Wang Yaozong stood at the door of his house, looking at the two somewhat dilapidated houses in front of him, feeling very confused and puzzled.
He hasn't been home for more than half a month, so why has the house changed
Li Chunjuan was lying in the house sulking. She didn't even want to go out to the yard these days. Even if she stayed in the yard, she couldn't help but feel angry. The newly built wall was much higher than the one that was originally torn down, and it was an eyesore. She didn't pay attention when Xu Shuang found the people who were building it. Later, she found that the other party kept raising it higher, and she realized something was wrong.
If Wang Ying's courtyard wall is high, won't it suppress her yard? Her house is covered by such a high wall during the day, so won't it affect her drying quilts and clothes
As a result, when she made a fuss, Wang Ying said that the walls of her house were so high on all four sides, and she didn't feel that the yard was flat.
Li Chunjuan was furious. Wang Ying's yard was originally one size larger than hers, and they had the same layout. But Wang Ying was getting married, so the brigade allocated Xu Shuang's residential land to be combined with Wang Ying's.
Xu Shuang directly used this area to double the size of Wang Ying's yard. Therefore, the wall of Wang Ying's house could not press down on the yard.
But my family is not so lucky. With the high wall pressing down on us, only one of the two rooms in my house can get sun exposure, while the other room can only get sun exposure for half a day. The yard is also tightly sealed.
Entering from the gate, the small courtyard is surrounded by a high wall, which looks very cramped and uncomfortable.
Li Chunjuan still wanted to go to the team to make trouble, but Wang Yongshun said with a fake smile that the team leader would definitely favor Wang Ying, and it would be useless for her to go.
Li Chunjuan didn't believe it. She ran away two or three times, but Tian Youfu didn't give her a good face. He just said that Wang Ying's house was what she wanted to change. If your family doesn't agree, just change it. Anyway, there is nothing else in the countryside except a lot of land. Wang Yongshun's family has three children, and the area of the homestead originally allocated has not been used up. At worst, you can expand the yard.
Li Chunjuan wanted to ask Tian Youfu to stop Wang Ying from modifying the yard, but Tian Youfu said that he had marked out the residential land and people could do whatever they wanted with their residential land. Li Chunjuan wanted to throw a tantrum, but Tian Youfu ignored her.
After all the fuss, Li Chunjuan had to watch Wang Ying build the courtyard wall.
Li Chunjuan leaned against the bed, cursing Wang Ying, Xu Shuang, and Old Lady Xu all the way to Tian Youfu in her heart.
That little whore Wang Ying is trying to marry into a family. She doesn't care about her own family at all. What a bastard!
Xu Shuang is a pot-stirrer. After all, she was his mother-in-law before. Now she is blinded by lust. What a bastard!
And there is the old lady Xu who is unwilling to die. Her family lives such a good life, but she even keeps accounts of the things she gives to her in-laws. She should be so stingy that she dies.
The team leader is also a shameless person, always favoring others. I often hear that those who bully others are sent to the cowshed, so why not put him in the bullpen
…
Feeling so resentful, Li Chunjuan heard the voice of her son Wang Yaozong. She thought she had misheard at first, but as the voice became clearer and clearer, she immediately stood up and stretched her neck to look towards the yard.
Since the windows of the two rooms in her house were smashed by Wang Ying, no one had bothered to close them, so she just covered them with a layer of paper. Through the raised corners of the window paper, Li Chunjuan saw her beloved daughter.
"Yao Zong! Why are you back?!"
This is not the time for a holiday.
Because Hongqi High School is next to the brigade and close to the mountain, it is difficult to move around when the mountain is closed due to heavy snow, so we usually go to school until the end of November, when we will have a vacation of more than two months.
Why did my son come back at this time
Li Chunjuan rushed out the door and pulled her son to see if he had lost weight: "Did he lack something at school? Or was he bullied?"
Wang Yaozong waved his mother's hand away impatiently. He was now in the second year of high school, a half-grown boy, and would graduate next year. At first glance, he looked like an adult, tall and strong, with a frame like Li Chunjuan, but his face had the shortcomings of his parents, with thin lips and a shoe-horn face, which made people dislike him. But Wang Yongshun and his wife didn't think so. Wang Yaozong had his hair slicked down and shiny, and he wore a pair of leather shoes that were rare in the town.
He waved Li Chunjuan away and said, "You still remember me? I've been eating two-piece noodles at school for several days."
In fact, two-he flour is not bad. Although corn flour and soybean flour are not as expensive as white flour, a family in the countryside can eat two-he flour every day, which is considered a good family.
But Wang Yaozong couldn't do that. He always ate fine grains at school, and the food in the school cafeteria was less oily. He felt he couldn't eat unless he ordered some meat dishes with meat slices for every meal, let alone eating two bowls of noodles for several days in a row.
Wang Yaozong complained: "Did you and my dad forget the time together? The food coupons I brought are almost used up."
Li Chunjuan then remembered that on the day the Xu family came to cause trouble, Wang Yongshun said he was going to the town, but he was interrupted by Wang Ying's matter and was delayed.
"It's my fault. I made you hungry. Go back to your room and lie down for a while. I'll go find someone to exchange half a chicken for you to eat."
Li Chunjuan's heart was almost broken. She had two daughters before she had this son. She had been ridiculed so much when she didn't have a son. People in the brigade said she couldn't give birth to a son. She was so scared that she asked a Taoist priest for talisman water, fearing that she would have another daughter in the future.
Later, she finally had a son, and she treated him as her treasure. No matter how hard her family was, they never let her son down.
