After Zhou Dalang left the kitchen, Mrs. Zhou asked with a smile while cutting vegetables.
"Mom, sister-in-law has no milk?"
Wu Meili nodded and said with a distressed look on her face.
"Yeah, no, luckily I made some porridge in advance, otherwise how long would the child have been hungry?"
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said.
"Mom, I always take one step at a time, so that nothing like this happens. However, I see that my sister-in-law's milk is very abundant, why did it disappear so soon?"
Wu Meili frowned and said displeasedly: "It must be your eldest brother who competes with the child for milk. He is really shameless."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhou felt a little embarrassed even though she was married, and called her "Mother" with a red face.
Wu Meili smiled and shook her head, naturally changed the topic, and started talking to her daughter again.
After being busy for half an hour, Zhou Dalang rushed in from the outside with two empty bowls on the tray.
He frowned, came to Wu Meili's side again, and whispered with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
"Mom, I've finished this bowl of rice oil, but the child is still hungry."
Wu Meili glared at the eldest son, secretly complaining about how this child could compete with a baby for food? Good thing now, my precious granddaughter is hungry and can’t even fill a bowl of rice oil.
Zhou Dalang didn't know what he meant and looked at Wu Meili in confusion. Mrs. Zhou on the other side covered her mouth and smiled, looking at her eldest brother teasingly.
Wu Meili took the bowl of rice oil she had just finished eating, and came to the pottery pot again to slowly fill it with rice oil.
Zhou Dalang followed slowly. Seeing that his sister didn't pay attention, he whispered again.
"Mom, the child drank milk and ate a large bowl of rice oil. Now he is still hungry. Isn't it a little abnormal?"
Wu Meili's hand holding the rice oil paused and she asked in a suppressed voice.
"Boss, tell me honestly, have you ever competed with your children for food?"
Zhou Dalang didn't understand at first, but he understood something after a few seconds. He turned his head sideways uncomfortably and explained anxiously.
"Mom, you misunderstood, I'm not that kind of person."
Wu Meili nodded, put a bowl of rice oil on Zhou Dalang's hand, and said without changing her expression.
"It's a good thing that children have a big appetite. Being able to eat is a blessing."
"Mom is right, being able to eat is a blessing."
Zhou Dalang, who didn't understand how much an ordinary baby should eat, nodded and walked away with the bowl.
"Excuse me, mother, I'm going to bring the lotus flowers."
After everyone had gone away, Mrs. Zhou spoke in confusion.
"Mom, my little niece hasn't eaten enough? I remember that a newborn baby doesn't eat much?"
Wu Meili disagreed with this, but was very excited and stated excitedly.
"Daughter, didn't I tell you? My precious granddaughter is born extraordinary and will be extremely valuable in the future. Now that she has just been born, she has such unique characteristics. Doesn't it foreshadow what the Taoist Priest said back then? ? "
A big question mark appeared on Mrs. Zhou's head, "Is eating too much considered different?"
Wu Meili nodded affirmatively and said without any doubt: "Of course."
With less than 20 years of experience, Mrs. Zhou did not know whether what Wu Meili said was true or false. Therefore, although she believed it on the surface, she was still a little doubtful secretly.
At this time, Wu Meili suddenly became worried again and sighed.
"My precious granddaughter has such a big appetite, I guess the things I prepared are not enough. It seems that in a few days, I will go to town to buy some more things."
Madam Zhou heard this and gave a suggestion.
"Mom, is there anyone in the village who has just given birth to a baby? You can exchange some things with that person for some milk and feed it to your little niece. Even if it is not enough, it can also be used to cushion the belly."
Wu Meili nodded with satisfaction and said.
"This is a good idea. I'm going to ask those who are pregnant and giving birth to see if they can share some milk for my granddaughter."
Mrs. Zhou smiled and nodded, saying with a happy expression.
"If there is enough milk for the family, they will probably be willing. It is always a good thing to be able to add some income to the family. But if the milk is not enough for their children, they will probably refuse."
Wu Meili nodded, stopped mentioning this topic, and started talking about other things.
Mrs. Zhou quickly answered the conversation and discussed various matters with her mother in a good-natured manner. Suddenly, she suddenly remembered something and said with a mysterious face.
"Mom, do you know that something happened to the sun at noon yesterday?"
