After sending away Li Zhaodi, the loud-mouthed girl, the family of three walked home happily.
As I walked to the road in front of my house, I saw three figures, one big and two small, sitting at the door from afar.
"Big sister?" Xiao Weidong looked surprised.
Shen Zhimei, who was far away, didn't know whether she heard Xiao Weidong's voice or saw the three people returning home. She quickly stood up and patted her own pants that had become a little bleached from washing and the two little girls' clothes that were patched up with patches.
"Big sister, Daya, Erya." Little Weidong rushed to the front with a smile.
"Uncle!" The two little girls called out timidly with their lips pursed.
Little Weidong nodded happily, turned his head to look at Li Qiuhua and Shen Zhihuan who were walking behind him, and urged: "Mom, Third Sister, hurry up."
"Sister!" Shen Zhihuan smiled sweetly.
Although the original owner's elder sister was a little timid and cowardly, she was really kind to the original owner.
At that time, all the adults had to go to the fields to earn work points, so the young lady Shen Zhimei took on the responsibility of taking care of her. It can even be said that the original owner was raised by the elder sister Shen Zhimei.
For a long time, Shen Zhimei carried the young original owner wherever she went.
Whenever there was anything good, she would always think of her sickly sister since she was young.
This is exactly the opposite of the original owner's second sister, Shen Zhilan.
Shen Zhilan wanted to stuff all the delicious food at home into her own mouth.
I remember one summer, the reservoir upstream released water and a lot of fish escaped. The production team organized a salvage operation and in the end every household got a fish.
Those who earn more work points in the family will get bigger fish, and those who earn fewer work points will naturally get smaller fish.
The Shen family is a sick family with many women and children, so it’s easy to imagine what kind of fish they will get.
It is said to be the size of a palm, but it is only the size of a woman's palm. It looks like it weighs only a little more than one pound at most.
That day, someone who hadn't been in the kitchen for three or two years actually wanted to help cook for the first time. Li Qiuhua thought her second daughter had grown up and become sensible, but...
Oh! Except for the fish head and tail, the whole fish body was missing.
"Aunt." The two little girls spoke timidly.
"Be good!" Shen Zhihuan smiled and rubbed the two little girls' faces.
Although there is not much meat, it still feels soft, much better than her bony body.
"Zhihuan, are you feeling better?" Shen Zhimei looked up and down at Shen Zhihuan, who looked pale but in good spirits, and her concern was evident in her gentle voice.
Shen Zhimei was extremely anxious when she learned from the neighbor aunt that her sister and the Su family had broken off the engagement. Although her parents' home was in the neighboring village, her mother-in-law was in charge of the household and would not allow her to delay going to the fields to earn work points.
No matter how worried she was, she had to keep it to herself. After finally waiting for today's holiday, Shen Zhimei took her two children and set off before dawn. But she was still a step too late.
"Much better!" Shen Zhihuan smiled and reached out to take the house key from Li Qiuhua's pocket who had just approached and opened the door.
"Grandma." The two little girls called out again in unison.
"Hey!" Li Qiuhua smiled and nodded, "I haven't seen you for half a year. Grandma's eldest daughter and second daughter have grown into big girls."
"Mom!" Shen Zhimei stepped forward and stretched out her hand to help Li Qiuhua take the backpack.
Li Qiuhua glanced at the few people who were chatting together not far away and shook his head, "Go inside first."
Only after the courtyard gate was closed and they entered the main room did Li Qiuhua let Shen Zhimei take the backpack from her.
"When did you come? Why didn't you send someone to tell us in advance?" Li Qiuhua hugged the two little girls with a smile on his face and looked at the eldest daughter who looked a little haggard.
Qian Xingwang, the eldest son-in-law, is a nice guy with a gentle temperament, but his mother...
When it comes to being unreasonable and tyrannical, in the surrounding villages, Qian Xingwang is second to none.
"Arrived in the morning." Shen Zhimei smiled and put the backpack in the corner of the main room.
Shen Zhihuan asked Xiao Weidong to take out the peach cakes and White Rabbit milk candies from the backpack to fill the stomachs of the mother and daughter, while she took the cold meat buns and went to the kitchen.
"Zhihuan, stop working. We just ate the steamed bread we brought this morning. We are not hungry." Shen Zhimei said quickly.
As the eldest sister, she must know what the situation is at home.
I’m afraid those meat buns were what mom saved from her daily cravings to nourish my little sister.
"If you're not hungry, how can Daya and Erya not be hungry?" Shen Zhihuan went back to the kitchen without even turning back.
As he was talking, Xiao Weidong had already taken out peach cakes and White Rabbit milk candies from the backpack. Without waiting for Shen Zhimei to refuse, he stuffed two pieces of peach cakes into the hands of Daya and Erya respectively.
The two little girls looked at the peach cakes in their hands, swallowed their saliva, and looked up at Shen Zhimei.
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"Why are you looking at your mother? Eat quickly! Your uncle has more after you finish." Li Qiuhua glared at Shen Zhimei and lowered his head to coax the two little girls in his arms.
"Sister, you should have some too!" Xiao Weidong handed the bag of peach pastry to Shen Zhimei.
"I'm not hungry. I'll keep it for you later..." Shen Zhimei waved her hands quickly.
Peach cake is such a precious thing, it’s okay for a child to eat two pieces, but how could she, an adult, snatch a bite of food from a child?
"Sister, please eat it! There's more in the backpack." Little Weidong stuffed it into Shen Zhimei's hands.
"Just eat it if your younger brother tells you to! Zhihuan bought several packets. When you go back home in the evening, take two packets back for Da Ya and Er Ya." Li Qiuhua advised.
Bought a lot of bags...
Shen Zhimei was slightly stunned.
Did she mishear or did her mother say something else? After saying this, Li Qiuhua went back to coaxing the two little ones in her arms, not noticing the strange look on Shen Zhimei's face.
As they were talking, Shen Zhihuan also moved quickly. In just a few words, the big, fragrant meat buns were ready.
Another round of rejection.
In the end, the big and two small ones could not resist Shen Zhihuan's dominance and had to eat the big meat buns obediently.
Seeing the two little guys eating with such satisfaction, Shen Zhimei's eyes felt slightly hot.
After living in the Qian family for so many years, whenever there is any oily food at home, my father-in-law, my eldest uncle and the two boys of my eldest uncle's family are always served first.
The younger sister-in-law is taken care of by her mother-in-law, so she can at least get a piece or two of meat. The eldest sister-in-law is taken care of by her uncle, so she can still get some meat. But her two girls...
Her mother-in-law always scolded her for giving birth to a money-losing child, but weren't the chores around the house done by her two daughters? "Sister, mother and I bought some meat. You and your daughters should eat before you leave!" Shen Zhihuan said as she took out a large piece of pork belly and two large bones from the bottom of the backpack.
These days, there is a shortage of oil and water, and everyone likes to buy fatty meat. The fatter the meat, the more popular it is. Many people try every means to get in touch with the butchers in order to buy some fatty meat.
"At home..."
"Don't say you're busy at home. It's already this late. What is there to be busy about at home? Without you and your mother at home, the Qian family is going to be in trouble. Even if you talk to the sky today, you have to be at home to give me the meal."
Before Shen Zhimei could say no, Shen Zhihuan said something and went to the kitchen with the pork belly and bones.
(End of this chapter)