"What a nice smell! Dad, why do I smell meat?"

Ye Fang, carrying her hoe, smelled the aroma of meat before she even entered the house. She sniffed and looked at Ye Erzhu in surprise. Ye Erzhu also smelled the aroma and frowned, "We don't have any meat at home! Let's go home and check."

"good!"

As soon as the father and son entered the yard, they followed the smell straight to the kitchen and were surprised to see Ye Qing busying around.

"Ah! Big sister, you're back!"

Ye Qing turned around and smiled at them, "You're back. Wash your hands and eat. It's ready to go."

"What delicious food did you make? I can smell meat."

"Your nose is sharp. I made some bone soup. Have a bowl later."

"good!"

Who wouldn’t be happy to have delicious food? Ye Fang excitedly scooped up some water to wash her hands.

Ye Erzhu asked, "Where did the bones come from?"

“It was given to me by someone else.”

Ye Qing briefly explained it to him again.

"Be careful."

Ye Erzhu didn't say much. This kind of thing was actually very common in their village. It was normal for everyone to barter things, but they all did it secretly and no one would show it openly.

"I know, Dad, wash your hands and eat."

Ye Erzhu glanced at the big pot of food in the pot, and the bowl of bone soup beside him. He looked at Ye Qing a little embarrassedly, "Girl, there is so much soup, can you give a bowl to your grandma?"

Ye Qing looked at his expectant eyes and couldn't bear to reject him. No matter how Zhou Shuimei treated her, she still had some conscience towards her son Ye Erzhu. No matter how much she hated her, she couldn't really let Ye Erzhu cut off contact with her. That would be too selfish. After all, she was his biological mother.

What's more, I am just a junior, and it is not right for me to force my father to be unfilial to my mother.

"Okay, but you have to go by yourself. I'm not going, and Fangfang and the others can't go either."

Seeing that she didn't refuse, Ye Erzhu grinned and agreed, "Okay, I'll go and send you off myself. When will you return to the county town?"

"I left around 5pm. I have to go to work tomorrow."

"How's it going there? Are you used to it?"

After all, a waiter's job is to serve people, and Ye Erzhu was still worried that a little girl like her would be bullied in the county town.

Ye Qing replied as he served the dishes, "I can get used to it. I've even made a few friends. Don't worry."

Ye Erzhu nodded, "That's fine. You guys eat first, I'll serve some to your grandmother."

"We'll wait for you together. Come back as soon as you deliver it. The food won't taste good if it gets cold."

"No need to wait for me, just eat."

Ye Erzhu said as he found a small clay pot and filled it with a bowl of bone soup. Knowing that Ye Qing didn't like Zhou Shuimei, he didn't dare to touch the pig's tail.

After he left, Ye Qing called Ye Fang and the others to help serve the food.

The three little girls were drooling at the delicious food on the kang table.

"Sister, when will dad come back?"

Ye Fang was already a little impatient. She was already hungry after working for a whole morning.

Wang Juan looked at her daughters eating like greedy cats and couldn't help but smile, "Eat first and save some for your dad. It will take more than half an hour for him to come back."

Ye Qing nodded, "That's fine."

I went to the kitchen and found a bowl to leave a bowl of food for Ye Erzhu, and then said,

"Eat it."

As soon as Ye Qing spoke, everyone couldn't wait to start eating.

"It's delicious! The soup is delicious too!"

Ye Ping licked her lips and smiled so hard that her teeth were visible.

A pig's tail was only that long, so in order to let everyone have a bite of the meat, Ye Qing chopped it into small sections and gave each of them a piece.

A bite of pancake, a sip of soup, and then a big pot of stewed vegetables in broth, it’s so satisfying!

"Drink more. If you run out of it, you can add some water at night and stew it again!"

Ye Erzhu came to the old house carrying a small clay pot. Many people along the way saw him and were extremely envious when they smelled the meat coming from the pot. When they learned that he was doing this to honor his mother, they all praised him for being filial.

Ye Erzhu came to the old house happily, and they were having lunch here. When they saw him coming, they all looked at him and the earthenware jar in his hand.

Ye Erzhu smiled and went straight to Zhou Shuimei, "Mom, this is the clear stewed bone soup, I brought it to you, please try it."

When Zhou Shuimei smelled the meat, the wrinkles on her face smoothed out a lot. She looked at Ye Erzhu with tenderness, "Have you eaten?"

Ye Erzhu replied, "No, I'll bring it to you and then go home to eat. I'll find a bowl for you to pour it out."

Zhou Shuimei nodded.

The eldest family was a little disappointed when they saw that he had just poured out a bowl of bone soup. This bowl was only enough for the old lady to drink by herself, so they could forget about it.

Sun Erni pouted and her tone was filled with complaints.

"Uncle, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but your soup is too watery. There's not even a piece of meat. It's OK if there's no meat. The soup is too little. It's not even enough for our mother to drink alone."

"Meat! Meat!"

Ye Jianguo's eldest son Ye Qiangqiang smelled the meat and his mouth was full of saliva. The fat boy pointed at the bowl in front of Zhou Shuimei and kept shouting.

Zhou Shuimei was a little unhappy when she saw that there was not a piece of meat.

Ye Erzhu suppressed the smile on his face, looked at Zhou Shuimei and began to explain, "Mom, this is originally bone soup, without meat. If there was meat, how could I not send it to you? If my family cooks meat in the future, I will send it to you as a filial piety. This bone soup is also nutritious. You should drink it while it's hot. It's almost gone."

What Ye Erzhu said was true. If he really had meat to eat, he would never forget his mother.

After all, he was born from her belly, and Zhou Shuimei knew that her little son would not hide anything from her.

"You're so thoughtful, how about building an army?"

"I'm fine. I eat and sleep, and I'm growing stronger."

There are many births and deaths these days, and many children cannot be raised. Hearing him say this, Zhou Shuimei was very satisfied, "Okay, I will go see my eldest grandson when I have time. You can go back to eat too. I won't keep you here."

Since the family has been divided, all the food in the house belongs to the eldest son, and it is not easy for her to let the younger son eat here.

Ye Erzhu had no intention of eating for free. His daughter cooked delicious meals at home, and he didn't want to eat pickles here and have to please others.

"Okay, I'll go back first then."

Ye Erzhu went out of the door holding the clay pot. The old lady felt sorry for her great-grandson, so she poured half of the bone soup for Ye Qiangqiang.

The little guy was so satisfied as he drank with smacking lips.

Others were also envious, but no one dared to speak up. Even Ye Jianhua, the beloved second grandson, couldn't get a seat, let alone others.

When Ye Erzhu returned home, Ye Qing brought him the food that had been left for him. Ye Erzhu ate the delicious meal and felt so refreshed!

Ye Qing felt that if he were given another two ounces of wine at this moment, he would faint from happiness.