Chapter 61: Every family has a hard-to-read scripture
With Wan Hongmei beside them, the two of them put away their usual behavior.
"I'm not you, how could I do such shameful things..." Mrs. Song said arrogantly.
Wan Hongmei could clearly see the tit-for-tat confrontation between the two women. She had often heard them quarreling in the village before.
Now seeing the two of them starting to compete, she had no intention of being caught in the middle.
"I won't bother you picking mushrooms. I'm going to see my daughter." Wan Hongmei left with a smile.
Seeing that Wan Hongmei left, both of them felt that it was the other party's fault.
He rolled his eyes, hummed and turned his back, his movements and postures were uniform, just like enemies.
Now that there is a large army behind, everyone is not worried about the barbarians coming to kill them immediately, and they all start to collect food.
Those who picked mushrooms picked mushrooms, and those who dug for wild vegetables, they picked a lot of everything that was edible in the fields.
Zhang Guihua had a disagreement with her mother-in-law over the meal.
Zhang Guihua's family has many children. She gave birth to five by herself, and her eldest son has reached the age where he can get married. Of the four sons in her mother-in-law's family, the first three are married, and there are two daughters who are waiting to be married.
The population is truly prosperous.
Zhang Guihua felt that with so many people in the family, it was natural to provide more food for cooking.
But her mother-in-law didn't think so.
"Can't we eat wild vegetables and mushrooms? We need to eat a pound of grain in one meal. Where can we get so much grain?"
"This is the food given by the general. Do you want to eat it in a month and starve your family to death?" Mrs. Liu said, holding on to the food bag.
Zhang Guihua took a deep breath, "What should we do with so many children at home?"
"Your child is hungry, so you, mother, have to think of something to do! I take out half a catty of food every day, and half of it goes into the stomachs of your family. Isn't that too little?" Mrs. Liu's face grew long and she refused to give in at all.
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Zhang Guihua is her eldest daughter-in-law, and she is usually responsible for cooking and sharing the meals.
But things are different now, they are on the run!
Mrs. Liu's other two sons have three children in total, and they are all too young to eat much.
It's like all the food of the whole family went into the stomachs of Zhang Guihua's family.
How can a bowl of water be balanced?
"Mom, isn't my son your grandson? Do you have the heart to let them starve?" Zhang Guihua screamed and apologized for her family's injustice.
"Why am I starving them? Can't all mushrooms and wild vegetables be eaten? Who in the family doesn't eat this?"
"What? Did my old lady secretly eat the food behind your back?" Madam Liu's voice became louder.
"If you really don't want to eat the food cooked by my wife, we can divide the family. The food in the family will be divided into five parts. I and the unmarried children will take two parts, and the rest will be shared by each of you, the first, second and third.
!" Mrs. Liu's words were filled with anger, and she broke the jar and smashed it.
"Mom, how could you do this?" Zhang Guihua said angrily.
Doesn't this push their family to death?
Including her man, there are seven mouths in total. Do you want to starve them to death?
"Okay, stop arguing with mom! They can't do the work. They eat a big bowl at one meal and are still hungry. Xia'er eats half a bowl at every meal. She can pick up three baskets of mushrooms a day, saving food for everyone.
Eat. Just listen to mother, eat as much as she wants." Shi Quan came up and patted the table to finalize the decision.
He is Mrs. Liu's eldest son and Zhang Guihua's man.
Xia'er is the youngest daughter in the family.
"Mom, don't be angry. She also feels sorry for your grandchildren and is afraid that they will be hungry." Shi Quan leaned over to coax his mother.
As for my wife, I can only wait until later.
Zhang Guihua knew that she was in the wrong and did not continue to argue. She just watched her husband defend her mother-in-law.
His eyes were red with anger and tears were rolling in his eyes.
She just wanted her sons to have one more bite, what could be wrong?
Aren’t all the children born in her belly surnamed Shi?
"Mom, don't cry. I'll go find more food tomorrow so you won't go hungry." Zhang Guihua's eldest son came up to comfort her.
Several other sons also joined in.
"Mom, let me wipe your tears. If I drink more water, I won't be hungry. I will go out with my elder brother to find more food tomorrow."
Zhang Guihua wiped her tears and held back her anger.
Her natal family lived far away and no one was looking for her, and she still doesn’t know where she has fled to.
When Zhang Guihua was holding her breath, she was wondering if she could find a tree to hang herself on. If no one was around, she would be able to save food for her children.
Without her maternal family, her only closest blood relatives are these children.
But I thought that the biased person in her family would definitely be biased. If she is gone, the children will not be able to grab food.
She hopes for no one as much as herself. She wants to live well and find food for her children.
She also has to watch her children grow up, marry a wife and have grandchildren.
"Mom, I will go find something to eat as soon as the sun rises. I will definitely not make you hungry." Zhang Guihua comforted the children.
The family's farce ended here.
Every household in the village listened to it, and the Yun family was no exception.
Yun Huachun and Wan Hongmei looked at each other helplessly.
Every family has its cupboard.
No one in the village can help with this.
"Dad, I think you should find a lot of food if you go into the woods ahead." Yuntao pointed at a dark shadow in the southeast.
It was getting dark now, and everyone found an open space in the dense forest to rest. The distant scenery was shrouded in black gauze.
"Autumn has arrived, and the wild fruits in the woods should be ripe."
Yuntao has a notebook, which is a blank notepad she took out from the bookshelf in her room.
Afraid of attracting attention, she removed all the coils on the side of the book, cut a neat corner, and asked her mother to sew it up for her.
After coming out of the military camp, she heard her father say that Dajin was a different world, and she started to draw pictures.
With the help of her father, Yuntao drew a picture similar to the one in Wei Yuanting's tent.
I read all the travel notes in the book box again.
She had a photographic memory and memorized everything after reading it once.
Then comparing the daily journey, they calculated silently, and took out the compass to compare north and south. They should reach Tongdu Prefecture soon.
The travel notes say that there are many wild fruits in the woods around Tongdu Prefecture to satisfy your hunger.
For example, persimmons, chestnuts, etc., the mutton hot pot in Tongdu City is very famous.
"We are almost at Tongdu. If we hold on for a while, there will be food in Tongdu." Zhong Da said.
Yuntao looked at Zhong Da next to him in surprise.
Zhong Da pointed to a hill with a circular gap next to it, "When I came out of Tongdu City, I also set up camp here."
"I still remember the look of this hill. It looks different from other hills."
Yuntao nodded, it seemed that her guess was correct.
"Although we are about to arrive in the city, not every household can buy this food." Wan Hongmei sighed.
Most of the food that people in the village eat is grown by themselves, and most of the family's money is saved by selling food for a penny.
Chapter completed!