Chapter 155 Jealousy Makes People Lose Their Mind

"It's not Chinese New Year, it's just that our guests cooked a delicious meal!"

Zhang Ersao said excitedly!

However, her family members couldn't get any food...

After everyone who had gone to work in the fields returned, the steamed buns were already cooked, and a bone broth with radishes was also made.

Smelling the fragrance filling the yard, I never dared to imagine when I would have such a good life again.

First, Zhou served rice to Grandpa, and then fed him until he was full!

Then everyone started eating.

Zhou Ye and Xie Jianshe sat down at the table before everyone prepared to start eating.

Uncle Zhang took a bite of the steamed bun, and the oil was almost overflowing from it. He slurped it up, and the aroma was incredible...

It's like living the life of a god.

"It smells so good! It's absolutely delicious!"

After finishing the meal, I felt embarrassed: "I'm so sorry, you're our guests and I made you cook for yourselves."

"Uncle Zhang, what are you saying? Since we're staying here temporarily, how can we let my sister-in-law and aunt cook for us every day?"

"That would be really embarrassing!"

Zhou also answered with a smile.

Aunt Zhang said with a smile, "That's only right, we should be busy. We can't do that later! Today is the first day, let's leave it at that for now."

"I'll let you try my cooking sometime; my food is delicious!"

Aunt Zhang sighed after she finished speaking. "Before, there was no food, so even if we wanted to cook, we couldn't!"

Zhou smiled but didn't say anything.

The atmosphere at the dinner table was perfect; the children ate to their hearts' content, one bite after another, with almost no time to be naughty!

The adults enjoyed their meal; they could eat as many buns as they wanted from the three large steamers that were full!

Believe it or not, they had quite an appetite; they devoured all three steamers of buns! After they finished eating, Aunt Zhang sighed inwardly: "How could they have finished them so quickly?"

Why……

These buns are so delicious! I wish I could save them and eat them again tomorrow!

After the meal, the kitchen was left to Aunt Zhang and Zhang Ersao to clean up. Zhou wanted to help, but Aunt Zhang refused.

That's when they stopped!

In the kitchen, Aunt Zhang was talking happily, but Sister-in-law Zhang was not in a very good mood!

"Mom, what do you think my parents ate today? Was it tofu again?"

Aunt Zhang paused for a moment, then pulled Zhang Ersao along, saying, "Come here!"

Then he took out a small basket from the cupboard, and inside the small basket were five large meat buns!

But it was already cold.

"Mom...is it steamed buns?"

Zhang Ersao exclaimed in surprise!

"Shh!"

Aunt Zhang shushed us: "Child, I know your family is well-off and has helped us a lot! But the meat and buns were provided by our guests!"

Even if I have selfish motives, I can't hide them too much!

Take these to your family! Go quickly!

Someone else found out!

Zhang Ersao looked at her mother-in-law gratefully; "Mom, how can you be so kind?"

"Hey, what's there to thank us for? We've been so grateful for your help all this time! Go on, stop crying!"

Otherwise, your mom will think I've bullied you.

"Okay, I'll go right now!"

Zhang Ersao agreed and hurried off!

While breastfeeding inside, Sister-in-law Zhang whispered to her husband, "I'm eating well, so the baby has more food to eat!"

I wish I could eat like this every day!

very nice! "

Although Brother Zhang didn't want to dampen his wife's enthusiasm, he still said, "Stop dreaming! They're our guests!"

I'm leaving in a month!

Do you want to eat like this every day?

"But speaking of which, this couple is really a perfect match, and that man doesn't seem like an ordinary person either!"

"Yes, that's right. Who could afford to carry so much grain? That's lard, five catties!"

I remember when our family was doing well, we only dared to buy two jin (1 kg) of lard! That was during the Lunar New Year.

When Sister-in-law Zhang thought of the past, she felt a pang of nostalgia.

No one knew that a meal would attract the attention of so many people!

Not far from the village chief's house was an earthen cave dwelling, which was the closest house to him!

The child started crying and wouldn't listen to the aroma!

"Did the village chief's family eat meat?"

