In the end, little Lingling realized that if the two grandmothers didn't argue to a conclusion, she would have no chance of eating the meat, so she pulled out her little paw, sat back, and waited quietly.
Finally, Fang couldn't bear to watch it anymore, so she quietly handed her another piece of meat. Little Lingling's eyes lit up, and she didn't care about anything else. She picked it up and started to chew it.
"Ah~~~The meat smells so good~~~So good~~~"
As soon as Xiao Lingling took a bite of this delicacy, she couldn't help but praise it. Needless to say, the venison was fresh, and a lot of ingredients were put into the stew this time. Adding the medicinal herbs she gave, the meat was not greasy at all, and it also had a light fragrance, which was particularly delicious.
Zhao and Sun finally realized something was wrong. They looked at Xiao Lingdang who was eating happily and their daughters-in-law and grandchildren who were laughing secretly, and felt a little embarrassed for a moment.
Zhao immediately let go of her hand. "Forget it, since you think it tastes good, just eat it. There's so much meat anyway, Xiao Lingdang can eat whatever she wants. Just eat until you're full."
Sun also withdrew her hand awkwardly. "That's right. If it weren't for my niece, we wouldn't be able to eat such fresh venison. This thing is very valuable. In the past, only the rich could afford it. Oh, I can also enjoy the good life with my niece."
Zhao glared at her, feeling furious, but she didn't want to let the younger generations laugh at her, so she could only glare at Sun fiercely and lower her head to start eating her meal.
Sun chuckled a few times and didn't continue to find fault. In fact, she thought it was a good idea. After all, she was not the kind of person who liked to say nice things.
Her relationship with Zhao has not been very good over the years, and it is really difficult for her to become a sister-in-law who can talk about anything like her daughter-in-law.
It's actually quite nice to bicker with each other occasionally. Seeing Zhao get humiliated, it makes me feel really good.
But he didn't really want to have a bad relationship with her, so he picked a good piece of meat from the pot and handed it to Zhao, but what he said was, "Oh, this piece of meat is a bit fatty, I can't eat it. You look as thin as a bamboo pole, you should eat more. You can eat it."
Zhao looked at the meat in the bowl, then at her smug face. It was really hard for her to resist arguing with her, but fortunately the children were still there, so she let her save face.
Then he ate the meat in big mouthfuls. Anyway, the meat belonged to whoever ate it first.
The younger generations actually knew exactly what was going on between the two of them. It was just that they had been fighting for their entire lives and were too embarrassed to admit their mistake. An occasional verbal fight was harmless.
Little Lingling didn't know much. Seeing that no one cared about her, she moved her mouth very quickly. In a short while, she had eaten the three pieces of meat. Her little belly was a little bulging, and she leaned on the back of the stool, feeling so satisfied.
Even then, he licked his fingers with satisfaction, "Wow, I'm so full. I'm not hungry anymore. Grandma, this meat smells so good. I want to eat more, but my stomach is full. What should I do?"
Seeing her face covered in grease from eating, Zhao couldn't help but laugh. She put down her bowl and chopsticks, took her to the side and went to wash her hands. "It's okay, there's still a lot left in the pot. Grandma will save the meat for you later and heat it up for you to eat in the evening, okay?"
Little Bell stretched out her arms obediently, "Okay, okay, but I don't need much. Just leave a piece for Grandpa and the others to eat first. There's still some meat left, so we can make it tomorrow."
Zhao knew that she was filial and nodded warmly, "Okay, grandma will remember this. Come, lift your chin and let grandma wash your face. Your face is covered with oil from eating."
Little Bell was a little embarrassed, "It's because the meat is too big, and my mouth is too small, it can't fit in it, hehe."
After saying that, she blinked at Zhao shyly. Her mischievous look was so adorable that Zhao poked her little nose.
"You're such a clever girl. Next time, will grandma make you smaller pieces?"
Little Bell shook her head vigorously, "No, no, it's not satisfying if it's too small. It's better to have a bigger one. At most, I can just wash my face."
Zhao couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Hahahaha, you little glutton, why do you love meat so much? Okay, okay, whatever you want to eat, grandma will make it for you. Is that okay?"
Zhao had no idea how energetic Xiao Lingling was. If she had been eating delicious food for hundreds of years and suddenly had to switch to drinking milk and eating vegetables, she probably wouldn't be able to bear it.
What is this called?
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality!
But Xiao Lingling didn't explain. After all, isn't it good enough to have something to eat now?
However, they were wounded after all, and although venison was nutritious, they couldn't eat too greasy food, so I picked out the leaner pieces of meat and gave each of them a few pieces, and left most of the rest in the pot.
When everyone had finished eating, there was still almost a bowl of meat left, which Zhao packed up to heat up in the evening.
Just as everyone was about to clear the table, they heard a wolf howl. Little Bell stood up immediately and said, "It's Jinbei! I took it to the side of the road and told it to bark if someone passed by."
Everyone understood as soon as they heard it, that someone was passing by on the path ahead, and Zhao immediately became alert.
"Old family, let's go and take a look quietly. Don't make any noise. Let's go and see who it is first."
Li nodded and followed her mother-in-law out. Xiao Lingling couldn't stand being idle, so she followed quietly. Jin Bei smelled her scent and quickly retreated.
Fortunately, this is a slope and they can't be seen from the outside. As long as they are careful, there will be no problem.
Zhao quietly stuck her head out and found that there were indeed people passing by, but there were not many people, only three. An old woman who looked a few years older than her was lying on the ground, and there were two children, a boy and a girl, beside her.
The boy looked only two or three years older than Lin Wen, and the little girl looked only four or five. The three of them were extremely thin, their clothes tattered, and it was obvious they were refugees from famine.
Zhao didn't speak in a hurry, but listened quietly to their movements.
"Brother, what should I do? Grandma hasn't woken up yet. You've been carrying her on your back for so long, you must be exhausted. And I just heard the sound of a wolf. Brother, I'm scared. Will I be eaten by a wolf?"
After saying that, the little girl clung tightly to the boy and hugged his arm.
The boy's voice was a little elegant, but he still patted her head. "Be good, sister, don't cry. The wolf has already run away. Listen, is there no sound? I'm strong enough. I'll carry grandma on my back and we'll walk forward. You have to follow me closely, okay?"
The boy was already adjusting his posture while speaking. He supported the old lady and let her lean against the tree. The boy moved in front of her and wanted to carry her on his back.
But perhaps the boy was exhausted, and after one effort, he couldn't lift the girl. When he tried to push again, he had already fainted from exhaustion, leaving only the little girl's shrill cries...
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