Qian Shulan, feeling happy, had a sound sleep.
The most direct advantage of living in the back is that she no longer has to hide her spiritual power when she uses it.
I got up early in the morning, made breakfast for myself, and then used my spiritual power to absorb the smoke from the kitchen.
A bowl of white rice porridge, two white flour buns, a plate of pickles and a dish of shredded green peppers and potatoes.
After dinner, Qian Shulan started to make braised beef and pork.
This thing has been kept in the space and I have rarely eaten it. Now I finally have the chance.
She spent the whole morning cooking the meat until it was tender.
She discovered that the pigs and cows in this world of cultivation had one special thing: their meat was very firm and not easy to cook.
They are not as fat as domestic pigs and are mostly lean. If you want to make soup with them, it will take at least twice as long.
But one good thing is that it tastes better and the spiritual energy inside is richer.
If it is braised, because there are enough ingredients, the spiritual energy is suppressed, and people can hardly taste the spiritual power in it.
After cooking the meat, Qian Shulan began to make the brine.
After the marinade boils, throw the cooked meat in and marinate on low heat for about half an hour.
Then take out the braised meat and set it aside. Pour the braising liquid out of the pot and let it cool down. When the braising liquid is cool enough to not be hot to the touch, put the meat in. It needs to be soaked for at least 3 hours for the flavor to absorb.
Qian Shulan put it directly into the space and took it out to cut it when needed.
After making the braised meat, Qian Shulan went directly to her former home to see her granddaughter.
Since there was no way to let the child stay with her, Qian Shulan had no choice but to come over to see him.
It was already nine o'clock when she arrived at Lao Wang's house.
After arriving, Qian Shulan saw her three daughters-in-law busy preparing breakfast.
Wang Shouyi, Wang Shouyi and Wang Shouli all took half a day off. They still had to go to work in the afternoon, so they had to leave after this meal.
Because they only have two meals a day here, the children go to school on an empty stomach.
Women cook and men light the fire, so they seem particularly busy.
Sun Daqin and Li Chunhua used an earthen stove, while Wang Danzhi and Zhou Xuemei built one themselves.
Since Wang Danzhi didn't need to take care of a man, Li Chunhua temporarily borrowed hers.
Watching them busy for half a day, they just cooked a pot of sweet potato porridge. Everyone felt a little nauseous after eating these sweet potatoes every day.
Fortunately, there were leftovers from yesterday. After eating, the man went straight to work.
The three daughters-in-law began to clean up the dishes.
Qian Shulan carried her granddaughter to Wang Shouzhi's room. He was drunk yesterday and slept in Wang Danna's room. Since Wang Danna got married, this room has been used as a guest room.
Seeing Wang Shouzhi pinching his brows and pounding his head, Qian Shulan complained, "You don't have much tolerance for alcohol, why did you drink so much! Look at how miserable you are now!"
Wang Shouzhi fell on the bed with a headache, groaning, "Mom, I feel uncomfortable!"
Qian Shulan was sitting by the bed holding the baby. After hearing what he said, she touched his forehead with her hand and said, "You don't have a fever! You may be feeling uncomfortable because of a hangover!"
Wang Shouzhi covered his eyes with his arms, "Mom, my heart hurts!"
Hearing his coquettish tone, Qian Shulan's heart skipped a beat, "Did Yuying reject you again?"
Wang Shouzhi said in a muffled voice, "Hmm"
Qian Shulan didn't know what to say, "You should just give up! She said she wanted to be single, why are you still chasing her?"
Wang Shouzhi covered his head with the quilt. "You said before that you were afraid that I would scare her, so I didn't pursue her. But I just like her. Mom, please help me. You are Yuying's godmother, she will definitely listen to you."
It seems that he has no way to deal with Yuying at all, and even thought of this bad trick. Qian Shulan curled her lips, with a strong warning in her tone, "Don't set your sights on me. One is my daughter and the other is my son. I am a good person and it won't be good for me to help either of them. I don't care about you. In my opinion, Xiao Xu is so good. She is beautiful, and her values are also high!
Wang Shouzhi put down the quilt, revealing his red eyes. "She is pretty, but I just don't like her. She is so smart, who knows if she will play tricks on me. Anyway, I am scared just looking at her."
Qian Shulan exclaimed, "You haven't even met her, how do you know she's smart?" She looked a little guilty, because the girl looked smart. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to lead her nephew through the famine.
Wang Shouzhi snorted, "I go to the countryside every day. Many girls want to marry into the city and enjoy a better life. They want to hook up with workers like us in the well-drilling team. I can tell what they are thinking at a glance."
Qian Shulan rubbed her brows and said, "Okay! If you don't like it, forget it. But Yuying doesn't want to get married, so you should give up as soon as possible. Don't let her hate you. She won't want to see you anymore in the future."
