Xiaochuan is very happy today. After noon today, he will officially change his name to Teacher Chen as "Mom".
In his mouth was the candy Jiang Xinyu brought back from the wedding banquet yesterday, and he was holding a comic book in his hand, which attracted Jiang Zhenwu's envious eyes.
Mrs. Li squatted under the eaves and looked at the yard of Chen Xiuyun's house, her eyes rolling back and forth with a sullen expression, not knowing what she was thinking.
Jiang Xinyu glanced at her and saw that there were scratches on her face from the fight with the old lady of the Yuan family.
She was also quite puzzled, how could the two families reach a deal with the situation like that?
There were a lot of people at home today, so I went to borrow a table from next door, and Ma Meili brought a few benches with her.
Jiang Pandi's belly was already protruding. She sat under the shed with her head hanging down, picking her fingers, not knowing what she was thinking.
Jiang Xinyu discovered that Jiang Pandi no longer liked talking to their sisters. Just now she ignored Jiang Yuzhu when he tried to talk to her.
Today was a happy day, and Chen Xiuyun even asked Jiang Xinyu to take a jar to make some wine.
Two tables were placed in the middle of the courtyard. The dishes were divided into two portions and filled up on the table. There were also small wine glasses in front of Old Man Jiang and Jiang Youfu.
The meat Jiang Yuzhu brought back was stir-fried into cabbage and it didn't look like much meat. At first glance, it was all cabbage. The smoked fish was actually stewed with potatoes and mushrooms.
Jiang Xinyu has never eaten fish stewed with potatoes before, and this is the first time she has seen this combination. Speaking of potatoes, they are really an all-purpose vegetable. Not to mention the high yield, it is easy to stock up, and it seems to go with any kind of meat. She hates it the most now.
The only vegetables are cabbage and potatoes.
It's getting cold now, and there aren't many dishes. Chen Xiuyun can only eat whatever is available at home.
"Before we eat, let me say a few words. You all know the situation of this child Xiaochuan. He will be my son from now on. Now he is on my family's account. I can be considered worthy of Jianmin."
Jiang Zhenwu secretly picked up the fish pieces with chopsticks, but Jiang Youfu picked up the chopsticks and knocked him, "Are there any rules?"
Ma Meili glared at her man, and Jiang Youfu also looked back. That look was enough to control the mother-in-law.
Jiang Xinyu found it quite interesting to see the feud between the two of them. No matter how powerful the second aunt is, she is still afraid of the second uncle, but this time she sided with the second uncle.
Children should behave at the dinner table. Her grandparents and aunts have taught her since she was a child. The virtues at the dinner table can well reflect the family education. This Jiang Zhenwu is not young, not a three or four-year-old child.
Chen Xiuyun also glanced at Jiang Zhenwu, pulled Xiaochuan forward, and began to introduce, "From now on, this is your father, that is your grandma, and that is your second uncle..."
They were introduced one by one, and Old Man Jiang and Jiang Youfu each gave them fifty cents.
Finally, the meal was served, and Jiang Zhenwu ate it happily. He had not eaten pork for several months, and his cheeks bulged and his mouth started to squeak.
Ma Meili ate the fish and asked, "Is this from your mother's family?"
The fish pieces awakened Ma Meimei's sense of taste as soon as they entered her mouth. Chen Xiuyun's family sent her smoked fish every year. The taste was just like this, and it really didn't exist anywhere else.
Chen Xiuyun nodded, "My nephew brought it here when he came. The fish was newly smoked this year."
Ma Meili has been envious of her for many years, but unfortunately she doesn't have a natal family who can settle down in a big city and send her food. Her natal family only gets subsidies from her, but they are very poor.
Although Mrs. Li was unhappy in her heart, she did not act like a monster today. Let her see that Chen Xiuyun was worse than raising a tiger from her eldest daughter's family. At least she still had the blood of the Jiang family.
But Old Man Jiang had warned her when he came here. His three daughters all had jobs. If he wanted them to be able to help them in the future, he was not allowed to cause trouble today, and he had to be polite in the future.
Old Mrs. Li also had to be honest. She had never taken advantage of her when she had a dispute with Chen Xiuyun's family. She had been humiliated all over the country. She didn't want to be embarrassed anymore, nor did she want to go to the commune for labor reform.
Old Man Li's attitude towards Chen Xiuyun changed when Jiang Yuzhu had a job in the county town, and he would come to her house from time to time with free things.
