farmhouse ditty

Chapter 80
Father Chu yawned, smacked his old mouth a few times, and said to Shen Shi in front, "Hey-hey-hey, I said old woman, what are you doing, why did you wake up so early? .”

Shen ignored him, and walked on by herself, "What do you know, I'm going to eat."

Father Chu put his hands behind his back, "The daughter-in-law of the second uncle's family is here, and he got up to serve his father-in-law. How can we miss the two of us?"

Shen curled her lips, "That's right, the second uncle got up early in the morning to eat the filial meal of his own daughter-in-law, so why can't I, I'm going to the second son's house and ask the second daughter-in-law to cook for me .”

Father Chu shook his head, "Hey, I said you, what are you doing, isn't it just a meal?"

Shen cast him a look, "You know what, put it in someone's stove to eat, can you be full!"

Father Chu was talking, and couldn't help yawning again, "Hey, you, it was the August Festival last night, the second child's family must have gone to bed late, you - this - so early Just smash the door, what does it look like?"

Shen glared at her man, "You old talker—hmm."

She originally wanted to say something, but now looking at Father Chu, she wanted to fight even with her, so she could only turn back and fight with her lips pursed.

Father Chu breathed out, blinked his cloudy old eyes, and looked at his mother-in-law and chattered.

"Hey, let me tell you, the second child's family looks good to me, she's a very clever woman, it's great that Chu Ge can find such a mother-in-law, why are you always running on..."

Shen waved her hand impatiently, "Go, go, I'll tell you all the time!"

Seeing that it didn't make any sense, Father Chu muttered something, with his hands behind his back, and he quickly walked ahead.

Shen Shi searched the road and came to the slope, staring at Father Chu and muttering to herself, this old man knows nothing, if she doesn't give the Erlao's a little bit of strength now, if she suppresses this thorn, then this little woman will still Don't shit on her neck.

That one was at the second uncle's house yesterday, watching the aunt shouting at her daughter-in-law. Compared with others, she really doesn't have the air of being a mother-in-law.

When the elders came in earlier, she thought that the big family let her go, so she didn't ask her to do more at first, she got up early to cook, wash clothes and do housework, but in the end she spoiled the little woman .

But now that it’s all over, she, as a mother-in-law, still can’t call out to that old lady, because firstly, this old woman is pregnant with a child of the Chu family, and secondly, because of the matter of the eldest...

Thinking about it, Shen became angry, and scolded Chu Fu all the way.

Said that if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have to look at that woman (Wen's) face.

In fact, if we want to talk about this matter, we have to start with the work of the boss of the Chu family.

This Chu Fu used to be a long-term worker in a big family's yard, that is, some moving work, but this kind of work can be said to be big or small, and it can cause a big disaster if you don't pay attention.

A few days ago, the aunt of the big family wanted to move the house and asked him to go over and carry the belongings.

That day he was carrying a big bronze mirror, and when he entered the room, he stumbled and accidentally knocked a large porcelain vase on the table, smashing it to pieces.

This is the death of that aunt and grandma. She yelled that the big flower porcelain vase is a rare thing handed down from what age. It is impossible to sit in prison for dozens of big boards.

Mrs. Shen and Mr. Chu were frightened when they heard the report. When did they see such a battle?

Fortunately, Wen went back to her natal home with a full stomach, and begged her mother to ask someone to make peace, and agreed to pay the aunt and grandma a dozen taels of silver as compensation.

Wen's heart was also hardened at the time, thinking that no matter how much money he spent, he would have to redeem his man. Although the money was intended to be used to buy a big house, the money was not enough, so Shen also sold the flat house I have collected money, anyway, I will live in a big house soon.

The aunt listened to what she said, and thought about it for herself, it was not good for her to hold Chu Fu to see the official, the ten taels of silver was handed over to her and put into her own pocket.

Anyway, she couldn't steal any of the antiques in the courtyard and sell them, so she simply kept the money from the rich master and let Chu Fu out.

Well, this is over, but Chu Fu has received the favor of Wen's natal family, so the Chu family has to read Wen's.

The more Shen said, the more she felt sad, "Oh, why do you think I have such a hard life? I am old and old, and I still have the life of a servant mother. I have given birth to a few children for your Chu family. with a handle..."

Father Chu's ears hurt when he heard this, this woman loves to chatter, and she makes trouble for anyone around her.

But if it was a aunt with a young and sweet voice, the muttering would be interesting, but with Shen's hoarse voice, it would dig into her head like a saw.

This time, at the entrance of the courtyard of Chu Ge's house, Father Chu began to knock on the door angrily, but before knocking a few times, the courtyard door opened.

"It's done! Stop nagging... (咚咚咚)... babbling all day long... (咚咚咚)... and there is no end..."

Father Chu still held his hand high in the air, he pursed his lips and nodded and walked in, talking to himself.

