bookcurios Chapter 34
Chapter 34
After entering the yard, Zhong's mother just came back from feeding the chickens behind the house. When she saw Chen Dongzhi, she smiled and asked Chen Dongzhi if he had eaten. If he hadn't eaten, he would eat at her house. It seems that Zhong's mother is also obsessed with looks. When she saw her third brother bringing Chen Dongzhi in, she secretly asked Zhong's mother: "Mom, this Chen Dongzhi is really good-looking, but why doesn't he look a lot like Aunt Chen?"
Mother Zhong was grinning, and the more she looked at the young man, the more spirited he became. "Why call him Chen Dongzhi? It's disrespectful. You should call him brother. He looks more like his father. His father was one of the best young men in our village at that time. He was good at hunting and good-looking. I wonder how many young girls wanted to marry him."
"Ahem!" When Mr. Zhong came out with his bowl after finishing his breakfast, he heard Mrs. Zhong praising other men and felt a little jealous.
Mother Zhong pretended not to hear and continued to talk in a low voice to her daughter. Only after Father Zhong glared at her with dissatisfaction did she stop talking with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
In the main hall, Zhong Laosan asked Chen Dongzhi to eat something with him, but Chen Dongzhi declined, saying he had already eaten. Seeing that he really didn't want to eat, Zhong Laosan was afraid that he would wait too long, so he quickly took the steamed bun and ate it in a few bites. Chen Dongzhi saw that he was choking and rolling his eyes, so he told him not to worry, and kept glancing at the door when no one was paying attention.
Seeing that Zhong Laosan was almost full, he pretended to ask casually, "You have finished eating all the steamed buns. Are all the people in your family full?"
Zhong Laosan said that he got up the latest and everyone else had already eaten.
Chen Dongzhi really wanted to ask your sister if she wanted to go to the mountain with us, but when he thought that they were going to the mountain to hunt and not to play, he held back.
Cuicui hurried back to eat breakfast, then ran away in a hurry. Zhong Ruyi shouted from behind that she could buy it next time. The little girl ran very fast, saying that if she waited any longer, the money would be spent by her.
Zhong Ruyi couldn't stop her and could only let her go. Her third brother behind her had already taken his hunting tools and was ready to go up the mountain with Chen Dongzhi. Zhong's mother asked them to bring some dry food with them. If they couldn't come back in time for dinner, they could just eat some dry food on the mountain to fill their stomachs.
Mother Zhong put some steamed buns and a water bag into Zhong Laosan's cloth bag. Zhong Laosan packed up and prepared to set off.
Before leaving, Zhong Lao San casually asked his younger sister if she wanted to go with him. Zhong's mother rolled her eyes at him and said, "You guys are going to the mountains to hunt, why would your sister go? It would be terrible if a girl like her got hurt."
Seeing Chen Dongzhi nod, she immediately put on a smiling face: "Dongzhi, don't you think so? This kid is just stupid."
Chen Dongzhi was too embarrassed to say that he had just wanted to ask Zhong Ruyi if she wanted to go up the mountain together, otherwise he would be accused of being heartless by Zhong's mother.
When they were leaving, Chen Dongzhi walked behind, and Zhong Ruyi thought about closing the door so she followed behind. When she closed the door, for some reason Chen Dongzhi in front of her suddenly turned around and looked at her. She felt a little confused and thought that there was something on her face, but asked Zhong's mother if there was anything on her face. Zhong's mother said no. She was puzzled but her attention was attracted by the jar that Zhong's mother was holding.
"Mom, what are you going to do?" Zhong Ruyi asked curiously.
Mother Zhong took two jars in her hands and walked under the eaves. She saw a row of large jars under the eaves. Mother Zhong opened one and took out a dozen cucumbers from it.
"Your sister-in-law said she wanted to eat something sour recently, so I pickled two jars of fresh cucumbers that I picked in August this year. I'll give you some to take to town and have them with porridge or rice in the morning." As he said that, he opened another jar and took out long strips of radish from it.
