Chapter 23 Deliberately Making a Scene for Her to Hear
Hearing his second brother's words, Song Chunxue believed that he truly thought that way at that moment.
That's enough.
No matter what the future holds, her second son is still her good son.
“Then I’ll wait,” she smiled. “Take good care of yourself from now on. Since you’ve chosen to go to the military, you must grit your teeth and persevere, otherwise you’ll have no choice but to go home and farm.”
"Yeah, I've been practicing standing meditation and horse stance these past few days. I'm sure I'll have to endure a lot more hardship in the future." The second brother touched the silver badge around his neck. "Don't worry, I won't let you down."
Song Chunxue was about to say something when she heard her boss's footsteps outside the door.
"Is the second son leaving?"
The eldest son walked into the kitchen, looked at the buckwheat oil rings on the stove, grabbed two and put them in his mouth.
"Yeah, is my older brother going to see me off?" the second brother joked. "I wonder how many years it will be before we meet again."
The eldest brother stared at the wooden shelves and cabinets in the kitchen and said casually, "I'm not going. I still have to make mud bricks to build the house, so I can't take care of it."
"Oh," the second brother said with some regret, "then we'll go tomorrow, but the third brother still has to go sell sheep."
Sure enough, the boss's expression changed.
"Selling sheep?" he asked, grabbing another buckwheat ring. "How many?"
Seeing that he still wanted to take more, Song Chunxue put the bowl of buckwheat rings directly into the cabinet.
"I don't know, it depends on how many the Third Brother catches."
The eldest son noticed Song Chunxue's actions and said irritably, "Mother is so petty."
"I'm stingy, but last night you secretly made honey eggs, and you didn't even let us have a taste." She looked directly at the eldest brother. "Just say what's on your mind."
Honey is a rare commodity; it was probably brought by Chen Feng from her parents' home.
The eldest brother was silent for a moment, then said, "I heard you went to find a wife for Sanwa and even made clothes for her?"
Did Chen Feng send you?
The eldest brother looked at the ground and said, "I just think you're talking too early. She's only fourteen years old. She'll have to wait two more years to get married. If you send her all these gifts now, and the marriage doesn't happen in the end, wouldn't that be a waste of her money?"
"I'd like to."
Song Chunxue was straightforward: "Anyway, I used the money I saved to buy the fabric. When I went to Chen Feng's house to propose marriage, I wasn't stingy and didn't skimp on any of the good stuff."
"Now that you're separated from the group, you'd better stay out of Sanwa's business."
Hearing his mother's harsh tone, the eldest son also lost his temper.
"I was just saying a few words, why are you yelling at me like that, Mother? You're just too generous to others. You even secretly went to the Li family and got some nice things for her aunt, didn't you?"
"I'm still your son, yet you treat others better than you treat me, and you never even speak to me politely. Chen Feng is about to give birth; aren't you planning to help take care of the baby after it's born?"
Song Chunxue laughed in exasperation. She had once taken care of Chen Feng for a few days but then stopped caring for her because of Chen Feng's bad temper.
If it happened again, she wouldn't even have time to dodge.
"If we don't separate the family, it's fine. But if we do, who will do the farm work? By the time of the autumn harvest, do you expect me to just leave the crops unattended?"
Song Chunxue said in a nonchalant tone, "If you go to work in the fields for me, I'm willing to stay home and take care of the children. It's only for a month anyway."
Song Chunxue opened the pot lid and put the neatly cut long noodles into the pot.
"We'll see then," the eldest brother said, swallowing hard as he stared at the evenly shaped noodles in the pot. "Shall we have noodles with minced meat sauce tonight?"
"Hmm, you want to eat?"
Before he could answer, Song Chunxue said, "You and Chen Feng can only have one bowl each. There won't be any more."
"If you want to eat more, you'll have to exchange it for wheat flour."
The eldest brother opened his mouth, but couldn't help but retort, "But the second brother is gone, what about his share..."
Song Chunxue stretched out her hand directly, "Give me the money. As long as you give me the extra silver I gave to the second brother, you can take his share."
