She Lives Well with the Shopping App in the 80s
Chapter 170 The Female Supporting Character’s Maternal Family

Chapter 170: Chapter 170 The Female Supporting Character’s Maternal Family

Yun Xiaoxiao had never smoked meat before and did not know these precautions, but she committed everything Mrs. Zhao said to memory.

"With the cypress, you can’t add too much during the day, the smoke gets too heavy. At night you must keep an eye on it, and only leave once the fire is out. Otherwise, if a big fire starts, the meat will burn and can easily cause a larger fire."

Mrs. Zhao had intended to stay and help smoke the meat, but since her eldest son had broken his leg, and her daughter-in-law sometimes couldn’t manage everything on her own, she would occasionally go and assist.

"Mother, I’ve got it memorized."

As it was getting dark, Yun Xiaoxiao added some cypress branches, and instantly the smoke billowed heavily.

Both of the little ones watched the hanging meat, their eyes gleaming with anticipation, wondering how long they would have such an abundance of meat to eat.

The sauce meat did not need smoking, but it was also hung from the kitchen rafters to dry.

"Go to bed quickly, Mommy will smoke the meat for a while."

"We don’t want to sleep yet, we want to smoke the meat with you."

Smoke the meat together?

Once the blankets were dry, Yun Xiaoxiao sent them off to their respective rooms to sleep.

"Mommy, how many days does it need to be smoked?"

Da Bao was determined to stay in for the next few days, watching over the meat. If someone stole it, they would have no meat to eat.

They had no suspicions about the meat they were eating these days.

"I don’t know either, wait until grandmother comes, and you can ask her."

It started getting dark around five in the winter, and Yun Xiaoxiao planned to smoke the meat until a bit past seven.

Having smoked it for a day, the meat had dried out considerably.

Yun Xiaoxiao was busy smoking meat.

But her maternal family was not so peaceful.

"Mom, has little sister replied to the letter?" This was the eldest sister-in-law Yun asking her mother-in-law.

The university entrance exams had been reinstated, and it had been held twice already, but that youngest aunt hadn’t made it back. The mother-in-law kept sending her things and money.

Mother Yun sighed, "No."

The little daughter must still resent them for making her go to the countryside alone.

So many years had passed without her returning even once.

Even the letters and packages they mailed to her only received occasional replies.

Her own flesh and blood, how could Mother Yun not feel distressed.

"Mom, quite a few Educated Youths have been returning to the cities. If little sister is worried about not finding a place to work, we should think of a solution. We can’t let her stay in the countryside forever."

Eldest Sister-in-law Yun had been planning for a while now. It was she who persuaded her mother-in-law to start sending parcels and writing letters to coax the younger aunt to come back.

Now that the workshop director was up for a promotion, the various group leaders were making their moves. Her husband was one of those group leaders, and naturally, she hoped her husband would climb up the ranks.

Having the younger aunt return was also a way to get in good standing with the deputy factory manager.

After so many years in the countryside, even if her parents-in-law sent her items, she probably wasn’t as fresh looking as before. For a childless deputy factory manager’s grandson, taking in the younger aunt as a stepmother while allowing her to return to the city would not only benefit their family in getting closer to the deputy factory manager but also serve two purposes in one go.

"We can’t let Xiaoxiao stay in the countryside forever. I’ll discuss it with your dad."

Discuss what?

Her father-in-law would definitely agree.

An arrangement beneficial in every way.

And hadn’t she borne two grandsons for the Yun family?

Could a daughter really surpass grandsons?

Her younger brother-in-law had almost become a live-in son-in-law just to stay in the city. Now there was still a rift between him and his in-laws, wasn’t there?

Besides, her younger brother-in-law had had two daughters before finally having a son.

"We need to discuss it with dad. The family really had no choice but to let little sister go to the countryside that year. I hope she sees all the money and food you and dad have sent her over the years and doesn’t hold it against you."

Eldest Sister-in-law Yun put on an understanding look.