SFS Chapter 157 Zhang Jinlan's Plan
Chapter 157 Zhang Jinlan's Plan
Jiang Fubao felt relieved when he saw the two sisters laughing happily.
Being sold to human traffickers for so many days and being beaten and scolded in various ways was a huge trauma for two children who were only a few years old.
She was so scared of her two children that she developed a mental illness.
It's good to be able to laugh.
It's not too serious.
Jiang Fubao was not so childish as to play with chicken butts. He was just trying to amuse the two children.
She withdrew her observing gaze.
I continued to act stupid and played with my two cousins.
At this time, Zhang Jinlan was carrying a bamboo basket and coming to Ma Chunxia's house next door.
The sun has set.
It was past dinner time.
Ma Chunxia was sitting in the yard, mending clothes in the light of the setting sun.
Several of her children ran away, and her two daughters-in-law were cleaning the kitchen.
The sons were chopping wood and feeding the chickens.
The head of the family, Jiang Tieniu, leaned back in a recliner, humming a tune.
Laid back and at ease.
"咚咚-"
"Sister Chunxia, please stay at home."
Even though I saw her, the door was open.
Zhang Jinlan still pretended to knock on the door and asked.
"Oh, Sister Jinlan, you're here. Have the guests left? I thought you were busy cleaning the house, so I thought I'd send you a bamboo basket tomorrow morning. Look, you came to me instead. It's my fault. Son, hurry up and bring the bamboo basket here."
Ma Chunxia looked up when she heard the voice, and the moment she saw Zhang Jinlan, she put down the clothes and needlework in her hands and stood up.
Not too enthusiastic.
I thought Zhang Jinlan came to get the bamboo tube.
He hurriedly called out to his sons and asked them to bring the bamboo basket over.
The bamboo tube has been prepared long ago and is placed in the utility room.
The time after dinner is the only rest time for the family.
Jiang Tieniu also put on his shoes, put down his crossed legs, and greeted Zhang Jinlan seriously.
"Sister-in-law, have you eaten? If not, let Chunxia make you something."
Famines occurred frequently in ancient times, and many people starved to death. Many people greeted each other by asking each other if they had eaten.
Jiang Tieniu certainly knew that the Jiang family had guests today.
It's just a polite remark.
"I just ate."
Zhang Jinlan waved her hand.
After saying that, he took out a large bowl of cold noodles from the bamboo basket.
It’s packed full.
"This is?"
Ma Chunxia didn't understand what she meant.
"I prepared too much food and didn't touch the cold noodles. The weather is really hot and it's not good to eat too much at night. I thought, instead of forcing myself to finish it and having a bloated stomach at night, I might as well send it to you. Here, take it. As for the bamboo tube, just send it directly to my house. I'm here. I'll give you the money tomorrow. I didn't bring my purse.
You can return the bowl anytime you want. No rush. I'll go to Taohua's house again. There's still one bowl left. You two are the only two people in the village that I get along well with. If it were someone else, I wouldn't even bring soup. Eat it quickly. Don't leave it until tomorrow. If it goes bad, it will be wasted. This is all made of fine flour."
Zhang Jinlan also did not forget to bring the two closer together.
Sure enough, Ma Chunxia was deeply moved when she heard this.
She took the bowl with trembling hands.
Eyes filled with tears.
"Sister Jinlan, you are so kind to me. This is fine noodles! They are sold at sky-high prices in town. My family hasn't eaten fine noodles in two years. You are making money for our family and giving us food. I feel embarrassed. Don't worry, from now on, if you say east, I will go east. If you want to hit or scold anyone, I will be the first one to do it!"
At this moment, Ma Chunxia made up her mind.
From then on, she and her family followed Zhang Jinlan.
No one can persuade me.
"Look, it's not even dark yet and you're already talking nonsense. Who can I hit? Come on, take it and eat it. This is cold noodles. It's best eaten cold. Don't eat it hot."
Zhang Jinlan’s goal has been achieved.
She raised her eyelids slightly and said with a smile.
While joking, he also gave some instructions.
"Cold noodles? This is the first time I've heard of it. Sister Jinlan's cooking must be delicious. The smoke coming out of your chimney is more fragrant than other chimneys."
Ma Chunxia's mouth became sweeter and sweeter.
Zhang Jinlan shook her head helplessly and walked away carrying the bamboo basket.
This time we went to Wang Taohua's house.
Same as Ma Chunxia.
Wang Taohua also gave birth to two sons. There were not many people in the family, and the second son's child died young, so Xu Zhaoer was still pregnant.
She has only two half-grown grandchildren.
The door was open, but Zhang Jinlan still knocked twice before entering.
"Taohua, what are you doing at home?"
Zhang Jinlan walked in and shouted.
Wang Taohua came out of the kitchen with water on her body, probably washing the pot.
Jiang Shengzi was originally sitting outside the main room to rest when he saw Zhang Jinlan coming home.
He raised his head as a greeting.
He talks even less than Jiang Shoujia.
Basically, I would not move my mouth unless I could.
Zhang Jinlan didn't care either.
She was mainly looking for Wang Taohua.
"Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Compared with Jiang Tieniu from Ma Chunxia's family, Jiang Shengzi is closer to Jiang Shoujia.
Jiang Shengzi’s grandfather is the cousin of Jiang Shoujia’s grandfather.
So Wang Taohua usually calls her sister-in-law.
The two are closer than Ma Chunxia.
"I have guests coming to my house, and I prepared a little more dinner, so I thought of sending you a bowl. This is cold noodles, you can eat it directly. It's made of refined flour, don't leave it until tomorrow, or it will go bad."
Zhang Jinlan took out a large bowl from the bamboo basket.
The portion is the same as the one at Ma Chunxia’s house.
Wang Taohua was stunned.
These days, everyone is short of food.
Her family has been eating wild vegetable and brown rice porridge for two months.
There are no wild vegetables to be found now.
All we could do was add more water to the porridge, and everyone’s belts would be tightened a little more.
Except for the pregnant daughter-in-law who can occasionally eat an egg to replenish her body.
Who in the family can eat enough?
Just now, when she was washing the pot, she was thinking of drinking the water to fill her stomach.
After all, water is enough to satisfy your hunger.
"This is fine noodles. You can take it back and eat it. It's too expensive. I can't have it."
No reward without merit. Wang Taohua happened to be shy and felt embarrassed to take such expensive food from Zhang Jinlan.
"If it's for you, take it. We are the only ones in the village who have a good relationship except Ma Chunxia. And your daughter Zhao'er is pregnant now. Let her eat more. It's good for her health. Jiang Gu, come and take the bowl to the kitchen so that you can share it with your family later."
Seeing that Wang Taohua was embarrassed to answer the phone, her eldest grandson happened to be chopping wood in the front yard.
Zhang Jinlan stuffed the bowl into Jiang Gu's hand.
Jiang Gu was so scared that the hatchet in his hand fell to the ground. Fortunately, the hatchet was blunt, otherwise he would have hurt his foot.
"You scared me, kid. Take it carefully and don't hurt yourself. Taohua, come here. I want to tell you something."
Zhang Jinlan did more than just deliver food.
The Fang family came over in the afternoon and had a barbecue.
She vaguely felt that cold noodles and barbecue could also be sold.
Just a waste of bamboo sticks.
She couldn't let her old man peel all the fruits. She couldn't bear to see her husband getting so tired.
Since you can buy bamboo tubes.
A bamboo stick will do, too.
After much deliberation, she decided to have the bamboo sticks made by Wang Taohua at home.