sinovels Chapter 1103: Ru Hai's New Work: Zhao Family Trivia
Chapter 1103: Ru Hai's New Work: Zhao Family Trivia
Chapter 1103: Ru Hai's New Work: Zhao Family Trivia
After dinner, the Zhao family crowded into the east room to watch TV. They didn’t watch until ten o’clock, and then each family went home reluctantly.
This is because the Li family has something to do tomorrow and needs help from these families, otherwise we will have to see snow on the TV.
After the diners left, Wang Meilan, Zhao Chun, Hu Sanmei, Zhao Hong, Zhao Na and Xiao Lingdang continued to watch TV in bed.
They all lay down. Zhao Jun and Zhao Youcai didn't want to stay for long, so they went back to the west room to sleep.
The night is quiet.
After leaving Zhao's house and returning to the Li family next door, they didn't lie down when they got home. Jin Xiaomei prepared clothes for the family of four for tomorrow, while Li Dayong and Li Baoyu were boiling water in the outer room.
Tomorrow is Li Baoyu's big day, and the Li family is somewhat excited and nervous. But fortunately, Li Ruhai, the only person who could cause trouble, has no chance to participate in tomorrow's activities, so the Li family is still looking forward to more.
With those families helping to prepare the banquet, the Li family didn't have to worry about food and drink. They just prepared to welcome the Liu family's arrival tomorrow with the best spirit.
The clothes were ready, and the four of them were ready to take care of their personal hygiene. Bathing and washing hair were troublesome these days. Li Dayong and Li Baoyu had short hair, so it was better. But Jin Xiaomei and Li Xiaoqiao had long hair, which made it difficult. Especially Jin Xiaomei, she hung out with Wang Meilan, and every day was like a big feast, so her hair inevitably smelled of oil smoke.
There were no hair dryers in those days, so Jin Xiaomei was afraid that her hair would not be dry if she washed it tomorrow morning. So she washed it tonight, wrapped it in a towel, lay down on the kang, and slept until her hair was dry.
There are four people in the family. Li Xiaoqiao washed first. After she combed and rubbed her hair with the shampoo bought by Zhao Jun, the little girl was taken aside by Li Baoyu with her back bent, and he rinsed Li Xiaoqiao's head with warm water.
"Oh my!" As the warm water rushed over Li Xiaoqiao's hair, Li Baoyu couldn't help but exclaimed: "This thing works so well, it's clean in one rinse."
Of course, shampoo is much better than stinky rice water and white frost in the sauerkraut jar. Just rinse your hair with warm water and your hair will smell fragrant.
Jin Xiaomei, who was about to wash her hair, came over to take a look and her eyes suddenly lit up.
"Boss!" At this time, Li Dayong instructed Li Baoyu: "Wipe your sister's hair, and wrap it up with a towel after you are done!"
"Hey!" Li Baoyu responded. After rinsing the shampoo foam off Li Xiaoqiao's hair, he took a towel and wiped Li Xiaoqiao's head patiently, trying to dry out as much moisture as possible.
When water stopped dripping from Li Xiaoqiao's hair, Li Baoyu wrapped Li Xiaoqiao in a dry towel and then took his sister into the east room.
After entering the house, Li Xiaoqiao stood in front of the mirror, looked at her own look and couldn't help but complain: "This is what my dad and mom do when they work in the fields."
"Hahaha." Li Baoyu laughed when he heard that and teased his sister, "Sister, you should go to farm with mom and dad in the spring."
"I'm not going." Li Xiaoqiao shook her head and said, "It's so tiring."
"You should learn to do it since you are a child." Li Baoyu said with a smile: "When you grow up and get married, will you still work in the fields?"
"I'll find someone who has no land..." Li Xiaoqiao said halfway before she denied what she had just said and shook her head, "That won't work either. If you don't have any land, how poor will you be?"
"Hahaha..." When Li Xiaoqiao said this, not only Li Baoyu laughed, but also Jin Xiaomei who was washing hair in the outer room and Li Dayong who was serving his wife also laughed.