Asking her son to eat coarse grains for a few days was like a needle in Li Chunjuan's heart.
"How do you want to eat? Do you want me to make you chicken soup with noodles, or stir-fry it with steamed buns?"
Wang Yaozong waved his hand: "It's all right... Hey mom, I just asked you, what's going on with our yard? Why is my room separated?"
Wang Yaozong didn't know that his room had been taken back by Wang Ying, and he thought his room was still on the other side of the courtyard wall.
Li Chunjuan opened her mouth. She didn't feel guilty or anything, she just felt sorry for her son.
The parents were incompetent and lost their son's house.
Her original idea was that there were four rooms. After her son got married, she would connect two of them so that her son and daughter-in-law could live in a spacious room, and the remaining room could be left for her grandchildren. If she had more grandchildren, she could build another one, and the whole family would live in harmony.
But in less than a month, his son's house was gone, leaving only the two rooms on our side.
Li Chunjuan wiped her tears and talked about what had happened at home recently, and of course she did not leave out the part about Wang Lingling.
"Your second sister is such a black-hearted person. She left our family in a mess and ran away, leaving your father and me in the wild. The Xu family was unreasonable and came to our house to ask for money... That bitch Wang Ying just watched and said nothing, and even told Xu Shuang that they were going to get married."
Wang Yaozong:
Li Chunjuan's words contained so much information that Wang Yaozong was stunned.
There was a commotion at home, so Wang Ying went straight to the team leader and asked for the things and money back.
His second sister, Wang Lingling, wanted to change her brother-in-law, so she ran away secretly and became a stepmother in another family.
Wang Ying is back together with her former brother-in-law, and they are getting married.
…
Wang Yaozong is not a child. He sensitively realizes that the changes in his family are very unfavorable to him.
"… Did you give her all the things in the house? My bed and quilt as well?"
Li Chunjuan shed tears: "She gave it all. My family couldn't afford to pay, so the team leader was so cruel that he asked us to pay her back... I didn't even take that much from her!"
Li Chunjuan was angry about this. She felt that she had suffered a loss.
It is true that Wang Ying's money was used to buy things, but those things were so difficult to get, requiring tickets and favors. She worked hard to get them, but in the end, she gave them to Wang Ying at a low price.
Tian Youfu’s discount was calculated based on the money he paid for, he didn’t take into account the money he spent on tickets and favors he received!
Wang Yaozong was furious. He had the same idea as his father and thought further than his mother who only focused on those things.
He thought that since his second uncle and his wife were already gone, and Wang Ying was the only daughter but no son, then shouldn't the things in his second uncle's house belong to him? He was the only male in the Wang family, and the only one in this generation. Not to mention that his second uncle was gone, even if he was still alive, he would have to raise him together with his father.
Otherwise, who would smash pots and bowls for him and wear mourning clothes to keep vigil over his body after he died
Of course, he didn't smash pots and bowls for his second uncle now, because it has not been confirmed that his second uncle is dead. If his second uncle's body really came back and was buried in the Wang family's ancestral tomb, wouldn't he be the first one to go there
Can Wang Ying accomplish such an important task
Since he has made such a great contribution, why shouldn’t the things in his second uncle’s house be his!
Wang Yaozong stood up and went to the next room to cause trouble: "I'll go ask her! Why did she do this!"
Wang Yaozong was full of confidence. He felt that he could definitely leave Wang Ying speechless.
His parents didn't think of this. Wang Ying seemed to have no weaknesses now. She could act as she pleased and the team would stand by her. But didn't she think about her parents
When her mother died two years ago, he was involved in the shattering of pots and bowls.
This account has not been settled yet!
If she insists on having the house, then fine, when Second Uncle comes back to bury him, don't even think about letting him do anything!
Wang Yaozong kicked open the door of his house, looking very angry. Li Chunjuan followed behind him and cried out in pain, "You kicked Wang Ying's door, why did you kick your own door?"
Wang Yaozong wanted to kick it, but he couldn't.
When Xu Shuang built the courtyard wall for Wang Ying, he simply replaced the door as well. Xu Shuang got a whole piece of good wood from somewhere, which was hard and heavy. The carpenter made it in a hurry and pressed two large copper rings on it.
Such a high courtyard wall, coupled with such a magnificent gate, made everyone in the brigade envious. They all said that this door looked like the one only found in the homes of wealthy landlords.
Wang Yaozong kicked the door but failed, and instead his feet began to hurt.
His original rage increased to 100% in an instant.
He banged on the door: "Wang Ying! Come out!"
After knocking for a long time, my hands were sore, but Wang Ying didn't come out.
Wang Yaozong was angry, but there was nothing he could do.
He wanted to rush in, but the gate was too heavy to open, and the wall was too high to climb over.
He wanted to scold her, but Wang Ying neither responded nor opened the door.
Although Wang Yaozong had not communicated with Wang Lingling, he had the same idea at this moment.
The dog bites the turtle but has nowhere to bite.
In the end, Wang Yaozong could only return home groaning with his sore hands.
And what about Wang Ying
She is collecting herbs in the mountains.
Wang Ying got annoyed after hearing the voice of her cousin next door in the yard for a while.
After she inherited the original owner's memory, she had no expectations for the character of her uncle's family. Her uncle was hypocritical and selfish, her aunt was stupid, short-sighted and mean, and she didn't have a deep impression of her eldest cousin Wang Pingping, who was already married. However, the original owner didn't have a good impression of her eldest cousin either. The second cousin was Wang Lingling, the reborn daughter...
There is not a single decent one in this bunch.
