novelaction Chapter 1005 Sun Yue's Thoughts
Chapter 1005 Sun Yue's Thoughts
The three children, drawn by the aroma emanating from the east wing, quietly slipped to the doorway.
They pressed their faces against the door, peering through the crack, and inhaled deeply the aroma coming from inside.
Inside the house, Qin Lang and Lu Qingqing simultaneously turned to look towards the doorway.
Lu Qingqing took the dagger and quietly walked towards the door.
The moment the door opened, the three children who were leaning against it fell straight into the house.
Seeing that they were children, Lu Qingqing put the dagger away.
The two older children, seeing a room full of strangers, quickly got up from the floor and turned to run outside.
The youngest boy was only two years old. When he saw his older siblings trying to run away, he pouted and was about to cry.
Old Zhuang has reached the age where he likes children.
Besides, although these children were thin, they were dressed very cleanly.
Unlike the children in the village who always had snot hanging from their noses and were always dirty.
He took a piece of meat out of the pot and squatted down in front of the child.
"Don't cry, don't cry. If you cry, you're not a good child!"
If you don't cry, you can have this meat!
Upon hearing this, the two children who had run to the door stopped in their tracks.
The older child, remembering what Old Man Zhuang had said, stepped forward, pulled up his youngest brother, and wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve.
"Uncle, we won't cry, can you give us some meat?"
Old Zhuang stuffed the meat into the youngest child's hand, then turned around and went back to get two more pieces of meat, giving one to each child.
The three children grabbed the meat and stuffed it into their mouths.
In all their years, the only time they could eat this kind of fragrant meat was during the Lunar New Year.
On ordinary days, the family is so frugal that they barely eat any dry food, let alone meat.
Unfortunately, children this age are at the age when they crave meat.
Now, they eat the meat ravenously.
The piece of meat that Old Man Zhuang gave us was finished in just a few bites.
The two older children continued to watch Old Man Zhuang, who glanced at the pot and sighed.
He turned around and went back to the kang (a heated brick bed), taking out a piece of cured meat weighing about a pound from his bundle.
"This cured meat is raw. Take it back and have your grandmother cook it before you eat it, okay?"
The child in front took the cured meat, and smelling the smoky aroma, he swallowed hard.
"Thank you, uncle!"
The little girl behind him saw this and also thanked them.
As for the other little boy, who is a little over two years old, he is still gnawing on that piece of meat.
Others eat slowly, and there's still a small piece left in their hands.
The little girl walked up to him, pulled him up, and led him out the door.
Meanwhile, the little boy holding the meat had already run out.
He dashed into the main house in a flash.
"Mother, Grandma, meat, such a big piece of meat!"
The people sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) inside the house rushed out upon hearing the noise.
The old man was so shocked when he saw such a large piece of meat that his mouth dropped open.
"Dog Egg, where did you get such a big piece of meat? Hurry up and return it to the person!"
The little boy, nicknamed Gou Dan, hid the meat behind his back, his face full of vigilance.
"No, this was given to me by the old man in the east room!"
When the old man heard that the meat came from the east wing, he stepped forward and snatched it away.
"You child, how can you ask for anything!"
"How could you be so reckless!"
When Gou Dan saw that his meat had been taken away, he burst into tears.
Dog Egg's mother went over and held the child in her arms, gently coaxing him.
Just then, the little girl returned with a two-year-old boy.
The old man noticed the small piece of meat his grandson had left in his hand, and his eyelids twitched wildly.
Oh no, the child has eaten all the meat! What should we do?
There's no meat left at his house!
The old man was already afraid of Lu Qingqing and her group, and now that he knew the child had taken their things, he became even more panicked.
After wandering around the house for a while and thinking it over, he finally took out the last half coin of silver he had left.
He picked up the large piece of cured meat again and nervously approached the door of the east wing.
Inside the house, Lu Qingqing heard a knock at the door. When she opened it, she found the old man standing there.
"Uncle, please come inside and sit down."
The moment he opened the door, the old man smelled the rich aroma of meat and flour inside.
He swallowed hard and waved his hand.
"No, no, the child is just being silly and came to ask you for meat."
"I don't have much, so please keep this money."
As he spoke, he returned the half coin and the piece of cured meat.
Lu Qingqing quickly stepped back two paces, refusing to take the meat he offered.
Old Zhuang put down his rice spoon and walked over quickly.
"Brother, this meat is for my child."
Look at what you're doing.
You can take this meat home and cook it for your child without worry.
We absolutely cannot accept this money!
As he spoke, the old man kept staring at his expression.
Seeing that he spoke sincerely, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the cured meat refused to be accepted no matter what.
The old man left the east wing, glanced at the west wing where the lights were already off, and went back inside thoughtfully.
Inside the house, his family was waiting for him to return.
As soon as he came in, she asked anxiously.
"Old man, how did it go? Are those people still angry?"
Did you give out the money?
"Father-in-law, how is it?"
The old man raised his hand to stop the questions, opened the tattered umbrella, and shook off the rainwater.
They wouldn't accept the money, but I forced the meat back on them.
They don't seem angry.
As he spoke, he plopped down on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed).
He stared at the window, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"Old woman, I'm wondering if I guessed wrong?"
If they were really bandits, how could they possibly feed our children meat?
Also, I noticed that the people in the east wing live separately from those in the west wing.
It might not be as we suspect!
Hearing him say that, the old lady and her two daughters-in-law also started to discuss it.
Meanwhile, in the east wing, Lu Qingqing and Old Man Zhuang and the others were enjoying a hearty meal.
After traveling all day in the rain, even just to catch a bus, I was exhausted.
By now, the firewood burning in the stove hole had already started to work.
The entire surface of the kang (heated brick bed) was warm and cozy, making people feel very comfortable.
The dampness that had permeated almost to the bone during the day was slowly dissipated.
Old Zhuang took a sip of his wine and sighed contentedly.
"Oh, if only I could stay here and never leave!"
This rainy weather outside is driving me crazy!
He wasn't the only one driven crazy by the rainy weather; Sun Yue was also extremely irritable.
She took a big gulp of the liquor and exhaled as it burned her.
“Master, let’s go south and build a spacious house.”
When the time comes, we'll build a few of these heated brick beds.
Even if it rains every day, I won't have to worry about it getting damp!
Old Zhuang took a sip of wine, and thinking about those days, some of the restlessness in his heart subsided.
When Sun Yue mentioned the south, she suddenly remembered what Lu Qingqing had told her before.
In the southern prefectural city, there are schools that admit girls.
She wanted to study at a girls' school.
After graduating from the school, students can take exams for various organizations and contribute to the development of their fiefdom.