Chapter 248 Jing Chen is a man who does big things and becomes the mayor
Zhou Jingchen was so hungry that he couldn't bear it anymore. He urged Shen Xue, "Xiaoxue, I'm hungry. Hurry up and prepare something to eat."
"Jingchen, then you should light the fire first. The water tank at home is frozen. I have to go to the next door to get some water."
Shen Xue was not in a good condition to carry water, and the well was some distance away. Even when she walked to the well, she did not have the strength to draw water.
She could only go to Aunt Yungui's house next door to ask for some water. Aunt Yungui and her family were lying in bed. When they saw her coming, they realized that the couple had been discharged from the hospital.
Seeing her like this, Aunt Yungui filled a bucket of water for her and helped her carry it over.
"The team has distributed food, and your family has to give money to the team."
Shen Xue felt like she was hit on the head by a stone after hearing these light words. She grew up in the countryside and had worked for a year, not only did she not get any wages, but she even had to pay extra money. It would be embarrassing if she told others about it.
Zhou Jingchen didn't move at all on the kang, and he refused to light a fire when Shen Xue asked him to.
She felt aggrieved, but when she thought of the scene in her dream, the aggrieved feeling in her heart quickly dissipated.
Jing Chen is a man who does big things. As the mayor, he is not cut out for these kinds of things. She can just do the small things like making fire and cooking.
There was nothing to eat at home, so Shen Xue cooked two sweet potatoes and two potatoes, and that was their food.
As soon as Zhou Jingchen opened his eyes, he felt annoyed when he saw sweet potatoes and potatoes. "Can't you have something else to eat? Why do you always eat sweet potatoes and potatoes?"
"Jingchen, these are the only two things we have at home, and these are what we eat in the countryside."
Sweet potatoes and potatoes would make people feel hungry, so Shen Xue thought these two things were good to eat. Of course, this was also because there was nothing else to eat at home.
If there were fine grains and meat, she would not eat them either. She had no choice.
"Go next door and trade for some eggs. If there's any meat and flour, trade some too. It's almost New Year's Day, so let's eat something good."
Shen Xue responded, but didn't move, waiting for him to take out the money for her.
How could Zhou Jingchen not know that she was waiting for him to take out the money, but he didn't want to talk about money. He saw that Shen Xue still had money in her pocket.
"Go quickly."
Logically speaking, the money Shen Xue spent in the hospital should have been paid by her parents, but her parents didn't care about her. Since they were married, he paid for her medical expenses as well. The total cost for the two of them was more than two hundred yuan. He didn't have much money left, so he tried to save as much as possible.
No way of asking him to pay!
He had no intention of paying, so Shen Xue took her crutches and went to the next door to exchange things.
Half an hour later, he brought back ten eggs, half a pound of flour, and one or two ounces of lean meat.
Zhou Jingchen was quite satisfied. "Make a bowl of noodles and fry an egg."
With his current physical condition, he needs to eat good food. If he eats well, his injuries will heal faster. If he heals, he won't be pushed down by Liu Pandi all the time and vomit blood in anger.
"Jingchen, we are all full. Let's eat tomorrow. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve."
New Year's Day is approaching and there are sounds of firecrackers from time to time. Shen Xue looks at her bare house and feels sad for a moment.
Every household is busy preparing to welcome the New Year. This year, she only has Jingchen. The house is quiet and empty.
We didn’t even buy red paper to paste the couplets, there was no Chinese New Year atmosphere at all.
Jing Chen still has this attitude towards her!
"I want to eat now." How could a grown man like him feel full after eating two sweet potatoes or potatoes? This woman just didn't want to eat him well.
He wanted to eat noodles, and Shen Xue also wanted to eat noodles. As soon as she brought back half a pound of flour, she used it to make noodles. She made two large bowls of noodles and fried two eggs.
"Why did you use up all the flour? What will I eat tomorrow?" This woman said she was full, but she still cooked her own portion. She is really getting carried away.
Shen Xue said slowly, "If you're hungry tomorrow, go out and grab some snow and you'll be full."
Zhou Jingchen: “?”
Shen Shuyu was full, so she went to the cowshed while everyone else was back home.
Liang Jun was making steamed bread and preparing to put it in the pot for steaming when Shen Shuyu pushed the door open and said, "Grandma Liang, don't eat steamed bread tonight. Eat meat buns instead."
The family cooked pork ribs soup. Shen Shuyu filled the kettle with three bowls of it and could drink it directly by pouring it out.
Taotao hugged his sister's legs, his eyes sparkling, "Sister is so nice. When Taotao grows up, he will buy meat buns for her, too."
Shen Shuyu picked up a meatball and gave it to Taotao. Taotao didn't eat it right away. He cut the meatball into two halves and gave them to his grandparents.
"Grandpa and grandma eat first."
Liang Jun and Yang Zhen both looked relieved, but at the same time, they began to blame themselves for having implicated the child.
My little grandson is at an age when he is very active and lively, but because of his status, he was sent here and has to stay in this smelly cowshed every day.
Seeing other children playing in groups, he could only watch from afar.
Shen Shuyu took out a tin frog from the cage, "Taotao, what do you think this is?"
"frog!"
"It's a frog. Sister bought it specially for you. You are the only one in Shenjiaba Brigade who has this toy."
This was bought by Shen Shuyu at the supply and marketing cooperative. When she saw this toy, she thought that Taotao would like it.
Taotao really liked it. He looked at it for a while, then put it on the kang and started playing with it. There are few children who don't like toys.
"Sister, this frog is so pretty. I like it."
"Next time I see other toys, I'll buy them for you."
The couple ate buns with smiles on their faces. Only when Shen Shuyu came, there was a brief moment of joy in the cowshed.
Normally, the couple have sad looks on their faces because they are worried about their son and daughter-in-law.
Shen Shuyu often asked Taotao about his parents' situation. Whenever she asked, the couple would find other topics to talk about and ignore her questions.
They didn't say a word, so Shen Shuyu had no idea where to start if she wanted to find out about Taotao's parents.
The couple didn't say anything in order to protect their granddaughter. Once they told her, her granddaughter would try to investigate and it would attract the attention of those people.
Whenever their granddaughter asked, the couple tacitly agreed not to say much, and they also repeatedly reminded their granddaughter not to talk about their parents.
It's the New Year, so we need to eat better. Shen Shuyu brought some meatballs and twisted dough sticks fried by her grandmother from home, as well as two kilograms of noodles, meat, and ribs.
"Grandpa, Grandma Liang, eat these first. Don't be reluctant to eat them. I'll bring them back to you after you finish eating."
"Okay, these things are enough for a week. You don't have to go to the cowshed these days."
"I know. It's cold, so you should make the kang warmer. Don't be reluctant to burn firewood.
It contains ginger and brown sugar. Drinking more ginger and brown sugar water can warm your body. ”