The story of a cook

Chapter 319
Because of SARS, I didn't find a job after I came down from Laohan Mountain Villa, and it was useless to find a job. Every family's business was not good, and they were laying off employees. Some even closed down, and there was no job to find.

Staying at home has nothing to do, quit drinking for a while, Lin Yan is pregnant.

After Lin Yan became pregnant, she told her not to go to work anymore. She said she could continue to work, and she would not go to work after another two months.I can't say no to her, and I don't have a job, so I let her.

Neighbors Li Ge, Jiang Runping, and Li Jian also stayed at home during the holidays. If they had nothing to do, they would drink some wine and play mahjong with them.I don't know how to play mahjong, so I played with Brother Li and the others in my spare time, and gradually learned.When we play mahjong, it’s like “filling a big pit”. Whoever wins the money is not allowed to take it away, put it together, and when the money is almost saved, it’s only sixty or seventy, then take the money to go out to buy wine and vegetables, and buy it back for yourself. Cook and start drinking.

Although I didn't work during that time, I had a good time.

Come out of the house after drinking every night.

Everyone in the compound came out to enjoy the shade.

Although it was during the SARS epidemic, the people in the compound didn't seem to care. They were almost used to it, so they didn't care. What to do.Some play poker, some play chess, some chat, some sit under the tree and have a barbecue, and there is a lot of fun.

Upstairs, Uncle Wang, under the big tree during the day, was watching small cards with a few old men and women, and sometimes his face was flushed when he won or lost a few cents. He was really a child. of.

Aunt Wang and Lin Yan have a very good relationship. Sometimes Aunt Wang will make dumplings and send a plate to Lin Yan to eat.Especially after Lin Yan became pregnant, she always told Lin Yan this and that, just like her own girl.

Brother Li's sister-in-law is a warm-hearted person and takes good care of Lin Yan.

During this period, Jiang Runping fell in love with a very nice girl from the city named Xiaona.After Jiang Runping got married, it seemed like a different person. Not only did he love clean, but he also managed to live a good life.

A man with a woman is different.

During the period of SARS, the control in the countryside was also very strict. If you return to the countryside from the city, you need to go to the village health center for inspection every day.So I didn't go home all the time. When it was almost July, Fifth Sister said that the house was not strictly controlled, and she was going to go home to see her mother.

Lin Yan was pregnant for one month and was still at work. She told me that she would not go to work when I got home and found a job, and started raising her baby at home.

I went home to visit my mother.

My mother is in good health, and there is nothing wrong with her. She was very happy after hearing that Lin Yan was pregnant, and said that I am ignorant, that Lin Yan should not be called to work when Lin Yan is pregnant, and should stay at home.

I said, "It's okay, she wants to go to work, and she won't go to work when I go back."

The mother said: "Now that the child is precious, there is only one family. Whoever is not a treasure, when you go back, tell Lin Yan not to go to work and stay at home. If you don't come back, I will serve her. There is no work at home, just the two of us. "

"Okay, I'll ask her when I get back to see if she's back." I said.

"It's fine if she doesn't want to come back to her mother's house," said the mother.

"Well, I guess she has to go back to her mother's house."

"That's fine, and it's fine to go back to her mother's house. Her mother takes care of her better than me."

"it's the same."

Mother said: "She is still not used to living with me when she comes back, so it is better to get used to it at her mother's house."

I said, "Yes."

The mother asked: "Then where are you going to give birth?"

"Lin Yan said she was born at her mother's house, and her mother will take care of her when the time comes." I said.

"That's good. I can't serve you even when I was born in our family. I will be seventy during the Chinese New Year. It's okay to see."

It can be seen that the mother hopes that Lin Yan can give birth at home. When I heard that Lin Yan wanted to have a child at her mother's home, disappointment flashed across her face, but she recovered quickly.

I discussed with Lin Yan about having a baby there. Lin Yan said it was at her mother's house, and I said it was at my house, but Lin Yan's attitude was very firm, so I didn't argue, thinking that my mother was getting old. The mother should not be troubled by giving birth, and it is okay to go to her mother's house to give birth.

I said: "When the full moon is out, Lin Yan will come back with the child and stay at home for a month. You can also see the eldest grandson."

The mother said: "I haven't given birth yet, who knows if it's a grandson or a granddaughter, everything is good, everything is from our Lao Tan family, I want it."

The smile on the mother's face was very happy.

People who are almost 70 years old, can they be unhappy when they hear that their daughter-in-law is pregnant?

On the third day after returning home, the fifth sister, eldest sister, and second sister came back. They were all very happy when they heard that Lin Yan was pregnant, especially the second sister, who laughed happily.

"Then why is the baby still being born at her mother's house? When I come back to our house, my mother can't take care of me. If I come back to take care of me, why don't I just take care of the confinement, and none of us can take care of me." Listen to me, Lin Yan gave birth to her baby at her mother's house for the second time. My sister objected first.

The eldest sister said: "You can serve someone from your natal mother? It's okay if Guohua is at home, but if Guohua is not at home, Lin Yan can't stay by herself, so it's better to stay at her natal home."

The second sister said: "Why can't I stay here? It's not her family's fault. This is her family. The five elder sisters can't wait for a month."

The eldest sister said: "It's not that we can't take care of it, it's because they don't want to be born here, they want to be born at her mother's house. If you want to take care of confinement, let alone five elder sisters, even one elder sister can serve well. We have to Listen to others, give birth wherever you want, and when the birth is over, bring it back and show it to mom, and mom will be happy too."

