flstandardbreds Chapter 167 Daily Life in the New House
Chapter 167 Daily Life in the New House
Every morning in the countryside, people wake up to the sound of birds singing, chickens crowing and dogs barking. Song Sanniang feels happy listening to the birds singing around her. Qin Yuanyuan beside her also wakes up and asks, "Sanniang, are you going to get up?"
Song Sanniang replied, "Yes, you will be going back tomorrow, so have a good time in the village today."
Qin Yuanyuan was a little happy when she heard this. She actually liked being in the village. It was very novel. She was just looking for an opportunity to walk around the village.
The two of them got up. Song Sanniang lifted the mosquito net and hung it up. Then she got up and opened the balcony door. The room instantly became bright.
She stood on the balcony, admiring the beautiful view, yawning and stretching, "This is the meaning of making money."
She tidied her appearance in front of the dressing table and changed her clothes. Qin Yuanyuan also changed her clothes and made the bed. They left the room together.
Song Sanniang went to Si Niang's room to see if the two had gotten up. Their door was open, so it seemed that they had already gotten up. They went downstairs together.
Downstairs, Song Ersao, Song Ergu and her cousin all woke up. Song Ersao and the others had already washed up and went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast.
Several cousins were all crowded in the toilet to wash up, and the fourth and fifth mothers also went to the kitchen.
Seeing her cousin and the others washing up in the bathroom, Song Sanniang and Qin Yuanyuan decided to go to the kitchen to wash up.
The two walked to the kitchen, which was bustling with noises of conversation and laughter from Song Ersao and her sisters-in-law, as well as the sound of frying pans.
Seeing Song Sanniang and the other two come in, Song Ersao smiled and said, "Wake up, then wash up and get ready for breakfast."
Song Sanniang went to the pot to see what was in it. It turned out to be some leftovers from last night. Song Ersao heated up the pot again.
Next to them, Second Aunt Song was cooking noodles in a pot, while Third Aunt Song was sitting on a small stool burning firewood.
Leftovers from this kind of banquet are best eaten after being heated up, and the noodles are served when they are cooked to perfection and are chewy and smooth.
Add enough soup to cover the noodles, then add the leftovers to the noodles. Then a bowl of rich and fragrant mixed noodles is ready.
Seeing this, Song Sanniang couldn't help but swallow her saliva and hurried to wash up. Si Niang, Wu Niang, and Qin Haoxi were already sitting at the long table and eating delicious food.
Song Ersao and the others packed the dishes and noodles, and then put them on trays. Some people carried the trays, while others took the bowls and chopsticks, and then they walked towards the house.
After washing up, Song Sanniang and her husband followed behind, leaving Siniang and her three children to eat in the kitchen.
"Come on, time for breakfast." Mrs. Song and the others put the food on the dining table, and set out the dishes and chopsticks.
Song Lao Er, Han Zhuang, Qin Haodong and several cousins all came to the table and sat down. Song Sangu quickly served noodles and leftovers to everyone who sat down.
"If there's not enough food, just help yourself." Mrs. Song sat down and said this before starting to eat. For a while, the only sound in the dining room was the sound of everyone eating noodles.
Song Sanniang ate a mouthful of noodles and a mouthful of leftovers, and it was delicious. She ate duck meat and pig's trotters. It felt like opening a blind box.
After everyone had eaten, Song Ersao and her friends took a break and cleaned up the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them. Song Laoer and his friends were not idle either.
They were going to move some useful things from the old house, and also move the chickens and dogs here, and pick all the vegetables from the vegetable garden.
After Si Niang and the others finished eating, they heard the noise and followed after them. Song San Niang also followed them to see if she could lend a hand.
Everyone came to the old house, and Song Mei was there. She had just finished feeding the chickens and collecting eggs, and she was a little flustered when she saw so many people. But when she saw Song Sanniang was there, she quickly came up to Song Sanniang and
Song Sanniang thought of moving the chickens and dogs to the new house, and Song Mei would have to go to the new house to feed them, so she told her about it.
Song Mei felt a little uneasy. Would she be responsible for taking care of such a big house? So she asked Song Sanniang,
"You don't have to clean the house anymore. You just need to feed the chickens and the dog. The money will remain the same." Song Sanniang said.
