She gave birth to three daughters in a row, and was kicked out by her mother-in-law who favored boys

Chapter 112: Wen's Braised Pork

Dahua was cooking in the kitchen. When she saw her mother Gu Qingqing running in, she hurriedly asked, "Mom, what's wrong?"

Gu Qingqing said it was okay, but she reached out to take the fire poker from her hand, poked around in the stove causing sparks to fly, and finally pulled out a burnt stone that was half gray and half white.

Dahua knew that there was this stone in the stove. When she saw her mother digging it out, she asked curiously, "Mom, what is this for?"

Gu Qingqing thought for a moment and said, "I'm not sure if it will work now. I'll tell you when it's confirmed. I'll give you the fire stick."

Then Gu Qingqing found two bamboo strips and picked up the stone.

Wen Wuyan was also looking at her curiously in the yard, and then he saw her hitting the stone with the bamboo board in her hand.

Gu Qingqing looked at the few white pieces that had fallen from the stone. She looked up at Wen Wuyan and smiled brightly, "Good news. We can burn lime."

Seeing her bright smile, Wen Wuyan's voice unconsciously carried a hint of spring, "Good news? What's the bad news?"

"Hey, the stone isn't burned through."

"It's enough to have good news. When the blue bricks arrive, I will build a kiln for you. Then the bad news will turn into good news." Wen Wuyan said seriously.

"I'm going to lend you my good words, Wen Wuyan."

Wen Wuyan was about to say "no", but the words were on the tip of his tongue but he swallowed them back as if his lips were burned.

"Oh, by the way, there is a new unwritten book in the bamboo basket. I will be busy at home later. See if you have time to copy the book. If you do, please write it. If not, I will return it to Boss Jiang when I go to town tomorrow."

As soon as Wen Wuyan thought about the fact that this was the only job he could do to increase his family's income, he immediately nodded and said, "I'll make time for it."

"Okay, then stay and copy it. Also, when I come back, I will go to the store in town to buy a sign, and you go and name our stall." Gu Qingqing squatted on the ground and looked up at Wen Wuyan beside her.

"Name? Like the Zheng's noodle stall next door?"

"Do you know that the noodle stall is called Zheng's Noodle Stall?" Gu Qingqing was surprised. She knew this from Jiang Qingyan, but she didn't expect Wen Wuyan to remember it.

"I took a peek last time I went there. I went to write. Ours is called Wen Ji..."

"Braised."

"Braised?"

"Yes, Wen's stewed pork." Gu Qingqing nodded firmly.

"Okay, then let's have Wen's stewed pork." Wen Wuyan said and turned to leave.

When Wen Wuyan finished writing the four big characters "Wen's Luzhu", Erhua, who was helping, had no time to appreciate his father's big characters when Niu Yuzhu's voice suddenly came from outside.

"Brother Wuyan, I'm back."

Niu Yuzhu half ran over, panting.

Wen Wuyan quickly put down the brushes in his hand, stood up and looked outside the courtyard. "Yuzhu, you're back. You've worked hard today. Come in and have a seat and drink some water."

After finishing her work, Gu Qingqing saw that the table was occupied, so she hurried to put the curtain on the bamboo pole used to dry clothes.

Niu Yuzhu didn't rush to drink the water. Instead, he came to Gu Qingqing's side, pointed at the words on the sign and asked, "Brother Wuyan, what do you write on this?"

Wen Wuyan laughed at him and said, "I asked you to learn to read from me that day, but you refused. Your sister-in-law is going to set up a stall in town. This is the sign, Wen's Luzhu." When he mentioned the four words "Wen's Luzhu", Wen Wuyan pointed to them one by one and showed them to Niu Yuzhu.

Seeing Niu Yuzhu's shocked expression, just when Wen Wuyan thought he was shocked by his good handwriting, Niu Yuzhu blurted out "Sister-in-law is amazing, she even knows how to set up a stall."

Wen Wuyan: "......"

Gu Qingqing noticed Wen Wuyan's embarrassment from the side and said with a smile, "What's so great about this? It's not as great as your brother Wuyan's ability to write."

After saying this, Gu Qingqing went back to doing her own things.

There was still tea in the pot, so Wen Wuyan poured a cup for Niu Yuzhu. Niu Yuzhu was also very tired, so he sat down and without saying a word, he grabbed the cup and drank all the water in it.

Wiping the water from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand, he said, "Brother Wuyan, it's a good thing I went there today. If I had gone two days later, I wouldn't have been able to see them."

"Oh, why is this? Are they leaving? Isn't the day coming yet?" Wen Wuyan asked.

"Hi, the connection over there is basically clear, and everyone is packing up to leave. I found Old Yang and gave him the letter, but you didn't see it. After he read it, he looked so melancholy, looking up at the sky and then at the ground, as if there was silver in the sky and on the ground." Niu Yuzhu said as he imitated Old Yang's appearance at that time.

Wen Wuyan was amused by him, "It's normal to be indecisive. The last time he came, I heard that he had already agreed with the manager with whom he had a good relationship to go somewhere else. Now that he suddenly saw my invitation, I think he would hesitate for a while. But what did he say later?" Wen Wuyan asked.

Niu Yuzhu imitated Old Yang and slapped his thigh, "Come on."

Wen Wuyan heard the snap and blurted out, "Does your leg hurt?"

Niu Yuzhu laughed and shook his head, then continued, "He called Zhao Dong and the others and told them the contents of the letter. They decided that Zhao Dong would bring Zhao Nan and Zhao Xi here first, but they said they would not build a bamboo house here as you said. They said they would rent a house in the town or a nearby village after they come here."

"Not building a bamboo house?" Wen Wuyan was a little surprised.

Because in his letter he said that he hoped they would come over and he could provide the venue for free, which was at the foot of the hillside where he lived now, but they just needed to build their own bamboo houses.

And it was specifically stated that they could stay here for as long as they wanted.

Firstly, he found himself a neighbor, and secondly, Qingqing would have help when he needed to make paper later.

Then he asked them to help build the house, and gave them 30 cents a day for working. If they were willing to do the work on his farm, he would also pay them. Although their family would not live long, they could do it as a job for the time being.

As for Old Yang, Wen Wuyan simply asked him to continue teaching him to read and provide him with food. As for accommodation, he also asked them to build a bamboo house together and live in it for the time being.

Little did they know that the news Yuzhu brought back was that they would not build a bamboo house, but would just rent a house directly.

Seeing that Wen Wuyan was unsure whether to believe it or not, Niu Yuzhu scratched his head and said, "That's what Dong Ge said." Then he continued, "I heard them say that they have a large number of people and are outsiders, so they are worried that we will not accept them if they come to our village. I said no, but they didn't listen. I also said that our Niutou Village is a village with mixed surnames, and the village chief's surname is Wu. Dong Ge was still hesitant, but he said that your family doesn't have so much work, and it will be faster to build a house with more people. If they rent a house near the town, a few men will help you build the house first, and the rest of Xi Ge, Feng Ge and their wives and children can find some odd jobs to do."

"Wait for them to come, and I'll communicate with them."

"Did they say when we're leaving?" Wen Wuyan asked.

"Old Yang and Zhao Dong will come tomorrow. I heard that the rest of the people will take at least eight to ten days to arrive. They will also have to bring their luggage with them, so they will be late."