Shen Baozhi stared at Shen Mingxi who was standing at the door in a daze. Suddenly, a strange smile appeared on her lips. She stretched out her hand and threw the wheat kernels in the bowl out, scattering them on the ground. She looked at Shen Mingxi and called out tenderly, "Grandma, I accidentally knocked over the bowl..."

Old Lady Shen was stunned when she heard that. The next moment, she hurried over. When she saw Shen Mingxi, she stared at her and cursed her viciously, "You jinx, why are you standing there like an idiot? You think you are capable, but wait and see how I deal with you."

After saying that, she glared at her with hatred, then ran to the window where Shen Baozhi was sitting, and asked anxiously, "My precious girl, is the bowl broken? Did you cut your hand? Come and show it to grandma..."

It really hurts me.

"Grandma, the bowl is not broken, but I knocked it over and there are still wheat kernels in the bowl..." Shen Baozhi suppressed her disgust, calmly dodged the old lady's hand, and said coquettishly.

"It's okay. The wheat kernels are perfect for feeding chickens. If you want to eat some, ask your aunt to cook some for you."

"Grandma, there are only a few ears of wheat left..."

"Don't worry, let Goudan and Yaya pick up wheat ears tomorrow and roast them for a snack at noon..."

"But I don't want to eat wheat kernels anymore." Shen Baozhi glanced at Shen Mingxi and acted coquettishly to Old Lady Shen in a provocative manner.

"Girl, what do you want to eat? Grandma will make it for you."

Shen Baozhi thought for a moment and said, "Then let Auntie make me some oil-fried shuttle cakes."

She made the request as a matter of course.

Shen Mingxi clenched his hands, but then slowly loosened them.

With more experience, she naturally knew that most of the things this cousin did were done for her to see.

Just like before my eyes! She turned and left.

Shen Baozhi had a triumphant smile on his face.

The yard was in a mess. Several children from the second uncle's and third uncle's families were running around the yard. The second uncle was nowhere to be seen. The third uncle Shen Jun was smoking in the corner. The eldest brother was busy chopping vegetables and feeding the pigs. The second brother was chopping wood and sweating profusely at the side of the woodshed. Goudan and Yaya were carefully catching insects in the vegetable garden.

You don't need to look to know that the person cooking in the kitchen is her mother Chen Li.

In this big family, except for Shen Yu, whose health is getting worse, everyone else in their eldest house is working.

At this time, she should go wash the clothes that the people in the main house had taken off in the morning.

Shen Mingxi looked up with a gloomy face. The sky was getting dark, and groups of gnats were flying in the air. She turned her head and glanced at the clothes soaked in a basin, then looked away. She went into the house, poured a glass of water for Shen Yu, and then sat on the edge of the kang and looked out the window.

Dinner is ready tonight.

What was cooked was sticky corn grits, but no steamed bread. Old Mrs. Shen asked Chen Li to get up and steam it tomorrow morning.

We stewed green beans and potatoes in the evening. They were very fragrant and contained some meat oil.

Chen Li also made a cold dish with the dried tofu, coriander and cucumber that Old Lady Shen had exchanged for soybeans at noon.

Chen Li is a good cook, and the aroma of beans and potatoes can be smelled in the woodshed.

Shen Yu on the kang seemed to have fallen asleep.

His face was sallow and he didn't cough, which was rare.

Shen Mingxi just stared out the window motionlessly.

I heard the old lady Shen scolding, "...There is no food to eat at night, a house full of debt collectors, and the unlucky star you raised was not allowed to give her food. She dared to go against me. She must be full and bored. She will be obedient if she is starved for a few meals. And you, dare to give her food, wait and see how I will deal with you, hurry back to your room, stuff it quickly, and then eat the stewed pig food. My Shen family owes you everything. I raised a house full of ungrateful wolves..."

Shen Mingxi heard Chen Linuo's argument, but her voice was too soft and not very clear.

She walked out of the woodshed, quickly came to Chen Li, took the wooden basin, and walked towards the main house.

At this time, there was no one from the main house in the yard.

Chen Li looked at her empty hands and didn't react for a moment.

Shen Jiawen and Shen Qingshan happened to see it, and were both stunned. They looked at each other, and without having time to say anything to Chen Li, they quickly followed.

The main house is quite large and houses three families.

It's also very clean.

After all, Shen Baozhi lives here.

Shen Mingxi seldom came to the main house. When he came, he would take apart and wash the bedding of Old Man and Old Lady Shen and then take them out to wash.

At this time, there was no light in the room. It was still bright outside, but the room was still very bright.

She stepped over the threshold, carrying the wooden basin and went into the west room where they ate.

There was a table on the kang, where Old Man Shen, Shen Hai, Shen Jun and three boys sat.

They are Zhenye from my second uncle’s family, Zhenxing and Zhenxue from my third uncle’s family.

They were all young boys, wolfing down their meals.

There was a long table in the open space of the west room, and on the long benches sat Old Mrs. Shen, Ji Daju, Wu Zhaodi and two little girls.

Shen Baozhi sat next to Old Mrs. Shen with three plates in front of her.

One was potatoes and beans, one was cucumber salad, and the other had half a pancake on a plate.

Except for Shen Zhentao who was at his aunt's house in the county town, there were a total of twelve people in the three families, all of whom were eating.

Only after Shen Mingxi placed the wooden basin next to the kang did everyone look up in surprise.

Especially Shen Baozhi, there was a flash of surprise and a hint of ambiguous light in his eyes.

Old Mrs. Shen didn't even react.

When she reacted, Shen Mingxi spoke. She looked at Old Man Shen, and her clear voice echoed in the west room, "Grandpa, are you the head of the Shen family? If so, I have a few things I don't understand and want to ask you."

Old Mrs. Shen stood up with a yell and rushed towards Shen Mingxi, cursing, "…………" while hitting Shen Mingxi with the chopsticks in her hand.

But he was stopped by Shen Jiawen and Shen Qingshan who followed in.

The two brothers didn't know what their sister Xiaoxi was going to do, but they couldn't let their grandmother hit her.

Shen Mingxi did not pause and raised his voice, "Grandpa, if you can't explain these things today, I will go and ask the team leader. If the team leader doesn't understand, I will go to the commune and ask the provincial government. I think there will always be a way to explain it clearly..."

Old man Shen looked at Shen Mingxi, who seemed to have changed into a different person, in shock and anger. He put down his chopsticks and looked at the wooden basin. His eyes flashed for a moment, and he pointed at Shen Mingxi with a gloomy expression, "What are you doing? Don't you see that everyone is tired after a day's work? You are so old, but you are still so ignorant. I don't know what your mother taught you. Jiawen Qingshan, take your sister out..."

"Grandpa, have you thought it over? If you don't answer me, I will go and ask the captain, Third Grandpa. I believe that Third Grandpa will definitely tell me..."

"You..." Old man Shen's face suddenly changed. He naturally knew that the captain liked Shen Mingxi and had warned him several times, both openly and secretly.

(End of this chapter)