Chapter 10 The Zhao Family
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This time, because he was going to his grandmother's house, he was scheduled to stay for two days, so his father Zhou Chungui stayed at home to take care of the house.
Zhao Yulan took her three children and packed a basket of dried mushrooms.
Taking advantage of the day of the fourteenth market, he left two catties of fragrant brine water to the Zhao family, and after the rest was sold, he went to the pastry shop and weighed a pound of sugar.
"Mother, can we just buy a pound of sugar? Ying Qi felt that she didn't mention anything at home, so how could she be embarrassed to go to her relatives.
In addition to the meat and sugar in her mother's hand, the three children Fu Yi carried the basket, and Ying Qi and Xiaobao followed behind her mother.
"It's okay, Sister Qi is so well-behaved, I know that I feel sorry for my grandmother. Your father and I have already said that I will give your grandmother a tael of silver separately at that time, and these will be for the others to see. Zhao Yulan smiled, feeling very proud that Ying Qi was so sensible.
"Uh-huh. Ying Qi nodded, of course, giving money is the most affordable. It's been the same throughout the ages.
"Mother, I haven't been to my grandmother's house. What is grandma's house like? is it the same as us?" Ying Qi was a little curious.
"It's not quite the same. Grandma's house is slightly better. Because there are several uncles, there is plenty of labor in the field. Zhao Yulan was very interested in Yingqi's first visit, not to mention that Xiaobao was still an outsider, so she explained it specially.
"My grandfather died a few years ago because of illness. My grandmother is the biggest in the family. There are two cousins born to the eldest uncle, the second uncle, the younger uncle, the little aunt, the eldest aunt, the second aunt, the little aunt, and the two cousins born to the eldest aunt, a cousin and a cousin born to the second uncle's mother, and the younger aunt has only been married for a year and has no children for the time being. My aunt is your only aunt, and this time we are going to show her your future little uncle. ”
"Grandma is so good, she gives me bread every time she goes. The eldest aunt is also good, very gentle. Only the second aunt, but it's broken. Sister, you don't know, when you were young, she came to our house three times, and every three times she took a lot of things from our house, and she hated it the most. Fu Yi added indignantly on the side.
"Yi Wazi, don't speak ill of your elders. Zhao Yulan blamed and educated. Fu Yi stuck out his tongue, "Mother, I won't say it." He didn't dare to think about it, after all, he knew that his mother and father hated his second aunt.
Zhao Yulan saw that he repented insincerely, and did not really blame him. After all, everyone knows what kind of person Fang Guihua is.
"My grandmother's house is a bit bigger than ours. However, because there are many people, it is more crowded. The uncles and aunts each lived in one room, the little aunt used to live in one room with her mother, and the little cousin lived with the little aunt after the mother moved out. My grandmother and cousin lived in one room, and the two cousins lived in one room. We will go there this time, and I guess your cousins and cousins will have to live with their parents before they can barely spare a room for us to live in. ”
In this way, while introducing and walking, I don't seem to feel tired. In this place where the road is walking, Yingqi has become accustomed to it and has exercised it. It takes two or three hours to go anywhere, and it doesn't seem to be too far.
The sun in the west began to slide down the hillside, and it slowly converged on the dazzling gold threads and turned into soft orange threads.
Looking far away, there are people not far away from the smoke of the cooking, and there are farmers carrying hoes and shoulders to walk past them, it is the time to call it a day and go home.
When Yingqi and the others arrived at their destination, they saw their grandmother's house. Ying Qi found that the gap was still quite large.
Although there are a few houses in my own house, they are all in tatters at the beginning, and there are only a few rooms, and there is no other furniture.
And grandma's house, after all, has been so many years, and there are many people. In addition to the five inner houses mentioned by her mother, there are also hall houses, stove houses, and courtyard dams, and her grandmother's house also has a special warehouse room, a pigsty room, and even a thatched house is separate.
My grandmother's pigsty house had two pigs, chickens, ducks, geese, a housekeeper dog, and a cat. Even the animals are so complete. Naturally, the Ying Qi family can't compare.
In fact, Ying Qi later learned that except for particularly poor families, most families raised chickens, ducks, cats and dogs and other small animals. Like their family used to have these, even better. It's just that in the year Ying Qi was born, her grandmother was sick and spent a lot of money, and in the end, her grandmother still didn't survive that winter and passed away. As a result, in the second year after Yingqi was born, her family became very poor. By this year, it will basically be impossible to open the pot, let alone the money for Yingqi's medical treatment. So at that time, Zhao Yulan really couldn't do it, so she went back to her parents' house for help, but was ridiculed for a long time by her second uncle's mother Fang Guihua because she was jealous of her grandmother's subsidy to their family.
"Magnolia, come in. "My aunt was waiting for them outside the hospital early in the morning. As soon as I saw the figures of several of them, I hurriedly greeted them.
"Sister-in-law, don't be so polite. Zhao Yulan smiled slightly. Several children said hello one after another, and Xiaobao was in a state of neglect.
"I'll go see my mother first. By the way, what about Huilan? Why didn't she come out to pick me up, she used to be the fastest runner. Zhao Yulan said as she walked inside.
"My sister-in-law is shy. Zhou Xiangrong replied with a smile. As he spoke, he took the basket of dried mushrooms in Fu Yi's hand.
Zhao Yulan was about to hand her the fragrant brine water, when Fang Guihua's voice suddenly came.
"Ouch, Magnolia is here. Listening to this voice, naturally I haven't seen anyone yet, so I know that it is the second uncle's mother Fang Guihua.
