Chapter 5 Good craftsmanship

Shen Shiliu came out of the room, and as soon as he opened the door curtain, he saw Zheng holding a piece of cloth in his hand with a rare face.

"Pomegranate, come on, my mother will tear the cloth for you, and then make you a dress!" Zheng's buying cloth is also to make Shen Pomegranate feel relieved, and Mrs. Zhang really doesn't do anything!

Shen Pomegranate looked at it, the color of the cloth is turmeric, most of the cloth in this era is either white or yellow, dark is gray and black, and no matter how many colors are more expensive dyed cloth, only rich people can afford it, and then there is red when they get married.

"You don't need to make me clothes, you can wear my old clothes!" Shen Shiliu said that her current figure is really like a big horse monkey wearing a cheongsam, and she can't see beauty at all.

The father and son of the Shen family also entered the door at this time, and when they looked at the new cloth, they knew that they were going to make clothes for Shen Pomegranate.

"Make clothes? That's good! Shen's father said that he was still very willing to his daughter, and now that Shen Pomegranate eats less and does more, the family finally has surplus food.

"I don't do it, I can still wear my clothes, but my brother's clothes are short, make them for my brother!" Shen Shiliu said, and took out the clothes in his room, and compared them, and he was really able to wear them again.

Zheng was stunned for a moment, went up and pinched a few folds on the waist of his clothes, and muttered in his mouth: "Don't say, our pomegranate has really lost weight!" But it can't be seen with the naked eye, after all, the "cardinal number" is there, and it's really not easy to see if you're five pounds or eight pounds thin!

"Then keep this cloth first, and when my sister is just right, I will make it look good, I don't have to do it!" Shen Shu said that he would go to wash his hands and face for a while.

Shen Pomegranate helped Zheng Shi to work on the stove, the gardenia was blanched with water first, and then chopped and mixed into cornmeal to make small cakes, the pot was boiling water, and the remaining little fish and shrimp were boiled in the soup, and the red shrimp in the milky white soup was looming, and a little green onion and spinach were put on it, which made people drool at a glance.

Shen Pomegranate put the cake on the edge of the pot, and then the lid of the pot was stuffy, as long as he waited for a while, this meal was dry and thin.

Taking advantage of Shen Shimei's cooking, Zheng told Shen's father about Zhang's matchmaker during the day, Shen's father was so angry that Zhang's stinky mother-in-law was so cheap to his daughter!

Shen Shu listened on the side, and his face was also dark: "Mother, my marriage is not in a hurry." ”

Zheng sighed: "Now I can't be in a hurry, our family can't even take out the bride price, it must be looked down upon, or our family will work hard for a few years, and then save some money, if we can build a room for our big tree again, we will marry a daughter-in-law in the future!" ”

Father Shen nodded, now it is a poor family and a rich road, and after a few years of hard work to save some family funds, the son will be able to say goodbye, marry a virtuous daughter-in-law, and the daughter will also have a guarantee in the future, and when the two of them return to old age in a hundred years, the pomegranate will not be left without anyone to take care of it.

"Don't look for a matchmaker yet." Father Shen said.

Shen Pomegranate saw that the time was almost up, and as soon as the lid of the cauldron was lifted, a stream of aroma filled the courtyard, and Shen Pomegranate took down two dried chili peppers from the dried chili pepper skewers hanging on the wall. She didn't use a knife to cut it, she crushed the dried chili peppers with her hands and threw them into the soup, and a pot of fish soup cakes made Shen's father and Shen's mother all move their index fingers.

"Our pomegranates are so good at cooking!" Zheng's heart is beautiful.

Father Shen also nodded happily, and the family hurried to eat, and all the pots of fish soup were delicious, except for Shen Pomegranate. She also lost weight and still ate pickles......

The village wants to build an ancestral hall, and the people in this Chaoxia village are not the same surname, but with the ancestral hall, even if there is a place for the main thing in the future.

The village chief took the lead, and all the men in the village had to help, and Shen's father also took the time to go.

"Xingye is here, wait for a while, and when everyone is here, let's do it!" The village head, Hong Datian, greeted him, and Shen's father's name was Shen Xingye.

Father Shen found a bench and sat down first, and the villagers chatted together. As a result, as soon as Han Laofu'er arrived, Shen's father's face turned black, and then it was also elongated.

One morning, everyone worked hard, and after the noon meal, Shen Shiliu came to deliver the meal with a bamboo basket.

Shen Pomegranate's majestic figure is difficult to ignore, and some people can see it from afar.

"Uncle Shen, your daughter is here!" Someone said hello.

Shen's father saw that it was Shen Shimei who came to deliver the meal, and he was still a little worried, afraid that these neighbors would make fun of his daughter again, so he hurried to meet him.

"Why are you here? Why didn't you call your brother to deliver it? Father Shen took the bamboo basket and asked.

Shen Shiliu took a few breaths to catch his breath, and said angrily: "My brother is picking up crops in the field, and my mother is also going to help, so I came." ”

Father Shen found a clean place and sat down to eat. When you lift the cloth covered by the bamboo basket, the fragrance wafts out.

The baked cake is made by Shen Pomegranate himself, the size is about the same as a palm, and a layer of oil tea noodles is wiped on the outside, which not only removes the excess oiliness, but also smells fragrant in the mouth. There are small dried fish in the plate, mixed with garlic and chili oil, and there is a plate of steamed fish on the plate, which she and Shen Shu went to the river in the morning, and it is very fresh.

"Eat it, Dad, this is herbal tea, my mother is afraid that you will be hot, so she specially made it with mint leaves." Shen Shiliu poured a bowl and put it next to him as he spoke.

There was something eating next to him, and when he saw Shen's father's food, it was very hurtful to compare.

