"Huh, you still want to help? I thought you were all waiting for me to serve you."
When the mother and daughter from the second room entered the kitchen, the chicken had been killed and placed next to the stove, and the chicken blood was in a large bowl. The old lady just happened to pick up a bundle of branches from the backyard and walked in from the door at the other end.
When he saw the two of them, his face changed.
Seeing this, Liu immediately knew what the old lady was thinking, and hurriedly said, "Mother, we know that this chicken is stewed for Dad and Dani to nourish their bodies. Don't worry, mother, we won't touch even a little bit of the oil."
Erni opened her mouth, then closed it again after thinking of her brother's words, walked to the stove and started to make a fire.
"Mom, Erni, light the fire. I'll help you clean up the chicken feathers."
Liu quickly took the dry branch from the old lady, placed it at her daughter's feet, and began to scoop water into the large iron pot on the stove.
Seeing this, the old lady's complexion improved a lot.
"Clean it up, don't throw away the intestines, scrape them thoroughly with hot water."
Liu quickly covered the pot and wiped the stove again: "I know, mother. Don't worry, I will clean it up for you."
"Humph, don't let me see you guys trying to get this chicken."
The old lady was indeed worried about her husband at this time. She snorted coldly, walked out of the kitchen and returned to the upper room.
As soon as she left, the mother and daughter in the kitchen both breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, in the past, those who stole food while cooking were the mother and daughter of the first wife, plus the third son, Xiao Haozi.
Their second branch never reached out.
But the mother and daughter in the first house were both particularly cunning and shameless, and would never admit it even if they were beaten to death, so they were the ones who got scolded every time.
Seeing her daughter was silent, Mrs. Liu thought she was angry: "Your grandma is just like that. She actually has a good heart."
"Mom, you don't have to speak for her. She has always looked down on our second wife and a money-loser like me. I know that."
Erni was indeed angry, but after her brother's persuasion, she was not as angry as before.
"Stop saying that, be careful your grandma might hear it." Liu hurried to the door and looked outside.
Seeing that there was no one outside, he ran back to the stove, sat on a small stool, and while picking vegetables, he gently persuaded:
"Er Ni, mother said your grandma is kind-hearted. This is not nonsense. If it weren't for your grandma, I, your mother, would have starved to death. Even if I didn't starve to death, I would have been sold..."
Having said this, Liu suddenly stopped.
My daughter is still young, so it’s better not to tell her about this kind of thing.
"Forget it, let's not talk about these things. Anyway, your grandma has good intentions, she just has this kind of temper. You are the younger generation, so you shouldn't make up faults for the elders like you did today, understand?"
Erni's eyes sparkled with curiosity: "Mom, why do you only say half of what you are saying? Tell me, how could you starve to death?"
A trace of sadness flashed across Liu's eyes, and she shook her head: "That's all in the past, let's not talk about it."
"Go get a basin of cold water in the backyard, and we'll go pluck the chickens later."
"oh."
Although Erni was still thinking about what happened just now and wanted to ask, but when she saw that her mother didn't look well, she sensibly shut her mouth.
*
In the west room, in the wing, Zhou Li happily went to her daughter's room.
He didn't care whether Su Qiao was sleeping or not. As soon as he entered the room, he sat down beside the bed with a smile on his face.
"Your grandfather said he would kill an old hen to nourish you. Your grandmother has spent a lot of money on it. The second wife is preparing it now. You can eat it soon."