Wang Yaozong is the culmination of all of them.
Wang Ying was too lazy to waste words with this kind of person. Anyway, they were separated by a wall and no one could disturb anyone else. There was no point in listening to the nonsense this person said when he came to her house to ask for a beating.
Wang Ying went up the mountain carrying the backpack.
The family has been busy building the courtyard wall in recent days. Wang Ying originally thought that she would be too busy, but Xu Shuang and Old Lady Xu arranged everything and didn't let her get involved at all.
The people who built the courtyard wall were a few young men from Old Lady Xu's family who she found from her mother's side. The rest were a few people who had been in contact with her family after the accident. Xu Shuang also found a few young men with good character in the team. More than a dozen people worked together, and the speed was as fast as riding a rocket.
Old Lady Xu also asked Xu Shuang to buy steamed buns and stewed dishes from the restaurant. At noon, Old Lady Xu was the one who cooked. She fried the wild rabbit meat caught in the mountains with lard, added cabbage, potato and vermicelli, and stewed a big pot. She asked the people to take some of the leftovers home.
There was no pay for this kind of work in the brigade. If you called out to the people from the big families, dozens of them would come. If you had some connections with the small families, you could get a dozen people. You help me, I help you, and we'll give you a meal at noon. That's all.
The Xu family was not short of money, so at noon, each person had a large bowl of wild rabbit stew, with two large slices of braised pork on top, and two large steamed buns made of 200 grams of flour per person. It was better than what some families had during the New Year.
At first, some people were relieved, thinking they were lucky that Xu Shuang didn't come to call them. But the next day, some people couldn't sit still. The aroma of the big slices of meat kept drilling into people's noses. There were two cooks in Old Mrs. Xu's family. When she was young, she ate food cooked by the man, and when she got older, she ate food cooked by her son. Her cooking skills were also good because of the influence of the man.
The rabbit meat was stewed to be firm and chewy, and lard was generously added to the dish, so the aroma spread throughout the brigade.
When they asked Xu Shuang for help again, she refused, saying that it was just building a courtyard wall and there was no need for so many people.
When these people go home and think about it, they slap their thighs and feel that they have lost out.
The Xu family had a good life, but they were not hated by others. Old Lady Xu was a good person. Every time she cooked something at home, the neighbors would give her an egg in exchange. She was very casual. For something like building a courtyard wall, if someone asked in the past, Old Lady Xu would definitely not refuse.
Anyway, it's a big pot of stew, so it doesn't matter if one or two more people are added, especially if they are close friends. They can just eat a few bites, and the old lady doesn't mind at all.
But after this incident, there will be no such good things in the future.
They find people themselves, and they won't accept you even if you go to their house. They say it sounds good, but they are afraid of getting you into trouble. But what kind of trouble is that? You eat a big piece of meat, your mouth is full of oil, and you only do a little work, you are not tired at all, and you can give each person a meat bun in a while.
During this period, several families who had distanced themselves from the Xu family regretted their actions and felt that they were too impulsive.
On second thought, Wang Ying’s family will not be able to build the wall in time, and there is also a wedding banquet for two people coming up!
He immediately asked Xu Shuang about the wedding banquet.
Xu Shuang was not vague and said directly: "My mother has found someone, so I won't bother you. I will give you candy when the time comes."
Look, they’re just handing out candies, but there’s no definite answer as to whether or not to invite you to the wedding banquet!
The person asking the question was not stupid, he laughed dryly: "I heard that you were going to do it on the 26th, right? Auntie must have gone early to help your mother that day."
I won’t talk about the beginning, let’s just repair the relationship later.
On second thought, his son has cooking skills, so he can live well anywhere. It would be great to know a chef in your own family, so you can't break this relationship.
After spending a few days like this building the courtyard wall, Wang Ying didn't feel like she was too busy at all.
The big pot of food cooked by Old Lady Xu smelled delicious, so she ate it too. She wanted to help but was rejected. Old Lady Xu had heard from her son that Wang Ying had learned some medical skills from her mother, so she was more satisfied with Wang Ying. She told Wang Ying to rest in the room, and if she felt noisy, she could go to the town. If she wanted to eat something, she could go to Xu Shuang and ask her to cook it for her.
Wang Ying thought that she would just wander around in the town. Xipo Town was not very big, and there were only a few things to see.
As for food, she had eaten well enough in the past few days and was not feeling any cravings for the time being.
Let’s go up the mountain.
So after a few days, Wang Ying had already figured out the range she could reach on the mountain, and she knew exactly where there was a large patch of unripe medicine.
Wang Ying found a cave with a backpack on her back. Below the cave, there was a clump of plants with small green fruits climbing on the rocks.
Wang Ying turned over the plant and found the fruits on it were the size of raisins, but the difference was that the green fruits were plump and round.
Wang Ying was very satisfied. She discovered this cluster of olive trees by accident. When she found them, the plants had already dried up and turned yellow, and were obviously unusable.
So she watered the plant with two handfuls of spiritual spring water, thinking of trying to see if it would work. As a result, the plant soon became energetic and fruits began to grow on it.
Wang Ying carefully picked the olives and wrapped them in the prepared newspaper, then carefully put them in the backpack. Although wild olives are not considered precious medicinal materials, they are not cheap because few people know about them and they need to be processed before they can be used.
Wang Ying thought that when she got into the city, she probably wouldn't have enough time to take the prepared ones with her, so she might as well take the fresh ones with her to ask for the price.
After picking the fruits, Wang Ying also poured some spiritual spring water on the roots of the plants.
