Now it seems that my previous worries and uneasiness are unnecessary.
Her Qing'er family is all very fond of her. Especially my mother-in-law, I have to come to her room at least twice a day. And every time I come here, I will hold my granddaughter and tease her. The baby who was just one month old didn't know how to respond to others, but her mother-in-law kept praising her, saying that her precious granddaughter was really smart.
As a mother, nothing makes her happier than having her children treated well.
Gao Cui was once again grateful that she could marry into this family.
After all the guests had dispersed and the tables, stools, pots and bowls were put away, Ms. Liu took a sister-in-law by the hand and walked quickly to the wall near the new house, "Sister-in-law, when Yuan Feng got married, I helped listen. You are in the corner, now it’s my Yuansong’s turn, you have to help me listen.”
Everyone said that the new wife would be pregnant soon, and she had been looking forward to having a grandson for a long time.
Zhou was naturally speechless, "Let's go, let's go now."
"Hey, elder sister-in-law and second sister-in-law, you two wait a minute. I'll make some cakes and fruits first. Otherwise, it would be so uncomfortable to just squat like this."
Yes, Mrs. Liu suddenly remembered that there were newly bought candied fruits in her room, and hurriedly said, "I'll bring the dried plums over!"
As he said that, he and Feng quickly ran to their respective rooms.
Without waiting, Mrs. Zhou turned around and went to the kitchen, preparing to bring a few small benches over to save her legs from soreness from squatting for a long time.
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And here, after washing, Lin Yuanqiu and Zhou Zixu got into their respective beds.
Although the twelfth lunar month has not yet entered, the weather in November is already a bit cold, especially at night. My feet will freeze after sitting for a long time, so it is better to hide under the quilt early to keep warm.
"Brother Lin, have you ever thought about getting married and having children in the future?"
This is the first time that Zhou Zixu has attended a wedding banquet in the village. He feels that it is more festive and lively than when his cousin got married.
Marry a wife and have children?
Lin Yuanqiu shook his head, "Never."
How could I think about these things when I was a little kid with no hair at all? Besides, right now, his thoughts are on studying, doing exams, and making money.
Lin Yuanqiu still had the same thoughts as in his previous life. He felt that establishing a career was more important than starting a family.
In his opinion, if a man does not have a career to support him, how can he have confidence?
But Zhou Zixu had thought about it. He had already decided that if he married a wife in the future, he would definitely marry a daughter-in-law who was as loving as his mother and never punished him.
When Lin Yuanqiu heard this, he almost burst into laughter. What else could he be if he wasn't a little brat?
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According to custom, the breakfast on the second day must be cooked by the newlywed mother herself.
Qin Hehua was used to doing housework when she was at her parents' house, so she was naturally not a crafty person when it came to making breakfast. She added water to knead the dough, kneaded the dough and cut the steamed buns. After the water boiled, she put it in a pot and steamed it.
Lin Yuansong, on the other hand, helped light the stove and quickly steamed a pot of steamed buns.
Seeing the tacit cooperation between the young couple, Ms. Liu, the mother-in-law, must be happy.
After breakfast, Qin Hehua served tea to the elders one by one.
After drinking tea, Lao Lintou and Wu, as well as Lin Dazhu and Zhou's uncles and aunts, put the red envelopes they had prepared on the tray.
Lin Yuanqiu and the others received needlework made by their second sister-in-law. Each of them wore a pair of cloth shoes. We had already asked about the size before, so there was no need to worry about the possibility that they would not fit.
What everyone didn't expect was that Qin Hehua actually made some needlework for Xiao Qing'er. It was a small pink bib with a red plum embroidered on it, which was very beautiful.
Gao Cui thanked her happily, and then happily helped her daughter put on the bib.
Xiao Qing'er was born with fair skin, and after wearing the pink bib, her face became even whiter and tenderer.
Mrs. Wu looked at it and nodded, her family's feng shui was good, and this second granddaughter-in-law was also a sensible person.
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Chapter 80 Charcoal Roasted Chestnuts
Zhou Zixu was still waiting in the room. It was difficult for him as an outsider to participate in the bride's tea ceremony, so after breakfast, he returned to the room.
Seeing Brother Lin come back, Zhou Zixu, who was excited, hurriedly opened his book box and took out the small half bag of raw chestnuts in a few seconds, "Brother Lin, look at what this is?"
