Chapter 5 Exquisite Pearls and Jade(1/2)
In the Xu family hall, the three children stared eagerly at the kitchen.
The adults were no exception, swallowing their saliva one by one and trying to stop the children from sneaking into the kitchen.
Mrs. Xu helped open the door, and Mrs. Xu entered the main room carrying a pot of hot rabbit soup.
The aroma is overflowing.
The boy in the second room, Xu Ganlin, threw himself at Mrs. Xu's feet, drooling: "Milk, rabbit meat! I want to eat meat, I want to eat rabbit legs, I want to eat! I want to eat!"
Noisy people get headaches.
The two girls in the big room, Xu Xiaoxiu and Xu Xiaoli, were leaning against the wall, staring at the pot with their big eyes, too timid to come forward.
She is suddenly thinner than the youngest Xu Ganlin.
There are very few families in this era that do not favor boys over girls.
What's more, the only child in the Xu family is Xu Ganlin.
Mrs. Xu slapped Xu Ganlin's dirty hands away, "Go get the bowls and chopsticks, let's start dinner!"
Don't dare to speak loudly either.
These days, every household doesn’t have enough to eat, so who dares to show off about eating meat?
The family held bowls and chopsticks and watched eagerly as Mrs. Xu divided the meat.
Even the always elusive Xu Yuanhan appeared and sat quietly beside Mrs. Xu.
There were two pieces of meat for the men and one for the women. One rabbit leg was given to Xu Ganlin and the other to Xu Yuanhan. The most pitiful thing was the two girls in the eldest room. They only shared some scattered minced meat and pinched the black dough gnocchi.
, gobbled it up.
Xu Yuanhan moved his chopsticks, clearly eating at a slow pace, with a unique and elegant attitude.
It was in huge contrast to the few people next to me who were devouring their food.
No wonder Mrs. Xu is partial.
Li Yinwan sighed and turned his chopsticks around in the bowl.
There are two pieces of tender rabbit meat floating in the light white broth.
It had a faint fishy smell. Li Yinwan was a picky eater and didn't use his chopsticks.
"Mom, how come the third daughter-in-law is worth two pieces?" Xu Wang said with sharp eyes and a strange air.
Suddenly, his eyes focused on Li Yinwan.
Xu Ganlin stared, "Grandma, she is lame and she is a woman, why two dollars!"
There was a rabbit leg in his mouth.
Xu Pingan and Xu Youfu were also dissatisfied.
The third child has a poor life and is weak, so it’s okay to eat more.
The third child’s daughter-in-law also eats better than their wives. This is too partial!
Li Yinwan blinked innocently.
Mrs. Xu slammed her chopsticks on the table, "Hey, everyone is staring at each other. Are you going to turn the world upside down? I should divide it up. This rabbit was caught by the third daughter-in-law. You guys are all taking advantage of it. Why don't you let it go?
Eat more, you are a bunch of heartless people!"
Mrs. Xu Wang continued the yin and yang: "The third daughter-in-law has done so many things, this rabbit should be given to us. The children haven't eaten enough yet, so why should she eat two pieces?"
Xu Yuanhan squinted his eyes, looking across Li Yinwan without trace.
In his previous life, his wife didn't have this ability.
Is it possible that she is also a reborn person?
Li Yinwan frowned, taking retreat as an opportunity to advance, "Second sister-in-law is right, these two pieces of meat should be used to replenish the bodies of Xiaoxiu and Xiaoli."
As she said this, she put the meat into the bowls of the two girls.
The two girls were so flattered that they stared at the flesh eagerly and did not dare to move.
Xu Sun, who originally wanted to scold her, swallowed it back.
Why did the third daughter-in-law suddenly change her temper?
Apart from anything else, you’ve already reached your mouth and you’re still not going to eat it?
This is also what other people think.
Including Xu Yuanhan, who looked at Li Yinwan with a hint of thought in his eyes.
Li Yinwan raised an eyebrow at Mrs. Xu: "Second sister-in-law feels sorry for me, so she thinks I eat too much. Why don't you give more to your child?"
"I……"
For a time, Xu Wang was unable to dismount from the tiger.
Because she didn't have a boy, Mrs. Xu Sun, who was already being suppressed, snorted coldly: "What, just now you were baring your teeth and talking big words, but now that the third daughter-in-law doesn't want to eat, you just shut up?"
"Do you care whether I separate or not? I'm not the one who was taken advantage of."
The two were about to quarrel at the dinner table.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Li Yinwan smiled at the two girls and said, "Eat quickly."
Xu Xiaoxiu was flattered and pulled Xu Xiaoli to bow to her third aunt before she dared to eat.
The quarrel between the Xu Sun family and the Xu Wang family became even more fierce.
The corners of Li Yinwan's lips curled up slightly, indicating that the plan was successful.
She didn't want to eat bland boiled rabbit anyway.
Is there anything delicious in her space? There is no shortage of this!
Madam Xu, who was watching with cold eyes, slowly ate the meat, looked deeply at Li Yinwan, and then looked at Mrs. Xu to scold her.
"I can't stop you from eating. You talk so much and you don't want to share the meat with the baby. Just do more work. After washing the dishes, go to the mountain to collect more firewood and come back. When you run out of strength, you won't have to talk so much.
"
"Mom, I..." Mrs. Xu Wang still wanted to argue.
The man Xu Youfu pulled her arm and said, "Shut up!"
The mother-in-law doesn’t find it embarrassing, but he does too!
This time, the dinner table was completely quiet.
After eating, Li Yinwan was ready to take the first step of the plan.
Prepare supplies!
But that’s the reason...
Li Yinwan took advantage of everyone's rest time after lunch to wrap the jade earrings in cloth and stuff them into her arms.
After Xu Yuanhan finished lunch, he said that he was looking for food and was not at home.
Li Yinwan stared at Mrs. Xu's door, waiting for her to open the door.
In the memory of the original owner, Mrs. Xu would fetch water at noon.
Li Yinwan deliberately pretended to stumble out of the house and accidentally bumped into Mrs. Xu. Before she could curse her, she dropped the cloth bag in her arms to the ground, revealing a corner of her jasper.
"What is this?" Mrs. Xu grabbed her hand vigilantly, picked up the jade first, her eyes widened, "Where did you get this thing?"
"You want to take this to the Li family?"
"This is my mother's dowry." Li Yinwan blinked, "Mom, I don't want to give it to the Li family. I'm afraid of death. I want to change some medicine to heal my leg. Even if it can't be cured, I can exchange it for some food to escape the famine.
Even if you are left behind, you will not starve to death."
Mrs. Xu was stunned and had nothing to say for a moment.
Escape is imperative.
She had already asked others to prepare their luggage, but Li Yinwan...
A lame person who may be a hindrance may not necessarily have the Xu family in his heart.
Normally, Mrs. Xu would definitely grab the things.
But Li Yinwan said this, no matter how shameless Mrs. Xu is, she can't steal someone else's life.
She snorted coldly and put the jade into her hand, "Since you understand in your heart, just hide the things. I don't care about you!"
After saying that, she carried the bucket and prepared to fetch water.
Li Yinwan said this to give him an excuse to bring out supplies later.
Halfway through, Mrs. Xu came back and said bitterly: "I'm going with you, I just want to buy something."
"I feel at ease when I go with my mother. We will eat the things we exchanged together." Li Yinwan knew that Mrs. Xu had a sharp tongue and a soft heart, so she put on a smile.
To be continued...