Chapter 12 Days and people are changing
Jiang Yu works in the fields with his brother and sister-in-law every day and never complains about hardship and fatigue.
Because she understands that only by working hard can it be possible to live a good life.
Only during the autumn harvest can we have enough food and rice.
But all these hopes were destroyed by Ye Fei.
Even if she thought about Ye Fei in the past, for the sake of her children, she would eventually wake up.
Until the old man's coffin book and the money his brother and sister-in-law planned to buy for livestock were squandered by Ye Fei, life fell into darkness completely.
Even after the family was separated, Ye Fei's playful and lazy temperament did not change at all.
Ordinary meals, not to mention rice and noodles are not often seen, even potatoes and sweet potatoes are not seen a few times every three days.
It all depends on the harvest in the field, and ordinary vegetables are also very few.
That's why An An's nutrition cannot keep up, and compared with other children of the same age in the village, she looks small and thin.
This has always been a worry in Jiang Yu's heart.
But now, Ye Fei suddenly changed his temper. He actually went home to get rice and noodles, and even went out to make money.
I bought milk for the child, soap for her, and even meat.
Looking at the rice in the pot, Jiang Yu felt his nose sore.
"How about putting some potatoes and sweet potatoes in it!"
"A whole pot full of white rice is too wasteful. Let's save some."
This is not a New Year celebration, eating all rice is really painful to the eyes.
Hearing Jiang Yu's worries, Ye Fei couldn't help but laugh.
"We have to eat anyway, so why not just have a good meal, let alone put it in our stomachs, what kind of waste is this?"
Ye Fei let go of Jiang Yu's hand, patted Jiang Yu's shoulder and said seriously.
"Don't worry, our family will eat rice for every meal from now on. I promise that I will never treat you mother and daughter badly again."
Jiang Yu was stunned by Ye Fei's straightforward words.
Looking at Ye Fei's fiery gaze, she felt her cheeks get hot and subconsciously looked away.
"You're talking nonsense again."
Jiang Yu said quickly, turned around and ran to An An's side.
Looking at Ye Fei standing by the stove busy, he was thinking about what Ye Fei said before.
We walked from Yejiacun to the county seat early in the morning. The road was more than ten miles away and it took an hour or two to walk on the mountain road.
When she got up in the morning, there were no more sweet potatoes left, and the leftovers were left for her and An An.
Then Ye Fei didn't eat anything all day long.
There were only two bottles of milk, and Jiang Yu couldn't help but worry about whether Ye Fei had eaten.
Realizing that he actually cared about this prodigal, Jiang Yu quickly shook his head, trying to get this thought out of his mind.
This must not be the case.
According to Ye Fei's temperament, he must have eaten outside before coming back. How could he bear to treat himself badly?
Yes, that must be the case.
But looking at Ye Fei's slightly trembling hands, Jiang Yu fell into self-doubt again.
What if he really hasn't eaten and is so tired...
Jiang Yu hugged An An absently, hesitated for a long time, and finally raised his head and asked.
"Have you...have you eaten today?"
Ye Fei is watching how the bone soup is cooking and plans to cut some ginger.
Everyone was caught in the rain just now. Drinking some ginger soup can dispel the cold and warm you up at the same time.
Jiang Yu planted these at home.
As soon as I opened the jar, I was blinded by the mist.
"No."
"I'm thinking about coming back to have dinner with you and An An. I'm not very hungry yet."
Ye Fei told lies without looking back, his face not even changing.
Although I said I wasn't hungry, I was actually so hungry that I almost fainted from cooking.
When you are rich, you only think about what to eat, and you can throw away anything you don’t taste.
But now, his four pockets weigh the same, he works efficiently, but his appetite is not small.
Who knows how much temptation he had to endure from those small vendors he passed by before.
I never thought it was so delicious before, but now I can’t wait to take a bite.
If it weren't for the money in his pocket and Jiang Yuan'an at home, he could eat it all by himself.
Looking at Ye Fei's busy back, Jiang Yu tightened his grip on the bowl.
A burst of aroma came from the earthen pot, and Ye Fei added some salt to it to taste.
I don’t have many seasonings at home, but even high-end ingredients only need ordinary preparation to become delicious.
After a while, the small courtyard was filled with the aroma of bone soup.
In the broken basket on the side are the wild bamboo shoots dug yesterday, which are very tender when stewed in the soup.
Just when he was about to make some meatballs for An An to eat, a figure appeared in front of him.
Ye Fei was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and found that Jiang Yu was holding the bowl of oil residue in front of him.
"You eat some cushion first, I'll help."
After saying that, he ignored Ye Fei's attitude and rolled up his sleeves alone, revealing his slender wrists.
Ye Fei remembered that when he first met Jiang Yu, her body was not as frail as it is now.
It was because he was lazy and all the work at home fell on Jiang Yu alone.
The firelight shone on Jiang Yu's thin cheeks and pierced Ye Fei's heart hard.
Jiang Yu, who was sitting at the stove adding firewood, looked a little red, which was not obvious under the firelight.
She cursed in her heart that she was really worthless.
It is obvious that Ye Fei has no illusions or hopes, and it is obvious that Ye Fei has changed a little bit.
But when she saw Ye Fei busy cooking, her damn heart disease broke out again.
You can pretend not to see it, but you still think about it in your heart.
These things were all bought by Ye Fei. She couldn't eat them alone, otherwise she would be in trouble.
Jiang Yu comforted himself in his heart and gave him food just because he bought it.
An An, who was sitting next to her, was also talking happily.
"Daddy, time!"
Ye Fei smiled as he watched Jiang Yu getting into trouble with him.
There was nothing pretentious about it, he was indeed hungry, so he wiped it casually on his body, picked up the oil residue and put it into his mouth.
Don't tell me, it's really delicious, and your cooking skills haven't really deteriorated.
Last time, after Jiang Yu took An An away from him, Ye Fei had to fend for himself.
So my cooking skills gradually improved.
Ye Fei quickly finished half a bowl of oil residue, and then he felt that he had something in his stomach.
After wiping his mouth, Ye Fei looked at Jiang Yu who still did not dare to look at him and said softly.
"Thanks!"
Not only because of this bowl of grease, but also because of her contribution to this family over the years.
Jiang Yu heard this very clearly, but he didn't dare to look up at him. He just kept adding more firewood to the stove, and the fire became more and more intense.
Just like her frozen heart, it gradually came back to life.
"This guy has no integrity, how can he be so polite!"
Regarding Ye Fei's changes, Jiang Yu saw it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart.
In the past, people used to have enough food for the whole family, but now they would get up early in the morning to dig wild vegetables in the mountains to make money to support the family.
What's more, she didn't expect that Ye Fei, who had ignored her and An An before, would actually say thank you and come back with gifts.
All this is like a dream, so unrealistic.
But the warm firelight and the fragrant aroma in front of her told her.
None of this is a dream.
Chapter completed!