Having money does not necessarily make you happy, but when you have no money, even eating seems so unhappy!

A little food would either be pushed around or fought over and over. By the end of the meal, all the pots and pans were clean, but one was only about 40% full.

It seemed like it was over just as I started eating.

Yuan looked at the pots and pans that had been taken away, then touched his still empty stomach, and felt so sad!

Li and Fu Dabai had already taken small stools and sat down next to the brazier, with another stool placed between them for Yuan.

A Yuan hesitated for a long time in front of the stool.

In the end, he chose to sit on his father's feet, supporting his cheek, and stared at the charcoal fire in the brazier in a daze.

Fu Dabai put his hands in his sleeves, opened one eye and glanced at her.

He felt deeply distressed about his feet that were destined to be numb every day, and then he closed his eyes again, looking drowsy.

Li was very worried about the fact that Yuan refused to sit on his father's feet instead of sitting on the stool he had, but she was too lazy to care about the two men who wanted to sit and the other wanted to sit numb.

Anyway, when Yuan gets tired of squatting, he will sit back on the stool obediently.

Except for old Mrs. Yang and the couple from the second wife, everyone else also sat around the brazier.

Xiao Yang cooked the goat milk and brought it in carefully. Fu Erbai followed her in and helped her close the door.

Hungry people are always extremely sensitive to the smell of food. As soon as Mrs. Yang came in, Yuan could smell the goat's milk, which was very fragrant but a little muttony.

Yuan was always able to secretly eat the snacks that his parents managed to get for him, and he also drank better milk tea. Now he had some food in his stomach again. Although he was still a little hungry, he was not very eager for the smell of goat milk.

But the other children all looked over there eagerly, their eyes following the bowl.

Old Madam Yang sat by the kang holding the child and looked at Little Madam Yang. She couldn't help but frowned and said:

“And no vinegar?”

Goat milk has a strong smell, so people usually add tea or vinegar when cooking it to remove the smell. Some people also add almond and fruit juice, but these two things are not available in winter.

Old Yang was reluctant to take out the tea leaves, but he was willing to use the uncommon condiment like vinegar.

After all, I forgot to add vinegar when cooking yesterday, and goat milk had a strong smell. The child cried and made a fuss and refused to drink it. Old Mrs. Yang had to feed her continuously. Later, she drank it obediently because she was hungry and tired.

Today, Old Mrs. Yang specifically instructed that after feeding her twice more, she would take the girl to the village chief's house to see if anyone would adopt her.

As for the sheep, you can keep it for the children at home to drink some milk and fill their stomachs.

My family is so poor that I have no power to help others, but since I have to do a good deed, I have to do it completely.

If you don't expect it, just make do with it. If you think of it, there's no need to be so stingy with the last little thing.

Old Mrs. Yang had explained these principles to Young Mrs. Yang before, but she just wouldn't listen.

"I," Xiao Yang felt guilty for a moment before explaining:

"Mother, I saw the child also ate it yesterday. Children don't know whether it tastes good or not. They are just not used to it. If you feed them a few more times, they will eventually eat it. You can save the vinegar and use it later."

Xiao Yang put herself in other people's shoes and the more she talked, the more she felt that this was the right thing to do. She had other thoughts in mind, and naturally she wanted to save some things for the family and make her mother-in-law happy.

When Old Mrs. Yang heard her speak, she felt a lump of anger in her throat:

How can you be so stupid that you don’t even know you’re so stupid!

He didn't even bother to say a word or even look at her. He silently took the bowl and placed it beside him, then scooped out goat milk, spoonful by spoonful, to feed the child.

The child first clenched her fists and spit out two mouthfuls of milk with grunts and resistance, refusing to eat it. Old Mrs. Yang calmly wiped the milk for her and then fed her again.

The child probably realized that resistance was useless, so he drank it obediently, but he whined from time to time, looking aggrieved.

Seeing this, young Yang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her mother-in-law should be in a good mood. After hesitating for a moment, she wanted to use her eyes to ask Fu Erbai who was standing stupidly beside her, but Fu Erbai didn't even look at her, his heart and eyes were full of the child in old Yang's arms.

Little Yang could only grit her teeth and muster up the courage to speak:

"Mom, we want to...we want to keep this child."

Old Yang paused holding the spoon, and an indescribable feeling of annoyance surged up in her:

How can you be so stupid that you don’t even know you’re so stupid!

Old Mrs. Yang was speechless for a moment.

Little Yang nudged Fu Erbai with her elbow, and the other party finally reacted and quickly joined in:

"Mom, Cao'er (Little Yang) and I have been wanting a daughter for years.

But she injured herself when she gave birth to Liu Lang (Fu Xianmei), and she could never have children again.

