After the female supporting character in the quick transmigration series realized her mistakes

Tu Mingcheng had just finished arranging the school transfers for the two Tu brothers when Zeng's mother and the two Zeng brothers came to the county town.

Looking at the large courtyard, Zeng's mother was pleasantly surprised. She said, "Xiaomin, is this a house allocated by the Mingcheng factory? It's so big and spacious. The city is really different. The streets are smooth and the courtyard is beautiful."

Zeng Min: "It wasn't from the factory; he bought it."

"He bought it? How much did it cost? Why would he spend money to buy a house when he has a factory to provide? It's such a waste." Mother Zeng said as she strolled around the yard.

Seeing that his elder and younger brothers, laden with large and small bags, had already entered the courtyard without putting down their belongings, Zeng Min quickly said:

"Brother, you're all inside now. Put your things down. Aren't you tired of carrying them?"

The brothers Zeng Qing and Zeng Zhu were named to celebrate the defeat of the Japanese invaders.

Brother Zeng listened to his younger sister and quickly put down the food he was carrying.

Seeing this, Zeng's mother hurried over: "Xiaoqing, put it down gently, there's still lard and honey for your sister in there. Don't drop it."

Zeng's mother was afraid that her son would not know the value of things, so she was very careful when putting things down.

Zeng Zhu said, "Mom, what about Li Zhiqing? He said he was going to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy things, but he hasn't come yet. I'll go to the intersection and wait for him."

Zeng Min: "? What, what Li Zhiqing?"

Mother Zeng: "It's Li, the educated youth from your brigade. It seems that his family brought him back to the city, and he came to the county town with us by bus."

"This young man seems nice, he looks quite refined, and I heard his family are officials. I thought it would be a good thing for him, so we can ask them for help if we ever need anything in the future. He even helped us with some things before, so I invited him to stay here for the night, which will save us some money. Is there enough room here?"

People nowadays are very enthusiastic and have no sense of boundaries. They can chat with any relative, no matter how distant, let alone Zeng Mu, since they had all lived in the same village and this was her first time traveling to the county town.

Thinking that Li, the educated youth, was from an official family, and that he had returned to the city, and that his son-in-law worked in the county town, wouldn't he have connections if anything happened in the county town in the future?

So she warmly invited Li Songqing to her son-in-law's house so that her son-in-law could get to know him.

Li Songqing was enthusiastically pulled along by Zeng's mother, and had no choice but to follow. When they got to the door, he wondered what gift he should buy before entering, so he went to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative.

Mother Zeng opened the bag and took out the items she had brought one by one.

There are about ten kilograms of rice and millet, a ham, dried mushrooms, a small ginseng, dried bamboo shoots, fresh chili peppers, dried chili peppers, and peanuts, which can replenish qi and blood.

Mother Zeng: "This ginseng was found by your father deep in the mountains. He never sold it and kept it until now. He was thinking that Xiaocheng found a job for your brother and didn't know how to thank him, so he brought this little ginseng to give to you."

"How come I've never heard you mention this before?"

Zeng's mother rolled her eyes at her: "You're so straightforward, can you really keep a secret? Who would dare tell you?"

Zeng Min muttered to herself: Who do they think they are?

Then, Zeng's mother took out a tightly bound, lidded jar from the sack. Inside were tea seed oil that Zeng's mother had boiled and a bottle of wild honey that Zeng's father had collected.

Mother Zeng: "This tea seed oil is not for you to eat. Although you can eat it, you should eat less. It's mainly for rubbing your belly so that it's smooth and won't develop stripes."

"Drink a little honey every day to sweeten your mouth."

"And this basket on your back, your mother-in-law asked us to bring it, take a look for yourself."

As she spoke, Zeng's mother told her youngest son to bring over the basket.

Zeng Min casually flipped through the items; they contained rice, potatoes, peanuts, soybeans, and an old hen, all alive—things they already had at home.

Zeng Min was deeply moved to see so many people her mother and in-laws had brought. She joked, "Now I realize that Mother isn't so sexist after all. Why couldn't you have been a little gentler with her before?"

Mother Zeng: "I'm so tired every day that I can't even lift my head. How can I be in the mood to speak softly to you? How have I ever treated you badly? Look at the girls in the village, and then look at you. Have I ever made you suffer? Have I ever let you go hungry? You just cause trouble every day."

Zeng Min retorted, "Look? I only said one sentence, and you gave me ten. I told you not to speak so loudly and to speak softly, how did that make a fuss?"

Seeing that the mother and daughter were about to raise their voices again after only a few words, the two Zeng brothers quickly interrupted them.

Zeng Zhu said, "Sister, you should take this stuff inside. It won't look good if Li Zhiqing sees it all in a mess."

Upon hearing her younger brother's words, Zeng Min quickly said, "Quick, quick, take these things to the empty room next to the kitchen." After saying that, she and her brothers began to move them.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zeng Min thought that her children should be getting out of school soon, so she turned to her younger brother and said, "Brother, go and boil water to cook dinner."

The younger brother nodded obediently and turned to walk towards the kitchen.

At this moment, Zeng's mother came over and said to Zeng Min with a smile, "You all sit here and rest, I'll go cook."

Zeng Min quickly pulled her mother aside and said, "Mom, please sit here and rest for a while. Let me do it."

But Zeng's mother waved her hand and said, "Child, what kind of cooking do you know? Let me do it."

After saying that, Zeng's mother went into the kitchen and skillfully started cooking.

She first added water to the large iron pot, then sat down in front of the stove and lit the firewood. The roaring flames illuminated her face.

In this era, cooking was usually done with firewood, and the staple food was mostly a mixture of cornmeal and rice, steamed in a steamer. This kind of meal was called "two-morning meal".

After the rice was steamed, Zeng Min heard footsteps. Looking up, she saw Tu Mingcheng returning with three children.

There was another person following behind, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Li, an educated youth from the village.

When Tu Mingcheng saw the questioning look Zeng Min gave him, he quickly explained, "We ran into Li Zhiqing by chance when we got to the intersection. He was also coming to my house, so I brought him along."

Upon hearing this, Zeng Min immediately beamed with joy and said, "Oh my, what a rare guest! Li Songqing, please come in, please come in." She warmly invited Li Songqing into the house.

Seeing Zeng Min's enthusiastic manner, Li Songqing appeared somewhat reserved and embarrassed. He scratched his head and said with a smile, "I'm sorry I didn't inform you beforehand. I hope my unannounced visit won't cause you any trouble." As he spoke, he handed the gift he was carrying to Zeng Min.

However, Tu Mingcheng was quick-witted and grabbed the gift before Zeng Min could reach out.

He smiled and said to Li Songqing, "Li, you've come all this way, why did you bring so much stuff? You're too kind! Come, come, let's go inside quickly, don't stand at the door." After saying that, he led everyone into the house.

After inviting Li Zhiqing into the house, Zeng Tumingcheng served him tea and asked the children to greet him.

During the conversation, Tu Mingcheng discovered that Li Zhiqing was very knowledgeable and had unique insights into rural development, which made him secretly admire him.

By this time, Zeng Min and the others had prepared the meal, and everyone sat around the table. Li, the educated youth, praised Zeng's mother's cooking skills and said he would come often in the future.

After the meal, Li Zhiqing thanked him and left. Tu Mingcheng remarked that he had gained a lot from this exchange and looked forward to more interactions with Li Zhiqing in the future.