Chapter 16 Reciprocity
After lunch, Chen Chunhua began to fiddle with the chopped sweet potatoes.
"Third brother, this is how the bag is made, there is no need to be too meticulous!" The third brother's handiwork was so good that Chen Chunhua felt a little ashamed.
She only knew how to sew, so she really had no talent at all for doing something like this. Unlike Sister Chen, her grandfather had a sewing machine at home. At that time, Sister Chen often made clothes for her.
I used to think that the clothes made by Sister Chen were too tacky, but now I think about it, it is a rare craft.
The third child bit off the thread, turned the bag over, and handed it to Chen Chunhua. "Daughter-in-law, it's done. How about three bags?"
"Enough, enough!" Chen Chunhua took the cloth bag, walked to the yard, and handed it to the eldest and second eldest brother, one each. "Big brother and second brother, please help, put these potatoes and melons into the bag, don't put too many
, half a bag is enough."
After Chen Chunhua finished speaking, she scooped the crushed sweet potatoes into the bag.
The eldest and second eldest brother didn't hesitate and quickly put the potatoes and melons into the bag.
The third child saw them busy, took out the largest wooden basin from the kitchen, and moved it to the river to clean it.
"Third brother, what are you busy with? Where are the spring flowers?" The second aunt was holding a basket in her hand. She saw the third boy from a distance and shouted to him.
The third child looked up and saw that it was the second aunt and nodded towards her. "Where are you going, the second aunt?"
The second aunt came over from the field ridge, her somewhat bloated body swayed, and she walked to the river with a slight breath. "Where can I go? No, in the morning, the second aunt brought something to me. Xiangwu made it."
The food is delicious!ā
The third child smiled sheepishly. "Yes, it's delicious. My wife made it. Is the second aunt here to see my wife?"
"Yes, I'm looking for spring flowers. Are the spring flowers in the house?" The third child washed the tub and walked towards the yard, saying, "Here, my wife is busy. Second aunt, please follow me into the house."
The second aunt followed up with a basket. The food that the second brother brought this morning was white and tender. She said it was called tofu. Xiangwu cooked it and ate it very much.
After loading the sweet potatoes, Chen Chunhua looked outside, waiting for her third brother to wash the tub. Thinking about what she was going to do, Chen Chunhua felt excited.
The third child came back with a wooden basin, followed by another person. Chen Chunhua took a quick look and realized that this was not the second aunt. "Second aunt, why are you here!"
The second aunt walked into the yard with a smile, looked at Chen Chunhua and said, "Chunhua is very capable, and I enjoyed eating the things you brought from the house!" After saying that, she walked over and put her hand on her arm.
The basket was handed to Chen Chunhua. "You keep these, I don't have much in the house, so you can't dislike them!"
Chen Chunhua glanced at the contents of the basket and pushed the basket back. "Second aunt, what are you doing? I'm going to give aunt something, and you're going to give me food. That's not okay!" The basket was mostly full.
The basket of wheat, the wheat harvest was not good, she knew that the value of wheat was here.
"Look, look, I knew it would happen like this. Chunhua, I didn't tell you, I brought you something, why don't you accept it!" The second aunt looked at Chen Chunhua unhappily and said.
Chen Chunhua saw the second aunt like this, so she had to accept it. "Second aunt, I accept your favor now!" She carried the basket into the house, vacated the wheat inside, and returned the basket to the second aunt. "Second aunt, I accept your favor!"
, Iām so sorry for this trouble!ā
"What's there to be embarrassed about? They're all from the house!" After going back and forth like this, the Second Aunt soon became familiar with Chen Chunhua. When Chen Chunhua heard what she said, she also understood what she meant. "Second Aunt, sit down!"
The second aunt nodded, put down the basket in her hand, looked at the things placed in the yard, and asked curiously, "Chunhua, what are you going to do?"
"Hey, I'm just tinkering with some gadgets, Auntie, don't be ridiculous!" Chen Chunhua didn't intend to go into details. This is her exclusive skill. As long as everyone sees it once, everyone will know how to do it. Now is not the time to talk about it.
The second aunt is not someone who doesn't understand, so she naturally knows that Chen Chunhua has taken a wrong turn. "This family has Chunhua, so it's better to live a better life!"
"Second aunt, you drink water!" The third child brought water from the kitchen and put it in the second aunt's hand. The second aunt responded, took the bowl, and drank.
Chen Chunhua looked at her second aunt and said, "Second aunt, sit down!" After saying that, she picked up a cloth bag and put it in the wooden basin. She looked at the depth of the wooden basin and took the sturdy wooden board that had been prepared in advance.
Put it upside down in a wooden basin and set up a cloth bag.
The second aunt didn't say anything. She watched Chen Chunhua's movements carefully, and was very curious about these.
After Chen Chunhua put these away, she picked up the mallet and started hammering the bag. "Big brother and second brother, you guys come together!" Her strength was still not enough, and the hammer seemed to be weak.
The eldest son and the second eldest son picked up the mallets and started hammering the bag. With the eldest son and the second son in the bag, the crushed sweet potatoes in the bag soon made juice.
After hammering for almost half an hour, the first bag was almost ready. Chen Chunhua put down the hammer, lifted up her sleeves, picked up the bag, and said, "Brother, wring it dry!"
The boss put down the mallet, raised it with his big hand, and twisted the wooden board, and the white pulp came out.
"Chunhua, what are you putting here?" Second Aunt couldn't help but ask after sitting there for so long.
"Where's the potato melon?" Chen Chunhua saw that the boss was almost done, so she interrupted his movements, carried the cloth bag, and put it into a water tank filled with water. "Third brother, come and wash this for me. Don't put it in the water."
Open the bag and wash it like this!"
Chen Chunhua made a gesture.
"Oh, I got it!" The third child took the bag, tied the knot of the bag tightly, put it in the water and kept rubbing it.
"Brother, I can't move this. Pour the juice into the water tank!" The boss listened and asked the second brother to help him lift the wooden basin and pour the juice into the water tank.
After finishing these things, I started the second bag. With the first bag, I will naturally become proficient in the next one. This time Chen Chunhua didn't do it. The boss took the mallet with both hands and started hammering, and the second one didn't stop.
"Daughter-in-law, let me take a look!" The third child felt that the washing was almost done and shouted to Chen Chunhua.
Chen Chunhua looked inside the water tank, squeezed the cloth bag, nodded and said, "Okay, wring it dry and put it in the bucket first!"
The second aunt watched for a long time, then felt that it was getting late, so she stood up and said, "Chunhua, I will go back first, and we will chat again tomorrow!"
"Hey, Second Aunt, I'm really sorry. I don't have anything to entertain you!" Chen Chunhua wiped her hands and looked at Second Aunt and said. "Second Aunt, I'll get you some pieces of tofu later!" She said,
Then he went into the kitchen and put a few pieces in a bowl.
The second aunt looked at the tofu and was delighted. "Then I can always take it from you!"
"What are you talking about? Second Aunt, didn't you just say that we are all in the house, why are you so polite?" Chen Chunhua put the bowl into the basket and said. "Second Aunt, take this bowl back and bring it to you tomorrow.
become!"
"Sure, I'll go back first!"
"Oh, I won't give it away!"
After the second aunt left, Chen Chunhua hammered her sore arms and sat on a stool to rest for a while.
Chapter completed!