All the people of the old Ai family went to the field for the autumn harvest, and Ai Qiaoqiao took Ai Xiaoling to the kitchen.

"Sister Qiaoqiao, I can light the fire and wash the vegetables." Five-year-old Ai Xiaoling said seriously.

Ai Qiaoqiao sighed secretly.

It is said that the children of poor families are in charge of the house early, and it is not false at all.

Qiu's absence, Ma's can only catch Fang Xianchun to work every day, and Ai Xiaoling naturally can't run away.

"Let's steam buckwheat steamed buns at noon, make a winter melon soup, and fry a bean." Ai Qiaoqiao took a look at the few ingredients left by Ma's, all of them were vegetarian, and there was not even any meat.

The autumn harvest is a time of physical exertion, and if you don't eat some meat, you won't have the strength to work.

Ma's also wants to save money at this time, which is really enough to pick the door.

Ai Xiaoling helped to light the fire, and after a while, the water in the cauldron was boiled.

Ai Qiaohua didn't know when she entered the kitchen, and when she saw Ai Qiaoqiao steaming buckwheat steamed buns, she couldn't help but pout.

"Why don't you mix some white noodles, it's dark, and it looks like you don't have any appetite at all." She grumbled.

Ai Qiaoqiao couldn't help but roll her eyes, "For white noodles, you bear the guilt of my milk master?" ”

Ai Qiaohua snorted disdainfully, "I usually see that you are a smart person, why are you so stupid at this time, you can steam two white flour steamed buns less, and then it will be specially eaten for my father and my mother." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao thought about it, and felt that it was nothing to keep the steamed two white noodles for Ai Mingshan, he was old, and it was understandable to eat better.

So she asked Ai Xiaoling to scoop some white noodles out, steamed four white steamed buns separately, and prepared to give Ai Mingshan a meal at noon and leave two more for him at night.

The steamed buns were put into the cauldron, and Ai Qiaoqiao was busy stir-frying vegetables and making soup.

Don't look at Ai Xiaoling, she is small, but she is very well-behaved, and she can do any job very well.

Ai Qiaohua shook a few times outside the kitchen, and then she didn't even show her face.

"Lazy." Ai Qiaoqiao scolded indignantly.

Ai Xiaoling's face was expressionless, and she lowered her head and lit the fire, as if she hadn't heard Ai Qiaoqiao's words.

Ai Qiaohua also bullied her and Fang's on weekdays, Ai Xiaoling is small, but she is not stupid, she knows that she can't afford to mess with Ai Qiaohua, so she can only endure it.

When the rice was ready, Ai Qiaoqiao was busy pouring the winter melon soup into the wooden barrel and picking up the steamed buns in the big basin.

Ai Xiaoling put the fried beans into a vegetable pot.

"Sister-in-law, the rice is ready, you can send the rice to the field to give it to my grandfather." Ai Qiaoqiao deliberately shouted loudly in the courtyard.

The neighbors were not far away, and they could hear the voice.

Ai Qiaohua stuck her head out of her room for a long time, looked at the wooden barrel in Ai Qiaoqiao's hand, and said reluctantly, "It's so heavy, how can I hold it alone?" ”

"Isn't it, sister-in-law, I am so much younger than you that I can hold it, and you can't even lift a bucket of soup?" Ai Qiaoqiao said sarcastically.

Ai Qiaohua's face turned red, and she was annoyed and angry, "Ai Qiaoqiao, if you want to stir up trouble, just say it, don't think that it's great if you make a few stinky money alone." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao sneered, "Sister-in-law, you are really interesting, I will let you go and deliver food to my grandfather and grandmother, everyone is working in the field, the meal just now is still made by me and Xiaoling, you don't even touch the spring water with your ten fingers, you really want to be an aunt and grandmother and let everyone provide for you." ”

"What do you say, what do you offer me, do you still have any rules, I'm your sister-in-law!"

"I know you're my sister-in-law, if you were my sister, I'd have already slapped me in the face, and I can't even take my ass when I'm too lazy, and the old hen in our yard who is holding the nest is lazier than you."

Because Ma's and they were all not at home, Ai Qiaoqiao mocked Ai Qiaohua without any scruples.

Ai Qiaohua is protected by Ma Shi on weekdays and is pampered, how can she stand this, even if she cries.

"Ai Qiaoqiao, you, you dare to scold me, I will fight with you!"

Ai Qiaoqiao put down the wooden barrel and picked up the broom in the yard.

"Okay, you come out." Ai Qiaoqiao nodded to her, and her attitude was extremely arrogant.

If she goes it alone, she is not scared at all.

Ai Qiaohua was almost mad.

