Su Xieqiu pulled the two of them to sit down, stuffed chopsticks into their hands, and said gently, "Eat quickly."
Although Daniu and Xinghua were very hungry, they looked at the fragrant white porridge in front of them and did not touch it.
Xinghua swallowed and glanced at her brother.
Da Niu shook his head at her and put the chopsticks in his hand on the table.
He said to Su Xieqiu, "Aunt, we can't eat your food anymore. We can't afford it."
Su Xieqiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly said with a smile: "You don't have to pay it back. Besides, the mushrooms you brought are more valuable than these."
Unexpectedly, Daniu just shook his head and said he would not eat anything.
Xinghua was very timid. Although her saliva was secreting in her mouth, she was even more afraid to move when she saw that her brother didn't eat.
Su Xieqiu felt helpless and was just about to continue persuading them to eat when Han Zhenyu came in with some pancakes and saw that the two of them were on pins and needles.
He stuffed the chopsticks into their hands without saying a word and gave each of them a pancake.
"Didn't you say you still have work to do at home? Eat quickly and go back. Tell your mother not to get up so early next time. It's getting colder and colder, and it's dangerous at the foot of the mountain."
What else did Daniu want to say? Han Zhenyu glared at him and said, "Be obedient, eat quickly and take your sister back."
After hearing this, Daniu's eyes turned red, and he lowered his head and said softly: "Thank you, Uncle Zhenyu, thank you, Auntie."
The brother and sister ate very quickly and finished a big bowl of porridge in a short while, but they did not touch the bread in their hands.
Su Xieqiu put some snacks and a handful of candy into their baskets.
Han Zhenyu took it and put the cakes on the table in it, then handed the basket to Daniu, "Eat it secretly, don't let your beastly father see it."
Su Xieqiu glanced at Han Zhenyu and thought, although Han Dejiang is worse than a beast, isn't it not nice for you to scold him in front of someone else's son?
She looked at Da Niu and Xing Hua again. The brother and sister heard others calling their father a beast, but they didn't react at all. They must have been used to it.
Su Xieqiu thought with amusement, it seemed that this was not the first time Han Zhenyu said this in front of them.
Daniu was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes when he saw the goodies in the basket, but he still refused, saying, "Uncle, aunt, we really can't take it. My mother will scold us if we take it back..."
"Just tell her I'm going to give it to her. If she scolds me, tell her to come find me." Han Zhenyu slung the basket over his hand, "Go back quickly."
Daniel hesitated for a moment, but still took it.
When sending the two siblings out, Su Xieqiu whispered again: "I like eating mushrooms very much. When you pick some in the future, you can bring them to me to exchange for things."
After hearing this, Daniu's eyes lit up and he thought that there was a way to repay this favor.
He said quickly, "Aunt, I will bring you the fruits I pick next time, but please don't give us anything else. We have given you enough today."
Su Xieqiu smiled and nodded, then warned him, "Don't go into the mountains, and don't get up so early like today. If you don't listen, I won't take the mushrooms even if you pick them."
"I understand, auntie."
Watching the brother and sister hurried away, Su Xieqiu cursed, "Han Dejiang is such a piece of shit. He doesn't care about his own child, but helps others raise theirs. How can he be so mean?"
She told Han Zhenyu the gossip she had heard in the village, "Aunt Qiuye said that most of the food that was distributed to their family was taken to Widow Liu's house by that beast. Although there was some left, it was all the worst."
Han Zhenyu curled his lips in disdain, "Han Dejiang has never been a good person since he was a child. It's a waste for such a good woman like Sister Shulian to marry him."
Then he lowered his voice and said to Su Xieqiu, "He and Widow Liu have been together for a long time. At that time, Widow Liu's husband was still alive, and the two of them often fooled around together."
Su Xieqiu was shocked. "Really? How did you know?"
She felt that even the gossipers in the village, Aunt Qiuye and Aunt Aihua, didn't know about this explosive news, so how did Han Zhenyu hear about it? He was too well-informed.
"I saw it with my own eyes. About seven or eight years ago, one evening, Han Lei and I went to the river to take a bath, and saw Han Dejiang and Widow Liu having sex at the foot of the mountain. At that time, Widow Liu's husband was still alive."
Han Zhenyu saw his wife's shocked expression and gossiped, "Have you noticed that Widow Liu's youngest son looks exactly like Han Dejiang? I suspect that boy is Han Dejiang's child."
Su Xieqiu suddenly realized, "No wonder he pulled the grain to Widow Liu's house. It turns out that there are also his children there. Add to that the seductive Widow Liu, and his heart must be unbridled."
After saying that, he sighed again: "It's really a sin, but his wife is too weak. If it were me, I would fight him to the death with a knife."
After saying this, he glanced at Han Zhenyu meaningfully.
But Han Zhenyu didn't even notice her expression. He nodded and continued gossiping.
"Sister Shulian is a good woman, but she is too timid. It may also be related to her experience. She has been oppressed by the Han family since she was a child. The old lady of the Han family is cruel and has beaten her many times. The brothers and sisters of the Han family also often bully her."
Speaking of this, he recalled an incident from his childhood. "I remember when I was four or five years old, my grandfather hadn't taken me away yet. One time, Yang Lanhua deliberately found an excuse to punish me by not allowing me to eat, and even drove me out of the door to freeze.
Sister Shulian felt sorry for me and saved her own rations (a small sweet potato) for me to eat.
Yang Lanhua saw it at the time, and then she told Mrs. Han. I heard that Sister Shulian was severely beaten by her when she returned home, and she was also punished by not being allowed to eat for two days. "
Han Zhenyu still feels a little guilty when talking about it now, so whenever he meets Da Niu and his siblings, he will give them some food.
"He's also a miserable person." Su Xieqiu sighed and said to Han Zhenyu, "Hurry up and have dinner. Don't be late for work. I'll go see if Chenchen and An'an are up."
"Okay." Han Zhenyu looked at his watch. It was already seven o'clock. He had to go to Dujiatun later. He was afraid that he would not have enough time, so he did not wait for them to eat together.
Although Li Shaohua said yesterday that he would help cover for him, he had just been promoted, and who knows how many people were watching him? It was better not to give him something to talk about.
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After Daniu and Xinghua came out of Han Zhenyu's house, they hid the things in the basket inside their clothes.
After looking at the empty basket, the brother and sister ran to the river to find some wild vegetables. Although they were a little old, they were still edible after cooking.
Otherwise, if the man in the family sees that they have gained nothing, he will definitely beat or scold them, and then my mother will be implicated as well.
Han Dejiang slept at Widow Liu's place last night. He just came back and was now sitting in the main room, waiting for dinner like a big boss.
He saw Daniu and Xinghua coming back with a basket of wild vegetables, and he snorted and cursed, "Why are you digging up such old wild vegetables? Why don't you pick some mushrooms?"
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