Hearing this, Mrs. Zhao and Boss Chu looked at the letter in Luo Jianjia's hand with surprise, and urged, "Jianjia, look at what Brother Leng wrote."
Luo Jinjia suddenly remembered that before Chu Wei Leng left home, he had said to write to him if she had something to do.
This matter has been completely forgotten by her.
Under Zhao's urging, Luo Jianjia opened the envelope and took out the letter inside.
The familiar handwriting appeared in front of him again.
This time, because it was written with a brush, it was crooked, and there were some ink stains, which was even uglier than the last time.
After looking carefully for a long time, Luo Jianjia finally saw what was written on it.
"Xiang Gong asked how the family is, how are the parents."
After hearing this, Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "Why does he still think about home when he is working so hard outside?"
Boss Chu was also in a good mood and said, "Brother Leng is filial."
Afterwards, Mrs. Zhao asked, "Did Brother Leng write in the letter how he was doing?"
Luo Jianjia shook his head.
Zhao Shi was slightly disappointed.
Luo Jianjia glanced at her, and then looked at the guard standing beside her.
Mo Feng understood what she wanted to ask, and said, "Master Chu is all right."
Hearing this, Zhao Shi and Boss Chu finally felt relieved.
Seeing that the matter here was finished, Mo Feng wanted to leave.
Mr. Zhao and Boss Chu enthusiastically kept people and wanted him to stay at home for one night.
However, Mo Feng did not stay after all, and simply rode on his horse and left.
After the guards left, Luo Jianjia also planned to go out. After all, to make pork jerky, he had to buy pork and some seasonings.
She could have asked the guard to buy these, after all, he has a horse, and he can go to the town or county very quickly. However, she could just see that the other party should have been hurrying, it was very hard. Moreover, the things she wants to buy are more complicated, so it is better to choose them by herself, so she doesn't bother anyone anymore.
Luo Jianjia planned to go to the county seat to buy it.
The identity of the other party is unusual, and she has given so much money, she has to do the best for others.
It takes a lot of time to make 20 catties of pork jerky. If one stove is used, it is estimated that it will be done in the middle of the night. Therefore, Luo Jianjia asked Boss Chu to make another stove at home, so that it can be done faster.
She went to the county alone.
Zhao Shi originally wanted to follow her, but she refused.
One is too far to go to the county seat, and it is too tiring. Second, she is so powerful that she can do it alone. Also, a person can be faster.
Luo Jinjia didn't tell her family that she was going to the county town, but said she was going to the town. Mrs. Zhao calculated the time and would be back before dark, and her daughter-in-law told her to make the oven with her husband. did not follow.
The county seat was farther than the town, and Luo Jianjia took nearly half an hour to arrive. After arriving, she didn't hesitate, and hurriedly went to the pork stall to buy more than 50 catties of meat. After buying the meat, I bought some good honey, sesame seeds, seasonings and so on.
After buying it, I went home immediately.
She went to the town before midnight in the morning, sold food in the town for nearly two hours, and walked back home. As soon as I got home, I went to the county seat, and now I have come back from the county seat.
When she returned to Chu's house, she felt that her legs were almost unable to move.
But when I think about money, I feel very motivated.
With this money, she doesn't have to worry about her life after divorce, she doesn't have to worry about starting a female household, and she doesn't have to worry about settling down.
It took her more than an hour to come and go, and Boss Chu and Mrs Zhao hadn't finished the oven yet.
Luo Jianjia went to steam the rice for dinner, and then started processing the meat. The pork jerky to be made this time is too much. It is impossible to handle 50 pounds of meat together, and it is impossible to let go on the chopping board.
She divided the meat into several portions and processed them one by one.
First chop one part and marinate it with seasoning, then deal with the second part.
After a while, the rice was steamed, and everyone ate some leftovers and pickles from noon. This meal was just about right.
Afterwards, Luo Jianjia continued to make pork jerky, while Boss Chu and Mr. Zhao made the oven.
By Xu Shi, the second oven was finally ready for use.
The meat is all chopped and marinated, and the rest is just waiting to be roasted. There was only one stove just now, which was relatively slow, but now there are two, which is much simpler. Luo Jinjia asked Boss Chu and Mrs. Zhao to rest, and stayed behind to make dried pork and pasta.
But how could the two of them go to rest and do it together with her.
While waiting for the roast pork, Luo Jianjia also boiled the tea eggs.
She wanted to try it and see if it would taste better if it was left overnight.
Now that it's cold, it won't be bad.
The Zhao family reconciled the noodles for the scones the next day.
When it was time for Zi Shi, the family finally got busy and made more than 20 catties of pork jerky.
Twenty catties of it were for the prince, and the extra three or four catties were prepared for Chu Weilen.
After all the pork jerky was finished, everyone was very tired and went back to rest.
Although I slept late last night, Zhao shi woke up early the next morning.
Because he didn't know when the guards would come, Luo Jianjia also woke up.
The first thing I did when I woke up was to look at the finished tea eggs.
Luo Jianjia took out a tea egg from the pot, broke it apart, and ate half of it with the Zhao family.
"This is good, the taste has entered it, and it tastes better than the previous one." Zhao shi said in surprise.
Luo Jianjia nodded, she also thought it tasted good.
