"It's really fragrant chicken!" Bai Xiao'e's youngest daughter Zhu Fengting exclaimed.

"Why are you surprised, haven't you ever eaten chicken?" Bai Xiao'e scolded, blaming Zhu Fengting for not making such a fuss.

The last time Zhu Fengting ate chicken was during the Spring Festival, it had been almost a year since then, Zhu Fengting couldn't remember what chicken tasted like, and now she could eat chicken again, could she not be shocked? During the meal, the child was like a demon, and kept repeating "chicken legs" in his mouth, Xiao Wu asked the reason, Zhu Fengting didn't say that she wanted to eat chicken legs, but just used the excuse that she looked like chicken legs, so she would say chicken legs, because what people look like, they will say what they say! So, Xiao Wu found a chicken leg and gave it to Zhu Fengting, who looked at Xiao Wu gratefully.

This chicken is indeed the "eliminated chicken" that Bai Xiao'e bought for Xiao Wu in the market. Because it is a chicken specializing in laying eggs, the ability to lay eggs declines, relying on the money from the sale of eggs, can not reach the expenditure of the feed eaten, "chickens" will take them to the market to sell, earn the last money, so the name "eliminate chickens", which means from the battlefield of laying eggs, "chickens" catch it to the market as broilers to sell, to create the last bit of value, although it is sold as broilers, but the price is very cheap, a whole chicken is only 15 yuan, and ordinary broilers a pound to sell to 15 yuan, "eliminate chickens" The texture of the chicken can be imagined. Bai Xiao'e invited Xiao Wu to her home for dinner, and she couldn't be too shabby, although Bai Xiao'e had no money, she still bought one hard, all for Xiao Wu to study in another country, it was all worth it to Bai Xiao'e!

A table of people sitting around a bowl of chicken eats, and even if a turkey is placed in a bowl, it doesn't look big for a table of seven diners!

"Uncle, I'll give you a piece of meat. Saying that, Xiao Wu gave a piece of chicken that looked boneless to his uncle to wish it to be repaired. I wish to repair a child who had a head injury, a small mind, and an honest relationship. White-haired people, because the head is not very useful, the right side of the body is still a little paralyzed, so they have been staying at home, basically unable to work, everything in the house, all counting on Bai Xiao'e alone, Bai Xiao'e to people who don't know her looks at least over fifty years old, in fact, Bai Xiao'e is just in her early forties, the years are ruthlessly carved on this poor woman's face, for Bai Xiao'e everything has to be carried by herself, because that is fate! She can't have the slightest pause, for this family, for this group of children!

"Auntie, don't eat vegetables, you also eat a piece of meat, I'll clip it for you, try your own craftsmanship......" Xiao Wu said to Bai Xiao'e with concern, and as he spoke, he sandwiched a piece of chicken into Bai Xiao'e's bowl.

"Xiao Wu is really sensible, my aunt is a vegetarian and doesn't eat meat, you eat ......" Bai Xiao'e said as she gave Zhu Fengting the piece of chicken that Xiao Wu sandwiched to herself, and then sandwiched another piece for Xiao Wu and put it in Xiao Wu's bowl.

Xiao Wu saw it in his eyes and felt pain in his heart, but he couldn't say anything, he could only eat with his head down, and Xiao Wu had to eat the meat that his aunt gave him, because Xiao Wu knew that if he didn't eat his aunt, he would be angry, and instead of making his aunt angry, it was better to eat it himself.

Zhu Fengting, who was sitting next to her, saw the chicken eye, gave it to Xiao Wu, and said to Xiao Wu:

"Brother Xiaowu, this heart eye is for you to eat, my mother often says that what you eat is what to make up, eat your heart and eyes to make up for your heart, and then you won't be afraid of being bullied by bad children in school, but be careful, don't eat it in one bite, it will become a dead eye!"

"What a cute Xiaoting!" Xiao Wu said with a smile as he rubbed Zhu Fengting's mushroom head with his hand.

