All Heavens Pension started from the fiery era

Chapter 653 654. The Greatest Happiness and Gratitude
After hearing what Auntie Guo said, the third brother lowered his head in shame. He felt that what Auntie Guo said was indeed very reasonable. The marriage was possible because their Yue family had taken a huge advantage.

The woman's conditions were so good. Under normal circumstances, with his father at 50 years old, this marriage would never be possible. It was only with the help of the organization and Aunt Guo that such a good result was achieved.

Emotionally, he was of course averse to this marriage, but now that he had regained his senses, he felt that if he considered it from his father's perspective, this was indeed a good marriage that should not be missed.

He felt that his father would definitely blame him if this matter was ruined because of his opposition.

The third son's shortcomings were obvious, but he was indeed a particularly filial and good son. After realizing this, his attitude changed drastically, and he said respectfully to Aunt Guo:
"Auntie Guo, I was confused just now. I am just too stupid and my reaction is too slow. Please forgive my recklessness. I apologize to you."

After saying that, the third brother stood up and bowed deeply to Aunt Guo. His attitude was indeed very sincere.

Aunt Guo quickly stood up and took the third child's hand, saying enthusiastically, "Kid, you have to apologize so seriously. Hurry up and get up. It's really unnecessary. Aunt Guo is not the kind of petty person. Can you take it to heart?"

Even the third brother agreed with dad's marriage, so the fourth brother and Yue Hongying would not object. Without waiting for Aunt Guo to ask, both of them expressed their agreement.

Since the children all agreed, the opinions of the daughters-in-law were not that important, but Aunt Guo did not ignore them and asked:
"You are the eldest son and daughter-in-law of the family, and an important member of the family. You should also express your opinion."

As a daughter-in-law, Xu Yuxia didn't dare to interfere in her father-in-law's affairs. Her husband had already expressed his agreement, so of course she had to follow his wishes and said happily:

"I think this is a good marriage, and it's hard to find one even with a lantern. This thing can be done thanks to Aunt Guo's hard work. You are the one who should be thanked the most."

With the eldest daughter-in-law Xu Yuxia as the representative and her agreement, the opinions of the other daughters-in-law were no longer important, so Aunt Guo let them go and did not question them one by one.

The whole family agreed unanimously and the matter was handled successfully. Aunt Guo and Aunt Cao were very happy. They stopped talking about this topic and started chatting about some trivial matters in the family.

Yue Wenxuan had been sitting next to him without saying anything until this moment when he called out:
"I have prepared the flour in advance. We are going to eat dumplings today. If everyone helps, it will be quick to make them."

"Dad, what kind of dumplings do we want to eat today? I haven't eaten dumplings for a long time since I got married. I'm really craving for them." Yue Hongan asked immediately.

The fourth child rushed to speak. On the one hand, he wanted to help his father reverse the awkward atmosphere, and on the other hand, he also wanted to speak his mind and complain to his father.

Since getting married, he is now a married man. Of course, he is happy and cheerful every day, but at the same time he also experiences the difficulties of being the head of the household.

In the past, he had the snacks and food coupons his father prepared for him, and he could go home on Sundays to have a good meal. Since his father recovered, he has never suffered from hunger again.

But since he got married, such good days are gone forever.

He is already a married man, he can't always ask his father for money. Besides, his father has always given him money, so he would be embarrassed to ask for things.

The subsidy from their father was a lot, which should be enough for them to have enough to eat or even eat well, but they couldn’t just take care of themselves. When their lives got better, they would inevitably have to take care of other relatives.

Although my father-in-law is of a higher rank, his monthly ration is the same, except that he gets a little more supplementary food every month. But the little he gets is not enough for him, so there is nothing for others.

Every time the daughter-in-law goes back to her parents' home, the fourth brother would remind her to bring more food. If the food at home is shared out, there will naturally not be enough to eat.

Compared to ordinary families, the fourth child’s life after marriage is certainly still very happy, but compared to his previous life of having no worries about food and drink, there is a big gap.

At the thought of having a delicious meal of dumplings, Lao Si, a young man in his twenties, felt so happy that he wanted to cry.

