"Is today's porridge not ready yet? Lazy guy, what are you doing?!"
Old Mrs. Wang sat in her chair, her teeth chattering with huddled hands, and she called out to the kitchen. Except for Wang Wen and Uncle Wang, who were lying in bed, everyone else in the Wang family sat around waiting for breakfast.
Wang Wen's broken bones required more than a hundred days of recuperation, and Uncle Wang had been beaten by Jiang Nian before, and his bones were broken. He had no money to buy good medicine, and his old age made his recovery weak, so he wouldn't recover so quickly either.
Liu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law came out, biting their lips tightly, their faces grim, "Mom, there's no firewood left."
Old Mrs. Wang raised her hand to hit her, but Mrs. Liu subconsciously shrank her head.
Li Niang looked down at her red, frostbitten fingers, a surge of resentment rising in her heart. Ever since these termites arrived at their home, they had done nothing all day long but wait to be served.
My husband is not feeling well and is lying in bed recuperating. Poor mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have suffered a lot.
"Grandma, I'm hungry!" shouted Uncle Wang's youngest son and Mrs. Wang's grandson.
Mrs. Wang immediately picked him up and touched his face. "Oh, my dear grandson, don't worry, I will ask them to cook right away. Poor my little grandson, his face has become so thin."
The eldest son and the youngest grandson are the lifeblood of the old lady. This is absolutely true.
Apart from Wang Wen, who was treated a little well because he had the title of scholar and the Wang family was waiting for him to bring honor to the family, no one else could compare to Uncle Wang's status in Old Lady Wang's heart.
Liu was frightened and muttered, "We have no food and no firewood."
Mrs. Wang frowned and stared with cloudy eyes, "Didn't I give you money?"
"The ten cents you gave me can only buy half of half a liter of beans."
Liu looked at this family that had taken over her own nest, and she felt a surge of hatred. She had no money left, yet she still had to support these people. Giving them 10 wen and thinking she was being generous! Would half a liter of beans be enough to fill her stomach?
Old Mrs. Wang frowned, but the little grandson in her arms was still hungry. She gritted her teeth and said, "I'll give you another 10 cents and I'll go buy it right away!"
“I can’t even buy firewood…”
This time the old lady couldn't help it. She put her grandson down, walked up and twisted Liu's arm.
"Ah! Ah! It hurts! Mother, please let go!" Liu's eyes were filled with tears and she struggled continuously.
But she has always been frail and weak. At less than forty years old, she is not as strong as an old lady in her sixties who has worked in the fields all her life. The flesh on her arms is almost twisted off.
"Grandma, let my mother-in-law go!" Li Niang stepped forward to help pull Old Lady Wang away, but was pulled away by her aunt and fell to the ground.
"Bah! Shameless little bitch!"
Li Niang is young and pretty, and ever since Uncle Wang and his eldest son moved in, they've been glancing at her. Auntie Wang has long disliked her. "This little slut is always trying to seduce people! She deserves to be thrown into a pig cage and thrown to the bottom of the river!"
"If you can't buy firewood, go out of town and look for it! I was wondering why my second son earns so much money but it's not enough for us. You guys spend it all! He must have died early because of you, a little bitch! You have to compensate my son!"
Liu felt sore and her heart turned cold. She stopped struggling and just lowered her head and cried.
"Wood for the fire can be found easily, right? Taking out your shit costs money, so why not just dig a hole in the ground and bury it? It's fertile land, so you can grow vegetables in the yard without even having to pay for them! You two are wasted money! You deserve a lesson from me!"
Mrs. Wang scolded and beat them, but soon she got tired. She sat down and said sternly, "You must leave the city right now and find firewood. You are not allowed to come back until you find it!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were kicked out of the house and stared at the closed door in a daze. This was obviously their home!
Someone on the street heard the sound and looked over curiously. Liu immediately wiped away her tears and straightened her messy hair and clothes.
Li Niang's voice was hoarse and she was at a loss. "Mom, what should we do now?"
Liu's face was filled with sadness. "Let's go out of the city first and try it out." Without firewood, they would have to starve. Most importantly, she couldn't let Wen'er, lying in bed, starve. How could he take the imperial examination if he starved?
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were wearing thin cotton coats, their lips trembling with purple, supporting each other, and walking slowly towards the city gate.
Jiang Yue came down from the roof, pinched Jiang Nian's cheeks with her cold hands, watched the big show, and sighed, "Fortunately, I don't have a mother-in-law."
Although this was a bit unfair to Jiang Nian, she was truly grateful that she didn't have parents-in-law to serve, and Jiang Nian didn't have parents-in-law to honor. Two orphans together, a perfect match!
This kind of work that requires waiting on others is really unbearable. Taking care of others and serving others are two different concepts. One is a family member, the other is a servant.
She was curious and asked again, "You should have parents. Why aren't they with you?"
Jiang Nian took her hand away and placed it on his belly, where he felt warm.
"I've never seen them. I grew up in a wolf pack. I was the best fighter in the pack and became the wolf king. Later, when fighting for territory, they were defeated by wolves from other packs. They were injured and died, and I was the only one left."
Jiang Yue looked into his eyes, which showed no emotion, not even sadness. The law of survival in the wild was natural selection, survival of the fittest. The winner was king, and the weak were eaten. He was used to it.
She touched Jiang Nian's square abdominal muscles, and didn't know how he trained them. Her abs only had an 11-shaped vest line at most.
"Hey, I noticed that you can talk for a long paragraph recently. You've made progress!"
Jiang Nian smiled, his eyes sparkling, "Yueyue taught you well."
Not only did he speak more fluently, he also smiled more often, looking very sunny. Of course, this was only in front of her; to outsiders, he was still a cold and ruthless living devil.
Jiang Yue dragged Jiang Nian to the grocery store every day to queue up to buy soybeans. The amount of black flour was enough to cover up the truth, but soybeans could be used to make more delicious dishes.
One day in mid-December, after living in the city for almost half a year, Jiang Yue saw government officials coming to her house for the first time.
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