After all, Qiao Guangde had lived a long time and had heard many things. He also knew that big trees attract wind. He had taken this into consideration when he built the house.
My daughter is in the city and can't be found. When my daughter comes back to live in the future, she will most likely get married, so she won't be afraid of that anymore.
He scooped two ladles of water into the pot with a gourd and poured it into the pot. He said kindly and warmly: "You should take better care of yourself. Don't worry about me. I am an old man at home. Even if a thief comes in, I can't find where to put the money. I hid it." You have to keep it secret, we don’t have anything valuable at home, so if it’s a blatant robbery, I’ll just give him the money.”
He still wants to stay with his daughter for a while longer in his life. When her daughter gets married and has children, he can help take care of her grandchildren and lighten her burden a little bit.
Qiao Wanyue said with a smile: "Dad, I like the way you listen to advice, unlike some old people who don't listen to advice no matter what, they are just stubborn."
Qiao Guangde smiled and said: "I'm already half dead, so there's no use being so stubborn."
Qiao Wanyue glanced at Qiao Guangde and cut two large sweet potatoes and steamed them in the pot, and reminded: "Dad, steam one more sweet potato and put a few eggs together. I think Aunt Fang will be here soon."
Qiao Guangde hesitated and said: "It shouldn't be so early, right?"
It was not that he was reluctant to part with a few eggs, but he felt that Fang Yun would not come so early. Unless it was a holiday, it was rare for people in the countryside to go to other people's homes for breakfast.
Qiao Wanyue said with a smile: "Dad, did you meet Aunt Fang's daughter-in-law yesterday? You should be able to tell that she is very smart. I guess she will definitely kick Aunt Fang out of the house and not give her breakfast."
In an era when supplies were scarce, many families only ate two meals a day, one at 10 a.m. and one at 4 p.m., and all they ate were whole grains.
There are only a few people like theirs who can eat rice, wheat and flour three times a day. Countryside people live on a few acres of land, and each family has several people. Food is a big problem.
Fang Yun's eldest daughter-in-law wanted to find a family for her mother-in-law, but she also disliked her mother-in-law for getting older and unable to do much work just eating. According to her temperament, she would probably not give breakfast to her mother-in-law.
Qiao Guangde felt that his daughter's analysis made sense, and he thought for a while: "How about I fry some egg pancakes? I won't feel hungry if I eat eggs."
Seeing that Qiao Guangde was so caring, Qiao Wanyue said playfully: "Dad, are you starting to care about Aunt Fang now?"
"You kid."
Qiao Guangde smiled uncomfortably and scolded him, then changed the subject and said, "Go and wash up first. There is hot water in the water bottle."
Qiao Wanyue bent down and picked up the water bottle, which was filled with hot water. She washed briefly, and as soon as she poured out the washing water, Fang Yun came, holding a little girl in her hand, who looked to be three or four years old.
Fang Yun explained awkwardly: "This is my granddaughter Hongli. My eldest daughter-in-law went to town and there was no one to take care of the child at home, so I brought her."
Then, she said to the little girl: "Lili, call auntie quickly."
The little girl looked very well-behaved and immediately called out: "Auntie."
As soon as she finished speaking, she sneezed. Only then did Qiao Wanyue take a closer look at the little girl. She was dressed a little thinly, with several patches on her clothes. The clothes were a bit too big, and she looked like she was wearing a sack. The shoes on my feet are missing the toes.
She probably picked up her sister's leftover clothes. Almost every household in the countryside had several children. It was very common for the younger ones to pick up the older ones and wear their leftover clothes. She was not surprised. She seemed to have noticed her observation. The little girl A little nervous, Fang Yun was also a little uncomfortable.
Qiao Wanyue rubbed the little girl's face: "You're very good, Aunt Fang, haven't you eaten yet? My dad is cooking in the kitchen. You guys should rest for a while. The food will be cooked later."
Fang Yun wanted to say that she had eaten, but after looking at her granddaughter, she had no choice but to nod.
Qiao Wanyue went back to the house and took out two pieces of old clothes: "Aunt Fang, these are the leftover clothes I used to wear. Although they are old clothes, the materials are still good and not rotten. If you don't mind, take them back and change them into smaller ones." Let’s wear it for Lili.”
Fang Yun was so surprised that Qiao Wanyue was willing to give the clothes she didn't wear to Lili. She quickly said: "How can you dislike it? It's too late for us to be happy. Lili, thank you aunt."
This granddaughter was raised by Fang Yun single-handedly. Although she is young, she is the most sensible and the granddaughter she loves the most.
Because she is a girl, the eldest daughter-in-law has never loved her granddaughter. She usually feels sorry for her granddaughter because she has no clothes to wear, but she has no money to buy new clothes for her. Now she saw Qiao Wanyue buying clothes for Lili, and she was extremely moved.
Lili was also very happy when she heard that she had clothes, and said sweetly: "Thank you, aunt."
"Are you here already?" Qiao Guangde came out of the kitchen and saw Fang Yun arriving. He greeted him uncomfortably and said, "The rice is cooked. I'll bring it out."
"I'll help you."
Fang Yun quickly went into the kitchen to help.
Qiao Wanyue moved four small stools to the table and asked Lili to sit down and wait for her meal.
Fang Yun entered the kitchen and saw that there were fried egg pancakes, steamed sweet potatoes and rice porridge. She guessed that it was probably because of her that she made such a rich meal. She said a little embarrassedly: "Big brother, let's just eat whatever we want." , you did it too richly."
Qiao Guangde waved his hand: "It doesn't matter, this is how we usually eat at home. I didn't know you would bring your children here, otherwise I would boil a few eggs."
Fang Yun quickly said: "This is rich enough, no need to boil the eggs."
Qiao Guangde said casually: "The eggs laid by our own chickens are nutritious. You bring your children here tomorrow and I will cook them for them."
After he finished speaking, he realized what he had said and turned around quickly in embarrassment.
Fang Yun was also a little embarrassed. The two of them came out of the kitchen with their rice bowls and pancakes. Seeing that they both looked uncomfortable, Qiao Wanyue snickered in her heart. The two of them together were over a hundred years old, and they were still talking to the little ones. As shy as a young man.
Lili's eyes lit up when she saw the egg pancakes. Eggs were only eaten during the holidays at home. She was a girl and the family was reluctant to give them to her. She could only lick the egg shells peeled off by her brothers.
When she saw the egg pancake, she licked her lips with greed.
Seeing this, Qiao Wanyue smiled and took a piece of egg pancake and handed it to her: "Here, eat it while it's hot."
Lili didn't dare to answer and subconsciously looked at Fang Yun.
Fang Yun felt a little sad when she saw her child like this, and said with a smile: "Go on and eat."
Hearing this, Lili took the egg pancake and wolfed it down. Qiao Wanyue felt that Fang Yun had educated her children well and she was a sensible person.
Fang Yun had not had such a sumptuous meal for a long time, but she felt that it was unqualified to only eat good food when visiting someone's home, so she only ate one piece of egg pancake, but she ate a lot of sweet potatoes.
(End of chapter)
