The story of a cook

Chapter 584
The fifth brother-in-law drove to Beipiao Bus Station to pick up my son and me. When we got home, it was after four o'clock, and it was dusk.

My mother, my second uncle and my aunt were sitting on the top of the kang, my fifth sister was cooking in the kitchen, and the family was doing their homework.

When the son entered the house, he called grandma hello, and the mother was very happy.

The second uncle said with a smile, "Guohua, if you beat your fifth brother-in-law and drive away, your mother won't be able to sit still anymore. Take a look at it for a while."

I said, "That's because I missed her grandson."

The son said to his second uncle and aunt: "Second Grandpa, Second Grandma, I miss you too."

The second aunt was overjoyed and picked up her son.

"Oh, I said Jiaheng, what have you been eating at home, you are so fat, Second Mistress can't hold you anymore." Second Aunt said.

"I didn't eat anything, I just grew up," said the son.

"It's really long, half a head taller than when I came back last year." Second Aunt said.

"Jia Heng will also be a big man in the future." Second Uncle said.

The fifth sister came out of the kitchen and went into the house. The son saw the fifth sister and shouted happily: "Hello, old lady!"

Fifth Sister smiled and said, "Okay, you are also good."

"Grandma, I miss you." The son said.

"I don't think my aunt will come back to see me."

"I can't come back by myself, and my mother won't send me off."

"Don't leave this time, stay at home with your grandma."

My son looked at me and said, "I'm afraid my father won't let me."

I said, "Father let me, as long as you can stay."

The son thought for a while and said, "Call my mother to pick me up then."

After chatting with my uncle, aunt, and mother for a while, my fifth sister finished the meal and started eating.

The food at home is still delicious, there is chicken stewed with mushrooms, the chicken is a stupid chicken raised at home, and the mushrooms are pine mushrooms picked up by my second uncle when he went up to the mountains to herd sheep. It tastes delicious.There are also stewed tofu with herring, fried garlic sprouts with meat, cucumber, shallot, coriander, chili dipping sauce, fried peanuts, and fried chicken tenders.

Fifth Sister said: "Eat something simple today, and tomorrow the eldest sister and second sister will come and eat better."

"Grandma, this is delicious. My mother cooks a dish at home." The son said.

"Your mother is so picky, she won't even make you an extra one," Fifth Sister said.

The son said: "My mother works and doesn't do much cooking. It's all done by grandpa and aunt."

"You and your mother just eat ready-made ones?" Fifth Sister asked.

"Yeah." The son nodded, stuffing chicken into his mouth, looking like he was eating.

Fifth sister asked me: "Guohua, how many days off do you want to take this time?"

I replied: "Ten days."

The fifth brother-in-law said: "It's okay this time, I can stay at home for a few more days."

I said, "Well, stay for a few more days."

The second uncle asked, "Is your restaurant busy?"

"It's not busy now, it's okay." I said.

"I heard from your fifth sister that you are in charge of four restaurants now?" Second Uncle asked.

I said, "Well, I'm in charge of the kitchens of the four stores."

"My uncle's grandson doesn't go to school anymore. His name is Xiaoli. He plans to go out to work during the Chinese New Year. Tell him to go to your place." The second uncle said.

"Okay, go ahead, as long as you're willing to learn the trade," I said.

The second aunt said: "The child is weak, so I will arrange some light work for you."

I said, "Okay, the kitchen work is not tiring, it's just grinding, it takes a long time."

The fifth brother-in-law said: "Xiaoli's child is weak, honest and obedient, and has a good character. The main reason is that the family conditions are not good, his mother's brain is not good, and she has never cared about the child since she was a child. If she can't eat or drink, it's my uncle. Take care of it. Take care of you, just like taking care of your own children. If there is anything wrong, just say it, there is nothing wrong with it.”

I've heard that Xiao Li is a child of the fifth brother-in-law's family.

I said, "Okay, let him come to my place."

After eating and chatting for a while, the second uncle and the second aunt went back to the west courtyard to rest and sleep, chatting with mother for a while.

My mother is in good health and full of energy, and she still has the strength to speak.

"Why didn't Lin Yan come back?" Mother asked.

Mentioning that Lin Yan was angry and couldn't show it in front of her mother, she said: "She is busy, so she can't take time off."

"What are you doing so busy? I haven't been back for more than a year." My mother asked a little angrily.

"Being an accountant for others."

"As an accountant? In charge of money?"

"Well, take care of the money."

But no matter what the money is, the family also manages the money, and the more you manage, the less.

"Then will she come back for the Chinese New Year?"

I said, "Almost, I won't be able to come back during Chinese New Year."

"No one cares about whether you will come back or not. They will ask their mothers to come back during the Chinese New Year," said the mother.

"Yeah." I agreed.

Seeing the ambiguity of my promise, my mother called out to my son who was playing games in front of the underground computer: "Jiaheng, go home and tell your mother, just say that my grandma told you to go home during the Chinese New Year."

"Well, I see, I will come back with my mother." The son continued to play games after speaking.

"Now these children, no matter how old they are, know how to play computers, and they know how to play games." The mother muttered.

Fifth Sister looked at the quartz clock on the wall, it was exactly eight o'clock, and asked her mother, "Mom, are you not sleepy? You go to bed at this time every day."

