Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 2
Chapter 2 happy event

The figure that rushed out was a short and flat old lady, wearing an autumn-colored, old-fashioned jacket and skirt, which was empty.The gray hair was combed neatly, and a double-row carved silver hairpin was stuck in the bun behind her head.

This person is Sun's mother-in-law Tan.

Seeing Mrs. Sun standing at the door of the kitchen, Mrs. Tan's triangular eyes under her sparse eyebrows immediately stood up, pointed at Mrs. Sun and opened her mouth, and shouted: "You are dead? You have to ask four times to cook, eight Carrying a big sedan chair! Do you have sores on the soles of your feet or pus on your legs? It is only a few steps away from the miscellaneous house in the back? Lazy donkeys go to the mill, deliberately preventing the whole family from eating hot meals, deliberately preventing us from getting old No?"

Mrs. Sun froze, and before she could turn around, Mrs. Yang behind Mrs. Tan spoke.

"Third brother and sister, what are you doing there? I didn't hear our mother talking to you!" Yang reminded Sun "kindly".

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Tan's eyes widened even further: "You wooden stump, your mother-in-law didn't turn around when she was talking to you, who would you show your face to?"

"Mother, I, I don't mean that..." Mrs. Sun grabbed the apron in her hand and explained carefully.

"Don't stay here, don't you see that the sun is shining on the top of your head? Hurry up and cook, and you will delay pulling out the cotton stalks in the morning, and see how I will deal with you!" Tan waved his hand impatiently, urging Sun Shi.

"Hey, I'll burn it right away, so I won't delay the matter." Mrs. Sun promised, but before she could lift her foot, she was stopped by Mrs. Tan: "It's autumn, your sister can't sleep well these nights, and you don't have much energy in the day , make an egg custard for your sister for breakfast, put it beside the rice nest to keep warm, she will get up and bring it to her later, don't spare the oil and salt, remember to choose a big egg!"

"Hey, I've made a note, so let's do it." Mrs. Sun responded meekly, and tied the apron on her body.

"Hey, Meier is like this too? Tsk tsk, my sister-in-law feels distressed." Yang hurriedly continued, "Our girl Lan has been yelling and getting sleepy these days, mother, or let me The third brother and sister also made an egg custard for Miss Lan to regain her senses? You don’t need to pick the big one, the small one will do. What do you think of the third brother and sister?”

Mrs. Sun looked at Mrs. Tan blankly, Mrs. Tan squinted at Mrs. Yang, patted the lapel of her clothes and said casually, "It's good for me to look at Lan'er. Children are like children. If you move too much, you can do it more. It’s not good! The old three’s family, what are you doing stupidly, why should you go!”

After making sure Mrs. Tan had no other orders, Mrs. Sun hurried into the stove. After a while, puffs of black smoke spewed out from the chimney, and the sound of pots and pans came from the stove.

Tan turned around in satisfaction, and caught a glimpse of Yang still standing to the side, eyes gurgling towards the direction of the kitchen, holding a crockpot in his hand, with a look of calculation, obviously he still couldn't forget the egg custard.

"Mother, it's very windy in the yard, so you should go back to the house and rest. The third brother and sister were late to cut and pull the cotton stalks in the morning, so I'll go to the kitchen to give her a helping hand." Yang hurriedly put the basin Poured out the water in the bottle, turned around and asked Mrs. Tan for instructions with a smile.

There was a smile on Tan's gloomy face, and he said to Yang: "Among my three daughters-in-law, you are the most filial and sensible. Your three brothers and sisters are busy with the kitchen, so I don't need you to meddle I got up early this morning and my left arm is a little sore, please help me back to the room and rub it for me!"

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Mrs. Sun was busy alone in the kitchen where the oily smoke was rising. Lao Liang had a large family, and the brothers were married and still lived together. They ate tea and rice in a pot, and the stove built next to the wall was also large.

Mrs. Sun used the big pot inside to stew the rice, and the smaller pot outside to cook the vegetables. The cooked vegetables were put into clay pots and sat in hot water to keep warm.

There are also a few earthen pots of different sizes scattered on the stove, which are filled with water, and they are burning with grunt noises. Basically, after a meal, there is water for drinking and washing.

