Chapter 168: Amazing (1)
After the village chief's words, everyone dispersed. Anyway, the result of this kind of processing is quite good, and it is not in vain that they are tired of this time. It's just that such a thing happened early in the morning, and it was indeed unlucky.
However, before they went far, the villagers naturally heard Chen Yuang's pig-like shouts and Chen Wu's angry voice. Especially those who are close can hear it clearly.
While enduring this ugly voice, complaining about the strength of Aunt Cha's genetics, Chen Yuang even cried as ugly as her, while pulling his child to discipline.
This is simply the best negative teaching material, and even examples are omitted.
To say that this is the first time that Aunt Cha and her family have joined forces to beat their son like this. The village chief was even more proud when he heard this, and felt that he was right to deal with it in this way, but this incident greatly inspired him.
He felt that he could do this in the future.
Whoever has caused losses to everyone's family will not let him compensate, but let him pay the corresponding price and make him feel heartache.
However, this incident did not last long, and Chen Yuang and Aunt Cha Wu were liberated. Because immediately there are three things, one bigger than the other, that will attract everyone's attention.
The first is that the new house of Chen Jixing's second brother Chen Jida's family has been repaired. Although it is not as heroic as Chen Jixing's family, it just built a courtyard house. However, everywhere is modeled after Chen Jixing's house, which is very exquisite. Just from the outside, it's refreshing.
Happy, Chen Jida took it out and continued to go to the city to buy a lot of furniture. Anyway, the silver saved from cooking is enough, not to mention that he still has five acres of land, how can he live well.
Seeing this, Zhu's mother's family also helped buy a lot of things, although it was not expensive, but it was also a thought. Now, the family is busy arranging it, and they promise to invite everyone to a table when the decoration is complete.
Hearing this, everyone was happy. When the time comes, it's just a matter of taking some eggs and cloth, and you can have a good meal again. But as long as the members of the Duck Duck Country Kitchen are the east, the table will not be bad.
Xiaowangzhuang, where Zhu's maiden home is located, is not far from Chenjia Village, and it is next to Qingshan County. The reason why this small wangzhuang is called Xiaowangzhuang is said to be because there was a king's prince who lived here hundreds of years ago.
Who knew that this prince was later executed for rebellion, and he shouted that he was the king before he died, so His Majesty the emperor at that time was very angry and directly ordered: "In the future, I will call him the anti-thief king." By the way, this place should also be called Xiaowangzhuang. ”
In this way, although I don't know how many dynasties have passed, this place is still called Xiaowangzhuang, although the villagers here actually have surnames and everything, it is a place where large settlements live.
Zhu's maiden house is in the middle of Xiaowangzhuang, neither eye-catching nor prominent, a typical two-entry farmhouse courtyard. In front is the yard, chickens, ducks, pigsty, kitchen, and in the back is the residence. Although the yard is not big, there are two families of her eldest brother and second brother.
Although the Zhu family has been married for many years, and her eldest brother and second brother have also started a family, the Zhu family has not yet been separated, so Zhu's father and mother are still in charge of the family's food and drink, and hold the family's financial power.
In the past few days, I heard that Zhu's family was going to invite guests to dinner, Zhu's mother Luo bought eight small stools and a dresser for Zhu's family, Zhu's father Zhu Liu made some dustpans and a few brooms, and Zhu's sister-in-law Yan made a dress for Zhu's two children.
Seeing that the family was overjoyed, Zhu's second sister-in-law, Qi, was a little sour. Why should a sister-in-law who has been married for many years move, and they want the whole family to mobilize with gifts to congratulate.
And that's just scratching the surface. If she knew that the Zhu family had given the Yan family a lot of gifts and silver in private, she was afraid that she would have to jump up.
Seeing Yan holding his clothes and talking in front of Luo, Qi said: "Yo, if you want to say that sister-in-law's skills are really good, the more you look at it, the more you like it." Otherwise, would you give this to our family to wear it well? ”
is obviously the eldest son of the Luo family, and he is the same age as the Zhu family's children, and this dress is made by the Yan family according to the size of the Zhu family's children, so it is naturally worn.
