At noon, the whole family came back from work for dinner, and Su Qingyun met the entire Su family for the first time.
It is not easy to squeeze a dozen or so people in the family into a long table. Naturally, her grandparents sit at the head table, and her uncle's family sits at the bottom right. Her mother loves her and always lets her sit at the bottom left. The next ones were her parents and her second uncle's family.
The eldest uncle’s family has one son, and the second uncle’s family has two sons. Coincidentally, the third generation of the Su family is about two years apart. The eldest brother Su Congjun and Su Qingyun are six years apart. They are twenty this year. Second, we have already made an engagement. Like the uncle, he has a calm and reliable character.
The two children of the second uncle's family, Su Congwen and Su Congwu, are much more lively. They are older than young when they are just adults. There are many people who get married and have children at this age in rural areas. In Su Qingyun's opinion, they are older. That is the age when I just entered college.
The family sat down in an orderly manner, waiting for Ms. Wu Guixiang, who was in charge, to share the meal. There was no separation of families, everyone ate and lived together. How to distribute the family members would be a headache in other families, but it was not a problem at all in the Su family. Son, because all the big and small things in the family are decided by her alone, and no one dares to have any opinions.
When Wu Guixiang was young, she was not only a good figure in her family, but also had a reputation for being fierce and fierce. Most people did not dare to provoke her easily.
What was cooked for lunch today was sweet potato porridge, brown rice and other cereals. There were many people in the family, so it was packed in a big bucket. Wu Guixiang took a big spoon and started to divide the rice.
She first scooped a spoonful of it to the bottom, then slowly picked it up, scooping a thick spoonful into a bowl, and then gave it to Su Qingyun.
The whole family watched, but no one had any objections. Yun Yun had suffered a serious crime this time, so it was okay to eat more. Only the second daughter-in-law, Zhang Xinlan, looked at the bowl with an unhappy expression, but she did not dare to say anything.
Then there are more people who work in the family, especially the older men, who do the hardest work with the most work points, which consumes a lot of physical strength, and Wu Guixiang also scoops it thickly.
The three Su Congjun brothers were young and middle-aged, and they ate a lot. After a dozen of these people's meals, all that was left in the bucket was clear soup and little water. Fortunately, they steamed some coarse-grain steamed buns, and they were able to eat seven to eight cents. Full, in these days, even if the Su family's conditions are relatively good, it is impossible for everyone to eat every meal.
Su Qingyun looked at the bowl full of thick rice in front of her, and then at the porridge beside her that could be drank directly as water. Her nose felt a little sore.
"Milk, I can't eat so much, I'll give it to you."
Wu Guixiang put down the bowl in surprise, "What's wrong? Why can't I eat it?" In the past, she could eat a large bowl cleanly.
Su Qingyun: "I ate noodles in the morning, but I'm not hungry yet and have no appetite."
The whole family looked over. Is there anyone who has no appetite for food these days?
"You eat first. Don't talk until you finish."
Su Qingyun had no choice but to move her chopsticks and frowned after taking a bite. She had never eaten this kind of multigrain porridge before and felt that her throat was being stabbed. She reluctantly took a few more mouthfuls and said, "Milk, I really can't eat it."
Wu Guixiang saw that her expression didn't look fake, and thought for a moment, "Then you share it with your brother and the others."
The three brothers' eyes lit up and they stared at the porridge in Su Qingyun's bowl.
"The eldest brother has a little, the second brother has a little, and the third brother has a little." Su Qingyun was very fair, and one brother shared a little in the bowl. Although it was not much, he was satisfied.
The weather is hot now. In addition to the multigrain porridge, there are also a few light side dishes mixed with it. They don't look very tasty. The only meat is a few thin slices of bacon fried with some garlic sprouts. When Su Qingyun looked at it, it was so thin that it could transmit light. This is still a rare meaty dish at home.
She could clearly count the pieces of meat. Seeing that Su Qingyun had no appetite for food, Wu Guixiang put two pieces of meat into her bowl without blinking an eye.
"Yunyun, eat this."
Su Qingyun frowned deeper as she looked at the greasy bacon. Before she could refuse, Zhang Xinlan spoke.
"Mom, you are too partial!" She couldn't help it anymore, "She drinks porridge with thick porridge, and she has to eat only a few pieces of meat, so what else should we eat?"
The whole family stopped eating, and Su Aimin and Qin Ying looked over.
Wu Guixiang's face turned cold, and she placed her chopsticks heavily on the table, "Do you have any objections?"
When Su Aidang, the second eldest brother, heard what she said, he also said with a straight face: "What are you talking about?"
"What nonsense am I talking about? I just can't figure it out. She never goes to work, and the third daughter-in-law often doesn't go to work either. Our second wife earns the most from work points at home, so why can't she even earn a piece of meat?"
With three young and middle-aged workers in the second room, Zhang Xinlan is quite confident.
"I'll tell you why!" Wu Guixiang sneered, "It's true that eating more means eating well, but it was subsidized by my mother's family. It didn't use an extra penny from my family. Instead, you are our family. Let's eat together with Yunyun, what about you? If you have a subsidy from your mother's family, I will make your second wife eat with your mouth watering every day. Tell me, do you have it? "
Zhang Xinlan blushed. She had three sisters and one younger brother in her family. Her mother still thought that she could get more money from the Su family to subsidize her family. How could they give her more?
"Then who knows whether what you said is true or not? You said it was a subsidy from the third daughter-in-law's family. You haven't even seen her for so long." Zhang Xinlan said unwillingly.
Qin Ying glanced at her, put down her chopsticks slowly, and said with a smile: "What did the second sister-in-law say? You mean that my parents' family will give me subsidies, and I have to show it to you every time I come to you, right?"
"I...that's not what I meant."
"What does the second sister-in-law mean? Our family fell into the water this time, and her body is still weak. The doctor didn't say whether there will be any root causes of the disease in the future. We are a family. The second sister-in-law didn't say that she cared about it. Just forget it. I still have to worry about two pieces of meat. How about I go to town one day and cut off two pieces of meat to compensate my second sister-in-law? This will save us from spreading the news that our family eats alone and let the elders watch."
Su Qingyun laughed in her heart. She looked weak, but her temper was not soft.
Zhang Xinlan didn't dare to accept this, and quickly replied: "No, no, third daughter-in-law, what are you talking about? I'm just talking casually, I'm so weak, it's okay to eat more."
The label of not caring about her niece would be put on her head, what else could she say?
Looking at the few people who were restless while eating, Su Dalin, who had been silent for the whole time, lowered his face and said: "It seems like you are not tired every day because you are making a fuss all the way through the meal. If anyone is dissatisfied with your mother's allocation, you can bring it up." , let’s just separate our families and separate the purity.”
Upon hearing this, Su Aidang was so frightened that he immediately said, "No, dad, we have no objection. It's all up to mom's arrangement." He reached out and grabbed Zhang Xinlan.
Zhang Xinlan bared her teeth and was frightened by the word separation, "Mom and Dad, I won't say anything else. I said the wrong thing and I won't dare to do it again."
If any family is at odds with each other these days and breaks up, it will definitely become a joke to the whole village. They, the sons and daughters-in-law, will be stabbed in the back by others.
Wu Guixiang looked at her intently and hummed loudly, "You'd better be!"
The second daughter-in-law has been restless for a day or two. She doesn't know how to restrain herself unless she says something serious.
Zhang Xinlan was so shy that she didn't dare to say anything anymore.
