"Eat if you want." Xie Yunjiao said with a smile.
Doudou's eyes lit up, he took a pancake and took a bite. The filling was salty, fresh and juicy, and the aroma of meat instantly filled every corner of his mouth.
Doudou swallowed it whole in a few gulps without caring about the heat.
He took another bite. The skin was crispy and the inside was soft. It had a variety of flavors and textures, and was full of meat. He felt so satisfied.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
Doudou quickly swallowed the pancake in his mouth and said, "It's delicious. Very delicious."
"If it tastes good, eat more and eat slowly. No one will snatch it from you."
Xie Yunjiao served Doudou a bowl of porridge. She looked out the window. It gets dark quickly in winter and it was dark in just a moment.
Gu Huai still didn't come back.
"Mom, do you miss Daddy?"
Doudou stopped at some point and looked at Xie Yunjiao with a sly look.
Xie Yunjiao coughed awkwardly: "No, I don't miss him."
"You're lying. I obviously thought about it." Doudou stared at Xie Yunjiao without blinking, as if he could see through her heart.
Xie Yunjiao couldn't hide it anymore and had to admit: "Okay, I'm worried about your father. It's so late and he hasn't come back yet. I don't know if something happened."
Xie Yunjiao picked up a few more pancakes and said, "Doudou, help me take them to Grandma Tian."
She left Doudou at Aunt Tian's house every day and asked Aunt Tian to help take care of him. Although Aunt Tian didn't say anything, she still felt that she was disturbing her.
I happened to have made a lot of sesame cakes, so I could give a few to Aunt Tian to try as a thank you gift.
Doudou said yes and was about to pick up the plate and walk out when he suddenly thought of something and his expression changed: "Mom, I'm afraid of the dark. Can you go with me?"
Afraid of the dark? Xie Yunjiao was stunned, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.
She has been here for a while, how come she doesn't know that Doudou is afraid of the dark?
The child always sleeps soundly at night without crying.
But since he said he was afraid of the dark, let's go together. Anyway, she wanted to go out and see if Gu Huai had returned.
Doudou secretly breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Xie Yunjiao was willing to go with him to deliver the sesame cakes.
Xie Yunjiao had a hunch that Doudou was worried, so she had to find an appropriate time to ask him what was going on.
"Oh, you really don't have to be so polite. You just gave us a bag of chestnuts this morning, and now you're bringing us sesame cakes. I can take Niuniu alone, but I can also take Doudou and Niuniu together. Now that Doudou is here, Niuniu will have company." Aunt Tian looked at Niuniu, "Niuniu, don't you agree?"
Niu Niu seemed to be thinking about something and didn't hear what Aunt Tian said.
Xie Yunjiao squatted down and handed the pancake to Niuniu: "Do you want to eat it?"
“I want to eat!”
Niu Niu wiped the saliva from the corner of her mouth. The sesame cake smelled so good, it must be delicious.
Xie Yunjiao handed the pancake to Niu Niu, who took it and started eating it anxiously.
"I was wondering why you didn't react. It turns out you were just thinking about eating the sesame cakes."
Xie Yunjiao gave six sesame cakes to Aunt Tian. Aunt Tian and her family ate one each, and they couldn't bear to eat the rest, so they left them all for Niu Niu.
"Gu Huai's wife really doesn't know how to live. Who can make a sesame bun and put so much meat in it?" Aunt Tian's wife Ma sighed.
But don’t say it, there is so much meat filling, it’s so greasy and fragrant, it tastes even better than what she eats outside.
"How come you can't stop eating even if you have something to eat? People are kind enough to give you food, but you still say such things." Aunt Tian looked at Ma unhappily. It is said that people are grateful for what they have done for them, and they are grateful for what they have given them. But Ma was not polite at all. She ate other people's food and then said bad things about them.
Ma smiled awkwardly: "Mother, I just heard everyone in the village say that, so I just said a few words. She gave us such delicious sesame cakes, so I am naturally grateful."
"That's good to know. Don't just blindly follow what others say in the future."
"Yes, I understand."
While Aunt Tian went to add more porridge, Ma couldn't help but curl her lips.
Her mother-in-law defended an outsider so much that people who didn't know would think Xie Yunjiao was her daughter-in-law.
As soon as Xie Yunjiao and Doudou returned home, they saw two figures wandering around their door. She thought it was Gu Huai, but when she looked more closely, she found that they were dressed as women.
When I walked a little closer, I found that it was Aunt Niu and Niu Xiaohua.
"Aunt Niu, why are you here?"
Aunt Niu saw Xie Yunjiao and hurried over to greet her: "Gu Huai's wife, I brought some eggs as a thank you for saving our old cow. We don't have anything valuable at home, so please accept them."
The doctor came to examine Uncle Niu and said that his illness was quite serious, but fortunately it was discovered in time.
However, the doctor was really curious about what kind of medicine Xie Yunjiao had given Uncle Niu that had caused such a big turnaround in Uncle Niu's condition.
The doctor said that if it weren't for Xie Yunjiao's medicine, Uncle Niu would have died.
Aunt Niu was so scared that her legs went weak. Seeing Uncle Niu was safe and sound, she gritted her teeth and took out all the eggs that had been stored at home for almost half a month.
"No, I've already said it before. Saving Uncle Cow is just a small favor. No reward is required."
Uncle Niu's family is not rich, although he can make a lot of money by pulling the ox cart back and forth several times a day.
But he had a frail and sickly son at home, and he spent a lot of money on medicine to keep him alive.
With a son like this at home, no amount of money is enough.
Niu Xiaohua has reached the age of marriage, but her family situation has prevented her from getting married.
Everyone says that Niu Xiaohua is good-looking, but she is dragged down by the sick family members.
Xie Yunjiao didn't feel comfortable accepting a thank-you gift from a family like that.
Especially in this era when people can't even get enough food to eat, these dozens of eggs are extremely precious to them.
"If someone gives it to you, just take it. If you don't want it, give it to me. I've been feeling a bit weak these days and have been feeling dizzy."
Aunt Niu smiled awkwardly. The basket in her hand was grabbed by Fan who suddenly appeared. She was hesitating whether to let go.
Everyone knows that Gu Huai's family and the old Gu family have separated, but even if they have separated, Fan is still Gu Huai's mother.
If Fan took the egg, they would have no choice.
After all, Fan is Gu Huai’s mother.
"I said no, and that means no. I saved the person, not you. If you want eggs, go buy them yourself."
Xie Yunjiao was not polite to Mrs. Fan and slapped her hand hard. Mrs. Fan let go of her hand in pain. Xie Yunjiao took the opportunity to hand the basket to Aunt Niu and said, "Aunt, go back. It's getting dark and the road is not safe.
Besides, Uncle Niu needs your care."
"Ouch, the daughter-in-law hits the mother-in-law, be careful of being struck by lightning!"
Fan stared intently at the basket in Aunt Niu's hand. The dozens of eggs were so tempting. However, she wanted these eggs not for herself, but for Gu An, who was studying in the town.
Gu An studies so hard, he should eat something good to replenish his body.
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