Geng sat on the stove and told her what happened in the village. Cheng Xue listened while cutting meat, and occasionally asked for some details.
Those things that Mr. Fang told yesterday were supplemented by Mr. Geng today, and they are all clear.
It's nothing big, just trivial stuff, have fun listening to it.
"By the way, kid, hasn't Li Qingnian been beheaded?"
"No, it will be after the Mid-Autumn Festival."
After Cheng Xue finished speaking, she put the cut beef on the plate, leaving space in the middle, and cracked an egg before serving it. Geng looked at the plate and nodded.
"You are so skillful with your hands. Not only are you good at work, but you are also so beautiful in cooking. Don't you have to set the table this time? How many tables should you set? Auntie and your third sister-in-law are here to help you out?"
"Okay." Cheng Xue responded with a smile, "We will set up ten tables, six men and four women. When the date is set, I will call you aunt. After the festival, we will go to the mountain to pick mushrooms. Pine mushrooms and hazel mushrooms have all come down."
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"You've already given birth to a wife, and you're still picking mushrooms?"
Cheng Xue washed the peaches for a moment, then handed Geng a peach and said:
"Auntie, my identity has nothing to do with picking mushrooms. Besides, even the wife of an official has to eat. I got up early and saw pine mushrooms at the forest farm. Fatty, you're getting better. Can you ask your third sister-in-law to go with you some other time?"
"Okay, it's settled then. I'll make some food then, and we'll have lunch in the woods."
Seeing Cheng Xue nodding in response, Geng also grinned.
She has not forgotten her roots, she is such a good child, she is better than the ones at home. Now all she can count on is her daughter, and her son-in-law is also a good person. If it were not for the sake of reputation, she would have moved out long ago. But think about it, why would she not be willing to do so?
Make room for them.
He finished the peach in his hand in a few bites, stood up and said:
"Son, I'm going to go to your third sister-in-law's house for a while, you go to work first."
"I'm not busy. Please sit down for a while and eat another peach."
"No, I'm going out for a walk. If I have time to go up the mountain beforehand, let's make an appointment in advance and take the kids with me. It's comfortable to listen to the chatter."
"Okay, let's bring the tiger with us again, some of you will be brave."
Cheng Xue sent her out with a smile as she spoke, and watched Mrs. Geng go far before she saw Xu Kun's wife at the door of Xu's house.
He didn't say anything, just looked at her like that, which was quite penetrating.
Pretending not to see him, he entered the hospital. Just as he was about to close the door, she ran over and said:
"Sister, can I ask you something?"
"What's the matter?" Cheng Xue didn't close the courtyard door, but didn't invite her into the hospital either.
Hu Zi sat down at the door, and Li Huai sat directly on him. He had been teasing him since he came back. Hu Zi also had no temper at all and allowed the two cubs to toss him.
"I...that...is that there is no war in southern Xinjiang now. Can Huizi help find someone to ask? Will they be able to come back before?"
Ouch, your face is quite big!
Cheng Xue spread her hands and shook her head helplessly.
"Sister-in-law, I really don't know what's going on in the south right now. As for the period of service in our court, hard service and miscellaneous service last for two years. Kiln service and hard labor last for three years. Military service lasts for five years. In addition to military service, you can get money.
The other four types have no money."
"How about asking Huizi to help and bring Xu Kun back in advance? He is the master of Juren, so he must have a way, right?
"Who do you think Uncle Xu is? Why do you have the nerve to ask our family for something that even the county magistrate can't do?" Li Yue came back from the backyard after feeding the chickens. Hearing what she just said, he was completely displeased.
Very happy.
Children know common sense, how could a mother not know it?
Xu Kun's wife hurriedly shook her head and argued:
"Don't be upset, Tangtang, I never studied..."
"Can you please stop talking about 'never studying'? If you haven't studied, don't you still know it? There are many people serving in the military in the village. Who among them has returned?"
Compared with Li Yue's excitement, Xu Kun's wife is weak, her eyes are red, and she is pitiful.
"Tangtang, I was wrong, don't be angry, I'm sorry, can't I apologize to you..."
Li Yue watched her pretending, and then looked at the villagers gradually surrounding her. He had an idea and sighed.
"Uncle Xu has never studied, but Grandpa Xu has studied. Didn't Grandpa Xu tell you? I will serve in the military for five years, and I will be paid two cents a month, and I will return home after the term is over. My father only promotes people, not
Officer, I can’t help you call Uncle Xu back with just one letter. Our laws don’t allow it.”
Cheng Xue looked at the much grown-up Li Yue and felt satisfied.
It’s not bad, I know how to control my emotions, and I know I can’t wrong myself, so I’ve made progress.
In this case, she can rest assured. As expected, the green tea bitch does not distinguish between generations and lets you pretend. Don't blame her, Cheng Xue, for being rude.
"Tangtang is really an honest child. When the army was drafted, Grandpa Jiang had already spoken about these things. Your aunt is not stupid, how could she not know about it! It's just based on the principle of 'open your mouth and gain three points, and if you don't give, there will be no loss'
The principle is causing trouble for us."
"Tiedan Niang, how can you talk like this? I..."
"God, Aunt Xu is so scheming! No wonder Grandma Xu stayed away from home when she saw the sky. When my mother asked, she shook her head with red eyes. It turns out... Aunt Xu is not right to do this. This is 'unfilial'! Again!
If you haven’t studied in school, you should know the basic principles of life: be filial and respect your parents-in-law and elders.”
"Don't your aunt know? She is pretending to be confused because she understands. Otherwise, your grandma Xu and grandpa Xu have spent most of their lives, separated from each other at the end of their lives. Tut, tsk, tsk..."
"Ms. Yu - why are you talking! If you don't help, you won't help. Why are you pushing everything on me? What does it have to do with me?"
"Daughter-in-law Xu Kun, what are you talking about? You can ask the Huizi family for help with some things, but if you take the people from the military camp back, you think you are a first-class official." Wei Shengli was the first to be unhappy.
There was one opening, and Cheng Xue and her daughter didn't need to say anything for the rest. A word from you or a word from me made Xu Kun's wife speechless.
By the time Geng's mother and daughter heard the news and arrived, Xu Kun's wife had already become a target of public criticism.
Mrs. Xu had been holding back since yesterday, for fear of disturbing Cheng Xue's rest. But she didn't expect that their first meeting after the provincial examination would be like this.
He angrily stepped forward and grabbed Xu Kun's wife's collar, and said as she walked:
"Family disturber, you have disturbed your parents so much that they are no longer together. It's your motherfucker's fault. If you can't stay in this family, get out of here. The family is divided anyway. Take your wolf pups and get out of here -"<
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The Xu family is as fierce as the Geng family. As a sister-in-law, she has the absolute right to speak at this time, as long as her parents don't cause trouble. She is probably also afraid of being "thrown out" by her biological father again, so she drags Xu Kun along.
Wife drags her home.
Seeing this, Mr. Geng sighed, smiled self-deprecatingly, and said:
"Thank you all for your generous words just now. I salute you all."
After saying this, I really bowed to everyone. Those who knew the etiquette quickly returned the courtesy, and those who didn't understood the etiquette quickly got out of the way. How could I accept the salute of the elderly...