In the afternoon, Chrysanthemum's grandmother Wang took the little gourd and her second aunt Lin to see her, and Liu Yunlan followed behind with a clay pot.

Grape saw them at the kitchen door, and hurriedly shouted at the chrysanthemum window: "Young grandmother, grandma brought a little gourd to see you, and the second uncle and grandmother are also here." ”

He was busy in the kitchen, "Grandma is here? Let's go and sit in the house first, and I'll steam this bun. ”

Wang Shile said: "You are busy, we will go in by ourselves, we don't need you to Zhang Luo, so as to save you from delaying your work." ”

Liu Yunlan said to the grapes: "Grapes, go get two clean bowls and spoons, I will stew fish soup for your young grandmother, let her and your mother drink a bowl while it is hot." ”

Grape happily agreed, and turned to go into the kitchen.

Chrysanthemum came out of the room when she heard the sound and shouted at the white-haired Wang, "Grandma! He turned his face to Lin and called "Second Aunt".

Wang stepped forward with a smile and said, "Hey! You just woke up from sleep? We were going to come earlier, Yun Lan said you want to take a nap, and that's when we came. Your sister-in-law stewed fish soup, come and drink a bowl. ”

She took Laishou to Qingnan Village School in early September, but it was not easy to see people in the chrysanthemum month, so she didn't come over; The Lin family took advantage of the full moon of chestnuts and shallots to give a full moon gift, and by the way, visited his youngest son for his birthday.

As soon as Chrysanthemum wanted to thank Liu Yunlan, she heard the little gourd cry crisply: "Chrysanthemum-

Everyone was stunned at this time, and then listened to him answer, "Auntie! ”

Chrysanthemum couldn't help but burst out laughing, this baby is called in two paragraphs, why do you hear it so awkwardly!

Wang Shi and the others all laughed, and Liu Yunlan said to her son angrily: "Hulu, don't call it separately, call it together, call it 'Aunt Chrysanthemum, do you know?'" ”

The gourd seems to understand whether he understands or not, and it is a little inexplicable. He is actually not as stuffy as everyone expected, although he doesn't squeak most of the time, but sometimes his mouth is very sweet to familiar people, which catches people off guard, just like taking the initiative to call chrysanthemums right now. Seeing that everyone was looking at him with a smile, he called out to Chrysanthemum again: "Chrysanthemum - Auntie!" ”

Chrysanthemum held back, didn't dare to laugh, and said to Liu Yunlan: "Let him be, it's so small, it's not easy to call it so clearly." Grandma, second aunt sitting. Grapes, help pack a bowl of soup for your mother.

Grape hurriedly stepped forward to take the jar in Liu Yunlan's hand and put it on the table, uncovered the lid and scooped two bowls of soup, one bowl was served to the chrysanthemum sitting on the wooden chair, and then the other bowl was brought to the West House to give to her mother.

Here Chrysanthemum took a sip of the milky white fish soup in the bowl and praised: "Sister Yunlan's black fish soup is thick and fragrant." There are so many miles, grandma, you all have a bowl, right? Hulu, come over and feed you the soup from my aunt. ”

Hulu shook his head vigorously and said, "Don't drink it, my aunt will drink it." ”

Liu Yunlan praised: "Our gourd is the most obedient and sensible, and we don't grab food from my aunt." My aunt has to raise milk so that she can feed her younger siblings. The gourd grinned and leaned against his mother, watching the chrysanthemum drink soup.

Wang Shi smiled kindly: "We all ate fish at noon, it was braised and this is specially stewed for you to drink." ”

Lin's eyes turned and he said to the chrysanthemum: "Tsk! Chrysanthemum, you are so generous, that Liu Heizi's family, you don't even drink soup and leave his daughter-in-law, I don't know what kind of good fortune she has cultivated in her life, find an owner like you. ”

Chrysanthemum frowned lightly and said, "She's helping me milk chestnuts, I don't have much milk, not enough for the two babies to eat." ”

Lin smiled: "What about the residence and salary?" I heard that you are going to build another house for them to live in? Chrysanthemum, or I and your second uncle will also come to help you work, anyway, the dozen acres of land at home can't make much money, and you can save the outsider's field with fertilizer and water, and I can still take a close look at my life. ”

Wang Shi was furious, glared at her fiercely, and said, "Something with shallow eyelids! Where does the fertilizer water come from? People don't work, so they rely on acacia and chrysanthemums? Are they so stupid? ”

Chrysanthemum looked at Lin with a smile, and said slowly: "Second uncle, Uncle Liu's family works early in the morning, even if there is something to do in the middle of the night, they are always on call, even the grapes have to be cooked and take care of the baby, do you want to do this job too?" And that's not all, the most important thing is that if they make a mistake, I can beat and scold them, or I can sell them by changing hands, and you are willing to be like them? ”

Lin was dumbfounded when she heard this, of course she didn't want to, she just coveted the Liu family's good food and accommodation. However, if you don't pay, you want to eat and live well, and Chrysanthemum's brain is broken, so she will do this. is to open a good hall, which is just to give people a bowl of porridge to eat.

Wang hated iron and said to his daughter-in-law: "People have no way to live, so they sell their children and fields; You have more than a dozen acres of land at home, and you are not satisfied, you still think that you make little money, you want to be a slave, and your brain is in water? Whose family makes money easily, Aoki, Huaizi, his aunt and uncle, which one is not busy getting up early and being greedy at night, otherwise the money at home will fall from the sky? ”

Liu Yunlan pursed her lips and laughed when she heard it, and she didn't squeak.

