NFBE Chapter 798: Crying from Greed
Chapter 798: Crying from Greed
Ye Shu and the others had anticipated this, so they closed the courtyard gate early in the morning, and then they set about making delicious food. After all, it was Chinese New Year, and they were ready to make delicious food to reward themselves and their families!
They never expected that there would actually be someone who would knock on the door even after seeing them close it.
And the people knocking on the door were the regular visitors of the past two days, the two widows Lin and Sun!
This story has to start from this morning.
Today is Chinese New Year, and they all have no work. Only Widow Sun's brother-in-law works in the steel factory. It happened to be his turn to rest, so he came back.
Since we are all at home and it is Chinese New Year, we must prepare some delicious food!
But there really isn't anything good in their house.
Ever since the Xia family's scandal was exposed, all members of the Xia family have been detained, and the Xia family's house has been sealed off and stamped with a seal.
The police officer directly informed us: "Anyone who touches this seal will also be arrested and sentenced!"
So, even though they knew that there were good things in every house of the Xia family, they did not dare to tear the seals to take them.
So I had to rush to the farmers' market early in the morning on the 30th.
Widow Lin and Widow Sun had not been out for a long time, and they were both a little scared for a moment. They ran to the farmers' market together.
As a result, I only bought some rice and a pile of bones with the meat shaved off, and nothing else good was left.
Widow Sun sighed: "For these things, my mother-in-law and brother-in-law will definitely blame me!"
She regretted it now: "I should have come to the farmers' market a few days ago!"
Widow Lin was fine, as she didn't have much money or tickets, so she couldn't afford to buy meat even if she had any.
These bones are sold cheaply right now and no invoice is required, which is exactly what she wants. She can buy some and make soup with them to nourish her daughter.
But after hearing Widow Sun complaining a lot, he comforted her:
"We were also busy the past two days. The children were sick with fever one after another, and we had to go to the sister-in-law in Courtyard No. 2 to plead for mercy..."
When Widow Sun heard this, she became silent with a gloomy face.
In fact, Widow Lin also wanted to say that Widow Sun was not free, but her mother-in-law and brother-in-law were free. Since they wanted to eat something good during the New Year, why didn’t they go themselves?
Moreover, the money in their family was earned by Widow Sun's brother-in-law, so there was nothing wrong with him buying it.
However, when she saw that Widow Sun looked unhappy, she thought that this was someone else's family affair after all, so she didn't say anything more.
If I don’t buy anything good to take home, the New Year will naturally be much more boring.
So, when the aroma of the frying pan in Yard No. 2 wafted in the air, not to mention how noisy the children in other yards were, the children of the Lin and Sun families in Yard No. 1 were crying so hard that they were really sad!
In fact, the main reason was that Widow Sun’s son cried so hard. He was a 7-year-old boy who cried in his grandmother’s arms and asked for meat.
Widow Sun's mother-in-law's surname was Liao. She hugged her beloved grandson and was so distressed that she blamed her mother in a hoarse and weak voice:
"I gave you the money, the ticket, and the door was open for you, but I told you to go buy some meat, and you couldn't buy any!"
"You bought these bones and stewed them in a watery soup. Are you trying to starve my grandson to death?"
"Oh my, what a sin I have committed! I thought that once the venomous Xia family was eliminated, our lives would be a little better!"
"Look at what's happened now. I can't live a good life anymore. I can't move. I live among the dead every day. I get scared awake even in my dreams!"
"My darling grandson got so scared that he fell ill, and I don't see anyone trying to improve their skills and ease the burden on the family!"
"I can't even buy some meat! What's the point of having you?"
As they were talking, the grandfather and grandson hugged each other and started crying!
Widow Sun frowned tightly, feeling upset, but there was nothing she could do, so she just cooked silently in the kitchen.
As they started crying, Widow Lin's little daughter also started crying. However, the little girl was thin-skinned and only shed tears of grievance without crying out loud.
As a result, after a while, Grandma Liao sat at the door of Yard No. 7 holding her 1-year-old grandson and cried towards Yard No. 2.
Originally, because of the particularly overbearing aroma in Courtyard No. 2 today, many people were already peeking outside.
Seeing Grandma Liao holding her grandson and crying outside, someone came up to talk to her:
"Hey, Grandma Liao, why are you two just sitting here crying? It's Chinese New Year, what's the reason?"
No matter what time, there is always a shortage of gossipy and curious people.
Although everyone was wary of the mass grave in Yard No. 1, they were not so afraid as long as they did not enter the yard.
So several people gathered around to watch the fun and chat about gossip.
Why did Grandma Liao come out crying while holding her grandson?
Because her voice was so weak, no one could hear her crying in the yard or at home!
Even Widow Sun could pretend not to hear her crying as long as she didn't want to hear it!
Because her throat was injured in her early years and her voice is so soft!
When she saw people gathering around, she secretly pinched her good grandson Feifei. Feifei felt the pain and understood what her grandmother meant, and immediately started to howl:
"I want to eat meat! Today is Chinese New Year, and there's no meat at home! Woohoo!"
When everyone heard this, they all glanced towards Courtyard No. 2.
In fact, today is Chinese New Year, and it is not just No. 2 Courtyard that is stewing meat and frying vegetables in the frying pan. Almost every household is doing it.
Although life is still not easy these days, it is much better than a few years ago.
Everyone works hard all year round and saves money just to have a good meal during the New Year holidays.
So, at this time, the aroma of meat wafts out of every household.
But the fragrance from Courtyard No. 2 is the most overbearing!
Granny Liao was also sensible at this time. She stopped complaining about her daughter-in-law being useless and started crying about her own misery:
"We're so unlucky! We have to be neighbors with a venomous family like the Xia family. It's bad enough that our home has been torn to pieces! Now, we can't even make ends meet!"
"Living in this courtyard, my child is frightened and has a high fever every day. We are busy taking care of him, so how can we have time to buy New Year's goods?"
"Look, I missed out on buying any meat. The poor kid is sick! He can't even eat a single bite of meat during Chinese New Year!"
He didn't shy away from the fact that his wife had been oppressed and raped by the men of the Xia family for so many years, and he described his family's situation as miserable as possible.
Some people felt uncomfortable after hearing this and left, secretly saying to their families:
"If it were someone else, they would definitely keep it under wraps, hoping everyone would forget about it soon. Why did she deliberately bring it up?"
"It's because she spoke out that everyone knows how miserable her family is. If she hadn't told anyone, how would they have known and remembered?"
Some people also expressed deep sympathy for her family, saying that what Grandma Liao said was true.
While feeling sorry for her, he also secretly suggested: "Then go to Courtyard No. 2 and ask for help! Those who live there are the leaders' families. If you have any difficulties, go to them!"