So Man Bao stretched out his hand to grab Uncle Qian's hand, and after clenching it tightly, it happened to show the missing little finger of his left hand. Man Bao couldn't hold back his words of consolation, "Uncle San, even if it's for your other little finger." Finger, you can't go to the casino anymore."
Uncle Qian: …
He gritted his teeth and said in a low voice: "I didn't go to the gambling house, I just went shopping in the county town and wandered there. If you let me know who is gossiping in the village..."
"Even if you hang around, you can't go around the gambling house," Man Bao said, "You can learn from my fourth brother. He has been to the county town for the past two years, but he has never been near the gambling house."
Man Bao sighed like a little adult, "Sanjiu, what's so fun about gambling, meat is still delicious. If you have money, go buy meat. The braised pork I ate in the county last time was really delicious."
Man Bao felt even hungrier, so she simply left Uncle Qian behind and ran to the kitchen.
Uncle Qian, who still wanted to whisper to her, only had time to see her back, and his outstretched hands didn't even grab the sleeves.
Man Bao ran into the kitchen. Mrs. Feng, Mrs. He and Mrs. Qian were washing vegetables not far from the entrance of the kitchen, while Mrs. Qian and Mrs. Qian were helping Mrs. Qian in the kitchen.
When Man Bao ran in, Xiao Qian had just cooked a large pot of stewed tofu with eggs. The tofu was left over from yesterday and had been kept in the well water, but it still had a bit of a smell.
But as soon as she cooked it, the smell disappeared again.
Seeing Man Bao, Xiao Qian filled a bowl with two eggs and a few pieces of tofu, and told her to sit aside and eat.
Aunt Qian looked at it and smiled, and said to Qian: "This kid's skills are getting better and better."
This child is naturally talking about Xiaoqian.
Mrs. Qian nodded and said with a smile: "The food she cooks at home is the best. Her sisters-in-law would rather wrap the inside and outside of the food than cook with her. I taught you by hand, but I don’t know why, even though the same oil and salt are put in, the cooked things are different.”
Aunt Qian squinted her eyes with a smile, and said: "This kid has this ability since he was a child. When he was not as tall as the stove, he could cook vegetables by stepping on a stool. The first time he was cooking, I was terrified. , I don’t know why she is so courageous, the adults are not at home, and they are hungry, so they just light up a fire and cook it by themselves, and use half a can of oil. Her three brothers still say it’s delicious, ouch, can It’s not tasty, I used half a can of lard.”
Man Bao listened with gusto. She liked hearing these stories the most, especially the stories about the adults in the family when they were young.
Little Qian was a little shy at the side, and when she looked down and saw Man Bao's bright eyes, she nodded her forehead and said, "Hurry up and eat yours, what are you listening to?"
Man Bao nodded immediately.
Qian's said with a smile: "Our Manbao is far worse than her sister-in-law. If she is hungry, she can even eat table legs, but she can't cook. Are you worried?"
"What are you worrying about? Man Bao has all the skills, even if he doesn't know how to cook, someone will deliver the food." When Aunt Qian said this, her heart moved, and she said in a low voice: "I think this is the manifestation of her extraordinary destiny. , Think about it, how can a fairy cook by herself, isn't that all about opening her mouth with her clothes and hands?"
Qian's eyes lit up, he clasped his hands together and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is right, I wouldn't have thought of this if you didn't tell me."
Man Bao was stunned when she heard it. She remembered that earlier, her mother asked her to learn more about cooking with her sister-in-law. I like to eat, but my mother is too worried to eat.
How did everything change here
Feng and others sent their favorite dishes into the kitchen.
There couldn't be so many people standing in the kitchen, so Qian simply asked them to clean up the tables, chairs and benches. She and Aunt Qian continued to help chop vegetables and light the fire in the kitchen.
Xiaoqian is only responsible for cooking.
Aunt Qian glanced outside, and then brought the topic to Qian Shi, "I see that your health is getting better, and your family is getting more harmonious. You should also be more patient with your brother-in-law, and don't always quarrel with him."
Qian responded with a smile on his face, but he gritted his teeth at Old Zhou in his heart.
Man Bao spoke for her mother, "Auntie, my mother didn't quarrel with my father, they are on good terms."
Aunt Qian smiled and nodded her forehead, "It's just you who are clever, okay, I won't talk about your mother."
But when I turned around, I still couldn't help talking about her, but now I lowered my voice, "Even if it's noisy, it's a private matter between husband and wife. It's fine to make a noise in the room. It really shouldn't be outside, otherwise it will be more annoying. Is my brother-in-law losing face?"
She whispered: "He is already a grandfather. The older he is, the better he looks. When he goes out for a walk, people in the village see him and ask him, or make fun of him narrowly. Is he annoyed? This annoyance, I can't come back to argue with you, in the end it's you who get angry."
Man Bao moved a small stool and sat down not far from their feet to eat, and was stunned for a while.
Could it be that her father had a falling out with her mother when she didn't know it? Won't fight again
Qian responded in a low voice, and occasionally lowered her head and glanced at the little girl in warning, Man Bao shut up wisely, not daring to ask questions at this time.
It wasn't until the second half of the day, when everyone finished their lunch and sent Qian's family away, that Qian glanced at Old Zhou, turned and went back to the house.
Old Zhou thought about the meaning of this look, and asked the little girl a little uncertainly, "Is your mother happy or unhappy?"
Man Bao bit the bullet and said, "Are you happy?"
"That's right." Old Zhou was also happy, "You have earned so much money, can you be unhappy?"
He decided to go back and count the silver.
There was still one hundred and twenty-two taels of silver in the box. In the first half of his life, old Zhou Tou had never seen so much silver.
Mrs. Qian had never seen it before, but she knew in her heart that at least Man Baofen must have more money than this, so she only glanced at Lao Zhou and asked, "Did you go out and speak ill of me?" ?”
Old Zhou asked casually, "Did I say anything bad about you?"
Qian couldn't help but slapped the bed, and Man Bao ran in. She felt angry in her heart, thinking that she hadn't gotten angry and quarreled with Lao Zhou for many years, so she suppressed her anger and said, "Didn't you say that? We At noon today at Dayuan's house, some people also visited Dayuan's house, saying that you were angry because of the wheat seed change, so you even invited my mother's family to make decisions for you... "
When Qian said this, she felt something was wrong, but she still said: "Then I was kicked out by you, and my mother's family was on your side. You are still talking outside, saying that you didn't talk to me before. The reason for the quarrel is that I am not in good health. Now that I am in good health, I won’t have a roof tile for three days, so I will be beaten every three days in the future... "
Old Zhou was at a loss, "No, when did I say that? I, am I wronged? Others don't know why big brother and the others came, don't you know?"