Eating melons

Chapter 519 Wu Family 3

"Okay, you guys just listened to me and thought the countryside was so good. Look at your eldest sister's hands, how many wounds there are on them, look at your eldest sister's face and neck, see how dark she is. You really think your eldest sister went to the countryside to enjoy herself.

Everyone is trying to avoid going to the countryside, but you are the only ones clamoring to go. Are you crazy? "

After speaking unhappily to the brother and sister, Chen Fang looked at Wu Mei again and put the meat into Wu Mei's bowl.

"Don't push it away, there's still meat to eat. Didn't you just pay off your debt? Where would you get the money to eat meat?

Don't be so polite at home. Eat more and nourish yourself well. After all, you still have to do farm work next year, which is not like being at home."

Wu Mei really wanted to say that she had enough meat to eat, and that she worked for others and ate with them, so she had no shortage of meat.

But when she thought about how she had just tried to make up for what she had told her parents before, Wu Mei paused again. She opened her mouth but said nothing.

She stopped picking at the meat in the bowl. She knew that if she didn't eat it, Chen Fang would not eat it anymore, so she didn't refuse.

But just now, regarding her younger brother and sister going to the countryside, Wu Mei wanted to say that she was fine with that.

After all, her sister is only four years younger than her and should go to the countryside next year.

But when she thought about her family's conditions, Wu Mei shut up again, because it didn't matter that her family had no money. Even if she said it, it would be useless and would only increase Wu Yonghong's desire.

She has grown a lot in the past two years by following a few friends and watching how they deal with people. It’s better not to talk about things like this that have little hope, otherwise she might get herself into trouble.

After all, not everyone can be as lucky as her, and she cannot guarantee that Wu Yonghong will be as lucky as her to be assigned to the Red Star Brigade.

She was not a fool. She knew from the educated youth in the Red Star Brigade that more than half of them had connections in their families.

Just like her batch, she was the only one who got in by luck, so you can imagine how difficult it was for Wu Yonghong to be assigned to them.

After all, her family couldn't even get in touch with the Youth League Office, so as for offering a favor, they didn't have the money.

Therefore, Wu Mei did not dare to say anything, for fear that Wu Yonghong would not be able to join the Red Star Brigade in the future, and would blame her because of the huge gap in his heart.

Therefore, the meal was eaten extremely quietly, with no other sounds except the sound of eating.

Faced with such a silent environment, Wu Mei really couldn't adapt after getting used to the lively atmosphere of her small home.

Wu Mei didn't know what to say. A lot of things had changed in the past year or so. She didn't know how to talk to her parents about many things. It seemed that she could never go back to the time when she could talk to her parents about everything.

The others were enjoying the meal wholeheartedly. After all, they thought they might not be able to have such a meal throughout the year, so they ate the meal very seriously and had no time to talk.

After dinner, Wu Xiangyang looked curiously at the package Wu Mei brought back.

"Sister, what did you bring back? Why are there so many things?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Mei immediately opened the package and shared it with her family.

"This time I can stay until the thaw comes, so I replaced all the food I need to eat during the winter with fine grains and brought them back.

The rest are some mountain products I picked in the mountains, such as mushrooms, chestnuts, hazelnuts, etc., as well as some dried vegetables grown in my own plot of land. "

Thanks to the help of Yu Xi, Li Zhibin and Xiao Xuemu, her private plot has become quite large.

Wei Wei and Xiao Xuemu gave her a lot of seeds, so she couldn't eat all the vegetables in her garden, so she dried a lot of them.

Wu Mei took out all the things at once, and the table was immediately piled with things.

It is not easy for a girl to bring back so many things in big and small bags. If it were not for Li Zhibin's help, she really could not bring back so many things. Wu Mei is really sincere and full of expectations.

But looking at these fine grains, Chen Fang's face was full of heartache. She was not heartbroken for Wu Mei's hard work, but she felt sorry for the fact that these fine grains were exchanged for too much, and she felt sorry for the money.

"Oh, you're such a spendthrift! How did you develop this extravagant habit? You have to change it, or you'll be criticized when you find a husband in the future.

