Stepmother Reborn: Dad, my mom hasn't hit me for three days

"Aunt Zhang, how long do we have to wait?" Youcai couldn't stand the heat. This damn weather was trying to heat him to death!

Zhang Xiuhua asked him to wait a little longer.

The two waited at the door for more than an hour, and the butcher only came out when it was almost time for dinner.

Zhang Xiuhua immediately went over with Youcai, "It was inconvenient to talk inside just now. Do you have a way to buy pork here? I'm preparing a banquet, and I need a lot of pork."

The butcher led the two of them forward for several hundred meters before speaking, "I know a family that is planning to butcher pigs. Because their son is getting married and they have to hold a wedding banquet, they want to butcher their own pigs, but they don't need that much pork, and they won't make much money if they sell it to the supply and marketing cooperative. I can introduce you to a company."

Zhang Xiuhua was overjoyed and followed him to the other party's village.

The pig was not big, only about 100 pounds, and a little thin. But it was good to have one to sell at this time, so she was not picky.

After slaughtering the pig, she asked for 50 kilograms of pork and pork elbows. She was worried that if she chose too much, the other party might not have enough, so she asked, "Is that ok?"

"Okay! Our family can't use so much." The other party agreed readily.

They put the pork and pork elbow on the back of the bicycle and walked home.

"Aunt Zhang, how did you know he could get pork?"

Zhang Xiuhua taught him how to read people's eyes. "He must not violate the rules in front of the leader. After all, he is a factory worker. If he takes private work outside, he will be fired."

It suddenly dawned on you.

When I got home, the tent had already been set up and Old Man Xu was directing people to wash vegetables. All the children in the family were helping.

Xu Chunying was also busy with her two children at home.

But Hongwen looked listless, so Zhang Xiuhua asked, "Has your father not replied yet?"

Hong Wen shook his head and turned to look at his mother, "Mom, is the letter lost?!"

Xu Chunying was also unsure of her husband's attitude. Logically, the address was Hongwu's university, so it shouldn't be lost. But no one could guarantee such a thing. She thought about it and gave him an idea, "Why don't you write another one tomorrow!"

Hongwen can do it if he thinks about it carefully.

Xu Chunying looked at how much pork Zhang Xiuhua had gotten and said, "With so much meat, you're going to lose money by doing this, right?!"

"It's okay! Let's just be happy. This is the greatest joyous event in Jidong's life." Zhang Xiuhua couldn't stop smiling.

Xu Chunying looked at the two children and said, "As long as you can get into college, I will definitely hold a banquet for you."

Hongxia glanced at her mother and said, "But my brother got admitted to university, and I didn't see you do anything."

"Your brother only has an average undergraduate degree. If you can get into a better university, such as Tsinghua University or Peking University, I will definitely help you get admitted," Xu Chunying promised.

Hongxia curled her lips and said, "Tsinghua University and Peking University are too difficult. I will definitely not be able to get in. There is no hope!"

Xu Chunying sneered, "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean your brother can't do it either. Hongwen is the top scorer in the high school entrance exam, he will definitely be able to get into university."

Hongwen said nothing. He mechanically pumped water, his mind wandering to who knows where.

Old Man Xu discussed with Zhang Xiuhua, "There's only one dish of shrimp left."

"The shrimps can't be left here. I have to buy some tomorrow morning or they'll go bad!"

Old man Xu thought about it and it made sense.

"If you can't buy sea shrimp, you can buy river shrimp for the same reason. You can make a stir-fry!"

Zhang Xiuhua nodded, "Okay!"

As the two were talking, someone came in from outside, making quite a bit of noise.

Zhang Xiuhua leaned out and took a look, but the light was against her so she couldn't see the other person's face clearly.

Only when the other person walked in did she recognize it was Ergou, followed by Li Jianguo.

"Hey, Ergou, can you walk now?" Youcai walked up and patted Ergou on the shoulder.

Ergou scratched his head and smiled foolishly, "It was all thanks to Uncle Li and Aunt Zhang's help. I'm fine now!"