Now Song Mei was worried again. She was getting the same salary but working less, which was not good.
Song Sanniang saw her hesitation, so she said, "It's okay, it's settled. I'll give you the key later.
When we return to the city, you can come here every day to feed the chickens and dogs. There are no pigs in the pigpen now, so we can put the chicken feed in the pigpen.
We may need to raise a few more dogs. I will buy some old rice for the dogs in the next two days. It depends on whether you want to cook it at home and bring it to me or cook it in my kitchen.
I will put some in both places, and I will give you an extra hundred coins every month, so you can give the dog some meat occasionally."
Song Mei was a little shocked when she heard this. Sanniang was really generous. She even gave meat to the dog.
In fact, not many people in rural areas keep dogs and cats, because feeding them wastes food. The meals at ordinary people's homes are cooked just right, and there is no extra food for dogs, not to mention meat in the food.
But thinking about the big house her family had built, and how even her mother was willing to spend money on it after coming back from work at their house, she didn't think much about it and agreed seriously.
After Song Mei left, Song Sanniang went to help. While others were moving large water tanks, tables, chairs and benches, she was using shovels and hoes to carry things.
Things like water tanks had to be pushed on a cart, so it was easier for her. Si Niang and the others followed behind, carrying the chickens that Song Lao Er and the others had tied up.
The several large water jars that the family bought for making mooncakes are now properly placed near the three wells in the new house.
Song Ersao and her friends put the chickens that Si Niang and the others were holding in the chicken coop and fed them water and rice bran. They shrank into a corner out of fear and huddled together.
Si Niang and the others saw that the chickens were properly arranged, and then they followed Song Ersao and the others back to the front yard with satisfaction.
The little dog had grown into a big dog. Now that they were in the new house, they were so happy that they chased after Mrs. Song and the others, running back and forth in the backyard, wagging their tail madly.
Sometimes it would suddenly jump up and bark a few times. It would follow everyone's feet and wag its tail vigorously, then fly out and sniff around with its nose, or even roll on the ground.
Until it raised its hind legs in a corner to pee, Song Ersao shouted, and it immediately put down its legs, wagging its tail and running around Song Ersao's feet. She could even vaguely feel its flattery.
Thinking of the toilet at home, Song Ersao told it to go to the toilet in the kitchen, "Don't you want to pee? Do it here from now on. You can only come here from now on. If you pee randomly, I will kill you."
The puppy seemed to really understand, and actually lifted its hind legs to pee in the toilet, which surprised Song Ergu and the others who followed.
But they didn't think it was strange, because dogs in the countryside seemed to be obedient. In addition to guarding the door, they would also look after children, catch mice and snakes, and go to the grassland to find herbs to eat to treat themselves when they were sick.
Song Ersao flushed the toilet and washed her hands before she smiled and said to Song Ergu and the others, "This dog is quite obedient."
After half a day, everyone had moved most of the things in the old house. The old tables, chairs and benches were put in the utility room. Song Laoer and Qin Haodong carried a basket of vegetables to the kitchen.
"We have picked all the vegetables and eaten them in the next two days. We will keep some more in the backyard and they will be ready for eating next time we come back." Song Lao Er said to Song Er's wife.
"Song Ersao helped take the vegetables off the dustpan. "These vegetables will get old if they are not eaten. We should plant some pumpkins, radishes and other vegetables in the backyard. Plant less green vegetables, otherwise they will be wasted."
Song Lao Er had no problem with these trivial matters. He still remembered that he had to catch the puppy. He took the dustpan to the backyard, cleaned off the dirt on it, and then put it in the corner.
He called the four women and three others over and said, "I'll take you to catch the puppy. Do you want to go?"
Si Niang was so happy that she jumped and clapped her hands, "Wow, catch the puppy, I want to go, I want to go."
Wu Niang also clapped her hands and said, "I want to go too. I want to go too."
Qin Yuanyuan heard this and wanted to go too, so she mustered up the courage to ask, "Uncle Song, can I go with you?"
Song Lao Er laughed, "You haven't seen it, right? Come on, let's go together." He then called Song Sanniang who was standing beside him, "Sanniang, are you going?"
Although Song Sanniang didn't want to go, she had nothing else to do, so she followed them. Song Laoer took a group of children and went out in a grand manner.