farmhouse ditty

Chapter 108 Talking to the Second Family
Father Chu looked at the wooden boards in the corner of the room, and Xiu Niang was spreading a quilt on top of it, with a lot of straw on it.

He smiled, and waved his hand at Xiu Niang, "Hey, it's done, the second family's, this bed board is soft enough, don't worry about it."

Xiu Niang leaned over to put the buckwheat husk pillow away, turned around and smiled at Father Chu, "It's all right, father-in-law, this room is cloudy at night, put more grass to keep it warm."

Father Chu grinned, he nodded and looked at the main room, and suddenly said to Chu Ge and Chu Fu who were pulling the rope, "Hey, boss, don't bother your brothers, put the rope towards me Come here and leave more land for you and your wife."

Chu Fu looked at the position, the curtain was right in the middle, not too much, he originally wanted to move it to his side, "Father, it's fine if you don't need me, but you and mother, you If the two feel crowded..."

Father Chu said "Hi", "Why is it so crowded, your mother and I, old man and old lady, how much space can we use, come here, come to my side, don't block the door. "

After Chu Ge and Chu Fu heard what Father Chu had said, they hurriedly moved inside. Xiu Niang made the bed, and then brought a square stool by the bed, so they could get some small items or something.

Father Chu looked pretty good, this one with a bed and a quilt really seemed like that, he looked at it and muttered in his heart, hey, it’s the carefulness of the second family who pulled a dark one The flower cloth, cover it like this, so that it will not see through the light.

Seeing Father Chu nodding, Xiu Niang smiled, "Grandpa, how are you doing, is it okay?"

Father Chu pursed his lips, "Well, it's okay, it's okay, it can do anything, as long as it's in... ah, ha ha..."

Xiuniang stopped in the middle of what Father Chu was saying, and then smiled at herself. She understood and knew what Father Chu wanted to say in the second half of the sentence. The family becomes...'.

As she was thinking about it, she also smiled at Father Chu, after all, no matter how poor and narrow her place is, it is still her son's house, no matter what, it is better than being in that second uncle's house.

After all, the feeling of living under the fence is not good. Father Chu and his wife slept with the second uncle at night, and now they have been together for about a month. No one can bear it, no matter it is the second uncle, or Old Chu and the others. myself...

Brother Chu and Ge tied the two ends of the rope. Ji Laoliu watched and grabbed the cloth curtain together, twisted it up and tied it in a knot, and said, just untie it when going to bed at night, so that people can stay in the house Walk around, it's okay to be out of the way.

Father Chu looked very satisfied, went out with a smile, carried his quilt in, and put it on the 'bed'.

Not to mention, it's really softer after being exposed to the sun for a while.

Chu Ge looked at Father Chu happy, he and Chu Fu glanced at each other, the two brothers smiled.

Xiuniang went out and brought in Shen's quilt, spread it on the bed board, and even folded Father Chu's, then Xiuniang put the two quilts together, so that it looked more like returning home. something happened.

Seeing that he was almost done with his work, Ji Lao Liu said, "Hey, uncle, the bed boards are ready now, so I'll go there first."

Father Chu watched as Ji Lao Liu moved his own benches and planks over, and helped build the bed. He was so busy, he always felt embarrassed to let his son go back.

He said to Ji Lao Liu, "Oh, Liu, you're done with your busy work, and uncle hasn't thanked you yet."

Ji Laoliu smiled cheerfully, "Uncle, I see you said, we are all neighbors, why don't you help me, come on, you always rest, I'm going back."

Father Chu faltered a few words, then raised his hand to Xiuniang, "Sixth son, you... hey, send it to the second child's family."

Xiu Niang responded with a smile, this old man Chu is a real person, if someone helps him, if he doesn't return something to them, he will definitely feel uncomfortable.

She said and went out with Ji Laoliu, "Hey, brother six, wait a minute, my chickens are in trouble these days, I'll wrap a few for you, and let sister-in-law Liu give it to you at night." You cook two drinks."

Ji Lao Liu listened, and smiled, "Hey, that's a good idea, Hei Wazi is just greedy..."

Father Chu was more and more satisfied with this clever daughter-in-law, he pointed outside and shook his hands, and said to Chu Ge, "Hey, your son's life is good, looking for such a clever daughter-in-law , I can understand everything at a glance, but I don’t like to talk about it outside, yes, it’s good, it’s good.”

Seeing Chu's father praising Xiuniang, Chu Ge smirked a few times, and was also happy.

Father Chu raised his hand and swept his head, "Hehe, what are you laughing at, you silly boy..."

At this moment, Wen Shi called out again, "Chu Fu..."

Chu Fu was sitting on his own bed, when he heard Wen's call, he stood up suddenly and ran out in a hurry.

Father Chu was in a good mood at first, but when he saw Chu Fu like this, he couldn't help getting angry again, "Hey, this kid, when he heard his wife yelling, he ran faster than a rabbit, he is really soft."

