Restarting life in Siheyuan

Chapter 146 My throat is stuck

Qin Huairu had already gone to work. During this period, she changed jobs again. She said she was very busy and would not come back at noon.

When Banggeng saw Qin Huairu gone, he also took Xiaodang out to play. This summer vacation was unattended and he didn't have to go to school. The primary school students in the yard ignored him, so Banggeng ran out every day.

Mrs. Jia Zhang struggled to move out the matchbox stuffing, and sat down. She couldn't do it without her. Without the support of her son, she couldn't hold her daughter-in-law in check. This Qin Huairu was considered a ruthless person. She hadn't paid for the medicine for several months. .

She said that survival was very important now, and she had no money to buy medicine. She said that the price of food on the black market was going crazy, and this little money was not enough to buy food. So Jia Zhang had no choice but to pretend to be a matchbox and prove that she was working hard.

But a pair of triangular eyes kept looking at the front yard. Zhu Xuemei in the front yard came to see He Yuyu again. There was no movement. She probably didn't find any fish missing, which was good.

Jia Zhang returned to the house with her sprained foot. It took her a long time to put away the fish. She had to ask her daughter-in-law to take her to the hospital for a checkup later. Her foot was swollen and hurt whenever it touched the ground.

I didn’t have much oil at home, so I simply fried it in the pan for a few times. The fish stuck to the pan and fell apart after being turned over several times. It was so tattered that it didn’t look like anything.

No matter, Jia Zhang didn’t know how to cook fish. After thinking about it, she should boil it with water. As long as it’s cooked, it will definitely be fragrant. This stuff is nutritious. When she was pregnant with Dongxu, Lao Jia made it for herself. Said it was easy to release milk.

"Grandma, the fish is all broken." Xiaodang came back at some point and looked on, which shocked Jia Zhang.

"It's okay. If it's broken, don't delay eating. Where is your brother?"

"He was smashing slag and said he would be back at dinner time. I couldn't smash it, so he said I was a burden, so I came back first."

Xiaodang pouted and was very unhappy. His brother didn't play with him, and the other children ignored him, so he had no choice but to come back.

Mrs. Jia Zhang cooked some more sweet potatoes. She was really tired of eating them. She kept farting and had acid reflux after eating too much. She usually only had two boxes of noodles and steamed buns at home. In the past few months, she had been eating steamed buns and steamed buns. After eating enough sweet potatoes, Jia Zhang suffered acid reflux when she saw them.

The fish has been cooked for a long time. I'm afraid it won't be cooked yet. I just need to cook it for a while longer and add some salt. The fish soup is full of fish soup. My craftsmanship is pretty good and there is no fishy smell at all.

I cut some pickles again. Who said I can't cook? This is not the case. Thinking about it, Jia Zhang felt a little sad.Lao Jia, your little Cuihua is forced to cook every day, and you, an old ghost, don’t even come to take a look.

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"The Jia family seems to be cooking fish. Does their family have money to buy fish? Didn't Qin Huairu just go to work not long ago? She shouldn't have any expenses yet?"

"Old Mrs. Zhang went to buy fish? Why don't I believe it? I didn't even see her go out."

"Stop guessing. Let me see. It's probably the fish that stole the fish from Xiao Zhu's water tank. Now there's something exciting to watch."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense, you didn't see it."

"You don't have to look at it. You can guess it with your eyes closed. I just don't know if this old godly woman can do it. I've never seen her cook before."

Several aunts and daughters-in-law who were doing laundry were so close to Jia's house that they smelled the smell of fish even with the door closed. They were talking quietly, but Jia and Zhang, who had the door closed, still vaguely heard it.

"Damn it, our family is not good at all, they are a bunch of bitches."

Mrs. Jia Zhang felt a little panicked after being told that. She wanted to get up and scold him, but she was afraid that there was no 300 taels of silver in the place, and it was not easy to use her feet.

"If it weren't for my weak legs and inconvenience in going out, I would have scolded you sluts to death..."

Opening the window, I watched the people doing the laundry slowly disperse. They must have gone home to cook. No one was talking about it anymore, so I felt more at ease. Also, no one saw me. What were I afraid of? Who else was there? I couldn't eat a fish anymore, but suddenly I felt confident again.

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"Grandma, this fish doesn't taste good. It just tastes like plain water with salt added."

After eating a few mouthfuls, Banggeng threw down his chopsticks. He wanted to eat meat again, but he was scolded by his mother several times. His father was still in the labor camp, no one in the family made money and could not afford meat. Banggeng hated Zhu Xuefeng. I'm afraid, but I don't dare to provoke him. I've heard of him being able to break a bench with one kick.

"My dear grandson, does this taste good or not? It's all fish. It tastes the same all the way to your stomach. My dear grandson, come and eat some more fish."