"Impossible, who could afford meat?" the man denied.

"Waaah... I want to eat meat, just meat, just meat! Waaah... Grandma, I just saw the meat that their customers bought!"

Lots of meat!

And white flour!

I want noodles! Waaah... Grandma, go get some!

Grandma...

"Waaah..."

Seeing her child cry makes the woman feel bad too!

But she was unwilling to bow down to the village chief's wife.

"I'm not going!"

"Waaah... Grandma doesn't like me, she doesn't want to give me meat, boohoo... Grandma is pregnant with Grandma... I want Mommy..."

I'm looking for my mom...

Wow…

Seeing her grandson crying so hard, the woman couldn't bear to watch anymore.

He gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Fine, I'll go. We're all just eating coarse food, why should she get to eat meat?"

If we're going to eat meat, let's all eat together!

I'm going to find her!

"Come on, Yuanbao, come with Grandma!"

Yuanbao is chubby and plump, which shows how much he is pampered at home! All the other children are thin and pale from hunger, but only her grandson is well-fed and round.

Why?

Who made the child's mother work as a saleswoman in the county town?

I gave all the good food and drinks to the kids!

"Old woman, speak properly!"

The old man knew his wife's faults well and quickly offered a word of advice.

"Is anyone there? Hey sis, are you there?"

Aunt Zhang rolled her eyes when she heard the voice from inside the house. Uncle Zhang looked at her and asked, "Aren't you going out?"

"How can I not go out? Otherwise, the neighbors will start talking badly about me again."

Aunt Zhang complained.

Lifting the curtain, Aunt Zhang's expression changed, and she greeted with a smile, "Oh, it's Grandma Yuanbao! What's up?"

"What urgent matter do you have that you're at my house so late at night instead of eating at home?"

Wen Xiuer said with a smile, "It's nothing, big sister. I haven't been here for several days. Did you miss me?"

Come and take a look!

We have guests over, huh?

I saw them today, they were a young couple, right?

Aunt Zhang secretly rolled her eyes. This Wenxiu had always been competing with her since childhood. Later, when it came time to arrange a marriage, the man originally intended for her was Old Zhang, but she didn't like him.

I told myself the result!

She liked him, so she agreed to marry him!

She, on the other hand, felt uneasy. Why should she be able to marry just because you say so? She ended up marrying the man next door!

That's good...

The comparisons have started again!

At first, the Zhang family was poor and uneducated, while Wenxiu'er's husband's family was better off, which made her very happy.

They come to our door every day to mock us!

Later, after she had four sons and he had two, her arrogance vanished! She felt inferior to others!

Before marriage, people compare partners; after marriage, they compare husbands; after having children, they compare children...

Later on, Old Zhang made something of himself and ran for village chief!

The children are all academically excellent. The eldest and second eldest are capable, while the third and fourth eldest are good at studying and have even secured stable jobs in the county town.

Now, Wen Xiuer feels a huge gap between herself and her past self.

He spent a fortune to find a daughter-in-law from a small county town! And she even has a job! Now he can finally hold his head high!

But who wants to compare themselves to her...?

This is so annoying!

This visit is definitely not for anything good.

"Yes, we have a guest! What brings you here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuanbao shouted, "Grandma...Grandma, it smells like meat! I can smell it! I want to eat meat!"

I want to eat meat!

Grandma, quickly get me some meat!

Upon hearing this, all the children in the family rushed out!

"Yuanbao, we've all finished eating. There's no meat. What nonsense are you talking about! Go back to your house!"

Yuanbao shouted, "I don't want to! You're being unfair! Why can you eat meat, but I want to eat it too! Waaah..."

You are bad people!

Your whole family are bad people! I wish I were meat!

"I want to eat! Get it for me!"

The children were furious and went forward to try and drive Yuanbao out.

"Hey...hey...what are you all doing? Big sister, I came to check on you out of kindness, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to treat a child like this?"

"Besides, it's just meat. Since you bought meat, what's wrong with giving the child a little?"

How can you be so stingy!

Wen Xiuer glared at the children who had come over and said with displeasure.

