Jiang Henian returned to the Jiang family safely holding the candle.
Before entering the room, I blew out the candle that had been burned for a short time and carefully put it away in the space.
Facing the wooden door in front of him, the smile on his face faded slightly, and he pushed the door open and went in.
There was a small yellow light bulb on in front of the door, which could illuminate half of the small yard. Occasionally, the voltage was unstable and flickered a few times, like in a horror movie.
A large family was sitting around the stone table in the yard having dinner. When they heard the noise, they all looked over.
Jiang Henian paused slightly as he stepped over the threshold.
"Where have you been?" Jiang Chengmin asked after taking a sip of his homemade wine.
Jiang Henian turned around and closed the gate. "I stayed at Yuenniu's house for a while."
"Come back early next time after work."
Jiang Yanqiu hummed softly, staring at the wound at the corner of Jiang Henian's mouth, and said in a cold tone: "Wang Yuenniu said you were not at her house."
Jiang Henian turned to look at her with a smile on his face: "You went to see me? The toilet on the road to the village exploded, and you got splashed all over. Why are you still eating with your clothes on? Do you like the smell?"
Wang Yuenniu complained about this to Jiang Henian in the afternoon.
Jiang Henian was certain that Jiang Yanqiu would not be so kind as to ask him to go home for dinner, and now she was simply trying to trick him and find fault with him.
As soon as Jiang Henian finished speaking, the others immediately stared at Jiang Yanqiu's clothes with subtle expressions, and their hands holding the bowls moved slightly away.
Jiang Xiaobao was even more vigilant, protecting the plate of wild vegetable dumplings in front of him with both hands, and shouted:
"Second sister! Don't get shit on my vegetable ball!"
Jiang Xiaomiao silently covered the rim of the bowl with her small hands.
Jiang Yanqiu was so angry that she pointed at Jiang Henian and said, "You're the one who got sprayed with feces!"
Wang Chunfang, who had been in a low mood since returning from the thatched cottage, slammed her chopsticks and glared at Jiang Yanqiu: "What are you arguing about?"
He put a wild vegetable dumpling into Jiang Xiaobao's bowl, slapped Jiang Xiaomiao's hand away and told her to eat honestly, while he kept scolding her.
"None of them are worry-free! They don't cook or go home every day, and they become more and more outrageous as they get older."
Jiang Jirong coughed softly and raised his hand to call Jiang Henian: "Third sister, wash your hands and come to eat."
Jiang Henian was in a good mood tonight and didn't argue with Wang Chunfang. He just pretended not to hear, washed his hands and sat down next to Jiang Jirong and his wife.
She drank a bowl of porridge and was not hungry now, but it didn't stop her from eating a little more just to pretend.
The tortillas and wild vegetable dumplings we had tonight were still very poor in taste and texture.
The wild vegetable dumplings are made into balls by mixing cornmeal and chopped wild vegetables, with a few grains of salt added. They taste a bit harsh and choking.
Jiang Henian picked up one, took a small bite with chopsticks, then stopped and took a palm-sized tortilla.
At least the tortillas are soft and easy to swallow, with a light corn aroma.
Jiang Henian broke off a piece with an expressionless face, took a bite, and ate slowly, trying hard to imagine that he was eating corn cheese baked cake.
Sweet, fragrant, and melts in your mouth.
Jiang Yanqiu was even more disgusted by her appearance. She was so pretentious! She was even more annoying than before!
The whole family had dinner in silence.
After finally finishing the tortilla, there was only a vegetable dumpling with a corner missing in the bowl.
The two large plates of food on the table had been picked up and were clean.
Jiang Henian glanced around and met Jiang Xiaomiao's gaze, who was holding an empty bowl and licking the rim.
The child's two pigtails were messy and his big eyes were clearly black and white. He was more likable than Jiang Xiaobao.
"Do you want to eat it?" Jiang Henian picked up his vegetable dumpling.
Jiang Xiaomiao hesitated for a moment and nodded obediently.
Jiang Xiaobao, who was standing next to him, quickly stuffed the last bite into his mouth, pointed at Jiang Henian, and shouted incoherently, "I'm not full! Give it to me!"
Jiang Henian didn't even look at him. She put her hand into Jiang Xiaomiao's bowl and smiled, "Sister will give it to you."
She supported her face with one hand, smiled warmly, and urged gently: "Eat quickly."
Jiang Xiaobao's eyes were as big as copper bells. He stretched out his hand to grab it, but Jiang Henian hit him with chopsticks in preparation. He pulled his hand back in pain and cried out "Ah".
Lu Shuying, who was holding her son, almost couldn't help laughing out loud.
Jiang Xiaobao is the bully of the family. He wants to grab everything, even Fuquan's rice porridge. He always cries for it and makes a fuss if he doesn't give it to him.
It was cleaned up for two consecutive days, which is really rare.
"You've got nothing better to do! Why are you hitting him for no reason?"
Wang Chunfang's face turned serious and she reached out to grab it, but Jiang Henian dodged it. She wanted to slap her.
You damn girl, I'll take care of you sooner or later!
Jiang Xiaobao started to make a scene: "You bastard Sanya! You hit me again!"
Jiang Henian hooked his chopsticks and shook them, smiling and threatening: "You are so disrespectful, what did you call me?"
"I told you to die—"
"You're talking nonsense again!" Wang Chunfang covered Jiang Xiaobao's mouth with a sullen face, then stood up and dragged him to wash his hands. "Don't eat anymore. If you eat too much, you'll have indigestion and won't be able to sleep."
In the past, Jiang Henian was very quiet and easy to bully, and he was very accommodating to his younger siblings, which Jiang Xiaobao was used to. Now, when things don't go his way, he explodes, and he learns to say all the words his mother and second sister used to scold Jiang Henian that he had seen in private.
Wang Chunfang was on guard and didn't let him say anything more. She turned around and shouted at Jiang Xiaomiao, "Eat quickly! Go play with the little brother."
Jiang Xiaomiao immediately buried his head in the bowl and finished it in a few bites.
As usual, Jiang Chengmin took the remaining few sips of wine into the house.
When Wang Chunfang saw this, she patted Jiang Xiaobao's butt and told him to go play. She quickly followed him into the house. Before leaving, she pointed at Jiang Henian and said angrily, "Wash the dishes and clean the stove!"
Jiang Henian squatted beside the water tank, washing the dishes with a clanging sound and humming a little tune.
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