Chapter 222: Feast 2
Shen Qiu put the meatball to her elder sister's mouth. Shen Shuyu smelled the aroma of the meatballs and her stomach growled at the right time. Shen Shuyu wanted to sleep but couldn't because she was hungry.
Shen Qiu ran fast, with the bowl in his arms, and used his clothes to block it to prevent snow from falling into the bowl. When he brought it back, the meatballs were still warm. Shen Shuyu got up, put on his clothes, and went out to wash.
After washing up, Shen Qiu handed over the chopsticks, "Big sister, eat quickly, it will get cold soon."
The Yang family did not eat the wild boar meat that was distributed a while ago, but kept it intentionally to make meatballs for the new daughter-in-law on the day she came home. There was limited meat, so the meatballs were only enough for their own family.
Shen Qiu arrived early, had a sweet mouth, and got along well with aunts and grandmothers. Aunt Yang packed two meatballs for her and brought them back. When Shen Qiu smelled the fragrance of the meatballs, she kept swallowing her saliva along the way. The girl resisted the urge to eat one bite and ran back to give it to her elder sister.
Her elder sister asked her to wear a military coat yesterday. Her elder sister was nice to her, so she also had to be nice to her.
Shen Shuyu ate one and gave the remaining one to Shen Qiu. When the meatball entered his mouth, Shen Qiu squinted his eyes in happiness, "It's delicious. The meatballs made by Aunt Yang are really good."
Shen Shuyu agreed with this. The meatballs made of wild boar meat were so delicious. Shen Shuyu also thought that Aunt Yang was amazing.
"I'll ask grandma to make some more meatballs during the Chinese New Year, and then you can have enough to eat."
Even though the family has separated, as long as grandparents are around, the whole family still has to sit together and have a reunion dinner on New Year’s Eve.
The girl was obviously drooling over the meatballs, but she still brought them back for her to eat. Shen Shuyu felt warm in her heart.
Shen Qiu narrowed her eyes and smiled, "Sister, you are really the best sister." The elder sister said, her grandmother will definitely make more meatballs, and then she will eat one meatball in one bite.
Shen Qiu said that Yang's house was very lively, and asked Shen Shuyu to put on her shoes and go over to play with her. Shen Shuyu glanced out the window and saw snow falling from the sky. She didn't want to go out yet, "You go first, I'll go over after the banquet."
"Okay then. I'll come back to see you after the feast."
Shen Qiu went out, and Shen Shuyu went to the kitchen to find something to eat. There was millet porridge in the pot, and Shen Shuyu drank a bowl.
The house was quiet. Everyone was probably going to help at the Yang family. Shen Shuyu went back to the house, closed the door, and entered the space.
She hadn't entered the space for several days, and she was exploring the space with her mind.
In the space, crops are still growing one after another. The cabbages, carrots, white radishes, cucumbers and tomatoes she planted are also growing well.
Shen Shuyu picked a cucumber and took a bite. It still tasted like a cucumber, but the cucumbers grown in the space tasted better than the cucumbers grown in her own vegetable garden.
As expected, the vegetables were watered with spiritual spring water. Shen Shuyu was thinking about finding an excuse to give some away. These were the vegetables she grew herself, so there was no reason why her grandparents couldn't eat them.
Shen Shuyu walked around in her space, eating as she walked, picking grapes and tomatoes, until her belly was full.
Once you are full, you will feel sleepy and just want to lie down and not move. Shen Shuyu left the space and lay on the warm kang. This little life was so wonderful.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, Shen Qiu came back and said, "Big sister, get up and have dinner."
She closed the door, and Shen Qiu couldn't get in, so he could only knock on the door from outside. Shen Shuyu was awakened by the knocking. She got up in a daze and opened the door. When the door opened, cold wind blew in, and Shen Shuyu woke up instantly.
He quickly put on his clothes and shoes, wrapped himself up tightly, and went to Yang's house with Shen Qiu.
The Yang family invited a lot of relatives and friends, and there were six tables for the banquet. They arrived just in time and the dishes were about to be served. Shen Qiu quickly pulled her eldest sister to sit down and wait for the meal to start.