"What?"
Seeing Zhou Zixu's excitement, Lin Yuanqiu guessed, "Maybe he can eat it."
"Haha, Brother Lin, you are so powerful. It's just what you eat." As he said that, Zhou Zixu untied the cloth rope in a few seconds, then grabbed several chestnuts from the bag, and saw that they were all big and flat. Round and bright in color, you can tell at a glance that the pulp inside the shell must be very full.
"Brother Lin, let's go to the mountain to roast chestnuts." Zhou Zixu loves the thatched hut on the mountain. Not only can he enjoy the scenery, but he can also cook a lot of delicious food there.
Zhou Zixu couldn't help but swallow when he thought of the crispy dried fish fried by Brother Lin and Brother Lin on that hot day.
"By the way, I'll call Brother Lin and the others to come with us!"
After that, Zhou Zixu grabbed a few chestnuts and walked out of the room.
After a while, Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai came over with Zhou Zixu.
Lin Yuanbai saw the bag on the ground and hurriedly opened it, "Wow, there are so many. I'm going to be full today."
Lin Yuanhuai, on the other hand, was thinking about scooping out a few spoonfuls of lard and taking it with him, thinking that stir-frying chestnuts would definitely be delicious.
Lin Yuanqiu had no objection. Anyway, he liked to eat it whether it was fried or baked.
Just using lard won't work. "Third brother, let's fry it in vegetable oil. The lard will definitely be sticky to your hands when it cools down."
Lin Yuanhuai didn't know why the fragrant lard was sticky to his hands, but his fifth brother was knowledgeable, so he was right. After agreeing, he ran out of the room and went to find a small clay pot to fill with vegetable oil.
Lin Yuanqiu, on the other hand, found a clean cloth handkerchief and put it on his body. His two sisters both liked to eat chestnuts, so he would pack some back for them later.
Lin Yuanhuai was so fast that in less than half a cup of tea, he came over carrying a double-eared clay pot. This clay pot was used by the Wu family to deliver water to the fields when farming was busy. There were two ears on the pot. , there is a round hole on the top, and you can carry it by hand after putting on a fine hemp rope.
There isn't much oil for frying chestnuts, and I was worried that my third brother would fill a jar full of oil like he did the previous two times. It would be difficult to carry it up the mountain, and it would be a waste. So Lin Yuanqiu opened the lid and saw that there was only a shallow layer of oil in the can, which was just right for frying chestnuts. It must have been the milk or the aunt who helped pour it.
They were all walking and running boys, so they were naturally fast. In two quarters of an hour, the four of them reached the mountain.
There was always firewood in the thatched shed. Lin Yuanqiu and Lin Yuanbai went to the grass to grab dry miscanthus. After winter, the miscanthus began to dry up, which was perfect for starting a fire.
Lin Yuanhuai and Zhou Zixu took out a clay pot from the newly built firewood shed. This thing is usually used to hold charcoal fires, but now it is also very suitable for roasting chestnuts.
According to Lin Yuanqiu's suggestion, it is best to cut the raw chestnuts with a knife so that they will be easier to peel when eating later.
But when I thought about it, there was no difference between roasting it in this way and simmering it directly in the gray charcoal. I thought about it and forget it. Don't let the charcoal ash run into the shell and eat a mouthful of ash.
Lin Yuanqiu had planned to bring fried chestnuts back to Chunyanchuncao later. This was clean.
Obviously Lin Yuanqiu, a well-informed "pseudo-child", still has farsightedness. No, even if the chestnuts are not scored, the black roasted chestnuts will still make a few people's teeth and mouths black after eating them. It is really good to pair it with The grin after eating looked really scary.
Several people were busy taking out their handkerchiefs to wipe their mouths. When Zhou Zixu took the handkerchief, he brought out the new red paper bag he got yesterday.
Seeing the red envelope fall into the charcoal canister, Zhou Zixu hurriedly reached out to pick it out and blew on it. This was earned by him as a bed boy, so he couldn't let it get burned by the charcoal fire.
It's funny to say that yesterday, after seeing Lin Yuanqiu and Lin Yuanbai making bed in their new house, Zhou Zixu followed suit, took off his shoes and got into bed, which made the villagers watching the ceremony burst into laughter.
