Chapter 72. Wishful Thinking
Seeing that the fat woman seemed to be afraid of herself, her father Liu Da held the outer hat with her hands on the gold wire embroidered edge, shook the outer shirt of the silver thread, and followed the joke in the play: "Who is the one who is next to stand? But my brother and sister-in-law of the Liu family?"
Fat woman: ‘…’ I thought to myself, my god, I can’t tell you so close? This old guy either has a sick eye or is deliberately pretending to be airs.
But on the surface, the fat woman looked at the maids and servants standing solemnly on both sides, then at the old man Liu sitting upright in front of her, and had to squeeze out a flattering smile and said, "Oh, brother, you have such a good look. Who else would I be if I weren't your brother and sister? Hahaha!"
The old man Liu Da was relieved. To be honest, he was ready just now, and quietly pulled the collar of his clothes. He was about to jump off the chair and run away when the other party was angry. The destination was to hide behind his son. However, at the sight of the fat woman being so obedient, the old man knew it in his heart. He stroked his increasingly flowing goatee beard and said, "Oh, it turns out that he is really a brother and sister. I didn't expect that you would come over on the first day of the Lunar New Year, but it surprised me a little!"
‘What are you surprised? What’s there to be surprised? We are all family! Besides, it’s natural to come to my brother’s New Year’s greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year! Do you think so, Liu Neng? ‘The fat woman couldn’t help but feel annoyed when she saw her man sticking like a piece of wood, and she thought to herself, why are you so useless, just let me, a woman speak, but you won’t be able to say anything!
Liu Neng didn't expect that his wife would ask him, and he was stunned. The fat woman had asked her about her opinions whether she spoke or did things before. What should she say now?
So he thought for a while and said, "What, this is not the first day of the Lunar New Year. The couple brought some eggs to you, come and see you! They were all laid with firewood chickens at home. They are not big, but they are delicious!"
Liu Neng didn't play tricks, so he said whatever he wanted. Then he said, "I originally wanted to bring a big basket, but my wife couldn't bear it. Now it's good, just six eggs, which is a bit embarrassing. Brother, please accept it casually!"
Liu Neng's words made Xiao Cui, Xiaohong and others covered their mouths and laughed. The fat woman was even more ashamed and scolded the man in her heart, "Why don't you open the pot and bring up any pots?"
So he hurriedly remedy: "Oh, what do you mean by this? The third brother is stupid and can't speak. I can't bear to leave those eggs. I think, we don't lack this here. If you want to give it, give it a better one! For example, you don't want one with round and pointed ends, don't want one with too thick skin, and don't have a good color. So after picking it, I picked six out. It's okay to have six omens, six and six are very smooth, and six animals are prosperous! Do you think this is the reason?!"
Not to mention, although this fat woman is so sarcastic, her mouth is very vain. After she said this, it seems that this is what she really means.
My father Liu Da didn't want her egg, so he smiled and said, "It's good that people come, and I'll give you something to do! Third, I'll put in the water and boil dumplings later. I'll ask someone to dress up a few dishes, and you can have me have a few drinks with me!"
Before the man could speak, the fat woman hurriedly said, "That's a good relationship! We're here early today, and we haven't been able to make a fire and make a meal yet. It just so happened that you two brothers sat together and chatted!"
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Here, when Liu Wenyang saw that his father and his third uncle had a deep brotherhood, he arranged for the servants to go and prepare everything, prepare breakfast, and start breakfast.
The fat woman there pretended to reach out to help, and followed the cook to the kitchen. When she saw the place, she felt sour. Look, this kitchen is more spacious than my house, this iron pot is rounder than my water tank, and the ground is flatter than the bed I sleep in...
The fat woman went into the kitchen to touch this and look at that, but she felt that the pots and pans were hundreds of times better than her own.
Her eyes shone brightly, and thousands of thoughts turned into her mind. She said that the old man Liu's ancestral grave was smoked, so that she would enjoy such wealth; but the fat woman immediately thought that her man was brothers with Old Man Liu, and even if the ancestral grave was smoked, her man should have some money. But now... all good things have been taken away by this room, and she has not caught her by herself.
The loss and unwillingness made the fat woman feel uncomfortable like a needle. She forced her smile and asked the cook's mother Sun, "How much reward can you get if you work here for a month?"
The cook is also an honest person. He is very comfortable in pots and pans, and he is even more realistic in his heart. He smiled and said, "Mr. Liu is a kind-hearted person. He promised me two taels of silver a month!"
‘What? Two taels of silver?’ The fat woman opened her mouth wide.
‘Yes, two taels a month, and I will give some red envelopes during the holidays. For example, I got a big red envelope of a consistent amount this morning, and Xiao Cui and Xiao Hong also got five hundred coins! The master is really a good person, and the young master is very kind, so it cost no less than five hundred taels to open the porridge shop!’ But the cook generously attributed the money donated by Wu Fang and Zhang’s three great charity to Mr. Liu.
Hearing this, the fat woman's ears were different, and she said in her heart, "My mother! This old man Liu is really rich and noble!"
Five hundred taels, even if I fight hard with a man, I will never be able to save so much money in my life!
When the cook's mother saw the fat woman's eyes straight and her throat made a strange sound of "uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
The fat woman returned to her position and grabbed her with her hands and said, "Don't, don't go! I just had a stomachache, and I was so excited that I fart! Now, haha, don't worry about me!"
