It's getting late, and it's almost time to make dinner.

After wandering on the embankment for a while, Lin Yanchao decided to go home to study, and when he walked to the door, he saw a bloated lady wearing a blue shirt supporting her waist, standing at the door to pick her teeth. When the other party saw Lin Yanchao, he squinted and said, "Chaoyu is back." ”

"Auntie!" Lin Yanchao said lightly.

"The etiquette has been really thorough lately, let's go inside." Saying that, the eldest lady opened her body with a smile and did not smile.

After Lin Yanchao learned that his intention to split up was impossible, he also planned to settle down and coexist peacefully with his eldest mother. In the future, as long as the other party does not provoke herself, she will not provoke her, otherwise she will not embarrass herself under the same roof in the future, but also be embarrassed.

After Lin Yanchao walked over, the smile on his aunt's face was put away, and she sneered, This time, see how I rectify you.

After passing the gate, I walked to the patio, but I saw Lin Qianqian bent over and was sitting intently on the edge of the dining table weaving straw mats.

"Shallow!"

Lin Qianqian raised his head and saw Lin Yanchao, and said with a smile: "Brother Chao, you're back, what do you want to eat?" Shall I finish weaving this straw mat? ”

While he was talking, footsteps came, and a middle-aged man walked in with a hoe and a big grin, and he walked and talked to the lady on the side: "Chaoyu is home?" Just tell him about it. ”

"Don't delay the work of this time and a half, it is the same at night, what should I do if I miss the work in the field?" The eldest lady complained.

"I can't delay."

Lin Yanchao saw the other party and said to the third uncle.

In the Lin family's male ding, Lin Yanchao's grandfather eats public dinner, except for Shuowang Day, it is rare to go home, and the uncle is also the first and not the end, and only the third uncle is seen at home on weekdays. When Lin Yanchao's father was admitted to Xiucai, the clan gave ten acres of steamed tasting fields, which was taken care of by the third uncle.

The third uncle is honest and honest, and he doesn't come out of anything, but when it comes to money and money, the whole person becomes shrewd.

"Chao Yu is all in good shape!"

"Third Uncle Xie cares, it's almost better."

"It's almost good, the third uncle and you discuss something, now the field is about to be busy in autumn, the family is short of manpower, you go home to help."

"Why?" Lin Yanchao glanced at it, the eldest lady standing next to the third uncle, and suddenly realized, it turned out that this time you pulled the third uncle to be your helper.

Seeing that the eldest lady was confident, Lin Yanchao knew that the other party must have asked her mother's family clearly, and if she pressed her with the words of separation, she could only bring humiliation on herself.

"The situation at home is not good, the third uncle wants you to put it aside first, come to the house to help, and then study when the family situation is better in the future, and you won't go to social studies within the year, how about it?" The third uncle opened his mouth to discuss.

"Third uncle, you listened to the meaning of the eldest mother!" Lin Qianqian said bluntly.

The third uncle smiled awkwardly, acquiescing in this matter, obviously being said by Lin Qianqian.

When the eldest lady heard this, she spread her hands and said: "Where is this, the third uncle and your uncle have decided like this, where do I have the slightest idea for a woman." "

"I use the money from weaving straw mats for Chaoyu to study, is this in your way again? It's not that I'm busy in the field right now, it's okay if Brother Chao doesn't study, but your family has to go down to the ground to help with longevity. Every time at this time, Lin Qianqian would fight for Lin Yanchao like a little daughter-in-law who was bent on planning for his man.

Against the eldest mother, there is no timidity of the little girl. Of course, Lin Yanchao knew that Lin Qianqian's character of not being afraid of things was also forced.

Aunt and Third Uncle glanced at each other, and Aunt sneered and said: "Shallow, I said this to the third uncle, it is everyone's decision, if you don't agree, then wait for Grandpa to come back tonight, he will tell you the same in person, I don't bother to talk to you." "

The aunt shook off the sentence and went upstairs.

Lin Yanchao saw a hint of resoluteness on Lin Qianqian's face. Lin Yanchao said: "Shallow ......"

Lin Qianqian looked at Lin Yanchao, lowered his head and said, "Brother Chao, the eldest lady said so, she must be sure." ”

Lin Yanchao thought to himself that the tree really wanted to be quiet and the wind did not stop, and he avoided this dispute, but he didn't expect that his eldest mother was pressing step by step.

