He Wanqing was jogging all the way home, but she didn't notice that when she passed the village entrance, someone was staring at her. The gaze kept following her until she returned to the village.
"Grandma, first aunt, second aunt, third aunt, is there anything to eat? I'm so hungry!"
I'm really hungry. I didn't feel hungry all day yesterday, but I felt full when I woke up this morning.
But since she finished eating noodles in the morning, she felt the hunger that had disappeared for many years coming back.
Listening to the rumbling sound of her stomach and the saliva secreted from her mouth due to hunger, she felt that she could eat a whole cow right now.
"Yes, we've been waiting for you. Come in quickly and you can eat." Grandma He, who was packing dishes in the kitchen, said with a smile.
"Wanqing, go wash your hands quickly." Aunt He San, who was holding the rice bowl, said with a smile.
"Hurry up, you look so hungry."
Seeing her standing there without moving, He Jiadong pushed her and left with the dishes.
"Coming, right away."
He Wanqing came back to her senses and rushed straight to the water tank. Without getting new water, she used the clean water in the basin to wash her hands, then rushed into the house.
At this time, the main hall of Uncle He's house was crowded with people.
Eating on the kang were Grandma He and her husband, Uncle He's three brothers, and three sisters-in-law.
At the small table on the other side were He Yuan's children, while the older ones ate at the big table at the door. Fortunately, the food was the same.
“Let’s eat!”
Seeing that everyone was present, Grandpa He picked up the chopsticks and Grandma He picked up a piece of food with a chopstick.
"Ai."
He Wanqing and He Yuan, who had been hungry for a long time, nodded happily.
Uncle He and his friends on the kang started eating and chatting only after Grandpa He finished speaking.
While chatting about the progress of finishing this year's spring planting, we also talked about the Xu family.
While eating, Grandma He did not forget to inform Xu Mei and her second cousin Wu Xia to go to the Xu family to ask for money after the meal.
And when I come back, I will go to Grandpa He's house again to tell them about the repayment.
He also explained the reason for asking for money, because two people were getting married at the same time and they were out of money. They were in urgent need of money and asked Grandpa He to pay it back quickly.
As soon as Grandma He said this, everyone in the room looked at Grandpa He. When they saw that he had no objection, Xu Mei and Wu Xia nodded in agreement.
Liu Dongmei, the third cousin of He Erbo's family, saw that the two granddaughters-in-law of the eldest wife were in trouble, but she and her younger sister-in-law were fine, so she murmured in dissatisfaction:
"Grandma, you can't be partial. Why do you let my eldest and second sisters-in-law do the jobs that require money, but not let me and my fifth brother's wife do it?"
She felt that the job of making money was very suitable for her and her fifth brother's wife, because they were considered petty-minded people in the eyes of the villagers.
But Xu Mei was different. She had to look good working in the commune, so she couldn't do many things.
Of course Wu Xia is better, but she is not as thick-skinned as her!
As soon as Liu Dongmei said this, Grandma He didn't want to see her anymore. She was really too shameless and she couldn't afford to lose face in front of that person.
Then he thought of the Xu family, looked at his two eldest grandsons' wives, then looked at her, and finally added her in.
He also said a few words praising her, which made Liu Dongmei, who had gotten the news, almost get proud.
He Wanqing, who had only eaten and did not speak the whole time, glanced at her third sister-in-law after Grandma He finished speaking.
Thinking about how she was the only one left in her family in her previous life, and how she was bullied by the Xu family, she once saw it and she helped her vent her anger regardless of her reputation.
Of course, she didn't get any benefit in the end, but she was still grateful to her.
So after the opening up, when she went to Shan City to do business, she would send them money every year. The Xu family, including He Cao, didn't know about this.
In addition to telling Uncle He and the others that she is a good person, it is also a way to give them something back!
A bit late though!
He quickly finished a bowl of rice, followed by the second bowl, and only put down the bowl after drinking a bowl of vegetable soup.
I touched my stomach which was only five-tenths full and looked at the little lunch in the bowl.
After thinking about it, she decided to give it a try. There was still half a month left before the spring planting was completely finished. They would then go back to their respective homes to eat, and she would definitely be able to fill her stomach by then.
Out of sight, out of mind. He got up and walked to the yard, rubbing his stomach in protest of not being full, while looking at Uncle He's yard.
Their yards are the same in every way, including the size, location, front and back yards, and even the chicken coops and dog kennels.
As for why this is the case, it is because Grandpa He said that since the family has been divided, they should all be the same, so as to avoid rifts caused by one family having more and the other family having less.
Of course, apart from the family that raises them having more, there is not much more for the others.
Because of this, their family was the one with the least problems after the split in the village.
Especially during the busy farming season, several families would eat together, and only separate during the slack farming season.
However, during the winter, they seem to eat together often because it saves trouble.
"Little sister, grandma is calling you."
While she was teasing Dahuang, Zhou Xiao, who was pregnant, called her from behind.
"I'm here, fifth sister-in-law." After taking a look at the unborn nephew in her belly, He Wanqing walked into the house.
"Grandma, you called me?"
"Well, come and sit down." He patted the seat next to her and asked her to sit down.
He Wanqing sat down and looked at her grandmother's guilty eyes, feeling a little uncomfortable.
As for the Xu family's marriage, she never hated Grandma He and others, because she was the one who made the final decision on the marriage, and it had nothing to do with Grandpa He who arranged the marriage.
Although she didn't like Xu Weijun at that time, she got married just according to their idea that men should marry when they are old enough and women should marry when they are old enough.
But they also gave her the opportunity to refuse. She insisted on getting married and she didn't blame anyone.
The only thing to blame is He Cao and Xu Weijun for being too calculating and wanting to wipe out her family.
"Wanqing, the Xu family's marriage plan is over. Grandma and your grandma thought about it and decided to find a soldier for your marriage so that people won't gossip about you.
So I discussed it with your grandma and the others, and after this matter is settled, we will ask your father to find you a replacement in the army, one of his subordinates, so that you won’t meet the wrong person.”
"Grandma, I'm not in a hurry."
She just wants to change her family's fate now, and worry about the rest later.
She was also afraid that if she met the wrong person, she might not have a chance to start over.
"No, we can't let others gossip about you. Don't worry about it. Your grandma and I will check it ourselves. We are definitely more reliable than your grandpa."
When the unreliable Grandpa He was called out, he moved his mouth and tried to defend himself, but in the end he found that he had no way to defend himself and could only admit it.
"Grandma, can I not get married?" He tested cautiously with confused eyes.
She thought about the things she had seen when she was a soul. She was envious, but she also knew it was difficult.
"Wanqing, this won't work. If you don't get married, it will only make the Xu family prouder.
They will definitely say that you don’t want to get married because you can’t bear to leave Xu Weijun. Are you willing to see that scene? "
Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Grandma He felt distressed, but she couldn't agree.
Because they can't accompany her forever, and she can't stay in her parents' home forever.
After all, home is where the mother is. If she is gone, no matter how good the relationship between brother and sister-in-law is, they are just relatives!
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