novelraw Chapter 435 - 19: Various Ways to Eat White Noodles
Chapter 435 - 19: Various Ways to Eat White Noodles
Chapter 435: Chapter 19: Various Ways to Eat White Noodles
How many ways are there to eat white flour?
Buns, dumplings, steamed buns, flower rolls.
Scallion pancakes, egg pancakes, brown sugar pastries, homemade noodles.
Egg drop soup with dumplings, pancakes, brown sugar steamed cakes...
During this period, with her mother-in-law’s love, Chu River happily tried everything. It’s only been a week, yet her face has gotten rounder, and she seems to have grown taller too.
Not to mention her previously dark complexion, which now doesn’t look so dark anymore. A closer look reveals a radiant spirit that can’t be faked.
However, Chu River always felt that she didn’t really need to eat so much, but it seemed like her body was depleted, and only by eating more and gaining energy could she make up for it.
Besides, she wasn’t wasting any of her hard-earned food, so she might as well eat freely!
Eat as much as she wants!
The wives and sister-in-laws in the village chatted, half-jokingly and half-puzzled, saying, "Oh gosh, Xiuhua, your family’s food is really nourishing. Look at how the new daughter-in-law’s complexion has improved since she got married. Hasn’t she grown taller too?"
Zhao Xiuhua pulled a face that was both crying and smiling, her voice misty as if a wisp of soul: "Isn’t it? She’s eaten dozens of pounds of white flour in just this period."
And her preserved meat, eggs, and brown sugar...
The pickled sauerkraut from the jar was all dug out and stir-fried with meat cubes... That strong monster ate a dozen white steamed buns with pickled vegetables in one meal!
But when she said this, no one present believed it. Everyone laughed, saying she was exaggerating.
——She might look a bit taller, but the little girl is only sixteen, she could have grown without much eating.
Moreover, the new daughter-in-law, since she got married, hasn’t worn a single new piece of clothing, just those two pieces she brought from her maternal home, worn and washed over and over, with no one patching the torn places...
What’s so good about this life?
Everyone was just joking, yet Zhao Xiuhua shamelessly exaggerated, saying she ate dozens of pounds of white flour...
If you’re such a good mother-in-law, why not give the daughter-in-law some clothes?
Oh, since you’re not exploiting the daughter-in-law to earn work points, that’s rare, but the problem is, the new daughter-in-law can’t stay idle at home either.
Every household is a mess inside.
No one believed it at all.
...
Zhao Xiuhua was bitter inside.
At this moment, Old Mrs. Chu happened to come over with a basket, the two exchanged a glance, and for some reason, they both understood each other’s current plight.
Zhao Xiuhua gritted her teeth, while Old Mrs. Chu let out a sudden sigh of relief.
That saying goes—a misfortune on you means safety on me.
"Dear family." Zhao Xiuhua called her in a strange tone:
"Thanks to you for raising such a good daughter Little He, I asked her to come back to visit, but she wouldn’t, saying she’s busy at home... How about I let Little He go back and catch up with you some time?"
"We’re from the same village, how could we not meet each other, it would make us seem stingy if word got out."
Old Mrs. Chu’s joy disappeared instantly, she was even a bit at a loss, recalling the troubling girl’s face and imagining her return to the Old Chu Family...
She nearly let the big basket fall!
No way!
Now that she’s married off, she absolutely cannot be allowed to come back.
She also took a deep breath: "Sister-in-law Xiuhua, we’re from the same village, no need for these polite words. Mainly I’m still worried about what my daughter would do alone at home?"
"Back then I said she should follow the army, but you insisted against it."
Old Mrs. Chu quickly tried to give a hint—marrying off the troublemaker was also to follow the army, out of sight, out of mind, she wouldn’t easily return.
But who’d have guessed Zhao Xiuhua was so intent on not giving them peace?
...
"I was only worried about the child..." Zhao Xiuhua stopped halfway, suddenly realizing——
That’s right!
If you can’t beat them, you can learn from the Old Chu Family and just send them off!
Follow the army!
Immediately call Little Three!
That’s the military, they have guns, if this troublemaker shows any sign of mischief, she definitely won’t be able to escape.
The main concern is that if she eats any more, the last bit of rice in the house might not be safe either.
There’s still brown rice and sweet potatoes left, but...
Living purely on coarse food like this isn’t easy.
Zhao Xiuhua immediately decided to go back and discuss with her two sons, write to Little Three right away, and then send off this troublemaker.
...
With a glimmer of hope, the days seemed less hard. After hurriedly working all morning, Zhao Xiuhua pushed open the front door, only to see the two old hens in the courtyard dead. Chu River was directing the two kids to heat water: "Quick! We’ll scald the chicken feathers in a moment."