An Hongdou rolled her eyes without disguising, "How can I be free? I risked my life to fight for food for you and I still don't deserve it?"
Even though almost everyone got a share of the pork she harvested last night, after today, how many people will be able to say good things about her?
But her bad deeds were remembered better than anyone else.
An Hongdou is not a fool.
Er Gouzi was stunned by her words. When he reacted, An Hongdou had already walked away.
Er Gouzi blinked and stood there thinking.
An Hongdou, this girl, has always been unreasonable and selfish since she was a child, just like old lady An. He would think it strange if she agreed to something right away, but would think it normal if she didn't agree.
But what surprised him was that, given Old Lady An's personality, she actually agreed to share the pork with everyone last night!
Of course, although there was some fuss for a while, it was nothing compared to the previous big moves.
"This girl must be hiding something." Er Gouzi finally concluded.
When An Hongdou returned home, all the adults in the house had left.
Eight-year-old An Jianguo was poking under the pot in the kitchen with a stick, and no one knew what he was doing.
An Hongdou walked in quietly and saw him picking up a chestnut from under the pot. He was not afraid of the heat and just put it in his pocket.
"Jianguo, what are you doing?"
An Hongdou's voice frightened An Jianguo, who was already feeling guilty. He screamed and his little hand trembled as he touched the red charcoal left by the burning firewood next to him.
With a cry, An Jianguo burst into tears in pain.
An Hongdou was also helpless. She took him to the side, scooped a bucket of water, and pressed his little hand into it.
An Changzheng and An Changyue came in from outside and asked, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"My hands hurt..." An Jianguo was still crying, looking at his hands with a wronged look on his face.
"You deserve the pain in your hand. Who told you to play with fire in the kitchen?" An Changzheng cursed as he watched the charcoal fire being pulled out from the back of the pot, but he did not forget to deal with it quickly with his hands.
In order to make it easier to cook, there was a lot of firewood piled here. Seeing the charcoal falling to the ground and smoking, if they came in later, the kitchen would probably be set on fire by him.
An Changzheng added some water to the pot, and put all the soft firewood with sparks under the pot. Then, he looked at the two chestnuts left on the ground in silence.
"An Jianguo, are you itching for trouble? You actually roasted chestnuts secretly!" An Changzheng roared.
An Jianguo was so frightened that he trembled. The pain in his hand and the fear in his heart made him cry even harder.
An Hongdou let him soak his hands in the water scoop and said to An Changzheng, "Isn't it just a few chestnuts? Why are you making such a fuss?"
An Changyue explained, "Aunt, grandma collected those chestnuts to supplement our family's food. If everyone steals them like Jianguo did, how can we have enough food until the next distribution?"
An Hongdou also knew that food was very expensive these days.
However, in her opinion, it is inevitable for children to be greedy, and it is normal for them to not be able to resist stealing food.
At this time, what we should do is not to blame him, but to tell him the correct sense of right and wrong.
An Hongdou was still thinking about how to teach him when she heard An Jianguo say weakly, "I... I know I was wrong. I was just too greedy. I will never dare to steal food again. Aunt, please forgive me. I don't want to be beaten... woo woo woo..."
An Jianguo is not afraid of An Changyue and An Changzheng. They just say a few words to him, but they actually take good care of their younger brothers and sisters.
But the An Hongdou before was different. He was very strong and it hurt so much when he hit people.
They don’t know that the current An Hongdou has been completely transformed and is no longer the lazy and greedy An Hongdou of the past.
At this time, An Hongdou looked at An Jianguo who was crying pitifully.
That soft and sticky little appearance really makes people feel sorry for it.
"Alright, alright, stop crying. As long as you don't cheat on me in the future, I won't beat you, okay?"
"Really...really?" An Jianguo stopped crying instantly, leaving only unstoppable sobbing and tears hanging on both sides of his nose.
An Hongdou nodded with certainty, "Really."
Having said that, he went to check his burned hand again.
Fortunately, it was just a little red and there were no blisters.
"Don't eat secretly anymore. Just tell me what you want to eat. You just want chestnuts, so I'll give them to you."
An Hongdou said this as she walked towards the house. When she turned around and came out, she brought out a bucket of chestnuts that Old Lady An had stored in the room.
An Changyue's eyes widened in shock, "Aunt, if you want to eat too, just take less, otherwise grandma will get angry."
Of course, An Hongdou would not be scolded.
Grandma would often hide food for my aunt to eat, and An Changyue had seen it several times.
But she has grown old and has learned to get used to it. Otherwise, if her mother knew that her grandmother secretly hid food for her aunt to eat alone, there would definitely be a quarrel in the family.
"Don't worry, if your grandma gets angry, your aunt will back her up and she won't scold you." An Hongdou said.
An Hongdou handed the water scoop to An Changyue and said, "Take it. Put it in the pot and cook it. Share it among you."
She had plenty of these in her space, and she also found several chestnut trees in the mountains yesterday. However, she was in a hurry to chase a elk, so she didn't have time to pick them.
Moreover, she has special powers, and can induce the birth of anything she wants to eat.
Of course, the prerequisite is to have seeds.
An Changyue was still feeling uneasy even when she put the chestnuts into the pot.
But soon, this feeling was replaced by anticipation.
As the fire burned more and more vigorously, the fragrance from the pot became stronger and stronger. Several children gathered in the kitchen, drooling as they looked at the pot.
At the same time, An Hongdou took a bench, sat under the sycamore tree in the yard, squinted her eyes slightly, operated the oven in the space, and began to make sweet roasted chestnuts.
An Changyue scooped a bowl from the pot and brought it over, "Aunt, this is for you."
An Hongdou opened her eyes and took a look, then smiled at her gently, "I don't want it, you can take it and share it among yourselves."
Except for An Honglin, who is not married yet, the third branch of the An family has a total of 7 children, and the youngest two are already three years old.
This scoop of chestnuts looked like a lot, but actually each person only had a few. She had plenty here, so she didn't compete with the children for the food.
An Changyue thought that An Hongdou was not hungry at the moment, so she said, "Then I'll leave some for you in the pot, and you can eat it when you want to?"
Seeing her niece being so sensible, An Hongdou couldn't help but feel relieved. "No need. There are plenty of these in the mountains. If I want to eat them, I can always go into the mountains to pick more. I'll leave these for you to share."
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