Chapter 347: Come to Borrow Food
In such occasions nowadays, women and children are not allowed to eat at the table. They set up several other tables in the kitchen and their own house.
When Shen Qingqian went over, Shen Zhe was leading them in reading "Thousand Character Classic", which was what Shen Jun had asked them to learn recently.
"Brother Zhe, it's time to eat." Shen Qingqian spoke only after they finished reading.
She had been standing behind them, but when she spoke, a group of children who had been waiting for their meal ran back cheering.
Shen Qingqian had been busy in the kitchen all afternoon. Perhaps because she had inhaled too much fumes, she didn't feel hungry at all.
She walked slowly, and couldn't help but curl her eyebrows as she saw everyone eating happily.
In fact, putting aside their current status as exiles, there is nothing wrong with such a fulfilling and peaceful life.
Everyone was in high spirits that night. Even though there was no wine, they sat around the table after dinner and chatted, reluctant to leave.
Compared with the lively atmosphere of Shen Qingqian and the others, the Ma brothers and sisters standing far away at the intersection looked much more embarrassed.
"Fourth brother, are we still going?" Ma Tingting stared at the newly built courtyard of Shen Qingqian and his family, her eyes full of indignation.
Ma Laosi was silent for a moment, "Go, wait a moment."
They came to borrow grain, but seeing that others were having a good time, he couldn't bring himself to ask for the grain at this time, and others might not lend it to him.
"Why wait?" Ma Tingting bit her lip. "Now is the best time."
Since they can produce so much food, there must be surplus. If they go there now, Shen Qingqian and the others will feel embarrassed even if they want to refuse.
Ma Laosi frowned upon hearing this and looked at Ma Tingting with a warning in his eyes, "You promised me that I wouldn't do anything rash. You must obey me in everything."
"But..." Ma Tingting wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Ma Laosi.
"No buts. Let's wait until they disperse before we go over." Ma Laosi insisted.
Ma Tingting gritted her teeth secretly, but still agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Ma Laosi didn't bother to pay attention to her slightly gritted teeth words and took two steps back into the darkness.
Over the past month, the Ma family finally realized that something was wrong.
Just as Ma Laosi said, they don’t have their own land or house, everything is controlled by others.
Although I eat with the people in the mine every day, most of the time I don’t eat much.
Not only were they not able to eat enough, but the few good things they did have were also taken away by the soldiers in charge of mine safety.
Wang was naturally unwilling to give it, but she had to bow her head under the eaves. If she didn't give it, the Ma family might go hungry the next day.
Being hungry is not a big deal. The men of the Ma family who help in the mine will also be bullied and deliberately asked to do dangerous things.
After a month, Wang and Ma Tingting couldn't stand it anymore. They kept nagging and making noise all day long, and the whole Ma family was in chaos.
Another family war broke out in the Ma family tonight. After almost fighting, Ma Tingting asked Shen Qingqian and others to borrow food and money.
As the person with the best external image in the Ma family, Ma Laosi was naturally placed with high hopes, although he himself did not want to come.
How could Wang and the others refuse Ma Tingting, the one who proposed the idea? They now wished that Ma Tingting could marry someone from Shen Qingqian's group, so that they might be able to come back here.
The Ma brothers and sisters waited and waited until the moon was at its highest point in the sky. Then they saw Shen Xiao and Chen Er come out with Qin Lao and Su Mu. The two of them quickly hid in the darkness.
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