So can we..."

Some of the silly faces had red eyes and were full of pleading.

Old Mrs. Yang looked around and found only spoons and bowls, all of which were made from money. She would feel bad if she threw any of them to hit someone.

Just throw the child on the kang.

Old Madam Yang took a deep breath, held her knees and suppressed her anger as she sneered, "Leave her here? You two will raise her?"

Xiao Yang and Fu Erbai's eyes suddenly lit up, as if they saw hope.

Fu Erbai hurriedly said:

"We will raise them as we please, and it will never cost the family a penny."

When Li heard this, she wanted to rush over and spit at him: What nonsense, what big talk you are making.

But Fu Dabai pulled her and signaled her to learn from Fu Sanbai from the third room, just watch the fun, laugh secretly, and don't talk nonsense.

Or you can learn from Zhao, Fu Sibai and Wang, pretend to be hard of hearing, squint honestly, and never get involved in anything.

Li knew that Fu Dabai would not stop her for no reason, so she managed to calm down and changed her mind:

The second wife and her husband are incredibly stupid, but there is nothing wrong with my mother-in-law's brain.

The other families would definitely not agree to this.

Thinking of this, Li felt relieved instantly. She sat down leisurely, watching the second wife and her husband doing stupid things with a mocking smile on their face, waiting to hear them being scolded.

Sure enough, the next second, Old Yang took off her shoes, stood up, took two steps at a time, and quickly stepped forward to hit Fu Erbai with the sole of her shoe, while cursing angrily:

"Bah! You're a worthless bastard!"

"mother……"

Fu Erbai covered his cheek and looked at his mother in surprise who had suddenly jumped up.

"I'm still raising you?" Old Madam Yang looked at him angrily:

"You are a poor thing born of a poor man. You were raised on a bowl of porridge, but you have never even licked the edge of a bowl of dry rice or touched a penny.

I don't have a penny in my pocket, and I only found two torn quilts after searching the bottom of the box. You dare to say you can support me without any evidence? What can you do?

Eating, drinking, defecating and urinating are all done together with the whole family.

He spent the family's money to support a daughter who was not related to him by blood. What? Was she the reincarnation of a creditor from the previous life, or was she a deity who had done a favor to the Fu family? Did she deserve the whole family to tighten their belts for her?

Rather than letting the whole family starve for her, you might as well put me, the mother, in the pot and fry me to see if you can squeeze out some oil, so that my family can have some meat before they starve to death!"

Seeing that Old Madam Yang had an ugly face and said such harsh words, Young Madam Yang and Fu Erbai finally understood what was going on and hurriedly knelt down.

Fu Erbai was so tongue-tied that he didn't know how to talk to his mother.

Seeing this, Xiao Yang quickly shook her head and explained:

"No, no, I didn't want to spend the family's money.

Yes, a few days ago my mother asked someone to tell me that my fourth uncle had opened a shop selling wine and food in the county and was recruiting employees.

Because they are relatives, they want to take care of our family and asked me to send Dalang (Fu Zhaomei) over. The shop provides him with food and accommodation, and I can earn some money every month. If I meet a generous customer, I may even get a reward.

Erbai and I have discussed this and after a few days when the weather is better, we will go and discuss with my mother about sending Dalang and Erlang together.

All the money I earn is used for work, which is enough to support a child and make life more comfortable for the family."

"Your mother? Didn't you die early..."

Old Madam Yang almost fell backwards in anger when she thought about it, and looked at her in disbelief:

“Is this a job that the stepmother found?!

Your stepmother would like you to starve to death in our old Fu family. How could such a good life befall a fool like you?

What's more, Dalang and Erlang are only ten or nineteen years old, little kids whose hair hasn't even grown out yet. What kind of shop would hire such young guys?

I'm afraid they are going to sell your son and you're still helping them count the money.

You are really willing to sacrifice your own son for this girl who was abandoned by someone unknown!

You are so willing to let them go out and work hard at such a young age!"

"But, but mother, this child is destined to be with us, she is our daughter!

As a parent, how can we not love our children? I thought about it and my mother would never sell Dalang and Erlang. At most, their work would become a little harder."

Little Yang said with tears in her eyes:

“Letting Dalang and Erlang go out to work may make them tired and suffer grievances, but the money they earn can provide their younger sister with enough food and clothes!

This way, we don’t have to spend the family’s money!”

Fu Erbai didn't know what to say, so Xiao Yang spoke for him, and he knelt beside her and nodded in agreement.

I don't know when the old man walked behind the two of them, kicked Fu Erbai in the back, and spat fiercely behind Xiao Yang:

"What a farting fool! What kind of sister is she!"

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