Chapter 4 Adoption

"The daughter of Chen Laosan's family is so pitiful."

"What happened again?"

"I saw it with my own eyes yesterday. The child was hungry. Go to the fields to catch snails and eat them."

"Isn't it true? How can Mrs. Chen starve her granddaughter?"

"Hey, this is the Chen family. There is a powerful Zhu family."

"Tsk, tsk, what a crime..."

Several women were sitting together on the grain drying field in the center of the village.

Those who choose vegetables and those who do needlework gossip with each other.

In a corner of the village, Chen Wanbai, whom they talked about pitifully, was groping alone in the muddy field.

She has been in this era for less than half a month, and she has never eaten anything meaty.

The daily food is either vegetables grown in the vegetable field or wild vegetables dug from the mountains.

However, at this moment, the wild vegetables are old, rough in taste and difficult to swallow.

Although she eats very healthily, she has not pooped for a long time.

Due to the long-term lack of fat and protein intake, she felt very uncomfortable.

Yesterday, Chen Wanbai went to catch insects in the fields and discovered a snail in the mud.

She immediately thought, this snail is also meat!

At least it has more meat than a mosquito leg.

And the snail meat is also delicious.

The first thing that comes to mind is fried snail meat with leeks, followed by fried snail meat with perilla.

Stir-fried snails with leeks and extra chili peppers are very appetizing and you can easily eat two bowls of rice.

The fragrance of perilla is gradually released during the frying process and blends perfectly with the meat of the snails, making the whole dish rich in taste and endless aftertaste.

Just do what you say, Chen Wanbai won’t catch bugs anymore, he will catch whoever wants to catch them.

People at this time did not eat snails because they disliked the fishy smell of mud and sand.

She could easily fish out five or six snails and throw them on the bank of the field.

After about half an hour, I touched a lot of snails.

Looking at such a pile, it was probably enough to eat, so I stopped.

The people working nearby all packed up and went home to eat. Chen Wanbai also washed the mud on his hands and feet in the water.

I put all the snails on the shore into bamboo baskets and went home.

"Hey, what good stuff did Si Ya get?"

Mrs. Zhu was leaning at the door of the courtyard chatting with Aunt Ma next door when she saw Chen Wanbai holding a bamboo basket in his hand. , there was still water dripping along the way. I thought I had caught a fish, so I stepped forward to catch the bamboo basket.

When I glanced at it, I saw that it was full of snails.

Immediately he looked disappointed.

"Siya, let you go to the fieldsWork, you go catch snails. If this damn thing tastes good, why did you bring it back?

Chen Wanbai glanced at her lightly: "Auntie, it's not that you don't let us eat." I touched some snails in the field to prevent my mother and I from starving to death. "

When Mrs. Zhu heard this, she was stunned: "Hey, how old are you, my daughter, how can you still lie? Who doesn't give you food to eat?

Then he turned to Aunt Ma and said, "Sister Ma, don't listen to her nonsense. She and her mother don't work every day and eat in vain." "

"My family went to have dinner, and my daughter-in-law must have prepared the meal. "Aunt Ma left with a gossipy look on her face.

Zhu's inverted triangular eyes glared at Chen Wanbai fiercely, ready to curse a few words as usual.

But looking at Chen Wanbai With that cold look, he thought that this girl was crazy, and he was so scared that he didn't dare to speak.

In the kitchen, Mr. Ding and Mr. Liu were still cooking.

General Chen Wanbai. Crush the buttocks of the snails with a stone, then pour them into an empty clay pot and add water to clean them.

Add water to the washed snails, add green onions and ginger, and after boiling, add a little salt. Seasoning.

Chen Wanbai’s cooked snails were also served on the table without any separation.

Chen Yuanliang looked at the snails on the table and picked one up out of curiosity. In the mouth.

"Why is it so hard? "After that, he spit out the snail.

Chen Wanbai looked at him like a fool, then picked up a snail, put it in his mouth, and shook it gently.

Seeing that she was eating it with gusto, the others also reached out to try it.

"Bah. ”

“Bah. "

"Bah, bah, bah. "

"Why is there so much sand? Even dogs won’t eat this stuff. "

The dog, Chen Wanbai, was eating snails with his head down and seemed to be unable to hear their words.

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In fact, this was done on purpose.

According to her previous method, the snails were first added with some salt or oil and allowed to stand for a period of time to allow them to spit out the sediment.

But this time, she deliberately omitted this step.

She did this just to make others have a bad impression of the snails, so that she could make some weird food in the future. They won't try it easily again.

