Because time was tight, Tian Shao only mixed two kinds of fillings: dried plum vegetables and pickled beans this time. The meat buns were put on the pot, and the aroma spread quickly. The youngest son of the next door neighbor Tian Damao shouted for meat after smelling the aroma.
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Tian Damao's wife couldn't resist her son's insistence, and she also wanted to eat meat buns. But it was impossible to persuade Li Guihua because of her temperament, so she came to the door with a pound of rice.
Li Guihua knew her intention and did not refuse. She gave her two dried meat buns with pickled vegetables and a pound of rice.
Si Ya was not happy anymore and shouted loudly: "Mom, our family doesn't have enough to eat, so why should we give it to their family?"
After saying that, he ran into the kitchen to complain to Tian Shao.
In fact, Tian Shao had heard about it, but she didn't interfere in this matter. After all, they were next door neighbors, and it was a bit unkind for him to offer something in exchange for it and then refuse it instead of asking for nothing.
Li Guihua felt a little guilty, so she put the empty bowl back into Aunt Mei's hand and said in a low voice: "My eldest daughter doesn't allow me to exchange the things in the house. Just this once, next time you want to eat meat buns, go to a state-owned restaurant to sell them."
Aunt Mei still felt that she was at a loss and said: "Don't worry, I will definitely go to a state-owned hotel to change it next time."
At this time, Tian Shao came out of the kitchen, smiled and said to Aunt Mei: "Aunt, please ask Xiaocao to come over. Wu Ya said that there is one piece of clothing that she can't wear anymore, and she wants to put it on Xiaocao, please ask her to come over.
Try it."
Wuya and Xiaocao used to be good friends. When she got a new cotton-padded jacket this winter, she wanted to give her old worn-out cotton-padded jacket to Xiaocao. When she came back, she saw that Xiaocao was wearing very thin clothes. Although Wuya's clothes were not very warm, they were still warm.
It was better than the clothes Xiaocao was wearing.
Nowadays, the old clothes are also treasures. After hearing this, Aunt Mei no longer complained and happily went back with the meat buns. After a while, Xiaocao, who was as thin as firewood, came over.
Tian Shao saw that she was wearing four or five shabby autumn clothes, her face was purple from the cold and she had a long nose. She turned her head and said to Wu Ya: "Get a basin of hot water to wash her face and hands, and then put your old cotton clothes on
Put some cotton pants on her."
Xiaocao didn't dare to look up at Da Ya, so she just whispered: "Thank you, Sister Da Ya."
After changing her clothes, Tian Shao gave her a dumpling with dried plums and vegetables and said, "Eat it, and then go back after eating."
Xiaocao was very moved, but she couldn't bear to eat it: "Sister Da Ya, can I take it back? My second sister has never eaten meat buns, and I want to eat them with her."
Tian Shao's nose felt a little sour, he shook his head and said, "If you take it back, you and your second sister won't be able to eat it."
Tian Damao's family is very patriarchal, and everything good is closely tied to his two sons. Xiaocao and his two sisters are treated poorly, and they are considered lucky to be able to grow up.
Xiaocao's expression paused, then she lowered her head and started eating in small bites. When she ate the meat, the soup and fragrance slowly filled her lips, and she couldn't help but shed tears.
Li Guihua cursed in a low voice: "You damn girl, why did you give the cotton-padded jacket to Xiaocao without my consent?"
Tian Shao glanced at her and said: "That cotton-padded jacket has been worn for six years and changed over and over again, and it has long stopped being warm. Wuya likes Xiaocao, so if he wants to help her, he will comply with her wishes."
Li Guihua did not pursue the matter further, but she also warned Tian Shao that she had plans for everything in the house and she was not allowed to give it away casually.
After hearing her talk, Tian Shao had a head as big as an ox and said helplessly: "Mom, if I have any ideas on how to deal with things at home in the future, I'll ask you first, okay!"
That's pretty much it.
After finishing the side dishes, Tian Shao asked her to rinse her mouth and then gave her a sour bean bag: "Take this for your second sister to eat!"
Xiaocao's second sister didn't eat the sour bean buns, and it fell into the mouths of her two younger brothers. After Wuya found out, when she gave Xiaocao food, she was told to finish it on the spot and was not allowed to take it home.
As soon as lunch was ready, Uncle Li's loud voice sounded outside: "Osmanthus, Dalin, open the door."
Si Ya recognized Uncle Li's voice and happily ran out to open the door. Then the whole family came to greet her at the door. Uncle Li sent Er Ya back this time and brought a lot of things with him.
Tian Shao saw that Erya was so thin that she was almost out of shape. He said hello to Uncle Li and pulled her into the house.
Li Guihua saw that he had brought a bunch of things again and couldn't help but said: "Brother, there is nothing missing in the house now. Don't send anything in the future. There are so many mouths in the house, and San Kui doesn't have a wife, so take whatever you have."
Exchange money..”
Uncle Li smiled and scolded: "This food is not for you, I gave it to the children. Daya and Sanya have a hard time studying, so they need to eat more good food."
As soon as he entered the house, Erya took out twelve yuan like a treasure: "Sister, I have earned twelve yuan these days. Sister, I will give you this money. You can use it to buy more meat to eat later."
Tian Shao did not accept her money and said: "Da Ya, you are still too young to do such a physical thing, otherwise you will not grow taller."
That was fine in the past. The family was too poor and had no choice but to let Erya suffer. But now that the family's foreign debt has been paid off and she has a job to supplement the family income, she doesn't want Erya to do such heavy work anymore.
Erya said with a smile: "When I went to the mountains this time, my aunt and cousin all said that I have grown a lot taller. Sister, my height is pretty good. It doesn't matter if I don't grow taller."
In fact, not only Erya, but also the five sisters including Tian Shao have grown taller. But after all, she is seventeen years old and it is not obvious. Erya and Sanya are like pulling out bamboo shoots, which is very obvious. Li Guihua attributes the credit to the food she eats.
Okay, but Tian Shao knew that the root cause was the occasional bone soup.
Seeing her ignorance, Tian Shao said helplessly: "Working overload will not only affect your height but also your life span. Our father is not as good as before because he is overworked. I am nervous now, and I will wait for a few days before I have enough money."
I'm going to take him to the hospital for a checkup."
Now even Tian Shao would not be willing to take him to Tian Dalin, so he could only wait for the royalties to be paid before coaxing him to go.
Erya's eyes nearly popped out as she said, "What did you say? It affects life span."
Tian Shao said: "If you don't believe me, you can go to the town health center and ask the doctors to see if I am scaring you."
Before, Erya followed Tian Dalin to cut firewood, but she didn't dare to carry too much charcoal, which weighed fifty or sixty kilograms. Now that Tian Dalin wasn't watching, she actually helped pick up a hundred kilograms of charcoal and sold it outside.
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Erya was frightened and said hurriedly: "Sister, then I won't live long."
Tian Shao smiled and said with relief: "This time won't last long, so it won't affect you. I can't do the work at home, but don't do it recklessly like at my uncle's house. It's very harmful to your health."
How dare Erya do that?
After Tian Shao said this, he smelled the smell on her body and said with disgust: "How many days have you not showered? It stinks so much. Go wash your hair and take a shower. I made meat buns today. You can eat them after washing them."
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Erya's worries turned into joy and she said with a smile: "Sister, I'm going to wash now."
My eldest sister has been fine with everything since she fell into the water. The only drawback is that she is very particular. In order not to be disliked by her, the family is now very clean inside and outside.