"Eat slowly, there are steamed buns if you're still hungry."
Jiang Yue was too lazy to pay attention to the bewildered third brother. She wasn't the original owner of this body, and she had no intention of indulging him!
Seeing how the eldest, second eldest, and little grass were eating, she couldn't help but feel a little sorry for them.
What a tragedy! To give birth but not raise, raise but not teach, teach but not care – this is undoubtedly the most irresponsible thing to do!
"Mom, you eat steamed buns, and Little Grass will eat mantou (steamed bread)~"
Unlike her brothers who wolfed down their meat buns, Xiaocao, the only daughter and sweet little darling, still thought of her mother at this time, which was truly admirable!
Jiang Yue felt her heart melt; so this is what the joy of having a daughter is like!
But she really didn't want to eat meat buns, so she lovingly ruffled Cao'er's dry, yellow hair and said tenderly:
"Grass, eat! Mommy doesn't like steamed buns, Mommy likes steamed bread!"
Wu Qingyun stared at his mother in disbelief. Was this still his selfish and self-serving mother?
When did Mother become so willing to eat steamed buns herself to give Cao'er dumplings?
Unlike her gentle words to her daughter, Jiang Yue only smiled sinisterly at her sons, who resembled debt collectors.
She was subtly threatening, "If you don't finish it, I'll just take it!"
Wu Daniu and Wu Ergou are simple-minded; they'll follow whoever offers the best treatment.
They were content with the food their mother gave them.
Whatever Mother says is right!
Only Wu Qingyun became gloomy.
The meat buns that were originally his alone were now being shared among his two older brothers and sister. He was a little scared; his mother's love was no longer exclusively his!
Seeing that the woman treated the children well, the vendor thought of his own elderly mother and quietly gave her a vegetable bun, saying:
"Ma'am, seeing how much you love the child reminds me of my late mother. This is just a small token of my appreciation. Please patronize my stall often in the future!"
Jiang Yue's lips stiffened. They were calling her "auntie" again. Was she really that old?
But a vegetable bun is worth half a copper coin, so why not take it!
"Thank you so much, sir! You're a good person. I wish you great wealth and prosperity!"
"Haha, thank you for your kind words, Auntie!"
The vendor beamed; he loved hearing that.
The three Wu brothers were dumbfounded. How could their mother be so eloquent?
Didn't my mother in the past always offend everyone in Wujia Village with her sharp tongue?
After eating and drinking their fill, the family of five continued their journey to find a rice shop that sold grain.
By bribing them with meat buns and steamed bread, both the eldest and second sons became extremely obedient.
Now they believe it: if they listen to their mother, they'll get meat to eat!
Needless to say, Wu Xiaocao did exactly what her mother told her to do.
Jiang Yue glanced at the gloomy third brother and sneered inwardly:
You little punk, you're still too green to mess with me!
Regardless of whether you're the second male lead or not, it'll be another eight or ten years before you turn out to be the second male lead!
Want to go astray? Let's see if I can straighten you out!
"Mother, the rice shop is just ahead."
Suddenly Wu Daniu found the rice shop. He was the eldest son, and his father used to bring him to town quite often when he was alive.
"That guy is amazing!"
Jiang Yue praised, giving the leader a thumbs up.
This thrilled Wu Daniu, who had never been praised by his mother before. His mother had praised him!
"Mother~"
"Come on, Mother will take you to buy food. I will never let you four siblings go hungry again!"
As fate would have it, from that moment on, Jiang Yue truly kept her promise and never let them go hungry again...
Are we really not going to go hungry anymore?
Wu Daniu and Wu Erge are twins. They exchanged a glance and then chased after him.
Only Wu Qingyun walked at the very back, his heart filled with disbelief...
Who knows what mischief his mother might be plotting? He'd better observe her for a while.
The rice shop was doing brisk business; families were everywhere, picking out their purchases and paying, with the men carrying the sacks...
Jiang Yue wasn't in a hurry to buy rice. Instead, she browsed around the store, noted down the prices, and then asked the shop assistant for 60 jin of coarse grains, 20 jin of rice, and 10 jin of flour.
She spoke lightly, but her sons all had the same thought:
Mother wasn't joking; Mother really is buying grain!
Although all the grain added up to a hundred catties, their family was large and they were very frugal, so it would only last for two months.
Since they bought a lot, the shop assistant happily gave them several sacks, which were then divided into five packages to make it easier for the family to carry home.
Of course, Wu Daniu and Wu Ergou were at the peak of their strength, and each of them could easily carry fifty pounds.
But Jiang Yue didn't want to spoil her youngest son. After paying, she divided the package into four parts, with her eldest and second sons each carrying 30 kilograms.
The third brother carried twenty pounds, and she carried twenty pounds.
The youngest grass deserves special treatment!
Wu Laoda and Wu Laoer naturally had no objections. Their mother had already carried 20 jin (10 kg) of sacks, and she had also instructed their third brother to carry 20 jin (10 kg) of sacks as well. They clearly felt that their mother was being fair and no longer favoring their third brother. They were willing to carry the sacks!
"Mother~"
Wu Qingyun's face turned pale and then red. Was his mother really willing to let him carry sacks?
He's a future scholar who will pass the imperial examinations, that's what Mother has always told him, how could Mother...
"Qingyun, this bag of grain isn't heavy, and your mother can carry it. As a male, you can't rely on your older brothers for everything. You also need to learn to share the housework, don't you think?"
Jiang Yue used reverse psychology; she refused to believe that this wouldn't shut the third brother up!
"Mother, can I carry things? Can I help Third Brother carry some?"
Wu Xiaocao hadn't done any work and felt uneasy, so she quickly expressed her opinion.
"Cao'er, Mom wants to buy some pork to take home later. Don't worry, you can carry the pork later."
How could Jiang Yue bear to let her youngest daughter carry a sack? As soon as she mentioned pork, she could feel that her two eldest sons were looking at her differently!
As for the third son, let him calm down, reflect on his actions, and think things through!
When Wu Xiaocao heard that her mother was going to cut meat, she was filled with mixed emotions. Her mother would actually cut meat for them to eat.
Is this a dream?
If it's a dream, she doesn't want to wake up!
After leaving the rice shop, the family of five found their way to the butcher shop.
After observing for a while, Jiang Yue discovered that the last shop had the worst business and the cheapest meat. So she signaled her sons to wait for her by the roadside while she took Cao'er to buy meat and would be right back.
Wu Daniu and Wu Ergou were practically drooling. All they remembered was when their father was still alive, he would go hunting in the mountains behind the town. Afterward, he'd exchange his catch for money to buy pork. Back then, their mother's reputation wasn't so bad; when she saw their father bring meat home, she'd gently ask them what they wanted the pork stir-fried...
After Dad passed away, except for the New Year when Grandpa and Grandma would save a bowl of meat for the brothers, Mom never bought meat again!
Even for Qingyun, the most favored child, on her birthday, her mother would only make a special trip to town to buy meat buns...
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