Now that there was food in the house, the whole family was very excited, especially Lu Dewen. He was helping Xue Huahua with cooking. When he saw Xue Huahua coming in with three eggs in her hands, he immediately smiled from ear to ear and asked eagerly, "Mom, mom, do you want eggs for dinner?"
Xue Huahua rolled her eyes at him. Lu Dewen hurriedly spread out his hands and covered his mouth. He stood up, held the stove with both hands, and stared straight at the eggs, smiling foolishly.
Xue Huahua tidied up the dried wild vegetables and placed them on the rice and vegetables. When she looked back and saw Lu Dewen's silly expression, she coldly looked at him and asked, "Have you washed your diapers?"
"Third Sister said that she's going to wash them. Mom, are we going to eat eggs?" Lu Dewen carefully looked at Xue Huahua's expression. When he saw her nod, she was so happy that she was dancing with joy. The smoke from the stove was suffocating, and he was choking and coughing non-stop. However, he still couldn't hide the smile on his face. He looked down and saw that he was holding a bundle of firewood in his hand. He hurriedly stuffed it into the stove and asked attentively, "Mom, do you want me to do something else?"
"Wash the jar of rice out." In the past, in order to prevent Lu Dewen from stealing, she didn't dare to put rice in the kitchen. Now, it was different. If Lu Dewen dared to steal again, she would break his legs.
Xue Huahua cut the wild vegetables into small pieces and put them in a bowl. She cracked two eggs into the bowl. These two eggs were bad, but they didn't stink and could be eaten. People in the countryside are thrifty and are reluctant to throw away rotten eggs. Chao Caizhi needs to feed the baby, so she can't eat this. She cooks a poached egg for Chao Caizhi, scoops a bowl of porridge, and sends it to her room. After that, she goes back to the kitchen to cook.
Lu Dewen came back after washing the jar. He rubbed his hands happily and walked around the stove. Xue Huahua went back to her room and scooped a bowl of flour out. She poured it into the pot of wild vegetables and added some water. She used chopsticks to gently stir the mixture. It was sticky and thick. It smelled fragrant. Lu Dewen asked Xue Huahua, "Mom, are we going to cook some wild vegetables?"
With eggs, it would definitely be delicious.
"Spread out the biscuits and eat. Light the fire seriously."
Lu Dewen was delighted. "Okay."
People in the countryside are reluctant to use oil when cooking. Most of the time, vegetables and rice are cooked together to save oil and firewood. She scooped some lard into the big iron pot. When the lard touched the pot, it sizzled and melted. She waved the spatula and slowly covered the pot with lard. Then, she grabbed a lump of mixed wild vegetable noodles and spread them in the pot one by one. One, two, a total of 14.
Lu Dewen raised his chin, straightened his back, and looked into the pot. Bursts of fragrance wafted into his nose, and he swallowed his saliva. If it weren't for the fact that he was afraid of Xue Huahua's scolding, he would have laid down beside the stove without blinking.
When Lu Hongying came back, the wild vegetable egg pancakes had just been cooked. Xue Huahua asked Lu Dewen to carry the pancakes out first. She poured the plain porridge from the rice pot into the big iron pot and let the porridge absorb all the oil in the big iron pot before scooping it into the bowls. After scooping six bowls, she called for Lu Dewen to carry the bowls. Lu Dewen's voice came from Lu Mingwen's room. "Mom, I'm carrying Mingwen out to eat."
Lu Mingwen's legs couldn't touch the ground. He thought about eating the wild vegetable egg pancakes at home. The whole family gathered around the table and had a good time. Only then did Lu Dewen carry him. After placing Lu Dewen safely on the stool, he went to Lu Jianxun's room to help Lu Jianxun up. Except for Chao Caizhi, who was in confinement, the whole family was here.
The pancakes were piled in the bowl. Lu Dewen rubbed his hands and took the biggest one. When Xue Huahua glanced at him, he immediately put the pancake into Xue Huahua's bowl. "Mom, eat."
Seeing that Xue Huahua wasn't angry, he took a medium-sized piece and ate it himself.