Although Aunt Zhang doesn't like to make decisions at home and always listens to the old man, she still does.

But that doesn't mean we have no ideas.

With a dark face, he said, "Wenxiu'er, even if my family did buy meat, what does it have to do with you?"

If you want to eat it, can't you just buy it yourself?

Me, stingy? Why should I give you my meat?

"Hurry up, we have guests!"

Wenxiu glanced at him. "Oh... guests? Guests are easy to handle! If there's meat, we can feed the guests; if not, we can give some to the neighbors!"

Pooh!

"Big sister, we grew up together, so we can be considered childhood sweethearts, right?"

We are not only neighbors, but also sisters.

"The child is here, so what's wrong with giving the child a bite? Is your family short of meat?"

"We're such good friends, how come I can't even have a bite of meat!"

"It's so emotionless! It's so boring!"

Aunt Zhang: "You mean you're inferior to me? My family can afford meat, but you can't?"

Wen Xiuer immediately became quick-witted!

"What do you mean? You're saying I'm not as good as you? I'm just here to ask you to give my Yuanbao a piece of meat, and that makes me not as good as you?"

Big sister, I've been calling you "big sister" for decades!

How can you talk like that?

After saying that, he said loudly, "With a character like yours, how can you serve customers? Let me tell you, you might even ask them for money when they leave!"

Who knows how greedy you all are!

Aunt Zhang got angry!

"You... Wenxiuer, that's enough! Why are you still talking nonsense? I won't argue with you today!"

"Hurry up and get out of here!"

"I'm not leaving, I'm going to give my grandson meat!"

Wen Xiuer simply stuck with him.

Aunt Zhang was speechless: "We really don't have any meat! None!"

"I don't believe it! I can smell it, it's definitely meat!"

"Yes, Grandma Zhang, give me some meat! Waaah... I want some meat! Waaah..." Yuanbao started wailing again!

Sister-in-law Zhang and Sister-in-law Zhang couldn't hold back any longer!

"Auntie, your grandson wants to eat meat, why don't you just ask your daughter-in-law to buy some?"

Your daughter-in-law works at the supply and marketing cooperative!

It's convenient to buy!

Why do you insist on staying at my house?

"I've already said there's no meat! No meat! Why don't you understand?"

Zhang Ersao stepped forward and spoke.

Wen Xiuer rolled her eyes: "Buying meat doesn't cost money, does it? I didn't say how much we'd eat. The child hasn't had any meat for months. Is it so hard to just have a bite?"

"We're all neighbors, how could you be so cruel?"

"Are we... ruthless?"

Zhang Ersao was even more speechless!

This Aunt Wen is particularly difficult to deal with; she's thick-skinned and always trying to be unreasonable.

Yuanbao was still crying and fussing. Aunt Zhang said speechlessly, "Alright, alright, you can go back now! We really didn't eat any meat, just some bone broth!"

You guys have tried it before!

Crying now is useless; it's really all gone! Who leaves any meat broth behind?!

Wen Xiuer frowned, saying in disbelief, "Just bones?"

"Yeah, what else?"

Zhang Ersao directly took out the bones she hadn't thrown away: "Look, it's just bones, what else could it be?"

Wen Xiuer took a look and thought, "He really is a bone!"

Tsk... Why are there only bones? These bones have already been gnawed on, what a waste!

"Pah! They're drinking meat soup, but they won't even call the kids over for a bowl. How stingy!"

Aunt Zhang blushed with anger.

"Hey, how can you talk like that? I've never seen my kids invited when you're eating meat!"

Wen Xiuer: "My family is like a gold ingot, how can we be the same?"

"Pah! I have four sons, and more grandchildren than you!" Aunt Zhang retorted.

"Hey you……"

"Wow...ah...Grandma..."

Originally, Wen Xiuer wanted to say something, but the child started crying again. It was so annoying. She couldn't possibly ask for the bone back, could she?

It's not a dog!

We have no choice but to give up!

He rolled his eyes and said loudly, "Yuanbao, they don't eat meat, they eat bones, that's dog food!"

They're different from us!

