She Only Cares About Cultivation-Chapter 818 - 773: Famine Era 14 (Second Update)
Eight older brothers, two younger brothers, plus the two sisters, already make twelve. If there’s the thirteenth, this family is truly powerful.
Because Mom suddenly felt unwell, they left Grandma’s house early. At noon, Second Aunt and the cousin made the dumplings.
But Second Aunt only made enough for Grandpa, Grandma, and a few others, not for Big Uncle’s family. When they came to eat, she told them directly.
"Oh, you’re here to eat? Why didn’t you say something? Look, since we arrived until now, we only saw you when handing out New Year’s money, then you disappeared. We thought your whole family went out! What, you only remember to eat now that it’s mealtime? Really sorry, we only made enough for the elders and kids, nothing for you. Hungry? Make it yourself!"
She still remembers the look on Big Uncle’s family’s faces, and Grandpa’s disapproving expression. Everyone knew he favored the eldest’s family, but Second Aunt was the toughest, not giving Grandpa a chance to speak and keep them.
"Lao Liu and I have been busy since we arrived, even the kids came over to help us. This whole family just knows to eat, right? Yearly, every year it’s the same, never had a sip of soup from their house, never heard them call me Aunt. If they’re missing anything, they run to our house. Dad, why are you so biased? Don’t you see your heart’s crooked? No wonder my third sister-in-law has been upset with you for so many years. People’s hearts are made of flesh."
"Every morning you drink egg tea, have you thought about where the eggs come from? Will your son or daughter-in-law bring them to you? Would you even buy it yourself? Isn’t it us daughters who bring them to you? You never notice the good things we bring, yet cherish those who always try to take from you. If that’s the case, why should we give anything? We’ll keep the good stuff for our own kids! I’m selling to feed you, but not to those heartless ones that never grow familiar, those ungrateful wolves!"
Second Aunt was truly furious. After eating, she cleaned up, and secretly placed the good stuff in Grandma’s rosewood cabinet. She specially bought a lock, locked it up, handed the key to Grandma, repeatedly telling her to keep an eye on these goodies, then took the cousins and left.
The news of Mom’s pregnancy reached the Ye Family, everyone was very happy. Grandma even said it wasn’t suitable to work before the three-month mark, so she was told to manage the tofu shop less.
The people of this era favored sons over daughters, even though their family had more males than females, Grandpa and Grandma still hoped for a big, chubby grandson.
Even Daddy was wiping tears of joy. After all, Third Brother and Fourth Brother had been away for years, he must have been very uneasy inside, just in case...
Still, having a son would be better; he subconsciously felt it was more secure.
Sending kids to join the army was a helpless decision. Now that he’s older, it’s surprising to become a father again. Moreover, the family’s condition is better than before, naturally hoping earnestly for a son.
As for Ye Huan, whether it went well or not didn’t matter; she didn’t know how Ye Yu’s previous life was. In this life, as seen so far, she’s obedient and well-behaved. When she studied and became knowledgeable, as long as her character was fine, the future wouldn’t be bad. With her help to avoid unnecessary troubles, how bad could it be?
As for the future younger brother or sister, she felt calm because her parents were still young. As long as Mom gave birth safely and he grew up healthy, that was her greatest happiness.
In the previous life, poor family conditions, and taking care of the ninth brother without parents, naturally, there was no chance for the thirteenth. It seems the trajectory in this life has qualitatively changed with her arrival.
Everyone rested at home until the fifth day of the first lunar month, and by the sixth, villagers started coming to buy tofu. Initially, production was small; after the ninth day, it returned to normal levels.
Ye Huan stayed home to help until after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, advising Mom not to do heavy work, then went to school on the sixteenth.
Before leaving, she found chances to take out the supplies from the space, with Daddy covering her, occasionally sneaking out for reasons. The previously bought Milk Essence, eggs, and fruits from the space were all secretly given to Mom to eat.
Originally, Mom was embarrassed. After all, at over forty, still competing for food with the children. But both the 15-year-old her and the 11-year-old little sister sensibly mentioned the baby in Mom’s belly. With their family’s supervision, Mom obediently supplemented her nutrition.
