Chapter 400

"That's good. Have you two eaten yet?"

Mrs. Wei has been worried these days. Her two children are not at home all day, and she doesn't know whether the food at the He family is delicious.

Look, they have all lost weight.

"We've already eaten. It's so late now. Don't worry about us, Mom. Go get some rest first. Tomorrow is a holiday. Qinghe and I will help you clean up our house.

I've been in the provincial capital for so many days, but I still haven't done anything to clean up."

Seeing that the old lady was so worried, Bai Xiuxiu quickly coaxed her to go to bed.

She felt guilty because during the time when her mother was with her, she either helped her with housework or looked after her children. This was not asking her mother to take care of her in her old age, but asking her mother to take care of her whole family.

"I can walk by myself, why are you supporting me? Oh, look at you, you are so cold. Go and warm yourself up first, and don't go out with Qinghe tomorrow.

Mom made chicken soup for you two.

Yesterday, my mother traded eggs for an old hen that doesn’t lay eggs. I put it in our small woodshed.”

Mrs. Wei was supported by her concubine and felt warm in her heart.

After she came here, she actually felt more comfortable than when she was with Xiuxiu's sister.

The eldest daughter's mother-in-law has relatives coming and going, and the child is older than Mingming and Yueyue, so it is not so convenient for her to take care of the child.

Although it's good there, she still prefers living here with her little daughter.

When nothing happens, I can go back to visit my hometown.

What a wonderful life these days are.

"Thank you, Mom." Bai Xiu Xiu said in a low voice.

Mrs. Wei patted her on the shoulder and said, "You kid, you always say thank you to your mother? Where did you learn this bad habit?"

Bai Xiu Xiu smiled at her and said nothing.

Although this is her mother, apart from this relationship, her mother is also an independent individual.

No one has stipulated that she must pay for her daughter.

After coaxing the old lady into the house, Bai Xiu Xiu and Wang Qinghe went back to their room, washed up, and went to bed early.

Early in the morning, Bai Xiu Xiu heard the sound of chopping wood outside.

Although she didn't have to go to work, she still got up early.

I'm used to waking up early and can't sleep at all.

In the kitchen, there are two pots at home. The big pot is used to make chicken soup, and the small pot is used to fry rice.

We cooked a lot of rice at home yesterday and left it outside to cool for half a night. After we brought it home and thawed it, each grain was distinct.

I added two more eggs and fried them, which made the dish very fragrant.

When Mrs. Wei saw her daughter coming out, she called her over.

Bai Xiuxiu was confused. As soon as she arrived, the old lady asked her to work.

"The cans I made earlier should be almost done. Go take them out and have a look."

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Bai Xiu Xiu yawned and went to look at the cans.

"So many?"

Bai Xiu Xiu was shocked to see that the old lady had placed twenty-eight cans.

She and Qinghe seldom go home these days, and she has no idea how many canned foods her mother has made. She was really shocked when she saw the amount.

"Really? I canned all the hawthorns in our house. I also canned other wild fruits. Those still need to be canned for two more days, but these have been canned enough.

You can put away half of it, and we will eat the rest before the New Year."

Mrs. Wei urged her to put the things away.

"Okay, I'll do it right away."

Bai Xiu Xiu took the cans into the house. There were twenty-eight cans in total. She put ten of them into the kitchen, and prepared to send the remaining eighteen to Qinghe's master's home. The remaining eight were to be eaten at home before New Year.

"Have you done it? Then wash your face and get ready for dinner. Wake up the two kids. We'll have chicken soup for lunch, and stir-fry some rice and cabbage in the morning."

At Mrs. Wei's side, the fried rice is almost ready.

Bai Xiuxiu helplessly followed along and worked together. She was not idle until Wang Qinghe finished chopping the firewood and came into the house.

"It's time to eat." Mrs. Wei saw her son-in-law come into the house and happily urged him to wash his hands.

The family was having breakfast. Bai Xiuxiu had a rare moment of free time, so she fed the two children with Wang Qinghe.

"Mom, what work do we have to do today? Qinghe and I will do it today, so that you won't be busy again when you go to work tomorrow and have to work alone again."

Bai Xiu Xiu asked the old lady while feeding the child.

"I was thinking of reinforcing the area around our well, as well as our woodshed. Our woodshed is a bit small, so I'm going to see if I can expand it a bit further forward. I've already bought the boards, and I'm just waiting for you to be free.

I don’t know if the young man from the He family will come today. If he does, bring him along.”

Mrs. Wei had made plans for her home early in the morning.

"Son-in-law, please get me a few more wooden baskets. I want to grow some vegetables in them. The day before yesterday, I found some cabbage seeds next door. In the middle of winter, I planted some in the house.

You can eat it at home, and no one will see you. "

As the Chinese New Year is approaching, Mrs. Wei has already started thinking about the New Year's Eve dinner.

You can't just eat cabbage, potatoes and radishes during the Chinese New Year.

"Okay." Wang Qinghe agreed immediately.

These small jobs are much easier than when I was at Lao Wang's house.

It's not even a job for him.

"Brother and sister-in-law, I'm here to have dinner." Just as Mrs. Wei mentioned that He Ming should do some work, news about He Ming came in. She hadn't arrived yet, but news could spread surprisingly quickly.

He Ming was holding a lot of things in his hands, all of which he bought with the money he got from his mother early this morning.

There are ten kilograms of rice, ten kilograms of noodles, and thirty eggs.

"Why did you bring something here today?" Mrs. Wei looked surprised.

He Ming was also very confused.

"My mother suddenly asked me to bring it this morning, saying that I was eating and drinking for free and it would be bad if others heard it. Who can listen to our family affairs? I think that's impossible."

He Ming didn't understand, but he was of course happy to get something.

It's better than eating for nothing every day.

"That's too polite. How much can you eat by yourself? You came at the right time today. Let's have lunch here. I'm having chicken soup today. Haven't had breakfast yet? I'll get you a bowl."

Mrs. Wei's face was filled with joy, but she was too lazy to wonder what her son-in-law's mother was thinking.

"Brother, Mom seems to have something to do today." He Ming frowned and didn't even care about the job he had just got.

Wang Qinghe did not respond and waited for him to continue.

"She asked about my sister-in-law today and asked me to ask how my sister-in-law's work is going. Do you think something happened to her?" He Ming was very puzzled by his mother's attitude.

Bai Xiu Xiu was also surprised when she heard this. This was indeed not right.

"My work is going well." Bai Xiu Xiu replied him, wondering what her cheap mother-in-law was thinking.

"Just reply to her like this. By the way, eat quickly, you still have work to do after eating." Wang Qinghe said to him.

"Oh, okay...ah? Work?" He Ming was stunned for a moment. Why did he have to work just to have a meal?

Before he could come to his senses, there was a series of knocks on the door.