The reborn peasant girl has space for farming

Chapter 643 Dinner at Mom’s Family

"What kind of woolen coat do you need when working in the mine? No matter how good the material is, it has to be ruined. You also have to take off the new cotton-padded jacket you are wearing. I just made it for you last year, but it is so dirty this year. I will only use it in the future." Wear an old cotton-padded jacket to work.”

He Shaoying rejected Bai Huli's request and stuffed Bai Meixi's worn-out cotton-padded jacket into her as work clothes. Bai Meixi had worn this cotton-padded jacket for several years before, and every time it became smaller or torn, she would use a tattered one from home. After the cloth was attached, it was now almost like a beggar's outfit.

"Mom, this cotton-padded jacket is not worn by anyone. No one wants it when it is thrown on the roadside."

Bai Huli threw it aside in disgust. She would rather stand in the snow wearing a single coat than wear such a thing.

"Why is it not worn by humans? Hasn't your sister been wearing this shabby cotton-padded jacket to work every year in the past few years?" He Shaoying pushed Bai Huli back. Since Bai Meixi can bring a lot of things home every month, Bai Huli Hu Li's status in the family declined rapidly, which caused her relationship with Bai Meixi to deteriorate rapidly, completely treating her as a thorn in his side.

But her family members didn't take her seriously, which made her particularly anxious.

"Meixi, please stay at home for dinner today. You will have to ask your children to give you New Year greetings later." When the sister-in-law saw that Bai Meixi had brought back so many things, she felt that she must have a lot of private money in her pocket, so she quickly put her The five-year-old son pulled over, intending to ask for some from Bai Meixi.

"Auntie, happy New Year." The little nephew understood what his mother meant. He kowtowed to Bai Meixi, and then stretched out his hand to ask for new year's money from Bai Meixi.

This child is the only third generation of the Bai family, and he is also loved by the family. From the name, it can be seen that the family's desire for money is all in this child's name.

His name is Bai Xin, and everything in his name is Qian, but having a surname with the character Bai always seems counterproductive.

"Auntie knows what you want." Bai Meixi naturally would not treat the child badly. She gave Bai Xin two yuan of pocket money and asked him to buy snacks.

This amount of money is a huge sum for a child. Bai Xin's eyes lit up when he saw the two yuan, and he kept mumbling the names of snacks, but before he could run out, he was stopped by his sister-in-law. She He took the two dollars out of Bai Xin's hand and stuffed them directly into his pocket.

Bai Meixi secretly smiled inwardly. It seems that the handling of lucky money is the same in ancient and modern times. Parents usually take it away legitimately on the grounds that they help you save it.

"Why don't you hurry up and thank your aunt? It's better for you to be your eldest aunt. It's not like your little aunt. She has gone to work to make money, but she still has nothing. She didn't even give you a penny of new year's money." The sister-in-law was very satisfied with the amount given by Bai Meixi. In front of everyone, he started to attack Bai Huli.

On New Year's Eve, her son also kowtowed to Bai Huli, but he only received a soft snort from her and not even half a cent, which made her sister-in-law half furious.

"My salary is all paid to my family. It's more than 100 yuan a year. If it weren't for me, how would you have food to eat?" Bai Huli was furious. After yelling a few words, she walked towards the kitchen. She knew that pork was stewed at home today. , she has been working in the mine for more than half a year, and now she needs to make up for herself.

"Meixi, wait, I'll serve you food." The sister-in-law set the table with a smile and didn't want to pay attention to Bai Huli. When He Shaoying saw her walking towards the kitchen just now, he had already jumped out of the yard. Bai Huli will never take advantage.

Sure enough, He Shaoying used his plier-like arms to restrain Bai Huli and dragged her directly back to his house. "Boss, wife, the meat will be served later, the boss is not back yet."

He Shaoying returned to the kitchen and saw her sister-in-law coughing continuously after she began to serve the meat. In order to avoid those relatives who came to eat in the name of New Year greetings, she deliberately saved all the pork at home for stewing today. If she added a little If she opens her mouth, her son and grandson will have to take several bites less.

"Mom, I don't eat braised pork. I feel stuffy in my chest these days and can't eat anything." Bai Meixi pointed out the matter directly and reassured He Shaoying that she just wanted to sit with her family and wouldn't Taking advantage of family members.

"Yes, yes, you want to eat good food. Go back to your husband's house to eat. The child in your belly will be born with the surname Cheng."

He Shaoying hung the pork and carp on the beam of the kitchen, and brought out the prepared dinner. Apart from the bowl of braised pork, He Shaoying only prepared radish and Chinese cabbage, all cooked in white water, without any oil in sight. It's fishy, ​​and the portion of each dish is so small that you can't even take a few bites.

Especially the bowl of braised pork, which only had three or four pieces, which was only enough for Bai Xin to eat alone.

Bai Meixi felt that He Shaoying was far more stingy than before. In the past, she would put a few drops of meat oil in the vegetables when cooking, but now she looks like she might as well just eat them raw.

"Mom, did you forget to add salt to this dish?" Bai Meixi took a bite and found that the dishes had no taste at all and were so dry that she couldn't even eat.

"Why are you adding salt? Pour a spoonful of this broth into the vegetables and mix it with the vegetables. It is better than any seasoning." He Shaoying scooped out a spoonful of broth from the bowl of meat, put it on the plate and mixed it, only using a small mouthful. I swallowed half a bowl of rice.

Bai Meixi couldn't help but feel worried, thinking that He Shaoying must have given the money to her mother's family again to make her life so tense.

Sister-in-law and Bai Huli were also eating at the table. Several times Bai Huli stretched out her chopsticks towards the bowl of braised pork, but He Shaoying blocked her with the chopsticks in her hand.This meal was very depressing for everyone, and no one said a word except Bai Xin. It was completely different from the warm atmosphere Bai Meixi had imagined before.

"Sister-in-law, how much does our mother give our two uncles every month? Why is life at home more difficult than before?" Bai Meixi asked her sister-in-law while she was washing dishes in the kitchen. Sure enough, He Shaoying gave her the family's living expenses. He killed two brothers from his mother's family and almost left the Bai family without enough food during the Chinese New Year.

"Years ago, two uncles said they wanted to build a house, so my mother-in-law spent all the money. Your elder brother and younger brother tried to persuade me several times, but it was of no use. Look at how much broth was put in this pot, just to prepare it. I will slowly add it to the dishes in the future, and if this continues, I don’t know if I will still be able to eat in the future.”

The elder sister-in-law kept sighing when she mentioned the living expenses. She didn’t make any money at home, and the elder brother was foolish and filial. He respectfully handed the money to He Shaoying every month. If he hadn’t bought two on his own initiative years ago, The pounds of meat are coming back, and they won’t even be able to eat meat dishes during the Chinese New Year this year.

She was very upset when she thought about this matter, wishing that Bai Meixi could help with this idea and completely put an end to the idea of ​​He Shaoying's mother's family.

(End of this chapter)