The second sister said: "I think it's better to be born in our own family, but it is also the seed of Lao Tan's family."

The eldest sister laughed and said, "Where did you talk about? If you were born in her natal family, your surname is no longer Tan? You can give birth wherever you want, and it doesn't matter."

The second sister asked: "Where can we go to see the baby after giving birth? Why don't we go to her mother's house?"

The eldest sister said: "Of course, when she was born in her natal family, let's go to her natal home to see her. It happened to recognize her relatives. I haven't met Lin Yan's mother yet, so I just happened to meet her."

The second sister said: "That's a lot of trouble, and I have to travel so far."

The fifth sister said: "Look, if someone is not pregnant, you are in a hurry to get her pregnant, and when she is pregnant, you start to want her to give birth in your own home. It is different where you give birth. It is too far away for someone to give birth to you, a nun." No, you can watch when someone is about to give birth to see if it is a nephew or a niece."

The second sister said: "I won't go, I can't stand it, I won't watch it if a girl is born."

Fifth Sister said, "When will you change your patriarchy?"

The second sister said: "I can't change it, I just like boys." Then she said to me: "You said you too, you told her to go to work knowing that Lin Yan was pregnant, and you ran home. Be by your side, pregnant people are delicate, and the old man has to be by your side."

The eldest sister said: "No, your second sister is right. Why don't you run home if you have nothing to do? Mom is fine and has no problems. There are five of us in charge of everything. You can take good care of Lin Yan at home."

My mother said: "I also said that he is here. I am an old lady who has nothing to worry about at home. I have no illness or disaster. I will go back after staying at home for two days. Now Lin Yan must have a good person to take care of her."

The fifth sister said: "Guohua, you have to take good care of Lin Yan when you go back. Don't get angry with her and fight with her. You can endure whatever she says. Pregnant people tend to lose their temper. They don't like everything they see, and they want to eat it." You can buy her whatever you want, it’s not that she wants to eat, but the child in her stomach wants to eat, do you have no money, I’ll get you something if you don’t have money.”

I quickly said, "No, I have money, and I have enough money to spend, so don't take it for me."

The eldest sister said: "If you don't have money, just say no. We don't have too much and we don't have too little. A little for one family is enough for you to spend."

I said, "If you have money, don't give it to me, it's really rich."

It is good to have a sister, and the elder sister loves the younger brother sincerely.

The second sister asked: "Last month Qiuping came back and said that the business of the SARS restaurant was not good. They took half of the rest and paid half of their wages. So SARS is so serious in your city?"

I said, "It's not too serious. It's just that people are afraid to eat in restaurants because they are afraid of getting infected. The business of every family is not good. I came down because the restaurant business is not good."

"Why is it not serious? I didn't look at our place in the first two months. All the camps closed the roads. Every time I ride a motorcycle home to see my mother, I have to register at the head of the camp. Those people are our camps. Yes, you know me, or you won’t let me enter the camp.”

"Yes, the roads are closed, I know." The second sister said, "I didn't realize that SARS was so serious. I heard that many people died."

Fifth Sister said: "No, it's better now, it's under control, otherwise the road will have to be closed."

The eldest sister asked the second sister: "Then when your little Qiuping came back, didn't she go to the village clinic to take her temperature every day?"

"Go, why don't you go, go every day, twice a day." The second sister said: "You explain that you know the epidemic and you still run home. You can stay in the city, but you still have to run home."

"She doesn't go to work, so it's boring to stay there." I said.

"Is Qiuping dating there?" the second sister asked me.

I said, "No, I didn't hear what she said."

"I think she's in love. Her pager keeps ringing, and someone sends her a message," said the second sister.

"That's not necessarily the object, I'll ask her when I get back." I said.

"Ask her when you get back. If I ask her, she will say no."

The elder sister said: "Qiuping is [-] this year, and it's time to find a partner. If there are girls who are [-] and married at home, it is normal to have a partner."

The second sister said: "It's the target here. Aren't I worried? There are everyone in the city. I'm just afraid that she will be deceived."

The eldest sister said: "You are so useless, you still go with him when he is not by your side? It is not a shame to have a partner, you can do it when you are old, if you are not at ease, ask his uncle to check it out, don't tell me There are no good people in the city, so there are no good people in the city? See what it looks like, if there are bad ones everywhere.” Then he said to me: “Guohua, Qiuping is here with you, so you should take care of her. If your second sister can't go, you can be Qiuping's parents, and you can make the decision there, see what happens, and if it's suitable, you can agree to it for your second sister and the others."

I nodded in agreement.

The second sister said: "Guohua, you can take good care of her, don't let her be deceived by others."

I said, "Don't worry, I can take care of this. If it doesn't work, I won't call her out."

The second sister said: "Anyway, Qiuping is going to you. You have to take care of everything with you. Your second brother-in-law and I don't know anything when we are far away from home. Even if we know, we can't take care of it. Here you go."

Fifth Sister laughed and said, "You're still relying on others."

The second sister said: "What is this called? Isn't he Qiuping's uncle? If you are an uncle, you have to take care of it. What is the difference between being a real parent and a real mother?"

The eldest sister said to me: "Your second sister is relying on you. You have to take good care of Qiuping's affairs. You have to take care of her when she is in front of you. Your second sister is not bad. A mother-in-law is not as good as a mother-in-law." Don't go anywhere, just say what you should say, that is also your own child."

I said, "Well, I know."

Stayed at home for another day, and then, at the urging of my mother, started to come back.

(End of this chapter)