Now Chen Tong didn't say anything, but he was still unhappy because he had to do all the work. While Chen Dou was lighting the fire, he talked to his mother about Xiaocao and the others.
"It's really annoying. You actually dislike Yun Xin and the others. I will never play with them again."
"Well, Yun Xin and the others are still young, so you must be careful when taking them out."
"Mom, I know, and I took them to Chuntao's house. They were grinding corn, and I saw that their corn cobs were smaller than ours."
Liang Caixia didn't say anything. The men were too tired today, and the job of rolling grass was not a good job. She still posted cakes for them in the evening.
"Go and chop the pickles, chop a piece of meat and steam it in the pickles."
Chen Dou was obedient and would do whatever his mother asked him to do. He would never shirk.
When I came out, I saw my little brother sitting under the eaves eating persimmons. There were soft ones on the windowsill, so they must be edible.
Knowing Chen Tong's temper, he wanted to say eat less but was afraid he would think too much. He felt unhappy that he didn't work today, so he decided to forget it.
In the Chen family's eldest family, only Chen Xiaoyan is cooking, and the rest are grinding corn.
Chen Miao sighed, there was nothing he could do about it. Although he didn't like his niece, he still felt uncomfortable seeing them really starving.
Early the next morning, Chen Miao had just finished packing and had not eaten yet, but her two sons were still playing around when she heard a knock on the door.
"I still have an ax with me and want to chop down trees."
"For the head of the family, that should be enough, right?"
I originally thought that I could eat meat this year, but I didn't expect that there were only ten kilograms of meat left at home, and it was all lean. She also wanted to give some to her grandma's family, which she was most unwilling to do.
Chen Xiaoyan curled her lips. "Nai, my family doesn't eat in the morning. All the food is sold."
"Auntie, what is this? It doesn't taste good?"
"There's nothing we can do about poaching it away."
Everyone in the Chen family went up the mountain again. Chen Miao had some yams in his hand, so this time he took his two sons to play and let them dig them.
Yang Yuemei sighed. "Now there is only enough food left."
Yang Yuemei thought so too. Of course, good things must come into her own home.
"Mom, my old aunt said that my third aunt also knows about yam. What is yam? She said that the porridge is particularly delicious." Chen Xiaoyan said.
Yang Yuemei served the man porridge. The remaining Japanese melons in the basin were served to the man.
Yang Yuemei knew that she was taking advantage, so she didn't dare to fool around with this matter. It was better for the little donkey to hurry up and get into the house. There were other two families waiting for her.
Chen Xiaoyan had no choice but to return the bowl to Chen Dou. "Nai, I'm going to my third aunt's house. She said she was going to dig yams today. I ate very well just now, and I can still eat some food when I put it on the porridge."
I opened the door and saw Chen Xiaoyan, but didn't let her in. "What's the matter?"
The last one I went to was grandma's house. They were having dinner at home. When she got here, Chen Xiaoyan was not polite. She directly picked up the grandma's bowl and started drinking porridge.
Chen Xiaoyan didn't care about that much, and ate in large gulps. She was not afraid of the heat, and finished the bowl of porridge quickly. She was still going to serve it, but Liang Caixia said, "I'm going back to your house for dinner, but your old lady hasn't eaten yet. "
Yang Yuemei sighed, the three children at home just kept their heads down and drank porridge. The most unhappy one was Chen Xiaoyan.
The family cooks well, so she will eat less today after eating her own food.
I'm still glad in my heart that I didn't make things difficult for her before, otherwise it really wouldn't be of any benefit to me.
The villagers were chatting along the way, and Chen Miao saw from a distance that no one had touched the yam on the hillside. He probably didn't know what it was.
"Third aunt, let's go dig today. My parents have sold more than half of the grain. My family will not have enough food by then, so we will not be able to eat enough. We should get more food."
Chen Xiaoyan was following her, and she felt that the third aunt must know a lot.
"Mom, I'm going to ask my third aunt in a moment. There are too many people going up the mountain now. If others find out that we have something good, they will definitely dig it together."
After Chen Tong finished eating, "Mom, dad, I'm going to find my third sister."
Chen Xiaoyan ran away happily. The people who went to the second uncle's house first told them that they were going to dig yams, and then went to the third uncle's house. They were already told that they had no control over whether they went or not.
"It's not enough. I'll rub it for half a day tomorrow, dust it off in the afternoon, and then pick out the deflated ones."
"Dongsheng, why do you all carry pickaxes at home? What are you doing?"
Everyone knows what to do. They go to sell grain every year. It’s the same routine.
"It's time to prepare. It's time to talk about your wife when Chen Jiang comes back." Chen Dongsheng is a carpenter, so preparing wood is a normal thing.
Yang Yuemei was very moved after hearing this. Now she wants anything edible. Half of the food is sold, and the family of five is still alive. She will definitely want to get more food if she has the opportunity.
"Yam." Chen Dou couldn't help it. This eldest niece was one year older than her. She had always been robbed of food since she was a child, so she was used to it.
"If you give the three girls an extra dollar this year, it will be fine next year."
"Master, I will also go back and tell my parents."
I met several people, all of whom wanted to go up the mountain.
Chen Xiaoyan just watched eagerly, but everyone cooked in a certain amount, and eating one bowl was already a lot.
"Third aunt, when are we going to dig yams? I just saw a lot of people going up the mountain. Will they dig them away?"
"I'll ask your third aunt tomorrow." She used to look down on Chen Miao and didn't say a word the whole day. I didn't expect that she would change so much after getting married.
"Okay, you go and ask your uncle and aunt to bring pickaxes."
I thought about telling my father tomorrow not to let my mother give too much to my grandma's family. They did it, but it was a waste of effort.
The eldest son's family has sold so much grain, so we can't let them go hungry. There isn't much food at home, so we can only pick up some food and give more to the eldest son.
This time, Chen Miao surrounded the basket with a mattress so that the two children would not be cold inside.
"Go tomorrow. It's so late. Your third aunt must have interrupted the door." Chen Shan said. The third sister lives with her two children by herself. Being the eldest brother can't help much, so don't cause any trouble.
"That won't make your old lady hungry. You can just eat a bowl."
Chen Tong was happy when he heard that he was going up the mountain and ate much faster.
"We'll all go later." Chen Dongsheng said.
Fortunately, there was a small patch of woods next to the yam, and she ran directly there. Of course, if there were good things, she would want her relatives to get them.
Their family followed, and several people from the village continued to walk inside. They actually wanted to get some branches. They had already picked them yesterday, but they did not tell the Chen family that there would not be enough for them with so many people.
"Dad, this is it."
Chen Dongsheng nodded, "You three are going to chop down the trees with me, and we'll come back later." It doesn't look like much, and if others join in, they really won't get much.
