After the big fool gets married

Uncle Datian's house is next door to Wu Xuan's.

The two returned to their own home first, and entered the easternmost kitchen where half of the wall had collapsed.This is the most rudimentary kitchen Wu Xuan has ever seen. There is only a stove and an iron pot. There are several pots and a pair of bowls and chopsticks on the edge of the stove.

Doudou picked up the only big bowl, "Let's go, I'll go next door to buy tofu, Brother Xuan, you go to the backyard to pull a cabbage, let's eat cabbage stewed tofu at night."

Wu Xuan nodded, followed out of the room, and couldn't help but glance back.This kitchen doesn't even have a chopping board and kitchen knife, so how to cook, and the roof is almost open to the air.Life needs to be improved urgently, and we must find a way to make money!

Wu Xuan secretly cheered himself up, and went to the backyard to pull cabbage with high spirits.

The backyard was much bigger than he had imagined. It was said to be a yard, but it was actually more like a vegetable garden, half of which were radishes and the other half were cabbages.

This cabbage is the same as the one I saw at my uncle's house in the morning. It is tender and juicy, and it looks delicious.

Wu Xuan patrolled the cabbage field, picked the biggest one and dug it out.

Doudou came back soon, with two pieces of tofu in the bowl, which looked irregular.Doudou explained: "This is given by Aunt Tian. The leftovers from cutting tofu are not square enough, but it doesn't affect my own food. I just made it and it's still warm!"

Wu Datian’s family made tofu twice a day, once in the early morning and sent to shops in the city for sale, and once in the afternoon Wu Wenshou, Wu Datian’s son, drove a bullock cart to nearby villages for sale. Wu Wenshou had just left when Doudou went.

On weekdays, these irregular tofu are sold cheaply to the villagers.Doudou wanted to give money, but Aunt Tian insisted on not accepting it.He also joked that Doudou said it was a wedding gift for them, and enthusiastically wanted to pack a few more yuan for him, so scared that Doudou hurriedly found an excuse to slip away.

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Dinner is stewed tofu with cabbage and pancakes.Wu Xuan stared dumbfounded at Doudou tearing cabbage with bare hands, cutting tofu with chopsticks, stir frying neatly, adding water to stew, and pasting pancakes on the big iron pan after kneading noodles.The movements are smooth and flowing in one go, a bowl is used as a chopping board and a pot, and a pot is used for cooking and staple food. It is really efficient to make the best use of everything!

Stewed tofu with cabbage was put into the only big bowl with the only pair of chopsticks, and Doudou handed it to Wu Xuan: "You eat first."

"We—" Do we really only have this pair of bowls and chopsticks?It's too miserable!Wu Xuan wanted to sell his ten acres of fertile land again.

Doudou took a pancake and put it into his mouth and gnawed slowly: "Let's make do with it today. We will go shopping in the city in a few days. We need to buy pots and pans, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, clothes and bedding. I still have two Two taels of silver should be enough." These two taels of silver were slowly saved by him over the years as his own dowry.

Wu Xuan didn't know the concept of two taels of silver, but from Doudou's point of view, it should have purchasing power.He nodded, took a piece of tofu and handed it to Doudou's mouth: "Ah——".As a strong and healthy man, he can't eat vegetables by himself and let weak patients eat pancakes.

Doudou happily opened her mouth to accept Wu Xuan's feeding.I thought in my heart that I don’t have to buy bowls and chopsticks. It’s good for two people to use one pair!There is also no need to worry about the quilt, it is not cold yet, and it is okay for two people to cover one set.

The two of you fed me and I fed you and ate a bowl of vegetables. It was clear soup with little water and cabbage tofu, but it tasted sweet.

Doudou's face was flushed red, and her heart was beating non-stop.He gently patted his chest and slowly calmed down his breathing: "Brother Xuan, my heart is beating so fast."

Strange, why does his heart beat faster when he sees Brother Xuan's face?It wasn't like this when they ate together before. Could it be that their condition got worse?

Wu Xuan also thought that Doudou was not feeling well again, so he hurriedly carried him back to his room to rest.

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The two lay side by side on the kang, with Wu Xuan on the outside and Doudou on the inside.

"Brother Xuan, tomorrow is the third day of our marriage, so we have to go back to my house," Doudou said.

Wu Xuan couldn't speak, so he squeezed Doudou's fingers under the quilt as an answer.

"If their attitude is not good, we will leave directly." Doudou continued.

Wu Xuan pinched his fingers again, expressing his agreement.

"Brother Xuan, don't worry, I will protect you, but I can swear!" Doudou was full of confidence.

I will protect you too.Wu Xuan lightly stroked Doudou's fingers.

"Brother Xuan, let's sleep!" Doudou withdrew her fingers, folded her hands on her chest, and assumed a standard sleeping position.

Wu Xuan. . .Wu Xuan held his palms in vain, pretending that Doudou's fingers were still in his palm.

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The two of them got up early the next day, had a simple breakfast and went straight to the house.

Wu Xuan was carrying a basket, which contained a few radishes and cabbages he had just dug from the backyard.There is no way, the house is empty, and there are really no gifts to give.Doudou prepared a red envelope, which contained the eighty Wen coins he snatched from Yu Yaozu on the day of their marriage.

The original intention of returning home is to let the natal family see if the child is doing well in the husband's house, so there is no requirement for the returning ceremony.According to the customs of Wujia Village, it is a good return gift to prepare a chicken or a pot of wine.

