happy old days

Chapter 27

After dinner in the evening, Jinniang took a bath and sat on the edge of the embroidery frame to embroider peonies. This is what she started to embroider recently. Jinniang used to learn embroidery from Mrs. Lin, who was a Xiuniang in an official family in the south. , dozens of years of craftsmanship, and only returned to her hometown when she was old. Although Jinniang only studied for two years, the craftsmanship is still not good, but she has learned all the embroidery methods. In the past few months, Jinniang's craftsmanship has improved by leaps and bounds, and there is no need for embroidery samples at all. , As long as you think of the pattern in your head and embroider it directly, the craftsmanship is probably no worse than Aunt Lin's.

Jin Niang felt that this should have something to do with the Mother of Water, her family has benefited a lot, and she has changed a lot.With Mother of Water and her embroidery skills, her life will be guaranteed in the future. She is very satisfied with her current life. With relatives and a family, she seldom thinks about modern life.

The peony picture she is embroidering now is a pair of double-sided embroidery. Mrs. Lin only demonstrated it to her once, she has never really embroidered it. Now her memory is very clear, and recalling it is like learning it again.Not only the memory of this life is clear, but the memory of the previous life is also very clear, as long as you recall everything, you will remember everything.It is really God's favor.

When Yang Zhenhai came back from Father Yang's room, he saw Jinniang sitting there embroidering, her hair was still a little wet and gently covered, her fair skin glowed softly under the oil lamp, her vivid eyes were lowered, and her eyelashes reflected her eyes. There was a trace of shadow, Yao's nose was slightly raised, her lips were ruddy, and her figure was graceful.Although she is still so petite and small, she is obviously opened up a little and she is much taller.

Having been together for half a year, Yang Zhenhai already knew his little daughter-in-law quite well, and he really liked it so much, he wished he could hold her in his hand all day, so as not to let her suffer any harm, nor let her worry about anything.

Going forward, "Didn't you be told to do sewing at night? Watch your eyes carefully." He stretched out his hand and hugged Jinniang.

"Be careful, I'll stab you again." Jin Niang quickly put away the needle.

Sitting on the kang with Jinniang in his arms, he lowered his head and sniffed, "What did you put on? Is it so fragrant?"

Her neck was a little itchy, and Jinniang sniffed it herself, "Why, um—go and wash it quickly, your body smells like sweat." She pinched her nose as she spoke.

"Still dislike me..." Yang Zhenhai hugged Jinniang tightly as he spoke, kissed her face and lips, and his hands were even more dishonest, making Jinniang itchy.

"No...no, I don't dislike it, let go, hehe...it's too itchy." Jinniang couldn't help laughing.

Yang Zhenhai felt that it was time for him to go off the rails after making out, and he was the one who suffered.

"I missed you today." He put her down and went out of the house to take a bath.

"Is Dad already asleep?"

"Well, I'm a little tired during the day." Yang Zhenhai got on the kang, got into bed, hugged Jinniang into his arms, reached out to take the book from Jinniang's hand, and frowned, "I'm not allowed to read at night from now on."

"Oh." Jinniang nodded obediently.

Yang Zhenhai sighed, "I like reading so much, next time I go to the market to pick some, I think you will memorize these few books." He knew that Jinniang usually embroidered or read books before going to bed, and he didn't know how to cultivate them. This habit is just for the good of her eyes, so she can't get used to it.

Jinniang smiled and rubbed her arms into Yang Zhenhai's arms, "Okay, I want to read travel journals, and story books are also fine." I used to read it before going to bed in school.

Blowing out the oil lamp, the two lay on the kang, Yang Zhenhai held Jinniang's hand in his hand, it was still so soft, smooth, slender and dexterous, it looked like she was doing housework every day but her hands were not rough, "What about this day?" , don't take it to heart, the second aunt told about the third brother's marriage at the beginning, the third brother and sister's family was poor, but the third brother took a fancy to it, and the parents agreed, and now my father regrets it, the third brother and sister put the old All the money from the third family was paid to my mother’s family, and my life was like that. But my mother was sick when the third family entered the house, and she also served our mother, so my father didn’t say anything about it. It’s just that you will be careful in the future , can't be too generous."

"I know, it's not a big deal. Even if I don't teach them, they can figure it out."