Xue Huahua picked up the pancake and gave it to Lu Hongying. "Third Sister, eat it. Third Sister has lost weight." Among the children, Lu Hongying was the most considerate. When Lu Dewen and Lu Mingwen were playing around, she would help take care of Lu Jianxun. As she grew older, she didn't like this family very much. She would rather work for the educated youth than work for herself. However, there was one thing she was better than Lu Mingwen. She would eat from whoever she helped.
"Third Sister, there's food at home. It won't be a problem to eat it until the autumn harvest. You can help Eldest Sister-in-law to take care of Xixi and the rest. Your Second Brother and Second Sister-in-law have divorced. Let him share a room with Fourth Brother. You can move back. " Xue Huahua held her chopsticks and said seriously, "If we work together, the family will get better."
Lu Dewen took two bites of the pancake. It was so hot that he kept it in his mouth and spun it around. He opened his mouth to speak, but the pancake slid down his throat and swallowed it. He was startled and quickly reached out to grab his neck. He hadn't even tasted it yet, so how did it slip into his stomach?
Xue Huahua couldn't bear to see him embarrass himself. She scolded, "It's not like you haven't eaten it before. Can you be any more embarrassing?"
Lu Dewen coughed and sat down obediently. He put the remaining half of the pancake into his bowl and quickly ate it. He remembered what he had said and raised his head to look at Lu Hongying again. "Third Sister, Mom is right. We should work hard and get better. Look, we can eat egg pancakes today."
Although he couldn't tell that there were eggs in it, the taste was still there. He finished the rice in his bowl and didn't have the intention to eat again. Xue Huahua said that he had to eat less last year because of the deduction of food. He had to earn more work points this year.
Lu Mingwen and Lu Jianxun were the same. They finished the rice in their bowls and looked at the pancake with sparkling eyes.
They wanted to eat it, but they couldn't bear to eat it.
Lu Hongying was different from them. She ate the pancake first, then slowly ate the rice in her bowl. She lowered her head, and no one could see her emotions.
The unmarried girls in the village had their brothers and sisters-in-law take care of their children. Some even had to work in the fields. The original owner of the body didn't take care of the children, so she didn't ask Lu Hongying. But now that Xue Huahua mentioned it, Lu Hongying had to say something. "Okay, I will take care of Xixi and Dong Dong at home. You guys can earn your work points."
Xue Huahua grinned and smiled. She knew Lu Hongying would agree.
Originally, Lu Mingwen was a little depressed. But when he saw the whole family was happy, he didn't want to affect the atmosphere. Moreover, after Lu Hongying came back, he could hear her and Xixi talking all day. Xixi started to call him Second Uncle. Every day when he entered the yard, he would shout at the top of his voice. The house was lively, and the crowing of the rooster was louder than before. Slowly, his mood brightened up a lot.
At home, there were people taking care of the children and cooking. Xue Huahua and Lu Dewen worked hard. There were a lot of rumors about Xue Huahua in the village. They said that it was not nice to ask for a betrothal gift. In addition, Sun Guixian fanned the flames. Several women whispered bad things about Xue Huahua. Xue Huahua saw it, but she didn't say anything. Her feet were almost healed. When Li Xuemei carried the pigweed, she would help Li Xuemei. She tried not to let Li Xuemei do any heavy work. After a while, the two of them got closer.
The two of them were very efficient. After a few days, the pigweed in the pig farm was piled up into a thick hill. When they were resting, Li Xuemei sat on a wooden bench outside the pigpen, and Xue Huahua used a broom to sweep the pigpen. The two of them chatted. Lu Ming's mother didn't like Li Xuemei. She felt that Li Xuemei was from the city and couldn't do anything. She only earned six work hours a day and was a burden to her son. She sat on the doorstep and scolded her in the morning and evening. She scolded her with all kinds of unpleasant words.
"Auntie, it's almost time to transplant rice seedlings. What do you think about me doing it?" There were some words that Li Xuemei couldn't say to Lu Ming. But she couldn't find anyone else. She could only ask Xue Huahua, who had a good relationship with her.
