As soon as the two sisters stepped into their yard with their dog and cat, they heard several familiar voices coming from the house.
"Three uncles, three aunts and my sister are back!"
Song Niannian cheered, rushed into the main room with the fish bucket, and happily jumped on Song Qingqing's body: "Sister, I miss you so much~"
Song Qingqing ignored Song Niannian's enthusiasm, sideways away from her approach, and greeted Song Xixi who walked in slowly: "Little sister, you are really good. You have caught so many fish, you are really lucky today."
Song Xixi smiled and said: "These fish are growing really fat, which is perfect for making fish balls. Let's make them together later."
Song Qingqing agreed: "Sure, I haven't tasted your craftsmanship yet."
Looking at the disappointed Song Niannian, Song Xixi's words fell on her: "Niannian's cooking skills have improved a lot recently, and the braised chicken with mushrooms is particularly delicious. You should try it too."
Song Niannian cheered up and looked at Song Qingqing expectantly: "Sister, I happened to get a few old hens and asked my father to kill one so that we can eat it tonight."
Song Qingqing didn't want to disappoint her little cousin, so she nodded and agreed: "Then let's do it together."
Song Cai and Niu Hua'er hadn't seen their daughter for several days. After the three sisters finished speaking, they couldn't wait to pull her over and look her up and down: "My dear, you've grown taller again!"
Song Xixi didn't feel it herself. She stood up straight and compared it with Niu Hua'er as a reference. She found that it had reached her chest, and she felt a little happier: "It seems that I won't grow into a dwarf."
Niu Hua'er looked at her fair and beautiful daughter with a proud look on her face: "You can follow me in your appearance as a good baby. When it grows up, it will be even prettier than your mother... Hey, I'm really good at giving birth."
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Song Cai was not to be outdone: "The skin color of Guabao's nose bridge is more like mine, and it is also due to me being a father!"
Niu Hua'er spat: "I worked so hard to give birth to my dear baby, and you didn't contribute, so you have the nerve to take the credit from me."
Song Cai leaned close to his wife's ear, winked and said, "You can conceive a good baby without my help?"
Niu Hua'er blushed and gave him an elbow: "Get out!"
Song Xixi looked at the sky speechlessly, pretending not to understand.
Seeing that it was almost dinner time, Song Cai Niu Hua'er did not go to work in the fields and stayed at home to collect the half bucket of small fish and a few big fish that Song Xixi brought back.
The three Song Xixi sisters were preparing lunch in the kitchen, chatting and laughing very lively.
The Song family is not short of money. Since the tofu shop opened, they no longer hide it. They go to town every now and then to buy meat and eat rice.
Compared with before fleeing the famine, the Song family's food has made a qualitative leap. Not only are their bodies and bones stronger, but their energy and spirit are also very different from those of other people in the village.
The families adjacent to the Song family were very uncomfortable. They could smell the tempting aroma of rice wafting from the Song family almost every day.
That's it for adults, no matter how greedy they are, they can bear it. Some children couldn't help it, so they went to the door of Song's house with their rice bowls in hand and watched eagerly.
Sometimes when the Song family saw it, they would call the children in and put two pieces of meat in their bowls or make some broth, which made these children like to run to the Song family even more.
However, most adults have a sense of propriety and forget about it once in a while. They are embarrassed to let their children go there to eat meat every day.
Even after being educated several times by adults, these children will not run to the Song family carrying their meals.
Today's lunch was also particularly sumptuous, including pan-fried river fish, minced tofu, stewed pork with wild vegetables... and a whole roast duck brought back from the town, filling a large table.
Song Wufu and the others, who had been working in the fields all morning, felt even hungrier when they came back and saw the good wine and food on the table.
The whole family sat down and started eating happily. In the end, not even the soup was left.
After the meal, Song Cai took out last month's account book and the money he earned, and handed it to Zhang Xiaomei honestly.
The weather in July was too hot, and tofu and dried incense could not be stored well. Those who carried tofu to sell in the countryside had less goods. In addition, there was some loss in the shop, and the profit in July was less than that in June. In August
Not even two cents.
This situation was expected. Zhang Xiaomei didn't say anything, and said to Niu Hua'er quite gently: "It's such a hot day. You cook soy milk on the hot stove every day. It's much less than before. It's really hard for you."
Already."
Grandmothers Zhang Chunlan and Huang Qiuyun followed their mother-in-law's words and looked at Niu Hua'er carefully, showing distressed expressions:
"Not only is the clearness reduced, but the complexion is not as good as before. It's rare that you don't have to get up early and stay late these two days, so you can rest and have a good rest. You don't have to do anything at home."
Her hard work was recognized, and Niu Hua'er felt as if she had drank honey: "My parents, my elder sister-in-law, and my second sister-in-law also worked in the fields under the bright sun. Compared with you and me, this little hardship is nothing!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were understanding and harmonious with each other. Song Cai had to step in and came up to Zhang Xiaomei with a smile: "Mom, I have also lost weight. You also feel sorry for me."
Zhang Xiaomei slapped her in the face: "I feel so sorry for you, get out of here!"
Song Cai covered his shoulders and stepped aside, bared his teeth and said, "Mom, even if you don't feel sorry for me, don't hit me!"
Zhang Xiaomei ignored her and happily counted out three taels of silver and gave one tael to each of her three daughters-in-law: "Take it, go to the town or city when you have time. If you want to buy something to eat,
, If you want to buy something to wear, buy something to wear.”
The third sister-in-law was overjoyed. She did not expect that her mother-in-law would be so generous and offer another one tael of silver.
"Thank you, mother!" They knew the temperament of their mother-in-law, so they accepted the money without hesitation.
"mother……"
The three Song Cai brothers, who had never received such kindness, were filled with envy. They all looked at my mother expectantly. They felt that they had worked hard for the past six months, so it was unreasonable for my mother to give them nothing.
Zhang Xiaomei struggled for a while, and finally handed out a large amount of money to Song Jin with a look of pain on her face: "That's all, you three brothers should divide it, don't spend it randomly!"
At the end of the sentence, her expression became fierce.
The three brothers all trembled and said hurriedly: "Keep it, we promise not to spend a single penny!"
Zhang Xiaomei was reluctantly satisfied and was about to put away the remaining money when she met her wife's faint gaze.
Subconsciously touching the wooden hairpin on her head, she happily pushed the twenty or so copper coins strung together: "You don't have anywhere to spend money, these are enough for you."
Song Wufu didn't dare to say anything. He happily accepted the copper coins, which were even less than those of his sons: "Save them all. Let me know what you want to buy in the future."
Song Qingqing and Song Niannian were accustomed to the scenes in front of them, and they didn't think there was anything wrong with the old lady doing this. They even admired the old lady from the bottom of their hearts for being able to manage the whole family obediently, and they all wanted to learn from it.
Song Xixi had a lot of feelings. Besides admiring the old lady for her ability to make everyone willing to fight and suffer, she was glad that the old lady did not want to "choke" her, otherwise she would have to fight with the old lady because of her temper!
She felt that the old lady saw this and didn't want to "pinch" her. As long as it was money she brought back, she would always leave some money for her, and she never asked about her expenses on weekdays.
With such a shrewd old lady in my family, it’s no wonder that a dozen members of the family can live harmoniously under one roof.