Luo Fengzhi and his wife's small business is doing very well, these days ago, in addition to earning more than one yuan on the first day, it was two to three yuan every day for the other days.

Not only did they sell yellow noodles and wontons, but they also set up a pancake pancake on a stove and baked pumpkin pie and sweet potato pie.

This is simple, pumpkin or sweet potato is steamed and pressed into a puree, and the rhubarb rice noodles are formed, and it is delicious without oil, this is cheap, two cents a three-cent two, mainly sold to town residents or passengers who take the train.

There is an advantage when it is sold cheaply, and you have to have a cost to do it yourself, and all the sales are very good.

The reason why there are many people in Jishang is mainly this county, and only this town is connected to the train, and the transportation is convenient.

Lin Tong sent Xu Nian to his second sister-in-law's house every morning, and even brought his unfinished clothes.

Xu Xiaowan's eyes are not very good, but she can't embroider and sew clothes, it's still no problem, and she made Lin Tong and Xu Nian's clothes in less than two days.

In the evening, Lin Tong and Xu Nian went home after eating at the second brother's house.

The work of feeding the chickens must not be kept, just to embarrass her, let the chickens and ducks starve, that is really stupid.

But the old lady was unwilling, and Li Yubo was unwilling, so she kept her rice bowl at night and waited for Lin Tong to wash it.

Lin Tong didn't want to worry about it, so he washed the dishes when he went home, and then told stories and sang nursery rhymes to the children.

Not only Xiaohong Xiaomei, but even the iron pillars and pillars of the Xu Laosan family also surround her every day, and she has become a veritable child king.

On the evening of the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, when she went home, Luo Fengzhi took her a chicken, but Lin Tong refused to ask for it, "Second sister-in-law, there is only this chicken at home, and the children are looking forward to this year!" ”

"Take it, don't we still have meat without chickens! If you want to eat chicken, I'll just take them back to my mother's house to eat during the Chinese New Year. Luo Fengzhi was thinking about her, "Your mother-in-law is good, if you don't want to leave someone else's house behind, be obedient, take this chicken back, and make your mother-in-law happy." ”

Lin Tong thought about it and didn't refuse, "Thank you, second sister-in-law." The second sister-in-law, I won't be here tomorrow. ”

"Don't use it, spend the New Year at home," Luo Fengzhi said and looked back at her mother-in-law, "Mom, why don't you put it aside for the New Year, let Xiaotong come back here on the third day of junior high school." ”

Xu Xiaowan shook her head, no matter how good it is, it is not her home, "I will go back early tomorrow morning, your sister-in-law is not willing to do any household work, and the children's clothes are afraid that they have not been repaired, I have to go back." ”

She hesitated, "Or, the third junior Xiaotong will return to your second sister-in-law's house?" She thought for a while, "Don't go back to the third year of junior high school, just go back to the second year of junior high school, and it just so happens that your second sister-in-law also has to go back to her parents' house in the third year of junior high school." ”

She said at home that it doesn't matter, let her daughter go back, what if the eldest daughter-in-law doesn't care about the meal?

Anyway, her daughter has lived in her second brother's house before she got married in the past few years, so she can simply go back to her parents' house and return here.

Luo Fengzhi didn't have an opinion, Lin Tong hesitated and said, "Mom, I'll take Xiao Nian to pay New Year's greetings to you first, and then go back to my second brother's house." ”

Lin Jianguo took over the conversation, "I'll go too, let's take the children together." ”

Xu Xiaowan's eyes were a little red again, how could she not understand the children's thoughts, but she still refused, "Where are you going?" I'm at home with your brother and sister-in-law, it's a long way away, okay, I'll come and stay for a few days after the New Year. ”

Lin Tong took his son home a little later than usual today.

Tomorrow is the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, they no longer go out of the stall, they agreed with the production team in advance, borrowed an ox cart to move those guys back.

Luo Fengzhi and his wife also gave Xu Shengli a chicken and some dried mushrooms to express their gratitude.

The old lady has been numb these days, maybe the depression in her heart has not been released, and she will have to scratch her a few words when she goes back one day.

Today is no exception, just about to scold, I heard Lin Tong say: "Mom, my second sister-in-law brought a chicken to our family, and she also asked me to thank you for being old, saying that I was going to help for so many days." ”

The old lady swallowed the words that came to her lips.

Lin Tong continued: "The chicken is in the shed, let's stew it tomorrow afternoon, tomorrow I don't have to help, I have wrapped the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, my mother is tired for a year, and I have a good rest." ”

The old lady pursed her lips, thinking to herself that this guy can't speak!

Today's words sounded very useful, and there was a chicken in her fishing, and the old lady had nothing else to say, "Tomorrow morning, you get up early, rub some shredded radish, and fry some balls for the children to eat." ”

"Okay, I'll do it tomorrow morning, what else does Mom want to eat? Why don't you fry some sweet potato balls? Lin Tong saw that the old lady was easy to talk today, so he said a few more words.

"What sweet potato balls?" The old lady didn't appreciate her kindness, "Just fry some meatballs, don't fix those useless ones, waste oil!" ”

Lin Tong was speechless, and he simply didn't show off, you are in charge, and we will do whatever you say.

Tomorrow is the New Year, and her futon has not been dismantled and washed, so she simply went to boil a pot of hot water, and then removed the sheets and sheets, and washed them up with a sigh.

These are all old fabrics, not strong anymore, she rubbed hard, "it's time", the mattress sheet is cracked.

Lin Tong sighed, money, money! I was ruthless in my heart, and when I had money, I would buy eight sets of ten sets and replace them with new ones every day.

After all the washing was done, the sheets were too big, Lin Tong called Wang Guihua to come over to help, and the two of them took one side, twisted it in the opposite direction, wrung it out, folded it, and put it on the stool first. Lin Tong rubbed the lid of the pot with flour alkali, the pot table was made of old bricks, and after cleaning it up a little, the original black and oily lid suddenly shiny.

Lin Tong put the sheets on the lid of the pot, and the sheets were also stacked on top of them.

The rope hanging next to the warm wall in the house can only be dried in a small piece, such a large piece is not good, and the walls at this time are all lime walls, which are easy to rub white ash.

The old lady came out of the house and was startled, "You are going to die, using so much alkali?" ”

The family can't use so much alkali in a year, but she can pour it all and use it all.

"The lid of this pot is too dark, looking buried." Lin Tong thought to himself that I worked kindly, why was this still scolded?

The old lady pointed at her, pointing to the smoky black wall, "That's also buried, and you can wash it." ”

Lin Tong muttered: "You take the money to buy some white ash, and I paint the wall." ”

The old lady almost stumbled there, speechless, do you really want to brush it?

She can be regarded as seeing that this daughter-in-law is not afraid of her at all, and to put it bluntly, she is thick-skinned.

She said hatefully: "No money! ”

Lin Tong pouted, there was no way to do it without money, and she couldn't conjure up paint.

At night, he told the children a story as usual, put Xu Nian on the kang, and then yawned and fell asleep.

This small bed is too narrow, and after sleeping for two days, the two of them discussed with Xu Nian, and let him go to sleep on the kang at night, otherwise he would have a sore back and leg pain at the end of the day.

When she and the children were asleep, the old lady said to the old man aggrievedly: "I see, I will build a room next year first, and let the two of them move out to live by themselves, I can't stand it!" ”