The morning meal was supposed to be made by Hong Xiuhua, the daughter-in-law, but the Shen family didn't pay so much attention to it, so Shen Shimei and Hong Xiuhua cooked the meal.

When the family sat down to eat, Shen Shiliu said: "After eating, you will go back to the county seat first, and I will leave here to brush all the dishes under me before leaving." ”

Zheng nodded: "I'll stay and brush together." ”

Hong Xiuhua also said: "Then I'll keep it too." ”

Shen Shiliu shook his head: "No, I can finish brushing it myself, let my father stay, get the finished dishes and chopsticks back to the county seat first, and then pull these tables and benches back before opening." My mother and sister-in-law went back first, although the store has not yet opened, but someone has to watch it. ”

"Done." Father Shen nodded.

Hong Xiuhua knew the rules of the Shen family, and in most cases it was arranged by Shen Pomegranate, and everyone worked together, so she agreed to go back with Shen Shu.

As soon as everyone left, Shen Pomegranate hurriedly boiled the water, the well water was cold, fortunately, they still had some good sunshine in the winter day, and they could finish it all before it got dark.

Shen Shu didn't sit and wait, helped Shen Pomegranate fetch water and pour water, and finally took a brush and sat down to brush with Shen Pomegranate.

"Pomegranate, although it is good to be diligent when you go to your mother-in-law's house in the future, don't be too strong in everything." Father Shen said earnestly to Shen Shimei.

Shen Shimei listened obediently, the first important man a woman has to herself in her life is her father, and she has to listen to her father's teachings.

"I know my father, I won't let my in-laws think I'm strong." Shen Shiliu replied with a smile.

Father Shen smiled, Shen Pomegranate is transparent, she understands what she says as soon as she says it.

"But don't be weak, it's not okay to be angry." Father Shen said.

"Angry? No, Aunt Du looks at me now, let alone make me angry in the future! Shen Shiliu laughed.

Father Shen also laughed: "This girl, you are still laughing!" That Du Niangzi will be your mother-in-law in the future, and filial piety must still be honored, otherwise Du Xuanmo will also muttered in his heart, after all, it is his mother. "The world is like this, many people treat their daughters-in-law as outsiders, which is why there are so many disputes between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law.

Shen Shiliu feels that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a big topic no matter where she goes, involving a lot of messy philosophies such as psychology and ethics, and no one has been able to analyze this complex relationship for thousands of years.

"I'll be careful." After Shen Shiliu finished speaking, he said to Shen's father: "Dad, my brother just got married, are you so anxious about me?" Do you wish I got married sooner? ”

Father Shen couldn't cry or laugh: "I'm in a hurry for you to get married, I'm here to tell you more, and life will be better when you get married in the future." Speaking of this, Shen's father also sighed: "You are still so young, and my father is really a little reluctant to marry you like this." After saying that, he became more and more sad.

Marrying a daughter-in-law and marrying a daughter-in-law are not the same thing, although Du Xuanmo said that he became an official, but even if Shen Shiliu married far away in the future, it would be difficult for them to see their daughters in the future.

"Daddy......" Shen Shimei's mood was suddenly a lot more complicated, she had never been married in her previous life, and she had never considered her thoughts after getting married, at this time, seeing Shen's father like this, her nose was also sour.

Father Shen hurriedly changed his mood and said, "Look at your father and me, it's just that I'm getting older, and I'm getting more and more broken!" When the girl is older, she has to get married, and she will stay and stay for sorrow! ”

Shen Shiliu smiled, and the father and daughter chatted after that, and in the afternoon, the two of them finished their work, and returned to the county seat with a cart of dishes.

In the early morning of the 30th day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, many people crackled with firecrackers, and Shen Pomegranate spent the New Year in the county for the first time, feeling quite fresh.

Hong Xiuhua was pinching dumplings with Zheng in the house, and Shen Shimei and Shen Shu were busy outside.

Shen Shu wrote the Spring Festival couplets on red paper, and the door of the restaurant and the back door of the backyard had to be pasted, and Shen Pomegranate showed it to see if the paste was crooked.

"Are you alright?" Shen Shu finally asked, Shen Pomegranate answered before sticking it, and when he got down from the ladder, Shen Pomegranate came to Shen Shu and said, "I found that my sister-in-law is becoming more and more gentle!" ”

Shen Shu smiled, and directly raised his head to give Shen Pomegranate a brain crash, which made Shen Pomegranate want to cry and laugh.

Shen Shiliu rubbed his head, looking at the lively and lively households, he was a little worried about Du Xuanmo, and he didn't know if he had a good time in Fengyang County.

Shen Shu saw that Shen Pomegranate was in a daze again, so he asked, "Has Du Xuanmo replied to you these days?" ”

"Yes, there was one a year ago." Previously, she also wrote to ask Du Xuanmo if she could directly collect the villagers' grain, and Du Xuanmo replied with affirmation. Shen Shiliu pondered that after the New Year, the yamen began to be on duty normally, so he asked Han Shuliang to go to the yamen of Fengyang County to talk to Du Xuanmo in detail.

"Xiuhua said you want to open a store in Fengyang County?" Shen Shu asked.

Shen Shiliu nodded: "Wherever it is opened, Fengyang County is also very good, with Du Xuanmo here, it can be regarded as someone covering it!" ”

"It's good, but Du Xuanmo won't stay in Fengyang County for long, what if you go to Fengyang County and he leaves again?" Shen Shu asked.

