Leisurely Farmer's Family: A Strong Man and His Broken Leg Son-in-law

On the second day, the rooster crowed three times. It was rare that Liu Yu didn't get up after hearing the rooster, turned over and fell asleep again.

Today he was engaged, and he, the rightful owner, needed to deal with some matters at home. He was confused and slept for an unknown amount of time, when he heard the sound of the east room opening the door.

It was grandpa and grandma who got up.

Liu Yu opened her eyes and looked at the window lattice. The sky was gray and not bright yet.

She couldn't sleep anymore, and there were still some things to prepare at home, so Liu Yu started from bed, got dressed and got out of bed. She relied on her breath to get up in the morning, put on cotton-padded clothes and lifted the quilt in one go, and finally got out of bed and put on shoes.

While combing her hair, there was a sound in the west room of the cubicle. It was the sound of Changsheng moving his crutches. Liu Yu held the comb in her heart without moving and pushed the door open and entered the cubicle.

"Why don't you sleep a little longer? It's still early."

The room was dark, and with the only light, Liu Yu looked up and down at Changsheng, and couldn't help but smile when she saw that he was still wearing the same clothes he had made before.

"Why don't you wear new clothes?"

"I'm afraid it will get dirty, so I'll change it after I finish eating."

The two of them went out one after another. Nian was clearing away some debris placed under the eaves. Seeing this, he hurriedly asked them to go to the kitchen to mix hot water to wash their hands and faces.

Liu Yu filled half a basin of warm water from the kitchen, put it on the basin stand, took Changsheng's crutch, and asked him to wash his face first. As for him, he always used water from the bucket in the kitchen in the morning. The water was cold. Just wash it off, and your brain, no matter how sleepy it may be, can clear up a lot.

After washing her hands and face, Nian asked Liu Yu to scrub the tables, tables and chairs in the main room, and then sweep the floor.

"Changsheng will light the fire later. I'll pack up the things here and cook the food in the pot." Nian saw that everyone had something to do, and Changsheng stood alone in the courtyard, wanting to do something but being unable to help. Then he spoke.

"Hey!" Changsheng responded to Nian with a big smile on his face.

She herself was arranging the debris in the yard, while Liu Fusheng picked up the big bamboo broom and started cleaning the yard.

Liu Yu took a basin of water, took a rag, and wiped the tables, tables, chairs, and stools. Then she poured water on the room and cleaned every corner.

Seeing that it was still early, I tidied and cleaned my and Changsheng's house again.

Pour all the things cleaned out from the house into the manure pit not far from the backyard and let them fertilize together. By this time, the food will be ready.

Breakfast is very simple. In addition to the Changsheng bowl of egg custard, the staple food is multi-grain wowo and sweet potato porridge. The only wowo dish is steamed chili paste.

After several people had eaten, Changsheng was urged by Nian to go inside and change into new clothes. Liu Yu quickly tidied up the kitchen and cooked half a pot of pig food.

Mr. Nian also released the chickens from the chicken coop, rushed them to the backyard, locked them in a specially built chicken coop, and sprinkled a few handfuls of shriveled millet husks on them.

While sprinkling it in his mouth, he muttered: "Little chicken, little chicken, don't be angry, you are just a dish on the engagement table."

After standing and waiting for eight or nine chickens to eat millet shells, Nian went to the vegetable patch to pull up vegetables.

In the front yard, Liu Yu had just poured half a bucket of pig food into the stone trough when Xu Hong and Qi Chunhua came to the door.

As soon as the two entered the door, they took the bucket from Liu Yu's hand, pushed Liu Yu into the house, and asked him to change into new clothes.

"You are the oldest today. Your third aunt and I are doing all the work, so you don't need to do anything."

After Xu Hong said this with a smile, she began to ask where Nian was.

"Grandma is in the backyard, and grandpa went to Mr. Huang's house to buy fish."

"The first plate is chicken, the second plate is fish, and the third plate is big fat pork. They are all used for today's banquet." Qi Chunhua answered from the side.

After the two of them finished speaking, they closed the door to the west room and began to look for their mother-in-law in the backyard to see which chicken to kill.

"Mom, you have already chosen which chicken to serve today." Xu Hong took a knife and asked her mother-in-law who was choosing vegetables.

