As he spoke, Ning Zilin took out two pieces of chicken from his pocket and put them in a small bowl.
Suddenly the small bowl was full.
"Oh, what a good boy!" Chen Ya immediately took Ning Zilin to Chenying Village.
When Old Man Chen Niu was lying in bed and saw the bowl of chicken, he grinned with joy.
"Haha, my leg is almost healed. Don't come to see me every day. Just focus on your own family matters."
To be honest, when Chen Niu saw the bowl of meat, he was really greedy. But then he remembered that his daughter, son-in-law and in-laws had just given him a wild rabbit yesterday, so he asked Chen Yigen to catch it, sell it on the street and buy medicine to treat his leg injury.
"Brother hasn't come back yet?" Chen Ya asked again.
"He went to sell the wild rabbit and hasn't come back yet." Qian Luoluo came in with two sweet potatoes and a bowl of brown rice porridge.
"Dad, please eat this meat quickly and take good care of yourself. We'll be heading back first!"
"Hey, go quickly!" Chen Niu nodded immediately.
As soon as Chen Ya and her son left, Chen Niu said, "Call the two little ones in to share this bowl of meat. I'm too old to chew it."
Qian Luoluo couldn't help but say, "Dad, you're not in good health, so you should just chew the meat slowly."
"How can I eat this? Hurry up and ask the two kids to come in and eat. If they don't eat, I won't eat either!"
"Hey, listen to Dad."
Qian Luoluo immediately came out and brought the two little kids into the house.
"Chen Xiaotie and Chen Erni are both old enough to get married, but because their families are poor, no one has proposed to them yet.
Chen Xiaotie was sixteen years old and Chen Erni was thirteen years old, both of them were growing up.
Chen Niu gave the two children two pieces of meat each, and said, "Luoluo, you should also taste this meat. I'm old and can't eat much anymore."
Qian Luoluo is the daughter-in-law of Old Man Chen. One day, Old Lady Chen went to the street to find a job as a washerwoman.
I did find a job, but after a day of exhausting work, I only earned six copper coins.
This family asked her to wash five sets of sheets, including bedding and quilts. Although she earned some money, she was extremely exhausted.
Old Mrs. Chen walked back home in the afternoon.
"Mom, there's a piece of meat left for you at home. Come and try it." Qian Luoluo immediately stepped forward to support Old Lady Chen.
"Where does the meat come from at home?"
"Yes, Sister Ya brought it this morning, and Brother Lin came with her."
"Brother Lin is here too? Why didn't you wait for me to come back before leaving?"
"I'm busy at home, I'm afraid I can't leave."
"Okay, let me try this meat. I haven't eaten a single grain of food all day. I'm so tired!"
At this time, Chen Yigen stepped forward and said, "Mom, I sold a hundred copper coins for the rabbits I bought this morning, but you asked me to buy three sets of medicine for my father to make."
Chen Yigen pointed at the three prescriptions on the table and sighed.
"Okay, I earned six copper coins from paddling today." After saying that, Old Lady Chen took out a string of six copper coins.
At this time, at the Ning family, Hai Moying was eating with her mouth full of oil, because at noon she was serving dishes in the kitchen, and she cunningly took out a bowl and was now eating it secretly in her room.
Ning Zike and Ning Zihe were very unhappy to see their mother behave like this.
The two brothers lay on the bed and rolled their eyes.
"What are those looks between you two? Is the chicken not tasty? Come here and eat it!" Hai Moying shouted in a low voice.
"No! No! We don't want to eat stolen chicken!" The two brothers shook their heads firmly.
Hai Moying was so angry that she wanted to stuff the chicken into their mouths and make them argue with her.
"You stubborn boy, you won't be able to eat chicken if you are stubborn!" Hai Moying's words had just fallen.
Then I heard Ning Xiaotang's voice: "Grandma, I think Second Aunt must have hidden some chicken today!"
Luo Xiangqin appeared in the second brother's room holding Ning Xiaotang.
Hai Moying was so frightened that he reached out and wiped the corner of his mouth, his mouth full of meat: "Mom, why are you here?"
"If I hadn't come here, how would I have known you had hidden so much chicken? This is enough for everyone to have another meal!"
When Luo Xiangqin saw the meat sticking out of the bowl, she was so angry that she took a deep breath.
"Go out and kneel down!" Luo Xiangqin yelled immediately.
Hai Moying immediately knelt down: "Mom, I'm kneeling in the house, don't let me embarrass myself outside."
Luo Xiangqin brought a bowl of meat and said angrily, "Do you really think I don't know what you're thinking? Are you afraid of the sun outside? You look like a dead person, you only know how to eat!"
Luo Xiangqin brought a bowl of meat to the living room.
The older men, including Ning Lao San, who hadn't finished their meal, suddenly exclaimed, "Why is there still so much chicken?"
"You guys can share it with the wine!" Luo Xiangqin did not directly say what Hai Moying had kept in private.
Old Man Ning was just worrying about having no meat, but now he said happily, "Fill up the wine, Third Brother!"
"Okay, Dad." Then the conversation between father and son was heard again in the living room.
They are discussing how to grow crops this year.
Hai Moying knelt in the room for a while and then sat on the ground. She would not kneel forever.
Luo Xiangqin seemed to know what she was doing and raised her voice, "If you don't kneel, you won't be able to eat dinner tonight!"
Hai Moying knelt straight again.
"Mom, I know I was wrong. I'll kneel down now." Hai Moying's words happened to be heard by Chen Ya and his mother as soon as they entered the yard.
"Mom, what happened to Second Aunt?" Ning Zilin asked in confusion.
"Your second aunt left a bowl of chicken under the kitchen, so she rushed to wash the dishes today. After I found out, I secretly told Tangtang. Now she must have been caught." Chen Ya smiled softly.
"Mom does have a way, haha!" Ning Zilin also found it funny.
This second aunt is very smart in every way, but she is no match for her mother.
"Okay, go listen to what the adults are discussing. I'll go get a pot of water and boil it."
"Yes, Mom!" Ning Zilin immediately stepped into the living room and quietly sat down at the end.
At this time, Old Man Ning said solemnly, "In previous years, we always planted brown rice, but this year, I plan to use five acres of fertile land to plant some polished rice. When the harvest comes, I will sell it all in exchange for brown rice. This way, we can more than double our grain supply!"
"Master, that's great!" Ning Xiaotang admired the old man Ning's decision.
When Old Man Ning heard his granddaughter's praise, he immediately grinned happily: "Dear Tangtang, come to grandpa's arms and hug him!"
"No, I'm drunk and smelly!" Ning Xiaotang's disgust made Old Man Ning smile happily.
"It's decided. We will set aside five acres of good land to grow fine grains, and the rest to grow rough rice."
Old Man Ning was a little tipsy: "I'm going to take a break."
Then everyone dispersed.
Ning Zilin told Chen Ya about the discussion, and Chen Ya felt very nervous. This refined grain was a high-quality grain, and it was much more expensive than coarse rice when it was sold.
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