Eating melons

"Yu Zhiqing, are you stewing meat? It smells so good.

Last night, the whole brigade was filled with this overbearing aroma. My aunt's grandson cried all night because he was so greedy."

After hearing this, the five of them couldn't help but wonder if this was too exaggerated. The braised meat was indeed quite fragrant.

They were also craving it the whole night last night, but that was because they were sitting close to each other, so they thought it was normal.

But it would be an exaggeration to say that the air throughout the Red Star Brigade was filled with the aroma of meat.

At most, only a few households nearby and the old educated youth could smell it last night.

When these people talked about this, and everyone was holding a bowl in their hands, they couldn't be asking for meat!

Yu Xi and the other four thought that if these people dared to ask for meat now, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi would kill them.

You know, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi haven't woken up yet! If someone dares to call for help and it's nothing important, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi will definitely go crazy.

"It's like this, my grandson is also craving this braised meat. Yu Zhiqing, could you share some of the braising liquid with me so I can go back and braise a few bites for the child?"

"Yes, before Yu Zhiqing, my aunt's child was also so greedy that he couldn't sleep all night last night."

The four or five people behind immediately joined in the conversation.

Yu Xi said awkwardly, "This marinade and brine are not mine. They belong to Jiang Zhiqing and Wei Zhiqing."

Upon hearing this, the man immediately asked, "What about Jiang Zhiqing and Wei Zhiqing?"

"Yeah, why don't I see Jiang Zhiqing and Wei Zhiqing?"

After hearing this, the six people present felt a little embarrassed and didn't know whether they should say it.

If they said that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi had not gotten up yet, this news would not have spread throughout the entire Red Star Brigade today!

They knew how quickly and effectively these ladies could spread gossip.

By then, nine out of ten people in the entire Red Star Brigade will be gossiping about it in private.

Although Wei Wei and Jiang Qi don't care about these things, they still think it's not good.

"Wei Zhiqing and Wei Zhiqing are not at home? But their door seems to be unlocked?"

"Jiang Zhiqing's is locked, but Wei Zhiqing's is not. They should all be at Wei Zhiqing's house."

Seeing those people going to Wei Wei and Jiang Qi's door, Wu Mei was afraid that they would knock on the door and hurriedly said:

"Wei Zhiqing and Jiang Zhiqing haven't woken up yet. Let's not disturb them. Let's wait until they wake up!"

If this group of people were really allowed to knock on Wei Wei and Jiang Qi's door, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi would be angry all day and they might even get scolded.

If these acquaintances knocked on the door and had something important to tell them, then it would be fine, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi wouldn't think anything of it.

If it was someone they didn't have a close relationship with knocking on the door, and it wasn't something important, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi would get angry.

During the autumn harvest, it rained once and they didn’t go to work, so Wei Wei and Jiang Qi slept in at home.

There was an old educated youth who thought he had a good relationship with Wei Wei and Jiang Qi because he worked with them during those days.

He came to play with Wei Wei and Jiang Qi early that morning. To be more precise, he wanted to exchange things with Wei Wei.

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi had not yet gotten up. When Wu Mei saw them about to knock on the door, she hurriedly stopped them.

But the man didn't listen and kept shouting. Wei Wei and Jiang Qi were awakened by a series of banging on the door.

Wu Mei had never heard Wei Wei and Jiang Qi speak so loudly, nor had she ever heard them swear.

Even when he was joking with Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin, his voice was not that loud.

Wu Mei still remembers the words "Knock your soul!" and "Knock your uncle!"

Wu Mei did try to persuade that person, but there was nothing she could do if that person didn't listen.

You know, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi have long said that they both have bad tempers when they wake up.

Since going to the countryside, Wu Mei has rarely seen Wei Wei and Jiang Qi in a good mood when they woke up in the morning, except for those few days of rubbing corn kernels.

It’s a different story when they don’t have to work. Although they get up late, they always have smiles on their faces.

If these aunties went to knock on the door because of this matter, there was a 90% chance that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi would curse at them.

Wu Mei was still a little scared and worried when scolding the creators of these rumors.

When these aunts heard that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi had not gotten up yet, they were all stunned.

"You haven't gotten up yet. Who's so lazy?"

"Yeah, what kind of girl would sleep at this time? What will happen after she gets married?"

"Then she will be despised to death by her in-laws. Who would dare to want a girl like this?"

Others laughed it off and said, "Enjoy your life now, because you won't have such good fortune once you get married."

"Yes, once you get married you have to be diligent, and then you will have to endure it."

Those people wanted to continue speaking, but were interrupted by Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin.

"It's their freedom to sleep as late as they want, it doesn't bother you ladies at all!

Do you all live by the sea? You're meddling in other people's affairs, so why not take care of your own little piece of land first?

Xiao Xuemu learned this from Wei Wei, and he thought it made a lot of sense at the time.

"Yeah, they don't have to work now, so they can sleep in as long as they want. What does it have to do with you ladies?"

"And even if they're married, it's not your turn to intervene, is it? Aren't you meddling too much in other people's business?"

"Who says you can't sleep until noon after getting married? You bring your wife home to pamper her. If she sleeps until she wakes up naturally, people will gossip about her. Then why did she get married? Isn't she comfortable being alone?"

"Only incompetent men would look for faults in their wives, thinking they are not good in this or that way."

Li Zhibin and Xiao Xuemu sang in unison, making the faces of these aunts turn pale.

He wanted to say something, but seeing that Li Zhibin and Xiao Xuemu looked like they were not easy to deal with, he shut up.

Looking at Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin protecting their child aggressively, Wu Mei and Liu Jiaojiao's eyes were full of admiration and arrogance.

In the words of Wei Wei and Jiang Qi, it's just so cool.

The old educated youth following behind breathed a sigh of relief when they saw Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin like this.

Fortunately, they didn't catch up. When they heard Wu Mei say that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi hadn't gotten up yet, they prepared to go back and come back later.

But I didn't expect that those aunts would dare to come over there and gossip.

They knew that Wei Wei and Jiang Qi would sleep until noon every day.

Those who have also experienced Jiang Qi and Wei Wei's bad temper when they wake up are not as brave as these aunts, so they dare not get close to them.

Not only will they be scolded by Wei Wei and Jiang Qi, but they won't be able to talk back, because Li Zhibin and Xiao Xuemu are not easy to mess with either.

The aunt who was about to knock on Wei Wei's door heard what Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin said immediately:

"We just exchanged a few words, didn't we? Li Zhiqing and Xiao Zhiqing are really good at talking. We said one thing, and you guys kept saying a few words back. We couldn't get a word in.

Besides, we are not wrong! Look, whose house is still not up."

"Yeah, we just asked them to give us a bowl of brine, and then they went back to sleep."

"Yeah, we're all from the same village, is there any need to speak so harshly?"

"Is it necessary to do this just to get them up and fight?"

"Could it be that they're hiding on purpose because they don't want to be seen? I didn't ask her for meat, I just asked for a bowl of brine. Is it necessary to be like this?"

Hearing this, before Xiao Xuemu and Li Zhibin could say anything, Liu Jiaojiao said:

"Auntie, what you said is really funny. You went to ask someone for something, but you didn't ask them first whether their time was convenient or not. Now that they are not convenient, you still blame them."

Wu Mei also said, "They give you things out of kindness, and they don't give you things out of duty. They don't owe you anything. Besides, you're the one asking them for something, so shouldn't you give it to them according to their schedule?"