Eating melons

Zhao Xing glanced at Old Lady Li and said nothing. After all, if a person has no shame, he is invincible, and that was exactly her.

She often shows off because her second son works in the commune.

Because one of her sons works in the commune, Liu Aiying has a son serving in the army, and her own son is on the farm.

So this crazy woman compares herself and Liu Aiying every day, comparing them in everything.

In the brigade, he would compete with her and Liu Aiying every day, sing a different tune, and compete with them in everything.

It was because of this troublemaker that she and Liu Aiying didn't dare to exchange things with the educated youth over the years. She sang every day, saying that the cadres were taking the lead in pursuing personal gain.

This time, because of Wei the educated youth, all the new educated youth in Liu Aiying's family ate together at Zhang's house. Later, they also exchanged a lot of things. They were jealous and had been jumping there for a long time.

Apart from anything else, for Liu Aiying's sake, she would not let Wei Zhiqing and the others be bullied.

Besides, Liu Zhiqing, Yu Zhiqing, and Wu Zhiqing exchanged a lot of things at their home.

There is no need to think about it, it must have been introduced by Liu Aiying. After all, I used to exchange things with Liu Aiying.

So no matter what, she would never let Old Lady Li bully people. You know, their family has earned a lot of money in just over a week!

Moreover, Liu Zhiqing and the others had already agreed that all the firewood they needed for the winter would be bought from their house.

After Mrs. Li stopped talking, everyone started gossiping again, talking about other people in the team.

"Have you heard? The Japanese family is making trouble again!"

"What happened to their family?"

"Didn't my son fail the junior high school entrance exam? I think he's stupid!"

"My sister-in-law's son got into high school, but this guy here didn't even get into junior high. Isn't this causing trouble again?"

"Laori and Lao Luo have been together for so many years, and Laori still wants to replace Lao Luo's sister!"

"Doesn't the Old Japanese family also think that the son born to Lao Luo's sister is smarter?"

"But now I'm so old, I can't have children!"

"So the Japanese family is quarreling every day now."

"That's impossible! It's been so many years."

"We've been arguing for over a year."

"I know that. My aunt's husband passed away last year, so they quarrel every day."

"My sister-in-law is from that side of the family. I heard that my father wanted to marry his eldest aunt, but his current wife intervened and the marriage was called off."

"Come on! How can he marry that girl? She's educated. Is he worthy of her?"

"That girl is marrying a city girl. How can we peasants like us be good enough for her?"

"When I went to propose marriage, I did propose to his eldest aunt."

"You really don't have any self-awareness at all."

"Toad wants to eat."

"No."

"This daughter-in-law is not bad now!"

"She's still worthy of him."

"You don't know, he was also a cruel person! He pushed his pregnant sister-in-law directly off the ridge of the field, and the child died on the spot."

"Is there anything else?"

"That's not the case, so it's all retribution."

…………

"By the way, who is the son of the youngest son of the Yan family? Some say it's the fourth son of the Yan family, while others say it's the third son of the Yan family."

"It must be the fourth son of the Yan family! You old fool, why are you following their nonsense?"

"But that brat from the Yan family is looking more and more like the third brother Yan."

"What's the difference between being like the third Yan and being like the fourth Yan? They are brothers, both of the same family."

"Look at the eyes of the youngest of the Yan family. They are exactly the same as the third son of the Yan family. They are just like they were carved from the same mold."

"Oh, look at how much better Yan Lao San treats that brat than Yan Lao Si."

"That brat is closer to Yan Lao San than to Yan Lao Si!"

"Indeed, when the child was young, Fourth Brother Yan rarely held him. It was always Third Brother Yan who held him."

"I heard that when Yan Lao Si's wife read her fortune, she thought Yan Lao San was married to Yan Lao Si."

"real?"

"It's true."

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"Is the young wife of Old Yu's family about to give birth?"

"They say it's been eight months, but I think it's only six months, six months at most."

"Don't talk nonsense, you old fool! The Yu family's youngest son has been dead for seven months. How can he be a posthumous child for the past six months?"

"Who knows? Anyway, if the young wife of the Yu family says he is, then he is."

…………

"Is the little girl from the Wu family still delivering food to that landlord's brat?"

“Sending it!”

"Hey! Why stick with a landlord's kid when you can stick with anyone else?"

"No."

"But her two brothers down there must have caused her so much trouble. They haven't even gotten married yet!"