It's strange to say, at the end of the world, she tried to sprinkle spiritual spring water on the plants specially cultivated in the base, but the plants did not respond at all. On the contrary, here, she tried to water the flowers with spiritual spring water, and the flowers and plants grew stronger.
With this bonus, Wang Ying plans to go back and clear a piece of land in the mountains, and try some cuttings of herbal plants. Who knows, she might be able to grow a large area of good medicinal fields!
Wang Ying picked some herbs and walked in along the path she had found.
Suddenly, the corner of my eye blurred and a colorful animal flashed by.
Wang Ying looked closely and found that it was a pheasant.
She was overjoyed, there were more wild rabbits in the mountains, she had also seen squirrels and monkeys, but this was the first time she had seen a pheasant, pheasant meat was tastier, and pheasants also liked to walk down the mountain, so if there were a few, they would have been caught and eaten.
This one probably stayed in the mountains the whole time, so it wasn't caught.
The pheasant was alert and started flapping its wings to run away when it sensed people. Wang Ying chased it from behind. After a few tries, the pheasant finally fluttered onto a large pine tree.
The pine tree was tall and difficult to leverage, so Wang Ying could only sigh in despair.
Looking around again, Wang Ying was dumbfounded.
The place where Pheasant brought her actually had a small pond!
Wang Ying had a clear sense of direction and remembered the way along the way. With a quick calculation, she knew that this small pond was within the scope of the Fourth Brigade.
The small pond was surrounded by lush trees and there was not even an obvious road. Wang Ying felt around but did not find any signs that anyone often visited there.
So this is still a wild pond that no one has discovered
Wang Ying threw a stone into the pond, and from the sound it sounded, the pond was quite deep.
Wang Ying had an idea. Such a deep pond must be an underground water source. Are there any fish in this pond
By the way, there was a stream in the Shengli Commune where she traveled through, and it was surrounded by mountains and water. However, the stream was used by people all year round for washing clothes, bathing, and discharging sewage. It was good to have some palm-sized fish in the stream, and no big fish had ever been seen.
Nanshao County has no big rivers or lakes, and the locals rarely eat fish. There are a few places in the countryside that have rivers and can catch some fish, but many people are not used to eating them, and will not buy them unless there are important guests at home.
Wang Ying didn't dare to go into the water, so she emptied the backpack, sprinkled some steamed bread crumbs she brought with her into it, fixed the basket with rattan, and threw it into the pond.
Next, Wang Ying saw a scene that she had never seen before in her life.
The big fish, half an arm's length, fluttered towards the backpack!
There's more than one!
Wang Ying was stunned, watching the fish jump into the basket one by one, and then get dizzy and unable to get out. She was stunned for a while and then hurried to pull it out. She had to pull it out, because half of the basket was already in!
After struggling to pull the basket up, Wang Ying saw five or six large fish in the basket, which was half a person's height. They were very heavy, and probably weighed more than 30 kilograms.
After being stunned, she was filled with ecstasy. Wang Ying was not greedy at all. She felt that with such a big fish and such a pond that no one came to, she would have an endless supply of fish to eat in the future!
Wang Ying thought of the lessons she had learned, where roe deer were hit with a stick and fish were scooped out with a ladle, and a pheasant flew into the rice pot.
Although this is not the Northeast, but just a small place relatively close to the Northeast, the rich resources are really satisfying.
Wang Ying picked the fish and kept the three largest ones at the bottom. No one came to this fish pond, so she could bring Xu Shuang with her next time. Winter was coming soon, so she asked Xu Shuang to pickle the fish as a reserve for the winter.
Wang Ying deliberately avoided people and went home. As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Xu Shuang waiting there.
Although the two of them had decided, Wang Ying was the only one who had the key to her house. Xu Shuang came over during her free time at noon, and when she saw that Wang Ying was not there, she waited obediently at the door.
"Hurry, hurry, here's the key, open the door quickly!"
Wang Ying did not forget that there was a neighbor named Wang Yaozong who had just returned home. He was full of anger and ready to cause trouble. If he saw her basket full of fish, there might be more trouble.
Xu Shuang opened the door very obediently without saying a word. As soon as she entered the room, she helped take off the backpack on Wang Ying's body.
Wang Ying showed him the fish in the basket as if she was presenting a treasure.
“… Where did it come from?”
If the brigade can't get fish, those in the county who want to eat fish can go to the vegetable market to buy it. The brigades below will choose those with tributaries of large rivers to find people to exchange fish with.
But even if I exchange it, I can't get such a big fish.
This one must weigh about six or seven kilograms.
Wang Ying told him about finding a wild pond on the mountain, and said with great pride: "There are even bigger ones inside."
Xu Shuang picked it up, looked around, and commented: "Good fish."
This fish is naturally raised, it is big and flexible, and its meat must be good.
Wang Ying suggested: "Come with me to the mountain tomorrow, and we can get more fish to dry."
Xu Shuang: "Let's wait until next month. When the mountain is closed, we can go there and bring some back to make frozen fish. We can also keep a few in the tank."
When it comes to eating, Wang Ying completely listens to Xu Shuang, after all, she is the chef.
"Okay! We'll catch more then."
Before she left, she saw clearly that all the fish in the small pond were incredibly large, and some even weighed more than ten kilograms. She caught these fish so that she could catch them before more small fish grew up in the spring.
Xu Shuang pointed at the three fish in the basket and asked, "How do you want to eat these?"
Wang Ying immediately thought of the sweet and sour fish. If there was anything missing, it was sugar. Sugar was too expensive at this time, and she had been eating salty food recently, which made her miss some sweet and sour food.
