Li Damai kicked his sister to signal her to stop making trouble.
Then he smiled weakly at Old Man Li and said, "Sir, why did you get up so early? We just started cooking, and it's still early in the day. You should go back to sleep."
Old Man Li frowned, "Do you want to cook now? The chicken hasn't crowed yet?"
"Ha!" Li Xiaomian couldn't help rolling her eyes and said coolly: "Grandpa, when the rooster crows, our family will have dinner. If we get up to cook after the rooster crows, my step-grandmother will not be able to do it."
Kill us?"
Old Man Li choked again.
What about "grandfather" and "stepgrandma"? Why is this girl's mouth so poisonous?
but……
He suddenly remembered that one time the year before last, the old woman made a fuss at home, saying that her wife was deliberately lazy and her third son went to school without having breakfast.
That time, the eldest daughter-in-law was punished and had to work hard all day, and she gave birth prematurely at night.
That is the last remaining flesh and blood of the eldest son!
The old lady has gone too far!
Old Man Li couldn't help but sigh when he thought of the past.
Alas! My little wife was originally the concubine of a landlord's family. She was wronged to marry him. She always used the rules of a wealthy family to restrain her children. What could he say?
He glanced at an egg on the stove and knew that it was for his third son. Ever since his third son went to private school, he had been eating an egg every day.
Then he remembered that the only male grandson of Dazhu was still ill, so he said with concern: "Boil Dazhu an egg too, to give him some nourishment."
"Hey, thank you, Master."
Damai looked at the old man happily.
Old Man Li paused for a moment, then said belatedly: "Wait, I'll get you some eggs."
The eggs were in the main room, and the old woman put them in a straw basket under the bed.
Li Xiaomian took over the task of lighting the fire from her sister, and while filling the stove with firewood, she said:
"Master, please bring two more eggs. My mother is also sick and needs to be replenished. There is also Sanshun. The child is three years old and can't run well yet."
Sanshun is the youngest son of his second uncle's family. The reason why he still can't run well at the age of three is not only premature and weak, but also caused by malnutrition.
Old Man Li was speechless, turned around and entered the main room.
Seeing that his grandfather really brought three eggs over, Li Damai whispered to his sister quietly.
"Xiao Mian, if you boil so many eggs at once, grandma will definitely make a fuss!"
She was a little scared. Grandma not only scolded people, but also punished them corporally. She would scare people to death when she made a fuss.
"Sister, doesn't Mom want to separate the family? Then let her make a fuss. The more fuss, the better."
Although she had been lying in bed these days, she could clearly see what was going on at home at a glance.
"You should stop getting involved. Oh! I don't know what my mother is thinking. How can we survive if our family is divided?"
Li Damai was worried. His mother had been clamoring for a separation since she fell into the water.
But the younger brother is only eleven years old, the younger sister is only nine years old, and she has just turned thirteen. Without dad in the family, it feels like the sky is falling. Now that they are separated...
Li Damai felt that the burden on his shoulders was too heavy.
When the rooster crows for the first time, the lights in the east wing come on.
This is when my uncle Li Xiangxuan got up.
Li Damai quickly gave him hot water to wash up.
Li Xiang is nearly eighteen years old. He is of medium build and quite handsome. His complexion is bleached because he doesn't see the sun very much.
Li Shusheng is not old, but he always has a straight face and looks like an old scholar.
I have long been accustomed to being served by my family, so I turned a blind eye to my eldest niece's actions of bringing hot water and peeling eggs.
A bowl of millet porridge, an egg, and a large white flour bun. This is his fixed breakfast.
There are also two white scallion pancakes with me, which are used as a snack at school at noon.
After eating in a hurry, he put his book basket on his back. The third grandfather of the Li family's bullock cart had already parked at the door, waiting to take him to school.
There are seven children in the village attending private schools in the county. Four of them can afford to ride in a bullock cart.
It costs two cents per person for one trip. If someone in the village wants to go to the county early, they can also pay one cent for a ride.
Because students cannot be delayed in class, Third Grandpa’s morning bus leaves on time and does not wait for anyone.
Seeing the eldest sister sending her third uncle off respectfully, Xiao Mian sneered in her heart.
This third uncle didn't even glance at the two sisters from beginning to end, as if they were maids.
what.
Everyone in the family got up one after another.
The second aunt walked in with red eyes. She looked at Xiaomian a few times and said, "Is the second girl grown up?"
Seeing Xiao Mian nodding, she said sheepishly: "I overslept. Your second uncle is not at home. Why didn't you two call me?"
Damai smiled: "You are hurting your eyes. The more you sleep, the better it will be."
Xiao Mian glanced at her second aunt's eyes. They were so red. Could it be pink eye?
This is contagious.
She hurriedly pinched a handful of coarse salt and put it in a basin, then boiled the water.
"Second Aunt, you can use this basin yourself. Use this salt water to wash your eyes. Be patient and wash more often."
"Oh, use salt water, how wasteful is this?" The second aunt took the basin in pain.
"Saline water sterilizes, the doctor said." Xiao Mian motioned to her second aunt to take the basin to her room and wash it.
"Barley, get me a basin of water and bring it over."
Li Xiangyuan stood at the door of the west wing and shouted.
Damai agreed and went to scoop up water, but Xiao Mian stretched out his hand to stop him.
My sister-in-law is fifteen. She usually does nothing but embroidery. She has to serve meals to her.
No, you have to ask someone to wash your face every day.
I'm used to her!
"Sister-in-law, my eldest sister and I have been up and busy in the middle of the night. The pickles haven't been cut yet, so you can make the face wash yourself."
"Hey! What are you doing with your little hooves? How dare you talk back?"
Li Xiangyuan's voice was eight times louder, she twisted her waist and rushed into the kitchen, reaching out to twist Xiaomian's waist.
Damai was startled and quickly stopped her.
"Sister-in-law, don't be angry. There is smoke in the kitchen. Come out quickly and I will get you some water."
"Go away, you little hooves have no good intentions. Who don't think you know? You two perverts."
Da Mai stood in front of Xiao Mian and was unexpectedly slapped by her sister-in-law.
The eldest sister's face instantly became red and swollen. This little girl has evil thoughts and is really merciless.
Li Xiaomian squinted his eyes, and a blurry scene beside the stream appeared in front of his eyes.
But before she could think about it, she reached out and picked up a fire stick and stabbed it out.
He lit the fire stick on my sister-in-law's chest, and with a "plop" sound, she sat down on the ground.
Before Li Xiangyuan could scream, Xiao Mian pulled her eldest sister out of the kitchen.
Old Man Li and Mrs. Zhao heard the noise and looked over.
Li Xiaomian curled up her mouth and said loudly with a cry: "Grandpa, step-grandma, my sister-in-law hit someone. Look at how much my eldest sister's face was beaten, her face is completely disfigured."
Mrs. Zhao was so angry that she trembled.
Stepgrandma, is this a reminder that she is a successor?
For so many years, even her two grandsons did not dare to call her stepmother openly.
Li Xiaomian continued: "My dear grandpa, please give me some advice. Although my sister-in-law was born from my step-grandmother, you can't beat her like this, right? This sister-in-law has a very vicious heart."
Before Old Man Li could react, she said coldly to Ms. Zhao:
"Grandma, I know you are not our real grandma, but my sister-in-law is so bullying. As a step-grandma, you can't just ignore your conscience and let your sister-in-law be disrespectful, right?"
Li Xiaomian complained loudly. Although he had a crying tone, his voice was clear and cold, as if coming from a cold pool.