Siheyuan: the beginning to realize the freedom of cooking

The first day of the first lunar month.

Early in the morning, the sound of firecrackers woke up the neighbors in the courtyard.

Qin Huairu got up early, took out the prepared clothes, and put them in front of Banggen and Xiaodang.

Stick looked at the clothes Qin Huairu put in front of him, pouted and muttered, "Mom, why are you changing old clothes? Why do other children wear new clothes every year?"

After hearing this, Qin Huairu was somewhat unhappy and unwilling.

If it wasn't for Jia Dongxu, the dead ghost, who tossed the good house into pieces, she wouldn't be living in such a mess.

"Mom, I want new clothes too." Xiao Dang said in a naive voice.

Qin Huairu pulled Xiaodang and Banggen over, put his arms around them and said, "Be good, you two, we have a lot of people in our family, we don't compare those things with others, as long as the clothes can be worn."

"Let's go, Xiao Dang, let's go to the alley to buy firecrackers." Bang Gan heard the occasional sound of firecrackers outside, so he didn't get too tangled up in his clothes.

"Bang Geng, take your sister with you, be careful not to get hurt." Qin Huairu warned.

"Mom, I got it! Xiao Dang, let's go!" Bang Gan shouted, took out a dime from his pocket, shook his head in trepidation, and ran out.

"Brother, wait for me." Seeing that the stick had run away, Xiao Dang staggered out with his short legs.

"Be careful!" Qin Huairu stood up and shouted after her.

"Got it—!" Sticky's voice came from the air, and he had already run a long way in the blink of an eye.

Jia Zhang, who was having breakfast, looked up at Qin Huairu, and asked, "Huairu, why did you give them the money to buy firecrackers? What's the point of that thing, it disappears after one ring, it's too extravagant. Anyway Every house in the yard will buy them, and when it’s time to play, just go to other people’s places to play a few times, why bother spending so much money?”

Qin Huairu sat down, picked up the corn porridge on the table, took a sip, and said, "Mom, this money is the New Year's money given by the uncle, not the money in my pocket. Forget it, it's the Chinese New Year, and the amount is not too big. Let them be happy once in a while."

"When did the uncle give it?" Jia Zhang raised her eyebrows and asked with concern.

"Just last night when we had the New Year's Eve dinner, Banggen was playing with the children of the second and third uncle's family. I saw that they were clamoring for firecrackers, but I didn't agree. The first uncle happened to be nearby. Seeing the two of them crying, I gave each of the two children [-] cents to buy firecrackers." Qin Huairu told the story of last night.

When Jia Zhang heard this, she couldn't help but click her tongue and said, "Huairu, don't tell me, this uncle is really generous. He is much kinder to us than other people in the courtyard."

Qin Huairu sneered and said: "After Xu Fugui's incident, our family is notorious in the courtyard, how can normal neighbors avoid us.

This uncle is indeed much more generous than Xu Fugui, but there is also a purpose behind this generosity, how can anyone be nice to you for no reason, naive. "

"What purpose does he have?" Jia Zhang was startled, feeling vaguely uneasy.

"He wants me to give him a baby!" Qin Huairu sneered.

"Ah! He has been married to Da Ma for so many years, and he plans to divorce?" Jia Zhang asked nervously. From the bottom of her heart, she was the most resistant to Qin Huairu's remarriage.

As long as Qin Huairu remarries, her eyes will turn black.

Qin Huairu glanced at Jia Zhang and rolled her eyes: "How is it possible! Others are very thoughtful. Strictly speaking, he wants to spend money to borrow my belly to have a child, and then adopt him."

When Jia Zhang heard this, his heart was relieved immediately, and his face relaxed.

"Well, if that's the case, we won't be able to earn the money. You just got the ring, and you won't be able to have children."

Qin Huairu put down the rice bowl in his hands, shook his head and said, "I can earn part of this money."

"Ah?! How did you earn part of it?" Jia Zhang asked in surprise.

"I saw no one around last night, so I called him to go to the vegetable cellar, and then we talked with him. From now on, I will give 5 yuan and 5 catties of food stamps every month. After I have a child, I will let the wind say Raised with a wild man outside, he came forward to adopt it again, and bought it out for 100 yuan."

Hearing this, Jia Zhang took a deep breath: "He came up with all this?"

Qin Huairu nodded, then shook his head again and said: "He came up with the idea of ​​adoption, but I was the one who said about the money. He must have been thinking about it for a day or two. It's a bit shocking. Don't tell me, in our courtyard, there are only people who are sanctimonious. If he takes the second place, no one will take the first place.

"Then this child can't be born?!" Jia Zhang was surprised, and then suddenly understood Qin Huairu's meaning: "You never thought of getting this 100 yuan."

"Mom, you finally realized it! There are 5 yuan and 5 catties of food stamps a month, isn't it good to hang on?!" Qin Huairu said angrily.

"The old man is not a fool. If there is no child, can others continue to give it like this? Besides, knowing that there will be no child, and still taking it like this, isn't it a scam?" Jia Zhang thought. shake.

At this moment, she felt that whether she talked about Wude or not, she was indeed inferior to her daughter-in-law.

Qin Huairu smiled: "Mom, you're overthinking. From the beginning to the end, I never promised to give him a child. Now the uncle thinks that I can give birth. Besides, if he still can't give birth, he will I’m afraid it’s not necessarily me who doubts, but himself.”

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Jia Zhang patted her thigh and said, "Your words make sense. Who can guarantee the birth of a child? When he becomes suspicious, just push it on himself. At least this In a year and a half, our life is much easier."

"That's what it means, as long as it can be delayed, you can get a little from him. You have never had a child, and it is impossible for others to be taken advantage of forever. One day you will react." Qin Huairu nodded and said.

"Yes, if one day he changes his mind and refuses, let's find a way." Jia Zhang echoed, as long as Qin Huairu doesn't remarry, she will follow her unconditionally whatever she does.

After all, the two of them were grasshoppers tied to the same rope. In her opinion, Qin Huairu was doing it for the survival of the whole family, or more precisely for the three children.

"Soldiers will block the water and soil, so we can only take one step at a time." Qin Huairu sighed.

"Where were you two in the vegetable cellar last night?" Jia Zhang raised her eyebrows and asked.

Qin Huairu shook his head when he heard the words: "No! He is indeed different from Xu Fugui in this regard. He gave me 5 yuan directly from his pocket last night. He said that he would find a chance today and give me the 5 catties of food stamps. "

"Okay, then you can find a chance to come back today."

Jia Zhang felt relieved, and estimated that within a year or so, he would not have to worry about not having enough money to spend.