Mrs. Jia Zhang held a piece of fish in her mouth and pointed at the soup basin with her chopsticks.

"This crucian carp has a lot of little spines. Be careful and don't get stuck."

Banggan and Xiaodang looked at the table. Apart from fish, they only had pickles. This is what they eat for lunch during this period. They eat pickles every day. Today, there is a fish soup which is pretty good. No matter how unpalatable it is, it is still fish. Besides, they are really hungry. Panicked, I had to fish in the soup again.It's not unpalatable, it just doesn't taste good. The fish only tastes salty. After a while, the fish was almost finished, leaving only the fish head and a little soup. Banggan and Xiaodang drank enough water and got off the table early.

Looking at the remaining fish soup.Although the taste is not very good, this is fish soup. It is a great supplement and can be eaten to stimulate lactation. Mrs. Jia Zhang gritted her teeth and drank it all in one go, including the broken fish pieces and fish residue.

As soon as he finished drinking it, he suddenly put down the basin, picked at his throat, and retched vigorously.

Qin Huairu came back from get off work, it was a bit late. Some materials came from the district today, and the storage was just finished. She didn't see her mother-in-law. When she opened the door, she saw her mother-in-law lying on the kang, looking depressed. This was again What's wrong? I really have a headache?

"Mom, what's the matter with you?"

Mrs. Jia Zhang has been struggling all afternoon. Her throat is red and swollen, and her teeth are leaking. It is really difficult to speak. She can only open her mouth and point with her fingers.

"Ah, ah, ah, my throat is stuck."

Qin Huairu turned on the light, got closer and took a look. She saw that the fish head was red and swollen inside. Looking at the fish head on the table, her mother-in-law thought it was stuck by a fish bone. When did she buy the fish? This mother-in-law was finally willing to pay for it. .

During this period, Qin Huairu took care of all the money borrowed, paid for, and earned from temporary work, and did not give money for headache medicine. Survival is the first priority now.

The Jia Zhang family made trouble several times, but it had no effect, so they stopped. Without Jia Dongxu at home, Qin Huairu really couldn't be cured.

"Mom, where did this fish come from? Did you buy it?"

Jia Zhang's throat was originally swollen and her teeth were leaking. In addition, Qin Huairu didn't understand what she was saying. Thinking that there were many people working in the Zhu family in broad daylight, her mother-in-law probably didn't have the guts to rob her in the open, so she felt relieved. .

When people in the village get stuck, they can solve the problem by swallowing vegetables, steamed buns, drinking vinegar, etc. There are many methods.

But now there are no steamed buns at home, only sweet potatoes, so Qin Huairu had no choice but to try two sweet potatoes.

"Mom, swallow a sweet potato. Don't chew it. Just swallow it. You might take the fish bone with it."

Mrs. Jia Zhang felt so uncomfortable that she couldn't help it. She endured the sour water and thought that a small mouthful would have no effect. She swallowed a sweet potato in a big mouth and almost lost her breath. It had no effect and her stomach was a little bloated.

Qin Huairu kept helping her move downwards, and it took a long time before she finally regained control. Jia Zhang had no choice but to grit her teeth and try again with all her strength, but it still didn't work.

This mother-in-law's belly is really good. Qin Huairu only has two sweet potatoes for a meal now. Although it is not big, it can still withstand a period of hunger.

Swallowing sweet potatoes seems unreliable. Seeing as there is no jealousy at home, I have to go find Silly Pillar.

"Mom, we're hungry."

Banggan and his sister looked at Qin Huairu. There were a few sweet potatoes on the table, but they really didn't want to eat them. They made them hungry after eating them for a while, and they always farted after eating too much.

"Wait a minute. After your grandma is cured, mom will fry you some green vegetables...add an egg."

Banggen and Xiaodang languidly climbed onto the kang to play with themselves.

Silly Zhu had just finished eating with Zhu Xuefeng's family, but Zhu Xuefeng left. Silly Zhu was lying on the bed, thinking about the prepared dishes, and He Yuyu also returned to his room.

"Brother Zhuzi, help your sister, do you still have some vinegar at home? Lend me some, my mother-in-law is stuck with a fishbone."

Qin Huairu saw Sha Zhu lying shirtless on the bed at the door, so he didn't enter the room and talked about it at the door.

"Oh, it's really strange that at such an old age, he can still be stuck with fish bones."

When Shazhu saw Qin Huairu begging to come to the door, he got up and put on his clothes.

"But, this method is really useful. The cow in the backyard swallowed vinegar last time. He must have soaked the fish bones until they softened, and then went down. Wait for me to look for it."

During this period of time, because Zhu Xuefeng's family kept coming to get food, Shazhu was on fire every day. Fortunately, there was only a little bit of jealousy left, which was obviously not enough.

(End of this chapter)