Yin Lan bought rice, and then secretly bought a lot more through the system, filling the rice container to the brim again.
Xiao Xi works diligently without glancing around at other people's houses, while Yin Lan works without any burden.
If the child asks, just say you brought it back from your parents' house; after all, the child is unlikely to actually go and ask.
Then she bought spices from the system, which were essential for her to braise pork offal later.
As for her husband, since they were going to get a divorce anyway, she didn't care whether he asked or not. Even if he did ask, Yin Lan wouldn't say anything.
"Father, is this alright for me?"
"Dad, I'm done!"
"Dad, you're amazing!"
The outside was drying vigorously, while the pig offal inside, after being rubbed with wood ash and washed several times, was almost clean.
Just as Yin Lan was about to fish it out, a voice rang out from outside, "What are you doing?"
Yin Lan paused, and then the old lady of the Chen family arrived.
"You just got back, and instead of resting, you're doing hard labor right away?" What mother doesn't love her child? Old Mrs. Chen couldn't help but speak up as she looked at him.
Chen Yourun outside said something, but Old Madam Chen didn't say anything more.
As Yin walked to the door, Yin Lan came out.
Grandma Chen saw the washed pig offal inside.
Her expression was also slightly unpleasant. The eldest son had already returned, and this woman actually cooked offal for her husband to eat. There was so much meat at home, how could she be so stingy?
Yin Lan saw that Old Mrs. Chen instinctively wanted to avoid her. Every time she came, she would hit her. Yin Lan breathed a sigh of relief when her gaze fell on the bundle in Old Mrs. Chen's hand.
This time it probably won't happen; the burden is too big, and the old lady can't carry it.
Mei Xiangcong, who was following behind Old Mrs. Chen, peeked out and timidly called out, "Auntie~"
"Here, take this, it's Da Wa's winter clothes." As Grandma Chen spoke, she glanced at her son, who was still diligently working on the mud bricks.
Does he even know that his wife has prepared winter clothes for herself, the eldest and second children, and even the youngest child who can wear his older brothers' hand-me-downs? Yet he, the head of the family, can't even get a single winter coat!
But Chen Yourun's gaze was gentle as he looked in their direction.
Grandma Chen: "......"
Yin Lan was naturally unaware that she also needed to make winter clothes for her cheap husband.
He simply called out "Big Brother," and Big Brother, who had already heard the commotion, had his eyes light up.
Winter clothes?
New winter clothes?
His steps were all in sync, he kept moving his arms and legs together, "Mom~"
"Go in and try it on."
Tian Youwei also looked over longingly, then snorted, "He's not envious at all."
Da Dong and Xiao Xi lowered their eyes. Their clothes were thin, tattered and torn. The clothes on Da Wa were already in place, but they were a bit too big. But that didn't matter at all.
Now there are even new things.
Their feelings were complicated, a mixture of envy and sadness... In the end, they could only bite their lips and continue working. Da Wa, with unsteady steps, took his winter clothes and went inside to change.
Old Mrs. Chen watched Yin Lan from outside, sighing inwardly. She had been holding these words in for a long time, and now that her son was here, she was about to burst if she didn't say them. This spendthrift daughter-in-law!
"Eldest daughter-in-law, you're asking me for five coins just to make a dress? That's not fair, is it?"
Yin Lan was taken aback. The money seemed... a little too little?
Old Mrs. Chen deliberately let her son overhear, so that he would know how wasteful his daughter-in-law was. She even gave money to the family for making a piece of clothing, spending five coins in one go!
When she cooked for her other daughters-in-law, she wouldn't even give them an egg.
Look at that, five coins! Heavens! Did her money just fall from the sky? It wasn't earned by her son through sheer hard work!
Yin Lan touched her nose, looking at the old lady's heartbroken and unwilling expression.
Okay, it seems they really think the money isn't enough.
She tentatively asked, "Then... how about I give you ten coins?"
Grandma Chen thought she had misheard, and she froze, then looked at Yin Lan in disbelief.
I almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Ten....Ten coins....
She turned to look at her son, Yourun, you saw it, you heard it, didn't you? Your daughter-in-law is such a spendthrift! If she keeps going like this, she'll ruin your family sooner or later...
Chen Yourun's gentle gaze indeed turned slightly cold.
What he saw these days was completely different from what he had heard at the Chen family's house!
His wife is lazy, disrespectful to her elders, and biased towards outsiders.
That's not true at all!
She clearly knows how to make clothes herself; the one he brought back was made by her own hands.
But to give his mother some money and get her to help with the work, he gave her as much as five or even ten coins without batting an eye. His wife…
very nice.
Zhao Dashan, standing nearby, was also deeply moved.
The daughter-in-law of Yourun was a spendthrift, but she was also very generous. She would give ten coins for making a dress, which was actually money to show respect to her mother-in-law.
Everyone says she only cares about her family, but now it seems that's not true at all.
Old Mrs. Chen was hoping that her son would say a few words, uphold justice, and teach his daughter-in-law a lesson about not being so wasteful.
As a result, his good-for-nothing son just looked at people with such affection.
Grandma Chen: "......"
"Ten coins! She gave me ten coins?" Old Mrs. Chen persisted.
Chen Yourun's eyes were a little moist. He walked over and, under the expectant gaze of Old Mrs. Chen, looked at Yin Lan and said, "Thank you."
Then he looked at his mother and said, "If that's not enough, I'll give you some more."
Grandma Chen: "......"
That spendthrift son!
Things turned out so differently than she expected.
Mei Xiang was still reeling from the shock of the ten coins and was utterly astonished.
Ten...ten coins.
Her mother is really something. Why did she refuse her aunt's request to get up early? If her mother had done it, she could have used the money to buy her food!
"Mother~" Just then, Da Wa, who had changed his clothes, stood awkwardly by the curtain.
The clothes were made of dark blue homespun cloth, without any style, and looked extremely ordinary, like the shopkeeper's outfit that Yin Lan had seen in TV dramas in her previous life, and even inferior to that of the shopkeeper.
But when everyone's eyes were on him, Da Wa's face turned red instantly. He didn't know where to put his hands, and awkwardly tugged at the hem of his clothes, afraid of wrinkling them, then immediately let go, worried that he would tear them.
When he came out, his steps were unnatural, and he was nervous and nervous while also chuckling foolishly.
This is the first new outfit he's ever worn in his life!
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