Su Wan took the cake, broke off a piece, chewed it for a long time, and then swallowed it.
The cornmeal was too coarse. The moment she swallowed it, her throat hurt. It was really hard to swallow.
She broke off a small piece of the cornmeal and gave the remaining half to Xu Guixiang who was sitting next to her.
"Mom, I can't finish it. I'll give you half of it."
Xu Guixiang had long noticed the discomfort Su Wan felt when she just swallowed the biscuit, and knew that she was not used to eating it this way.
I stopped trying to persuade her. It was like this in the countryside. Every household ate these coarse grains, and they only ate fine grains twice a year. It would take some time for my daughter to get used to it.
After taking the cake, she was already thinking about secretly making something to eat for her later.
After dinner, Su Wan called Xu Guixiang into her room and stuffed the other two packets of dessert into her hands.
"Mom, this is for your dad. Grandma was making a fuss here at noon, so I didn't have time to give it to you."
"Child, what food are you giving me? Keep it for yourself. I know the food in our house is not as good as in the city. You didn't eat enough tonight. Keep it for when you're hungry."
As Xu Guixiang was about to put down the two packets of snacks, Su Wan quickly stopped her.
"Mom, this is my wish, you can't refuse it."
Seeing this, Xu Guixiang smiled and sighed, "Okay, I'll take it, I'll take it. Mom knows you didn't eat well tonight. Come, eat two pieces first to fill your stomach."
Su Wan knew that she couldn't refuse her mother's kindness, so she accepted it generously.
The corner of her eye caught sight of the backpack on the ground, and she suddenly remembered that she had not taken out the things in the backpack yet.
She quickly placed the cake in her hand on a book and pulled back the cloth covering the basket.
"Mom, look."
Xu Guixiang couldn't help being surprised when she saw the basket full of mushrooms piled high.
"Why so many?"
Su Wan kept an eye out when she came back today and put the backpack directly into her room.
At that time, Xu Guixiang was only concerned about beating Su Sangou. Everyone was looking at the mother and son, and no one paid attention to Su Wan.
So when everyone saw the mushrooms in the small basket in the yard, they thought that the brother and sister had only collected some mountain products.
"Are there mushrooms everywhere in here?" Xu Guixiang stepped forward and touched it.
But everyone is busy working in the fields these days and has no time to go up the mountain. The mushrooms that Su Wan picked are all very big. If this basket of mushrooms is taken to the city to sell, it is estimated that it can only sell for one or two yuan.
"No, there are other things down there, Mom, can you help me find something to put the mushrooms in?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Guixiang quickly put the two bags of cakes in her hand on the table and went to look for something else.
"Mom, bring me a basin too."
Xu Guixiang responded, and soon she showed up with a large dustpan in one hand and an enamel basin in the other.
She helped Su Wan pick up the mushrooms on top and put them into the dustpan, and soon the red cherries underneath appeared.
"Oh, the cherries are ripe." Xu Guixiang picked up a cherry, wiped it, put it in her mouth and took a bite. The sweet juice immediately burst in her mouth.
“So sweet.”
Xu Guixiang praised it and a smile spread across her face.
The mother and daughter scooped the cherries out and put them into the basin, filling the whole basin.
The eggs and the pheasant underneath were finally revealed.
Xu Guixiang's eyes flashed with excitement, "Did you catch a pheasant?"
Although she was terrified when she heard that the brother and sister had gone to the mountain, she scolded them and told them not to go again.
But looking at the abundant harvest, she was still very happy.
Just as I was about to reach out and pick up the eggs from inside, there were two knocks on the door.
She quickly pulled the cloth over and covered the backpack again.
This was something the two kids had risked their lives to find; it was the result of their hard work, and she didn't want anyone else to see it until the kids said what to do with it.
"Sister, can I come in?" Su Sangou's voice came from behind the door.
Su Wan looked at Xu Guixiang and saw that there was no emotion on her face. "Mom, it was indeed me who brought Sangou up the mountain today. Can you please stop bothering him?"
The anger in Xu Guixiang's heart had actually long since disappeared with dinner. Although she still didn't believe Su Wan's words, her voice was still quite warm.
"Why don't you go take a shower and go to bed? Why are you bothering your sister?"
When San Gou heard his mother's voice, he opened the door a little and discussed with Xu Guixiang.
"Mom, please stop bullying me. I will never take you to the mountains again."
Su Wan walked over and opened the door. "Come in. Don't be afraid. Mom has already promised not to see you."
Su Sangou followed behind Su Wan, but his two little eyes did not dare to relax at all.
Because he had made mistakes before, he ran in front and Xu Guixiang couldn't catch up with him, so she would shout at him from behind, "I don't want you anymore, come back."
At that time, he was not only scheming, but also thought that Xu Guixiang was telling the truth. When he really went back, Xu Guixiang would catch him by surprise and beat him up.
After being fooled twice, he never believed Xu Guixiang's words against him again.
Su Sangou walked over to the basin of cherries, grabbed a handful of cherries and prepared to put them in his pocket.
"Wait a moment."
Xu Guixiang suddenly shouted, and Su Sangou was startled and quickly put the cherries back.
"Wanwan, it's hot now, and we can't store so many cherries. How about I leave some for you and Sangou, and share the rest with everyone else? What do you think?"
Su Wan was thinking the same thing. She was not one to eat alone, so she quickly replied, "I thought so too. San Gou, go to the kitchen and get a few bowls. Fill them up for Grandma and Uncle Two and Uncle Three and send them over."
When Sangou heard this, he knew that he had been assigned a task and that he would not have to suffer today's meal, so he happily turned around and went to the kitchen to get a pile of bowls.
After filling three bowls for each of them and sending them over, he also sent a bowl to the eldest and second brothers.
Xu Guixiang also filled a bowl for Sangou and said that the rest would be left for Su Wan. Sangou was about to leave with the bowl of cherries when he was stopped by Su Wan.
There must be at least two bowls of cherries in the bowl. How could she eat so many by herself?
"San Gou, leave the food in your bowl to me, and take the food in the basin back to share with mom and dad."
Su Sangou looked at Xu Guixiang with some embarrassment, "Then listen to your sister."
After that, he said to Su Sangou, "Look how good your sister is to you. When you grow up, you have to love your sister, okay?"
The three dogs nodded and ran away with the basin.
Of course he knew that his sister was good to him, otherwise why would he rather be beaten than offer his sister to him tonight? Wasn't it because he wanted to repay his sister?