Wan Shu thought that Liu was truly a talented person.
She casually grabbed five pieces of braised pork.
One yuan for her, one yuan for Wan Quan, and one yuan each for her three daughters—just the right amount, no more, no less.
Liu clearly thought so too, and a smug look immediately appeared on her face.
"Look at my amazing grabbing technique! It's incredible! Come on, let's each have one!"
Liu first stuffed a piece into her own mouth, her mouth full of oil, and then gave the remaining four pieces of braised pork to Baoyin, Baoyu, Baozhu, and Wanquan in turn.
Bao Yin and Bao Yu were young and ignorant, and with Liu's long-term teachings, they had no idea what shame was.
He took it and immediately stuffed it into his mouth, drooling as he ate.
"What a huge piece of pork belly! This is the first time I've ever eaten such a big piece of meat!"
"Slurp, slurp, this meat smells so good!"
Baozhu, who was older, blushed with embarrassment at her mother and sister's behavior and refused to take the meat from Liu's hands.
"Mother, I don't want to! Everyone else hasn't eaten yet, how can we eat first!"
Although Wan Quan was not ashamed, he still felt embarrassed and scolded Liu.
"What are you doing! Your mother hasn't even touched her chopsticks and you're already reaching into the bowl. What kind of behavior is that!"
Liu pouted: "I'm doing this for your own good. It's not easy to get meat these days. With so much meat, of course we have to take care of our own family first."
Wan Quan got even angrier: "What do you mean by this? Don't you consider my father, mother, and my two brothers as your own family?"
Oh no, she blurted out her true feelings!
Although everyone except the second wife's family had gone to the backyard to wash their hands and no one else heard, Wan Quan was stubborn and usually cared most about her own family. Hearing her say that, who knows how much trouble this would cause...
Realizing she had spoken out of turn, Liu mumbled something, her oily lips trembling, and said nothing more.
She didn't speak, but Wan Quan was still a little angry and opened his mouth to ask more questions, but Wan Shu's voice came from the side.
"Second brother, it's just a few pieces of meat. You've worked hard today. This was originally made for you. It's no trouble for your sister-in-law to have a few pieces first."
"Besides, we've finally had a good meal today, and everyone's happy. Let's not let something like this ruin the atmosphere."
When Wan's parents returned and saw such a large table of meat, they scolded Wan Shu for wasting money, but they were still amazed that he could eat so much meat even though it wasn't a holiday.
The important thing is that it allows the two elderly people to treat their grandchildren to a delicious meal, which makes them happy.
Wan Shu came over to mediate, not to plead for Liu, but because she didn't want the good atmosphere of the day to be ruined.
Wan Quan, reminded by Wan Shuyi, had obviously thought of this as well. He glared at Liu Shi, but ultimately said nothing more, and took his three daughters to the backyard to wash their hands.
Standing there alone, Liu felt wronged again, pouting, "I've always done it for your own good, and you always treat me like this..."
Wan Shu was speechless, thinking to himself that every time Liu did something strange, it was indeed for the good of Wan Quan and his daughters.
However, her idea of what is good is only what she perceives as good, and it is not the kind of good that Wanquan and her three daughters need.
In modern terms, this is called self-pity.
However, she knew that Liu was not well-educated and was stubborn, so there was no point in trying to reason with her.
It would be a thankless task, and Liu might even feel that she was mocking her in the end.
She didn't say anything more, but went to the backyard to arrange for the others to eat.
The villagers of Qingshui Village don't usually eat meat. They only eat a couple of pounds of meat after the autumn harvest and during the Lunar New Year to satisfy their cravings.
But with such a large family of ten or so people, how could they possibly eat their fill of just two pounds of meat?
Honestly, today at Wan Shu's house, they've eaten the most meat in all their decades of life!
They thought that meat was expensive these days, and they originally wanted to eat sparingly, but Wan Shu's cooking skills were just too good.
They had never eaten such delicious pork belly and ribs before, and for a moment, they couldn't resist.
By the end, the entire bowl of pork belly and bone scraps, including the broth, was completely devoured.
Even the vegetables stir-fried with pork cracklings were reduced to a tiny bit at the bottom.
Seeing that everyone seemed a little embarrassed to take the last bit of vegetables, Wan Shu took the initiative to offer them some.
"Father, Mother, and Little Brother, please eat. There's only a tiny bit left. It'll be hard to reheat it for the next meal. Why don't you eat it all so we can have a bowl free?"
Everyone thought about it and realized that it was true; they had already eaten all the meat, so why be polite about eating a little bit of vegetables now?
Each person picked up a chopstick and put it into their bowl.
Ever since Wan Feng became lame, which led to Wan Shu being sold, he has always felt like a burden to his family.
He dared not spend more money, nor did he dare eat more.
Seeing that everyone had finished taking their share, leaving only two vegetable leaves, he then poured the vegetable leaves, along with the soup, into the bowl.
I'm going to use this bland, cheapest vegetable soup to mix with my rice.
Actually, even without vegetable soup, Wanfeng would be quite content with just white rice.
After all, the rice my sister cooked for them today was made entirely with the finest rice, and it wasn't porridge, it was all dry, without a single drop of water added!
In this kind of year, only the wealthy in the county town can afford such precious rice!
Wan Feng held his rice bowl, eating with a satisfied expression.
Wan Shu looked on, but felt a little uneasy.
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