Chen Xiuyun knew what he was up to, and although she despised him in her heart, as long as he and the old woman didn't act evil and were honest, she wouldn't be able to treat them as relatives, and she wouldn't give them less food, but more.
Don't count on her.
From the attitudes of these two people, Chen Xiuyun also concluded that as long as you live a good life, there will always be someone who will come up to you and smile at you. If her family was living in poverty, these two old people would definitely not even enter the door and walk in
I would roll my eyes and spit when I bumped into one on the street.
The meal was quite peaceful. After the others left, Jiang Xinyu, Jiang Yuzhu, and Chen Zhengyu each gave Xiaochuan a dime.
If it wasn’t for Jiang Xinyu, a dime would be a lot. Which child in the village has money?
Xiaochuan felt that today was like a dream. He and his brothers went to his grandma's house and never received any money or even food. But today he ate fish and meat and received money. He also drank sweet drinks the night before yesterday.
The malted milk, he had never tasted anything so delicious.
While he was grinning, Chen Xiuyun came over and took away the one yuan and twenty cents he had collected, leaving only one cent for him.
"I saved up money to make you some clothes before the Chinese New Year. I will keep the money for you."
Although Xiaochuan was a little disappointed, he still nodded sensibly. One cent was a huge sum of money, enough to buy a lot of candies. How could he have had money in his hand before?
Besides, there are new clothes to wear during the Chinese New Year. He hasn’t worn new clothes in several years. The clothes on his body were all picked up by his own mother and no one else could wear them, and they were patched everywhere.
Xiaochuan's matter is settled. Chen Xiuyun plans to find someone to build another house in two days and dig the cellar. The weather is getting colder and colder. He will go to the eldest daughter and son-in-law's house another day. I don't know what their house is.
Not covered.
"Mom, when are you going to make pastries again?" Jiang Xinyu asked while drinking brown sugar water.
Chen Xiuyun is altering clothes. The rags include Chen Yi's old clothes sent by Widow Wang, as well as those sent by the captain's wife and Wu Xiulian. These rags can be made smaller and made suitable for Xiaochuan.
"Once the house is built, it will be difficult to do it secretly when there are many people in the yard, and it will be easy to be discovered. Besides, Xiaochuan has just come to our house, and I don't plan to do it until I teach him not to go out and talk nonsense."
Jiang Yuzhu asked with a sour taste: "Mom, do you like Xiaochuan so much?"
In the past, it was quite uncomfortable to hear people say that her mother could not give birth to a son, Jiang Yuzhu. Now that there was suddenly an extra child in the family, and her mother was only around Xiaochuan, she felt a little uncomfortable.
In the past, her mother always stayed close to her when she came back every month, but this time she didn't feel as valued when she came back.
Chen Xiuyun raised his head and glanced at Jiang Yuzhu. His men were still working, "What? Are you unhappy?"
She smiled: "You three sisters crawled out of my belly, and you are the ones who hurt me the most."
The three babies crawled out of the belly, and the scene became familiar. Just like a horror movie, Jiang Xinyu instantly recalled the scene of the baby in The Ring.
She grinned and rubbed her arms, "Mom, don't talk about crawling, you're too careful."
Chen Xiuyun glared at her, but Jiang Yuzhu was amused by Jiang Xinyu.
"In the future, when you all get married, Xiaochuan can still stay with me for more than ten years. When he grows up, he can also support you. If anyone bullies you, I will let him knock on the door."
Hearing this, Jiang Yuzhu felt that her mood just now was unreasonable. She had said that she would recruit children in the future, but this matter has not happened yet. But if the three sisters all get married, her mother will be the only one left in the house, and the deserted place will be
How was your day?
Chen Xiuyun put down the needle and looked at the two girls seriously, "You are my mother's biological children. Mom loves you the most. I hope you can make a difference for me and live a good life. Xiaochuan is also an honest child. You will be more responsible for it in the future."
He is a real brother, just take good care of him."
Jiang Yuzhu's throat was slightly choked and she nodded seriously. She had a younger brother. This was a good thing. She shouldn't have other thoughts.
"Mom, how did grandma and grandma reach a deal with the Yuan family?"
Chen Xiuyun said casually: "I guess they secretly promised the Yuan family a favor. The house was sold for fifty. Maybe they secretly gave the Yuan family more."
Chen Xiuyun didn't notice the house, but it belonged to Fang Xiaochuan's family after all. As long as it was not occupied by the Yuan family alone. If it wasn't sold, Fang Xiaochuan wouldn't be able to keep it, so he might as well change it for some money now. It doesn't matter how they deal privately.