Qi originally just wanted to sarcastically say a few words about Yan, saying that she was a sycophant or something, but when she saw this dress, she immediately liked it.
Needless to say, the material of this dress is not to mention, but this style and pattern are also made by Yan according to the fashionable style in the city, which is naturally good-looking. As soon as she wears it, it will naturally change a lot, and she can show off for many days.
Hearing this, Yan Shi took the clothes quietly with an expression that I knew would be like this, and then said: "This material is still a gift from our sister when my father and mother celebrate their birthday." My father and mother said that they work all day and night, and there is no need for such materials, so I took them back to make clothes for my sister's two children. Speaking of which, it can also be counted as borrowing flowers to offer Buddha. This dress is big, and your family obviously can't wear it. ”
Qi originally wanted to say that she would wear it when she was older, but when she thought that Zhu also gave fabric to her father and mother for her birthday, she immediately shut up and stopped talking. Once compared, she just didn't do anything and already lost.
is also sending fabrics, and Yan dares to go back to her parents' house to get it back, but she doesn't dare to do it. With the character of her father, it is absolutely impossible to take out the things she sent back.
Seeing the unhappiness on Qi's face, Yan quickly changed the topic and said: "Mother, my sister-in-law's family has made it now, she and her brother-in-law have not only joined the village kitchen, but they also have a fixed income every month, and now it is said that their village has grown some longevity fruits." When the autumn comes, the whole village will have a penny of silver, and it will be distributed. ”
Hearing this, Qi really looked greedy and said: "Mother, if you want to say this, I have also heard about it, how much do you think this longevity fruit will sell for?" Seeing that both the Luo clan and the Yan clan looked curious, the Qi clan looked proud, and completely forgot about the unhappiness just now.
"Ten taels of silver and a catty" Qi Shi excitedly stretched out his index finger with his left and right hands and compared the word "ten".
"Can't you, haven't you heard the truth?" Roche asked excitedly.
She quickly calculated an account in her heart, even if one acre of land is calculated according to 400 catties, the ten acres of land are 4,000 catties. One pound of longevity fruit is ten taels of silver, which means that the production capacity of the ten acres of land in Chenjia Village is exchanged for 40,000 taels of silver.
Forty thousand taels! Oh, my God!
This number really scared Roche.
There will be no more than 100 households in Chenjia Village, but I don't know how the village chief will distribute the silver in the end. But no matter how much, in short, the people of Chenjia Village will definitely be able to get a lot of silver this year, which Luo still firmly believes.
Qi thought that Luo didn't believe it, and swore that "this is true, I finally pulled a little brother to ask that day." If you don't believe it, let's go to my sister's house and ask in a few days. ”
Hearing this, Roche became more and more proud. I think back then, she also compared several families, so she married the Zhu family. Anyway, Chen Jida is the second eldest, with an elder brother above and a younger brother below, and her daughter doesn't matter even if she can't give birth to a son.
Besides, Zhu has been taught by her for so many years, and he is also a person who can live.
In this way, his calculation was correct.
On May 15, after the relocation of the Zhu family, they specially invited Chen Jixing's family to visit. After receiving the invitation, the Ye family was naturally happy.
To say that in the past few years, because of Huang's jumping up and down, from time to time to make some moths, she and Zhu have formed a deep friendship.
After everything was ready, Ye pushed his two sons in a stroller and took Ye Feng to the Zhu family's new house. The new house of the Zhu family is very close to Chen Jixing's house, but it is just a mile away.
First, it is far away from the old house, and second, the land here is cheap.
Although Chenjia Village now has wealthy families like Chen Jixing who have taken the lead in living in the west of the village, the most noble place in the village is still in the east of the village. However, this pattern will soon be broken.
Seeing that the appearance of the Zhu family's house was exactly the same as his own, the Ye family felt warm for no reason. Today, almost all of the new houses in the village are built to the appearance of her home.
Therefore, it looks very neat.
It is also a two-entry house, but the Zhu family is different.
