Chapter 18
Yong'an looked at the sesame seed cake handed over by Suxue, his eyes sparkling. He only hesitated for a moment before taking it and eating it. Half of the sesame seed cake was quickly eaten. He burped and looked at Suxue sheepishly.
Then he took the pancake and chewed it in small bites.
Seeing Yong'an eating sesame seed cakes ferociously, for a moment, Suxue had the illusion of being a thief. Alas, this family is still too poor. When they settle down, they must find a way to make money so that Yong'an can eat and drink freely.
Standing next to Mrs. Wang, looking at her dim eyes and face covered with fine lines, Suxue felt inexplicably stuck in her heart. At this age, she still had to leave her hometown to escape, but what could she do if she didn't leave?
, it’s important to save your life!
Suxue secretly took a breath and said loudly: "Nai, let me give you something to eat. Only after eating can you have the strength to go on the road."
Seeing half of the wheat flour sesame cake being handed to her mouth, Mrs. Wang blinked and then she saw Suxue and Yong'an standing in front of her.
Mrs. Wang glanced at the whole-grain pancake held in Suxue's other hand, snatched the pancake with her hands, broke it in half and handed it to Suxue.
"Your father bought this?" Before Suxue could answer, Mrs. Wang added, "You're a gourd with a sawed mouth. You don't know how to eat. How come you've traveled such a long way? Are you stupid?"
This old lady is a sharp-tongued person.
Suxue pushed the sesame cake back and said, "Nai, I had dinner before I came back. This is for you."
Seeing Mrs. Wang take a small bite, Suxue hurriedly took the bowl of porridge from Yong'an and handed it to Mrs. Wang, "The biscuits are too dry. Milk, just eat with the porridge."
Mrs. Wang looked at Suxue in surprise, why is this granddaughter different from before?
Suxue raised the pancake in her hand and said, "Milk, eat it quickly. I'll just eat this. Whole grains are good for your health."
Mrs. Wang rolled her eyes at Suxue. This was the same granddaughter who didn't like to talk. She couldn't even make up, and it was good for the body. Who didn't know that wheat flour was better for the body than whole grains?
In fact, Mrs. Wang really misunderstood. Suxue really just wanted to taste the taste of whole grain pancakes and adjust her diet.
Suxue sat down next to Mrs. Wang, facing the busy yard, and said casually: "Mistress, did you see the injury on my father's head? That was a beating..."
"What, who hit me? Who dares to hit my son? Dare to hit the scholar?" Mrs. Wang suddenly raised her eyes, as if she was going to settle a score.
Suxue made a bitter face, the point is not this, the point is what she wants to say later, let her talk about the point, okay?
"Yes, if you don't take the scholar seriously, my father will beat him with a broom till he cries for father and mother, and then he will leave the money and run away."
Mrs. Wang looked at Suxue suspiciously, "Did your father fight back? Didn't you insult the gentleman? Is your father's injury okay?"
"I called him back. The one who insulted the gentlemen was Xie Xiaowen. He was my father's classmate. My father's wound was not serious and he has already been given medicine."
Mrs. Wang exhaled.
Suxue quickly made the point: "This sesame seed cake was bought with the money that was given to my father as compensation. I also bought a lot of grain and put it on the mule cart. My father said to prepare more grain. We can't let Nai and the family stay together."
There was no food on the road and I was hungry.”
Suxue described Si Sheng as a filial son. Anyway, it was true that Si Sheng was injured, beat Xiaowen and bought food.
Mrs. Wang's eyes were a little astringent. People said, "The old son's eldest grandson is the old lady's lifeblood." She loved this younger son the most, and the fourth son was also the most upbeat. This not only won her everyone's respect, but also made her
Life at home has become much better.
Mrs. Wang felt that the previous fourth child always made people feel like they were floating in the air, which she could not touch or grasp. But this time when the fourth child came back, he was so confident in talking and doing things, so...like her son.
Seeing that the old lady was a little moved, Suxue was ready to add more details.
"My dad has thought about everything he needs to think about and has done everything he can. He sincerely wants to take you and your family away. Mom, don't you want to leave?"