Lin Yanchao said: "The boat is naturally straight to the bridge, even if the matter is coming, we are not afraid of him." ”

Lin Qianqian raised his head and looked at Lin Yanchao, nodded vigorously and said: "Brother Chao has you to support me, I will have confidence, tonight grandpa will come back from the warehouse, I will tell him about this, grandpa is usually strict, but not unreasonable, what you want to eat, I will make it for you." ”

Seeing Lin Qianqian like this, Lin Yanchao smiled and said, "Okay, I want to eat the red clams you made." ”

"That's easy, you wait for me at home, and I'll cut a piece of meat for you and come back." After speaking, Lin Qianqian took off his apron and walked out of the door.

There are only a few dozen households in this forest village, and the villagers are self-sufficient, except for the big gathering on the fifteenth day of the month. Not to mention the butchers, there is not even a restaurant in the village, and all the meat is killed, Lin Yanchao doesn't know where Lin Qianqian went to buy meat.

Lin Yanchao saw Lin Qianqian going out in a hurry, and glanced upstairs again, his eyes were slightly cold.

Soon Lin Qianqian had returned home, with several dishes in her hand and a freshly cut strip of meat.

Lin Qianqian lifted the meat strip and smiled at Lin Yanchao: "What do you see I brought back?" "

Lin Yanchao said strangely: "Shallow, where did you buy the meat?" "

Lin Qianqian said: "You forgot that I made ten straw mats for Uncle Zhang's family, remembering that Uncle Wu's family killed a pig as a sacrifice yesterday, there must be meat left." On this hot day, if the meat is not marinated, it will spoil, and it is much cheaper than usual. "

After speaking, Lin Qianqian walked to the stove happily. Lin Yanchao knew that Lin Qianqian bought good vegetables and meat to please his grandfather and his family. In order to allow myself to continue studying, make a small effort.

Lin Yanchao stepped forward and said, "Shallow, I'll give you a hand." "

"Where can I get into the kitchen, the gentleman is far away from cooking!" Lin Qianqian said.

Lin Yanchao said: "Where am I a gentleman?" he picked up the vegetable leaves soaked in the water and began to pick vegetables.

Lin Qianqian saw that he really wanted to help, so he could only say: "Don't pick vegetables, wash the clams, and then scald." ”

The clams bought by Lin Qianqian were raised in a small pot to spit sand, Lin Yanchao scooped up the clams and washed them, then drained them, and then scooped hot water to scald. This hot water does not need to be boiled anymore, and between the two tripods in the kitchen, a water tank has already been buried to absorb the residual heat of the fire when cooking, and now it is piping hot. Lin Yanchao directly put the drained clams into the boiling water and scalded them, and when the two shells of the clams opened slightly, he scooped the clams out of the hot water, and then added a little sake lees, which was a delicious dish.

Busy until the sun sets.

Someone outside said, "Master Shopkeeper is home today." ”

"Brother Ping wanted to ask you to bring an object to Zhang Ye in Jiachongli a few days ago, I did it, I have worked hard, haha, thank you, thank you."

A coughing sound sounded outside, and Lin Yanchao knew that his grandfather was back.

Lin Yanchao's grandfather, Lin Gao, worked as an errand in the express shop, although he was often flattered by the villagers, but he was not as powerful as the officials of the third class and six rooms of the yamen. The express shop is just like the post station, and at best it is only a public institution today.

The meal was almost the same at this time, Lin Qianqian greeted him to the door, and obediently undressed his grandfather and said, "Grandpa, I bought meat today, and the meal will be ready immediately." "

"It's not a New Year's holiday, what kind of meat do you eat?"

Lin Gao's face sank, he had been a soldier under the command of Fuyuan, and there was a decisive killing of martial artists.

In the past, Lin Gao lowered his face, and the three sons did not dare to come out. Lin Qianqian was not afraid and said: "Grandpa, it was the money I got in exchange for making straw mats, you and Uncle are rare to go home tonight, and you want to cook something delicious." "

"Keep half of the meat and eat it tomorrow."

"Yes."

Lin Gao looked at Lin Yanchao again and said, "Are you in good shape now?" ”

"Yes, Grandpa." Lin Yanchao agreed.

Lin Yanchao was about to talk to his grandfather, when the eldest lady also came down from upstairs and interrupted just right.

The eldest lady smiled before she spoke, "I'm waiting for when you will come back?" Look, this is the best tobacco I asked my eldest brother to bring from the city. Saying that, the eldest lady handed Lin Gaozhu a hookah.

looked at Lin Yanchao's courteous appearance to his grandfather. Lin Yanchao admires the aunt's means a little, at home, Lin Gao is usually domineering, like the eldest lady, and he is also afraid of him. If it weren't for Lin Gao's stay in the shop and he only came back two days a month, Lin Yanchao and the others would not have been bullied by the eldest mother on weekdays.

