bookbashuk Chapter 81 Meat Porridge
Chapter 81 Meat Porridge
By the time I got home, it was already completely dark.
"Sui Sui, slow down, slow down. It's dark and the road is difficult to walk on. Mom will hold a flashlight for you."
Tian Hua and Wang Yinhua were completely focused on Xu Sui's belly, and forgot all about Qin Yunzhou, who had difficulty walking and was using crutches.
The two of them pushed Qin Yunzhou, who was originally standing next to Xu Sui, aside.
The four of them only had one flashlight, which illuminated a limited area.
Xu Sui was the first to notice something was wrong. As she walked, she realized that Qin Yunzhou was no longer by her side. When she turned around, he was still behind her.
She stopped and took the flashlight from Tianhua's hand.
"Mom, give me the flashlight, I'll use it for lighting."
Just as Tian Hua was about to say something, she looked up and exclaimed, "Where did my son go?"
Xu Sui stopped, turned around, and shone her flashlight over.
The dim light suddenly illuminated the man's refined and handsome face, his tall and upright figure, and his slightly uncomfortable cane and legs.
Tian Hua realized that she had just left her son, who had difficulty walking, behind. She quickly ran over and said, "Yunzhou, are you alright? Be careful and walk slowly."
Qin Yunzhou looked up and his gaze fell on Xu Sui, who was illuminating him from the front. He paused for a moment; she was the first person to notice that he had been overlooked.
He then said to Tian Hua beside him, "Mom, I'm fine."
"You guys keep going, there's no need to take special care of me. As long as I'm careful when I walk, there's really no problem."
Wang Yinhua was a little embarrassed, but fortunately her son-in-law caught up after a few steps, and nothing bad happened.
After returning home.
It's getting late; it's almost time to turn off the lights.
The family left food for the three of them. This time, there was no egg smell; the egg smell in the house had completely dissipated.
The food left on the table was very simple: half a bowl of thin porridge for each person, which was made from corn grits.
In recent years, food has been scarce. We usually eat slightly drier meals at noon so we have the energy to work, and we eat thinner meals in the morning and evening just to fill our stomachs.
Upon seeing the thin, almost watery corn porridge, Tianhua shook her head, thought for a moment, and said, "Suisui, wait a moment, Mom will cook you a new one using the little white rice we have at home."
After saying that, she turned around, grabbed the key, opened the cabinet, and took out the small amount of refined grains from the house.
Xu Sui called out to her, "Mom, the power is about to be cut off and the lights will be turned off. You don't need to bother, I can do it myself."
After all that fuss, she was indeed hungry and didn't like the watery corn porridge.
Tianhua shook her head, about to say something.
Qin Yunzhou had already walked over with his cane and took the rice from her hand. "Mom, sit down. I know how to make porridge. I can do it."
He's not someone who can't cook; on the contrary, he can do many household chores. His cooking skills aren't great, but they're alright.
Xu Sui was somewhat surprised to hear this, as there aren't many men in this era who are willing to cook.
"Mom, go ahead and eat. After you finish, go back to your room and rest. As long as Yunzhou is here, everything will be fine."
Of the entire Qin family, Tianhua was the most malnourished. She didn't have a job and always secretly ate less and worked more.
I just ran a lap with them again, and I was panting a bit when I spoke. I was also walking unsteadily, so I was obviously tired.
Without saying a word, Qin Yunzhou took the white rice from Tian Hua's hand, leaned on his cane, walked out the door, and skillfully started a fire to cook porridge at the stove.
In the pitch-black night, a kerosene lamp lit up the stove, illuminating the man's angular profile as he cleanly and efficiently washed rice and cooked porridge.
It seems that the leg injury did not have much of an impact on him; on the contrary, it made him more calm, reserved, reliable, and dependable.
Seeing that her son was truly capable, Tianhua didn't say anything more. She was indeed exhausted, both tired and hungry.
Xu Sui gave her mother-in-law her portion of cornmeal porridge, then went inside to open the can of malted milk powder that Hong Tao and his wife had brought over last time. She scooped out two large spoonfuls, mixed them with hot water, and handed them to her mother-in-law.
"Mom, eat this."
Before Tianhua could even see what Xu Sui was handing her, she smelled a sweet, milky aroma that made her swallow hard.
"This...this won't do, Suisui, you guys keep it for yourselves. Mom doesn't like this. There's still some malted milk powder left over from the last time you and Yunzhou bought it for the family."
Xu Sui pushed the prepared malted milk powder in front of Tian Hua, "Mom, you eat it, I made it especially for you."
"You should take better care of your health. Don't always secretly try to save money on food and ruin your health."
"Don't always be reluctant to eat the food that Yunzhou and I bought for the family last time. You can't keep doing this, or something bad will happen."
In that historical novel.
Not long after the original owner ran away, Tian Hua learned that not only her grandson was gone, but her son had also run off with all his money. She was devastated, and coupled with severe malnutrition, she starved to death just before the Great Famine was about to end, trying to secretly save food for her family every day.
It's not surprising that people starve to death in the countryside during famine years, but people in the city receive monthly grain rations, so they generally don't starve.
It is extremely rare for someone to starve to death.
Looking at the sweet and steaming hot malted milk powder in front of her, Tianhua couldn't help but tear up after taking just one bite. A warm feeling welled up in her heart. "Suisui, Mom knows, Mom will."
Similarly, besides her husband, the first people in the whole family who said the same thing to her were Yunzhou and Suisui, the couple.
She's not someone who knows nothing.
She can still tell who treats her well.
Xu Sui smiled upon hearing this, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Then she looked up through the window and glanced at the man cooking porridge for her at the stove outside.
The power had already been cut off at this time, and most people were asleep.
The courtyard was completely silent.
In the pitch-black night.
Qin Yunzhou's figure was not very clear, but one could immediately sense his seriousness.
Xu Sui estimated the time and also prepared two large spoonfuls of malted milk powder for Qin Yunzhou.
Of course, she wouldn't treat herself badly, and she also made herself two large spoonfuls.
She ate while waiting for the porridge Qin Yunzhou had cooked for her.
Before long, the porridge was ready.
Tianhua has already gone back inside to rest.
The only people still awake were Xu Sui and Qin Yunzhou, who was busy at the stove.
A kerosene lamp barely illuminated the pitch-black room, and all around was quiet. The night wind blew in and dispelled much of the autumn heat.
The porridge has just been served.
Xu Sui then smelled a fragrance.
Looking up, I saw that it wasn't just plain white porridge; it also contained finely chopped minced meat and green vegetables, turning into a vegetable and minced meat porridge that smelled delicious and was steaming hot.
During this special time, it's definitely not easy to get a bowl of meat porridge like this.
She was somewhat surprised and looked up at Qin Yunzhou, "Where did we get meat from?"
The last time they ate meat was when they had just returned to the Qin family home.
After that, they never appeared at home again.