Chapter 50: Mother and Son of the Yu Family
Dong Rong nodded, and agreed, "Okay, our orchard doesn't send the old lady a bowl of rice, let's let their mother and son come over tomorrow." For the time being, I will live in the East House, and I will be considered a companion. After speaking, she turned to the side and pretended to be busy but was actually eavesdropping on Sister-in-law Liu, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you can go home and live tomorrow night, so as not to scold the dog in your dreams!" â
When Sister-in-law Liu heard this, her face turned red. It turned out that the dog leftover was the name of her man's milk, Dong Rong didn't know, and thought it was her son's. Meihua, who was smiling so much that her stomach hurt, finally stumbled and explained the reason, and Dong Rong was also laughing so much that she almost hit the wall. Sister-in-law Liu was so ashamed that she reached out to pinch Meihua's mouth, and threatened her that she couldn't pass the matter back to the village, otherwise she would have no face to see.
The three women were laughing in the fiery sunset, and the laughter was carried far away by the mountain wind, causing a group of egrets who stayed on the acacia trees to raise their heads and chirp in protest...
Zhao Qingshan led a group of handymen up the mountain to deliver tools, and when he saw the three women laughing, he retreated to the side. Dong Rong saw it, hurriedly tidied up her clothes and sideburns, and then stepped forward to ask a few words and let everyone disperse.
A slightly thin descendant took advantage of everyone's busy work to run to the stone gap by the mountain spring and take out a pottery bowl, carefully hiding it behind him and wanting to leave quickly. Dong Rong happened to come out of the house, and frowned when she saw this posterior appearance.
She felt that she was already very good at treating these handymen on weekdays, with a good salary and a rich meal. Employers like her are hard to find, at least rare. She didn't ask the handymen to be grateful to her for this, but just to have a good conscience. But the premise of these is not to touch her bottom line. You can take what I give you. But what I don't give you, you must not steal.
The latter was already weak-hearted, and when he turned his head and saw the owner blocking the way, he was so frightened that his hands trembled, and the big pottery bowl "Barda" fell to the ground, and there was no food left inside.
Dong Rong took two steps forward, and when she saw the scattered slices of cabbage and meat on the ground, her face was even worse. But before she could speak, the latter had already knelt down and begged for mercy loudly, "Dongjia, I will never serve food to the house again, you spare me, I don't dare anymore." I'm full myself, my brother is still hungry, I'll eat it all in the future, and I'll never serve it home again..."
Dong Rong saw that his face was pale, and his speech was reversed, and he was most annoyed for a while, and asked in a low voice, "Did you steal food from the kitchen?" â
The latter was stunned, and finally shook his head desperately, "No, I didn't eat it, I kept it, I was afraid that it would be bad, so I put it on the edge of the spring..."
Zhao Qingshan and the others also came over at this time, and they couldn't understand it for a long time after hearing this, so they were all anxious, and they all stepped forward to help. Dong Rong then figured out that there were many children in the family after this birth, and he often couldn't eat enough, so he felt sorry for his younger siblings when he ate and drank well in the orchard every day, so he only ate one cake at noon every day, and saved the rest along with meat dishes and took it home. It's not much, but it's enough for each of the younger siblings to take a few bites.
Sister-in-law Liu was afraid that Dong Rong would be annoyed, so she stood aside and interceded, "Dongjia, this Wang family really can't open the pot, and he feels sorry for his younger brother and sister..."
The more Dong Rong listened, the more sad she became, she originally thought that she was the unlucky person in the world. But at this moment, seeing someone kneeling and kowtowing, just to bring a bowl of vegetables home to feed her younger siblings, she suddenly found that she was too happy again.
Not to mention how to enjoy happiness in the previous life, even if she married a stupid pillar in this life, the Cao family didn't make her hungry when she was reborn. Now that I know from this comparison, she really doesn't know how blessed she is.
"Get up, don't kneel for such a trivial matter."
Dong Rong motioned to Zhao Qingshan to help Wang Da up, then turned his head to look at the handymen and asked, "Do you think about your family when you eat?" â
Everyone looked at each other and refused to answer with a smile, and then Liu Ergou said in a low voice that he was a fellow villager in the same village, "It's rare to see a little oily food at home, everyone eats well here at the east every day, and when I go back, I am pestered by the child to ask what I ate for lunch, and I feel a little bad in my heart." â
Dong Rong nodded, thought carefully for a moment and said, "Then let's change the rules of our orchard, only give four cakes and a bowl of vegetable soup for lunch, and then cook a meat dish before the work stops at night." You can bring a jar and take it home to eat when the time comes. â
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all couldn't hide their joy and asked loudly, "Really?" Can you really take the meat food home? â
Dong Rong nodded, turned to Sister-in-law Liu and said with a smile, "It's just to work hard for Sister-in-law Liu and Plum Blossoms, and I'm going to go home later at night." â
"It's not hard, it's not hard!" Sister-in-law Liu and Meihua hurriedly waved their hands, and both of them were smiling from ear to ear.
Women love their children more than men, and both of them have to sigh every day when they eat, and they can't wait to shove their children into their throats, so that the pieces of meat they eat will fall into the child's stomach. Now that the proprietor has spoken, they can take home the good food in the open, and there really is nothing better than this.
