When Ji Huai went to pick up Tang Xiuer, the other people sitting in the yard had already gone back. He was carrying the fish in his left hand and the hare in his right hand. He also picked a big fish for Aunt Niu.
"I don't want it. You keep it for Xiu'er to eat. She's been pregnant for several months, so her belly is a little big. Look at those arms, they're skin and bones." Aunt Niu pushed the fish back and emphasized again and again, "This is for What she keeps must be given to her.”
Ji Huai couldn't carry it clearly, and it wasn't just a day or two. Whatever delicious food he had, he gave it to his two brothers and sister-in-law. Ji's mother used to encourage her. After all, she also had a partial heart and loved her grandchildren.
"There are so many fish left, and they are all reserved for her. It doesn't matter if I give you one, I will catch it for her in two days." Ji Huai picked up the fish in his hand again, and the hare, but did not pick it up. Pass the fish.
Under his insistence, Aunt Niu could only accept the fish, but she hesitated, "The hare is so small, is it enough?"
There are four fish left, which is barely enough to share when returning to Ji's house. Tang Xiuer will definitely be able to eat one and a half fish. But there was only one hare. According to Ji Huai's temperament and the Ji family's temperament, it would definitely not be enough to share, and it would be difficult for Tang Xiu'er to eat it.
"I won't fight with her. I'll give it all to her. If it's not enough, there's nothing I can do about it. I can only catch it next time." Ji Huai replied helplessly.
Aunt Niu was a little surprised, "Give it all to her?"
Ji Huai's expression did not change and he answered naturally, "Yes, it's just that little bit of meat. I definitely won't compete with her and let her eat more."
"How many brothers and sisters-in-law are there in your family? Can they tolerate it?" Aunt Niu asked.
Those lamps are not fuel-efficient, and there are four children. Three families share a kitchen, so there is no way to avoid it. If each family gets a little meat, how much will be left
Ordinary people only eat meat during the holidays, but poorer people cannot eat it all year round.
Ji Huai took the rabbit meat back, why would people still drool? The two fat sons of Sister-in-law Ji's family are known to be greedy, and even a few pieces of meat are not enough to fill the gap between their teeth.
"It's just such a small amount, why don't you stick to Xiu'er? Give her more. What can't be tolerated? The eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law said that they should replenish more, otherwise they will suffer." Ji Huai didn't think there was any problem at all.
Aunt Niu was surprised. She naturally didn't believe that those two people could say such things. They were probably just polite and didn't know what the purpose was. Since Ji Huai took it seriously, she naturally would not refute, but affirmed, "It's rare for you to have such an awareness. Your sister-in-law and the others are right. The most important thing now is to keep an eye on Xiu'er. If you don't take care of yourself, your body won't be able to keep up." , the child is also affected, and you won’t even have time to cry by then.”
"They have given birth a few times, and they know better than you. What they teach you is always right! Pregnancy is hard for women, so you have to be more accommodating."
Ji Huai was taught: "Yeah."
Seeing that he was convinced, Aunt Niu felt relieved.
When Ji's mother was alive, she didn't show much love to Tang Xiuer. After all, she was bought with money. Ji Huai was also a rough man and only had eyes for his brothers and sisters. She was afraid that Tang Xiuer's life would not be much easier.
"Your mother has also gone. Xiu'er has been coming to your house since she was a child and has suffered a lot. If you don't love her, who else will love her? With your child still pregnant in her belly, you are their god. You have to take good care of them in the future." Aunt Niu began to give Ji Huai a high hat.
"I will take care of them." Ji Huai also nodded.
Aunt Niu couldn't say too much for fear of offending others, so she gave the fish to her second daughter-in-law and sent them out the door.
Tang Xiuer lowered her eyes slightly, lowered her eyebrows and followed Ji Huai.
The two walked for a while, and he looked back at her. Seeing that she had not raised her head to walk, he stopped and said, "Don't you walk without looking at the road?"
She raised her head suddenly, and when she looked at him, her cheeks turned slightly red again.
