Chu Xiaotao had never eaten cakes, so when her sister was there, she secretly took out a small jar of brown sugar that her mother had hidden in a basket on the rafter when she was out, and dipped some in it with chopsticks for her to taste.
That was the only sweet treat she ever had.
Because she was afraid of being discovered by her mother, her sister only dared to dip her chopsticks into it and give her a lick.
And because the taste was so good, she remembered it deeply.
Looking at the pastry with delicate patterns in her hand, Chu Xiaotao, who was still crying, stretched out her little hand and touched it gently.
"So lovely."
Then, she put the pastry into her mouth, stood on tiptoe, took a bite as big as a mung bean, and savored its taste in her mouth.
The pastry was very delicate and melted as soon as it was eaten. The sweet taste soothed the little girl's anxious heart.
She looked at Chu Yue with a smile.
"Sister, it's so delicious."
Chu Yue touched her head: "As long as you like it, eat it quickly, there's still one piece left."
Chu Xiaotao shook her head: "Sister will eat it too."
She can't eat such delicious food alone.
Chu Yue felt warm in her heart, and said with a smile: "Silly Xiaotao, my sister can still bring it to you to eat. I must have eaten it myself. These two pieces are yours."
"Then..." Chu Xiaotao looked at Chu Yue with some uncertainty, "Xiaotao, can you save the other piece for when you are hungry?"
Hearing this, Chu Yue felt sad for no reason.
But as soon as her emotions arose, she suppressed them.
"Xiao Tao, don't you know Mom? We have been chatting here for a long time, and she will definitely think that I gave you something good. If you turn the pastry out, you will not only lose the pastry, but I am afraid they will also beat you for eating alone. A meal.”
It is said that a son will not tell his father's fault, and a daughter will not tell her mother's fault, but both of them have experienced this in the Chu family. It is not that she wants to deliberately alienate the relationship between Xiaotao and her parents.
Now that I am telling you how powerful this is, I just don’t want Xiao Tao to get hurt because of me.
Xiao Tao's joy at eating the cake was extinguished because of Chu Yue's words.
She nodded, lowered her head, and ate the first piece of pastry while shedding tears.
She didn't know why. She clearly didn't want her sister to worry, but she couldn't help crying.
Is it because her sister is so useless that her sister wants to leave her?
Chu Yue held the cake in one hand and wiped her tears with the other.
"If Xiaotao cries again, my sister will be worried even if she leaves."
The five-year-old girl took a deep breath, raised her sleeves and wiped her eyes, revealing what she thought was a bright smile.
"Xiao Tao, stop crying. Sister, don't worry about Xiao Tao. Xiao Tao will be fine."
Chu Yue held back her sadness and handed the remaining cakes in her hand towards Xiao Tao: "Xiao Tao is the best, please eat this piece too. Mother will ask us to eat later."
"Um!"
Chu Xiaotao nodded, took the cake handed over by Chu Yue, and ate it in small bites.
When she cried just now, she couldn't taste the pastry very much. Now that the sweetness of the pastry filled her mouth, Xiao Tao finally calmed down.
"The head of the house has brought the children to dinner."
Zhao Chunhua's voice rang out at the right time.
Chu Yue looked at Chu Xiaotao, wiped away the pastry crumbs from the corner of her lips, and stuffed two coins into her hand.
"After I leave later, just give this to your mother. Just say that I gave it to you. You are a child. She must also know that I will not give you too much."
Chu Xiaotao pursed her lips and nodded. When she raised her eyes again, her watery eyes were a little more strong.
Chu Yue smiled knowingly and pulled her out to the kitchen.
Lunch was a bowl of watery rice soup with only a few grains of brown rice visible. Perhaps she was reluctant to part with the little rice at home, so Zhao Chunhua just added a little more water to the porridge she originally cooked for a family of four.
In addition, for the first time, they picked out some salted vegetables, which were pickled by the original owner himself.
Zhao Chunhua looked at Chu Yue and Lu Xinghe.
"Our family is not well-off, and we don't have much to eat. You are here in a hurry. We don't have anything to entertain you at the moment. Yueyue and Xinghe should stay away."
This was something Zhao Chunhua could do, so Chu Yue didn't say anything. She looked in the direction of Lu Xinghe. She couldn't see the slightest dissatisfaction in his eyes, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
After eating, Zhao Chunhua pulled Chu Yue into the house.
Chu Yue didn't know what Zhao Chunhua wanted to do, but she knew in her heart that it was definitely not a good thing.
Zhao Chunhua smiled, with a flattering expression.
"Erya, Mom heard that on the first day you went to Banpo Village, your uncle brought back a wild boar?"
"Mom, this information is quite good." Chu Yue cursed a few words in her heart, and continued, "It's just a half-sized wild boar. After dividing it among the neighbors, there won't be much left."
Now that she has found out everything, there is no point in hiding it. Instead, it will make her feel like how much money she has made.
Zhao Chunhua complained a little and felt a little distressed, as if what they were cutting was her own flesh.
"We finally killed a wild boar, so why are we separated? With all these benefits, why don't we catch more for my parents' family? With a twenty or thirty kilogram pig, our family can eat well. "
Chu Yue clenched her fists.
I wanted to scold her, but I held back.
"Mom also knows that my husband-in-law carried the wild boar back, and I have just arrived at the Lu family not long ago, so how can I have any say?" There was obvious displeasure in her words, "Besides, dad did such a glorious thing, If others are not clear about it, how can my mother not be clear about it? In the Lu family, I am pointed at my nose and scolded almost every day. How can I still benefit from it before they can guard me? "
At the end, he whispered softly.
"Even if I want to catch it, the Lu family must be talented. The wild boar's front feet were sold for money, and the back feet were attached to my mother-in-law for medicine."
Hearing this, Zhao Chunhua was startled. She almost forgot that Lu Xinghe also had a mother who was always soaking in medicine jars.
She said that it was normal for the Lu family to be on guard against her. It was indeed the head of the family who had done something disgraceful in stealing pigs. To be fair, if her daughter-in-law's father was such a person, she would have to guard against him.
Thinking of this, she suddenly believed Chu Yue's words.
Although the daughter is not as obedient as before, she is still soft-hearted and her heart is still towards her mother's family.
Zhao Chunhua rolled her eyes and asked again: "You stayed with Xiao Tao for so long just now. Did you bring her anything good?"
She didn't get much benefit today, but she still felt unwilling to do so.
Chu Yue's eyes flashed slightly.
"What good things do I have? It's just that I haven't seen Xiao Tao for a long time and got to know her intimately."
Chu Yue did it deliberately, and Zhao Chunhua saw it clearly.
She pursed her lips, and finally resisted beating her as before. After all, Chu Yue was married, and she would have to count on her to send some benefits to her parents' family in the future.
If Xiao Tao got something, you will know if you ask later.
Then he saw the brand new shoes on Chu Yue's feet.
"Huh? You've also put on new shoes. They look comfortable, but they don't seem to fit well. They are about the same size as my shoes. I happen to have a pair of your old shoes at home. Why don't you give this pair to Mom to try on? "
With that said, he was about to take off Chu Yue's shoes.
"Mom, I haven't worn new shoes for a long time. You are so lucky."
Chu Yue retracted her feet with some suffocation.
"Mom, I can't give you these shoes."
