Farmhouse Qiaofei

Chapter 29 The Missing Pork

"Mother." Bai Kou stood behind her, looking at her worriedly, "Mother, don't take it to heart, wait... When Third Aunt recovers, it will only take a few days, and Renren will pass."

"A few days?" Mrs. Qian sneered, her eyes fell on the house on the west side, with annoyance, "It's impossible, the old man has spoken, and when Mrs. Wu is well, the four of them will take turns to cook. The old lady wants to say I still can't believe this, but the old man has spoken, so it can be seen that he is serious."

"Mother, from now on, you will be cooking all the time?" Bai Kou was very surprised, "Then, what should I do..."

"What can I do? Your third aunt is sick, and your second aunt is not willing to work, so what can I do?" Suppressing the discomfort in her heart, Qian picked up an iron basin, filled half of it with water, and went to I picked two eggplants and a handful of green beans in the yard and rinsed them in water.

"Mother, don't worry. When Third Aunt gets well, she will definitely work on her own initiative. Even if the master's words come first, it has nothing to do with us." Bai Kou squatted in front of Qian Shi and said in a low voice.

"En." Qian Shi nodded, and didn't bring up the topic again, "Ku'er, don't squat here. When your grandma sees you, she will definitely let you work. Go back to the house."

Bai Kou stood up, and before he could go back, suddenly, Mrs. Liu raised the curtain and said loudly to Mrs. Qian, "Remember to stir-fry the five catties of fat pork that my third son bought yesterday. Cut the lean meat and fry it with tender beans. Remember to put some garlic."

"Hey, good." As soon as Mrs. Qian saw Mrs. Liu, she immediately put on a smile and nodded obediently.

Only then did Liu nodded in satisfaction, put down the curtain, and returned to the main room.

Qian Shi sighed, turned around, and went to get the meat from the water tank.

In this weather, things are most likely to go bad, but there is no refrigerator, so the people use their brains to come up with various ways to store things.

Those who have a well at home hang things in the well. The well water is cold, and there is no problem if they are left overnight.

Those who don't have a well at home put their things in a large water tank for storing water. Although it is not as cold as well water, it will not be spoiled.

As soon as Bai Chuanbai came home yesterday, he saw Mrs. Wu unconscious, and lost all mood to hand everything over to Mrs. Liu. He just took a basin, put the meat in a large tank for storing water, and left it alone.

Mrs. Liu made a fuss and threatened because of Bai Shao's meal, and forgot about the meat.

I didn't remember until today.

Qian Shi sighed, walked slowly to the big water tank, lifted the lid, and at a glance saw the oil-paper package inside the iron basin.

Bringing out the iron basin, Qian opened the oiled paper bag and took out the fat and lean pork inside.

After a while, she glanced at the main room with some doubts.

No matter how you look at it, the meat doesn't weigh five catties.

Could it be that Mrs. Liu was wrong?

This is impossible, Mrs. Liu values ​​money very much, five catties of pork is five catties of pork, it is impossible to tell lies.

If so, did someone steal the pork?
Thinking of this possibility, Mrs. Qian immediately turned pale with fright, strode to the main room, and told Mrs. Liu about it.

"Mother, there's less pork." Mrs. Qian just opened her mouth to say a word.

Mrs. Liu almost jumped off the bed, "What? Who stole our pork? This, this is going to die. There are thieves in Shilipu, there are thieves."

"It's less than half." Qian breathed a sigh of relief, and pushed the pot of pork in front of Liu.

Fortunately, it's okay, Mrs. Liu didn't think she stole the pork, so she can rest assured.

"More than half?" Mrs. Liu became even more angry, "Where did the picky thief come from, and stole so much from my house..."

At this point, Liu's voice stopped abruptly.

Qian raised her head curiously, and saw that Liu's face was green and green, which was very ugly.

"Mom?" She asked in a low voice, "Mom, what's the matter?"

Mrs. Liu didn't answer her, and after a while, she said, "Call the third child over here, eldest daughter-in-law, go cook."

"Oh." Mrs. Qian nodded, she didn't ask any more questions with a wink, and didn't pick up the pork on the table, so she just quietly left the main room.

When Mrs. Sun promised Mrs. Qian to cook tomorrow, Bai Shao was already fully dressed and sat on the edge of Mrs. Wu's bed.

Hearing the turbulent undercurrents of Sun and Qian, Mrs. Wu wanted to stand up to help, but she pressed her down abruptly, and even Bai Chuanbai was not allowed to get up.

If it were in an ordinary family, no matter how much a person loves his children, he would not be able to listen to his children like this.

