happy old days

Chapter 34

"When the water is ready, let's have a drink." Jin Niang pushed open the door of the west room, and saw Yang Zhenhai writing something on the edge of the table.

"En." He replied, and put the pen away, "I will start work later, and you can tell me about the food. I have already told people that they will deliver the meat every day. As for the vegetables, is there enough for our family? If If it’s not enough, the second and third families should be able to make up for it.” Yang Zhenhai stood up and said to Jinniang.

Jinniang shook her head, "No, the food at home is enough. Just bring the meat over, and you don't have to worry about anything else."

Yang Zhenhai smiled, and took off his coat. Although his little daughter-in-law looked weak, she was very organized in doing things. She looked again and frowned, "I usually eat more, and I feel thinner again." He stretched out his hand and pinched Jinniang's face, it was silky.

Jinniang smiled and hid, "It's grown, the older sister saw me and said that I'm a little fatter, maybe it's because I've grown taller."

Yang Zhenhai leaned back and took a look. His little daughter-in-law really grew a little taller, and she looked more and more handsome. He thought in his heart, after the new house is built, can the house be consummated?
Building a house is a major event in the family. Yang Zhenhai started to prepare for it when he came back from Yancheng. This house is going to be lived in for a long time, so it can’t be sloppy at all. The wood and stone craftsmen have to be ready. He even asked Jin about the house. Niang has a lot of opinions. Yang Zhenhai is very understanding on this point and respects Jinniang's opinions very much. The two of them have to study it almost every night to make sure that their future home is done well.Moreover, he found that some of Jinniang's ideas were very good, so he went to the old Wu's house in the neighboring village almost every two days to ask them to see what could be done.Old Wu is already seventy years old, and he has long since stopped doing things for others, so he invited him out this time.

Yang Zhenhai left early the next morning. The materials for building the house had been delivered there. He asked people from the village to help watch over them. There were still people sending things here today, so he wanted to have a look.

Jinniang cleaned up the house, first pickled the duck eggs that Aunt San sent yesterday, the salted duck eggs she pickled are very simple, just put the boiled hot salt water into the jar, then put in the washed duck eggs .Jinniang also added two drops of mother of water to the salt water, hoping that the taste and nutrition of the salted duck eggs would be better.

Before noon, the butcher in the village brought half a piece of pork, some offal and pig feet, and Jinniang hurriedly dealt with it. Now that the weather is hot, she can't eat it all at once, for fear of spoiling it.

While tidying up, the second child's family came over, carrying a big basket of vegetables in his hand, and the small one on his back, followed by the big girl.

"Sister-in-law is busy, I took some food, where should I put it?"

Jinniang saw that there were quite a lot of eggplants, cucumbers, and rapeseed inside, "You see, there are enough at home, you can keep them for yourself."

The second child's smile is hearty, "Hehe, eat ours first, and you will grow old if you don't eat. This year, I planted a lot at home." Now that I have passed it by myself, everything in the yard is my own, and I planted more at once. The old family builds a house and asks her family to prepare stones, which can make a lot of money.

Jinniang smiled, and put the dishes aside, "Da Ya took my younger brother to your grandfather's room to play. There are candies on the lid of the box. You and younger brother can eat two pieces today, and the rest go back to eat."

The little girl smiled, "Thank you, Auntie." She was so soft and cute, she took her younger brother from her mother, and carried her to the east room with some difficulty.

"Big ya is really sensible, now I know how to take care of my younger brother." Jin Niang looked at the two children and really liked them.

"No, our eldest is obedient and well-behaved, she knows how to help me with work at home, and I don't point at her to do anything, as long as the housework can be done, I will find a good wife in the future." The second child's family He also stepped forward to help Jinniang clean up the meat, and when he talked about Da Ya, his face was showing off.

"Don't worry, three years old is old, just look at Da Ya's current temperament and you can't go wrong in the future." Jinniang now has a lot of affection for the second child's family. She still has a lot of problems, but she only cares about her children. She felt that this person was good, and although she was sharp, she was not such an unreasonable person. At least, when she heard that Yang Zhenhai bought land and built a house, although she was a little unbalanced, she had no evil intentions.The only downside is that she doesn't keep her mouth shut, so be careful when talking to her.

"Sister-in-law, how many rooms are you planning to build this time?" Her second son, who has been working for more than half a month, has been collecting stones, so how big a house does he have to build.

"What does your elder brother mean, you will take root in the village in the future, and build a little while you have some savings in your hands. I don't know the specifics. I heard from my second brother that you are going to buy a house in the county?"

When the second son heard this, his face showed a very proud attitude, "It was introduced by my natal brother. It is a shop facing the street. Let's see if we can do business in the future." Thinking about the soon-to-be As for the house, she felt that the houses built by the old people were not very good. How could the houses on their side compare with those in the county.

Then the two marinated the meat and hung it in a cool and ventilated place, so they wouldn't be afraid of spoilage. The second child's family kept talking while working, and Jin Niang heard all the gossip in the village during these days.

