The food was on the table, and Xia Qiyue did not forget to put out a small plate of the cabbage and pickles she had made.
The white polished rice is paired with the soft and fragrant braised pork, and a bite of stir-fried cabbage with a moderately fragrant flavor is simply delicious.
The two little guys said it was delicious, but they couldn't even hold the chopsticks well, and they were stumbling over the food to the point of making people laugh and cry.
The one who ate the most was still Xia Xinghe. In the end, he mixed all the vegetable soup and braised pork soup with the rice and ate it all.
Xia Qiyue changed back into her own clothes, washed off her makeup, gathered up the space that needed to be taken away, locked the door and walked out of the town.
She had been struggling for so long this day, but she was satisfied. Not only did she earn money, she also had two delicious meals, and there were apples to eat after the meal.
"Sister..."
But Xia Qiyue was happily savoring braised pork with her two children on her back, when Xia Qiyue pulled her sleeves and stopped.
"Huh? What's wrong?" Xia Qiyue turned around in confusion, because she didn't find anything abnormal, and the front was quite normal.
Xia Jiuyue pointed to the two beggars leaning against the wall in front of her on the left, and said with some emotion in her eyes, "It's grandparents!"
When Xia Xinghe heard what his second sister said, he quickly turned his head and looked over. Xia Qiyue also followed her sister's hand and looked at it.
She was a little afraid to recognize people. If it weren't for Xia Jiuyue's sharp eyes, she wouldn't have been able to recognize the two people in front of her.
He was thin and slovenly. His face was already sunken and his eye sockets were sunken. How long had it been since he had been there? Although the two people Xia Qiyue had met when he first started to escape were also weak and thin, they were not so exaggerated.
"Sister..." Seeing that her sister was just looking at her without any reaction, Xia Jiuyue called out again.
She didn't know whether she should tell her eldest sister, but when she accidentally recognized that the beggars in front of her were her grandparents, she couldn't help it.
Xia Xinghe was stunned for a moment. Xia Yueyue had already recovered his composure when he spoke, and said coldly, "Let's go, sister! We can't take care of it! If we take care of it, it will be troublesome!"
If the two beggars were not the original owner's biological grandparents, if the grandparents had tried to frustrate the original owner in every possible way, and if the two old men had shown any kindness to the two siblings when the original owner's parents died, she, Xia Qiyue,
It was impossible to watch two old men suffer like this.
It was them who brought all the suffering to Dafang's family, and they were even responsible for the original owner's death. If it hadn't been for them selling the original owner, the original owner wouldn't have met a sister-in-law like Liu Mei and ended up being beaten.
died.
"Let's go!" After listening to his brother's words, Xia Qiyue thought about the unerasable grievances in the memory of the original owner and walked forward without hesitation.
Xia Xinghe walked past his grandparents with an expressionless face, showing no nostalgia at all.
He has never been treated equally since he can remember. Even though he is a boy, the good things at home will never go to him.
You still have to do the most tiring work with your parents, and when you come back, you still have to listen to your grandma scolding your mother and sisters. Didn’t your parents die because of your grandparents’ favoritism?
If the grandparents hadn't stopped several uncles and aunts from helping, how could the parents be beaten to death?
Xia Xinghe and Xia Qiyue could pass by without changing their expressions, but Xia Qiyue's eyes turned red. Although she hated it in her heart, seeing her grandparents reduced to beggars like this, she still wanted to help them.
Xia Qiyue saw it but said nothing. She knew that her sister was timid and she would not dare to do anything without her speaking.
Sure enough, Xia Jiuyue didn't dare to recognize anyone after passing two people, and the three siblings walked past Old Man Xia and Old Mrs. Xia without even recognizing that they were their grandchildren.
After returning to the place where the people of Shanbei Zhuangzi settled down, Prince An began to ask questions.
"If you don't come back, my aunt will have to be found. It's almost dark. Where have you been? Are you really late to come back?"
After Xia Qiyue had a good explanation, Mrs. An and Wang looked better and asked worriedly, "Have you eaten yet? The daughter who was on guard did give you porridge in the morning! But you had to go in person to get it. You all missed it."
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"We have eaten, Auntie, don't worry about us! By the way, will the guarding Qianjin give out porridge every day? I just saw that there are more and more victims here!" Xia Qiyue asked about his findings.
come out.
If this situation continues to develop, will the guarding daughter be unable to help?
When the time comes, we still have to escape. Should we go to Anyang Prefecture or to the capital?
"Yes, a lot of refugees came today. There is not enough in the porridge shed. I have cooked a few more pots. I don't know how many days I can last. Alas... you have money in your hands and don't spend it frivolously. What's ahead?
I don’t know what it looks like yet! If something happens, having money in hand can be a life saver!”
Wang An really regarded these few as their juniors, so she spoke earnestly and sincerely to teach them. Xia Qiyue also knew this and quickly nodded and thanked them.
"Auntie, you know. We ate in the town today. Can we just leave the food here and not take it back? We are not very safe over there..."
In fact, I want to say that it is troublesome to move around. These fifty kilograms of grain have been passed through. Everyone knows that it is difficult to pack in the space in July and summer. Plus the more than two hundred large pancakes, just let it go.
Obstructive.
"Okay, let's put it here! You go back and rest! It's cold at night, don't let the two children catch a cold!"
Before leaving, I didn't forget to tell them to be more alert when they went to bed at night. Although it was not far from their home, they had to be careful not to sleep too deeply!
Xia Qiyue responded one by one and walked to her own shed. It took less than half a day to build a simple shed. It couldn't even provide shelter in case of rain, but it was still a temporary place to stay.
I forgot to bring some bedding back today. It would be great if I could live in a rented house in the town. I am afraid that there will be too many jealous people and I will get into trouble.
They cannot leave the group, so they can only protect themselves as much as possible.
It wasn't dark yet. After Xia Qiyue and the others returned to the shed, looking at the peanuts carried back in the baskets, Xia Qiyue suddenly remembered what the lady who sold apples said when she was selling tea eggs during the day.
What she was talking about was that the young lady from the Tang family, a wealthy family in town, liked to eat sweets, which reminded her of the peanut brittle candy that her grandma used to make for her during the Chinese New Year.
And it just so happens that she can do it too.
"You guys help me peel the peanuts. I'll use them tomorrow!"
Sugar for sale.
As soon as the two little ones heard that their mother was going to use them tomorrow, they hurriedly ran over. Although Xia Jiuyue looked worried, she quickly started to prepare to peel the peanuts.
Xia Qiyue went to think about the candy, and Xia Jiuyue took the other three people to peel the peanuts.
The five kilograms of peanuts were either too much or too little. They peeled them until dark, and they just finished peeling them.
However, my fingers had a severe headache. Fortunately, the two little ones were asked by Xia Qiyue to eat apples before they could peel a few.
The three siblings shook their aching hands. Just as Xia Qiyue put the peanuts into the space in front of his siblings, there was a noise outside.