“Woof woof woof…”
Zeng Wenjuan dragged her tired body, carrying a winnowing basket in one hand and a saw and sickle for cutting rice in a backpack. She took one step and returned home as if she was dragging a jack.
Chen Yitang heard the noise and came out of the house. Because Goudan had fallen asleep, Chen Yitang lowered his voice and said, "I'm back. You haven't eaten yet! I'm heating up the food for you. Go wash up! I'll go back first. Goudan has been very well behaved today and has fallen asleep."
"Dad, why don't you stay here for the time being? There are a lot of kidnappers these days, and I won't feel comfortable if Goudan is alone at home. If you run back and forth like this every day, your body will not be able to bear it." Zeng Wenjuan stopped Chen Yitang and said.
Chen Yitang had an extreme reaction when he heard about the kidnapper. He said excitedly, "Okay, I will definitely keep an eye on Goudan and won't let him be kidnapped by the kidnapper. You will still get up at the same time tomorrow, right?"
"Yes, I will come back early from work tomorrow. I just happened to pick up some snails. There is a lot of snail meat at this time, and it is especially delicious when fried with leeks." Zeng Wenjuan put the winnowing basket in front of Chen Yintang for him to see.
Chen Yitang smiled and nodded: "Okay, then I'll go back first. The kitchen has boiled hot water, remember to eat the food in the pot. Don't starve yourself."
"Dad, thank you." Zeng Wenjuan thanked him insincerely, watched Chen Yitang leave, and then locked the door. She raised the snails in a dirty bucket.
She took a clean bucket to the kitchen, fetched hot water, and went to the small room to take a shower. After taking a shower, she felt clean and comfortable. Zeng Wenjuan washed her dirty clothes directly in the sink. The clothes were covered in mud, but Zeng Wenjuan still couldn't wash them clean.
When she returned to the house, she saw Goudan sleeping soundly. She kissed Goudan on the forehead, then went to the kitchen and brought out a dish of steamed pork with rice flour, a dish of refreshing vegetables and a large bowl of rice.
Zeng Wenjuan took a big mouthful of rice and a bite of the greasy steamed pork with rice flour. Only then did she feel like she was alive again: "This food is so delicious!" In fact, it was just a home-cooked taste, but Zeng Wenjuan was too tired, and this was the first time she had eaten the food left by her relatives.
After eating, Zeng Wenjuan was so full that she simply stood in the yard and took a walk to help digest the food. I haven't waited long for that! I heard Goudan crying in the house.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" Zeng Wenjuan ran into the room anxiously and asked anxiously. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Goudan sitting on the bed crying aggrievedly.
"Mom, where have you been? I fell asleep and didn't touch you, and I thought you didn't want me anymore! Wuuuu..." Goudan felt more and more aggrieved as he spoke, and he started to cry again.
Hearing this, Zeng Wenjuan couldn't help but smile bitterly. This child might be insecure. He had to sleep with her all these years. Even when he fell asleep, he would feel around to see if she was still there. If not, he would cry loudly.
"How could that be! You are my child, how could I not want you just because I am hungry? I just finished my meal and went for a walk outside. Now I am not going out, so go to sleep!" Zeng Wenjuan coaxed Goudan and lay down on the bed.
After a tiring day, Zeng Wenjuan saw Goudan fall asleep, and he fell asleep as soon as he touched the pillow! When the newcomer arrived, it was four o'clock in the morning, waking up earlier than the chickens and sleeping later than the dogs.
After Zeng Wenjuan washed and dressed, she heard a knock on the door. Zeng Wenjuan walked over and confirmed that it was Chen Yitang, then opened the door: "Dad, you're here. I'm going to bother you again today."
"No, our Goudan is a very well-behaved boy. You should take care of yourself. Don't work too hard. Dad can support you, so it's okay for him not to earn those centimeters." Chen Yintang said with some heartache.
Zeng Wenjuan nodded: "Dad, I know. But I stayed for the autumn harvest not because of the centimeters, but for the food. Only when the weather is good and the food is harvested well, can everyone in our village have one more mouth to eat."
Chen Yitang knew that he could not persuade Zeng Wenjuan, so he took something out of his pocket and handed it to Zeng Wenjuan: "This is for you. It will be more comfortable if you put it on your waist."
Zeng Wenjuan was very touched and took the things given by Chen Yitang: "Dad, thank you." Thank you for letting me know that I am not an unwanted child, and I am also a treasure that my father loves.
Zeng Wenjuan put the herbal patch on her body, said goodbye to Chen Yitang, and left the house. After applying the herbal patch, she felt better, her waist and back pain were gone.
Today, as usual, everyone was allocated two acres of land. Zeng Wenjuan thought that she should go back early. Goudan didn't see her the whole day yesterday, and he thought that she didn't want him anymore when he fell asleep. Today, she thought that she should finish the work early and go back early so that she could let him eat fried snails.
At around seven in the evening, Zeng Wenjuan finally finished harvesting the rice. She caught some snails in the field and went home with her winnowing basket.
When he got home, he saw Goudan learning to read with Chen Yitang. When he heard the creaking sound of the courtyard door opening, Goudan looked up and saw Zeng Wenjuan, and he ran towards her quickly.
"Mom, you're back! Are you done with your work today?" When Goudan was about to hug Zeng Wenjuan, Zeng Wenjuan stopped him with her clean hands.
"Don't come over here. Mom is dirty. Your clothes are clean, so don't get them dirty. If they get dirty, I will have to wash two more sets of clothes." Zeng Wenjuan put her hand on Goudan's forehead and let him act like that.
Goudan played for a while and realized that he could not hug Zeng Wenjuan anymore. He pouted and said aggrievedly, "Mom, you bully me."
"Okay, Mom won't play with you anymore. Mom will go wash her water shoes and hang them out to dry. Then she'll pick out these snails. We'll have fried snails with leeks tonight." Zeng Wenjuan let go of her hand and let Goudan look at the snails.
Goudan didn't know what the snail tasted like, but he was very curious about it. He stretched out his chubby little hand to poke the snail, but when he saw the snail move, he was so scared that he took his hand back.
"It's okay, don't be afraid. Snails won't bite people, but this snail is quite dirty, so don't move it. Mom will come to deal with it later." Zeng Wenjuan said to Goudan.
After watching the interaction between the mother and son, Chen Yitang also came over and said to Zeng Wenjuan, "I'm back. I picked out the other snails this afternoon. Let me pick these too! I don't know where the vegetable garden is at home, so I didn't go to harvest the leeks."
"Okay, I'll go cut the leeks now. You can keep the snails for me to pick when I come back." Zeng Wenjuan said to Chen Yitang, so that Chen Yitang wouldn't have to dirty his hands.
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