Chapter 117 Impossible to Separate
The sky was just beginning to lighten.
Cheng Wanwan got up early and went to her front door.
Last night, the four pheasants I put in the wooden basin were all eaten; not even a bone fragment was left.
There were more pheasants and rabbits, five chickens and one rabbit, which served four wolf masters, and there was still a lot of game left in the house.
She asked Zhao Dashan to prepare the game so she could start making breakfast.
"Waaaaah..."
Her trouser leg was grabbed by Xiao Hei, who dragged her outside.
She squatted down and picked up Xiao Hei, smiling and said, "Are you missing your mother, or are you hungry? Do you want to drink milk?"
Xiao Hei immediately licked her finger.
Cheng Wanwan looked around and saw that everyone in the family was busy with their own things. She took Xiao Hei into the kitchen, locked up some of the feeding tools in the cabinet, took them out, mixed them with water, and put them into Xiao Hei's mouth.
Dahei saw this from the side and imitated the sobbing and acting like a spoiled child.
Cheng Wanwan patted Dahei's head: "You're the older brother, wait until your younger brother finishes drinking before you drink, don't rush."
Little Blackie had drunk his fill of milk, his belly round and bulging. He nestled in his doghouse, squinting his eyes, looking very content.
The breakfast was quite rich, with a pot of pheasant soup and cornmeal pancakes stuck on the edge of the pot. Each person also had a bowl of handmade noodles with greens in it. These were the greens that had just grown in the yard, very tender and sweet. Eating wild vegetables every day was a change of taste, and it tasted very good. The children ate up everything in their bowls.
There were still four or five pheasants left in the house, so there was no need to leave the chicken soup for Wu Huiniang alone. Cheng Wanwan let each of the children serve themselves a small bowl and drink it. It wouldn't be right for the puppy to drink milk while the children couldn't get a single drop of chicken soup.
Take out a bowl and place it on the table.
Then, she took down a chicken hanging from the eaves and took it to the old house along with the soup.
There are some leftover pheasants here, so we'll send them over to the two elders to have a taste. Besides, Mrs. Sun is pregnant, and as the eldest sister-in-law, she should go and see her. Sending her a bowl of soup would be quite kind.
As soon as she entered, she saw Madam Sun lying on a rattan chair in the courtyard. This chair was something Old Man Zhao had made when he had nothing to do, and usually only the two elderly people could lie on it. At this moment, Madam Sun was lying there casually, still instructing the two maids to do chores: "Xia Hua, my mouth has no taste, make me some white flour soup to whet my appetite. Dong Hua, don't be lazy, wash the clothes and hang them out to dry..."
Mrs. Zhao's eyelids twitched: "There's no white flour at home. If you want to eat it, go out and buy it with your own money. Don't say these things to me on purpose."
Sun touched her belly and said, "Mother, I have the blood of the Zhao family. I'm too old to be like the young. I have to take good care of my health and make sure I can give birth to the child safely..."
"Oh, you eat white flour, and the rest of us eat bran and vegetables. What are you dreaming about? Are you pregnant with a grandson?" Old Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but get angry. "If you want to eat it, then divide it up. You and your family can eat whatever you like. Eating the cranes in the sky is none of my business. See if I will say anything."
Upon hearing this, Sun became anxious. How much money could she have? If she gave it away, it would be gone even for two meals of flour.
Moreover, there is only one man in their three households. After the division, only Zhao Youcai will be able to do heavy work in the fields. How could she just watch her husband suffer alone? She would definitely go to the fields with him. Life would definitely be worse after the division. Unless she is an idiot, she would never be able to separate from the family.
Sun Shi awkwardly got up from the rattan chair: "Mother, I was just joking. I'll eat whatever everyone else is eating, as long as I don't go hungry."
Cheng Wanwan walked in from the doorway and put down what she was carrying: "I made chicken soup for Dashan's wife this morning to help her recover. His third aunt is also pregnant, so I set aside a bowl for her."
"Sister-in-law, thank you so much!"
Sun's eyes lit up. She thought the soup was for the two old people, but it turned out to be for her. It was like the sun had risen in the west! Afraid that the old lady would take the bowl of soup and lock it up, she immediately took the bowl and carefully took a sip.
The freshly cooked chicken soup was still hot and tasted delicious. There was a layer of oil on top of the soup, and drinking it made me feel energized.
She took a sip, reluctant to continue, and asked, "Sister-in-law, aren't your chickens very good at laying eggs? Why did you kill them to make soup? It's not worth it."
“This is a pheasant.” Cheng Wanwan didn’t intend to hide it. There was too much wild game at home, so it was impossible to keep it a secret. “It was brought by a wild wolf, the mother wolf who gave birth to Xiao Hei. She comes every night, probably worried that Xiao Hei wouldn’t have anything to eat, so she brings me a bunch of pheasants and rabbits.”
She picked up the pheasant in her hand, "We still have some at home, but we can't finish them all, and we're afraid they'll spoil. Parents, you can stew this pheasant and eat it."
A pheasant weighs about three or four pounds. It's not very fat, but there are still a lot of pieces of meat. The kids in the family started drooling.
Cheng Wanwan put her things down and left.
Grandma Zhao carried the pheasant inside to clean it.
Sun carried a bowl of chicken soup back to her room, called Donghua in, and put a piece of meat into Donghua's mouth.
Donghua swallowed it whole and stared longingly at her mother with wide eyes.
Sun glared at her: "Call your sister in and give her a bite too."
Donghua searched for Chunhua in the yard, but when she saw Chunhua had gone out, she didn't call out. She went back into the inner room and said anxiously, "Big sister has gone out. I'll take a piece of chicken and go after her."
Sun nodded and handed a piece of chicken to Donghua.
As soon as Donghua stepped outside, she opened her mouth and swallowed the chicken meat.
"Donghua, what are you eating?"
Zhao Erwang jumped out from the side.
Donghua wiped her mouth: "I didn't eat much."
"I saw it! You were eating meat! Your aunt gave it to your mother, and you stole it!" Zhao Erwang shouted. "Third Aunt, Donghua stole chicken! She swallowed a whole piece of chicken!"
While Mrs. Sun was carefully savoring the chicken soup in the inner room, she heard a shout outside and immediately understood what was going on.
She picked up a rattan cane and came out, whipping Donghua's bottom: "I told you it was for your sister, and you still stole it! What's wrong with your mouth? You want to eat everything! I'll beat you to death!"
Donghua was slapped and ran away.
Sun dared not chase after him, mainly because she was pregnant and afraid of hurting her body.
Just as Cheng Wanwan got home and was about to clean up the chicken and duck droppings, several figures suddenly appeared at the entrance of the yard.
"Mom! Grandma's here!"
Zhao Sidan was startled and grabbed Cheng Wanwan's clothes.
Cheng Wanwan clapped her hands, turned around, and sure enough, saw Old Mrs. Cheng standing at the gate of the courtyard.
Last time, the old lady came with her little granddaughter, but this time, she was followed by a big, burly middle-aged man.
It was morning. Zhao Dashan had gone to the fields, Zhao Ergou and Zhao Sanniu had gone to deliver goods, and there was no one in the workshop behind the house except for the elderly, women and children.
"Open the door!"
Grandma Cheng pushed the courtyard gate.
Cheng Wanwan's expression was indifferent: "Grandma Cheng, if you have something to say, just stand outside and say it. Once you're done, leave quickly."
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