Chapter 43: A Family
As soon as the uncle left, Liu Guiyuan smiled in front of Grandma Luo, and Grandma Luo patted them one by one, telling them to go to work quickly, don't look hot in the house.
It was really hot outside, and the eldest sister and the second sister carried a bucket of pulp that had been washed, crushed, and the core removed, and slowly sent it to Liu Jindi's house.
Liu Guiyuan didn't go, she was grinding and chirping at home, and finally couldn't help but ask what happened to Grandma Luo's family, why did the good eldest aunt quarrel with the second aunt, and it reached the point of scolding the mother.
Grandma Luo thought to herself that the eldest son was talking here just now, and they all listened to most of them, and the rest was better to explain directly than to let them guess.
"Alas, or because of the bamboo garden, your uncle went to the bamboo garden to dig the old bamboo roots, fill the river mud, and then invited the bamboo carving master in the town to come to the house, your second uncle was good at playing small, and he inquired about the old bamboo roots carved out of flowers to sell for money, and then preached around the village that he wanted to make a fortune, saying that half of the old bamboo roots of the bamboo garden were all carved out, and there was no need to worry about the rest of his life."
"How can the second uncle be like this, didn't the bamboo garden be sold to the uncle earlier?"
"Who's to say it isn't. Your second uncle and second aunt went to the door together, not to say that the bamboo garden has half of him, and the words he said at the beginning to sell the garden are not counted, anyway, he has half of the agreement of the bamboo garden is still there, and he will come to your uncle to ask for money with the agreement. ”
"What's going on, I didn't get the agreement back then?"
"Yes, when your uncle gave your second uncle silver, I was not in the mood and didn't expect to ask him for an agreement, they were all born to a mother, and your uncle didn't expect him to regret it now, this second brother is really not like words!" Grandma Luo was really angry when she talked about this.
"So the eldest aunt and the second aunt made a lot of trouble together, and the eldest aunt Fang scolded the elders in a hurry?" Liu Guiyuan guessed.
Grandma Luo lowered her head and continued to sigh, saying: "I am also to blame for this, when the boss bought the bamboo garden, I asked him to take his brother to do it together, and then something happened in the bamboo garden, your second uncle was afraid of losing money, so he called his daughter-in-law to come to the door to ask for it, at that time, it was also me who came out to ask the boss to care about brotherhood, alas, who knew that your second aunt could really make trouble with a shy face, and they would quarrel." ”
That is, the quarrel of the countryman is not like a scholar, the big truth is explained first, and then a robe is broken, it is really noisy, there are people who scold their fathers and mothers and their ancestors, and there are those who curse people to cut off their children and grandchildren, anyway, what is ugly and scolding, it is estimated that the eldest aunt is really angry, and she will be scolded on her own head when she loses control for a while.
But then again, Liu Guiyuan really didn't expect the second uncle's family to be so unkind, he said that he didn't want a good bamboo garden, and when he heard that the bamboo garden was still valuable, he told people everywhere about his own bamboo garden, and he played a good plan, after all, outsiders didn't know their brother's private affairs, so once the uncle didn't admit it, the second uncle would have something to say.
Liu Guiyuan immediately asked Grandma Luo what to do about this, Grandma Luo had already thought about it, looked at the distance and said meaningfully: "What else can I do, the second child is too domineering, I can't be biased towards him anymore in this matter, whoever the bamboo garden should be is who's, it's useless for him to make trouble, it's a big deal I'll go to find the sixth uncle of their old Zhang family, his old man doesn't dare not listen." ”
Liu Guiyuan heard Grandma Luo say this, and finally relieved her heart, although Grandma Luo was very good to them, she still felt that Grandma was a little partial to the second uncle, but the things of life are very complicated, and it is not for her to interfere as a child.
Liu Guiyuan saw that Grandma Luo was not in a good mood, moved a small bench to sit beside her, and accompanied her to talk some gossip, mainly around the topic of lotus seeds eating and drinking and ice powder at home, and when Grandma Luo was in a better mood, she got up and prepared to go to Liu Jindi's house.
As soon as she went out and walked to the fourth grandmother's house, she bumped into the second aunt and the second uncle, these days she saw that the second aunt was quite pleasing to the eye, so she took the initiative to say hello: "Second uncle, second aunt, where are you going when it's so hot?" ”
The second aunt Li pursed her lips and glanced at her, and said quite familiarly: "You still know that it is hot, let me ask you that it is so hot in the pigsty, and the two pigs are lying on the ground drying and drying, and there is no shade?" ”
Her pigsty is covered in the vegetable field in the west, and there is really no shade, and a broken board was built on the pigsty to block the wind and rain. In the past few days, she has been so busy that her feet do not touch the ground, and even the pigs are fed by the eldest sister, so she really didn't notice the stubble, and said with some annoyance: "Yes, the little pig can't help but be hot, or I will take it out and tie it in the shade slowly." ”
"No, the second aunt has helped you think about it, plant a fruit tree next to the pigsty to shade it, your pigsty is crooked, your second uncle and I came over to help Zhengyizheng, it just so happens that there are some adobe bricks at home, so we can build a pigsty roof."
This is the method that Li thought about for a long time at home, first digging a small tree from the back mountain and planting it, and then repairing the pigsty for her family, and the adobe bricks on the top of the pigsty are the waste bricks that were replaced by the original house, and they don't need to spend money, just people can do something with them.
"So what's so embarrassing? These days, it's either eating your house or using your house, and my two sisters and I feel that we can't go. Liu Guiyuan said this sincerely, not to mention what the second aunt was like before, there is really nothing to say during this time.
