Parents are busy farming

Not to mention, not long after Lu Dashan and Lu Li arrived home, the grandson of the patriarch came to deliver a message, asking them to go to the ancestral hall.

Not only the old couple went to the ancestral hall, but also several prestigious clan elders.

The patriarch was sitting on the bench in the ancestral hall, holding his crutch in his hand.

When they saw Lu Dashan and his wife coming, they immediately asked them to kneel down in front of the ancestral tablet.

"Why should I kneel down? You changed Yongwang's family tree without telling us, and you still have the nerve to let us kneel down."

Lu Li ignored Lu Dashan's pull and directly attacked the clan leader.

"Why? Why did you bring shame to the Lu family? Since you adopted your child to others for good reputation back then, you must recognize the facts now. Don't think that the Ye family will bully others because they have no clan members. They have official support behind them! "

After hearing what the clan leader said, the faces of several clan elders turned bad.

They haven't thought about the eldest daughter of the Ye family marrying the county magistrate Dian Shi! I just feel that the Lu family has become the talk of the village, and it’s hard to hold their heads high.

"That's my granddaughter too, how dare she touch me!" Lu Li said with a pinched neck.

"You are someone's grandma. Do they recognize you? People have said their surname is Ye or not Lu, but they still can't see the truth clearly. Hmph!"

The patriarch no longer wants to deal with such a confused person.

"You two kneel in the ancestral hall for half an hour and reflect in front of your ancestors!"

After the head of the Lu family finished speaking, he took the lead and walked out of the ancestral hall.

There was no one in the ancestral hall. Although it could be repaired, it was winter after all.

Although it's not too cold, kneeling for half an hour is enough for two people over fifty.

Lu Li wanted to go up and argue, but Lu Dashan stopped her.

"Do you want to be exterminated from the clan, or do you want to be abandoned by the Lu family?" Lu Dashan's eyes were filled with annoyance and threats.

When Mrs. Lu Li heard that she had given up, she immediately did not dare to say anything and knelt down next to Lu Dashan.

I hated Ye Yongwang's family even more.

*

At the Ye family, some villagers came with vegetables, including cabbage, radish and potatoes!

This is good, and we can also change the dishes for everyone. In the past few years, we have been eating radish and cabbage in winter, and there is enough for a few sisters to eat.

Not to mention Wang Tinghe who comes from a wealthy family.

After a while, a long queue formed outside the door. Now Ye Zifen was not so confident in herself.

She overestimated her purchasing power. It seemed like it would be bad not to buy food from anyone at this time, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and buy it.

Ye Yongwang stood aside and saw his youngest daughter's embarrassment, but did not come forward to solve it for her. This could be regarded as a lesson to her.

Soon there was no room in the kitchen, so Ye Zifen had to let them put the vegetables in the yard. It was the villagers who saw that the Ye family had indeed collected too many vegetables that they stopped sending them here.

It wasn't until no one came that Ye Zifen looked at the radishes and cabbages in the yard and covered her face with the handkerchief. She didn't want to face this reality.

"Okay, just send some to your uncle and your sister tomorrow!"

Ye Yongwang still couldn't bear to see his favorite daughter sad, so he came over and patted her head to comfort her.

"No, my uncle's family and my mother-in-law have prepared vegetables for the winter early this year. I'll think of a way!" Ye Zifen entered their house with a sad face.

"I've already washed the jar you asked me to wash and scalded it with hot water. What do you use it for?" Zhi Fei asked Zhi Fen who walked into the room.

Ye Zifen wanted to say pickles, but suddenly an idea flashed in her mind. She remembered what her aunt said about pickles, and she quickly took out her notebook.

This is what her aunt told her. She must have the habit of keeping a diary and keeping accounts in order to know where the money has been spent.

Taking out her old diary, she quickly found a way to pickle sauerkraut.

There is really no end to the road.

Fortune is where misfortune lies, and misfortune is where blessing rests.

Now she was going to try it herself.

Now we still have to pickle the radishes, after all, the third sister has already prepared the jar.

Then Ye Zifen and Ye Zifei went to the kitchen and started processing the radishes. Fortunately, her mother paid for a well to be built at home three years ago.

With the way the two sisters used water, Ye Yongwang would be exhausted from carrying water from the village well.

