novelaction Chapter 128: The Meat and Vegetable Delivery Incident
Chapter 128: The Meat and Vegetable Delivery Incident
So even though Li Sanlang's words sounded a bit pitiful, Zhang still refused.
"Forget it, father. I have a lot of work to do. You just go by yourself. You have to deliver vegetables to the neighbors later, otherwise it will be embarrassing. You tell the old man and the old lady, I will go to see them in two days." Zhang rejected Li Sanlang in the most tactful way. At the same time, in order to save his face, Zhang also agreed to visit Old Lady Zheng and Old Man Li in a few days.
Zhang felt that the family had finally had a few days of peace, and sometimes she was willing to put herself in a difficult position to make everyone in her family happy.
Li Sanlang also knew that Zhang was afraid of the old house, so he didn't hold much hope. When he heard her say that, he felt very moved. He nodded and left with the bowl of food.
Here, Zhang and Li Mingxia were discussing whether to send a bowl of rice to Grandma Cuihua's home. It didn't matter if there was just this little bit of food, but no one liked Chu.
"Give it to her. After all, Grandma Cuihua helped our family in the past. It wouldn't be right to give it to her family after all." Li Mingxia said.
It is true that the Chu family is annoying, but Grandma Cuihua is a clear-headed person. It’s just a bowl of food, but she is willing to give it to the old house, so why should she leave it to others?
After hearing this, Zhang stopped hesitating and packed up the portioned dishes and delivered them door to door.
First, a bowl was sent to Aunt Cheng's house, but Aunt Cheng and Uncle Cheng refused to take any.
"The whole family is eating there, it won't be right to take so many dishes. Take them back and give them to Mingxia and the others." Aunt Cheng pushed Zhang and refused to take the bowl of meat dishes no matter what.
"Don't push it. This is not for you. You've already eaten it all. What else is missing? Hurry up. I have a lot of things to do. I won't be happy if you keep being polite to me like this."
In the end, Aunt Cheng could only accept the bowl of meat and vegetables filled with Zhang's love with embarrassment and happiness. When it was brought into the house, the whole family was very happy.
The children simply couldn't get enough of the dishes cooked by Li Mingxia, and Old Mrs. Chen was very happy when she heard Aunt Cheng say that this dish was specially sent to her.
"Don't mention it. As an old woman, I still have some face. Sanlang's wife still remembers me." Old Mrs. Cheng said with a smile.
When Uncle Cheng saw that his mother was satisfied, he felt very happy when he thought about the fifteen cents he earned today.
Back at Grandma Cuihua's house, after Chu came back, Grandma Cuihua had her feet all tormented. When Li Mingxia and Zhang came, she was still washing clothes. Grandma Cuihua and her eldest daughter-in-law Jin were watching by the side.
"You become energetic when I tell you to eat something, and you feel uncomfortable when I ask you to work. If you feel so uncomfortable, go back to your room and lie down. Don't come out for dinner at night!" Grandma Cuihua got angry when she saw Chu's procrastination, and she couldn't help but scold her loudly.
Chu was extremely tired after working all day. Her hands were shaking as they were soaked in the cold water. She cursed the old woman silently in her heart, thinking that there would be nothing delicious to eat in the evening, so she might as well not eat!
"That night..."
"Auntie, I'm bringing you some dishes. They're leftovers from entertaining the workers. I picked out some edible ones. Please don't be disgusted." Zhang brought Li Mingxia to Grandma Cuihua, as if she didn't notice Chu squatting in the middle of the yard.
"Sister Xia, Third Sister-in-law, please sit down and I'll pour you some water." Jin said.
"No, no, stop busying ourselves. We have to go. There are still several families that we haven't sent off yet. Come here, auntie who came first." Zhang held Jin and said with a smile.
Grandma Cuihua looked at the bowl of meat dishes that stood out, and was pleased by Zhang's words, so she accepted it without any hesitation.
"Okay, I know your family is busy today, so I won't keep you here. Bring the kids over in a couple of days to chat with me."
Zhang naturally agreed, and after saying a few more words, she took Li Mingxia away. From beginning to end, no one looked at Chu, and no one mentioned her.
By the time they had delivered several bowls of meat and vegetables and returned home, Li Sanlang, who had gone to the old house, had not returned yet. Zhang took the half-sewn clothes and continued to work on them, chatting with the children while waiting for Li Sanlang to come back.
"Third brother, I'm not saying anything to you as your eldest brother, but are these meat dishes the leftovers of others?" Li Dalang hadn't seen oily food for a long time. The aroma of the meat dishes kept drilling into his nose. He was so greedy that he wanted to eat a big bite of meat right now, but he still felt that these were not enough and wanted more.
"We don't have anything to say. You let your parents eat the leftovers of your helpers? Third brother, how can you do this? You are not kind." Li Dalang crossed his legs and pointed with a finger.
Old Mrs. Zheng didn't say anything, but just looked at Li Sanlang with a gloomy face, waiting for him to speak.
Li Sanlang was stunned and shook his head subconsciously, "It's not leftovers, these are all left by the child's mother before serving, they are all good meat, mother, look."
After hearing this, although Mrs. Zheng's expression was not as gloomy as before, she still did not look at Li Sanlang in a good mood. She snorted coldly and turned her head away without even looking at him.
"Is it wrong for the third brother to send you something and bring it out? Why are you, an old woman, so difficult to serve?" Mr. Li couldn't stand it anymore and pulled Li Sanlang to sit on the kang.
"You guys have just been separated, and you have a lot of places to spend money. You always think of sending me food when you have nothing to eat. In my opinion, it's better than anything else if you are all well. Dad won't be greedy for this little thing, he just hopes that the whole family will be harmonious." Grandpa Li held Li Sanlang's hand and said earnestly.
It was not the first time that Grandpa Li had said these words. Over the years, whenever there was a dispute or something obviously biased towards someone, Grandpa Li would say such words. Li Sanlang could not remember how many times he had heard it, but every time he heard it, he would subconsciously nod and agree, and this time would be no exception.
"Dad, you guys eat first. I'll go back first." After Grandpa Li finished speaking, Li Sanlang stood up and wanted to leave.
"Don't be in a hurry. Sit with dad for a while. Dad still has a lot to say to you. Go, heat up the dishes and pour out some of the wine at home. I want to have a couple of drinks with the third brother." Grandpa Li said to Grandma Zheng.
People in the countryside will have a little "good wine" at home, which is prepared to entertain guests during the New Year. In daily life, they usually drink the cheap sorghum wine mixed with water bought in the village.
Old Mrs. Zheng was concerned about the wine at home, so she was a little unhappy when she heard this.
"If you want to drink, just drink. Am I from a winery or something? If you want to drink with your son, why don't you let your son bring his own wine?"