At noon, the whole family came back from work for lunch, and Su Qingyun met the entire Su family for the first time.
It was not easy to squeeze more than a dozen people into a long table. Her grandparents naturally sat in the main seats, her uncle's family sat at the lower right, and her grandmother loved her so much that she always let her sit at the lower left. The rest were her parents and her second uncle's family.
My eldest uncle has one son, and my second uncle has two sons. Coincidentally, the third generation of the Su family has a two-year age difference between them. The eldest uncle's eldest brother Su Congjun and Su Qingyun are six years apart in age. He is 22 years old this year and is already engaged. Like my eldest uncle, he is calm and reliable.
The two children of the second uncle, Su Congwen and Su Congwu, are much more lively. They are just adults, neither too old nor too young. If they are young, many people in rural areas get married and have children at this age. If they are old, in Su Qingyun's opinion, they are just the age to go to college.
The family sat down properly, waiting for Ms. Wu Guixiang, who was in charge, to distribute the food. The family had not been divided, and everyone lived and ate together. How to distribute the family members would be a headache in other families, but it was not a problem at all in the Su family, because all the big and small matters in the family were decided by her grandmother alone, and no one dared to have any opinions.
When Wu Guixiang was young, she was not only a good hand at farming and housework, but also had a reputation for being fierce and aggressive throughout the area, and most people did not dare to provoke her easily.
Today's lunch was sweet potato porridge made from brown rice and miscellaneous grains. There were many people in the family, so a large bucket was used. Wu Guixiang took a large spoon and started to distribute the rice.
She first scooped the soup to the bottom with a spoon, then slowly picked it up, scooped a spoonful of the thick liquid into the bowl, and then handed it to Su Qingyun.
The whole family watched and no one had any objections. Yunyun had suffered a great hardship this time, so it was okay for her to eat a little more. Only the second son's wife, Zhang Xinlan, looked at the bowl with an indignant expression, but did not dare to say anything.
Then, those who worked in the fields at home would get a bigger share, especially the older men, who did the hardest work that earned the most work points and consumed a lot of physical energy, so Wu Guixiang also scooped a lot.
The three brothers Su Congjun were in their prime and ate a lot. After a dozen of their meals, all that was left in the bucket was some watery soup. Fortunately, they steamed some coarse grain buns, so they could eat until they were 70% to 80% full. These days, even though the Su family was well off, it was impossible for everyone to eat a full meal every time.
Su Qingyun looked at the bowl full of thick rice in front of her, and then looked at her grandmother's porridge next to her that could be drunk directly as water, and her nose felt a little sour.
"Grandma, I can't eat so much. I'll give it to you."
Wu Guixiang put down the bowl in surprise, "What's wrong, Yunyun? Why can't you eat?" In the past, she could finish a big bowl of food.
Su Qingyun: "I had noodles this morning, but I'm not hungry yet. I don't have much of an appetite."
The whole family looked over. How could there be people who had no appetite in this day and age?
"Eat first, and we'll talk if you can't finish it."
Su Qingyun had no choice but to pick up her chopsticks. After taking a bite, she frowned. She had never eaten this kind of multi-grain porridge before and felt her throat was irritated. She reluctantly took a few more bites and said, "Grandma, I really can't eat any more."
Wu Guixiang saw that her expression didn't seem fake, so she thought for a moment and said, "Then share some with your brother and the others."
The three brothers' eyes lit up and they stared at the porridge in Su Qingyun's bowl.
"A little for the eldest brother, a little for the second brother, and a little for the third brother." Su Qingyun was very fair. He gave each brother a little in his bowl. Although it was not much, it was enough for him.
The weather is hot now, so in addition to the multi-grain porridge, there are also a few light side dishes. They don't look very tasty. The only meat is a few thin slices of bacon fried with some garlic sprouts. Su Qingyun saw that it was so thin that light could be seen through it. This is still a rare meat in the house.
The number of slices of meat was clearly counted. Seeing that Su Qingyun had no appetite, Wu Guixiang picked up two slices of meat and put them into her bowl without blinking.
"Yunyun, eat this."
Su Qingyun looked at the greasy bacon and frowned even deeper. Before she could refuse, Zhang Xinlan spoke.
"Mom, you're too partial!" She couldn't help herself. "She drinks thick porridge, and you force her to eat these few slices of meat. What else are we going to eat?"
The whole family paused while eating, and Su Aimin and Qin Ying looked over.
Wu Guixiang's expression turned cold, and she slammed her chopsticks down on the table. "Do you have any objections?"
When the second brother, Su Aidang, heard her words, he also said with a stern face: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
"What nonsense am I talking about? I just can't understand. Yunyun never goes to work, and the third wife is often absent. We, the second branch, earn the most work points in the family, so how come we can't even get a piece of meat?"
With three young and middle-aged laborers in the second room, Zhang Xinlan is very confident.
"I'll tell you why!" Wu Guixiang sneered. "It's true that Yunyun eats a lot and eats well, but that's all with subsidies from her mother's family. She doesn't spend a penny more from the family. Instead, you are our family eating at Yunyun's expense. What about you? If you had subsidies from your mother's family, I would let you, the second branch, eat like crazy every day. Tell me, do you have any?"
Zhang Xinlan blushed. She had three sisters and one brother in her mother's family. Her mother was hoping that she could get more subsidies from the Su family to support her mother's family. How could she get more money from the Su family?
"Then who knows whether what you said is true or not? You said it was a subsidy from the third brother's wife's family, but it has been so long and there is no sign of it." Zhang Xinlan said unwillingly.
Qin Ying glanced at her, slowly put down her chopsticks, and said with a smile, "What are you talking about, Second Sister-in-law? You mean that my parents' subsidy gives me, and I have to bring it to you for your review every time, right?"
"I...that's not what I meant."
"What does Second Sister-in-law mean? Our Yunyun fell into the water this time and is still weak. The doctor hasn't said whether she will have any chronic illness in the future. We are a family. Second Sister-in-law didn't show any concern for Yunyun, but she's arguing about these two pieces of meat. How about I go to town and buy two taels of meat as compensation to Second Sister-in-law someday? This will also prevent people from saying that our Yunyun ate alone and had the elders watching."
Su Qingyun laughed in her heart. Although her mother looked weak, she was not a soft-hearted person.
Zhang Xinlan didn't dare to respond and quickly replied, "No, no, Third Wife, what are you talking about? I was just saying it casually. Yunyun is weak, so it's okay for her to eat more."
The hat of not caring about her niece is about to be put on her head, what else can she say?
Looking at the few people who couldn't even eat peacefully, Su Dalin, who had been silent the whole time, frowned and said, "Even eating makes you make a fuss. It seems you guys are not tired every day. If anyone is dissatisfied with your mother's distribution, just bring it up. We can just split up and have peace and quiet."
Upon hearing this, Su Aidang was frightened and immediately said, "No, Dad, we have no objection. It's all up to Mom to arrange." He reached out and grabbed Zhang Xinlan.
Zhang Xinlan suddenly bared her teeth, frightened by the word "separation". "Mom and Dad, I won't say anything. I said the wrong thing, and I won't dare to do it again."
Nowadays, if a family is in conflict and ends up splitting up, they will definitely become a laughing stock in the whole village, and the sons and daughters-in-law will be criticized behind their backs.
Wu Guixiang looked at her steadily and snorted heavily, "You're the best!"
The second son's wife has been restless for a long time. She won't stop unless you say something harsh to her.
Zhang Xinlan was embarrassed and didn't dare to say anything.
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