As a result, Xu Youyou could not sit in the back of the car and could only sit on the big shoulder in the front.
Zhou Yao tied the cushion back to the large bar in front of the bicycle, and then took Xu Youyou to the supply and marketing cooperative.
When Xu Youyou came to the supply and marketing cooperative, she didn’t need to look at the list. She just looked at what was in it, asked the price, and bought some as needed. Although she had some money in her pocket now, she didn’t have any money yet. Even if she finds a way to make money, she can't just spend it randomly.
Brown sugar costs 50 cents per pound, eggs cost 450 cents per pound, and white sugar costs 580 cents per pound. These cost two pounds each. I also bought some salt, soy sauce, matches, kerosene, soap, etc. daily necessities.
Finally, I looked at the pork. Suet costs 80 cents per catty, pork belly costs 70 cents per catty, and lean meat costs 60 cents per catty.
Xu Youyou couldn't walk when she saw pork. This body was very short of oil and water.
Seeing this, Zhou Yao immediately asked for two kilograms of lard and two kilograms of pork belly.
Seeing that Xu Youyou was so thin, he ordered another bottle of malted milk, some fruit cake and fruit candies.
Xu Youyou didn’t say anything, just took the ticket and paid for it.
If a man is willing to spend money on you, what's there to say? Just accept it. If he doesn't dare to spend money on you after you talk too much, isn't he the one who suffers?
Before going back, Zhou Yao wanted to take her to a state-owned hotel for lunch before going back, but Xu Youyou refused.
Because it’s still early, it’s not too late to go back and cook. Secondly, the weather is hot, so the meat you bought can easily go rancid if left unused.
When I got home, everyone had finished work, and every household was busy cooking. Smoke from cooking was floating over the entire Liangfeng Brigade.
As soon as Xu Youyou got home, she quickly jumped out of the car because her butt couldn’t bear it. She was jolted along the way and it took half her life. Sitting in the back seat was okay, but sitting on the big bar was really hard. My butt is numb.
Zhou Yao asked her to go back to her room to rest for a while, put her things away, and went to the kitchen to cook.
Xu Youyou lay down for a while and came out. Zhou Yao had already prepared the meal.
Pork belly stewed with potatoes, the staple food is rice. Xu Youyou pours the soup on the rice, and then fills it with meat and stewed rotten potatoes. It tastes delicious.
"Zhou Yao, I didn't expect that your cooking is so delicious. I'm so happy to meet you. You are really good in the hall and in the kitchen."
Xu Youyou swallowed the rice, stretched out her thumb and praised.
Although he felt that the phrase "can go to the hall and go to the kitchen" was a bit weird to describe him, Zhou Yao was still very happy and felt that he was needed by her.
After lunch, Xu Youyou made some paste, pasted the newspapers on the wall of the kang one by one, and spent a while arranging her inkstone and more than 20 high school textbooks.
Zhou Yao took advantage of the afternoon before going to work to knit a straw hat. He had just finished knitting it.Zhou Hongjun came and shouted.
When Xu Youyou came out, Zhou Yao had already gone to work. She only saw a new straw hat hanging on the doorknob in the field. She took it and put it on, it was just right.
She couldn't help but feel a little excited. With this straw hat, she would not be exposed to the sun while working, and she would be crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.
While everyone was at work, Xu Youyou planned to refine lard.
First take out the lard, wash it, cut it into small pieces and pour it into the pot, then add water and boil the water over high heat until the aroma of the lard comes out, then turn to low. The fire slowly simmered, and as the water continued to evaporate, the lard in the pot became clearer and more transparent, and the whole room was filled with the aroma of lard.
After burning the last corn stalk, Xu Youyou took the lard jar from the bowl rack, put the lard in it, and then chopped the lard residue into pieces to prepare for tonight. A meal of dumplings.
Seeing that the pound of pork belly left over from lunch had been marinated and put away, Xu Youyou went outside to cut a handful of leeks and picked them to make dumpling fillings.
After she had weeded the back garden and had just reconciled, Zhou Yao came back from work.
I carried a lot of wooden boards on my back. As soon as I entered the door, I unloaded them on the open space from the vegetable field to the door. I washed my face and started working again.
Xu Youyou glanced at the man outside who was immersed in making a cart, mixed the fillings and started making dumplings.
"Ayao, what are you busy with? Is Youyou at home?"
The door outside was pushed open, and a middle-aged woman came in.
