"Mom, Aunt Su looked unhappy when she left."
Ling Mu looked at his sister in the cradle and spoke.
Chu Yuefang was holding needle and thread, preparing to make a small quilt for her new daughter. Although Ling Hancheng had to go to the town to buy the cloth for her daughter's clothes, there was still some material for the quilt cover at home, so she started making it first.
Hearing her son's words, she casually responded, "Really?"
"Yes, yes, I saw it too. Aunt Su is probably unhappy because we didn't give her daughter milk powder." The fourth child Ling Li also said.
Although the fourth child is still young, he is more perceptive than the second and third children.
He saw that Xu Xiangru's face looked unhappy.
Like eating bitter melon~
Only after both sons said so did Chu Yuefang think about it seriously.
Most of her thoughts were on her little girl, and she really didn't pay much attention to Xu Xiangru's expression.
Since Ling Mu and Ling Li both said so, Xu Xiangru's face might not be very good.
Chu Yuefang frowned slightly and stopped what she was doing.
"Then why do you think she looks so unhappy?"
Ling Mu gently pulled his sister's soft little hand without saying a word.
Ling Li said directly, "She must want Xiaowu and her sister's milk powder! Uncle Baoshan even came to ask Dad to borrow milk powder this morning!"
When Ling Hancheng and Chu Yuefang mentioned Su Baoshan's visit in the morning, the children also heard it. Now, of course, Ling Li connected this matter with Xu Xiangru's ugly expression.
Chu Yuefang was thinking at this moment, how come she seemed completely unable to see that Xu Xiangru was in a bad mood when even her own young son could easily tell?
I really can't understand it.
"That's totally unreasonable. The milk powder belongs to us. Xiaowu and her sister also need it. Of course I can't give it to her. Why is she unhappy..."
Ling Li pinched her sister's swaddling clothes and complained.
Although the child was sharp-minded, he didn't think deeply enough. He just felt that Xu Xiangru shouldn't be unhappy about this.
Chu Yuefang reached out and rubbed her son's head: "No matter whether she is happy or not, from now on, all the delicious food in our house will be reserved for Xiaowu and Mei."
When saying this, Chu Yuefang glanced at her eldest son who remained silent.
She said this not only to Ling Li, but also to Ling Mu.
When Ling Mu was unhappy about this, she almost thought her son was stingy. Now it seems that this generosity is really not a good thing.
She will never be so careless and generous again.
well.
Ling Mu didn't say anything, but he was actually very tense mentally. Only after hearing his mother's words did he completely relax.
Noticing that her son's expression had softened, Chu Yuefang couldn't help but smile.
“Ahh…”
The little baby in the red swaddling clothes suddenly cried out.
"What's wrong with my sister? Did it hurt you?"
Ling Li scratched his head in confusion. He was pulling his sister's hand for fun, but the force was very gentle, so he shouldn't hurt his sister.
Ling Li looked at Ling Mu, and Ling Mu looked at Chu Yuefang.
Although Ling Mu can be considered mature and steady in other matters, he has no experience in raising children.
Especially when you encounter a difficult problem that is completely incomprehensible.
Chu Yuefang lifted the small blanket covering the swaddling baby, reached in and felt only warm, smooth and tender skin.
"The mat is clean," Chu Yuefang said, "He must be hungry."
"I'll go make some milk powder." Ling Mu nodded quickly.
Ling Li also jumped off the bed: "Brother, I'll do it!"
Ling Mu glared at his brother and said, "You can't hold the kettle. Stay over there."
Ling Li pouted. Even though he didn't want to admit it, he really didn't seem to have that much strength.
"Brother, brew it and give it to me! I'll feed my sister!"
He can't lift the kettle, but he has no problem lifting the bottle!
Ling Mu: “…”
Not very happy to agree.
Chu Yuefang looked at them with amusement and said, "Okay, Xiao Si, go to the chicken coop and see if the chickens have laid eggs today. If there are any new eggs, you can boil some for your sister to eat."
Ling Li's eyes lit up immediately when he heard his mother's words: "I'll go check in the chicken coop right away!"
After saying that, he ran out dragging his chubby body.
The Ling family raises a lot of chickens, but they don't lay as many eggs in winter. They have a total of fifteen chickens, ten of which are hens. Generally, they can produce six or seven eggs a day when the weather is good, but when the weather is cold, they can only produce so many in three or two days.
Originally, the Ling family had stored some eggs, but not long ago, Ling Lin and Ling Sen were careless and beat up the son of the Wu family. The Wu family's wife refused to give in, so in the end they had to compensate them with ten eggs.
Because of this, Ling Mu beat up his two younger brothers.
Ling Hancheng and Ling Mu used up the remaining eggs for cooking, and now there are no eggs left at home.
Chu Yuefang thought that new eggs were tenderer, and after being cooked, they could be mashed and fed to Xiaowu and her daughter, which would also provide more nutrition for the two children.
Xiaowu is almost half a year old, so it’s okay for her to eat some egg yolks. She doesn’t know when the little girl was born, but she looks fair and tender, so she shouldn’t be too young. She can try eating some egg yolks.
Milk powder is good, but there is not much at home now, and rice soup is not nutritious. Chu Yuefang doesn't want her child to be skinny, that would be too heartbreaking.
After watching his brother being sent out, Ling Mu said, "Mom, why don't we go buy some new eggs from other houses? We don't know when our chickens will start laying eggs."
Chu Yuefang thought about it and nodded, "Then take some cornmeal to the Gao family to exchange for some eggs. Their family is not doing well, so this will be considered as helping them."
Chu Yuefang couldn't help but sigh when she mentioned the Gao family.
The Gao family originally adopted a son. They raised him by relying on farming and had enough food and drink, and they lived a decent life.
To be honest, this is also the unspoken rule in every village. If a family adopts a child, others must not say anything.
But no one knows which gossip went to the Gao family's son and let him know that he was not the Gao couple's biological son. He immediately made a big fuss, packed up his bags and ran away from home on New Year's Eve.
In the blink of an eye, a year has passed and there is still no news.
Old Gao's wife couldn't bear the blow. She had some problems with her eyes, and now she couldn't see anything.
Old Gao could only force himself to cheer up, take his wife to see a doctor, and try to find his son, but he found nothing. He seemed to have aged ten years in this year.
Who wouldn't feel sorry for hearing this?
Ever since this incident happened, many people in Huaihe Village have been saying behind the scenes that no matter how close a foster child is, he or she can never be as good as a biological one.
It doesn’t matter if you beat or scold your biological child, after all, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. But if the child is not your biological child, you can just pat him/her butt and leave.
However, Chu Yuefang and Ling Hancheng don't think so about the Gao family's matter.
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