Zhong Ruyi's eyes lit up. Pickled radish! Her favorite food was pickled radish. She wouldn't eat normal radish because she always thought it smelled like fart. But pickled radish was different. It was sour, crisp and refreshing. It was so delicious to stir-fry spicy chicken offal. Just thinking about it made her drool. Seeing her greedy look, Zhong's mother handed her a piece. She took a bite and it made a crisp, crunching sound.
Mother Zhong filled the two small jars, sealed them, and put them back.
Zhong Ruyi followed behind and secretly took an apple to Zhong's mother. Zhong's mother was startled and quickly put the apple back into the house. "How come there is still this fruit in your jade pendant at this time?"
"Yes, regardless of the season, they will grow again after you pick them." Zhong Ruyi smiled and hugged Zhong's mother's hand, "Mom, I want to eat pickled radish fried with chicken offal, or you can buy a piece of pork and stir-fry it."
Zhong's mother said, "There is a piece of pork belly in the kitchen that I bought this morning. I was planning to cook it with sauce in the evening. If you want to eat pork fried with pickled radish, I will make you some in the evening."
Zhong Ruyi immediately said: "Then I will cook dinner tonight!"
Mother Zhong agreed. Usually it was either her or her eldest daughter-in-law who did it, so it didn't matter who did it.
At noon, Zhong Laosan and Chen Dongzhi did not come back. I guess they must have had lunch on the mountain. Zhong Ruyi was a little curious and asked Zhong's mother, "Why did the relationship between the third brother and Chen Dongzhi become so good all of a sudden?"
Zhong's mother clapped her hands and said, "Why don't you listen to me, kid? I told you to call me brother."
"Okay, okay, he's not here now. I'll definitely call him when he's here!"
Mother Zhong thought about it and decided to let her daughter go. "Your third brother pestered Dongzhi to teach him how to hunt. Dongzhi was a good kid so he agreed."
So that's how it is, she thought, this Chen Dongzhi is really a nice person, he was willing to teach her third brother how to hunt just after a few words of pestering.
After lunch, Cuicui went out again and said that several friends in the village were waiting at the entrance of the village. No matter how Zhong Ruyi called, it was useless. She felt a little sleepy after eating, so she went back to her room to take a nap.
I went to check the space before going to bed. I used to sell braised food in the town. I got up too early in the morning and felt sleepy at night. I haven't come in to check for a while. The space is still the same as the first time I came in, with all kinds of fruits and trees, and a light mist in the air.
She wanted to put the chickens and ducks in the space into reality, but she was afraid that if there were too many, they would be discovered by her sister-in-law. Perhaps she could move the chickens and ducks in reality into the space, and put the ones in the space into reality. Otherwise, it would be a waste to keep so many good things here.
When she wakes up, she will go to the back of the house to swap the chickens and ducks. The space is full of spiritual energy. The chickens and ducks in reality will soon become fatter and more delicious when they arrive here, just like the chickens and ducks that were born and raised in the space.
She slept for most of the hour, and because she was afraid that she would not be able to sleep at night, she got up. As soon as she opened the door, Cuicui jumped into the yard like a small bomb, and saw her standing under the eaves and stretching. She ran over with something in her hand. When she got closer, she shouted, "Aunt, I bought it!"
She held the cake wrapped in leaves in her hand and carefully opened it. There were a few pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake inside. She picked up a piece and handed it to Zhong Ruyi, saying, "Aunt, please eat this. I have been waiting for this for a long time. I was the first one to rush over and buy it."
Zhong Ruyi found it a little funny but also a little touched. This child got up early and went to the village entrance to wait for the peddler just because she said she wanted to eat osmanthus cake.
She took it and took a bite, then passed it to Cuicui to let her take a bite as well. The aunt and niece ate several pieces of osmanthus cakes one by one.
Cuicui looked at her aunt with sparkling eyes: "Aunt, is it delicious? If it is, I will buy more tomorrow!"