The reborn peasant girl has space for farming

Chapter 152 Dinner
After settling her mother-in-law, Bai Meixi went to prepare medicine for Cheng's mother.The elder sister-in-law is still in charge tonight, and there are not many people in the family. My father, elder brother, and third younger brother have all gone to work in the fields. The more they work, the more centimeters they earn, so they are reluctant to spare that little time and always Came back very late.

There is also my sister-in-law. She is also in school now. Even if the family eats, they have to wait until her sister-in-law comes back.Now the only ones at home are Bai Meixi, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law and mother-in-law.The mother-in-law is lying on the bed recuperating, Bai Meixi is boiling medicine, and the sister-in-law is cooking.And from this point of view, it seems that the second sister-in-law is the only one who is idle.

But Bai Meixi is used to this kind of thing.

Bai Meixi cooked the medicine, put a piece of cloth on the handle of the casserole, and then carefully poured the soup into the bowl.No more, no less, just a bowl. Bai Meixi brought it into the room and served her mother to drink the medicine.

The medicine had just been brewed and was too hot. Chengmu drank it a little slowly. In addition, the taste was particularly bitter. Chengmu always frowned while drinking the medicine.

There were voices outside, and I saw my father-in-law and eldest brother coming back one after another.Not long after they entered the yard, my sister-in-law also came back from school.

Everyone in the family is here.The sister-in-law counted the number of people, then brought the pot from the kitchen and shouted to everyone: "It's time to eat."

The father and son who worked in the fields were covered in mud. They went outside to wash up before entering the house clean.When I came back, my sister-in-law had already filled up the food and placed it on the table.Cheng's mother also finished drinking the medicine, and Bai Meixi gave Cheng's mother a piece of candy to moisten her throat.

The adult mother took the candy with a smile and said, "I'm not a child anymore." But she felt happy in her heart.

During the meal, only Cheng's mother had white-flour steamed buns to eat. The children looked at them and clamored to eat them.Bai Meixi bought a total of four steamed buns and gave two to Cheng's mother. The other two were temporarily put into the space. She thought that the next time she went to the mountains to open up wasteland, she might be able to see the poor Yao Jiusheng.

Bai Meixi admitted that she only wanted to save money to treat her mother-in-law, and she was a little negligent in buying steamed buns this time.She is still full of apologies for the children.

The mother-in-law gave the steamed buns to the children, and the children broke them into half and half to share.In order to express her apology, Bai Meixi promised to give candies to the children after the meal.

"It's the province's province. You can't skimp on food. It's the time when a child is growing. How can he do without nutrition?" The second sister-in-law kept mumbling, just because she disliked Gu Lingxi for how unfair this matter was.

"The second sister-in-law was right to criticize and teach me. I was indeed negligent this time." Bai Meixi was not angry with the second sister-in-law this time. She was originally a good child who knew her mistakes and could correct them: "This is my first time as the head of the family. I still don’t understand many things, and I only think about treating my mother’s illness and getting medicine... Yes, we can’t skimp on food, as we have to keep up with the labor and nutrition of the family, and the children’s nutrition must also keep up with their growth in school.”

Bai Meixi knew her mistakes and was able to correct them. Her mother-in-law praised her very much and said to everyone: "It's the first time for Xiaomei to take charge of a family. It will be fine after she gets familiar with it. After all, she is doing it for me this time. Speaking of which, There's nothing wrong with it. If I have to say it's right or wrong, it's my fault that I shouldn't have this disease."

Although Cheng Mu had a smile on her lips, her words were filled with complaints about her second sister-in-law.As long as she was in this home, she could care about anything.

The second sister-in-law rolled her eyes and said nothing more.Dinner was as usual, and everyone had nothing to say together. They just talked about common things and ate around a big table. Those who needed to leave the table did so.

My father and my eldest brother went to the yard. One squatted under the corner and the other stood not far from the door. Each of them had a cigarette, and they smoked happily.Bai Meixi really couldn't figure out what was so good about this thing.

After clearing everything on the table, Bai Meixi accompanied her sister-in-law to the kitchen to wash the dishes.Today is the elder sister-in-law's business. Whenever it is the elder sister-in-law's turn, the second sister-in-law never interferes.

When Bai Meixi came out again, she saw her second sister-in-law sitting at the door of her room knitting a sweater!The current house does not have large windows, and the light in the house is not good. You can see clearly from the door.Bai Meixi looked at her and saw that her second sister-in-law was really quiet and quiet when she knitted a sweater. If she didn't have such a temperament, she might really be a likable character.

After dinner, everyone in the family started busy doing their own things.Because Chengmu cannot go to the ground, she is not idle even when she is lying on the bed. Although some of her clothes are a little worn out, they can be worn again after being mended.Isn’t that an old saying?Three years of new life, three years of old life, and another three years of mending.Don't people in rural areas have to make such calculations to live their lives?

When Bai Meixi returned to the yard, she saw that her sister-in-law had already been sitting in the yard and started picking up shoe soles.Even though my sister-in-law is short and chubby, she is really a hard-working person who can't sit still at all. Not only did she just finish working in the kitchen, but she also found work for herself.

The sister-in-law took the soles very seriously, her eyes always staring at the soles, and occasionally scratching her scalp with an awl.Bai Meixi was overjoyed. This seemed to be the standard action for people of this era when picking up the soles of shoes. In fact, Bai Meixi never understood why she had to scratch her scalp with an awl, but it seemed that without this action, picking up the soles of shoes would not be the same. It looks like it has the soles of the shoes.

It's not completely dark yet, but the children are obviously starting to feel sleepy.The eldest girl didn't know how to speak, and she didn't talk to many people on weekdays. Now that she was sleepy, she dozed around her eldest sister-in-law.

Dabao is usually very naughty and mischievous, but when the time comes, he gets sleepy and he has already fallen asleep on his second sister-in-law's lap.

Needless to say, when everyone is quiet, even though they are doing their own things and there is no intersection, the scene looks very warm.Maybe this is a true portrayal of rural people in this era?Simple and busy.

Bai Meixi saw that everyone had their own things to do. She couldn't stand here stupidly. It was too early to go back to the room to sleep now.Then she remembered the radio she bought when she got married. She could take the radio to her mother-in-law's room and listen to plays for her.

People of this age like to listen to opera the most.

Bai Meixi took the radio, sat down beside Chengmu's bed, turned it on, and found an audio recording of an opera.Bai Meixi did not bother Chengmu, and just sat quietly next to her, smiling and watching her mending.

Cheng's mother raised her head and smiled at Bai Meixi. The two of them understood each other tacitly and still maintained such a peaceful atmosphere.

(End of this chapter)