Yu family.
Yu Yao took a bite of the golden-brown scallion and egg pancake, then a bite of stir-fried cured pork and mushrooms, reminiscing as she ate.
"The pigs fed with grain taste better than those fed with feed."
"And this egg pancake, made with high-quality whole-wheat flour, is much more fragrant and delicious than the refined flour from the supermarket."
Yu Honglan woke up and smelled the aroma, making her stomach rumble with hunger.
Although I dislike Yu Yao, I have to admit that her cooking skills are getting better and better.
When Yu Honglan entered the kitchen, Yu Yao was eating stir-fried cured pork with mushrooms.
"Well, Yu Yao, you dare to sneak food behind our backs. You're finished. Mom and Dad will be back soon, and you'll be in for it. Just wait and see."
Yu Yao didn't even bother to glance at her, but she ate faster.
Yu Honglan was displeased by her appearance, but seeing how much she enjoyed eating, she couldn't help but swallow and lift the pot lid.
It was spotless inside, without a trace of oil left.
"Yu Yao, you didn't cook for us?" Yu Honglan asked Yu Yao in disbelief.
After finishing the last bite of the stir-fried cured pork and mushrooms, Yu Yao cleared away the plate and bowl, and gave Yu Honglan a disapproving look.
"What kind of relationship do we have? Why should I cook for you? You're so shameless, even a single layer of your skin would be enough for you to eat. You want to eat? Go starve!"
Yu Honglan was furious and pointed at Yu Yao, about to start cursing.
Yu Yao shot her a sharp glare, a warning look in her eyes.
Yu Honglan had just uttered the word "you" when her voice abruptly stopped, like a chicken being choked.
Yu Yao's gaze reminded Yu Honglan of the scene in the grove that afternoon when Granny Zhu was beaten, and she swallowed back the words she was about to say.
"Just you wait, see how your parents deal with you when they get back."
After making those harsh remarks, Yu Honglan went straight back to her room.
Yu Yao washed her bowl with hot water and then used the remaining hot water to wash herself.
It was already getting dark, and I had no idea what time it was.
In those days, watches were a rare commodity, not only expensive but also requiring ration coupons. Apart from Yu Defu, who worked in the factory, who owned a watch, the Yu family had nothing else to tell time.
Anyway, she was full and sleepy, so Yu Yao didn't care what time it was and went straight back to her room to sleep.
Before going to sleep, I moved a chest of drawers over and blocked the door.
Meanwhile, Han Fenglan rushed home. When Yu Honglan saw her, she was like a lifeline and immediately began to complain.
"Mom, you're finally back. You don't know, Yu Yao only cooked for herself tonight, and ate her fill all by herself, completely ignoring us."
Unfortunately, Han Fenglan had no patience to listen. She pushed her aside, rushed into the kitchen like a gust of wind, and saw the open cupboard. She was completely taken aback.
The cured meat she had saved for special occasions is gone.
The Fuqiang flour is gone.
The eggs are gone too.
When she saw the empty oil bottle, her vision went black.
That damned little bitch used up half a year's worth of oil in the house.
"Yu Yao, get out here right now, do you hear me?" Han Fenglan pounded on the door loudly.
Yu Honglan stood by, waiting to see what would happen. "That's right, hurry up and come out."
To their disappointment, Han Fenglan clapped until her hands were red, but the door remained closed.
Yu Yao was exhausted after a long day and fell asleep almost as soon as her head hit the pillow. She vaguely heard a dog barking, but ignored it, turned over, and continued sleeping.
Yu Defu led Yu Tianbao home, only to hear Han Fenglan banging on the door loudly, her brows furrowed.
"What are you doing? What are you making so much noise at this hour? What kind of atmosphere is this? Eat first."
"What do you mean by eating? All you ever do is eat. Don't you even look at what your good daughter has accomplished?"
Yu Defu asked, "What did she do?"
"She ate all the cured pork, high-gluten flour, and eggs I left behind. She even used up all the oil..."
Yu Defu was exhausted and hungry after a long day at work and didn't want to hear any of this. He said impatiently, "Fine, so what if you used it? It's all because you secretly eat good food behind her back. Otherwise, this mess wouldn't have happened."
"What do you mean I ate delicious food behind her back? Yu Defu, you have no conscience saying that. Do you still remember what you said when you were pursuing me? You said you would always be good to me and would never make me angry." As she spoke, Han Fenglan started to cry.
When Yu Defu saw her crying, he sighed, went over and put his arm around her shoulder to comfort her.
“It was my fault, don’t be angry. After Honglan takes her place in the marriage, we’ll find an opportunity to marry Yuyao off to the factory director’s son. She won’t be able to stay at home for long, so just bear with it a little longer.”
"Are you serious?" Han Fenglan wiped away her tears and asked him.
Yu Defu's eyebrows lit up with joy. "The phone call just now was from Director Zeng's son. He said that as long as Yu Yao marries into the family, the bride price will be this amount."
Han Yufeng's eyes lit up. "So much? Then we have money to repair the house!"
The two chattered for a while before lighting a kerosene lamp and cooking in the dark.
Han Fenglan hadn't cooked in a long time, and not only was her food unpalatable, it was also pitch black.
After finishing the meal, the four of them ran back and forth to the outhouse, suffering from diarrhea all night.
Only Yu Yao slept soundly that night.
the next day.
Yu Yao stretched, and it was just getting light outside.
I went to check the kitchen and sure enough, everything had been put away.
Yu Yao didn't care. After washing up, she took all of the original owner's belongings, 28.32 yuan and a few ounces of grain coupons, and went to the county town.
This money was earned by the original owner of the body from doing embroidery work for others. Most of it was embezzled by Han Fenglan, and it took many years to accumulate so much.
Based on the timeline mentioned in Lu Jia's letter, the Lu family should arrive at Dongfeng Commune as early as tomorrow, or as late as the day after tomorrow.
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