The ginger soup was not difficult to drink, but it smelled strong. Erbao refused to drink it. After being forced to drink a few sips, he kicked his legs and cried loudly.
Lu Miao held Erbao in his arms and rocked him back and forth, trying to coax him, but inevitably he started complaining again.
In the kitchen, He Hongjin asked Fu Jingyou what was going on. After learning the reason, He Hongjin looked at Chen Guifen:
"Why didn't you look carefully to see what was in the room? Why did you have to open that door?"
Chen Guifen was also somewhat helpless:
"Those young wives in the team are just like that... I was busy at the time and didn't notice it. When I found out, I couldn't say much."
He Hongjin scratched his head and said:
"That guy is as stubborn as a bomb. He's so angry this time, I don't know when he'll calm down..."
"Please stop talking."
He Hongjin also knew that Lu Miao had a temper that could be easily provoked. The child was not in a good condition at the moment, and he must be even more irritable due to his anxiety.
He Hongjin paused and concentrated on making a fire with the tongs.
The pig's head was not sold.
Since I have some free time this afternoon, I decided to braise the pig's head.
Otherwise it will be bloody and smell bad.
Chen Guifen and He Hongjin stayed to help and returned after dinner in the evening.
Fu Jingyou went along with them.
There was a lot of meat left at home, and with the leftovers from the sale, Fu Jingyou picked and chose and pieced together some, filling up half a basket.
Thinking about what Lu Miao said, the bone sticks would be helpful to He Hongjin's legs.
Fu Jingyou kept one bone at home and packed the rest in a basket and sent them to the He family.
Lu Miao didn't go with them.
There was warm water on the stove in the room. After washing herself and soaking her feet, she poured more water for the eldest and second children to wash their faces and wipe their butts.
Perhaps to make up for his past shortcomings, Lu Miao is particularly patient with children.
She hummed the tune of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and sat by the bed teasing Dabao and Erbao.
Dabao and Erbao stared at her with their dark eyes, kicking their legs and reaching out to grab her braids.
After trying several times to catch it but failing, the eldest and second babies thought it was their mother playing with them, and they kept shouting "Ahhh" with their mouths wide open, looking very happy.
Lu Miao healed Dabao and Erbao's smiles and hugged them one by one and kissed them several times.
Lu Miao took off his shoes and just as he was about to go to bed, he took the children into the quilt to warm them up, hoping to get as many as he could to sleep.
There was a sound of a door being bolted in the main room, and then the door was pushed open a crack, and Fu Jingyou came in sideways.
"There's still half a pot of hot water on the stove. Fill it up after you wash."
"Um."
“…”
Lu Miao tilted his head to look at him, "What's wrong? What did they say over there?"
Fu Jingyou looked at her, his mouth twitching as he was about to say no.
Seeing Lu Miao glaring at him with anger, he swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
"They said the bones were not presentable... I ignored them, put my things down and came back."
Lu Miao knew who said that without having to mention it.
Kissing Dabao and Erbao, Lu Miao plays the game of covering their faces with the quilt with the two little ones.
After coaxing the two little ones into bed, Lu Miao got out of bed and put on his shoes:
"Take good care of the child for me."
When Fu Jingyou heard this, he quickly stood up and pulled her, "What are you going to do?"
"She's just bullying you because you're honest and won't talk back! If I get rid of her, do you think I'm dead?"
Fu Jingyou covered her mouth: "Don't say anything unlucky during the New Year."
Lu Miao waved his hand away, pushed open the door, pulled out the bolt and walked out.
“Miaomiao!”
Lu Miao didn't stop, Fu Jingyou wanted to chase, and the two little ones on the bed were still babbling and looking for their mother.
Brother He is at home, and if Lu Miao has a conflict with Zhao Lanxiang, Brother He will definitely stand on Zhao Lanxiang's side.
Fearing that Lu Miao would suffer, Fu Jingyou went to the small hut at the back and dug out a large basket.
Fu Jingyou put a small quilt in the basket and put the eldest and second babies into the basket one after another.
Carrying the basket on his chest, Fu Jingyou hugged Dabao and Erbao in his arms and wrapped them with a layer of silk quilt.
Fu Jingyou prepared everything and took the two children with him to follow Lu Miao to the He family.
It was the first time that Dabao and Erbao went out at night. They nestled in their father’s arms, their dark eyes looking around.
When they found that they couldn’t see anything, the eldest and second child took turns calling “Dad, Dad” all the way like a tape recorder.
By the time Fu Jingyou had packed up and rushed out of the house, Lu Miao had already rushed all the way to the He family.
A kerosene lamp was on in the main hall of the He family, and a light was also on in the room of He's eldest brother on the right side of the yard.
He Hongjin sat in the main room smoking a pipe with a frown on his face, and he looked extremely worried.
Seeing Lu Miao coming over, He Hongjin stood up suddenly and wanted to ask what was wrong and if there was anything wrong.
Before he could finish his words, Lu Miao had already walked past him and went to the kitchen.
Chen Guifen took Minmin and Minjie to boil water silently, preparing for the whole family to wash up.
The basket of meat brought back from the Fu family was placed on the table and had not yet been hung up.
Lu Miao entered the kitchen, and Chen Guifen stood up and opened her mouth:
"Miao girl, why are you so late at this time..."
Without saying the word "I'm here", Lu Miao turned around and left with the meat on the table.
Zhao Lanxiang said that just now, and Fu Jingyou left without making a fuss, but the He family was unhappy.
Lu Miao took the meat away. Chen Guifen thought she had heard something from Fu Jingyou and felt uncomfortable, so she ran over.
Although it was a bit embarrassing, Chen Guifen completely understood Lu Miao.
What Chen Guifen didn't expect was that Lu Miao didn't take the meat home, but took it directly to Brother He's room.
At that time, He Hongjin talked about Zhao Lanxiang. Zhao Lanxiang didn't dare to challenge He Hongjin, so she made trouble with Brother He in the room.
The two were arguing with each other when Lu Miao suddenly kicked the door open with a stern face, startling Brother He and Zhao Lanxiang.
Brother He felt like he was facing a formidable enemy and subconsciously stepped in front of Zhao Lanxiang:
"Sister-in-law, why did you come here suddenly?"
"Let me see how thick your skin is."
"How can you talk like that!"
Zhao Lanxiang shouted.
Zhao Lanxiang and Lu Miao had met several times, but they had never had a serious conversation.
Lu Miao has a small frame and looks petite.
Although she is good-looking, her face always gives off a feeling of being weak and vulnerable.
Zhao Lanxiang thought she was easy to bully and glanced out the window.
Seeing that Fu Jingyou, the evil spirit, didn't follow, Zhao Lanxiang couldn't help but become tough and said sarcastically:
"Is this what city people do? It's dark and everyone's going to bed, yet you're still barging into someone else's house. Don't you have any manners?"
"You're such an uneducated person, how dare you criticize others? And me? Who do you think you are? Are you worthy?"
"Sister-in-law, how can you say that? Lanxiang is still pregnant, can't you give in to her a little!"
"Stop getting in my way here!"
Lu Miao raised his eyebrow and pushed away Brother He who came over to mediate.
"You hit my man, I gave you face, didn't I? Shameless thing, if I hadn't always taken my uncle and aunt into consideration, I would have come here to deal with you!"
To settle all the old and new grudges, Lu Miao took the lead and went up to Zhao Lanxiang to force a fight. (End of this chapter)
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