When Widow Song pulled Qin Wanru, she also stuffed a paper bag into her hand.
Qin Wanru touched him and understood. "Since my brother called me, I'll go over. Mom, you stay with Sister Xiuxiu and talk first."
"Hey, go ahead."
Qin Wanru also went to the front to eat, leaving Wang Xiuxiu alone with an empty stomach.
She hadn't eaten much in the morning, and had been walking for so long on an empty stomach. She was already starving, and couldn't help asking, "Aunt Song, aren't you hungry?"
"I'm not hungry."
Widow Song's stomach was clearly rumbling, but she still insisted, "Hey, let me tell you, those ladies from wealthy families all consider thinness to be beautiful. When I was in town, I ate less to maintain my slender figure."
Widow Song talked a lot of nonsense, but Wang Xiuxiu didn't buy it. The main reason was that she had always lived in the village. The villagers liked to marry wives with a little meat, who were able to work and give birth. No one would talk nonsense about keeping in shape.
Wang Xiuxiu, who was dizzy with hunger, didn't beat around the bush with Widow Song and said bluntly, "Aunt Song, I'm hungry. Please give me something to eat."
Widow Song was somewhat reluctant, but since Wang Xiuxiu had already spoken, it would not be appropriate for her to refuse directly, so she rummaged through her bag for a long time before finally taking out half a fruit.
The fruit was half rotten, and it would be a pity to throw it away, so Widow Song cut it up and kept it in her pocket. She gave Wang Xiuxiu such a rotten fruit and still spoke big words.
"Xiu Xiu, you know, our Mo Sheng is a scholar. Wan Ru and I are reluctant to eat or drink, fearing that we won't be able to provide for him. Mo Sheng is different from us. He will become a top scholar and an official in the future. We women rely on him for the rest of our lives. These years, I have been raising two children alone, and it has been really hard."
Widow Song shed two tears when she was moved. "Although I'm reluctant to eat it, I've been with you for so long and know you're a kind-hearted child. You're also sincere to us Mo Sheng. I can't bear to see you starve with us. This fruit was originally enough for me and Wanru to eat for the day, but since you're hungry, I'll give it to you first."
After hearing what Widow Song said, the rotten fruits that no one picked up when they fell on the ground instantly became rare and precious food that they had to save from their teeth.
Wang Xiuxiu even felt a little embarrassed, complaining about how she could be so greedy, "No, Aunt Song, I actually..."
She swallowed and said, "I'm not that hungry actually. I'll leave this for you and Wanru."
"Oh, that won't do."
Widow Song took Wang Xiuxiu's hand and placed the fruit in her palm. "You are so kind to our Mo Sheng. You are like my own daughter. Be obedient and eat it."
This touching speech moved the simple-minded Wang Xiuxiu. She carefully picked up the fruit and ate the sour fruit in small bites.
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Not far ahead, Qin Mosheng and Qin Wanru were eating vegetable dumplings.
After being hungry for a whole day, they even ate the wild vegetable dumplings with relish.
Zhou Anan turned her head several times and quietly asked Su Man, "Aunt, look, why don't they sit down to eat? Why do they have to stand to eat?"
Su Man also turned around and saw Qin Mosheng and Qin Wanru looking back while eating, and she had a plan in mind.
She smiled and lowered her head, whispering, "That's because they're eating alone and don't want to be discovered."
After that, Su Man cleared her throat and said loudly, "Sister Wanru, are you choking on just the wild vegetable dumplings? Do you want me to give you some water?"
Qin Wanru was anxious, "Shut up... cough cough cough cough..."
Wang Xiuxiu heard the noise and immediately held back the tears of emotion that had just welled up in her eyes. "What is Wang Man talking about? Caituanzi?"
Widow Song panicked. "It's nothing, nothing. Don't you know who Wang Man is? She must be talking nonsense again. We don't need to pay attention to her."
Wang Xiuxiu felt something was wrong and stretched her head to look forward, just as Su Man spoke again.
"Oh, look, I told you to get some water. You're already coughing, so stop walking and sit down to eat."
Su Man gave Zhao Yuru a wink, and the two of them immediately helped Qin Wanru sit on the stone.
Qin Wanru naturally refused and struggled to let him go. Qin Mosheng, who was standing by, said angrily, "What are you doing? Let Wanru go."
He ran over in a hurry and didn't notice Zhou Anan's black feet at all.
With a cry of "Oh my God", Qin Mosheng fell to the ground, and the half-eaten vegetable dumpling in his hand rolled backwards and stopped right in front of Wang Xiuxiu's shoes.
Looking at the vegetable dumplings on the ground, and then at the wild fruit in her hand, Wang Xiuxiu was confused. She said angrily, "Aunt Song, you have seen how I treated you. Now that I have been kicked out by my father, how can you be so cruel!"
Facing Wang Xiuxiu's criticism, Qin Mosheng not only did not feel guilty, but instead began to criticize Wang Xiuxiu, "How can you speak to my mother like this? Don't you understand what the Three Obediences and Four Virtues are?"
Qin Mosheng had just fallen and his clothes were dirty, but this did not prevent him from being arrogant towards Wang Xiuxiu.
Wang Xiuxiu used to like Qin Mosheng's eloquence the most, but this time, she just felt that Qin Mosheng in front of her was so ridiculous.
In her heart, he is the young master of bright moon and fresh breeze. He is different from everyone else. He understands so many great principles and can convince people with his words.
But now, his clothes were covered in mud, there were wild vegetables stuck in his teeth, his eyes were wide open, and saliva was flying everywhere. He looked so ugly no matter how you looked at him.
It was obvious that most of their family's food came from her, but they had to carry out a meal without her knowledge.
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