The second uncle Liu Chonglin was about to say a few polite words, but the second aunt Li had already grabbed the conversation and said: "What's the matter, your second uncle and your father are brothers, and your nieces are just like half of his daughters, and it is not appropriate for the family to help with the handle!" ”
Speaking of this, Li Shi felt that the heat was almost over, so he pulled the broken hair around his ear, and said tentatively: "I just thought that if you have any good things to make money, you can't forget your second uncle and me, we don't have other skills, but we have a handful of strength, and it must be no problem to move and lift." ”
Liu Guiyuan lowered his head and thought about it, and said with a smile: "That's okay, I do have an idea to make money here, or to make food, the capital invested is not big, you see that if you and your second uncle are interested, come to me at this time tomorrow." Not today, I have to rub two more buckets of ice powder here today, and I don't have time. ”
Li Shi was so happy that he showed his teeth, clapped his hands and promised: "That relationship is good, I and your second uncle will admit your love first, don't worry, your pigsty and I will get rid of you today." ”
The second aunt did what she said, this day she and the second uncle were busy with the sun to the sunset, the pigsty not only re-built again, thickened the top of the pigsty, and planted a wild apricot tree outside the pigsty, the apricot tree is not big or small, there are a few small twists hanging on it, it seems that this year will not be fruitful, once the fruit tree has moved its roots, don't think about the fruit in the first year.
After returning home, the second uncle sat on the threshold to rest, and today he was exhausted, and shouted to the old lady who lived in the main house: "Mother, if there is anything to eat, I am dying of hunger." ”
"You work for the old family for a day, and his family still doesn't care about your food?" Liu Yao brushed the pots and pans and prepared to wash his hands and sleep.
"Anyway, why don't you care about me eating, it's ......" The second uncle wanted to say that his daughter-in-law Li didn't let him eat at his eldest brother's house, but Li glared at him with a knife, and he was so frightened that he quickly changed his words: "No, I'm embarrassed to put it aside to eat, the red date grandmother lives in his house, and he is not comfortable eating." ”
"Some of them are still picky and picky, how much can you blame for your own food?" Liu Yao's chatter, went to the house to scoop some rye noodles, took it to the kitchen to add hydrated batter, and then thought of something, walked under the kitchen door frame, and asked, "Her grandmother is still here?" If you don't go back to your own home, you will be here every day! ”
Yesterday, the second daughter-in-law, Li, told her that the eldest daughter-in-law's mother, Luo Guiying, came to the old family and relatives, why didn't she leave today, and there was nothing at home?
"Mother, you don't care if you go home, that's a person's grandmother, if you want to live more, let's live more. I'll tell you first, today, that girl from Guiyuan finally agreed to teach me to earn money, and you are not allowed to go to her house to find trouble. ”
Li really wants to do something, or quite attentive, she rubbed her sore arms, sat on the bench and thought that Guiyuan would teach her what to eat tomorrow, and she didn't know which one was more profitable than ice powder, if only she could make money like selling ice powder, the iron bull boss is not small, you have to save money for him to save the bride price, and the house where she and Chonglin live, the west tiles are all broken and leaking, and you have to buy some good tiles to repair and repair......
Early the next morning, Li Shi got up with two dark circles under her eyes, she thought about it all night last night, but she didn't understand what Guiyuan said about eating, and she had a dream at dawn, dreaming of a golden cash tree, which is a good sign!
"Oops, what are you hitting me for!" The second uncle at the head of the bed was sleeping soundly, and was woken up by a slap from Li.
"Dad, what a good omen, I dreamed that our family was going to get rich!"
Li's eyes lit up and came to Liu Chonglin, her eyes were already big, and when she opened her eyes, they were like bull's eyes, which scared Liu Chonglin to think that he had seen a ghost, and couldn't help complaining: "What are you doing, what are you doing in broad daylight, you are so scared of me, what kind of wealth, you will dream, you muttered all night to make a fortune last night, and I didn't fall asleep until dawn......"
Li ignored the nagging of his own man, sat at the head of the bed and combed his hair, and got up, and when she made breakfast in a hurry, he took a freshly baked mixed dough cake and some pickles and went out, and said before going out: "I won't come back today, mother, you watch the family food, don't forget to put the ...... cow."
Liu Yao pinched a very hard cake, stared at it for a long time and didn't dare to bite it, heard the chopsticks and patted it, and shouted: "If you don't come back for a day, do you leave me with so much work at home?" Do you see whose mother-in-law doesn't enjoy the blessings, and she still has to serve you as a family....."
It's a pity that Li's steps are fast, and he has long been gone, so angry that Liu Yao patted the table and complained to his second son: "Look at this family, she doesn't do her own work every day, she just wants to do it for other people's families, isn't this the main cheap?" also said that she wants to learn to do business, she is that piece of material, if her family really makes money to trade, can she really teach you? ”
Liu Chonglin snorted and drank porridge, smiled when he heard this, and said: "My eldest brother's family is someone else's family, isn't it all a family, Guiyuan is my niece, and if I personally said that I want to teach Qiufang, I will definitely not cheat." Mother, I've eaten well, I'll go first, iron pillars, iron eggs, stay home and listen to your milk! ”
Liu Chonglin drank the last bite of porridge, picked up the empty bowl, and left in a hurry, Liu Yao looked at the empty bowl on the table, and then looked at the cake in his hand that he couldn't bite, and was so angry that the pancake was thrown on the table and stopped eating!