Hearing this, Wang Shouzhi's heart ached even more. He turned over and buried his head in the quilt.
Seeing him look heartbroken, Qian Shulan walked out of the room.
Qian Shulan walked into the main room and found that they had finished breakfast. Qian Shulan handed the baby to Sun Daqin, told her to take good care of the baby, then turned around and left Lao Wang's house and went to the chicken farm.
Li Chunhua also followed her.
Ever since Sun Daqin became pregnant, her mother-in-law no longer asked her to work. Now she has nothing to do. She sits in the main room, holding her daughter, patting her waist from time to time, and chatting with Zhou Xuemei.
"It was so easy to work together before, but now there is no peace. I work so hard to prepare food for them, and they keep complaining! It's so infuriating!"
Zhou Xuemei watched her two sons walking in the yard like little ducks, limping.
She lowered her head and wondered secretly, her mother-in-law came to see her little granddaughter every day, but she ignored her two grandsons. She didn't know what was going on? She didn't seem to make her mother-in-law unhappy
Sun Daqin looked at the twins who were already one and a half years old in the yard and said, "Fourth brother, I think you have to go to work early. Your two boys eat so much for a meal. I think the money that Fourth brother earns alone is not enough to support you and your mother!"
Speaking of this, Zhou Xuemei was also worried.
Not to mention that they had to pay for Xiaotao's medical treatment, they still owed mother-in-law 400 yuan (she had paid her 200 yuan before). Now that the family has separated, life is very tight.
I don’t know how my mother-in-law managed the household in the past. We had enough food every day and vegetables to eat, but we didn’t spend much money.
How come their lives become like this when they are the ones managing their own household
No matter how much I calculated the food, it was never enough to eat; no matter how much I calculated the money, it was never enough to spend. I could only save 15 yuan from my monthly salary, not a penny more.
How can I pay my mother-in-law back, send my three children to school, and give my daughter a generous dowry
Zhou Xuemei was also dejected. "I want to, but my child is too young. I can't go out to work."
Sun Daqin also knew that this matter could not be rushed.
She thought for a moment and said, "My mother-in-law said that she will help take care of my daughter once she is weaned, and we only need to provide her with food rations."
Zhou Xuemei's eyes lit up, "Do you think it's okay if I give it to my mother-in-law?"
Sun Daqin couldn't figure out her mother-in-law's thoughts, so she said, "You can ask her."
At the chicken farm.
Qian Shulan was looking at the baby carriage in front of her with great interest.
She didn't expect that there were already baby carriages in this era. They had four small pulleys, all made of wood, and a high fence, so the baby wouldn't fall out.
It would be so convenient if the baby could sit on it and be pushed while walking.
"How much is this thing?" Qian Shulan asked the man in front of her. He was the purchasing section chief of the county department store, and his name was Xu Qianjin.
Seeing that Qian Shulan was very interested in this thing, Xu Qianjin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Their department store now relies on eggs to open its doors. In order to get more eggs, he had the great trouble to get this baby stroller from Beijing.
He had specifically asked others before, and the old lady loved her granddaughter very much, so she would definitely be willing to buy the stroller.
"One hundred and eight yuan." Xu Qianjin quoted the price. Worried that she might find it expensive, he hurriedly explained, "These four wheels are all made of iron, and the rubber for the wheels is imported from abroad. It is wear-resistant and durable, and will not break easily."
Qian Shulan nodded, took out some money from her pocket and handed it to him, "Okay, thank you!"
As he said this, he added two thousand eggs to the original amount.
The weather is getting warmer, and the chickens in the chicken farm are laying more and more eggs every day. She originally thought about whether she should go to the supply and marketing cooperative in the nearby town to ask if they need to order eggs. But now it seems that there is no need at all, as these chickens can easily eat them all!
After settling the money, Qian Shulan watched them load baskets of eggs into the car.
After the car drove away, Qian Shulan also left the chicken farm.
She pushed the stroller to Lao Wang's house.
The two people who were chatting in the main room were extremely curious when they saw the mother-in-law pushing this thing in.
"Mom, where did this come from?" Sun Daqin walked over and asked, holding her daughter.
The twins saw this newfangled gadget and ran over to see it.
Zhou Xuemei's eyes lit up, "Mom, is this bought for our family?"
Qian Shulan was stunned for a moment, "You use it first! When Xiaomin is six months old, I will take it and push her around."
Zhou Xuemei was very happy at first, but when she heard her mother-in-law's next words, her face froze.
She thought about it, and then asked, "Mom, I want to go to work, can you also help me take care of the children?"
Qian Shulan frowned, "I can't take care of three children by myself. Besides, I'm the director of a chicken farm, so I don't have that much free time."
Zhou Xuemei bit her lip, feeling a little disappointed, but she couldn't blame her mother-in-law.
After all, my mother-in-law is the factory director. She earns twenty work points a day, plus she also receives dividends from the chicken farm.
