Tian Dashan returned home hungry, but when he looked at his home, there was a cold stove and a cold pot, and Mrs. Tian and Cheng Dahua were eating coarse grain cakes.
At this sight, the anger in his heart came out.
"Why don't you even have a hot meal?" Tian Dashan looked at the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law with a cold face, "You are not working at home today, what are you doing?"
Mrs. Tian felt sorry for her son and quickly waved to her son: "Mom left some eggs for you! Eat them quickly!"
She urged Tian Dashan, but the eggs in her hands were already cold.
Tian Dashan's face looked better now. He took the egg and started eating it. However, a day's work cannot be solved with just one egg. Mrs. Tian brought over the leftovers from lunch and paired them with coarse grain cakes. This is It was a meal, and she felt sorry for her son, so she specially added lard to the dish.
However, a pot of vegetables has been left out for a long time, and even if it is delicacies from the mountains and seas, the taste is not much better, let alone a pot of wild vegetables.
Tian Dashan took a bite and spit it out.
Before it was cooked, this bowl of food would have been barely edible, but the aroma he smelled when he passed by Lu's house today was the aroma of meat!
Compared with the oily meat and this cold bowl of wild vegetables with no oil or water at all, the gap is really huge.
Tian Dashan's face was as ugly as ever.
"What's wrong?" Mrs. Tian couldn't believe it, "You're too tired!"
She made a prompt decision to let Cheng Dahua help Tian Dashan to rest.
Cheng Dahua was picking her teeth. After hearing what Mrs. Tian said, she sneered for the first time since Tian Dashan came back: "I'm tired there. I guess I dislike this bowl of food!"
While she was talking, she snatched the rice bowl from Tian Dashan's hand and started eating it with big mouthfuls.
Tian Dashan dislikes it, but she doesn't dislike it. She is hungry! This old man in the family would eat any wild vegetables without hesitation, and he would even break an egg in half!
The Tian family’s life hasn’t reached that level yet!
Before Mrs. Tian could react, Cheng Dahua had already eaten most of the bowl of wild vegetables. She was so angry that her fingers pointing at Cheng Dahua were trembling.
Cheng Dahua wiped his mouth casually twice, and then he had time to look at Tian Dashan: "Why did you come back so late? I saw them all. The Zhou family and the Liu family have all gone back! What are you doing?"
"Go take a look in the fields." When Tian Dashan was told this, a trace of discomfort quickly flashed across his face.
Seeing this, Cheng Dahua narrowed his eyes and stared at Tian Dashan for a long time.
"Going to the fields?" She sneered, "Why haven't I seen you so diligent before?"
When Mrs. Tian saw that Cheng Da's words were getting more and more outrageous, she glared with disdain and resentment immediately emerged: "Don't be so ridiculous!"
"Big mountains!" She changed the topic and mentioned today's discovery, "Today, your wife and I went to the county town to buy oil, and we saw that boy from the Lu family! And that damn girl Xia Yao!"
When Mrs. Tian talked about these two people, she gritted her teeth.
Upon hearing this, Tian Dashan's newly aroused irritability was immediately calmed down. Now he has a more important thing on his mind.
"What are they doing in the county town?" Tian Dashan's eyes sparkled, "Are they just speculating?"
He had discovered before that the Lu family seemed to be living in poverty, but how could the tendon meat all over the Lu family come from hunger? He must have gone to the mountain to perform tooth sacrifices frequently!
Moreover, he has a close relationship with Chen Zhou. Chen Zhou appears to be honest, but in fact, he always goes to the county town to speculate. They must be working together!
The more Tian Dashan thought about it, the more excited he became, and he kept wandering around in the small hall.
Seeing him like this, Mrs. Tian swallowed nervously. She didn't know whether she was right or wrong in telling this news.
"Keep an eye on them!" Tian Dashan made up his mind and said to his mother and daughter-in-law, "Wait until we catch him! When we get to the cell, he will definitely reveal the Lu family's treasure!"
Lu Jing had someone to protect him, so he could escape. But if Lu Jing got into the prison by himself, no one could stop him!
…
Lu family.
Chen Zhou touched his belly and let out a long sigh of relief.
"My sister-in-law's cooking is delicious."
This is the only time in his life that he has eaten such good braised pork.
It would be great if I could eat it every day from now on.
Thinking of this, Chen Zhou gave Xia Yao a thumbs up: "Sister-in-law, with your skills, if you go to the county town, you will definitely be able to compete with the chefs of state-owned restaurants!"
"Of course." Xia Yao has never known what modesty is.
She raised her chin and brought out the chicken soup she had simmered: "This is the medicinal diet I made. Everyone should drink a bowl to nourish qi and blood."
After two meals, Chen Zhou was convinced of Xia Yao. When he heard this, he immediately responded.
The person who moved faster than him was Lu Tiantian.
"Auntie!" Lu Tiantian's words were not smooth yet, but she knew how to show her support for Xia Yao with actions, "Drink!"
"good!"
When Xia Yao saw Lu Tiantian, her beautiful peach blossom eyes bent with a smile.
"But you're too young to drink too much."
