14: Blatant favoritism
Jiang family.
"Auntie, is that so?"
Jiang Lu, a child who has been self-disciplined since he was a child, has high requirements for himself, has a slight perfectionism, and is even more straightforward in doing things.
Now he sat on a small bench with his sleeves rolled up, and in front of him was a large basin of washed sweet potatoes.
The sweet potato skin he hoarded at home had soil on the surface, and he cleaned it cleanly and stacked it neatly.
Next to him, Erbao also grabbed a big potato and said, "Auntie, Erbao also helped wash the sweet potato, and it was clean." ”
"And me, and me!"
The little three and the fourth screamed, and even the little five and six got water on their hands.
In the eyes of the children, this is not helping the family, but playing.
Xie Jingqiong smiled and bent her eyes, "It's so good, it's so good!" ”
"What about us, what about us?" Not to be left behind, the junior and fourth hurriedly asked.
Xie Jingqiong rubbed the heads of these children one by one: "The babies are so amazing!" ”
She complimented them, and the children immediately raised their chests and raised their heads, but they were so proud that they were so proud.
It was as if they hadn't just washed a few land melons, but had done a big thing.
The second daughter-in-law couldn't help laughing: "Okay, Dabao, don't mess with your aunt, hand me the sweet potato quickly." ”
Jiang Lu immediately nodded his little head, the basin was full of sweet potatoes, and it was very difficult for him to lift it alone, so he and Erbao Jiang Che lifted it aside.
Xie Jingqiong wanted to get started, but Xiao Sanyi grabbed her: "Auntie, be good, let's not make trouble." ”
Xie Jingqiong: "? ”
Confused, where did she add to the chaos?
The second daughter-in-law also persuaded: "Okay, sister-in-law, I know you want to help, but you have to touch the water to get this thing, you are a little girl, and the weather is so cold, beware of ice, it is not good for your health." ”
This can be described as a blatant preference, as if only Xie Jingqiong is a woman in the family, and she, like the third daughter-in-law and the fourth daughter-in-law, is not a woman.
The third family's name is Xu Liying, she has a cheerful personality, works quickly, looks very atmospheric, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, she is a Northeast girl at first glance.
She had already picked up the scaler at this time, and said while peeling: "No, sister-in-law, you don't come when you have your period, you must have suffered in this area before......"
"You sit and watch from the sidelines, let's do this work."
She arranged Xie Jingqiong clearly.
The fourth daughter-in-law is more delicate, usually quiet, not very talkative, and shy.
She pursed her lips and smiled after hearing this, but nodded, obviously agreeing with what her third sister-in-law Xu Liying said.
Xie Jingqiong thought that the giant panda is a national treasure, and she is in the old Jiang family, just like a giant panda, the treasure of all the Jiang family, and they are reluctant to let her work, for fear that she will be affected, and the concubines care about her very much, like raising a girl and taking care of a little sister, taking care of everything.
Even the children are caring and considerate everywhere, saddle her before and after.
How can she?
Soon, one by one, the big potatoes were processed into slag, and there was no gauze at home, so the old handkerchiefs that had been washed were used as filters, and they grabbed clumps of sweet potato dregs one after another, squeezing out the starch inside.
However, this starch is mixed with water, and if you want to use it, you have to precipitate for a few hours, and after precipitation, you have to dry it into a dry powder, which is a more time-consuming job.
"Juanjuan, Yingying, Qiuqiu, are you tired?"
Seeing that the ground in the house was full of basins mixed with sweet potato starch one after another, Xie Jingqiong called out to several younger daughters-in-law, pulled people up, and even raised her hand to help the second daughter-in-law rub her shoulders and pinch her arms.
The second daughter-in-law couldn't help but laugh: "Okay, sister-in-law, we're not tired, this is where to go, it's much lighter than usual to work in the field." ”
She hurriedly took Xie Jingqiong's hand and asked Xie Jingqiong to sit down.
However, Xie Jingqiong saw that the second daughter-in-law's hands were very good-looking, but unfortunately because of her perennial farm work, it was inevitable that she was a little rougher.
After soaking in water, the skin wrinkled, and it was even more impossible to see, and the third family and the fourth family, these two people were the same as Shen Xiujuan, not much better.
On the other hand, Xie Jingqiong herself, her ten fingers do not touch the spring water, like an eldest lady, whether it is the fingertips or the back of her hands, they are white and tender, as if she can pinch out the water.
She didn't think much about it, and immediately took out the clam oil she bought from the supply and marketing cooperatives in the morning.
The second daughter-in-law was startled: "Sister-in-law, what is this for?" I don't need to, I don't wipe it, this thing is very expensive, seven cents a box. ”
She hurriedly pushed out: "You are obedient, obedient, keep it for yourself, don't use it for us, save it from ruining things." ”
The third daughter-in-law next to her wiped her hand, and smiled when she saw this: "Sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law is right, we are all rough people, we are used to being rough, you quickly put away the clam oil, just such a small box, you have to save a little bit." ”
The fourth daughter-in-law nodded like pounding garlic, obviously agreeing with what the two said.
But Xie Jingqiong's eyebrows were raised: "Nonsense, wiping your hands, how can it be called ruining things?" ”
"Hurry up, put your hands out, or I'll drag them over one by one."
A few people couldn't cry or laugh, but Xie Jingqiong's face sank, and she showed a little domineering, which made a few people really helpless.
In the end, at Xie Jingqiong's insistence, these brothers and daughters-in-law wiped clam oil with both hands, this old domestic oil has a large portion, especially suitable for their climate in the northeast, the treatment of freeze-dried freeze cracking has a miraculous effect, and it is particularly moisturizing.
But the disadvantages are not without it, after getting started, it seems to be covered with oil, so you can only dry your hands and wait for it to absorb naturally.
But looking at these pair of oily little hands, Xie Jingqiong smiled contentedly.
However.
"Xie Jingqiong, get out of here!"
A loud voice suddenly came from outside the hospital, and Xie Jingqiong was frightened.
"Who?" She looked out blankly.
This snort, eager to shout to the sky, told her to be careful that her liver trembled twice.
But take a closer look, good guy, it turned out to be Ye Mu!
"You dead girl, how dare you do it to my family? See if I don't smoke you nonsense! ”
Ye Mu rushed in murderously, raised the feather duster in her hand and was about to pump it on Xie Jingqiong's body.
Xie Jingqiong raised her eyebrows, she understood it, no wonder this person looked like a teacher asking for guilt, and he dared to be affectionate because of Ye Yiqian.
She was about to speak, when she heard the third daughter-in-law say, "What's wrong with you?" ”
"Running to my house and bullying our people? Did I give you face? ”
She doesn't care what elders are or not, it's okay to be in a hurry, and besides, the Jiang Ye family can't talk about friendship, so it's good if they don't become enemies.
At this moment, when she saw that Mother Ye wanted to smoke Xie Jingqiong, it was strange that she could hold back, so she immediately stood in front of Xie Jingqiong and rudely pushed Mother Ye.
The second daughter-in-law's face was also pale, and she glanced at the fourth family.
The fourth brother and sister Sun Qiuyi is usually a timid person, but at this time she can be clever, turn her head and run into the house.
And shouted as he ran: "Dad, mother!" ”
"Second brother, third brother, fourth brother!"
"Oh no, no, no, someone has come to beat my sister-in-law!"