Xu Chunying also looked at his legs. "Is it really healed? There is no sequelae at all. Your father must be regretting it?! I went to ask for medical expenses for you before, but they refused to pay. Now that they see that your injury has healed, I don’t know if they are willing to pay back the money!"

Xu Chunying is not as silly as Zhang Xiuhua. She has no regrets about being the son of another family. She must get her place back! Even if she can't get her place back, she can still sow discord between their father and son!

Ergou's face, which had been smiling just now, suddenly fell. He saw that everyone was busy and asked curiously if there was any big happy event happening at home.

Zhang Xiuhua smiled and said, "Jidong was admitted to university. We are holding a banquet now."

Ergou was about to congratulate Jidong, but then he felt something was wrong, "Didn't he take the high school entrance exam last year?"

Zhang Xiuhua patted Jidong on the shoulder and said proudly, "My Jidong took the college entrance examination ahead of schedule."

Ergou punched Jidong on the shoulder and said, "Congratulations!"

Jidong smiled and continued to work.

Seeing that everyone was busy, Ergou rolled up his sleeves to help.

Zhang Xiuhua asked him if he wanted to go home and visit.

Er Gou didn't even raise his head. "No need. They didn't come to see me when I was sick. Now that I'm well, I guess they don't want to see me either."

This sounded like she was being angry! Xu Chunying showed Zhang Xiuhua a satisfied look. Humph! Let Ergou's father be so arrogant! His son hates him! He deserves it!

Zhang Xiuhua took Youcai and Jidong to the village to borrow tables, bowls, chopsticks and benches.

Normally, when holding a banquet in the village, things are borrowed from other villages. After borrowing, people need to take a pen to record it and then mark the things to avoid confusion.

Youcai pulled the cart borrowed from the brigade, Jidong was in charge of recording and taking notes, and Zhang Xiuhua was in charge of talking to the villagers.

After borrowing things, Li Jianguo was responsible for setting up tables, chairs and benches.

At that time, every family was poor and had limited supplies. They did not set up tents like they did later, and everyone ate outdoors.

They set up four tables at Aunt Wang's house next door and three tables at home, a total of 15 tables, and the dishes were served twice.

Ergou was busy here until night, when he secretly found Zhang Xiuhua and asked her to borrow a hundred yuan.

Zhang Xiuhua didn't ask him the reason, but Ergou told him himself.

After that, he told Zhang Xiuhua a way to do business. "I used to go to trade with the Russians on snowy days. They would exchange steel or watches for food. They could only do it three times. I didn't tell anyone but you. You can go and trade with them in my name."

Zhang Xiuhua was surprised. "You can speak Russian?"

"No! They just want food." Ergou told her three dates and told her not to get the time wrong. "They have to travel a long way to get here."

"Won't we be caught?" Zhang Xiuhua was a little worried.

"No! We only trade when it's snowy and icy. The border is too long. And we trade on the river. It's okay."

Ergou told her that it was up to her to go and exchange her things. He went back home, got some clothes, and then quietly left Lijiatun without telling anyone, not even having time to eat at Jidong's banquet.

Zhang Xiuhua told Li Jianguo, "Ergou asked me to borrow 100 yuan. He was going to work in Pengcheng, so I lent it to him."

Li Jianguo sighed, "This child's heart is hurt."

The next morning, Zhang Xiuhua gave Youcai some money and asked him to go to town to buy some shrimps. "Sea shrimps or river shrimps are fine. You must buy some back!"

Youcai rode away on his bicycle.

Zhang Xiuhua had a lot of work to do, including washing dishes, washing vegetables, and wiping the table. She was very busy.

Li Jianguo was even more busy under his command.

Jidong felt that his aunt was too busy. "If I had known she was so busy, I wouldn't have done it!"

Zhang Xiuhua saw the three wrinkles between his eyebrows and said, "How can that be possible? We must do it. This is a big happy event. Besides, hosting a banquet is actually a test of organizational ability. What preparations must be made in advance, and then completed one by one. When encountering difficulties, how to solve them. This is the same principle as researching airplanes or opening a store."

Jidong was thoughtful. He had never thought about this question.

At this moment, someone called her name outside the door, and the voice seemed to be malicious. Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked towards the door.