He threw Li Huai up and caught him steadily, going back and forth a few times. The little guy was "chirping" with joy. Cheng Xue only reminded him, "be careful," and then entered the house without saying anything more.
Mrs. Wang couldn't wait any longer and pulled her to ask how the matter was being handled.
"Don't worry, the complaint has been handed in. In a case like this, which the prisoner admits personally, once the trial is completed and the verdict is issued, everything will be settled."
Yu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief and thought about it:
"I'll go back and tell my parents when the final decision comes out."
"Well, there's no rush. Let's wait until the dust settles." Cheng Xue had no objection.
Inside the house, the food has been prepared, including stewed beans and potatoes, garlic-flavored crickets, cold eggplant and refreshing cucumber.
Yu Zhao served everyone rice, handed the bowl to Li Hui, and asked:
"Brother, is the pension plan going smoothly? It's not difficult, right?"
This has become a lice on the monk's head - it's obvious. If you want to get money from the government, it's hard to deal with the kid.
"Don't worry, I got everything back." Li Hui simply replied without further explanation.
Put the peeled cricket meat into Li Heng's bowl and said:
"After school starts, your brother will play more with Mingzi. We will call him when we go down to the river or go up the mountain. The other children will also be brought along. No bullying is allowed. Do you understand?"
"Don't worry, Dad, I know everything." Li Heng responded obediently.
Li Hui put the peeled cricket meat into Yan Yixin's bowl again. When Wen Tian didn't do anything, he raised his eyebrows and said:
"What, wait until I peel it off for you?"
Wen Tian, who wanted to roll his eyes, shook his head and put a small piece in his mouth. He didn't intend to eat it. It was too laborious to peel off the shell. But when he sucked the soup, his original thoughts were wiped away.
Put down your chopsticks and, like Yu Zhao and Li Hui, peel the shells with both hands.
The meat is fresh and tender, the garlic is rich, and the taste is really good.
Yu Zhao saw that he liked it, so he picked up several larger ones.
"Master Wen, eat more if you like it. We grabbed three big buckets today and we're only half done."
When Cheng Xue heard that she was halfway done, she hurriedly said:
"I'll grab some tomorrow and make some garlic paste for the children to eat. We adults are spicy. Eat more in the summer to make you sweat and get rid of the heat."
He made up a random reason and everyone agreed that he was there.
No matter what you do, you can go into the water to catch crickets at this time. When the forestry farm starts construction, autumn will come, and you won’t have a chance to catch them.
When Wen Tian heard that it was spicy, he thought of the sizzling stoves in Shushan.
I haven’t eaten for a long time and I really want it.
"When will we go fishing tomorrow? I'll go with you."
"Okay, since our houses are next to each other, I'll call you when I leave." Yu Zhao agreed.
Despite the fact that the couple living together only talked a handful of times every day. Even if they talked a lot today, Yu Zhao felt like they were picking it up.
Other vegetables don’t move much, and the garlic clams are the best.
After the meal, Mrs. Wang helped us clean up and said in a low voice:
"Sister-in-law, the old couple next door started having sex again in the afternoon, and they were very noisy."
"Don't worry, I'm used to it." Cheng Xue disagreed.
"But is it normal for the old man to ask the old lady to move away?" Ms. Wang was confused.
Cheng Xue was stunned when she heard this, looked at her in confusion and asked:
"What? Uncle Xu asked Auntie to move away? Auntie moved away?"
"That's not true." Ms. Wang shook her head, "But the quarrel was fierce in the afternoon, and the words were unpleasant. The old man said that the old lady was 'not living up to the responsibilities of a wife,' and that she was 'occupying the latrine and not shitting,' etc."
I wanted to go to Mrs. Dong to persuade her, but Tangtang didn’t let me go. She said she would do the same even if I did.”
Uh...
She is familiar with the last words and can say them herself.
Cheng Xue felt that this was not an easy matter, so she took the bowl away from her hand and ordered:
"In this case, you can go home now, go to Dong's house and tell the third sister-in-law about this."
"Okay, I'll go now." Mrs. Wang said as she took off her apron, "I just thought about calling Sister-in-law, and I won't listen to Tangtang next time."
Li Yue, who had just returned from bathing her sister, heard this and asked in confusion:
"Auntie, why don't you listen to me?"
"Nothing, just joking with your mother." After Wang said that, she went into the house and picked up Yu Yingjie and left.
Yu Zhao did not stay long and left together with Wen Tian.
As for what happened next door, Cheng Xue didn't care, but Mrs. Xu got angry next door and her voice was quite loud, so she should just let it go.
After a silent night, after breakfast the next day, Li Heng and Yan Yixin went to the west of the village to find Yu Zhao. In order to catch crickets today, the two brothers read a book and practiced calligraphy yesterday to complete today's task.
When Cheng Xue saw that Li Hui was not going out today, she took Li Yue to the town to buy things.
We don’t have much paper at home, and the original owner had stocked up so much, but it was all used by the knowledgeable people in the family. Then we bought butter and made our own hot pot base to stir-fry the spicy crickets, which are delicious.
It wasn't too late, but there was less than two kilograms of butter left, and it was all broken.
"Ms. Li, that's all, do you want it?"
"Yes."
Now she is somewhat famous in the town, not because of Li Hui, but because of herself.
There are only a few people who buy beef and mutton on weekdays, and the hawker remembers it very clearly. After weighing the butter, he asked if he wanted to buy beef ribs. Cheng Xue shook his head and refused.
Even though the family is not short of money, several of the children are working in China Construction Bank, so they still have to spend a lot of money.
She does not agree with the idea that girls are "China Merchants Bank". The married couple lives their own lives. In order to let the daughter take the lead at home and be strong-willed, the wedding room must be half for one person, and the names of both people must be written in the house book.
Of course, this only represents her personal opinion.
Now that she is traveling through time, with the Geng family next door in front of her, she has to plan dowries for her two daughters. She has to make them confident enough not to be underestimated.
When she came back from town, Li Hui prepared a big gift for her, three baskets of fresh cucumbers.
"Qing Lin just asked Bai Rui to deliver a message, saying that his two cousins, Ku Xia, like to eat the delicious cucumbers you made. The thank you gifts are in the house, so hurry up and make them."
"It's just a cucumber, what kind of gift are you accepting?" Cheng Xue was speechless.
When I entered the house and saw the melons, pears and peaches on the kang, I finally understood why I had collected them.
In Liangyan, where there is no industry, even though all the local fruits are available, the labor cost, loss, and even the price are still expensive.
"When do you want it?"
"Can we finish it on the day the monument is set up?"
"Yes."
The monument will be erected in four days, plenty of time.
Li Yue was washing cucumbers in the yard, while Cheng Xue went to the backyard to gather a lot of coriander. After making the butter, pour in the onions, ginger, garlic, etc. and fry them. When they are dry, take them out, and then add pepper and chili peppers.
I specifically asked Li Hui to take the two children away before getting off, otherwise they would be easily choked. I tried everything, but there was still some oversight.
Listening to Li Yue's cough, Cheng Xue slapped her forehead in annoyance.
"I'm sorry, my dear, I forgot about you."
"It's okay, mother, it smells good."
Since her last outburst, Li Yue has never complained about herself and is cautious. She knows that her parents love her and she feels safe, so she doesn't care about the occasional small oversight...