Fine wine fragrance
As it turns out, Yu Xi's guess was quite accurate. Jin De Cai had a major characteristic: like a groundhog who loves to hide things, he thought that keeping things at home was the safest, so he took advantage of the power outage to secretly stash his gold, in case others discovered it.
Other people's things, Yuexi isn't really interested in them anyway. Even if she was, she wouldn't have the guts to steal from the Jin family, not to mention all those little brothers under Jin Defu's command. Unless she wants to die early, it's best for her to stay far away from this person.
She quietly went back home with small steps and chatted with her mother and daughter on the kang.
Bai Haoran had just heard about his uncle's divorce and was a bit puzzled.
"Mom, Second Aunt has left, will Second Uncle have a wife in the future?"
Son's words made Geng Mei speechless for a moment, and she was not sure if her brother-in-law would remarry. "He should be, otherwise it wouldn't be easy for him to take care of your younger brother alone, right? If he remarries and brings back a wife, then your younger brother will have someone to take care of him. Sigh, let's not worry about this anymore, you'll know later. By the way, have you been naughty in school?"
Geng Mei said this, Bai Haoran's body stiffened slightly, and Yu Tong sat beside him, feeling the little guy's change.
Although the light was somewhat dim, it was clear that his brother's face had a slightly red expression.
"Mom, can you buy me a piece of glass? I kicked the ball and broke the classroom window. The teacher said it's okay if my parents just replace one piece."
Geng Mei was slightly angry and poked her son's forehead, "Little thing. Tell the truth, did you kick the ball to pieces or was it because of something else? Otherwise, mom will go ask your teacher."
Bai Haoran originally wanted to muddle through, but after hearing Geng Mei's words, the little guy immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake.
"Mom, it's my fault. The teacher has already scolded me. My classmates and I were competing to see who could throw stones more accurately, but I didn't throw accurately and broke the glass. I was afraid you would hit me, so I didn't dare tell the truth."
Geng Mei originally wanted to use a broom to hit him, but thinking about it, she decided not to, as it wasn't worth hitting the child over this matter.
"Sigh, forget it. I'll let your dad install the glass for your classroom tomorrow. Listen, don't be so foolish again, you're lucky to have a family like ours who can afford to pay for this. Next time, think twice before throwing stones at windows."
Bai Haoran took a look at things and they were easily resolved, finally letting out a sigh of relief.
"Mom, I won't throw glass again. I definitely won't let our family lose money again."
Yu Sai pulled at Bai Haoran's small hand, "Brother, you said I should say something good about you, but this kind of unreliable thing you can also do? Aren't you just trying to subdue those classmates in your class who don't listen to you? Do you need to do such a stupid thing, breaking glass is really something you could think of."
Yu Sai started nagging like a little hen.
Bai Haoran was somewhat perplexed - how did this younger sister of his know so much?
"Sister. Then you say I don't challenge them, what else can I do?"
Yu Shui stretched out his small white hand and poked the little kid's forehead, "Brother, this brain of yours isn't just for eating, you need to make those people respect you. You must have your own skills, first and foremost is to study well. You need to surpass them in academic achievements, establish your dignity, and also in actions, you need to use your brain to win over them, even if it's a fight, you can't just rely on brute force, you need to use your brain, got it?
"Didn't mom tell us the story of Sima Guang breaking the vat? Look at Sima Guang, he broke the vat and still got praised by the adults, do you know why?"
Yu Tong pointed at his own head and said, "This is intelligence and wisdom, you should learn from others in this regard."
Bai Haoran nodded as if he understood, and Yu Tong added "Look at what you've done, breaking glass. Luckily mom is in a good mood today, or else you'd be getting a beating. You're still far from being like Sima Guang, so learn from him."
That's all she can do, and she won't teach her own brother how to deal with those little brats. She may be able to take care of things for a while, but she can't help her brother for his whole life.
Some things still need him to slowly realize on his own, but thinking about it, Bai Haoran is still young, and he can be taught slowly later.
The brother and sister were chattering away in another room, while Geng Mei quickly cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks.
Just as they were washing dishes, the electricity came on. However, at the moment when the three of them were happy, a quarrelsome voice came from next door, and the sound was getting louder and louder.
At first she didn't pay much attention, but after listening for a long time, she actually figured out the door, and not only her, even Geng Mei understood what was going on.
Malan Flower and Jindecai are also a long-separated couple, of course, they can't help but get intimate at night. Who would have thought that the power went out? The power outage is a good thing, but it just so happens that the two people did it halfway and then the power came back on. As a result, Malan Flower only discovered some marks on her husband's body that didn't belong to her. The couple started arguing about this, but Malan Flower's voice was louder, while Jindecai belonged to the type of soft-spoken defense.
Geng Mei shook her head helplessly, "You two get out of there and come over here to talk to Mom."
Not wanting the children to hear such dirty things, Geng Mei quickly called her siblings over.