This time of noon is so familiar. Wasn't it the time when my granddaughter was born yesterday
Wu Meili thought this, turned around and asked in confusion.
"Your sister-in-law gave birth to a baby yesterday. I was very busy and didn't have time to look at the sky. My daughter, tell me, what happened to the sun?"
Mrs. Zhou said as if she was showing off while washing the vegetables.
"Mom, you didn't see it. Yesterday, a circular rainbow suddenly appeared on the sun, wrapping the entire sun tightly. The circle was emitting bright light, and it was still the same colorful color as the rainbow. But the brightness was smaller. , much smaller than the sun."
When Wu Meili heard this, her heart surged. She rubbed her hands and asked excitedly.
"Good daughter, tell me quickly, what else happened?"
Mrs. Zhou vaguely felt that something was wrong, and with a hint of doubt, she told what she saw and heard.
"I also saw a large cloud of clouds in the sky yesterday evening, mostly purple. I can't tell what it looked like specifically. But I know that the scene was very beautiful, better than the homes of wealthy people. The flowers grown inside are even more beautiful.”
When Wu Meili heard this, she pursed her lips and said a tentative word.
"Daughter, I won't hide it from you. I think the things you saw yesterday should be related to your niece."
Mrs. Zhou was slightly startled and asked with a surprised look on her face.
"Mom, why do you say that?"
Wu Meili smiled proudly and answered cheerfully.
"Daughter, you don't know that your niece was born at noon yesterday. I have often heard that great people have visions when they are born. After hearing what you said today, I know that this is true. And, you My niece opened her eyes last night, and I think the beautiful colorful clouds are related to her opening her eyes."
Mrs. Zhou suddenly had an illusion in her heart, that is, her newborn niece must be a big shot. This child is different from others in every way, and his future will definitely be limitless.
The mother and son continued to discuss, and Zhou Dalang, who had left the tea time, came to the kitchen again. He held the large porcelain bowl with only a few traces left in his hand and said with a depressed look on his face.
"Mom, the child has finished eating again, but she is still hungry and crying."
Wu Meili paused, took the bowl and poured out half a bowl of rice oil.
"There's only a little bit of rice oil left. You let the child make do with it first. I'll go take a look nearby and find some food for the child."
Zhou Dalang held the bowl and did not leave immediately. Instead, he said speculatively and uneasily.
"Mom, those two big bowls of rice oil can feed even an adult. But this child is still like a bottomless pit, crying and asking for food."
"You silly boy, what do you know? Since ancient times, all great people have been different."
Wu Meili glared at him and stated fiercely.
"Some have two eyes in one socket, some have a transparent belly that allows you to see the internal organs, some are born with a pair of horns, and some have arms that are longer than ordinary people, and it is said that they exceed the knees."
Zhou Dalang was stunned for a moment after being deceived, nodded stupidly, held a large porcelain bowl with only a small amount of food in his hand, and left in a daze.
The boss's stupidity made Wu Meili shake her head involuntarily.
"Daughter, please help with some work in the kitchen first, and I'll go find some food for your niece."
After she finished saying this, she looked at the things in the kitchen in embarrassment. If you want to ask for milk from another wife, you can't go empty-handed.
Mrs. Zhou nodded in agreement, and then gave another suggestion as if she knew what Wu Meili was thinking.
"Mom, I think we have quite a lot of eggs. Why don't you bring some eggs? One egg for a big bowl of milk should be enough."
Out of trust in her daughter, Wu Meili actually turned around and ran to the cupboard to get the eggs.
Ever since Wong Tai Sin gave her five old hens as a reward, their family couldn't finish their eggs.
It's not that the five old hens have been laying eggs, but that two of the old hens are particularly good at hatching chicks. The chicks that were hatched a few months ago are now laying eggs.
Mrs. Zhou thought about her niece's little stomach which had a bigger appetite than an adult, she frowned and continued.
"Mom, I suggest you get a few more eggs and a container as big as possible. It's too small. I'm afraid my niece won't be able to eat a full meal. It doesn't matter if there are more. Just heat it up on the stove. You can save it for next meal. But don’t make too much. It would be bad if the milk spoils as easily as the food.”
"Hey, mother, I listen to you."
Wu Meili nodded, holding a bowl of eggs in one hand and a clay pot in the other, and walked away neatly.
It didn't take long for her to arrive at one of her destinations, a house that was closest to her home and that she knew about.