"Oh, I've got something with me. Such a little sugar. Ouch, isn't this meat?" Fang Guihua's eyes swept, leaving Ying Qi quite speechless.
"Second aunt. The children reluctantly shouted.
"This is the legendary fragrant brine water made by your family. Did you say you didn't do it last time?" Fang Guihua came over and wanted to take the fragrant brine and go into the water. Zhao Yulan hurriedly handed it to Zhou Xiangrong one step faster, and continued: "It's just a little gadget made by a child, how can you be ugly in front of your second sister-in-law." And the last time you came, it was just past the market, and the amount was very small, and it was sold out. I left a little bit for today. ”
Zhou Xiangrong took the fragrant brine and put it down, and without waiting for Fang Guihua to rush to the side of a few people, she went to the kitchen, "Then I'll go to the kitchen to clean it up first, and everyone will have a taste at night." Auntie, let his aunt take you to her mother's house. ”
Fang Guihua watched Zhou Xiangrong enter the stove house almost trotting, only to stop, almost looking at Zhou Xiangrong's back with hatred.
"Magnolia, I'll help you get this. Turned, another smiling face.
"It's okay, my family is poor, so I had to bring such a little candy to my mother. Zhao Yulan flashed her hand.
At the same time, he hurriedly beckoned the children into the house of their grandmother Zhou Zhishu.
Fang Guihua had no choice, but she didn't want to give up, so she followed into the house.
"Mother!" "Grandma!" In addition to everyone politely greeting each other this time, even Xiaobao bowed slightly. Ying Qi is always a little speechless Xiaobao's nobility, naturally, the people in the family also understand that Xiaobao must be from a big family, and they don't ask too much for him. As for others, why should they care what others think?
However, the so-called following the customs of the countryside, not to mention that Xiaobao doesn't know if he can go back to that home, Ying Qi feels that he should still learn the living customs of this village. She told him a few times, but it seemed that she couldn't correct it. And every time she talks about this topic, Ying Qi always feels that Xiaobao seems to be a little arrogant and arrogant. Ignore her completely.
Anyway, they're all children, and it's always good to train slowly. Ying Qi thought like this, forgetting that she was still a younger child at this time.
"Sister Qi, come to grandma to have a look. Is it okay?" Zhou Zhishu first greeted Ying Qi, who was sick.
"Grandma, I'm fine, you see, it's alive. Ying Qi knew that it was all because of this charitable woman, although she couldn't save her real granddaughter, but it was equivalent to saving herself. So I have a special affection for her.
Zhou Zhishu hugged her and touched her head with a smile, "It's really good." Very good, very good. "The old lady doesn't say much nice things. But it also looks extremely happy.
"Mother, I didn't mention anything, so I brought you a little sugar. Zhao Yulan stepped forward at this time and handed the sugar to her mother. Ying Qi flashed to the side.
"Buy me something, really. You didn't give me a lot of things before, and now you're having such a hard time yourself. Just keep it for yourself" It seems that Zhou Zhishu loves her eldest daughter very much. As he spoke, he was really ready to excuse himself.
"It's okay, mother, Yingqi is fine, and the family doesn't need any money. We can save a little bit slowly, and we can get by. Zhao Yulan said with a smile.
At this time, Fang Guihua saw that she had nothing to do, and everything in Zhao Yulan's hand should be sent, and she couldn't take it herself, so it was better to go to the kitchen to get more fragrant water for her baby. Then he said: "Mother, auntie, you just chat, I'll go to the kitchen to help first." ”
"Go, go. By the way, Qiang Wazi and several female babies came over to meet their cousins and cousins. Zhou Zhishu nodded.
"Hmm. Fang Guihua agreed and left. Fu Yi whispered to Ying Qi and Xiaobao: "Xiaobao, sister, do you think the second aunt will go to the kitchen to steal her mouth." Ying Qi and Xiaobao both covered their mouths and nodded and smiled, it seems that everyone knows it, only their grandmother doesn't know.
"Mother, this is for you. Taking advantage of the fact that there would be no one, Zhao Yulan hurriedly touched a string of money and gave it to Zhou Zhishu. The people here seldom use silver, after all, their lives are measured in copper coins, and they rarely reach the level of silver coins, which is the business of rich and noble families. Therefore, a string of copper coins is a thousand wen, which is equal to one tael of silver.
"This, Yulan, what are you?" Grandma Zhou Zhishu was really surprised this time. Zhao Yulan smiled and explained: "Mother, you don't know how smart my Qi sister is. It's all Qi Mei'er who invented this. My family is now selling fragrant brine, and I can basically sell it for so much money in every market. So, it's nothing. We'll be better in the future, and I can give you more. ”
"You kid, you used to give the family a lot of subsidies. Now that you are married, don't move everything home, Chungui will be unhappy if he knows. And since you are currently doing this small business and slowly getting better, you must also take care of yourself first. I don't lack anything here. Zhou Zhishu knew that although her daughter was her own, she was already married. Since her family is selling this kind of fragrant brine water, it means that it is a secret recipe, and in ancient times, the secret recipe was very precious, and some of it would only be passed on to the eldest son, and the rest of the children could not learn it, let alone outsiders. Therefore, they do not inquire about the sale of fragrant brine.
"It's okay, mother. Chungui is also very much in favor. Zhao Yulan said, "You tell me about the situation of that family." ”
Zhou Zhishu no longer refused, after all, it was her daughter's intention. After collecting the copper coins, they talked to their daughter about the things they both cared about this time. (The novel "Qing Piercing the Blessing of Jin Xianliang" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner "Add Friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up!)