As for Lin Youyin's daughter-in-law, who was a Quanfu person, when she saw this posture, she became anxious. How can this be done? It is said that good things come in pairs to be lucky. Three children are an odd number, so one must be added to make it happen.
So Lin Yuanhuai, who was watching eagerly on the side, was greeted by Quanfu and immediately threw his shoes on the bed. Now the four children were in pairs.
Afterwards, everyone joked, "The bride will definitely give birth to twins next year."
At that time, Mrs. Liu was deafened by these words.
Zhou Zixu stuffed the red paper bag into his clothes and said happily, "When you get married in the future, I will roll the bed for you."
Lin Yuanhuai and Lin Yuanbai never thought that by the time they got married, Brother Zhou would be almost the same age as them. They nodded and said, "Okay, okay, we've made a deal!"
Nai said, as long as you marry a wife, by the time of the New Year, you will have five hundred silver coins.
Five hundred coins should be enough to buy Laoduoduo's firecrackers, right?
Looking at the three people in front of them, they all looked cheerful and smiling. Lin Yuanqiu had some indescribable emotions in his heart. Alas, I will never have such a carefree innocence in my life.
The four of them stayed on the mountain for half a day. Except for Lin Yuanqiu who wrapped some chestnuts in a cloth handkerchief and brought them back to his two sisters, the rest of the nearly six kilograms of chestnuts were eaten by the four of them.
Among them, Lin Yuanbai and Zhou Zixu ate the most. No, when they came home from the mountain, neither of them had lunch because their stomachs were too full.
Zhou Zixu, who was satisfied, returned to the room and put away his thoughts of playing. He took out his book and started reading. He would definitely take part in the government examination next year, so he couldn't relax in his studies.
Lin Yuanqiu was not idle either. After polishing the ink, he started copying the book. The paper for copying the book was cut by Lin Yuanqiu himself, and it was a thick stack. He planned to copy three hundred thousand and four books and five classics.
After the first month of next year, the eldest sister will get married. Lin Yuanqiu plans to give her a set of handwritten books, which will also be counted as a dowry.
Speaking of dowry, the six acres of dowry land have been purchased. It was Lin Dazhu who went directly to the town to buy the paddy fields from the tooth shop. Nowadays, there are not many people who want to sell their fields. If he wants to buy paddy fields immediately, he can only go to the tooth shop to inquire.
When it was time to eat dinner, Zhou Zixu felt a slight tingling at the corner of his mouth, and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart. But when he saw that Brother Lin, Brother Lin, Brother Lin, and Brother Lin didn't feel any discomfort, he felt that it must be something wrong. I think too much.
But when Zhou Zixu woke up the next morning, he realized that he didn't think much about it because there were really a bunch of blisters growing on the corners of his mouth.
Looking at Brother Lin, they all also ate roasted chestnuts, but they had no problem at all. But Zhou Zixu himself was so speechless that he couldn't help but cry, oh oh oh... This is so unfair.
Also, are there any mint leaves left?
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After entering the twelfth lunar month, Lin Yuanqiu stopped selling paintings because he didn't want to get frostbite on his hands again.
Shopkeeper Hu couldn't do it either. He wanted to take a break in the middle of winter, so he couldn't be so shameless.
Otherwise, the business will be rushed to the nearby shop, and I will definitely cry to death by then.
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This year's family banquet is still cooked by Zhou. Who is the best cook in the family?
Feng and Liu were still doing the same as usual, one washing vegetables and the other chopping vegetables.
Qin Hehua helped mix the noodles and make steamed buns.
This was ordered by Mrs. Wu herself, because she found that the steamed buns made by her second granddaughter-in-law were very soft and much more delicious than those made by her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She didn't know how this girl's skill came about.
Qin Hehua is of course happy that her grandma can praise the steamed buns she makes.
She said that there is no secret to making steamed buns. As long as you make more of them, they will taste better.
However, when she was at her parents' home, she mostly used Sanhe noodles to make steamed buns, and the steamed buns without white flour were chewy and delicate. Only on New Year's Eve or mid-autumn would she steam several pots of white flour steamed buns.
Speaking of which, Qin Hehua, who had just arrived and was still a little uncomfortable with it, felt a lot more comfortable after taking the lead in making steamed buns. In addition, Lin Yuansong was always taking care of him, so he felt at ease in this home.
