Chapter Forty-Eight: All They Have in Their Eyes Is Warmth
Liu Xiuhong's mouth opened and closed several times, and she didn't know how to pick it up after Ji Nuan, she thought she was good enough to make up nonsense, but she didn't expect to be compared to Ji Nuan, a five-year-old girl.
"I'll repeat, I didn't take their tofu recipe."
"My tofu recipe was lost, but the third aunt refused to admit it, how can I explain it to my father, I don't have the face to see people." Ji Nuan cried and sobbed, in this case, Steward Qin didn't know how to deal with it, he looked at Liu Xiuhong with a puzzled gaze, she couldn't do things like cheating children and stealing tofu recipes.
"Steward Qin, don't believe the words of the dead girl, I really didn't take their tofu recipe."
"I told you, but the third aunt said she didn't take it, or let's find the village chief to help evaluate it." Ji Nuan clenched her small fists, looked at Liu Xiuhong with fire in her eyes, and didn't know that she thought that the two of them had a grudge against killing their father.
At this time, Steward Qin already believed Ji Nuan's words a little, if such a child lied, it was impossible to behave so naturally, the child's eyes and expressions could not deceive people, on the other hand, Liu Xiuhong was a little angry and angry.
"I'm not going to see the village chief." If the old man knew that he had brought people from other villages to the eldest brother's house to buy tofu recipes, he would definitely scold himself.
At this moment, Ji Nuan looked angry, Liu Xiuhong's eyes dodged, Steward Qin glared at Liu Xiuhong, flicked his sleeves and went out, estimating that the two of them had gone away, Ji Nuan got up from the ground and patted the soil on his buttocks: "If they don't leave, my throat will cry hoarse." ”
"Will that Steward Qin still come over?" Gu Shuzhen took her daughter to change her clothes and wash her face, this kid acted like that, she almost believed that there was a tofu recipe at home, and she was deceived by Liu Xiuhong.
Ji Nuan smiled narrowly: "That person is looking for the third aunt, why is our family having relatives like Ji Liu and the third aunt." ”
Why is this still called Ji Liu's, Gu Shuzhen nodded her daughter's forehead, this child is becoming more and more disagreeable, don't talk like this when you go out, you will be laughed at, Ji Nuan packed up and called the fourth brother to go out, she asked the fifth brother, the sixth brother, and the seventh brother to accompany her mother at home, she was afraid that the third aunt and Steward Qin would go and return to her mother and her mother would not be able to cope with it alone.
The brother and sister walked out of the village, Ji Lianshou squatted down and wanted to carry his sister, if she was the eldest brother or the second brother, she would not be welcome, the fourth brother was thin, and Ji Nuan was embarrassed to squeeze him.
"I can walk, and when I can't walk, I'll let the fourth brother carry it."
Ji Lianshou's eyes darkened, he knew that his family took care of himself, but he didn't want to be the one to be taken care of, he wanted to go out and do things like his eldest brother and second brother, and wanted to take care of others.
"Fourth brother, don't worry, if I can't walk, I will definitely let you carry it."
If you want to go to Cuiping Village, you have to climb a mountain, there is a sheep intestine trail on the mountain, and you will reach Cuiping Village by walking two miles over it.
"Master, when you come back in a while, you pretend to go to the latrine, and then you say that you can take me home if you pick up a small animal on the mountain!"
"But how do I introduce you to my family, a puppy, a kitten, or a rabbit?" It's not quite like that.
"I think my dignified beast still has to pretend to be a puppy..... "It's really sad, Xue'er feels a little sorry for herself."
Ji Nuan comforted it perfunctorily, it's so tiring to climb the mountain, and he can't let the fourth brother carry it when he goes up the mountain, in that case he will be even more tired, and finally went down the mountain, Ji Nuan pulled the fourth brother to sit on the big stone on the side of the road to rest.
"If Nuan Nuan goes out with my father or eldest brother or second brother today, they will definitely carry you." Ji Lianshou looked a little lonely.
"Fourth brother, this can't be compared, not to mention that we are walking on the mountain road today, and I am still thinking about whether I can find rare treasures or cute small animals on the mountain while walking." After resting for a while, Ji Nuan stood up and pulled the fourth brother Shou to continue walking, and the two of them had just walked out not far when they heard someone shouting Nuan Nuan.
The brother and sister turned around together, and saw Ji Lianhua with Ji Lianshun, carrying a bundle of firewood and walking towards the two of them, Ji Lianshou took the firewood on his cousin's shoulder, Ji Lianshun looked at Ji Nuan for a while: "Nuan Nuan has become better." ”
Ji Nuan nodded: "I know this, does my cousin think I will be shy, let me tell you that it is something that does not exist...... Haha......" I was very happy to see my cousin Ji Nuan, and joked with him.
The little girl's laughter is so good, like a mountain spring dripping, like a bird singing, Ji Lianshun and Ji Nuan followed behind the two brothers, talking and laughing all the way home.
Seeing Ji Nuan coming, Li Wanyun was very happy and called her daughter, Ji Nuan hugged her leg and rubbed: "Erniang, I miss you so much." ”
Li Wanyun was sad for a while, but she was still very relieved to hear that Ji Nuan changed her name to Erniang, and Erniang was also a mother, which was good.
"I miss you too, how is your mother?" Li Wanyun stroked Ji Nuan's hair and asked.
"It's good, I'm here to pick you up and your second uncle to learn how to make tofu, why don't you and your second uncle go last time my fourth brother came, Erniang, you don't have to be polite to her when you meet with us, she owes you something, why do you want to avoid her."
"Your family has only started making tofu for a few days, your second uncle and I don't want to participate in this matter at this time, there are seven boys in your family, and half of our children are still turning corners." There are several teenage boys in the eldest brother and sister-in-law's family, and now there is an urgent need to improve their living conditions, otherwise there will be no one to help match the family in two years.
"Erniang, my family is busy making up to three or five hundred catties of tofu in the morning, not to mention the demand for tofu in nearby villages, even the county consumes more than three or five hundred catties of tofu a day, the second grandfather's family is already preparing to make tofu, don't wait."
Of course, Li Wanyun wants to make money, but she always feels that learning to make tofu is competing for business with her eldest brother's family, and she still can't turn around. When several people were chatting, Ji Ruifeng came back with Ji Liansheng, and the father and son shouted Nuan Nuan together. Ji Lianshou pulled the corners of his mouth, he was so big that he was completely ignored by his second uncle and cousin in the yard, it was too heart-wrenching.
Ji Ruifeng reminded his daughter-in-law that it was almost noon and asked her to cook for the children, Li Wanyun took out the only five eggs at home, steamed a large plate of egg custard, cut the water tofu that Ji Nuan brought them, picked some side dishes and boiled a soup, and fried a plate of dried tofu.
"In the past few days, some people in our village have mentioned the matter of tofu, saying that it came from the county seat, and I really want to tell them that it was made by my eldest brother's family." Ji Ruifeng said with a smile.
"Recently, more and more people have paid attention to tofu, and many people go to our house with pots to change tofu early in the morning in the crescent moon, second uncle and second mother, you should hurry up, if you don't want to go to the county to sell, you can sell a lot near home, much better than going out to work."