allonlinenovel Chapter 154 Niu Li's suspicion
Chapter 154 Niu Li's suspicion
The next day.
Before dawn, Niu Li went to the east room to call Niu Yuzhu. As soon as she shouted "Yuzhu" from the window, the room immediately echoed, "Mom, I'm up." Then the oil lamp in the room lit up.
Luo Meihua seemed to hear the noise in the yard and soon lit the oil lamp in her room.
Niu Li turned around and went to the kitchen, lit a fire on the stove, added cold water to the pot, put four eggs in the steamer and steamed a few buns.
Seeing that Luo Meihua's door was open, Niu Li hung the oil lamp at the door and went to her daughter-in-law's room.
"Meihua, you wash up first, I will dress the child. Have the new clothes been taken out?" Niu Li asked as she walked towards the kang.
"Yes, everything is ready." Luo Meihua replied.
"I just called Yuzhu. I'll make you some dumpling soup later. The weather is getting colder soon. Eat it before you go out."
Today is the day when Luo Meihua's brother from her natal family gets married, so as her elder sister she naturally has to go back.
Her parents' home is not big, otherwise she could go back two days earlier, and she wouldn't have to make the two children get up early today.
At this time, Luo Meihua heard that Niu Yuzhu was going to go with her, so she said to her mother-in-law while washing up, "Mom, I can go back by myself, there's no need to trouble Brother Yuzhu to follow me."
Niu Li patted her hands and said, "Silly child, how can you go alone in such a cold day? The two little ones will definitely fall asleep halfway through the journey. Let him pull the cart and you can still take care of the children. Besides, it will be some time before daybreak. I am worried about letting you walk at night."
"Mom, it will be almost daybreak when we leave the village. You know I go to town every day now, and it's not hard for me to pull the cart. Qingqing has just finished her work at home, and Brother Yuzhu has been following me for so long that he can finally take a break. I can go by myself."
Niu Li naturally refused, "You can do it even if you want to. Just follow me. He is not only himself, he also represents me and your father."
Seeing that her mother-in-law insisted, Luo Meihua just smiled and stopped arguing, which was considered as her tacit agreement to the matter.
By the time Niu Li had spread a thick layer of rice straw on the cart, there were no old mattresses at home, or some were spread on the kang.
She took down the cotton door curtain of her room and spread it on the car, and then put a quilt on it so that the two children would not catch a cold when they slept.
When she finished her work, she turned around and saw Meihua and Yuzhu feeding a child each in the kitchen. From a distance, it seemed as if her eldest son was still there.
"Xiaoguang, you don't want to eat anymore? If you don't, I'll eat it all."
Niu Li heard voices coming from inside, and then saw Yuzhu using the spoon that Xiaoguang had used to scoop rice from the bowl into his mouth.
Niu Li looked at this scene and let out a long sigh.
Alas, Yuzhu is already 19 years old at the beginning of the year. His marriage was delayed two years ago because his elder brother passed away suddenly. He was also proposed to this year, but he always evaded the question by making excuses.
Da Jun, who is the same age as him, is already a father of two children, but he doesn’t even have a warm bed to sleep on.
Thinking of this, Niu Li turned her head to look towards the kitchen, but the more she looked, the more confused she became.
Yuzhu seemed to look at Meihua with a different look than before.
I saw that she didn't pay much attention to it. When did this phenomenon start?
Niu Li looked at Yuzhu and seemed to be asking Meihua "Do you want me to help you serve the rice?" It seemed that this was only the case after he stopped digging the canal, right?
She was an experienced person and she knew that the boy had such thoughts and could not hide them from her.
However, she had to hear what he really thought first. If he really had an idea, she would risk her dignity and ask Meihua indirectly.
If Meihua is willing, it will be a great joy for their family. If she is not willing, she will still raise Meihua as her daughter.
Niu Li didn't know whether she was happy or sad for a moment. She looked in the direction of the kitchen and sighed again.
......
The Wen family’s new house.
Gu Qingqing and Wen Wuyan also got up early and cooked the pig intestines that Zhao Zhong had cleaned yesterday evening.
Wen Wuyan was standing by the warm stove, looking at Gu Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, it's freezing cold today and you don't have a cart. You need to carry your things to town. Can I go with you today?"
"There's not much to do in town today, just a few things, I'll just take a big letter. You didn't have time to learn to read when we were building the house a few days ago, now that your family has the conditions, you should take this time to study, you still have to take the exam next year. Now everyone in the village knows that Wen Lao San is learning to read, if you can't even pass the exam, it will be embarrassing, and when we make paper next year, who will be your backer?"
"It's just today. Didn't we say that we won't sell retail if we can find a suitable restaurant? It will be done soon, and I don't want you to suffer." Wen Wuyan said.
When Gu Qingqing mentioned being tired, she couldn't help but think of last night. She instantly felt her waist ache, and her brain short-circuited. She started to complain, "If you didn't do too much at night, how could I be tired?"
"Qingqing, I didn't mean it."
"Oh? So it was intentional?" Gu Qingqing asked back.
"Qingqing, you are very delicate at night."
Gu Qingqing raised the wooden shovel in her hand and wanted to hit someone.
Woof woof!
Wen Wuyan was about to dodge when he heard Dahei's cry from outside. Almost as soon as the cry ended, Dahei rushed to the kitchen door with a flushed face, but did not dare to go in.
Looking at the flamboyant owner inside, he kept wagging his tail.
Dahei ran over, and it seemed that Li Xin was not far from the kitchen, so Gu Qingqing had to stop and glared at Wen Wuyan fiercely.
She thought she looked fierce now, but she didn't know that Wen Wuyan saw it and looked shy.
After glaring at the man, Gu Qingqing turned around and shouted to Dahei at the door with a smile, "Dahei is here."
The big black tail was so big that it left a shadow.
Wen Wuyan turned around and saw a ghost.
He actually saw a smile on a dog's face. Before he could show his contempt, Li Xin's voice finally came from outside, "Aunt, should we open the door now?"
"Open it. But, Daxin, why did you get up so early? If there is no work to do at home, you can sleep a little longer." Gu Qingqing asked at the door.
Li Xin walked to the door and saw Wen Wuyan cooking on the stove. He called out "Uncle" first, then looked at Gu Qingqing and said, "Aunt, I was so happy to live in a new house that I couldn't sleep. I woke up when I saw smoke coming out of the chimney."
After Li Xin finished speaking, he ran away, probably to open the door.
......
Gu Qingqing took Li Xin to the town, and when they arrived at the old place, they saw that the places belonging to her and Zheng's noodle stall were empty.
She was somewhat surprised not to see Zheng’s noodle stall.
Because she remembered that she had learned from chatting with the boss lady before that they would set up the stall until New Year's Eve and would only take a break during the half month from the Spring Festival to the Lantern Festival.
She also brought their customized pig intestines today, but she didn't expect that they didn't come today.
Just as Luo Meihua said, people in the town are no longer as enthusiastic about buying pig intestines as they were at the beginning.
The old man selling tofu nearby saw her coming and hurried forward, "Madam Wen, I haven't seen you for a long time. Do you still want five pounds of tofu today?"