Bai Lu immediately let go of her hand and explained: "It's just a little sweet spice, it's not a strange thing."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside.

The sun is in the west, and the sun is not as hot as it is at noon, but it is not yet sunset time for cooking.

They're coming.

As in previous years, come early to report with a big gift, and be prepared to be turned away and climb over the wall again.

Luo Sixteen was carrying half a pork rib in his left hand, a large wing of a native chicken in his right hand, Xiao Dazhuang was holding a large wing of a native duck in his right hand, and a string of fish in his left hand.

On the long string of plantain vines, there is a black fish weighing five or six catties, and a large grass carp weighing six or seven catties.

In addition, a string of six palm-sized crucian carp flicked their tails around, bumped into grass carp and black fish, and were thrown back again, dangling on the plantain vine and unable to fall.

"Brother Cheng, sister-in-law."

Luo Sixteen and Xiao Dazhuang said hello: "We brought some side dishes, let's eat together tonight."

The ordinary tone, a small dish, but the mind is hidden in the chicken, duck and fish meat that are rare in ordinary people.

Bai Lu hurriedly pulled Xiao Cheng who was blocking the door away: "Come in, why do you still buy so many things when you come to eat, you have vegetables at home, you don't have to spend so much."

"Sister-in-law is polite, it's all home-raised little things, I didn't spend any money, so I had a good time."

"The food we cook is not delicious, we can cook things and eat them, every year we are disgusted by Brother Cheng, and we are not allowed to enter the door, I have long heard that my sister-in-law is very good at cooking, and this year I will trouble my sister-in-law, let us also feast on it, the brothers have envied Brother Cheng for a long time......"

With Bai Lu opening the way, Luo Sixteen and Xiao Dazhuang entered the door smoothly, without having to climb over the wall like in previous years.

Sure enough, the timing of this year's coming is good, and the timing is right.

There is a hostess in the house, but it is different.

This year, I can finally sit back and wait for dinner!

"Go to the kitchen and boil water, kill chickens, ducks, and fish." Xiao Cheng broke his illusion with one sentence.

Luo 16: "......"

Xiao Dazhuang: "......"

The thought of luck was extinguished as soon as it arose.

Very good!

It's okay, anyway, these things were also done by them in previous years, killing chickens and ducks is the same, cutting off the head, boiling water, plucking all the chicken feathers and duck feathers, how simple it is.

It's not difficult to fish, just knock it down with a stick, scrape off all the scales, and pick off all the things in the stomach.

Bai Lu's hands are used to fry chestnuts and make delicacies, and do not do such small things, they understand.

Bai Lu wanted to help, but was taken to the vegetable garden by Xiao Cheng to pick vegetables, and told her that Luo Sixteen and Xiao Dazhuang liked to do this kind of heavy work, and asked her not to rob them.

Otherwise, they're going to get angry.

Luo 16: "......"

Xiao Dazhuang: "......"

Thank you!

You're such a great big brother!

Xiaowei can stay and help.

Help boil water, help the overseer kill chickens, kill ducks and pluck feathers.

Wang Hao entered the bureau before, and Chen Chunli didn't give enough ransom, and more than 300 yuan were made up by Xiao Cheng, Luo Sixteen, and Xiao Dazhuang, and owed Xiao Cheng the most, 200 yuan.

After Wen Xiuyun's house was completed, the salary was also paid, and Wang Hao wanted to take 200 yuan to return it to Xiao Cheng today.

Chen Chunli disagreed when she found out, and lost her temper: "Give what!" Are you rich? I built a house for a month, and I thought it was a lot of money after only 600 yuan? You don't need money to buy rice, vegetables, and oil at home! I don't need money to give birth to a child and go to confinement! ”

"The two hundred yuan was given by Xiao Cheng himself, and I didn't ask him to borrow it, what else should I pay back! Luo Sixteen and Xiao Dazhuang are the same, they all made up their own money, and I didn't borrow it, so no one has to pay it back! ”

"Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu's sugar-fried chestnut business is so good, making so much money, why don't you see a little bit, and don't even give a chance to cooperate, what kind of brothers!"

Chen Chunli was pregnant, Wang Hao didn't want to quarrel with her, so he said in a good voice: "How much money Brother Cheng and Bai Lu make is their own business, and we have to pay it back if we owe money."

"This kind ......of thing has never been clear, we all know it in our hearts, and we can't help but pay it back."

"What else!" Chen Chunli slapped the table angrily: "If you have money, you can pay it back yourself, anyway, I don't have money!"

On the day Wang Hao's salary was issued, Chen Chunli was asked to keep all of it, and there was nothing left.

Wang Hao wanted to repay the money, so he could only ask Chen Chunli: "The salary has not been given to you for a long time, how can you not even take out two hundred yuan, two hundred yuan is a lot, it is not easy for everyone to make money, sooner or later you have to pay it back, you can still earn it after the money is gone, you don't make it difficult for everyone."

"Why don't you say that Bai Lu makes it difficult for me!"

Chen Chunli became angry when she thought of Bai Lu: "Bai Lu would rather cooperate with Widow Wang than cooperate with us!" I'd rather cooperate with those people I don't know well outside, not with us, and don't take care of my own people if I have a good business! ”

"What is this! If Xiao Cheng really treats you as a brother, Bai Lu won't even give you this face? ”

"Xiao Cheng and Bai Lu take care of Wang Cuihua so much, after Xiao Zhongbiao died, the pension given by your big boss must be more than 3,000 yuan!"

No matter just now or in the past, no matter how ugly Chen Chunli's words were, and even beating people, Wang Hao still followed her, couldn't fight back, and didn't scold back.

Hearing her alluding to Xiao Cheng's words of embezzling the pension, his face instantly turned gloomy, and his tone became cold: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"You don't know who the big boss is, it's not why you think it's anything, the big boss can give Ah Biao a pension of 3,000 yuan, it's all for Brother Cheng's face, if there is no Brother Cheng, the big boss won't give a penny."

Every time Xiao won the bid, Wang Hao's face was not good, but his reaction was not as fierce as this time.

Chen Chunli is used to being obedient, how can she accept Wang Hao, who is no longer obedient, has a bigger temper than him: "Everything depends on Xiao Cheng's face!" Why don't you see anyone looking at your face, after so many years of fighting and killing, people have everything, but you are the most unproductive, nothing! ”

"If you want to pay back the money, you can pay it back yourself, anyway, I don't have any money, don't come back and ask me if you go to steal and rob it! You want to get a penny from me, but you don't have a door! ”

Wang Hao turned around and left.

Chen Chunli was furious and slapped the table: "You are a wreck, don't come back if you have the ability!"

The figure outside the door walked farther and farther away.

Chen Chunli kicked the stool next to her feet, overturned the kettle and cup on the table, and scolded loudly.

The sound of swearing was silenced by the closed door.

The sun goes down.

The red glow fell in the sky, and the smoke rose.

Xiao Cheng was lighting the fire in the kitchen, Bai Lu was frying the snails, and after putting all the seasonings in the pot, he closed the lid.

Go to the broken tank in the front yard and pick mint.

Xiao Cheng is going to go out tomorrow, so let Xiao Dazhuang return the ladder, at this moment, Luo Sixteen and Xiao Dazhuang are in the utility room, one is handing tiles, and the other is mending holes.

Xiaowei is also working as a tile porter.

Bai Lu picked enough mint, put it in the basin to wash, and was about to go back to the kitchen after washing.

There was a knock on the door.

(End of chapter)