Han Qingsong stopped in his tracks, looked coldly at the women and children in the yard, and finally looked at Han's wife.
Sister-in-law Han was so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. She smiled awkwardly, "Third brother, it's okay. Mom said to improve the food today, so she asked her to cook early for fear of delaying work. Without thinking, the child ate first without waiting for you. You see, dad didn't eat either and went to work first."
Han Qingsong's face was as gloomy as water, but he said nothing. His deep eyes were cold and his lips were straight.
Xiaowang quickly ran over and held his mother's hand. Lin Lan stuffed a cake into his hand and shared all the cakes in the basket with the children, letting them eat one at a time.
At this time, Sanwang also ran over from outside and asked in confusion: "Why did you all leave without calling me? Is my elder brother home? Oh, you are eating now, there are two cups of bread!"
Lin Lan immediately gave him two cakes. This kid was a good eater.
Sanwang smiled, showing his little tiger teeth: "Mom, why is my grandma so generous today? She used to be reluctant to give it to our family."
Listening to Sanwang's innocent childish words, Han Qingsong felt like needles were stabbing his heart and felt particularly uncomfortable.
Although he knew that his mother and wife did not get along and quarreled over money, he had never thought of making distinctions when it came to food and giving his children and wife the worst food.
Especially Lin Lan's words "pig food" deeply hurt his heart.
In the past, she only insisted that he go home and give her the money, but she never said these things. It was also because they met too infrequently. All the relatives, friends and neighbors came to see him, so he had no chance to talk to her. When they finally got to talk at night, she either complained or avoided him. He didn't know how to get along with her.
He suddenly felt a deep sense of guilt. Perhaps he was right to change his career. He neglected his family while serving the country. He didn't think it was a big deal before, after all, it was a soldier's duty. But when he returned home and saw his wife and children suffering, he felt that if he put aside his military duties, he would be the man of the family.
He wants to protect them and give them a better life.
He walked to the main room and asked the east door: "Mom, is this what you mean?"
Mrs. Han felt guilty at first and muttered, "Don't listen to her nonsense. Who has eaten two kinds of rice? Ask your sister-in-law. Does she not eat the wild vegetable steamed buns? Which child doesn't eat them? Don't listen to that woman who keeps yelling all day long. She never stops for a day."
As she spoke, she became more confident and cursed: "What's the matter? You still dare to doubt your mother and interrogate her? What do you think your mother is? A spy? Arrest me now, I gave birth to you and raised you, and I was wrong!"
Han Qingsong's eyes turned slightly cold after being so unreasonably disturbed by her.
Because of his identity and status, as a son, he really couldn't do anything to the old lady directly. Lin Lan saw it, coughed, and began to sob and wipe away tears in grievance.
Mai Sui suddenly burst into tears, "You keep calling me a bitch. Why do you always scold my mother like that? What my mother said is wrong? You just don't give us food. All the good things are sent to my aunt and uncle in the county town. They eat white flour every day there. My uncle rides a bicycle to eat out. My aunt wears a watch and shows off all day long. She asks me to wash clothes for her every now and then. Not only do I wash clothes for her, but also for her classmates. She wants to please the principal's daughter. Why do you want me to wash clothes for them!"
She complained so much that Erwang also started to accuse her.
"Sanwang is right. My grandma just doesn't want to give us any. During the Chinese New Year, we eat dumplings. My aunt and uncle can't finish them and have to save them for the morning. We eat four or five each. We also have our share of meat and flour. Why don't we have them?"
"My mother said she wanted to take Xiaowang to the hospital, but you didn't give her money. Didn't you force her to think of that trick? Last winter, when Xiaowang had a fever, you asked you for a dollar for an injection. You said, 'There are so many children, what's so rare? Do you really treat them like treasures?' You gave my mother two cents and sent her away! You told us you had no money, but you bought my aunt a pair of ten-yuan leather shoes for the New Year! You even spent five yuan on industrial coupons!"
Erwang was meticulous and observant, and he remembered every detail clearly and could talk about it in a coherent manner.
Xiaowang looked here and there, his little mouth squinted and he started crying.
Sanwang was stunned while chewing on the cake, scratching his head and asking in confusion: "Why are you crying over such a delicious two-grain cake? And Xiaowang is sick? When did it happen?"
Lin Lan: This stupid boy knows nothing except swimming.
Wheat ears sneered at him, "You only know how to eat and dive into the water. What do you know?"
After being scolded, Sanwang suddenly had an idea. Although he didn't understand what it was, he felt that it was okay to just cry with his sister.
Then he burst into tears.
He had a strong build and a loud voice, and his crying was so loud that it shocked the heavens and the earth and even made the gods and ghosts weep, and it was even crooked.
His crying was so contagious and miserable that the two younger children from the first and second wives also started crying.
The second wife's little rich kid has meat and eggs, but grandma wants to save them for her younger aunt and uncle.
Gu Mi, the daughter of the eldest wife, was also a maid for her aunt. When her aunt was at home, she was the one who brought the water for washing feet. Now she had to go to the fields to earn work points, and this task was assigned to Mai Sui by her grandmother.
It was obvious to all that the old lady favored her younger uncle and aunt. Every time the pork was divided, the old lady would personally stew the pork belly for the two of them, while they could only drink some oily soup.
