Chapter 34: You are too ignorant
Daqing, Erqing and Gaogao did not get angry because Lu Mingliang scolded them. Instead, they laughed twice. The dumplings were steaming hot. The people they complained about could not even eat white flour dumplings during the Chinese New Year. After all, they were all children from poor families. How could they eat such good food directly?
Erqing and Gaogao had just complained a lot. After listening to a few words, they were unwilling to eat and did not even look at them.
"Eat. My brother, my younger brothers and sisters and I used to eat a lot of food provided by Aunt Lianhua and Aunt Xifeng. My mother bought meat dumplings specially for you this time and asked you to eat them and take some back quietly. Don't let your aunt and grandmother know. Eat quickly. I don't know why my mother had such a kind heart. It will probably be gone next time. Eat quickly."
Lu Mingliang said as he pushed the three people to his table. A big bowl of fragrant dumplings was placed in front of the three people. The three people looked at it for a long time but still didn't dare to eat it. Even the youngest one, Gao Gao, wanted to go around him, but Mingliang quickly grabbed him and stuffed a dumpling into his mouth. Gao Gao took a bite of the dumpling subconsciously and froze instantly.
The skin of the white flour dumplings was chewy and the fillings were fragrant and slightly spicy, making the whole mouth full of saliva. Gao Gao couldn't control himself and chewed twice more, swallowed it with a gulp.
"Hehe, is it delicious? My mother is really good at cooking, not to mention anything else. Daqing, Erqing, you guys eat too. We are all full. This bowl is reserved for you. My mother is still making dumplings in the kitchen, just for your mother. Eat quickly and go back to let your mother taste it too."
Lu Mingliang was a little excited. He was happy that he could finally repay the people who helped him before, and he recognized Shen Meng as a mother a little more.
Shen Meng listened outside the door for a while, then went back to the kitchen with the colander. She didn't think anything was wrong when she heard Lu Mingliang talking to her. They were now relatively familiar with each other, but she felt something was missing when it came to a close mother-son relationship.
When Xie Jinghao came over with Xiaogang, Shen Meng had just served a large bowl of dumplings made of two-grain flour. She put the rest on a plate to dry, waiting for Daqing, Erqing and Gaogao to finish eating the dumplings so that she could take them back to Lianhua and Xifeng.
"Jinghao, come quickly. Xiaogang, look at the dumplings that my aunt has made. Hurry and eat some while they're
hot. The sauce is all prepared. You can eat them even if you're pregnant. It won't be a problem." Xie Jinghao felt a little embarrassed. Xiaogang often came to Lu's house recently and became braver. He was not as afraid of Shen Meng as before. Instead, he looked forward to the dark every day so that he could go to my aunt's house and eat delicious food.
"Sister-in-law, why did you save some food for me again? I've been following you these days,
eating meat buns, fish soup, and shredded pork noodles. I haven't even finished two sets of clothes for the child, but I've eaten a lot of your good things." "Let's not talk about that. You're pregnant, and it's a big deal. You should take more care of yourself so that you can have an easy birth. Xiaogang will eat it by himself."
"Thank you, aunt."
Xiaogang said, then stretched out his little hand and took one, and started to eat it in small bites. Tonight, grandma asked second aunt to make cornmeal porridge and three-grain flour waffles, but he and his mother didn't eat much. Second uncle, second aunt, fourth uncle and fourth aunt waved their chopsticks too quickly, so he didn't pay much attention. The food had all been served in their own bowls, and if he wanted to eat something good, he could only hope that eldest aunt would think of him and his mother a little.
"Jinghao, eat. I've eaten too. You've been busy all night. Don't waste my kindness."
"Oh, thank you, sister-in-law."
Xie Jinghao picked up the chopsticks with tears in her eyes. Shen Meng looked at her and smiled. Xie Jinghao had eaten well in the past half month, and his complexion had improved a lot. He was as thin as a stick before, and had a big belly, which was really scary.
In the original novel, Xie Jinghao's ending was not very good. She gave birth to a daughter and injured her body. She could not have children anymore. Her daughter made Liu Sanjin feel unlucky. She was looked down upon since she was a child. Xie Jinghao and her husband and Lu Jiasheng cultivated two acres of land in the countryside all their lives. Both her son and daughter had no future. Shen Meng didn't want to see her in the future. Seeing how well she treated the children, she wanted to help.
While they were eating, Shen Meng boiled hot water, diluted it with cold water, and went to the room to catch the children. When she came in, Lu Mingkai's eyes lit up, but he started to pout when he saw her.
"Mom, I don't want to take a bath."
"No, if you don't take a bath, you can go to sleep with your elder brother and second brother, not with mom. Mom doesn't like stinky children."
Lu Mingfang was writing. After hearing what Shen Meng said, she immediately raised her hand and said, "Mom, I'll take a bath. I can take a bath by myself now. I won't let mom get tired. I can take a nice bath and sleep with mom."
Lu Mingkai: "...sister, you bad boy."
"Let's go. You rolled on the floor several times today. You can't get on the kang if you don't wash." Shen Meng carried Lu Mingkai out of the door without saying a word. Lu Mingfang breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, mom agreed to let her take a bath by herself. If she didn't let her, she would have to be rubbed like a fish.
When Mingyang came back, he heard the familiar shouting of his younger brother again. He rolled his eyes. It was just a bath. How painful could it be? If mom washed him, he would definitely not cry at all.
In the kitchen, Lu Mingkai covered his mother with tears in his eyes, and turned his head away with a red face. His mother was really annoying. There were Aunt San and Xiaogang's younger brother here. She took off his clothes. If he didn't cover his clothes quickly, he would be seen.
Shen Meng found his little look funny, and quickly put on his clothes and shoes and let him go out.
After Daqing and Erqing finished eating the dumplings, they followed Mingliang to the kitchen. The three of them were too shy to go in. Daqing blinked a few times and whispered to Shen Meng who was still busy, "Thank you , auntie."
"I should thank you. I used to save my own food to feed Mingyang and others. Here are two servings of dumplings. You can take them home for your mother before dark. We're doing it secretly, do you know?"
"Okay, auntie. We'll be back now. Thank you, auntie." Daqing led his two younger brothers and walked two steps outside, then came back, held his younger brothers' heads, and bowed to Shen Meng.
Wang Lianhua was holding her daughter to coax her to sleep, feeling very worried. It was getting late, and Daqing and Erqing hadn't come back yet. She was worried that the children had gone to the river, and her husband had gone out to play somewhere else. It was really hard to find anyone when she needed him.
Daqing and Erqing sent Gao Gao into the house and hurried back to their own room, then closed the door with a "bang".
"Why did you come back just now, and bring your brother with you? Don't do this next time. Go to bed!"
"Mom, what do you see?"
Wang Lianhua's eyes widened, and her mouth opened in surprise.
"Jiaozi, where did this come from? How can you take such precious things home?"
"Mom, Mingyang's mother made this. She asked my brothers and me to bring it to you after we finished eating. She said she wanted to thank you for taking care of Mingyang and the others."
Wang Lianhua was so angry when she saw her two silly boys.
"You, you, we only gave Mingyang and his family a few meals, and the food was not good. Every time, they were ridiculed by your aunt. How can we accept such expensive things from others? Daqing, why are you so ignorant, eating and taking things from others' homes?"
Daqing and Erqing were very flustered. His mother had never been so strict with him.
"Mom!"
"It was your aunt who insisted on giving it to you. She also told you to eat it while it's hot and not to let grandma and the others know, and not to give it to dad." Daqing didn't dare to speak loudly. Walls have ears, and others would hear him if he was not careful.
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