Chapter 377 Departure to Ningjing
At daybreak, Chen Zhancai set out on his journey to take the exam.
Watching her son's back as he walked away, Mrs. Chen felt a lump in her throat and said to the old man beside her,
"Old man, you said my son is going to take the exam, I should be happy, but why do I feel so lost?"
"What can I say about you? Women just love to worry about things that are beyond their control."
"You are really talking without any worries. How can I help this family if I don't worry about it? Don't forget, our family depends on Zhan Cai."
Hearing this, Old Man Chen was furious.
He still has the nerve to say that, we used to have a good life, selling grain and land, but now we are living in such poverty,
There is not much food left at home. We will be hungry soon. Let's see what you can do.
He was extremely dissatisfied in his heart, but he dared not say it out loud, so he could only endure his temper and comfort her.
"Old woman, you think too much. You should know what our son is like. He has been smart and diligent in his studies since he was young. He can pass the imperial examination and becoming a juren is no problem.
Just relax, eat and drink as you please, and don't take things to heart. If your son knew you were like this, he wouldn't be able to live in peace outside."
These words made Old Lady Chen nod her head repeatedly.
"You're right. Our son is the God of Literature. If I, as his mother, keep getting worried, it will only cause more trouble. I'll just listen to you. Let's take good care of our bodies and wait for the future to enjoy a peaceful life with our son."
As soon as Mrs. Chen finished speaking, her stomach started to growl. "Old man, we still have white rice for lunch."
Old Man Chen sighed heavily, "My dear, our rice supply is almost gone. We should save some and mix it with brown rice!"
"You're really out of your mind. Mixing rice with brown rice doesn't give you the flavor of rice at all. You're really wasting food!"
"We don't have much food left at home right now. To avoid going hungry, we'd better eat sparingly."
"You just worry about nothing all day long. If you have this free time, why don't you just bring back some food? What's the point of saving money on food?" Old Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes at him unhappily.
When Old Man Chen heard this, he wanted to go crazy. What kind of person is this?
All the food and land in the house were sold by this prodigal woman.
Now she is asked to get food. How can she say this?
Seeing that he was silent for a long time, Old Lady Chen chuckled and said, "What? You have no idea? If I were not in our family, you would all starve to death."
"What do you mean, can you get food?"
"There will always be a way out when you reach the mountain. You will definitely not starve." After saying this, Old Lady Chen turned and walked into the yard.
Old man Chen looked at Old Lady Chen's back and gritted his teeth in anger. "You prodigal woman, I want to see what you can do."
More than ten days passed in a blink of an eye.
These days, Mrs. Chen eats white rice and scrambled eggs every day. She sleeps after eating and then goes out to wander around the streets.
I talked until my mouth was dry and my stomach was rumbling, then I went back home.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Ruhua sitting at the door of the kitchen in a daze, and she immediately looked unhappy.
"Ruhua, it's already noon, why aren't you cooking?"
"Mom, it's not that I don't want to do it, it's that I don't know what to do!"
"Just steam some rice."
"Oh my dear mother, I told you this morning that we have run out of fine grains at home." Ruhua said, pointing to the clothesline, "Look, I have washed all the grain bags."
Upon hearing this, Old Mrs. Chen couldn't help but frown. She was so careless that she forgot about this. She had no appetite without fine food!
At this time, Old Man Chen came out from the west wing and waved to Ruhua, "Don't eat lunch today. Go back to your room and rest!"
"Okay, then I'll go back to the house." Ruhua turned and went into the house.
Old man Chen sighed deeply, then looked at Old Lady Chen with a serious expression.
"Old lady, I just took another look. We still have half a bag of brown rice and a bag of rice bran. I roughly calculated that if we skip lunch from today, drink watery soup in the morning, and eat mixed-flour steamed bread for dinner, we can probably barely make it until our son comes back..."
"Are you talking like a human being? All you eat all day is gruel to fill your stomach and steamed bread to scratch your throat. That's not food for humans at all."
Before Old Man Chen could finish his words, he was interrupted by Old Lady Chen.
"If I eat this crap every day, I'll probably starve to death before my son comes back."
Old man Chen was speechless. She used to eat mixed flour steamed bread every day, but now she thinks it irritates her throat. She really doesn't know her own name after eating a few full meals.
Don’t you see the current situation of your own family? You deserve to starve her for a few days, and then she won’t even mind the smell of eating shit.
He frowned and glanced at Old Lady Chen with dissatisfaction, "We only have a few things left at home. We don't want to eat this or that. What do you want to eat?"
Old Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes, and a malicious look appeared in her eyes. "Look at you, you're so useless. When you can't come up with an idea, you just stretch your neck and stare. Don't you ever use your brain?"
"Old woman, what's the point of asking me to think? I can't really beg for food with a stick. I don't mind that, but Zhancai is a scholar. If he really passes the imperial examination and comes back, it will be a disgrace to him and a disgrace to his reputation!"
"Alright, old man, begging is the only bad idea you can come up with." Old Mrs. Chen waved her hand and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'm here, you won't starve."
Old Man Chen was stunned when he heard this, and was a little confused. "What do you mean, old woman? Do you have any private money?"
"You silly old man, all the money has been taken by the third brother. I am now poor and have no money left!"
"So what did you mean just now?"
"What do you mean? What do you mean? I find you're a really clueless person. If you don't explain things clearly, you're just a blockhead. Don't forget, we still have an ungrateful bastard son."
"The family has been divided. Can Zhan Liang help us?" Old man Chen frowned and scratched his head, thinking it was unlikely.
Old Lady Chen snorted softly, "That poor bastard is still living under someone else's roof. How much money can he have? We have to find someone fatter than him."
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