Chapter 166: Even Candied Haws Can’t Coax Me
"How could it be false?" Zhao Xiumei answered loudly, "If Auntie tells a lie, then our San Ya will be punished by not growing taller."
Because Yueyue cried loudly and started crying too, Sanya, with a runny nose, said: Huh? How can you swear on me?
No matter what, Zhao Xiumei's way of coaxing the children did have some effect on Yueyue and Chaochao. At least the crying stopped. But they were busy peeling potatoes with their eyes red like little rabbits. It was really heartbreaking to see such delicate and pretty girls.
Chaochao worked particularly hard while peeling potatoes, because he knew this was the dish Jiang Tang wanted to eat, so he lowered his head and didn't say a word, just peeling potatoes.
When Lei Xiaobing saw Chaochao peeling potatoes, he started peeling potatoes too. They were both little boys, and little boys couldn't help but want to compete with each other. What was originally just peeling potatoes turned into a competition without them realizing it.
If you don't say anything, I won't say anything either. You work hard to peel potatoes and I work hard to peel potatoes too. At first, our movements were a little unfamiliar, but after we gradually became proficient, the round potatoes rolled around in their little hands and were peeled clean in an instant.
As for Daya and Erya, they were good at helping Zhao Xiumei with work, so of course they had to help peel potatoes.
All the children in the room were peeling potatoes together, but the third girl was too young to keep up, so she could only stand by and babbled with her mouth drooling.
Zhao Xiumei didn't realize anything was wrong at first. The children were willing to help with the work, which was a very good thing. But as time went by...
"Oh, that's enough. It doesn't take that many potatoes to make potato vermicelli stew. My dear, please stop peeling them..."
Potatoes were one of the staple foods in every household in that era. They could be stored for a long time without rotting or spoiling, so Zhao Xiumei's family had at least a hundred pounds of potatoes stored. Judging from the way these children were actively working to peel potatoes, the potatoes Zhao Xiumei had stored were not enough for them.
Fortunately, before the potato crisis broke out, Jiang Tanghe's Fu Sinian finally arrived.
Jiang Tang and Fu Sinian not only went out of their way to buy candied haws, they also found ways to buy pork and a duck, and Fu Sinian's hands were full of them.
As soon as Jiang Tang walked in, Chao Chao and Yue Yue stood up suddenly as if they had telepathy. They looked up to see who was coming and rushed towards Jiang Tang with a scream, completely ignoring Fu Sinian standing beside them.
“Wow wow wow wow…Mom…Mom…They said…Wow wow wow…They said you were taken away by bad guys…Wow wow wow wow…Mom…Mom…”
"Mother!"
Yueyue's tears, which had finally stopped, now fell again. She cried so heartbrokenly. No one knew how so many tears could fit in her small body.
Chao Chao pursed his lips and just called out "Mom", but his childish voice was choked with sobs, and one could tell that he was feeling uncomfortable.
Jiang Tang's heart suddenly tightened.
She immediately squatted down, without favoring one over the other, but opened her arms and held both cubs in her arms, coaxing them gently.
"Don't be afraid, mom is back. The bad guys have all been beaten away by dad. There are no bad guys now."
Chaochao and Yueyue lay on Jiang Tang's shoulders, one on each side. Their crystal clear tears seeped into Jiang Tang's clothes. Their low sobs could not stop, making people feel uncomfortable.
Seeing the two children crying like this for the first time, Jiang Tang's hatred for Ye Yunshu deepened a little.
It was also because her plan was not thorough enough. She should have protected the children better and prevented them from being affected.
Zhao Xiumei wiped her hands and said guiltily, "Sister Jiang, it's my fault for not taking good care of Chaochao and Yueyue. They heard something and got scared."
Lei Xiaobing took the initiative to stand up and accept the punishment. "Aunt Jiang, it's not Aunt Zhao's fault. I sneaked out and heard what the other aunts said, and accidentally let it slip. Aunt Jiang, I will never make the same mistake again."
Jiang Rou first said to Lei Xiaobing, "Xiaobing, then as a punishment, you will have to eat one less piece of pork tonight."
She gently stroked the two cubs' backs to comfort them, then looked up at Zhao Xiumei and said, "Sister Zhao, it's not a big deal. It's normal for children to cry. I can comfort them and they'll be fine. I also want to thank you for helping me take care of the children."
When he mentioned thank you, Fu Sinian handed over the pork and duck in his hand, "Tangtang said we are having dinner at my sister-in-law's house tonight, so I bought some things."
That's meat!
Pork is meat, duck is meat! They are all meat.
It's not something you can just buy casually.
Zhao Xiumei said embarrassedly, "I invited you to my house for dinner, how can I have the nerve to ask you to bring me things? No, no, this meat is valuable, you can take it home and eat it."
After some pushing and pulling, and finally under Fu Sinian's tough attitude, pork and duck became the extra meal for tonight.
Jiang Tang patted Yueyue on the back and said, "Yueyue, would you like some candied haws?"
The little girl lay on Jiang Tang's shoulder without moving. Even the sweet candied haws failed to arouse her interest. It seemed that she was really miserable.
"Si Nian, I'm trying to comfort him. Please share the candied haws with the soldiers."
Fu Sinian had a pile of candied haws in his hand. The three daughters of Zhao Xiumei's family and Lei Xiaobing who came to visit were each given a candied haws. The red hawthorn balls were wrapped in shiny sugar coating. They were sweet and fragrant, making people drool at the sight.
Zhao Xiumei shouted, "Hurry up and thank Captain Fu and Aunt Jiang."
The three girls were introverted and unfamiliar with Fu Sinian, so they said cautiously, "Thank you, Uncle Fu, and thank you, Aunt Jiang."
Lei Xiaobing was already familiar with Jiang Tang's family. He was a fearless person, so he reached out and took the candied haws, then walked to Yueyue to tease her.
He lowered his head, came closer, shook the red candied haws in his hand and said.
"Yueyue, you really don't want to eat?"
"Yueyue, this candied haws is delicious."
"Yueyue, if you don't eat it, I'll eat all the candied haws."
Yueyue turned her head on Jiang Tang's shoulder and turned the back of her head towards the annoying Lei Xiaobing. She said in a muffled voice, "My mother said that we can't eat candied haws before dinner."
Although the little girl is greedy and likes to act coquettishly, she is very sensible.
She remembered everything Jiang Tang said.
Jiang Tang smiled gently, "Yueyue, what you said is great. We have dinner later. We have pork and duck for dinner. Just eat two candied haws. Don't eat too much, otherwise you won't be able to eat meat."
The children were torn between candied haws and pork, as they wanted to eat both.
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