Chapter 11 Dinner Table Argument
She suggested: "Mom, when we cook in the future, if there are not enough eggs for everyone to share, we can make egg drop soup so that everyone can eat."
Zhao Suying nodded. She knew that her daughter was talking about Li Kang eating eggs. She also wanted every child to be able to eat them, but the conditions at home did not allow it.
Li Kang has developed this habit since he was a child and is always sick, so naturally we have to ensure his nutrition first.
Sun Xiuqin smiled and said, "My sister may have forgotten that it's not that Xiaokang has to eat alone, but that he is in poor health. Our family is not well off to begin with, and we have given you a lot in the past few years, so how can we ensure that all the children have good food? Naturally, the weaker children should be given priority. Besides, Xiaokang is the eldest grandson, and the family will rely on him to support the family in the future. What will happen if he doesn't take good care of his health?"
Li Erhu glared at her and whispered, "What are you talking about? What's wrong with the subsidy? It's not like your family is short of food and drink. If you don't want to eat here, you can go back to your room to eat."
Li Wanyue was speechless. It was the same excuse again. Besides, she was not there when the money was given as subsidy.
Besides, Li Kang didn't even say hello to her when he saw her, and just ate an egg without caring about his brothers and sisters. It would be strange if he could achieve anything.
He's already a selfish person, and you still expect him to support the family?
Just based on what I said to my second sister-in-law, she can't teach the children well.
She didn't want to sow discord between her second brother and his wife, but she couldn't stand this point of view.
"Look at this house, sister-in-law. Can it be supported by just one piece of wood? Does he support the family with his literary talent or with his fists? He can't read and his fists are weak. What can he use to support the family?
Moreover, no matter how promising a person is, it is difficult to achieve anything without the support of his family. As the saying goes, brothers should be friendly and respectful to each other. Only when brothers love and care for their younger siblings can they respect them. Only when brothers are united can the family prosper. What do you think, second sister-in-law?"
Sun Xiuqin gritted her teeth secretly. This sister-in-law is really good at quibbling over words. She speaks with a lot of big principles. Who is she trying to fool?
What's the point of being friendly and respectful to brothers? As the eldest grandson in the family, the younger brothers and sisters should naturally respect him, so why should he be cared for?
Seeing the dissatisfaction in Sun Xiuqin's eyes, Li Wanyue ignored her.
Li Youshan echoed, "Yueyue is right. Who can rely on only one person to support the family? If the family is not united, what can be accomplished? Only when the family is harmonious can everything be prosperous."
Sun Xiuqin curled her lips but didn't dare to refute. The table suddenly became quiet and everyone ate in silence.
Li Wanyue felt uncomfortable when she heard the smacking sound beside her ear, but she didn't know what to say. She could only silently repeat: I can't hear it, I can't hear it, I can't hear it...
After taking a sip of the porridge, even though it was mixed with white rice porridge, it was still hard to swallow and even a bit scratchy on the throat. It was hard to imagine the taste of pure brown rice porridge, but others ate it with a look of satisfaction.
Xiaolan and Xiaotao were halfway through their meal when they saw their aunt chewing with her mouth closed. They were very curious.
Li An also noticed it, and he asked, "Aunt, isn't this rice delicious? Why do you chew with your mouth closed?"
Li Wanyue paused, thought for a moment, and then explained, "Because Gao Zhiyuan is a scholar, he attaches great importance to table etiquette. He said that you cannot make noise while eating. If you make noise, you will be laughed at. He said that scholars and wealthy families are like this, so I developed this habit with him."
It seems that Gao Zhiyuan is still useful, at least he can be used as a shield.
Upon hearing this, Li An immediately closed his little mouth. Although he felt a little uncomfortable and chewed with difficulty, he did not open his mouth.
After swallowing the food in his mouth, he continued, "I want to be like my aunt, at least I won't be laughed at by my former uncle."
Li Sandong immediately shut up when he heard this. Humph, Gao Zhiyuan is the only guy who knows table manners? Who is he looking down on?
