Hu wiped her hands as she came out of the kitchen, gesturing to her son to go find his grandfather.
The family's money was all in the old man's hands. She heard that he received a considerable allowance from Chen Yourun every month, and she didn't believe that her grandfather would be so stingy as to not feed his grandson.
After all, Dazhuang was the only male heir of the next generation in the Chen family. Because she gave birth to a son, she was able to gain a firm foothold in the Chen family and finally feel proud.
Although there was one more before, and that Lady Yin gave birth to three boys at once, which is rare not only in the village but also in the county town, it is still impossible to change the fact that Chen Yourun was not the old man's child at all.
Therefore, the more children Yin gave birth to, the angrier the old man became.
They were hoping their daughter-in-law's womb would be fertile, but unfortunately, all the babies that came out were girls.
Having not eaten meat for quite some time, Mrs. Hu was also craving it.
Now, we eat two meals a day at home, and every meal consists of cornbread, brown rice porridge, and wild vegetables.
Even Widow Ye's son can eat meat, so naturally her Dazhuang can too.
In the entire village, probably only the Chen family could afford to buy meat. In fact, they really have to thank Chen Yourun.
"What are you doing?" Chen Lao Er asked, seeing his wife's actions.
"What? I gave birth to your Chen family's eldest grandson, the only male heir, with so much hardship, and you won't even let me eat a bite of meat?"
Chen Lao Er said helplessly, "Look at the situation in the fields now, and the cabbages. I don't think there will be much of a harvest. There hasn't been any rain for a month or two. I don't know if we'll be able to dig them up next year. We should save the money."
Mrs. Hu objected, "What? His third uncle can afford to go to the city for treatment after breaking his back, but my son can't even eat a piece of meat?"
Chen Lao Er was too lazy to say more.
When Old Master Chen saw his grandson rush in, a smile slowly spread across his fleshy face. "Buy it."
Then he glanced at the hesitant Old Mrs. Chen and said, "Go talk to the eldest son's wife about the allowance. In the future, you should still have Youju help her collect the allowance. It's inconvenient for a woman like her to go to the county town. Besides, it's not like we're taking it for free. The eldest son has already moved out, so we should give him some money. Moreover, the Chen family is a large family, and they don't need money. If we give the money to Yin Shi, it will all be squandered. When he comes back in the future, and the three children grow up and get married, won't the Chen family help them out?"
Grandma Chen pursed her lips.
Just as I was about to say something, a loud voice rang out from outside, "Grandma!"
Old Mrs. Chen took back what she was about to say, frowned, and went outside, where she saw Da Wa standing in the yard.
She frowned. Why did this child come straight into the house again? If there was no food left, she could talk to her privately and she might be able to get her a little something. But now that she's inside with so many people watching, she can't do anything about it.
She cursed in her heart that this Yin woman was inhuman, treating the child so cruelly.
She sighed that the child had been raised to be silly, and actually brought a bowl to the Chen family to ask for food.
With mixed feelings, Old Mrs. Chen walked over, lowered her head, and then her eyes suddenly stopped.
"Grandma, Mom made some new food. She asked me to bring it over for you to try. See if they sell this kind of food outside?"
The bowl contained a bright green substance that I couldn't identify. It smelled fragrant and looked delicious.
Old Mrs. Chen was stunned. Yin Shi made this? Yin Shi actually gave her food? Has the sun risen in the west?
Upon closer inspection, she noticed a trace of soup still clung to the eldest child's lips, and from close range, she could even smell the fragrant aroma of oil. Recalling the conversation at Widow Ye's house earlier, which seemed to have vaguely mentioned Madam Yin...
Could it be that Lady Yin has truly reformed? She's actually letting the two children eat meat?
But Old Mrs. Chen's face immediately turned cold. "That spendthrift woman, she takes the allowance and buys meat to eat. She doesn't know how to save money. I bet she'll run out of food again in a few days."
The others inside the house also heard the commotion. "Chen Yiqi, what did you bring?"
Chen Lao Er's wife, Hu, came over, looked at the contents of the bowl, and clicked her tongue in surprise. She thought the child had come to ask for something again, and had already taken a small piece of steamed bun from Erhuang's bowl at home, but it turned out that it wasn't him.
"Perfect timing, we can get some more food at home..."
Before Madam Hu could finish speaking, Da Wa stuffed the small piece of tree jelly into Old Madam Chen's mouth, saying, "Grandma, you try it."
Hu's expression changed instantly.
"You little rascal..."
Chen Da Wa ignored her. "Grandma, have you ever seen food like this outside?"
Originally, Grandma Chen didn't care much about this, but after eating it, her whole mouth was filled with the fragrance of leaves and the refreshing taste of mint. Her mind, which had been feeling a bit heavy, suddenly became much clearer, and even her headache didn't hurt as much!
The stuff in your mouth is bouncy, fun, and smooth to eat.
This is still winter; if it were summer, it would be even more irresistible.
When had she ever seen food like this before?!
"No, there aren't any good things like that for sale outside," said Mrs. Chen.
When Da Wa saw his grandmother's wide-eyed, incredulous, and delighted expression after eating, he thought his grandmother was really unsophisticated. The meat his mother made was even more delicious!
"Hey, big kid, what's that? Bring some more over, just a little bit..."
Mrs. Hu also saw her mother-in-law's expression and naturally wanted to eat.
"Then I'm leaving."
To everyone's surprise, Chen Da-wa completely ignored the aunt and ran away with the bowl in his hand.
Hu: ......
She gritted her teeth in anger, "It's just a little food, not meat or eggs, who cares?"
Grandma Chen looked over and said, "You want it? You just asked the child for it?"
Hu's face flushed red.
"You know what kind of situation the Yin family is in. The child rarely gets any food, and you're still looking for that one bite? Are you trying to snatch food from the child's mouth?"
Mrs. Hu pouted, "I didn't..."
Dazhuang was happy to run out after his grandfather promised to buy him meat, only to see an old lady eating tree jelly. He immediately protested, "I want some too! I want to eat that stuff!"
Old Master Chen came out and glanced at Old Madam Chen. "Why are you taking the child's things too? Don't you know to be careful with Dazhuang and leave some for him? Go to Madam Yin and ask her to send some more over."
Grandma Chen turned back and said, "Go by yourself if you want to."
Old Master Chen: ......
The third son and his wife, who hadn't gone out, exchanged a glance.
"Dad, how much food does my sister-in-law have that Mom has to beg for? Dad gives money to Dazhuang as soon as he says he wants meat. This isn't how you show favoritism..."
The second son sighed helplessly, "Don't talk about Dad behind his back. If your sister-in-law hears you, she'll complain that you're not getting enough attention or being treated unfairly."
He glanced at his wife's fair face, which was flushed with anger, swallowed hard, and hugged her. "Daddy wants a boy. You can have one, and you can have meat if you want."
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