The sun sets in the west.
The orange sunset fell in the yard, and the shadows of the trees were mottled.
Cheng Wanwan sat on the main seat and said in a calm voice: "This is the food I prepare to honor your grandfather and grandmother."
As soon as she said these words, the hearts of the five people present went cold.
They only knew that their mother would bring good things from home to the Cheng family, but they never knew that it turned out to be such precious things as rice.
They have never had a big mouthful of dry food when they grew up.
When they thought that the Cheng family not only ate their own food, but also beat their mothers, the four boys all had angry looks on their faces.
"However, what happened today made me completely give up on your grandparents." Cheng Wanwan sighed deliberately, "Over the years, I have subsidized so much money and food to the Cheng family, inside and outside. Now the family's life is really I couldn't survive, so I went back to collect the debt. Who would have thought that my uncle would smash my head in."
She lowered her head, her long eyelashes blocking the emotion in her eyes, and she looked really sad.
The four boys looked at each other with surprise and doubt in their eyes.
It’s not like my mother has never been beaten by her uncle before. At first, they wanted to seek justice for her, but she was beaten by her instead.
So today I heard people in the village talk about how my mother came back from the Cheng family with a broken head and a bloody head. They had nothing to say. Anyway, no matter how shameless the Cheng family was, my mother would always turn to that side. Their four sons were like picked up from a latrine.
Cheng Wanwan sighed again: "We will keep and eat the good things given to the Cheng family from now on. Hui Niang, let's use the rice to cook."
Wu Huiniang's hands trembled: "Cooking, what are you cooking for?"
Cheng Wanwan knew her hesitation.
The habit of Dahe Village is to eat two meals a day, but now that there is no food at home, it has been reduced to one meal.
These boys just finished drinking wild vegetable paste. Even if they have finished today's rations, they will have to wait until tomorrow if they want to eat.
As the saying goes, a half-grown boy will live in poverty.
It was impossible for a woman to eat just a little bit of wild vegetables, let alone four boys and a pregnant woman.
Now that she has become Cheng Wanwan of Dahe Village, she has the obligation to take good care of these children on behalf of her original self.
But if a person changes too quickly, it is easy to see the clues.
She deliberately said with a straight face: "You can cook as long as you want. If you have any questions, please do it."
Wu Huiniang didn't dare to ask any more questions, so she took out about one-tenth of the rice, which was just half a bowl, ready to be cooked.
Cheng Wanwan had a headache and had only half a bowl of rice. Zhao Sidan, the youngest, might not be able to eat enough by himself.
She had no choice but to get up, carry a whole bag of rice and walk to the kitchen, pouring it all into the cracked pot: "It's all cooked."
Wu Huiniang's face turned pale with shock.
There are almost three kilograms of rice here, which can be replaced by ten kilograms of corn, which can feed the whole family for at least five or six days. Cooking it all in one meal is not a waste of food, but facing her mother-in-law's deliberately stern face, Wu Huiniang didn't What do you dare to ask? Hurry up and wash the rice and light a fire to cook...
Zhao Dashan swallowed: "Why do I feel that my mother is stimulated?"
Zhao Ergou squinted his eyes: "Mom, do you want us to go to the Cheng family to collect debts after we are full?"
Zhao Sanniu grabbed the hoe beside him and said, "I've long wanted to beat up those bastards from the Cheng family."
Zhao Sidan licked the corner of his mouth: "The rice must be delicious."
The fire in the stove is blazing, the aroma of rice is filling the air, and the pot is bubbling.
Cheng Wanwan asked Wu Huiniang to scoop out the rice soup and divide it into six small bowls. Each person should drink some rice soup first to avoid stomach upset after eating too much.
The fragrant rice soup is thick and steaming with a layer of rice oil on the surface.
The four boys stood by the table, not daring to move.
In the past, my mother would give them some leftovers from whatever food they had at home.
"Why, you don't like drinking?"
Cheng Wanwan asked deliberately.
Zhao Sidan picked up a bowl. His fingers were burned, but he couldn't bear to let go. He was afraid that his mother would regret it.
He quickly lowered his head and took a sip. The hot rice soup slid through his mouth, down his throat and into his stomach. This was simply the most delicious thing in the world!
The other three also hurriedly picked up the rice soup and drank it all in one go without caring about scalding it.
Cheng Wanwan smiled and shook his head. Seeing the eldest daughter-in-law still standing stupidly, she pretended to be annoyed and said, "Do you want me to hand it to you or what?"
Wu Huiniang's hands trembled slightly.
In this family, the mother-in-law is the first, the husband-in-law and the three brothers-in-law are second, and she is the last. She eats the worst and most unpalatable food in the family. If there is not enough food, she will go hungry.
This is rice soup. I heard it is for newborn babies. Is she qualified to drink it?
Is it because she is pregnant that her mother-in-law is finally willing to give her food?
Cheng Wanwan stopped looking at Wu Huiniang's expression.
She smelled the aroma of rice, and her stomach growled. When the rice was served, she felt as if she had forgotten something.
It wasn't until six large bowls of rice were placed on the table that she remembered that she had forgotten to cook!
How to eat with only rice and no vegetables? !
Well, there are no vegetables at home, and there are no vegetables in the garden, so let’s eat up!
The five people nearby had their eyes wide open. They couldn't believe that they could eat white rice after their family had been without food for so long.
Isn't this an illusion?
"Ouch!" Zhao Sanniu suddenly exclaimed, "Second brother, why are you pinching me!"
Zhao Ergou swallowed his saliva: "Let me see if it's a dream. It seems to be real, not a dream!"
Cheng Wanwan picked up the chopsticks and said, "Eat."
As soon as she finished speaking, the four boys next to her lowered their heads and started grabbing their rice, as if they were fighting.
Wu Huiniang said cautiously: "Mom, I'll just eat half of it..."
Cheng Wanwan looked at her, hating that iron was not as good as steel, and would not eat anything. Is she so willing to be the angry little daughter-in-law?
She said coldly: "Are you going to leave the other half to the Cheng family?"
Wu Huiniang immediately shook her head: "I'll eat it!"
My mother finally gave up on the Cheng family, and she didn’t want her to think about giving things to the Cheng family again...
Cheng Wanwan was not used to eating dry rice, but her body was very weak, and she even finished a bowl of rice while eating one bite at a time.
There are six bowls on the table, all clean, not a grain of rice left... Even washing the dishes seems to be saved.
After eating, the four boys were full of strength. Zhao Ergou said: "Mom, are you going to the Cheng family now?"
Cheng Wanwan looked confused: "Why are you going to Cheng's house?"
"Debt collection!" Zhao Sidan gritted his teeth and said, "Grandma said that uncle took away dad's shirt money, a total of twenty taels, and she wants to get this debt back!"
"That's right!" Zhao Dashan stood up, "Uncle broke my mother's head today, we are going to find an explanation!"
Zhao Sanniu touched his stomach: "When my stomach is full, I can shoot three of them by myself. Let's go quickly while it's still dark!"
Cheng Wanwan wanted to go, but she knew very well that the Cheng family couldn't afford twenty taels at all, and now was not the time to settle accounts.
She said quietly: "Everyone sit down."
The four boys looked at each other, and it was obvious that their mother had never thought of letting them go to the Cheng family to collect debts.
Thinking about it, my mother was devoted to her uncle's family, how could she suddenly give up?
When the sadness is over, I'm afraid it will change back to its original state!
If you have never eaten dry white rice, forget it, but if you have eaten it once, it is absolutely impossible to ask them to send it away!
Zhao Ergou waved and whispered a few words in Zhao Sanniu's ear.