Wang Da was straight-eyed, and when he saw that everyone was smiling, he asked, "Then the owner won't let me go, right?" â
Sister-in-law Liu slapped him with a laugh, and said angrily, "You stupid boy, the owner is a kind-hearted person, how could he drive you away because of a bowl of dishes?" On the contrary, everyone should thank you! â
Wang Da scratched the back of his head that was hurt, staring at the cabbage slices on the ground, looking extremely distressed.
When Dong Rong saw it, she asked Liu's sister-in-law, "Are there any leftovers and cakes in the stove?" â
Sister-in-law Liu hurriedly nodded, "There are a lot of cakes at noon, and there are still seven or eight left, but there are no leftovers." â
"Let's take it back to Wang Da, and after distributing the dishes every night in the future, as long as there is any leftover, I will fill it for him."
"Yes, owner." Sister-in-law Liu responded crisply, and at the end, she pulled Wang Dayi and scolded with a smile, "Don't hurry up and thank the owner, those little ones in your family will be blessed in the future." â
Wang Da thought of a few hungry black and thin brothers and sisters in the family, and puffed down for Dong Rong again, "Xie Dong's family, Xie Dong's family." â
Dong Rong was not used to people kneeling down for her at every turn, so she hurriedly moved two steps away and persuaded, "Get up quickly, it's just some leftovers, it's not worth anything." â
Wang Da kowtowed three times before he got up, and secretly swore in his heart that he would repay his kindness in the future. Sister-in-law Liu wrapped the cake and handed it to Wang Da neatly, and then looked at Dong Rong's eyes with a hint of admiration. The owner is really capable, but a few words will make everyone grateful to Dade, who will not do a good job in the future, not to mention others, even everyone will poke his backbone.
If Dong Rong heard Sister-in-law Liu's thoughts like this, she was afraid that she would shout that she was wronged. She is really just soft-hearted, thinking that she can help, and she has no intention of winning people's hearts at all.
Not to mention how everyone went home and talked about it, how the family rejoiced. It was only said that at noon on the second day, Meihua took her cousin and old aunt up the mountain. The old lady Yu was unexpectedly amiable, although her face was also wrinkled and her eyes were gloomy, her expression did not have the slightest sense of sadness, as long as she spoke, she would definitely smile with three points. Hearing Meihua's introduction that Dong Rong was the owner of this orchard, the old lady immediately took her son to salute, thanking the owner for not disliking her for being a drag.
Xu is fate, or the old lady's pitiful background but such a strong and optimistic touched Dong Rong, she inexplicably loved the old lady from the bottom of her heart. As soon as he saw the old lady saluting, he hurriedly stepped forward to help her and said with a smile, "Auntie, don't be polite." There is a lot of carpentry work to be done in the orchard, and you and Master Liu will have to live here for a long time in the future. I was worried that there was no one to live with me in the mountains, but it would be nice for my aunt to come and be my companion. â
The old lady squinted her eyes and looked at Dong Rong carefully for a long time, and when she laughed again, she added a little sincerity. Although she is half-blind, she can also see that this new owner with clear eyebrows is really like what Meihua said, a kind and powerful good woman.
It just so happened that Zhao Qingshan took the handymen to take a lunch break, and Dong Rong handed over Gui Sheng to him, and he instructed him on the details of the specific work that needed to be handled by the carpenter.
Liu's sister-in-law quickly carried a wooden bucket out, the bucket was filled with tofu and pineapple soup, and Meihua then came out with a cake and a large stack of pottery bowls. The handymen lined up, each with a bowl of soup and cakes, and then squatted under the roots of the tree and sucked and drank.
Mrs. Yu's mother and son also shared two bowls, Gui Sheng was hungry, and when he saw that his mother refused to move, he asked in a low voice, "Mother, but this soup is not the right appetite?" â
Old Lady Yu squinted her eyes and shook her head, and sighed, "Son, you see that the oil slick on this bowl of soup is enough for ordinary people to stew pot dishes, this owner must be kind and generous." You have to do a good job in the future, don't be sorry for the owner's kindness. â
Gui Sheng was so hungry that his stomach turned tendons, but he still respectfully responded to his mother's words, and then he ate and drank. The two women thought that lunch was already sumptuous, and when they didn't want to get off work in the evening, the handymen each carried a large bowl of cabbage stew and sliced pork in a jar, and then went down the mountain with a smile.
The old lady pulled the plum blossom to inquire clearly, and finally recited Amitabha Buddha in a loud voice, and said that God was gracious, so that the two of them fell into the blessing pit.
Dong Rong stood on the big stone and looked at the orchard that changed almost every day, and was in a very good mood. Seeing that everyone was going down the mountain, he turned around and went into the stove to fry a cucumber and diced meat, and steamed a small clay pot of japonica rice.
Mrs. Yu was carrying Meihua and Sister-in-law Liu home early, leaving the dishes and chopsticks for her to wash. Dong Rong came out and heard this, so she helped her sit down and said with a smile, "Auntie, why did you rob them of their errands, but instead threw away your own work and didn't do it?" â
The old lady got up a little helplessly and asked, "Boss, what work did you give me?" The sun hasn't set yet, it's still too late..."
Dong Rong smiled and put a big bowl of rice in front of the old lady, and said with a smile, "Auntie, your job is to accompany me to eat and gossip." â
Meihua was still eavesdropping, but then laughed and said, "Auntie, your job is too good, why don't we change it?" âZM