Chapter 45 Garlic Oysters
Having witnessed the entire sequence of events, Zheng Xiuhua was once again amazed that she had heard Lu Mingyue's innermost thoughts.
This must be an ability bestowed upon her by God!
Zheng Xiuhua was completely unaware that what she could hear could also be heard by others.
When Granny Sun's family saw the police arrive, they all looked nervous.
Lu Mingyue glanced at them and realized that this group of people were all in cahoots, and they also knew about the 'good deeds' that Granny Sun had done.
Failure to report such information is equally despicable.
Ultimately, the police found a pile of things under the stove in the Sun family's house.
Leilei and Yaoyao quickly found their banknotes inside.
"These are the words my sister and I wrote."
Huo Zheng was worried that his two children would lose the money, so he specially taught them to leave their names on it.
Niu Niu also saw something familiar. "Mom, this is my toy."
Zheng Xiuhua took a look and it was indeed the rattle drum that Niu Niu had lost earlier.
Niu Niu's grandfather bought this for him when he was little, and he always liked it. He accidentally put it by the door and it disappeared. He couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked, and he cried for a long time because of it.
Zheng Xiuhua also saw several familiar items inside, which were things that the neighbors had mentioned were lost.
She asked in bewilderment, "These aren't anything valuable, so why is Granny Sun so greedy, taking all sorts of things into the house?"
It's not a good thing if word gets out that you stole something; your whole family will never be able to hold their heads up in the village again.
The arrogant Sun Jiabao cowered behind his parents, too afraid to look up. At such a young age, he knew that stealing was wrong, but the things his grandmother took ended up in his stomach.
He pretended to know nothing and enjoyed being fed by her.
Leilei and Yaoyao walked out of the Sun family's gate with their heads held high, knowing that Sun Jiabao would never bully them again.
Lu Mingyue returned home with her two children, whose faces were flushed, clearly still in shock from the excitement.
She placed the chicken coop in a place in the vegetable garden where it wouldn't get in the way, made a simple enclosure with two wooden planks, and let the chicks out.
"Leilei and Yaoyao, you two watch the chicks. I'm going to cook."
"Okay, Mom."
Lu Mingyue smiled and patted the two little ones on the head.
The brother and sister squatted on the ground, resting their chins on their hands and staring intently at the chicks.
Yao Yao noticed a chick with its head drooping and pointed at it, asking, "Brother, what's wrong with Big Flower?"
Leilei gently nuzzled Dahua's head, and his finger was pecked. "It's probably hungry. Let's go catch some earthworms for the chicks."
The soil in the family's small vegetable garden is fertile. There were many earthworms when the soil was turned over last time. Leilei took a small shovel, found a corner that hadn't been turned over, and soon found five or six earthworms.
Yao Yao was afraid to touch the earthworms. Remembering that her mother had said chicks liked to eat vegetable leaves, she went to her aunt's house next door and asked for some unwanted vegetables.
The brother and sister tossed the food to the chicks, who quickly gathered around. Watching them eat their delicious meal, the chicks smiled happily.
Yao Yao twitched her nose, and a fragrance wafted over.
"It smells so good."
Leilei also smelled the aroma, and his eyes lit up. It must be that his mother had made something delicious.
Since their mother came, the brother and sister have been eating more and finishing every meal.
In just a few days, Lu Mingyue successfully won them over through their stomachs.
The oysters bought from the market were fresh, but fearing the children wouldn't be able to eat them raw, Lu Mingyue steamed them and then drizzled them with garlic sauce to remove any fishy smell and enhance the flavor.
There was also a plate of steamed scallops with garlic and vermicelli.
Wang Fengmei brought over a basket of vegetables, and Lu Mingyue took out a bunch of greens to stir-fry.
I bought two ribbonfish, cleaned them, cut them into sections, coated them with the prepared egg batter, and fried them in a pan until golden brown.
When Lu Mingyue turned around, she saw two children, lying in the same position at the kitchen door, inhaling the aroma in the air.
She couldn't help but chuckle, "We'll eat when Dad comes back."
Just then, Huo Zheng strode in from outside.
The moment he saw Lu Mingyue, a smile appeared on his lips.
"You're back. Take this to Sister Wang's house."
Lu Mingyue made extra and sent some to both Sister Zheng and Sister Wang's families.
No one's things come from thin air.
Lu Mingyue remembered the vegetables and eggs they had brought her a few days ago.
"good."
As the two children watched their parents leave, they followed them like little shadows.
Huo Zheng was about to persuade them to wait at home when he turned around and saw that the brother and sister had both left with Lu Mingyue.
Well, he was just being presumptuous.
When Yu Hong returned home, he found the dinner table once again filled with bland, watery soup, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Dad, please don't do this in front of Mom."
Yu Yafei kindly reminded her father that her younger brother had just been given a long lecture by their mother for simply frowning.
Upon hearing his son's words, Yu Hong immediately straightened his posture.
The next second, Wang Fengmei came in from outside and said to her husband, "Our child has become a picky eater now. He's not happy even though the food I cook is so delicious."
Yu Hong looked at the table full of green vegetables and felt helpless. If he could be picky about food, he would want to be like his daughter.
But not only does he not cook, he also doesn't dare to complain. If his wife hears him, he'll definitely get a lecture.
Yu Yating reluctantly ate a piece of green vegetable, and the white rice in her bowl no longer tasted good.
"dad."
Faced with his little girl's pitiful eyes, Yu Hong took a deep breath and said, "Honey, I'll get paid in a couple of days. Let's go buy some meat to eat."
He's been eating vegetables for a week straight, and if he keeps eating them, he'll turn green.
His family's financial situation wasn't that bad; he received a monthly allowance of over one hundred yuan, and his wife also had a job.
I don't mean eating big meals every day, but two or three times a week is fine.
Seeing the resistance on her husband's and two daughters' faces, Wang Fengmei sat down helplessly and said, "I don't want to either. Our vegetable garden has yielded a bumper harvest. If we don't finish the vegetables quickly, they'll go to waste when they get cold."
One of the lessons I was taught from childhood was that it's better to eat than to waste food.
The vegetable garden had a bumper harvest this year. We couldn't eat it all ourselves, so we had to sell a lot of it. We couldn't just watch the vegetables rot in the field.
"After we finish this meal, I'll go buy some meat tomorrow and make braised pork for you."
The two sisters immediately looked up, their eyes filled with anticipation. "Is what Mom said true?"
Seeing the two children like this, Wang Fengmei felt guilty. How could she let the two children suffer because of this little bit of food?
I should have given it all to my husband. He's been through the hardship of eating tree bark, so he should be grateful for having anything to eat.
Yu Hong: ?
He also wants to eat meat!
Just then, a knock came at the door. Yu Hong opened the door and was somewhat surprised to see Huo Zheng standing at the door.
"What's wrong, Lao Huo?"
Huo Zheng held up the basket in his hand, "Lu and Mingyue made some seafood, I'm bringing some over to you."
Fearing that addressing Lu Mingyue was too formal, he quickly changed his form of address.
Upon hearing that it was seafood, Yu Hong's head drooped again.
What's so great about seafood? He's been eating it all these years on the island and he's tired of it.
Suddenly, he smelled a spicy aroma and kept sniffing around.
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