Lan Xi took Xu Shasha to bring the large and small bags into the house. The two elders were already lighting a fire in the stove.
Her daughter was supposed to go home on Saturday this week. Unexpectedly, when Lan Xi went to find her, she said she had to make up classes tomorrow and couldn't come back. So Lan Xi asked for a photo from her. After that, they left the school and hurried back to the mountains.
Lan Xi took the vegetables into the kitchen and saw her parents lighting the fire, so she opened the pot and poured water into it. It turned out that there was no water in the water tank. Quickly turn on the faucet on the water tank to drain the water. The village is not big, but every household has access to running water. The well is on the cliff at the east end of the village.
Xu Shasha walked in from outside, checked her phone and said: "Sister Lan, it's five o'clock. Why is it already dark? In our county, it will take at least half an hour before it gets dark. I didn't expect it to be dark in the mountains. The weather is different from that in our city. It seems like the sun won’t sleep for a day. Oh, by the way, Sister Lan, we will leave after dinner tomorrow morning, or..."
Father Liang said: "I have to eat before leaving. Your aunt and I have agreed to get up early tomorrow morning to kill a chicken to entertain you. Oh, our chickens and ducks are kept in the mountains behind the house. We won't be here for the next few days. When I was at home, I asked someone to help take care of it.”
Mother Liang said: "Why don't you catch a chicken and kill it now? It's just time to break the black. It's too late."
Father Liang felt that what his wife said made sense and immediately nodded in agreement. Then the old couple rushed to the mountains behind the house to catch chickens.
Xu Shasha wanted to go and have a look. But the two elders were not allowed, saying that the road behind the house was not easy to walk. Xu Shasha gave up. After the two old men left, they quickly sat down on the stool in front of the stove, picked up a piece of dry firewood in an iron clip and stuffed it into the red stove. In an instant, black smoke erupted from the piece of dry wood, and then the fire burned vigorously.
Lan Xi poured water into the pot. Then go wash rice and cook. I stayed here last time, so I naturally know where the rice vat is. Without hesitation, he entered the back room and found the rice vat. Wash the rice cooker and add rice. After plugging in the power, I felt that everything was fine, so I sat down on the stool in front of the stove and chatted with Xu Shasha about everything.
Suddenly, a young and beautiful daughter-in-law appeared at the door of the kitchen. She poked her head in and looked at the two girls from the city. With a gentle smile on her face, she said, "Isn't this girl Lan Xi? What kind of wind blew you to our mountains?" coming."
Xu Shasha looked back at the little daughter-in-law and said, "I'm still borrowing Dr. Liang's help."
The little daughter-in-law walked in with a kind smile and said, "Oh, this beauty is..."
Lan Xi had already recognized her. She was the newly married daughter-in-law of the family next door, and her name was Shan Lihong.
Shan Lihong is one year older than her, and Lan Xi regarded her as her sister-in-law when she came last time. So he quickly got up and got her a stool.
Shan Lihong said: "Sister, you're welcome, I can just stand. Oh, where is brother Liang Huan? Didn't he come back with you? I heard that he went to work in the hospital, is it true?"
After speaking, Minato looked further at Xu Shasha who was lighting the fire. A proud smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
In her opinion, Xu Shasha's appearance is comparable to hers. But her figure is not as voluptuous as hers. This girl definitely likes eating meat. Don't like to eat vegetables. She, Shanlihong, likes to eat vegetables and doesn't usually like to eat meat.
Lan Xi moved a chair and placed it behind Shan Lihong. Shan Lihong said thank you, sat down on the chair, crossed her legs and struck up a conversation with the two city girls. Just as he was about to say what he wanted to say, he heard a cock crow from outside. He was stunned for a moment and looked up at the kitchen door. But I saw my aunt walking in holding a little hen.
Shanlihong called her aunt. Mother Liang responded enthusiastically with a smile on her face.
Shanlihong said: "Auntie, leave the task of killing chickens to me. I haven't killed chickens myself for a few days, and I don't know if my technique is rusty." As soon as the words came out, they attracted the attention of Xu Shasha and Lan Xi.
