Volume 3 Chapter 101: Tian Gui Hua's Unyielding Heart

  It's August, a new month has arrived, those who have monthly tickets, come and get them quickly. Let Yaoyao participate in the PK tournament and strive to enter the top ten of the monthly ticket list.

  Zhong Gen Sheng didn't return until it was almost dark, and he hastily drank a mouthful of water before sitting down to rest. He rubbed his legs and said, "I've been to several villages and everything has been settled. The butcher from the neighboring village will come tomorrow afternoon, and we've agreed on the price - 30 cents for one head, plus an extra pound of meat..."

  "Okay..." Shen Sisi nodded, this price is not expensive, handed over the eggs and said: "Dad, eat two boiled eggs first to fill your stomach, drink some water, mom is cooking wontons, we can have dinner soon..."

  Zhong Gensheng nodded and said: "Good child, you eat..."

  "I've already eaten four, this is for Dad, Dad you eat..." Shen Sisi hastily pushed over.

  Zhong Gen was born to know that she understood things, so he didn't refuse anymore, picked it up and peeled it off to eat. The taste was indeed good, and after eating, he wanted to eat more. He thought about how he had also become picky recently, and couldn't help but laugh. Mainly because Tuni's craftsmanship is truly unmatched, the whole family has been spoiled, and there's no way out.

  Nowadays, life is better, Zhong Gen Sheng won't be too frugal either. If it were in the past, he would absolutely not snatch eggs from his children's mouths to eat, let alone that his family used to be so poor they couldn't afford to eat eggs. Thinking of the recent past and comparing it with now, it's really like heaven and earth.

  The thick bone soup had black wontons in it, which didn't look very appetizing, but tasted pretty good. The key was that there were two pounds of meat filling inside. When served in a bowl and sprinkled with some scallions, it looked not bad at all. Shen Sisi took a deep breath and smiled: "The flavor is still quite fragrant..."

  Today, I made dumplings and didn't make black pancakes again. But the whole family thinks that this thing is more luxurious than pancakes, after all, it needs to be made with bone soup and pork. Everyone eats with a mouthful of oil, fresh and fragrant, with happy expressions on their faces.

  With the addition of braised pork belly, it feels like a life only gods can have. Niu Xiaohua is speechless with emotion, she wants to laugh and cry at the same time. The wontons in her mouth are truly fragrant, the meat is tender and falls apart easily, and the flavors burst in her mouth as she hastily swallows them down. After eating one, she can't wait to eat another. The Zhong family made a lot of them, enough for everyone to eat their fill. Paired with some stir-fried vegetables and braised pork belly, Niu Xiaohua feels like she's having an even better meal than during Chinese New Year...

  After dinner, Niu Xiaohua and He Axiu brought out a set of clothes they had made, saying: "Gensheng, I rushed to make this for you in the afternoon. Try it on, if it doesn't fit, Xiaohua and I will make some adjustments..."

  In the afternoon, they were already full of energy and very happy to make clothes. Cutting the fabric and working together to sew them up was quite quick, and it only took a few hours to finish everything.

  Zhong Gensheng looked at the new green blouse, happily accepted it, and smiled as he put it on: "It fits well, no need to change it. Next, you guys make clothes for the kids, Tuni and Xiaohua don't have a single decent piece of clothing..."

  As he spoke, he had already taken off his clothes and treasured them in his hands, yet was reluctant to put them on.

  "Father, just wear it for now. In the future when we make a lot of money, our family won't lack clothes to wear..."

  Zhong Gensheng said nothing, but only said: "Wait until your clothes are all made, and then Dad will wear them..."

  Shen Sisi looked at him with a sense of helplessness, the older generation was almost all like this, saving every penny to feed their children, even if their clothes were torn they would mend them, and even if they had some extra money they would use it to buy fabric to make clothes for their children, themselves were not willing to spend on food or clothing.

  Just think about it then. Shen Sisi stopped persuading him, and when the days were better in the future, even if she didn't say anything, Zhong Gensheng would also come to understand...

  He Qiu thought to herself: "With Xiaohua at home, the clothes will be made quickly. It won't take a few days for all of the children's clothes to be finished..."

  Xiao Hua lowered her head shyly, she was still not used to others' praise, feeling uneasy in her heart, but also with a faint joy. No matter who it is, everyone hopes to get recognized by others. Niu Xiao Hua originally felt very passive in this strange home, now that she has gotten many things she never had before, she feels extremely fortunate. It seems like heaven has heard her prayers and given her an opportunity to leave that home, from now on, living here will definitely be great.

  The next morning, Shen Sisi set off together. This time, Zhong Gensheng didn't go, he had to collect pigs and wait for the butcher to come and kill the pigs in the afternoon.

  However, this time Shen Sisi brought the second and third treasures with her. The two dog sons and Xiaofuzi divided into three stalls to sell over 140 catties of braised meat, while she took the first, second, and third treasures to stroll around the market.

