Chapter 16 Give Me All the Pheasants and Hares
My husband and his companions went hunting in the mountains and have been gone for half a month. Calculating the time, it is almost time for them to come back.
I don't know if I caught any prey.
She was still waiting for her husband to catch a rabbit or a pheasant from the mountains to improve the children's food.
In this era of material shortage, it is very difficult to get a bite of meat.
There are many children in the family, and the little bit of meat coupons every month is of no use at all.
Su Mingmei was very skillful. She washed the potatoes and cut them into shreds. She then quickly beat two eggs in a bowl and stirred them with chopsticks...
I had porridge for breakfast, and I plan to steam some sweet potato and multi-grain rice for lunch.
Outside, Zhang Aiju knocked on the door for a while, but became discouraged when no one answered.
She sat down at Su Mingmei's door, cursing all the time.
"Mom, we can't just sit there and wait, right?" Ruan Xiaohua couldn't bear to watch and couldn't help but speak.
She came all the way here not to stand at the door and starve to death.
The wind was so cold that it pierced her bones. Ruan Xiaohua couldn't stand it after standing for a while, so she subconsciously wrapped her arms around her chest and hugged them tightly.
"So what do you say we should do?"
"Or mom can go find the leader. With the leader here, sister-in-law and the others will definitely open the door for us!" Ruan Xiaohua suggested.
When Zhang Aiju heard that it was her leader, she subconsciously shrank back.
"How could the leaders care about an old woman like me? Xiaohua, you are a young person, why don't you go?"
They, the country folk, are naturally afraid of their leaders.
He didn't even dare to raise his head when he saw an official.
"Haha, let's wait for Big Brother to get off work. It's almost time for dinner, and he will definitely be back." Ruan Xiaohua shrank back. Of course, she didn't dare to go find her leader.
The aroma of cooking soon wafted from the kitchen.
Zhang Aiju and Ruan Xiaohua were sitting outside, feeling hungry. When they smelled the aroma of food wafting from the yard, they took a deep breath.
The two did not wait for Gu Jianguo, but waited for Gu Jinchen and Gu Jinan who came back at dinner time.
Seeing grandma and second aunt squatting at the door, Gu Jinchen and Gu Jinan widened their eyes.
They don't like grandma and my second uncle's family at all.
Every time they come over, nothing good happens.
"Gu Jinchen, Gu Jinan, where are you two brats running to?" Ruan Xiaohua spotted the two boys who were about to escape with her sharp eyes, and chased after them while screaming, grabbing one in each hand.
"Hurry up and ask your mother to open the door!" Ruan Xiaohua dragged the two boys out of the yard and ordered viciously.
Gu Jinchen stood there with an indifferent expression, as if it had nothing to do with him, and looked up at the sky.
Gu Jinan rolled his eyes and yelled into the yard, "Mom, we're not going home for lunch, don't open the door!"
Zhang Aiju, who was standing by, was so angry that she went up and grabbed Gu Jinan's ear.
Gu Jinan, like a loach, broke free from Ruan Xiaohua's restraints and fled far away.
"You can't catch me, you can't catch me!" Gu Jinan made faces and deliberately provoked.
Outside the military zone, the hunting soldiers returned with a full load.
Gu Jianguo ordered his soldiers to carry the prey to the army canteen, while he himself carried a chicken and two rabbits and walked towards home.
When he walked to the family compound, he happened to see his mother running after Gu Jinan, yelling that she wanted to beat the brat to death.
Gu Jianguo's face darkened, and he shouted angrily, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Zhang Aiju was frightened by the growl.
She subconsciously looked up and saw her eldest son, a guilty look flashed across her eyes.
"Dad, you're back!" Gu Jinchen and Gu Jinan were overjoyed and cheered as they went to greet him.
When Zhang Aiju saw the prey in her eldest son's hand, her eyes lit up.
"Hey, where did this come from? Taotao has lost weight recently. It's just right for me to bring this rabbit and pheasant back to your nephew to replenish his body!"
As Zhang Aiju spoke, she ran over quickly to take the prey for herself.
Ruan Xiaohua, who was following behind, blushed with excitement.
These pheasants and rabbits are so fat!
We have meat to eat tonight!
Zhang Aiju's hand was about to touch the pheasant or rabbit.
Gu Jianguo raised his hand holding the prey high and looked at his mother with indifference: "Didn't I tell you not to come here again?"
"Boss, what are you talking about? I worked so hard to raise you, and now that you're doing well, you're turning your back on me, right?"
"I don't care. I must take the pheasant and hare back today, and I also need to add a little to my monthly pension!"
Zhang Aiju said it as a matter of course.
Gu Jianguo looked at his mother in front of him as if she were a madman.
He had always known that his mother was partial to him. From childhood to adulthood, he had never received even a little bit of favor from her...
In the past, I respected her as my own mother. Because she raised me, I endured everything and showed her just enough respect.
Ever since he learned that his family was demoted in his previous life, his parents' attitude, and even that Gu Jianjun indirectly killed his Qibao, Gu Jianguo didn't want to endure it anymore...
"Let's go home!" Gu Jianguo held the prey in one hand and his son in the other and walked towards home.
"Mom, mom, open the door quickly, my dad is back from hunting!" Gu Jinan rushed forward impatiently, shouting loudly.
Is your husband back from hunting?
Su Mingmei looked delighted and was about to open the gate, but Gu Jinze was faster than her.
As the courtyard gate opened, Gu Jianguo, who had been out for half a month, stood outside the gate with a tired look on his face, holding a pheasant and two rabbits in his hands.
Gu Qiqi in the cradle tilted her little head up happily.
[Ah, my dad is finally back! ]
[If you don’t come back, my mom will keep nagging me and my ears will get calluses! ]
Su Mingmei blushed as she happily welcomed her husband's return...
My daughter, this is nonsense.
It's not that exaggerated.
At most, she would think about the safety of her husband and others when she had free time every day.
Gu Jianguo looked at his wife affectionately: "My dear wife, you have worked hard at home these days!"
"What are you talking about? Go back to your room and eat, then have a good sleep!" Su Mingmei glared at her husband in reproach.
She is at home, and he is working so hard outside.
"Okay, let's eat first. I'll boil some water to scald the chicken feathers later. I'll take care of the rabbit!" Gu Jianguo nodded.
He had been eating dry food in the mountains these days and didn't even have hot water. He really missed the meals at home.
While handing the prey to his wife, Gu Jianguo couldn't wait to see his daughter.
During the time he was away, besides missing his wife, what he missed most was his precious daughter.
"Give me all the pheasants and rabbits, don't take them away!" Zhang Aiju, who was ignored by Gu Jianguo, squeezed into the yard and pounced on the prey frantically.
Su Mingmei was startled by her mother-in-law who suddenly rushed over and subconsciously dodged to the side.
The prey was missed again, and Zhang Aiju was so angry that her face turned black.
"Old man, you wouldn't be so stingy as to give this little bit of meat to my old lady, would you?"
"You were clearly at home but you didn't open the door for me. You are such a black-hearted bastard. My Gu family is so unlucky to marry you..."
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