"Who's cooking tonight?" Wei Baide and Wei Baidao exchanged glances, neither of them wanting to lift a finger; it was just too tiring.
His mother was probably still lying down, so they couldn't count on her anymore. In the end, everyone turned their attention to Wei Dani.
Wei Dani was small and dizzy from hunger in the afternoon. A man couldn't bear to see her like that and gave her a piece of the pancake she hadn't finished eating.
Wei Dani quickly stuffed it into her mouth, afraid that her father would find out and take it away.
She dared not resist, and there was not much food left in the house except for some old grain. She even followed her mother's example and picked some vegetable leaves from the private plot.
She was so hungry that she didn't know how many days' worth of food was left, so she cooked the rest of the food.
She wasn't sure how much water to add, just enough to prevent the pot from drying out. She didn't care what vegetables she was cooking; she just washed them all and put them together to stew.
"What the hell is this?" Wei Baide looked at the food on the table, which looked like pig swill, and was so angry that he wanted to hit someone.
"Dad, I...I don't know how to cook." Wei Dani cried out in fright, her face so dirty that she was unrecognizable.
She originally intended to cook rice, but she added too much water, resulting in a dish that's neither quite porridge nor quite rice.
She was afraid of being beaten, so she stood at the door and dared not go in.
Wei Baide was too exhausted to beat anyone up, so he sat down without caring whether the food was good or not, just to fill his stomach first.
After Wei Baide and Wei Baidao finished eating, they felt alive again. But when they thought about having to work the next day, their faces fell again.
The two went into Huang Cuifen's room to cry and complain, both feeling that their parents must have left some backup plan.
After watching her father and uncle finish eating and leave, Wei Dani secretly went into the kitchen. She secretly left a bowl of rice in the pot and hurriedly carried it into the house.
Otherwise, when Grandma wakes up, there won't be any left for her.
Seeing that Erni was still asleep, Wei Dani moved a little more quietly, otherwise Erni would definitely want to eat when she woke up.
Erni is all about crying. Her parents used to always make her give in to her. Sometimes she would think how wonderful it would be if Erni were given away.
It's good that she's the only one in the family. Erni can't do anything but cry, and her parents beat her whenever she cries.
They hadn't eaten much during this time; their mother was gone, and no one cared about them anymore.
Wei Dani had originally planned to save some for her, otherwise if she got hungry and cried, her father would beat her again.
But she couldn't resist and ate it all. She looked at the empty bowl, then at Erni. It's good that she's asleep; she won't be hungry anymore.
Wei Dani went out and cleaned up the dishes. These were the chores she had to do now, or her father would beat her if she didn't do them well.
"Mother, are you alright?" Wei Baidao glanced at the person who was staring blankly with her eyes open.
"Third brother, get up early tomorrow and deliver the letter for me." Huang Cuifen handed over what she was holding, her eyes full of hesitation as she clutched the envelope.
"What is this? Where should I send it?" Wei Baidao glanced at the envelope. His mother was illiterate, so how could she write a letter?
"Don't worry about it, just make sure it's sent out. This is our family's last resort, we have to get it done."
Huang Cuifen knew that her third son was very clever, and she felt at ease leaving this matter to him.
The letter was written by her husband a long time ago, but he hesitated for a while and never sent it. Now he's in jail.
She knew what was written in the letter and wasn't afraid that they wouldn't be recognized on the other side.
"Mother, don't worry, I will definitely send the letter." Wei Baidao's eyelids twitched when he saw that the address on the letter was actually Beijing.
How come he didn't know they had any relatives in Beijing?
He was holding the letter, wanting to peek at it, but stamps are valuable now, and it was already affixed; if he opened it, it wouldn't be able to be mailed.
"Mother, shall I go and mail it?" Wei Baide was unhappy that his mother trusted his third son but not him. He also knew that this was a big secret hidden in their family.
He thought that if he went to mail the letter, he could be lazy and not do any work.
"The third son is clever, let him go! Don't worry, Mother will take you away from here soon." Huang Cuifen knew that Yangliu Brigade could no longer tolerate them.
She can't care about anything else right now. The eldest son is good in every way, but he's too honest. What if he loses the letter on the way?
Wei Baide was furious when he heard his mother's words. He was the eldest son in the family, and it was his responsibility to handle family matters. Was his mother trying to protect him?
Even though he was dissatisfied, he knew this was a big deal, so he didn't dare say much. He would have to talk about it properly later.
He's the one in charge. The third brother is clever, but isn't he clever too?
"You brat, where's the food?" Before the two could say anything more, they heard Su Nianyou's cursing voice from outside.
Su Nianyou cleaned the cowshed all day and then went with the people living in the cowshed to cultivate new land, which was all clods of earth. By the end of the day, her hands were about to break.
No one paid any attention to her at noon. She was hungry all day and dragged her tired body home.
The house was empty and the stove was cold. Seeing Wei Dani washing the pots and pans, he picked up a stick of firewood from the ground and started washing them.
"Auntie, Dad and Uncle have finished eating, but Grandma hasn't eaten yet." Knowing she was no match for the adults, Wei Dani quickly ran outside.
"You still dare to run away? Can't you do something more?" Su Nianyou chased after him.
"What's all the noise about, Su Nianyou? You think you haven't ruined our house enough? You come back and start making a scene?"
Wei Baidao was thinking about the letter when the noise outside became increasingly irritating.
"Bai Dao, I'm pregnant. It's fine if I'm hungry, but what if your son starves?" Su Nianyou knew she had caused a huge disaster yesterday.
She was being too naive. People these days don't know everything like she does; they wouldn't dare to go against the disciplinary committee.
She was too impulsive yesterday. If she had known, she would have been more tactful. She didn't expect things to turn out this way. She already feels wronged enough.
"Don't bother me, can't you just burn some yourself?" Wei Baidao glanced at her belly. If it weren't for the child, he would have kicked her out long ago.
Wei Baidao had no time to argue with Su Nianyou; he was preoccupied with the letter and wondered what secrets his parents were hiding.
Can this letter really save his family? He doesn't want to live like this anymore.
Su Nianyou was surprised that Wei Baidao did not take the opportunity to scold her; she thought she would be scolded when she came back.
That's why she made a scene without any regard for the consequences, putting on a tough front, since she's pregnant anyway.
Seeing that her aunt hadn't caught up, Wei Dani didn't dare linger outside and quickly hid inside.
Wei Dani stared intently at the door, only relaxing after a long while when no one pushed it open. She turned and saw Erni still asleep, so she went over and nudged it.
"Get up, don't sleep anymore, you can sleep tonight." If she keeps sleeping, she won't be able to sleep at night, and if she cries and upsets her dad, she'll definitely get scolded again.
Wei Dani tried to wake her up several times, but Erni didn't wake up. She felt that Erni's body was ice cold.
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