Chen Xuejiao continued to sell tea eggs. The salted duck eggs that were pickled before were given to Grandma's family, a few to Xianglian's family next door, a few to Qingfengzhuang, and the rest were given to Master Qin except for a few that he ate at his own house.

Chen Xuejiao plans to pickle some on a large scale and sell them to red and white ceremonies or restaurants, and she has ten taels of silver in her hand enough to buy duck eggs. But because it is late autumn, the ducks begin to raise their spirits and do not lay eggs much. Originally, there were not many duck breeders in this area of Maoshan, so it was difficult to collect duck eggs on a large scale.

I heard that the second brother-in-law Zheng Huozi often went outside to collect dry goods, so Chen Xuejiao wanted to take some time to find the second brother-in-law to inquire about collecting duck eggs outside.

On this day, the weather was fine.

The Chen family came to have relatives, and this relative was none other than the sister-in-law Chen Wenyan's family.

Chen Xuejiao still saw Chen Wenchang once at the funeral of her aunt Chen Wenying. At that time, I was in the Wang family, and I didn't have any feelings for her, only vaguely felt that she looked very similar to Mrs. Chen, with a long face, triangular eyes, eyebrows flying to the sideburns, and habitually frowning and squinting as soon as she spoke, looking like she was smiling but not smiling.

The little uncle and cousin Sister Chun and Sister Qiu saw each other for the first time.

The little uncle Duan Erhu is five big and three thick, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he laughs when he sees Xue Jiao's children. grabbed the fruit and gave Xuejiao a few to eat, as affectionate as Chen Xuemiao.

The contour of Sister Chun'er's entire face looks very similar to Chen Wenyan, and her big eyes follow her father Duan Erhu. It's just the same as Chen Wenchang, looking at Xue Jiaoxue like Jing Hao's flat eyes were full of disdain, just pulling Xue Miao and muttering.

Sister Qiu is young, with a round face, chubby and very pleasing, innocent, and happy to run in and out with Qi Ping's two eggs and three eggs.

Seeing Chen Xuejiao setting up a stall selling tea eggs at the door of her home, Duan Erhu touched Xuejiao's head and praised a few words, but Chen Wenchang was disdainful.

"Big brother is a showman, how can you let you make such a cheap living, not afraid of losing your reputation." Chen Wenchang's crackling was a reprimand.

"What do you say?" Duan Erhu's face changed, and he smiled at Xue Jiao, "Your sister-in-law is like this, I think it's good that you sell your tea eggs." ”

Chen Xuejiao originally wanted to fight back against Chen Wenyan, but when she saw that her little uncle had compensated herself, she was afraid of hurting his face, so she had to smile and say: "Uncle, taste my tea eggs at noon, I won't sell a few left, I will peel them for you at noon, and I will serve some of my lord's wine." ”

"That's a good idea." Duan Erhu gave a happy thumbs up, and asked Xue Jiao a few more questions how to come up with a way to boil tea eggs, and then followed Chen Wenyan into the upper room to speak.

Chen Wenyan came to her mother's house, and the happiest people were Mrs. Chen and Mr. Chen. Mrs. Chen has a special big box, which is full of her own body and food, and every time Chen Wenchang returns to her parents' house, she will open the box and take out the delicious food that she usually hides.

This time, Mrs. Chen not only took out what to eat, but also instructed the Li family to kill the chicken and cook, because it was rare for the uncle to come once, and Mrs. Chen ordered Chen Zifu to go to the town to cut two catties of meat, and buy a few braised vegetables to drink.

Chen Wenyan came to his mother's house at this time to see Chen Zichang.

The people that Mrs. Chen loves the most are the brothers and sisters Chen Zichang and Chen Wenyan, so the relationship between the brothers and sisters is closer than that of ordinary brothers and sisters.

Chen Zichang's injury has healed more than half, but his arm is still hanging, and as soon as Chen Wenchang saw Chen Zichang's arm, tears fell.

When Mrs. Chen saw this scene, her distressed son also cried, and was persuaded by Cai and Zhao.

Zhao's face was faint, and he thought to himself, good you Chen Wenyan, why did you go early when your brother was beaten, and only came to see him now, could it be that I wanted my three Jiangnan dyed cloths to come in a hurry.

Sister Chun pulled Chen Xuemiao to speak, and Xue Miao did not respond as enthusiastically as before, also because Xue Miao felt that the cloth gave her aunt a breath of anger in her heart.

“…… Why was my brother beaten? I also heard that I didn't have time to come and see it because I was busy at home, so I hurried over as soon as I was done with the work in the field. Chen Wenyan sat beside Mrs. Chen and wiped her eyes.

Zhao snorted coldly in his heart, who doesn't know what kind of life you are living at home, and you are still on the ground, I'm afraid you don't even know where your own land is, this is just an excuse for yourself.

