Chapter 2

"Mother, I'm not hungry, you can eat quickly." He Hua stuffed the half of the sweet potato back into Xu Qing's hand.As soon as He Hua stretched out her hand, Xu Qing saw the cracks on the back of her hand, and her hand was swollen like a steamed bun.Looking down at my hands, they are not much better than lotus flowers.Xu Qing felt angry and sour, this old lady Zheng is really cruel, she is not enough to order her around on weekdays, and in this cold weather, she even asked a three-year-old child to wash vegetables and clothes.

The two women pushed back and forth, and finally ate half of it alone.After eating half a baked sweet potato, Xu Qing's stomach felt much more comfortable, and the pain didn't feel as bad as before, so the two of them cuddled together on the bed.Looking at the lotus in her bosom, Xu Qing's mind was a little dizzy, she still seemed to be unable to accept the fact that she didn't feel hungry just now, but now she felt bewildered.

In such a place where women are low and low, how should we go in the future?Is it possible that they will be bullied by the Zheng family for a lifetime?Xu Qing didn't want to, and when she thought about it, she might really have to live like this for the rest of her life, and she felt that she might as well die.

This place is similar to ancient China, where filial piety comes first, and filial piety is above all else here, which is why Xu Xiaofu won't say a word or resist no matter how old Mrs. Zheng abuses Xu Xiaofu.

However, now that she has traveled through time, she has become Xu Xiaofu.Xu Qing didn't think he still had a chance to go back, could it be that he really wanted to live for Xu Xiaofu?

Thinking in a daze, Mrs. Zheng's loud voice suddenly came from outside, "You bastard, why don't you hurry up and get out to cook, maybe you want to starve to death!" Then came the voice of cursing, even Xu Xiaofu Eighteen generations of my ancestors have been greeted by Mrs. Zheng.

When He Hua, who was sleeping in her arms, heard Mrs. Zheng's voice, she shivered reflexively, and showed a frightened look on her face. Obviously, He Hua was very afraid of Mrs. Zheng.

Xu Qing, who became Xu Xiaofu, didn't want to go out at first, but she is too weak now, if Mrs. Zheng came in and beat her up, she would not be able to resist, so she had to get off the bed sleepily and put on her shoes.When the lotus saw it, she also got out of bed together.Xu Xiaofu wanted to stop it, but he thought it was too cold in the room, so it would be better to let her go to the kitchen with him, so that it would be warmer.

In the Zheng family, Mrs. Zheng, Zheng Shiwen, concubine Liu Shi, Zheng Xiaolian, the little girl of the Zheng family, and their wives lived in the front courtyard.In the courtyard at the back, only Zheng Shihua, the second child of the Zheng family, and his wife Nian Shi lived.Because Nian's family background is good, Mrs. Zheng didn't dare to neglect her, so all the people squeezed into the courtyard in front.

There are three wing rooms in the front yard, and there are kang beds in these three wing rooms, so it will not be cold to sleep in winter.Zheng Shiwen, Liu's, and Mrs. Zheng lived separately, and the remaining wing room belonged to Zheng Xiaolian.In the past when Mrs. Liu didn't come in, Xu Xiaofu and He Hua could still live in the wing with Zheng Shiwen, but now the two of them can only live in the cold utility room.

Taking the lotus out of the door, the sky outside was already a bit dark, the wind was blowing, and the branches of the pagoda trees in the yard were rattling.It's not so cold at noon, but the sky will change unexpectedly at night, and it looks like it's going to snow.Xu Xiaofu was a little sad, the place where she and He Hua lived was not warm, and they were covered with a thin quilt, it seemed that they had to find a way, otherwise they would not be tortured to death by Mrs. Zheng, but would freeze to death instead. up.

Xu Xiaofu was still a little dazed, Mrs. Zheng had rushed in front of her in three steps and two steps, and she was about to slap her.Xu Xiaofu seemed to come back to his senses suddenly, and suddenly raised his head to look at Mrs. Zheng with a burning gaze.Mrs. Zheng had never seen Xu Xiaofu's eyes so bright, they were black and bright, revealing a burning meaning.