Li Xiaoqiao was in a dilemma at this time. If the man she would marry had a land at home, she would have to work in the fields; if the man had no land at home, he would be considered a hooligan.
When she was in trouble, Li Xiaoqiao suddenly thought of her brother. Before Li Ruhai started working, he took care of her more. Li Ruhai's mouth was also busy. No matter how childish the little girl said, Li Ruhai would not let the words fall on the ground.
At this moment, Li Xiaoqiao missed Li Ruhai a little.
"Brother!" Li Xiaoqiao asked Li Baoyu beside her, "You will be with sister-in-law tomorrow, so my brother won't come back?"
When Li Xiaoqiao mentioned Li Ruhai, the smile on Li Baoyu's face froze. Although Li Baoyu was tall and strong, he really knew nothing about that. Until now, Li Baoyu didn't know what Li Ruhai had done wrong, and why his parents didn't let him come back?
Although the two brothers always quarreled, they were brothers after all. Li Baoyu felt a little upset that Li Ruhai could not attend his big day.
At this time, Li Dayong and Jin Xiaomei, who were outside the house, were no longer smiling. They also wanted the family to be neat and tidy, but Li Ruhai was really not an easy person to deal with. With such a big event tomorrow, he couldn't be as honest as Ma Yang. If that mouth really said something nonsense, the family would be too ashamed to face anyone.
So Jin Xiaomei also agreed with Li Dayong's decision. The couple wanted to let Li Baoyu marry his wife peacefully. After the family was divided, they would educate Li Ruhai properly.
After Jin Xiaomei finished washing her hair, it was already past eleven o'clock, and the family hurriedly went to bed.
But as the saying goes, it’s late at night and people are not quiet.
It was so late, but the lights in the mail room of Yongan Forest Farm were still on, and the firewood in the furnace was crackling.
Li Ruhai was sitting at the table dressed neatly, his back to the stove, letting the heat of the fire burn his back.
At this time, Li Ruhai was writing furiously at his desk. He had filled up two pages of manuscript paper with 400 words per page.
After finishing writing, Li Ruhai put the cap on the pen contentedly, then pinned the pen to his chest pocket. Then he picked up the manuscript paper and turned back to the previous page.
On the top line of the page, the title clearly reads five words: Yong'an Bai Li Kui.
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December 1987, 12, October 13rd of the lunar calendar, Sunday.
Today is the day when Li Baoyu and Liu Mei celebrate their wedding, and the lights in the Zhao and Li families' houses were turned on early.
The four members of the Li family were cleaning up the house at home, and the father and son of the Zhao family went to help, transporting the dogs of the two families to Zhang Yuanmin's other courtyard for temporary storage. In case someone came later, the dogs would bark non-stop, and it was impossible to hear what they were saying or chatting.
Zhao Chun and Hu Sanmei cooked at home, and after the meal was ready, the four members of the Li family came over to eat, so the Li family didn't have to cook.
Wang Meilan was combing her hair and dressing in front of the mirror. Today, she was taking over Liu Tiezui's mission. She had to first bring Liu's family over and then preside over the wedding ceremony between the two families.
Just after six o'clock, Zhao Chun and Hu Sanmei brought the meal to the table. The dish was last night's leftovers re-cooked. Wang Meilan had said this when she was cooking, that it could be eaten in the morning as soon as it was heated up, which was convenient and saved trouble.
When the four members of the Li family came to eat, Jin Xiaomei asked Zhao Jun, "Jun, I asked them to keep some big tofu and dried tofu yesterday. I have already paid for them. You can go get them later."
"Okay, auntie." Zhao Jun smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about this. Just focus on entertaining the guests today."
After dinner, the four members of the Li family went home to make final preparations. Zhao Jun put on his cotton jacket and walked out. As soon as he left the house, Zhao Chun followed him out. But Zhao Chun did not go with him. Zhao Chun wanted to go to the toilet.
