Su Yu's mouth moved, but in the end he didn't say anything, only said "Hello". It's not like she didn't know the current situation at home. If she wanted to buy eggs again, she would have to spend money to buy them, but now she was afraid that she couldn't even afford a copper plate.
Forget it, just keep these for now. At worst, her chicken factory will be delayed for a few months. That's not a problem. She is only ten years old anyway. If she makes too much noise, she is afraid of arousing others' suspicion.
The next day, when Su Laoer and the other three came back, they each carried a few bamboos, which was more than enough to make a chicken coop. After having a full meal, Su Laoer and Su Sheng cut the bamboo into sections by moonlight and built a chicken coop in the corner of the yard. According to Su Yu, they also made a shelter for the chickens in the corner. A place that is protected from wind and rain.
The whole family will go to the old house to help out tomorrow. Tomorrow is Old Man Su's 60th birthday. The chicken coop will be ready and the whole family will take the time to sleep.
Early the next morning, the family of four put on their most decent clothes. When they left, they did not forget to carry a basket of radishes to the vegetable garden. When they arrived at the old house, the people in the old house had just gotten up. .
"Mr. Lian, you take Sanya to wash these vegetables. Second child, you go to the backyard and chop the firewood. Third child, you take Brother Sheng and Brother Shen to the village to borrow tables, chairs and benches."
Mrs. Li washed her face, stood in the yard and gave directions, making sure that everyone had been assigned tasks, and then went back to the house to help her old man get up. This old man was the birthday girl and could not be careless.
As for the eldest brother Su and the Ji family, because Su Chen studied in school, his husband liked him and said that he would be a child this year, so Li gave the eldest brother a favor and asked the couple to greet them at the door. Guests, there is no need to do anything else. The other third daughter-in-law is now pregnant with a child. She has been pregnant for more than seven months. She can't do anything, so she is allowed to rest in the house and does not come out to help.
Mrs. Lian responded in a low voice and took her daughter to the side to wash vegetables. When the villagers came to help, mother and daughter had already washed all the vegetables they wanted to eat.
Su Yu didn't want to wash her breasts at first, but she knew that if she didn't wash her breasts, no one would come to help her. Her mother couldn't bear to wash her breasts alone, so she had to grit her teeth and wash them. Anyway, they will stay at the old house for one day, and they will go back in the evening. She endures it for her father's sake.
After washing the vegetables, the neighbors who came to help also arrived. Three or five women cut the vegetables together, and then started cooking. After being so busy, Lian was so tired that she couldn't even straighten her back. But even so, Mrs. Li was still dissatisfied. Whenever Mrs. Lian had some free time, she would find every opportunity to arrange work for her. Su Yu was so angry that her breasts bulged, but when she saw her mother's disapproving look, she had no choice but to endure it.
In fact, the only one with the surname Su in Wangjia Village is the Su family. Old Man Su fled to Wangjia Village to settle down in the early years. Later, he married Mr. Li to have the large family he has today. Old Man Su had a lot of family members when he was young. After being ostracized by the villagers, life became easier after the birth of three sons, and then grandchildren. Su Chen went to school to study, and was valued by his husband. Only then did Old Su feel proud. So he planned to have a grand birthday this year and invited folks from the countryside to his home for a feast.
Wangjiacun belongs to Taohua Town. This place is relatively west. The life of the residents in the town is a little better. In the village, they can only make ends meet. Generally, the elderly in the village do not have a long life. There are some families who are more particular about it. On the old man's birthday, his family only had to prepare a good meal. Old man Su was really the first person to celebrate a birthday like this in the Su family. Even the village chief of Wangjia Village had never done this. But for someone who has a grandson who can read, the villagers who come to eat can only feel sad in their hearts, while smiling and saying auspicious words.
During this period, because the third family member was pregnant, Ji family went to work in the city with her family members during the day, and Li family almost turned into a gourd at home. It was not a big deal to finally catch Lian family. toss.
When the banquet started at noon, Su Yuchang breathed a sigh of relief, being able to sit down and eat.
While eating, Su Yu deliberately sat between her mother and her mother, blocking her mother's view. During the meal, she not only ate by herself, but also kept adding vegetables to her mother's bowl and sat at another table. Mr. Li, the knife was flying one after another.
Su Yu had rough skin and thick flesh, so she pretended not to see her. Mrs. Lian was blocked by her daughter and couldn't see her, so her daughter gave her some vegetables and she ate them all. This made Mrs. Li very angry. She ate less than a bowl and couldn't get an attack. She didn't see Lian's second sister-in-law sitting next to Lian. She wasn't afraid of Fang, but Lian's mother was a difficult person to deal with.
Su Yu can eat well. Her family only has one or two silver coins, but she can't eat well. She can't make back her money. She has a small belly, so she will eat more after two bowls of rice. No more.
For Old Man Su's sixtieth birthday, the villagers were very proud of it. Most of them came. When they came, they brought some home-grown vegetables, mostly green vegetables, pumpkins, beans, etc., and also brought a few gifts. Money is like this in the village. If there is too much, the villagers will not be able to come up with it.
The Su family has three rooms in total. Mr. Su’s eldest son Su Chen and his daughter Su Meng. Su Meng went to her grandmother’s house and did not come back. Next is Mr. Su’s second family, the eldest son Su Sheng, the youngest daughter Su Yu, and then there are The eldest son of Su Laosan's family, Su Shen, is currently pregnant with a child. She doesn't know whether it is a boy or a girl.
In the village, parents generally do not separate their families, but three years ago Su Lao Er was determined to separate from the family, even if he had to bear a huge debt of twenty-five taels. At that time, everything was available in the village. But Su Laoer didn't care, as long as he could separate from this family.
In fact, three years ago, Mrs. Lian was pregnant with a child, but because Mrs. Li asked Lian to work all day long, the child was not kept. Su Laoer knew in his heart that if he stayed in this house any longer, his family would have to break up sooner or later. Although the child has a soft character and doesn't like to talk, his father-in-law and mother-in-law are not easy to talk to. In order to keep the family together, he was determined to separate from the family. Fortunately, he did it, but it was also because of this matter. , his parents have never wanted to see him, and they are still angry with him, but he can't control that much anymore.
After eating and drinking, all the villagers left one after another. When leaving, the family who had borrowed tables, chairs, and benches also took their own tables, chairs, and benches back with them, so that the Su family would not have to return them.
After Mrs. Lian saw off her second sister-in-law, she started busy cleaning up. Su Yu really couldn't stand it. Why, her eldest uncle was sitting next to her embroidering, and her mother was the only one working on it.
"Mom, stop cleaning up, let's go back."