The two of them didn't dare to kill the chicken. Sometimes when guests come to the house, they don’t dare to kill the chickens themselves, but go to the market to buy slaughtered chickens. Anyway, I always feel like I can’t do it. It's not like Shanlihong. It's slaughtered when it's said to be slaughtered, and the method is not ambiguous at all.
After the water in the pot boiled, Shan Lihong took a kitchen knife and slaughtered the little hen. The skillful technique is breathtaking and the attack is ruthless. No pity for the life of the little hen. One stroke of the knife wiped the hen's neck.
Even Liang's father, who was watching from the kitchen door, was startled by her decisive behavior.
With a snap, he threw the little hen that was slowly dying to the ground. Mother Liang quickly came out, threw the chicken into a small wooden bucket, and poured boiling water into it. Xu Shasha was dumbfounded at first, but now she found out that her aunt poured boiling water on the little hen, and she was absolutely horrified. Fortunately, the little hen was already dead. Otherwise it would be even worse.
Lan Xi said: "Mom, you go and have a rest, I'll be right here."
Mother Liang said: "How can you do it? Let me do it. You don't know how to do the chicken feathers."
Xu Shasha opened her mouth to think about something, but Shan Lihong snatched her words away.
Shan Lihong said: "Auntie, leave it to me. I'll take care of it."
Mother Liang raised her head and glanced at her nephew-in-law, and said: "No problem, I will leave the task to you. Stay and have a glass of wine with my aunt later. Thanks to your mother for greeting me these days. Oh, Shanlihong, your mother is not here today Are you at home?"
Shan Lihong was very happy after taking over the task of plucking chicken feathers. While plucking the chicken feathers while it was still hot, I answered the questions raised by my aunt.
"Oh, my mother went to her parents' house in Dongzi Village and won't come back until tomorrow. I'm alone at home. My father went out to do business and heard that he went to Lincheng. My husband also went to Lincheng this morning with a few guys from the village. . I heard that they contracted a construction site there. After the arrangements were made, he came back to pick me up."
After hearing what Shan Lihong said, Liang's mother said nothing.
Father Liang had nothing to say. Shanlihong is a good woman, not only filial to her parents, but also very respectful to the elderly in the village. If you have any background, you have already joined the village organization. Too bad there is no background. It is impossible to join a party.
Lan Xi came out to help. Shan Lihong refused to let her go and asked her to have a good rest. Lan Xi had no choice but to get other dishes.
Xu Shasha lit a fire in front of the stove. The night outside gradually dimmed. The mountain wind blows in through the door, giving people a chilly feeling. Shanlihong brought in the plucked chicken. Add clean hot water to the wooden bucket, then put the chicken in and clean it. Liang's mother found scissors and gave them to Shan Lihong. Shan Lihong used scissors to disembowel the chicken. Her hands and feet were very deft and she completed the task in a blink of an eye. Change your knife from killing a chicken to throwing it on the chopping board. It took less than ten minutes in total.
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The food came out at exactly six o'clock.
Lan Xi took a bottle of wine from the car and asked Shan Lihong if he wanted to drink. Shan Lihong said that she would stay with her until the end.
Mother Liang knew that Shanli had a good amount of red wine, so she took her daughter-in-law aside and explained the situation. Lan Xi said it was okay, he was just having a drink with her, and he wouldn't get drunk. Mother Liang was relieved.
Xu Shasha hasn't drank for a while, so she couldn't miss this opportunity. Just like Shanlihong, you and I will work together one cup at a time. It turned out that she was drunk, but nothing happened to Shanlihong. Lan Xi admired Shanli Hong for having the best alcohol capacity in the world. Shan Lihong smiled and explained that she was born to be able to drink, and there was no woman in the village who could drink better than her.
The drunk Xu Shasha shouted for another drink, but Lan Xi snatched the cup away.
Shan Lihong quickly went to serve her rice. Xu Shasha, who was not very clear-headed, said thank you, picked up the chopsticks and put the rice into her mouth. As a result, the food fell on the table. Mother Liang was worried that something would happen to Xu Shasha, so she hurriedly made her sobering soup. Only then did Shan Lihong realize that he shouldn't drink so much. He put down the dishes and ran to the kitchen to light the fire. When Liang's mother saw her coming, she told her not to drink so much with guests in the future. Shan Lihong knew she was wrong and quickly said sorry twice.
