Cheng Jingmo went to the township government to ask about divorce, while Yu Xiangnian took Xiaojie to wander on the street outside.
A loud "bang" sound attracted the attention of the two people.
Several women stood aside covering their ears, while a middle-aged man poured fried popcorn into a cloth bag.
The tin can of popcorn in his hand was covered in black, and there was a fire burning with wood beside it.
"Want to eat?" Yu Xiangnian asked Xiaojie.
In fact, she wanted to eat it herself.
Xiaojie also wanted to eat, "Eat."
"Let's go over and have a look."
When Cheng Jingmo came out of the township government and found the two of them, Yu Xiangnian and Xiaojie each held a cloth bag in their hands and were still chewing.
Xiaojie opened the bag in his hand and handed it to Cheng Jingmo, "Uncle, eat some popcorn."
Cheng Jingmo: "Why buy so many?"
This cloth bag is the kind of bag used to hold noodles. It can hold more than thirty kilograms of noodles, and the capacity is quite large.
The two bought two bags of popcorn and were not allowed to eat until their mouths were frothy.
Xiaojie said: "My aunt said, eat enough at one time."
Cheng Jingmo glanced at Yu Xiangnian. She chewed popcorn and deliberately avoided his sight, looking around.
He understood at once that it must be the first time for Yu Xiangnian to explode popcorn like this, and he was careless.
Popcorn will become stale and unpalatable after being left out for a few days.
Normally, one vat of fried food would be enough to feed a family of children for several days. Judging from their portion, it was probably more than two vats of fried food.
Cheng Jingmo touched Xiaojie's head and said, "Uncle doesn't want to eat, you guys eat more." Eat enough at one time!
As soon as he finished speaking, he met Yu Xiangnian's malicious eyes.
"Cheng Jingmo, in order to thank you for taking us to visit the village street, I will give you this bag of popcorn as a reward." After saying that, he stuffed the bag in his hand into Cheng Jingmo's arms.
The freshly baked popcorn was still warm, and Cheng Jingmo felt like he was holding a thermos in his arms.
Cheng Jingmo went to buy another fifty pounds of noodles and a chicken, and checked that the time was almost up.
The three of them took the carriage home again.
The journey took a long time, and when I got home, my family had already had lunch.
I saw them buying noodles, chicken, and popcorn.
Cheng Shuanzhu said: "If you want to eat chicken, just buy a chicken. If you still have some noodles at home, don't buy any."
Yu Xiangnian understood what Cheng Jingmo was thinking, and didn't want people like Zhang Hongli who liked to gossip to say that they were eating what they had at home for free.
Zhang Hongli curled her lips and said angrily: "It's because I think the food at home is not good, so I want to open a small stove alone!"
Yu Xiangnian pretended not to hear. People like Zhang Hongli were not worthy of her care.
She waved to Lao Wu, "Suanqin, come here."
Cheng Shuanqin ran over and Yu Xiangnian handed the popcorn to her, "I just bought it from Xiang Street. You can take it and share it with everyone."
Cheng Jingmo didn't bother to pay attention to Zhang Hongli, and just said to Cheng Shuanzhuo, "I happened to see someone selling it today, so I bought fifty pounds."
He deliberately stated the exact number.
The three of them can stay at home for at least a month, and fifty kilograms of noodles are enough for their food rations.
Cheng Jingmo was cooking chicken stew in the kitchen, while Yu Xiangnian returned to the room.
She discovered that her belongings had been tampered with.
She was used to using manuscript paper as bookmarks. She would clip the manuscript paper to whichever page the foreign book was translated to, so that it would be convenient to use next time.
Now, although the manuscript paper is sandwiched in the same folder, the page number is the page she has already translated.
Fortunately, she put all her money in her bag. She carried her bag when she went out today, and no money was lost.
With so many people in the family, it was hard to suspect anyone, so she kept silent.
Cheng Jingmo stewed chicken and cooked noodles.
They couldn't just eat the chicken without saying polite words to the family.
Cheng Jingmo came to the main room and asked politely if everyone wanted to eat noodles.
The result was that, except Cheng Shuanshu and Cheng Huazi, the three of them said they had eaten but could not eat, so everyone else came to eat.
A hen weighing more than five pounds can eat in one meal, not even a drop of soup is left.
Damao said innocently: "Auntie, it would be great if you were at home every day, just like the Chinese New Year."
Dumplings and chicken, which were only available during the Chinese New Year in the past, were available in these two days.
Yu Xiangnian's eyes curled up and he asked gently: "You all like me so much?"
Several children nodded.
Yu Xiangnian asked: "Did you go to my room to look for me because I wasn't here today?"
The children shook their heads in unison.
Yu Xiangnian glanced at Mu Huanzhen and Zhang Hongli. He was highly suspicious of these two people.
However, the two of them ate the noodles without changing their expressions, and their mouths were shiny.
When sleeping at night, Yu Xiangnian told Cheng Jingmo about this matter.
Cheng Jingmo's eyes flashed and he said, "Take all the important things with you when you go out from now on."
If you buy a lock to lock it, it will make everyone look ugly, as if you are guarding them.
"Yeah." Yu Xiangnian paused and asked, "What did you say about the divorce?"
Cheng Jingmo said: "It's quite complicated. It's probably impossible to get divorced while we're at home."
Yu Xiangnian: "..."
Is it so difficult to get a divorce now?
When she wanted to divorce Cheng Jingmo before, she thought it would be enough for them to sign and seal it together.
Cheng Jingmo added: "Also, I'm worried that even if they get divorced, Dong Xingwang will stick around because of his rogue character. What if he gets angry and he actually kills someone."
Yu Xiangnian also thought about this problem and said in agreement: "According to Dong Ju, Dong Xingwang has no place to go except here. If he leaves, he might really do something extreme."
Cheng Jingmo sighed softly, "Go to sleep, I'll think of a solution."
Yu Xiangnian asked: "Cheng Jingmo, do you really want to help Dong Ju?"
Cheng Jingmo replied: "I never had the chance to repay Dongju's father and mother's kindness to me. Especially her father was very good to me. When I was a child, he was the best person to me."
"Now that the two of them are living like this, her father in heaven will definitely be worried. Dong Ju has even asked me for help. If I don't help, I will feel guilty."
Yu Xiangnian said: "Since you decided to help them, then I will think of a way."
Cheng Jingmo looked at her longingly, "Daughter-in-law, you are so kind."
Yu Xiangnian raised his eyebrows in satisfaction, "Go to bed first. I'll let you know when I figure out a solution."
Cheng Jingmo hugged her tightly and kissed her forehead, "Good night."
Cheng Jingmo had just fallen into a hazy sleep when Yu Xiangnian shook him awake and said, "I've thought of a way!"
Cheng Jingmo asked half-awake, "What should I do?"
Yu Xiangnian leaned close to his ear and whispered, which woke up Cheng Jingmo from his drowsiness.
