After chatting for a long time, the white rice in the pot began to boil.

The smoke curls up, along with the wind, around the courtyard wall, and I don't know where it drifts.

Although she came back in a hurry today, fortunately, Yu Mian was in a good mood, so even though time was tight, she still made a table of meals neatly.

A stir-fried pork slice with winter melon, a steamed egg custard, and a plate of sliced beef in sauce, and a bowl of green vegetable and tofu soup are barely three dishes and one soup.

The smell of food wafted farther and farther away, and in the narrow alley across the two walls, two figures suddenly appeared.

"Mother! Do you smell it? It smells so good! ”

The person who spoke was a half-sized man, who looked like he was eight or nine years old, with a dirty face like a small cat, and his black eyes kept looking around.

Beside him stood a dusty-looking woman, half of her face covered with a turban, and her sleeves were stained and shiny.

"Isn't there no one in the village? Yesterday I turned around inside and out, and I couldn't even find half a sweet potato, where did the smell of the food come from? ”

Zhu was a little foxy, but just smelling the smell, she couldn't help but start swallowing.

"Mother! Let's go look for it, maybe we can still get some food, grandma has been sick for several days, and if you don't eat something, your body will definitely not be able to stand it! ”

The little boy was so excited that he took the woman and was about to follow the smell.

However, Zhu suddenly had a cold face, opened the little boy's hand with a 'snap', and said sharply: "Li Baozhu! I'm your mother, what are you doing thinking about that old immortal thing every day? ”

"She's my grandmother......"

"Whew!"

Zhu Shi grabbed Li Baozhu's ears and scolded: "If it weren't for this old immortal dragging us down, our family would have followed everyone to other places to make a living!" Now that your brother is dead outside, your father has broken his leg again, and even your mother and I haven't eaten for days, why don't you care about me? And the heart to think that old immortal? ”

"Mother! It hurts, it hurts! ”

Li Baozhu protected his ears, and it hurt when he was dragged, and tears fell.

Zhu couldn't get angry, but he still let go and complained: "If you want me to say, your father and your brother were killed by your grandmother!" If I don't let her pay for her life, I'll already cheapen her! ”

Zhu clapped his hands and walked forward with a curse.

Li Baozhu covered his ears that were twisted red, wiped his tears, and kept up with Zhu's footsteps.

Bypassing an alley, the aroma of the food became more and more intense, and seeing that the distance was getting closer and closer, Zhu's pace was getting slower and slower.

"Mother, why don't you leave?" Li Baozhu asked cautiously.

"Huh?"

Zhu knocked left and right, "This is not a ...... ahead Where does Qiao Ling's family live? ”

"Aunt Qiao?" Li Baozhu's eyes shone slightly.

"What are you calling so affectionate?"

Zhu Shi tiptoed and looked around with cold eyes, "That's right, the front is Qiao Ling's residence!" At that time, after your uncle was kicked out of the house, he brought a few small oil bottles to live for a few days. ”

Li Baozhu said: "Uncle? Uncle is back? ”

"Hmph, how is that possible?"

Zhu sneered: "With his sick and crooked body, the mountain bandit can poke him to death with one finger!" What's more, he also carried several oil bottles, maybe those oil bottles had already entered the stomach of the mountain bandits. ”

In famine years, it is not uncommon for such things to be eaten by children.

Li Baozhu was so frightened that he hid behind Zhu's back.

Zhu shook Li Baozhu's hand away in disgust, and said coldly: "Look at your little bit of talent, it's really not even a toe of your brother, get out!" Don't be embarrassed in front of me. ”

After saying that, Zhu left Li Baozhu and walked forward alone.

Qiao Ling is a big family in their village, and I heard that the man in her family was from the Cao Gang, and he often runs around from all over the world, and there are many roads.

It was only later that I heard that their family had moved south, and the house was still empty.

Since the mountain bandits harassed the village community everywhere, almost all the people in the nearby villages who could walk went out to seek refuge and make a living.

Zhu also originally asked her husband to leave with the others.

However, the old mother-in-law who did not die was not sick early or late, but she was sick at this time!

In order to take care of the old woman, the family delayed the opportunity to leave the place.

Later, when the eldest son Li Baohua followed her husband out to look for food, he accidentally encountered mountain bandits!

Her husband fell off the slope and broke his leg, but although he suffered, he also saved his life!

It's just that Baohua, who pity her, died like this!

Thinking of these things, Zhu's eyes couldn't help but turn red again, but it was important to beg for food at the moment, so she quickly wiped her tears and reached out to knock on the door.

"Knock knock—"

The people who were eating heard a knock on the door and looked out almost in unison.

Yu Mian put down his chopsticks and was about to go out.

Li Huaice, who was next to her, stood up one step ahead of her, he patted the back of Yu Mian's hand, and said lightly: "You eat, I'll go over and take a look." ”

"Okay."

Li Huaize slowly walked to the door.

The children were also a little curious, and kept looking towards the door.

"Who could it be?" My sister asked.

Yu Mian replied, "Auntie doesn't know, but you'll know in a while." ”

"Hee-hee, it looks like Uncle Meng Chun."

The younger sister held her face and said in a milky voice: "In the past, every time Uncle Meng Chun came to see us, he would bring us delicious food!" ”

"Little gluttonous cat."

As she spoke, Yu Mian picked up her sister's rice spoon and put a spoonful of egg custard into her bowl, "Eat some more." ”

The children were gulping down their meals, and Yu Mian felt very satisfied.

Outside the door, Li Huaize did not come back for a long time.

The children were almost full, and Yu Mian stacked everyone's rice bowls on top of each other.

Erbao took the initiative to take it over and said with a smile: "Auntie! It's time for me to wash the dishes today! I'll wash it. ”

"What do you mean it's time for you to wash the dishes?"

"Several of us have already discussed, we have to take turns to help wash the dishes in the future, today I will wash first, I will set an example for my younger brothers and sisters!"

"It's fine."

Yu Mian shook his head with a smile and said, "You have already helped clean up the housework in the morning, these bowls, auntie will wash them, you can go play." ”

"No, no, no, I promised them, but I can't keep my word."

Erbao's small slap held two or three rice bowls, and emphasized: "I'll wash it!" ”

"Okay, then thank you Erbao."

Yu Mian bent over and pinched his little face, and said, "Auntie will help you make the bed, and remember to take a nap later." ”

"Good!"

said that they took turns washing the dishes, but after Erbao took the bowl away, the younger sister and Dabao couldn't help but follow.

Two clingy guys.

Sam Bao sat on the chair and took the initiative to pick up the rag on the side of the table and wipe the table.

Yu Mian walked over, squatted in front of him and said, "Auntie will take you to the house, right?" ”

"Okay."

Yu Mian picked up the medical book next to him, picked up the three treasures, and walked towards the house next to him.

"Oops, our three treasures seem to have sunk a little."

“……”

Sanbao buried his head on Yu Mian's shoulder in embarrassment, and his voice was muffled: "Auntie thinks I'm heavy? ”

"It's good to sink a little, our Sanbao is a little too thin, and we have to eat well in the future."

"Got it."

After placing the children, Yu Mian came out of the room, just in time to bump into Li Huaize walking back with a gloomy face.

"What's wrong?"

As soon as Yu Mian's words fell, he heard the sound of scolding outside the door.

"You little brute has stiff wings! Nowadays, when we eat fragrant food and drink spicy food, we forget about it, right? ”