How can you eat this kind of fine grain? If you don't change it, you can eat whole grains for several months.

So much fine grain, what kind of family conditions do you need to be able to eat this much?"

Wu Mei felt helpless when she heard this. In fact, she had thought so before, but after eating with Liu Jiaojiao and the others, she changed her mind. No matter what, health is the most important thing.

"Mom, your health is the most important thing. We are not short of food right now, and we don't have to finish these fine grains in the next few days. We can put them aside and eat them slowly."

Wu Mei was interrupted by Chen Fang before she could finish her words.

"That's not how you eat it. Who can eat fine grains like this? It won't even fill your stomach, so how can you have the life to eat fine grains?

I really don't know what's wrong with you. You've become so extravagant after this trip to the countryside. I thought you were just going there to enjoy yourself."

To be honest, Wu Mei felt uncomfortable when she heard this, but she didn't know how to refute it.

“Now that your food supply has reached the countryside, there is no more food supply to collect.

Right now, our family only has four rations of food, which is enough for five people to eat for several months. Can you please be more understanding and think about the family?

Hearing this, Wu Mei opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

To be honest, she felt mixed emotions and was quite uncomfortable when she heard this.

She came back from afar with so many things, all of which were good stuff. She just wanted to let her family taste her best things and to reduce the burden on her family.

But her efforts were not met with praise, and the welcoming attitude was also good. Instead, she was met with criticism and blame. Not even a thank you for her hard work, or even a question about how a girl like her could bring back so many things.

Usually, when she brought some extra things, Liu Jiaojiao and the others would be extremely concerned, but her parents never said a word of concern.

If she really didn't care that her family didn't have enough food to eat, then she would have nothing to say about being blamed and would accept it.

But the fact is that the family is not so poor that they cannot afford food. Before she left, she would not be hungry, and she would at least have enough water.

It doesn't make sense that her family wouldn't have food to eat if she went to the countryside.

Apart from anything else, she was also prepared to give living expenses. She brought back the food she would eat in the next few months and was prepared to pay for it.

Even without talking about money and fine grains, the mountain products, mushrooms, dried vegetables and chestnuts she brought back can be eaten as food.

Adding other things, according to the price, the things she brought back were more than enough to cover her food needs for the next few months.

But her parents seemed to have never thought about it in this direction. They only knew that she wasted a lot of money by buying so many fine grains.

Seeing Wu Mei didn't say anything, Chen Fang continued, "Who eats fine grains like this? Who buys fine grains like this? Buying so much and keeping it at home, wouldn't it be wasted if it's not stored properly?"

Hearing this, Wu Mei opened her mouth, wanting to say that when she was in the countryside, she ate fine grains every few days. Not to mention that every meal was fine grain, but she ate it every few days, and her stomach was never empty.

Moreover, when they were in the countryside, they bought fine grains in large quantities at one time, more than here, and they had never seen grain being wasted.

But she still didn't say this, because in the eyes of her parents, her current behavior was extravagant and wasteful, and they just couldn't stand it.

Therefore, nothing she said was of any use; in her parents' eyes, she was just making excuses.

Chen Fang felt heartbroken when he saw the huge pile of fine grains, but when he saw the huge pile of mountain products, Chen Fang's expression improved.

These mountain products were all picked up by myself in the mountains, without spending any money. The dried vegetables were grown by myself, also without spending any money.

Buying vegetables in the city also costs money. So many mountain products can last for several months. We don’t have to buy vegetables this winter, which can save a lot of money.

To be honest, Wu Mei felt a little uncomfortable seeing her mother being so frugal.

However, even though Wu Mei felt uncomfortable, she didn't say anything. She didn't reveal her family background, nor did she take on any big or small packages.

She had already done her best to get these things back, and she really couldn't get any more.

Also, her mother's reproach and her father's disapproving look really hurt her.

And her younger brother and sister, when her mother said that to her just now, neither of them said a word to help her.

You know, she was always the first to rush to block it when her parents scolded them.