Yang Zhenhai pulled Jin Niang into his arms, "Hehe, you are kind, but others don't necessarily see it that way." She is really a young daughter-in-law, sometimes she is smart and sometimes confused, she understands everything with a smart mind, even though she didn't make a special investigation, But I understand a little bit. She used to say that she didn't say that she didn't go out of the door, but she was pretty much the same. She was pampered at home, but seeing that she was married, she was able to do things well, and she could think about things by herself, which shows that she has a brain Clever, as far as the stewed pork recipe and the sour bamboo shoots are concerned, Yang Zhenhai felt that Jinniang should have come up with it herself, and he has also read her few books on Qimin Yaoshu, which are really useful books, and he even read them a little bit. Inspiration, not to mention that Jinniang finds time to read it every day, and I am afraid that she has thoroughly understood everything in it.

It is said that she is confused, but she is too naive, and sometimes she is too trustworthy and easy to talk, just his few sisters-in-law speak with purpose all day long, she is really taken advantage of by others, and she doesn't know it yet.Yang Zhenhai felt that his daughter-in-law should be more protective in the future, this character is quite good, better than those who are always intriguing and have a lot of eyes.

Jinniang didn't know the evaluation in Yang Zhenhai's heart, and how could she not know the thoughts of other people, it's just that sometimes a loss is a blessing, as long as it doesn't exceed her bottom line, there is no need to be so fussy.

Father Yang didn't care about the quarrel between the two daughters-in-law at all. When the third aunt came to her and wanted to go to their bamboo forest to dig bamboo shoots, Jinniang knew that the whole village knew how to make sour bamboo shoots. This thing is simple to make, and it works just a little bit. Now everyone in the surrounding area knows how to make it. The sour bamboo shoots in the county cost two cents a catty, and they can't be less.

When Jinniang found out, she asked Yang Zhenhai, what's the matter, Yang Zhenhai shook his head and said, do you think that the second family can benefit the third family?But it turns out that the sour bamboo shoots were made by the second family. There is only a small piece of bamboo forest on their side, and they bought half of it. Lin Zi, who is angry in his heart, naturally won't let her get well, just like this, the sour bamboo shoots from the third wife's family can't be sold now.

Jinniang was a little speechless after hearing this, but wanted to know if the old man knew about the development of this matter.Hearing her question, Yang Zhenhai smiled and didn't answer.

"Ms. Jin—"

"Hey, Third Aunt, what's the matter?" Jinniang heard the shout coming out of the room.

"Yingzi and I are going to dig wild vegetables, will you go?"

Jinniang saw that she and their youngest daughter were carrying a basket, "Go, third aunt, wait for me." Then she entered the house, changed into old clothes, tied her hair tightly, and took the basket She doesn't have much strength, and the small chopping hoe that is only as long as the forearm, she is not used to using the chopping hoe at home. This is specially made by a blacksmith. It is small and light, and it is more convenient to dig wild vegetables.

"Father, my third aunt and I will go dig wild vegetables, and we will be able to do it in a while."

Mr. Yang didn't go out today, and his sons have almost done their farm work, so he is no longer needed. The previous one heard Jinniang saying that he wanted to catch a few chickens and ducks to raise them. Now he has time to make a chicken in the southwest corner of the yard. nest.

"Go." Old man Yang had heard his third aunt calling from there.

"Let's go, Third Aunt." Jin Niang came out with a smile.

Her third aunt looked at Jinniang when she came out, and saw that she was wearing a moon white cross-collar jacket, a thin cotton bijia with white flowers on a blue background, her hair was pulled up in a single bun, her fair skin was fair and her appearance was charming, she was not at all like those in their village. The person who can embroider and read is also a gentle and pleasant person on weekdays. I really don’t know what kind of son Gao Xiang was burned to marry such a good wife. It’s a pity that I haven’t heard of her reputation before. No luck either.

"You haven't seen your sister yet." The third aunt stepped forward and took Jinniang's hand, it was soft, "This is your sister, named Yingzi. She is one year younger than you."

Jinniang smiled and looked at Yingzi. Although she was a year younger than her, she was not short. Jinniang had grown a lot in the past six months. Now she could look 1.5 meters [-] by her own eyes, but Yingzi was still taller than her. She was quite envious, her complexion was a bit dark, but she looked good, and looked a little shy.

"Hi sister-in-law." Jinniang looked at Yingzi with a smile, the little girl blushed a little embarrassedly, it was the first time she had seen such a beautiful person, her fair face made her very envious.