In the house, Lin Yanchao and Lin Qianqian took the dishes and served them on the table one by one.

"Grandpa, it's time to eat." Lin Qianqian said to his grandfather.

Grandpa frowned and said, "Why hasn't your uncle come back yet?" Wait for him to come back and eat again. ”

Lin Yanchao knew that his grandfather doted on his uncle the most. After all, the uncle is the son of the Xu family. After waiting for a while, footsteps sounded outside the door, and Lin Yanchao saw that a man was holding a fan, leaning on his shirt and walking back with a big grin.

Grandpa put down the hookah and asked, "Where did you go again?" ”

The uncle smiled and said, "I went to the uncle at the entrance of the village to try my luck and folded some money." ”

Grandpa Lin Yanchao was about to scold, but the eldest mother hurriedly persuaded: "Forget it, forget it, the eldest brother is not an outsider, the left hand is lent to the right one." ”

But the grandfather continued to count down the uncle and said: "There is no fixed place for those who are idle all day long." ”

Uncle didn't dare to talk back: "Dad's lesson." "In fact, the uncle is not unemployed on weekdays, he is a helper for the team leader in the yamen, and he helps people run errands on weekdays, inquire about news, and get some money from the fingers of the officials.

In the past, I often bragged in front of my neighbors, and I saw which room in the yamen was the same as the public, and I made my hands and eyes go to the sky, but from time to time I asked my family for money, and what kind of scenery was there, and everyone's hearts were bright.

Of course, the uncle didn't dare to brag in front of his father, and Lin Gaozhu had always wanted his eldest son to enter the express delivery shop, and the son would inherit his father's business and eat a stable meal, but the uncle refused to be restrained and was unwilling to go. Lin Qianqian wanted to open his mouth and tell Lin Gaozhu several times that the eldest mother wanted Lin Yanchao to drop out of school, but he was interrupted by the eldest mother's words.

A table was packed. The dishes on the table are quite good, a plate of bean sprouts, a plate of sake lees clams, a plate of clam soup, and most importantly, a bowl of braised pork with oil.

Everyone looked at the braised pork and drooled, but before the grandfather could do anything, the eldest mother sandwiched five or six pieces of braised pork in one breath and put it in the bowl of her son, that is, Lin Yanchao's cousin. This seems to be a matter of course, and no one in the family has any objections.

The braised pork is only a dozen pieces, two pieces per person is not enough, the cousin accounts for so much at once, and the rest of the people are not enough for one piece. Lin Qianqian showed a distressed look when he saw it. There are so many braised pork, and there is no one chopstick for everyone.

Before a piece of meat was finished, the eldest lady gave the third uncle a look. The third uncle said: "Dad, the rice in the field is about to turn yellow, there are few people in the family, and it just so happens that Chaoyu is also coming home, so let him help me." ”

Grandpa asked, "Chaoyi, how are you reading?" ”

Lin Yanchao said: "Grandpa......" As soon as Lin Yanchao spoke, the eldest mother interrupted: "What else can I grow, I have been sick there for the past few days, and it is not easy to read a thousand-word text." ”

"I just read a thousand-character text, and I have read all four books." Xu Yanshou said triumphantly while eating braised pork.

"I know you're the most promising." Hearing Xu Yanshou say this, the aunt's face was filled with a proud smile.

"My little ancestor, I know that you study hard, come, eat some food." The uncle smiled and served his son vegetables.

But Xu Yanshou shook his head and said: "Don't eat it, I want to eat braised pork,!" ”

"Look at your mouth."

"No, no, I want to eat braised pork, braised pork!" Saying that, Xu Yanshou sprinkled on the spot.

The uncle was helpless and said, "Next time I come back from the city, I'll bring you some lychee meat from Antailou." ”

"Oh, oh, there's lychee meat to eat, there's lychee meat to eat." Xu Yanshou danced with his hands.

"How much money do you have in your hand, and you spend it like this?" Grandpa scolded the uncle.

Uncle resignedly: "Dad, the lesson is a thing." ”

Grandpa put down his chopsticks at this time, looked at Lin Yanchao and said, "Chaoyu, you have been studying for two years and you can recognize a word, and I don't expect you to be a father-in-law, how about helping your third uncle tomorrow?" ”

Grandpa, the third uncle, the current controversy over whether Lin Yanchao will continue to study is unfolding at the family dinner table.