Lu Tiantian and Lu Changbai were both in dire straits. They couldn't make up for it, so they could only take it step by step. Even this medicinal diet could only drink half a bowl.
The rest was for Lu Jing to drink.
Lu Jing looked tall, but Xia Yao could tell that he was not having a good time during this period. He must have not had a few serious meals after returning from the army.
Thinking of this, Xia Yao silently added a chicken drumstick to Lu Jing's bowl.
Chen Zhou saw him and winked at Lu Jing.
Lu Jing glanced at him, and he immediately lowered his head.
He didn't dare to joke in front of Lu Jing.
Seeing Xia Yao hand the bowl to him, Chen Zhou quickly took it: "Thank you, sister-in-law."
He lowered his head and saw that there were some medicinal materials hidden under the clear chicken soup, but he couldn't understand it at all.
Thinking of Xia Yao's craftsmanship, he drank it all.
After eating and drinking, Chen Zhou giggled.
He winked at Lu Jing and said, "Brother Lu, let's... share a point?"
Before Lu Jing could say anything, Xia Yao stood up happily: "Let's go in and talk!"
She pointed to the main room, and while walking inside, she motioned for Lu Tiantian and Lu Changbai to go to the room to stay.
Children cannot know what adults do.
Chen Zhou chuckled and quickly followed, leaving Lu Jing helpless.
If these two people don't share the money today, I'm afraid no one will be able to sleep well.
In the main room, only a faint dim yellow lamp was lighting up.
Xia Yao stared at Chen Zhou with burning eyes.
Chen Zhou coughed lightly and quickly took out the things in his hands.
This handful of money became wrinkled in his hands, but no one would dislike it.
“Count how much money there is!”
After Xia Yao said this, he started counting.
Chen Zhou was dazzled by her quick and skillful movements, and kept winking at Lu Jing: "Brother Lu, does your sister-in-law still have this skill?"
Lu Jing didn't say anything, and he didn't care. He continued to stare at Xia Yao and count the money.
Xia Yao learned the ability to count money when she opened a herbal restaurant. At that time, she liked to lay out all the money she earned in a day and count it carefully. Even in the later digital payment era, she always insisted on collecting money. Cash, if nothing else, just likes to count money.
Soon, Xia Yao counted the money.
"Nine hundred and fifty-six dollars and three cents!"
"On average, we have three hundred and eighteen cents each! There are still two yuan and thirty cents left!"
Xia Yao quickly told the result and met Chen Zhou's blank eyes.
It was only when Lu Jing handed him the money that he came to his senses.
"No, no!" Chen Zhou waved his hands quickly, "I can't ask for so much!"
He just put in some effort, how could he ask for a third?
"Take it!" Xia Yao handed him the money, "You take the biggest risk! This money should be yours!"
Chen Zhou took the money as if holding a hot potato.
His eyes were complicated. With the more than three hundred yuan in his hand, if it weren't for Xia Yao and Lu Jing, he might not have been able to earn so much money in his life.
"I……"
Chen Zhou opened his mouth, but in the end he couldn't say no.
Holding the money, he suddenly moved quickly in his hand, pulled out several big unity cards, threw them all on the ground, and then ran away.
Xia Yao and Lu Jing were both shocked by his sudden move.
…
As soon as Chen Zhou left, the Lu family's courtyard became much quieter.
Lu Tiantian hugged Xia Yao's legs. No matter where Xia Yao went, she would stumble along.
"I can't run." Xia Yao squatted down and pinched Lu Tiantian's cheek, "Just wait here, I have something good for you to eat!"
However, Lu Tiantian still followed Xia Yao perseveringly, and even Lu Changbai, who had always been a brat, followed without saying a word.
Xia Yao fed them for a few days, and they had long forgotten all the evil deeds of Xia Yao before. At this time, they only wanted to not leave Xia Yao.
Seeing this, Xia Yao could only smile helplessly.
She took out a few red apples from the sack.
This was the first time Lu Tiantian saw such a beautiful fruit, and her big bright eyes immediately focused on it.
Lu Changbai also enjoyed three years of good times. When Xia Yao took out the apple, the memory of the apple appeared in his mind.
"eat."
Lu Tiantian said in a milky voice.
Xia Yao smiled and nodded: "Let's eat together!"
Apples are expensive, and you can’t buy too many, so you have to be careful with your budget.
Xia Yao rolled his eyes and left two apples.
half each! Just right!
But when she just raised her head, she found that Lu Jing was no longer in the small courtyard, leaving only the closed door.
Seeing this, Xia Yao snorted lightly.
"If you don't want to eat, don't eat!"
Outside the small courtyard, Lu Jing looked at the darkness not far away. In that direction was the back mountain.
What came to his mind were Xia Yao's words today.
It seems that Xia Yao still hasn't changed her mind about making profits through speculation. She is just waiting for the opportunity.
Judging from Xia Yao's intentions today, she seems to believe that speculation will change in the future.
Lu Jingfeng lowered his eyes and looked at the loess under his feet, feeling unbelievable.
But Xia Yao's expression forced him to think carefully.
If one day, speculation is no longer a crime, what should he do?