After eating the chrysanthemum for a while, the grapes came in and cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and then glanced at Lin secretly, and hurriedly bowed her head and went out, obviously she heard Lin's words just now.

Here the grandparents and grandchildren talked about the conversation, and the Wang family urged the Lin family to go back, "The two of them didn't take care of it at home, and they didn't know how to fool around when they ate." If you leave early, you won't be able to make dinner when it's dark. ”

Lin reluctantly whispered, "Wait until it's too late, let Aoki catch the carriage to send me!" ”

Wang Shi glared at her and said, "Send you?" Sent you home, and he came back in the dark? Why can't you ever think about others? Your nephew is still working in the fields, and you won't die if you walk a few more steps. ”

Seeing that the old lady was angry, Lin hurriedly said, "Okay, okay, I'll just go." Mother, then you will take care of it. His aunt is so busy that he can't be idle all day, and his cousin-in-law has to take care of the gourd, you old man should be more attentive, remember to help him add clothes, shoes and socks, and ask someone to bring me a letter if he lacks anything, and I will let someone send it.

Chrysanthemum was surprised when she heard this-why was she so sensible in a blink of an eye?

Wang's face softened a little, and he nodded: "I know everything." He was brought up by me, and I know better than you know. Go back to serve his grandfather and his grandfather, the door should be more tight, and the wealth should be restricted, don't let him go to Xiatangji if it's okay - there are many things there. ”

Lin nodded again and again, said hello to Chrysanthemum Liu Yunlan, and said a few words before going out.

Liu Yunlan followed and said, "I'll send my second aunt." The gourd stayed with the aunt, with the old lady, and the mother came back immediately. ”

The gourd nodded, lying on Wang's lap and rubbing.

The two met He at the door, and they exchanged pleasantries and politeness, and then Lin left.

He came in with a plate of steamed buns, smiled and asked Wang and Grape to bring clean dishes and chopsticks and let them eat the buns.

Chrysanthemum used chopsticks to separate a bun, took a small piece to feed the gourd, and asked Wang Shi in a puzzled manner: "Grandma, why do I think that the second aunt has changed, although sometimes she still speaks the same as before, but what she said just now, I don't feel like she said it." ”

Wang glanced at He Shi, a little embarrassed, and sneered: "You baby, look at your mother-in-law's joke." In-laws, my second daughter-in-law is a little unconscious, and she wants to be watched. But she just has a broken mouth, likes to babble, has a heavy body, and has ...... eyelids It's also a bit shallow······"

The more she talked, the more ashamed she became—was this a shortcoming? Well, she is still afraid of herself and does not dare to disrespect her elders.

He Shi saw her expression in his eyes, and said with a busy smile: "I heard Aoki Niang say." If you want to say that she is not bad, some daughters-in-law do not respect their mother-in-law, that is what makes people hate. Your old man worries more and disciplines her often, isn't it enough? In fact, we are all frizzy, when my mother-in-law was alive, she often taught me some words, and my mother even said a meal to me yesterday! ”

Wang Shi listened to her words, smiled happily, and said, "That's it." Turning his head and saying to Chrysanthemum, "You said that what you said just now is not like what she said, that's because you don't often see her, she is much better now, she works at home quite diligently, and she takes good care of Lai Cai Laishou." This time, she brought a lot of clothes, shoes and socks, all of which she made for Laishou by lighting the lamp at night. It's just that sometimes she still makes old mistakes, but she can hear her heart when she says it, unlike in the past, this ear goes in and that ear goes out. ”

Chrysanthemum smiled: "That's good, you have to take your time." ”

She looked at her grandmother's gray hair, a little sad, Lin's little change made her so happy, it was really "looking for a daughter-in-law to become a talent". I don't know what grievances this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had in their previous lives, they are not like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in this life, but more like mother and daughter. Yes, she felt that the Wang family treated the Lin family more like a mother treated her daughter, and she was also strict in managing her, and she was repeatedly tolerant of her immorality.

After laughing for a while, He still went out to be busy, and Wang said happily to Chrysanthemum: "I work very hard to study in Laishou, and I don't go anywhere after school at night, so I lie on the table and write big characters, and only after I finish writing will I play with the little gourd for a while." Listening to Aoki, the master also praised him for his cleverness. ”

Chrysanthemum smiled: "Laishou was a well-behaved and clever person when he was a child. Maybe I can earn a show before I come back, and my grandmother won't have a long face at that time. ”

These words scratched Wang's itchy flesh, and his eyebrows and eyes stretched with a smile. If it was in the past, she might have been humble, but Qingnan Village won three talents at once, why couldn't her grandson? She had seen that little stone, and she felt that her grandson was no worse than him. It was because of this that she lowered her face and said to the Yang family in person, sending Laishou to study.

She was a little ashamed in her selfish heart, after all, it was unreasonable to force her daughter to help her son like this, the palms and backs of her hands were full of meat, and her daughter's family had a lot of things, and the little gourd was small, but in order to be successful in Laishou, she had to give up her old face and come over to take care of Laishou in person, so as to help the Yang family.

She is also busy in the Zheng family all day long, and always wants to do more work, as if this can alleviate some of the guilt of sending her birthday to study. Yang persuaded her a few times, but she didn't listen. When Laishou went to school, she stared at the little gourd, took care of the chickens and ducks, swept the yard clean, and then sat under the eaves of the porch to do needlework, looking satisfied. (To be continued)