Chapter 102: Meat and Pie. Solve the problem with force.
As soon as Huaixue came out, she looked across the street.
In the past, Zong Xiao always stood opposite waiting for her, but today it turned out to be Qiu Xuan.
"Second Aunt." Huaixue ran over quickly and put her little hand around Qiu Xuan's arm.
"Do you miss your aunt?" Qiu Xuan rubbed her little face and glanced at the two people not far away.
Huaixue was very happy. She never expected that it would be Qiuxuan who would come to pick her up today.
"Yes, very much. Second Aunt, why did you come here today? Are you tired?"
Qiu Xuan has been pregnant for almost five months and her figure is already showing.
To be on the safe side, Qiu Xuan rarely comes to restaurants and bun shops.
Today was also a coincidence. She thought of a dish, but the bamboo tray at home was broken, so she followed Zong Xiao to the town.
Thinking of steaming it at a bun shop.
"Let's go back to the shop. Your uncle made some delicious food today. I guarantee you've never tasted it before."
Qiu Xuan deliberately turned back and saw that the two women were looking at them.
Qiu Xuan can now be sure that these two people are really here for Huai Xue.
This matter cannot be delayed, she has to tell her family as soon as possible.
Huaixue didn't notice anything unusual around her. She was so happy that she took Qiuyun's arm and told her in detail what happened in the private school today.
He also told Qiu Xuan what he had learned today.
Qiu Xuan found that children of this age still need to study. By studying, they can learn a lot of things and understand many principles, instead of being stuck at home all day waiting to get married when they reach a certain age.
Marry...
Just when Qiu Xuan was lost in thought, Huai Xue's voice interrupted her.
"Aunt, the teacher said we don't have to go this afternoon and will give us half a day off."
"Half a day?" Qiu Xuan was delighted. She was worried about Huai Xue. Now that she heard that she didn't need to come after noon, it was a good opportunity for her to go home.
She straightened Huaixue's clothes and took the opportunity to use her body to cover Huaixue from behind so that the two women could no longer see her.
Huaixue was still excitedly talking to her about the private school and didn't think there was anything wrong with this posture.
Fortunately, the bun shop was very close to here, and the two of them arrived there in half a cup of tea.
Zong Xiao was standing by the window. When he saw the two of them, he hurried out to greet them.
Guessing what he was going to say, Qiu Xuan quickly said, "I'm not tired. It's only a few steps."
Qiu Xuan raised her hand and pointed to the small kitchen. "Go to the back and take a look. The food Auntie told you about is in the steamer."
After sending Huaixue away, Qiu Xuan's face immediately turned cold.
She tugged at Zong Xiao's sleeve and took him to the corner. There was no one there, so the two of them could chat.
"Just now, I went to the private school to pick up Huaixue and ran into two women. They were acting suspiciously and said they had to come to the Zong family to propose marriage. They also said that Huaixue's eyebrows and eyes looked like my eldest sister."
When Qiu Xuan heard this, she didn't guess the identities of these two people, but now she repeated the words.
She suddenly had an epiphany.
Could these two people be from Huaixue's side?
Qiu Xuan looked at Zong Xiao and finally got a positive answer from his face.
"I'll take Huaixue home later and tell mother about this." Although Qiu Xuan heard from Zong Xiao that her deceased sister-in-law was a very good person.
But just because my sister-in-law is a good person doesn’t mean her family is good people.
Just like her...no one in the Qiu family is good.
"Don't worry about it, I'll do it." Zong Xiao put his arm around her waist and looked down at her belly.
Inside was their child, a child whose arrival was unexpected but whom everyone was looking forward to.
"Well, let's talk about this when we get home."
Huaixue went to the small kitchen and found the steamer prepared for her.
First of all, inside the lid was a basket of steamed meat buns.
There is a white pancake underneath, and meat is spread on top.
"Yuan Gu, how do I eat this?" Huai Xue looked at the meat pie and had no idea where to start.
It’s so big that when she holds it up, it’s bigger than her little face!
Yuan Gu smiled and took out a kitchen knife, cut the meat into six pieces, and put them on the plate.
Huaixue went to the front with the plate in both hands, and the diners passing by couldn't help but take a few more glances at her.
They had eaten meat pie before, but what about this meat pie with the filling outside?
"Shopkeeper, what is that little girl holding? Do you want to sell it?"
Qiu Xuan just came in and saw Huai Xue sitting obediently at the table. She walked over with a smile.
"This is a meat bun. It's made with buns on the bottom and meat on the top. It's steamed. If you like it, you can buy some and try it. It's one cent more expensive than a meat bun."
"Boss, give me one."
"Bring one to this table, too."
Fortunately, Qiu Xuan asked Yuan Gu to prepare more today, so after selling some, she can still have some left for herself to eat.
Qiu Xuan sat opposite Huai Xue and watched her eat.
"Aunt, don't you want to have a bite? It's really delicious!" The little girl thought everything she ate smelled delicious. Qiu Xuan felt her appetite improved after watching her eat.
"Auntie tasted it before she came to pick you up. Now just finish the wontons."
Qiu Xuan's appetite was actually quite good, but she no longer liked meat. A few pieces of meat in a stir-fry were fine.
But she felt sick of the big chunks of stuffed buns and meat pie.
"By the way, Auntie, after dinner, shall we go home?"
"Well, let your second uncle take us back later."
It would take a long time to walk back to the village from here, but it would be much faster to take a mule cart.
"Okay, then I'll eat quickly. After I'm done, I want to take this back to Grandma so she can try it too."
Qiu Xuan: "Eat slowly, don't be in a hurry. Yuan Gu is still steaming the food, so it will be hot when you get home."
Although this meat pie is one cent more expensive than the meat bun, the amount of meat is much larger than the bun.
