Born into a farm family, I became rich by pressuring my parents.

Chapter 16

Thinking of this, for the first time, he truly regretted his decision.

But now, it is useless to think too much. Jiang Yongsheng waved his hand and said tiredly: "In that case, you should go back first. Be careful that it is dark and you can't see the road clearly."

Jiang Mingshun had already brought the message, so he didn't stay long. He only exchanged a few words with Jiang Minghui, who was sent out, and then took Jiang Jinyu back to the thatched house.

Jiang Mingshun went to the Cuntou Wang Butcher's shop early in the morning to buy a pound of pork belly because he said he wanted to add some meat to his family today.

I don’t know whether it’s because there weren’t many spices in this era or because the place where she lived was too small. The only seasonings Jiang Jinyu has eaten over the years are salt, vinegar, soy sauce, and miso.

Without the addition of seasonings, Jiang Jinyu's requirements for food are much lower - it doesn't taste good no matter how you cook it, so just eat whatever is available.

Braised pork with pickled vegetables is the only dish that she thinks can be made delicious so far. Although there is still no seasoning required for later braised pork with pickled vegetables, with the blessing of pickled vegetables, soy sauce and miso, it is The taste was already very rich, at least even without the chili pepper, she couldn't taste the fishy smell of the pork at all.

Before lunch, bursts of fragrance could be heard around the Jiang family, and the smell of meat was mixed with the aroma of dried plums.

Perhaps it was because he hadn't eaten meat for so long that Jiang Jinyu, who boasted of having tasted many delicacies, couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

Sure enough, the meal was extremely quiet, and no one wanted to waste their mouths talking.

When Jiang Mingshun swallowed the first bite of meat, it was not that he had not thought about whether to send a bowl to his old house, but he hesitated again and again and finally gave up.

If he were the son of a separated family, then there would be nothing wrong with giving him this bowl. However, he is not. It is filial piety to give gifts to the uncle during the nephew's festival, but if you have to give food to your uncle even for daily meals, it will only make your biological son uncomfortable. Can't get off the stage.

After eating, she carried the bowl to the stove. Bai took out another bowl from the pot, which was also filled with pork and vegetables.

When she was cooking first, she thought that if the man wanted to show respect to the old man, she would not be able to get anything out, so she kept a bowl like this.

Now, since the man doesn't mention it, she won't ask for trouble. This is half a pound of meat, shouldn't she keep it for herself?

There is also dinner in the old house.

Jiang Jinpeng, the youngest son of Jiang Minghui's family, heard somewhere that his uncle bought meat early this morning.

He was at the age where he was playful and delicious. When he saw the table of vegetarian dishes at his house, he thought of the meat at his uncle's house: "Grandpa, can I go to my uncle's house to eat meat?"

Jiang Yongsheng didn't know why his grandson suddenly mentioned this, and asked doubtfully: "Where does your uncle's family get meat?"

Jiang Jinpeng answered honestly: "I heard someone say when I was playing outside this morning that Jiang Mingshun brought back a big piece of meat this morning. Isn't Jiang Mingshun my uncle?"

"Nonsense!" Jiang Yongsheng scolded: "Don't you have food at home?"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Jinpeng dropped his chopsticks as soon as he heard this: "My uncle's house is also my own home. My mother and I have said that everything in my uncle's house will belong to me from now on, so I will eat his meat!"

Jiang Minghui was startled and slapped him on the back quickly: "What nonsense!"

Jiang Yongsheng's face was dark. He couldn't scold his daughter-in-law, so he turned around and scolded Ms. Yang: "Is this how you teach your children? Teach your children to be greedy and eat from the bowl while looking at the pot?"

Yang was unconvinced: "Earlier, it was you who said that you would adopt Jin Peng to Ming Shun in the future, but now it's up to me!"

"What I'm saying is, if Ming Shun doesn't have a son and he adopts Jin Peng to him, what are you going to say now that he has a son?" Jiang Yongsheng was so angry that he slapped the table. "How do I know where this little kid heard it from? You are looking for me to scold him? You are a good teacher. The good son you taught is not willing to give you a piece of meat when he buys it. What are you so proud of? "?" Seeing that she couldn't explain it, Yang started her old routine again. She grabbed Jiang Yongsheng's clothes and tugged at him while cursing.

Jiang Yongsheng's ears hurt from the noise, but he couldn't get a word in. He was so angry that he yelled at Jiang Minghui: "It's all your wife who taught me well. What are you doing here? Go back to your own room!"

"Yes, yes, dad, don't worry, I'm leaving right now." He pulled his youngest son and looked at Liu's Flying Eye Knife, which had shrunk into a quail, "Why don't you follow?"

After having a satisfying dinner, the three members of the Jiang family moved stools and sat in the yard to enjoy the shade. They had no idea that there was already a quarrel in the old house over a pound of meat.

Although the homestead of Jiang Jinyu's family is large, the area currently planned to be used only occupies a small area.

Jiang Mingshun pointed to the land diagonally in front of him and said to Bai and Jiang Jinyu: "The main room is built in the middle, and it will be used for eating or entertaining guests. The main house is built on the left, the wing rooms are built on the right, and the kitchen and tea rooms are built on both sides. . Let’s forget about building that hut later.”

Jiang Jinyu heard this and said quickly: "Dad, just give me the wing. I can live in it myself."

"Aren't you afraid of being alone?" Jiang Mingshun raised his eyebrows. He knew that although his fish girl was not as timid as other children, she was still very afraid of the dark.

Jiang Jinyu shook his head decisively: "I'm not afraid."

Well, as for when the time comes, are you really afraid?We'll talk about it then. Let's occupy the room first.

"Okay, I'll give you that room." Seeing his daughter's insistence, Jiang Mingshun readily nodded in agreement.

In fact, that room was originally prepared for his daughter, but he originally planned to wait for two or three years, but he did not expect that his daughter would be so proactive.

Jiang Jinyu got what he wanted and sat back on the chair with satisfaction.

Seeing that the father and daughter had finished speaking, Mrs. Bai reminded her, "Master, where will we go to make soap when we get there?"

After several days of practice, Bai's soap is now made quickly and well. Jiang Jinyu now only needs to demonstrate the new pattern to Bai once.

Bai, who had taken over the soap-making job, took this job very seriously.

Jiang Mingshun hesitated for a while, but finally decided to build a brick building next to the kitchen specifically for making soap.

He also thought about doing it in the thatched house at the back, but that house was cold in winter and hot in summer. If winter passed, it would be a waste of firewood to have to burn another kang.

The stove will be used to burn the stove all year round. When the house is built together with the stove, there will be no need to build a separate fire wall, which is quite cost-effective.

Earlier, it was only planned to build four rooms, but now with this plan, there are already six rooms, even if the house for storing firewood is not included.

The more Jiang Mingshun calculated, the more he sighed. He didn't know if the money was enough.

But fortunately, building a house is definitely one of the top three major tasks for villagers.

It is perfectly normal to build a house and use up a family’s savings of decades.

Jiang Mingshun comforted himself that he had built the house early and would not have to spend such a large amount of money in the next few decades.

(End of this chapter)