Bai Haoran didn't understand and asked in puzzlement, "Mom, didn't Dad say that Uncle Jin was quite formidable? Why did Auntie yell at him so loudly and he didn't even retort?"
Geng Mei found it somewhat difficult to answer her son's question, she could say that Jin Defu was caught by his wife because he was having an affair outside and lost the argument.
But after thinking for a while, he said, "That's because your aunt is not easy to get along with at home, so your uncle yields to her."
"Alright, let's not talk about others' business anymore. You tell mom what you've been up to in school."
Bai Haoran started telling his mother about what happened at school, but when he mentioned that he still wet his pants, Geng Mei's heart tightened. "Son, were you cold? Did you bring back your woolen underwear?"
Bai Haoran scratched his head awkwardly, "Mom, the dorm teacher helped me wash my pants. By the way, can you get me a belt? This rope as a belt often becomes a dead knot and is hard to open, otherwise I wouldn't have peed in my pants."
The son's small and wronged appearance made Geng Mei feel guilty, "Good son, mom will go to the sales department tomorrow to buy you a belt. From now on, we won't use cloth strips anymore."
She didn't expect that this cloth-made belt would be the culprit behind her son's bedwetting.
The three daughters sat on the kang and became more and more cheerful as they talked. Bai Wenli returned at this time, but he behaved very well today and surprisingly didn't get drunk.
"Daughter, how's it going? Did your dad fulfill his promise to you? Just for this promise, I didn't drink much wine tonight."
Look at Bai Wenli's somewhat complaining expression, Yu Tong chuckled and said, "Dad, you're really a trustworthy person. Otherwise, I'll give you a reward. Our family's wine is already brewed, want me to get some for you to taste?"
Bai Haoran heard that the grape wine was good, and the little guy was so eager to try it. He had tasted baijiu before, which was very spicy, but he had never tried grape wine before, and didn't know if it tasted like soda water.
"Sister, come and try some quickly, brother is starving."
A little girl with a queen-like demeanor pinched the tender face of a small guy, "Want to drink? Then you must promise me that you will listen to me in the future. Whatever I say, you'll do."
Bai Haoran was eager to satisfy his cravings and now, regardless of what Yu Tong proposed, he would agree to everything.
Geng Mei looked at the two children making a fuss, and with a smile, she went to get wine for the grandfather and grandson. Actually, she also wanted to try some, but since her daughter hadn't spoken up, she had almost forgotten about this matter.
As soon as she opened the sealed wine jar, she caught a whiff of an enticing aroma.
Some impatient people scooped up a spoonful to taste, and it was really good to drink. The sweetness was just right, with the clear aroma of wine and the mouthfeel of wine. Anyway, she thought that her homemade grape wine was not much different from the legendary Jiuquan Yuye, it was simply delicious.
After drinking a few more sips in the house, he finally took out a scoop of wine with a water ladle and gave each of the old men on the kang a bowl.
"Everyone try some, I bet you'll be eager for another sip after tasting this."
The rain is too clear about the taste of grapes, it was sweet when it was ripe at first, let alone this one that grew up with space water irrigation, the taste can't be bad.
Bai Wenhui is a veteran of the wine industry, and he has been drinking since he was young.
But today this wine gave him a bit of an illusion, all the years of drinking added up didn't compare to this bowl, refreshing and fragrant, yet not losing its potency, and after finishing it his whole body felt comfortable, as if every pore on his body had been caressed by spring breeze.
"Great, it's really good to drink. Geng Mei, when you have time, send some to her grandfather too, and let my dad also taste the brewing level of our family."
A bowl of white wine was finished in one mouthful, with some unfulfilled intentions. The thirsty eyes stared at the unmoving bowl in front of the daughter, and Yuexin smiled. Her dad's expression was just like her brother's when he couldn't get any sweets.
"Dad, you drink this bowl too. Don't drink too much of this stuff, one cup a day is enough. This thing is good for the body, so in the future when you go out, drink less white wine."
Bai Wenli didn't hesitate, taking the bowl from Yu Tong's hands. This time he savored it slowly, drinking a mouthful and praising it, while Bai Haoran silently drank his own. The little guy wasn't bad either, finishing the wine in just a few mouthfuls.
"Wipe little mouth 'Ah, really delicious, mom, I want to drink again tomorrow.'"
Bai Haoran has a major characteristic, which is that he's not greedy, so he didn't bring up the request to drink another bowl.
Geng Mei smiled wryly at the two men in front of him, "You two are just a big drunkard and a little drunkard, after drinking good wine, hurry up and clean up to sleep, otherwise you will still miss the jar."
Bai Wengu lay down, thinking about the wine in the jar, "Geng Mei, did we make more wine at home this year? I want to send some to Director and Old Jia to taste."
Geng Mei closed her eyes and pondered for a moment. The large jar of wine at home should be enough to distribute.
I just came back from running errands and uploaded a bit late, sorry everyone!