  Now there are two dogs, they are a family and can be completely liberated. Later... Shen Sisi narrowed her eyes, she still has to think of ways to make more money, she has many plans, wants to buy land and build a house, also wants to send three brothers to school and marry wives, um... it's really a long way to go with heavy responsibilities.

  This time, she didn't rush, wandering around the market until Er Gouzi and others were almost sold out. She then bought some black noodles, ten kilograms of white noodles, and went to buy some tofu and dried bean curd at a tofu stall before finally stopping. The four of them struggled to carry a large pile of things back to the gathering place.

  Two dogs, they saw Tuni coming over, were laughing with gleeful faces, and hurriedly helped them unload the goods, saying: "You bought so many things, wait a moment, we'll help you carry them back home..."

  Shen Sisi was just helping them with their idea, so she wouldn't refuse. She just smiled and asked, "How's business?"

  "Quickly selling out, only a few catties left. This meat is really good to sell, many regular customers..."

  Shen Sisi nodded and said, "Don't be too stingy when doing business either. If you can give a little something small, just throw it in. The customer will feel comfortable in their heart. Don't worry, these won't make you lose money. Just be flexible..."

  "We know."

  After a while, Xiaofuzi and the others all arrived, Erdogzi also packed up his stall, Shen Sisi settled their wages and asked: "Do you want to go buy something or go home directly?"

  "Let's go home first," everyone looked at each other and smiled: "Anyway, many things can't be bought now, let's talk about it when we've saved up enough money..."

  "Alright, let's head home..." Shen Sisi smiled and led the way out of the city. Once they were outside, the two soldiers chuckled and said: "Those kids are quite something, their braised meat is actually pretty tasty..."

  Shen Sisi had once given some to them when she came in, and they ate with relish. Another one laughed: "That little leader's youngest child is really a clever kid, isn't he always the one who comes out? Last time it was roasted chestnuts, this time it's braised meat, so young and yet so clever, just like a little adult..."

  The two of them burst out laughing and became familiar with Shen Sisi, the relationship was still pretty good, after all, whenever Shen Sisi came to town, she would always give them some things to try.

  Two dogs carried a part of black flour on their backs and laughed: "Tuni, is the food in your house not enough to eat?! Why buy so much black flour?!"

  "With an additional person in the family, we naturally need to buy more food. Our land was already limited..." Shen Sisi said with a smile.

  The two dogs looked at her and nodded. They all knew that Tuni's family was very poor, with little land, but now it was hard to say...

  He often came and went to Tuniu's house, so he naturally knew about Niu Xiaohua's situation. Er Gouzzi looked at Shen Sisi and said: "That Niu Xiaohua... is she really going to marry into your family?! The villagers all say that you guys bought her back, that... uh..." Er Gouzzi swallowed his saliva, seeing Shen Sisi staring at him with slanted eyes, so he swallowed the rest of his words.

  "Curiosity kills the cat, don't ask what shouldn't be asked..." Shen Sisi looked at Da Bao, who was lowering his head with red ears, and let out a soft sigh.

  The two dogs were originally standing with their ears perked up, ready to listen to gossip. Now that they heard Shen Sisi say this, none of them dared to ask anymore. They didn't dare offend their little god of wealth, even though they were really curious.

  Back home, putting down the food, the two dogs immediately left, their faces even more excited, today's money is more, twenty-five cents per person, great.

  He Axiu ran out and laughed: "Bought black noodles again?!"

  "Yes, mom, also bought ten kilograms of white flour, to keep for making dumplings or wontons later..." Shen Sisi looked around and said: "Where's Xiaohua?!"

  He Qiu sighed: "Just now she was still making clothes with me, and then Tian Guihua came..."

  Shen Sisi's eyes widened in anger, "What is she doing here again?!"

  He Qiu said, "Originally, I wasn't going to let Xiaohua reason with her, but she cried so hard that it was heart-wrenching. She kept saying how much she missed her daughter and couldn't bear to part with her... As for me, I didn't have any particular feelings about it. Originally, I could have steeled my heart and refused to let her in, but she just stood at the door crying, which wasn't a solution either. But mainly, Xiaohua is her own flesh and blood after all. Even if Xiaohua resented her, she's still her mother... even if Xiaohua couldn't forgive her, she's still her mother."

  "What about them?!" Shen Sisi sneered, saying that thinking of her daughter was fake, and maybe there were other thoughts that were true.

  Tian Guihua said she had something to tell Xiao Hua, and took her out... He Axiu said: "Tuni, is there anything wrong? Do you want to go call Niu Laogen?"

  He Qiu was also frightened by this woman, and as soon as he heard her cry, he got a headache. Thinking of being in-laws with such a woman made him want to die. He couldn't avoid it, after all, they were from the same village. Although they had bought Xiao Hua, her family was also ruthless and wouldn't let Xiao Hua not see her mother. They couldn't do that...

  She thought for a moment and said, "Considering the situation, if there's anything improper, let Er Bao and San Bao go find Niu Laogen..." She naturally avoided mentioning Da Bao, and furrowed her brow, saying: "I'll go take a look at where they've gone. I'm a bit worried, this woman isn't so simple as to give up easily..."