Yue Hongying returned home yesterday afternoon. She was very aware of her father's every move and could not help but reveal:

"Dad prepared two kinds of fillings, both of which you like. Dad must have prepared them especially for you. He is really too partial to you. You have to do more work."

The fourth child certainly didn't believe it, "You like everything I like. I think you are greedy and asked our dad to prepare it for you. Otherwise, one filling would be enough. Why bother to prepare two fillings?"

"Since you know that, just eat a few less later and don't fight with me for them."

Yue Hongying habitually exchanged a few words with his fourth brother, but seeing everyone's fiery looks, he stopped keeping everyone in suspense and quickly said:
"One is filled with bacon and fennel, and the other is filled with shrimp and chives. The shrimp is the dried shrimp that my dad brought back. He soaked it last night. It has been soaked for a whole night. It will definitely taste good when used to make dumplings."

Yue Wenxuan continued, "For dumplings stuffed with leek and shrimp, if you use dried shrimp, you must soak them in advance, preferably overnight. If you don't soak them for a long enough time, the shrimp will be too hard and not tasty."

Sister Cao interrupted, "Wenxuan, you also brought the shrimp back from Qingdao, right? I was wondering why you had so many things when I was packing."

"I'm physically strong, so I thought since I finally made it to the beach, I should bring back some stuff.

In addition to the 25 kilograms of dried fish, I also bought some dried scallops and dried shrimps. Although the price is a bit expensive, the food is really good. "Yue Wenxuan had already thought of an excuse.

"It's true that young people have better physiques. We also thought about this idea, but after we got the dried fish, we felt that there were enough things already. If we got more, we would definitely not be able to take it, so we gave up the idea." Sister Cao said with some envy.

“When you finish eating the dried fish, let me know and I’ll find a way to get some for you.

I left my contact address to the captain and several seamen who went to sea with me, and I wrote them a letter after I came back.

They are all people we have dealt with before. If we need dried fish or other seafood in the future, we can write to them directly and they can send it to us."

Sister Guo was immediately surprised and said with emotion: "You are so smart, why didn't we think of it?
You are right. After all, we have dealt with each other before and we are old acquaintances. Even if we don’t meet, it’s just a matter of spending a little more on postage. It’s still worth it.”

“It’s quite normal that you wouldn’t expect it. After all, I went to sea with them, and later we had two meals together, so naturally we became closer.

With such a relationship, it doesn’t seem strange for me to write to them.”

Yue Wenxuan kept in touch with these people just to have an excuse to cover up. As long as they kept in touch and sent things to each other once or twice, they would have an excuse.

There were many people working today, and there were two kinds of dumpling fillings, so they simply divided into two groups to make dumplings. The two older sisters worked with Yue Wenxuan's two daughters. When they saw the large piece of bacon that Yue Wenxuan had prepared in advance, Sister Guo couldn't help but say:
"You can't eat such a big piece of bacon in one meal. It's too extravagant. I think half of it is not enough."

Yue Wenxuan, who was sitting nearby drinking tea, said, "It's not that much, only two catties in total. The main reason is that there were too many people eating today, so there wasn't enough meat. I guess you can't even taste the meat when you eat it."

Yue Wenxuan did not join in the work, not because he wanted to show off in front of the two older sisters, but mainly because the living room was too small to accommodate so many people working.

Not only Yue Wenxuan was drinking tea on the side, but even his four sons did not join in. The third and fourth sons wanted to take on the job of rolling the dumpling skins, but were chased away by the female army.

Sister Cao said with emotion: "You have a really good life. There has been no pork supply in the past two months. The meat coupons issued to everyone can only buy canned fish.

We have not been able to eat meat for such a long time, and everyone is very resentful. We don’t know when the supply will be restored to normal.”

"My hometown is a rural area in the suburbs. People have to eat wild vegetables to fill their stomachs, so there is naturally nothing to feed pigs. If we want to restore the pork supply, I think we still have to wait.