You have to be quick. If you sit down for a second late, the aunts and the ladies will probably have already picked up their dishes.
Shen Shuyu sat down and saw Gu Jiandong at the next table. Yang Fangfang arranged him to sit at the children's table. The children's table was served the first, and the children were very caring towards him.
She called him Brother Jiandong all the time and was sensible enough to put some food into his bowl.
Shen Shuyu: Today, Gu Jiandong was also taken care of by his older brother and older sister.
Gu Jiandong never dreamed that he would sit at the children's table while having a banquet and be taken care of by a group of little kids. How can he describe this feeling? Gu Jiandong couldn't describe it anyway.
"Brother Jiandong, eat your food. Don't just stand there. After you finish eating, let's go out and make a snowman."
Gu Jiandong: Playing dumb allows me to stick to Shu Yu, which is really fun, but it's tiring to play with a bunch of snotty-nosed little kids.
Seeing that Gu Jiandong was enjoying his meal, Shen Shuyu ignored him. The dishes were about to be served at their table. Shen Shuyu picked up the chopsticks and planned to compete with the aunts and the middle-aged women. It was just a matter of picking up dishes, and she didn't believe that she couldn't beat the aunts and the middle-aged women.
As soon as the dishes were served, there were many hands with afterimages waving around on the table. Shen Shuyu blinked, and only a few vegetable stalks were left in the dish.
Shen Shuyu: Well, when it comes to the speed of picking up food, she really can’t compare to the aunts and the middle-aged women.
Shen Qiu also had a great harvest. The dishes in her bowl were almost overflowing. She passed half of the dishes to her elder sister, "Elder sister, eat quickly."
Shen Qiu knew that her elder sister could not match these aunts and ladies, so she used the chopsticks to swing her hand, leaving an afterimage, picking up food for two people by herself.
Otherwise, her elder sister wouldn’t be able to eat any vegetables, and not even a bit of vegetable juice could be mixed in.
When the dishes were being served, no one had time to talk. Now that the dishes were in the bowls, the aunts and the ladies were chatting with smiles on their faces. Shen Shuyu did not speak, but listened to the gossips the aunts and the ladies were telling while eating.
"Guozhu really knows how to marry a wife. I saw her just now. She is really pretty."
Guozhu is Yang Fangfang's younger brother and also the groom today.
"I saw it, too. Not only is she beautiful, but she also brought a lot of dowry, including two quilts and a bicycle. I heard there was even some money in the bottom of the box."
"My God, this bride's family is really generous. Guozhu has really married a rich wife."
When a new daughter-in-law comes home, she brings a lot of dowry. No mother-in-law will dislike her. What does this prove? Their son is excellent. Only when their son is excellent and the girl's family is satisfied with their son-in-law will they prepare so much dowry for their daughter.
Of course, it is mostly because the girl’s family loves their daughter and gives a larger dowry. The girl feels confident in her husband’s family and they dare not look down on her.
"What's the use of a large dowry? A girl from the city who marries here probably won't even be able to hold a broom. The Yang family will have to serve this new daughter-in-law from the city."
"What are you talking about? You are attending someone's wedding and you are talking about their new bride like this. If the secretary's family hears it, they will be unhappy."
The aunt who mentioned the new daughter-in-law of the Yang family stopped talking. She also realized that she had said something wrong. However, she was jealous when she saw that the boy of the Yang family had married such a good daughter-in-law.
Her second son is the same age as Yang's son, and her second son's wife is not even in sight.
Her gaze fell on Shen Shuyu and Shen Qiu, and she felt relieved. The Shen family had two other boys who were not bad looking and they hadn't married yet.
When someone said that the new bride of the Yang family was pretty, an old lady disagreed, "No matter how pretty the bride is, can she be as pretty as Shen Xue?"
If we talk about the most beautiful daughter-in-law in their brigade, it would still be Shen Xue. It's a pity that this girl has a problem with her brain. She could fall in love with anyone else but the most useless educated youth.
The topic turned to Shen Xue, and someone asked, "Speaking of which, Shen Xue and the hot pepper Zhou Zhiqing were attacked by a wild boar. How are they doing in the hospital now?"