bookbashuk Chapter 127 28 Big Bars
Chapter 127 28 Big Bars
Before she knew it, Xu Sui was off to work at the grain depot.
The afternoon before I started working at the grain depot.
Qin Yunzhou killed the old hen he had bought and kept but hadn't eaten yet. The pair of rabbits he had been raising had grown quite a bit after being fed for a while, and the female rabbit even seemed to be pregnant.
Feeding rabbits isn't too difficult. Rabbits love to eat hay and vegetable leaves, which are things you can find and feed them.
The Qin family is large, and they can usually feed themselves by simply going out and gathering some dry grass.
Keeping an old hen indefinitely won't work. The hen is already old, and feeding it more won't help it grow bigger or lay more eggs; it will only waste food.
Keeping feeding them isn't a good idea.
Perfect timing. Starting tomorrow, Xu Sui will be going to work. This chicken was originally bought to nourish her and the baby in her belly, so it's good to eat it sooner rather than later.
Qin Yunzhou didn't ask anyone for help; he caught the chicken, boiled water, killed the chicken, and cleaned up the feathers...
Although he had never done these things before, he knew the general process.
Autumn has arrived and the weather is getting cold.
Most people don't spend much time outside; they mostly stay indoors with the door closed, sitting and talking or doing things.
Inside the Qin family's house.
Grandma Qin sniffed the air and quickly tugged at Tianhua, "Why do I smell boiling water used to scald chicken feathers? Can you smell it?"
Tianhua paused for a moment, then sniffed carefully. "It really does seem to be true."
Xiao Fen also smelled it, and suddenly remembered something. Her eyes lit up, and she slapped her thigh.
"That's the taste; someone must have killed a chicken."
She quickly got up and climbed to the window to look out, overjoyed. "Grandma, Mom, it's Yunzhou killing a chicken! The old hen we keep at home has finally been killed!"
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Qin quickly got up to check, and it was indeed true.
She'd been craving this chicken for ages.
I can't help but salivate whenever I see it, and today I've finally seen it.
She's come to understand things better these days.
Qin Yunzhou and Xu Sui are a dutiful couple, as long as you don't provoke them.
Whenever they bring home something delicious, they'll share some with the whole family.
Tianhua tugged at Xiaofen's arm and sighed, "Eldest daughter-in-law, shut your mouth. Suisui is pregnant. Yunzhou paid for this herself; it has nothing to do with the family."
"This should be given to Sui Sui alone. She's carrying more than one baby, so she needs to eat something good to nourish herself."
The family isn't capable enough to support the couple.
So if someone brings something to themselves, they should eat it themselves.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fen instantly lost interest and disappointedly looked away. However, she then thought that such a big chicken was impossible for Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou to finish, and besides, there were elderly people at home.
They will definitely serve a portion to their parents-in-law and the old lady.
Thinking of this, Xiao Fen immediately took Tian Hua's arm and said, "Mom, I won't ask them, I'll ask you, okay? When Yun Zhou finishes cooking, I'll bring you a bowl. Can you share a couple of bites with me? I'm so hungry for it."
That's an old hen, it must be very nutritious.
She was not yet thirty, but when she looked in the mirror, her face was as sallow as a rural refugee. She hadn't had her period for more than half a year, which made her think that she had miraculously gotten pregnant. In fact, it was not a miracle at all; it was clearly caused by malnutrition.
If she doesn't eat something good to nourish herself, she'll develop edema from hunger.
It's all that good-for-nothing's fault. We're both men, and brothers born of the same parents, so why is he inferior to Qin Yunzhou in every way? No wonder he can't have children.
Old Mrs. Qin glared at Xiao Fen, "They're all your son and daughter-in-law. They bring back some meat from time to time to show their respect to your parents-in-law."
"You, as the eldest sister-in-law, are actually eyeing the things your younger siblings give to your mother-in-law."
"You and Qin Min have been married for so many years, and I've never seen you two show any filial piety."
"You and your husband rely on your mother-in-law and her family for everything."
The money she gave to Qin Min to buy him a job wasn't because he was the eldest grandson of the Qin family, but because she gritted her teeth and took it out for his parents and the family.
Xiao Fen pouted, "Grandma, if I had a job, I would definitely be filial. I would not only be filial to my parents-in-law, but also to you."
"But I'm unemployed, and Qin Min is now determined to divorce me. He'd rather sleep on the floor than sleep in my bed, let alone give me money."
"How can I take care of you elders if I don't have money?"
The old lady glanced at Xiao Fen again, "Really? You'd better remember that, don't forget it once you have a job."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Fen immediately sensed something was wrong. She quickly pulled the old lady to a corner, looked around, and seeing that no one could hear her, lowered her voice.
"Grandma, what do you mean by that? Do you have a solution?"
The old lady arranged my father-in-law's job. Putting everything else aside, at least it was a job, and he supported the whole family through it.
Grandma Qin leaned close to Xiao Fen's ear and whispered, "I'm telling you, you're just stupid. Work can be taken over. Once Yunzhou's leg heals, he'll go back to the army. Will your sister-in-law go with him then? The couple can't stay separated forever. Just move on."
"Your sister-in-law is going to join the military, so her job will be available. Try to build a good relationship with her and gauge her attitude to see how much money she'll ask for."
"As long as you raise the money, and you're her sister-in-law, she'll definitely give you priority."
Xiao Fen paused for a moment, then realized it was true.
That's a job at the grain station. If she gets it, she'll definitely be able to stand tall in this family and speak with confidence.
However… Xiao Fen looked at the old lady suspiciously, “Grandma, why don’t you think of Xiao Mei when such a good thing is happening?”
These days, there's been no progress in finding a partner for Xiaomei. Not to mention divorced men, even old men who have lost several wives would rather remain single than marry a country girl to share the family's food rations.
Grandma Qin rolled her eyes. "That position is a job that requires people to be literate and educated. Xiaomei can read, but she doesn't even have a primary school diploma."
"The grain station wouldn't want her. Although you don't have much education, you did finish elementary school. As long as you can bring money and get along well with your younger siblings, she will definitely give you priority."
Xiao Fen was both happy and worried. Her relationship with Xu Sui was just so-so, and there was also the matter of money. That was a job that was hard to find even with a lantern, and it certainly wouldn't be cheap, at least five or six hundred.
She has less than a hundred dollars in savings right now, and even if she were sold, she couldn't raise that much money.
……
In the room.
Xu Sui was repairing a bicycle with the door closed.
This is what my father-in-law, Qin Youtian, got for her at a low price yesterday from the scrap metal recycling station.
The person had just delivered this thing as scrap, and he immediately bought it, making it up to others that his son had recently become interested in disassembling these things, so he bought it for his son to take apart and play with.
He had worked at the purchasing station for many years and was old colleagues with most of them. They didn't say anything; after all, they would do the same if they found a suitable opportunity.
Xu Sui stopped repairing these things outside, mainly because she didn't want the surrounding neighbors to know.
The bicycle wasn't damaged in many places. After replacing a few parts, it was fixed in no time and didn't take her much effort.
These days, she has more tools for repairing things, and the things she repairs naturally look better.
Soon, a nearly new bicycle was ready, a Phoenix brand 28-inch model.