Chu Ge wouldn't try to persuade him, he just said, "Father, don't be angry, brother, brother, this is a nervous sister-in-law...the baby in my sister-in-law's belly."

After hearing this, Father Chu became even more angry. He glared, "Why are you so nervous? It's not the first child. When your mother had your brother, I didn't bring one like that. Look at him again!"

Chu Ge wondered what to say, thinking that if Xiu Niang was here at this moment, she must know why to persuade Father Chu.

Father Chu babbled on for a while, then looked at Chu Ge, he knew that it would not be good for his father-in-law to ask about this matter, but he still cleared his throat, "Well, cough cough, second child, What's wrong with your daughter-in-law?"

Chu Ge frowned, but didn't understand, "Father, what's the news?"

Father Chu pursed his lips, thinking about an explanation, and finally patted his stomach after muttering, "Oh, why don't you understand, that's, that's, that's that, that belly!"

Chu Ge looked down at Father Chu's belly, "Father, what's wrong with you?"

Father Chu pushed his head, "You son of a bitch, look at my stomach, I'm talking about your wife's (belly)... Oh, it's nothing, you should do whatever you want!"

Seeing himself as a dull boy, Father Chu opened his mouth wide and refused to ask, so he had no choice but to give up and go to the yard to smoke a pipe.

Shen watched Father Chu come out with a sullen face, and Chu Ge followed behind him, went to get a hatchet from the stove, said that he would go up the mountain and left.

Father Chu didn't raise his head, and shouted, "Boss, you go too, don't be so damned by your wife's side!"

Shen frowned, disgusted with Father Chu and shouted loudly, "What are you arguing about, don't you see that there is no one in the courtyard?"

Father Chu put his hands behind his back and looked around the yard, "Where are people!"

Shen said with a "tsk" and gave him a look, "You old bastard, I don't think about it, the boss took his wife for a walk, the second... the little woman of the second's family has to Rushingly, I went to Lao Liu's house with a dozen or so eggs, and then went to buy meat with Hei Wazi's mother, what's the matter, you ate grasshoppers, whoever caught you and tossed whoever you are!"

Mrs. Chu was yelled at by Mrs. Shen. He kept the fire on and did not speak. He took out the tobacco rod behind his back, loaded the tobacco leaves while walking, and squatted aside when he was done. .

"...Let me tell you, this second child's family has been in the house for several months, but there is still no movement, I can't say anything, just ask Chu Geer, hey, this kid is a stunned wood, everything I don’t know, hey, how about you, mother-in-law, go and ask…”

Shen's eyes widened after hearing this, "Ask me, I've just been free for a while now, if the second child gets pregnant again, then I won't have to serve her and the old family, do you still want me to live?" What a comfortable year!"

Father Chu took a puff of cigarette, breathed out and said, "Hey, let me tell you, if the second child is pregnant, isn't it also a seedling of our Chu family? How can you say that... "

Shen waved her hand impatiently, "Okay, stop arguing, I'll find time to chat with the second child's family tonight..."

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After half an hour, Xiu Niang bought back two catties of meat and a few big stick bones. Earlier in the courtyard of Shilaodaowu, she asked someone to break the stick bones so that they could make soup later. .

Xiuniang was busy breaking firewood for the fire, washed the fresh big stick bones, and cooked them all in the pot. Anyway, stick bones are much cheaper than meat. She cooks more at a time, and everyone can share them. bowl.

During the two months that Wenshi lived here, she made some bone soup for Wenshi to drink from time to time. Although she didn't want to see Wenshi, she still had to make some good ones for Wenshi to eat for the sake of her unborn nephew.

Because cooking bone soup takes up one pot, she can only use the other one to cook. Xiuniang thought that there was not much rice at home, so she boiled it into gruel, then chopped the meat into fine powder and added it. Made lean meat porridge...

Xiu Niang took out a big soup pot, took out some of the lean meat porridge, put the rest in the pot to keep warm, and waited until the pot was finished before serving it, so that it would not be cold.

Father Chu and Mrs. Shen sat at the square wooden table in the yard. Xiao Xianger and Chu An asked Mrs. Liu to stay at her house for dinner. Chu Fu helped take out the dishes and chopsticks. Father and Mrs. Shen served the rice, and then filled another bowl and brought it back to the main room, where Mrs. Wen was waiting for him.

It happened that Chu Ge came back this time, holding only a hatchet and a bundle of hemp rope in his hand, looking a bit dull.

Xiuniang had heard from Father Chu earlier that Chu Ge had gone hunting wild animals on the mountain, and she knew that Chu Ge was actually looking for the noose he had laid two days ago to see if he caught any wild rabbits.

Looking at Chu Ge's face, she guessed that there would be nothing to gain today, she smiled at him, and said softly, "Chu Ge, wash your hands and come over to eat, I'll wait for you."

Chu Ge raised his eyes to look at Xiu Niang, seeing that she was smiling softly, with her dimples on her face, and for some reason, he suddenly felt less depressed.

He pursed his lips in response, put down the guy who was hunting prey, fetched water and washed his hands...

(End of this chapter)