Siheyuan: Shazhu's Leisurely Life

Chapter 42 The Old Lady's Cloth Bag

"Sister-in-law, is this egg delicious?"

After the two little guys, He Yushui and Chen Miaozhi, were called over, they saw the bowl of steamed egg custard and couldn't help swallowing their saliva.

"Go, girl, today's eggs are steamed for your sister-in-law to nourish her body. Miaozhi, come and eat too."

He Yuzhu said deliberately to He Yushui.

Upon hearing this, He Yushui's face instantly drooped. She looked at the deaf old lady with some grievance: "Old lady, look at my brother, he bullies me!"

"You said you wouldn't abandon me, but on this first day of marriage, you won't even let me eat." He Yushui muttered angrily.

At the side, the deaf old lady watched this scene and said with a smile: "Hey, my dear granddaughter, your sister-in-law and the others need to nourish their bodies. Grandma will bring you two eggs in the evening so that our dear granddaughter will not be hungry."

Upon hearing this, He Yushui smiled and looked at He Yuzhu with a little eye, as if with some provocation.

Seeing this, He Yuzhu knocked her on the back of the head in annoyance: "Girl, when has your brother ever let you go hungry? You dare to nag here, you deserve a beating. Old lady, don't spend money, I will take time to go to the vegetable market today and bring back some eggs."

Given He Yuzhu's current situation, it would be no problem for him to buy some eggs. He originally just wanted to tease Yu Shui.

He Yushui was not annoyed when he saw this, and still had a silly smile on his face.

Of course she knew how her brother treated her. She was smiling because her brother did this, which meant that she could eat eggs today!

"Zhu Zi, grandma, I have money. It's useless for me to keep those egg tickets. I'm happy to see you eating them. Besides, the main thing is to feed them to my granddaughter-in-law. I have such a beautiful granddaughter-in-law, I have to raise her to be plump and white."

Hearing the deaf old lady say this, He Yuzhu knew that this was the old lady's intention, so he did not refuse.

Chen Miaoyun sat at the table, feeling the warm atmosphere. Whether it was Zhuzi or the old lady, the feeling of genuine concern for her made her feel warm in her heart.

Is this what home feels like?

During these days of fleeing famine, Chen Miaoyun felt the warmth of family for the first time in a long time.

"Thank you, old lady. Let's eat these eggs together. I can't finish them all by myself."

As she spoke, Chen Miaoyun used a wooden spoon to serve He Yushui half a bowl of soup.

"That's enough. Give this girl a few more spoonfuls and let her finish it all. And give some to Miaozhi too..."

……

I'm almost done with breakfast.

He Yushui packed up, said goodbye to sister Miaozhi reluctantly, and went to school.

However, Chen Miaoyun took Chen Miaozhi with her and took the initiative to help clear and wash the dishes on the table.

Seeing the Chen Miaoyun sister doing her work neatly and efficiently, the deaf old lady's eyes became more and more approving, and she pulled the pillar aside.

"Zhu Zi, this granddaughter-in-law is really good. She is pretty, obedient and sensible. Judging from her performance, she will be able to manage the family in the future. You must treat her well." "Don't worry, old lady. When she gives birth to a few big fat boys, our life will only get better and better."

Upon hearing this, the old lady smiled so much that wrinkles appeared on her face and her teeth were exposed. It was obvious that she agreed with what Zhuzi said.

But soon, the deaf old lady seemed to have thought of something: "By the way, Zhuzi, I heard that you are planning to hold a banquet in the yard?"

"Yes, there is such a plan."

He Yuzhu nodded, but he didn't understand at first. After all, it was a marriage, a happy event, which was held grandly in later generations. In this era, things were not so developed, and a banquet was also considered a ceremony.

In response, the deaf old lady shook her head and said, "Zhu Zi, listen to grandma about this banquet. We'd better not hold it."

Upon hearing this, He Yuzhu was slightly stunned.

"Grandma knows that you like Miaoyun, so having a banquet would make things more festive. But everyone is having a hard time right now, and it's not appropriate for you to have a banquet during this difficult time."

After the deaf old lady said this, He Yuzhu finally understood.

With his conditions, although he was also affected by some external environment, he was a cook after all. In addition, he had the guaranteed supply of materials through the system sign-in, and some wages from cooking outside. He Yuzhu had never been nervous about the shortage of materials, so the idea of ​​organizing a banquet was just a natural thing.

But after the old lady's suggestion, He Yuzhu immediately understood.

This banquet really cannot be held.

In this difficult period, even if he was getting married, a happy occasion, holding such a grand banquet would probably attract a lot of rumors.

Don't underestimate people's thoughts. Even if they eat and drink your food, they may not necessarily say good things about you. Instead, they may be a little unbalanced because everyone is having a hard time and you hosted a banquet. Who knows what they will do then.

He Yuzhu is not a fool. After the deaf old lady's reminder, He Yuzhu foresaw all the subsequent situations.

He Yuzhu nodded immediately: "Old lady, what you said makes sense. I won't hold this banquet. After all, this is a special period."

Seeing that Zhuzi understood what she meant after just a few words, the deaf old lady showed some surprise and relief in her eyes.

If it were the previous Zhuzi, he would never understand what the old lady meant. If Sha Zhu married such a beautiful wife, he would not care what others would think. He would hold a big banquet. As for the possible envy and bad rumors? Sha Zhu said, you can be jealous, I envy you to death!
"My dear grandson, I'm glad you figured it out. Although this grand banquet won't be held, it's still okay to let the whole hospital know about such a happy event as marrying a daughter-in-law, so that they can share in the joy."

After saying that, the deaf old lady reached into the inner pocket of her collar and quickly took out a blue cloth bag. She opened the rope tied on it and took out some bills from it.

"Come here, my dear grandson. Here are some tickets that grandma saved. There are assorted candies, peanuts, melon seeds... You can buy some and send some to the people in the courtyard. We won't have a banquet, but you can have these."

"And here's the hundred yuan. Keep it. This is what grandma gives to you and Miaoyun."

He Yuzhu was dumbfounded when he saw the pile of bills. No wonder the bag looked so bulging, it must be filled with so many goodies.

Just these food coupons, not to mention in this difficult period, even in normal times, are rare goods! The old lady saved so much, maybe she was waiting for this day.

As for the one hundred dollars...

(End of this chapter)