One is equivalent to two buns!
Several tables of diners ordered two more immediately after finishing their meal.
Fortunately, this is much easier to make than making dumplings, and Yuan Gu can handle it by herself.
After dinner, Zong Xiao brought a mule cart.
He helped Qiu Xuan sit on it and placed a soft pillow behind her waist.
This thing was not there when she arrived, so Qiu Xuan guessed that it was just bought.
"Why did you think of buying this?"
"The road is bumpy, it would be more comfortable if you lean on it."
Huaixue pursed her lips and smiled, "Second Uncle, why isn't there one for me?"
Zong Xiao:...
The three of them returned home at dinner time, and it happened that the grandmother and the others had not eaten yet.
The patties and meat brought back became everyone’s lunch.
Huaixue was tired after half a day, so she ran to her room to take a nap as soon as she got home.
Seeing that she was not there, Qiu Xuan told everyone what happened today at the dinner table.
"Mom, is there anyone else from my sister-in-law's family?"
Yueyang married into the family later than Qiuxuan, so naturally she didn't know about those things.
She put down her chopsticks and looked straight at the clan mother.
The grandmother sighed and told the story of Huaixue's mother.
In fact, Huaixue's mother had a bad life since childhood. She was weak and had to work hard after marrying into the clan family. This is why she died after hearing the bad news when Huaixue was born.
As soon as Huaixue's mother passed away, her family members came.
They insisted that the clan give them money, saying that their good daughter had married into the family and ended up dead, so they had to pay with their lives.
I also want to take Huaixue away.
That family is not good to their own daughter, so how can they be good to the child born by their daughter?
Besides, this is the only bloodline of Dalang in the Zong family, so the clan mother will naturally not let them take him away.
In the end, the two families had a very awkward quarrel, and the matter was completely settled only after the clan mother gave them three taels of silver.
But nearly ten years had passed, and the clan mother had almost forgotten about that family, yet they still had the nerve to come to her door.
Qiu Xuan: "From what they said, I think it should be someone from my sister-in-law's family, but I haven't seen him either."
The clan mother said angrily, "I guess so. Seeing that our life has improved, that family has come to us again. They even want to marry Huaixue. They are really dreaming."
Huaixue is ten years old, but according to the villagers' way of calculating age, she should actually be eleven.
In the village, girls are usually engaged at the age of twelve, so she is about the same age.
But the clan mother couldn't bear to let him go, and neither did Qiu Yun and the others. Their precious child was still so young, what was the point of getting him engaged?
It’s not like the family is too poor to raise a child.
"Mom, I'll take care of this."
Zong Xiao had witnessed the scoundrels of that family in the past, and he didn't want to see those scenes happen again after so many years.
After leaving the house, Qiu Xuan asked him in a low voice.
"Do you have a solution for this?"
"Well, just don't worry."
Zong Xiao thought of a solution on his way back, but he couldn't tell anyone until it was successful.
Even Qiu Xuan doesn't know how to do this specifically.
"You didn't even tell me..." Qiu Xuan looked at him sadly.
Zong Xiao: "I'll tell you when it's done."
The next day, Zong Xiao went to inquire about this matter, and sure enough, the two people were Huaixue's grandmother and aunt.
The two heard about the Zong family from the third branch of the Zong family. They didn't expect that the Zong family would move to the town once they became rich.
They are greedy, but they can't find an excuse to ask for money.
At this time, someone from the third branch of the Zong family came up with a bad idea, asking them to marry Huaixue home to be their grandson's wife.
Sometimes, villagers would arrange marriages in this way in order to strengthen the relationship.
The two thought this was a good idea. If they could marry Huaixue, the Zong family would have to give her a lot of dowry. Then they could let Huaixue go home and ask for money...
After hearing this, Zong Xiao felt that people were evil and that they were targeting the child for money.
He did not go directly to find someone from Huaixue's grandmother's family, but went to the third branch of the Zong family.
The two families had severed their relationship long ago, and the people from the third branch of the main family never expected that he would come to their door, so they were not afraid at all at the beginning.
But Zong Xiao is a tough guy now. He directly cut off three fingers of Zong Lao San's son.
Then he picked up a wooden stick and was about to hit Dazhuang's leg.
Dazhuang is the grandson of Zong Laosan and the only child in the family.
The third elder of the clan is old now, and he especially treasures this child.
How could he bear to see his grandson being beaten? He told the truth before Zong Xiao even started to do anything.
The idea was indeed proposed by his son, but they just mentioned it and didn't help.
"Since it's you who did this stupid thing, then you guys should handle the rest by yourselves. If you can't handle it well, I think it's better not to have Da Zhuang's legs anymore."
It was the first time that Zong Xiao was so ruthless. When he started to attack, he really scared the people from the third branch of the Zong family.
The third elder of the clan nodded in agreement, but fearing it was too late, he continued to act.
On the other side, Huaixue's grandmother and her family were thinking in the house.
Uncle Huaixue said, "Tsk, sending a little girl to a private school is really a waste of money."
"That's right, but this also shows that the Zong family is really rich now. If they get engaged to our family, then we will also be rich."
"Then we'll move to town and live a good life."
Everyone was having a great time when suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Who is it at this noon?"
As soon as Uncle Huaixue opened the door, he saw an old man rushing in.
The third brother of the Zong family suffered a loss at the hands of Zong Xiao and is now full of anger, but he cannot show it and can only pretend to be sad.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Huaixue's uncle knew him and called him in a very friendly manner.
"What a sin, what a sin." The third elder of the clan was good at acting, and at this moment he cried and said, "Brother Ming, where is your mother? The marriage that uncle proposed to you a few days ago is not going to work out!"
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