HCB Chapter 27 Greedy for meat
Chapter 27 Greedy for meat
Wang's mother's home is quite far from Linjia Village, dozens of miles away, in a remote mountain village with only a dozen households. The family has to deliver goods in the morning and make crystal minced meat in the afternoon. Even if they take half a day to go back and forth, it is not enough.
"Dad, go ask Manager Xu if his restaurant has an ice cellar or something. We can cook one more day's supply and take a day off to go to grandma's house."
"I'll ask tomorrow!"
Sure enough, how could such a large restaurant not have an ice cellar? Not all the meat can be sold out in one day.
After the delivery was completed, the whole family dressed up and drove a mule cart to Yue's house.
Wang's father passed away when she was a child, and it was her mother who raised her and her brother. Her brother was able to get married thanks to his betrothal gift of 3 taels of silver.
The money was given to his brother to marry, so naturally she had no dowry. Because of this, she was scolded by her mother-in-law for many years, saying that her family embezzled the betrothal gifts and did not give her the dowry. She was told not to have any contact with her family anymore... Later, because she did not give birth to a son, she could not hold her head up in her husband's family.
The hard days are over, and she is very content with her life now. Touching her pocket, the ten taels of silver given to her by her daughter, her smile widened even more, as this was the subsidy her husband gave her to her parents' home.
Her greatest achievement in this life was marrying a good man and giving birth to a good daughter.
The mule cart drove all the way to the door of Wang's house, followed by a string of radishes. Xiaomi found that this village was much poorer than Linjia Village. Most families lived in adobe houses, and the children were wearing patched clothes and were barefoot. None of them looked presentable.
Two of the children were from the Wang family. When they saw the mule cart parked in their yard, they rushed into the house and shouted, "Grandma, grandma, mom, someone is coming home!"
After a while, an old man with silver hair came out slowly, "Who is it?"
When Wang saw her mother, tears streamed down her cheeks, "Mom! My daughter is home!"
"It's Xiuhe who's back! My daughter!" The mother and daughter hugged each other and cried. She felt guilty towards her daughter. She had spent all the betrothal gifts on marrying her daughter, leaving her daughter empty-handed and unable to hold her head up in her husband's family. She knew her daughter was not living well in her husband's family, but she had no choice. She had no money and could not help even if she wanted to.
"My sister-in-law is back!" Sun saw her sister-in-law's clothes and the mule cart in the yard, and knew that she was doing well. Her mother-in-law could finally rest assured!
"sister in law!"
"Mom, this is Xiaomi, hurry up and call someone!"
"Grandma, aunt!"
"Mom! Are you okay?" Lin Dashan bowed.
"Good, good, all good!" Seeing that her daughter still had only one daughter, the old woman was sad again. What should she do without a son? Her poor daughter!
"Where's brother?"
"I'm busy working in the fields. I'll be home soon. The child is calling me! Aunt, please come into the house and have a rest." Sun was a little worried. What should she do for lunch? There was nothing at home except the vegetables from the fields.
This family is a little poor, but they are all kind people.
After closing the gate, Lin Dashan started to move things, including 30 kilograms of refined rice, 30 kilograms of flour, cloth, two jars of wine, moon cakes, brown sugar, 3 chickens, 5 kilograms of meat, and a basket of eggs.
"How can you bring so many things? You can take them back later! Xiuhe, you are also ignorant. Will your mother-in-law agree to bring so many things back?" She had met her daughter's mother-in-law several times. She was not an easy person to get along with. She heard that she was a stepmother.
"Mom, this is for you, don't worry about eating it!"
"Sister-in-law, take this meat to the kitchen!"
Sun looked at her mother-in-law and didn't dare to answer.
"Grandma, these are bought by my parents to nourish your body. They will be sad if you don't accept them."
The old woman was touched, "Okay, okay! Take it, take it. Son-in-law, come in and talk!"
Lin Dashan was actually quite embarrassed. The mother and daughter were chatting about private matters, and he, a man, was not a big deal. Fortunately, his brother-in-law Wang De came back soon!
