Old Mrs. Wang scolded Mrs. Hu and then Mrs. Wang, "You silly woman, you are a fool. She asked you to light the fire, so you did. Now you hurt your hand. How are your family going to starve?" blah blah.
When Chen A-lu heard this, he got up and went to the kitchen. His sister was sick and Dabao was still young, so he was the only one who went to help his mother with the work.
Before leaving, he whispered to Chen Afu, "Sister and Dabao stay in the living room and don't go anywhere."
Chen Afu nodded, and felt a pang of heartache as she watched the limping little figure disappear at the door. She could only continue to sit there in a daze, with Chen Dabao leaning on her. During this time, Chen Agui even grabbed a handful of peanuts for them to eat.
Not long after the old lady returned to the west room, Chen Dahu, the son of Chen Agui, ran into the living room. He came to Chen Afu and stretched out his hand. In the palm of his hand was a piece of dark maltose. He tempted, "Aunt Afu, do you want to eat it?"
The child has a round head, is fair and chubby, and looks quite cute.
Chen Afu shook his head.
Chen Dahu pouted and said, "Why are you drooling if you don't want to eat?"
Chen Ahfu's stiff mouth twitched. This kid had a smiling tiger look, and the words he said were not pleasing at all.
Chen Dahu blinked his eyes and continued to seduce, "My aunt has several pieces of pine nut candies in her room, which are much more delicious than this malt candy. She invited you to have some candies, but my sister and I asked her for them but she refused to give them to us." He paused and cleverly shirked responsibility, "Remember, it was my aunt who asked you to go, not me."
Chen Dabao said quickly, "My mother doesn't want to eat candy."
Chen Dahu glared at Chen Dabao and growled, "In my house, there is no place for a wild child like you to speak."
Chen Dabao said stubbornly, "I am my mother's son. I am not a wild child. My household registration is under my mother's name."
Chen Ming and his wife said this to comfort Chen Dabao. Chen Afu had not yet officially established a female household, so Chen Dabao's household registration naturally could not be under her name.
Because the voice was so loud, everyone in the west room heard it. Chen Agui raised his voice and said, "Da Hu, Da Bao is your brother, you should have fun with him. If you keep talking nonsense, I will beat you."
Dabao was picked up and brought home on the second day of March, so that day is considered his birthday. Dahu was born on the tenth day of February, so he is considered my cousin.
Chen Dahu quickly responded, "I was just joking with my little brother Dabao." He then laughed loudly a few times with an expressionless face.
Chen Ahfu wanted to know what Chen Ahju could do, so he stood up and said, "Let's go - have some candy."
Seeing that Chen Afu had been fooled, Chen Dahu grinned, then looked at Chen Afu with contempt and muttered in a low voice, "You are so stupid and greedy. No wonder you have a son before you get married."
Chen Dabao didn't want Chen Afu to go, so he stood there without moving. Chen Afu gently pinched Chen Dabao's thin arm, and the little guy knew that his mother was very different from before, so he followed her.
Coming to the north room of the east wing, the furnishings in the room are the same as those in most country houses, with a kang, a kang cabinet, and a table. However, a bronze mirror, two rouge boxes, and a needlework basket on the table indicate that this is a boudoir. In addition, there are a few blue and white porcelain covered bowls on the table, and a small jar with a few flowers, which further shows that the owner of the room still has a certain taste.
This is the bedroom of Chen Alan and Chen Aju.
Judging from the distribution of houses, Chen Ye's family lived a good life. In many rural families, parents, sons, and daughters all slept on a big kang.
Chen Ming's family can sleep separately because there are fewer people. Chen Ye's family has nine people in total, including three generations. The old lady lives in the upper room, and the third son Chen Shi and his family also live in the upper room after they return. Chen Ye and his wife live in the east wing with their two daughters, and Chen Dagui and his wife live in the west wing with their two children.
As soon as Chen Afu and Chen Dabao entered the house, Chen Aju pushed Chen Dabao and cursed, "You little bastard, who told you to follow me?"
Chen Dabao was a little afraid of Chen Aju, so he shrank his neck. But he was afraid that his mother would suffer, so he bravely puffed out his chest and said, "My grandfather asked me to stay with my mother all the time."
Chen Aju pouted and said, "Mother, mother, mother, you sound nice calling her that. She is your Korean mother. How can a son come from a virgin who hasn't even had a baby?"
Chen Afu was really angry at how Chen Aju treated Dabao. What a mean and sinister girl. He secretly thought that he would give her a good lesson after he recovered from his illness.
Perhaps Chen Aju felt that she couldn't afford to lose the big picture for the small, so she ignored Chen Dabao and turned back to pour a bowl of water. She handed it to Chen Afu and said, "This is sugar water, sweeter than maltose. Sister Afu, drink it first to quench your thirst."
The water was steaming, and even Chen Aju herself didn't dare to hold the tea bowl, but supported the bottom of the tea bowl with her hands. Chen Dabao also saw Mingtang and pulled Chen Afu's hand hard. Chen Afu squeezed his little hand again to reassure him.
She shook her head to indicate that she didn't want to drink, and then sat down on the kang.
Chen Aju screamed, "That's my kang, you idiot, it's so dirty, get up quickly."
She put the tea bowl on the table and wanted to pull Chen Aju, but she was too dirty to touch her, so she said to Chen Dahu, "Go, kick her, kick her up."
Chen Dahu shook his head and said, "I don't dare to hit her again. Last time, I listened to my aunt and hit her and Dabao, and my father beat me up. He also said that if I hit them again, he would not let me eat. There is so much meat today, it would be a pity if I can't eat it."
Chen Aju was about to reach out and pinch Chen Afu when she suddenly remembered something. She put on a smile, took out a piece of pine nut candy from another tea bowl and said, "This is the pine nut candy my father bought in the county town. It's very sweet. Dahu and Daya were asking for it, but I couldn't bear to give it to them."
The bottom of the pine nut candy is red, and you can tell at a glance that it has been dipped in chili powder.
She really was taken for a fool. She wanted to harm others, but her skills were so shallow. Chen Ahfu despised this spoiled bad girl.
She ignored Chen Dabao's cry of "no" and reached out to take the pine nut candy, but instead of putting it into her own mouth, she stuffed it into the mouth of Chen Dahu, who was drooling with greed, and her movements were quicker than ever before.
Chen Dahu was craving for pine nut candy, and didn't care to think Chen Ahfu was dirty. He opened his mouth and took the candy in, but immediately spat it out, and then howled loudly, with saliva and snot running down his face.
Chen Afu silently said "I'm sorry" to Dahu in his heart. This piece of candy only made his mouth spicy, but it would not burn people like the bowl of water just now.
Chen Aju realized that she had not harmed Chen Afu but had harmed Chen Dahu instead. She was so angry that she pushed Chen Afu and yelled, "You idiot, I gave it to you, why did you give it to Dahu?"
Dahu's crying attracted everyone else. Mrs. Hu was the first to rush in, picked up Chen Dahu and asked, "Grandson, tell me, who hit you?"
Chen Dahu's mouth was so spicy that he couldn't speak. He pointed at Chen Afu and cried.
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