farmhouse ditty

Chapter 25 Returning Late (Revised)
Mrs. Liu, who was nagging for a while, went home. Before she left, she told Xiu Niang that she would also help Mrs. Gao with her embroidery work. It is also good to have more mothers-in-law in the house.

It could be seen that Mrs. Liu wanted to find a companion for herself, but Xiuniang didn't say much, she just talked with a smile, and went when she had time.

Mrs. Liu looked at Xiuniang, pondered again and said, if she goes to help, people will give a red envelope.

Living in a village, if there is a happy event at home and there is not enough manpower, the villagers will help. At that time, I will just ask for a meal and finish the work. If I find some unfamiliar helpers, I will give red envelopes .

After hearing this, Xiu Niang was stunned, and told Liu Shi that if she really wanted to help, she didn't care about the money, she just didn't want to argue with Chu Ge.

Because Gao's man has had trouble with Chu Ge, if she agrees to help her family, Chu Ge will not be worried when he finds out.

Mrs. Liu remembered the matter of buying the farmhouse after hearing this. A few days ago, Mrs. Gao's family had such a big commotion with Chu Ge, how could she just say it and let it go? Let's do it first.

After Mrs. Liu left, Xiuniang was going to have dinner. Although it was a bit early, Chu Ge ate half a steamed bun in the town at noon, and he was hungry before the o'clock, so he had to prepare it first. When he came back, It's also good to find some to eat first.

After she cleaned up the dishes, she put them into the wooden cabinet, took a jar and scooped half a bowl of white rice from the rice jar, and then scooped another half bowl after thinking about it. After eating the potato head rice, she would feel sour in her stomach.

Xiuniang washed the rice and put it in the pot, put the firewood on the shelf and went out. She looked around in the yard to see if she could make some dishes. There was only a small half pot of bamboo shoot soup left in the stove, which was left over from eating yesterday. I can't eat it again today, because the chicken bone soup has been left for a long time.

After searching around, she really didn't know what to fry, except for mountain mushrooms and potato heads, she didn't even have an egg.

Thinking about it, Xiu Niang sighed. Although she has food and shelter now, she has to count on the sun to grow rice. You can count how many days you have to eat a bag of rice. My stomach just wandered around, and I couldn't bear the hunger at all.

Although she got money selling bamboo shoots today, she doesn't know how much money is left after the family clears the account for Aunt Zhao. In the town, she patronizes what to bring, so don't pay attention to buy some meat, okay? In the evening, the whole family gathers together to eat a meal of fat and meat.

At this time, Chu An and Xiao Xiang'er were living in the courtyard, and Xiao Xiang'er was getting along well with Xiu Niang these days, as a child, she would get close to whoever was nice to her.

Xiao Xiang'er smiled and called her sister-in-law, Chu An was also looking for someone to call her, Xiu Niang looked back and smiled at them, Chu An is a pretty good boy these days.

Chu An held a meat skewer in his hand, and said that it was given by Hao Liusao, and that it was the meat sausage cooked and dried by their family, and asked to bring it over for them to taste.

It's common for neighbors to live in the house with side dishes, but in the morning Liu ate half a piece of pheasant brought by Xiuniang, and yesterday he drank the bamboo shoot soup brought by someone else. Mrs. Liu, who always took this man's family, was also unhappy, so he brought some sausages over.

Xiuniang could tell what Liu was thinking just by looking at it. She didn't think about doing that much because of her appearance yesterday, but she added heavy salt when boiling the pheasant bones, and kept the bamboo shoots to store more water, so she did it. A pot full.

She told Chu Ge to scoop up half of it and let Ji Laoliu and his wife taste it. If the soup is delicious, they will take the bamboo seedlings to the town to sell. Yes, and hummed the tune, nagging Chu Ge to write it down, but Xiu Niang didn't think about using it.

She was laughing and chattering towards Mrs. Liu's room, thinking not to push back and forth to refute the face of others, and to catch up with the fried meal in the evening.

Xiuniang first asked Chu'an Xiaoxiang'er to wash her hands, then went back to the stove by herself, hung the meat intestines on the ventilation hole of the stove, took three pieces out, walked through the boiling water, and cut them into slices with a knife Hey, put it in the wok and stir it. When it is a little bit burnt, put the scallions on it and fry it together. After finishing it, add some soy sauce and put it on the plate.

While frying, Xiu Niang uncovered the rice cooker, and put the meat buns that she hadn't eaten earlier in the pot to cook for a while.

After a bag of cigarettes, Xiu Niang finished everything, called Xiao Xianger, Chu An, to help clean up the main room, and went out with the bowls and chopsticks, thinking that Chu Ge hadn't come yet, so she put the sausage on the plate , put it in the pot to warm it up.

The three of them sat in the main room talking about meeting, Xiao Xiang'er and Chu An were a little hungry, Xiu Niang took out the meat buns first and told them to eat first.

When it was almost the time of You, Chu Ge hadn't come yet, so Xiu Niang couldn't sit still, it was getting dark, why didn't she come back, she was thinking about going to find Ji Lao Liu, nagging her He goes looking for it.

She was walking towards the entrance of the courtyard, when she saw someone coming downhill with a bright light, Xiu Niang took a close look at it, so it was Chu Ge, she felt at ease now.

Chu Ge was looking for the way, and saw a small figure standing in front of his courtyard, he walked forward, looking at Xiu Niang, with that anxious expression still on his face, waiting to see himself again. A look of peace of mind.

The wind blowing at night was chilly, but right now Chu Ge felt warm at the top of his heart.

Xiu Niang wrinkled her small face and complained, "Why is it so late, didn't I say that I would go back early." Back to Xiayang Village, the dirt road on both sides of the tree branched, and it was difficult to see the road at night Fortunately, this fool knew that he had to borrow a lantern from the Zhao family.

Making Xiuniang wait anxiously, Chu Ge said awkwardly, "I chatted with my uncle and aunt in Shangyang Village for a while, and it was too late to return."

Xiu Niang looked at the dust on his legs, she must have hurried back on the road, she took the lantern from his hand indifferently, "Let's wash it first, so we can eat."

Chugon answered silently, fetching water from a basin in the yard, Xiuniang blew out the candles in the lantern, and put them on the side of the wall. It was dark and she didn't see it. The words written on the lantern It is a "Guo" character, not a "Zhao" character.

After eating, Chu Ge moved to install the wooden door, took down the two drooping wooden boards and put them on the side of the yard, so that they could be split open and used as firewood for burning.

Xiu Niang was on the side, helping to hold the candle lamp so that Chu Ge could see clearly, while Chu An and Xiao Xiang'er stood aside and watched.

Well, the door is installed, is Xiu Niang able to sleep soundly tonight, or else she always thinks that the two bamboo poles will fall down, opening the yard to the outside all night.

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A few days later, Chu Ge rushed to the town, Chu An took Xiao Xiang'er to the fields, and Xiu Niang was left alone in the house, she was drying clothes, when someone knocked Door.

Xiu Niang opened the door, and there was a big girl in a white floral dress standing outside, her pretty appearance was full of delicacy...

(End of this chapter)