A group of children gathered around and asked Goudan, "What did Uncle Qinhuai eat?"
Goudan said, "I won't give you any delicious food."
The child said, "This isn't your home. Why are you so proud? Do you think you're his offspring?"
Are all country kids so sharp when they talk? Qin Huai was so engrossed in listening that he forgot to stir the snake meat with the spatula. Only after he got burned did he remember to stir-fry the snake meat with the spatula.
Then he added salt and no other seasonings and put the pancake on the iron pan.
The girl was making a fire, watching her brother busy at the stove, and she remembered her grandfather's secret instructions: your brother is not young anymore, it's time to find a wife. If he always hangs out with a woman like Qin Fengying, he will never get any good out of it.
If there is a suitable one, find him one. Our family is not well off, so don’t be picky. Just run indoors when it’s cloudy or rainy.
So while she was burning the fire, she checked all the women in the village. Qin Fengying was ruled out first. This shameless woman was not suitable. It was heard that she had other problems.
Qin Man is not suitable either. She is a slut and not worthy of my brother.
Erni from the east end is about the same age as my brother, and they seem to be a good match. I'll talk to Erni one day to sound her out. But it's just that it's not easy to get over the hurdle of her money-hungry parents. Otherwise, I'll find a way to borrow money first, and then ask her to get the betrothal gift back when Bai Erni gets married.
The little girl had her own plans in mind, but she could feel that it was too difficult for her brother to find a wife, so difficult that she could not solve it, so she frowned again.
Qin Huai patted her shoulder and said, "Silly girl, the meal is ready, why are you grinning so foolishly?"
The girl argued guiltily, "No, there is no such thing."
When the pot was opened, the aroma became even stronger. The children looked at it eagerly, but did not ask for anything. Although they were young, they knew that every family had insufficient food rations. If they ate, others would go hungry.
Two pounds of bean flour and a few big sweet potatoes made a pot of round pancakes. Qin Huai looked at the children who came over, scooped out three big pancakes, dipped them in the soup in the pot, called the children over and gave each of them half a piece.
He picked up another one and handed it to Goudan, but Goudan refused and said, "Uncle, this is too much. You won't have enough to eat."
Qin Huai smiled and said, "You're so young and you know how to care for others. Your uncle loves you so much. We've had enough to eat. Go wash your hands and eat now."
The children over there ate and praised, "It smells so good, so delicious."
When Qin Xiaomi saw that her brother had given so much to other children, she was obviously heartbroken and glared at those children fiercely, saying, "This girl is just protecting her food."
Qin Huai said, "Xiaomi, go wash your hands too. It's time for us to eat."
He prepared the food, placed it on a simple table, and then went to call the old man to eat.
The old man tapped his pipe and walked over and said, "Well done." He was referring to distributing food to the children in the village.
Qin Xiaomi was already sitting at the table and said, "Brother, can we eat now?"
"Eat, grandpa is here, what are you waiting for?"
The old man took a bite of the cake. He had good teeth, so although it was crispy, it tasted even better.
He took another bite of snake meat, which melted in his mouth. The old man said, "It smells so good. The big restaurants in the city are just like this."
"Grandpa, if you like it, eat more."
The old man put the snake meat into the bowls of the three children. Qin Huai was not happy. He said quietly, "I am old, I just want to enjoy it. You are still growing. If you eat more, you will be able to stay hungry for a longer time. Besides, winter is coming soon, so you should put on more weight to prevent hunger in winter."
Qin Huai: “…”
Qin Xiaomi enjoyed the meal very much. After all, they were still young, and although life was difficult, they didn't think too far ahead.
Only the maid always held the bowl, staring blankly at the dishes on the table and the black pancakes in the basket as they quickly dwindled, with a sad look on her face.
The pancake had a sweet taste, and in Qin Huai's opinion it was simply the most delicious food in the world. The children next to him ran home after eating it. Goudan finished the pancake and ate a few bites of snake meat. Qin Huai gave him a pancake and asked him to take it back to Sister Hong.
Goudan ran home happily with it.
The girl's face fell again, and Qin Huai said hurriedly: "Don't be so stingy, Sister Hong has helped us so much, have you forgotten?"
"Brother, I'm worried about what we'll eat after this little bit of food is finished."
A thirteen-year-old girl was trying her best to survive all day long. Qin Huai said, "I told you not to worry about family matters. I'll find a way to send you to school in a few days. Don't worry about anything else."
"Brother, I won't study to save some food for the family."
Old Man Qin kept blaming himself, saying, "I'm so useless. I can't take care of you."
Qin Huai said, "Grandpa, don't be so sad. I don't have any other skills, but when it comes to feeding the whole family, I have no problem with that."
Old Man Qin said worriedly, "It's not that easy."
After giving a few pancakes to the children, there were still four or five pancakes left in the pot. Qin Huai felt full after eating two, but Qin Xiaomi, with her small body, actually ate three. Looking at the remaining pancake, Qin Huai clearly saw that his family members swallowed their saliva, but no one reached out to take it.
He reached out and took the pancake, broke it into three pieces, and forced them into everyone's hands, saying, "Eat more today, so you can save a meal tomorrow morning."
The old man took the pancake and said, "Let's not eat it. It's too oily today. I can't eat that much."
"eat."
The three of them looked thoughtful. Qin Huai used to be self-pitying, stingy and selfish, never thinking of others, but today he seemed like a different person.
The family was eating when Sister Hong came over and said, "Uncle is here too. You guys are so mean. I brought some sweet potatoes over, and you gave me two big pancakes. I'm not exchanging them for food."
She brought another basket of potatoes.
A few more middle-aged men came over and said, "Qin Huai, thank you for today. Your children will go home and tell you how delicious your pancakes are."
Qin Huai said, "If you like it, I'll make more in the future and have them come every day."
People hurriedly waved their hands and said, "Don't say that. No one has enough food. We can't do that."
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