Father Liang has been watching from the side. He has had some minor health problems recently and does not dare to drink. Therefore, we accompany our guests with tea instead of wine.
Lan Xi said: "Dad. Shanli Hong's sister-in-law told me before dinner that she wanted to go to the county town with us tomorrow. I asked her what she was doing in the city, but she refused to tell me. But I felt that her sister-in-law was hiding something in her heart. Why don't you find a chance to ask your sister-in-law later. Okay?"
Father Liang was taken aback and said, "If there is such a thing, why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Lan Xi explained that he just remembered. Father Liang shut his mouth and said nothing.
Xu Shasha's head was in a mess, and she felt Lan Xi and Liang Huan's father spinning around in the room. It made her head spin.
The moonlight rises from behind the mountains to the east. Illuminating the pine tree in front of the house.
A ray of moonlight filtered through the crack in the door and happened to shine on Xu Shasha's face.
After being drunk, Xu Shasha didn't know that it was moonlight and thought it was some kind of monster. She stretched out her hand to catch it, but the moonlight jumped directly onto the back of her hand. She was so scared that she screamed.
Lan Xi said it was moonlight and could not be caught. When Father Liang saw Xu Shasha so drunk, he was really afraid that something might happen to her, so he hurried to the kitchen to ask if the hangover soup was ready. Mother Liang replied that it was still burning. Shan Lihong quickly put down the iron clamp in her hand and ran into the back room to check the situation. Fortunately, Xu Shasha was just lying on the table and nothing unexpected happened. Even so, she was still very uneasy and regretted that she should not have had a drink with her. If she was drunk to death, she would be the most responsible person. I won’t be able to afford to demolish the house by then.
Lan Xi said: "It's okay. She has been so drunk more than once. As long as she drinks the sobering tea, she will be fine. Sister-in-law, don't worry."
Even though Lan Xi said this, Shanlihong still felt uneasy and ran to the kitchen to light the fire again. Unexpectedly, my uncle was sitting in front of the stove, and he couldn't go back. So she returned to the back room to take care of Xu Shasha. I just had a drink and haven’t eaten yet. Eat your food first and then talk. Pick up the bowl and chopsticks to serve the rice. Lan Xi hasn't finished eating yet, she is picking up vegetables.
Shan Lihong said: "Sister Lan Xi. How long have Assistant Xu been with you?"
Lan Xi said: "It's been two or three years. She has been my assistant since she joined the company, and she has been until today."
"Then, how much is her monthly salary?"
Lan Xi told her that it was 13,000. Shan Lihong was startled.
"Ah, her salary is so high. Then, how much does an ordinary employee in your company cost per month?"
Lan Xi stared at Shan Lihong, seeming to understand her intention to follow her to the city tomorrow.
"For an ordinary employee, the monthly salary is around 4,600. Including the year-end bonus, it would be around 5,000 to 6,000 per month."
After saying that, he put down his bowls and chopsticks and stared at Shan Lihong.
Shan Lihong put a piece of chicken into the bowl and said, "Well, if my sister-in-law wants you to introduce me to a job, can you agree?" After that, she stuffed the chicken into her mouth and took a bite.
Lan Xi said: "Didn't you say that when your husband comes back, you would go with him to work on the construction site in Lincheng?"
Shan Lihong said: "Yes, my husband means this, but he also said that if I can find a better job, then I don't have to go to the construction site to suffer with him. So I want to ask my sister to help my sister-in-law. Sister Don’t worry, I, Shan Lihong, am absolutely the best at what I do, and I won’t let you down.”
Xu Shasha got up and said, "Sister Lan, you just agreed."
Lan Xi felt strange and said, "Aren't you drunk?"
Xu Shasha's mind has become clearer. She sat upright and said, "I'm drunk, but there are always times when I wake up. What do you think, Sister-in-law Shanli Hong." She stopped talking and picked up a piece of chopsticks. Put the local chicken in your mouth, chew it twice and swallow it.
Mother Liang came in with sobering soup and was relieved to find that Xu Shasha was fine.