"It's embarrassing to say it!" Zhu Fengting made the table full of people laugh, but for Xiao Wu, it was not strange at all, because today's children have a high IQ, and this child is naturally smart, it is normal to be able to say such things. And this kind of fun has always supported Bai Xiao'e to live, and she is willing to give the best years of her life to these children. If there is a complaint, it is also a complaint that it grows old too quickly, and many things have not been done.

After eating, the younger sisters took this Xiaowu brother to the yard to play games, leaving Bai Xiao'e alone in the house to clean up the "mess". Bai Xiao'e put away all the chicken bones that she spit out, the purpose was to wash them and cook them in soup and eat them! It's not that Bai Xiao'e saves, or that she will live, but because these bones still have the value of eating again, and it would be a waste to throw them away like this! Bai Xiao'e has been like this for so many years, she has no other choice, and it is better to eat some than nothing. One can imagine how difficult it is for a weak woman to raise four children, and a half-disabled man to take care of her life! There is no shoulder for her to lean on, to let her stop, to give her a helping hand, even if it is just to talk about the grievances in her heart, she is satisfied. Bai Xiao'e looked at the five children playing in the yard from a distance in the house, Bai Xiao'e's wrinkles seemed to stretch a lot, because that was her hope, that was the pillar of her life, Bai Xiao'e looked at Xiao Wu who was playing, and reminded her of a memory of the past, because Xiao Wu looked too similar to a person she once loved, Bai Xiao'e seemed to see her old love again, white face, big eyes, melancholy eyes, high nose bridge, well-proportioned figure, gestures, reflecting intelligence and aura, Bai Xiao'e saw that the soul escaped**, and when he came out, he didn't forget to pull out two lines of tears.

Bai Xiao'e knows that even if there are big difficulties, she has to get through, because she still has unfulfilled wishes, so she can only move forward, not retreat!

Bai Xiao'e's heart was full of sourness, turned into rows of tears, slid down her cheeks, and her thoughts returned to twenty years ago, a big girl like a flower and jade met a rich son, the big girl like a flower and jade was called Bai Xiao'e, and the rich boy was called Shen Meigen, Bai Xiao'e clearly remembered the scene when she and Shen Meigen met for the first time.

I remember that it was 20 years ago in July, it was surprisingly hot, but the sky was also surprisingly clear, it seemed that there was rarely such a sunny weather, because of the marriage, just had a big quarrel with my parents, and my parents were so angry that they went to work, leaving Bai Xiao'e alone at home, and suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.

Bai Xiao'e came out of the house and saw a strange man standing outside the gate, dressed more casually: coffee-colored jeans full of pockets, light blue floral cloth plaid short-sleeved shirt, it is difficult to associate with the rich boy brother from the perspective of dress, meticulously combed hair, white skin, reflecting the unique temperament of urban people, big eyes, as if telling others that his heart is not clean and very simple, the easel behind him is enough to explain what he is here for, at least Bai Xiao'e can see that he is here to paint。

"Can the eldest sister give me a glass of water to drink?" Shen Meigen said to Bai Xiao'e embarrassedly.

"Am I that old?" Bai Xiao'e said angrily to the stranger in front of her.

"Can Miss give me a glass of water to drink?" Shen Meigen changed to a younger title, thinking that this time it was better, but Bai Xiao'e was even more angry.

"Who does it mean to call 'Miss'?" Bai Xiao'e glared at Shen Meigen and roared viciously.

"What is it called you, you say it, my name is, I just want a glass of water to drink. Shen Meigen said helplessly to Bai Xiao'e.

"You don't know if it's windy or rainy, and you don't know how much water you drink!" Bai Xiao'e was angry, and just took out her anger at this young man who couldn't speak, so she said to Shen Meigen half-scolding and half-jokingly.

