80s: The Farmer’s Wife Is The Boss

Chapter 19, Greedy for Chicken

No matter what other people’s homes are like, anyway, at Grandma He’s house, Mei Xue and Grandma He are making Liao Shui cakes in full swing. The aroma comes out when the water boils and the cakes are put in.

　　A burst of fragrance.

“Grandma, it smells so good. Let’s make more.” Mei Xue was so greedy that her mouth was almost watering.

"Okay, grandma will make more for you. As long as you like to eat it, you can eat it every day." This is all made from home-milled rice, and there is a stone mill at home. If you want to eat it, just soak some rice.

 It doesn’t take much effort.

“It’s not enough to eat it every day. Grandma, let’s not eat sweets. I’ll make a dish later and we’ll eat salty ones.” Mei Xue doesn’t like sweetness very much.

"Okay, there are wet pickles at home. You can take out half a bowl of the oily residue later. We will pickle the oily residue, and it will taste delicious." For some reason, her appetite has improved a lot in the past few days.

 Normally, she only has one bowl of rice per meal, but now, I don’t know whether it’s because she sees Mei Xue eating well or something, but she can eat two big bowls.

“Okay, I’ll listen to grandma.” Mei Xue had no objection at all.

The mother-in-law and grandson devoured the Liao Shui cakes as soon as they came out of the pot at noon. If it weren’t for the fear of filling up her stomach, Grandma He thought she could still eat three or two of them.

It’s a pity that when people get older, their taste is not as good as when they were young, so they can’t eat it anymore.

After eating and drinking, Mei Xue washed the pots and bowls and then took her grandma to walk around in her small yard.

 It is flour after all. If you sit down after eating it, you may feel bloated.

“Grandma, our chickens are not small anymore. Should we eat them ourselves or sell them?” Mei Xue’s mouth watered when she walked to the back of the house and looked at the chickens running around there.

 But she also knew that the chicken was a precious thing and she would definitely be reluctant to eat it.

"You just finished eating, and you are thinking about it again. If Xiaoxue wants to eat it, we will kill it." Grandma He doted on Mei Xue very much.

 It seemed like she would kill whenever she asked.

Mei Xue smiled heartily, "No, I'm full now and can't eat. Let's talk about it in a few days." Mei Xue said jokingly.

“But this chicken is not small anymore. It won’t produce meat or milk no matter how much it is raised. Why don’t we sell it sometime? Then we can buy some chicks and raise them.”

 She knew that her grandma would be reluctant to eat it and would be more likely to sell it.

"Okay, I'll catch it again at this time. It will be just right to eat during the Chinese New Year. I will raise more this year to keep you healthy." Looking at Xiaoxue's thin body, Grandma He said with a worried look.

"Brother, I'm thin but I have strength. I don't need to take supplements. It's better if you take more supplements." Mei Xue said with a smile, half leaning on Grandma He's shoulder.

 “Everything is made up for, everything is made up for.” Grandma He was very happy to be cared about.

She has no daughter. If she had a daughter, she would be just as distressed as Mei Xue.

 The grandson was lucky enough to marry Xiaoxue.

At first, Grandma He was still a little unhappy, but she didn't disagree. She should repay the debt she owed to the Mei family. If she hadn't met Mei's father at that time, Xiaoze might not have been born, right?

Grandma He looked at Mei Xue, her eyebrows and eyes looked very much like her father's. Both father and daughter were good people.

Mei Xue was stared at and immediately sensed the gaze. She turned back to look at her grandma, "What's wrong, grandma?"

“It’s okay, I just feel like you look more and more like your dad.”

 Speaking of her parents, Mei Xue didn't answer, she also put away her smile and looked at the chickens on the ground seriously.

Seeing Mei Xue like this, Grandma He knew she had said the wrong thing, "Okay, it's almost time to leave. Let's go take a nap. In the afternoon, you can go find Mei Lian to make clothes."

