Abandoned Wife Headed Home: Bringing Fubao to Farming

Chapter 26 An Indulgence

He tore off the oiled paper wrapped outside and threw it out of the car window.

Bring the candied haws hung with icing sugar to Hong'er's mouth.

Hong'er raised her head, and looked at Chu Yunjian in front of her with reddened eyes in astonishment.

Chu Yunjian was expressionless, and said lightly: "Just this time, don't make another example!"

Overjoyed in Hong'er's eyes, he took the candied haws and put them in his mouth, then stuck out his little tongue and licked it lightly.

so sweet!

He took another bite cautiously.

Seven-point sweet and three-point sour, sour and sweet, it turns out that candied haws are so delicious!
Chu Yunjian watched his son eating candied haws with relish, his chin was covered with syrup, he stuck out his small tongue to lick off the syrup on his chin, his cheeks were stretched like a small bun...

The coldness in Chu Yunjian's eyes dissipated little by little, and a few traces of warmth trickled through.

Today's candied haws should be regarded as an indulgence for Hong'er.

After returning, everything will be back on track again, and there will be no intersection between their father and son and her.

……

In the woods near the cave, Ximei, Dalan and a group of women are busy collecting firewood.

They pile up the firewood gathered in an open place to dry, and when the moisture is almost dry, they will burn the firewood into plant ash.

This was confessed by Lizheng Wang Shanbao.

It is said that plant ash sprinkled in the house can remove dampness and musty smell.

Looking at the sun that was gradually rising above her head, Da Lan asked Ximei, "Why didn't I see Yinger today? Where did she go?"

Ximei shook her head, "Perhaps they went back to the village to look at the house. The two of them ran away in a hurry and didn't bring anything with them."

The water was too deep to go back before, but now the water has receded almost, maybe Yinger was thinking about things at home, so she went back to have a look.

Dalan said "oh", and the two of them just buried their waists and continued to work when Zhou Songxia came from the side with a pile of firewood in her arms. Just when she heard this, she smiled strangely and said, "What's the matter with her two shabby houses?" Looks good? Maybe he fooled around with some wild guy!"

Ximei's face suddenly changed.

"Second sister-in-law of the Xiao family, your words are too harsh, Ying'er is not that kind of person."

"Ha, you know what kind of person she is, Ximei!"

"Of course I know, Ying'er and I are close..."

"Good? Well, I think she just took you for a fool!" Zhou Songxia looked at Ximei with contempt, and then said:

"Their wives are relying on you and Huosheng to eat and drink for free, and they can't help you with anything. Now they are hiding out by themselves, and the children are thrown to you. You are not being taken advantage of, what are you?"

Ximei blushed with anger and wanted to argue with Zhou Songxia, but was stopped by Dalan.

"Ximei, let's not be as knowledgeable as a mad dog. She didn't get any money yesterday, and she is suffocating in her heart!"

"Da Lan, please keep your mouth clean, who is extorting money?"

"Ha, whoever extorts money knows it in his heart, it's not me anyway!"

Dalan took Ximei to another place to gather firewood, and was too lazy to talk to Zhou Songxia.

The sun was too strong at noon, and everyone hid back in the cave.

This season's crops were flooded, and everyone tightened their rice bags to live. They burned a meal in the morning, but they stopped burning during the day.

Wait until the men come back at night to burn some more. The men return to the village to clean up the mud and garbage on the road.

Ximei took out the bag of rice grains hidden under the haystack, and felt worried when she saw the rice that was about to bottom out.

Even if there are two meals a day, and every meal is thin, the two of them, including Shen Yinger and his wife, will only take care of it for a day or two if they are exhausted.

After a day or two, if you can't get rice, you will really stop cooking.

How can this be done?
"Sister-in-law, I'm back!"

Just when Ximei was frowning, Shen Yinger appeared in front of her with sweat on her head.

Ximei stood up, "Ying'er, you are back, Fu Baoer asked you several times before!"

Shen Yinger looked around: "What about others?"

Ximei said, "We were playing at Dalan's side. A few children caught some silkworm chrysalis and asked Dalan to roast them to satisfy their hunger."

Shen Yinger nodded, it would be even more delicious with salt and pepper and cumin, but unfortunately there is no such condition.

"Yinger, where have you been all these days?" Ximei handed Shen Yinger a bowl of boiled water and then asked again.

Shen Ying'er took the water and drank it down in one gulp. Although she was sweating profusely, her eyes were shining.

"I went to town and did some shopping."

She pulled Ximei to sit down, took off the bulging bundle on her shoulders and put it on the haystack, and opened a corner for Ximei to see.

Ximei saw fist-sized sweet potatoes, some of which were covered with mud.

"Yeah? Yinger, where did you get the sweet potatoes?" Ximei kept her voice low, for fear of being overheard.

"Of course I bought it." Shen Ying'er said.

Today, she ran all over the rice shops in the town. Although she couldn't buy the staple food of rice and wheat flour, she finally managed to buy about ten catties of sweet potatoes.

Sweet potatoes, which are usually worthless, are chopped up and fed to chickens and ducks by many people. At this moment, they are sold for fifty yuan a catty.

With so many sweet potatoes in her bundle, it cost nearly [-] Wen.

She went to the ready-to-wear store and bought two sets of ready-made clothes for herself and Xiao Fubao. She couldn't keep wearing Ximei's and Xiao Fubao's wasted, right?
Life is tight for Ximei and Dalan too!
When passing by the grocery store, she saw other children eating snacks in their hands, so she gritted her teeth and brought some food for Xiao Fubao.

So this trip cost nearly a tael of silver!
"Sister-in-law, although these sweet potatoes are not as delicious as rice and pancakes, we can fill our stomachs when we are hungry." Shen Yinger said again.

Ximei nodded again and again, "There is no need to talk about it, let alone sweet potatoes, when there is nothing to eat, bark and grass roots are good things!"

Ximei looked around and found that no one was paying attention, so she quickly rolled up the bundle and stuffed it under the haystack to hide.

With this bag of sweet potatoes, I can endure for a few more days.

……

Da Lan had never roasted silkworm chrysalis before, no, the heat was not controlled properly, and the silkworm chrysalis were all burnt.

It was dark and gave off an unpleasant burnt smell.

"Oh, look at my clumsy hands, I have nothing to eat now!"

Da Lan was very annoyed, seeing the aggrieved eyes of the children next to her, especially Goudan who was about to cry, she really wanted to slap herself to death.

"Haha, don't you have anything to eat? I have something to eat!"

Little chubby Xiao Yuejie was standing not far away, holding a handful of wild hawthorn in his hand, puffing out his fleshy cheeks.

Seeing Goudan and Xiao Fubao's greedy eyes, Xiao Yuejie deliberately held a hawthorn and shook it in front of their eyes.

"Who wants to eat?"

Goudan was so greedy that he was about to cry, he jumped up and yelled, "I want to eat, I want to eat..."

Xiao Yuejie chuckled, "Call me daddy, and I'll reward him with one!"

Goudan straightened up, "Father!"

Da Lan's face became irritable, she covered Goudan's mouth, and slapped him hard on the butt twice.

Goudaner was beaten until he cried loudly.

(End of this chapter)