Qianjin Village is very lively now, but there's nothing new happening.
Everyone heard that Lao Guo's youngest son had returned, so they all gathered together to discuss it.
"Have you heard? Her youngest son is back, and he brought so much stuff with him."
“I never thought her youngest son would come back; I always thought he was long gone.”
"You bet! They're really lucky. Look how well they're doing now. They even made a lot of delicious food today."
"That's right, I can smell it, it smells like stewed meat, the aroma took a long time to dissipate."
"My grandson was so craving it he was crying. I wanted to go and ask for a piece to satisfy his craving, but the door was locked."
“This is different. They usually eat wild vegetables, but now that their youngest son is back, they’ve started eating meat.”
"We've helped them a lot, and they don't even bother to bring us some meat. They're completely useless."
"You guys are being really sarcastic. It's one thing to do this normally, but these days it's not easy to get meat. If you get it all, what will the other people eat?"
"Hmph, old woman Li, you speak up for them, but I haven't seen you get a single piece of meat."
"I have a reputation to maintain."
"Old Li, what do you mean? Who are you calling shameless?"
"Whoever agrees is the one being talked about. You're a grown man, and you're still being so picky about food. I'm ashamed of you."
News of the situation in the village spreads quickly, and by evening, Old Guo's family knew about it too.
“That old woman Li spoke up for us and even got into an argument with them.”
"After we finish cooking, let's take some to Old Li's wife and give her some candy. They have a few children at home."
"Okay, they've helped us a lot over the years. My brother came back yesterday, I'm so happy, I never expected it."
"Okay, I understand, Mother."
When it was time to eat, it got dark early in the village now, so people ate early too. Before it got dark, Guo's older brother was quite clever.
I deliberately carried this bowl of meat and vegetables around the house where the gossips were today, so that they could all see it.
So I went to Aunt Li's house and knocked on the door.
“Old woman, you said this is all Guo’s family’s own business, why are you speaking up for them?”
"It's not just that I have a good relationship with Grandma Guo, but also that our two families usually help each other out."
“Now that people are doing a little better, these people start gossiping and criticizing. I can’t stand them.”
"Aunt Li, are you home?"
"Go open the door. I heard someone knocking and calling for help."
"Okay, I'll go see who's here."
"Oh dear, what brings you here? Come inside quickly."
"Uncle, I've come to see Auntie. I heard she had a fight with them today. My mother said she was too busy yesterday, so she brought you some vegetables today."
"You child, don't listen to what they have to say. You're taking this so seriously."
"Also, with so many people coming to your house, this isn't enough for you all. Take this food back with you."
"Auntie, we have enough to eat. There are also candies, which were brought by my third brother and his family."
"It wasn't much, just enough to treat a few kids."
Aunt Li still didn't want it; life was hard enough as it was.
"Auntie, you usually give my kids plenty of food, but you won't accept it from us."
Aunt Li saw her grandsons staring longingly at the meat, vegetables, and candy.
The aroma of meat filled the room. In the end, I nodded. There was nothing I could do. Conditions weren't good these days, and we could only eat meat during the New Year.
Aunt Li usually dotes on her grandsons and granddaughters. She can let it go if her son doesn't eat, but the way her grandsons and granddaughters look at her longingly makes her feel bad.
"Okay, then thank you very much, Auntie."
"Auntie, you're being too mean. I'm about to head back. You and Uncle go ahead with your work."
"Okay, you can go back now."
"Mom, look at all this meat and so little vegetables. It's so generous."
"Alright, remember the kindness they showed you. I'm going to wash the vegetables again. We can't eat all this oily meat and vegetables like this; it's such a waste."
"These candies are for you kids, come on."
"Okay, I'll have the candy now, thank you Grandma."
Seeing her grandchildren's smiling faces with candy in their mouths, she secretly wiped away her tears.
These children have suffered. If conditions improve in the future, we must save more good food for them.
Aunt Li added a lot of wild vegetables to the meat soup, and the aroma could be smelled both inside and outside the house.
"Go, we're eating in the yard today. Open the door for me, I'll let them argue with me today."
The children knew their mother was competitive and always wanted to be the best.
After the neighbors finished their meals, they all saw Old Li's family eating in the yard, and the aroma of meat and vegetables wafted into their homes.
"Look, this was a gift from the Guo family, they really know how to show off."
"Mom, I want to eat meat too! I want to eat meat too!"
"What are you eating? I think you want to get beaten up."
Old Mrs. Li felt a sense of relief upon seeing this. "So you all argued with me today, with so many of you against just one person."
Watch how I deal with you, hmph.
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