Hearing the noise outside, Mother Li couldn't stay in the house any longer.
Seeing that her daughter and daughter-in-law didn't remember to help her, she walked out holding on to the wall, just in time to hear Tian Jing's words.
From yesterday, Tian Jing lectured her, she knew that Tian Jing was an independent girl, and she did not rely on old people to persuade her, as long as she could live a good life with her son.
"Minmin, move out the cooling bed. Now, can I bask in the sun?"
"Mom, why did you come out on your own?" Li Min dropped the kudzu root in his hand and hurriedly went to help her mother.
Mother Li waved her hand and said, "I don't want you to help me. I feel I have some strength today. Go and move the bed out quickly."
"Then slow down."
Mother Li had just been settled here, but the sound of people was already heard over there, and there were people running towards Li's house.
"Aunt Li, your Zhengguo family is really powerful. They hunted a big wild boar." A woman ran to the door of Li's house and let out a loud voice.
Mother Li only heard voices outside just now, and really didn't hear what her daughter and daughter-in-law were talking about.
When I heard this, I was shocked, "Is my Jung-guo okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay. This soldier is different. He can hunt big wild boars even if his legs are bad. Today, we are in good luck." The woman boasted with a smile.
When she heard that this man wanted to eat meat and pointed out that her son's legs and feet were not good, Mother Li didn't take kindly to it.
"Yes, you are in luck. My family, Zhengguo, is in danger, and I am still worried."
"Uh," the woman knew that she was quick to speak and said the wrong thing, so she quickly changed the subject and asked Tian Jing who was squatting beside a pile of vines, "Brother and sister, what is this?"
Tian Jing felt relieved when she heard that Li's mother could speak harshly to others. At least Li's mother was trying to change.
"This is kudzu root, something used to bundle firewood on the mountain. I'll get some back and see if I can make some small baskets with bamboo to put steamed buns and cakes in."
The woman saw that it was something that could be seen everywhere on the mountain, and lost interest. Then she saw the pumpkin vines and said, "Oh, these pumpkins are not small."
"Yes," Tian Jing responded smoothly, "Li Zhengguo and I went up the mountain together. When we saw this pumpkin, we dragged it down the mountain with the vines and melons."
"This pumpkin is not a small one. I can't get it back, so I have to drag it back like this. I'm so tired. However, Li Zhengguo said that he should give a few to the team and let the team leader distribute them to those in need. Pumpkins are easy to digest and are suitable for
elder."
The woman who was blocked from talking curled her lips and said to herself: You are a short man who still follows me up the mountain. You are not enough for a wild boar. You are just taking the credit for Li Zhengguo's work.
But she couldn't say this. Li Zhengguo wanted to make his wife look good, and no one else could care. When she heard the noise coming from behind the Li family's kitchen, she stood up and left, "I'll go take a look."
After the people left, Tian Jing didn't care about the pumpkins and kudzu thrown at the door. She only took the tender melon leaves she picked to the wall and began to tear off the thin skin on the stems of the melon leaves.
Li Min and Li's mother looked at her curiously, "What are you doing?"
"Eat." Tian Jing lowered her head and tore off the skin, "You haven't eaten it before, have you?"
"We've eaten." Li Min and her mother looked at each other, "We cut the fried food directly."
"That's right, it's fried and eaten, but the skin has to be torn off and the leaves have to be torn off the tendons. Come and have a look. You can show off well when you go to Tian's house in the future."
"However, before serving, it will be more delicious if you sprinkle a little rice flour and stir it."
When Li Min heard this, he immediately squatted down next to her and watched her picking pumpkin vines. He glanced at her twice and wanted to imitate her, but Tian Jing swatted her outstretched hand away.
"Go get those old leaves for experiment. I'll still have some for lunch."
Okay, Li Min obediently picked some leaves from the pile of pumpkin vines and learned to peel off the thin skin according to Tian Jing's technique, "Sister-in-law, aren't you going to watch the pig slaughter?"
"No, your eldest brother is here. He won't cause our family to suffer. I want to supervise your cooking."
With such a strong reason, Li Min had no choice but to admit defeat. The sister-in-law also gave up her idea of watching the pig being killed.
Hearing Tian Jing talk about our family, Mother Li felt relieved.
Tian Jing never called her, and she always said "your mother, your mother" to Zheng Guo and Min Min. Mother Li just thought that she couldn't open her mouth to call people because of shyness, and gave her time, so that she was not in a hurry.
The noisy sound was getting closer and closer. Hundreds of people surrounded Li Zhengguo as they walked toward the village. Naturally, they had to pass by the door of Li's house.
Everyone greeted Mother Li with a smile and said how wonderful her son was and how he would live a good life and enjoy happiness in the future, etc.
Tian Jing was dumbfounded when he heard it, and was also dumbfounded when he saw it. Almost all the young and middle-aged people in the production team were here, right? Fortunately, the matter of wild boar hunting was left to Li Zhengguo's head.
Otherwise, when she was being watched, instead of talking about her irritability and just saying what these people said, it would definitely not be such a nice compliment.
Li Zhengguo smiled at Tian Jing and followed the others to the team headquarters at the head of the village.
Zhang Fangcao's eyes were fixed on the wild boar. If her man had hunted it, the scenery at this moment would belong to her.
Fortunately, it was the old guy these people were complimenting. If they were complimenting Tian Jing, she would have to vomit to death.
Seeing the basket and pumpkin vines at the door of Li's house, she rolled her eyes and raised her voice, "Oh, Minmin, where did you get such a big pumpkin? We can't grow it in our village."
Tian Jing turned her head and glanced at Li Min. She had to deal with the people she provoked herself.
Li Min pouted and stared at Zhang Fangcao dissatisfied, "What? My eldest brother worked so hard to kill a big wild boar, but he still can't stop some people's mouths? Do you want to share a few pumpkins? How shameless?"
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"My sister-in-law told me to ask the team leader to distribute it to needy households with elderly people in the team. This pumpkin is suitable for the elderly to eat. Some people are so greedy that they can't even eat it, hum!"
Pumpkins are soft, glutinous and sweet, but the pumpkins grown in Kushan are small and don’t have much sweetness.
Those daughters-in-law from other villages occasionally bring one or two back from their parents' homes, and they are very sweet after being steamed.
Although the sweet potatoes grown on the land in Kushan are relatively sweet, I always get heart-burning from eating sweet potatoes. If you have fresh and delicious food at home, in Kushan, that is your pride.
Zhang Fangcao's mother-in-law's sister-in-law didn't share the food she brought back. Because of the housework, her mother-in-law's sister-in-law was so angry that she never brought fresh food from her mother's family into the mountains.
Not only Zhang Fangcao was greedy, but also those who couldn't eat fresh food all year round. When Zhang Fangcao opened his mouth, he thought there was an end to it.
As a result, Zhang Fangcao looked like she was about to cry.
"Minmin, why are you talking to me like this? We have always been good friends, but three days ago, you started targeting me. Why? What did I do wrong?"
Before Li Min could reply, a woman who was watching the excitement said: "Fangcao, three days ago, my new sister-in-law came in. Don't you, the old sister-in-law, have to be left alone?"
Li Min felt that there was something wrong with what she said. She wanted to open her mouth to explain, but was kicked by Tian Jing and closed her mouth.
"Sister-in-law Niu, what do you mean by this?"
Zhang Fangcao's face became gloomy, and his look of a little white flower that was about to cry was gone.