Let's go home!

"Another day, I'll have your mom buy us some meat!"

"Wow……"

"Okay, okay, don't cry..."

Wen Xiuer left, grumbling and cursing!

Zhang Ersao was so angry that she cursed, "I really want to fight her! She's so infuriating!"

Aunt Zhang shook her head: "Let's go, forget it! Close the door..."

Zhou also saw the farce outside through the window!

Grandpa said softly, "Every village is like this, even the village chief's family! Sigh..."

Let's not eat so well in the future!

Just eat a few bites to get by!

Xie Jianshe didn't care: "Grandpa, let others say what they want. You still need to eat well!"

We still have things to do!

Zhou Ye nodded with a smile: "That's right, even if we don't eat meat, we still have to eat enough rice!"

Aunt Zhang was so angry when she got home that she cried!

"Old man, don't you think that Xiuer was deliberately causing trouble? Making us look bad in front of our guests!"

I'm so angry!

I really want to fight!

Uncle Zhang patted him reassuringly: "Alright! Don't hold it against them! You know Wenxiu'er."

That's just his personality!

If I ever really make you angry, feel free to take action!

Don't worry, I'll back you up!

"You... how can you, a village chief, teach people to fight? I was just afraid of putting you in a difficult position."

Aunt Zhang lightly tapped Uncle Zhang.

After saying that, he became worried again.

"But Xiao bought so many bones, they'll go bad if we don't eat them! We still have to cook them tomorrow! Although I'm happy that I can help nourish the kids at home."

We really got a great deal.

But if outsiders smell it, that'll be trouble again!

"Then let them know that this was prepared by their guests themselves! It wasn't prepared by us!"

People have been starving these past few years!

"He worries about everything!"

Uncle Zhang said helplessly.

"Sigh... that's all I can say!"

The next day, Aunt Zhang got up early to steam buns. No matter what others said, she couldn't let her guests suffer!

They prepared real food and vegetables!

In addition, Zhang Ersao also made braised potatoes with garlic, eggplant, and chili peppers! This dish goes well with rice; I wonder if the guests will be able to get used to it.

I started cooking the soup late at night...

It contained radishes and potatoes, and finally some glass noodles! I observed yesterday that my little one seems to like glass noodles too!

When Zhou woke up to the aroma of food, it was already seven o'clock in the morning.

"Grandpa, where's Xie Jianshe?"

Zhou Weiren looked at Zhou Ye and smiled: "You two have such a good relationship? You didn't want to marry me back then!"

Are you already worried?

Don't worry, Jianshe got up early and went to the mountain to gather firewood with the eldest and second eldest sons of the Zhang family!

They should be back by now!

Zhou glared at his grandfather: "Grandpa...you're always joking with me!"

Zhou Weiren chuckled twice.

As he stepped outside, Xie Jianshe was carrying a basin of water and was about to come in!

"woke up?"

Zhou looked at him in confusion: "Why are you carrying water?"

"Let me wash your face! Come inside!"

Zhou then noticed that Xie Jianshe was not only carrying water, but also a toothbrush holder.

Okay...

That's very thoughtful!

Back inside, Grandpa pretended he couldn't see anything: "Oh my, this young couple, they really have a great relationship! I can't see anything, I didn't see anything..."

Zhou was quite helpless with her grandfather...

Xie Jianshe smiled and said, "Go wash your face! It's still a bit windy outside, don't go out!"

"good!"

When I came out after washing my face, the food was already on the table!

"Sorry, I overslept!"

Sister-in-law Zhang said with a smile, "What are you saying! You are a guest, there is no reason for you to get up early to cook!"

Besides, it's all thanks to you; otherwise, we wouldn't be able to eat so well!

"Yeah yeah!"

The happiest person here was Sister-in-law Zhang, because she had just given birth and knew the importance of eating well during the postpartum period.

I thought I was doomed to live a life of hardship, but who knew I'd be so lucky! I'm so grateful.

The look in her eyes as she looked at Zhou Ye was filled with even more gratitude!

The neighbor, Wenxiu'er, started making a fuss again after smelling that sour and fragrant aroma!