“Sweet and sour fish… can you make it?”
Xu Shuang was checking, preparing to pick a lucky fish. Such a big fish would definitely not be eaten in one meal. Fortunately, there was a tank in Wang Ying's yard, so she could keep the fish in the tank and eat it slowly.
"able."
Xu Shuang picked the biggest one and put it back in the backpack: "Come to my house to eat tonight?"
The seasonings in Wang Ying's house were brought by Old Lady Xu a few days ago when she cooked a big pot of food, so they were not complete. However, the Xu family's kitchen had a full range of seasonings.
Wang Ying nodded without even thinking: "Okay!"
After agreeing, I realized belatedly that this was considered going to the man's home
It was her first time to go to Xu's house.
When she lowered her head, she just missed the soft light that flashed across Xu Shuang's eyes. Wang Ying hesitated: "Should I bring something with me?"
Help! In her previous life, she was a very stubborn womanizer. It is really hard for her to handle such situations.
Xu Shuang seemed to see the uneasiness in her heart and showed the fish in her hand: "Isn't this what you brought? I'll take it first, you can come over in the evening."
After seeing Xu Shuang off, Wang Ying felt as if her face was a little burning.
As for why it burned, it was probably because he was too tired from going up the mountain to catch fish.
Wang Yaozong came back, and Li Chunjuan was busy preparing a big pot of chicken and noodles. She poured a spoonful of topping on the thin white noodles and put the rest of the chicken in front of Wang Yaozong.
When Wang Yongshun came home from work, he was happy to see his son at home. However, he was the kind of person who valued his son very much but still acted like a strict father.
When Wang Yaozong saw his father coming back, he didn't even offer the chicken to anyone else and continued eating the noodles.
Li Chunjuan sat on the side, not eating, just watching, her eyes full of love.
Wang Yongshun choked and cursed inwardly, "You're a bad boy!" He asked, "Why are you back? Is school closed?"
Since the year before last, some schools have been in chaos, teachers have gone away, and students don’t need to study anymore. But Hongqi Middle School has been quite peaceful, and students can go to school as usual.
Wang Yaozong had just been scolded by his mother, and he became even more impatient when he heard his father asking.
"I asked for leave and came back... Dad, why did you give the house to Wang Ying? Didn't you tell me that all of Second Uncle's things belong to me? I even broke a pot for Second Aunt, so why don't you give me the house?"
Wang Yongshun was still thinking about how to tell his son, but Li Chunjuan had already told him everything. Wang Yongshun glared at Li Chunjuan who had her back turned. The two still had marks from the fight that day, and neither of them had bothered to talk to each other these days.
"Don't listen to your mother's instigation. This matter is very complicated. I will tell you later."
Li Chunjuan didn't know about the money he had hidden, nor did she know about Wang Ying's family's past. She confusely thought that she wanted the second brother's house. Only Wang Yongshun knew that she was not only after this.
"Come in when you're done eating, and I'll tell you all about it."
Wang Yaozong hummed and ate the noodles happily. Seeing that he had eaten a large bowl, Li Chunjuan used her sleeve to wipe his mouth: "Is that enough? If not, I'll give you another bowl."
There was not much flour left at home, so she exchanged the only remaining chicken for this flour and a chicken leg.
A family in the brigade gave birth to a big fat boy. Today, they killed a chicken and I could only get a leg back in exchange.
Wang Yaozong shook his head and refused to let her wipe it: "I'm full. I'm not saying anything, Mom, but you cut the chicken too small. Cut it bigger next time."
Even small pieces cannot be clamped.
Li Chunjuan quickly agreed: "Next time we kill the chicken, we will cut it into large pieces so that my son can have a full meal!"
The chicken legs this time were pre-cut by that store, but the diced meat was small. Li Chunjuan spat in her heart, thinking that the store was so petty that they cut the chicken into such small pieces!
Wang Yongshun and Wang Yaozong entered the inner room. Looking at his tall and strong son, Wang Yongshun suddenly felt that his life was worthwhile.
Raising a son is a great achievement for the Wang family. The next step is to find a good job and a good wife for his son, and his mission will be accomplished.
Wang Yaozong was very upset. He felt that his parents were all sick. How could he let his family catch Sanya, who was so cowardly? If he couldn't do it, he would beat her to death! A little girl, if he beat her, she would be afraid.
Wang Yongshun knew what his son was thinking, but this time he went against his usual behavior and prepared to block his son's thoughts.
"Yaozong, I know you don't want to, and I don't want to either. Your second uncle has no descendants, only a little girl. If he were alive, let alone a house, he would have arranged a job for you and sent you to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. He has to rely on you for his old age, so naturally he should donate everything he has to our family."
Wang Yongshun didn't think there was anything wrong with it, as his brother joined the army not long after getting married. At that time, he didn't have Yaozong yet. If Yaozong had been born by then, he would have made things clear to his brother before he joined the army.
The two brothers have separated, but he cannot watch his brother have no descendants and no one to worship him after a hundred years. His son is his brother's son. The two families support one Yaozong. If Yaozong succeeds, isn't it also his brother's contribution? His younger brother can also have descendants to worship him.
"As a result, your second uncle stopped believing in her all of a sudden. Our family was having a hard time. I was thinking of taking care of your cousin for your second uncle, but who knew that San Ya suddenly had a brain attack and now insisted on marrying a son-in-law. And the one she married was your second sister's boyfriend."
