The fruit glutinous rice balls were the most delicious among the three fillings and received good reviews. Sister Ling wanted to eat them again tomorrow, but she gave up because other people didn't like the taste.
It doesn't matter (#^.^#), anyway, grandma will make other delicious things.
So, Tang Zangyue made pork jerky in the afternoon.
Pork is all lean meat and needs to be beaten with a wooden mallet. This work was done by Wang Xiaoliu and Xiao Jinhuan. Even Qian Aniu thought it was just for fun and came to help.
The beating process was very long. Tang Zangyue went to the town and got a wooden table customized by Jin Carpenter. The wooden table was nothing special, but because there were only two tables at home, Sister Ling's birthday banquet could not be seated, so Tang Zangyue Zang Yue specially asked Jin Carpenter to customize several round tables. The middles of the round tables were hollowed out to facilitate the placement of pots. Naturally, there were also some that were not hollowed out and were prepared there.
I didn’t buy too many pots. Sister Zhang relied on her personal connections to help the Xiao family make arrangements in advance. Sister Ling borrowed them in the village on the day of her son’s birthday. Those who borrowed the big iron pots were naturally happy, after all, their children were going to stay with the Xiao family. After a good meal, whose family is not in short supply of food? Let’s talk about the Xiao family’s generosity.
In addition to tables, chairs and pots, there are also copper buckets, which are convenient for throwing firewood or charcoal into to cook pots. We also bought dried vegetables from other seasons.
After buying a lot of goods and returning to Jiuli Village, I heard about Mrs. Chen. It caused an uproar and even spread to the next village. After a long time, it was not allowed to spread further? For the sake of the reputation of Jiuli Village, the villagers went to the village chief's house. Waiting for an explanation.
What statement?
There are marriages between villages. The girls of this family marry the man who marries that, and they will prosper for a long time. If Jiuli Village has a bad reputation, will there be girls from other villages marrying in? In the future, won’t they only be able to produce and sell their own goods? Then How!
Who doesn't have a nasty family? They get tired of each other after getting along for a long time. How can they suffer this injustice because of old lady Chen? Are they restricted because of old lady Chen?
Naturally, I want to ask for an explanation!
The uninformed person thought something had happened when he saw the villagers showing their strength.
"what happened?"
"You still don't know, right? Old Mrs. Chen in our village has ruined the atmosphere of the village. I went to my parents' house today, and my parents even asked me if Mrs. Chen was..."
"Is it something?"
"I don't even have the nerve to say that! Didn't her daughter-in-law borrow the carriage of Dr. Tang's family to go to town and ask Dr. Xue to help deliver the baby? After that, the two girls who were attending the delivery turned their backs and refused to recognize anyone. It was a slander. Dr. I'm afraid I've been blackmailed for helping the young lady of the Chen family deliver the baby!
Border doctors are in short supply, so what do you think she wants? Even if she offends Doctor Tang, Doctor Xue dares to blackmail you! She is an old man with shallow eyes! Let me see if she will have a serious illness in her family in the future!"
"You mean..."
"There was a follow-up at that time! Seeing that Dr. Xue's family has a big business and can't afford to default on it, she even wanted the Xiao family's carriage to take her to do some shopping in the town before returning to the village!"
"Why are you so thick-skinned?"
"Yes, I have never seen such a thick-faced man. But Dr. Tang is not easy to bully. After Dr. Xue had someone come to his door to ask for the consultation fee, Wang Xiaoliu also came to ask for the carriage fee."
"How much does the carriage cost? How much?"
"Twenty coppers."
After hearing this, the man gasped, "Why is it so expensive?"
"Who says it's not the case? Uncle Zhao's ox cart only costs one or two coppers for the return journey. Now that Uncle Zhao no longer drives the ox cart, he drives the Xiao family's carriage instead, which makes it only take a few hours for me to walk to the town.
.I thought if the carriage fare was cheaper, I could take a ride along the way and save some legwork, but who would have thought it would be so expensive."
"Take a carriage... You are so beautiful. People buy carriages firstly for speed, and secondly to do business in the town. Many things need to be moved. Let's go there. Even if we can afford the twenty coppers, they don't have much room to spare.
Come out and sit for you."
"That's true."
"Let's go, let's not talk anymore, let's go to the village chief's house together and ask for an explanation. If old Mrs. Chen is not treated properly, the atmosphere in our Jiuli Village will deteriorate sooner or later!"
"Wait for me."
…
The village chief felt a headache. If he hadn't had a lot of bowls at home and had to buy them if he dropped one, he would have thrown the pots and pans in his house making clanging noises in a fit of rage.
"What are you doing! You have to say something nice, don't you?"
This ironic tone made Sister Zhang's temples twitch when she heard it.
Sister Zhang could only console her: "This old lady Chen is indeed going too far. She is not afraid of lightning. The reputation of the village has been ruined, and she is afraid of harming her grandchildren in the future. That's why we are so anxious. If we meet Maodong again, we will have nothing to do...
…Please give me some advice. We are all fellow villagers, and everyone is reasonable. But if it doesn’t work, we should discuss it with my clan uncle and the others and give Mrs. Chen a little pain.”
The village chief gritted his teeth.
Now he not only wants to cause the other party a little pain, but also has the idea of expelling the person from the family tree. But in the final analysis, this matter has become a big deal, and it is just a matter of reputation. Behind closed doors, it is also her Chen family's own
thing.
Don't look at the fact that the people in the village are causing trouble to you now, but once the punishment is severe, these people will blame him for being cruel and ruthless when they are full and have nothing to do. They will even think about whether they will end up worse than Chen when they encounter the same problem in the future.
The old woman is still miserable.
Anyway, being the village chief is difficult. You have to be fair and just, otherwise no one below will obey you.
If he gets angry, he goes to the clan uncle and slaps his hat on him. The next village chief may even cause trouble for his appointment.
The village chief took a bite of the raw radish, crushed it into pieces, and then stuffed the rest into Sister Zhang's hand and said, "Okay, you go and do your work quickly, I'll go take a look."
The door was open, and the villagers were sensible enough not to make any noise in the yard, but the sound of chatter and noise mixed together, making the noise more annoying than the chirping of cicadas in summer.
Village chief: "Fellows! I know that Mrs. Chen has gone too far this time, and everyone wants to say something... But it is their own business to close the door. If we go there with such a big fanfare, I am afraid that we will be left behind.
reputation. In this case, just one or two will follow me to persuade and persuade, and the others will disperse!"
"We can't just let it go!"
"Yes! Village chief! You must give that old godly woman a hard time! Because of her, my natal niece had agreed to marry into our village. As soon as I came over today, people turned around and talked about other villages! That is my biological niece.
!They can all change their words!”
"Village Chief! I don't want my son to be unable to get married in the future!"
"Yes, village chief, let her bleed! Otherwise, we still don't know how high the sky is and how high the earth is!"
When Old Mrs. Chen killed her two daughters-in-law, the village was not so lively. Wasn't it because her bad reputation affected the whole village? Otherwise, who would care about other people's family affairs? Who wouldn't live their lives behind closed doors?
The village chief had no choice but to lead his people to knock on the door of Chen's house. Others wanted to follow, but they were all persuaded to leave.
The main reason is that I don't want to be known as bullying the few.
Old Mrs. Chen was scolding Dongju and Dongmei in the yard, "Two losers! Who asked you to give her food? She has a bad stomach and gave birth to two losers! She also lost half of the family's income! Why don't you die?"