First remove the hair on the radish, wash it a few times, then cut it in half from the middle, dry it and start putting it into the jar.

While waiting for the radishes to dry, she boiled a pot of salted water. Ye Zifen also put in all the seasonings at home, including some peppercorns, aniseed, cinnamon and star anise.

After the water cooled down, it was scooped into the jar where the radishes were piled.

"Tomorrow the radish will be pickled with water. Pour the water into the small vat and fill it with radish. When the weather is good, we will open the lid and dry it in the sun to sterilize it."

Whatever her aunt told her before, she relayed it to Ye Zifei and Ye Ziwei.

"I'll cut some shredded radish and pickle it. We can eat it soon."

As Ye Zifen and Ye Zifei spoke, they began to shred the radish and cut it evenly, making Ye Zifei envious.

"Don't be envious. Practice makes perfect. You can do it if you practice more in the future."

Ye Zifei shook her head when she heard this. She started to panic as soon as she picked up the knife. She didn't want to practice!

Seeing the third sister's actions, Ye Zifen couldn't help shaking her head and laughing.

She, the third sister, could not do any other kitchen work except lighting the fire and washing dishes.

Ziwei has been basking in the sun and watching the two people working.

It's not that she doesn't want to help, but the fifth sister said that the water is too cold and she won't be allowed to touch it. She is watching now and will ask her to do it next year.

Wang Tinghe was watching her youngest daughter in the house to prevent her from falling off the kang, while making clothes for her eldest daughter's child. The eldest daughter was due to give birth in another month.

The mother is worried when her son travels thousands of miles, even if the child gets married, she still worries about him.

Fortunately, the eldest daughter is smart, married well, and her husband treats her well. However, her mother-in-law is a widow and has a somewhat unpleasant personality.

My daughter became pregnant just over a month after her wedding, which made her mother-in-law extremely happy.

‘I hope the boss can win a man in one fell swoop so that she doesn’t have to be like me. ’ Wang Tinghe thought worriedly and hopefully.

Listening to the chatter of the five girls outside, the haze hanging in my heart suddenly dissipated. If it didn't work, I would hire a wife for the five girls.

It was getting dark, and Ye Zifen and Ye Zifei had been pickling the radishes for a day and finally finished the radishes outside. The remaining radishes could be cooked and eaten directly.

While Ye Yongwang helped them, he also transported the potatoes to the cellar, so that there was only a pile of cabbage left outside.

"Dad, I will go to Taojia Village tomorrow and buy five large vats. I plan to pickle sauerkraut." Ye Zifen put down her sleeves that were rolled up for the convenience of work.

"Do you know how to pickle it?" Ye Yongwang, who had never eaten sauerkraut, asked Ye Zifen tentatively.

"Yeah! My aunt once told me. In addition, I will hire a long-term worker to come back tomorrow. One cow and two donkeys still need to be taken care of by someone. And our 60 acres of land also need to be taken care of by someone!" Ye Zifen said After finishing, he entered the kitchen again.

At this time, there was a knock on the door. Ye Yongwang opened the door and saw the old man Liu who was pulling his feet. He was the grandfather Liu Ye Zifen was looking for that day.

Ye Zifen also heard the knock on the door and saw Old Man Liu when she came out of the kitchen.

He quickly said: "Grandpa Liu, come in quickly. I worked hard for you yesterday and I haven't gone to thank you yet!"

"Everyone who says thank you or not belongs to the same village, so it's not a big deal." Mr. Liu said, waving his hand.

"That's not what you said. It was still dark when I went to find you yesterday!"

After saying this, Zi Zifen went into her mother's house and took out a bag of pastries, which Zhang Huaiyu bought on the way here yesterday.

He handed the pastry to Mr. Liu. After the two refused, he finally took it.

"By the way, an official came today and asked me to bring you a message to ask you to go to the county seat tomorrow." Mr. Liu quickly got down to business.

"Okay! I understand. My eldest sister must have heard about what happened at home and wanted me to go over and talk about it." Ye Zifen guessed.

"You should go talk and don't let your sister worry. Okay, I'm going back too. The old lady is waiting for me at the door!"

After Old Man Liu finished speaking, he left the Ye family regardless of their efforts, loaded up his ox cart, and walked home slowly.

"Go home!" Ye Zifen and Ye Yongwang closed the door.