"Then where does he go, where will my branch open!" Shen Shiliu laughed, this was naturally a casual joke, she couldn't afford to toss it like this.

Shen Shu also laughed, the brother and sister returned to the house, Shen Pomegranate went to the back kitchen, and she had to Zhang Luo for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

Shen Pomegranate in order to eat something fresh for the New Year, deliberately studied the new menu, the New Year has a lot of big fish and meat, and it is too tired to eat too much, she simply researched the new menu, and when the restaurant opened after the year, it will be directly new.

The oil pot on the stove is together, when it is hot, Shen Pomegranate puts the ribs blanched in advance into the pot, and when the ribs are fried to the surface of the golden brown, add Huadiao, add water when it is stuffy, and throw all the prepared green onions, ginger, garlic and seasonings, and when the ribs are almost cooked, put in the cut lotus root slices and continue to stew, which warms the stomach and reduces the fire in winter.

When a dish came out of the pot, Shen Pomegranate was put in the big stove next to it and simmered, and then the next dish was cooked.

The walnuts are sandwiched with dates, and then wrapped in a layer of glutinous rice on the outside, fried in the oil pan, and when they come out of the pot again, they are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the bite is full of fragrance.

The sky gradually darkened, and the table of food on Shen Shimei's side was almost open, and a large table was set up, with all kinds of dishes, and the dishes on the table were all new.

"What the hell do you think about pomegranates, you can figure out such a good dish every time!" Hong Xiuhua admired, she didn't accept anyone, so she took Shen Pomegranate.

Shen Shiliu smiled: "I also love to eat fresh!" "She's just a food lover, so she has a knack for eating. But the most painful thing is that her physique still loves fat physique, and it is easy to be round if she eats a little more, and Zheng is also afraid that Shen Pomegranate will be fat again, so she also looks at Shen Pomegranate's mouth, so that Shen Pomegranate, who loves food, can only eat a few bites every time, and Zheng comes to grab chopsticks if she eats too much.

Shen Shu went outside to set off firecrackers, and after the crackling sound, the family officially began to eat Chinese New Year's Eve dinner.

"Last year, I was still in the old house for the New Year, and this year I lived in a big house, and our family's good days are like a dream!" Zheng sighed that their family had borrowed their daughter's light.

"It's everyone's credit that we can save these family funds, and no one can do it without them!" Shen Shiliu said that last year it was like a commendation meeting, and she was really restless when she listened.

Hong Xiuhua was honest, so she said: "If there is no pomegranate, we can't use the strength of this body!" ”

"Let's eat vegetables, it's going to be cold in a while!" Shen Shiliu saw that she was about to commend the conference again, so she quickly interrupted, she has never believed in individual heroism, unity is strength!

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Shen family was relatively quiet, and everyone stayed up until the morning for thirty nights, and everyone slept in the morning. The Shen family was not a big family originally, so all the New Year's greetings were concentrated on the second and third days of the junior high school.

On the morning of the second year of junior high school, Shen Shu took Hong Xiuhua back to the village, and Hong Xiuhua also had to go back to the door in the second year of junior high school.

"What should I bring to my grandmother's tomorrow?" Shen Shiliu asked, her grandmother Liang had also eaten roast chicken and pastries, and she wanted to bring some fresh ones back.

"I've prepared all the chickens, ducks and fish, so you can watch the rest." Zheng said.

Shen Pomegranate thought about it and said, "Get a jar of saltwater shrimp for grandma." "It's just a fresh eat.

Zheng nodded: "Cheng." ”

Shen Pomegranate went to the kitchen to pick it, and the salted shrimp was also picked at that time, Shen Pomegranate found a big jar and kept it for tomorrow.

"Your uncle's cousin hasn't said anything about his daughter-in-law yet, this time, your aunt will definitely complain." Zheng said.

Shen Shiliu had already thought of the face of Aunt Zheng Xu Yuzhi in his mind, so he said: "Aunt is small-minded, otherwise the two cousins can't be so difficult to say that they are related, they are both poor and rich, and the two cousins are both young men, so it is not easy to say that the daughter-in-law is not easy to say." ”

Zheng sighed: "I've persuaded you a lot, your aunt can't change that temper, and it's also because of the hard life of the past, a little reluctant to do anything, and careful about everything." She can also understand Xu Yuzhi's thoughts, and she can't say that Xu Yuzhi is not good.

Shen Shiliu thought that it would always come to his family, and he couldn't really watch his uncle's family go on like this, so he said: "Otherwise, let my aunt sell some pastries to make some money, and if you have money in the future, you will be able to build a house in the village, and it will be easy to talk about it if you have a house!" ”

"It's okay, but it's all your secret recipe, don't you want to give it to others?" Zheng looked at Shen Shimei.

Shen Shiliu didn't pick the door: "It's not okay to give it to others, but the uncle's family is not someone else, and a secret recipe can't sell for much money, so it's better to give it to the uncle!" ”

Zheng thinks that this thing is feasible, Xu Yuzhi is cautious, but he is still very capable, and when the time comes, the family will set up a stall selling pastries, and this life will be even better.

Shen Pomegranate smiled, survival is to give and take, blindly reluctant, and life is not moisturized.