Xiaolan and Xiaotao also learned to chew with their mouths closed. They didn't do it to imitate the rich families, but just thought that their aunt's eating movements looked pretty nice.
Others followed suit.
Sun Xiuqin sneered in her heart. After all, they were scholars, so they naturally paid more attention to etiquette and image. What were they? Country folks, and they wanted to compete with them?
However, she felt that her Xiaokang should also pay more attention. After all, he would have to set up his own household in the future. When he went out or socialized with friends, others should also see that her Xiaokang was knowledgeable.
Li Wanyue was a little confused. She was originally thinking about how to adapt to the smacking sounds or change their eating habits. She didn't expect it to be so easy to change.
Then he smiled.
After finishing the porridge, Li Wanyue cleared her throat and said, "I asked Gao Zhiyuan to pay me ten taels of silver for my divorce, and there is also an IOU for five taels of silver. The Zhang family also paid me one tael. I know that my family has not been well off in the past two years, so I'll use this money to pay off the debt first."
This matter cannot be concealed. If she doesn't bring it out, her two sisters-in-law will have objections even if they don't say anything.
What's more, this was originally a subsidy from the Li family to the Gao family.
Zhao Suying glared at her. This kid couldn't hide dry food in a doghouse. She reminded her that this was her living expenses and she even said it in front of everyone.
Then he sighed, his daughter did it for the family. The family was in debt. If those people knew that she had ten taels of silver but didn't pay it back, how would they get along in the future?
Sun Xiuqin's eyes lit up. She had not expected that the Gao family was so kind and righteous. The total amount was fifteen taels of silver. Now they could relax a little.
Li Wanyue handed the silver to Zhao Suying: "Mom, just keep it. I'll ask you for more when I need it."
"All right."
Zhao Suying sighed and put the silver away.
"Also, I have two pieces of clothing that don't fit anymore. If you don't mind, you can each take one and alter it for Xiaolan and the others to wear."
Gao Conghui never left the hospital all day, and the two clothes had no patches on them except that the color was a little faded due to washing.
Wang Guixiang immediately said, "They have clothes, but if they don't fit you, I can alter them for you."
"I have clothes. I'll give them to my sister-in-law after dinner."
"Thank you, little sister."
"You are welcome."
Seeing this, Sun Xiuqin hurriedly thanked her. Since she gave the clothes to them as a gift, the clothes must not be in tatters.
After dinner, Li Dachuan had already delayed half a day's work and did not go to work in the afternoon. There was no fixed candidate for the moving and carrying work, and there were many people waiting to do it.
The two of them and Li Youshan went to the fields to plow the land, Li Sandong went to chop wood and fetch water, and the children went to collect grass for pigs and dig wild vegetables.
Li Wanyue handed the clothes to her elder and younger sister-in-law and went back to the house.
Zhao Suying came to the west room and brought a bowl of water and a bowl of boiled medicine to Li Wanyue.
Li Wanyue took the black medicine soup, and the bitter taste of the Chinese medicine instantly rushed to her head.
She had taken Chinese medicine before, and the taste was simply amazing.
But the money spent cannot be wasted.
He took a deep breath, pinched his nose and poured the medicine into his mouth, and his face instantly became wrinkled like a bitter gourd.
Zhao Suying quickly handed her the water.
I gulped down a bowl of water and the bitterness was slightly relieved.
Seeing her frown, Zhao Suying couldn't help but smile and said, "Tomorrow your eldest brother will go to the county town to work. When he comes back, ask her to buy you a bag of candy. Eat a piece of candy when you take medicine so that it won't be bitter."
"Mom, I'm not a child anymore."
Zhao Suying took out a linen bag from her bosom, which contained one tael of silver and a string of copper coins (one thousand coins), and stuffed it into Li Wanyue's pocket: "Don't refuse these two taels of silver. You should always keep some silver on you."
Li Wanyue took it. She did have some money on her. She didn't ask how much debt she owed. The right thing to do was to find a way to make money.
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