In Broken Gold Town, Song Liyun was chatting with Aunt Guo, who was also here, while she was taking the freshly steamed multi-grain steamed buns out of the basket with quick hands and feet.
At this moment, Xiao An staggered in dragging a bundle of firewood.
Song Liyun quickly put down the basket and carried the bundle of firewood to the stove for him and said casually: "Xiao An, if you want to carry the bundle of firewood from now on, just call Sister Xu. You can't lift it."
Because Luo Baihu was a commoner who picked up leftovers from others, and there were many women.
In addition to Aunt Cui and Aunt Liu, who are in their forties, and two aunts in their thirties, there are actually three unmarried girls.
Among them, Song Liyun is the oldest, seventeen years old, and the rest are all girls in their fifteenth or sixteenth years.
The several people divided the work. Song Liyun usually followed Aunt Guo, who was responsible for steaming steamed buns, and did the heavy work of carrying the basket, while the other two girls lit the fire in front of the stove and helped wash the dishes and vegetables.
Xiao An also lit the fire, but he was weak and found it difficult to hold bundles of firewood. Naturally, he should let the two older children do it.
Song Liyun didn't want him to work too hard any longer and affect his growth and development.
Just as Song Liyun finished speaking, a man walked in from outside the hut where he was cooking.
Xu Yan'er had a sullen face and pouted her lips and said dissatisfiedly: "Song Liyun, you are not the head of the stove, why should you instruct me to work?"
Song Liyun felt that he was an adult and did not care too much about her as a child. He smiled lightly and said: "Xiao An can't pick up such a heavy bundle of firewood, so I'll ask Sister Yan'er to pick up more."
Xu Yan'er sneered: "It's no shame that a piece of trash who can't even pick up a bundle of firewood is here to make a living."
Song Liyun suddenly lowered his face and stared at her coldly: "Xu Yan'er, don't talk nonsense, everyone is watching. My brother doesn't eat as much as you do, and he doesn't work less than you. You know who is a waste."
Xu Yaner's face turned red instantly: "You're talking nonsense, I don't work less, but I'm not like some people who like to show off in front of others." As she said this, she gave Xiao An a hard look, who was huddled behind Song Liyun.
She could clearly hear the timing of the assigned work. Everyone was here to do corvee work, but Song Zhenan was the only one who followed her brothers and sisters to earn a living.
It would be fine if he was like an ordinary child who only knew how to eat and play. However, Xiao An was too diligent and did not run anywhere. He worked conscientiously and diligently and was praised by everyone he saw.
As a result, she, the real master, was scolded by several aunts behind her back, saying that she was not even as good as a child.
Song Liyun held Xiao An's shoulders and pulled him out from behind him: "Xiao An, you are good, don't be afraid, you will naturally let everyone see you if you do well."
Xiao An shrank back and said nothing. He just lowered his head and rubbed his fingers vigorously.
Song Liyun touched his head and sighed in his heart: He has a timid mentality and is not used to being praised, so he has to take his time!
Seeing that it was almost time for dinner, Song Liyun would get busy soon, and Song Liyun did not want to quarrel with Xu Yaner in front of Xiao An, which would further stimulate the child's psychology.
Song Liyun glanced at Xu Yan'er: "No one from the family said that Xiao An can't eat. Sister Yan'er should not worry about it in the future."
Xu Yaner bit her lip. Song Liyun was right. The military camp did not care about having another child to eat.
Seeing that Xu Yan'er stopped talking, Song Liyun turned around and took a steamed bun from the basket. Just as he was about to hand it to Xiao An, someone suddenly blocked him with his arm crossed.
Song Liyun raised his eyes and saw that the person who came was in his forties, with a scar on the corner of his mouth.
"Aunt Cui, what do you mean?"
"Song girl, what do you want to do? You don't have to follow the rules. The people working outside haven't eaten yet, so why did you take it casually in the first place?"
Is it over or not?
Song Liyun frowned and said impatiently: "Ms. Cui, the quantity of steamed buns for each person is enough to make it easy. Xiao An eats first and only eats his portion, and he doesn't touch other people's. What's wrong with that?"
Aunt Cui slapped the steamer and said angrily: "You said you didn't take it, so you didn't take it, who knows!
I know that the military master distributes rations on a per-capita basis, but this child's name is not even on the books, and he has no food at all.
Everyone was new here in the first two days, so my wife didn't care about anything and didn't make any trouble.
It would be better now to raise a white-eyed wolf who eats for free and sneaks in on the people who do things to steal food."
These words contained a gun and a stick, and were more serious than Xu Yan'er's.
Song Liyun's face instantly fell, and she could clearly feel Xiao An trembling behind her.
Freeloaders, losers, these words were used throughout his short life.
No matter how hard he worked, he was freeloading. He was scolded like this in Xiaoshi Village and is still scolded by strangers now.
Song Liyun was furious: She had all of Song Laoer's belongings in her space, so there was no need to bring Xiao An here to work for a living.
Originally, I just wanted to take advantage of the large number of people and the lively atmosphere to help Xiao An adapt to the environment.
But Xiao An tried his best to please others, but was still squeezed out, so there was no need to work hard anymore.
It's just that people can leave, but they can't be allowed to speak like this.
Song Liyun raised the corners of his mouth and said sarcastically: "Aunt Cui said it well.
Xiao An's name is not on the roster, but he does more work than those with names.
A lot of people who are alive should not eat. Do you think those who are eating under the name of others should starve to death, Xu Yan, Aunt Cui?"
Xu Yan'er is none other than Aunt Cui's daughter.
Everyone had only been here a few days, and Xu Yaner, who was called a corvee, was quite lazy.
However, Aunt Cui was the oldest, quick at work, and was responsible for cooking. She was responsible for cooking, and she did not burden others. For her sake, the others did not say much.
Of course Aunt Cui knows her daughter's temperament.
It was precisely because I was at odds with my sister-in-law at home and the place where I was doing corvée work was close to home, so I took him out to practice, but I didn’t expect to be taken to such a far away place.
But Xu Yan'er couldn't stand it, so she always wandered away from work and provoked others.
Now that Song Liyun directly said that her daughter was just here to make a living, she lost her temper and shouted: "So what, what you are doing is just a meal of your own quota, and what you bring is free food."
Listening to her eating for nothing, Aunt Guo next to her couldn't stand it and interrupted: "How much can a child eat? One less bite is enough for each person. Besides, Xiao An also works..."
"To put it lightly, why should I eat less? Even if I feed the dog, I won't give it to him for free. We can't break the rules!" Xu Yan'er blushed and interrupted her with a sinister tone.
"Just don't break the rules. The military master said that there is a fixed amount of food every day, and no one will be given too much." Aunt Cui pressed down the steamer next to her, as if Song Liyun was about to start a robbery.
She was the oldest and had many interactions with her in the military camp, so it was natural for her to become the kitchen lady.
"What's the fuss about? Let's have dinner."
The soldiers supervising the work outside the stove shed began to curse, and the peasants who were working came back to eat.
Some people heard the quarrel in the kitchen shed, and they all poked their heads in to watch the excitement.
Seeing the sergeant coming, Cui Auntie said to the two of them: If you two are not embarrassed, go to work.
After saying that, he immediately welcomed him out with a smile: "Master Jun, the meal is ready, let me bring it out!"
Song Liyun and Xu Yan'er glared at each other, holding their breath and began to serve porridge and steamed buns to the peasants, and then got down to business first.