Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Li were also itching, and wanted to go with them to see the novelty, but when she was peeking at her mother-in-law's face while thinking about how to speak, she didn't want Pucao to turn around and shouted, "Sister-in-law and sister-in-law are also here to help, this thank you gift can be given to Chunni in half, if you don't take advantage of this time to rob some good ones, I'm afraid she will hide after a while." ”

When Mrs. Li heard this, she hurriedly gave in for her daughter, "This girl has been scratching you every day, why do people have to share half of her as a thank-you gift, but don't get used to her not knowing what to do." ”

"How can it, auntie, Chunni helps me the most on weekdays, and if there are good things, I naturally have to share half of her." Pu Cao smiled and corrected Chunni's name, and Chunni also knew that she had the intention to make a long face for her in front of her mother's family, so she stomped her foot and said in shame, "In my mother's place, I have always been a stupid girl who is lazy and lazy, and I can't turn over in my life." ”

After speaking, she went to hold the two sisters-in-law again, and said with a smile, "If my mother doesn't go, forget it, sisters-in-law will come with me!" ”

As soon as Mrs. Li heard this, she also got off the ground, pretending to be angry, "You don't let me see it, I still have to take a look, I will move if there are good ones, let you show off!" ”

Everyone was provoked to laugh, Pu Cao stepped forward to help the old lady, and the five women, old and young, walked through the hall and entered the east room in a few steps.

Fang Jie's thank-you gift this time was out of gratitude to Pucao for sticking to his faith, so in addition to a large pile of food items, he also added two boxes of rouge gouache and a few horses of lightly pigmented satin. Those carved boxes for dim sum, wicker baskets for pork and fat chicken, baskets for carp, and cloth bags for all kinds of dry goods filled the idle kang of the Zhang family.

There are few people in Li's family, and there is no outstanding craftsmanship, and life has always been tight. The family can only buy a new coat or cut pork during the New Year, and at this time, they suddenly saw so many things to eat, and they all looked straight at it.

After all, Mrs. Li is old and has a lot of experience, so she was the first to wake up and smiled, "Oh, this Fang Gongzi is really generous, I'm afraid these things will cost a lot of money." After saying this, the old lady turned to worry about her daughter, and asked tentatively, "Girl, people give such a heavy gift, but what is the difficulty of asking you to do?" We don't have that ability, so we can't just respond. ”

Chunni was so heart-warming and funny that she was provoked by her own mother, and pulled the old lady forward and said with a smile, "Mother, don't worry, your daughter, am I the greedy person?" Besides, I'm just cautious for a while, isn't there still a grass gate, you won't even believe her. ”

The old lady also felt that it made sense, but she was still a little relieved, how to look at the large pile of food and use like firecrackers. So he casually looked at it a few times, then deduced that his legs were numb, and walked back to the Westinghouse to ask his son-in-law in detail.

Liu Housheng is a well-thought-out person, and he feels that this matter involves growing vegetables, even if it is not easy to reveal it to his mother-in-law, so he rubbed his hands and was embarrassed for a while before he said, "Mother, let Chunni tell you about this at night, I can't understand it for a while." ”

Although Mrs. Li was anxious in her heart, she also knew her son-in-law's stubborn temper, and no matter how much she asked, there would be no result, so she pressed the trembling intestine for the time being, and asked about another matter, "Son, you tell your mother the truth, does Chunnier have any quarrels with your father and mother again?" I looked at her crying when she first saw me. ”

Liu Housheng didn't expect his mother-in-law to be so careful, and then he remembered what his father and mother were making a fuss, and his face turned white a little bit...

In the east room, Chunni didn't know that her man was being tortured by her mother, but she was looking at those large pieces of meat and carp with great interest, and sucking saliva from time to time. Since she knew that she was pregnant, her stomach immediately felt like a bottomless pit, and the amount of food was twice as long as before.

Pu Cao also felt funny when she saw her unproductive appearance, so she brought out two carps of about one and a half catties, and said with a smile, "It is said that children born from eating more fish are smart, and we will stew two fish in a while." There is also a goose stewed with potatoes, two more dishes, and a pot of rice is ready to go. ”

Chunni nodded happily and responded, "I'll soak red beans in a while and simmer them in rice." ”

Sister-in-law Li and sister-in-law listened to the two of them replying like this, and they were all envious of the good fortune of the sister-in-law, and couldn't help but say, "Whose woman is pregnant and has such good food, the sister-in-law is really catching up with the good life, and the child in her belly is also blessed." ”

Chunni was not stupid, so she naturally guessed that they remembered the bitterness of their pregnancy, so they stepped forward and hugged the two sisters-in-law and quipped, "Otherwise, the sisters-in-law will add two more Tao boys to our Li family, and I will keep them and send good food to the sisters-in-law every day." ”

Sister-in-law Li and sister-in-law Li both blushed, stretched out their hands and pointed at the door of their sister-in-law's head, and said angrily, "I'm going to be a mother, and I haven't been in shape yet." ”

Pu Cao picked out two boxes of embroidery thread and the two boxes of rouge, handed them forward with a smile, and said, "Sister-in-law, Chunni and I are busy in the vegetable shed every day, and the beads of sweat are crackling down, and these rouge rubbing on our faces also have to be wiped off." It's better for the sisters-in-law to take it back and help use it, and we can't use up this embroidery thread, so my sister-in-law will take some back. ”

"Oops, how can that work!" Sister-in-law Li and sister-in-law Li hurriedly waved their hands and refused to accept them, neither of them was greedy, and they came over to see these good things, in addition to envy in their hearts, they were happy for their sister-in-law, and they really had no intention of sharing the pie.

