The old lady understood Wang Xiaohong's thoughts and deliberately spoke more harshly.
Only in this way can Wang Xiaohong let go of the anxiety in her heart.
"Auntie, I--" Before Wang Xiaohong could say anything, tears began to fall.
"Don't cry at the dinner table, I don't like it! You three, don't be like your mother. Remember, everyone has difficulties. It's not difficult at the moment. Grit your teeth and get through it. Things will get better! When things are good, remember to help others as much as you can when you are able."
The old lady said as she picked up the pot stickers and gave one to each of her three children. Finally, she gave the last one to Wang Xiaohong, saying, "You are the mother, don't let me down."
Wang Xiaohong lowered her head and ate the pot stickers with tears in her eyes.
Tian Chengcheng pushed the porridge to them again, "This is wild vegetable porridge. I dug these wild vegetables in the mountains. You should drink more."
After eating the pot stickers, this time, the four of them, mother and daughter, said nothing and drank the porridge in silence.
Eight people were crowded in the small room, but there was no sound at all and the atmosphere was very depressing.
Seeing that they didn't want to eat the vegetables, Tian Chengcheng simply shared all the meat and vegetables with them, "Eat quickly, you can't keep this food overnight, or you'll have diarrhea the next day."
Thanks to her unremitting efforts, the plate was empty.
For the first time in their lives, the four of us not only had enough to eat, but we also had meat and white flour to eat.
"Mom, it's delicious." Lai Di touched his belly. Although he was full, he still felt a little unsatisfied. "If we work hard, can we eat full meals every day in the future?"
She was talking about a full meal, not a good meal like this.
Children from poor families have to grow up early. An eight-year-old child already understands a lot of things.
Wang Xiaohong didn't know the answer either. Over the years, she had worked hard as a slave at the Tian family, but had never had a full meal.
But looking at her daughter's expectant eyes, she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, as long as we work hard, we will definitely be able to eat our fill."
After saying this, Wang Xiaohong suddenly felt like she was alive again.
"After you finish eating, clean up and go to bed early," said the old lady.
She knew that if she didn't let them do something, her mother would definitely not sleep well for four nights.
With four more people added, bedding became a problem again.
"Hengyuan, send the quilts to that room and tell them we only have two old quilts left. Let them make do with them."
"Oh." Tian Hengyuan walked away holding the quilt.
As a result, there were only two mattresses left for the four people in the old lady's family. Fortunately, Tian Hengyuan had lit a lot of fire, so they could lie directly on the kang. Although it was a bit hard, it was warm enough to be tolerated.
Fu Xinhan glanced at Tian Chengcheng silently, took off his coat and spread it on the kang, "Fubao, you spread my clothes."
"No need, I'm not that delicate." Tian Chengcheng said shamelessly, raising her hand and throwing his clothes aside.
However, after lying there for a while, she began to regret it.
She was used to sleeping on a soft bed, and her bones ached when she slept on the hard kang.
Wow, it must be because this little body is too thin that my bones hurt.
"Fubao, what's wrong?" The old lady felt that she was not feeling well and asked hurriedly.
"It's okay." Tian Chengcheng's tears flowed into her stomach.
Although she tried her best to sound normal, the old lady still noticed it and couldn't help but smile. She took her small cotton-padded jacket and Fu Xinhan's small cotton-padded jacket and spread them under her. "Our Fubao is a little princess and can't sleep on a hard bed. Tomorrow you go to the city and bring back some of the cloth when you come back. Hengyuan, go buy ten kilograms of new cotton. We can't let Fubao suffer."
"Yes." Tian Hengyuan agreed immediately.
Tian Chengcheng lay on the clothes and finally felt a little more comfortable. Just as she was about to fall asleep, she felt a pair of eyes staring at her in the dark.
I was scared to death.
"Why are you looking at me in the middle of the night? Are you trying to scare me to death?"
"If you're not used to sleeping on a hard kang, don't try to be stubborn." After Fu Xinhan said that, he turned his back to her and shrugged his shoulders.
Obviously holding back a laugh.
Tian Chengcheng: “…” She felt insulted.
Naughty kid, wait!
The next morning, when Tian Hengyuan got up to cook, Wang Xiaohong and her mother and daughter had already gotten up. They quietly boiled water, and the eldest and second daughters went to dig some wild vegetables nearby.
"Sister-in-law, why are you so early?"
"Did I disturb you?" Wang Xiaohong said embarrassedly.
"No, I'm up at this time too."
"I dug some wild vegetables and washed them. I wonder what you want for breakfast." Wang Xiaohong took the children to clean up.
After all, it was someone else's house and the food was not touched.
"I'll cook, you guys take a break." Tian Hengyuan took over, scooping half a spoonful of flour, then another half. "I'll also make dumpling soup. My mother and Fubao like to eat something soft, which is easier to digest."
Wang Xiaohong noticed Tian Hengyuan's actions.
Normally they should only eat half a spoonful, but since there were four of them, they added another half spoonful.
Tian Hengyuan also boiled eight eggs.
This is what Tian Chengcheng requested. One egg per person every morning is the first step to good health.
"Uncle Fubao, there's no need to boil our eggs. We don't want to eat them." Wang Xiaohong was frightened.
Eight eggs!
In the Tian family, there are four people, mother and daughter, and they eat less than eight eggs a year.
"Sister-in-law, you just eat whatever I cook. I don't treat you as outsiders, so I won't cook for you separately. Don't take it to heart." Tian Hengyuan is honest and steady, and what he says is pleasant to listen to.
No matter what Wang Xiaohong said, he had already put all eight eggs into the pot and called out to Lai Di, "Lai Di, can you help your uncle light the fire?"
"Yeah." Lai Di walked over, took the pine branches and put them into the stove with very skillful movements.
Tian Chengcheng was the last one to wake up.
She didn't sleep well last night. First it was because she was too hard to sleep, and then it was because she was too hot to sleep.
The old lady was afraid that she would be cold, so she gave her almost all the mattresses. As long as she saw her arms exposed a little, she would silently cover her up.
Tian Chengcheng took great effort to hold back her tears.
The old lady loves her so much!
The problem is that it's not just the old lady who is like this, Fu Xinhan is like this too. He is a very light sleeper. Almost as soon as the old lady stretches out her hand, he wakes up and then covers her with his mattress.
Tian Chengcheng knew it for the first time.
It turns out that pampering can sometimes become a sweet burden.
Just as I finished cleaning up, Hu Zi came.
The group set out on the road to the city. There were too many people, so they had to take a small road. When they reached the national highway, they saw the village chief was already waiting there. There was a woven bag at his feet, which contained Hu Zi's bedding and a few sets of clothes.
Seeing them coming empty-handed, the village chief took a puff of his cigarette and took out two yuan from his pocket and gave it to Wang Xiaohong. "Your aunt asked me to give it to you. It's not easy for you to take care of three children. Although it's not much, it can at least help you solve your problems! Take it, I'm lending it to you. You can pay it back when you have money."
Wang Xiaohong was deeply moved.
"Thank you, Village Chief. Please tell my aunt thank you for me. Also, please excuse me regarding the divorce."
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