A car accident, our family of three crossed

Chapter 208: Eating meat buns for the first time, I want to cry

Chen Laoer and his family of three lived in a house in the county town for half a month, and their master never came to visit.

Even after half a month, they still felt a sense of unreality. If they had not all been wearing new clothes and had not kept the one or two taels of silver given to them by their master before he left, they would have really thought it was just a dream.

In the past half month, they have not used the one or two taels of silver left by their master. Their daily expenses are all covered by the dozen or twenty copper coins that Chen Laoer earns as a porter every day.

The woman takes care of the housework at home, and the man works outside to earn money to support the family, and their life is quite enjoyable.

But the master left them here and never came back, which still made them feel a little uneasy because they were idle.

Early in the morning, Chen Laoer finished sweeping the yard as usual and was about to go out to the market to wait for work, but at this time there was a knock on the door of the house.

This was the first time someone knocked on the door since they moved in. The family of three looked at each other, wondering if it could be the master.

Chen Laoer's wife wiped her hands on her apron and hurriedly urged the man who was still in a daze, "Don't be in a daze, go open the door, go quickly."

After being reminded by his daughter-in-law, Chen Laoer woke up as if from a dream. He put down the broom and went to open the door.

Sure enough, there were three people standing outside the door, a handsome man, a beautiful woman, and a little baby who looked like a doll in a New Year painting. Who else could be this beautiful family if not their master?

"Sir, Madam, Young Master."

Song Ning raised his lips and smiled, and walked inside with Yang Yang, "Go and open the side door quickly and let the ox cart in."

This time, the yard had been tidied up, making people feel happy as soon as they entered the yard. It was completely different from the last time when the yard was full of fallen leaves and weeds.

Chen Laoer hurried to open the side door, and Chen Laoer's wife took the things from Hang Shuheng's hand. Hang Shuheng sent them to the house and left. He was going to Wanjuan Book House.

Song Ning said as soon as he entered the room: "You haven't had breakfast yet, right? I just passed by the market and bought you some food. Take it and eat it while it's hot!"

It turned out that those things were food bought for them by their master. Chen Laoer's wife held them in her hands and instantly felt them heavy.

"Ma'am, why don't you save it for lunch? We can just eat some bread. I made some bread in the kitchen this morning."

What the master bought must be good stuff. She could even smell the fragrance of the meat buns. How could they, as servants, eat such good food?

"Eat it all, don't save it. We have guests coming to visit at noon, and we will make other arrangements."

As soon as Song Ning saw her, he knew that she was reluctant to eat it. He took it from her hand, took out a meat bun and handed it to Xiaobao who was swallowing his saliva quietly beside him.

"Come on, Xiaobao, take it and eat it. Be careful, it's hot!"

Xiao Bao took the meat bun which was still a little hot. It was something he had never eaten before. Even though it was hot, he was reluctant to let it go. He whispered, "Thank you, Madam."

"Good boy, don't be reluctant to eat, there are still more." Song Ning touched his head, turned around and handed the things to Xiaobao's mother, "Take it and eat it while it's hot. Eat something first, and then help Shuisheng move the things off the ox cart and clear a room to put them away."

"Oh! Okay!" Chen Laoer's wife nodded with emotion, picked up the buns and went to share them with her husband.

Thinking back to the past, when they were in the village, they always did the most work but ate the worst food. Even during the New Year and other festivals, their family could hardly eat a piece of meat.

But now, their master was considerate of them and even brought them some meat buns. After taking a bite, they couldn't help but want to cry, they were extremely moved.

It was the first time they had eaten such delicious meat buns, but they were reluctant to finish them all. They only ate half and put the rest away.

Song Ning noticed their little trick and reminded them: "It's hot now, the meat buns can't be kept for a long time, they will go bad."

"Thank you, ma'am. Let's get to work first. Once we're done, we'll eat."

Since they all said so, Song Ning didn't say anything more and took them over to meet Uncle Chai.

"This is Uncle Chai, they are all our family." Song Ning introduced them to each other, "Uncle Chai, this is Chen Lao Er and his wife, and the child named Xiao Bao is their child. They are currently responsible for guarding our house in the county town."

Uncle Chai was wearing a bamboo hat with its brim pulled down low. He raised his head and nodded to them. Only then did Chen Laoer and his family notice his face. They gasped in surprise and were somewhat frightened by it.

"Uncle Chai, Uncle Chai."

Uncle Chai nodded as a greeting and was not at all moved by their gaffe.

"Xiaobao, this is Grandpa Chai, good boy, call him!"

Song Ning signaled Xiaobao to call for help. She had discovered before that this uncle was usually taciturn and always immersed in his own world, doing things silently. He seemed to be uninterested in anything. Only when facing Yangyang would his eyes fluctuate a little.

Therefore, she guessed that he might like children more. When at home, she would always ask Yangyang to talk to him more from time to time. Sure enough, he would unconsciously talk more when interacting with children.

"Hello, Grandpa Chai." Xiaobao was a little afraid of his face. It was an instinctive reaction, but he still poked his little head out from behind his mother and called out.

Uncle Chai Wu's eyes really showed a hint of tenderness. Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Song Ning asked the children to go play aside. Some things can only be done slowly and cannot be rushed.

"Mudun, take your brothers to play in the yard."

Since Zhou Ru said she would visit their new house today, Song Ning told her some things when he took Chen Laoer's wife back to the main house in the inner courtyard.

"We have guests coming to visit at noon today. I'll write a list for you later, and you can go to the market to buy some ingredients." After saying this, she suddenly remembered that she was born in the countryside and had never been to school or read, but she still asked, "Can you read?"

As expected, Chen Laoer's wife shook her head in embarrassment and said, "We country women, how can we have the opportunity to learn to read? I can only recognize my own name."

She paused, then continued, "However, Xiaobao's father can recognize a few words. In the past, when he was in the village, his family supported his younger brother-in-law to study, and Xiaobao's father learned a few words from him."

Song Ning didn't expect that Chen Laoer could recognize some characters. "Really? That's good. If he is willing to learn, you can ask me to write some calligraphy for him to read. It's always a good thing to be able to recognize characters."