Yu Xiangnian was woken up by Cheng Jingmo the next day.
"Nian Nian, does it still hurt?"
Yu Xiangnian closed his eyes again, "It doesn't hurt anymore."
"I have a lot of work to do today, so I won't be home for lunch. If you feel unwell, ask Lao Liu and Xiao Jie to call me."
"Um."
It was already late when Yu Xiangnian woke up, and he remembered what Cheng Jingmo said.
If they don’t go home for dinner, will they go hungry for the whole day?
In the kitchen, the fifth daughter, Cheng Shuanqin, was cooking. She said, "I'll send it to them when I'm done."
Yu Xiangnian took a look at the food prepared by Cheng Shuanqin. It was steamed buns, a plate of fried shredded potatoes, and a plate of pickled radish.
With so many people working and earning money, and Cheng Jingmo also sending money home, how come they're still this broke?!
Yu Xiangnian returned to his room and took the eggs he had bought yesterday to the kitchen.
She bought twenty eggs and ate seven yesterday. She handed the remaining thirteen eggs to Lao Wu and said, "Cook them all and eat them."
This will retain the most nutrients in the eggs.
After the meal was ready, Yu Xiangnian gave an egg to each of Laowu, Laoliu, Xiaojie, Damao, Xiaomao, and Anzi.
There were still seven eggs, and there happened to be seven people working outside.
However, she didn't want to marry Cheng Shuansuo and his wife.
But if we only don't give it to that couple, the targeting will be too obvious.
She took two more eggs. Lao Wu cooked and got one as a reward, and Lao Liu took Xiao Jie in to sleep and got another as a reward.
Then, she put two eggs in the basket for the rice and told Lao Wu, "Give these two eggs to your parents later. Don't give them to anyone else."
Cheng Jingmo remembered their kindness in raising her, so she was a little more tolerant.
Finally, she put the three eggs into the pocket of her cotton-padded jacket and went to deliver the meal with Lao Wu.
It was the busy farming season and the fields were full of people.
Wherever Yu Xiangnian goes, he is the focus of the crowd's attention.
What happened yesterday spread throughout the village.
He paid for the monkey's wounds to be sutured and bought eggs and brown sugar for the monkey.
Such a beautiful and kind-hearted person received admiring glances from the villagers along the way.
Hearing the crowd's discussions getting louder and louder, Cheng Jingmo, who was hoeing the ground, looked up and saw Yu Xiangnian walking towards him with a smile.
Except for the day of the banquet, Yu Xiangnian wore two dark gray cotton jackets every day.
Her outfit was similar to that of the women in the village, but she looked better in it than others.
Cheng Jingmo couldn't tell what was so beautiful about her, but he just thought she was the prettiest.
Yu Xiangnian stood at the edge of the field and called out to him, "Cheng Jingmo, it's time to eat!"
Because they have to rush to plant, every household has their family members deliver meals to the fields at noon these days.
Many people have come out of the fields and are sitting by the roadside or on the ridges to eat.
Cheng Jingmo washed his hands in the bucket used for watering the ground and came to Yu Xiangnian's side.
Lao Wu opened the lid of the basket and everyone took a steamed bun.
When Cheng Shuansuo saw two eggs, his eyes lit up and he reached out for the eggs.
Lao Wu said: "This is for my parents!"
Cheng Shuansuo's hand paused, "Why are there only two?"
Lao Wu said, "This is a gift from my sister-in-law to honor my parents."
Cheng Shuansuo snorted in dissatisfaction, looked at Yu Xiangnian and said, "Sister-in-law, there's no need to be so stingy to only give it to my parents!"
Yu Xiangnian said quietly, "There are only two eggs left, specially saved for my parents. If you have a clear conscience, eat them."
Cheng Shuansuo: “…”
Yu Xiangnian tugged at the corner of Cheng Jingmo's clothes.
Cheng Jingmo understood and walked away with Yu Xiangnian, arriving under a tree.
"Does your stomach still hurt?" he asked.
"It doesn't hurt." Yu Xiangnian took out three eggs from his pocket and said, "Here you go."
Cheng Jingmo pressed her hand and said, "I don't want it, you guys eat it."
"The food at home is so bad, you've lost weight!" Yu Xiangnian complained, "Look at you, you come back and have to work every day! They're counting your work points!"
Cheng Jingmo smiled tolerantly, "I don't care about work points. The farming season has been busy these days, and the whole village is busy. I'll take you and Xiaojie for a walk after I'm done with the work."
Yu Xiangnian said, "Then eat the eggs! I ate two eggs yesterday and I don't want to eat anymore!"
Cheng Jingmo said, "I can handle it. You can take it home and feed it to the kids."
"They already have kids!"
Cheng Jingmo immediately understood that Yu Xiangnian had told everyone and deliberately not given it to Cheng Shuanzhu and Cheng Shuansuo.
This clearly shows that they are not giving face to those two companies.
Cheng Shuanzhu's family is actually not that bad.
"Give it to the monkey!" said Cheng Jingmo.
Yu Xiangnian followed Cheng Jingmo's gaze and saw the monkey wearing a hat and commanding the cow to plow the field.
That’s right, he only has a paralyzed father at home, so how could anyone bring him food?
I was injured and fainted yesterday, but I have to continue working today to make a living.
He needs these eggs more than Cheng Jingmo.
"Monkey!" Yu Xiangnian shouted over there.
The monkey turned his head and Yu Xiangnian waved to him, motioning him to come over.
The monkey asked the cow to stop in the field to rest and ran over in two or three steps.
"Aunt, are you looking for me?"
Yu Xiangnian handed him the egg in his hand and said, "Eat it first, then go back to work."
The monkey looked at the egg, then looked at Yu Xiangnian, and pursed his lips in emotion, "Auntie..."
Yu Xiangnian stuffed the egg into his hand and said, "Eat quickly and lower your head. I'll check your wound."
The monkey lowered his head, and Yu Xiangnian removed the gauze to check the wound, then wrapped it again.
"The wound is healing. If you need to work for the next few days, just keep it wrapped in gauze to protect it. It's best not to get it wet."
The monkey peeled the eggshell with his hands trembling with emotion, and responded repeatedly, "Hmm..."
Cheng Shuansuo looked at this scene, waved his hands angrily and left.
Just now when Cheng Jingmo took Yu Xiangnian away, he followed.
Sure enough, he guessed right!
Yu Xiangnian secretly gave Cheng Jingmo eggs!
Cheng Shuansuo came back and scolded everyone, "She gave the kid three eggs, but his parents only had one to eat!"
Cheng Shuanzhu criticized him, "Don't pick up the baby, add a brother behind it, won't you feel bad! Besides, she bought the eggs, it's her business who she wants to eat them!"
"Tsk!" Cheng Shuansuo pouted in dissatisfaction. "You two are always speaking for them. What do you want from them?"
Cheng Shuanzhu said, "I just want my family to be harmonious and peaceful!"
"You treat him as a family member, but does he treat you as a family member?" Cheng Shuansuo said, "He won't even give you an egg to eat!"
Cheng Huazi feigned a cough before saying, "Your brothers and sisters-in-law have been bickering about them every day these past few days. It's such a mess!"
Zhang Hongli instigated, "Dad, Brother Pickup's wife is really powerful! Look at Brother Pickup, he was completely subdued by her!"
Cheng Huazi smoked his pipe and fell into deep thought.
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