Chapter 58 Liu Chan is greedy
Er Gouzi's third sister came over, and without saying anything, Er Gouzi stuffed the steamed bun into her mouth and ordered, "Eat quickly. If the eldest sister asks you if I shared, you must tell her honestly, okay?"
Seeing the three siblings mumbling, Liu Chan was very unhappy and scolded her daughter, "Why don't you get back to work, you useless idiot? What are you dawdling for? You don't want to eat tonight, do you?"
After completing the sharing task, Ergouzi ran away with his quarter of the steamed bun. He didn't want to listen to his mother scolding him. He had heard it for so many years that his ears were callused.
He was going to find his eldest sister next door and tell her that he had shared the flower rolls with his three sisters.
Children are like this: if you give them a task and they complete it, they'll naturally be happy. If you give them some appropriate praise, their mood will be even better, and they'll be ready to fly.
Bai Yangfan not only praised Er Gouzi, but also promised to reward him with five dumplings tonight, and warned him: "No matter what delicious food you get from me in the future, remember to share it with your sisters when you go back.
Starting tomorrow, you can't just pick up firewood for me; you have to pick up a basket for your own family too. Take what you pick up in the morning home, and give me what you pick up in the afternoon, and I'll give you something delicious."
"Great!" Er Gouzi was overjoyed. It turned out that the elder sister liked the firewood he collected. "Before I went to collect firewood, I thought I wouldn't be able to do it well. But after I started collecting firewood, I realized that collecting firewood is not a difficult task. I can do it, and I can do it well."
Glancing at Er Gouzi, Bai Yangfan began washing his hands and kneading the dough to make dumpling wrappers. He had promised his brother that he would make dumplings for him tonight, and the little guy had already asked twice. If he didn't make a move, he was afraid he would ask a third time.
After kneading the dough, she began to chop the meat, making a loud chopping sound. Liu Chan from next door heard it and started to curse softly.
"Eat, eat, eat, that's all you do. How come you haven't died of stuffing? You're such a grown-up girl, but you don't think about anything else. You just keep coming up with all sorts of ways to make food all day long. Even Lu Zhiqing doesn't want it, yet you still have the mood to eat. You must have died of starvation in your previous life and been reincarnated."
Bai Yangfan's second uncle glanced at his wife indifferently, and wanted to speak up for his eldest niece, but thinking of Liu Chan's fierce temper, he became timid again.
It's better not to provoke her. If a quarrel breaks out, you'll be the one who suffers. Why bother? This woman at home is just such a nagging woman. My niece is just making some food at home. Why should I bother with her?
If I don't take the opportunity to say a few words to him, I will feel unhappy and my mouth will be itchy. I have never seen such an unreasonable person.
When his mother was alive, she opposed him marrying Liu Chan, but it was his father who insisted on it, which really harmed him. Look at his third son, he was much smarter, he found someone he liked, and even sent him down to the countryside as an educated youth.
The couple discussed and did things together, which was unlike his family. The wife Liu Chan had all the words to say, and the rest were like gourds without mouths.
Only Er Gouzi could occasionally chat with his mother, while the three daughters were all timid and trembling with fear after being scolded by their wives. The eldest daughter was fifteen years old this year, with a pale face and thin body, and looked about the height of an eleven or twelve year old.
The wife controlled the family's food and never gave the girls enough to eat, even though he protested many times. Sometimes he wanted to give his daughters some of his share, but the wife noticed and poured all the food from his bowl into her own.
If you don’t want to eat, then don’t eat. She’s still hungry.
After several attempts at arguing and failing to win, he couldn't do anything about it anymore.
Bai Yangfan had no idea what his second uncle was thinking, and he was chopping pork and mixing the stuffing to make dumplings.
The five that were promised to Ergou were given to him. Ergou learned his lesson this time and did not eat them alone. He left three for them to cool down and went back happily with them in his hands.
Seeing her three sisters, she called out, "Big sister, second sister, third sister, these are the dumplings that Big sister gave you. One for each of you. Come and eat them!"
The three sisters saw dumplings for the first time and gathered around, all with surprise in their eyes. What a great day it was today! They had just eaten steamed buns and now they had dumplings. The eldest sister was really nice to them.
When Liu Chan heard her son's words, she quickly walked over and took the dumplings from Ergouzi's hand.
She stuffed one into her mouth and ate while cursing, "Why are you eating such a good thing? If I don't give it to them, Mom and Dad will eat it. It's useless to give it to them. They will marry into other families in the future."
Liu Chan gave one to her husband, and then she stuffed the remaining one into her mouth in two or three sips, which made Er Gouzi stunned. He never thought that her mother would come to grab the things he wanted to share with his sisters. Seeing that the dumplings were gone, Er Gouzi cried out "wow".
Pointing at his mother, he started to make a scene: "You have to compensate me for the dumplings, you have to compensate me for the dumplings. My elder sister asked me to take them back to share with my elder sister and the others. My elder sister said that brothers and sisters should love each other and eat delicious food together.
Qihang always knew to leave the good food for his older sister. Every time his older sister went to the county town, she would buy him some good food. "Mom, how could you steal other people's food? You are so unreasonable. You should compensate me with dumplings."
Ergouzi's father had a dumpling in his hand. He didn't eat it, but silently broke the dumpling into three pieces and gave one piece to each of his three daughters.
"Eat!" Stuffing a small piece of dumpling to his daughters, Ergouzi's father warned them, "After eating your big sister's dumplings, remember to take good care of your little brother Qihang. Your big sister is often away in the mountains, so you are also Qihang's sisters."
Er Gouzi's eldest sister looked at the dumpling in her hand, her eyes reddened. She couldn't bear to eat it, so she handed it back to her father. Seeing her mother went to the kitchen, she said softly, "Dad! You eat it! I don't want to eat it. Last night, my brother gave me a steamed bun, and it was my eldest sister who asked him to bring it back."
After hearing what her elder sister said, Er Gouzi's second sister returned the dumplings and said, "I don't want to eat them either. I'll eat flower rolls too."
Er Gouzi's third sister stuffed her dumpling into her father's mouth and said, "I ate some flower rolls too. I will take good care of my brother Qihang from now on."
Seeing his three daughters being so filial to him, Ergouzi's father felt sad. He said nothing and ate the dumplings silently.
Er Gouzi was still making a scene in the kitchen, demanding his mother compensate him for his dumplings. Liu Chan was truly annoyed to death by this brat. If she hadn't been frightened by Bai Yangfan's punishment, she would have wanted to yell at the neighbors.
What kind of crappy dumplings are you eating? And you asked Ergouzi to bring back three. You knew there were many people at home, so why didn’t you bring back a few more?
What can three dumplings do? They are not enough to fill the gaps between your teeth.
I made so many dumplings, what would happen if I only took a dozen or twenty?
She ended up eating two dumplings, and the neighbors all knew about it because of the kid at home, making it seem like Liu Chan was being greedy on purpose.
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