And giving a red envelope of [-] Wen is relatively expensive.Doudou touched the red envelope in his arms, planning to play it by ear, if the other party's attitude is not good, the red envelope will not be given.

Yu's house is at the foot of the mountain. In order to prevent small animals that occasionally come down the mountain from stealing food from the house, Yu Hu built the courtyard wall very high, and put wooden spikes on the top of the wall.

When Wu Xuan and Doudou arrived at the door, it happened that Yu Hu opened the door and came out, and the three bumped into each other.

Doudou pinched the corner of her clothes beside her and called out, "Father."

Yu Hu scratched his head honestly: "Doudo, you are here. Well, Cuifen asked me to help his natal brother collect the cabbage, saying that it will be shipped to the city for sale today, and I am in a hurry."

"Oh." Doudou's tone was rather cold.

"Then, then I'll go there first." Yu Hu didn't dare to look at Doudou, and hurried away with his head down.

Like nothing happened, Doudou took Wu Xuan's hand and stepped into the gate.

The three members of Wu Cuifen's family were eating breakfast in the yard. Wu Cuifen and Yu Da Niu were sitting at the table, while Yu Yaozu was squatting on the ground with a bowl in his hands, eating deliciously.

Seeing Doudou and Doudou come in, Wu Cuifen quickly kicked Yu Yaozu, "Get up, sit on the stool and eat." After speaking, he turned his head with a smile on his face, "Yo, look who this is, why are you free? Come to my house?"

"Go home today." Doudou replied, then turned to tell Wu Xuan, "Brother Xuan, put the door home gift on the table."

Wu Xuan picked up the vegetable basket and put it on the corner of the dining table.

Wu Cuifen leaned over and looked through it, dissatisfied: "Just such a broken basket, a few radishes and cabbages? Doudou, I'm not talking about you, although I'm not your mother, and I don't expect you to help your mother's family more after you get married, but Anyway, it's a big day to return home, your gift is too shabby!"

Doudou went over to pour out the radish and cabbage, and stuffed the basket back into Wu Xuan's hand, "We still have to take the basket home, this is the only one at home."

"Yu Doudou, you are too stingy, you even want to take back a broken basket!" Yu Da Niu taunted loudly.

Doudou ignored her, and said to herself: "The gift has been delivered, we should go too."

"Don't tell me, the visitor is a guest, so I have to entertain you anyway." Wu Cuifen ordered, "Big girl, go get the teapot I bought and make tea for the guest."

Yu Da Niu was not happy, "What kind of guest is Yu Doudou, I don't want to make tea for him, you let my brother go."

"Your brother is still eating! You go!" Seeing Yu Daniu still sitting still, Wu Cuifen slapped her on the back and whispered: "Hurry up, let Yu Doudou see our family White porcelain teapot."

Only then did Yu Daniu understand what her mother meant, and when she thought of showing off a new teapot in front of Yu Doudou, she immediately became enthusiastic: "I'll make tea!"

Wu Cuifen turned her head and put on a smiling face again, and leaned over to pull Wu Xuan's arm, "Oh, this is Wu Xuan, right? After all, I'm still your cousin. After our two families got married, I became your mother-in-law again. This is kissing and kissing!"

Wu Xuan was suddenly grabbed by someone. The other party was a woman and an elder. He didn't dare to break free, so he had to ask Doudou for help.

"Didn't you want to entertain us for tea?" Doudou stepped forward and brushed Wu Cuifen's hand away calmly, and led Wu Xuan towards the main room, "Come in!"

Yu's house is a standard farmyard.There are a few chairs in the main room, the style is simple and the workmanship is rough, it looks like it was made by the villagers themselves.

Wu Cuifen followed closely behind the two of them into the room, counting Luo Doudou as she walked, "You child, you are still so ignorant! I'm not talking about you. When you get married, you must put your husband's family first. If you want to be obedient, you must obey. Make up your own mind! Look at you, I was talking to Wu Xuan, you came up and dragged someone away, how disrespectful—"

"Where did you send Dad? Help someone collect cabbage early in the morning?" Doudou asked.

Wu Cuifen suddenly got stuck.During the busy farming season, my husband was asked to take care of my natal family before my homework was finished. It was really not nice to say it.She had just taught Doudou to listen to her husband's family, and she slapped herself instantly.

"That's what, isn't this? There are a lot of cabbage over there, and I want to take advantage of these few days to transport it to the city and sell it." Wu Cuifen laughed, quickly changed the subject, and shouted outside the door: "Big girl, tea brewing!" Are you ready? Hurry up and bring it here!"

"Okay, okay, don't rush." ​​Yu Da Niu came in with a wooden tray.On the tray was a set of fine white porcelain tea sets. The teapot and tea bowls were all white without any decoration.At first glance, it is the most typical Dingshan white porcelain.

Seeing the tea set, Wu Cuifen immediately gained confidence, "The white porcelain teapot I sent someone to bring back from the city cost a whole tael of silver! This is a tribute, and the emperor in the palace also uses this kind of teapot."

Wu Cuifen triumphantly picked up the teapot and poured a cup for Doudou, "Here, I'll drink it for you. Don't let others say that my stepmother treats you badly."

Doudou took the tea bowl and handed it to Wu Xuan beside him, who was about to take it.Wu Cuifen yelled anxiously: "Don't give it to the big fool, he is not sensible, if I fall—"

Wu Xuan and Doudou were startled by the sudden loud voice, they subconsciously turned their heads to look at her, one of them was inattentive, the tea bowl slipped from the joint of their fingers, and smashed to the ground.