My mother-in-law would not feel comfortable if I entrusted the chicken farm to someone else.
Ever since the twins were able to walk, Qian Shulan has been thinking about how to improve Zhou Xuemei's career value.
Raising chickens is probably out of the question as she can't leave now.
I can only let her learn a skill while taking care of the children.
What should I learn
Qian Shulan thought of greenhouse vegetables.
Now that she has her own private plot, she can try growing vegetables in a greenhouse. If she learns how to grow them, she can promote it in the production team, which will definitely improve the economic benefits for their village.
So Qian Shulan told her her thoughts.
Although Zhou Xuemei knows how to grow vegetables, she has never grown them in a greenhouse and is worried that the vegetables will die.
Qian Shulan said, "You should learn from the elders in the village first. This thing is not so easy to learn. These two children will not be able to go to school for at least six more years. Are you going to waste these six years?"
Greenhouse vegetables are a technology that has been around for a long time. The landlords in Wanghe Town used to build greenhouses. Many elderly people in the village are servants in their homes, so maybe some of them know how to grow them.
In the countryside, there are no red-training classes unlike in the city.
Children go directly to primary school when they are seven or eight years old.
Zhou Xuemei thought about it and agreed.
She took her two children to her private plot.
She put the child at the edge of the field and began to turn the soil.
Qian Shulan asked Sun Daqin to go home with her.
"You can't stop supplying milk. The baby is growing now."
Sun Daqin nodded immediately.
When she got home, Qian Shulan went to the kitchen to cook.
She specially cooked a pot of pork ribs and winter melon soup, which tasted very delicious.
Sun Daqin enjoyed the meal very much.
Qian Shulan watched her feeding the baby. The baby grabbed her chest and sucked with big gulps. She was very happy.
Sun Daqin is a talkative person. She would gossip after eating and drinking. She said mysteriously, "Mom, do you know? I heard from the child's father this morning that he was on a business trip with his driver some time ago. On the way, he passed through Chenyu County. There was a famine there. The driver who was on the business trip with him actually slept with a virgin girl! Her family only asked for a few steamed buns."
Qian Shulan was so disgusted that she almost couldn't eat. She looked up at her and asked, "What happened next?"
Sun Daqin's face wrinkled up, "His wife doesn't know yet! It's pitiful to think about it, bringing a child with him to the countryside!"
Qian Shulan shook her head helplessly. This man was really courting death.
"When my husband was talking about this at the dinner table, my third brother said that his colleague had a mistress. How dare they be so bold? Aren't they afraid of being reported?"
The driver travels all over the country and is often not at home. It is possible that his wife back home doesn't know about his mistress outside.
Qian Shulan snorted, "He's obsessed with sex!"
Sun Daqin nodded in agreement. "After my third brother finished talking about this, I saw that his wife's face turned pale. Do you think she also thought that my third brother would do such a stupid thing?"
Speaking of the third room, Qian Shulan felt a bit of a headache. The couple's preference for boys over girls had penetrated into their bones.
If she hadn't used divination to make them give up last time, they might have divorced.
Although Wang Shouyi gave up the idea of having a son, Li Chunhua was still worried all day long, fearing that one day she would really be divorced by Wang Shouyi.
Qian Shulan guessed that if the two really divorced, Li Chunhua would definitely die on the spot by crashing into the stone pillar in front of Lao Wang's house.
It is really helpless to see a woman like this who has been deeply poisoned by old feudal ideas.
Qian Shulan sighed heavily, "Don't speculate about this matter. The third brother would never do such a stupid thing."
It’s not that Wang Shouyi is so righteous, but because Wang Shouyi doesn’t care about women at all. No matter how beautiful a woman is, he will just take a glance at her and won’t have any extra thoughts.
The reason he wanted to divorce and remarry was because he wanted a son, not because of women.
Sun Daqin also felt that her mother-in-law was right.
"You should give Chunhua more guidance in the future and stop her from having these random thoughts all day long."
Sun Daqin nodded, "I will definitely persuade her. The third child doesn't even want a son anymore, why is she still grieving over there? It's really speechless."
Qian Shulan knew that Sun Daqin was just talking without any hesitation. In the countryside, a woman who didn't give birth to a son couldn't stand up straight. She couldn't stand firm in her husband's family.
Although Qian Shulan herself never said anything bad about Li Chunhua and even comforted her, she had used this to torture Li Chunhua for more than ten years. This hurt made Li Chunhua feel inferior.
In addition, the villagers would ridicule her from time to time, which made her feel even more inferior.
In the past, Sun Daqin often used this to ridicule Li Chunhua. Later, because Sun Daqin owed money to the third wife, she could not say anything more, and the family became much quieter.
The author has something to say: Some people have responded to the problem of different treatments. This is just the beginning, it’s too exciting. The heroine will reflect and improve later. . .