Everyone sat around a tattered table. Tang Shiyan took out food from the basket and placed it on the table. She also served food to each of them before sitting down to eat with them.
Xia Jianjun: "Girl Tang, you always cook such delicious meals for us. It's not easy for you alone. Just keep the delicious food for yourself."
"Grandpa, it's okay. This is the living allowance Jinnian and his comrades gave me, so I bought some extra vegetables."
Besides, their life in the army is very poor, and they train so hard every day. They gave me extra living expenses, so of course I have to buy some delicious dishes to cook for them.
"Otherwise, they might think I'm stingy. I gave them living expenses but they're still living so poorly. I can't let them have that idea."
"My job is to cut grass for pigs. It's an easy job and I can do it very quickly. I can finish it in half a day."
"The rest of the time I'll go to the back mountains to look for medicinal herbs, and then sell them in town so I can buy delicious food. Sometimes I'll even come across pheasants or rabbits and make soup with them."
"As long as you're diligent and not lazy, it's easy to eat whatever you want. But if you're lazy and don't do anything, you really won't even have porridge to drink."
Xia Jianguo: "Girl, since they are living in your house, you should give them some living expenses. A few grown men eat a lot, and you can't let a little girl support them."
"Any heavy or strenuous work should be done by them, but you are not allowed to pamper them."
"You are so sensible at such a young age. You go to the back mountain to look for medicinal herbs after going to work. Who else can be as diligent as you?"
"But don't think you're too hard-working just because you're young. You should also take care of your body and don't overwork yourself."
"Okay, Grandpa, I'll pay attention. Jinnian personally cooked for you tonight, so you must finish the food."
"Yeah, we all listen to Tang girl. You've taken such good care of me during this period of time. I feel like my body has become much stronger."
"Grandpa, as long as you are all healthy, we, the younger generation, will be relieved."
Shu Wanqiao: "Jinnian, the food you cook is delicious. Did you cook often in the army?"
Xia Jinnian: "Mom, when I'm not busy in the army, I go to the cafeteria to help cook, so I've practiced my cooking skills. I'll cook more for you when I have time in the future."
"Yeah, okay."
The whole family ate happily, and it took more than 40 minutes to finish the meal.
Tang Shiyan asked the elders to sit down and rest for a while. She and Xia Jinnian packed up the dishes and put them into a basket. She would take them back home to wash.
The distance to fetch water from the cowshed is a bit far, and there is no well, so you have to fetch some water every day, even though several capable people from the Xia family are there.
But Tang Shiyan didn't want them to be so tired, so she took the dishes back to wash them to save some water, so that they could have a little rest.
"Grandpa, grandma, uncles, aunts, Aunt Xia, Uncle Zhao, Jinnian and I will go back first. His comrades are still waiting for us at home."
"Okay, then you guys be careful. And girl Tang, remember to let the men do any heavy work. Don't let them slack off."
"Yes, Grandpa, I understand. You should go to bed early and take care of yourselves."
"Yeah, we will definitely take good care of ourselves, don't worry."
Tang Shiyan and Xia Jinnian carried a basket full of bowls and chopsticks and walked towards their home under the moonlight. They soon arrived home.
Tang Shiyan opened the door and walked in with Xia Jinnian. When the three of them saw them coming back, they immediately said to Tang Shiyan:
"Sister-in-law, your cat is too vicious. Look, it scratched our hands and made them bleed."
Tang Shiyan: "Did you guys offend it? It's my fault for not warning you. It's very shy and won't let anyone get close to it, otherwise it will scratch your hands with its claws."
"Your boss was also caught by it when he first started living here."
"It was because it looked so chubby and cute that I touched it, and then I scratched your boss's hand and it started bleeding."
"Sister-in-law, we touched it just because it was chubby and cute, but we didn't expect it to scratch our hands."
"We never thought that my sister-in-law, who is such a powerful person, would have such a vicious cat."
"Haha, wait a minute I'll get you some medicine to apply and it will be fine in a couple of days. Once you've been together for a while and are familiar with each other, I won't treat you like that anymore."
"But you must remember not to be mean to it or show it a bad face, otherwise it will scratch you with its claws."
Xia Jinnian: "I think you guys feel the pain now, don't you? You didn't expect to be bullied by a little kitten, did you?"
"You guys dared to confront me, and this is what happened to you. You deserve to be bullied by a little kitty."
"Alas, Boss, you are truly cold-blooded and heartless. Our hands are already injured like this, and not only do you not comfort us, you even rub salt into our wounds."
"We're going to tell my sister-in-law that you bullied us and see how she handles you."
"Oh, I'm so scared. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I will make you wash the dishes in this basket."
Tang Shiyan took out the medicine she had prepared from the room and handed it to the three of them, saying, "You three take this medicine and apply it on your body for two days, and you will be healed. Remember, don't get your hands wet during these two days."
Zhou Jinrui: "Ah, then we can't even wash our faces. It seems that the boss won't let me sleep in the same bed with him these two days."
Xia Jinnian: "You guys are shameless anyway, so it doesn't matter whether you wash your face or not. Jinrui, then you can just make a bed and sleep on the floor. I won't sleep with someone who doesn't wash his face."
"Haha," Tang Shiyan laughed, "Jinnian, you're their boss, so just bear with it and help the three of them wash their faces for two days."
"Boss, you see, my sister-in-law treats us well. People like you are stingy and only look down on us."
"Yan Yan, don't spoil them too much, otherwise they'll start to think they're so great that their tails will be all over the sky."
"Alright, the three of you should go to your rooms and rest. Don't forget our mission tomorrow. If you keep complaining, you'll have to train outside for two hours before you can rest."
The three of them had witnessed their boss's ferocity, so they could only shut up and go back to the room. They didn't want to go out for training so late.
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