Chapter 18 Eight Bowls
Fang Yuan said happily, "Dad, I really didn't brag to you. Otherwise, let's make a bet. I will definitely build a few large brick houses in two months at most. If I do it, what do you think you will do?"
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The father was a stubborn man. When his fourth son provoked him, he immediately said, "What do you want to do? If you can really build a brick house, you will be the first in the former Weizi brigade. You can do whatever you want."
Fang Yuan smiled and said, "Then it's settled. If I can build a brick house by then, you promise me one thing."
"What's the matter?" Dad raised his eyebrows.
Fang Yuan said, "Don't worry about anything for now. Anyway, you promise me first. Do you dare?"
"I can still be afraid of you little brat. Just as you said, if you can really build a brick house and put face on my face, what if I promise you one thing!?" Dad immediately said
said.
When Fang Yuan saw that the matter was done, he immediately said, "Okay, let's make an agreement, mother, let's have dinner! Let dad have a taste of my craftsmanship, and I will compensate him for losing to me."
The father stared angrily, but the mother couldn't hold back her laughter, nodded and said, "I think it's okay, let's eat and eat."
My mother greeted me for dinner, and the sixth and seventh children hurriedly went to get bowls and chopsticks. My father realized it at this time and said in shock, "That's not right! Then I promise you something if I lose, what will you do if you lose?"
Fang Yuan shrugged and said, "Dad, I won't lose."
"You can't lose with your mouth!?" Dad expressed dissatisfaction.
At this moment, my mother said unhappily, "It's over, your son has made so many delicious things today, if you don't want to eat, we will eat."
The food has been put on the table. Fang Yuan’s dishes today are really tough. Braised pork, cabbage braised in oil, mother’s hoof flowers, fried eel shreds, cucumbers and tomatoes. Not to mention a normal meal, even if it is
If you put it on the table when you get married, it will make people give you a thumbs up and say it's a great feast.
"This is too... too wasteful." Dad looked at the food on the table and felt that his heart ached. He couldn't afford three yuan for this meal?
Fang Yuan said, "Don't be angry yet. You and I have worked hard to raise our brothers these years. Anyone who is a son knows that today's meal is a family meal. It is a son who has been filial to you. Thank you two elders for these years."
The grace of upbringing.”
When the father heard what Fang Yuan said, he was silent for a moment. After a moment, he glared at Fang Yuan and muttered, "It's just a lot of tricks. Old Six, ask your second brother to come back for dinner."
"Just in time, I'm going to return the bicycle." Fang Yuan said immediately, then took out the aluminum lunch box he usually brought with him from the house and put some food in it.
"What are you doing?" the second sister-in-law asked doubtfully.
Fang Yuan explained, "I have remembered Secretary Wei's bicycle these past two days. I can't use it in vain!"
The father nodded with satisfaction, "That's pretty much it. Don't take advantage of others casually. If you take advantage too many times, no one will care about you. We farmers... must be kind."
"Yes, yes, my father is right. The food is getting cold. I'm going to Secretary Wei's house first." Fang Yuan hung the lunch box on the handle of the bicycle, then pushed the bicycle and went out.
When they arrived at Secretary Wei's house, Wei Guomin was pulling the pig pen at home. When he saw Fang Yuan coming to return the bicycle, he smiled and said, "Did you use it?"
"Okay, okay." Fang Yuan grinned.
Wei Guomin said, "Just put it next to the door. Have you eaten yet? If not, why don't you eat at my place for lunch? Can we have a couple of cups?"
Fang Yuan took out the lunch box and handed it to Wei Guomin and said, "Next time, the food at home is ready and waiting for me to go back to eat. I brought this for you."
"What do you mean? Are you afraid that Uncle Wei won't be able to eat at home and will starve to death!?" Wei Guomin said angrily. Wei Guomin's wife is not at home and his son is not married, so there is no woman at home to take care of him.
Fang Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Uncle Wei, that's what you said. Our family is serving meat today for you to try. Don't tell others!"
"You kid, why are you eating so much meat that you can't tell others?" Wei Guomin found it funny. He opened the lunch box and took a look at it, then quickly closed it, swallowed subconsciously, and then whispered, "This meat is not small."
!Is your family getting another wife?"
"Oh no! This is... a family meal. The old man is not going to take life as a day. He said that after this good meal, he will let me and my second brother go away." Fang Yuan said with a smile.
Wei Guomin was not stupid. He knew that Fang Yuan didn't want to say that even if he was the secretary of the production team, he couldn't take care of everything, so he didn't ask, frowned and said, "Okay, I'll accept the food, and the bicycles
I don’t have any use for you, so you can push it back first! You can come back to me later if you can.”
"Hey, thank you, Uncle Wei. I won't be polite to you anymore." Fang Yuan has the character to climb up the ladder. As soon as Wei Guomin let go, Fang Yuan pushed the cart away without any hesitation.
Wei Guomin also thought it was funny, waved his hand and said, "I advise your father to just separate the family. There is nothing to be sad about. I will get along with that boy sooner or later."
Fang Yuan came back from Wei Guomin's house and pushed the bicycle into the yard. When his father saw this, he asked in confusion, "Why are you pushing it back again?"
"Uncle Wei said that he couldn't use it for the time being, and he was afraid that I would be useful, so he let me use it first." Fang Yuan didn't talk nonsense and repeated Wei Guomin's words.
The father nodded slightly, and then said, "Be careful and don't lose it, otherwise I won't be able to afford the compensation if I sell you."
"Don't worry! Let's eat. I'm hungry. Is the second brother back?" Fang Yuan asked while washing his hands.
The second brother came out of the house and said with a smile, "Fourth brother, you are so awesome. Once you go out, our whole family will eat meat."
Fang Yuan smiled and said, "It's just average! Second brother, you haven't seen anyone this early in the morning, why are you there?"
"Isn't Mr. Li's family planning to marry a wife? Let's go and help. We should set up the table and everything first so that we don't have to work anymore tomorrow." said the second brother.
Nowadays, whoever gets a wife in the production team has to be helped by the whole team, so everyone can help when they have time. Tomorrow is the wedding day for Mr. Li and his family, so today it is really time to set up tables and benches.
"Is the food at Mr. Li's house hard?" Fang Yuan asked curiously.
After the second brother sat down, he smelled the delicious food on the table intoxicated and said, "Anyway, the food is not as hard as yours today. Except for cucumber, any dish on the banquet can be used as the main course."
"That can't be too shabby! Are there eight big bowls?" Second sister-in-law couldn't help but ask.
The second brother nodded slightly, and then said, "There must be. If you can't even make eight large bowls, you will be laughed at. But I think Mr. Li's family is quite miserable. This wife is going to have a hard time marrying her."
The so-called eight bowls are not just specific dishes, but a configuration of two meat dishes, two soups, and four vegetarian dishes. If you have money, you can have four meat dishes, two soups, and two vegetable dishes, plus something delicious and delicious. Canned sugar water or something is even better. But you really don’t have the money.
One meat, two soups, five vegetables, no one finds fault. Anyway, it is prepared according to the strength of the family. But if you can't even get eight big bowls together, you will definitely be laughed at. So in Jianghuai, no matter how difficult it is to get married, you will
Chapter completed!