"I was afraid that you would be worried, so I hid it from you and didn't let me sue you. When you know it, you come to see your brother without touching your feet, who is your brother and sister. Mrs. Chen sighed.

Chen Wenchang complained about Chen Xiucai: "Big brother is really, isn't he Xiucai?" Doesn't it mean that the official doesn't have to kneel? Why don't you take the name card and go to the county yamen to vent my brother's anger. After speaking, he glanced at Li fiercely.

"Ahem, ahem." Chen Zichang coughed a few times, he didn't want everyone to use this topic to continue talking, so he intercepted Wen Yan's words, "I'm all right, what's the point of mentioning that." ”

Duan Erhu looked at Chen Zimin's embarrassed expression, and knew in his heart that he had always respected Chen Xiucai and the Li family, so he happily changed the topic.

Somehow, I talked about Cai's nostalgia.

"It is said that sour and spicy girls, the third daughter-in-law eats sour food this time, I think this time the bad one is a handle." Old Mrs. Chen's gaze lingered on Cai's stomach for a moment, full of anticipation.

When Cai Shi heard this, his heart was like drinking a bowl of iced mung bean soup in June, his whole body relaxed, and he straightened his stomach happily.

"I don't think so." Chen Wenyan glanced at Cai's belly, and said with a smile, "When I was a bad sister Qiu, I also liked to eat sour, and my belly was as sharp as the third sister-in-law. It just so happens that Sister Chun is also a girl, Xuewa is also a girl, I think the life of the third sister-in-law is the same as mine, and this baby may be the same as Sister Qiu. ”

As soon as Chen Wenyan's words came out, the whole room was speechless. Chen Xuejiao saw that Cai's face was flushed, and her eyes were full of hatred.

Chen Xuejiao thought that Chen Wenyan was that kind of person, she was unsatisfactory, as if all people were like her, so that she could be psychologically balanced.

Chen Wenyan continued to be complacent unconsciously: "I'm sure that the third sister-in-law is a girl. ”

Cai's teeth were sour, and he went back to the west wing to lie down without even eating lunch under the pretext that there was sour water in his stomach.

Chen Wenyan pointed to the stewed chicken even more proudly and said, "The third sister-in-law was fine just now, why is she uncomfortable." Is it because I saw chickens, this is the same as my sister Huaiqiu, I couldn't smell the chicken soup at that time, and I vomited sour water when I smelled it. ”

Chen Xuejiao thought, what kind of psychology is Chen Wenyan.

Chen Wenchang did not forget to pick and choose when eating, one would say that Li's steamed buns were not good, and the other would say that the chicken stew was not delicious. Duan Erhu wanted to interrupt several times, but Chen Wenyan had no intention of stopping.

The mouth opened and closed, and her hoarse voice with a little tail note was very similar to that of Mrs. Chen. Chen Xuejiao thought that Chen Wenchang was old, it must be a copy of Mrs. Chen, and the tone of her speech, words, movements, and expressions were exactly the same as Mrs. Chen.

Duan Erhu was not satisfied, put down his chopsticks, and Chen Wenyan closed his mouth. So Duan Erhu picked up the chopsticks again and praised Chen Xuejiao's tea eggs for being delicious.

After the meal, Li took the children back to the house.

"Why does my sister-in-law like to pick on my mother's thorns so much?" Chen Xuejiao complained.

"I used to like it, and every time I came to the house, I had to pick my mother's thorn." Chen Xueru said dissatisfied.

Li smiled indifferently: "Your sister-in-law is like that, she used to be like this when she was a girl at home, she picked on her, as long as you don't talk about it, she won't say a few words, once you talk about it, she can say no fun." I have so many things, why do I spend time with her about this. ”

Chen Xuejiao looked at Li's faint smile and thought that this was the law for Li's survival in the Chen family.

Mrs. Chen took the people around her away, and the mother and daughter sat together and whispered.

Wen Yan held the Jiangnan printed dyed cloth, and the corners of his eyebrows and eyes were full of joy.

"I guess, this cloth is for you, and the second sister-in-law is a little nervous." Old Lady Chen lowered her voice.

"She doesn't have enough good things? I said, why wouldn't she laugh today. Chen Wenyan pursed his lips, "Mother, it's not me who said this, I've always been good with my second sister-in-law, but I don't like her style." Who knows how much Xue Yao takes from home every year? Every year, I only honor you with two sets of clothes and a few boxes of food, where are those gold and silver hairpins? It's not all her's own. ”

It's just that others say this, but it is the most painful girl to say it, and Mrs. Chen remembered it in her heart.

The mother and daughter kept talking until the sun was leaning westward.

When Chen Wenyan went back, Mrs. Chen gave a basket of eggs and two chickens.

Mrs. Chen sent Wen Yan's family to the village entrance before going home, and as soon as she returned home, she took the Zhao family to feed the pigs, and she went to the Zhao family's room.

Soon, the scolding of Mrs. Chen and the crying of Zhao came from the upper room.