Seeing her like this, the cook was relieved. Although she didn't know how close the fat woman was to the master, she was a servant and she still had to do her duty to avoid offending others.
The cook is very kind, but he didn't know that the fat woman had already made up her wishes. After getting the news, she no longer pretended to help with cooking, so she went out to find her own man.
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At the dining table in the middle hall, the third uncle Liu Nengzheng and his father Liu Da made seven or eight side dishes, drinking a small wine happily.
Although there are few side dishes, they are very delicate. Unlike before, they were just a plate of "dried tofu" and a plate of "peanuts", which were vegetarian but not meat dishes. Now they are a combination of meat and vegetables, including "scrambled chicken nuggets", "burned mushrooms", "vinegar small fish", and "leeks and eggs".
The wine is no longer a low-quality rice wine that can be found on the street, but a first-class "Daughter Hong" in the town. After holding the wine glass, you can smell the intoxicating fragrance of wine even if you don't drink it.
Uncle Liu was obviously happy to drink, especially sitting with his elder brother Liu Da. Seeing his brother's family becoming so generous, he felt even more comfortable, so he drank Xiaojiu even more comfortable.
Just as Liu Neng drank it red, he picked it up with chopsticks several times and wanted to pick up the greasy and fragrant chicken wings on the plate and chew it to eat, but saw a woman outside standing by the door and poking her head, and a big ugly face winked at him.
Uncle Liu Neng was unhappy and thought to himself, this woman is really a woman. She finally had a hot meal, but you were messing around outside.
Ignoring her, Liu Neng still clamped the chicken wings, and his mouth was greasy and burped. He looked back and saw that the woman was still there, and she was still winking herself.
When his father Liu Da saw his brother gnawing on the chicken wings, he looked at the door with curiosity, but saw the fat woman squeezing her eyes hard, so he said to Liu Neng: "Brother, it seems that my brother and sister are asking you for something. Go over and let's drink this wine later."
'This prodigal girl will look for me and find trouble! Brother, you, wait first, I will take a look.' Liu Neng saw that the brother had spoken, then moved his butt and stood up, wiped the greasy mouth with his cuffs, and held the stretched belt with his hands, and then walked towards the door reluctantly.
When the man came over, the fat woman pulled him aside, looking sneaky.
Uncle San Liu Neng said impatiently: "You, what are you doing? You still want me to drink a little wine?"
The fat woman twisted her arm hard and said, "You damn, is it that important to drink alcohol? How many winks did I give you before you came out?! Why, those horse peeing soup hasn't filled you yet?!"
Liu Neng's arm hurts because his wife twisted her arms, and grinned and said, "What are you talking nonsense? What kind of horse peeing soup? That's a daughter-in-law that you may not be able to buy if you have money!'
‘Bad! What a big daughter, a man, a man, I don’t worry about this!’ The fat woman despises men’s incompetence. She just knows how to urinate, and doesn’t care about anything else.
‘I said to you…’ Fat woman was so stubborn and said in a low voice: ‘I’ve found out clearly. Your brother’s family is really rich now. You can make dozens of taels a day with just fortune-telling transactions! And, do you know how much the month’s salary for the cook they hired? ‘Fat woman pretended to be mysteriously raised up two fingers, ‘Two taels of silver! Two taels! It’s almost as good as our family’s half a year’s harvest!’
Liu Neng also took a breath. He only knew that his brother had made a fortune, but he didn't expect that he would be so generous.
‘You, what’s the use of envying this? It’s not our money!’ Liu Neng said with a mouthful of spitting.
'How come it is useless? Think about it, I am also a woman, I can cook, isn't it just a pot and add water to stir-fry dishes? What's the problem?! So, just say to your brother and drive away the cook. Let me do all these tasks!'
The fat woman finally showed her fox's tail, wanted to steal the cook's job, build a base in the Liu family, and slowly take advantage of it in the future.
Although Liu Neng is honest, he is also somewhat concise. He thought, yes, his wife can make fire and make food. Whoever earns this money is not to earn, so it is better for her to do it. The wealth will not flow to outsiders and her life will be better.
When the fat woman saw the man in a daze, she continued to instigate: 'Also, you told your brother that our family lives in a small place, and the room is made of kitchen and thatched cottage, and it is uncomfortable to live in... The Liufu family is big and has many houses. I asked him if we can move here and take care of each other!'
'What did you say? Move here?' Liu Neng didn't expect that his wife had such a great ambition and wanted to move here. How could this be possible?! Even if his father Liu Da agreed, his nephew would definitely not agree.
'Why did you forget how you treated others before? You couldn't even give me a bowl of rice. If you eat half a tael of soybeans, you would be noisy and quarrel! Now, seeing that someone is rich, you want to come over and take advantage of it. How can you do this in the world?! You still want to grind sesame oil after pulling the pit, and you are too good to think about it!'
Ignoring the man's sarcasm, the fat woman pouted and said, "What, don't you go and say it? If you don't say it, I will say it! I don't believe that Old Man Liu is so ruthless and doesn't even help his own brothers!"
Seeing the woman rushing forward with her neck twitching, Liu Neng grabbed her and said, "Stop, stop! You didn't mess up the matter directly when you opened your mouth! I, I, I will talk about it----'
Unexpectedly, a man who could not beat a single stick would say this. The fat woman was happy and said, "Then you say it better. If the matter is done, I will go home and reward you!" After that, she also used the sow eyes to fly the man with a charming look.
Chapter completed!