This chapter is not finished yet, click on the next page to continue reading.
Zhou Yao was planing the wood when he looked up and saw that his wife was here.
"Mom, I came back from shopping for two iron wheels at the scrap station today. I want to make a cart, and you can cook in it."
Zhou Yao responded and immersed himself in the work. Get up.
Zhou’s mother knew that the two had gone to get their marriage certificate this morning. She looked up at the smoke floating on the chimney and felt happy, but she still sneered at her second son:
"My wife just got married and I asked her to work a few days ago. I don't even know how painful it is."
Then he entered the house with a smile, and felt even happier when he saw Xu Youyou making dumplings. , I didn’t expect that after my second son got married, his life would be quite good, and the family would finally feel like a family.
"Mom, you're here." Xu Youyou recognized Zhou's mother and immediately asked her to sit down on the kang.
Mother Zhou was filled with joy at the mother's cry.
"Yuyou, thank you for your hard work. Zhou Yao was not a person who knew how to live a good life before. He always had enough for one person and the whole family was not hungry. He only managed three meals a day casually. I will have to work hard on you in the future."
"Mom, it's not hard. Zhou Yao is also very good to me. The two of us live by accommodating each other and supporting each other. Mom, let's make dumplings tonight and you can eat them later."before leaving. "
The original owner also had some contact with Zhou's mother. She was not someone who hated her mother-in-law. She was kind and easy to get along with.
Zhou Yao was kind to her, and Zhou's mother was also kind to her. Then she Naturally, she will treat her mother as her own mother.
Mother Zhou smiled and put down some vegetables she brought.
"Yuyou, I don't want dumplings. After eating, I brought some vegetables for you two. Zhou Yao didn't grow many vegetables in the yard. I think you must not have enough vegetables to eat. We grew these ourselves. When we finish eating and there are not enough vegetables, I will bring them to you. "
Xu Youyou took a look and saw tomatoes, peppers, beans and cowpeas, and knew that this mother-in-law was serious about it.
"Thank you, Mom, we also planted vegetables in the garden outside. , there will be enough to eat after a while, you don’t need to take so much. "
Xu Youyou knows that her mother-in-law is good, but her sister-in-law is not a generous person. Knowing that her mother-in-law will be gossiping behind their back when she delivers food to them.
Zhou Mom took out another hundred yuan from her pocket and stuffed it into Xu Youyou's pocket. Seeing this, Xu Youyou quickly dropped the dumplings in her hands and refused: "Mom, what are you doing?" What, we have money, you can keep it for yourself. "
Zhou's mother covered her pocket and refused to take it out for her. She smiled and said: "Yuyou, this is the gift to replenish you. Zhou Yao's father and I have discussed it before. The three brothers You are given a hundred yuan as a betrothal gift when you get married. This is what you deserve. It is not as much as people in the city, and it is not like the three-turn and one-ring bells. Just don't dislike it. "
One hundred yuan is a lot of money as a bride price. Although there is no three ring and one ring, Zhou's father and mother built a new house for Zhou Yao. Isn't this enough?
Many brides When she got married, she always lived in the same courtyard with her parents-in-law, uncle, and brother-in-law. She was lucky to have met such open-minded and generous parents-in-law.
It would be false to say that she was not impressed, but Xu Youyou was. In this life, only her grandma cared. After her parents divorced, she had her own family. It can be said that she had never enjoyed the love from her parents.
At the moment when Xu Youyou was moved, Zhou Muliu left. She said "I'm going back" and quickly slipped out.
Looking at the vegetables planted in the front garden, Zhou's mother walked home more and more briskly.
Life. What else do you hope for at this age? You just want your son's family to be peaceful and beautiful.
When Xu Youyou chased her out, Zhou's mother had already left.
Zhou Yao naturally knew what my mother was here for, so he immediately grabbed Xu Youyou and said, "Daughter-in-law, you can keep it. This is my mother's wish. When my eldest brother got married, he also gave his eldest sister-in-law a gift of 100 yuan. Just keep it. ”
“Okay. "Xu Youyou didn't hesitate. She took the money and put it in their small treasury.
She thought that when the dumplings were ready, she would ask Zhou Yao to send some to Zhou's mother.
As soon as the dumplings came out of the pot, there was a knock on the courtyard door outside, followed by a clear and magnetic voice with a hint of youthfulness.
"Second brother! Second brother! Open the door!"