Just now at Aunt Niu's house, the wives spoke without shame or shame. They lowered their voices and covered their mouths. They talked a lot about the secrets of the boudoir, and even mentioned the other side of their men.
Once the door is closed, all serious men look the same.
She blushed when she heard that, because Ji Huai would lose control of her when they were newly married, but basically he got out of bed and his whole body returned to the same state, not what they said.
Wasn't it because she didn't talk and tease him like those other wives
Tang Xiuer's whole face was already burning at the thought of teasing them, and the words they said were explicit and bold, and she did not dare to look directly at Ji Huai.
"Are you hot?" He looked down at her, confused.
"No." She denied hastily.
Ji Huai stared at her: "The tip of my nose is sweaty."
Tang Xiuer buried her head and stretched out her little hand to wipe it hastily. What she just thought was so dirty that she didn't dare to look at him and was a little discouraged. Those daughters-in-law are so sweet-mouthed, she can't do this.
No wonder she couldn't catch him.
"Go home first. I picked a few Ganoderma lucidum flowers and a ginseng stick today. I have to go to the town pharmacy to change money soon. Do you want to follow me?" Ji Huai asked sideways.
"Okay." She answered without hesitation, then noticed the ginseng he was talking about, her pupils narrowed slightly, "Did you dig up the ginseng? Is it a valuable kind of ginseng?"
"I don't know if it's worth it. Go to the pharmacy and have a look. If it's worth something, it's best. Go back and kill the rabbit first. I guess it won't live long." Ji Huai said and quickened his pace.
The rabbit's legs were broken, and he was carrying it around again, and it was already dying. Killing again will affect the taste.
"Okay." She nodded.
"You're still pregnant with the baby, so be careful when walking." Ji Huai said, putting the fish and rabbit on one hand, and then freed his hand to hold her.
Tang Xiuer was held by him, her face turned red again. Fortunately, he was walking behind Ji Huai, otherwise he would have caught his eye.
It was noon when the two returned to Ji's house. The two brothers of Ji's house had not been doing much farm work recently, so both families were there.
The sound of cooking came from the kitchen, Sister-in-law Ji was cooking, and Sister-in-law Ji was drying clothes in the yard. As soon as Ji Huai walked in, Sister-in-law Ji's eyes brightened up and she sped up the action of drying the clothes.
Since Ji Huai was in a hurry to go to town, he went straight to the kitchen. Tang Xiuer did not dare to delay. He hurriedly pulled out a few vegetables, took the rice and went to the kitchen to wash vegetables and cook while Ji Huai was preparing to kill fish and rabbits.
"Second sister-in-law, do you want to eat fish at home?" Ji Huai asked suddenly while killing the fish.
Tang Xiuer was washing vegetables. When she heard his words, her hand movements suddenly slowed down. In the past few days, he had said that he was leaving it to her to recuperate, and would not give it to them. If you have extra, go and exchange money for food.
It's not that she is greedy. If it's like before, how can they live their lives? They also have children to raise soon.
It's only been a few days, why has it changed again
"Yes, Erya was clamoring about eating fish a few days ago." Sister-in-law Ji hurriedly dried the last piece of clothing, then walked over here with a smile.
When Sister-in-law Ji heard this, she hurried to the door. She smiled and was about to ask for one when Ji Huai said again, "Sister-in-law said that their family doesn't like to eat fish. After thinking about it, I can only ask you. If you like to eat, just take two, Xiu'er won't be able to finish them all, after all, there is rabbit meat, and I can't keep this fish."
"Sister-in-law, they don't like to eat it?" Seeing Sister-in-law Ji's change of color, Sister-in-law Ji smiled even wider and emphasized again and again, "Our family likes it, and both eldest and second sisters like it. They are so greedy that they keep talking about it."
There are two fish.
She smiles just thinking about it.
Sister-in-law Ji doesn't like to eat? How can it be? Seeing that the other party looked so aggrieved, I must have said something wrong and was trying to show off.
A fish was lost for no reason, and Sister-in-law Ji might not be able to sleep at night.
