"...Ah, that's it." Mrs. Lin said angrily, then lowered her head to drink water.
When Mrs. Bai handed the handkerchief to Shen, she smiled and suggested:
"If Mrs. Li is not busy, tell us all about your hometown, and also let Mrs. Lin listen. After all, I haven't been back for so many years, I'm afraid she will forget it."
"No, no, no, she's very busy, don't delay her..."
"No, I'm not busy, I have time." Cheng Xue shook her head deliberately and blindly.
She doesn't know Mrs. Lin, but judging from her disgusting words just now, this person has forgotten his roots. She has been to the west of Yujiatun, and the road conditions there are not good at all. Since you have forgotten your roots so much, don't blame me for letting you
Bleeding.
What is the difference between being born in Liaodong but not loving Liaodong, and being a traitor and a loser?
Move a chair, sit down, and tell the customs and customs of Liaodong with great emotion.
Why go to the mountains to dig wild vegetables in the spring, hunt for crickets in the river in the summer, pick mushrooms in the mountains in the autumn, and catch pheasants in the winter? There are also things in the village that everyone is busy with. If you have something to do at home, let's build a house and pave the yard together.
……
Lin Zongzong told her story again, and all the ladies who had heard some stories before turned to look at Mrs. Lin. Because the Liaodong Mansion she knew from Cheng Xue's mouth was obviously different from the Liaodong Mansion she had told before.
"Didn't you say it's very cold in winter over there?" Mrs. Wei asked softly.
Cheng Xue nodded and did not deny it.
"It's cold. It's really cold in winter, but you can make a fire. Firewalls and kangs are both tools for heating. Charcoal is expensive and I can't afford it, but I can pick up firewood from the mountains. To keep the house warm in winter, I put a kang table on it and a few villagers put it together.
We eat melon seeds together, drink hot water, and chat about home affairs, and we are very happy."
While talking, I observed Mrs. Lin. As expected, she was blushing and embarrassed. But she was not sympathetic at all.
People can have pursuits, but it is shameful and hateful to denigrate the hometown where they were born and raised.
"Haha..." Shen sneered twice, shaking her head at Mrs. Lin with disdain.
Most people in the capital have a sense of superiority, and they are no exception. But which big family doesn't have poor relatives? Even if they don't like it or can't stand it, they won't express it outright. But what about Mrs. Lin? Follow her
As her husband was promoted step by step, she always flaunted herself as a person from the capital and disliked people from the countryside and villages. This was in sharp contrast to today's Cheng Xue.
A green onion stuck in a pig's nose - pretending to be an elephant.
Ms. Bai ate two skewers of tripe in a row. When she took the third skewer, Ms. Shen raised her hand and was confused.
"Is it that delicious? I'll try it too."
Mrs. Bai smiled lovingly and brought her another string of blinds.
"This is crispy and chewy. I like it."
The two grew up together and knew each other well. They all knew who liked to eat and who didn't like to eat. Worried that she wouldn't be used to it, Bai specially poured her a cup of peach juice and planned to help her rinse her mouth later. p>
"Well, it's delicious! No wonder you pick one stick after another. There's no strange smell, it's spicy and chewy, it's really good. How did you deal with it?"
Cheng Xue brought her another string of yellow throat and introduced:
"These are washed with bean flour and white vinegar five times. Then they are cooked with seasonings such as herbs, nuts, nutmeg, etc., so there is no strange taste when you eat them."
"No wonder." Mrs. Shen picked up the yellow throat and put it into his mouth, chewing and nodding.
Mrs. Lin, who had been silent until now, finally found an opportunity and said sadly:
"It costs a lot to wash your internal organs with bean noodles! Even if your Wanghe village is doing well, there are still many villages that are not doing well and need food to survive. Bean flour is nothing to you, but it is nothing to those poor people.
The people are the basis for survival. It’s all in vain, it’s all in vain, oh, it’s all in vain!”
The people who were originally planning to take the skewers to try, immediately did not dare to move when they heard this. There was no other way, the emperor always advocated frugality, and most of the people in Liangyan lived in poverty. People had already said this, how could they say it? Lian was so angry that she almost cursed. Bai also regretted that she should not have invited her over. Shen wanted to help her close friend, but she couldn't find an entry point.
Just when Mrs. Lin was feeling proud, Cheng Xue said calmly:
"A civilian woman doesn't read much, but she also knows that our government pursues the national policy of 'taking from the people and using it for the people.' Before opening the store, we discussed it with the two ladies and used 10% of the store's profit every year to do charity and help the local government."
People helped. Mrs. Lin, which one do you think can help more people, the money from bean noodles or the 10% profit? I don’t know how the Lin family helps the poor people. Please tell me about it, and I will learn from it." p>
"Pfft——" Lian couldn't hold it back anymore and slowly shook his head and said:
"Mrs. Lin, I am a straight-talking person who is a bit confused. Don't worry. It doesn't matter what we use to clean our internal organs. What's more, Mr. Lin has passed the exam for so many years, but the roads in his hometown have not been repaired at all. Do you have the nerve to hold us accountable?
Brother Huizi built roads in the village after he passed the examination to be a scholar, and after he passed the exam he built roads for official roads.
My husband followed his example and renovated the Queshan Academy in the north of the city. I also prepared a hundred sets of four treasures for the study to make it even better for my husband. I don’t need to remind you what my sister-in-law did when my uncle won the top prize. The three of us opened a shop.
How about you use 10% of your profits to do charity?"
Mrs. Lin was speechless and couldn't say a word.
Mrs. Shen looked at the angry Mr. Lian, nodded with a smile and said:
"Yu Xian, you are such a nice sister-in-law. I like it. Since you are determined to do good deeds... Mrs. Gu, can you help us sew cold-warming cotton-padded clothes for the soldiers in the north this year? The more people we have, the more powerful we will be.
Sew some so that the soldiers can wear warm clothes."
When Mrs. Bai heard this, she looked at Mrs. Gu expectantly. The latter picked up the tripe, elegantly put it on the plate, and nodded gently.
"In two days, I'll cut off your store's seal and give it to Chuntao. When I embroider the name, I'll embroider your store's seal directly."
"Thank you, Mrs. Gu. Thank you, Mrs. Gu."
Bai was so excited that others also congratulated her. Lian took the opportunity to talk to Cheng Xue in a low voice.
It turns out that there is another reason why Mrs. Gu has been able to hold the C position in the circle of ladies in these years. This is that every year she leads the ladies and ladies of the capital's wealthy families to sew cotton-padded clothes for the border soldiers or buy some mosquito repellent medicine. It is said that she
Before they got married, they worked together with the queen, and even if the previous dynasty decayed and the new dynasty changed, they never stopped. Later, the queen passed away, and Mrs. Gu took the lead alone to achieve the present.
With Mrs. Gu supporting the shabu-shabu shabu-shabu house, any other obstacles are not a problem. The bean noodles issue was diluted in this way, and everyone picked up the skewers and dipped them in to eat.
Mrs. Lin stole the chicken but lost the rice, and completely lost her person in front of Mrs. Gu. Cheng Xue didn't take it coldly. Anyway, it was her own fault and she had no one to blame. If she acted quickly enough, it wouldn't take half a month for Yunzhuangzi to do so.
The road will be built, which will benefit the villagers.