Even so, the old lady still said that she was not partial, saying that the uncle and aunt were tired from studying and needed to make up for it, and asked the nephews and nieces to love the aunt and uncle more.
Ugh!
The old lady suddenly felt something was wrong. Why were the whole yard full of people criticizing her?
She was so angry that she jumped off the kang and cursed, "You ungrateful bastards, I raised you to blame your mother and grandmother? How can you be like this?"
She sat down on the bench in the main room and began to cry.
Han's wife quickly helped her up and said, "Mom, what are you doing? I'm not blaming you."
Old Lady Han looked at Han Qingsong and said, "Old Third, what do you mean? Are you looking for your biological mother? My good son didn't stay at home to take care of me and my mother, but went out to join the army. Is this how the army educates you? They make you unfilial?"
Han Qingsong: "I couldn't work at home to take care of my parents because I was a soldier and had no other choice. I took my allowance and salary and sent it all back home. I used half to support my parents and the other half to support my wife and children."
Han's eldest sister-in-law quickly tried to smooth things over, "Mom, it's not easy for the third child. He has been away from home for years and hasn't seen his wife and children. He's no longer close to her. If you keep saying such things, it will hurt his feelings."
Han's second sister-in-law said sarcastically, "Third brother, do you resent mother for letting you join the army? Our parents were sick, and you were not at home to take care of them. This is also a fact. There is no need to say anything nonsense."
Lin Lan looked at them. They really let her say everything. "The old lady let him join the army. He sent all his allowance and salary back home to support the whole family. You still blame him for not being able to take care of headaches and fevers? If you want to take care of headaches and fevers, don't let him go out to join the army. Now that he has been demobilized, he should just stay at home and take good care of you."
I have some bad habits. I always do what you say, but nothing works.
"I forgot to tell you, this pot is mine!" Lin Lan snorted coldly and stuffed the basket to Sanwang. She ran to the main room, got a rag and went to pick up the iron pot.
"What are you doing!" The old lady was startled and immediately tried to stop him.
"It's from the third brother's family, just leave it there!" Han's second sister-in-law was also anxious.
This pot is a two-piece patch, it's very good. The previous pot had five or six pieces, and it would leak if there was too much water. We absolutely cannot let Lin Lan take it away.
Lin Lan angrily said, "My husband uses his money to support your whole family. During the Chinese New Year, you share five or ten yuan, but you always give me two less. You don't even feed my child enough dumplings, and you make my daughter a maid. You don't even give money to my child when he is sick. Why should I still live with you?"
When old lady Han asked for the pot before, Lin Lan, who was used to being extravagant, looked down on her: It's just a broken pot, let's see what kind of character you have.
But later she discovered that iron pots are very important to farmers!
Some families don’t even have broken pots, so they still use clay pots and clay jars to cook!
Why did she give them such a bargain!
She wants to take it back!
Old Mrs. Han wanted to pull her away, but was blocked by Han Qingsong's tall figure.
"People from the eldest wife, people from the second wife, hold her for me!" Old Mrs. Han was supported by Han Qingsong and could not move at all. She did not want to scold Han Qingsong and called the other two daughters-in-law.
But the eldest sister-in-law Han was embarrassed, so the second sister-in-law Han went up to grab it, but was knocked down by Lin Lan's twist of the waist.
Han's second sister-in-law burst into tears and screamed. Her daughter wanted to help, and Sanwang and several children also rushed over.
Seeing that they were about to fight, Han Qingsong shouted in a low voice: "Stop!"
His voice was naturally rich and magnetic, and when he shouted with such anger, it was extremely powerful.
The children were so frightened that they dared not come forward.
Lin Lan, however, was holding back her strength and pulled the pot out in one swoop!
Earlier, Mrs. Han had steamed two cups of dough and scooped out the water and put it in a soup pot to drink. She was just about to add water to make a second breakfast when Lin Lan climbed over the wall and came in.
By now the pot was almost cold, and Lin Lan used a torn rag to pull it out effortlessly.
A pot weighs only over 20 kilograms!
Lin Lan was very proud.
"Asshole! Put him down!" Old Mrs. Han howled as if her heart had been dug out, and began to seek death.
Erwang and a few others have already come over to help carry the pot.
At this time, Da Wang ran in from outside, was stunned when he saw the situation, and shouted: "What are you doing?"
He originally thought that his mother was trying to commit suicide again, but when he came in, he saw that it was not his mother but his grandmother. His mother was looking smug like a winner.
What a talent! He was stunned.
Sanwang stuffed a pancake into his hand and said exaggeratedly, "Brother, you came at the right time. I just realized that this pot belongs to our family."
"Nonsense, look how mad you made grandma!" Da Wang glanced into the room, his eyes swept across Han Qingsong's stern face, and then glanced at Lin Lan, who looked like an old hen flapping her wings to protect her chicks, so ugly. But he actually... thought she looked pretty!
"You are going too far!" Da Wang snorted and walked forward to grab the pot.
Although he is young, he is much stronger than people of his age and can carry a cast iron pot effortlessly.
"Hey, that's our pot!" Lin Lan thought he was helping the old lady and was so angry that she wanted to kick him away, the brat.
Everyone thought he was going to put the pot back, but Da Wang put the pot on his head and said to Mrs. Han, "Grandma, I'll return the pot later!"
Having said that, he ran away with the black iron pot on his head.
Crowd: !!!