Although there is a lot of sand in the snails, if they are hungry, they will swallow stones regardless of whether it is sand or not.

He looked at everyone present and said, "There is something I want to tell you. "

As soon as Zhu heard this, he knew what happened.

"Dad, what's going on? "She pretended not to know and echoedasked.

"The third child has passed away, and there is not even a person to break the basin. Every year from now on, there will not be even a person to burn paper for him."

Hear Here, Chen Wanbai rolled his eyes. He didn't even burn a piece of paper for him when he was lying in the coffin.

"Your mother and I discussed it and decided to adopt Yuan Liang to the third bedroom."

"If Yuan Liang recognizes you as his mother, you will have someone to rely on when you get old. . Si Ya is married and has a brother from her mother’s side as a supporter. Your father and I are doing this for your own good.”

“Boss, what do you think, boss’s wife?”

Chen Dasong and Mrs. Zhu said at the same time: "We all listen to our parents."

Chen Wanbai and Mrs. Liu looked at each other and confirmed that they did not know about this matter.

"Grandpa, I don't agree with this. I will burn paper for my dad every year, so I won't bother my cousin."

Old Mrs. Chen's turbid eyes immediately stared. He came over and said: "When you get married, you will become someone else's family. How can you burn the paper for my son!"

Then his face changed and he started to cry.

"The third child suddenly left us, my heart..."

"We, the white-haired people, gave away the black-haired people..." ."

She was crying and beating her chest, with tears streaming down her face.

Old man Chen was also sitting on a stool smoking one cigarette after another.

"My third daughter-in-law, now that my third daughter-in-law has passed away, you have to live your life."

"Yuanliang was also raised by you and is your biological child." It makes no difference."

"You failed to give birth to a son, and your mother and I have decided on this matter. When Mrs. Liu heard this, her eyes instantly turned red, "Dad, this can't work."

Old Chen glanced at Chen Wanbai as he spoke.

"Si Ya is a girl after all. She will get married in two years, and she will belong to someone else's family."

"In the future, Yuan Liang will also be able to provide for you until you die. "

"We are doing this for your own good! "

Mrs. Zhu also echoed: "Yes, third brother and sister, you see these four girls will get married in a few years. Go out. When the time comes, you will be alone, with no one to rely on, and no one to take care of you. How will you live your life?"

"If my parents hadn't said that they would be lonely in the future. Yes, I can’t bear to adopt Yuanliang to you, but we have been sisters-in-law for so many years, and I really can’t bear to see you live a miserable life.”

This matter is worth ten thousand. She agreed. Anyway, she had many sons, and even if they were adopted, they would still be her sons, and they would still have to provide for her in the future.

However, Chen Dasong disagreed and felt a little embarrassed.

But Mrs. Zhu told him that Chen Yuanliang would get married in a few years. If the wife is adopted to the third wife, the money for marrying the wife will have to come from the third wife.

Moreover, Si Ya is going to get married in less than two years. When the betrothal gift money comes into the hands of Mrs. Liu, it does not belong to Chen Yuanliang. It is equivalent to belonging to their eldest son.

When Chen Dasong heard that it was a huge benefit, he immediately agreed.

Chen Wanbai watched quietly as Mrs. Zhu tried her best to persuade her, and every word seemed to be so considerate of Mrs. Liu.

However, she sneered in her heart: It's really ridiculous. How can Mrs. Zhu be such a good person? She has always been unwilling to do anything early, so she is so enthusiastic, probably because she wants to survive.

Chen Wanbai shook his head gently, already having a plan in mind.

She knew very well what Zhu was like, and if she agreed easily, she would be in constant trouble in the future.

She sneered, her tone full of disdain:

"Uncle, we appreciate your kindness. However, I will take care of my mother from now on, so I won't bother you. Worry about it. Besides, my cousin is so old that he would not be willing to adopt him. "Besides, for adoption, we should look for a younger child." , The age is right. Tomorrow, we can go to the clan leader to discuss this matter."

Chen Si's grandfather and Chen Da'an's grandfather are cousins, and the two families are related to each other.

Chen Si’s daughter-in-law died in childbirth later that year. His mother was worried that Chen Si would not be able to find a wife after raising a child, so she deliberately sent the child away.

If the clan knew that Chen Daan was interested in adopting the family, then the first choice would definitely be Chen Si’s son.

As for Zhu's youngest son, he is already too old and is really not suitable for adoption.

The faces of Old Man Chen and others instantly became as ugly as if they had eaten shit. How could they tell the story about the adoption? They had to discuss it with the family before announcing it to the public.

If others know, how should outsiders discuss and speculate about them?