The front yard of their house is not as big as Chen Jixing's house, but the backyard is very large. For this reason, Zhu explained: "We are not like the back of my brother and sister's house facing the forest, but we are empty here, and it is just right to dry grain. Therefore, it was simply built larger. ”
However, the Zhu family followed the example of Chen Jixing's family, digging a deep and large dung pit and building a wall. Therefore, this courtyard is very practical, whether it is for banquets tomorrow or for drying grain, it is excellent.
In particular, the small table and two small chairs under the eaves, when you swing there, there is an indescribable smell.
Seeing Ye staring, Zhu said, "Look at that table and chair, do you want to sit down when you look at it?" To say that Ye Feng's vision is good. He also told me that it is good to make a pot of tea and put it on the table first, and when the food is tired, sit and rest, and drink tea. ”
Hearing this, Ye's expression was like this, so he said, "Don't praise him." The child is a person who loves to enjoy and is literate, so he often has some novel ideas. You see, my baby car is good, and he made it up. However, Brother Wan still believed in him, as long as Ye Feng had a new idea, he would do what he thought. ”
Zhu praised Ye Feng a little along with Ye's words, thought about it and said: "It's not, it's good to say that this literacy is good, you see that we are tired for half our lives, and we can't think of anything." Take that wheelbarrow as an example, what does your second brother like? Usually it is placed high on the beams of the house, for fear of getting wet, and the two children are not allowed to touch it. ”
However, Zhu is not exaggerating, Chen Jida did put the wheelbarrow away when he was slack, and no one could touch it. Even Zhu's sister-in-law wanted one when she heard it.
Helplessly, Chen Jiwan has been cooking with them recently, and he really can't spare time.
The two concubines talked again, and Ye was worried about his son, so he took his leave, and still went out to find a few children who were playing outside the house, and went home together.
Besides, we have to have a banquet tomorrow, even if we only have one meal, we need to prepare for it.
Sure enough, after seeing off Ye and the other villagers who came to visit, Zhu urged Chen Jida to drive the ox cart to the city. The reason why she didn't go to buy vegetables early in the morning was because there was no need to be in such a hurry, she was very familiar with the vendors in the city, and she had already said hello, saying that she was going to pick up the ingredients today.
In the hearts of these merchants, the Zhu family can now be regarded as a big customer, so as soon as they heard it, they immediately responded, and prepared fresh ingredients for her early, just waiting for her to pick them up.
It's no wonder that because Zhu's mouth is really powerful, bargaining is a must, if it really can't be cut, then you have to give a little benefit, such as a few extra vegetables, or a handful of green onions or something.
Anyway, Zhu never missed.
Therefore, over time, the people of Yaya Township Chef identified Zhu as the best candidate for the royal procurement. Naturally, these merchants only recognize her and the Zhao family, who is in charge of the accounts.
When they arrived in the city, the Zhu family walked over to get things one by one, and Chen Jida followed behind with the things. In just a while, Zhu had already asked for two bamboo baskets, a handful of green onions, three heads of garlic and a small jar of wine for free.
Chen Jida followed behind with both pride and emotion, on weekdays, the people in the Yaya Township Kitchen praised Zhu's strength, and he was only a polite gesture from neighboring villagers, and he saw it with his own eyes today, which was really an eye-opener.
If you want to change him, not to mention that the price of these ingredients will not be so low, even these trophies in Zhu's hands, he will not be able to get anything.
His mother-in-law is really a person who can live.
After all the items were purchased, Zhu thought about it and went to buy some pastries. To say that she didn't want to buy it originally, just because the current pastries are all expensive, and they don't bargain.
After all, they hardly buy pastries when they cook, and if they do, they buy them themselves, so they don't have much friendship.
Only people like the Ye family and Chen Qianshan who love their wives are willing to buy pastries at home at every turn. His two families can naturally afford to eat now. Chen Jixing's family is not bad, and now the village is well-known for its wealth.
It's Chen Qianshan's family, both of them can make money, and the child is still in the womb, so there is no additional burden.
"Why don't we buy it?" Chen Jida saw that Zhu had put the dishes and went to the pastry shop, so he persuaded him.