Seeing that Mrs. Wang was still struggling, Suxue continued: "Actually, it's okay if you don't leave. Just stay and look after the house for us and let my father take everyone away. My second aunt will settle the accounts, so let her help us on the way.
Take care of the money at home."
The second aunt, Gao's family, was a vinegar seller. Before she got married, she often went around the streets with her father to sell vinegar and help her father settle accounts. This was how her marriage to Er Sheng came about. Suxue knew this from Si Sheng's mouth.
detail.
Mrs. Wang gouged Suxue hard with her eyes. Suxue pretended not to notice and continued: "Mistress, you wait at home. The bandits won't drag the old lady up the mountain to join their gang."
You wait for the bandits to burn and kill for a few months, the officers and soldiers come to encircle and suppress for a few months, and then recover for a few months after the war. It only adds up to one or two years. We will come back in two years, and then we can join forces with you.
Let’s live together.”
In fact, Mrs. Wang knew very well that she must escape now. What Lao Si said was right, and what happened in Hejiazhuang further verified Lao Si's words. But she just couldn't let go of the home she had built for decades, and she couldn't let go of this yard.
The house, and the dozen acres of land.
Suxue's words were undoubtedly like a needle, piercing through the last blocked orifice of Mrs. Wang.
How could it be possible to let the second daughter-in-law take care of the family's money? Mrs. Wang jumped up and shouted into the yard: "Second daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law."
Mrs. Gao was crying and begging Er Sheng: "My parents are so good to us and treat you as their own son. They must not know the news about the bandits. You see, Dazhu can take a detour to inform his sister.
If your son-in-law doesn’t want to go, let the eldest son go for a trip, his father——”
Er Sheng was busy sawing wood with the eldest son. The Ye family had two cows and only one ox cart. They had to change the cart into an ox cart that could harness the ox.
They all wished they could grow eight hands. Mrs. Gao asked the eldest son to deliver the message, and asked a eldest son and a half to travel more than 20 miles at night without caring about the life and death of the child. She was no longer her biological mother.
Besides, after reporting the letter, he was willing to wait, and whether his brothers, brothers and wives were willing to wait. Within one day, Lujia Farm and Hejiazhuang were robbed and killed. Who knows whether the bandits will rob the bottom of the slope tomorrow?
The village has arrived.
Er Sheng was not coerced by Mrs. Gao and did not speak. He only waved his hand and pushed Mr. Gao away who was blocking the way.
Mrs. Gao was pushed and staggered, sitting on the ground and crying: "I can't ignore the life and death of my parents."
Er Sheng went up and covered Gao's mouth, "Do you want to invite the whole village?"
"Second daughter-in-law," Mrs. Wang shouted, frightening Mrs. Gao so much that her cries got stuck in her throat.
"You are a lazy, living-for-nothing woman. Why don't you pack up your clothes and utensils? What can you wear and use on the road? Do you want to freeze your son and man to death?"
Mrs. Wang's scolding woke up the Gao family. Her mother's family was more important, but her son's man was more important.
My parents, my daughter is powerless! I hope my parents have received the news.
Mrs. Gao got up from the ground with a bang, choked with sobs and ran back to the house to clean up.
"Boss, wife," Mrs. Wang walked towards Ge Shi again. Ge Shi and Dani had packed up the things in their house and were coming out of the house carrying their baggage.
Ge didn't have to worry about her mother's family. Her family was in the mountains and they didn't have enough to eat all year round. It would have been good if they didn't go and rob the bandits. If there were really bad guys, they would hide in the mountains and no outsiders would be able to find them for three days and three nights.
"Boss, wife, you and Da Nier continue to spread the pancakes. You can spread as many pancakes as you can. If you can put that thing in, you will rely on it to satisfy your hunger on the road."
"Okay, mother." Ge Shi put down the baggage and trotted to the kitchen.
Mrs. Wang raised her head and saw the second boy entering the courtyard with sweat on his head, and asked: "Second boy, why didn't your fourth uncle come back with you?"
Chapter completed!