My life was pretty good. You know I was a pretty good fisherman. Every time I sat by the lake, I would catch at least three or two fish, so I didn't have to worry about food.

When strangers come to me to exchange a fish or two, I never respond. But when friends and relatives come to me, I have to give them face.

After all this time, the family had everything they needed. "

Yue Wenxuan explained a few words subtly, and at the same time let them know that Zeng Danling would definitely not suffer after marrying into the family, at least the problem of food would be guaranteed.

A year ago, food was basically not considered when discussing marriage, but nowadays, this condition has become an extremely important part.

The situation is a little better in the city, after all, everyone has a ration. Nowadays, if a young man from the countryside is willing to give grain as a betrothal gift, there is no problem with the marriage.

Yue Wenxuan has a unique skill in fishing, and his family's living conditions are so good that even his two older sisters can't help but envy him.

Yue Wenxuan prepared enough noodles and stuffing. Housewives of that era were extremely sensitive about the rice used in cooking, and they could tell at a glance that the quantity was too much.

The eldest daughter-in-law Xu Yuxia gently reminded him, "Dad, isn't that too much noodles? If we use it all, I think it will be enough for two meals for all of us."

"I specially prepared a little more. It's a rare occasion for us to eat dumplings at home, so I'd better eat a lot. That way it's satisfying.

For the remaining ones, pack an extra portion for your Aunt Cao and Aunt Guo, so that they can take them home and let the whole family have a taste.

If there is any left, you can share some and take it home to eat in the evening."

Since her father-in-law had made the arrangements, Xu Yuxia didn't say much.

In this era, the appeal of a meal of white flour dumplings is too great. Yue Wenxuan originally let the children go out to play, so that the house would be quieter. But the children refused to leave. Even after they went out, they still lingered at the door, their eyes fixed on the dumplings on the curtain.

Seeing the greedy looks of the children, Yue Wenxuan felt distressed and quickly took out various snacks for them to fill their stomachs first.

During the month he was away from home, even though he had made various arrangements in advance, in this environment, even if there was surplus food at home, he would definitely save it for later use and would not dare to eat too much.

The reality is that although the children were not hungry, they could not eat well.

It was really heartbreaking to see the children’s greedy looks. The dumplings were put into the pot before half past eleven.

The honeycomb coal stove in the corridor and the kerosene stove at home were fired up at the same time. There were too many people today, and even if two pots were cooked at the same time, they would not be able to supply enough food.

In this era, very high expectations were placed on children. No matter how pitiful the children were, after the dumplings were cooked, Yue Wenxuan and the two guests had to eat them first before it was their turn.

In such an environment, being able to eat a meal of white flour dumplings and still be full is definitely the greatest happiness and satisfaction.

Everyone had a full stomach and everyone was very happy. Especially the children, they couldn't hide their thoughts and kept laughing, which made people happy just by listening.

The biggest obstacle to Yue Wenxuan's marriage was easily solved by the two older sisters, and the next step was to prepare for the marriage.

Although Zeng Danling's parents are no longer with us, there are still a few elders who care about her very much. After discussing it, the two decided to visit them before getting married.

The two dated again, and Yue Wenxuan asked, "I don't know anything about your elders. You need to tell me briefly so that I can know more."

“After my parents died, I went to a nursery and grew up there.

There are many elders who care about me, but these uncles and aunts are very busy at work and can only take me home from time to time to have a meal or stay overnight.

After so many years, some uncles and aunts have sacrificed their lives, some have been transferred to work in other places, and now there are only three people left working in Quancheng.

Among them, Uncle Zhao Zhenhuan cared about me the most, and there were two aunts who were good friends of my mother and we had been in contact over the years.

We must pay a visit to all three of them, but not to the others."

"The Zhao Zhenhuan you are talking about, could it be the Deputy Director Zhao of our Quancheng?" Yue Wenxuan asked in surprise.

"Uncle Zhao was my father's introducer to the party and his long-time leader. After my father passed away, he always cared about me.

If it weren't for Uncle Zhao's care over the years, I might have a good job, but I might not be able to get into college."

Zeng Danling has always been grateful to Uncle Zhao.