Chapter 236: The Late "Visitor"
Erya returned to the eaves of the porch, ready to fill the clay pot with cold water that had just been poured hot water. As a result, several aunts of the family were studying their own briquette stove there.
One said, "Ouch! As soon as I came, I saw this, and I thought it was the marinated meat jar of the Shun family that was placed here to dry, and it was going to be used for marinating meat in the autumn! How do you know it's a stove! ”
Another chimed in: "Not really! If it weren't for Er Ya carrying this pot and pouring water, I wouldn't have thought that this was a stove! ”
"Roar! You see, she didn't burn firewood! What is this dark mess? ”
"Oops! I don't recognize it, I've never seen it before! This is really good, it doesn't smoke at all, it's not like burning firewood, the smoke is high, and it's black everywhere. ”
"I heard that this was brought back by Erya from the north, and this girl from the Shun family is different, everything in her hands is a treasure!"
One of them joked, "That's not necessarily, if I put you in her hands, I think she can turn you into a treasure?!" ”
The aunt who was joking was not convinced, and argued: "Why can't it? Which of the old women in the town who are older than me is not a treasure? You didn't go to see the vegetable garden they planted, did you? Hey, if you go to see it, make sure your eyes are hot. In that Takitaki vegetable garden, there are all kinds of vegetables. The vegetables grown in it are called a good one! Green, fat, tender and plentiful, cucumbers and eggplants are many, cowpeas are also hanging one after another, the big peppers are green and red, and they are gurgling and gurgling, and when I pass by, I look at those vegetable gardens that I wish it was my family.
Not to mention that vegetable garden, hundreds of children want to eat. I estimate that thousands of people eat vegetables, and that dish can be cooked. This year's vegetable money can save Erya a lot! Do you dare to say that they are not treasures? If only I had gone. I don't talk about growing vegetables, I just raise chickens, ducks, and pigs, and I'm also an expert! Er Ya can't save more money to buy meat!? ”
The women laughed when she called her. Erya also laughed next to her. She was glad that others were finally able to see the labor of the widowed women, and that they no longer always thought that they were supported by their owners. To be honest, the accounts of the first few years. The expenditure is more, and then it becomes less and less. There have been more than two years of drought, and this drought has just passed for less than two years. They rushed back to production. The cost of living in these months is very small, and it is all for their own consumption. Even the meat is a wild commodity that Cai Baocheng and they often bring back from the mountains.
When they saw Erya coming, they thought they wanted a briquette stove like that: "Second niece! The stove you made for your mother can also make one for our family? How much money is needed we give! "This is the lobby aunt of the third grandfather's house. It's Erya's lobby uncle's family who did dirty things.
Er Ya replied with a smile: "Uncle in the lobby! This stove is simple. The key is that this coal for making firewood has to be bought! Why don't you wait, when I have a fleet of coal to transport this coal, I can buy and sell this briquettes for a long time, and you can buy them whenever you want, okay? ”
The aunt in the lobby and several aunts and sisters-in-law all nodded happily: "That's good, we just thought about putting firewood in it and burning it directly!" Since you will be able to buy this coal for your home in the future. That's great! ”
Hui Qin and Hui Xiang, who were busy lighting the fire and doing chores in the kitchen, also heard it, and they all shouted at the top of their voices: "Erya! Remember to get two for my house too. We want it too! ”
"Got it!" Erya replied loudly with some impatience. She was disgusted that when she was so busy that she was spinning top, she would talk about such unmatters matters. Is it necessary to be in such a hurry? Wait until the guests are gone, can you still be too late?!
Even if this family banquet only invited a few families like the Liu family and their children's relatives, there were still more than 20 tables. The mother of Huifu's daughter-in-law was also invited as a close relative, and seeing that her daughter's brother-in-law wedding banquet was more lively than her daughter's wedding banquet, I felt a little uncomfortable. Taking advantage of her daughter's break, she muttered in a low voice: "Why can't I understand your mother-in-law's affairs!" You are the eldest daughter-in-law, so you should pay more attention to it, but your original wedding banquet is far worse than today! ”
Huifu's daughter-in-law also knew that there was a difference between the two, but her mother-in-law had already explained to her in advance, and she also gave a pair of gold bracelets as compensation, of course she couldn't complain according to her mother's words. On the contrary, she had to gag her mother's mouth, lest she talk nonsense everywhere, but make people mistakenly think that she was really inferior to her brother-in-law.
"Mother! Don't say this in the future, I was in the middle of the drought, and no one was in the mood to do it. Besides, in order to make the second brother's wedding banquet look better this time, my mother-in-law was afraid that I would have an opinion in my heart, so she gave me a pair of gold bracelets. Just this pair of gold bracelets, it is enough to be an heirloom, and it is not enough to withstand the banquet of a dozen taels of silver! ”
Her mother was still unhappy, because their focus was different: "You! Called a pair of gold bracelets and was confused, the grandeur of this family banquet is not grand is to show that the in-laws value you or not. Don't be confused, make people cheap, you're still in that beauty! ”
This happened to be heard by Huifu, who came over to call his daughter-in-law who had not yet eaten, to go out to eat, and he was full of unhappiness, but it was difficult to say it out loud. had to stand silently outside the door to guard, so as not to let his mother or sisters hear and misunderstand his daughter-in-law.
