Chapter 210 There is only a sky that cannot be reached, but there is no mountain that cannot be crossed
The crowing of a rooster broke the tranquility of Nanshan Village.
After a busy night, Old Man Chen put down the pile of bricks in his arms, climbed onto the kang, and fell into a deep sleep...
Not long after, Old Lady Chen woke up from her dream. Looking at the blue bricks in the room, she was so happy that she wanted to hug Old Man Chen who was already asleep and give him a kiss.
He is really capable. He stole hundreds of bricks in one night and there is almost no place to put his feet in the house.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly put on her shoes and went down to the field to stack the blue bricks again.
Then he found some worn-out sacks to cover it, and when he felt it was almost done, he left the room with peace of mind.
Sun came out of the house carrying a chamber pot and bumped into Old Lady Chen who had just left the house.
"Second brother, is breakfast ready? Come on, eat. I'm starving."
Sun's face was full of displeasure. "There's no rice at home. What do you want me to use for breakfast?"
"Didn't I give you a small bag of corn a few days ago? You've eaten it all in just a few days?"
"Mom, five pounds of corn has already lasted five days. Do you think you'll eat that little bit of food for the rest of your life?"
Sun was holding her breath. A family of five could not eat enough rice a day.
Erbao has been so hungry these days that she looks pale and thin. Even she herself has no strength to move. Her heels feel unsteady when she walks and she feels like she will fall at any time.
She blamed Old Lady Chen in her heart. If she hadn't secretly sold the food rations to Chen Zhancai, how could the family have run out of food?
Sun snorted coldly with an ugly expression.
"You've been showing off and have taken away all the food at home. We haven't had enough to eat these past few days. You better find a way to save us, or we'll starve to death, and you won't be able to benefit from your son's talent."
When Mrs. Chen heard this, she immediately became furious, rolled her eyes, and said angrily,
"Explain yourself clearly. What do you mean by saying I've given you no food? I'm supporting Zhancai's education so that you can live a good life. Now that you've run out of food, why are you blaming me?"
"Okay, Mom, stop being unreasonable and unreasonable. You know what's going on better than anyone else. Now's not the time to argue. If you have the time, you should go get some food.
I'm going to say something you may not like to hear, but we young people can still survive two days of hunger, but you and my father are old and weak, if we really starve for two days, we will probably go to see the King of Hell."
Sun sighed softly, pretending to be regretful. "If you are hungry, even if your youngest son becomes an official in the future, you won't be able to see or touch him, and you won't be able to enjoy the good life with him."
Old Mrs. Chen was speechless after hearing this, and her ribs ached with anger. "You, what nonsense are you talking about? Bah, bah, bah, you really have a bad mouth."
"You know whether I'm talking nonsense or not."
Sun had long seen through Chen Zhancai. Chen Zhancai was a selfish and ungrateful person who thought it was his family's duty to support his studies and had no gratitude at all.
Even if he passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, his family would not be able to benefit from it. If her husband had not insisted on not dividing the family, she would have wanted to quit this family long ago.
Her face was filled with indignation as she continued, "You only have the ability to bully the second wife. If you have the guts, show your strength to your third son. You extorted so much silver from Fan Tong for the betrothal gift, but why didn't your third son leave you some? Why doesn't he care about your life or death? You're still counting on enjoying a good life with him? I think you'd better save your energy."
"What do you know? The third brother only has one daughter. Taking the betrothal money back is to leave a way out for Ruolan. It is not the same as him making money by his own ability to be filial to me. Even if the money is given to me, can I take it?"
Sun pouted and muttered quietly, "You can't take Ruolan's betrothal money. You're trying to trick Qing girl to death. You're such an old fool."
Although Sun's voice was low, Old Lady Chen still heard it clearly.
Old Mrs. Chen really wanted to point at Sun's nose and have a big fight with her.
But then I thought, there is no food at home now, and I am still relying on Dabao for money to buy rice, so I can't make her angry now.
Thinking of this, the anger in my heart instantly disappeared.
She forced a smile and said, "Second son, it was indeed wrong for me to sell the family rations, but you have to understand my painstaking efforts. I also hope that if the third son has a promising future, we can also live a good life.
What happened in the past is in the past. Even if you blame me, we have no food to eat at home. You should think about how to overcome the difficulties in front of you!"
Sun rolled her eyes. "What can I do? I'm not the head of the family."
"Don't worry, as the saying goes, there's only a sky you can't climb, but there are no mountains you can't cross. With so many healthy people in our family, I don't believe we can't come up with a plan to overcome the difficulties we face."
Hearing her say this, Sun's tone softened. "That's true, but right now, we have no money or food. What good ideas can we come up with? I'd say the best thing to do right now is to go to the town and find Zhan Cai. Ask him to bring back a few taels of silver so we can buy some food to get by."
"No, no, this is a bad idea. Now is the most important period for Zhancai to study. We can't give him such trouble. If he is distracted and thinks about home, it will definitely affect his exams for the scholar."
"Then I'll go work for Qing Yatou. With my looks, I can probably get some wages in advance, so that our family can barely make ends meet."
"No, no, Zhanshan still needs someone to take care of him. If you go to work, who will take care of him?"
Old Mrs. Chen had also thought about asking Sun to work, but when she thought about Chen Zhanliang lying on the kang and needing someone to serve him tea and water, as well as the endless housework, she backed off.
Seeing that her proposal was once again opposed by Old Lady Chen, Sun was a little angry. "This won't work, and that won't work either. What do you say we should do?"
"Cuiqin, my dear daughter-in-law, why are you so angry again? It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. I'm just worried that no one will take care of Zhanliang. If he doesn't recover well, his leg will become disabled and Zhanliang's life will be ruined."
"I can't even afford to eat, what's the point of raising a fart?"
Speaking of her man, Sun was emotional. "Mom, let me ask you, how many times have you seen Zhanliang since he was injured? Do you know what he's like now? If you really loved him, you should have made sure he had good food and drink so he could recover better, instead of just talking about his longevity all day long."
Old Mrs. Chen was ashamed. Now the family depended on the couple for work. Even if she had to pretend, she had to pretend. But how could she not go once? She was really careless.
She pulled the corners of her mouth awkwardly and forced a smile.
"Zhan Liang has you to take care of him, so why should I, as his mother, be worried? I know you care about Zhan Liang, but don't worry, I have already thought of a way to ensure that Zhan Liang will not starve."
"What's the solution? Tell me now. Don't keep me in suspense. Zhan Liang has only had a bowl of porridge since yesterday and he's already hungry."
"Don't worry, don't worry. I'll have to trouble you one more time." After saying this, Old Lady Chen glanced towards Chen Dabao's room and asked, "Where's Dabao?"
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