Chapter 453 My Mother is a Fool (6)
"Dad looks bad, don't talk." Liu Zhanyan came out and told her worriedly. When the woman heard what he said, there was no special expression on her face, but when he went back to the house, she secretly stuffed the green grass hidden behind her back into his palm.
"What is this?" The boy was very curious. The roots were long, and there were three or four leaves, with deep and shallow marks on the leaves. The woman smiled at him, "You can eat it. Put it away."
When he heard that it was edible, his eyes lit up for a moment, and he quickly hid the grass in his pocket. He couldn't let others see it, otherwise he would have nothing. More importantly, he now had a "snack" to eat, and see who dared to laugh at him.
Compared with other children in the village, his life was actually hard enough. He couldn't afford the snacks that others could afford, and no one in his family prepared the food that other families prepared for him. On weekdays, he went home to do homework or did homework. No one even told him about the "sedge grass". The woman looked at him with a touch of heartache. She would make up for what she owed him in the past.
"Silly, you will be responsible for cooking from now on." Liu Zhanben sat by the fire and smoked a pipe. He couldn't say whether he was in a good or bad mood today, but if the silly girl didn't listen to him, he would definitely be rude to her.
"Dad, she's not that smart." The boy wanted to speak up for her but it backfired.
"She's not smart? She wasn't stupid from the beginning. She was made stupid by me, and I know that. If she doesn't listen, I will continue to beat her." Liu Zhanben slammed his pipe against the leg of the bench, and his other intact eye glared, and he instantly felt that he had found his dignity as a man.
The boy felt sad. He always thought that his good father was so cruel, and he was proud of beating his mother stupid. He really hated it. For the first time, he had the idea of not becoming the same kind of person as his father.
"Okay." The woman's body trembled slightly, lowered her head and didn't dare to look at him, and her voice was thin, and she looked very scared.
"If you don't cook well, I will beat you until you, a lazy bone, cook properly." Liu Zhanben was satisfied and filled himself with another bag of cigarettes. He said kindly, "You can go out now. Come in and eat the leftovers after we finish eating."
"Okay." The woman really left as he said. Seeing her walking in small steps, Liu Zhanben couldn't help but think of the eyes of other men in the village, and he couldn't help but get angry again. Forget
it. She was just beaten yesterday, and her face is still bruised and purple. It would be bad if she was beaten to death again. But if he sees her in the same place with other men in the village again, don't blame him for being rude.
"Eat, Dad." Liu Zhanyan handed him the rice and chopsticks.
"My dear son, you don't go to school today, so keep an eye on the fool, don't let her go out, and don't let other people come in, okay?" Liu Zhanben picked up a large chopstick of eggs and put them in his bowl. He still has to go out to work today, and eating more meat will make him energetic when doing hard work!
"I know, Dad." Liu Zhanyan took the bowl and started eating, but his eyes were on the door. He was worried that the food would be gone soon and she would have nothing to eat.
"Don't look outside, eat well." Liu Zhanben knocked him with his chopsticks and whispered, "What's so good about a crazy woman. Don't tell others that you have such a mother when you go out, it will embarrass you. I'm looking forward to your future success, becoming the only college student in our village, getting a good job, and marrying a city wife to live a glorious life."
Liu Zhanyan held the bowl and said nothing. He dared not even think about getting a college entrance examination, getting a good job, and marrying a city wife. He hadn't even been outside the village yet.
"Dad is waiting to enjoy your blessing." Liu Zhanben wiped his mouth, put the bowl and chopsticks on the ground and stood up, "I'm going to work. You be good." He completely forgot what he promised his son yesterday. Liu Zhanyan felt a little sad, but he was sensible and didn't show it.
"Dad, you go. Go slowly on the way." He also put down the bowl and chopsticks. There was no egg in the pot, only a few cabbage roots were sinking at the bottom.
"Silly girl, if I see you talking to another man, you're dead." Liu Zhanben deliberately smashed the glove in his hand on her face when he walked out of the door. He didn't care whether she was in pain or not, he only cared whether she was obedient and whether he had any deterrent power. Seeing the idiot nod like a chicken pecking at rice, he bent down to pick up the glove on the ground and went out humming a little tune.
"Come in quickly." As soon as he disappeared, the boy ran out of the house and grabbed her, saying very carefully: "I hid an egg for you in the pile of firewood. I'll boil it for you now."
There is a fixed number of eggs in the house every day. Because there are not many chickens in the house, this egg was found in the haystack next to the chicken coop this morning. I think the hen hid it on purpose, so he quietly picked it up and kept it for her to eat. After all, her father never gave her anything delicious.
The woman suddenly stopped moving. He looked up at her, blinked his eyes and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
The woman shook her head, tears welling up in her eyes.
"Are you touched by this?" He was so small that he made people feel more stable. "When I become successful, I will buy you whatever you want to eat."
The woman choked and said, "Okay."
"Come in and sit by the fire. You must have been cold last night." Liu Zhanyan pulled her into the house, took the sickle hanging in the frame on the door and walked out. He was going to chop some vegetables and cook them for her. She almost didn't eat yesterday. No, not almost, but definitely. What did she eat before? He was distressed and curious.
Just a few steps out, he heard a heavy sneeze from the house. He couldn't help but think of the scene he saw when he woke up this morning. Most of the straw quilt was on him, and she curled up, her lips were frozen black. What a fool, otherwise why didn't he know to grab some quilt for himself.
Sitting by the fire, Shi Yi looked at the bubbling white soup, and for the first time, a genuine smile appeared on his face.
"Okay, the vegetables are back. You boil the eggs and I wash the vegetables. We can work faster if we work together." The boy stood on tiptoe to hang up the sickle, rolled up his sleeves, and walked towards the water pipe outside the house.
He actually liked his life at this moment, peaceful and quiet, without the gossip of others. His mother would not be called a fool, and he did not have to worry about being laughed at. I hope that days like this can last longer.
He dipped his hand into the basin filled with cold water.
(End of this chapter)
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