"The one with a few white feathers on its tail is the one that ate the most." Nian was a little pity. This chicken lays eggs the most diligently. Even if other chickens lay eggs in winter, it can lay one a day.

"Hey, I got it." Xu Hong and Qi Chunhua took a look at all the chickens in the chicken coop and spotted the old hen with the hairy tail that the old lady mentioned. They entered the chicken coop and the chickens clucked and clucked After fluttering in fright, Qi Chunhua successfully caught the hen with three white feathers in her hands.

"No wonder you ate so much, it's quite heavy." Handing the chicken to Xu Hong, Qi Chunhua turned around and went to the kitchen to get a bowl to catch the chicken blood.

Xu Hong killed the chicken and bled it with quick movements. When Qi Chunhua brought the hot water, the two sisters quickly soaked the chicken in water and plucked the feathers.

"Mom, how many kilograms of meat have been prepared at home?" Xu Hong's cooking skills are average, but she is still her chef today. She knows how many meat dishes there are to prepare the dishes on the table.

"Yesterday, your father cut off seven pounds of meat and bought a piece of pork liver. You two will discuss how to fix it later."

The two sisters-in-law looked at each other and were a little stunned. For ordinary people, when they get married, they only need to buy three kilograms of meat, kill a chicken, and catch a fish. The meal is considered to be very rich.

They, Liu Yu, were getting engaged, and they were both family members, so they didn't have to entertain the man. I didn't expect that her mother-in-law would be so willing.

The two of them didn't say anything, thinking that Liu Yu had been raised by the Nian family since she was a child, and that she was a fatherless and motherless woman. It was natural for her mother-in-law to take pity on her, and she didn't spend any of their money, so she didn't have to talk too much. Annoying mother-in-law.

After all the feathers on the chicken were gone, the two sisters divided their labors. One of them disemboweled the chicken, and the other started to clean up the fish that Liu Fusheng had brought back.

Everyone in the small courtyard was busy working. Liu Yu and Chang Sheng were sitting on stools in the courtyard, wearing new clothes, doing nothing. It was leisure, but sitting and watching others work, both Liu Yu and Chang Sheng felt a little awkward. uneasy.

When it was almost noon, Xu Hong and Qi Chunhua put the dishes they were going to make on plates. On the plates, they also picked the porcelain that Liu Yu brought back from the kiln entrance. On the stove, there was a row of white porcelain on the chopping board. It also looks very impressive.

According to the usual engagement ceremony, the Liu Yu family, as the married party, would receive the highest level of hospitality when visiting the groom's house, and receive a red envelope before leaving.

However, they are here as a bride-to-be. Changsheng has been living in the Liu family, and he has no parents or relatives. Although these things are easier, Nian and Liu Fusheng have made plans in private and are not willing to wrong him.

At this time, Xu Hong and Qi Chunhua were cooking in the kitchen, and Liu Maolin and Liu Maoye also invited the elders of the Liu family and the village chief to sit with them.

Lin, the mother of Hesheng, also came to help. Seeing that her sisters-in-law couldn't free their hands, she made a fire to boil the brown sugar and wine dregs.

As soon as the brown sugar and distiller's grains were boiled, Liu Fan, Liu Yan and Liu Shan brought tea bowls to the main room. Liu Yu took out the melon seeds and poured them into the plates, and walked to the main room together according to custom.

"Not to mention, this set of bowls used to hold brown sugar water looks really good." Ms. Lin was a little greedy. Her wife was coming to see her in the next few days. There was such a set of white porcelain lotus leaf bowls for tea. She looked at it. Also decent.

She had just spent dozens of yuan on a set of dishes last time. If she had to spend money on a set of tea sets just for the sake of dignity, she would not be willing to part with it.

"Brother Hesheng is going to take care of the house tomorrow. Auntie, just come here and use it." Liu Yu stood at the door of the kitchen, and from time to time glanced at Changsheng who was sitting in the main room.

"The relationship is good. If the marriage is consummated, my aunt will seal a package for you." Lin heard that she could use it without spending any money on it, so she quickly thanked Liu Yu and promised that she would cherish it and use it well. return.

"Brother Yu, you don't have to go to the house to embroider flowers or sew a purse or purse or something." Lin reminded me tactfully.