If you do it at night, you can relax in the morning.
After taking out the tea eggs from the pot, Luo Jianjia started to make scones, and Mrs. Zhao also came to help.
After a while, the two of them kneaded all the cakes.
This time Luo Jianjia made 60 spiced ones, 60 sweet ones and ten spicy ones.
Because I made an extra oven yesterday, it was faster today.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law each use one oven.
After putting the last plate of scones in, Mr. Zhao looked outside and said, "I don't know when that little brother will come."
Luo Jianjia calculated the time and said, "I guess it's coming soon."
Boss Chu said from the side: "It's so far from the border to this side, I can't sleep well. Brother Leng slept for a long time when he came back that day."
Zhao Shi suddenly realized, and said, "That's not it, it will take a while."
As he spoke, Mr. Zhao looked at the oven and suddenly said, "Jianjia, Brother Leng sent a letter to the family yesterday, why don't we reply to him as well? To let him know that the family is doing well."
Chu Laodao: "The little brother looked at the situation at home yesterday. When he turned around and asked him, he said that's all."
Luo Jinjia never thought of writing a letter to Chu Weilen, so she agreed with Boss Chu's words and said, "Father is right, let's talk to him later, and he will naturally tell him when he asks."
Seeing that her husband and daughter-in-law said so, Mrs. Zhao said nothing.
However, when they had breakfast and saw that the guard hadn't come yet, Mrs Zhao couldn't hold back, and said again: "Jianjia, I think, let's write him a letter. We also have pen and ink at home. We also have some words. It's not good to tell that little brother, it's better to write to Brother Leng."
Luo Jianjia always listened to Zhao's words, although she felt it was unnecessary and didn't want to write, but since Zhao mentioned it twice, she still agreed.
"Okay." Luo Jianjia said, "Mother, what do you want to write to the husband? You say I will."
Seeing that her daughter-in-law had agreed, Zhao Shi immediately smiled.
"Just write about what happened at home recently. Don't say anything bad, say yes. We made a lot of money, and my father and I are in good health."
Luo Jianjia nodded and said, "Okay, I'll write it right away."
"Ah, by the way, don't forget to talk to him about yourself. It's been a long time since he hasn't seen him. He should miss his family and you very much." Zhao finally said.
This is her real purpose. She wants her daughter-in-law to write a letter to her son, and she wants to bring the relationship between her son and her daughter-in-law closer.
Luo Jianjia glanced at Zhao Shi and understood what she meant.
She really wanted to say that she had no relationship with Chu Wei Leng at all, and Chu Wei Leng thought that no one would miss her.
But she knew she shouldn't say it, so she responded awkwardly.
Although there is a pen at home, Luo Jianjia is not very used to using a brush, so he went to find a branch, dipped it in the bottom of the pot, and began to write a letter on the paper.
This kind of letter is easy to write, and it requires no brains and no emotion.
He directly stated the changes in his family, he said he went to town to sell food, and he said what food he sold and how much he made.
As for Chu Wei Leng's previous statement that if the Luo family came to trouble her, let her write a letter, she didn't care.
So, when the Luo family came to ask for trouble, she didn't write a word.
After all, she felt that this matter had nothing to do with Chu Weilen.
Finally, she said how Boss Chu and Zhao miss him.
As for what Zhao asked her to write, she didn't write a word.
She has no feelings for Chu Weilen, nor can she write those nasty words.
Looking at the letter written by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Zhao asked in a low voice, "Have you written what mother asked you to write?"
Luo Jianjia nodded without changing her face: "I wrote it."
After all, Mrs. Zhao and Mr. Chu were illiterate and didn't know what she wrote, so she could lie unscrupulously.
Just after writing the letter, Mo Feng came to Chu's house.
Luo Jianjia first gave Mo Feng the twenty catties of pork jerky that he made last night. After giving it, he asked Mo Feng if he could bring something to Chu Weilen.
After he agreed, he gave him the extra pork jerky, the new shoes Zhao made for Chu Weilen, and the pickled vegetables at home.
To thank Mo Feng, Luo Jianjia brought him some tea eggs and scones.
Mo Feng originally wanted to refuse, but Zhao's enthusiasm was helpless, and he thought that his son had said that Mrs. Chu's cooking was delicious, so he didn't refuse any more and brought it with him.
Afterwards, Mo Feng didn't hesitate, he took his things and rode away.
Looking at the back of the guard, Mrs Zhao sighed and said, "I don't know when Brother Leng will be back, and whether he will be able to go home for the New Year this year."
Boss Chu looked at his wife and said, "It's New Year's Eve everywhere. Brother Leng is different now. You can't just think about going home, you have to protect your family and the country at the border."
Luo Jianjia thought that the transportation is still not convenient enough. If it is modern, a plane ticket can solve it.
Even if they are thousands of miles apart, they can see each other in a few hours.
In order to make Zhao Shi's mood less depressed, Luo Jianjia changed the subject: "Mother, what do you want for breakfast? Porridge or egg soup?"
Zhao shi came back to his senses and said solemnly, "Everything is fine."
Luo Jianjia was about to say boiled egg soup, but when he turned around, he saw the noodle water that was standing in the kitchen room for making cold skin, and suddenly a kind of food came to his mind.
"My daughter-in-law will make you a fresh soup today."