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Although the Huang family had several rooms upstairs and downstairs, in order to feed the first ten people in the family, the income was insufficient, so they rented out part of it to the other three families, a total of nine people. Downstairs, the partition door was divided into two rooms. One half of the market was selling baskets, and the other half was a silversmiths shop. Xingzhong's father was still in the second half of making wooden combs, so Xingzhong's younger siblings had to live in four separate rooms for men and women when they grew up. The rooms were separated by reed mats into "walls". The first layer was pasted with old newspapers, and the second layer was pasted with white paper. The four brothers, Xingren, Xingmin, Xinggong, and Xingguo, lived in one room. The three sisters, Xinghua, Xinghe, and Xiaoyuejin, lived in one room. Xingzhong, Jianmei, and their parents lived in one room. It was the only table that could be used as a chopping board in the big kitchen downstairs! This was the simple outline of the allocation of partners for the entire small attic, except for the best large house facing the street in Xingzhong!
He remembered that the first time Jianmei went to the Huang family was when she started dating Xingzhong. As usual, he went to take a look. She looked at the other party's family and let them look at her. Not long after, the introducers came out. There were more than twenty people in the house, including the tenants. It was impossible for her to sit for a long time.
The second time she went to Xingzhong's house was the day she got her marriage certificate. When Jianmei was visiting the big room that the old lady, father-in-law, and sisters-in-law shared, she had long known that the toilet in the corner was blocked by a piece of cloth, forming a " bathroom." Everyone was used to eating without sitting around the table. Other than Grandma who was eating in the kitchen, everyone took some dishes and placed the rice bowls out. Xingzhong's father liked to hold the rice bowl and squat at the door. The younger siblings were all talking and eating in their own rooms.
At this moment, Jian Mei also wanted to learn from everyone else's habit of eating like this. When she was halfway through her meal in Xinghua's room, her little sister went to the " bathroom." Immediately, she could only hear the sounds and smells of the bathroom.
Jian Mei's throat was instantly blocked. If she swallowed, she would definitely vomit! She used the excuse that her stomach was not well, that she had too much acid in her stomach, and that she was in a little pain, so she poured the rice into her bowl. No one noticed at that time. The Huang family was very happy that they could tolerate her bad customs. This was because the Huang family had a new wife. However, she had managed to get through it and did not vomit. It was a blessing!
Another time, when Mother Huang was having a meal at home, did Mother Huang criticize his seven or eight-year-old daughter? She could not tolerate her bad habits during meals! Hence, after that incident, no one went to the special " washroom " or the shed toilet of the upper court during meals. This was also a rare occasion for the whole family to have a big reunion dinner.
"Jianmei, pig liver soup, drink it while it's hot!”Her mother-in-law had made her favorite pork liver soup.
It was also because his mother-in-law had gone to the food company early in the morning to buy the vegetables planned by the unit for the food store, and then "opened the back door" to bring them home. Because the food store in Chengguan Town and the county food company were fixed shopping units, and Xingzhong's mother was a cook in the store's sales department, there was no need to queue up in the middle of the night (with meat tickets) to buy side products such as lard!
The fresh taste of the hot soup aroused Jian Mei's appetite. She quickened the movement of her mouth. Her habit was to drink soup after meals, but the Xingzhong family's habits were exactly the opposite of hers. In front of each of them was a porcelain spoon. Mother Huang was taking a break from home today and did not go to the sales department of the store to eat. She came to the kitchen in person, and she did not want her grandmother to cook and show off her skills on the spot. Moreover, she had tasted it when she was greeting Jian Mei, and she even called it fresh! As a result, the other eleven spoons (which Xinghua had eaten in the sales department as a part-time worker in the food store) were stirred in the big soup bowl and stuffed into their mouths almost at the same time!
At this moment, Jian Mei's brows were knotted. The table had been wiped with the greasy rag that had lost its original color, and the spoon had been placed on it--not even the saucer. When the spoon came out of his mouth, it was still mixed in the soup. Her mouth…spoon…the layer of sparkling stars on the soup surface, she felt that it was saliva.
After she finished her meal, she was left with more than half of the pig liver and soup. Everyone left it for her. But she did not move.
"Don't you like pork liver soup? Today…why?" Xing Zhong asked her directly as he walked out of the kitchen.
"I caught a cold today. I'm afraid of oil." Jian Mei said lazily. She didn't try to hide her panic. It was obvious from her expression.
"Oh." He didn't ask again, nor did he look at Jian Mei. He believed her and didn't notice anything. Xing Zhong was too heartless! She suddenly felt wronged. Something was surging out of his throat and eyes.
Her mouth shrunk a few times, and she trembled rapidly. Jian Mei endured it. Since they had been separated for so many days, she had been lazy. He asked a question and answered half a sentence. Even her duty (cooking) was to let Xingzhong close the painting stall and go home to help burn.
Another night, some of Xingzhong's neighbors and classmates came-Da Ha, Jiang Er, Hei Yu, Xiao Lao Ting, Ping An, Zhong Xiao, Han Shuang, ugly fatty, etc. Although the honeymoon was over, there were still guests coming to play from time to time during the group discussion after the Four Purities arrived! He really believed that she had caught a cold and poured water for the guests, handed them cigarettes, and told jokes. She had to explain to the person who came, and from time to time she asked Jianmei if she wanted to send Dr. Li for hip disease and further check her body (Xingzhong was careful that she would get pregnant)!
Jian Mei shook her head, and he quickly said to her,
"Maybe it's because there are too many things to do in the working group. You're tired! Or perhaps he had caught a cold. He would be fine after resting for a while!”
When the guests left, Xingzhong reminded her again,"From now on, I'll do the big and heavy work.”Page 12
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