Chapter 97 Harvest of hard work
She likes to be clean, and usually takes a hot bath once every three days. Shen Yi doesn't want to waste hot water, so he always waits for her to finish taking a bath before taking another bath. The man who used to not necessarily take a bath once a month has now become Take a shower frequently and love to be clean.
The water used in the bath is not wasted. It is just right to scoop out and wash clothes in the winter.
Shen Yi pushed open the bathroom door, and a burst of hot air came to him. He felt that all the pores on his body were opened.
After closing the door, he took off his clothes in a few moments, rinsed twice in the shower, then applied soap, and carefully scrubbed from head to toe. After rinsing away the foam, he stepped into the bathtub.
Su Tai was cooking in the kitchen next to the wall. When she heard the sound of water, she couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth and chatted with him, "I made two trips today. How much did I earn in total?"
"It's estimated to be twelve or thirty taels, wife, in just two or three months, we should have earned two hundred taels!" Shen Yi opened his eyes, looking forward to Su Tai's answer.
Su Tai was happy, with a bit of a smile in her voice, "Bold guess! We earned more than 180 taels from selling fireworks and firecrackers. Add in the ingredients and fish, how could it be only 200 taels? A conservative estimate is more than 200 taels." One hundred and fifty taels!”
Shen Yi was excited and said, "That's great! I can take a good rest for two months and then continue working in the spring."
The days when I have such trustworthy family members and don't have to worry about my livelihood are really like a dream.
After he took a comfortable hot bath, changed into clean clothes and walked out of the bathroom, he realized that it was almost dusk.
Thousands of households always replace old talismans with new peaches.
He could not see the situation of other families outside the high wall, but the smoke floating in the sky above the village clearly showed the lively reunion of every family.
Shen Yi took a deep breath, picked up the clothes in the dirty clothes bucket by the door, and took advantage of Su Tai's break to cook. He washed them with water in the bath. There was no need to hang them outside, as long as they were hung on the wooden pole in the bathroom. It will freeze tomorrow, just break up the frost and shake it off, and it will be dry.
After he finished doing this, Su Tai also put tonight's New Year's Eve dinner on the table.
Braised pork, braised chicken in oil, steamed fish, fresh mushroom and ribs soup, stir-fried vegetables, fragrant meatloaf pan-fried with scallion oil and a large plate of pork and cabbage dumplings.
In order to convey a good meaning, Su Tai also specially made two bowls of noodles, along with the large flower buns given by Han and the steamed buns she specially steamed.
Shen Yi's eyes widened when he saw it, "Daughter-in-law, you are really amazing! This is the first time I have eaten so richly during the Chinese New Year!"
Su Tai smiled and raised her eyebrows, "How did you spend the Chinese New Year before?"
Shen Yi sat down and said as if nothing was wrong: "When I was a child, my mother and I depended on each other. We had nothing but a little land at home. My mother lived frugally and cooked me a bowl of thick dumplings during the Chinese New Year. An egg, which she had saved for a long time and was reluctant to eat.
Later, my mother died, and my second uncle and second aunt asked me to go over and eat with them. However, the conditions at my second uncle’s family were not good, and there were two cousins to support, so it would be nice to eat some meat during the Chinese New Year.
I remember that the best year I ate was a pheasant that my two cousins and I picked up at the foot of the mountain. Later, when I got older, I didn’t want to bother my uncle and aunt, so I ate it at home. The most it was was a bowl of pimple soup. Drink an egg, like before. "
Su Tai felt uncomfortable hearing this and hurried over to hug Shen Yi, "Don't worry, I will be here from now on. We will cook a big table of delicious food every Chinese New Year and live happily."
"Yeah!" Shen Yi nodded heavily and said, "I'm going to get the firecrackers. Let's set off a bunch of firecrackers first and then eat."
"good!"
Maybe their family started it first, and then the village started setting off firecrackers one after another.
Su Tai and Shen Yi looked at each other and picked up the soup bowl, "When others raise their glasses, we raise our bowls! Celebrating our first New Year together, we will have this day every year from now on!"
"Okay! We want to grow old together and celebrate every New Year together!" Shen Yi picked up the bowl, clinked it, and drank it all in one gulp. As soon as he took a bite of braised pork, three puppies came over to smell the smell.
Su Tai tried to get some meat scraps for them. Seeing that the puppies were eating happily, she smiled bitterly and said, "It looks like it will cost a lot of money to feed them meat in the future!"
Shen Yi didn't take it seriously, "Don't worry, the older dogs in the village are running all over the mountains. When spring comes, I will take them into the mountains and let them look for food by themselves. The dogs raised in this way will be powerful, otherwise how will they look after the house?"
"That's right." Su Tai breathed a sigh of relief and no longer struggled.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, the young couple set off fireworks in the yard, big and small fireworks, one after another, as if they were free of charge.
Many people in the village bought small fireworks, but few bought large ones. After all, they were too expensive and most people couldn't bear to part with them.
Shen Yi and Su Tai set off fireworks to benefit the villagers.
The young couple was having a great time here, but there was something wrong with the atmosphere in Dongmen Village.
Su Chunlin's family had just finished their reunion dinner, and Su Chunsen's family had just returned after a long journey.
This time not only Su Chunsen and Suchuan came, but Wan and Suchuan's daughter-in-law Cuilan also came with them.
When Mrs. Han saw Cuilan's slightly swollen belly, she immediately congratulated Ms. Wan, "Sister-in-law, you will have a grandson next year. Congratulations. It's cold outside. Come in quickly and I'll get you some food."
Saying this, Han Fengfenghuo entered the kitchen house.
All three Wan people were carrying things, but Cuilan was empty-handed. She didn't look at anyone seriously when she entered the door. She only asked Su Chuan dissatisfiedly: "Where should we stay at night? I'm tired after sitting on the road all day." broken!"
Su Chunlin's complexion changed slightly.
Ruan Xiaoyu hurried forward to help them get their things, "The house at home has just been cleaned, and the bedding is new. There are wing rooms in the backyard and front yard. My sister-in-law can live wherever she wants."
Cuilan finally glanced at Ruan Xiaoyu as if giving alms, and continued to hold it, "It's so noisy in the front yard, so of course I live in the backyard! Oh, by the way, I serve the young lady in the house, and all the food and clothing are paid for by a maid. The best bed in there, I can’t sleep on it!
Also, the room needs a charcoal fire, it’s so cold, I can’t stand the cold!”
Ruan Xiaoyu looked at a loss.
Wan Shi glared at Cuilan, smiled gently at Ruan Xiaoyu and said, "Just take us to the backyard, and we will take care of the rest ourselves."
"Okay." Ruan Xiaoyu quickly led them away.
As soon as they left, Su Zhan couldn't help but complain: "Dad, what kind of thing did my cousin marry? Those who didn't know would have thought she was our lady!"
Su Ming nodded wildly.
Su Chunlin looked towards the backyard from time to time, frowning and lost in thought.
Ruan Xiaoyu came back alone after a while.
Su Zhan quickly asked: "Does that woman dislike our family?"
Ruan Xiaoyu breathed a sigh of relief. Before he could say anything, he heard a noise coming from the backyard.
"This place is so simple and simple. It doesn't matter what you want. I just don't understand what you are doing here. Are you tired of eating?" Cuilan yelled at Suchuan.