Chapter 69: One, Two, and the Perfection of the Boiler
"Aunt..." Mrs. Lu seemed to realize what Old Lady Su was going to say next, and hurriedly opened her mouth to interrupt.
Old Lady Su ignored the call. "Go back later and tell Old Madam Su. She thinks very highly of our Su family. Our situation is not much better than yours. Even if we turn the whole house upside down, we can't even scrape together a couple of copper coins. We don't even have any silver. We don't even have any rice or grain. You should have seen it when you came here. This Tubei Mountain is still barren. Is there a single piece of land? We survive by relying on people's help."
There is really no money.
There is really no food.
Their family only had a small vegetable garden behind the yard, and it was impossible for them to use it to subsidize the Su family.
The dozens of people in the big Su family are human beings, but the dozen or so people in the small Su family are not human beings? Don’t they need to eat themselves?
The fact that I can eat rice and noodles recently is thanks to the generosity of Lord Duan Dao.
As for how many good things her granddaughter Tianbao had, Old Lady Su didn't even think about it.
Ever since the vegetables in the garden were edible, she has begun to restrict her granddaughter from taking food out.
In her eyes, eating her granddaughter's food is like swallowing her granddaughter's blessings. When things get better in the future, she will find a way to make up for the blessings to her granddaughter.
How could I possibly give the blessing of my granddaughter to someone else?
Compared with my granddaughter, even the king of heaven is nothing, and the Su family is nothing.
Liu Yuelan moved the children to the old woman's side and never said a word, but this action was enough to show that her thoughts were the same as her mother-in-law's.
"Mom, the ginger soup is ready. I'll bring it up and set it aside to cool. You can drink it later." Su Xiu'er ran in wearing a straw raincoat and carrying a food basket. She took off the dripping raincoat and hung it outside the main room door, saying with a smile, "It's raining so hard, and Madam Huo is staying at home to relax. When she heard I wanted some ginger, she didn't hesitate to ask. She said she had some at home and gave me a small piece. How's the little one? Is the fever high?"
When her sister-in-law arrived, Liu Yuelan finally spoke, sighing, "He's burned. We've been talking for so long, and he hasn't even opened his eyes. He must be feeling uncomfortable."
Su Xiu'er pursed her lips, her smile dimming. "Wake the baby up later. It's more effective to drink the ginger soup while it's hot."
"Well, it's really painful."
"It's raining so hard. I don't know when Du Lao will come back. If he were here, he could still take a look. Sigh."
Little Mrs. Lu slowly closed her mouth, lowered her head to look at the baby in her arms, and suddenly a surge of sourness surged up to the tip of her nose.
When a child is sick, when the family is well off, the people in the Su family would at least ask about the situation, at least they would give him some face and show some courtesy.
The situation is not good now, and I am too lazy to do favors for face. This is the smallest matter.
No one in the Su family cared, even she, the mother, could be so cruel as to ignore it.
In terms of humanity, the Xiao Su family is far superior to the Da Su family.
Even though she was from the Su family, she had to admit this.
"Um... Mom... I'm cold..." The little boy shrank in the woman's arms and muttered.
When little Mrs. Lu heard the soft voice of "Mom", she could no longer hold back her tears and they flowed down again.
"Come on, the ginger soup is almost done. Hurry, feed it to the baby first." The two young women from Xiao Su's family came over, one holding a bowl and the other holding a spoon. "Here, go slowly, be careful not to choke."
"Little Mrs. Lu, you should drink something later. You were soaked when you came home. Don't let the little one fall down with the big one. Then there will be no one to take care of your child."
The words were unpleasant.
Little Lu's heart warmed a little, and she lowered her eyes and replied, "Yes."
After feeding the baby ginger soup, the water in the kitchen was ready, and the women in Xiao Su's family helped give the baby a hot bath.
Xiao Lu hardly got involved.
It rained heavily in July for half the afternoon and stopped at the end of the Youshen period.
As the sky gradually darkened, laughter emanated from outside the Su family's courtyard. "Tianbao! Hey, kids! Come out to greet Grandpa Du! Whoever comes out first gets to eat the fried dough sticks first! Oh my goodness, these delicious, soft and sticky fried dough sticks coated with sesame seeds! If you don't come out, I'll eat them all in one gulp!"
The three boys in the main room, who were so bored that mushrooms were growing on their heads, stood up at the same time when they heard the voice and rushed out to the yard, "Grandpa Du! Xiao An is here!"
"I'm the fastest! Grandpa Du, Xiao Wu is the fastest!"
"Nonsense, I'm the fastest! Poisonous Grandpa, fried dough sticks!"
Old Lady Su glared at the children's backs and scolded them with a smile, "There's mud and water all over the floor outside. Don't step over the threshold of the main hall until you wash your feet clean!"
"Why wash? The living room isn't much better than outside! The accumulated water in the room is enough to wash your feet!"
The old man with the bird's nest hair, holding an oil-paper bag in his hand and three little tails, swaggered into the house. Seeing the sleepy-eyed little sweet baby, he immediately said with a stern face, "Why are you so listless? No one must have taken you out for a walk today. Come, follow Grandpa Du! I just bought a big medicine furnace today. I'll put you in the furnace and refine you. Maybe I can make some sweet pills!"
Su Anren was a smart kid. He grabbed a fist-sized fried dough stick with his little paws, and his mouth was full of sesame seeds. "Grandpa Du, you are scaring people again. Last time you went to the city and called dog skin human skin, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu didn't dare sleep for several nights after returning."
Du Buqin captured Tianbao in his arms, took out the rice cake he brought specially for her and fed it to the little baby, "Oh my, you haven't dared to sleep yet. I don't know who woke you up in the morning."
Three, "Why does my sister eat different from us!"
"Because you three are worthless!"
At the gate of the courtyard, two more figures walked in.
A tall and handsome man, holding a broken sword in his hand, with a solemn and cold aura.
He is thin and strong, with a bright smile and is friendly and easy-going.
"Mom, I exchanged two pieces of cloth in the city. I will make a new set of clothes for you and dad. The rest will be divided between me and the second brother. Everyone in the family will get a share!" Su Da grinned and shouted as he walked in, holding two bundles of cloth.
Su Er poked his head out of the kitchen and said, "Big Boss, Dad said he would go out to wait for you guys, but he didn't show up on the way back?"
Su Da, "No!"
Mrs. Su's face immediately darkened. "I'm afraid this old man has gone to someone else's house to hide away!"
"What are you hiding for?" Su Dayun was confused when he saw a strange woman coming out of the main room. "???"
Su Er lowered his voice to remind, "The Su family of Tu Nanshan!"
"..." Su Da took a step back and wanted to turn around and leave, looking for some quiet time outside.
His mother.
The Su family is still keeping an eye on their family. Now that they have entered the house, how can they not want to take advantage of them?
He was holding two bundles of cloth in his arms! There was also a piece of pork ribs in the cloth bag around his waist!
Isn't this telling people clearly that my family is doing well, so come over and make some money!
Su Da's eyes slowly turned and caught sight of his daughter who was nestled in Du Lao's arms eating rice cakes.
Throwing the cloth into Duan Dao's arms, Su Da rushed to his daughter, "Tian Bao, Dad saw sparrows on the eaves of Uncle Wang's house on the way back! Dad will take you to hunt birds!"
Broken Blade frowned, "Cloth——"
"Master Broken Blade, you bought the cloth. After thinking about it, I still don't dare to accept it without permission. Why don't you give it to my mother directly?"
Old lady Su's face darkened. She was an expert at passing the buck one by one!
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