Although she was worried about Jin Xi, Mrs. Sun still cooked the food quickly, and stewed egg custard for her sister-in-law Liang Yumei, and delivered it to her room. Over here, the old Liang's family had already got up one after another. With Yang's support, Shi came down from the stove, looked around, and then ordered the food to be placed on the table next door.

There is an empty room next to the stove, and there is a half-old Eight Immortals table and a smaller square table in it. This is the dining room of Lao Liang's family.

According to the rules of the old Liang family, only men and grandchildren who are engaged to be married are eligible to eat at the Big Eight Immortals table. The children eat at the small table next to them, led by Mrs. Tan, and the daughters-in-law have to serve the men and children After we finished eating and tidied up, we settled for a couple of bites of leftovers in the kitchen.

For Liang Lihui's engagement banquet at the end of the month, the eldest son of Liang Lihui, Liang Yuju, Liang Lihui's father, specially rushed back to the village from the nearby Changqiao Town. There was a very lively discussion.
After the meal, the daughters-in-law came up to clean up the dishes, the men were very interested in the topics discussed at the dinner table, and Lao Liangtou was not in a hurry to go to work in the field, but drank tea and smoked tobacco around the Eight Immortals table, waiting for the old man Liangtou to add something.

Because he was happy, Old Liang drank a few cups of wine, his dark face was flushed, and he looked around the children and grandchildren in the room with piercing eyes, and said: "Li Hui is the eldest grandson of our old Liang's family, and has a reputation as a scholar." His marriage is the first among his grandchildren. Our old Liang family can be regarded as a kind family in the village, and the grandson’s wife is also the daughter of a scholar. The planning of this marriage must be done carelessly! Everyone in the village is watching, You can't let others look at you in the wrong place, and from now on, the younger ones in the family will also have someone to rely on when they get married!"

The eldest son Liang Yuju, who was sitting at the head of the old Liang, responded, "Father is right. This marriage represents not only Li Hui, but also the reputation of our entire old Liang family. The sons must take care of it carefully to ensure that no one will be left behind." picky."

Old Liangtou nodded, took out the pipe from his waist and smoked it.

"Gouzi Lihui's success today is all due to our father's earnest teaching and careful cultivation over the years. Now that he has arranged such a well-matched marriage for him, his son often tells Lihui that he must be the first one to ask for him when he is successful in the future." The one who will repay you is your old man!" Liang Lihui's father, Liang Yuju, the eldest son of Lao Liangtou, said again, his voice choked with sobs.

Liang Lihui, who was the party concerned, stood behind Liang Yuju in a rather dull manner, with his eyes downcast and his face blushing.

"Hey, brother is indeed a person who has read the book. The words he says are different. Brother, I think the same way. The difficulty is that I can't say it! Brother, these few words have spoken out what is in my heart!"

The second child, Liang Yulin, echoed repeatedly, Liang Yuju slightly raised his forehead, and kept his waist straight.

Old Liang waved his hands and sighed a little, "Don't talk about two different families, we are masters, and we all hope that you will be good!"

As he said that, the old Liangtou engaged Liang Lihui at the end of the month again, and the specific details were finalized with his sons again.

It is nothing more than entertaining guests and giving gifts. The engagement ceremony prepared for the woman's family includes food, tobacco and alcohol, snacks and fruits, as well as rulers, shoes and hats, jewelry, rouge and gouache.

Liang Yuju took these directly from the Liangji grocery store in the town, no need to go to other stores to buy them.

The dishes on the banquet and the guests also need to be arranged in advance.

In addition, the matchmaker's thank you money can't be left behind...

After everything was finalized, Mrs. Tan urged her to work in the fields.

The boss Liang Yuju suddenly thought of something, and said to the old Liangtou who was getting up: "Father, I am happy to see Li Hui's engagement. There is one more thing I almost forgot to say here. My son wants to please you."

"What's the matter?" Old Liangtou asked in surprise, and the others also looked at him.

"Yesterday, news came from my in-laws that the engagement is set on 26, and on 21, we have to invite a matchmaker to come and exchange invitations. No, girl Xi from the third family's family is still hanging in that room. Dad, look at this..."