Xue Huahua swept the pig feces aside and used the broom to talk to Li Xuemei. "Why are you working so hard when you're pregnant? Are you afraid of your mother-in-law? She has a loud voice. Ordinary words come out of her mouth like quarreling. You'll get used to it in the future. She scolded you, but she has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. If she scolded you, she might sulk at home alone and regret it. "
Many mothers-in-law in the village scolded their daughters-in-law, saying that they were lazy and couldn't give birth to a son. It could be seen everywhere. When Lu Ming's mother was young, she was also scolded. She gave birth to five sons and three daughters, but her mother-in-law still didn't like her. Because of this, Lu Ming's mother almost jumped into the river and died. When it was her turn to be the mother-in-law, she straightened her back and felt that she could take revenge. How could she not scold her daughters-in-law?
In her memory, she saw from afar that Lu Ming's mother scolded her disappointing eldest daughter-in-law. After scolding her, she sat on a small hill and sulked. She was really a typical old lady in the countryside who had a hard mouth but a soft heart.
Li Xuemei knew that Xue Huahua was telling the truth, but she couldn't get over it. Her family background wasn't good, and it was good that Lu Ming was willing to marry her. If she didn't know how to be grateful, she would be too inhumane. After thinking for a while, she hesitated and said, "If I marry Lu Ming, I have to learn how to do farm work. I can't be completely clueless, right?"
Li Xuemei looked gentle and gentle. Although she was tanned, she had a good temperament and gave people a comfortable feeling. Xue Huahua didn't agree with her. "Who said that marrying a farmer means you have to know how to do farm work? If that's the case, wouldn't those who marry a butcher learn how to kill pigs?"
She didn't understand Lu Ming's mother, but from her point of view, Lu Ming's mother was bluffing. Li Xuemei was from the city, and in this era, people from the countryside were unreachable. Lu Ming's mother was afraid that Li Xuemei would be restless and run away with someone else, so she scolded her on purpose. When Lu Ming's brothers got married, which one of them didn't get scolded by his mother?
Hearing the word 'butcher', Li Xuemei pursed her lips and smiled. When she thought of the villagers talking about Xue Huahua, she said bluntly, "Auntie, you're different from what they said."
She felt that Xue Huahua was not a stingy blackmailer in the eyes of the villagers. Xue Huahua didn't talk much, but she was meticulous. As long as she saw that Xue Huahua was slightly tired, she would take the initiative to take a break before continuing. The villagers would scold her for being lazy when they saw her. Xue Huahua replied frankly, "My legs are a little painful. I can't give up my legs just to work, right?"
Her words left the other party speechless.
To be honest, it was all thanks to Xue Huahua that she could relax a little.
"Who cares what they say, as long as we have a clear conscience." Many people didn't agree with Xue Huahua taking back the betrothal gift, thinking that she had lost the face of Renan Village. She didn't think so. It was another matter if her family was well-off, but she couldn't do something like pretending to be generous when she was poor and letting the whole family go hungry. The mouth belonged to others, and she couldn't control what others said. She only knew that this year's grain would be enough to eat until the autumn harvest.
Life was like drinking water, and only one knew whether it was warm or cold.
Li Xuemei nodded. From this point of view, she admired Xue Huahua. When they were cutting the pigweed, they heard many people pointing at them, but Xue Huahua's face didn't change at all. Not everyone had this calmness and open-mindedness.
Xue Huahua's calm attitude made some people feel like they were punching cotton. Several people ran to Lu Jianguo and shouted that they wanted to change the job of cutting pigweed. For the sake of fairness, Lu Jianguo arranged Xue Huahua to go to the field to pull weeds. Xue Huahua nodded happily. The next day, she rolled up her trousers and went to the field in high spirits.
She listened to the arrangement and orders of the organization. She had confidence in the organization.
As for the people who snitched behind her, Xue Huahua turned a deaf ear to them. Her strength was to be used in the field, not to quarrel with people.
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