Rebirth of the farmer's daughter-in-law

Chapter 37 Meng Duo's thoughts

"You kid, you're going to be beaten during the Chinese New Year!" Meng Da said harshly, but his eyes were full of smiles, and Sanchun giggled.

Bean-like candlelight, the family sits together, laughter spreads from time to time, and the small yard is full of warmth.

Meng Duo boiled some paste, and Meng Da cut the bought new window paper to size.He stood on a high place, and Meng Duo smeared the four sides of the window paper with paste and handed it to him.

"Brother, it's a little higher on the left." Sanchun watched in the yard, taking a look at it from time to time.

Si Ya took out the window grilles that she had cut last night, and picked out the patterns she liked inside.

"The snowflake pattern is pasted on the west side, and the herd of cows and horses is pasted on the east side. Brother, where did you cut it and paste it?" Siya asked holding up the crumpled window grille.

Meng Da caught a glimpse of Meng Duo holding back a smile, and immediately looked embarrassed, scolding himself for being owed, why did he have a cramp and cut some window grilles?Maybe his siblings laughed at him in their hearts, he felt that his tall image was completely destroyed in one fell swoop.

"My uncle farms and hunts, supports his family and earns money. How can he do these women's things?" Meng Duo said to Siya with a smile, "Quickly cut the uncle's body and put it away, lest others see and make fun of me. Don't say there are women in the family , but there is no reason for a man to do such a thing. Sister-in-law is not allowed to mention this matter in the future, do you hear me?"

Si Ya nodded when she heard the words, Meng Da took a look at Meng Duo and felt warm in his heart.The windows were covered with snow-white paper, and the room looked much brighter.There are all kinds of window grilles on it, which makes it a little more festive.

Meng Da took out the door gods and couplets that he had bought, with black characters on a white background, Meng Duo couldn't recognize a few, let alone read them.

"Praying for wealth and good fortune is beneficial, and going in and out is safe." Meng Da himself does not know how to read, but he must know what is written on the couplets when he buys them. He deliberately asked the seller to read them, "Hengban, five blessings come to the door!"

If there is a funeral at home, red paper cannot be pasted. In the first year, white paper is used, in the second year, green paper is used, and in the third year, green paper is used, and then it returns to normal.

"Brother, read it again." Sanchun begged.

Meng Da read it again slowly, and Sanchun stood at the door and repeated it over and over again, and even scratched and wrote on the ground with a small wooden stick.

"Second sister-in-law, I can recognize these nineteen characters!" Sanchun shouted excitedly, a little happier than eating good food.

Meng Da felt a little sour when he saw it, and made up his mind to send Sanchun to study.Meng Da's grandfather was a down-and-out boy, and even in his father's generation he could know a few big characters.

But Bai Wuyi is a scholar. His father can carry his shoulders but not his hands. As the days get harder and harder, he simply does not teach Meng Da to read.

But his father is not an illiterate master, he is more open-minded than ordinary people in dealing with people.Meng Da was affected subtly, and he felt a little bit cautious.

Now he is strong enough to support his family. It is rare that Sanchun likes to study and is smart. He wants to support Sanchun to study.

Woke up early the next morning, Sanchun ran to the door to read the couplet again.I recited right, reversed, and danced, and then squatted on the ground and scratched with a straw stick.

Meng Duo cut off a large piece of fresh pork, washed it and put it in a large pot to burn it.She fished out a large sauerkraut from the tank, covered with ice, her little hands were red from the cold.

When Meng Da saw it, he moved the cutting board to the cauldron, and put two logs of firewood under the stove.

Meng Duo rubbed his hands that were itchy from the cold, and began to peel off the sauerkraut clapper piece by piece, leaving the tender core in the middle aside.

"Second sister-in-law, I want to eat sauerkraut core." Siya ran out of the house.

Meng Duo handed Nen Xin'er over with a smile, and said: "It's cold outside, go inside to eat, and send half to your third brother, he's squatting at the door."

There are no fruits in the country, and children like to eat the sour and crunchy core when stewing sauerkraut.

The kitchen knife in Meng Duo's hand was placed horizontally, cutting along the sauerkraut clapper from the top, going all the way down without cutting it, and the original piece of clapper became two pieces connected together with swift and crisp movements.

"Slow down, what should I do if I cut my hand?" Meng Da raised his eyes and couldn't help saying.

She smiled and raised her head and replied, "Can you still do such a small thing? I have been used to it for many years, and I can't hurt my hands even if I close my eyes."

Seeing that she kept moving her hands while talking, Meng Da didn't dare to talk to her again, for fear that she would cut her fingers.I saw her stacking the sliced ​​sauerkraut clappers into a pile, brushing, and the even and thin strands were scattered on the cutting board like running water.

Seeing that she had finished cutting, Meng Da said, "You say I'm good at hunting and farming, but I see you doing housework neatly. I can't compare to you."

"I'm just doing laundry, cooking, and cleaning the house. How can I compare with Uncle?" Meng Duo put the shredded sauerkraut into a basin to wash, and then squeezed out the water inside.

"What can't be compared? You asked me to cut sauerkraut and cut it into the thickness of your fingers. Although it is not easy for a man to support his family, it is not easy for a woman to take care of the house." Meng Da glanced at her red hands from the cold and said He said, "Without you taking care of the house, I can't worry about running around outside. Sanchun and Siya have no one to take care of them, and they are still cold when they come back."

"Uncle boasted so much that I'm ashamed. It would be better when my sister-in-law comes in, so that I don't understand anything." She blushed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

Meng Da seemed uncomfortable when he heard this, so he turned around and went to the woodshed to chop firewood.Meng Duo couldn't help laughing when he saw it, it was rare to see him shy.

Although she can take care of housework, after all, she is under the same roof with her uncle and uncle, so it is inevitable that it will be inconvenient.Besides, the uncle is not young, it should be said that the daughter-in-law has started a family.It's just that there are no elders in the family, and Meng Da himself can't talk about such things, so Meng Duo has to worry about it.

She calculated in her heart that after repairing the roof in spring and sending her uncle to school, there would still be some money left at home.She will go to the Chen family to work again, and the uncle will hunt more prey, and after three to five months of savings, he will be able to marry his uncle.When the sister-in-law enters the door, she will hand over the financial power, so don't worry when the time comes!

The more he thought about Meng Duo, the happier he was, and he went over the suitable candidates in the village in his mind.You can't have a flirtatious one, you can't have a greedy and lazy one, and your parents are mean and have a bad reputation and are not safe. After all, there really isn't a sister-in-law that suits her.

"Second sister-in-law, the pot has been on for a long time." Siya ran over and said while pulling at her skirt.

Only then did Meng Duo come to his senses, and hurriedly took the meat out of the pot, scooped out a ladle of the burnt meat soup and kept it, and then put the shredded sauerkraut in it.The wood under the stove is burning vigorously, so you don’t need to worry about putting the green onion seasoning in, just wait for the sauerkraut to be stewed and add salt to get out of the pot.

The scooped broth should not be wasted, it is best used for steaming stew.She first wiped the inside of the big bowl with pigskin, then filled half a bowl with sweet potato powder, added chopped green onion and a little salt, added broth and stirred.

(End of this chapter)