"Second daughter-in-law, third daughter-in-law, go back and look for something they can wear. First, find them some clean clothes to change into."
Old Mrs. Ye gave a series of instructions, and everyone in the family got busy under her orders.
Old man Guo hurriedly and politely said no.
Old Madam Ye said, "You and your family can stay here tonight. We can discuss anything tomorrow."
Mrs. Ye quickly made a large bowl of dumpling soup and brought it over.
Old Madam Ye said, "It's late at night and there's nothing good to eat. The best thing about dumpling soup is that it's warm and easy to digest. Eat it while it's hot."
The Guo family couldn't remember how long it had been since they had seen white flour. Now they saw such a big pot of dumpling soup, which was filled with white flour dumplings except for some shredded cabbage.
How could I be disgusted with this? My eyes are shining.
Soon, Mrs. Ye steamed another plate of braised food that had been frozen outside during the Chinese New Year and had not been eaten yet, including pig ears, pig trotters, pig elbows, etc.
She also cut some mustard greens, mixed some radish, and steamed some egg custard, making a total of four dishes.
The Guo family's eyes widened when they saw the meat.
They couldn't remember how long it had been since they had eaten meat.
The adults were still trying to maintain a little reserve, but the children couldn't help it any longer and started swallowing their saliva.
"Let's eat first!" Old Mrs. Ye greeted the Guo family.
In order to prevent the Guo family from feeling embarrassed to eat, Mrs. Ye placed all the food directly on the kang table in the west room.
At this moment, the kang in the west room has been heated up, making it perfect for eating in the room.
"You guys eat first, and I'll clean up after you're done." Mrs. Ye said as she went out and closed the door for them.
As soon as the Ye family left, the two children reached out to grab the meat on the plate and refused to let go even when they were burned.
If he were at home before, Guo Shijie would definitely have scolded his two sons severely.
But when he thought about the hardships the two children had endured in the past six months, the words of scolding came to his lips, but he couldn't say them.
"Be careful, don't burn yourself."
Mrs. Guo placed the plate directly in front of the two children and said, "My dear grandchildren, take your time to eat. There's no rush. This plate is all yours. Grandma and your father won't eat it."
After hearing what his wife said, Mr. Guo immediately retracted the chopsticks he had already extended.
Guo Shijie frowned and said, "Mom, there's such a big plate of meat, we can all eat it together, why are you just giving it to them?
"Besides, I haven't eaten meat for so long, and if I eat too much all of a sudden, my stomach won't be able to handle it."
When Mrs. Guo heard what her son said at first, she wanted to oppose it, but after hearing what he said later, she felt that what he said made sense and did not say anything.
Old Man Guo tried to smooth things over, saying, "That's enough. Your mother is worried about the two children. They've never suffered such hardships since they were little!"
Guo Shijie first picked up a piece of meat with chopsticks for each of his parents, and then put a piece of bone into his own bowl, intending to taste it and satisfy his craving.
Looking at the two children eating without even looking up, he sighed helplessly and said, "Mom, you will spoil the children sooner or later if you keep doing this."
Mrs. Guo disagreed and said, "You always say this. I raised both you and Fengying, and you both grew up well. How could you be spoiled?"
"Children only have a few years to grow up. If you don't spoil them now, they will grow up in the blink of an eye."
Guo Shijie had never been able to win over Mrs. Guo before, but his advice was always effective three or four times out of ten.
But now his legs cannot move, and he has to rely on his parents to take care of him for eating, drinking, defecating and urinating every day. He has become less and less confident in speaking, and Mrs. Guo no longer listens to him at all.
Old Mrs. Guo stirred the food in the basin with a spoon for a few times, and said with a sigh, "The Ye family is really living a good life now. Look, this dumpling soup is full of white noodles, not to mention that there are more noodles than vegetables!"
She stirred it for a long time, then served herself a bowl with more vegetables and less noodles, and took a sip from the bowl.
"The eldest daughter-in-law's cooking is delicious."
As she spoke, she picked up a piece of shredded mustard greens with her chopsticks, stuffed it into her mouth and said, "Oh, there's sesame oil in it!"
The family quickly devoured everything on the table.
Even Mrs. Guo, who tried her best to leave the delicious food for her son and grandson, ate her fill.
She leaned back and touched her belly with contentment.
While the Guo family was having dinner, the Ye family gathered in Boss Ye's house to discuss what to do about the matter.
Third Sister Ye was the first to speak: "Mother and sister-in-law are too generous. They even prepared dinner for his family?
"In my opinion, his family should be kicked out.
"Especially my eldest sister-in-law, she even made a plate of meat, and the dumpling soup was also made with white flour.
"Now that they know our family is doing well, they'll stay even longer."
Ye Lao San was afraid that her words would be heard by the Guo family, so he quickly poked her and said, "Keep your voice down."
Old Madam Ye said, "Third daughter-in-law, I'm not saying anything bad about you as your mother-in-law, but you just don't have the vision of your eldest sister-in-law.
"No matter what's wrong with Mrs. Guo, Old Man Guo was a close friend of your father-in-law.
"They have come all the way here to escape the famine, are we going to chase them away without even giving them a meal?
"Besides, the villagers can see what our living conditions are like now.
"You gave them coarse food today. If they go back to the village and tell everyone about it, how will they view our family?"
At this time, Old Lady Ye was already mentally prepared for the Guo family to cause a big commotion, so she had to make sure that no one could find any evidence against her in every aspect.
"Your Uncle Guo is an honest man. Shijie grew up with his grandparents and is a sensible child. The most difficult one to deal with is your Aunt Guo.
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