Even the taste is particularly bland, because Lin Meishuang is reluctant to put salt or soy sauce in it. Even when they are cooking, Lin Meishuang watches closely by the side. Whenever they sprinkle more salt in, Lin Meishuang will definitely grab the spoon to cook. Although Lin Meishuang will not take the initiative to scold them, her behavior also makes people feel uncomfortable.
Everyone in their team praised Lin Meishuang as a good mother-in-law who never had any conflicts with her daughters-in-law. However, only the daughters-in-law knew that Lin Meishuang was not so easy to get along with.
"Please sit down and eat. I'll just pick two dishes. I don't know how they taste, so please try them and don't be disgusted." Lin Meiyu pressed Bai Xiaohua down on the kang and let her sit firmly.
"Tiantian, go call your dad and your brother back and tell them it's time for dinner."
"Okay!" Tian Tian agreed and ran to call people.
At this time, her father and brother should be in the fields. Tian Tian went to her own field and saw Tian Lisong and Tian Zhuo.
Tian Tian called them both back, washed their hands, and went to the table to eat.
Lin Meiyu first served Bai Xiaohua a bowl full of stewed sticky tea seeds and placed it in front of Bai Xiaohua before serving rice to other people.
"Let me serve it, Mom." Tian Zhuo happened to be sitting on the edge of the kang, closest to the rice bowl, so he took the bowl from Lin Meiyu's hand and served rice to everyone.
While eating, Bai Xiaohua first picked up a piece of beans with chopsticks and put it into her mouth.
As she chewed, her eyes became a little red. The stewed beans were especially delicious, with the lard bringing out the meatiness, and the saltiness was just right so that the beans could all be tasted. It was the most delicious stewed beans Bai Xiaohua had ever eaten in her life.
She lowered her head and buried her face in the bowl to hide her red eyes. Everyone else at the table saw it, but no one said anything.
Tian Tian was worried that Bai Xiaohua would be embarrassed to eat eggs, so she picked up an egg with chopsticks and put it in Bai Xiaohua's bowl, "This is the egg my mother fried, try it and see if it tastes good."
Bai Xiaohua nodded and stuffed another bite of egg into her mouth. After taking a bite of the egg, Bai Xiaohua wanted to cry even more. The egg was so fragrant and golden.
Her son and daughter have always been craving for eggs. They always go to the chicken coop and ask her for eggs, but where can Bai Xiaohua get eggs?
She also told Lin Meishuang that it's okay for adults to eat less, but don't mistreat the children. After all, they are still growing, and they should eat something nutritious. It's okay if they can't afford meat, but eggs are laid every day at home, and now there is no limit on the number of chickens, so we can get more eggs every day. Let's not talk about giving the children an egg every day, at least give them twice a month.
But Lin Meishuang said that all the eggs were to be saved and sold for money, and she did not agree to Bai Xiaohua.
Bai Xiaohua felt sad after hearing this, but she didn't know what to say. Now she had tasted the eggs that the children had been craving for, and they tasted really good, but also really bad.
Lin Meiyu and Old Lady Tian at the table felt a little sad when they saw Bai Xiaohua like this. They had all lived through hard times, and they knew how painful it was for a mother to want to give her child a good life but be powerless to do anything.
"We still have a lot of eggs at home. When you leave, Xiaohua, take a few eggs back for the children." Lin Meiyu said. Old Mrs. Tian had no objection. He also felt sorry for Bai Xiaohua. As for Tian Lisong and Tian Zhuo, they would not say anything. They just focused on making money. Lin Meiyu was in charge of all other matters at home.
"No need!" Bai Xiaohua looked up in panic, "I have a lot of eggs at home. How can I take your eggs? Just keep them for yourself and give them to the children."
"We don't have any children in our family. They have all grown up. Just take it with confidence. Since Second Aunt has packed it for you, don't refuse. Your life is not easy, and Second Aunt can't help you much. Just take a few eggs back. Will you cook or fry them secretly? Feed them to the children secretly, and don't let your mother-in-law find out." Lin Meiyu said.
Bai Xiaohua nodded. She still wanted the children to have some eggs, so she didn't refuse. Her voice was a little choked up, "Thank you, Second Aunt."
Lin Meiyu sighed when she saw Bai Xiaohua like this, and she felt a little sorry for the child. When Bai Xiaohua was a girl, her life was hard, and now her life as a married woman is even harder than when she was a girl. Not only her younger brothers and sisters suffer with her, but even her two children suffer with them.
"But don't blame your grandmother. This is a problem she developed when she was young. Our family was poor back then. That's how we got by. It's just that our lives are a little better now, but your grandmother should know that your grandfather doesn't care about anything. She has to do all the work at home and outside by herself. There's nothing we can do if she doesn't pay more attention."
"There's still the two thousand yuan. Although the loan is a little more, there's nothing we can do now that the child is already born. We can't just give up the child. This isn't the case."
Bai Xiaohua nodded. In fact, the two thousand yuan could not be entirely blamed on her old grandmother, and they would not blame her in their hearts because of their hard life.
What they complained about was that there were obvious ways to make money, but the old woman refused to believe it and refused to make any effort. She would rather live a hard life and wanted to pay back the two thousand yuan with her own hands and save up every penny from selling eggs. But when would she have to pay it back?
If they had no way to make money before, they would have stayed in the countryside all their lives like before, and they would not have complained. But now it is different from before. They are obviously capable, but they are unwilling to make efforts.
They also want their children to live the same life as they do, but no one is happy with that. They also want their children to live a better life, to eat meat, eggs every day, and new clothes every year.
"Actually, we all know our old lady. She is a bit rigid. She was afraid of being poor in the past. So even though there is money in front of her, she doesn't dare to do it. After all, we don't have that much capital to do business. Not making money is a big deal. What if we lose money? Then we have no other choice." Bai Xiaohua said with a wry smile. If the business can't make money this time, then they really have no other choice.
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