A pleasant life in a courtyard

Chapter 116 Trivia before the banquet

On the day of the treat.

As soon as the neighbor in the courtyard opened the door, Uncle Li and his aunt rushed to Li's house.

I don’t know how early I left the house, but when I came in, my clothes were soaked with dew.

Each of them was carrying a sack.

The contents inside are the tomatoes, beans, and eggplants that will be served today.

These three are all vegetables in season, and these are the most common in rural vegetable fields.

This was all discussed by everyone when the uncle's family came to deliver furniture.

There are rations for shopping in the city, but things are much more relaxed in the countryside.

Li Xiang suggested that his uncle help each family collect some.

"Why did you and your eldest aunt carry such a heavy thing on your back? Why did you ask your cousins ​​​​and them to come with you?"

Brother and sister Li Xiang quickly stepped forward to take the bag, feeling a little distressed when they saw their uncle and aunt sweating from exhaustion.

The uncle took the water handed over by Mother Li and said, "As a big family, I don't have to cause you any trouble. Your aunt hasn't been to your house yet. Just bring her over and acknowledge the door."

"Yes, I've wanted to come over for a long time, but I haven't had time yet. I just happened to come over while I'm having our girl's wedding wine. Now it's better. I know the way next time, so I don't need them. I You can still come and visit us.”

The eldest aunt happily agreed. Although she was born in the countryside and was quite old, her personality was not rigid, but rather lively and rare.

If there had been no conflicts between the two families in the early years, I believe she and the two sisters-in-law, Mother Li, would have gotten along very well.

"You just think too much. On such a beautiful day, the whole family should come over and have a lively and lively time." Mother Li scolded, directing her eldest sister and younger brother to bring breakfast to the table.

"How many times do you need to open your mouth? My family knows their own affairs and is not afraid of your jokes. Last time at the second son's wedding banquet, the family was completely depleted. It has been a hard time since then. Thanks to you for helping introduce me to the furniture making job. It can also help support the family, otherwise it would be really hard."

The eldest aunt helped the children divide the bowls and chopsticks and shared with Mother Li.

Mother Li stood up quickly, took the work from the eldest aunt's hands, and said politely: "Oh, sit there, I don't need you to be busy, I can still let you work here, just let the children do it."

The two of them fought over the tasks of setting up the dishes and serving the porridge, but in the end the eldest aunt was defeated.

The eldest aunt looked at the food on the table and smacked her lips in her heart. No wonder the eldest and second eldest brother rushed to the city.

Every time when it comes to delivering goods to the city, everyone is very positive.

This is still breakfast, it’s just as good as this.

Don't tell me, just for the good food and good food, she wants to come too.

On Li Xiang's side, as soon as he picked up the chopsticks, Li's mother began to urge him to eat faster.

"Hurry up and finish your meal. Ask Zhu Zhu to come over and get ready. By the way, bring over his table and chairs, as well as the one from the old lady's house."

Li Xiang took a sip of porridge calmly and said leisurely: "Why are you in a hurry? Believe it or not, when I go to Brother Zhuzi's house now, I have to knock on the door to get in. He is not a morning person."

Just like everyone else, if something happens, Mother Li will wake you up at six o'clock at the latest.

When she calls you, she will lie to you and say it’s already nine or ten o’clock.
If Li Xiang hadn't had a watch, he would have really believed it and stayed in bed for half an hour longer before getting up.

He is recognized as a slacker in the Li family, and even Little Brother Li is better at getting up than him.

Mother Li doesn't care about this. Today, her family's most important thing is to entertain guests. She can't afford it even if she doesn't get up. No one can delay her family's business.

Li had no choice but to eat a bowl of porridge, put a steamed bun in his hand, and was kicked out.

When they arrived at the middle courtyard, they didn't expect that the door of He's house had already been opened, and He Yuzhu was brushing his teeth at the sink.

It seems that people are really worried about the Li family.Yes, he has a villainous heart.

"Brother, why don't you come and rush me before you finish the meal." He Yuzhu looked at the half steamed bun in his hand and teased.

Li Xiang pretended to cough and did not respond to his conversation. He changed the subject and said, "Have you cooked it at home? If not, we can just have a few bites at our house. My mother said that if you don't charge me, then I have to take care of your food."

"Then you say it's too late. The porridge we started simmering last night is very sticky. Add it to the salty pickles that I pickled myself. In one word, it's absolutely delicious."

Li Xiang felt bored, but when faced with He Yuzhu's teasing, he had no choice but to admit it.

But now that we have come, even though we haven’t invited anyone back for the time being, we can’t go back empty-handed.

Li Xiang dragged the two benches back and made an appointment with He Yuzhu. He would come back to move the table in half an hour.

In just a short while, there were a few more people in the family.

They are all neighbors who have a good relationship with Li's mother. They have agreed a long time ago that they will come to help today.

And by the way, he also brought his own dishes over.

These days, everyone is like this when doing business, borrowing everything.

The bowls and plates in each household are different, so don’t even think about getting them in sets. It’s good if you can get the quantity together.

Or it could be that the power of the masses is strong and they work very quickly. They just washed all the dishes before He Yuzhu came.

Just wait for him to come over and give instructions on how to cut vegetables.

After a while, the eldest sister sneaked up to Mother Li and asked, "Mom, how do you count the people who came to help? I'm counting whether there are one person or two people in this family."

"Just write one thing down. There are a lot of dishes today. I'll leave some for Zhuzi after he finishes cooking. I'll give them a share for those who help later."

The eldest sister looked at Aunt Wang, the first aunt, the second aunt and Qin Huairu who were helping, and she always felt that it was inappropriate for Mother Li to separate like this.

But what exactly was wrong, she hadn't thought about for a while.

But soon, the third uncle gave her the answer.

The third uncle handed the 1 cent to the elder sister and watched the elder sister record it in a notebook with a pen.

He smiled and said unintentionally: "This gift money must be written in calligraphy to make it appear solemn."

The eldest sister is a smart person, and she understands that the third uncle is trying to criticize her. In the past, when anyone in the courtyard handled matters, they would always ask the third uncle to keep accounts.

The Li family just went their own way and left him alone.

"Third uncle, nothing can be more solemn than this." The eldest sister closed the book and showed him the cover of the gift book.

The four characters "BJ University" were printed on it, and the value of this gift book was instantly increased countless times.

The third uncle was left speechless.

But if he gave up so easily, he wouldn't be the calculating third uncle.

He glanced at the group of people helping the cooks, and immediately lowered the corners of his mouth, frowning, putting on a sad and somewhat pitiful look.

"Why are the first aunt and the second aunt here, but you and the third aunt are left alone? Our two families had no grudges in the past and have no grudges recently. Why is this?"

No matter how clever the eldest sister was, she didn't expect what he would say in response.

You can't say it because you're afraid that the third aunt will take the blame for their family.

(End of this chapter)