"You still know how to come back." Yang came out of the house. As soon as he said this, he saw the pheasant in Shen Xiu's hand.
"Where did this pheasant come from?"
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "I caught it. In addition to this pheasant, I also picked up five wild eggs."
Hearing the wild eggs, Mrs. Zou also came out of the room holding Shuanzi in her arms.
At this time, Shen Xiu carefully took out five wild eggs from the basket.
Zou couldn't help but swallowed, "Why are there only five?"
Before Shen Xiu could speak, Mrs. Yang already said: "You think these are eggs laid by domestic chickens. These five are already pretty good." After saying that, she said to her grandson, "Wait for Shuanzi. Grandma will give them to you in a moment."
Eat steamed egg custard."
Ms. Zou was a little unhappy at being reprimanded by her mother-in-law. When she heard that her son had custard to eat, she smiled proudly at Shen Xiu. The meaning was obvious. The wild eggs you worked so hard to pick up had to go to my son in the end.
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Shen Xiu ignored her. While everyone's attention was on the pheasants and eggs, she put the madder and blue grass she had collected into her room.
When she came out of the room, Wei Ping also came to join in the fun. He mentioned the somewhat feeble pheasant and said, "Mom, this pheasant must weigh more than two pounds."
Yang said: "It's going to be busy farming time soon, so let's keep this pheasant at home to eat. I'll make a pot of chicken soup myself to replenish your health."
She was not afraid that Shen Xiu would steal the chicken while he was stewing it, but she was afraid that the other party's poor cooking skills would ruin the hard-won pheasant.
While Yang was handling the pheasants, Shen Xiu took care of it. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law worked very well together, and in less than half an hour, the fragrance wafted out of the kitchen.
Chickens raised in the mountains don't have much oil and water, and this pheasant is a hen. Yang was afraid of the chicken wood, so he stewed it for an hour before eating.
It was already past the usual meal time, but the family was still waiting at the dinner table in high spirits.
The family has not seen meat or fish for a long time.
When the chicken was brought to the table, even Da Ya, who has always been sensible, couldn't help but look at the chicken in the pot.
Yang took a spoon to share the meat with everyone. The best part of the chicken, the two chicken legs, was given to the two men in the family, Wei's father and Wei Ping.
Shen Xiu and Zou each got a chicken wing, and Da Ya got chicken gizzards and liver. And Yang's precious grandson Shuanzi not only had a bowl of egg custard to eat, but also had a layer of minced chicken breast sprinkled on top.
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As for Ms. Yang herself, she said she didn't like meat, so she only drank a bowl of chicken soup.
Chicken soup is also very nutritious. Yang took only one sip and said, "This chicken soup is really fresh. It is indeed something grown in the mountains."
Shen Xiudao: "Mom, there are some mushrooms in the basket. I will make mushroom and chicken soup for you tomorrow. I'm sure it will be more delicious than this chicken soup."
Yang said: "Can the mushrooms be eaten?"
Shen Xiudao: "It's edible. If you don't believe me, I'll try it for you tomorrow and you'll know."
Wei Ping finished chewing the chicken drumsticks in his hand and drank a bowl of delicious chicken soup. "My brothers and sisters are really capable. I thought your trip to the mountains would be empty. I didn't expect it to be pheasants and mushrooms..."
Before he could finish his words, Mr. Zou stepped on him.
Shen Xiu knew that Mrs. Zou didn't want others to praise her, so she smiled and said: "How can I not have a sister-in-law who can do this? Not only is she busy at home and abroad every day, but she also takes time to wash clothes by the river..."
Mr. Zou was drinking chicken soup and almost choked when he heard this.
Others didn't notice Zou's strange behavior. Yang also looked back at Shen Xiu and said, "Your sister-in-law is not as good as you said. The only thing she is better than you is that she gave birth to a grandson for our Wei family. How long will it take?"
When the second brother comes back, you hurry up and give me a grandson."
Shen Xiu blushed at these words, "Mom, I'm only thirteen."
"Thirteen is not too early." Yang said, "I was already pregnant with the eldest child at your age."
Shen Xiu was ashamed. She really couldn't imagine what it would be like to have a baby at the age of thirteen. She didn't want to try it anyway.
Fortunately, Wei Yan was working in the county town and could only come back once every two months.
Shen Xiu only hoped that this situation could last for a long time.
After dinner, it was getting late and it couldn't get any darker.
Mrs. Yang was reluctant to waste lamp oil and was afraid that her two daughters-in-law would break the dishes with their careless hands, so she asked them to wash the dishes tomorrow.
Shen Xiu was already very tired after a day on the mountain and almost fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.
When I woke up, it was already bright.
During these days, breakfast at home is not very early, and it is not very late at this time.
When Shen Xiu got off the bed, she felt her legs were sore. Despite this, she still limped into the kitchen to cook.
Mrs. Yang rarely had a good sleep last night. She got up early in the morning and was spinning at the door of the hall, and happened to see this scene.
She thought that the second daughter-in-law had gone to the mountains yesterday and could stay in bed this morning. Unexpectedly, the second daughter-in-law had really changed her temper and had to get up to cook even though she was so tired.
If Mrs. Yang always didn't believe that the second daughter-in-law could get rid of her laziness before, now she really believes it.
When Shen Xiu was cooking, she took out the dishes and chopsticks that had not been washed last night and cleaned them. When she brought the rice to the table, Zou rubbed her eyes and came out with the stopper.
"Da Ya, where did you die? Get some water!"
Da Ya didn't know where she went and didn't answer.
Zou didn't wait for a response. She just lowered her face and before she could say anything, Yang couldn't stand it anymore and said loudly: "I asked Da Ya to pick up eggs. She is only six years old, so you treat her like an adult.
