Blissful Days After Widowhood

Mrs. Wang wiped away tears and choked, “I just saw that child and felt uncomfortable. Child, I want to discuss something with you. We will have some leftovers every day. From now on, can it be left to that child?”

Gu Yin nodded and said, “I want to do it even if you didn’t mention it.”

Mrs. Wang didn’t eat a few bites for lunch that day. In the afternoon, when Gu Yin was cooking lard, she specially fried a plate of lard residue.

Even though they had been in the food business for a few days, in fact, eating at home was basically just casual, and there was not much oil used.

The aroma of lard pierced people’s noses, making them greedy, and Mrs. Wang couldn’t care about it.

When the lard residue was placed by Gu Yin, both Mrs. Wang and Wu’an’s eyes lit up.

Gu Yin looked at them, and hurriedly said, “Let it cool before eating, be careful not to burn your mouth.”

Mrs. Wang and Xiao Wu’an nodded hurriedly. They didn’t rush to open their mouths after hearing her words, but their eyes were not willing to leave the plate for a moment.

After a while, Mrs. Wang picked up a piece and tasted it.

The yellow lard residue was fragrant and crunchy. It squeaked in the mouth, and the lips and teeth would be fragrant, and one bite was not enough.

She ate two pieces in a row with a look of contentment and enjoyment on her face.

Xiao Wu’an was in a panic beside her, shaking his hand and telling her to put down the plate.

“Look at how anxious you are,” Mrs. Wang laughed and handed him the plate.

Xiao Wu’an picked up and ate two pieces, and the contented expression on his little face was exactly the same as his mother’s.

However, after the two of them ate two pieces each, they stopped moving and handed the plate to Gu Yin to eat.

She didn’t want to eat it. In the past few days, she smelled the smell of oily vegetables for half a day, and she had no appetite at all. If it wasn’t for the fear of Mrs. Wang worrying about her body, she might not even eat.

At that time, Mrs. Xu’s voice came from outside.

“What kind of delicious food is this?” Mr. Xu said, and she had already entered the door.

“Do you have a dog’s nose?” Mrs. Wang went out with the plate, “My daughter-in-law’s fried lard residue, smell it!”

Mrs. Xu’s took a deep breath, and nodded, “Fragrant!”

When she was about to reach out, Mrs. Wang suddenly put the plate back again, looked at Mrs. Xu’s darkened face and said with a smile, “Really? I also think it’s fragrant.”

After the two had bickered with each other the previous time, they ignored each other. Mrs. Xu finally came, and Gu Yin naturally wanted to be a peacemaker.

She took out a small bowl from the stove, put the lard residue left in the pot, and went after Mrs. Wang, “Mother, don’t joke with my aunt. Didn’t you specifically ask me to set aside a small bowl for my aunt before?!”

Mrs Wang pouted, not dismantling her daughter-in-law’s performance.

Mrs. Xu’s expression also calmed down, and smiled, “Good girl, don’t try to make up for your mother, I know it’s your intention, not your mother.” 

She also gave Mrs. Wang a mocking look.

“Can’t eating block your mouth?” Mrs. Wang said, and reached out to grab the bowl in her hand, “If you don’t want to eat, give it back!”

Mrs Xu didn’t give in either, and walked to her house, “Why should I give it back to you? Your daughter-in-law kindly gave it to me!”

Mrs. Wang went to chase again, and the two of them were like when they were fifteen or sixteen years old, arguing for a flower.

Gu Yin looked at their funny behavior, and just as she was trying to persuade them, she saw a burly middle-aged man walking by the entrance of the alley.

He was in his early forties, with dark skin, strong facial features, broad shoulders, and a straight back. He was wearing an ironed catching fast jacket and a black scabbard hanging from his waist. Although he didn’t say a word, with one hand behind his back and the other on the scabbard, he had the aura of still waters run deep.

(People who are calm and tranquil on the outside, often have a strong, deep personality)

Although it was the first time she saw him, Gu Yin guessed that he was the famous Officer Caotou in the town.

When Officer Caotou saw Mrs Xu, he paused and said, “Mrs. Xu, you’re here. I want to give you this year’s rent.”

Just now, Mrs. Xu was still fighting with Mrs. Wang, but at this moment, she suddenly became quiet, and said in a voice like a mosquito, “Officer Caotou, you must be tired of running all the way back from outside, right? Don’t be in such a hurry. I’ll let Qingchuan go to your house to get it.”

Officer Caotou nodded slightly, turned to see Mrs. Wang and Gu Yin. 

Gu Yin said, “We just moved here a few days ago, and we haven’t had time to greet you.”

Officer Caotou nodded and said, “It’s okay, I had something to do and I only returned today. You will live in the neighborhood in the future, so you don’t have to be so formal.”

After he finished speaking, Officer Caotou didn’t stay any longer and went back to his yard.

As soon as he left, Mrs. Wang stroked her chest and exhaled a long breath, “This head official is so imposing, I can barely breathe because of the pressure.”

Mrs. Xu immediately retorted, “Officer Caotou doesn’t put on air at all, why do you accuse him like that?”

“What did I accuse? I said he is imposing, which is obviously a compliment!”

Mrs. Xu glared at her and went back with the bowl.