Shen Meigen never expected such a little girl to talk to herself like this, but she was really thirsty, she was scolded and she was scolded, and she recognized it when she was scolded, and it was true to drink water, so she patiently said to Bai Xiao'e:

"It's so hot today, I've drunk all the water I brought, but I'm still thirsty...... There is really no place to avoid the shade here, I can only be sunburned, such a big sun, it is almost drying me!" Shen Meigen explained to Bai Xiao'e, pointing to the empty kettle as she spoke, meaning that she had brought water, but she had really drunk it.

"You wait, I'll go back to the house and bring it to you!" Bai Xiao'e saw that Shen Meigen was sweating profusely, and it looked like she was indeed thirsty, so she promised to bring him water to drink.

"Thank you then. Finally having water to drink, Shen Meigen breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, Bai Xiao'e came out of the house with a glass of water in her hand.

"Is it cold boiled water?" Shen Meigen subconsciously asked, her eyes fluttering, as if she was afraid that the little girl in front of her would have bad intentions towards him, and she would do something to this water.

"It's the water for washing the dishes! Do you want to drink it? If you don't drink it, I'll pour it!" Bai Xiao'e said to the strange man in front of her in a good voice, and wanted to pour out the water in the cup as she spoke.

"I'm just asking casually, who said not to drink, let alone washing the bowl water, even if the boy pees, I will drink it!" Although Shen Meigan said a little exaggerated, it was a truth from the heart, he was too thirsty, and he said this as a testimony of thirst, not vulgar teasing.

"Oh, mom, what are you talking about!" Bai Xiao'e's face turned red to the root of her ears all of a sudden, after all, Bai Xiao'e is a big girl with yellow flowers who has not been out of the cabinet, can she not be shy when a young man talks to herself like this?

"Can you get me another glass of water?" Shen Meigen still felt thirsty after drinking a drink, and wanted to drink another glass, so she was embarrassed to ask Bai Xiao'e for another drink.

"Are you diabetic? If you drink a glass of water, you don't want money to take advantage of me, right?" Bai Xiao'e finally caught the other party's gap and then scolded, venting the resentment caused by the quarrel with her parents.

"What are you talking about, are you trying to find fault? Don't you just ask for a glass of water?" Shen Meigen said angrily to Bai Xiao'e.

"If you have the backbone, don't ask me for water to drink!" Bai Xiao'e said nonchalantly, just such a sentence, did not make Shen Meigen angry, Shen Meigen turned her head and left, and she didn't drink the water.

"Alas, alas, don't go, I'll bring you water when you come back!" Bai Xiao'e saw that Shen Meigen was so angry that she was secretly happy in her heart, and said deliberately.

Although Shen Meigen heard Bai Xiao'e calling herself, he was still in the mood to drink water, he was full of anger, and left without looking back. I was really angry in my heart, mainly because I was angry with his teacher, Shen Meigen just listened to his teacher say that this village called Shuizhai is beautiful, sparsely populated, like a paradise, it is easy to inspire creative inspiration, very suitable for sketching, it is relatively backward, far away from modern civilization, the conditions are more difficult, even tap water is not connected, let alone electricity, other students are discouraged to dispel the idea of sketching in the water village, but Shen Meigen disagreed, in order to dig inspiration, listened to his teacher's words, ran all the way from Shanghai to this specifically to dig inspiration, but the inspiration was not excavated, and it was true that he was not angry with the village girl。

Bai Xiao'e looked at the back of Shen Meigen leaving angrily, and the anger in her heart disappeared a lot, but when she thought about it, she felt very sorry for others, who were just begging for a glass of water to drink, but she scolded others.

After Shen Meigen turned her head and left, she was not in the mood to paint anymore, she returned to her residence and lay on the bed, recalling what had just happened, the image of the tall, playful and lovely peasant girl appeared in her mind again and again, lingering, indelible, and more and more intense, uncontrollable, there was an urge to see her again immediately from the bottom of his heart, condensed, until it became a strong memory, lingering in his mind, he casually walked to the table, looked at the water glass, wanted to drink but didn't drink, just smiled, he wanted to be scolded by the girl again.