Chapter 267: Uninvited Guest
After Old Gu’s dishes were ready, he returned to the shop and took them out for a meal.
Yun Linhai never expected that the seafood he gave to Old Gu as a gift would end up in his own mouth.
But it has to be said, the things they sent were good, and the chef Old Gu found was also good, this seafood was incredibly fresh.
No wonder the unit price was much higher than other fish.
After eating, it was getting late, and they had to go home.
But to their surprise, it wasn’t Old Gu who was reluctant to see them leave, but rather his grandson, Gu Chen.
“Junior Sister Jiaojiao, when you come next time, you must remember to find me, and I’ll sing you other songs.”
Old Gu unhesitatingly flicked his grandson on the forehead.
“Stop teaching Jiaojiao those nonsensical things.”
“What is it, Grandpa, you’re being completely unreasonable. Jiaojiao wants to learn a musical instrument, and she sings well. I was just introducing her to musical instrument shops.”
Upon hearing this, Old Gu also nodded in agreement.
“Although I don’t like what this stinky kid’s band does, it’s not singing, it’s clearly disturbing the peace. However, learning a musical instrument is beneficial for cultivating one’s character, so it’s a good choice.”
“Grandpa, I already told you that it’s not disturbing the peace, it’s rock and pop music, which young people really like nowadays.”
Old Gu rolled his eyes; he really couldn’t understand what those young people liked nowadays.
He had chased after this kid to a certain underground bar before, but was put off by the earth-shattering noise, like a demolition, even before he entered.
Afterward, when this kid came back, he chased him around the house several times with a chicken feather duster.
Yun Jiao politely waved goodbye to the Gu family grandfather and grandson.
It was already late when she returned home, and her older brothers had finished school.
Tomorrow is Saturday, no school, so Yun Xiaowu and the others were ecstatic at home.
“Jiaojiao, did you bring us any food?”
Yun Jiao nodded, took out several ci ba wrapped in bean flour, and handed them to them.
“I knew you were the best, Jiaojiao.”
The siblings each held a piece of ci ba, sitting in a row on the doorstep, chattering and eating mouthfuls.
Before going to sleep at night, they had to soak their feet, and Yun Xiaowu and the others scrambled to do it with her.
In the end, they sat in a circle around the foot basin, which was so full of feet that there was no room left.
Yun Jiao’s feet were the prettiest, and in contrast to her brothers’ dark skin, they looked like peeled eggs. However, her toes and joints had a faint pinkish hue, which was extremely beautiful.
After soaking her feet, Yun Jiao yawned and was picked up by her father.
“Let’s go, time for bed.”
Lying in her small nest, Yun Jiao’s feet wiggled up and down. She held two beautiful bracelets and rubbed them against her small face before falling asleep happily.
The next day, they had agreed to go buy piglets.
In fact, the pigs bought at this time were no longer small piglets. If they were to be slaughtered for the New Year, it would be too late to raise small piglets now.
So, they directly ordered two half-grown piglets.
One weighed about forty to fifty catties.
It was Yun Jiao’s first time visiting her aunt’s home. Because it was a holiday, Yun Xiaowu and the others had also come along.
Great Aunt’s family raised seven or eight pigs, big and small, and also managed several mu of land.
Cousin Uncle Wang Pengfei was not at home; there were only the two elders, Wang Mei’s father and mother.
When they arrived, the two elders had just returned from the field, each carrying a large backpack full of pig feed.
Wang Mei quickly went to take their backpacks from them.
At the same time, she kept complaining, “Why do you two people at home raise so many pigs? You don’t get any rest even on these sunny days. If you get seriously ill from overwork, won’t the medical expenses be even higher?”
The two elders listened to their daughter’s nagging.
“We’re idle at home anyway. If we work a bit, we can sell the pigs around the New Year, and each one will sell for quite a bit of money.”
Wang Mei knew she couldn’t persuade them, so she could only sigh.
“Let’s rest first.”
Mother Wang’s eyes lit up at the things they had brought and she started to nag again.
“You’re here, that’s enough. Why bring so many things when you’re family? Take them back for the children to eat.”
They had to bring gifts when they came. There was flour, white sugar, even a bottle of wine, and a large bag of milk powder specifically for the elderly.
These were all bought by Yun Linhai at the department store in the county yesterday.
“We have some at home, these are specifically for you to eat.”
Yun Jiao and her brothers were curiously wandering around the courtyard.
On the side of the old Wang house, a plot of land had been reclaimed and planted with common vegetables.
“Great Aunt, Great Aunt, can we eat a cucumber?”
Yun Jiao’s eyes fell on the watery, plump cucumber.
Mother Wang immediately nodded happily, “Eat, pick them and eat them.”
“Thank you, Great Aunt.”
After thanking her, Yun Jiao picked a large cucumber, so that she and her brothers would each have one.
However, there were only five in total.
If there weren’t enough to go around, they would be broken in half.
With the first bite, the cucumber’s unique fragrance spread in her mouth, and the texture was crisp and tender.
Yun Jiao broke her own cucumber in half and shared it with her aunt.
After a short rest, they went to see the pigs.
Yun Jiao, gnawing on the last bit of cucumber, slowly followed the adults.
The smell from the pigsty wasn’t exactly pleasant. Even with diligent cleaning, pigs basically do nothing but eat, defecate, and sleep.
And they defecate in huge piles, which smell terrible.
However, this is also the best for fertilizing.
Yun Jiao covered her little nose and stood on tiptoe outside the pigsty, peeking inside.
Mother Wang and Father Wang were skilled at raising pigs; these pigs were all very spirited and not small in size.
Soon, they had chosen a large white pig and a black and white spotted pig.
However, how to transport these pigs back was a problem.
Their motorcycle definitely couldn’t bear that weight.
Therefore, they would have to borrow a tractor.
The group left the pigsty area, chatting and laughing. Mother Wang said she would cook them sweet egg soup.
Yun Jiao was quite looking forward to it.
However, as soon as they returned, several people walked in from outside.
“Mother-in-law, your daughter-in-law is back, why aren’t you coming to our place to sit for a while?”
A slightly plump woman with a shrewd gaze walked in.
Her eyes darted around, and she quickly noticed a motorcycle parked in the courtyard.
Yun Jiao and her brothers had ridden the motorcycle here; the others had come by bus.
However, the motorcycle’s arrival in the village had caused quite a stir. Liu Hong found out that the motorcycle was heading to her in-laws’ house, and Wang Mei’s eldest sister-in-law couldn’t sit still.
So, she came with her two sons.
As soon as the two children, who were about the same age as Yun Xiaowu and Yun Xiaoqi, saw the motorcycle in the courtyard, they excitedly ran towards it.
Wang Mei saw the arrivals and discreetly rolled her eyes, but they were relatives after all, so she put on a insincere smile.
“Oh, it’s sister-in-law. We just arrived at my maternal home, and you came over yourself.”
Liu Hong smiled, “Oh, Xiaomei, has your family made money? How did you buy a motorcycle? Sister-in-law didn’t believe it when I heard about it, but I didn’t expect it to be true.”
