After saying all this, Zhao Xiuxiang was a little troubled. She looked at the vegetables in her hand and was quite perplexed. Because she had come back in a hurry today, she hadn't bought any meat or vegetables in town. She knew that Liu Mingfeng and Wu Qiaoqiao needed to eat more, but Zhao Xiuxiang was still troubled by the vegetables in her hand.
At this moment, I heard shouting from outside the door.
"Fifth sister-in-law, I heard from Mancang that Mingfeng has also returned, and that he went to pick up Qiaoqiao today. How is Qiaoqiao now? Was the road bumpy and uncomfortable?"
It was true that the voice arrived before the person did. Zhao Xiuxiang heard the voice and shook her head with a smile. She knew it was her second sister-in-law. Now Zhao Xiuxiang was no longer worried about having no dishes to cook, because she knew that her second and third sister-in-law would definitely bring something over.
Sure enough, the two women who walked in were Zhou Cuihua, Liu Ercheng's wife, and Zheng Xiuer, Liu Sanqian's wife. Each of them carried a basket in, followed by their daughters-in-law. Of course, Zhou Cuihua's second daughter-in-law, Wu Aiguo, was still in confinement after childbirth, so she did not come. Instead, it was her eldest daughter-in-law, Zhou Hongxia, who came.
After the two people came in, they put the basket in their hands on the table and lifted the cloth covering it. Everyone found that there was a piece of meat, a killed chicken and a basket of eggs inside. Zhao Xiuxiang asked more questions when she saw the chicken.
"Who killed your own chicken? If there's meat and eggs, that's enough. Why kill the chicken and keep it to lay eggs?"
The two pairs of mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law who came in heard her say this and turned to look at Lin Yuwei standing next to him. Zhao Xiuxiang saw that they were all looking at Lin Yuwei, so she also turned to look at her. She saw that Lin Yuwei did not say anything but just smiled. It was Zhou Cuihua who spoke.
"These aren't our chickens. Yuwei brought them over yesterday and asked us to kill them for her and bring them over today."
It turned out that yesterday Lin Yuwei knew that she had to pick up Wu Qiaoqiao today, so she went to the mountains and caught a pheasant and a rabbit. The rabbits are still tied up at Zhao Xiuxiang's house, but Zhao Xiuxiang was in a hurry to come over to cook, so she may not have seen it, and Lin Yuwei also forgot to tell her. As for the chicken, it was sent to Zhou Cuihua's house yesterday, and she was asked to help kill the chicken and bring it over today.
The eggs were brought by both families. As for the homes of Zhao Xiuxiang and Wu Qiaoqiao, whom they had helped take care of in the past few days, the eggs laid by their chickens were still in the cupboards of their two homes.
Zhao Xiuxiang, her three sisters-in-law and her two daughters-in-law prepared lunch. However, due to Wu Qiaoqiao and Liu Mingfeng's health conditions, they did not eat in the main hall. Instead, Ma Ximei brought the food directly to their room for the two of them to eat. While cooking, Wu Qiaoqiao and Liu Mingfeng were accompanying their two children.
Following the original owner's habit, Wu Qiaoqiao brought the two children to her side, holding one in each hand and leaning them against her. Liu Mingfeng looked at the two listless children leaning against Wu Qiaoqiao and saw that they had big heads and thin bodies. They had a lot of hair on their heads, but it was dry and yellow. As for what they looked like, they were so thin that they were just skin and bones and could not be seen.
Liu Mingfeng felt that since he and Wu Qiaoqiao had come here, they must take good care of the child. Thinking of this, he turned around and took out two White Rabbit milk candies from his bag, peeled them open and stuffed them directly into the mouths of the two children.
Tie Dan and Daya were leaning against their second aunt with their heads down when suddenly something was stuffed into their mouths. When they tasted the sweet and fragrant flavor, they couldn't hold back anymore, and tears streamed down their faces. Looking up at their second uncle who had given them candy, the two children finally burst into tears, crying and talking.
"Second Uncle, Father is gone, and Mother doesn't want us anymore. We've become unwanted wild children."
Liu Mingfeng was at a loss when he saw the two children crying. He quickly went over and patted their heads. Before he could comfort them, Wu Qiaoqiao slammed her hand on the table and said to Tiedan.
“Who said you were unwanted wild children? Tie Dan, tell Second Aunt who was talking nonsense in front of you. I’ll tear their mouths off.”
Upon hearing Wu Qiaoqiao say this, Er Ya immediately complained to her.
"It was Fat Tiger who said it. Fat Tiger said it was his mother who said that our father died, our mother ran away, and our second uncle and aunt wouldn't take care of us anymore, so we became unwanted wild children."
Liu Mingfeng was a little confused about the Fat Tiger's mother the two children were talking about, because he didn't know her either. So he looked at Wu Qiaoqiao, who knew this woman from the original owner's memory.
Speaking of this, we have to talk about the situation in Liujiatun. Most of the people in Liujiatun have the surname Liu. Originally, Liujia Village was divided into Da Liu Village and Xiao Liu Village. Later, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, it was directly merged into one village. Most of the people in it have the surname Liu, and only a small part have other surnames. The mother of this Fat Tiger is the second daughter-in-law of one of the families with the surname Niu. Her name is Li Guihua and she is also a gossip.
Back then, Li Guihua was caught and beaten by Cai Shufen for taking things to her parents' house. Now, she talks about Tiedan and Daya at home. Wu Qiaoqiao doesn't find it strange at all. However, she looks down on people like that. What kind of skill is it to bully two children when you can't even beat an adult?
Liu Mingfeng and Wu Qiaoqiao comforted the children, telling them that they would not abandon them and that the two children could even call them Mom and Dad if they wanted. Tiedan and Daya were a little silent when they heard this, but Wu Qiaoqiao and Liu Mingfeng did not seem to care.
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