Wang Yaozong had already heard all this before, and was too lazy to listen any more. He said impulsively, "I'll go to the next door and smash her house and beat her to death! I'll smash the pot for her mother, and even if Second Aunt is alive, she'll have to say that this house belongs to me!"
Wang Yongshun frowned and pulled his impulsive son to sit on a chair. Then he said, "Your second aunt can't do that. You are young now and don't know what's going on here."
Wang Yongshun took out a paper bag from his arms, opened it and saw a large stack of banknotes inside.
Wang Yaozong's eyes lit up instantly, and he grabbed Wang Yongshun's hand excitedly: "Dad, where did this come from?"
This big stack must be more than two hundred, right
Wang Yongshun hissed. He had been staring at Wang Ying's house since he came back. He only dared to talk about these things to his son so unscrupulously when he knew that Wang Ying was out.
"Your second uncle's story is very complicated. In fact, after your second uncle came down from North Korea, he did not stop believing."
Wang Yongshun recalled the past events from more than ten years ago, speaking slowly: "Your second uncle asked you to perform some secret security. Your second uncle didn't say the details in the letter, just said don't worry about him, he will probably have to move to another place later."
"It's been about five or six years. Your second uncle has been exchanging letters with your second aunt. Your second uncle can send your second aunt dozens of dollars a month."
Originally there was no news about his brother, so he immediately came up with a bad idea.
Wang Yingniang was pretty and it would be easy for her to get married. She didn't give birth to a son for the Wang family, so why did she occupy his brother's house
But when the idea was halfway through, Wang Yingniang showed him the letter, as if to warn this dishonest uncle. Wang Yingniang made it very clear that Wang Yongfu was carrying out a secret mission in the army, and the captain did not know about it, but the news could reach the commune.
As long as she goes to the commune, someone will take charge of her.
Wang Yingniang made it clear that as long as she was fine, the commune would not interfere, but if anything happened to her, someone from the commune would come to investigate immediately, and Wang Yongshun would have to think carefully before doing anything.
It must be said that these words frightened Wang Yongshun. In those years, he suppressed Li Chunjuan and did not even quarrel with Wang Yingniang, for fear that she would go directly to the commune to complain.
"When Wang Ying was about seven or eight years old, your second aunt became a barefoot doctor and was able to earn money on her own. But at that time, it seemed that your second uncle had moved to another place and stopped communicating with your second aunt."
It was a coincidence that Wang Yongshun knew about this matter. He got it out of the little Wang Ying.
"Although your second uncle didn't believe it, it's better to believe it. If the person is really dead, your second aunt will definitely have news, and she will not show it on her face."
Wang Yongfu and his wife have a good relationship. If it weren’t for that, Wang Ying’s mother wouldn’t have stayed alone for so many years.
"Until two years ago, when everything was in chaos, your second aunt looked dazed for a while, as if there was some bad news. I asked your mother to get any information out of her, but she couldn't. Later, your mother went to your second aunt's window in the middle of the night and heard her crying. She said that a leader of the commune told her that her husband was dead."
Wang Yongshun was a little dazed. It seemed as if these things happened just yesterday, but when he talked about them, it seemed like a long time ago.
"I don't know if your second aunt's health was bad due to fatigue, she died unexpectedly while transporting grain."
Wang Yongshun looked at his son with a gradually gentle look in his eyes. Compared with his younger brother who died somewhere unknown, his life was hard, but much safer. It can be seen that people should not strive for something lofty. They are just small people, and small people can live better.
Now, it seems that my second brother’s body may have been thrown somewhere. The Wang family only has a girl, but I have both a son and a daughter. Although the future may be difficult, my son has a bright future.
"I tell you this so that you can have an idea in your mind."
Wang Yongshun didn't just lie around these days. He thought it over carefully several times. Finally, he decided on the next step.
"Your uncle's case happened two years ago. It was a chaotic time. We don't know whether your uncle was a martyr or for some other reason."
"I was thinking of finding someone for San Ya. We can occupy the house. Even if your second uncle comes back, he won't have much to say. Since the couple is not here, it's okay for us to take care of his daughter. Besides, the family I asked your mother to find for San Ya is at most a complicated one, not a drunkard or gambler."
Wang Yongshun had never thought of leaving no way out from the beginning. He intended to do these things in a superficial way.
"But it's not possible now. San Ya has broken up with us. I know you are angry, but listen to Dad's advice and don't cause trouble for her again."
Wang Yongshun has a ruler in his heart and always remembers to leave himself a way out.
The matter has been torn apart, so it is not appropriate to do it again. If Wang Yingniang was an ordinary person, it would be fine, but she died while transporting grain for the brigade. Even if Wang Ying did not mention her father, Wang Yingniang's death alone made her register in the commune.
Wang Yongshun thought, the worst case scenario is that his second brother really sacrificed his life for the country, and Wang Ying's matter became a big deal, and the commune made it public. Between these two, what's the point of their family getting the house? Wouldn't they still be in prison
Wang Yongshun took more than 200 yuan and said to his son earnestly: "This money was left by Wang Yingniang. The woman secretly hid it under the water tank in her house and told him about it before she died. Fortunately, she was unconscious and couldn't see clearly at that time. That's why I sent everyone away and listened to what she said."
Wang Yongshun actually received 500 yuan, and his hands were shaking the moment he received the money. This was the first time in his life that he had touched so much money.
Although five hundred seems like a lot, I can’t help spending it.
In addition to his public expenses, Wang Yongshun also secretly gave his son a lot of pocket money. In order for his son to go to high school, he even spent 50 yuan to clear the way for the commune.
