Entering the kitchen, Qiao Mu looked at the table and turned over the stove, but he was stunned and didn't find anything to eat, and finally, he patted his head and remembered that everything was locked in the cabinet with the original body, and she didn't open the cabinet door, and no one at home could get anything to eat.

At this time, most families eat two meals a day, eat one meal at about seven or eight o'clock in the morning, and eat another meal at about three or five o'clock in the afternoon, and now it is just past noon, and it is the time when the farm is busy, so several sons are either working in the field, or they are coming back to get something to continue to work in the field, just outside to ask about the physical condition of the arbor, the third Mu Chunshi is back to get the farming tools for cutting rice, it is estimated that in another hour or two, even if the arbor does not wake up, others have to find a way to wake her up, After all, if she doesn't wake up, no one will open the door of the grain cabinet, and if no one opens the door of the grain cabinet, there will be no food to make dinner in the afternoon.

Thinking of this, Qiao Mu hurriedly went back to the house to get the key, opened the grain cabinet, and began to look through the original home, the cabinet was neatly placed with a bunch of miscellaneous grains and rice noodles and other things, looking at a lot of types, but in fact, the amount was not very much.

The sum of rice and flour is estimated to be no more than 20 catties, which is considered refined grain, and the rest are some miscellaneous grains such as beans and chestnut rice, which is also the staple food of their family.

In addition, the most expensive thing left in the entire grain cabinet is estimated to be a piece of bacon in the corner.

That's what was left over from the Chinese New Year.

In addition, when the farm is busy, I can cut some food and supplement my physical strength a little for my son who works in the field, and I basically can't get meat on other days.

As for why the family is so poor?

Oh, a total of three acres of land, the rest of the field is rented, how much food can be obtained at the end of the year, how much food can be left after paying taxes, only barely enough for the family to eat, if someone is sick, that day is even more sad, the only way for the family to make money is to do some embroidery and sell money and the second son of the original body brings a tael of silver home every month, theoretically speaking, these years should also be able to save dozens of taels of silver, but don't forget, they get married for money, dowry or something don't need money?

The dowry and dowry when marrying a daughter can be offset, but how can a son marry a daughter-in-law have any money, even if the daughter-in-law brings some dowry into the door, then she can't rob the daughter-in-law of the dowry, so the dozens of taels of silver that can theoretically be saved over the years are basically used to marry their daughter-in-law and offset forced labor.

Her family has a total of four sons, as long as there is a conscription sent down, then there is no escape, can only spend money to offset, of course, it is actually okay not to spend money, but in recent years, the conscription is either digging rivers or opening mountains, this is a very high mortality rate of work, even if you don't die, you have to shed your skin, lose half of your life, where is the original body willing to let your son suffer this, and even lose his life, so he can only spend money to offset the conscription, and because of this, he has not saved any money over the years, and his life is still poor and sour with buckle and rope.

The most precious thing in the family is the grain in the grain cabinet, as well as the five taels and three acres of silver and three acres of land deed hidden in his bedroom.

"Alas, it's really poor, these daughters-in-law have nothing to complain about on such a mother-in-law, it is estimated that the private money and dowry silver in the hands of these daughters-in-law are far more than the money in the hands of the original body, and the family actually lives on the money from the original embroidery and the money brought back by the second son every month, which is really not sure how to describe it."

Qiao Mu sighed, and his heart was even more divided, the original body was willing to fight to embroider blind to make money to raise a family, Qiao Mu was unwilling, besides, almost everyone in this family has some small abacus in their hearts, living together on the bright side, their hearts have long been scattered, rather than using filial piety to let them stay together without separation, it is better to divide the family as soon as possible, let them work hard by themselves.

After splitting up and having no hope, maybe you can be more diligent and find a way out.

"Mother, you're awake, let me cook what you want to eat, you've just woken up, let's rest more!"

Just when Qiao Mu was thinking about whether to steam and eat the little bacon left in the cabinet, a female voice suddenly came from behind, which almost didn't scare her.

Hurriedly turned his head to look at it, and said:

"The fourth family, why don't you make a sound when you walk, it almost scared me, since you want to cook, then you can do it, take out the bacon in the cabinet and steam it, cook some multigrain rice, add more rice, I kind of want to eat rice, don't put beans or anything, put some chestnut rice in."

Qiao Mu is really not used to eating bean rice, but he is embarrassed to say that he wants ** rice directly, so he can only reluctantly retreat and let the fourth daughter-in-law cook multigrain rice, the kind of multigrain rice with chestnut rice.

"What? Mother, what do you say? ”

At the first moment, Mu Li thought that he had heard something wrong, or that he had heard it wrong, because his mother-in-law was usually reluctant to eat miscellaneous grains, and basically ate some beans and wild vegetables, not to mention eating bacon, bacon would only be taken out and cut into a dozen or so slices during the New Year's festival or when the farmer was busy, and each person in the field would divide one or two slices, each slice was also cut as thin as a cicada's wings, which suddenly said that the bacon was boiled and he wanted to eat multigrain rice, and Mu Lishi dared to believe his ears, and even wondered if he was sick and had auditory hallucinations.

"I said that I would steam all the bacon, and then cook me a big pot of multigrain rice, and when they came back to eat together, it would be the last meal of the family.

By the way, before cooking, you go to the second child's house, talk to her, and let her find a way to ask someone to call the second child back, it is best to rush back tonight, I want to split up tonight, if he can't come back, it is not easy to write the paperwork of going back to the family, let him come back to me quickly. ”

At this time, Qiao Mu had already decided to eat the remaining bacon and divide the family, so when he spoke, he deliberately amplified his voice many times, on the surface it was for the fourth daughter-in-law, but in fact, everyone alive in the house could hear it.

For a while, Qiao Mu could vaguely hear the sound of things suddenly falling from several other rooms, and obviously, the other two daughters-in-law who were still in the house were also a little shocked by Qiao Mu's decision.

As for why there are only two, it is because the eldest daughter-in-law went to the field with the boss, and the two of them worked the hardest, and they did not plan for themselves, it was really hard work, and they never knew how to pity their physical labor.

When the other daughters-in-law said that they wanted to help with the work at home, help take care of the chickens and ducks, and cook and laundry, she was the only one who went to the field without saying anything, and treated herself as a man.