But in Bai Lao San's family, Bai Shao said what he wanted, not only Wu, but even Bai Chuanbai agreed with a smile, without a word of no.

"Mother, you said that you can read and write. I heard that it is easy to memorize memorization in the morning, so you can teach us." Bai Shao wanted to prevent Wu from thinking about outside matters, so she deliberately took the Three Character Classic that she bought yesterday, and talked with Wu. behave in a spoiled manner.

"Okay, okay." Mrs. Wu looked at her dotingly, "Mother will teach you."

After finishing speaking, he turned to the first page, pointed to the first line, and said softly, "This idea, at the beginning of human beings, is inherently good..."

Just barely finished reading the first page, Mrs. Wu was turning the pages of the book, when Mrs. Qian came over there.

"Her third uncle." Qian smiled gently, "Mother just said she was looking for you."

"Ah, okay, okay, here we go." Bai Chuanbai hurriedly sat up from the bed, grabbed his coat, and when Qian Shi left, he put on the clothes very quickly.

"It's early in the morning, what's the matter, mother?" Holding the Three Character Classic, Wu looked at Bai Chuanbai worriedly, "Why, I always feel that my left eyelid is twitching."

The local people believe that the left eye jumps for disaster, and the right eye jumps for wealth.

"There's nothing wrong with it." Bai Chuanbai didn't take it seriously, "Maybe he asked me to do some work, and I'll come whenever I'm fine."

After finishing speaking, he straightened his clothes and left the west side house.

Bai Shao, who had been sitting quietly listening to Wu's recitation of the Three Character Classic, suddenly stood up, "Mother, you teach my brother and sister, and I will go there with my father."

After finishing speaking, without waiting for everyone to react, he quickly followed Bai Chuanbai into the main room.

"I'll go too." Bai Wei followed closely behind.

In the end, only Bai Yunshi with a silent face and Wu Shi with a wry smile were left in the room.

"Wei'er, this child, has also learned from Shao'er to be lively, and I don't know if it's good or bad..." She sighed, lowered her head, looked at the familiar three-character scripture in her hand, and suddenly a girl with red lips and white teeth appeared in her mind. The little boy was shaking his head and reciting this book.

Slowly, a touch of nostalgia and crystal clearness filled Wu's eyes.

in the hall.

Mrs. Liu made a gesture, and sat solemnly on the stool, as if she was being judged in three courts, which startled Bai Chuanbai.

"Mom, what's the matter." He asked a little bit.

"What's wrong?" Liu's voice was loud and cold, "Look, this pork, this is the pork you bought!"

After speaking, he pushed the meat in the iron basin to Bai Chuanbai.

Bai Chuanbai lowered his head and looked at the big piece of fat and the small piece of lean meat in a puzzled way. There was nothing wrong with it.

"Mom, I put this meat in the water tank, it's not bad." Bai Chuanbai said naively.

Liu Shi almost didn't bring it up in one breath.

"You, look, is it a question of whether it is bad or not?" Mrs. Liu looked at this stupid son with hatred, "Look at this meat, is it six catties? Did I ask you to buy five catties?" Fat meat and a catty of lean meat, what do you buy me, and what do you buy me, you can see for yourself!"

Speaking of this, Bai Chuanbai suddenly fell silent.

Some memories that he deliberately didn't think about resurfaced in his mind.

38 texts, and 75 texts.

And, the bleakness and embarrassment in front of the pork stall.

Mrs. Liu didn't notice anything unusual about him, and was still rambling on, "Are you going to go against the grain these days? I want five catties of fat pork and one catty of lean pork. What did you buy for me? It's not even three catties. No, third child, you have also learned to fool your mother, right? I am old, I am not a person anymore, you all bully me and lie to me, don’t you? "

Bai Chuanbai still didn't say a word.

The old man Bai at the side saw something was wrong, and quickly interjected, "Okay, okay, it's not a big deal, just buy less meat, and just buy it later."

"Is this something less?" Mrs. Liu said in a sharp voice, "Third son, don't you even listen to your mother? Are you going to fight against your daughter-in-law? You're going to burn me!" The one who buys less pork, and the one who is even more powerful, all threaten me, threaten me..."

"Mother..." Bai Chuanbai lowered his head and said sullenly, "Mother, how much does it cost for five catties of fat and one catty of lean meat?"

"Lean meat is ten renminbi a catty, fat meat is thirteen renminbi a catty, and six catties is exactly 75 renminbi. What's the matter?" Mrs. Liu figured out quickly.

"Then, mother, how much text did you give me?" Bai Chuanbai was silent for a moment, and finally asked.

(End of this chapter)