roccoschili Chapter 16 Parents are still parents, they haven't changed.
Chapter 16 Parents are still parents, they haven't changed.
Could it be that because he ate too much, his parents' memories returned, and they wanted to give him a "loving lesson"?
He finished speaking in a trembling voice, cautiously staring at his parents' serious faces.
Gao Mengli looked at her son's terrified face, as if he had just eaten his last meal, and her lips twitched. "Oh, I just wanted you to go to the old house next door to borrow some soy sauce. I forgot to buy it today."
"Grains and oils?!?"
Da Niu exclaimed in surprise, cursing God in his heart. His parents were incorrigible and wanted to freeload off his grandparents' grain and oil again.
Most importantly, they even made him borrow money and act as the one who stood up for them.
He looked at his mother again, wanting to confirm once more. This joke wasn't funny at all; as long as his mother denied it, he would still be filial, and they would be buried together after they both died.
If they don't change their ways, then bury one of them on the mountaintop and the other at the foot of the mountain, so that they won't meet again in their next life and go on to harm others.
However, he was very disappointed because his mother slowly nodded to him.
Although he already knew the answer in his heart, his mother still expressed it so bluntly, just like before, which still made him feel a little disappointed.
His parents being well is indeed a luxury he could only dream of.
But fearing their intimidating presence, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and retort, "Mother, Grandpa and Grandma don't even have enough rice or oil... We can't borrow any..."
"Huh?" Gao Mengli looked at Da Niu with a puzzled expression. Why did she need to borrow grain and oil?
"That's right, this is the taste," Da Niu said, looking at his mother with some fear.
This familiar rhetorical question is just right; next, he'll be facing his "corporal punishment"...
The two stared at each other, neither making a move for a long time.
"Your grandparents don't have soy sauce?" Lin Xi was a little confused. His sister asked about soy sauce, but this brat was talking about grains and oil.
"Soybean curd?"
This time, Da Niu didn't get distracted and listened carefully to what his father said, but there was nothing related to oil, so don't even think about getting him to go next door to "mooch off his parents".
And you still say "your grandparents"? They're your parents! How come you're even more unreliable now than before? You can't even bring yourself to call them "your parents" anymore.
"Yes, it's the black seasoning."
Seeing Da Niu's resistance to going to the old house, Lin Xi wondered if it was something precious.
As for soy sauce, if you borrow it, just buy it tomorrow and return it. There's no need to treat them like deadbeats.
"Dark-colored soy sauce seasoning???"
"What is this thing?" Da Niu didn't quite understand.
"Come on, I guess he doesn't even know what soy sauce is."
After reading for a while and considering what Da Niu had said, Gao Mengli came to a conclusion. That brat, talking about grain and oil, he probably misunderstood what they meant.
Lin Xi nodded in agreement. This place didn't even have soy sauce. Was it because his family was too poor to afford soy sauce?
I'll sell the elm seed cakes tomorrow and then go to the general store to ask about them.
The two exchanged a glance, tacitly agreeing not to bring it up again, and lowered their heads to eat their noodles.
Da Niu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two of them didn't ask him to borrow anything from the old house next door.
He picked up the chopsticks from the ground, rubbed them with his hand, and prepared to continue eating.
"Go wash up."
Lin Xi suddenly spoke, which startled Da Niu. He quickly got off the table and went to the well next to him to fetch water to wash the chopsticks.
Only then did he return to the table, and seeing that his parents did not "make trouble" again this time, he finally calmed his racing heart back down.
This was the first time he had ever eaten noodles like this. With the meat sauce made from pork belly and a little lard, the taste was absolutely amazing!
Da Niu picked up his chopsticks again, took a strand of noodles and put it in his mouth. The smooth texture instantly spread on his tongue.
The noodles were chewy and springy, each strand seemingly brimming with life, dancing and reveling in his mouth.
The pork belly in the sauce is fatty but not greasy, and after his father's careful cooking, it exudes a rich meaty aroma.
The rich aroma of lard adds a unique flavor to this bowl of noodles, making every bite satisfying.
Da Niu closed his eyes, savoring the wonderful taste, feeling as if his soul had burst through the top of his head, reveling and chrysanthemuming above him!
Lin Xi and Gao Mengli looked at Da Niu's satisfied expression with mixed feelings. Their eldest son was really over the top...
After finishing the noodles, Gao Mengli emptied the elm seeds from her basket, took out two pieces of limestone and a section of bamboo from the bottom of the basket.
"Da Niu, go start the fire."
Da Niu was watching intently from the side when he heard his mother tell him to start a fire. He quickly ran into the kitchen and began to busy himself.
Gao Mengli threw limestone into the stove and burned it with firewood, an action that left Da Niu completely dumbfounded.
No, why the hell would he burn this thing?
Although he was puzzled, he wisely refrained from asking. As long as it wasn't to borrow something from the old house, he would do anything, even set the house on fire.
After the limestone was burned, Gao Mengli put it in a wooden basin. Lin Xi, after washing the dishes, quickly took it from her and said, "I'll grind it."
After receiving it, Lin Xi used a small hammer to break the limestone into small pieces and then ground it finely.
Gao Mengli returned to the house and searched high and low but couldn't find a single piece of gauze.
He found a little outfit covered in pudding, and with a few "rip" sounds, tore it apart in front of Da Niu, who was in obvious pain.
No, Mother, why are you tearing my clothes? Are you getting revenge for me not going to the old house to borrow things? His heart was bleeding with tears.
His mother is still as vicious as ever...
"Da Niu, burn some straw."
Gao Mengli looked at the coarse cloth garment in her hand with some disdain, but since she had no gauze, she had no choice but to use this. She didn't even notice the pained expression on Da Niu Rou's face.
Lin Xi looked up and noticed that her eldest son's expression was off, so she quickly comforted him, "Don't worry, these clothes are all worn out and tattered. I'll buy you new ones tomorrow."
Only then did the burly Gao Mengli realize that Da Niu's expression was off. Seeing Da Niu's aggrieved look, she cleared her throat and said, "Da Niu, Mom didn't mean it. After Mom finishes making the soap, we'll go to town tomorrow to buy you new clothes."
Da Niu's expression softened slightly upon hearing this, but he was still somewhat reluctant to part with the patched-up clothes.
He silently went to burn straw, but he didn't believe that his mother would buy him clothes.
But there was nothing he could do; the damage was already done, and he was a small man with little influence, so he didn't dare to say anything more.
Lin Xi glared at his best friend. She tore his clothes, fine, but to tear them in front of the child was both cruel and hurtful.
Gao Mengli shrugged. What could she do? It was already torn, and she didn't know how to sew it back up!
The clothes she was wearing all smelled strange. The original owner didn't like to bathe, so her clothes had a particularly strong odor, smelling like zombies. She could hardly stand the smell anymore. If she didn't make soap and wash the clothes soon, she was going to faint from the stench.