Wang Shulian whispered to her son, "Daniu, take good care of your brothers and sisters. Don't mess with that guy these days. Don't worry about what he does. Wait until mom gets better."
Daniu was silent for a moment before he whispered, "I know, Mom."
Wang Shulian looked at her taciturn son and turned her head to wipe away her tears.
Just then, the door was pushed open and Han Dejiang's impatient curses were heard from the yard.
"Where the hell have you all been? Have you prepared the meal?"
Daniu clenched his fist and prepared to go out, but Wang Shulian quickly held him back, "Daniu, remember what your mother said, don't get into a conflict with him, and wait until I'm better before we talk."
Da Niu panted heavily, stared outside for a while, then reluctantly unclenched his fists.
He said "hmm" and walked out the door with his head down. Xinghua also followed her brother out.
Wang Shulian heard her son say outside: "Dinner is ready."
Han Dejiang thought of the two lively and sweet-talking children born to Widow Liu, then looked at the timid Da Niu and Xing Hua, and suddenly became furious.
He cursed, "Look at how useless you are. Hurry up and get some food. Are you trying to starve me to death?"
Da Niu didn't say anything or look up, and took his sister to the kitchen.
Wang Shulian heard his voice in the house and scratched her palms with her fingernails until they were broken, but she managed to hold back and not rush out.
Han Dejiang didn't see Wang Shulian, and he started to curse again, "Why are there only two of you at home? Where is that woman? Did she go out to find a strange man?"
As he said this, he entered the bedroom on the left side of the main room. When he saw the person with a bruised face and nose lying on the kang, he remembered that he had beaten this woman yesterday.
Wang Shulian looked at the man in front of her and wished she could chop him up.
Han Dejiang looked at her calm face, his eyes dodged for a moment, and he snorted and left the bedroom.
Then he sat in the main room like a boss, waiting for his two children to serve him meal.
Da Niu brought a bowl of porridge and half a bowl of pickles and placed them on the table. He was about to go back to the kitchen to eat when Han Dejiang saw the dishes he brought and cursed at him angrily.
"Why are you feeding me this, you little bastard? You are so bold. You feed your mother rice porridge and give me corn porridge. Do you want to die?"
Daniu stared at him for a while, then lowered his head and said, "The rice porridge was brought by Second Grandma to nourish mother. The fine grains distributed at home were all taken away by you yesterday. What rice is left?"
Han Dejiang was embarrassed for a moment after hearing what his son said, but he immediately scolded him confidently:
"What? You have a problem? I earned all the food, so I can give it to whoever I want. You guys are lucky to have a bite of porridge to eat, but you dare to talk back to me? Be careful or I'll kick you out of this house."
Da Niu suddenly raised his head and was about to say something when Wang Shulian came out of the bedroom holding the bowl of rice porridge.
She put the porridge on the table, winked at her son secretly, and whispered, "Daniu, I'll just eat the porridge."
When Daniu saw his mother's hint, he endured it.
Han Dejiang didn't feel embarrassed at all. He picked up the bowl of porridge and started drinking.
He had put a lot of effort into Widow Liu last night and was now hungry, tired and exhausted.
He took a bite of pickles, drank a mouthful of porridge, and squinted his eyes to recall the passionate passion of last night.
Before last night, Widow Liu hadn't let him get close to her for half a month, saying that the family had run out of food, the children were crying with hunger, and she was in no mood to do that.
Han Dejiang's family had little food left, and he had no choice but to endure it.
So when the food was distributed yesterday, he carried several hundred kilograms over despite Wang Shulian's objection.
Widow Liu was overjoyed to see so much food.
She was particularly enthusiastic last night. Not only did she serve him very comfortably, she also let him try positions that he had been reluctant to do before.
Han Dejiang recalled and sighed in his heart, saying that after turning 30, he is indeed no longer the same as when he was young.
In the past, the two of them could fight all night and still be full of energy the next day. But now, after doing it a few times, their bodies can no longer bear it.
Daniu watched him finish the bowl of white porridge in a few bites, then picked up the cornmeal porridge on the table and gritted his teeth in hatred.
Wang Shulian saw his expression and immediately pulled him to the kitchen.
Daniu helped him sit down in front of the stove door and scooped a bowl of corn paste from the pot for her, "Mom, eat quickly."
Wang Shulian smiled and nodded, "Daniu, you guys can eat too."
Da Niu served another bowl to Xinghua and Erniu, and the family began to eat with a few pickles in a depressed mood.
………
After breakfast, Su Xiaqiu took Chenchen and Anan for a walk on the main road.
Food was distributed yesterday, and today the villagers started going into the mountains to chop firewood.
So there are a lot of people coming and going on the road.
Su Xieqiu didn't want to say hello to anyone, so he took Chenchen and Anan to the grove nearby.
"Aunt, Chenchen, Anan." Xiaogoudan, Xiaohu and Damao came over skipping and jumping.
They were holding small baskets filled with pine cones and mushrooms.
Xiao Gou Dan said, "Aunt, these are for you. Didn't we have dinner at your house last time? This is a return gift."
Xiaohu and Damao also handed the things in their hands to Su Xieqiu, "Aunt, this is what my mother asked me to bring. She also asked me to tell you that I will come to play with you after I have chopped enough firewood."
Su Xieqiu saw that each of them had a small basket filled with mountain products, and asked in surprise: "Why are you carrying so many things? You are too polite."
Xiao Gou Dan waved his hands generously, "Aunt, these are all picked up in the mountains, they are not valuable. We ate your meat and a lot of cakes that day, so it is only natural for us to send something to your family. My grandfather said this is called give and take."
"Hey, Puppy Egg knows a lot."
Su Xieqiu smiled and praised the three of them, then asked, "Do you want to swing? I'll open the door for you."
Xiaohu shook his head and said, "Aunt, it's going to snow soon. There's still a lot of work to do at home. We can't just play all the time."
Su Xieqiu found it very funny to see his little kid saying such things, "Xiaohu, isn't the autumn harvest over? Is there any work left? Besides, what can you do when you are so young?"
"Look at what my aunt said. There is work to do everywhere in this house. Although we are young, we are not idle. My grandmother said that farmers should not be lazy, otherwise they will not be able to find a wife."
Su Xieqiu was so amused by this child that he couldn't help but rub his face. "Oh my, why are you so cute?"
Unexpectedly, her action scared Xiaohu. The boy broke free from her hand, stepped back a long distance, and then pointed at her and accused her.
"Auntie, you are a woman, how can you touch my face? My wife will definitely dislike me when she finds out." After saying this, he started crying with his mouth wide open.
Su Xieqiu looked at him in a daze for a while, then burst into laughter.
Xiaohu stamped his feet in anger, didn't want the basket anymore, and ran towards the village crying.
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