Hearing sobbing sounds next to his ears, Chen Ming quickly put down the dough in his hand and walked forward, "What's wrong? Why are you crying?" He was so anxious that he was in a panic, but his hands were still covered with flour and he didn't dare to start.
Xu Manman reached out and pushed Chen Ming. "I just checked, and you only have 20 sweet potatoes in your room at most. Where did this white flour come from?"
Chen Ming replied quietly, "I just borrowed some from the educated youth in front."
Xu Manman stared at him with red eyes, "Why do you want to borrow it?"
"I ate all the fine grains two days ago. I'll return them to him after the autumn harvest and distribution."
"So, you have nothing left? What about these?" Xu Manman poured out the bamboo basket that Chen Ming had packed earlier. There were cloth bags inside, containing at least 20 kilograms of food, all fine grains.
If Chen Ming told the truth at this time, his cousin would get angry and keep silent with her head down.
"If I hadn't come today, would you have given me all the food and just eaten these 20 or so sweet potatoes to finish the autumn harvest?"
Chen Ming agreed silently.
"Have you ever thought about what I'd do if you ruined your health by doing this?" Xu Manman said, tears streaming down her face. "Aren't you supposed to protect me? If you fall, who will protect me?"
Thinking of the strong cousin in her memory, comparing it to the skinny appearance of the man in front of her, and then thinking of the more than 20 sweet potatoes left in the ceramic jar, Xu Manman cried harder and harder, and could not hear any sound at all.
Chen Ming looked at the person in front of him crying, and was so anxious that he was at a loss. "Cousin, I was wrong. I know I was wrong. Really, Manman, don't cry."
After crying for a long time, Xu Manman gradually calmed down. At this moment, she was a little shocked. Almost 50 years had passed in her previous life and this life, and she was still crying like a child. It was still a bit shameful.
But at this moment, he didn't care about his pride. "You have to promise to eat and drink well every day from now on."
"Cousin, I promise." As long as my cousin doesn't cry, I can agree to anything she wants.
"You have to eat everything I bring."
"Okay, I'll eat it all."
"Promise yourself not to send me anything in the future, including food and money."
"I guarantee... uh." Chen Ming couldn't continue.
Xu Manman sniffed and pretended to continue crying.
Seeing this, Chen Ming hurriedly said, "I promise, I promise."
Xu Manman took a deep breath and wiped away her tears, "Cousin, I'm not forcing you, but I really want you to be nicer to yourself. I didn't come to the countryside to add burden to you.
I took the initiative to apply to go to the countryside. Before coming here, I was well prepared. My family gave me a lot of money and notes, and later sent me so many things. I have no shortage of food and drink. You saw it when you visited me last time. You really don't need to worry about me in this regard." She advised her cousin kindly.
"I've gotten used to the work in the fields now. Don't always treat me like a child. Your most important task is to take care of yourself. That way you can better protect me, right?"
Chen Ming felt embarrassed, it seemed that he had really done something stupid.
"I borrowed some flour from him. I'll return it to him later."
"It's just one kilogram. I'll return it to him later." Chen Ming replied obediently.
"Then go cook first." Finally letting him go, Chen Ming turned around and breathed a sigh of relief. What happened just now had scared him so much that he broke out in a sweat.
Seeing her cousin continue to work in the stove, Xu Manman was not idle either. She took out the food that her cousin had collected before and the food she brought with her, and poured them into the ceramic jar for food. She took out the lard and lard residue and put them on the stove, and also sorted out other things.
When I was rummaging through the grain just now, I understood my cousin's habit of putting things away, so it was very easy to store them. Soon, all the things in the two backpacks were emptied by Xu Manman. This time, I won't let her carry them back again.
After finishing the job, he even said, "I've put everything away for you. I'll check it next time I come. If it's not consumed as planned, I'll ignore you."
Since it had come to this, Chen Ming could only nod in agreement. However, it felt really good to be cared for by his cousin.
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