While Mrs. Zheng was in a daze, Xu Xiaofu pulled the lotus and walked past Mrs. Zheng and into the kitchen.After Mrs. Zheng came to her senses, she picked up the broom beside her and wanted to hit Xu Xiaofu. For some reason, she suddenly remembered the look in Xu Xiaofu's eyes just now, and she felt a little flustered in her heart, so she turned the beating into a scolding, "You little bitch, Don't think about being lazy, don't you think that you can stop cooking by lying in bed and pretending to be sick! If you don't cook, what will our family eat and drink? You live and eat for nothing in our Zheng's house, and you want your old lady to serve you..."

Mrs. Zheng was cursing endlessly, Xu Xiaofu just pretended not to hear it, but He Hua saw the broom in Mrs. Zheng's hand, and her body was trembling all the time.Seeing it, Xu Xiaofu pulled her into his arms.

Mrs. Zheng cursed for a while, and seeing Xu Xiaofu standing by the stove in a daze, she couldn't help but get angry, "You little whore, what are you doing standing here? Hurry up and start cooking!"

After taking a look at the old woman, Xu Xiaofu sat down, found a fire pocket from the table next to him, and lit a fire according to the way he remembered.She is very familiar with cooking, but she is only limited to all kinds of modern cooking equipment, and she is not at all sure of this primitive method.

But this is not difficult, and it was successful once.When Mrs. Zheng saw it, she gave her a vicious look, went back to her room and took out a piece of pork belly, which looked like a catty handle, washed the pork belly, cut it into pieces, and told Xu Xiaofu to do something, "Go and get some Come over with radish, stew pork belly with radish later, stir-fry cabbage, and bake six white flour pancakes." The six white flour pancakes are naturally based on the number of people, there is no share for Xu Xiaofu and lotus.

After Mrs. Zheng finished cutting the pork belly, she counted the slices before leaving the kitchen.

She is very good at cooking and stir-frying, and quickly made the radish stew and fried cabbage.Looking at the white flour left by Mrs. Zheng, Xu Xiaofu smiled, divided the flour into seven parts, and quickly baked seven pancakes.The white flour of the six pancakes is divided into seven pieces, and if you don't look carefully, you won't see anything.

He Hua looked at Xu Xiaofu in surprise, then worriedly glanced at the kitchen door.Xu Xiaofu stuffed the extra white flour pancakes into his skirt, and whispered to Hehua, "Don't worry about Hehua, let's save these pancakes for dinner."

Lotus nodded, her eyes were bright, and she secretly swallowed her saliva. She has never eaten food made of white flour in her life.

Looking at the stewed radish in the pot, Xu Xiaofu picked out a few pieces of rotten stewed pork belly and stuffed them into Hehua's mouth. Hehua hesitated a little, looked outside the door again, and whispered in Xu Xiaofu's ear: "Mother, grandma knows the number of slices of this meat. If she finds out that we ate it secretly, she will beat us again, mother..."

Xu Xiaofu said with a smile: "Don't be afraid of Lotus, nothing will happen."

After all, the lotus flower was no match for the smell of the meat, and opened its mouth.Xu Xiaofu was not interested in meat at first, but his body was too weak, she even involuntarily picked a few pieces of meat and stuffed them into her mouth.

The two ate a few pieces of meat, and picked some radishes to eat.The radish is covered with pork belly gravy, full of fragrance.

The lotus ate with a smile on her face, "Mother, it's delicious, much more delicious than before." The rice cooked by Mother seems to be much better than before.

Sighing, Xu Xiaofu naturally knew that she was good at cooking and cooking, after all, her career in her previous life was related to food.In her previous life, she was a nutritionist and worked as a nutritionist in a five-star hotel.To put it bluntly, it is to use food to take care of the body of customers, and ordinary ailments and pains can be solved with diet therapy. She has a good reputation, knows a lot about food, and has a source of customers. Later, she opened a shop by herself. Business has been good.I also bought a car and a house, and I have a good-looking boyfriend who treats her well.I thought I would live happily ever after, but who knew that I would return to pre-liberation overnight...

The more I thought about it, the more panicked I became. Before she could vent, I thought of Mrs. Zheng's loud voice outside, "Is the meal ready? Do you want to starve us to death! Hurry up and bring the food!"

Xu Xiaofu sighed, and took the prepared meal to the next hall.

(End of this chapter)

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