Chapter 214: Mrs. Wan’s Reminder
Everyone in the Wan family heard the knocking on the door, and each knock was very urgent.
"Is anyone home? Brother Jin Gui, Brother Jin Zhu?"
When the eldest brother Wan heard this, he looked at the second brother Wan and said, "It's Changfu. It seems that he went back to get the good stuff and came to find us. According to what mother said, if we follow Changfu, he will definitely drag us ahead. Otherwise, I will lie and say that I have a stomachache and let him go first?"
Finally, a smile appeared on Old Lady Wan's face. The boss finally got the idea. Originally, Old Lady Wan did not agree with group fighting. If everything was solved by force, what was the point of the country and the village chief? Moreover, if it was a group fight for farming, she would support it. This kind of situation was also very common in their Yangliu Village. Two villages fought for water sources and were bloody, but that was for survival. What was it for now?
Their family and the Jinbao family were sworn enemies, so why did they help their enemies? Old Lady Wan was very vindictive, but in order to prevent others from thinking that her family was different, she just had to pretend. As for the help, it was up to the Jin family to help. They just had to go and make a show of strength. This was the limit of what Old Lady Wan could do. In the previous village, she would not even move away from her home, and she would just not add insult to injury.
"Okay, just go ahead and tell them, and send them away quickly. What's going on? This Changfu is really the good guy that people say he is. He always takes the lead in everything, but he shouldn't drag others into it. Everyone in the village knows that our family and the Jinbao family have a grudge, but he still rushed to inform them. This guy must be a bad brain and a fool."
Changfu was banging on the door panel vigorously when he suddenly sneezed, "A-choo, am I catching a cold? Why am I sneezing out of nowhere?"
At this time, Boss Wan opened the door. He pretended to be weak, holding his stomach with one hand and said, "Brother Changfu, you go first. I have a stomachache and feel a little uncomfortable. I will go after I finish. Don't worry, we will definitely go to cheer for our village."
Changfu saw that although Boss Wan was not in good spirits, his face was still quite rosy. However, just like what Old Lady Wan said, he was a simple-minded person and did not think much about it. He said a few words of concern to Boss Wan and then left.
After Boss Wan sent Changfu away, he turned around and quickly closed the door.
The family had just put on the table for dinner and hadn't started eating yet. Now that everyone had been sent away, Old Lady Wan dusted herself off and said, "Okay, let's all go home and eat. The dust is getting thicker as autumn approaches. The clothes we drenched in dust during the day are all covered in dirt. Alas, I don't know when it will stop."
Old Mrs. Wan said this and went into the house.
The others followed closely and entered the main hall. Now that there were more people in the family and the place was more spacious, they no longer ate on the kang in Old Lady Wan’s room, but moved their meals to the eight-immortal table in the main hall.
This Eight Immortals Table has not been used many times since Mr. Lu bought it. It is only used once during the New Year and other festivals. In addition, the Wan family takes special care of it, so this Eight Immortals Table is like new.
After Old Mrs. Wan sat down at the main seat, she asked her son, daughter-in-law, and grandson to sit down and eat in turn.
It is autumn now, and the dishes on the table are quite rich. The Wan family is living a good life now and has a stable source of income. Old Mrs. Wan is not so picky about the food. Plus, the children are growing up, so the Wan family's dinner is quite rich, usually with enough whole grain rice.
There are both meat and vegetarian dishes. Because little Fubao likes to eat meat and cannot live without it, there is always meat in the Wan family.
Even if we don’t make braised pork at every meal, we will stir-fry some pork belly and put it in the vegetables. This way, the vegetables will absorb the fat from the pork and become more delicious.
Little Fubao can now eat a full bowl of rice from her small wooden bowl for every meal. She doesn't want anyone to feed her. She holds the small wooden bowl with a spoon and eats with relish.
Although Xiao Fubao is only two years old, he is already taller than Xiaolan, who is three and a half years old.
Those who don’t know would think that little Fubao is only three and a half years old.
There is a plate of braised pork, a plate of stir-fried vegetables, a plate of stir-fried pork belly with green beans, and a steamed egg on the table tonight.
The portions of dishes are all huge, because there are many men in the Wan family and they all have big appetites. Every time they cook rice, a whole iron pot is filled with it and not a single grain of rice is left.
Grandma Wan often lamented that if it weren't for Xiao Fubao, how could the family live a life without worries about food and clothing? Every day, she would teach her grandchildren to love Xiao Fubao well. Even the little grandson who was still in the cradle, Grandma Wan would remind him every day. The little guy seemed to understand. Every time Grandma Wan spoke, he would respond with a few "ah ah"s, then giggle with his little mouth open, and wave his little hands excitedly, which made Grandma Wan especially fond of this little grandson.
After the family finished dinner, Grandma Wan saw that it was already completely dark, so she told her two sons: "You two take your shovels and go take a look, but stay far away. Just walk around in front of everyone so that people know you are there. Don't show up in front of people. This is a fight, not a literary exchange. You two should take it easy. The dozens of acres of land at home are waiting for you to harvest. Our family's food this year and next year depends on these dozens of acres of land."
After the eldest and second Wan Lao gave repeated assurances, Mrs. Wan let the two leave.
The eldest Wan and the second Wan walked all the way to the village entrance. There were many torches lit at the entrance and the village was already noisy. The two could hear the noise from afar. There were also people like them who came late, most of whom were people who were at odds with the Jin family.
Boss Wan once again admired his mother's wisdom.
At this time, at the entrance of the village, the people standing in the front were the Jin family. Their Jin family was the largest family in Shizi Village with a large population. There were fifty or sixty people from the Jin family alone. There were also families that were on good terms with the Jin family. Although they had nothing to do with the Jinbao family, they also moved forward for the sake of the face of the village chief and the head of the Jin family. There were about fifty or sixty of these people. Those who were standing sparsely at the back and farther away were the people who came later. All together, there were about a hundred people.
There are more than 200 people in Shizi Village, while the other side has only about a hundred people, so they are much inferior in momentum.
Now people on both sides are fighting for their own interests. In fact, this matter is simple. The Zheng family wants money, and as long as Jin Bao gives them money, there is nothing wrong with it. However, all of Jin Bao's money was taken away by his son Jinguo. This kid has been gone for several months and has not come back. No one knows whether he is alive or dead.
Jin Bao's leg was broken. He was standing next to the village chief with a crutch. The arrogant expression on his face showed no intention of backing down. It made people doubt that if his leg had not been broken, he would have probably started to hit him with a shovel by now.
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