Wang family small peasant girl

Chapter 32

After Zhou Min left, the snow gradually lightened and the sky gradually darkened. The family had just had dinner when they heard someone calling outside the courtyard: "Sister Youqing."

Mrs. Zhou walked out of the main room and saw that it was Mrs. Feng, Wang Damao's daughter-in-law, who came into the courtyard with an oil-paper umbrella, "Sister Youqing, I'm here to get the wine jars. There are a lot of things to put in during the Chinese New Year. There is still a shortage of jars, no, I’ll come and get them.”

"Look at me, I was so busy that I forgot to send you back. I'll come out and wash it up before you take it back." Zhou smiled and walked to the eaves, took the bamboo hat hanging on the earthen wall, and put it on his head. She went to the kitchen as soon as she covered it, and Mrs. Feng walked in after her.

After Mrs. Feng entered the kitchen, she put away the oil-paper umbrella, leaned against the dirt wall, and walked up to Mrs. Zhou, who was pouring wine into her own jar, "Sister Youqing, you have to persuade Yun'er to watch It's better to open some, there are many good babies, this one is gone, just look for it again." Feng moved to Zhou's ear and whispered softly.

Mrs. Zhou stopped pouring the wine, frowned slightly, and turned to look at Mrs. Feng puzzled. She didn't understand a word she said, "Daughter-in-law Da Mao, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand? "

At this moment, Feng's eyes widened slightly, and he looked carefully at Zhou's face. He didn't seem to be lying, and then he said in surprise: "Ah, sister-in-law Youqing, you don't know about this." He felt a bit elevated, but as soon as the words came out, he felt that it was not good for him to say them, and his face became a little unnatural, "This...Since you don't know, sister-in-law, just pretend that I didn't say anything."

It was very uncomfortable to speak half of the words and hide the half, Zhou's face was a little unhappy, he put the half-empty wine jar, his face sank, and he said: "Daughter-in-law Da Mao, you have something to say Just say it straight, don't try to whet people's appetites, even if you don't like to hear it, I don't blame you."

Mrs. Zhou's words were in the middle of her heart, and Mrs. Feng immediately said with confidence, "Hey, sister-in-law, you asked me to say this, so I won't hide it. Many people in the village know about it. The day after tomorrow, the Zheng family will marry Tiesuo a wife, and the Zheng family has been arguing about this marriage for the past few days, and the house is very lively."

Mrs. Zhou obviously hadn't thought about this, and she wasn't prepared at all. When she heard the news suddenly, she was stunned. Although she had heard that the Zheng family had proposed marriage to Tie Suo last time, she hadn't expected it at all. If you say it's over, it's over. After only so much time, the daughter-in-law is about to marry and come in.

"Sister-in-law Youqing, don't mess up first. If you can't hold on, what will Yun'er do? I advise you to take care of your daughter. The most important thing is to take good care of your daughter." Feng's expression changed instantly when he saw Zhou. , so he hurriedly persuaded him.

Fortunately, Mrs. Zhou is not a heartless person. Although the news made her feel panicked, she didn't lose her mind. After a moment of stunned, she regained her composure, picked up the wine jar again, and continued to pour the wine. He said in a neutral manner: "Then it's time to congratulate the Zheng family. On the day of the banquet, if his family comes to invite us, we will definitely go to congratulate in person."

A trace of surprise flashed in Feng's eyes, as if he was afraid that he heard it wrong, he said anxiously: "Go and congratulate, if I don't come to smash their seats, I will never give up."

"Their family has nothing to do with ours, why should they smash their seats, Da Mao's daughter-in-law, you are really joking." As soon as Feng's words fell, Zhou's pushed back, feeling that Feng was a bit fanning the flames , the tone is a little unhappy.

Although Mrs. Feng loves to gossip, she is not stupid enough. She could hear the dislike in Mrs. Zhou's words, and immediately smiled flatteringly: "Yes, yes, just treat me as a joke, let's not mention this, sister-in-law Youqing , don't take it to heart." Feng Shi just smiled and confused the matter.

Mrs. Zhou was already feeling uncomfortable, so she didn't answer immediately, and poured her wine with her head down. Feeling a little self-defeating, Mrs. Feng pretended to straighten her hair, reached out to stroke her hair, turned her eyes, and looked away.

Feng's eyes wandered around the kitchen, and he saw half a board of tofu on the water tank, and an oil drum next to the stove, which still contained tea oil at the bottom of the bucket.

At this moment, Feng's mouth couldn't be idle again, and he laughed quickly: "Sister Youqing, I heard that your family sells oil and fried tofu in the town. We have known each other for so many years, and we really haven't seen it. Come out, your guy is still good at business."

"It's just opening your mouth, how can you afford to do business." Mrs. Zhou put down the empty wine jar, put the wine jar in the cupboard, took the empty jar to the tub, and washed it with her hands. Li still replied indifferently.

Mrs. Feng became interested, hurried to Mrs. Zhou, squatted down, and said curiously: "I heard people say that the oil in your family is secret from the ancestors. Is this true? Except rapeseed, soybeans, and peanuts , Sunflower seeds, what else can be used to extract oil? Is this oil really able to live longer?"

After being asked so bluntly by Feng Shi, Zhou Shi didn't know what to answer her, so he stopped washing the jars, turned his head to look at her, and was about to speak, but Zhang Yun walked out of the kitchen He came in and directly answered for Mrs. Zhou, "Auntie, it's all rumored by people, so don't take it seriously. It's just ordinary oil, nothing rare. How about I decorate it for you and bring some back to taste."

