Chen Lishu glanced at the two of them, said nothing, and went straight to the west room, where the younger ones had already fallen asleep.
"Liyuan, eldest sister is back."
Chen Liyuan vaguely seemed to hear Chen Lishu's voice. After a while, she opened her eyes and found that the lights in the room were on. She forced herself to sit up. When she saw that it was really Chen Lishu who was back, she couldn't help but pounce on her.
She burst into tears in her arms.
"Sister...wuwu..."
Chen Lishu patted her on the back: "Okay, eldest sister is back, no one can do anything to you."
Chen Lifei and Chen Lijuan were awakened by the sound of crying, and saw Chen Lishu back. Chen Liyuan was holding her and crying, and they all rushed over to cry together.
Wu Chunmei watched the children cry, and she also sat aside and wiped her tears. Chen Mandun looked at the situation of the family, and felt as if there was a ball of cotton stuck in his heart, and he said "hi" several times.
Chen Liyuan cried for a while before she finally vented all the frustration in her heart, and her crying finally became quieter.
"Okay, it's all over." Chen Lishu slowly patted her thin back and said warmly: "Don't joke with your own life in the future. Are you hungry? Sister, go get you something to eat?"
Chen Liyuan raised her head, choked with sobs and asked with some worry: "Sister, my parents have agreed to the marriage, and now they want to go back on it, but Widow Liu's family comes to make trouble every day. If this matter cannot be resolved, do I really want to marry Liu Dabao?
"
Not only was she hungry these past few days, she was also very scared. If she was really allowed to marry someone like Liu Dabao, it would be better to die.
When Chen Lishu heard her words, her already stern face was instantly stained with frost, and she said coldly: "As long as the eldest sister is here, no one can force you to marry if you don't want to. If they dare to make trouble, I will make them regret it."
Chen Liyuan finally felt relieved after hearing this.
"Lishu, you haven't eaten either, right? I was afraid that Liyuan was hungry because the dinner was still hot in the pot, so I'll bring it to you right now." Chen Mandun looked at Chen Liyuan's mood and finally stabilized. Before Chen Lishu could speak, he hurriedly
Get up and go to the kitchen to serve food.
The food was served soon. Wu Chunmei had no time to cook because of such a bad thing at home, so she only had corn pancakes and mustard greens for dinner.
Chen Liyuan had been hungry for several days and suddenly let go of her worries. She didn't pick at all, and started to wolf down half a pancake in her hand.
"Sister, I'm hungry too." Chen Lijuan saw that her second sister was eating well, swallowed quietly, and looked at Chen Lishu eagerly.
"Sister, I'm a little hungry too." Chen Liru also whispered in agreement.
Chen Lifei and Chen Liwan were a little older and had better self-control, but they just looked at each other without speaking.
"It's time to go to bed. Eating too much is not good for your health. Share a little bit with each person and go to bed immediately after eating." Chen Lishu smiled and picked up a piece of pancake and broke off only a small piece for each person.
Chen Liyuan had been hungry for several days. Chen Lishu was afraid that her hunger and fullness would be bad for her health, so she only let her eat half a piece of corn cake, drink some water, and then let her lie down to rest.
"Mom and Dad, please go back to the house. I will sleep here with my sisters tonight." Chen Lishu took the dishes to the kitchen and said expressionlessly when she came back.
This was the first thing she said to Chen Mandun and his wife when they entered the room. The two looked at each other and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, what about that, your mother and I won't disturb your rest."
After Chen Manyun finished speaking, he and Wu Chunmei walked out of the room.
"The child's father, I think Li Shu looks angry with us, right?"
Wu Chunmei's voice choked up again as she spoke: "But aren't we doing it for this family, okay? I haven't given birth to a son, so if I recruit a son-in-law, the next few children will have their parents' family to back them up when they get married. Besides, we proposed to recruit a son-in-law in the first place.
Wasn't it her decision?"
"Lishu is sensible and can definitely understand our difficulties." Chen Mandun sighed again as he spoke.
"Sister, do I really not need to marry Liu Dabao?" Chen Liyuan stood close to Chen Lishu, smelling the sweet fragrance coming from her body, and felt particularly at ease.
The person she admired most since childhood was Chen Lishu. The good life in her family was achieved through Chen Lishu's hard work. She wanted to be as powerful as her, so she would rather die than give in to this marriage.
"Don't worry, my eldest sister is here, and I will definitely not let you marry a scumbag like Liu Dabao." Chen Lishu turned sideways, patted the quilt on her body and comforted her.
"Yes." Chen Liyuan nodded in the darkness. She had been worried about this matter for the past few days, but now she relaxed and fell asleep not long after.
Listening to the even breathing sound in her ears, Chen Lishu gently pulled the quilt to cover her, turned over and closed her eyes.
The next day, Wu Chunmei and his wife got up early. In addition to cooking rice porridge, they also baked spring cakes and fried bean sprouts and leeks. After everything was done, Wu Chunmei went to the West Room to call for help.
"Mom, what delicious food did you cook? I just dreamed about eating meat at home." Chen Lijuan sniffed hard with her little nose while getting dressed.
"Mom made burritos and two-meter porridge." Wu Chunmei said as she glanced at Chen Lishu and Chen Liyuan. Seeing that they had no reaction, her eyes suddenly dimmed.
Soon the sisters put on their clothes and folded their quilts. After washing up, the family had just sat at the dining table and were about to eat. Suddenly, Widow Liu's curse came from the yard: "Chen Mandun, you two, don't be so fucking shy."
Turtle, get out of here right away, if you don’t resolve the matter I told you about your children, I will come to your house every day to make trouble!”
Chen Manyun sighed helplessly and stood up: "You guys eat, I'll go out and take a look."
"Dad, let me go." Chen Lishu stopped the person, picked up the bench she was sitting on when she stood up, and walked straight towards the door with a cold face.
"Father, please go out with me and have a look. Don't let Lishu do something stupid. If someone gets hurt, she will be in big trouble." When Wu Chunmei saw her fight, she was so frightened that she called Chen Mandun.
Chen Mandun had never seen Chen Lishu become so angry. He was shocked and hurriedly chased her out.
"His aunt, our middle-aged couple didn't agree to this marriage without even saying anything. They all live in the same village. If they don't keep their word, let alone you, I will definitely not be able to spare them." Zhang Chunhua glanced at the people around him.
The man took two steps forward and tried to persuade me with good intentions.
"Let me tell you, if it weren't for the fact that they are usually honest people, I would be willing to let my good son step in the door. How much effort did it take for me to convince our eldest daughter to agree to this marriage? They are a good couple.
If I change my mind, I..."
Before Widow Liu finished her words, she saw a black figure suddenly coming towards her. She was so frightened that she covered her head and hid to the side.
Zhang Chunhua reacted slowly, and by the time she tried to avoid it, it was already too late. The stool leg almost brushed the tip of her nose, bringing up a strong wind, and then fell heavily to the ground with a "bang", causing a burst of dust to rise instantly.
Zhang Chunhua stared blankly at the bench that was less than a finger away from his feet, and his calves trembled for a while.