In the hall.
Old man Zhao and Zhao Dashan drank tea with Mr. Wu.
The man here drank tea. Boss Wu took a sip and felt that it was fragrant and mellow, but he could not taste other deeper flavors.
He looked around the lobby and asked casually: "When was this house built? It's quite luxurious."
"This house is just ordinary. The four walls are made of adobe. How can it be worthy of the status of a ninth-grade child?" Old Man Zhao sighed. "When the family makes money in the future, we must collect the money to build this house." The house must be rebuilt with blue bricks, so that it can be truly luxurious.”
Boss Wu was a little stunned: "Such a big house made of blue bricks would cost at least one hundred taels of silver... Wait a minute, Uncle Zhao, you just said that the ninth-grade Ruren is the Sui who was personally conferred by the Holy One a few days ago. Ruren?"
This matter has gone viral in Lijiagou. It is said that there is a man in Dahe Village who was given an official status by the Holy God because of the discovery of regenerated rice. His whole body is made of silk and satin, and he wears a jade crown with gold hairpins on his head. He is covered in jewels and jewels. Everyone in the village sees it. He had to kneel down and kowtow, which was even more impressive than Mr. Shen in the county... People from their village also wanted to come and watch the fun, but they were afraid that the people from Suiru would kneel down, so they didn't dare to come. But the rumors became more and more popular. The more outrageous.
Now when they arrived at Dahe Village, when they heard Old Man Zhao mentioning the words "Ninth Grade Ruren", Old Man Wu remembered to ask.
"Your daughter's mother-in-law, Dashan's mother-in-law, is the Sui Ruren conferred by the Holy One!" Old Man Zhao said proudly, "You don't know how generous the Holy One is. Not only did he grant the title, he also gave him a set of official uniforms. , an official hat, tsk tsk, those two things combined, it looks extremely impressive, our Zhao family is really smoking on the ancestral graves, and we can actually receive the imperial edict..."
Boss Wu was stunned.
His daughter's mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhao Cheng, who was once a shrew-like woman, turned out to be a Sui Ruren? !
God, does his daughter still have a way to survive in the Zhao family?
It turns out that when the Zhao family had no money, the Zhao Cheng family had their nostrils turned upward. During the marriage proposal last year, the Wu family was so angry that they almost vomited blood.
Now the Zhao family has become more prosperous, but the Wu family is still the same, and they don’t know how they will torture his daughter!
Although a daughter is not as valuable as her son, she is still a member of the Wu family. How could she be bullied by the Zhao family like this!
Boss Wu stood up suddenly.
At this time, the child in the back room burst into tears.
Mrs. Wen walked out and muttered: "The milk is still not enough. This little girl is probably starving..."
With that said, he walked to the kitchen and took out a small bowl of warm goat's milk from the pot.
Boss Wu asked blankly: "What is this?"
"It's ewe milk." Zhao Dashan scratched his head and said, "My mother was afraid that Hui Niang would have no milk after giving birth, so she bought a female goat for the house more than a month ago. I didn't expect it to come in handy."
It is common for women in the village to have insufficient nutrition and insufficient milk supply.
Ordinary farmers would feed their children rice soup or millet paste if they didn't have milk, and they wouldn't dare even think about things like goat's milk.
Boss Wu sat down with mixed emotions.
Old Man Zhao took a puff of dry tobacco: "The water in the river has just risen. You can't even see the shadow of the fish, and there is no way to make crucian carp soup. This thing is the most milk-producing... Dashan, if the milk is not enough tomorrow, you go I went to Hekou County to see if there was any crucian carp for sale. No matter how expensive it was, I had to buy one back..."
Boss Wu was stunned again.
Because there was a drought not long ago, there were no fish in many small rivers, which caused the price of fish to skyrocket, becoming more expensive than pork.
At this time, if he went to Hekou County to buy fish, he would probably pay thirty or forty cents for a crucian carp. He would not be able to make that much money even if he went to the dock to carry a big bag for a day...