Ai Qiaoqiao continued to raise her voice: "If you don't work and don't go to the field to deliver food to my father, you are reasonable, I am a junior, but what are you, do you have the appearance of being a sister-in-law, Ai Xiaoling is only five years old, she has done more work than you, if you are not convinced, it is better to go outside the yard and let the village everyone evaluate it, is it wrong for me to let you go to the field to deliver food?" ”

Ai Qiaohua clasped the door frame with her fingers, staring at Ai Qiaoqiao who was standing in the courtyard with a broom in her hand, panting.

She remembered the last time she was beaten with a broom by Ai Qiaoqiao in the old mansion.

She didn't dare to be tough with Ai Qiaoqiao, if she broke her appearance, she would be disliked by Yuwen Gongzi, but the gains outweighed the losses.

Ai Xiaoling walked out of the kitchen, came to Ai Qiaoqiao and pulled the corner of her clothes, "Sister Qiaoqiao, I'll go deliver food." ”

"No, I'll go." Ai Qiaoqiao took it when she saw it, and she also knew that Ai Qiaohua was useless, even if she really went to deliver food, she couldn't take these things.

If you sprinkle it on the field, no one will have to eat it.

"I'll deliver the food, you will clean up the kitchen in a while and eat the food first." Ai Qiaoqiao threw her broom and winked at Ai Xiaoling quietly, "Remember to eat more." ”

Ai Xiaoling gave a grateful "um".

Ai Qiaoqiao went out with a wooden bucket in one hand and a wooden basin with fried beans under it and steamed buns piled on top in the other.

Things were very heavy, and Ai Qiaoqiao took several breaths along the way before reaching the field.

"Old man, let everyone rest and eat first." Ma Shi saw that Ai Qiaoqiao was coming, and spoke.

Ai Mingshan stood on the ground on crutches, with a gloomy face, and his eyes were fixed, not knowing what he was looking at.

"Master, it's time to eat." Ai Qiaoqiao smiled and took two white-flour steamed buns and stuffed them into his hands.

Ai Mingshan was stunned.

"I only steamed four white noodles, and I left you two at night, my lord is old, so I want to eat better." Ai Qiaoqiao said.

Ai Mingshan turned his head to look at everyone, and saw that everyone was holding a steamed bun with buckwheat noodles in their hands, he sighed and touched Ai Qiaoqiao's head, "Qiaoqiao, you know that you are a filial child." ”

Ai Qiaoqiao smiled, "Come and sit down, I'll serve you soup." ”

The old man looked at the soup in the wooden barrel and frowned: "So many things, you brought them alone?" ”

"yes." Ai Qiaoqiao lowered her head and served the soup, and said, "I asked Xiaoling to stay at home to watch the door, she is young, and she can't take anything even if she comes." ”

Ai Mingshan's eyes darkened, "Pretty flowers, didn't she stay at home?" ”

Ai Qiaoqiao's hand holding the soup froze, as if he looked up timidly at Ma's.

Ma Shi was eating the vegetables, but she kept complaining that there was too much oil in the dishes, Ai Qiaoqiao would not live a prosperous life, and she didn't notice the ulterior motives that Ai Qiaoqiao looked at her.

"Sister-in-law...... She said she couldn't hold the things. Ai Qiaoqiao said weakly.

Ai Mingshan snorted, "Tomorrow, you will let her deliver it, and if you can't take it, you can take it the same." ”

"That's ...... I'm afraid of it, right? "Ai Qiaoqiao pretended to be a good person," the sister-in-law said, she was about to get married, and she was afraid that she would not be able to marry if she hurt her hand. ”

Ai Mingshan's face was ugly, "Even delivering a meal can hurt her hands, she just choked to death by drinking saliva!" ”

As soon as the words fell, I suddenly heard someone beside me sigh.

Ai Qiaoqiao turned her head to look at the sound, and saw Ai Yonggui holding his ankle with one hand, frowning, and a look of pain on his face.

"Son, what's wrong with you?" Ma Shi hurriedly stepped forward to ask.

"Foot...... The foot is twisted. Ai Yonggui gritted his teeth and gently rubbed his ankle with his hand, "I twisted it when I was in the field just now, I saw a lot of work in the field and I was embarrassed to say it......"

Ma Shi was shocked when he saw this, "Why didn't you say it earlier, if you get hurt, you can rest quickly." Saying that, she glared at Fang Xianchun, "Don't you know how to help your own man when he is injured?" ”

Fang Xianchun had no choice but to come over to support Ai Yonggui.

Ai Yonggui shook his hand and pushed Fang Shi away, "It's okay, I still have half a bottle of medicinal wine at home, it's okay to go back and wipe it myself." ”

"Then you can go back first." Ma Shi said, and at the same time looked at Ai Ming Mountain.