Little Cherry looked at me expectantly: "Auntie, can you take me with you? I'll be a good girl, I won't cry or fuss!"
"No, you're too young. We'll take you when you're older." Going to sea is risky, and Ruan Yunxi didn't dare to take Xiao Yingtao on such an adventure.
Little Cherry looked regretful and said, "When will I grow up?!"
Taking the opportunity, Sister-in-law Sheng said, "You should eat more vegetables and more rice."
Little Cherry frowned: "But I like to eat meat, fish, and shrimp. I don't like vegetables. Vegetables don't taste good!"
Sister-in-law Sheng was both amused and exasperated. She wanted to be picky about food too. Who could eat meat every day, at every meal?
They were considered to be in relatively good financial condition, and every now and then they could buy a pound or two of meat to taste.
For other people, it would be good if they could eat this once a month.
Meat is so expensive these days.
Everything is rationed. Throughout the year, people in the countryside can only afford to eat a pig once a year, during the Spring Festival.
Eating an egg regularly is a way to supplement nutrition.
When Ruan Yunxi picked peaches and went back, she saw Miao Huahua not far away. She stared at the peach tree in Sister Sheng's house and couldn't help but swallow her saliva. She wanted to eat it as soon as she saw it.
Looking at Miao Huahua's pretty face, Ruan Yunxi could still tell that she was a beauty even though she was tanned.
When she saw her looking over, Miao Huahua immediately lowered her head to avoid her gaze.
Sister-in-law Sheng also saw Miao Huahua and asked, "Have you found your mother-in-law's third daughter?"
Ruan Yunxi shook her head: "They may have been swept away by the flood. Both mother and daughter are missing, and the chances of survival are slim. My mother-in-law has given up hope."
Sister-in-law Sheng sighed and didn't ask any more questions.
Looking at that dark and thin figure, he gossiped with Ruan Yunxi: "That Miao Huahua is also pitiful. I heard from the sister-in-law who lives next to them that her mother-in-law is a vicious mother-in-law. She either beats and scolds her or doesn't give her food. No wonder her son is fat, but her daughter-in-law is skinny."
Ruan Yunxi sighed, "They're pitiful too!"
Sister-in-law Sheng said indignantly, "Of course! She's my daughter-in-law, how can she be treated like this? That sister-in-law said she's acting like a landlord's wife, she's not a good person."
"Anyone who would arrange a wife for a fool's son is no good person!" The child born to the big fool is the little fool.
It's just a pity that Miao Huahua couldn't make her own decisions and married a foolish man.
Seeing that Miao Huahua was about to leave, Sister Sheng called out, "Huahua, don't go! Do you want some peaches? We have so many peaches that we can't finish them all. I'll pick a few for you."
Upon hearing that she would be given peaches to eat, Miao Huahua paused, her hunger ultimately overcoming her reason. She lowered her head and walked towards them, embarrassed.
Knowing that she was afraid of meeting people, timid, sensitive and insecure, Ruan Yunxi grabbed four or five peaches for her.
Sister-in-law Sheng also poured half of her peaches into her clothes and said, "If you want to eat some, pick them yourself. There are plenty on the tree. Just don't damage the branches!"
Miao Huahua's eyes lit up, and she said timidly, "Thank you, I won't eat for free, I'll help you weed!"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Yunxi's eyes lit up: "If you help me take care of my vegetable garden, I'll give you some peach shortbread, how about it?"
Miao Huahua nodded without hesitation: "Okay!"
As I spoke, the thought of peach shortbread made my mouth water.
She had only tried peach shortbread once; it was crispy, sweet, and crumbled easily with each bite.
The food that Ruan Yunxi had given her as a thank you gift was all hidden by her mother-in-law, who didn't give her any of it. She was very hungry and craving it, but she didn't dare to eat it secretly.
I was afraid that if my mother-in-law found out, I would get a beating.
Sister-in-law Sheng knew that Ruan Yunxi was kind-hearted. There weren't many weeds in her vegetable garden. If there were, Gu Weizhou could pull them out when he was resting.
Asking Miao Huahua to help now is just an excuse to give her some food in a legitimate way, to protect Miao Huahua's self-esteem, and to prevent her from being sensitive and feeling inferior.
Ruan Yunxi led the person back and pointed to the vegetable garden.
Miao Huahua may not have many weeds, but she is still full of energy.
After she finished, Ruan Yunxi gave her a bag of peach shortbread, which contained seven or eight pieces wrapped in oil paper: "You've worked hard. Here, take these peach shortbreads and keep them for yourself."
Miao Huahua was dumbfounded when she saw so many peach shortbreads. She couldn't believe it and didn't dare to take them. She only took one piece of peach shortbread and didn't want the rest. She didn't think that taking a small amount of peach shortbread was worth a whole bag of them. She couldn't take advantage of such a big deal.
One peach shortbread is already quite a lot.
Miao Huahua almost cried from the delicious taste of the crispy, crumbly peach shortbread.
Ruan Yunxi looked at Miao Huahua, whose eyes were moist, and felt a little complicated.
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