"Everyone eats regularly and rationed meals. Those in the senior class will have a bowl of porridge and three steamed buns in the morning, while those in the small class will have a bowl of porridge and two steamed buns."
"At noon, each person in the big class gets 4 taels of rice, and the small class gets 2 taels of rice. The rice is weighed and steamed in bowls. We don't need this big wooden bucket when it's time to eat. Everyone has his own bowl."
"In this way, each student will receive only enough food to satisfy themselves every day,"
"I want to see if those parents are still cruel enough to share their children's meals and let them starve!" Yang Ruoqing said.
"Good idea, let's do this." Dayun said.
"Then what if there really are parents like that?" Dayun asked again.
Osmanthus said: "There shouldn't be such parents in the world..."
Yang Ruoqing said: "If it is true, we will make this matter public to the village and the village elders. Then it will be up to them as parents whether to take the children home or come out and apologize! "
…
Yang Ruoqing told Yang Yongxian and another Mr. Han about this situation. On the same day, the two gentlemen also emphasized the virtues and principles of life in class. Stealing is not advisable, no matter what your behavior is. .
A gentleman must acquire wealth in a wise way. Since he is sitting here reading the books of sages, he must set an example.
Then, during lunch, Dayun and Guihua also announced the new decision to the students. At that moment, the students were in an uproar.
But children are children after all, and even those who stole them were only secretly guilty, embarrassed, and worried about the reactions of the adults in the family.
At night, Mrs. Sun made sweet lard rice cake and asked Yang Ruoqing to deliver a bowl to Lao Yangtou and Mrs. Tan.
As soon as Yang Ruoqing arrived at the backyard of the old house, she heard the crying of the three girls from the west room.
But just after crying twice, his mouth was covered, and then the cry was blocked in his throat.
Yang Ruoqing glanced towards the west room. The door was closed, and the room was dim and there were no candles lit.
Then came Mr. Liu's muffled curses and the three girls' intermittent sobbing.
The fourth aunt is really bad-tempered. She takes it out on her own child at every turn. She has no ability!
Yang Ruoqing didn't want to care about other people's housework, so she turned around and entered the east room.
Lao Yangtou and Mrs. Tan were both there. Lao Yangtou was sitting at the table smoking a dry pipe, while Mr. Tan was kneeling on the bed, holding a cattail leaf fan in his hand to drive away mosquitoes outside the tent.
Yang Ruoqing didn't know what to say since she couldn't even see her eyes and was still trying to ward off mosquitoes.
After Yang Ruoqing entered the room, she directly stated her purpose and then put the bowl on the table.
Lao Yangtou glanced at the tempting sweet glutinous rice cake in the bowl and said, "Your mother is so thoughtful. Please say thank you for your milk and me."
Yang Ruoqing curled her lips.
He turned around and came to the bedside, "Nai, let me help you get rid of the mosquitoes. You can go over and eat it while it's hot. It's very soft and glutinous and tastes pretty good!"
Mrs. Tan didn't show any pretense. She handed the cattail leaf fan to Yang Ruoqing and went to the table to eat glutinous rice cake.
"Perhaps your fourth aunt has lost her mind," Mrs. Tan suddenly said after taking a few mouthfuls.
Yang Ruoqing paused in the action of beating the cattail fan, then turned to look at Tan.
Just listen to Mrs. Tan continue: "A few days ago, the third girl came back from school. She was very happy and had to go to the willow forest to pick her up. She acted like she was picking up a princess."
"I don't know why I had a convulsion today. When I got home, I locked her in the room and scolded her. The three girls have been crying for a while. I have never seen such a mother-in-law. She is mentally ill!"
Tan murmured while eating.
Old Yangtou said: "Let's eat your food. Can't you keep your mouth shut even after eating?"
"Last time I beat and scolded Mr. Kang. You said a few words, and she started scolding you."
"What about the flesh that fell off her body? It's none of our business to scold her as much as she wants. She's crazy now. She's like a mad dog and dares to fight anyone. Even the fourth child can't do anything to her. She gets a headache when she sees her. Let’s stop messing around.” The old man said.
Tan said angrily: "I'm blind, but I don't interfere blindly."
"She is her own daughter. It's her business to beat or scold her as she likes. If her mother doesn't feel bad for her, then we as grandparents don't have to feel bad either. A slap in the face can separate her... "
The speaker has no intention and the listener has the intention.
Yang Ruoqing lowered the tent and said to Mrs. Tan, "Hey, all the mosquitoes in the tent have been driven away. I'll go to the room opposite to see what's going on."
Yang Ruoqing quietly arrived at the door of the west room. As soon as she stood firm, she heard Mrs. Liu in the room whispering and gnashing her teeth to curse the third girl.
"You useless idiot, stop talking to me about the new rules of the school. Just tell me why Bingbing's mother ate steamed buns today, but you didn't even bring one back to me?"
"You're a damn liar. No wonder others say that raising a child will save you money in old age, and having a daughter means losing money. This is absolutely true. You have a rotten heart and lungs, and you don't care about your mother's life or death when you have enough to eat and drink? "
The third girl can only cry, but she doesn't dare to cry loudly.
"You damn girl, you know how to cry. Are you mute? Speak!" Mrs. Liu said fiercely again.
The third girl said aggrievedly: "Sir, we are taught to be honest in life. A gentleman loves money and gets it in a wise way."
"Don't steal, don't rob, and be honest and upright in your conduct..."
"You sir fart!" Ms. Liu directly interrupted the third girl.
"You sir don't know how to get it right? He doesn't even urinate and take a picture of his monkey face?"
"I am so poor and destitute that I have to teach children to earn a living. I am just a poor and miserable person. Calling him sir is to give him face. Do you really think of yourself as a famous figure?"
"A person who teaches other people's children bad things and prevents us from having enough to eat is not worthy of being a teacher!" Ms. Liu spat on the ground after finishing speaking.
"boom!"
The door to the west room was pushed open with a strong force. Mrs. Liu turned around and saw Yang Ruoqing appearing at the door with a gloomy face.
Mrs. Liu panicked for a moment, but then a smile broke out on her face.
"Oh, isn't this Qing'er? Why did Qing'er come here when she was free?"
While Mrs. Liu was saying hello to Yang Ruoqing, she pushed the third girl towards the door: "Go and find Mr. Kang. It's getting dark. Let his family take a bath!"
The third girl wiped her tears and left the house.
Yang Ruoqing glanced at the back of the three girls leaving, then turned around and said to Mrs. Liu: "Fourth Aunt, do you want to show some respect? Forcing an eight-year-old child to steal just for a few mouthfuls of food? Like a mother. No?"
Ms. Liu was stunned for a moment, and the expression on her face changed wonderfully in an instant.
Soon she used her usual trick and said with a playful smile: "Qing'er, what are you talking about? Why can't I understand a word?"
"Do you want to come in and sit down? If you don't come in and sit down, then I'm going to make some porridge and eat it so I can sleep at night."
Mrs. Liu twisted her waist and walked towards the door of the house, trying to slip away, but Yang Ruoqing grabbed her arm.
