The two children received the instructions and ran away with their bowls without saying anything, fearing that they would not have any meat to eat when they returned.

"Don't worry, we'll eat together when you come back." Shen Lianxin was afraid that they would fall, so she quickly added.

Gu Chengan ran to Aunt Zhang's house in two steps. Aunt Zhang opened the door and saw that it was him. She thought he was missing something again, "Chengan, what are you missing this time? Come in with me and get it."

"My mother asked me to send this over. Here, auntie!" After saying this, he turned around and left without caring about Auntie Zhang's surprise. He was still thinking about the delicious braised pork rice at home.

Aunt Zhang took the bowl and saw that there was so much meat, how could she take it? But Gu Chengan had already run away. Zhang Lianfu heard the noise and came out to ask, "The neighbor again? What does she want this time? I said it's not that easy. I'll give you 100 wen as wages. Today she borrows potatoes, tomorrow she borrows grain and oil, she will definitely take away all our food. You still have to make clothes for her. Let's see if you will lose a lot in the end."

Aunt Zhang quickly closed the door and glared at him, "Keep your voice down. You know nothing. They are here to deliver meat to us. Come and see. You are embarrassed to say that!"

Zhang Lianfu stretched his neck and looked over. It was indeed a bowl full of meat. He had only seen meat a few times this year, and his mouth was watering with greed. Aunt Zhang quickly brought the meat aside and called out, "Dashan, come quickly and eat meat!"

On the other side, Gu Chengxin also arrived at the Shen family's old house with his quick feet. When the third daughter-in-law, Sun Xiaoyue, opened the door, she saw that it was Gu Chengxin and her face drooped. As she walked into the house, she muttered, "What bad luck, he comes to my house right away when he wants to eat. How can beggars come here on time?"

Shen Laibao glanced at Gu Chengxin and ignored him. Only Old Man Shen and Old Lady Shen called out, "Chengxin, come quickly. Have you not eaten yet? Eat here. It's just been served." Old Lady Shen was puzzled. She had just delivered the sweet potatoes, so why did he come? But she didn't show it on her face. There were too many people in the family and they couldn't eat enough. If the third brother's family knew about it, there would be a fuss.

Shen Lai Fu came out of the house, smiling, "Cheng Xin, is there no food at home? Come, your second uncle will get you two sweet potatoes." Li Cuilan rolled her eyes at Gu Chengxin, obviously unhappy, but did not say anything.

"No, no, second uncle, I'm not here to ask for food, I'm here to deliver something. My mother said that this is to honor my grandparents." Seeing the vegetable porridge on the table, Gu Chengxin didn't want to eat it. He wanted to eat the braised pork rice made by his mother. He was drooling just by smelling it.

He put the bowl down, turned around and ran back. He was also hungry and was anxious to go home for dinner.

Several people looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't expect that Gu Chengxin came not to ask for food, but to give them something. This was really unprecedented. Sun Xiaoyue snorted. What good thing could it be? She invited the children at home to come out for dinner. There was only so much food. If they didn't come out to eat quickly, there would be nothing left.

No one was interested in seeing what was in the bowl, except Old Lady Shen who came over. After all, it was sent by her own daughter, so she was happy even if it was just a bunch of wild vegetables.

"Ouch!" A sudden exclamation startled everyone. What was the point of yelling so loudly? Old Mrs. Shen was delighted and slapped her thigh. "Meat, a full bowl of meat! Why is there so much? Haha!"

When they heard it was meat, everyone paused. The aroma wafted from the bowl and everyone leaned over. "It's really meat. They gave me so much for just one bowl."

"Where does this fourth girl get the money to buy meat?" Shen Laibao asked.

"I heard from the villagers that the fourth girl went up the mountain and killed a wild boar today. At first I thought they were talking nonsense and didn't take it seriously, but it seems to be true!" Liu Cuilan continued.

"How can a skinny guy like me hunt a wild boar?" Sun Xiaoyue couldn't believe it.

Old Mrs. Shen recalled that when she went to the fourth girl's house to deliver sweet potatoes to them today, she did catch a glimpse of a wild boar thrown on the ground. She didn't think much about it at the time and just walked away in anger. Then she agreed, "It was the fourth girl who beat him. I saw it. She is quite capable. She is worthy of being my daughter."

"How did you see it? Did you go and secretly deliver food to her again? I was wondering why the number of sweet potatoes at home seemed wrong." Shen Laibao asked.

Sun Xiaoyue was unhappy when she heard this, "Mom, why are you so biased? Your own grandson can't even get enough to eat, and you always secretly send food away. This is unbearable."

Old Madam Shen was also angry when she heard this, "Lianxin is your fourth sister, why are you giving her away? Besides, these sweet potatoes were planted by your second brother and his wife. What does it have to do with you? Even if you have something to eat, it can't stop you from talking."

"Mom, please speak with conscience. I gave birth to two sons for the Shen family. I can't do heavy work because my body was damaged during childbirth. Even if I don't say it, do you think my second sister-in-law will be happy?" Sun Xiaoyue curled her lips.

Old Lady Shen glanced at Liu Cuilan, drooping her face and not saying anything, clearly showing that she was not happy. Old Lady Shen snorted, "Since the family hasn't been divided, I am the head of this family, and all the things in the family are public. I am the one who decides what to give to whom. If you are not satisfied, you can go out and live separately, otherwise shut up."

Seeing the old lady was angry, Sun Xiaoyue did not dare to say anything more. Dividing the family was impossible. Their third son's family had basically no output, and there were two boys to raise at home. If they were to be separated, they might not be able to survive.

Liu Cuilan wanted to split up, but the family concept was very important in this dynasty, and splitting up the family was not a glorious thing. As long as the parents were alive, the focus was on family reunion, having many children and grandchildren, and being happy. Shen Laifu was a filial son who worked hard at home without complaint and never cared about anything, so it was impossible for him to agree to split up the family. For Shen Laifu, he could only divorce his wife, and would never mention splitting up the family.

Old Mrs. Shen took out half of the meat and took the rest back to her room. If she didn't leave any, it would be snatched away.

Shen Laibao stretched out his chopsticks to pick up some meat, but Old Man Shen pushed him away and glared at him. Shen Laibao laughed and said, "Dad, I haven't seen meat for a year. Try a piece. I'll give Xiaoyue a piece. She needs some nourishment."

Old Mrs. Shen came back and said, "Everyone hasn't eaten meat for a year, but you are greedy." Old Mrs. Shen thought for a while, put a piece of meat in each of the three children's bowls, and put two pieces in Old Man Shen's bowl, "Eat it. You haven't been feeling well recently, so you need some nourishment."

Old man Shen nodded and didn't say anything. There were only a few pieces of meat in the bowl to begin with, and the old lady put away half of it. There was no more left, and there was a braised egg. Old lady Shen cut it into four pieces with a knife, and gave one piece to each of her two sons and daughters-in-law. There was no more for herself, so she poured the broth into the bowl and ate it. It tasted good.

Sun Xiaoyue was unhappy that she didn't get any meat, "Mom, there are only a few pieces to begin with, why did you keep them away? Share them among us so we can all have some."

Old Madam Shen didn't even raise her eyelids. "You are so greedy. Why do you eat all the good things at once? Leave them for the children tomorrow."

Sun Xiaoyue didn't say anything. After all, it was a good deal for his two children to get two pieces of meat.

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