drank the wine happily, and Mrs. Wu rarely said anything to him.
Su Tao and Liangu were two little foodies, their only concern being eating. They gnawed away a piece of pork ribs in one hand and a piece of chicken in the other until they forgot their names. When they raised their heads, the corners of their mouths were greasy in the twilight.
Su Li also picked up a piece of chestnut stewed chicken and started to eat it slowly. However, after just one bite, Su Li felt that all the hard work tonight was worth it. The chestnuts were soft and glutinous and absorbed the aroma of the chicken. The chicken was also very fragrant. The sweet and sour spare ribs were even more sour and sweet, which was appetizing and had a unique flavor.
Tonight, everyone ate to their heart's content.
Of course, the two little pigs in the pigsty in the yard and the mule "Yuanbao" in the straw shed were all enjoying the meal specially added tonight.
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