Farmer's Struggle

Chapter 76 Smoking
Zhang Yongli said it casually as if joking, but Ju Ling felt that her aunt's proposal was serious and good.

The business of Ju's Restaurant is getting more and more prosperous. In the past, no one held banquets during the hottest summer and the coldest winter. The main reason is that the banquets were held outside the house before it was too cold or too hot.Now there is not so much talk about running restaurants, so there are almost always people holding banquets throughout the year regardless of whether it is hot or cold.

Meat is naturally needed for banquets, and pork is the most consumed.Ju Wenqi buys from a butcher at the farmer’s market in the town, and it’s not much cheaper than buying at zero. The most important thing is that the pork is not slaughtered on the spot. I don’t know if it’s enough to store it for a few days. Fresh, in case there is a problem with eating, it will be the restaurant that is unlucky.

If the family has pigs that can be slaughtered at any time, it would be good news to kill the pigs before holding a banquet, and the restaurant can also get the freshest and safest meat.

Everyone talked more and more, and Ju Min even suggested that they buy a freezer to store meat and vegetables in summer, and also sell popsicles and soda, which will definitely be a good seller when children watch TV in summer.

After a meal, the family has not finished chatting.

It is rare for a family to have a common topic of conversation without arguing, and Ju Wenqi happily smoked two long cigarettes.

The three sisters have long been disgusted with his habit of smoking in the house no matter who wants to smoke. They have said it several times before, and Ju Wenqi doesn't take it seriously.

It wasn't because he was big-hearted or something, but none of the old men who smoked in the village thought there was any problem with smoking in the house. Ju Wenqi could be expected to be more enlightened if the general environment was like this.

If he doesn't realize it, someone has to remind him.

Ju Ling stepped forward and directly snatched the cigarette from his hand and threw it into an ashtray made of iron cans. He said angrily: "You choked me to death at home, and there are small troubles. Adults can't stand the little ones." How uncomfortable the child is."

Ju Wenqi was quite unconvinced, and said: "I smoked like this when you were young, and you have grown up pretty well."

Ju Jing immediately retorted: "You think that your second elder brother is the only one in your old Ju's family who has lung cancer, right? When I went to see the second uncle, the doctor said that smoking is not only easy to get lung cancer because of his size, he smelled your cigarette next to him. People are more likely to get lung cancer, you think our family has too many people and want to kill a few people, don't you?"

What she said was so scary that it frightened Ju Wenqi.

"What nonsense, it's not that serious." Although he was afraid, Ju Wenqi didn't believe it all, thinking that the second girl was just scaring him.

Ju Jing rolled her eyes, pushed Ju Ling out and said, "I said you don't believe it, but your little girl said you always believe it. Tell our dad if what I said is true."

Ju Ling nodded immediately, and said: "I saw a picture on the Internet, people who have smoked for a long time have black lungs, which is very scary. Dad, how many years have you been smoking?"

Ju Wenqi:
The frightened Ju Wenqi didn't dare to bring cigarettes when he and his daughter-in-law went back to their natal home the next day. When they went to San Fatzi Village, the old man gave him cigarettes, and he persuaded the old man to smoke less, and told him what the girl told him last night. My father-in-law, but the old man is more courageous than him, he didn't take it seriously at all, and he was full of energy wrapped up in cigarette pipes and pots.

People in the room chatted for a long time, but Zhang Yongcai and Zhao Limei still didn't come over. Zhang Yongmei asked the old lady what happened to her younger brothers and sisters.

Grandma pursed her mouth and said in a strong local accent: "No, I told me yesterday that Yongli is here and they won't come. Don't come down, the fish your grandfather bought, can we eat it for them? eat."

Zhang Yongli's eyes turned red.

She is very guilty because she made her parents not have a good year.

Instead, grandma persuaded her: "Don't cry, don't cry, what are you crying for? It's better if they don't come, we are cleaner. Every year during the Chinese New Year, we only know to eat and don't do any work. This year they are not as cheap as they are."

Having said that, after all, we live in a big house and share a yard, and we may meet each other when we go out to go to the toilet. Everyone is still quite upset.

I started cooking at ten o'clock in the morning, and I was busy until a little later in the afternoon before the meal was ready. There was everything from fish to meat, and it was very plentiful.

During the meal, grandma and grandpa asked a lot about Lin Dezhi's situation, and it was interesting to talk about it. Lin Dezhi couldn't understand the words of the two old people, and the two old people couldn't understand Lin Dezhi's broken Mandarin, but the three of them could chat. , We had a good chat.

After the meal was cleaned up, everyone sat down to drink tea and chat again.

Grandma opened the wooden box where she hid money, took out 200 yuan from it, and stuffed it into Ju Ling's hand.

I didn't give lucky money to New Year's Eve in previous years, why is it so sudden this year.And only for her, not for Ju Min and Ju Jing.

Seeing that she refused to accept her life and death, grandma explained: "It is not easy for you to go to school outside, so I will buy you snacks to eat. Go to school and go to university well, and educated people can eat anywhere."

Then the two hundred is not considered lucky money, it should be an encouragement for her to go to school.

Ju Ling hesitated and wondered whether he should accept it or not. Zhang Yongmei said from the side, "I'll take it for you, and I'll honor your grandma when you're successful in the future."

Going home later, the wind and snow on the road didn't stop Ju Jing's mouth.

She said sourly: "Oh, it's different to go out to study. Our grandma gives money, but my eldest sister and I don't have this kind of treatment."

Ju Ling was concentrating on looking at the road under her feet, afraid of accidentally stepping into the snow shell. Hearing this, she raised her head and looked at Ju Jing, and smiled back: "If you are not strong in your heart, don't be so nice to me in the future. Don't I’m afraid that I won’t be able to keep up with my study of nutrition and give me good food. Don’t rush to pay me the school’s money. I can’t stay outside and go home to school, and my grandma won’t give me any money.”

Ju Jing felt uncomfortable being blocked by her, chasing her violently to clean her up, the two sisters chased each other like two silly roe deer in the snow, and did not stop until the chased Ju Ling fell into the snow nest .

Returning home in a row, Lin Dezhi wanted to call home, and the sisters calmed down because they were afraid that they would disturb him.

Lin Dezhi called home on the evening of New Year's Eve and the first day of the new year, but unfortunately he didn't get through. He was very anxious because he was afraid that something would happen to his family.

This time the phone was connected, and they were speaking their local dialect, which no one in the Ju family could understand.

The others sat on the edge of the kang and talked in a low voice. Ju Min had been hiding her thoughts for a long time, and felt that it was better to take advantage of the mood of the family now to talk about it.

She said: "Mom and Dad, I don't plan to go to Haishi anymore. Dezhi and I will go to his hometown after fifteen. There are several factories in the town over there. It is not difficult to find a job. We I also saved a little money in my hands, and I can do something to see if there is something suitable."

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