Uncle Huang said irritably, "Then crack a lot more eggs."
Fearing he might claim he didn't have any more after saying that, he added, "If you don't have any, just go out and borrow some!"
Honestly, I've come all this way and I can't even get a chicken.
Mother Fan glanced at her eldest daughter-in-law and scolded, "Hurry up and do it!"
Fearing that her eldest daughter-in-law might not put in the effort and mistreat her family, Mother Fan took out flour and duck eggs from her room, followed her into the kitchen, and personally supervised the cooking process.
A short while later, three bowls of noodle soup, made with wheat flour and containing two duck eggs, were brought over.
The aroma of the food made the three of them forget that it was too hot to eat, and they shoveled it into their mouths.
After finishing the last drop of soup, the three of them let out a satisfied sigh.
Uncle Huang picked his teeth with a bamboo skewer and suggested, "Since Jin has gone to the city, let's wait for him at the village entrance. It's perfect timing, since he's the one who should make the decision."
As long as he nods, the women in his house have no choice but to obey.
If they misbehave, a beating will make them behave.
Thinking of the fierce and ruthless Butcher Hu, Uncle Huang shrank back for a moment, then realized that it was alright; he could fight against the entire Shanshui Village by himself.
It is only natural to be filial to one's mother. If the Hu family dares to disobey, how can the people of Shanshui Village tolerate the Hu family?
Even the young lad didn't dare!
"That makes sense," Uncle Huang agreed with the idea.
He's now determined to avoid going if possible, and he'll have his son deliver the gifts meant to honor his uncle.
Sun Jinhua nodded in agreement.
Mother Fan didn't understand and looked at her eldest son, "What do you mean?"
Fan Qian, who had been lounging in his chair after a satisfying meal, immediately looked distressed upon hearing the question: "I feel sorry for you, Mother. Now that my second brother is doing well, it's hard for you to live with me and eat coarse food. It breaks my heart."
But when we separated the family, you stayed with me, and I was afraid Hu Shuiqing wouldn't want to take care of you, so I went and asked my eldest and second uncles to come!"
"The Hu family members can eat and drink well at my second brother's house. Mother, you are my second brother's mother and Hu Shuiqing's mother-in-law. They should be filial to you. All that meat and eggs should have gone into your belly."
"It's all my fault for being incompetent and not having enough good food or drink, causing my mother to suffer with me. But don't worry, Mother, no matter how reluctant I am, I will not drag you down and make you suffer with me."
Sun Jinhua was so happy at the thought that her mother-in-law would not be living with her today that she wanted to set off firecrackers.
Overjoyed, she couldn't cry. Instead, she mimicked the way a matriarch would act, saying with a sorrowful expression, "Mother is destined to enjoy a life of happiness. If that Hu Shuiqing dares to be disrespectful to Mother, I will fight her to the death!"
That's great! Her family is finally going to prosper.
The villagers all said that Hu Shuiqing was oppressed before and couldn't live a good life. After the family separated, their lives got better and better. She also separated her family, but she didn't live well because her mother-in-law was in her house.
Finally, we can live a good life.
As Fan's mother thought about the days when she could eat meat and eggs to her heart's content at her second daughter-in-law's house, she couldn't help but smile.
Then she thought of all the idle people and two maids she kept in her household. Once she moved in, wouldn't they all be her servants and maids?
I never imagined that I would live the life of an old lady in a play during my lifetime.
Uncle Huang glanced at his third sister and instructed her, "When you start living a good life, don't forget that you are a member of the Huang family. The Huang family is still counting on you."
"And then there's my whole family. Your second son lives in a big house, and the meager scraps he scrapes together are enough for our family to get through the famine. He even has an oxcart, which can carry grain back for us." Uncle Huang was unwilling to be left behind, afraid that he would miss out on his share.
Mother Fan readily agreed, her smile deepening her wrinkles.
The second son is able to give her family things and money, and make her valued by her brothers, which is really good.
The family waited for Fan Jin to return at the village entrance in shifts.
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