She even asked her to fetch the face wash, why don't you fetch it yourself. Our Wei family is really unlucky to have a lazy daughter-in-law like you."
Usually, if this happens, it's mostly because of Shen Xiu. Now Shen Xiu has become more diligent, which brings out Zou's laziness. In other words, Zou is also a lazy woman, but Shen Xiu is there to compare with her, so she seems to be lazy.
A little stronger. Now that Shen Xiu is no longer lazy, she is the one getting scolded.
After being scolded by her mother-in-law early in the morning, Ms. Zou felt aggrieved and became much more honest at the same time.
Shen Xiu said at the dinner table that she wanted to go to Trini's house, but Zou rarely said anything.
The Li Chang family lives on the east side of the village, and there is a big willow tree planted in front of their door.
Behind the willow tree is a very impressive large blue brick house with tiles.
The eldest lady was sitting in the yard doing needlework. When she looked up, she suddenly saw a little girl walking in. She said with a smile: "You are from the Wei Er family, right? Trini just mentioned you to me."
Shen Xiu smiled and said: "Hello, aunt, I am just here to see Trini. I wonder if she is here?"
"She went to visit." The eldest lady brought a futon for Shen Xiu to sit on, "She has been uncertain all day. Did she tell you yesterday that she wanted to embroider flowers on her clothes?"
She asked casually while holding the shoe sole in her hand.
Shen Xiu immediately realized that the eldest lady here probably didn't believe in herself, so she was reluctant to let herself help with the embroidery.
Her tone also became lighter: "That's what I said."
The eldest lady said without raising her head: "You are a good boy, don't mess around with her. She just thinks about it."
Having said that, Shen Xiu no longer needed to stay. As for the dye, there were madder and indigo grass, and she didn't believe that she couldn't tinker with it.
"Then I'll leave first. When Trini comes back, there's no need to tell me that I've been here."
The eldest lady got up and wanted to see her off. Shen Xiu waved her hand and said, "Madam, please sit down. There is no need to see her off."
The eldest lady wanted to be polite, but suddenly there were footsteps outside the door, and Trini and a pretty woman in her twenties walked in.
"Mom, sister-in-law's new clothes were accidentally scratched." After Trini finished speaking, she saw Shen Xiu, "Axiu, you are here too."
The eldest lady didn't care to talk to Trini and looked at her eldest daughter-in-law, "What happened to the clothes? How come they were scratched even though they were fine?"
Trini's sister-in-law said with a bitter smile: "On the way back, the third aunt stopped me to talk, but accidentally hooked my clothes with a sickle."
The eldest lady did not curse loudly, she just frowned and called her daughter-in-law to come over.
The clothes were indeed, as my daughter-in-law said, a big gash had been cut with a sickle.
The workmanship of the clothes is not a pity, but what is a pity is that the material is fine cotton.
Trini will be married in a few months, and her eldest daughter-in-law is going to get married as her sister-in-law. In order to make her daughter look good, the eldest lady took a piece of fine cotton and made her a new dress. But now.
The new clothes were worn out after only one wear, and the eldest lady would inevitably be angry with her daughter-in-law.
"I told you the day before yesterday that I will save these new clothes for Trini to wear when she gets married. It's better for you. If you insist on returning to your parents' house at this time, just go back. But you still have to wear new clothes."
Trini's sister-in-law was scolded and kept silent. It was not that her mother-in-law had never said this to her in the past, but today was the first time she was scolded in front of outsiders, and it was inevitable that she would be embarrassed.
As a daughter-in-law, Shen Xiu naturally knew how Trini's sister-in-law was feeling at the moment. She didn't want her mother-in-law to embarrass herself in front of outsiders.
"Actually, this dress can be repaired." Shen Xiu couldn't help but interjected: "The dress just has a tear. Use a needle and thread to sew it up carefully. It should still be wearable."
The eldest lady asked herself that she was a decent person who could be angry with her daughter-in-law but not with outsiders. She suppressed her temper and said: "Even if it can be sewn up, the marks are too obvious. If you wear it out, it will make people laugh."
Shen Xiudao: "If Madam is worried about the traces of needlework, I have an idea. The scratched place is on the front, where you can just embroider a plum blossom. It can not only cover the original hole, but also make the dress a little more elegant.
Beautiful.”
"But none of us know how to embroider plum blossoms!" Mrs. Li thought Shen Xiu was right, but embroidery was a problem.
"Mom, you forgot. I told you, Axiu can embroider." Trini pointed to the opening in her sister-in-law's clothes and said, "You will know if you let Axiu try it."
Shen Xiu waved his hand and said, "That's not possible. My embroidery is just nonsense."
Trini didn't understand what she meant and said carelessly: "What nonsense? It's not like I've never seen embroidery on your body. Mom, Axiu can really embroider. I've seen with my own eyes the wishful patterns embroidered on her clothes, and she also knows
What about Qi needle and trocar needle?"
The lady in charge listened to Trini's seriousness and somewhat believed it. Moreover, she did feel that this new dress was a bit of a pity. If Shen Xiu really knew how to embroider, then she could have a try.
But she had just said that before, and now hearing the meaning behind Shen Xiu's words, she did care.
The eldest lady hesitated for a moment, and could only endure the shame and said: "From the Wei Er family, since Trini said you can embroider, what do you think of these clothes?"
The other party was the eldest lady, so Shen Xiu accepted it as soon as she saw it. "Since the lady has spoken, I would rather obey her respectfully. It's just that I need several colors of embroidery thread and a fine needle. The thinner the needle, the better."