Zhang Yun came to make a lot of money, and added some politeness, which made Feng very happy, and said with a smile: "Yun'er is really cute, so I won't be polite. Auntie will not eat your oil for nothing. Next time When we go back to your house for wine, let's pretend to have some more." Feng said with a smile.

"It's okay, Uncle Da Mao and Auntie love us so much, it's nothing to eat some oil, just take it." Zhang Yun said with a smile, and went to get a small jar in his hand, filled it with a small half of tea oil, and used it A clean coarse cloth stuffed the mouth of the jar and handed it to Mrs. Feng.

At this time, Zhou's wine jars have also been washed, wiped the water with a rag, and then returned them to Feng. They have already taken what should be taken, and got another jar of oil. Feng smiled and hugged the two jars, holding them Picking up the oil-paper umbrella and leaving the kitchen, he called out, "Sister-in-law Youqing, then I'll be leaving first."

Zhang Yun was by the kitchen door, watching Feng Shi leave, thinking in his heart that the matter of the tea oil was becoming more and more difficult to hide. It was only a few days before and after, and several times people had come to inquire about it, or Intentionally or unintentionally, they are all very curious about their family's oil sales, or it can be said that other people have also thought about this way of making money. If this continues, the Zhang family will become the target of public criticism. It seems that this matter needs to be carefully thought out to find a good solution.

Zhang Yun was thinking about tea oil in his heart, but the Zhou family in the kitchen was thinking about something else, that is, the marriage of Tiesuo. When he was thinking about it, he turned his face and looked at Zhang Yun's back, thinking about this matter. Let my daughter know, if I tell her directly, will it embarrass her? After all, this is equivalent to being resigned. Although there is no actual engagement, the villagers may not see it that way. The behind the scenes Gossip is definitely indispensable.

The mother and daughter each had their own concerns, and when Zhang Yun returned to the kitchen to help clean up the dishes, neither of them said a word, and each lowered their heads to think about their own affairs. After cleaning up, they went back to the house separately.

As soon as Mrs. Zhou returned to the house, she climbed onto the kang, moved up and down by the kang table, called Zhang Youqing, asked him to sit down opposite, and told him what Mrs. Feng just said, and wanted to discuss it with him. How should I tell my daughter about this matter.

"What, Tie Suo is going to get married, the Zheng family is too bullying, what's wrong with our Yun'er, it makes them so disgusted." Zhang Youqing, who used to have no temper, now also became irritable, and his eyebrows almost stood on end up.

Seeing that his voice was raised in vain, Mrs. Zhou quickly waved her hands, and said anxiously: "Take it easy, don't let Dad hear it, you also know that with his temper, he might hit someone's door tonight."

"The Zheng family is so bullying, what's wrong with knocking on the door, let alone father, I want to do it." Zhang Youqing patted the kang table hard, and he stood up suddenly, and the flames also rushed up, wishing he could finish speaking With these few words, I just threw my arms away.

"Father, don't fan the flames, sit down for me." Seeing this, Mrs. Zhou hurriedly jumped off the kang, stretched out her hand to grab Zhang Youqing, and pushed him to sit on the kang with all her strength, and then held on like this On his shoulder, he scolded anxiously: "You hit the door, the fire is out, and the anger is gone, but Yun'er's reputation will be ruined, such a big person, why don't you have to think about it. "

Mrs. Zhou scolded so much that Zhang Youqing fell down. The daughter's reputation could not be ignored, but after thinking about it, she was angry, and there was nowhere to vent her anger, so she spat and cursed: "It's really not a thing."

"Okay, it's useless for us to scold the world here, we can only hurt our own bodies with anger, and the most important thing is to think of a way." Zhou's heart is also angry, but his mind is always more careful than men, this will not be so If you want to vent your anger, the most urgent thing is to find a way to appease your daughter, which is what you should do right now.

When it comes to ways to comfort his daughter, Zhang Youqing is bored. He is a big man, and he is not very talkative on weekdays. The worst thing he is good at is comforting people. He can only keep his head down and think hard. I can't tell how ugly I am.

Mrs. Zhou was also thinking hard, and didn't know how to speak. She was really afraid that the daughter would be overwhelmed. After a long while, the couple couldn't come up with a good idea. Mrs. Zhou became a little irritable, and said: "Our family doesn't have many daughters. If Yun'er It is much easier to have an older sister, and it is easier for sisters to talk to each other than our elders, and they can help to comfort them."

Zhang Youqing nodded after hearing this, and said, "Why don't you let Cheng Zi talk about it? Yun'er used to listen to Cheng Zi's words the most. It's better to let Cheng Zi talk about it than us to talk about it."

"Cheng Zi listened, I'm afraid it's hotter than you, how can I persuade Yun'er." She has a good temper with her son, and Cheng Zi cares most about this younger sister, and something slightly hinders Yun'er , I was so angry, how could I calm down.

Zhang Youqing also felt that it was inappropriate to mention this point, so he hurriedly said: "Then why don't you go and find Lan'er, Xing'er, and He'er over here."

It’s almost Chinese New Year, and it’s not good to let a few nieces come over. Zhou shook her head after thinking about it, thinking about it, and suddenly thought of someone, and hurriedly said: "Isn’t Yun’er the best friend with Chang Juan, why don’t you find me?" She came over to help, so that she could talk to Yun'er."

(End of this chapter)