The meal they made together at noon was just put on the table when they saw the dowry Chunxi brought by the fourth daughter-in-law into the courtyard.

"Eldest wife, second wife." Chunxi entered the room and saluted first, Jinniang felt a little embarrassed every time she heard her call the eldest wife, and felt as if she had traveled through time again.The second child curled his lips even more, his face was full of contempt, and his eyes turned white.

Chun Xi acted as if he hadn't noticed, but still had a big smile on his face, "Our wife has a bit of heat stroke recently, and she doesn't feel well. She heard that the old man's house is being built, so she sent me here to accompany her."

Jinniang didn't have any impression of the fourth sibling, and she didn't care, but she was still a little upset, "Your brother and sister are polite." But she wouldn't come if she came, and no one would point at her. Ma'am, it's obvious that she is not like ordinary people, this servant girl looks kind, but she doesn't pay attention to them at all, she looks disgusting.

Chunxi put down a gift box she was carrying, "This is a little thought from our wife."

"Bah—what?" The second child watched Chunxi leave and spat, "Hmph, what are you pretending, isn't her natal family just a down-and-out scholar? What's the big deal?"

Jinniang smiled, "Look at me, I'm not angry yet, but you got angry first. She's too weak to help, and besides, the fourth child is not at home now, so it's right for her not to come out." But now it is early summer, heatstroke, how weak this body is.

"Hmph, I'm weak, did you see Chunxi just now? She was taken over by the fourth child." The second child leaned closer to Jinniang's ear and whispered.

Jinniang froze for a moment, "Is there such a thing?"

"Hey... Seeing her dressed like a girl, she has already been confiscated by the fourth child."

"Then why are you still dressed like this?"

"Who knows?" The second child's lips curled up. She looked down on the fourth family from the bottom of her heart. It's not the custom of their village to marry a concubine. Unless there are no children in the family, who else will Do.

Jin Niang shook her head, forget it, it has nothing to do with her.

When I opened the gift box in the evening, I was amused, it turned out that there were eggs inside, one to sixteen, which meant it went well.The packaging is pretty good.It's just that this is really not as good as the basket of vegetables given by the old second family, even if the basket of vegetables may not be as expensive as this egg, but the intention is different.

Yang Zhenhai also saw it, and gave a smirk, but didn't say anything.

The next day, the whole family got up before dawn. Father Chen came early with his two sons. Father Chen also brought a basket of eggs. Even if they didn’t count, there must be hundreds of them. Big red skin eggs.

"Your mother is worried about your two sister-in-laws, so she won't come over. Your sister said she would come to help, and she will arrive in a while." Father Chen told Mother Jin.

"Well, there are enough people here, but I can't let my mother come over." Both her sister-in-law and sister-in-law are pregnant, even if it's been three months, but in case something happens, they have to stay at home.

Their family built a big house with a long construction period. The people who came to work here were all hired by Yang Zhenhai. Originally, Mr. Chen and the others didn’t need money. What kind of wages do they need for their daughter and son-in-law? Only then did he agree, mainly because the house would have to be built for a period of time, so he couldn't embarrass his brother.Of course, Mr. Chen won't let him get started, so he just helps to look at it.

The workers hired a total of 30 joint craftsmen and more than [-] people. These people live in temporary sheds on the mountain at night, and they have to take care of three meals a day. In addition, they have a good relationship in the village, so they come here to help Yes, Jinniang and the others cook a lot of meals every day.Thanks to the help of many people.

Manniang gave Yaozu to her mother-in-law to take care of, and she lived directly in Jin's family, helping Zhang Luo, the eldest aunt, the third aunt, the daughter-in-law of the second family, the second sister-in-law and the third sister-in-law of the second uncle's family, the younger brothers and sisters of the sixth uncle's family, and the younger sister. sister.Come and help, this manpower is enough.The third child's family never showed up. According to the second child's family, the third child is here to help, and she took the child back to her mother's house.That person was always dull and didn't have much contact with people in the village, so no one really knew if he came back or not.

It is a bit inappropriate to cook with too many people. Jin Niang thought that this group of people can eat quite well, and she thought about it before. She asked someone to make a big steamer with bamboo, one on top of the other, and put water in the big pot below, and once Can steam a lot.

Thinking of the fast food in the previous life, I made a few more dishes and put them in wooden barrels or wooden basins. Each person had a large bowl, and they could eat whatever they wanted. Of course, there must be a big meat dish like braised pork at noon.Even stir-fried dishes will put shredded pork and sliced ​​meat, and occasionally buy some chicken and duck for a meal.

These workers would be treated like this on weekdays, but they are looking forward to the three meals in the morning, lunch and evening, that is, porridge and steamed buns in the morning, and all kinds of pickles and vegetables made by Jinniang, which are delicious .If you eat well, you will be full of energy every day.Very hard.

This time the house was built very carefully, and it took a month and a half. Jin Niang didn't go over to look at the house until it was built. Usually, cooking alone is enough for her to be busy.During this period of time, a little bit of meat became thinner again.But the moment I saw my new home, I felt very comfortable.

(End of this chapter)