Mei Xue smiled, helped her grandma into her room, and let her rest first.

"Okay, I'm fine. I'll close my eyes for a while and you go and take a nap. You were tired yesterday." Grandma He drove Mei Xue to bed.

Mei Xue certainly did not disagree.

As soon as she woke up, before Mei Xue could go out, Aunt Mei Lian ran over, apparently in a hurry.

"Aunt Meilian, why are you running away?" Mei Xue was sweeping the floor in the yard when she saw Aunt Meilian coming in.

"Are you and third aunt okay? Are you injured? Where is third aunt, are you injured?" He asked three times as soon as he came in.

Mei Xue couldn’t even get a word in.

Seeing Aunt Mei Lian stop and look worried, Mei Xue smiled and said, "It's okay. Grandma and I are both fine. Grandma is still sleeping. She will get up in a while. Sit down quickly and I will get you a glass of water."

As soon as he heard that nothing was wrong, Mei Lian breathed a sigh of relief, "I met Sister-in-law Zhang and Sister-in-law Chen at Uncle Xingsheng's place in the brigade. They said they were beaten by you and the third aunt."

Meixue poured a glass of water from the kitchen and smiled when she heard Aunt Mei Lian's words, "Yes, it was me and grandma who gave her a bad mouth. She deserves a beating."

“Have you and third aunt been beaten?” Aunt Mei Lian asked after taking the water glass.

“No, it was one-sided. She was beaten by grandma and I.” Mei Xue was very excited when talking about the battle.

This is her first time in this world!

After drinking the water and taking a breath, Aunt Meilian looked at Meixue with a look on her face, "Well, they are still talking bad about you and Third Aunt. Such people should be beaten."

“Aunt Mei Lian, where were you at noon? Aren’t you at home?”

"Well, your sister Lixia's son has diarrhea. He may have caught a cold yesterday and is still not well this morning. Your sister and I took the child to see a doctor." Aunt Meilian explained.

When Mei Xue heard this, she felt relieved. No wonder she hadn't seen anyone since the quarrel for so long. It turned out that she was taking her child to see a doctor.

"Is the child feeling better? He's so young, so it's best not to take medicine." Mei Xue asked with a worried look on her face.

 Looking at the worry on Mei Xue's face, Aunt Meilian was very happy. This child is good and sensible.

“It’s okay, I haven’t prescribed any medicine, but Uncle Xingsheng massaged the child’s belly and warmed the body, so we came back late.”

"As long as the child is okay, I was thinking of going to see you in the afternoon." Mei Xue felt relieved when she heard that the child was okay.

"What's the matter, do you have something to do with your aunt?" After relaxing, Meilian's legs were very sore. She ran all the way back, worried that something would happen to her third aunt and Xiaoxue.

 Asked them, but they didn't say anything. They just complained and cried, which gave her a headache.

“Didn’t I buy some cloth yesterday? I want to make two sets of clothes for grandma, and I also want to make two quilts. I want auntie to help me wrap the edges.”

 When I heard that it was not a big deal to make clothes, I said, "It's done, you can bring it over later. It just happened to have rained in the past two days and there is no activity in the ground."

"Thank you, Aunt Meilian. I'll come over when grandma gets up. By the way, Aunt Meilian, have you eaten?" I forgot about it in excitement.

Aunt Mei Lian shook her head, "Not yet." After saying that, she stood up and said, "I'll be back first. You let Third Aunt sleep a little longer. I can make clothes very quickly, so don't be in a hurry."

"Then let's get something to eat at home. My mother and I ate Liao Shui cakes at noon, and there are many more." Mei Xue hurriedly asked someone to stay.

 The cooked food is finished, but there is still some uncooked food.

"That can't be done. There are still your sister Lixia and uncle Zhengcai who haven't eaten at home. I have to go back and cook some food." Aunt Meilian hurriedly waved her hand.

 (End of this chapter)