Wang told her mother about the division of the family property and learned that their eldest branch would only get 10% of the property. Old Wang couldn't help but burst into tears. The world is so unfair and it bullies honest people!
I also heard that after the family split up, they made money by selling food. I also felt that it was a good thing for this family to split up, otherwise, no matter how much they made, it would all go into the pocket of that old witch.
"Mom, there is no bamboo forest near our village, so I didn't bring you a message. Picking mushrooms is not possible in our village."
"If you don't have one, then you don't have one. It's all fate! I'm happy that you're doing well! But my girl, you still have to hurry up and give birth to a son. I see that your family is doing well. If you don't have a son, I'm afraid your son-in-law will think too much..."
Wang was shocked when she heard this. She had not expected this. It shouldn't happen. The majority of the family's money was in her hands, and she believed in the head of the family. Besides, who said she couldn't have children? She could go back to the city, see a doctor, take medicine, and take care of herself.
Wang, who had figured it out, stopped worrying and said, "Mom, don't worry, your son-in-law is fine! The family's money is in my hands, and he won't do anything rash."
"That's good!"
Wang took out 10 taels of silver from her pocket and said, "Mom, keep this. I think we need to repair the house. Also, the weather will get cold soon, so we need to buy some clothes."
"What are you doing? Take it back now. How can a married woman give so much to her parents? You have brought enough things today. Keep the money and don't let your son-in-law see it and think too much!"
"Your son-in-law asked me to give it to you. He gave me the silver."
Old Wang… “Really?”
"Why would I lie to you? Take it now!"
"This is too much!"
Old Mrs. Wang was happy and thought that her son-in-law Lin was a really good person. It would be even better if he didn't look down on her daughter for not having a son in the future!
Old Wang and Mrs. Wang were chatting in the room, Lin Dashan and Wang De were chatting in the main room. Lin Xiaomi was bored, so she let her uncle's two sons take her out to play.
The only thing you can do in the valley is mountain climbing. It is the end of summer now, and the mountains and forests are still very beautiful, with all kinds of wild flowers and weeds growing extremely lushly.
"Sister Xiaomi, I'll take you to pick wild fruits!"
"Okay!"
There are no delicious wild fruits on the mountain. Any ones that have a hint of sweetness will not live long enough to grow up. "Ugh!" Lin Xiaomi frowned after taking a bite. It tasted sour and astringent. What the hell was this!
Wang Sheng was a little embarrassed, "These are the only snacks we have in the mountains."
She had always thought that wild fruits were sweet and natural, but she never expected... it really overturned her perception.
"Let's go home, it's time for dinner!"
"Hey!" When the two kids heard about the meal, their eyes lit up. They saw their mother cutting meat and killing a chicken. They would have meat for lunch! Let's go, let's go. We can't miss the meal.
Scrambled eggs, stir-fried beans with meat, stir-fried eggplant with meat, smashed cucumber, stir-fried greens, chicken soup, and white rice. Well, this uncle's family is really having a hard time, and the meat and vegetables for lunch are all brought by them.
"Come, brother-in-law, eat meat!"
"Mom, eat meat!"
The two and a half boys stared at the meat, not daring to pick it up.
"Eat!" Lin Dashan picked up a piece of meat for each of them. He knew how much people who had not eaten meat for a long time would crave meat, especially children, who were at an age when they wanted to eat meat. The two boys were so happy that they shoveled the meat into their mouths. It smelled really good! Especially the big fat meat, which was so delicious that it made your mouth full of oil after a bite. It was so satisfying! Unconsciously, they sped up the speed of picking up the meat, and Sun glared at them several times, but it was useless.
"Xiaomi, chicken drumstick!"
Lin Xiaomi was flattered. She actually got a chicken leg one day! This aunt is more sensible than those people in the Lin family.
"Auntie, this is only for you."
Wang didn't want it, and gave it to her mother. Life was better at home now, and Xiaomi loved to eat, so they would kill a chicken every now and then. She really didn't want a chicken leg. But her mother's family, it was obvious that they hadn't eaten meat for a long time.
Thinking of her mother who had worked hard all her life, Wang felt sad.