When money was mentioned, the eldest brother fell silent.
The second son carried his and the third son's bowl of noodles with meat sauce to the north room, not wanting to watch the commotion at all.
This is also what Song Chunxue likes about the second son; he's very shrewd.
Song Chunxue handed two bowls of long noodles with minced meat sauce to her eldest son, saying, "Two bowls of noodles. Tomorrow, fill the water tank at home, as well as the sheep pen and donkey pen."
Now that the family has separated, these two bowls of noodles aren't for nothing.
The eldest brother, carrying two bowls of noodles, was so excited that he almost fell to the ground.
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The second son is leaving tomorrow, so Song Chunxue prepared a very lavish meal.
She prepared several dishes, including pickled vegetables, making a total of six, which was unprecedented for her.
"Mom's flour is so delicious, can I eat a few more bowls tonight?" The second son chuckled, eating with a satisfied expression.
"Of course, you can have as many bowls as you want. If it's not enough, I'll get you more." Song Chunxue felt a pang of sadness, after all, this was the last meal he would eat at home without a care in the world.
When they came back later, Sanwa had started a family, and he himself had also started a family. They had become estranged even if they didn't want to.
Sanwa didn't say anything, he just focused on eating, ate four bowls in one go, and ate most of the dishes on the table.
The second child ate four bowls, so full he couldn't even sit up straight. He lay on the kang (heated brick bed) rubbing his stomach, chatting and laughing with the third child.
Song Chunxue herself ate three bowls, but she didn't want to eat too much in order to protect her intestines.
She doesn't want to get old, because even a little bit of food can cause her intestines to hurt.
After finishing her meal, she carried her bowl and chopsticks to the kitchen and heard her eldest son and his wife arguing.
She stood in the yard listening for a while, then went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
It's just the same old stuff, as long as you don't bother her.
Unexpectedly, the second son arrived shortly afterward.
"Mother, they got into a fight because of the clothes you made for Sanwa's wife, and they even broke two bowls. Chen Feng scolded my eldest brother for being useless and incompetent. Why don't you go and see?"
Song Chunxue put down the rag in her hand, her face gloomy.
In their past life, the day before the second son passed away, they didn't make such a fuss.
Because at the time, in order to shut Chen Fengai up for taking advantage of her, she gave her a few feet of cloth and boiled a few eggs for her.
When she arrived at the entrance of the thatched kiln, she heard Chen Feng yelling at the eldest brother, cursing Song Chunxue for being stingy and not even willing to give her a bowl of noodles, while the eldest brother squatted silently at the entrance.
Upon seeing Song Chunxue, he simply turned his head away without saying a word.
"She ate my noodles and then smashed my bowl. She acts like she's some kind of magistrate. Did the eldest brother teach her to treat me like this?"
Song Chunxue crossed her arms and looked at the eldest brother with a cold smile, "You think what she said makes a lot of sense, right? It seems I've been too good to you guys."
The second son, who was following behind, broke out in a cold sweat for no reason. His mother's tone was terrifying.
That cold laugh startled him, and he turned and went back into the courtyard.
He didn't want to meddle in other people's business tonight.
The eldest brother stood up with a stiff upper lip.
Chen Feng, who was inside the house, stopped cursing and started crying in grievance.
"Boss, bring me my bowl, hurry up." Song Chunxue said in a deep voice, "If you want to argue, go somewhere else. I won't care even if I hear you."
"You're just jealous because I made clothes for someone else. You're so shameless. Did you sew rabbit skin on it? Aren't you afraid of scaring the baby in your belly with all this fuss?"
Song Chunxue didn't start cursing; she remained calm and assertive. "She's your wife, so I'm warning you, boss. If you ever try to insult me indirectly again, I'll return the silver bracelet she gave me. It's mine."
At this point, Chen Feng stopped crying and angrily took off the silver bracelet from her wrist.
"Take it back now, I don't want it!"
The eldest brother turned his head and saw the curtain tremble, and a bracelet flew out from inside and hit the ground.
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