Chunni knew that Pucao would not be polite, and if this rouge was not given to her sister-in-law, it would also be given to Dong Si's sister-in-law or the sister-in-law of the Chen family next door, so she took it and stuffed it into her sister-in-law's arms and said with a smile, "Sisters-in-law, don't go outside, if you really feel ashamed, you can come and help Pucao do some work when you have leisure in the future." ”

Sister-in-law Li and sister-in-law Li looked down at the small carved box in their hands, and both of them loved it very much. After all, there is no woman who doesn't like to dress up, but they feel really flustered when they accept heavy gifts like this, so they don't know what to do for a while.

Chunni didn't allow them to hesitate any longer, and went out with one hand, Zhang Luo said, "Let's go, sister-in-law helps kill the goose, Pu Cao and I don't dare to use the knife." ”

Pu Cao took the carp and a piece of fresh meat and closed the door with a smile, and the second sister-in-law of Li saw this and put the things away half-pushing.

For a while, the four women were busy killing geese, cutting meat, and stewing rice.

Pucao had just finished the potato skin, and when she saw that Sister-in-law Li was going to put the goose into the hot water bucket to remove its feathers, she hurriedly ran to find a cloth bag, and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you help me pluck off the fine hairs and keep them, I will be of great use." ”

Sister-in-law Li was puzzled and asked with a smile, "Sister, are you going to be a duster?" You have to use chicken feathers, this goose feather is too hard. ”

Pu Cao shook her head, pointed to the layer of fine fluff attached to the goose's body and said, "Sister-in-law, I don't want to be a duster, I just need this layer of fine hair." ”

Chunni was Taomi, and after listening to the words of the two, she said, "Sister-in-law, Pu Cao has a lot of strange ideas in her head." You don't care what she's doing, just help her pull it off, she won't be covered with goose feathers on her body as a padded jacket. ”

Sister-in-law Li and sister-in-law both giggled, pointed at Pu Cao and said, "Pu Cao, she arranges you like this, and you don't annoy her, if I had pinched her all over her body." ”

Pu Cao laughed, "I don't pinch her, so that she won't shout that she is injured, what if she depends on me to raise her for the rest of her life?" Besides, she really guessed right, I'm going to put this fine hair paste on my body! ”

"Oops!" As soon as she heard that Pu Cao was really going to be covered in goose feathers, Second Sister-in-law Li almost cut her fingers in surprise, and asked with round eyes, "Then how do you go out?" ”

Pucao closed her mouth badly and refused to explain more. Even if Chunni stepped forward to entangle, she only reluctantly threw out a sentence, "You'll know when the time comes." In this way, it naturally aroused the three aunts and sisters-in-law of the Li family to be even more curious.

Soon, Sister-in-law Li finished picking the goose feathers, and Pu Cao picked up the thick-backed kitchen knife to break down the goose meat and chop it into small pieces. Half a pot of water had already been boiled in the cauldron on the side, and it was already full of flowers at this time. Throw the goose meat into it, blanch it to remove the blood, skim off the foam, and put it aside for later use.

The big iron pot that was re-cleaned was burned hot again, just poured in a spoonful of vegetable oil and smoked, the green onion and ginger slices were thrown into the pot and stir-fried twice to have a fragrance, at this time the goose meat was poured in, soy sauce and icing were added and stir-fried to change the color, and finally the water was added and began to simmer on a high fire.

Sister-in-law Li and sister-in-law looked at it carefully, and they both praised, "My sister's cooking skills are really skillful, and this goose meat is not cooked yet, why do I feel that the fragrance is unbearable." ”

Pu Cao took two picked carp and put them in the big pot, and picked up various colors, and then smiled, "Then sisters-in-law, don't be polite for a while, you must eat more." After speaking, she pointed to the two large cauldrons that were occupied, and said, "It will be too delayed for the goose to stew the fish out of the pot, so I'd better take the fish to the vegetable shed to stew." Niko, don't forget to stew the potatoes together in a while. ”

Chunni waved her hand and responded, "I know, we're not raw hands who haven't cooked, you can go quickly." ”

Pu Cao took the clay pot and opened the door and went out, Sister-in-law Li and Sister-in-law Li were standing in one place washing fungus, and suddenly remembered that Fang Gongzi who came back seemed to be also in the vegetable shed, so they hurriedly stopped and picked up their sister-in-law, "Nier, you also go to the vegetable shed with you, it seems that Fang Gongzi is there alone, Pu Cao is afraid that it is..."

Chunni was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said in a low voice with a smile, "Sisters-in-law don't have to worry about this, Pucao is measured." Besides, the vegetables I cut today haven't been counted as silver, so I can't go over. ”

Sister-in-law Li and sister-in-law Li glanced at each other, and felt that something was wrong in their hearts, but the sister-in-law had already spoken, and they didn't talk anymore.