"Brother Shen, how did you make this fish, why does it look so fragrant?" Sanpao Dad came over, they were all fish, and the fish made by Sanpao Niang was black, not as good as the steamed fish in front of Shen's father.

Father Shen hurriedly said, "Tsk, my pomegranate's cooking skills!"

Sanpao Dad glanced at Shen Pomegranate, this fat girl still has this hand?

When the people next to him saw it, they all came over to take a look, and the ingredients used were obviously similar, why did Shen Pomegranate look so good?

Shen's father is proud, and his daughter is boastful again. At the moment, he was not stingy, and the few in front of him directly asked him to sit down and eat together, and everyone held their own rice bowls and ate the dishes on Shen's father's plate, all of which were delicious.

Father Shen saw that the dishes were almost exhausted, so he ate three baked cakes by himself, and he was full. Finally, drink a bowl of herbal tea, which is very refreshing.

Father Shen was relieved, but saw someone at the door.

Mrs. Zhang brought food to her man and son, and Shen's father remembered the bastard words that Mrs. Zhang said when she came to the house that day, and her face was no longer good.

Shen Shiliu also saw Mrs. Zhang, and she was not in a good mood, Shen's father had eaten anyway, so he packed up the bamboo basket and left.

Shen Shimei's size Zhang Matchmaker couldn't see it, her face was flattened, and she muttered: "A sow worm, just keep it at home as a treasure!" ”

Father Shen gritted his teeth, he was not a big man and couldn't deal with a mother-in-law, so he could only endure it.

Mrs. Zhang's man is a lazy man, he knows how to drink on weekdays, and he doesn't plough the crops, his son is twenty years old, and his father has a mold carved the same, and the family's livelihood depends on Mrs. Zhang's matchmaker to make some benefits.

"Don't talk about it!" Li lazy man hurriedly stopped his daughter-in-law, the neighbor's, it was not good to make it too stiff.

"You don't have to speak, eat yours!" Mrs. Zhang directly refuted Li Lazy, in this family, she is the biggest!

Li lazy man sighed, looked at the food in the basket, and finally could only eat his own.

When Shen's father went home in the evening, he didn't say these things in front of Shen Pomegranate, but only said a few words to Zheng's family. must scratch the matchmaker's face!

Shen's father went to help build the ancestral hall the next day, and he heard some words in private, Mrs. Zhang went to propose marriage to her son, and the one in the picture was Han Meili of Han Lao'er's family! However, Han Lao Fu'er didn't seem to agree, and the two sides were still thinking about it. So Mrs. Zhang ran to the construction site here when she was idle during the day, and she had to make Han Laofu'er agree to come down.

"Brother Lao Fu'er, our family is good, not to mention that our family also gave ten taels of silver as bride price, I am such a son, everything will be a child in the future, and I will not even divide the family property!" Mrs. Zhang persuaded like a river.

Han Lao Fu'er is as his name suggests, his personality is wilting, and most of the family affairs are decided by his daughter-in-law, and he will not express his opinion unless there is a major matter. It's said to be an old man, but it's not an old fool. Li Lazyman's son Li Dakui will be a Li Lazy Man in the future, and everyone is busy working at this time, so Li Lazy Man and Li Dakui are basking in the sun on the side, saying that they have heat stroke. is like this, the girl will marry in the future, and the light and heavy work in the family will have to be done by the girl alone, how can he be so cheating on the girl?

"My family is beautiful and young, and I don't want to say kiss so early!" Han Lao Fu'er said this, he was still working in his hands, and he didn't want to deal with Mrs. Zhang.

Mrs. Zhang smacked her lips: "Fifteen is not small, my daughter said that she will grow up when she grows up, if you want to stay for two more years, let's make your family beautiful and marry in a few years after we have decided on the family affairs, my family Dakui is not in a hurry for this year or two anyway!" ”

Han Laofu'er also stopped making a sound, and he couldn't agree to this matter even if Mrs. Zhang wore out her mouth.

Father Shen also heard the two talking next to him, and saw that Mrs. Zhang did not succeed and smiled, just Mrs. Zhang is so lacking in morality, and his son loves to be so lazy to eat, who is willing to marry into their family!

Mrs. Zhang looked at Shen's father and smiled, and her heart became angry again, and said to Han Laofu'er: "Your beauty is different from someone's, and you can still pick and choose now, in case you wait until someone is old, you have to be with that sow worm!" ”

Father Shen is angry, even if he is a man, he can't let Mrs. Zhang bury her daughter like this and not fight back.

"Brother Li, your own daughter-in-law is in charge of her own family, so don't let your daughter-in-law's mouth be so damaged! Did my pomegranate strangle your child or kill your family, so my daughter?! ”

How can Li Lazy have any status at home, he came up and pulled Zhang Matchmaker, and asked his daughter-in-law to give him some face in front of people not to make trouble, but Zhang Matchmaker is used to showing off her power at home, and it doesn't work for Li Lazy to pull at this time, so he pushed Li Lazy and fell backwards!

"I'll say it today, let the villagers listen to it too, otherwise I will think that my matchmaker Zhang is bullying your family!" Mrs. Zhang rolled up her arms and sleeves, pinched her hand on her waist and said: "I kindly add Shen Shu and pomegranate to you to say goodbye, your family is good, your daughter-in-law swept me out with a broom, your family is amazing!" ”

As soon as the people around saw that it was time to eat at noon, they put down the tools in their hands to see what Mrs. Zhang was going to sprinkle. As a result, as soon as Mrs. Zhang's voice fell, she heard another woman's angry scolding from behind the crowd.

"Old man Zhang, let your mother's stinky fart!" It was the Zheng family who brought Shen Pomegranate to deliver the meal, and even Shen Shu came with him!