Although they saved more than 100 taels of silver before and after cooking, and the main reason for repairing the new house this time was the 20 taels of silver subsidy, but it also cost a lot to decorate the new home, just to buy beds, quilts, and all kinds of furniture.
And this time, there is no need to pay for the banquet, which means that there is no input. For these things purchased today, it will cost seven or eight taels after all.
Now, I have to buy pastries, which are very expensive, and if you want to buy them, you have to put at least one plate on a table, that is to say, you have to buy at least ten plates, which is a few taels of silver.
It's not a way to spend it like this, there is only outflow, no input. It's been hot lately, and there are almost no cooks, so he's in a hurry.
It's not a good thing to sit back and eat.
"Dad, I know what you want to say, but it's not a matter of day for us to repair a house and hold a banquet, and I don't think I will spend money to repair a house in this life. As for the two children, the silver saved by our family is enough for them to marry a daughter-in-law. Although the weather is hot now, there is no business, but this year, everything that comes out of the field is at our own disposal, and in the autumn, when the longevity fruit is harvested, there will also be a share of silver. I thought about it, when the time comes, most of them will be divided according to the head, but our family is a family of four, and it will not be less than fifty taels of silver. Also, the five pigs and more than 20 chickens in our pen are also an income when they are sold. So, this time, let's buy some pastries and have fun with everyone. ”
Chen Jida is used to saving, and his thinking is still stuck in the stage of not separating in the past, so he didn't turn a corner for a while, and as soon as Zhu said this, he left to understand.
And he knew that what Zhu said was not counting a few months later, when the weather was cold, the business of Yaya Township Kitchen would naturally improve, and this would be a lot of income at that time.
Thinking of this, Chen Jida also said with a rare boldness: "Then listen to you and buy it." It also means to show off. He, Chen Jida, is doing well now, and he also wants everyone to take a look.
There is no precedent for a banquet in the village to be held so well like them without taking any money. And there are pastries to eat, and then it will be a new topic.
After returning home, Zhu and Chen Jida both washed the meat and put it away, and were about to choose vegetables when they heard someone knocking on the door.
Chen Jida thought that some villagers wanted to visit, so he got up and opened the door happily. In the past two days, he has received a lot of villagers, and everyone is complimentary.
As a result, as soon as he opened the door, he saw his father-in-law's family standing outside, and he was a little stunned for a while, you know, except for his mother-in-law Luo Shi, who came once, this family had never come to the door.
Seeing that Chen Jida was stunned, Qi Shi smiled and quipped: "What's the matter, is my brother-in-law happy to see us?" ”
Hearing this, Chen Jida reacted that it was very rude for him to block people out of the door, and hurriedly smiled: "The second sister-in-law said it." Speaking of which, I was overjoyed to see a whole family coming. ”
Qi was already envious of this house when he was waiting outside the door, to say that this new house is good, how beautiful it looks.
Seeing that all his mother's family members were dispatched, Zhu quickly stood up and greeted him. put her father Zhu Liu, Luo and two sisters-in-law in the hall and sat down, made tea, and then went into the house and brought some pastries and melon seeds to roast.
Although busy, Zhu was happy.
When she was not separated before, she also thought about letting her mother's family come to play, or even stay for a day or two. However, not to mention the rest, there is no accommodation alone, and it depends on Mrs. Liu's face.
Now that the family is separated, this family is her own decision. Anyway, she will do whatever her father and mother want to eat. It's a very good feeling.
Qi sat in this spacious and bright hall, stroking the smooth armrests of the chair, feeling the smoothness brought by the layer of lacquer on it, drinking tea, eating pastries and melon seeds, and for a while the envy in his heart reached the peak, thinking that he didn't know when he would be able to live in such a house in his life.
As soon as he tasted a bite of the pastry, Qi exclaimed, this pastry was too delicious, so he said while eating it: "Third sister, your pastry is too delicious, how much silver does it cost?" As he spoke, he stuffed another piece into his mouth, and Luo Zhi frowned.
