Before they could ask, Uncle Sun whispered, "Xiaochen will stay at home for half a month. If anyone asks you about it, just say he's too naughty and his parents sent him here to calm him down."
Upon hearing this, everyone knew there was something else going on, but they didn't ask any further questions and just nodded to show that they understood.
Li Chen struggled to get up from the ground and greeted them one by one.
Seeing the pain on his face, Sun Sanzhu from Uncle Sun's family laughed and said, "Xiaochen, you can't stand it after just half a day. You will be in great pain in half a month."
Li Chen sighed and said, "It's right to shed two layers of skin, otherwise I won't be able to explain to my parents, and I might even have to suffer other tortures."
He didn't figure out anything else in the morning, but he did figure out this one thing.
I have to say that he was right. Li Jiakang and his wife did plan this.
Seeing everyone's shocked expressions, Uncle Sun waved his hands and said, "Don't worry about him. This kid deserves to be in this situation. Let's eat."
After saying that, he sat down on the ground, took out bowls and chopsticks from the basket and distributed them to everyone.
At this time, an older child came out from among the children who were delivering the food. She took out four cornmeal steamed buns and placed them in Li Chen's bowl. "Cousin, grandma said this is your lunch. She also said you can only eat this much. No one else is allowed to share their food with you."
The four medium-sized steamed buns extended a lot beyond the bowl, but Li Chen didn't seem happy at all. Instead, he looked a little unbelievable, "Isn't this too little?"
Although he was mentally prepared for the food, he still couldn't accept it when he actually saw it.
It is said that a young boy can eat his father out of money. He is at the age when he can eat a lot. Moreover, he has been working in the farm for the whole morning and is starving. These steamed buns can only fill him half full at most. What use are they to him?
The little girl replied, "Grandma said that according to the food standards set by my uncle, you only have this much for lunch, but you can eat a little more in the morning and evening."
Li Chen fell silent for a moment. Lunch was like this. Even if he could eat a little more at the other two meals, how much more could he eat?
Then he turned to look at Uncle Sun and asked in a low voice, "Uncle, is it because the grain production has been affected that those poor people can only eat this much at this time?"
"Yes." Uncle Sun nodded and replied, "Not only them, but everyone is afraid to eat too much now."
After getting a positive answer, Li Chen suddenly had the urge to curse, but since his elders were around, he could only hold it back and took a bite of the steamed bread with hatred.
Seeing that he didn't say anything else, the others picked up their lunch and started eating.
Their food was much better. Not only did each person eat two or three more meals than Li Chen, they even had white flour buns to eat.
Even though each person could only eat two, Li Chen was so greedy that he even ate much faster, thinking that he must have a few good meals of steamed buns after returning home.
After finishing his meal, he drank a lot of water, which made him feel a little fuller.
But the water was gone after a couple of pees, and was replaced by a strong feeling of hunger.
There was no choice but to drink water again to fill his stomach.
In this way, he drank urine and urinated and drank until it was almost dark, then the process ended.
When Uncle Sun finished work and went home, he could no longer lift his arms or waist, so he could only walk with a bent over like an old man.
Along the way, many of Uncle Sun's acquaintances came up to him and asked him questions.
During dinner, Li Chen saw the five steamed buns in the bowl and almost cried.
I guessed it right. It wasn't much more than at noon.
So he choked up a little and said, "Grandma, can you let me eat more?"
Seeing him like this, Old Lady Sun couldn't help but sigh, "Xiaochen, it's not that I don't want you to eat more, it's your dad who won't let you."
Then she pointed to a pot of cornmeal porridge in the middle of the table and said, "In addition to those steamed bread, you can also have a bowl of porridge, but don't even think about anything else."
"But I'm hungry."
"Grandma knows, but there's nothing I can do unless you can convince your parents."
It had only been a day, and Li Chen knew that even if he said he had reflected on his actions, Li Jiakang and his wife would not believe him, let alone pay any attention to him.
After thinking about it, he played the emotional card, "Grandma, I'm your grandson. You can't just watch me starve to death, right?"
Old Madam Sun chuckled, "You usually eat so well. With this foundation, you won't starve to death in half a month."
"But I still have farm work to do. You know how hard the work is at this time, right?"
"I've heard from your uncle that you should take a five-minute break after working for half an hour. This job won't tire you out."
"Of course I'm tired. Didn't you see that I was hunched over when I came back? It's because I was too tired to stand up straight."
"You're just not used to it since it's your first time harvesting rice. You'll be fine in a couple of days."
Having said that, Li Chen really had no choice.
He understood that the old lady was determined not to let him eat more, and it would be in vain no matter how much he said.
After a moment's silence, he picked up the steamed bread and started eating.
After dinner, the Sun family sat outside in the yard and chatted with their neighbors, while Li Chen went to the bed and lay quietly.
At this time, he really regretted pleading for the young widow, otherwise he would not have ended up like this.
However, the feeling of regret was fleeting, and his mind was soon occupied by the image of the young widow.
This startled him suddenly, and he slapped himself in the face, cursing, "Vile."
As to whether he was scolding himself or others, no one knew.
Because he was too tired, he fell asleep while lying there.
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