After spending so much, Wang Yongshun realized that he had spent too much when he was about to buy a job for his son.
There is no other way but to ask Wang Lingling and Wang Ying for help.
He had saved up more than three hundred yuan, and with the addition of Wang Lingling's betrothal gift, he was almost there, but then a series of things happened that completely ruined his plans.
Wang Yongshun gritted his teeth and said, "We probably can't buy a job with this little money. I thought that since you are a high school graduate, you can go to the county and find a temporary job. You have a good education, so you will definitely be in the lead for promotion. When the critical moment comes, we will give you a push with money and make you a regular employee."
If you have little money, you have to spend it wisely. Wang Yongshun thought, if you can't buy a job with 200 yuan, then you can give it as a gift, right
By that time, my son will be qualified, and he can get a stable formal job by spending his own money!
Wang Yongshun said this happily, but ignored his son's face which suddenly changed color.
Wang Yaozong looked uncomfortable. He understood what was said before about Wang Ying's family. He thought there was nothing wrong with it. His father was smart and what he said was right.
If this is the secret behind Wang Ying's family, then it is indeed not appropriate to make a fuss.
Aren't they just two houses? Mud houses in the countryside! Then he can go directly to the city to work as a worker! Divide the houses!
When Wang Yongshun asked him to take the exam on his own, his family gave him a push at the critical moment. Wang Yaozong felt uneasy.
He always told his family that he was studying hard in school, but in fact he knew what he was like in school.
He has been in school for more than a year, and his books are still new.
But Wang Yaozong couldn't tell his father directly that he failed the exam to get a temporary job in the county.
You have to know that there are few high school students nowadays. If the county is recruiting workers, it is generally a sure thing for high school students to take the exam for temporary jobs.
He said he couldn't pass the exam, so how bad must his grades be to not pass
Wang Yaozong stared at the two hundred yuan in his father's hand and said, "Dad, should we think of another way?"
His father is quick-witted and can definitely think of a way to make money.
If you ask him to take the exam, he really can't do it!
Wang Yongshun frowned. He knew that his son didn't want to start as a temporary worker. In the company, temporary workers did the most tiring work and got the least pay.
He looked at his son distressedly: "Dad doesn't have the ability. If your second uncle were here, Dad would be willing to kneel down and ask for money, but now..."
The Wang family was originally an outsider family, and was separated from most people in the team by a layer, so it was difficult for them to borrow money. Besides, who could borrow a few hundred yuan
"Well, Dad, try harder. We still have half a year before graduation. Who knows."
Wang Yongshun felt much more at ease after handing over the basics to his son. His son didn't come home a few days ago, and the house was a mess. Li Chunjuan, the woman, was even more chaotic, making him anxious.
Now that his son is back, Wang Yongshun feels much calmer.
"Take this five dollars. There's still a month until school breaks. Don't waste it. Eat something good so you can get through the winter."
Wang Yongshun gave his son five dollars and frowned as he stuffed the remaining two hundred dollars into a compartment in a piece of wood in the corner.
Little did he know that his son, who was so happy with the five dollars a month, was staring at the piece of wood behind him...
When Wang Ying knocked on Xu Shuang's door, she tugged at her clothes uncomfortably. She didn't know if it was like this when she first went to her boyfriend's house.
She was wearing her own clothes with the least patches on them, her hair was braided into two big braids, her face was clean, and she was holding a bag of herbs and a bag of dried mushrooms that she had brought from the mountains.
The door of Xu's house opened very quickly, as if someone was waiting not far from the door.
The person who opened the door was Old Lady Xu, her whole face was wrinkled from smiling.
"Ying girl is here, come in quickly!"
Originally, Old Lady Xu called Wang Ying "Xiaoying", but Wang Ying firmly refused to call her that. Calling her "Xiaoying" made her feel like she was about to take out her cards and start dressing up...
Wang Ying handed over the two packets in her hand: "This is a prescription I made myself. I saw you coughing a few days ago. This is for your cough..."
Oops, this seems a bit wrong for the first time to deliver medicine to someone’s door
Old Mrs. Xu took it without any stuttering. She said naturally and pleasantly, "You are so thoughtful. Come in, come in."
Old Mrs. Xu didn't think that delivering medicine was a bad thing. She thought happily that she was really lucky with wives. Look, after a bad one left, such a good one came.
Good things that are destined by fate cannot be obtained even if you pray for them.
As soon as Wang Ying walked into Xu's house, she smelled a sweet smell. The sour and sweet smell floating in the air was the sweet and sour fish she had always dreamed of!
Old Lady Xu pointed to the kitchen and said to her, "Little one is cooking in there. Let's leave him alone. I'll take you around the house."
Wang Ying swallowed her saliva and reluctantly turned her eyes away from the kitchen.
Old Mrs. Xu took Wang Ying's hand and showed her each room one by one. The Xu family's house was undoubtedly very spacious.
There are four houses, all of which are tall old houses, and three of them are adobe houses. However, these adobe houses are very different from the others. The other houses are messy and look dilapidated and weathered. However, the three houses of the Xu family have very delicate carvings on the doors and the walls are well maintained.
Old Mrs. Xu grumbled, "This is what my old man built back then. Just for this house, I almost became a rich peasant."
Fortunately, at that time, the couple were both working for wealthy families in the city and had signed indentures, making them the victims of oppression, which gave them a good reputation.
The layout of these three rooms is originally integrated, with one main room and two side rooms. The rooms are well furnished, and the two side rooms both have kangs.
