Chapter 18 I was scared
"You don't know, Dabao and Erbao's bodies are covered with bruises, all from being beaten by this evil woman."
"It's so hateful. Why won't Uncle Su divorce this evil woman?"
"You still understand this?"
"Of course. Uncle Su is so handsome and well-educated. There are many people who like him. If we drive away the bad woman and find a good uncle who treats Dabao and Erbao well, Dabao and Erbao won't be beaten."
"Dabao and Erbao still don't have enough to eat..."
…
When children whisper, their voices are actually very loud. Not to mention that Shen Yueyao has good hearing, even if her hearing is not good, she can still hear it clearly.
She couldn't help but twitch her lips when she heard this.
I have to say that the things my predecessor did earned me a bad reputation in the village.
So much so that even children know she is bad.
It is not easy to clear such a reputation.
No wonder several villagers walked around to the other side when they saw her along the way. They didn't even say hello to her and looked at her with strange eyes.
Fortunately, Shen Yueyao remained calm.
When she returned home, she took down the backpack and placed it in the corner. She used the backpack as a cover to take out the kudzu root and gourd from the space.
After stewing for such a long time, you can smell the aroma of the stew.
Shen Yueyao turned around and saw Dabao and Erbao sitting by the stove.
Two people seemed to be helping to watch the stove.
From time to time, branches are put in.
"Dabao, Erbao, are you making a fire?"
Upon hearing Shen Yueyao's voice, the two of them came back to their senses, quickly stood up and hid behind.
He looked frightened, his face was pale.
Looking at the expressions of the two, Shen Yueyao felt a little guilty.
"Don't worry, Mom won't beat you."
"You helped me light the fire, and I want to thank you."
Shen Yueyao looked at their little expressions at this moment and wanted to coax them with candy.
Unfortunately, she has nothing in her hands now.
Sugar was quite expensive in that era, perhaps because the sugar-making technology was still immature.
In fact, she can make handmade malt sugar.
It just takes some effort.
I think all kids like to eat candy.
I have the impression that the eldest and second children didn’t even bother to eat candy.
It's during the Chinese New Year when people go to pay New Year's greetings, and those who are better off will give one or two pieces of candy.
"Mom will make candy for you later."
Hearing these words, Dabao and Erbao's eyes lit up obviously.
But in just a moment, the two people's eyes dimmed again, obviously not believing what Shen Yueyao said.
Shen Yueyao didn't explain much. Anyway, when it was done, the two little guys would know.
"Oh, by the way, Mom went to the mountains to find some gourds. These two little gourds are very beautiful. I'll give them to you to play with."
Seeing that Dabao and Erbao didn't move, Shen Yueyao stretched out her hand and said, "Take it!"
Dabao shook his head, "We don't want it."
Erbao also shook his head.
Obviously, he treated Shen Yueyao like a stranger and didn't want anything she gave him.
Maybe they were also wary of her harming them.
The main reason is that their father is not around, so they don’t dare to ask for it.
Shen Yueyao felt a little hurt when she saw how stubborn the two of them were.
However, she also knew that because of what her predecessor did, the two treasures had a shadow over her, and she should understand.
She thought to herself: Take it slow, Dabao and Erbao will eventually know how good she is.
I'll always change my mind about her.
"By the way, where did your father go?"
Shen Yueyao went to the inner room and didn't see Su Xueyi, so she felt a little confused.
Dabao and Erbao also shook their heads.
I don’t know whether he doesn’t know or doesn’t want to say it.
Shen Yueyao didn't force them.
She opened the pot first, and looked at the pig intestines, pig stomach and other things in the pot that were all braised, and a smile appeared on her face.
"What's the main course for dinner?"
She said at noon that she would prepare delicious food for Madam Meng and the others in the evening.
But now that we have meat, we don’t know what to eat as the staple food.
Steaming rice is faster.
But it also takes time.
At this moment, Shen Yueyao saw a small sack of something next to her. She was startled and asked, "What is this?"
Dabao spoke up at this moment, his voice clear and crisp: "This is the multi-grain noodles that Sister Erya brought. Grandma gave it to me."
Erbao also added: "And eggs."
Shen Yueyao looked in the direction of Erbao's finger and saw a small basket of eggs.
Shen Yueyao felt a little uncomfortable.
I’m sure Madam Meng and the others were reluctant to eat it, so they saved up these with great difficulty and left them behind.
In the past, Madam Meng would ask Erya to bring some of the vegetables and grains that she had worked so hard to grow to them.
Fearing that her predecessor would insult people, Erya usually came when she was not around.
Thinking of this, Shen Yueyao couldn't help but rub her eyebrows.
However, the whole grain flour in the sack can indeed be used as food.
Shen Yueyao thought about it, her expression moved, her eyes lit up, and she said, "You can make multi-grain pancakes in the evening."
When Shen Yueyao thought of this, she started to take action.
Why hadn't she thought of it before?
When making a pancake, you can add anything inside and roll it up.
You can add vegetables and meat.
It’s just right to use pancakes to wrap the braised food and put some vegetables inside.
Chen Yueyao looked at Dabao and Erbao who were standing beside her blankly and said, "Dabao and Erbao, can you help me get some vegetables from the vegetable garden? I'm going to make something delicious later. Can we give it to grandma?"
Hearing Shen Yueyao say to make delicious food for grandma, the two treasures nodded.
The two of them hurriedly walked to the yard.
Although their yard is small, they have cultivated a vegetable garden and planted some vegetables in it for daily consumption.
Shen Yueyao understood that even if she took these things back, Madam Meng would not accept them.
So Shen Yueyao thought about making more delicious food and sending it to Madam Meng and the others in the future.
These eggs can be used to make pancakes. Adding eggs to multi-grain pancakes can supplement the nutrition of the whole family.
Now that she had sorted out her memories, she realized that the people in the village had little income and relied entirely on growing crops to survive.
After working hard for a whole year, you can only sell some grain to make some money when harvesting. The remaining grain is sometimes not enough for the family to eat.
But there is no other way. Everyone can only earn some money this way to supplement the family expenses and spend some cloth and New Year's goods during the Spring Festival.
Or you can raise chickens, save the eggs they lay, and sell them at the market to make some money to supplement the family income and buy things like oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, etc.
In fact, for farmers, eggs are the most nutritious and protein-rich thing they can get their hands on.
If this thing is sold, there will be almost nothing left for people to supplement protein.
As for meat, no one can afford it.
So most of the people in the village are very thin. Some of them are so thin that their bones are visible and their backs cannot be straightened.
Thinking about this, Shen Yueyao felt heavy in her heart.
Now she is just thinking about improving her family's living conditions and providing them with adequate nutrition.
Only when you are in good health will you have the energy to do other things.
Shen Yueyao found a large basin and kneaded the flour with multi-grain flour and water mixed with spiritual spring water.
After kneading the dough, she found an iron plate at home, cleaned it, brushed some oil on it, and started making multi-grain pancakes.
Of course, she added an egg to each multi-grain pancake.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