The two are about the same age, but in my heart, Jinniang is much older. This Yingzi looks like she just graduated from elementary school. Looking at her, she thinks of her little friends in the village before, and she likes it a little, "Sister Yingzi, we will be more old when we are about the same age. Good move."

"I said the same thing. I heard your aunt say that you are good at embroidery, and I thought that if you have time to give advice to Yingzi, you don't want to have great skills, but you just want to go to your in-law's house in the future so that people will not be disgusted." Sanbo The mother quickly said with a smile.

Jinniang smiled, "That's because Auntie thinks highly of me. Younger sister Yingzi comes to me when she has time, and I'll take it as a companion." Although her personality has changed a bit, she is not as shy as Jinniang was before, but she is as good as the villagers. There are still not so many contacts, and the people I know now are only a few relatives who often come and go, and only my uncle.

The three of them walked to the hillside while they were talking. Of course, Aunt San said most of the way along the way. She just responded, and Yingzi basically had nothing to say, but she learned a lot of information from Aunt San's words.

Their village is next to a green hill, and there are a lot of wild vegetables, and there are also a lot of produce in the mountains, but unfortunately there are too many wild animals and no one drives them in.

Now is the time to dig wild vegetables, and you can meet a few women in the village on the road. Everyone is talking and laughing at work. Jinniang's arrival has attracted some attention. From time to time, one or two women can be seen whispering to her. Things are unavoidable, if they don't come out before, they are curious, and they will pass when they have seen enough.It's just that those eyes still made her blush a little.

I found a place with my third aunt. There is no need to look for wild vegetables this season, they are all in one piece, and it is not a bad year. There are many kinds of wild vegetables.Before, she only dug some in the front and back of her house, but she didn't expect it to be so rich here, especially with so much shepherd's purse. She suddenly wanted to eat dumplings stuffed with shepherd's purse, and there happened to be a piece of meat at home.When I was at home, I would go up the mountain with my grandfather to dig shepherd’s purse in this season. At that time, there were not so many. If I found one, I would be happy. I ran back to my grandfather with it and showed it to him. When I got home, the two of them would go together. She didn't know how to make dumplings at that time, and she opened her mouth as soon as she cooked them. In the end, the two always ate a piece of soup and felt very happy.

Jinniang was very comfortable holding the pickling hoe, and the third aunt squinted her eyes and said that she would find a blacksmith to make one when she got back.

"Hey...there is wild garlic here." Jin Niang saw a small piece of slender green leaf, and digging it with a small hoe, a pile of small white spherical garlic came out. At this time, the wild garlic was already gone. It has grown very big, and it can be salted when you dig it back. It tastes delicious. This is also a childhood memory. I seldom eat it later. Although it is sold in supermarkets in big cities, it does not have the taste of that time. up.There is no sauce at home, otherwise it would be good to eat directly with sauce.I also thought about going back and telling Yang Zhenhai how to plant a few rows of garlic this year, so that I can make some sweet and sour garlic.

The place is big, and everyone is scattered. Jin Niang dug out this piece of wild garlic in one go, knocked off the large piece of soil on it, and added the shepherd's purse that she dug before. It was a whole basket, and I couldn't dig it any more. If we move, this era is better, there is no pollution, and the environment has not been destroyed.

The third aunt also dug a lot. She didn't know when a 26-[-] woman came next to her, and she didn't know what to say.

"Jinniang is done digging, and I'm done too." The third aunt clapped her hands, then turned to the woman next to her and said, "Ming Shui's family, you have to take this matter to heart, I'll go back and listen."

"Don't worry, third aunt, I'll ask you when I get back." The woman responded with a smile, then looked at Jin Niang and said, "This is from Zhenhai's family. It’s been a few days since we got married, and we haven’t seen each other yet, but after seeing it now, we realize that what they said is not an exaggeration at all, hehe, Zhenhai is blessed.”

The third aunt saw that Niang Jin's face was blushing, so she patted her, "Stop saying a few words, you don't need to tell me that your siblings are young."

The woman patted her mouth with a smile, "I was wrong, I just saw that my younger siblings like it, but we are relatives and we have to move around a lot in the future. It's a pity that your home is far away, but if you are bored, you can come to my place Let's work together."

Jin Niang agreed with a smile.She didn't take it seriously, she is still young and a newly married daughter-in-law, if she really walks around, there might be some gossip, so she should be careful.What's more, she has a lot of things to do every day, so she has no time to go out.

(End of this chapter)