Old Lady Xu: "This kang is still good. That's why I didn't want to tear it down and rebuild it when Xiaoyaer said so. I just want this kang. It's very warm in winter. When you and Xiaoyaer have a baby, it'd be best if you have one in the house. We can't stand the winter without this one here."
Wang Ying didn't know whether to nod or shake her head. This was too far-fetched. She should consider this after having a baby.
“… I have a room with a kang at home, and it will be ready for use in a few days.”
Let’s talk about the kang.
"That's great. Winter is really cold. By the way, I'll tell my youngest son to order more coal this year."
City dwellers need coal purchase certificates to buy coal, while country dwellers have to go to the coal yard to buy coal themselves, and there is a fixed quota, so they cannot buy too much.
Wang Ying nodded. It was only after she inherited the original owner's memory that she realized that the preparations for winter were really complicated. For more than two months, she was busy with food, drinks, and cooking since November.
Old Lady Xu took Wang Ying to the only brick house: "This one was built later, along with the kitchen. Little Xiaoer said that I'm old, and that house is a bit gloomy, so it's better to live here."
Back to the kitchen, Wang Ying saw Xu Shuang when she walked to the door.
It was a cold and foggy day, and Xu Shuang was working diligently in an apron.
Wang Ying had never seen Xu Shuang like this. He was extremely relaxed in front of the stove. Although his movements were quick and skillful, his whole body was relaxed, as if the stove was his battlefield and his stage.
Old Lady Xu said, "Little Younger built this kitchen by himself. Wow, his father, who is a cook, never asked him to build such a big kitchen, but he insisted on doing it. Look, this is as big as a big house in other families."
Sure enough, the kitchen was spacious and fully equipped with all kinds of supplies. Xu Shuang also built two shelves, on which a bunch of things were placed in an orderly manner.
Old Lady Xu didn't understand at first. Her husband was a cook, cooking for rich people, so he should be more meticulous. Those people were picky and could tell which seasonings you put in a dish or whether the cooking was a few minutes late. But when Xu Shuang went to the town, there was really no need for that.
It's not that Old Lady Xu discriminates against the working people, she herself is also a working person. But even for herself, she can't tell the difference between adding this and not adding that. Not to mention that Xu Shuang occasionally cooks some Kung Fu dishes, which take most of the day to cook.
Old Lady Xu didn't understand. Meat was hard to come by, but vegetables were easy to come by. You spent a lot of time and effort to prepare a vegetarian dish. Who would want to wait that long to eat a bowl of cabbage
Wang Ying: "I think it's better if the kitchen is bigger."
A big kitchen gives you more room to work. Otherwise, how can you cook so many delicious dishes with just one pot
Old Mrs. Xu looked at Wang Ying, whose eyes were full of approval, and couldn't help but be amazed. As expected, she was originally worried that the couple was just making do with each other, but looking at the way things are now, how could this not be a match made in heaven
I have to thank Wang Lingling for ruining the marriage, which allowed her little son to meet such a good wife.
Finally, Xu Shuang finished making the sweet and sour fish and took off his apron. Wang Ying suddenly started to set the table. The two of them worked well together and soon the table was full.
After Mrs. Xu came to her senses, she felt annoyed. It was the first time the other person came to her house, so there was no need to ask him to take action.
After glaring at her son, Old Lady Xu quickly asked Wang Ying to sit down.
There was not only sweet and sour fish on the table, but also a dish of stir-fried black fungus, stir-fried rabbit meat with sauce, and a plate of stir-fried bean sprouts.
It’s not very rich, but it’s good enough at this time.
Xu Shuang didn't move her chopsticks much, as if she was staring at Wang Ying, waiting for her to give her opinion.
"tasty!"
The sweet and sour fish is sweet and sour, and the fish is fried high up with its tail sticking up, and there is a golden and crystal sauce on top. The white tender fish is dipped in the sauce, and the sour taste hits the top of the head, and the sweetness is also satisfying.
Xu Shuang's lips curled up: "Do you want rice?"
They eat mostly noodles here, but they also have rice. Xu Shuang not only made steamed buns tonight, but also steamed a pot of rice.
"want!"
Wang Ying nodded wildly with the fish in her mouth. She poured the sweet and sour sauce on the rice. She could eat two bowls by herself!
Facing the table full of delicious food, Wang Ying successfully fed herself.
Xu Shuang sent her home, and halfway through the journey, Wang Ying suddenly remembered.
"By the way, I'm ready here, shall we go into the city the day after tomorrow?"
Xu Shuang naturally agreed. He still had a lot of things to prepare, and it was time to go into the city to ask his master for tickets.
Wang Ying was curious: "Why do other masters accept disciples to show their respect, but why do you..."
Xu Shuang frowned: "Other people's apprentices are not as good as mine."
Wang Ying: “…”
I used to think this guy was a cold-faced weirdo, but now he seems a bit narcissistic
Seeing that she didn't believe him, Xu Shuang added, "When I wanted to become your disciple, several of my uncles were competing for it... In the end, they drank and played finger-guessing games to decide the winner."
Xu Shuang was a little speechless when she recalled it: "My master said that he secretly replaced his wine with boiled water, so he beat me."
Wang Ying: “…”
Xu Shuang: "I'll take you to meet my fourteen fellow apprentices later. My master only has me as his apprentice, but my uncles like to take in apprentices."
I see, there is a legion of cooks behind you! Your sect is huge!
Suddenly, Xu Shuang rushed forward and caught the figure who was wandering at the door of Wang Ying's house.
Wang Yaozong’s arm was twisted, and he screamed at the top of his lungs: “Wang Ying! Tell him to get away!”