…………

"I heard that the captain's youngest son will come back to visit at the end of the year?"

“It’s still uncertain!”

"I wonder if he will bring back a daughter-in-law for the captain this time."

"Didn't I hear that his leader was introducing him?"

"If the leader introduces it to me, it won't be any different!"

"should be."

The three men's eyes became brighter and brighter after hearing the gossip. The unhappiness that had just been caused by Old Lady Li disappeared instantly, and they were completely immersed in the joy of eating melons. The melons came one after another, and if they were distracted for a moment, they would not be able to cope with them. They had to listen wholeheartedly.

But Liu Jiaojiao was a little confused about eating this melon.

As soon as they arrived at the brigade, the three of them got off the ox cart and walked towards the educated youth residence.

Liu Jiaojiao: "Did you understand what they just said? I'm a little confused. That old fuck thing at the beginning."

Jiang Qi: "What's so confusing? It's just that a bastard fell in love with the elder sister when he was young, but he didn't have the ability, so he only married the younger sister. Now his children are not as good as the younger sister's. He blames the younger sister for his elder sister's children and wants to exchange the marriage with the elder sister. He doesn't even consider his own weight and whether he is worthy of her?

Also, if my own son is not good, how do I know it’s because of that sister? It could also be his own fault, that his own offspring is not good.”

Liu Jiaojiao: "Hearing you put it this way, I understand. I was wondering why he could marry the elder sister or the younger sister whenever he wanted. And he could switch sisters whenever he wanted. It turns out he was just performing a one-man show."

Jiang Qi thought that Liu Jiaojiao was a nice girl, but when he thought about her love-sickness, he felt a little speechless.

Wei Wei: "There are many self-righteous men in this world. No, I should say there are many self-righteous people in this world, just like that old lady Li just now."

Jiang Qi: "Yes, yes, yes, there must be something going on between that old lady Li and Accountant Zhou's wife."

Liu Jiaojiao: "How did you figure that out?"

Jiang Qi: "Do you think she would call an accountant's wife by her first name if nothing happened? And she seems to be very dissatisfied."

Wei Wei: “Indeed.”

The three of them chatted and laughed and soon arrived home. When Liu Jiaojiao left, Wei Wei gave her a box of dumplings.

As soon as Liu Jiaojiao left, Jiang Qi came over. There was nothing she could do. She didn't even have the desire to cook since she was eating alone. "Come to my place for dinner tonight. I bought pork belly. We're having stir-fried pork with chili peppers tonight. I'm stewing four large ribs tonight so we can have noodles with them tomorrow morning."

Wei Wei: "Okay, stewed pork ribs. Do you want clear soup or braised pork ribs? I have some spices."

Jiang Qi said without thinking, "Braised. Let's go to the captain's house and see if they have any eggs. Otherwise, it would be a waste to use up all the ingredients for the braised pork ribs. Braise a few more eggs and it will be absolutely delicious. Oh! I also want to eat braised chicken, braised duck, and braised pig's trotters."

Li Zhibin: "What about braised chicken? You have the ingredients for the stew."

The two were startled by Li Zhibin who suddenly appeared behind them.

Wei Wei/Jiang Qi: "Oh my god, brother, you're so scary, so scary!"

Li Zhibin: "You two are really in sync, you both speak the same language. But I've been listening for a long time, and you two are talking too seriously. By the way, do you really have the ingredients? What are you having for dinner tonight?"

Jiang Qi: "Braised pork ribs, braised eggs, and stir-fried pork with chili peppers, what's wrong?"

Li Zhibin: "Add me and Brother Xiao! We have a chicken, let's kill one and braise it together!"

Jiang Qi: "Okay."

Anyway, they are not the ones who suffer.

Li Zhibin: "I'll go talk to Brother Xiao."

After saying that, he ran back in a hurry, intending to tell Xiao Xuemu the good news.

Li Zhibin: "Brother Xiao, Brother Xiao, Jiang Zhiqing and the others have some marinated food. Let's go eat with them."

Xiao Xuemu looked up and glanced at him, "What are you going to take this time?"

Li Zhibin: "Didn't you buy a chicken last night? Let's go braise it together."

Xiao Xuemu: "You really know how to do business!"

Wei Wei and Jiang Qi didn't know about the lawsuit here. The marinade she bought this time was wholesale, and it came in a large plastic bag. She had to mix the ingredients herself.

