Hu Qiaozhen took her two grandsons and walked straight home.
It is said that in rural areas, power lies in numbers. Even with the original owner's memories, when he saw his grandmother's house with his own eyes, he couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
It’s not that my grandma’s house is so nice. In the 1960s, ordinary farmers’ families generally used stones or large blue bricks as foundations and adobe as walls. My grandma’s house was no exception.
What stands out about my grandma's house is that it is huge, with several rows of houses.
My grandparents were fair in their dealings. They treated their four daughters-in-law equally, never favoring boys over girls, and treated all their grandchildren the same. So even though my eldest cousin from my uncle's family got married, the entire family still didn't split up.
The four daughters-in-law worked in groups of two, taking turns cooking. The big iron pot at home was not handed over to my grandmother's family even during the Great Leap Forward in Steel Production in the past two years.
Of course, it was not an open resistance to the policy, but my grandmother's family had an ancestral business, grinding tofu.
The stone mill and the big iron pot at home were production tools, so the brigade did not take them away by force.
"Jindi, Huixia, your eldest nephew is here, come out and make some wild vegetable porridge."
As soon as she entered the door, Hu Qiaozhen shouted into the house.
"Oh! Are the eldest and second nephews here? Where are your mother and sister? Why didn't they come with you?"
As soon as the old lady finished speaking, the eldest and third aunts came out of the west wing with smiles on their faces.
"Auntie, Auntie, please stop busying yourself. We have already eaten."
Zhang Shuguang quickly grabbed them and stopped them from going into the kitchen to cook.
"Really? Xiaoguang, going to grandma's house is just like going to your own home. Don't be polite. If you are polite, you will be the ones who are hungry."
The third aunt was outspoken and looked at the two brothers with suspicion. She knew that her sister's family had not been doing well since her brother-in-law had an accident.
"Really? I dug a trap in the mountains yesterday. I went to check this morning and actually caught a wild boar. My mother didn't come because she was at home cooking the meat."
As Zhang Shuguang spoke, he opened the wild vegetables in the backpack, revealing the wild boar meat inside.
"You're such a fool! My eldest grandson is really capable. He's much better than your uncles and cousins.
Every day he kept clamoring to go hunting in the mountains so that he could eat meat, and his slogans were so loud that it shook the heavens, but in the end he didn't bring back a single rabbit hair for me.
The family hadn't seen meat for half a year, so Hu Qiaozhen got excited when she saw the meat.
"Old woman, keep your voice down. Old Third's wife, please close the door quickly."
The Su family is different from the Zhang family. The Su family has neighbors around them.
What is worrying is not the lack of food but the inequality of food. In the promised communism, everyone is hungry, but you have meat to eat at home. It is inevitable that some people will be jealous.
"Grandma and Grandpa, my eldest brother is amazing."
The little guy finally found an opportunity to interrupt.
"It's quite impressive. It can even catch wild boars."
Hu Qiaozhen agreed very much with her grandson's words.
"Grandma, I was lucky. I dug a few traps in the mountains, and this stupid pig just bumped into them."
“Being lucky is also a skill. There are many people who go to the mountains to dig traps.
Go to the back mountain and take a look. There are big holes inside small holes, just like it was bombed. I haven't heard of anyone catching a wild boar."
The old lady was serious when she praised her grandson.
"Mom, your love for these two grandchildren is not in vain. They came all the way here to bring you meat."
The eldest daughter-in-law, Yao Jindi, is very good at speaking and knows what the old lady likes to hear.
"Who says they aren't? We're all filial children. You two brothers will have dinner at grandma's house this afternoon. When it gets dark, ask your uncle to take you back."
Sure enough, when the eldest daughter-in-law said this, the old lady became even happier.
"No, grandma, I guess all the meat at home has been cooked by now."
Now that he has his own system, he will never have to worry about food and drink in the future. Zhang Shuguang doesn't want to share the food rations from his grandmother's house.
When I have the opportunity and reason in the future, I will take more things from the space and find ways to help my grandfather's family.
When grandma's family lives a good life, there will be plenty of opportunities to eat here.
Since you have occupied the original owner's body, you must accept everything about the original owner.
My grandmother and her family have done me a favor, and I must repay them.
"How can that be possible? My grandson can't just come to my grandma's house and not eat a single meal."
Hu Qiaozhen, who has always been a fierce fighter, didn't know what to do at this time.
Force the two grandchildren to stay at home for dinner. There is nothing good to eat at home. Just these few pounds of meat were brought by the grandchildren.
There are so many children and grandchildren in my family, and there are more than 20 people in the family. Even if all the meat is eaten in one meal, each person will not be able to get a few bites.
As their grandmother, I would feel really bad if I didn't leave my two grandchildren at home for dinner.
"Okay, old lady, we are all family, there is no need to be polite. My daughter and her friends have good food today, so let's not force them to stay.
Don’t we have some cornmeal at home? Let the grandchildren take it with them when they leave.”
The Su family has a large population, so they usually keep some food at home for emergencies. For example, if someone needs to breastfeed a baby or is not feeling well, they will eat some regular food or eggs.
"No, Grandpa, we definitely can't finish eating a wild boar. We plan to carry it to the county town to exchange for some food."
Zhang Shuguang knew that if he didn't say that, his grandfather would definitely ask him to take away the remaining food in the house.
"That's fine. The black market is still dangerous. Your family is old and young, so it's not suitable for anyone to go there. Do you want me to ask your uncle to help?"
Grandpa Su Chaoxing loves his grandson so much that he doesn't treat him as an outsider. He would rather let his son take the risk of going to the black market than let his underage grandson take the risk.
"Grandpa, no need, I can go by myself. I'm already sixteen years old, which would make me a father in the old society.
My uncle can help me temporarily, but not forever. Some things you have to experience sooner or later.
I am the eldest in the family. I have my grandparents and my mother above me, and I have younger brothers and sisters to take care of. I have to stand on my own feet.”
Zhang Shuguang rejected his grandfather's kindness.
"Well said, you are so responsible at such a young age, just like my Su family."
Su Chaoxing patted Zhang Shuguang's shoulder and felt for the first time that his grandson had grown up.
Zhang Shuguang smiled and said nothing. Although his surname was not Su, he was half Su's blood, so there was nothing wrong with his grandfather saying that.
The two brothers Zhang Shuguang and Zhang Xiangdong are having a great time at their grandmother's house, but Zhang Xiangdong's family is not so happy.
Bai Yanniang returned home covered in dust and dirt, scooped half a bucket of cold water from the water tank, and drank a few gulps.
"You traitor, you dared to embarrass me in public! If I don't give you a good beating, you'll be more arrogant in the future!"
Bai Yanniang threw the ladle heavily into the water tank.
The cold well water could not suppress the anger in Bai Yanniang's heart.
I have called them traitors and lambs many times before, and I have never seen them refute me. What right do they have to refute me today?
Bai Yanniang had been used to bullying orphans and widows in recent years, so Zhang Shuguang's counterattack today made her very uncomfortable and she felt extremely humiliated.
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