Su Er took two pears to the next village.
The two villages are not far apart, and it takes half an hour to go back and forth.
I went to Shenshi at noon and came back with a thick layer of snow on my head and shoulders, and my face was as black as pot paint.
At that time, Tianbao had just eaten his rations and was being burped in Grandma's arms.
"That old godly woman from the Chen family is really nothing! She wasted two pears in vain!"
Before the two of them entered the house, they started to curse in a loud voice, "Now every household has to save food to survive. In order not to make it difficult for Xiu'er, I specially avoided people who were there during the meal. This person is afraid that I will bite her! I have been helping her family for two hours, and when it’s time for supper, she begins to chase people away with her words! Saying that the fruit is rare means that it is better than saying that the fruit is rare. I am just trying to satisfy my craving. In poor families, a mouthful of rice and a mouthful of porridge is not worth the price of money. Their family spends every meal carefully and frugally! Damn it! From the beginning to the end, I have no intention of eating a grain of rice from her. Don’t be so idle!”
He Daxiang felt sorry for the man and hurriedly took out a pot from the corner of the main room and set it on the fire to heat up a bowl of batter left at noon for him.
The kitchen is gone, so it won't be possible to set up one for a while. Now when we eat at home, we just start the meal directly in the main room and make peace first.
"Momrang specially left a bowl of food for you. I guessed that you would be hungry early in the morning. That old godly woman! She didn't leave any food and let you work in vain. You treated our men as free labor! I don't think she would save that. Can you make a fortune with just one bite! Bah!"
Su Er brushed off the snow foam on his body under the eaves before entering. He closed the door of the main room and sat down next to the brazier.
The warmth dissipated the coldness from his body, and with his wife exhaling from the same nostril as him, and three children rushing up to squeeze his shoulders and beat his legs, Su Er suddenly felt comfortable all over, and the breath he had been holding all the way was gone. After nearly half of it was gone, "I'd rather leave it at home and feel at ease."
Poverty is poverty, and hardship is suffering, but when someone at home asks for help, it feels warm in the bones.
Mrs. Su came out of the room with Tianbao in her arms and sat down on the stool.
In this winter, the house was shaken to the point of leaking air, and it was much warmer around the brazier than inside.
She carefully pulled up the swaddling clothes with rough hands to prevent the baby from being exposed to the wind, and looked calm, "Okay, how could I have eaten at her house in the past? After Xiuer got married, she would often come back to help when there was something wrong at home. For Xiu'er's sake, don't worry about this with her. Eat first to cushion your stomach."
When my mother spoke, Su Er moved his lips, suppressed what he still wanted to say, and changed the subject, "Why didn't you see dad and boss when you came back?"
"I've gone to collect firewood for the market." Old woman Su said, "If I sell it for a few copper coins, I can bring back some noodles."
A hint of worry flashed across the old woman's eyes.
The price of firewood is so low that one car can only be exchanged for six or seven kilograms of black flour at most, which is enough to feed a family for ten days.
The family's food supply will soon be at its lowest, and I don't know if this situation will last until spring next year.
While I was brooding, there were faint sounds of mourning and mourning coming from afar, and the sounds were all filled with powerlessness and despair against reality.
Old woman Su swallowed her sigh.
The life of a poor man is worth less than firewood.
The batter on the brazier is hot, and the smell wafts out with the heat. The smell of rough and inferior noodles is not pleasant.
Yao Bao twisted his little head and glanced in that direction. The cracked porcelain bowl should have been pulled out from the collapsed kitchen. It contained half a bowl of thin black paste. The paste was rough and mixed with a little sweet potato. Broken pieces.
She had never seen such a thing before, but she could find something for comparison in her poor memory.
When she was a child, the chicken from her aunt's family next door was better than this.
Su Er picked up the porcelain bowl, avoiding the gap, and took a big sip while snoring. The hot batter went down his stomach, and the warmth spread in his internal organs. He felt like he was completely alive. He smacked his lips and squinted his eyes with satisfaction.
As for black noodles piercing your throat, it's nothing to worry about. Everyone has been eating this way since childhood.
Yao Bao watched quietly, a little confused as to why his uncle tasted so delicious something that looked so unpalatable.
It was much harder to just realize that this family was much poorer than I thought.
She retracted her gaze, thought for a moment, stretched out her little hands, and grasped them, ready to wave.
Can't move.
It was wrapped by another big, thin and rough hand.
Yao Bao raised his head in confusion and looked at Grandma.
She doesn't want to be a human anyway, and the things in her dimension will be buried with her after she dies.
There are still a lot of fruits on the pear tree. She can take them all out to avoid wasting them.
From the time she was born until now, the people in this family have been very kind to her, neither beating nor scolding her, making her feel comfortable.
Then she is willing to give it.
It was to repay them for the warmth she felt.
Old woman Su was so frightened that she broke into a cold sweat.
If it hadn't been for the luck of seeing that little hand in a blink of an eye, there would have been another pear in the family now.
There are three little cubs nearby!
A three- or four-year-old kid is still ignorant and doesn't know what to say and what not to say. If the strange news in the family accidentally gets spread, the sweet baby will really be regarded as a monster!
Holding down her granddaughter's fist, old woman Su calmly stood up and returned to her room.
After entering the room, he breathed a sigh of relief. He patted the little hand with his big hand and scolded in a low voice, "Little girl, are you going to scare grandma to death? Didn't I tell you that there are adults to worry about at home?" Nai knows that you have good things. They are gifts from God and they are valuable. Treasure, you hide the things first. When the family is really in trouble and can't bear it anymore, can you take some out?"
Liu Yuelan was in her confinement and couldn't get out of the house. She didn't know what happened. When she heard this, she asked inexplicably, "Mom, what's wrong?"
"Girl Tianbao, I just wanted to lay pear again outside! How can I do it anytime and anywhere?"
"...Pfft!"
The word "Xia Li" suddenly reminded Liu Yuelan of the scene last night, and she couldn't help laughing.
"Xiao An, Xiao Wen and Xiao Wu are young and lax. If one day they let it out, big trouble will happen!" Old woman Su glared at her, "You mother-in-law is also worried. Big, you can still laugh.”
Liu Yuelan hurriedly calmed her expression and suppressed a smile, "Mom, Tianbao wants to lighten the burden on the family. Although pears are not as filling as porridge and rice, they can be exchanged for money at the market. In the coldest month of winter, such a good fruit is considered It’s a rare thing. Don’t the rich families in town put some at home as snacks in time for the New Year? It just so happens that by changing the money, I can buy more rice and noodles for my family.”
Originally, Liu Yuelan was joking about Mrs. Chen's two calculating words, but it turned out that it was such an idea that her eyes lit up.
Old Madam Su knocked her on the forehead, "You say you are big-hearted, but you are really big-hearted. Tianbao - it is said to be a gift from God. Can you eat whatever you want? If you take more, you will get a discount. Blessings to my sweet baby!”
Tianbao is so speechless that he cannot speak.
What kind of blessing is it? Take whatever you want!
I just want to die!
Why is it so difficult?
