Gu Chengzhen picked up the bottle and gulped down a few gulps, "Mom, this is so delicious and fragrant." Her two little eyes were almost narrowed into crescent shapes.

Shen Lianxin felt warm in her heart. She quickly chose a set of clothes that matched this dynasty from the mall and put them on. She said to Gu Chengzhen, "Drink less first. We will have dinner soon. Drink more before going to bed at night."

When Gu Chengzhen heard her mother say that she would have milk to drink in the evening, she clapped her hands happily.

Coming out of the house, the children had already started a fire. Shen Lianxin was boiling eggs in a small pot. Gu Chengan's eyes widened, "Mom, there are eggs, where did they come from?"

"I bought them in the village when I came back." Shen Lianxin said without hesitation. There are many families raising chickens in the village, but not many are willing to eat eggs. Most of them save them and take them to the city to exchange for some money. Shen Lianxin bought the eggs from the mall. She spent 50 yuan on 27 eggs. They said they were cordyceps eggs, but who cares? As long as the eggs are nutritious, that's enough.

Shen Lianxin thought about it and boiled 6 eggs. She called Gu Chengxin, "Go to Aunt Zhang's house next door and get two potatoes."

It's not that she didn't want to buy from the mall, but everyone knew that she went up the mountain today, and it was hard to explain the sudden appearance of potatoes. Gu Chengxin responded and ran out. After a while, he got the two potatoes.

Shen Lianxin knew this would be the result. Although food was expensive, Aunt Zhang treated her well, and she had just paid her 100 copper coins in the morning. Even for the sake of the salary, she would not refuse two potatoes. Of course, Shen Lianxin did not intend to take advantage of it. Modern potatoes are worthless, but in this dynasty, two potatoes might be enough food for a family.

Gu Chengxin peeled potatoes, Shen Lianxin cut the pork belly into small pieces, heated up the oil, added sugar, and put the meat in. She fried the sugar color first. The aroma of the meat wafted out, and several children looked at the pot with drooling. Shen Lianxin smiled, added water and started to stew.

"Go out and memorize the Three Character Classic I taught you today, and test each other. Also, write down the characters you need to learn to write."

When they heard that their mother was going to test them, several children immediately ran to the yard and began to recite with their heads shaking. Shen Lianxin took this opportunity to quickly pour the ready-made braised meat ingredients bought from the mall into the pot. It was very easy to make and absolutely delicious. Then she cut the potatoes into pieces and peeled the eggs and threw them all into the pot. In this way, a big pot of meat and vegetables was ready. It saved her trouble and effort.

After cooking rice in a small pot, Shen Lianxin came out of the kitchen and watched the children recite the sutra one by one. It was simple and easy to pass. It seemed that learning just a little bit today was too little, so she would start to increase the amount tomorrow.

Just as she was thinking about it, a woman came into the yard without knocking on the door. She was in a hurry and even rolled her eyes at Shen Lianxin when she saw her.

What's going on? He came in without knocking and rolled his eyes at her at her house? Shen Lianxin raised her eyebrows.

I heard several children stand up and shout happily, "Grandma!"

The woman saw the children's faces softened and said, "Good children, look at how thin you are, grandma will bring you some food."

As she spoke, she handed a bag to Gu Chengxin, and reminded him, "Keep it safe. Grandma will give it to you after you finish eating. But don't let your uncle know, okay?"

Gu Chengxin nodded with emotion, "Well, thank you grandma!"

Shen Lianxin understood. The face in her memory matched. This was the original owner's mother. Ever since the original owner brought back a man from the mountains and insisted on marrying Gu Dingbei, her parents were so angry that they never looked at her with a kind eye again. The original owner had a stubborn temper, which was actually inherited from the old couple. They clearly cared about her in their hearts, but they had been speaking ill of her all these years and had never said a good word to her.

Shen Lianxin had five children, and her eldest sister, Shen Zhaodi, had the most miserable life. During the famine years, she married Wang Quezi from Taoshu Village for 50 kilograms of grain. Wang Quezi was not only lame, but also had a bad temper. He often beat and scolded Shen Zhaodi. The whole family treated her as a maid, doing the most work but eating the least.

Most people in this village would marry a wife with 30 kilograms of white rice or 60 kilograms of brown rice, but Wang Quezi was lame and ugly, so no one was willing to marry their daughter to him. So they gave more and sent Shen Zhaodi to him when they couldn't even eat. After she married him, he felt that he had spent too much and was unwilling to accept it, so he couldn't stand Shen Zhaodi.

The second elder brother, Shen Laifu, is a simple and honest man. He is hardworking and willing to work hard at home. He married Li Cuilan, who is a smart person and gave birth to a 12-year-old son, Shen Dahu.

The third brother, Shen Laibao, was cunning and treacherous. He married Sun Xiaoyue, and they did the least work at home, ate the best, and had all the good things. It was they who instigated the sale of Shen Zhaodi. Shen Qingsong and Shen Qingyun were 10 and 6 years old when they had their children.

The fourth child is Shen Lianxin. She has a younger sister named Shen Jinxin. She has fallen in love with a boy named Zhang Li from He Village since she was a child. His family is an ordinary farmer. At that time, her family disliked the Zhang family because they were poor, but Shen Jinxin made up her mind and secretly married Zhang Li. She had to marry him because of her bad reputation. From then on, she had little contact with her family. Without the support of her natal family, her in-laws did not like her either. Her life was not smooth, but fortunately, Zhang Li did not let her down, treated her very well, and always protected her.

After sorting out her thoughts, Shen Lianxin wanted to call her, but after opening her mouth, she still couldn't say "mother". Now to her, this was just a strange old lady, and she really couldn't call her mother.

In the old lady's eyes, Shen Lianxin's hesitation was no different from usual, and it was a symbol that she knew her good intentions but was unwilling to give in. The old lady slapped her thigh, turned around and left, not wanting to look at her daughter who made her upset.

Gu Chengxin chased after her until she reached the door, and he felt bad as he watched his grandmother walk further and further away. Over the years, his grandmother had always secretly helped them. Although she looked down on Gu Dingbei, she still loved her grandson, and they were all in Yunshan Village, so they were close to each other. How could she bear to see her own child starve to death?

Shen Lianxin touched her nose and opened the bag. Inside were a few sweet potatoes that looked quite fresh. Shen Lianxin took the bag into the kitchen. The children's homework was done and the vegetables in the pot were stewed very soft.

Shen Lianxin began to greet the children, "Daxin, fetch some water, and help your younger brothers and sisters wash their hands and prepare for dinner."

When they heard that dinner was about to start, the children immediately became happy. Gu Chengxin took a large basin and filled it with water. The children gathered around the basin and put their hands into it. The soap passed back and forth, and the bubbles on the hands turned into black water. Gu Chengxin changed the basin of water and asked his younger brothers and sisters to rinse their hands again with clean water.

After washing my hands, I exclaimed at the large bowl of braised meat on the table, "Wow! It smells so good!"

Shen Lianxin served two more bowls and ordered, "Daxin, go to the old house and deliver them to your grandparents. Cheng'an, take this to Aunt Zhang's house next door."

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