Zhulan felt the most guilty. The grain shop happened to pass by the restaurant, so she bought two pig's trotters on the way back. When she arrived at the grain shop, she saw Li squatting pitifully at the door of the shop. Zhulan spoke first out of guilt, "Hurry up and get in the car. I just ran into your father who went to the market again, so I came here late. Mom bought you your favorite pig's trotters. You must be anxious waiting for it!"
The words in Li's mouth were blocked. Her mother had said all she should have said and gave her sweet dates. She no longer felt aggrieved. She was really aggrieved just now. She felt that her mother had forgotten about her. She had been waiting for almost an hour. She sat on the ox cart and held the pig's trotter that her mother had stuffed into her arms. She smelled it and it smelled really good. Her mother was thinking about her and grinned.
Boss Zhou watched his mother lie with her eyes open. She had clearly forgotten about Li. However, he felt threatened by his father's eyes. Seeing his silly wife being so easy to coax, he was grinning. Alas, his wife is the dumbest person in the family. He should love his wife more and not bully her. It was not because he felt guilty. He had also forgotten about his wife.
On the way home, it started to drizzle. The ox cart had not gone far when the drizzle turned into moderate rain. Fortunately, Zhulan brought rain gear because she liked ancient umbrellas, especially bamboo umbrellas. Although those from Jiangnan were more expensive than local ones, Zhulan bought ten at once.
The only downside is that umbrellas are not divided into large and small sizes, they are all single-person umbrellas.
Now that Zhou Shuren was there, Zhulan picked up her daughter and said to Zhou Shuren, "You hold on for a bit, and I'll hold on for a bit."
Zhou Shuren was holding an umbrella and felt that his daughter was an eyesore. If his daughter didn't come, he would have one less umbrella to carry, and he and Zhulan could share one. He looked away with regret at the fields by the roadside.
Xue Han looked up at the top of the umbrella. Hmm, there was no gap. She didn't look at her father until she felt his gaze had moved away. Alas, she was being despised again. It was said that the old girl was the treasure in her heart, but that didn't exist in their family. She stayed close to her mother. Woohoo, her mother was still the best. She would pray every day, hoping that her mother would live a long life!
When we got home, the rain turned into heavy rain. Even with an umbrella, the lower body was wet. Li was the most embarrassed. She had to protect the glutinous rice flour she bought, and her upper body was also wet.
Zhulan changed her clothes. Zhao knocked on the door and came in with ginger soup. "Mom, I saw it was going to rain so I made some ginger soup. Mom and Dad, have a bowl to get rid of the cold."
Zhulan picked up the bowl and asked, "Have you sent it to your sister-in-law?"
Zhao knew clearly in her heart that even though her mother liked her more, in her mother's heart, she cared more about her elder sister-in-law. It was a truth that children who cried and made trouble were loved by others. Her mother disliked her elder sister-in-law, but she also cared about her. It was a pity that her temper could not be changed. However, she still envied her elder sister-in-law. A fool has his own luck. She took the empty bowl and said, "The head of the family sent it over. I just sent my younger sister's over."
Zhulan smiled and said, "You are the most considerate one. Your sister-in-law is careless. She will never make ginger soup at home. If she doesn't pay attention in the future, I will rely on you."
Zhao smiled lightly, "My wife has made a note of it. I'll go first, mother."
She was afraid that she would become jealous of her sister-in-law if she heard it too much. Her mother disliked her sister-in-law but did not ask her to change. She felt jealous and envied her sister-in-law even more. She never thought that one day she would envy her sister-in-law so much.
Zhou Shuren heard the emotion in the second daughter-in-law's tone, and after the door was closed, he moved closer to Zhulan and said, "Didn't you hear that? The second daughter-in-law is a little jealous."
