Chapter 3 Stepmother Xiao Xu
Mrs. Xu's voice was still soft and weak, but her words were clear and measured. She certainly didn't look like an ordinary country woman who was ignorant and foolish.
Jiang Wan flipped through his memories.
The original body is 12 years old this year. Ever since he could remember, he was tied to the waist and raised in the hands of his stepmother, Xu.
Yes, Xu is not the original body’s biological mother.
If you count carefully, this is the original body's aunt.
Why did Jiang Wan know this?
Because in her memory, every year on the Flower Festival on February 15th, Xiao Xu would take the three children of the Jiang family to visit the grave of her original mother, Da Xu.
Jiang Zhaodi, that silly girl, couldn't understand much more. But Jiang Wan, who had traveled through time, was able to combine the previous events and the subsequent events with his memories and quickly figured out the whole thing.
The original body's mother died in childbirth, and within a hundred days, Xu Shi married her brother-in-law, who was eight years older than her. The biggest reason for this was definitely because of the original body.
Over the years, Xu's love for the original body, this silly girl, can't be said to be treated as her own daughter, but can only be said to be cherished in her heart. Even the twins she gave birth to, the boy and the girl, had to give way half a step.
Thinking about the moment when he first came through, when Xu was lying on the lifeless Jiang Zhaodi and crying like crazy, Jiang Wan's eyes flashed.
Poor parents in the world.
Looking at the left side of Xu's face, which was too thin but still gentle, he sighed secretly.
If it weren't for the deliberately burned scar on the right side of her cheek, she would definitely be a beautiful woman, and a beautiful woman who could read and write.
How could the Xu sisters be orphans fleeing famine?
Oh, it can only fool ignorant fools in the countryside. I guess it can't even fool the old couple of the Jiang family, let alone the smart father who was said to have died in the battlefield early in my memory.
Jiang Wan didn't say anything else. The only sound in the room was Xu's voice comforting her parents-in-law.
"Actually, what the eldest girl said makes some sense. I know that my parents love their grandson very much. But the world is not stable nowadays, so it's better for us not to stand out too much and bring any unnecessary trouble to the family.
Besides, for someone like Yaozu, it wouldn't hurt to go hungry for a couple of meals. As the old saying goes, you don't have to worry about thieves stealing, but you have raised him so plump and white. What if he attracts the attention of a kidnapper one day? What will you do?
It’s better to skip a few more meals to avoid attracting attention. Dad and Mom, use the food you save to nourish your bodies. The two girls can also have a bite or two to eat…”
This is really a mother, she is very knowledgeable when it comes to punishing her son. Her mother-in-law was so angry that she wanted to yell again, but the old man grabbed her sleeve.
After being frightened by his granddaughter, Old Man Jiang also felt a little scared and worried. Although it was unlikely that such a thing would happen in his own village.
But my daughter-in-law is right. It's better to keep these little things hidden. Otherwise, if the child is hurt, he won't even have a place to cry.
"Okay, I understand."
"Old man, what are you promising?"
"Grandpa, are you going to starve me to death?"
The hurt grandparents and grandchildren spoke at the same time.
Before Old Man Jiang had the time to explain, he saw his eldest granddaughter, who had been getting more and more crazy recently, skillfully picked up the branch again.
Very good. Under the intimidation of the eldest girl's force, the Jiang family quickly reached a consensus.
So, at noon, everyone shared a bowl of watery soup, and for dinner, the family had their fair share of their regular rations of steamed cornbread. Even that small, luxurious bowl of egg custard finally stopped being solely associated with Jiang Yaozu's name.
Looking at the egg custard in his bowl, which was obviously much bigger than others, Jiang Wan's eyes moved slightly.
"Hurry up and eat, it will get cold and smell fishy."
Mrs. Xu urged her two daughters in a low voice, picked up the black steamed bun and took bites of it.
Jiang Hudi smelled the fragrant eggs in the bowl and smiled happily.
The little girl didn't argue. Why did her elder sister have more in her bowl? After all, they had all been snatched from that pesky Jiang Yaozu, so it didn't matter who got to eat.
Ever since she was old enough to understand, she knew that she had to take care of her silly older sister. She was smart and could help her mother take care of her older sister.
I'm used to it anyway.
Jiang Yaozu was really aggrieved. He should have avoided that scene today. Not only did he not get to eat the chicken, he also had to pay for the eggs.
If Baogen and the others knew about this tomorrow, they would definitely laugh at him to death.
Old Mrs. Wang was used to loving her grandson, but she couldn't bear to see her child suffer any injustice, so she picked up her own bowl and tried to push the eggs into her grandson's bowl.
Jiang Wan coughed hard, and Jiang Yaozu shook his fat belly sensibly, then stepped back with his bowl in hand.
"Grandma, please don't hurt me!"
The good thing about being a coward is that you can defeat him easily.
Old man Jiang looked at his eldest granddaughter who was staring at his grandson and sighed.
"What are you doing, old woman? Have you forgotten what we said during the day? Eat it yourself. If you really don't want to eat, give it to me."
“…I, I’ll give you a hammer!”
Old Wang was very angry.
It's fine if the eldest grandson doesn't appreciate it, but this damn old man also gets angry with her! He picked up the bowl and poured it directly into his mouth. He ate the steamed bread and drank the rice soup in a few mouthfuls. He stood up and left the table and went back to the house, cursing.
Old Man Jiang finished his meal quickly and went back to the house to persuade his wife.
Only the mother and her children were left at the table.
Jiang Wan picked up the bowl and gave half of the egg to Xu.
The other person was stunned for a moment and tightened his grip on the steamed bread.
"Eat it yourself. I don't like this. It smells fishy."
"Yeah. Me too."
Jiang Wan poured his half of the egg directly into his mouth, swallowed it without tasting it, and then nodded in agreement.
"It does taste a bit fishy. If you don't believe me, try it."
Two pairs of similarly shaped almond-shaped eyes met each other, and the worry and discomfort in Xu's eyes eventually turned into cautious testing.
"Why do you dislike the fishy smell? Didn't you love egg custard in the past? On your tenth birthday, your grandma even made a bowl for you..."
Jiang Wan curled his lips.
"You can't just make up stories because the child is stupid. When did she ever make egg custard specifically for me? Wasn't that the noodle soup you ate that day the one you secretly exchanged for from Second Aunt's house?
It was all cooked into a lump, and you still lied to me that it was a little turtle. If you don't know how to make longevity noodles, just say you can't. Why lie to a child?"
“Puff…”
“…Hahahaha, hiccup. Big sister, I’m not laughing anymore. Don’t hit me!”
Jiang Hudi and Jiang Yaozu quickly lowered their heads to suppress their laughter, but Xu Shi finally relaxed the uneasiness in her brows and eyes. She couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
It turned out that I was overthinking it. The child has grown up and started to feel sympathy. It has nothing to do with anything else.
"You're getting more and more mischievous as you grow older, and you even dare to tease your elders. It's not that I don't know how to make longevity noodles, it's just that there's too little flour.
When I have more money in the future, I will make a bowl for each of you. I guarantee that you will be able to avenge your previous shame!"
Jiang Wan nodded in agreement.
"Well, we'll talk about the future later. Eat the eggs first. They'll smell fishy when they're cold."
The same words spoken by a child can instantly warm the mother's heart.
"You eat it, I really don't like this..."
"Eat it even if you don't like it!"
The unreasonable guy raised his finger and pointed at Jiang Yaozu with a grin.
"Otherwise, I'll beat Jiang Lao San!"
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