When Li Yu returned home.
He had a bag of white flour, seasonings, and a bottle of white liquor in his hand.
This was exchanged for one hundred gold coins in the system mall.
After all, he had to take care of his wife and sister-in-law.
Eating cornmeal all day, their faces were pale and not good-looking.
Pushing open the door, a strong smell of oil rushed towards him.
Xiuxiu and Xiaomin were busy at the stove.
A large pot of lard was simmering, the oil residue was already floating on the surface, looking golden and tempting.
This feeling of having family, truly makes one feel warm inside.
“Brother-in-law, you’re back!”
Xiaomin saw Li Yu pushing open the door and came in.
She immediately smiled and greeted him, then picked up a piece of oil residue with a bit of lean meat.
“Brother-in-law, try it, the oil residue that me and sister made is so fragrant!”
Because he was carrying things in his hands.
Li Yu just put it directly into his mouth.
Crispy, with a hint of salt.
Li Yu could drink two taels of liquor just by eating this.
Feeling the touch on his finger.
The little girl quickly retracted her hand.
She glared at her brother-in-law with a bit of annoyance.
Li Yu didn't notice the little girl's gaze.
He handed over the things in his hand.
“Here, take it and put it away!”
Xiaomin instinctively took it, seeing that Li Yu was carrying it so easily.
But when it landed in her hand, she almost stumbled.
“What is this, so heavy?”
“Seeing that you two sisters are so pale from hunger, I specially got you some white flour to eat and replenish your strength.”
“Ah?”
The little girl quickly lifted the bag and took a look.
Seeing that the whole bag was white flour, the little girl was stunned.
Even Xiuxiu, who had just walked over, couldn't help but ask.
“Why did you buy so much?”
She knew the price of white flour, eighteen cents per jin (0.5kg).
Such a bag would cost at least eight or nine yuan.
Even in the city, she hadn't seen anyone buy so much white flour at once.
They usually mixed it with other things and kneaded it together to eat.
“I promised to make you two sisters have a good life, so naturally I have to take action.”
Xiuxiu felt warm in her heart, but she still said.
“But there’s no need to buy so much, how much will this cost?”
Li Yu naturally held her hand and smiled.
“You two are more important than money, we’ll earn it back slowly!”
“I.....”
These words truly made the two sisters, who had been wronged, feel extra warmth.
Their eyes were already a bit red.
“Brother-in-law, you’re so good to us!”
The little girl excitedly hugged his hand.
Xiuxiu didn't say anything, but leaned slightly on Li Yu's shoulder at this moment.
This is considered achieving the feat of having a woman on each arm, right?
Li Yu couldn’t help but laugh.
He really didn’t expect that the girls in this era were so easy to please, just a little flirting and they were so moved.
“Alright, don’t cry, today is a good day.”
He said.
Li Yu took out the red booklet he had been carrying in his arms.
“Look, our marriage certificate and your household registration have been settled, from now on you two are officially members of the Li family.”
“Really!”
Xiuxiu quickly rubbed her eyes and wiped the grease off her hands.
Then she carefully took the red booklet.
After seeing that Li Yu and her own name were both on it, and it was stamped with the red seal of the brigade.
Only then did she show her smile.
“Sister, let me see!”
The little girl was naturally happy too.
She let go of Li Yu's arm and stretched out her little head.
But Xiuxiu hadn’t even seen enough herself, how could she give it to the little girl.
So the two of them started to bicker.
The little girl, who was annoyed, even wanted Li Yu to help her out.
After a bit of commotion.
The three of them began to prepare today's lunch.
No, this time should be considered dinner.
Didn’t the sun almost set?
The most time-consuming thing was the pig’s feet, this needed to be simmered over low heat to be delicious.
Plus the spices Li Yu bought.
The mixed aroma filled the room.
It almost made the three of them faint from the fragrance.
It wasn’t until the sun went down.
Only an oil lamp illuminated the room.
One braised pig’s feet, one crispy oil residue, and Xiuxiu also made a stir-fried potato shreds.
They were placed on a small table on the kang.
For people in this era, this was already a very sumptuous meal.
After all, in this time period.
Children in the countryside only hoped to eat meat during the Chinese New Year.
Li Yu looked at the little glutton who was already salivating.
He smiled and said.
“Don’t just stare, dig in!”
“Brother-in-law, I was just waiting for you to say that.”
She said.
The little girl Xiaomin was the first to pick up her chopsticks.
God knows how torturous the wait for those few hours was for her.
She couldn’t wait for time to pass faster.
But she didn’t just focus on herself.
Instead, she first picked up a piece of meat for Li Yu.
Then she said.
“Brother-in-law, you worked the hardest today, you eat first.”
Then she picked up a piece for Xiuxiu.
“Sister, you eat too, today is your good day.”
“Hehe, you little girl, eat quickly, look how you're trembling like a cat scratching.”
“Heehee!”
After hearing her brother-in-law’s instructions.
Xiaomin quickly picked up a piece of meat for herself and stuffed it into her mouth.
“Wow, so delicious!”
Li Yu didn’t laugh at her.
After all, people in this time period were basically all meat-cravers.
After taking out the white liquor he had bought.
He said to Xiuxiu.
“Today is a good day, do you want to have a drink with me?”
She wasn’t as carefree as the little girl Xiaomin.
Thinking about what would happen later, she felt a bit nervous.
Hearing Li Yu’s words.
She was about to say that she couldn’t drink.
But she seemed to have thought of something, and nodded with a blush on her face.
“Then I’ll drink a little with you, Yu Ge!”
“Me too, brother-in-law, don’t forget me, I want to drink too.”
Hearing this, the little girl Xiaomin wanted to join in.
Li Yu could only smile.
He took three teacups that he had carved from bamboo when he was free.
He poured a little for Xiuxiu and Xiaomin each.
“Come, to celebrate today’s good day, let’s have a toast.”
“Cheers, cheers!”
The three of them ate until their stomachs were full.
Especially the little glutton, Xiaomin, who didn’t take the white liquor seriously, and now she was already lying on the kang.
After Xiuxiu cleaned up the mess.
She then clutched her clothes and walked into the room.
Li Yu saw this and reached out to hug her in his arms.
Xiuxiu immediately blushed and whispered.
“Yu Ge, Xiaomin is still here!”
“It’s fine.”
Li Yu waved his hand.
“The next room doesn’t have a heated kang, let her sleep there, she might catch a cold tomorrow, anyway, she’s drunk, just let her stay here.”
“Hmm....Yu Ge!”
That night, a wind blew through Xiagou Village.
It blew the eaves of the houses with a whistling sound, and it didn’t stop until midnight.