Luo and Zhu Liu were naturally happy to see such a house, but they were disgusted by Qi's behavior. It's just that the three children are not as greedy as her. Such a gluttonous daughter-in-law, hey, she was blinded at the beginning.
Seeing this, Zhu said: "Second sister-in-law, this is hungry, let's cook in a while." By the way, you haven't seen this house yet, so let's go, I'll show you there. ”
I have to say that Zhu has always been a master of topic shifting. When Qi heard this, he stopped eating pastries, so he hurriedly got up and followed a few people to visit.
It is no surprise that the design of the Zhu family's thatched toilet has won unanimous praise from everyone, but Qi asked out loud: "Why did you buy a bed and quilt in every room?" You don't have that many people in your family, do you? In this way, it is not a waste! ”
In her opinion, it was a bit of a waste for Zhu to do this. Each room had beds, quilts, and a large wardrobe.
Hearing this, Zhu said: "Isn't this a good idea for my father and mother and sister-in-law and sister-in-law to come and live for a few days, this is also very convenient." When you leave, I'll dry the quilt and put it in the closet in the house. The cabinet is made of camphor wood, and it won't give birth to insects. ”
When everyone heard this, they all felt that Zhu was thoughtful. Zhu Liu and Luo were even more moved, this daughter was too enthusiastic and didn't dislike them.
Speaking of this, Zhu said, "Why didn't the eldest brother and the second brother come?" ”
She always felt that there were few people, and it turned out that her eldest brother and second brother did not come.
Luo said: "Your eldest brother and second brother will come early tomorrow morning, and the family also needs to be guarded." If they are all gone, there will inevitably be thieves ......"
In fact, they also wanted to come, but they thought that they couldn't stop it, so they dispelled this idea, who knew that the Zhu family would prepare so well.
After a few people still sat down to drink tea, Qi said: "Mother, I said that my sister's family is developed, but you just don't believe it." Look at this house, this furniture, and this food, our village chief's family in Xiaowangzhuang can't compare. ”
Roche is most annoyed by this daughter-in-law's comparison psychology. The third family is now living a good life, but that is also the result of their own efforts. is lazy like her, she only knows envy, she doesn't know hard work, and she can't be developed in her life.
Thinking of this, Roche dispelled the idea of taking out a gift in public. In addition to those on the surface, she also added a lot, and the second daughter-in-law didn't know what would happen when she saw it. This is in the son-in-law's house, and there is no shame.
Thinking of this, Roche said: "Cooking is a hard job, just take this day as an example, it is hot to stay at home quietly like this, let alone cook, that is, to make hard money, you say that silver is so easy to earn." And this pastry, tea or something, I don't think it's available every day, if it wasn't for entertaining us, how would I be willing to eat it. ”
Qi Shi was a little embarrassed when she heard this, but she has always been thick-skinned and will not mind these things. After thinking about it, he said: "Third sister, we came this time to see what the immortal fruit looks like, can you take us to see it?" ”
Hearing that the Qi family wanted to see the longevity fruit, the Zhu family said: "Okay, when you have a banquet tomorrow, you can rest for another night, and I will take you to have a look." You know, I'm going to be busy these two days. ”
Qi's reaction couldn't be more normal, recently many villagers in the village have come to guests, in addition to reminiscing about the past, they want to see this immortal fruit by name. It's just that they didn't get their wish, because it hadn't sprouted at all.
Speaking of this, he remembered one more thing, so he said: "You don't know, my brother and sister recognized a younger brother two years ago, and this immortal fruit is the child's heirloom, and he gave it up to let everyone follow and make a fortune together." By the way, I still have a few more, I'll take them out and you can taste them. Let's start with it, I don't have much, only these few are left, and the rest are all planted. Neither shall you go out and make a show. ”
She still helped the Ye family peel the shells of these peanuts, and the Ye family stuffed them for her, saying that there were not many of them, so let her try them.
Chen Jida always wanted to eat, but she couldn't bear it. Now that she sees that her father and mother want to taste it, she wants to take it out.
"Don't worry, we won't say it." Seeing that there was something to eat, Qi was overjoyed, and immediately agreed.