The Zhao family is really prosperous... However, it seems that they did not abuse Hui Niang as much as he thought. The Zhao family seems to be quite good to Hui Niang...
Boss Wu and Aunt Wu were each thinking about something, and after a while, the meal was served.
The dining room is very large, with two tables set up, one for men and one for women and children. The dishes on both tables are the same.
Today is Xisanjiu, so to eat Xisan noodles, we prepare the side dishes for the noodles, one stir-fried green vegetables, one braised food, a boiled egg, a bowl of pickles, and a large bowl of Xisan noodles per person.
When Cao Yingying and Chunhua brought the noodles, all three members of the Wu family were shocked.
It turned out to be noodles kneaded from white flour!
Topped with mushroom mince sauce!
White noodles and fragrant meat sauce, these are good things that their family can’t even eat during the Chinese New Year!
There is also a plate of braised meat on the table, which is full of meat!
Another plate of eggs, cut in half, was placed on a large plate. The yolk was so yellow and orange that it almost made people salivate.
Wu Xiaochui swallowed hard. He had never seen such delicious food in his fifteen years of life!
He thought that the second sister was suffering in the Zhao family. He originally wanted to support the second sister today, but he found that the second sister's life was much better than him!
"Why are you still standing there, eat!" Cheng Wanwan said with a smile, "Xiao Chui, you are a little thin, eat more, there is still a lot in the pot."
Wu Xiaochui lowered his head and started to eat the noodles, swallowing them down his throat. In the blink of an eye, a large bowl of noodles went into his stomach.
Cheng Wanwan gave him half an egg and some slices of braised pork: "Why are you just eating noodles and not vegetables?"
Wu Xiaochui glanced at the other people on the table, who were all eating gracefully in small bites. He was the only one who finished a large bowl in an instant. His face suddenly turned red and he was very embarrassed.
He lowered his head and pretended to eat braised food to hide his embarrassment.
As soon as he took a bite, he was stunned. How could this meat be so delicious? Oh my God, it was simply the most delicious thing he had ever eaten!
He ate all the meat in the bowl in one go again, and swallowed half the egg whole.
Cheng Wanwan knew that the child was starving. When she first came to Dahe Village, the four children in her family were also like this. She remembers the first meal that day. The four children ate faster than Wu Xiaochui. They wanted to swallow the whole table. .
She stood up and said with a smile, "I'll bring you another bowl of noodles."
"No, no need!" Wu Xiaochui quickly grabbed the bowl, "I'm full, really!"
Cheng Wanwan said warmly: "This is your second sister's house. Don't be embarrassed. There is still a lot in the pot. You can eat as much as you want..."
"Really, really no need..."
Wu Xiaochui's face turned red.
It's okay if he can't support his second sister, but he can't be embarrassed.
He pulled the bowl hard, and Cheng Wanwan also held it tightly. The two of them pulled it. Suddenly, Wu Xiaochui's face turned pale and he held his left arm.
Cheng Wanwan was startled: "What's going on?"
Aunt Wu quickly put down her chopsticks and came over: "This kid is the one who committed the crime. He broke his arm in a fight last time. He has been raised at home for almost three months and he is still not in good shape. He can't do any heavy work."
Zhao Dashan immediately stood up: "Who are you fighting with? Why are you so injured?"
"At the beginning of spring, your father-in-law found a job for Xiaozui as an apprentice to a bricklayer from the next village. It was not to make money, but he wanted Xiaozui to learn a trade so that he could make some money to support the family by building houses for others. Money, but I didn’t expect that this kid was disobedient and started a fight.” Aunt Wu sighed, “This kid has a hot temper and can’t bear any grievance. After a fight, his work was lost. He is recovering at home every day. If you don’t say anything about what you can’t do, you’ll still be laughed at.”
Wu Xiaochui frowned and said, "A group of them were teasing the little girl passing by. I couldn't stand it, so I started fighting with them. Anyway, I think I was right!"
