Lin Yutong and Fourth Master didn't pay much attention to this colleague who seemed to have a tendency to be a stud.
Such people are destined to be limited. If they don't play themselves to death, it won't be complete.
Lin Yutong is not stupid enough to recognize such a person.
I wonder if I should be more cautious in the future to avoid being caught by him.
The rain started and didn't stop. Apart from going out to cook and eat on time, Lin Yutong spent the rest of the time sitting on the kang and rushing to make two sets of clothes for the fourth master.
It's cold, and the coarse clothes are not warm at all.
Qian came twice and saw that the clothes in Lin Yutong's hands were for her son. She patted Lin Yutong, turned around and gave Lin Yutong a dime of silver. She was afraid that she thought the fine cotton cloth in Lin Yutong's hands was a dowry given by the Lin family.
Lin Yutong pushed for a long time, Qian stared, then turned around and went out.
It can be seen that although she is speechless, she is a person who understands in her heart.
The fourth master was busy taking out the half-baked clay bricks that were still wet from under the pile of firewood, and set up an earthen stove in his hut. Thanks to those years of training in the Northeast, he really knows how to do a little bit of everything.
.With the earthen stove, you can boil water by yourself. If you want to take a sip of hot water, you have to ask the old lady's permission before starting a fire.
Old ladies generally don't do anything that costs firewood.
"When the weather clears, let's get some firewood back early or late." The Fourth Master looked at the earthen stove that had basically taken shape and smiled at Lin Yutong.
Lin Yutong took a look at the crudely made earthen stove and praised the fourth master vigorously, "You are really becoming more capable. Apart from giving birth, there is nothing I can't do."
"Let's start pouring soup again." The fourth master smoothed the uneven areas with mud. Then he turned back and said: "When I come home tomorrow, I guess my family won't give me anything good. Let's prepare some more."
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"Except for fabrics, I don't dare to touch anything else. As for fabrics, only green and black cloths can be used. I don't know the quality of snacks and candies sold outside, and I don't dare to take them out casually." Lin Yutong was also worried.
, "How about going to the town first and buying a few kilograms of meat."
"It's done." Fourth Master straightened up and walked out again, "I'll get some firewood first and light up the stove to bake. It's so wet that it makes the room uncomfortable."
"You can't use the pots up there yet, it will make people think that we have to start a new stove." Lin Yutong waited for the fourth master to bring the firewood and said: "Get a big earthen pot."
The days are really getting more and more primitive.
In the evening, Lin Yutong brought out steamed buns and meat sauce from the space, and the two of them had a hearty meal. Their stomachs felt better.
It has been raining for the past two days and there has been no work, so the whole family has very little food. Of course, according to Xiao He, the old lady’s snacks and other things were sent to Sanlang and his wife and Yin Youniang. They are not hungry.
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Early the next morning, all three daughters-in-law had to return home.
The old lady personally packed up a basket of white eggs, a basket of mountain pears, a basket of big red dates, two big carp, an elbow, and a jar of wine. She called a carriage and sent Sanlang and Fan out of the house.
And for Fourth Master and Lin Yutong, I packed a basket of beans, soybeans, hawthorns, and a jar of home-made wine. That's it.
Even if Lin Yutong doesn't care about things, he also cares about face.
Beans, cucumbers—autumn, they are all old.
Hawthorn - There are many wild ones on the back mountain.
Niu Niang - made from a handful of rice and water.
When Xiao He and Erlang arrived, they only had a basket of spinach and a basket of wild dates.
Spinach - also known as Qiubo, the spinach of autumn. When it is old, it will not taste good even when fed to pigs.
Wild jujube - they are found all over the mountains and plains. The huge jujube core is wrapped in a layer of skin.
Little He's hand was shaking when he took the basket. This was irritating.
Lin Yutong wondered when the old lady came back with such wild things.
Take jujubes for example. No matter how greedy the children are, they are too lazy to pick them. It’s hard for the old lady to think of them.
Just as he was about to go out, Yin Laoer came over with a big bag of things and said, "Bring this to Mr. Xiucai."
As soon as the fourth master received it, he heard the old lady shouting: "Second brother, have you taken all your father's tobacco?"
Yin Laoer whispered to the Fourth Master: "Let's go!" Then he turned around with a playful smile and shouted to the old lady: "What kind of tobacco is this? Saburo bought it in the county town last time. I didn't see it?"
Telling lies with open eyes. People in their forties are not embarrassed at all.
Lin Yutong followed Fourth Master out of the house, and heard the old lady crying: "You bastard, that thing is worth two taels of silver. You want it back..."
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master couldn't help but speed up their pace. They didn't realize it until they had walked a long way, and they suddenly found it very funny.
Behind him, Xiao He beat Erlang hard, "I feed this to the pigs at my house, and the pigs won't even eat it."
Erlang laughed softly, "Does your family have pigs because you are so poor? You haven't seen pig dung for several years. That's enough. When we got married, your family received a bride price of ten taels of silver."