"Grandma, I smell eggplant! Let's go check it out!"

Yuanbao is up to his old tricks again!

He's a gluttonous child, so he's particularly sensitive to smells and can tell what's delicious just by smelling it.

But Wenxiuer already went yesterday, and doesn't want to go today!

"Yuanbao, listen to Grandma, we won't go! Grandma will make it for you, okay?"

"Okay...I want the same thing!"

Yuanbao grumbled and mumbled.

The Zhang family enjoyed their meal immensely and were completely full!

But besides the excitement, there was also trepidation!

Good times came too suddenly, and it all feels like a lie!

In the kitchen, Zhang Ersao whispered to Zhang Aunt, "Mom, do you think it's not good for us to eat like this?"

The grain was bought by Xiao Ye and his wife.

We can eat together once or twice, but not for a month, right? There are more men in our family, and the third and fourth sons aren't back yet!

If they all come back, wouldn't that mean...?

With my dad included, there are five grown men in total. How much do they eat in one meal?!

"Xiao Ye really won't mind?"

Aunt Zhang sighed upon hearing this: "Oh... I'm worried too!"

After thinking for a moment, I said, "How about I talk to Xiao Ye and we only use the food they buy to cook for them from now on?"

We'll eat the same things we always did!

"How about... just give some to your sister-in-law?"

Zhang Ersao thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "Yes... I think this will work!"

After finishing tidying up, Zhou Ye had just come out when Aunt Zhang called him away!

"Xiao Ye... are you busy right now?"

"Oh? Nothing's wrong? What's wrong, Aunt Zhang?"

Zhou followed Aunt Zhang into the house!

Aunt Zhang hesitated for a few seconds, then said, somewhat unsure how to begin, "I have something to do. I'll be cooking for you separately from now on."

You guys eat first!

us……"

Before Aunt Zhang could finish speaking, Zhou grabbed her hand.

"Auntie, what are you cooking for us? Aren't you going to eat? Do you think we're landlords from the old days?"

"Oh dear, you can't say that, you absolutely can't say that! The investigation is very strict right now! You can't..."

Zhou Ye's words startled Aunt Zhang, who quickly looked outside and thankfully found no outsiders.

"Okay, I won't tell!"

Zhou also said.

Aunt Zhang sighed: "Actually, we are just uneasy and worried! That's your food."

We always felt a little... unfair to you while we were eating!

"Hehe...Auntie, you're really overthinking it! It's fate that we met!"

We won't be here for long, maybe only a month, and it will be difficult for us to meet again after that!

Although I bought some things beforehand, it was to repay you for saving my grandfather!

But that's not enough!

In this way, we will stay here for a month and eat together. No matter how good the food is, you can eat it without worry. This is our way of repaying your kindness!

By leaving here, we have repaid our debt of gratitude!

Otherwise, we would feel so sad when we leave!

"Besides, if we eat separately, and you serve us the good food while you eat the bad food, what kind of people will others think we are if they find out?"

That's not good for our reputation either!

A few words made it easier for Aunt Zhang to accept the situation.

"Okay, then I won't interfere anymore! I'll do whatever I want!"

"That's right! And, Auntie, you can use that grain without worry. I have a friend in the county town who can buy some grain!"

So you don't need to worry about that!

Aunt Zhang nodded. She knew that Xiao Ye and his wife were capable people!

Zhou Ye came out of the house and smiled. Country folks are really honest!

Unexpectedly, this statement was quickly proven wrong!

Zhou also went out to walk in the mountains, to see the surrounding area, and to get along well with everyone.

As soon as he stepped out the door, he was stopped by several women.

"Young lady, are you a guest of the village chief's house?"

"Yes, sisters-in-law!"

The women exchanged glances and all smiled.

A woman asked with a smile, "Girl, what did the village chief's family serve you yesterday? We could smell the meat from far away."

What did you eat?

"Yes, my child is really craving something! Tell me, did he eat something delicious? Hehe..."

Zhou knew that yesterday's scene was about to repeat itself!

A slight smile played on her lips... and an idea came to her!