Fortunately, Huifu's daughter-in-law is clear in her heart, and she knows what her mother really cares about: "Mother! If you don't say it, what you say is for those who don't know how to listen, can you live in the future? Do you really care about whether your daughter is taken seriously, or do you feel uncomfortable that my in-laws' family didn't treat you so grandly at the beginning?!
Why don't you think about my in-laws' purpose in doing this? If my brother and daughter-in-law were both parents like me, my mother-in-law's family would not necessarily be so big up to now. Just because my brother-in-law has a different background, my mother-in-law's family has to promote her and treat her mother's family well. Do you even have to earn this? ”
Her mother asked her daughter to say that her face was red, and she understood that she had indeed said something wrong that provoked the relationship between her daughter and her in-laws. The tears were about to fall at the moment, but she really couldn't think of any good words to defend herself in a hurry. I could only look at my daughter with tears in my eyes. Huifu's daughter-in-law was also annoyed by her mother's pitiful appearance, and in order to keep the mother and daughter from stiffening, she had to stand up and say, "Mother! We haven't eaten yet! I guess they're done with this last slot. It's time for us to take a bite, you can drink tea in my room, and I'll go out to eat. ”
As soon as she walked out of the door, she saw Huifu standing by the door with a displeased expression, and her heart was full of joy, just afraid that Huifu would listen to what her mother said. She wanted to explain, but there were still many guests who had not left. It's people who go back and forth, and it's really not the time to talk.
Huifu didn't talk to his daughter-in-law, and saw her go to the table in the courtyard where the dishes had been set up to prepare for dinner. He turned around and sat down at the table that had been cleaned up in the hall, and together with his eldest brother-in-law, he drank tea and talked with the three brothers of the Feng family.
Until the invited guests have finished their meals, they say goodbye and leave. The dishes and chopsticks at home, the sanitation of the kitchen, the dining table, the floor of the hall and the courtyard, all the sanitation is helped by the second sisters, cousins, aunts, and third aunts. Cleaned up.
The men sat around the three tables in the hall, and the women sat around several tables in the courtyard. Knocking melon seeds, eating pastries, and drinking tea, the east and west families chatted with the silver flower girl. Yinhua Niang is very excited today, not only that Yinhua has set a good family business, but the key is that her mother's family, which she has been worried about today, did not come to make trouble.
What a pity! She was happy too early, and just when they were chatting happily, her sister-in-law's unique shrill voice came from outside the courtyard gate: "Old sister-in-law! Could you please tell me, but this family held a banquet today, Liu Laishun's family? ”
An older woman's voice replied, "Yes! What kind of relatives are you coming to Shun's family? Why did you come after the table was over? ”
The sharp voice came through again: "We are the woman's maiden family." Isn't it too late to find a place! Then we'll go in. Thank you, sister-in-law! ”
As she spoke, the woman led the people into the open courtyard gate of Huigui's house. Yinhuaniang's face was already white when she heard her sister-in-law's voice, and when she saw them go directly into the courtyard, she was even more panicked. Yinhua was much calmer than her, and stood up with the big guys, silently looking at the eldest aunt who rushed into the yard in a daze and the group of people behind who knew or didn't know.
Her eldest aunt was sharp-eyed, and at a glance she saw the silver flower girl standing in the crack, and shouted in a sharp voice: "I said sister-in-law! You can do it! My eldest niece is married, not to mention that she came with us to recognize the door of her in-laws' house, but secretly ran over without us knowing, don't you want to recognize your mother's family? ”
Er Ya looked at the two Yinhua girls, one was so frightened that his face turned pale, his whole body trembled, he knew how to tremble, and he didn't know how to speak, and the other was a group of people who rushed into the yard with a cold face and fire-breathing eyes. Looking at it like this today, I really can't let this girl come forward. I'll do the wicked! Erya felt helpless.
She stood in front of Aunt Yinhua, forced her to stop, looked at the woman in front of her with a straight face, looked at the woman in front of her viciously, and asked the other party in a very stern tone: "Who are you?" Who allowed you to enter this courtyard? You have broken into my house in such a lawless manner, do you want to rob it? ”
Aunt Yinhua is a strong woman at home and in Zhuangzi, but it is only at the door of the house, and now that she is in this unfamiliar place, she is still a little timid. In addition, once Erya starts to get angry, most people will be scared when they see it, and Yinhua's aunt is no exception.
Her original arrogance was extinguished at once, and she pointed at Yinhua Niang with a cowering and said, "This little lady! We were originally Yinhua's uncle's family, and I heard that Yinhua and the Liu family received a kiss, and we also wanted to recognize our in-laws and go to a new family. I just don't know the way, so I've been asking all the way since yesterday, and I've only found it now. If you don't believe me, ask my sister-in-law! As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed at the silver lady.
Erya doesn't care what she says, only one: "I don't care who you are, you can't come to my house so swaggering today without being invited by my family." You guys quit for me right now! (To be continued......)