When she first received the goods, she called the merchant a dishonest person, but now it seems just right. By replacing the plastic bag with a sack, the goods have completely become the spices bought from a herbal medicine store.

Since she doesn't know how to do it anyway, just give it all to Jiang Qi.

When Jiang Qi saw such a big bag of spices, his mouth was grinning from ear to ear.

After giving the things to Jiang Qi, Wei Wei went to the team leader's house to exchange them.

Wei Wei: "Aunt."

Liu Aiying: "Miss Wei, what's the matter?"

Wei Wei: "Auntie, do you have eggs? I want to buy some."

Liu Aiying: "Yes, this month's eggs haven't been sent to the purchasing station yet! I'll get them for you, you can choose."

Wei Wei took a look and thought, fortunately, there weren't many. "I'll take them all."

Liu Aiying: "Why do you need so much? If you don't finish it, it will go bad. Just buy more when you're done."

Wei Wei: "This isn't just for me, it's for several of us. Don't worry, we can finish it all. By the way, auntie, do you have any dried mushrooms or something like that at home?"

Liu Aiying: "Yes, what? Do you want to buy it?"

Wei Wei: "Yes, I'll buy as many as you have. I plan to send some to my sisters."

Liu Aiying laughed when she heard this. "We still have more than ten kilograms at home! Even if we send it, it won't take that much!"

Wei Wei: "It's okay. I've already got so many. I'm also going to send some to my parents and friends. If there's any left, I'll take them all."

Liu Aiying: "Okay."

Anyway, we will go up the mountain to pick mushrooms this year. There are plenty of them in the mountains, and every household has quite a few. Except for these educated youth, no one wants them normally.

Wei Wei: "Aunt, does anyone else have this at home?"

Liu Aiying: "Do you want to buy more?"

Wei Wei: "I'm going to buy some myself to stock up for the winter, and Jiang Qi and Liu Jiaojiao are going to buy some to send back too."

After hearing what she said, Liu Aiying introduced a few to her. "Accountant Zhou's, Carpenter Zhang's, and Li Fushan's are all pretty good. Their mushrooms are all clean."

Wei Wei: "Okay, thank you, auntie."

Ten kilograms of dried mushrooms still seemed very substantial. Looking at the full sack, Wei Wei couldn't help but feel excited. This was all money!

But I don’t have time to take care of these things now, I still have to deliver the eggs to Jiang Qi.

It seems that Li Zhibin was not lying when he said he was very good at handling chickens and ducks. It hasn't been long since he finished handling a chicken.

As soon as she entered the house, Wei Wei smelled the aroma of the marinade.

Wei Wei: "Smells so good! Do you want to boil more eggs? How many do you want?"

Jiang Qi: "Let's cook twelve first! The rest can be soaked in brine and eaten tomorrow morning. By the way, I just saw you carrying a large sack. What's that?"

Wei Wei: "Some dry goods. Oh, and Aunt Liu said the mushrooms at Accountant Zhou's, Carpenter Zhang's, and Li Fushan's are all pretty good."

Jiang Qi, "Okay, Accountant Zhou, Liu Jiaojiao and the others will definitely buy it. I'll go to your Fushan house and Carpenter Zhang's house to take a look.

Let's go to your house. The rice is steaming at Xiao Xuemu's place. I'll go to your house to cook some vegetables and boil the eggs at the same time."

Wei Wei: "Two more stoves? How can I sleep tonight?"

Jiang Qi: "You have no problem here, but I don't know about mine, because that thing has to simmer there all the time."

Wei Wei: "Good luck."

Jiang Qi: "I feel there's a good chance you'll have to take me in tonight. By the way, don't you have wild duck eggs? Get me two."

Although Wei Wei felt distressed, she still took out four.

The dishes tonight are too rich, so let’s just eat the braised chicken tomorrow.

As Jiang Qi expected, after taking a shower and getting dressed in the evening, he knocked on Wei Wei's door holding the quilt.

Wei Wei hugged the quilt and sighed as she looked at the sack of mushrooms. It seemed that she could only sell them tomorrow.

The next morning, Li Zhibin fell in love with Hunan-style noodles for the first time.

Li Zhibin: "Brother Xiao, can we have noodles in the morning from now on?"

Xiao Xuemu: "What do you think?"

Looking at the way the two of them get along, Wei Wei and Jiang Qi's eyes almost turned into stars.

Wei Wei/Jiang Qi: Good at it.

Xiao Xuemu/Li Zhibin: Why do I feel like these two people are weird?