The brother and sister came out of the yard and were about to walk east when they saw a person walking towards them from a distance, about twenty or thirty meters apart.
It was almost the winter solstice, and the days were getting shorter. It was not even seven o'clock yet, and the sky was still dark. The big lantern that was lit last night went out again. Zhao Jun frowned slightly at the person who came, and said to Zhao Chun beside him, "Sister, is that my brother-in-law?"
"Hmm?" Zhao Chun squinted her eyes and looked. She also felt that the man's appearance, walking posture and the feeling he gave her were very similar to Zhou Jianjun, but Zhao Chun didn't think that Zhou Jianjun would come over at this time.
"No!" Zhao Chun waved his hand at Zhao Jun, preparing to go to the toilet, and said, "Brother, go quickly and come back soon."
As soon as Zhao Chun finished speaking, someone shouted, "Chun'er!"
"Huh?" Zhao Chun was startled, raised his hand and patted Zhao Jun's arm, saying, "He's really your brother-in-law!"
As he said that, Zhao Chun ran towards Zhou Jianjun.
The first thing Zhao Chun said when he came to Zhou Jianjun was: "Why are you here?"
Zhao Chun didn't dislike Zhou Jianjun, but because he came so early, Zhao Chun thought something happened at home.
"Hmm?" Zhou Jianjun was startled and said, "I'll come pick you up."
At this point, Zhou Jianjun hurriedly picked up the things in his hand and said, "There's nothing to buy here, just buy some food."
The last two times he came empty-handed, which made Zhao Chun unhappy. Just now, Zhou Jianjun went to Wang Fu’s store specifically to buy something before coming here.
But Zhao Chun still wasn't very happy. She laughed dryly and said, "Then why did you come so early?"
"Oh! Don't mention it!" Zhou Jianjun shook his head and said, "Dad called me at three o'clock in the morning and asked me to pick you up."
"Ah..." When Zhao Chun heard that it was the old man who spoke, he blinked his eyes twice and said nothing more.
Zhou Chunming is the head of the family, and he usually acts like an elder, so Zhao Chun respects him. When Zhao Chun heard Zhou Jianjun say that it was Zhou Chunming who asked them to go back, she knew that she could not stay at her mother's house any longer.
"Brother-in-law!" Zhao Jun originally wanted to give his sister and brother-in-law some space to talk, but seeing how they were talking, his sister seemed unhappy, so he walked over.
"Jun! What are you doing?" Zhou Jianjun asked.
"I'll go get the big tofu and dried tofu." Zhao Jun replied, "Today Baoyu and Liu Mei are giving gifts, and our Aunt Li ordered those things from the tofu shop. Let me go get them."
"Then go ahead!" Zhou Jianjun waved his hand at him and said, "Your sister and I will go into the house first."
"I'm not going into the house." Zhao Chun shook his head and said, "I'm going to the toilet."
Zhou Jianjun: "..."
The brother and sister split up into two groups, and Zhou Jianjun carried the things to Zhao's house by himself.
When Zhou Jianjun entered the yard, he felt something was missing. After a little thought, he found that all the dogs in the Zhao family yard were gone. Thinking back to the day when Zhao Jun and Ma Ling exchanged gifts, Zhou Jianjun knew that these people were going to have a grand celebration again.
When Zhou Jianjun entered the room, Hu Sanmei was washing dishes in the outer room, but after she finished washing a dish, she took a step to the left and went to the east room to watch the TV program.
The Zhao family turned on the TV in the morning. No one was picky and watched whatever was available. They also watched the weather forecast from the capital to the northeast, and even if the weather forecast did not include their Yong'an, the adults and children watched it with great interest.
Suddenly, the door was pulled open from the outside. Hu Sanmei, who was watching TV in the room, asked without turning her head, "Why did my daughter come back so soon?"
She mistook Zhou Jianjun for Zhao Chun who went to the toilet.
"Mom!" Zhou Jianjun called Hu Sanmei. Hu Sanmei's eyes widened and she turned around in surprise. She asked in disbelief, "Why are you here?"