"Well, this Chuwazi has a heart, and knows to leave the door open for me... Hey, but this kid is too stupid, why don't he put the wooden plug in at night, if he invites a thief, I think What are they going to do!"

Shen's mouth was flattened, and she muttered in fragments, you old talker can't stop talking to the sky.

She went in with Chen Chu's father, and the whole yard was quiet, the doors there and the main room were closed, guessing that Chu Fu and Chu Ge hadn't woken up yet.

Father Chu took a look, found a place for himself to sit, slapped his thigh and muttered, "Here, take a look, what did I say, it was the August Festival last night, and these young people are so noisy late, what are you talking about?" Did you get up that early?"

Shen Shi put her hips on her hips and said angrily, "What time is this? When we came out, the stove of the second uncle's house was already on fire. These two little lazy women are too embarrassing."

Father Chu laughed, "Come on, why don't you come too, the second son's kitchen is right there, cook by yourself."

Mrs. Shen glared at Father Chu, "Tell me to cook, there's no way, you used to be like this when the old family came in, and now you're still like this when the old one is left alone..."

Father Chu saw that Shen's chatterbox was open, and hurriedly chattered, "Hey, stop, stop, it's useless for you to annoy me, the eldest brother and the second family are still asleep, you are not hungry anymore Well, let’s cook first, or cook ours and theirs first, and wait for them to get up and cook by themselves.”

Shen Shi looked at her man, sighed and stopped after taking a step, rolled up her sleeves, walked to the pile of firewood in front of the kitchen, muttering in a low voice.

"It's all here today, I have to make the little woman of the second family make a fuss... She dared to tell my old lady to go away yesterday, but she would... I want to see, I quarreled with this little woman When he got up, who was Chu Ge, this stupid boy, facing?"

Father Chu watched as Shen went out with a bundle of firewood in his arms, and went out with a bundle of firewood when he was done. He was busy going back and forth like this, but he didn't know what she was going to do.

"Hey, mother, I said what are you doing?"

Shen stretched out her hand and pressed it into the air, signaling to Father Chu to keep her voice down, and waited for her to move all the firewood out before she came back and stood in the courtyard, fetched the wooden basin by the side of the water tank, and held a wooden stick to exert force. son beating.

"Bang bang bang... bang bang bang..."

"Everyone is getting up, what time is it, and I'm still lazy on the bed, I'm getting up for my old lady..."

Shen yelled a few words loudly, the doors of the over there room and the main room opened at the same time, Chu Ge and Chu Fu ran out first.

Chu Fu's hair was messed up, and he put on his clothes in a panic, and he was relieved when he saw it, and he shouted to the hall before talking to Mrs. Shen.

"Daughter-in-law, it's okay, it's my parents who are living in the house... Oh, father, mother, why are you here, it's so early."

Chu Ge was wearing a long gown that Xiu Niang had just put on him, and he said, "Father, mother."

Seeing the man come out, Shen threw the wooden basin on the ground, sat on a stool beside her, and said to Chu Fu, "It's still early? What time is it now, why are you sleeping so hard?" Well, your father and I have been in the courtyard for a long time!"

Chu Fu's eyes were still half-closed, and he said, "Mother, it's not like you don't know that my wife is in bed, and she changed rooms yesterday, and she fell asleep after tossing around for most of the night."

Father Chu glanced at Shen Shi, cleared his throat, pointed to the inside and outside of the house and talked to Chu Ge.

"I said Chu Wazi, when did you stop making noise last night? Why didn't you even bring the wooden peg with you when you went to bed? It would be a pity if the thief stole all the belongings in a big yard, oh, what a pity."

Chu Ge said honestly, "Father, I put the peg on yesterday, but I didn't get up to take it off until the rooster crowed this morning."

Father Chu was taken aback when he heard that, "Hey, do you know that your mother and I are coming early in the morning?"

Chu Ge said, "Father, this is Xiuniang's meaning. She told me to wait until the morning and leave the door open. If Father and Mother come later, we are afraid that we will all sleep to death. Call the second elder." Good to wait."

Shen Shi pursed her lips when she heard this, and glanced at the inner room, muttering in her heart.

Is it possible that the little woman of the second family can pinch and forget? Her original plan was to come here early and knock on the door with a howl, so that she could tell the neighbors to listen and say that the courtyard of the second family is locked. The door didn't let her and the old couple into the house. It was rumored in the village that it was opened, and the little woman would not treat herself so proudly.

But now she couldn't get angry, Shen grinned, watching Chu Ge nagging angrily.

"Why, what is your wife doing on the bed if she doesn't get up at this time? Doesn't she know that our old couple came early? Why hasn't breakfast been prepared yet? This little daughter-in-law doesn't serve her in-laws early in the morning. Say you raised her for food..."

Before Shen's words were finished, the door of the main room was knocked open by someone...

(End of this chapter)