Chapter 131: house two
Yang Yu listened to the aunt's lectures honestly, and knew that the aunt was all for her good.
Although the aunt was lecturing, she was not slow at all in her work. She sorted Yang Yu's vegetables into categories and asked, "Now that there are so many dishes, how many meat dishes are you going to cook? A vegetarian dish?"
Yang Yu thought for a while and said, "Four meat dishes, six vegetarian dishes!"
The day before yesterday, Zhou Wei went up the mountain to hunt a lot of pheasants and rabbits and even brought Zhou Ze and Zhou Rui to touch a few big fish. Yang Yu also went to buy more than ten kilograms of meat, and now everything is ready. Only chicken and fish were not processed.
The aunt asked again, "How many tables are you planning to make?"
Yang Yu: "Three or four tables!" She originally planned to make two tables, but because of the arrival of Father Du and the others, they could only increase the number of tables. Fortunately, Zhou Wei had a lot of prey, so he was not worried about vegetables.
"Are your desks and chairs ready?" Auntie asked again.
This time Yang Yu panicked, she only prepared two tables and chairs, which is still two tables away.
Yang Yu: "I'm going to prepare now." After speaking, he hurried out, thinking about who could borrow some.
As soon as we went out, we met Zhou Wei who was grey and fluffy, followed by Brother Zhou and Er Niu. The two of them came to help every day these days, but Brother Zhou came here secretly, for fear of being discovered by Mrs. Zhou.
Looking at the hurried tea lady, Zhou Wei asked, "What's the matter, so anxious."
Yang Yu: "Dad and Uncle are here. There are still two sets of tables and chairs. I'm thinking of borrowing two sets from someone's house."
"Sister-in-law, go to my house and get it! I still have a set." Erniu said.
Yang Yu didn't think much, and said directly: "Then thank you Brother Erniu." As he was about to go out, Zhou Wei took Yang Yu's arm and said, "I'll go with you! You can take so many things. Don't come."
"No, there are so many people in the family, you are at home, and after a while, the time will arrive. Du Lei came with an ox cart, and I used his cart to pull it. I also put the firecrackers in the main room. Forgot to bring it." Yang Yu instructed Zhou Wei.
In this village, women are not allowed to appear on the first day of building a house. In some places, guests are not invited on the day the house is built, but when the beams are erected, a custom for each place.
After Yang Yu instructed, she hurriedly went outside to lead the bullock cart. Fortunately, she practiced when Zhou Wei was drunk last time, otherwise she would have to hire a laborer.
On the way, Yang Yu met Qiu Ju and his wife who were going to her house, "Cha Niang, what are you doing?"
Yang Yu: "I'm going to Erniu's house to get a set of tables and chairs." Then he remembered and asked, "Do you use the tables and chairs in your house?"
Qiu Ju: "I don't need it from my house, go and pull it! Forget it, I'll go with you!" After speaking, she trotted and jumped on the back of the ox cart, waving at his man Tie Zhu: "You first Go and help Zhou Wei, I'll be back in a while."
As soon as Yang Yu was about to enter the village, he met Mrs. Zhou, Lancao and Er Niu Niang. Yang Yu hurriedly stopped.
Sister-in-law Zhou asked, "Cha Niang, what are you doing?"
Yang Yu: "I'm going to borrow tables and chairs, what are you doing? Auntie, I'm going to your place!"
Sister-in-law Zhou said with a smile: "It's a coincidence, we are going to your house to help you."
Yang Yu: "Sister-in-law, you go first! There are people at home, I have to borrow tables and chairs first, I'm afraid it will be too late."
"Auntie, I have to trouble you to go back with me again." Yang Yu said towards Er Niuniang.
Er Niu Niang happily replied: "It's important to get the table, I'll go back with you."
Qiu Ju also got out of the car at this time, and together with Sister Zhou, helped Er Niu Niang to the ox cart.
Yang Yu: "Sister-in-law, please trouble you." After speaking, he took the car and left.
When I got to Er Niu's house, I went straight to the kitchen. Er Niu Niang is a person who loves cleanliness very much, and the tables and chairs were polished brightly. When she left, Er Niu Niang was afraid that she would not have enough tableware and chopsticks, so she put all her tableware and chopsticks on Yang Yu.
When they arrived at Qiuju's house, the two sets of tables and chairs in Qiuju's house were also pulled away by Yang Yu. Seeing the ox carts full of them, they had to let the tea lady pull the things. Qiu Ju and Er Niu Niang walked back.
When they got home, there were only women left, and the men followed Zhou Wei to the village.
Everyone was well arranged by the auntie, Du Lei's wife helped to wash the vegetables, and the sister-in-law helped to cut the vegetables. And the most tiring and dirty live-killing chicken, the fish-killing auntie, was left to herself. Lan Duo helped the auntie.
Yang Yu tied the cow to the tree by the door, and went to cut some grass for it to feed it, and then began to unload the table and chairs after seeing that he was honest.
Yang Yu first removed the borrowed tableware and chopsticks, making a whole basket. Yang Yu gritted his teeth and moved it into the yard, then ran back to move the tables and chairs. Get the little ones away first, and the big ones can't move anymore, waiting for Qiu Ju to come and carry them with her.
After Yang Yu finished the little ones, Qiu Ju and Er Niu Niang also walked over. Yang Yu was not polite to Qiu Ju at all, and called her directly to help. Er Niu Niang was in poor health, so Yang Yu asked the aunt to find an easier job for her.
Yang Yu and Qiu Ju are in charge of setting the tables, chairs and benches.
When it was time, the aunt started to make a meal, "Cha Niang, Zhou Wei's side should be finished, and we will be back for dinner at noon. We have to hurry up here. Have you decided who will cook?"
Yang Yu set the table and heard what Auntie said, trotted into the kitchen, and said, "I'm going to cook meat dishes. Sister-in-law's cooking is delicious. Let my sister-in-law help you cook the vegetarian dishes! Auntie Wotou, please look at the arrangement!"
"Okay, just do as you said." Auntie replied.
Yang Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead. He didn't expect it to be so easy to entertain. Because the earth stove at home is not enough, I also temporarily built two simple earth stoves outside to facilitate stewing.
Yang Yu poured the chopped chicken pieces into the pot, fry them in oil, and then put them in water and simmered them on the temporary stove in the yard. It's almost the same as holding a banquet at home in the countryside.
Because there were so many people, the dishes were well prepared. After Yang Yu made the chicken, he fryed the fish, and then stewed the fish. After this series of operations, Yang Yu felt that he was sweating profusely.
After a while, Er Niu Niang came in and called her again, saying, "Daughter-in-law Weizi, go out and have a look! Someone is coming."
Yang Yu wiped off his sweat and handed the shovel in his hand to Qiu Ju. Then he followed Er Niu Niang out. Yang Yu asked, "Auntie, who are you from?"
Er Niu Niang: "They are all your former neighbors."
When Yang Yu entered the house, he saw that it was not everyone who could say a few words when he was in the old Zhou's house. Even the new daughter-in-law who was opposite the old Zhou's house also followed.
Yang Yu said enthusiastically when he entered the door: "Aunt Zhou, younger brother and sister, auntie, you are all here."
Aunt Zhou jokingly said, "You said that you moved away. Don't tell us about such a big event as building a house. We only knew when we heard Zhou Wei set off firecrackers."