Grandma Xi's lips trembled and tears silently fell.
"Grandma, I'm back..."
The grandmother and granddaughter met again after a long separation, and they must have a lot to say to each other. Song Yuehua left quietly and went straight to the kitchen.
"Grandma Lan, are the noodles ready?" Song Yuehua asked.
Granny Lan said, "It's almost there. Please go to the table and wait. I'll bring it to you right away."
Song Yuehua, Duan Yidao and Uncle Ma sat around the dinner table, smelling the delicious food, their stomachs growling louder than each other.
After a while, Granny Wang brought a large bowl of dumpling soup. "The noodles are not ready yet. You have to wait a while. Have a bowl of dumpling soup first."
This is exactly what everyone wants.
There was a large bowl of dumpling soup, each person could have two bowls, and the three of them drank it all up.
Halfway through the meal, Granny Wang brought over six poached eggs, which were also shared by the three of them.
Six large bowls of noodles were served, some with vinegar, some with spicy food, and each bowl of noodles was topped with two poached eggs.
Granny Wang looked at the way these three people ate, sighed, and turned to go to the kitchen. They looked like they had just been released from a starvation prison.
Granny Lan saw Granny Wang coming back and asked, "Are you going to cook this bowl?"
This bowl of noodles is for Granny Xi. Granny Wang said, "Cook it after someone comes out. Don't let it get mushy."
Granny Lan nodded and asked, "Are the three of them enough?"
Granny Wang had no doubt that even if they brought in three more bowls, they would be able to finish them. "Don't cook if it's not enough. If they eat more, they will get sick."
Granny Wang’s worries are not without reason.
Even though Duan Yidao burped from eating, he still drank up the noodle soup in the bowl. Song Yuehua felt that she was really hungry. Ma Ye was more restrained and just sighed, "I wouldn't trade this bowl of noodles for a mountain of gold and silver."
After eating and drinking, Ma Ye and Duan Yidao went down the mountain.
Grandma Xi had already eaten the noodles and looked at Song Yuehua with gratitude.
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "I'll have someone arrange a room for you. You can live here. Have you met Zhu Yanli? If there's anything you need to pay attention to, just let me know."
Grandma Xi nodded slightly.
Ji Ming on the side had an unnatural expression on his face. He coughed lightly, called Song Yuehua aside, and told her about his relationship with Grandma Xi.
Ji Ming is not Grandma Xi's biological grandson. He was originally an abandoned baby. Because he was a boy and had no health problems, he was adopted by the people of Fengchui Village.
When he was three years old, the couple who adopted him died of illness. The wife became depressed and soon after, a white silk also died.
The three-year-old Ji Ming was left behind. Because he was very hungry, he ran to Grandma Xi's chicken coop to steal eggs.
After he was caught, Grandma Xi cooked him a meal and then sent him to the village head's house.
The head of the village thought that since he was a boy after all, it should not be difficult to find a family to adopt Ji Ming.
Unexpectedly, at this time, word spread that Ji Mingming had killed his relatives by force, so that no villager was willing to support him.
Grandma Xi was so angry that she didn't know who had made up this story about a three-year-old kid.
At that time, Grandma Xi had a son, a daughter-in-law, and a grandson. When she said she wanted to adopt Ji Ming, her son and daughter-in-law immediately refused.
Since her son and daughter-in-law couldn't convince her, Grandma Xi took Ji Ming to live in their old house. With her skills as a midwife, she could live a decent life.
But when Ji Ming was 10 years old, Grandma Xi suddenly became mute. She saw a doctor, but the doctor could not cure her.
The rumor in the village that Ji Ming was lucky spread again.
Ji Ming could already understand the malice in these words, and his mother-in-law's muteness seemed to confirm this.
In order not to offend his mother-in-law, Ji Ming left home alone.
Grandma Xi has been guarding their old house, waiting for Ji Ming to come back.
At this point, Ji Ming said, "I will leave after the storm has passed. I don't want to hide these things from you."
"This kind of feudal superstition is unacceptable!"
Song Yuehua sighed and said, "I owe you a favor. I told you at the time that if you have nowhere to go, you can come to me. It's up to you whether you want to study or work."
Ji Ming called Dandan and Gao Wazi over and asked, "Do you want to study?"
They both shook their heads, and Dandan said, "Wherever Big Brother is, we'll be there!"
"All three of us will stay," Ji Ming pointed at Song Yuehua and said, "She is in charge of this place. You can choose between working or studying."
Dandan said, "Boss, I want to study. If I can read, I can cheat people out of money. We don't have to be beggars anymore!"
Song Yuehua turned her head suddenly and stared at Ji Ming.
Ji Ming turned his eyes away, patted his balls, and scolded, "Why are you trying to cheat me out of money? Isn't it better to be a fortune teller?"
"Or, you all should go to school!" Song Yuehua was helpless.
Ji Ming shook his head. "No need. Dandan has to go to school, so he has to pay for other expenses. It's not good for you to pay for everything. I will work to earn money to buy him books and writing materials."
Gao Wazi also said, "I work too."
These three have a really good relationship.
Song Yuehua nodded and said, "Okay, let's do as you said. Starting tomorrow, you will follow Liu Xue and work in the compound. You will be paid 400 wen per month."
"400 Wen?" Ji Ming asked in surprise, "Are you paying me that much?"
Song Yuehua smiled and said, "The wages for farmhands here are 400 coins. Dandan will go to the school to see the teacher later. If there is no problem, you can start the class tomorrow. His expenses for writing in the early stage will be borne by me. After you get paid, his expenses will be borne by you. Is this okay?"
Ji Ming cupped his hands and said, "I have no way to repay your kindness."
Song Yuehua shook her head. If it weren't for the three of them, if Ruchu and Xiaocao were kidnapped, she didn't know how much trouble she would be involved in.
Dandan is 7 years old, Jiming is 12 years old, and Gao Wazi is 10 years old. Asking these two to work can be considered as repaying a favor.
After Song Yuehua left, Dandan said in a muffled voice.
"Boss, I'll work too. When the three of us save enough money, we can buy a house in the village and live in it. We won't have to live in the dilapidated temple anymore."
Ji Ming scolded, "What kind of work can you do? Let others spend 400 coins to hire you. You might as well just rob them."
"Studying is expensive, and all the hard work you put in is spent on me alone..."
Dandan said in a low voice that he could still figure out the account.
"Don't worry. With this arrangement, at least the three of us can be together. If you study hard, we can go to the county and steal some paper and pens for you. It won't cost much."
Jiming comforted.
"That's great," Dandan said excitedly, "I know there's a ditch that can lead us to Lao Futou's shop. We can get some more back then."
Ji Ming nodded in agreement.
the next day.
Master Yi assigned Dandan to the new class, Class D.
Dandan could have lived in the compound with Bai Shu and Lan Yu.
But considering that this kid had a bit of a vulgar air, Song Yuehua let him live in the school.
After Xie Yu learned about it, he took Dandan to Bian Wu's house.
According to Xiaoyu, Dandan is very human and looks festive, while Bianwu lacks the human touch.
Bian Wu, "..."
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