farmer's wife

Chapter 36

When the rice was ready and the aroma filled the whole yard, the third father also finished building the oven and came over.

Xiao Lie's hands were covered with mud, and his clothes were a little stained.And Xiao Jian who was hiding behind the old man's legs was dirtier than Xiao Lie!There was mud all over his face, hands, and body, as if he had rolled in a pile of mud.

My sister-in-law always loves to be clean. Since she came here, the family has stipulated that she should wash her hands before and after meals. When it is not cold, she takes a bath and changes into new clean clothes almost every day.

After playing for a while, when I came back to my senses, my body was already dirty like this...

Worried that his sister-in-law would get angry seeing him like this, Xiao Jian shrank behind Fourth Grandpa Yang's legs and secretly looked up at her sister-in-law's face.

The "bad brother" Xiao Lie didn't care about him, he pursed his lips and looked at the joke, and went to punch himself.

Seeing Xiao Jian's guilty appearance, the old man guessed that Fu Yan might also be like the violent old woman in his family, who wanted to discipline his grandchildren with sticks when they saw their mischief.

The old man was soft-hearted, and he thought about saying good things to Xiao Jian and begging for mercy.

"Children, it's normal to be naughty. This... This is because I didn't pay attention when I gave Lie a hand, and I rubbed some more plaster..."

Xiao Jian blinked, nodded in agreement with Fourth Grandpa Yang.

He is helping!
Fu Yan looked at the old and the young, and couldn't laugh or cry for a while.

She is not a rigid and strict person, but a child is weak, and if he touches these mud and dust for a long time, there will be too many bacteria and he will easily get sick.

Looking at Xiao Jian's nervous little appearance, he should know his mistake.

Fu Yan stretched out her hand towards Xiao Jian: "Okay, come out. Hurry up and wash this body, dinner is ready!"

Seeing that her sister-in-law was not angry, Xiao Jian also relaxed, took Fu Yan's hand, and obediently went to wash and change her clothes.

At the dinner table, Fu Yan put a bowl of egg custard in front of everyone.

It is yellow and swaying, with a puddle of soy sauce spread in the center, dotted with green and tender green onions.Just the bright hue alone makes one want to taste it.

Yang Sitao admired it for a while, and half of the custard in front of Xiao Jian had gone.

The old man scooped out a spoonful, and as soon as he took his mouth, the delicious aroma of the egg custard exploded in his taste buds, and he could chew even the tiny meat particles.

He poked open the egg custard in the bowl with a spoon, and there were pink and tender dried shrimps hidden in it!No wonder it tastes so delicious.

Seeing the old man's actions, Fu Yan took out a bowl of fish soup and put it in front of him:
"This is Ariel fishing in the West River a few days ago, and I got some dried shrimps by the way, so I steamed them out. Fourth grandfather, is he used to it?"

"It's fresh and fragrant with dried shrimps. It's delicious." After finishing speaking, the old man scooped out a large spoonful and poured it on the white rice. Sure enough...he can eat two big bowls with just this custard and rice!
Seeing that the old man liked it, Fu Yan was also happy, and signaled the old man to try other dishes as well.

At present, there is only a little sound of the collision of dishes and chopsticks in the room.

Three big ones and one small one, all the dishes on this table were settled.Xiao Lie ate up the remaining broth of pork stewed vermicelli with the rice.

After the meal, Yang Sitao and Xiao Jian leaned up slightly, stroking their swollen stomachs with satisfied faces.

Reminiscing about the meal just now, although they were all common farm dishes, the taste of Fu Yan's cooking was even better than that of his old lady's decades of craftsmanship.

Yang Sitao boasted to Xiao Lie: "You are lucky boy! You can marry a wife with such a good craftsmanship. Man, isn't life just eating and drinking every day..."

Xiao Lie scratched the back of his head, and accepted the compliment without any guilt, only the corners of his grinning mouth were a little foolish.

After the oven is built, it needs to be air-dried for a day or two before firing.

Nothing else, the old man planned to leave.

Fu Yan took out a small cloth bag with a tael of silver in it, and quietly handed it to Xiao Lie.

"I've troubled the old man to run back and forth in the past two days, it's our kindness inside." Xiao Lie handed the small cloth bag to the old man.

Seeing his posture, Yang Sitao knew that he wanted to pay him.

Pushing the cloth bag back into Xiao Lie's hand: "You child! What is this for? Your wife drew the blueprint for the oven, and you did the manual work. I'm just standing on the sidelines and talking. How can I charge you money!"

Xiao Lie sincerely persuaded him: "You can't say that, without your constant guidance, I wouldn't know what to do. Your contribution is not small."

"No, no, put it away. I don't know if this stove will work or not, and you have to take care of it yourself. I just moved my mouth, and I ate a good meal at your house. This big fish and meat, good wine and good food, Do I want to give you money too?" The old man was also stubborn, and he refused to accept it.

The descendants of Yang Sitao's family are all striving for success. Since he returned to the village for the elderly, every family will pay filial piety money every ten days.He just took a look at Xinxin and came to guide Xiao Lie. They are all from the same village, so how can they collect their money for some help.

Doing a little favor to the juniors and charging money, he wants to lose the face of Fourth Master Yang in the village, isn't he just waiting to be laughed at by those old guys!

The two of them pushed and refused, the old man refused to accept it, turned around and wanted to leave, Xiao Lie was also helpless.

Thinking of the old man's delicious lunch, Fu Yan wanted to keep him for dinner again: "Fourth Grandpa, you don't want to accept money, so why don't you stay for dinner and let us express our gratitude?"

Yang Sitao waved his hands and put on a sad face: "No, no! You two young people have so many presents, I will accept them. If you let your fourth grandma know that I am shameless because you have eaten a meal, you will still have another meal." Don, she has to knock on the door and grab me."

Both Fu Yan and Xiao Jian beside her were amused by the master's funny look.

Grandma Yang's rolling pin is well-known in the village. She can roll out good noodles and hit her children and grandchildren well.Otherwise, how could the Yang family be so prosperous!
"Okay, that's it, I'm leaving!" Yang Sitao walked out of Xiao's house slowly with his hands behind his back, walking with eight-character steps.I ate a lot at noon, so I asked the old guys to play chess to eliminate food.

After seeing the old man off, Xiao Lie looked at the small bag in his hand and handed it back to Fu Yan.

Fu Yan put away the money: "It's fine if the old man really doesn't want to accept it. When our oven is ready, I can send some of the bread and cakes I made to Grandpa Fourth."

Xiao Lie: "Okay."

Although Xiao Jian just had a meal and her stomach is full now, but hearing that her sister-in-law was making bread, she couldn't help but excitedly said: "Ah Jian also wants to eat bread!"

"Little greedy cat, you have a share!" Fu Yan poked his protruding belly, "It's useless to be anxious, you have to wait for the oven your brother made."

"My brother and I built the oven today, can't we use it directly?"

"It needs to be air-dried until the stove solidifies and becomes firm. It can't be used right away."

"How long will it take to dry? Can Ah Jian eat bread after it has dried?"

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After dismissing the more lively and problematic little Ah Jian, Fu Yan took a nap beautifully.

(End of this chapter)