"Mom, I like to eat fish." When Ji Heng heard this, he rolled on the ground again, "I want to eat fish!"
"Didn't you say you don't like eating it? Be careful of fish bones getting stuck in your throat! You can't eat it!" Sister-in-law Ji will not deny it anymore. Doesn't that mean she wanted to secretly serve fish soup last time
"Yes, my sister-in-law said that none of her family likes to eat it." Sister-in-law Ji followed suit and reminded Ji Heng, "I guess it was because a fish bone got stuck in your throat when you were a child, which scared your mother."
Of course she didn't want to part with that one fish. One fish only had so much meat, and two were just enough for the whole family.
"Then I want to eat fish too, I want to eat fish!" Ji Heng cried, unwilling to give up.
Sister-in-law Ji's head was spinning fast, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Are you going to make your mother mad? I just said not to eat fish some time ago, and now I want to eat it again. You kid, it's the same every day!"
It was Ji Heng who was clamoring to eat, not her.
Seeing the trick, Sister-in-law Ji walked over and asked Ji Heng, "Did you tell your mother that you don't want to eat fish anymore?"
"I didn't say, I want to eat fish! I also want to eat meat, but my mother is lying!" Before Sister-in-law Ji could stop her, Ji Heng complained loudly, "My mother only knows how to lie! No meat to eat!"
Sister-in-law Ji's face turned pale for a while, and she forced herself to explain, "Children are like this. They quickly forget what they said and it makes me mad."
"Maybe I'm just talking and don't want to eat it." Sister-in-law Ji laughed dryly, "But I remember my sister-in-law said before that Ji Heng just doesn't like eating fish. As a kid, I just said it casually."
Sister-in-law Ji gritted her teeth, had she said that? Regardless of whether she said it or not, the hat will now be placed on her head. The second child doesn't talk much on weekdays, but when it's time to grab food, his abacus plays louder than anyone else's.
"Although I don't like to eat, I'm probably greedy, so I'll give one to my eldest sister-in-law's family, and two to my second sister-in-law's family. The remaining one is just enough for us. Xiu'er still has rabbit meat to eat today, but she can't eat much." Ji Huai Make a decision.
Sister-in-law Ji was very happy. Sister-in-law Ji's face turned dark, but it was much better than not having any at all just now. But she felt uneasy and very angry.
"Xiu'er just needs to take more supplements and eat more." Sister-in-law Ji got two fishes and was very enthusiastic.
"It is necessary to take more supplements and eat more things to nourish the body." Ji Huai said, looking at the two of them, "The chicken we raised has not laid eggs in the past few days, Xiu'er still needs to eat more eggs."
"That's right, eat more." Sister-in-law Ji agreed, "When my chickens lay more eggs, I'll get some for you."
Who knows when chickens will give birth to more babies? It's not her decision.
The eggs were so rare that she was reluctant to give them to her daughter, and the whole family was reluctant to eat them. It took several days to fry one, add a lot of salt, and the whole family had two meals.
Seeing that she was so good at talking, Sister-in-law Ji also said, "Our chickens don't lay many eggs. When I raise a few more, I can still give you eggs. It doesn't matter whether we eat them or not. After all, Xiu'er is still pregnant with the child. We really need it." Eat more and take more supplements.”
Sister-in-law Ji sneered in her heart, how many more will she be able to raise
When to raise? Ten years or eight years from now
The two of them spoke sincerely and were simply good sisters-in-law. Tang Xiuer, who was washing vegetables, didn't answer, trying her best to squeeze out a smile to prevent the atmosphere from being weird.
Of the four fish, Ji Huai sent out three, leaving only one for themselves.
Even if they can't finish their meal at lunch, they can eat it at night. Otherwise, what will they eat at night? He was still so partial to his brother and sister-in-law, and never considered them.
If you chop the rabbit meat, I'm afraid you'll have to divide it into half.
Just when she was in a low and depressed mood, and the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law Ji were thinking about how to cook the fish, Ji Huai said, "How about one fish for three eggs? Keep the eggs for Xiu'er to replenish her health."