Zhulan wiped her hair, "I heard it, but there's nothing I can do. Zhao has too many things hidden in her heart. She has drawn a circle around herself. I can't do anything about it. People get along with each other on a mutual basis. She has locked herself up. What can I do? The intimate mother-in-law is too tight, and there was no need for intimate mother-in-law in ancient times!"
She was sure that if she were to be intimate with Li and Zhao, Li would be frightened to the point of having a brain disorder, and as for Zhao, she should think too much because she was too smart.
Zhou Shuren asked casually, then lay down on the kang, "It's comfortable on a rainy day. I haven't felt this cool for a long time."
Zhulan frowned, "It's cool today, but it will be painful when the rain stops. The humidity and heat will be even more uncomfortable."
Zhou Shuren counted the days, "It will be over in a few days. After that, the weather will not be so hot. And there are fewer rainy days in summer this year. I think it will rain for a few days today. The high temperature will be gone, and I can finally live a comfortable life."
He is afraid of heat and has been running outside every day this summer. It's a miracle that he didn't get heatstroke.
Zhulan replied, "It's still very hot in September. No, this is ancient times, not modern times. The greenhouse effect has already caused abnormal weather. The ancient climate is accurate. And this is the Northeast, so the temperature has dropped significantly. Phew, we can finally live comfortably."
Zhou Shuren no longer had to come back drenched in sweat every day. His underwear couldn't even be washed because it was soaked in sweat, which was also a testimony to Zhou Shuren's hard work. Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren carefully, "You seem to have lost weight again."
I reached out and touched Zhou Shuren's arm. He had indeed lost weight again. I felt so distressed.
Zhou Shuren didn't think much of it. Only by enduring hardships can one become a superior person. The hardships he endured today were all to lay the foundation for the future. He couldn't bear to see Zhulan feel bad, so he tapped her lips and said, "Kiss me and I'll get fat again."
Zhulan knew that Zhou Shuren was teasing her, but she still bent down and gave him a kiss. Zhou Shuren's eyes darkened and with his big hand he led Zhulan into his words. It would be a shame if he didn't take advantage of this benefit that was delivered to his doorstep!
This time no one disturbed her. Zhulan's mouth was swollen and her face was as if it was on fire. She glared at Zhou Shuren and said, "Lunch will be served soon. How can I go out like this?"
She was really afraid that Ming Teng would ask her. After all, she was her grandmother and she had to save her dignity.
Zhou Shuren was thick-skinned and teased Zhulan, "Who dares to say anything when I'm here?"
Zhu Lan glared at Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren was thick-skinned, but she was not as thick-skinned as him. "Go and bring me a basin of cold water."
Zhou Shuren just said it verbally. He still cared about Zhulan's face and put on his shoes and went to the ground. "I'll go get some water now."
Soon the water was brought back and Zhulan applied a handkerchief to her lips for a while before they returned to normal.
Zhulan looked at the heavy rain outside and was a little worried, "Will the rising river water burst the dam?"
"No, the dam was newly built this year. The Dong County Master is pretty good. It's my hometown, so he didn't cut corners when repairing it. It's also the north, where floods rarely occur. It won't rain for another two days."
Zhulan felt relieved. When she heard Li calling her to eat, she put down her handkerchief and confirmed several times that everything was back to normal before following Zhou Shuren to the main hall to eat.
Li bought pig's trotters and chopped them into small pieces because he was very strong. Each person could get a piece from the two trotters. The vegetables were sweet potato leaves fried with lard and shredded radish served cold. The staple food was pancakes made of corn and white flour.
Because it was raining so heavily, students didn't have to go to school in the afternoon. Zhou Shuren was at home for a rare occasion, so he took a few students to take a test.
The rain lightened up in the afternoon and turned into moderate rain, and it didn't stop until I fell asleep.
The sky was still gray in the morning. The rain, which had finally stopped, started again after breakfast.
Li looked at the sky and said, "Mother, the rain will not stop today. Will the young master of the Marquis' Mansion come? Do I still need to buy meat?"