Mother said: "I don't feel sleepy today."

Fifth sister and fifth brother-in-law laughed.

"Our mother has a regular schedule. She wakes up early every day, cleans the pot and boils water for me. When I get up, my mother puts all the rice in the pot. When I get up, I just cook. After dinner, your fifth brother-in-law and I will go to work , the family continues to go to school, and the rest of the mother is at home. We don’t come back at noon. She eats at home by herself. , we eat what’s ready-made.”

"Look at mom, she's 76. There's nothing wrong with her. She's not idle all day, and she helped pinch the millet during the autumn harvest for the last two days."

The fifth sister told me about my mother's situation.

I asked my mother: "Mom, can you watch the pinch millet?"

"Why can't you see it? Don't look at me in my 70s. I still don't accept who I work. I just get tired after working for a while and can't do it." My mother said.

My fifth sister and my fifth sister-in-law laughed.

Mother went on to say: "Your fifth sister and the others don't ask me to do it, because they are afraid that I will be tired. They are wrong. People are all exercising when they are old. It doesn't taste good to eat if they don't move. See how good my physique is. I can't do it in a year." I didn't have a cold and a fever, but I took some medicine in summer and my blood pressure was a little high."

I asked, "Why is my blood pressure still high?"

"Hey, when you are old, you should be taller." Mother said: "It was high for half a month, and then it came down."

The fifth sister said: "In the summer, my grandmother had an operation for appendicitis. I went to the hospital for a few days, and my mother was at home by herself. I was in a hurry to start a fire. Her blood pressure was high. I had been taking antihypertensive drugs for half a month."

"I'm physically fit, and I can live for another ten or eight years in this condition," said the mother.

"Grandma, you are a centenarian."

Jia Xu, who was lying on the bed reading a book, said suddenly, which made everyone laugh.

The fifth brother-in-law said: "Mom is the boss at home, and none of us dare to mess with it."

The family continued: "My mother used to be the eldest, but after my grandma came, my mother became the second."

"My mother has a stubborn temper, and none of us dare to speak against her." The fifth sister said, "Isn't the blood pressure high in summer? The hearth is on fire. I think it’s because I’m angry when I think about it, and I’m so scared that I dare not say anything.”

I smiled and asked my mother: "Mom, why did you burn the medicine?"

"No, I didn't burn it. Why don't you keep the empty shell?" The mother refused to admit burning the medicine, and then said, "What time is it? Are you not sleepy? I am sleepy and I'm going to sleep." After speaking, she spread out the luggage roll Open, lie down and close your eyes and squint.

My fifth sister and my fifth brother-in-law laughed softly.

Fifth Sister said in a low voice, "Mom won't tell me about her burning medicine."

"You, just cause trouble, and my mother will scold you if you get anxious." The fifth sister-in-law said.

The fifth sister glared at the fifth brother-in-law, and said to me: "Guohua, how are you doing in Binhai now? It can't be done like this. You are out of town, and Lin Yan is struggling to bring Jiaheng at home by herself."

I said: "What can I do? It's not all about making money. I can earn more in Binhai."

The fifth brother-in-law said: "You are throwing away your wife and children just to make money. How can you be like this?"

"Isn't it okay to go back to the provincial capital? I always feel that it's not good to separate the two places." Fifth Sister said.

"It's okay to go back to the provincial capital, just earn less." I said, "I'm seven thousand a month now, and five thousand when I go back to the provincial capital. I may not be able to earn it. I think about it and save some money for two years. Buy the house first."

"How much does it cost to buy a house now?" Fifth Sister asked.

I said, "Two bedrooms and one living room cost more than 40 yuan."

"That's a lot?" Fifth Sister was surprised, "More than 40 yuan bought four two-bedrooms and one living room in Beipiao."

"House prices in the provincial capital are high." I then said, "You can't always rent a house to live in. It costs money to rent a house, and you have to pay water and electricity bills, and you have to buy it sooner or later."

Fifth Sister said, "That's true. Buying a house is a serious matter, but it's too expensive."

I said: "I can't pay that much at one time, buy with a loan, mortgage."

"That's expensive enough." Fifth Sister said, "You'd better work in Binhai and earn more. Jiaheng will go to school soon, and you have to spend money. I think you are tired."

I smiled and said nothing.

"Are you happy to work with other people in other places, Lin Yan?" the fifth brother-in-law asked.

"Why don't you like it? Are you having a hard time?" I said.

"How much money have you saved now?" Fifth brother-in-law asked.

I said, "Not much. Lin Yan is in charge of the money. I didn't ask. It's estimated to be [-]."

"Fifty thousand is not enough for the down payment?" Fifth Sister asked.

"Not enough, at least more than [-] yuan, and it has to be second-hand." I said.

"You and Lin Yan will struggle for another two years to buy the house first," Fifth Sister said.

I nodded and said, "Well, that's the plan."

"I think that building is just a name. It sounds nice. It's better than our rural kang. It's comfortable to sleep in." Mother said suddenly.

My fifth sister and my fifth brother-in-law laughed.

"Aren't you sleeping? Are you not sleepy anymore?" Fifth Sister asked with a smile.

"Just about to fall asleep, I listened to you talking." Mother said.

(End of this chapter)