Four supplies from the village chief's wife
Shen Yang coughed quietly.
Keeping his feet steady, he took Shen Qin's arm and walked out the door.
The night is getting darker outside.
The stars in the sky spread out like a river.
Shen Qin closed his eyes. Even though he had a mild temper since childhood, he couldn't help but lick his face.
"Yangyang, no matter how poor we are, we can't use grandpa's relics as favors. Those are the thoughts that grandpa left for us..."
Shen Yang raised his finger and made a shushing gesture on his mouth.
After three or five breaths.
The voice of the village chief's wife came from behind, calling them. The little girl looked stunned and stopped obediently.
"Mother-in-law."
The woman with big hands was wearing a clean and tidy blue cloth gown, and the fine lines at the corners of her eyes revealed her age.
"Yangyang, I almost didn't catch up with you. Come on, take it here."
It was a clean calico bag, filled with stuff. He muttered, "Mother-in-law, what is this?"
After stuffing the things into her arms, the village chief's wife smiled mysteriously, "Open it when you get home. Slow down on the road."
She said this to Shen Qin.
The young man forced a smile and said, "I know, mother-in-law, you should go back early."
The leaves rustled in the wind.
The baggage was a bit heavy and it was already late when I got home.
Shen Tang went to bed early. Shen Han was sitting in the yard with his eyes closed. Hearing the sound of footsteps, the man stood up.
"Brother, Yangyang."
There was a kerosene lamp burning in the room. Shen Han saw the baggage in Shen Qin's hand and raised his eyebrows, "What is this."
Opening it on the table, there were thirty or forty eggs wrapped inside, as well as two packets of white flour, and a small piece of Chinese New Year dried bacon.
Shen Han's eyes were so full at that time.
Although there weren't many things, they were within Shen Yang's acceptance range.
Shen Qin's face still looked a little ugly. Shen Han paused for fear of waking up the third and fourth children, "Are these given by the village chief?"
Since the death of grandpa, their family has been a group of little kids.
The elders in the village rarely interacted with them, and even if they gave them something out of friendship, not many of them gave them anything.
To put it nicely, the village chief considers the overall situation.
The unpleasant thing is that he is very selfish. How can he be so kind?
Shen Qin poured himself a bowl of water, took a few sips, and sighed softly, "Yangyang got grandpa's relics in exchange for it."
The room was a little quiet.
The pungent smell of the kerosene lamp spread. In this silence, Shen Han raised his hand weakly, "Grandpa's relics? Grandpa doesn't have any relics."
Back then, the house was so clean that when the mice came, they had to put two peanuts before leaving.
Shen Qin was busy arranging funeral arrangements and supporting his younger brothers and sisters, so Shen Han did all the family financial planning.
Pu opened his mouth.
Shen Qin reflexively looked at Shen Yang. The little girl was thin and small. She made a small pear dimple at the corner of her mouth and touched her nose.
"Ah, actually I did it myself."
The tobacco stem is cut out of a wooden stick and coated with tung oil.
If the incident hadn't happened suddenly, Shen Yang would have thought that if he left it alone for a few more days, it would look more like the oily smoke.
"Did you do it yourself? What happened today?"
Shen Han did not follow, and now he was scratching his head out of curiosity.
Shen Yang yawned, motioned to Shen Qin to tell him, and went to the kitchen to scoop up boiling water and mix it with water to wash his face and feet.
Although the bedding on the bed was thin, it was clean and soft. She was thinking about her next plan.
There are still a bunch of semi-finished products in the small bamboo forest. With my own hand speed, it can only take three to five days at most. Life at home is too hard, and farming alone cannot support so many children.
What's more, Shen Qin and Shen Han are growing older.
The two of them save their rations every day for the younger ones. As time goes by, their bodies will soon be worn down.
There are unknown insects buzzing outside the window.
Shen Yang quickly fell into a dream.
The kerosene lamp in the hut over there also went out.
That night, some people slept soundly, while others stayed up all night.
Two days.
Shen Yang woke up to the sound of rooster crow.
My neighbor has a few big roosters. There is no alarm clock here, so we rely on this simple and unpretentious way to wake up.
Sunlight reflects through the leaky windows.
Shen Yang stretched lazily and raised her eyes to meet Shen Han's dark eyes.
She was startled.
"Second brother, who did you let beat me up?"
The dark circles under his eyes almost reached his chin.
Shen Han touched his chin with one hand and said nothing, just staring at Shen Yang. After a moment, the man shook Shen Yang's shoulders with both hands.
Like a crazy wild dog.
"The Jade Emperor, Tathagata, Buddha, Guanyin, Amitabha, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep!"
Because I spoke too fast.
The young man's mouth sputtered with saliva. Shen Yang was sprayed in the face and couldn't help but slap him.
The voice was clear and crisp, and Shen Han let out a cry and let go of Shen Yang's shoulders.
The little girl wiped her face in disgust and rolled her eyes at Shen Han.
"Why, second brother, do you have another sister?"
"You'll get freckles if you spit on you. I'm going to file a complaint with my elder brother and let him beat you to death."
She dragged her shoes angrily and randomly pulled a coat from the end of the bed.
The air in the courtyard is fresh.
When Shen Yang went out, he happened to meet Shen Qin. He was holding a plate of steamed buns mixed with white flour and corn flour, and raised his chin at Shen from a distance.
"It's exciting."
Shen Qin was followed by Shen Sui. The young man had a few eggs in his bowl. When he passed Shen Yang, he gave two to her.
"Eat some cushion first."
This was the first time Shen Yang saw meat and fish after he came through.
Looking at the white-brown eggshell that was still radiating heat, she almost couldn't help but cry.
Woo woo woo woo.
I have never felt that eggs are so friendly.
Now she wants to crack two eggs first.
Shen Tang was frightened yesterday and woke up twice in a daze during the night.
Shen Yang held an egg in each hand and put the hot eggshell on his face. Shen Tang woke up in a daze.
"Yang Yang."
"Fourth brother, get up and eat."
The little girl shook the egg in her hand, and Shen Tang immediately sat up straight with an excited tone.
"Brother is really going to dig up herbs!"
There is a mountain behind the village. When my grandfather was alive, he would indeed bring down some cheap and useful medicinal materials from the mountain.
Shen Tang originally thought that Shen Qin was comforting him yesterday.
Shen Yang didn't expose it either, he smiled and said, "There are also white flour cornmeal buns and bacon. Fourth brother, get up quickly. We will wait for you in the kitchen."
A clean table.
This is the first New Year celebration for the Shen family after many months.
As the hero, Shen Yang was rewarded with two eggs, and each of the others was rewarded with one. Only Shen Qin was left empty-handed.
Shen Yang looked over and noticed the little girl's doubts. There was gentleness in Shen Qin's eyebrows, "Me too, I just finished eating in the kitchen."
Shen Yang pursed her lips, peeled an egg in silence, and put it directly into Shen Qin's bowl from a distance. She had never felt moved by being frugal alone.
"Brother, we are a family, and we have to eat together as a family."
The little girl had a calmness that was inappropriate for her age. Before Shen Qin could speak, someone knocked on the door outside the fenced yard.
"Is there anyone at home?"
Chapter completed!