"I don't dare to say this to my father," Wu Chaozi pouted, "Other people's housework is done by women, and if our father is left to do it alone, he will definitely be laughed at by the other men in the village." ”

Shen Su'e said unhappily: "Who stipulates that housework should be done by women?" Look at your second brother, he is much more neat than your second sister-in-law, and I haven't seen anyone else in the village laugh at him. ”

"Why aren't you smiling? They all say that he is a daughter-in-law slave......"

"What's wrong with the daughter-in-law? It's good, you, don't listen to those people chewing on the root of their tongues! Shen Su'e said with a disgusted face, "It is said that women have long tongues, if you want me to say, those men in the village chew the root of their tongues no worse than women." ”

Wu Chaozi's tone was embarrassed, "Anyway, I don't dare to let my father wash the dishes, wash the clothes, and cook for us, or I should stay at home and do housework, right?" I'm not very old anyway, and I'm not afraid that other people in the village will laugh at me. ”

After saying this, he looked at his third brother and joked: "So, I still have to let the third brother marry a daughter-in-law and go home!" In this way, even when the mother is away, the third sister-in-law can help with it. ”

"Your third brother is indeed going to marry a daughter-in-law, but, as you just said, my thinking is still too old-fashioned, don't young people talk about free love now? It's better to find one you like. ”

Shen Su'e patted her third son on the back, and continued: "Don't worry, mother, I will definitely pick you well, pick a type you like, even if you don't do housework well, it's okay, the main thing is that you like it yourself." ”

"Mother, why are you pulling it on me again? Don't listen to Chaozi's nonsense......"

Wu Chaozi smiled: "What did I say, I just said that casually, haha, third brother, my mother said to pick one you like, you quickly say what you like?" Long hair or short hair? Tall or short? Fat or skinny? Ah, I don't have to pick this estimate, and I don't think there are a few fat people this year.

Or...... Like the female teacher who taught elementary school just now, she was neither fat nor thin, and she was of average height...... Does she have short hair or long hair? The hair that just reaches the shoulders should be considered half-length and not short, right? ”

Listening to him laugh at himself, San Leizi grabbed his arms and strangled him, "Do you dare to laugh at me?" ”

His fifth brother was strangled by him, "I was wrong...... I was wrong, I'm not going to say it again, ahem, ahem, ahem, ......ahem,

San Leizi heard him cough and hurriedly let go of him.

Looking at the way the two of them were fighting, Xiao Lingbao couldn't help but "giggle" and laugh, "The third brother and the fifth brother are like children. ”

"These two boys really haven't grown up." Shen Su'e shook her head.

After that, they went to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy things together, ate noodles and steamed buns at the stalls where the market was about to close, and only parted in the afternoon.

Before parting, Wu Chaozi reluctantly said: "Mother, you have to bring Lingbao back early, Lingbao is not at home these days, I always feel that there is something missing at home, my heart is empty, and I can't sleep well at night." ”

"Got it, hurry up and go back, don't you have to go to work tomorrow? Go to bed early at night, don't be late for the first day. ”

"Oh." Wu Chaozi replied and waved his hand at his sister, "Lingbao, you have to think about the fifth brother......

"Hmmm! Lingbao will miss you every day! ”

San Leizi stared at the mule for a while, a little uneasy, "Mother, no matter what you say, this mule kicked someone before, is it really okay for you to drive this mule cart back alone?" Why don't I send you back to my uncle's house first? ”

Xiao Lingbao said at this time: "Third brother, don't worry, there is Lingbao by my mother's side, if this mule dares to bully my mother, I will definitely let him not eat and walk around!" She clenched her small fist as she spoke.

The mule shrank down, took two steps back, looked trembling, and let out several "boom" mule cries in his mouth.

Wu Chaozi knew that Lingbao could understand the voice of animals, and asked curiously, "Lingbao, what was this mule talking about just now?" ”

"It said it owed it ten guts, and it didn't dare to bully Lingbao's mother."

After translating the mule's words, the milk doll patted the mule's head, "Yes, yes, you're a little smart, not the kind of stupid mule, but next time you are not allowed to kick people again, you have to ask me before kicking people, understand?" ”

"Boom...... ...... Boom ......"

"What are thieves afraid of? Tell me, there is no thief in this world that Lingbao can't catch! Xiao Lingbao looked like he was swearing.

Listening to the conversation between his sister and the mule, Wu Chaozi felt that Lingbao was really cute and domineering, which was really flattering.

"Alright, alright, you two hurry up," Shen Su'e urged her two sons, "It's going to be the last carriage to go back to the village soon, and if you don't catch up, you'll have to walk back later." ”

"Mother, Lingbao, then Chaozi and I will go first." San Leizi said.

His mother nodded, "Well, take care of yourself, and take good care of your father, go to bed early, and don't be late for work tomorrow." ”

"Got it, mother, you also take good care of yourself, and Lingbao ......"

Lingbao waved his little hand, said goodbye to his brothers, and stayed in the market with his mother for a while, waiting until about two o'clock to drive the mule cart back to his uncle's house.

Seeing her sister-in-law move a large basket of eggplants out of the car, Zhao Cuilan was surprised, and after a while, the rest of the Shen family also came forward.

"What? Eggplant? ”

"Yes, Lingbao's father planted it in the yard last fall, and it just happened to bear fruit this spring, and he gave me this big basket after picking it all morning." Shen Su'e is talking nonsense, and she is not worried that others will not believe it.

Uncle Shen recalled the situation of going to his sister-in-law's house before, and felt a little puzzled, and couldn't help but ask: "Planted in the yard?" Strange, I don't think I saw anything in the yard when I went to your house last time? ”

"It's not the yard where I live, it's a few other houses."

Putting a large basket of eggplants on the ground in her hand, Shen Su'e took a breath, and explained in a casual and natural tone: "Our village divides the land according to the males, and the more men in the family, the more land is divided.

Worried that his sons would be separated and had no house to live in, Lingbao's father specially built a loess house on those few pieces of land, and then the eldest and the second went out, and there were two other houses that no one lived in, and they were used to plant some things on weekdays. ”

"Oh, I see." Uncle Shen nodded, and didn't think there was any problem, because Tiegou Village also divided the land according to the males, and when his third and fourth brothers separated before, they were allocated homesteads according to the rules of the village.

As they spoke, Liao Guifen pulled her husband aside, "Do you remember what Lingbao said before?" Say I'm going to eat more dark vegetables......"

Shen Guisheng nodded, "Remember, what's wrong?" ”

"Isn't that eggplant just a dark vegetable? No wonder I'm short of that calcium or something, we haven't eaten eggplant in many years? Liao Guifen swallowed a few times, "Do you want to find the eldest aunt to order eggplant?" If she refuses to give it for nothing, then buy some with her. ”

(End of chapter)