nucmednet Chapter 38: Did the Zhang Family Eat Meat?
Chapter 38: Did the Zhang Family Eat Meat?
Aunt Cheng was almost pricked by her hand, and her tone was a little bad, "If you want to talk, just talk, why are you pulling me? Can't you see that I have a needle in my hand? What's the matter if you pricked me?"
The needles they used to sew shoe soles were very sharp, thick and long. It would not be very comfortable if they really pierced into the skin, so it was no wonder that Aunt Cheng was anxious.
Erdan's mother also knew that she had done something wrong. She didn't say anything after being scolded. She loosened her hand and said with a smile, "Sister-in-law Cheng, don't be like me. I was just anxious. I didn't get the piercing done. I will definitely be terrible next time."
Aunt Cheng wasn't the kind of person who liked to cause trouble. When she heard her say that, she relaxed her frown and said, "I didn't smell it."
"What?!" Erdan's mother was completely confused this time, "You didn't smell it? How is that possible?"
All of a sudden, the onlookers didn't believe her. "I told you, how is that possible?"
"That's right. How can that kid Erdan tell the truth?"
Erdan's mother was not convinced. "Were you eating in the house? You didn't smell it because you didn't leave the house, right?"
This time, Aunt Cheng shook her head even faster. "We all eat in the yard. If there was really meat, how could we not smell it? We really didn't smell anything."
Aunt Cheng spoke with certainty, and this time it was Erdan's mother's turn to be confused.
Is it true? Is it just her own son who made it up? Her face turned a little ugly.
"Like mother, like son. Didn't he bring his head to Zhang's house to cause trouble last time?"
"Yes, yes, yes, that Xia Jie, who was born to Zhang, was so scared that she lay on the ground pretending to be dead with a big kitchen knife!"
Erdan: I didn’t pretend to be dead, I was really kicked unconscious. Although I woke up later, it was real that I fainted at the beginning!
"That's right. If it were you, I'd say it's probably that Erdan from their family who's craving for meat. He made up these lies. Anyone who believes him is a fool!"
"If you ask me, Erdan's mother is quite powerful. If I were her, I wouldn't dare to say anything about the Zhang family. Sister Xia's big kitchen knife has no eyes."
Everyone burst into laughter after hearing this. Erdan's mother's face looked extremely ugly, turning blue and white, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Finally, she was too embarrassed to speak, and I don't know if it was to give herself courage, her voice became louder and louder, "Why am I still afraid of a little girl like her? You let her come, I just want to see how capable she is! I killed her with one hand!"
Although Erdan's mother screamed very loudly, everyone around her knew what happened that day. They saw with their own eyes how scared she was. It's hard to describe how scared she was. So no matter what Erdan's mother said, everyone treated her like a monkey show. You looked at me, I looked at you, you pushed me, I pushed you, and finally everyone laughed. Erdan's mother couldn't stand it any longer, so she stood up and left.
There are also those who are more thoughtful.
Seeing that Aunt Cheng had been keeping her head down and not talking, she lowered her voice and said, "Sister Cheng, if you can't trust Erdan's mother, you can trust me, right? Where did the Zhang family get the meat? How could Erdan, that grown-up boy, make a mistake?"
Aunt Cheng put down the soles in her hands and sighed solemnly, "This is you, I'm telling you the truth, don't tell anyone else."
When this person heard this, he thought there was some gossip to eat and immediately became excited. He nodded repeatedly and said "yes, yes, yes, yes", "yes, yes, yes".
Aunt Cheng seemed very satisfied with her attitude. She cleared her throat and said mysteriously, "I also wonder if the Zhang family eats meat."
Just as the man opened his mouth and opened his eyes to speak, Aunt Cheng said again: "Erdan has a nose and eyes. I feel that Erdan should not lie. Although I didn't smell or see anything, I am also very greedy for this meat. I will smell it carefully tonight. If there is any smell, I can eat it with rice."
The person listened for a long time but didn't hear a single useful word, but Aunt Cheng spoke so seriously, and looked as if she was telling you this because I treat you as my own, and I would never tell you this if it were someone else. She didn't know how to react for a while. Finally, Aunt Cheng felt that she was about to burst out laughing, so she made the excuse that she wanted to go home and be ready to smell the smell at any time, and then she left the crowd.
Listening to the gradually unclear sounds behind her, Aunt Cheng curled her lips. Of course she knew that there was a smell of meat in Zhang's house. A few days ago, their family ate a big bowl of white flour dumplings sent by Zhang. It was such a big bowl. Not to mention her own mother-in-law, even her own mother had never been so generous to her. The taste was so good. Their family was still smacking their lips when they went to bed at night. It had been a long time since they had seen meat, and it was a delicious food that they might not be able to eat even during the Chinese New Year. Never mind how Zhang's family got the dumplings, she was willing to take out such delicious and precious things and send them to their home. If she could still gossip about them behind their backs, it would be really shameless.
The Zhang family was not affected at all. They were very satisfied with the meal. Although they had drunk fish soup once some time ago, they still felt that they could not drink enough now.
"If you are willing to drink it, big sister will get it often in the future. Don't be reluctant, just drink it as much as you want. It doesn't cost money anyway." Li Mingxia felt uncomfortable when she saw several children holding a bowl of fish soup and drinking it in small sips.
Although my family has not yet achieved financial freedom, we can still drink this free fish soup as much as we want.
The little kids were obviously coaxed by Li Mingxia's words. They drank the fish soup in big gulps. Several of them even finished a small bowl of spicy crayfish. Li Mingxia did not stop them. Anyway, if it was spicy, they could just drink the fish soup. There was no need to worry about them getting diarrhea. Just eat it. It was not valuable. Besides, no matter how valuable this thing was, there was no reason to not let the children have a bite when they could make it at home. After all, their family was no longer in the days of scarcity when they had to eat one meal at a time.
Days when one is well fed and well drunk are always full of energy. Two days later, the man delivered three sacks of chili peppers to Li Mingxia as agreed. After receiving the money, he still couldn't help asking a question. Li Mingxia smiled and said nothing, but handed him about ten crayfish wrapped in large leaves that had been prepared long ago, then paid the money and left.