Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 188 So poor

Qu Shaoyang brought back so many things, which made everyone in the family very happy.

It was getting late, so Chen asked her daughter-in-law to prepare some food to entertain Qu Shaoyang.

"Mom, my fourth brother bought a lot of flour and meat. Let's make dumplings tonight.

It's rare for my fourth brother to come back, so we have to treat him well."

Dahai's wife Zhang Chunhua was very happy when she saw the rice, flour, grains, meat and other food on the ground, so she made a suggestion.

"Ahem, why are we making dumplings? It's already dark by the time we finish making the dumplings.

You're doing nothing at night, eating dumplings and lying on the kang?" Hearing this, Qu Laokouer glared at his daughter-in-law.

"Just have something to eat at night, some porridge will do."

If it were another family, when their son, who had been away for several years, finally came back, they would definitely make something delicious to celebrate.

But in the Qu family, that is absolutely impossible. The nickname of Qu Laoshen is not given for nothing.

I don't work in the fields at night, so why eat so much? Just make some porridge to fill my stomach.

No matter who brings the food or how much there is, the rules cannot be changed.

When Zhang Chunhua heard this, she curled her lips and muttered something in a low voice.

Chen looked at Qu Shaoyang and sighed, "Huzi, let's just have a simple meal tonight. Tomorrow morning, I'll make you some big pancakes."

How could anyone dare to refute the rules set by the head of the family? Chen was no exception.

Although Qu Shaoyang had not experienced it, he had heard the long-term workers in his family talk about life in their hometown and knew that it was like this for most families.

So, Qu Shaoyang didn't take it to heart and just smiled and nodded.

"Okay, Mom, I'll eat whatever we have at home. I'm not picky."

So, Chen instructed her son to move all the rice, noodles and other things that Qu Shaoyang brought back to the west room and locked them in two boxes.

Then, Chen and her eldest daughter-in-law lit a fire and cooked a pot of cornmeal porridge, cut some pickles, and made some salted fish and so on.

In the evening, the whole family drank porridge and ate pickles, and that was their meal.

After dinner, it was dark. We lived a frugal life at home and rarely turned on the lights at night.

So Chen arranged Qu Shaoyang's accommodation early on and asked him to move to the west room and sleep on the same kang with the second and third brothers.

At night, the four brothers couldn't fall asleep while lying on the kang, so they had to chat for a while.

The three brothers were very curious about Qu Shaoyang's experiences in Northeast China. They chatted until midnight before going to bed.

The next morning, Chen got up at dawn.

As discussed last night, Chen kneaded the dough, baked a few scallion pancakes, cooked a pot of cornmeal porridge, and asked everyone to get up and eat.

There were not many scallion pancakes. Qu Laokouer got one, Qu Shaoyang got one, and Qu Fu got one. Everyone else could only get half a pancake.

Although Qu Hai got married, he did not separate from his family, but ate with his parents-in-law.

Zhang Chunhua had finally had the chance to eat scallion pancake and thought that everyone could have one. However, she didn't expect that they could only get half a pancake in the end. She couldn't help feeling aggrieved.

"Mom, your eldest grandson is still breastfeeding. I don't even have a drop of oil all day, how can I have milk to feed the child?
My fourth brother brought back so much rice and flour, he should at least make two more pancakes. After all the fuss, I finally got half of it."

When Chen heard this, she first looked at her husband, and saw that Mr. Qu frowned, and then she glared at her daughter-in-law.

"Eat, eat, eat, all you do is eat. Who would eat up all the good things in one go? Wouldn't that be a long-term plan?
Is it easy for me to make a pancake? It's made of flour and oil. If Si Huzi hadn't come back, how could you have eaten it?

Just follow the lead, why are you talking so much? "

Although Chen said this, she put the remaining half of the pancake in front of her daughter-in-law.

It’s my daughter-in-law’s fault for giving birth to the eldest grandson of the Qu family. She has made a contribution, so she should eat more.

When Qu Shaoyang saw this, he didn't feel comfortable eating the whole pancake himself and letting his mother eat half one.

