Zhulan withdrew her gaze and turned to go to the backyard. She had to pickle sauerkraut today, which was a lot of work.
There are a lot of cabbages planted in the backyard. There is no vegetable to eat in winter. In previous years, two large jars of pickled cabbages would be needed. Zhulan Youcheng calculated, "This year, one jar is enough."
Li didn't want to eat pickles all winter, so having pickled vegetables would give her a different taste. "Mom, we always had two jars in previous years. One jar is not enough."
"I have an idea. I will pickle one jar this year. I will chop the remaining cabbages in the afternoon and store them in the cellar. I will also dry some more chilies this year."
Zhulan was thinking about the spicy cabbage. She was waiting for Wang Ru to make it. Naturally, she had to keep more cabbage. Well, she thought she could buy some more cabbage.
Li wanted to open her mouth several times but swallowed the words back, comforting herself that it was right to listen to her mother-in-law. She wanted to be the most obedient daughter-in-law to her mother-in-law and would never give up the gift to Zhao.
After a while, the second son Zhou Changyi came to the backyard and came to Zhulan and whispered, "Mom, Wang Laosi came home from work and there was some trouble. Wang Laosi is tough now, and Wang Zhangshi must be very angry."
Zhulan, "... ..."
She found that she really couldn't look at her sons according to the original owner's memory. When she really met them, she found that the second son was not only shrewd but also a traitor. He cheated people without making a sound, and others still remembered his kindness. His honest face was too deceptive.
The second son, Zhou Changyi, felt that his mother had become smarter. He looked at his eyes and found that something was wrong. He seemed to be exposed. He was a little lost after being praised by his father. He was a little proud. He was really afraid that his mother would shout loudly and attract attention. His mother couldn't hide her words. "Mom."
Zhulan finally understood that among the cannon fodders in the original story, the second son's family was the least affected. One of the couple was clear-headed, and the other was shrewd and calculating. It would be strange if they didn't live well. She patted her second son on the shoulder and said, "Go back to work!"
The second son, Zhou Changyi, froze and stared at his mother blankly. He didn’t expect his mother to understand when he winked at him just now. His mother didn’t chase Wang Laosi away, thinking that he was too lazy to pay attention to her. Now he realized that his mother understood and knew what he meant, and her meaningful eyes saw through him!
He thought he saw through his entire family, but he was slapped in the face repeatedly in the past few days, first by his father and then by his mother. The old saying is so true, your father will always be your father and your mother will always be your mother. He was just too lazy to pay attention to them before, but he would never dare to look down on his parents again.
Zhulan looked at Lao Er's cautious look with satisfaction. To deal with someone like Lao Er, one must be stronger and more insightful than him.
When pickling sauerkraut, Zhulan helped to break the cabbage leaves, and Li did the rest. Li had his own tricks in pickling sauerkraut. In the original body's memory, having eaten sauerkraut from several families, Li's pickled cabbage was the best.
Zhulan looked at the jar of pickled cabbage and thought of all the delicious dishes made with pickled cabbage. "When the pickled cabbage is ready, I'll buy two pounds of pork and make dumplings with pickled cabbage and pork."
After hearing this, the children became more enthusiastic in picking up rotten vegetable leaves to feed the pigs.
Li looked up at the sky and calculated the time, "Mom, what are we going to eat for lunch?"
Zhulan looked at the well-sorted cabbage leaves and said, "Stew the cabbage with potatoes, and make some cabbage and egg soup."
Then Zhulan went to light a fire in the house. Her house had already been decorated and after an afternoon of heating it would be ready for living in at night.
At lunchtime, Zhulan's family had to eat three meals a day, so they helped with the work and continued to work. No one in the Zhou family was kind enough to invite anyone to come for lunch. As they had agreed in the beginning, they would not provide meals.
Zhulan finished eating first and looked at Wang Laosi who was working hard. Once Wang Laosi went back to study, Wang Ru would think that their family was cold-blooded again. She didn't care at all. Anyway, as long as her daughter was the original heroine, she would be a thorn in Wang Ru's side.
In the afternoon, Zhulan and Li chopped cabbage, dug radishes and picked peppers. They also picked the good pepper leaves, which could be pickled. No food would be wasted.
The Zhou family’s cellar is very large. After almost all the vegetables in the backyard have been picked, there is still plenty of space.
After a day of burning firewood, Zhulan muttered after dinner, "After we finish the firewood tomorrow, the eldest and second sons will borrow a bullock cart to go into the mountains to pick up a few carts of firewood. We don't have much firewood left at home."
Zhou Shuren continued, "It's almost winter, so we should pick up as much as we can while the weather is warm."
The eldest brother said, "I know, Dad and Mom."
Zhulan had no intention of going up the mountain, she was recuperating.
Mrs. Li felt that there was nothing left to do at home. "Mom, Aunt Wu and I will go pick mushrooms tomorrow. They are the last mushrooms of this year."
"Okay, go ahead."
Mrs. Li was beaming with joy. She had been feeling very depressed these past few days and finally she could gossip with Aunt Wu.
The next morning, not only Wang Laosi came to work, but Wang Ru also came.
Zhulan, "Come and find Xuehan!"