Chapter 250 Making Dumplings
Shen Xue leaned on her cane and went to ask next door if there was any extra red paper. Aunt Yun Gui bought some red paper.
His son didn't know about it and bought some more red paper. He exchanged the red paper with Aunt Yun Gui, and Shen Xue went to the Youth League Home with a cane to ask an old youth to help him write.
Shen Xue felt bad about giving away an egg. The couplet was not well written, which made Shen Xue feel that it was not worth it at all to give away the egg.
There's nothing that can be done even if it's not worth it. It's her fault that she can't write, and Jing Chen is still injured.
On the way back, Shen Xue unconsciously took another route and passed by Shen's house.
She found the sounds of laughter and joy inside a bit irritating. Really, it’s just the New Year, is there any need to be so happy?
She paused and wanted to go in, but was afraid that they would say something cold to her, so she leaned on her crutches and slowly walked towards Shen Erzhu's house, taking one deep step and one shallow step.
"Second Grandfather, our family has not received the food yet. Can you ask Fourth Brother to help deliver the food to our house?"
Seeing her like this, Shen Erzhu naturally agreed. Shen Ernai even brought out a bowl of fried peanuts from the house, "I just fried them. They're still hot. Take them back and eat them."
Shen Xue smelled the smell coming from the kitchen, "Second Madam, is there any meat stewing in the kitchen? Please pack some meat for me."
This girl is really shameless. How can anyone dare to ask for meat? "There is not much meat in the kitchen, just a little bit, not enough for our family to eat.
Okay, take the peanuts back, and your fourth brother will bring you some food later."
"Xiaoxue girl, wait a minute, your family needs to pay back the money they owe the team."
"Second Grandfather, we are in trouble..." Shen Xue wanted to delay, but Shen Erzhu interrupted her.
"Your Aunt Liu said that you two have money."
Shen Xue: "..." To be honest, she had never seen such a mother.
Shen Erzhu calculated the bill for her, and Shen Xue paid the money reluctantly.
Every household had put up spring couplets, but hers hadn't yet. When Shen Xue got home, she called Zhou Jingchen to get up.
"Jingchen, I've had someone write the couplets, get up and post them."
Zhou Jingchen got up reluctantly and pasted the couplets. The couplets were pasted crookedly and looked very dusty.
"Jingchen, the couplet is pasted crookedly, can you please put it again?"
Zhou Jingchen had finally put up the couplet, so how could he be willing to re-write it? He spoke weakly,
"Xiaoxue, my wound hurts and my head hurts. I need to go back to the house to rest for a while. Why don't you do it yourself?"
Shen Xue had been walking for such a long time, and the wounds on her body were very painful. She couldn't even stand steadily when she climbed the wooden ladder. What if she fell down?
"It's not really crooked, so let's just leave it at that."
When Shen Jiajun delivered food to her, he saw the couplets posted on her house. His expression was indescribable.
"Xiaoxue, do you want me to re-paste the couplets in your house?"
"Yes, thank you, Fourth Brother."
Shen Jiajun re-pasted the couplets and was about to go home, but Shen Xue stopped him.
"Fourth brother, can you help us carry two buckets of water? Jing Chen and I are injured now and can't carry it."
Shen Jiajun went to fetch water with a bucket and filled their water tank. Shen Xue held him back again.
"Brother, we haven't cleared the snow on our roof for several days. I'm afraid that too much snow on the roof will collapse it."
Shen Jiajun looked at the roof and saw that there was indeed a thick layer of snow. Shen Jiajun borrowed a ladder from next door and climbed up to help them clear the snow.
After sweeping the snow on the roof, Shen Xue asked him to clear the snow in the yard.
Shen Jiajun: "..."
Seeing that they were disabled, Shen Jiajun agreed and borrowed a shovel to shovel the snow out of the yard.
"Fourth brother, you are so kind. You are the only one who treats me like a younger sister, unlike the eldest, second, and third brothers.
My heart is as cold as the snow in winter. I asked them for help but they ignored me. You are the best."
Shen Jiajun looked up at her and said, "Don't say bad things about them behind their backs. They have done a lot of work for you."
Shen Xue: "..."
After Shen Jiajun shoveled the snow in the yard, Shen Xue still wanted him to chop firewood. He still had a lot of work to do at home, so Shen Jiajun had to take care of his own business first.
"I have something else to do at home. I'll come over and help you when I have time."
What about coming over to help him chop the chop when she's free? That was clearly an excuse. She was obviously their sister, but none of them treated her as a sister and refused to help her with any work.
People always say that if you marry close to your parents, your parents’ family will help you. But she lives in this village, just a few steps away from her parents’ home. It’s as if her parents’ home doesn’t exist, and her relatives don’t even treat her as a relative.
When her Jing Chen becomes the mayor and she becomes the mayor's wife, she will definitely ignore any of these people who come to her for favors.
"Darling, bring out some flour."
"understood."
We are going to eat dumplings tonight. Old Mrs. Shen thinks the number of dumplings is a little too small. Her good baby alone can eat more than twenty, not to mention Jiandong, who can eat more than thirty.
If you calculate this way, it won’t be enough to eat.
Shen Shuyu took out two kilograms of flour and asked, "Is that enough, sir?"
"That's enough, that's enough."
Today, Zhang Cuicui and her two sisters-in-law have been smiling all the time. This year, their mother-in-law was really generous and made so many dumplings that they can eat their fill.
The dumplings are made in the main room, with the whole family sitting around the eight-person table, making them together.
Everyone has a different way of making dumplings, and there are dumplings of all shapes and sizes, which makes people happy just by looking at them.
The dumplings were put into the pot, and the plump white dumplings floated in the pot. Liu Pandi kept staring at the dumplings, and wanted to eat them secretly when her mother-in-law wasn't paying attention.
Old Mrs. Shen angrily drove her out of the kitchen, "Go out and wait for your meal."
She wanted to take out the dumplings before they were cooked, and she was not afraid of getting diarrhea.
Liu Pandian was not willing to go out at all, as his eldest and second sisters-in-law were there. What if his mother-in-law was partial to him and secretly fed the food to his eldest and second sisters-in-law?
After driving out the white radish who was watching the fire, she sat by the stove watching the fire. Although she said she was watching the fire, her eyes were actually fixed on the dumplings in the pot.
When the dumplings were cooked, she stood up immediately and said, "Mom, I'll pack the dumplings. You and the eldest and second sisters-in-law can go out and wait for the food."
If she was asked to pack the dumplings, she could use her own big basin to pack her portion. Old Shen knew her very well. She held the colander for scooping out the dumplings tightly and said, "Go away and don't make trouble."
Although Liu Pan is not good at counting other things, he is very accurate in counting food.
"Mom, you put two extra dumplings in this bowl,"
Old Lady Shen: "This bowl is for me. Why can't an old woman like me eat two more dumplings?"
"Yes, yes, you can eat as much as you want."
"Mom, you put three extra dumplings in this bowl."
Old Lady Shen: "This is for your father."
There were so many dumplings that Grandma Shen was too lazy to count them and just looked at them. With Liu Pan watching here, she would say something if there was one more or one less, and Grandma Shen divided the dumplings evenly into each bowl.
Liu Pan saw that her mother-in-law didn't give her brother and sister-in-law more, and every bowl of dumplings was the same. She smiled from ear to ear, "Mom, I'll scoop some soup later."
She scoops the soup very accurately.