My parents worked hard for half their lives and secretly saved the ten taels, which were all given to her family. The ten taels were enough to buy a pretty girl.
Lin Yutong and Fourth Master didn't listen to what those two people said.
When we arrived at the town, we weighed two kilograms of Wuren snacks and two kilograms of pork belly, and then returned to Hexi Village.
The town is only three miles away from the two villages, which is very convenient. And it takes twenty minutes to walk from the Yin family to the Lin family. After leaving the village, there is a river, and after crossing the bridge over the river, you will find Hexi Village. The Lin family is at the entrance of the village.
The courtyard of a farmhouse is Lin Yutong’s natal family.
Just after crossing the river, Lin Erlang was waiting by the roadside, "I've waited for you." He saw his sister and brother-in-law leaving the village before, but in the blink of an eye, the two of them were heading towards the town again. But looking at the chatting and laughing along the way,
Thinking about it, they got along pretty well. He didn't yell, and he guessed that the two of them were going to buy things for home. It was a sign of respect for the Lin family to be serious about going to the father-in-law's house. He didn't
He made a sound and watched from the side. The two of them didn't have much time to go, and he didn't wait long.
"Second brother!" Lin Yutong was stunned at first, and then matched the memory in his mind with the person.
Lin Erlang is a handsome young man, sixteen or seventeen years old. He has a faint smell of medicine. He has been studying medicine with Lin Jiren.
Fourth Master cupped his hands and said, "Second uncle."
Lin Erlang responded lightly, "Go home first, my parents are waiting."
In fact, since my younger sister got married, my mother fell ill. She fled to Hexi Village and was rescued by the Lin family before marrying Lin Jiren. Her life has been peaceful these years. But her father-in-law married his youngest daughter to someone else without permission.
, without asking for her opinion at all. How could she be in her heart?
I was so angry that I became sick.
The old man was also a bit naughty, especially in the past two days, no one was serving food and tea at home. The old lady sat on the kang all day long and cursed at him. He himself felt a little sorry for his son and wife.
The atmosphere at home feels depressing. His son is silent all day long, his daughter-in-law is too sick to get out of bed, and his grandchildren no longer come to talk to him.
All these changes made the old scholar indescribably uncomfortable and aggrieved.
With the arrival of Lin Yutong and Fourth Master, the family became a little more lively.
"I'm fine." Lin Yutong held Jin's hand and whispered. She took her pulse by the way, but she was just a little depressed.
With that said, he took out the return gift.
The snacks and meat are all newly purchased. You don’t need to look at this.
He only looked at the old beans and cucumbers, and asked Jin to sit up from the kang, and then immediately got off the ground. "That old godly woman from the Yin family is the best at watching people order dishes." When the new daughter-in-law came back, she actually saw her husband off.
Caibangzi, who are these people?
Lin Jiren opened the curtain and came in, "Okay! Isn't that basket of hawthorns good? Keep it for medicinal purposes, useful." Looking at Jin again, hey! This is anger, and the depression is gone.
Naturally, my health has improved.
Jin quickly packed up, "I'm going to cook for my daughter. Where is my son-in-law?"
Lin Jishi said sarcastically: "Father is asking his son-in-law to speak."
Jin snorted, curled her lips, and urged Lin Yutong, "Go talk to your grandma."
The old lady of the Lin family is a petite old lady with small feet. She sits cross-legged, with a three-inch golden lotus pressed under her legs. Lin Yutong does not cross her legs like this.
"I've wronged you." The old lady wiped away her tears and rubbed Lin Yutong's hand.
Lin Yutong felt very uncomfortable, "Don't feel wronged. Life is what people live."
The old lady nodded and said, "That's a wise statement. In the past, our family's fortune was so big that even the old man lost it all. Now these days, it's all your uncle and your father who have earned it bit by bit."
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After saying that, he lifted up his clothes, touched for a long time, and took out a small silver ingot, "Take it, buy what you want to eat. The Yin family's life is not easy. It has only been two days, and our little Jiaojiao has
Thin."
Lin Yutong didn't have the nerve to take the old lady's personal money. It was all pocket money given to the old lady by the uncle in the city.
"My granddaughter is rich. Keep your money well. When my brother and the others get married in the future, you can use the money to buy sweets for your great-grandson." Lin Yutong gave the old lady the money and put it back.
However, after dinner, Lin's mother gave Lin Yutong two and a half taels of silver coins, "Whatever you want to eat, ask your son-in-law to buy it for you. Don't be reluctant. After you spend it, my mother will give it to you next time." She wanted to subsidize her daughter.
, I didn’t dare to give more money for fear of being deceived. I gave it a little at a time, thinking that when it was all used up, I might even ask my son to give it again.
Lin Yutong had no choice but to accept it this time. Anyway, it will come back eventually.
However, the gift I brought back was found by Lin Yutong at Lin's house. I picked two pumpkins from the pumpkin seedlings in the backyard. It was done. When these things were tender, they made dumplings and buns, and they were all delicious. It was considered old.
It's also good for making porridge. It's better than the old cucumber that has already entered the pig pen.