So he tore his own cake in two and gave half to me.

"Mom, I'll only eat half of it, you can eat more. Well, actually you don't have to be so frugal, after you finish these rice and flour, I'll buy more."

Qu Shaoyang knew that his hometown was poor, but he really had no specific idea.

He traveled through time from the most prosperous and affluent era. His family was well-off when he was a child, so he had never suffered from hardship or poverty.

In his mind, the days of logging and rafting were considered hard, but it was only when he returned to his hometown that he realized that life could be so poor.

No wonder the original owner left home regardless of everything and went to Guandong Mountain to make a living. Life like this was really stressful enough to get through a single day.

"What are you buying? Are you the only one with money? Who doesn't live a life of ease and comfort? Even landlords and rich people don't eat and drink as much as they want when they are poor.

If you have enough food to eat and enough clothes to wear, you won’t be poor.

This is the way our family lives. If you can’t stand it, go out and live on your own.” At this time, Qu Laokouer spoke.

Qu Laokouer has always been a careful person in his life and he can't stand people spending lavishly and eating excessively, otherwise he wouldn't have got such a nickname.

Of course, the last sentence was not said to Qu Shaoyang, but to Zhang Chunhua.

Qu Hai and Zhang Chunhua both understood what was said. Qu Hai couldn't help but glare at his wife. Even though Zhang Chunhua was upset, she didn't dare to show it.

Anyway, she got the whole pie, so let her parents-in-law say whatever they want, just don't listen.

So Zhang Chunhua lowered her head and ate a piece of cake very quickly.

Seeing this situation, Qu Shaoyang didn't say anything more. He just secretly felt lucky that he didn't bring his wife back.

Chen Xiuyun had never suffered any hardship before, and if she went back to her hometown with him, she would definitely not be able to adapt.

Everyone ate breakfast in silence. Scallion pancakes were not enough, so they also had steamed corn bread and cornmeal porridge.

While we were eating, a lot of people came outside.

Many families in Qujiazhuang have the surname Qu. It is said that they migrated here together and have the same ancestor.

Qu Laokouer has no brothers, only several sisters. He is the third child and is the oldest among his cousins.

Several of Qu Laokouer's cousins ​​are all in Qujiazhuang, and they can be considered his closest relatives.

The news that Qu Shaoyang had returned yesterday afternoon was spread by Gou Shengzi and other children. By the evening, everyone in the village knew about it.

Naturally, Qu Laokouer's cousins ​​also heard about this.

But it was dark by then, and everyone was tired after a day's work, so they didn't come to join in the fun.

After finishing breakfast today, everyone came to Qu Laokouer's house, wanting to see what that silly boy had become.

Qu Shaoyang had no impression of these relatives in his hometown, but he was not stupid and he knew who they were with a quick guess.

In response to the concerned greetings from his uncles, Qu Shaoyang politely chatted and joked with everyone.

When people asked him about his time in Guandong Mountain, Qu Shaoyang would just say a few simple words without revealing too much.

Although Qu Shaoyang didn't want to be too ostentatious, with the way he was dressed, and the horses and carriages he had, he couldn't be low-key.

Seeing how capable Qu Shaoyang was, many people asked him if Guandong Mountain was a good place to live. Some even said that they also wanted to go to Guandong to make a living.

This paragraph is a transition chapter, mainly to introduce the subsequent plot.

I am indeed not very good at writing about the kind of family atmosphere where brothers are friendly and respectful to each other, and it’s not very realistic, hehe.

The key is that there have been too few updates recently, and the plot feels a bit watery. I will try to finish this part as quickly as possible, because I have to seek revenge on the Jiang family next.

After resting at home for two days, I feel better than before.

In the past few days, I would feel dizzy and my brain would not work after sitting for a while or walking for a while.

I can sit longer today. Of course, I still lie down most of the time. I just feel weak and I break out in sweat as soon as I move.

I will take care of it for a while, and I will update more when I feel better.

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(End of this chapter)