Well, when his mother and his wife saw him for the first time, they asked the same question.
"I'm here to pick you up." When Zhou Jianjun said this, Wang Meilan, who was doing her hair in the house, heard the voice and hurried out.
"Jianjun!" Wang Meilan asked, "Why are you here so early?"
"Ah... hehe." In front of Wang Meilan, Zhou Jianjun didn't tell her that his father had woken him up at three in the morning. He just smiled and said, "My dad asked me to pick up my mom and the others."
As he spoke, Zhou Jianjun handed the things in his hand forward and said, "Mom, here's some food for you."
"Oh! What are you spending this money for?" When Wang Meilan took the things, she was thinking that when her son-in-law and his family came back, she would dig out a wild boar buried behind the house and bring it back to them.
"Jianjun!" Zhao Youcai, who had just changed his clothes, came out. Seeing Zhao Youcai wearing the greasy cotton jacket he usually wore to work, Zhou Jianjun asked hurriedly, "Dad, why are you wearing this?"
"Isn't this what Baoyu did?" Zhao Youcai raised his hand and waved it out, saying, "I'll be the chef today."
"Jianjun!" Hu Sanmei called Zhou Jianjun, and then instructed her son, "Go to the warehouse with your father-in-law and get the pot and other things out, and give them to that guy when you're done."
As a son-in-law, Zhou Jianjun is very competent and he is not a lazy man. And the one who is ordering him at this time is his biological mother.
But at this time, Zhou Jianjun refused with a bitter face: "Mom, I haven't eaten yet. I came here hungry. Give me a full meal first."
"Then why don't you eat?" asked Hu Sanmei.
Hu Sanmei came here because she was angry with Zhou Jianjun, but there were frozen dumplings and noodles at home. In Hu Sanmei's opinion, it was just a matter of boiling water and cooking them. Isn't that something she can do?
Zhou Jianjun: "..."
"Oh my!" Seeing her son-in-law starving, Wang Meilan couldn't stand it anymore. She reached back and pulled Zhao Youcai, saying, "Hurry up and bring in the dumplings outside. Hold on to the bag in the south jar. Our Jianjun likes to eat steamed dumplings, and we have big steamed dumplings stuffed with roe deer."
"Oh!" Zhao Youcai was grateful for his son-in-law's kindness to him, so he agreed without hesitation and walked out.
"Hey Jianjun." Wang Meilan asked Zhou Jianjun to come in and said, "Come in and wait for a while. Let's have a bite first. Your father will make you something delicious at noon."
Just as Wang Meilan finished speaking, Zhao Chun came back from the toilet. She asked Wang Meilan as soon as she entered the room, "Mom, what did my dad look for in the toilet?"
"What are you looking for?" Wang Meilan asked, "Jianjun hasn't eaten yet?"
"Hmm?" Zhao Chun looked at her husband and asked the same question as her mother-in-law: "Why don't you eat?"
Zhou Jianjun twitched his lips, looked at Zhao Chun deeply, and did not answer her. Instead, he said to Wang Meilan, "Mom, I'll go into the house first."
After saying that, Zhou Jianjun walked towards the east room. Amid the voices of Zhao Hong and Zhao Na calling him "brother-in-law" and Xiao Lingdang calling him "uncle", Zhou Jianjun sat down on the kang and watched TV with the three little girls.
As the old saying goes, the son-in-law is a distinguished guest at the door. As a distinguished guest who has not eaten, the Zhao family has no use for Zhou Jianjun in doing any work.
But when Zhao Jun and Xie Chen each came back with a large basin, Hu Sanmei, who had just entered the room to pick up the bowl, said to Zhou Jianjun, who had just put down his chopsticks, "Xiaojun and Xie Xiaoer are going to start fishing today, why don't you go with them."
Zhou Jianjun looked at his mother and didn't say a word for a long time.
There are three days left in this month, and one chapter will be added every day.
(End of this chapter)