"What's so good about it? Girl Xi is suffering from a fatal illness that will cause you to get sick. She should have been sent to Tuyaozi a long time ago. It's not good for others to leave it at home for one more day! I suggest that it's better to send it out tomorrow. , Everyone will save trouble!" Liang Yulin said before the old Liangtou opened his mouth.

Standing beside Liang Yulin, Mrs. Yang nodded in agreement: "Lan'er's father is right. A matchmaker coming to exchange Geng Tie is a lifelong event. If the in-laws find out that there are unlucky people living in our house, the in-laws will also Wouldn't be happy!"

Old Liang was holding a cigarette in his mouth, and looked at the youngest Liang Yuzhong who was standing behind him: "Third, you can tell me about the fact that girl Xi is your daughter!"

From entering the room for dinner to the lively discussion after the meal, the youngest Liang Yuzhong basically didn't make any noise. If it wasn't because the eldest brother and second brother proposed to send Jinxi away early, Liang Yuzhong would be completely ignored.

Liang Yuzhong was pushed in front of Old Liangtou by the crowd, his face was full of stubble, and his voice was low: "Father, I changed the medicine today, maybe it will improve after drinking it, and it will take another two days for me to hit the middle?"

Yang was the first to stand up and object again.

"Oh, third brother, do you understand why people are so confused? Girl Xi's disease was left in another house, and she couldn't stay all day and threw it into the kiln early. It's a few days earlier and a few days later. There's nothing to worry about. The next thing is, there is nothing to cure anyway! If you don't care about offending Li Hui's joy, it will harm our entire old Liang family, so it's really not worth it!"

"I said third brother, what did you do as an uncle? Second brother, I don't even bother to talk about you. Look at your heart, isn't it? Just your daughter, don't you want to look forward to your eldest nephew? Don't look forward to your other things. How are you, nephews and nieces?" Liang Yulin, the second child, reprimanded Liang Yuzhong directly.

No one else in the room made a sound to stop Liang Yulin. Liang Yuzhong ignored Liang Yulin and his wife, and only looked at Old Liangtou eagerly.

Old Liang took a puff of cigarette with a click, took out the cigarette stick and knocked it on the edge of the table, then turned his head to Liang Yuzhong and said, "I've thought about this matter, third son, what your second brother and sister-in-law said makes sense, you Don't be confused, girl Xi can't delay any longer, if you don't know, just send it out!"

Liang Yulin and his wife exchanged glances triumphantly, and then glanced at Liang Yuju, Liang Yuju was standing behind old Liangtou with his sleeves on his hands, seeing Liang Yulin looking over, Liang Yuju gave him an appreciative look.Others in the room also began to agree, only the fourth brother Liang Yuzhou couldn't bear it, but Tan Shi stared at him, Liang Yuzhou didn't dare to act rashly.
Liang Yuzhong's bloodshot eyes stared at Lao Liangtou motionlessly. Hearing what he said, Liang Yuzhong didn't say anything, his knees softened, and he knelt down in front of Lao Liangtou with a bang, and his forehead was knocked At the heels of old Liangtou.

Old Liang was stunned, while Liang Yuju frowned and shouted, "Third brother, what are you doing, get up quickly!"

Liang Yuzhong ignored him.

Tan rushed over with her little feet and grabbed Liang Yuzhong's half of the arm. She couldn't move him, so she shook him vigorously.

"It's all like this, what are you going to do? You are stupid, you are deliberately trying to kill your father, even if you kill your father, you can't get back your daughter's life!"

Liang Yuzhong knelt there like a stake, motionless, and said in a rough voice: "Father, son please, please let Xi'er stay at home for two more days, and if there is no improvement before changing the post, my son will personally send...send it... "

Old Liangtou looked at the unkempt third son in front of him, and groaned, "Why do you do this, third son? Sigh, it's up to you this time, up to five days, no more delay!"

Liang Yulin still wanted to object, but the old Liangtou waved his hand: "Come on, don't quarrel, the matter of Xi girl is settled like this. Everyone go back to the house and clean up, and I will go to the ground to pull the cotton stalks for a while. thing!"

(End of this chapter)