Chapter 547: Foolish Husband 40
"Mom, Zhao Dongxiu won't chase you away, but her expression of looking down on country people is disgusting. I'm worried that if you go there, you'll get mad at her for seeing that expression."
"Don't worry, as long as your brother doesn't give me a cold look, Mom won't be angry."
It is normal for a cultured, knowledgeable and beautiful city daughter-in-law to look down on her country-dwelling mother-in-law.
Mother Wei would not resent her daughter-in-law.
If she had to blame anyone, she could only blame her son's bad luck for being born in the belly of a country woman like her, which made her son's status much lower than that of his wife.
After dinner, Wei's mother went into the room, got the money and went out in a hurry.
Yuanchun cleared the table, washed the dishes, and washed up before Wei's mother came back with a basket.
"Yuanchun, Mom has exchanged for thirty eggs. You can take them all here tomorrow and cook one a day for yourself." Mother Wei carried the eggs into Yuanchun's room.
Yuanchun hesitated for a moment and asked in a low voice, "Mom, there are so many eggs, should I take some for my sister-in-law?"
Yuanchun certainly didn't want to do that, but Zhao Dongxiu was Wei's mother's daughter-in-law after all, and there was also Wei Yuanfang, her biological son, and Dabao, her biological grandson.
If Yuanchun didn't ask, I'm afraid Wei's mother would feel uncomfortable.
Even though she scolded her son and daughter-in-law, she felt sorry for her son and grandson in her heart.
Sure enough, Wei's mother sighed and said, "Then give them ten and make some steamed egg custard for my eldest grandson. My eldest grandson is six months old now, and it's time for him to eat egg custard."
Yuanchun agreed readily.
Early the next morning, after breakfast, Wei's father and mother went off to work, and Yuanchun went up the mountain carrying a basket.
At noon, Yuanchun came back and cooked a pheasant stewed with mushrooms, fried two vegetables, and made a pot of sorghum rice. There were a few pheasants and rabbits left, which she picked out, pickled with salt, and left for Wei's father and mother to eat slowly.
When Wei's father and mother came home from work and smelled the aroma of meat, they were both surprised.
Mother Wei said with a pained look, "Yuanchun, you killed a chicken."
"Mom, no, I went up the mountain and saw a trap. I caught four small prey in it. Mom, I stewed a pheasant at noon, and I pickled the remaining three and saved them for you and Dad to eat in the autumn harvest."
"No need to leave any for us, just take them all. Keep one for yourself and give two to your brother and sister-in-law."
Wei's mother was only concerned about her two children and never thought about herself and her husband.
Wei's father did not object. Like Wei's mother, he was a kind and amiable parent. He thought wholeheartedly about his two children and bought things with them in mind.
Yuanchun specially brought back the meat and vegetables from hunting for her parents so that she wouldn't give them away to that shameless woman Zhao Dongxiu.
Yuanchun said, "Dad, Mom, you are old, and the farm work is heavy. You should eat more good food to supplement your nutrition. Don't worry about us. Our factory will issue meat coupons every month, and we can eat meat every month. It's hard for you to eat meat."
"Brother is on a business trip every few days. When he goes on a business trip, the factory pays for his meals. The food is very good. You don't have to worry about her."
"Besides, every time my brother comes back from a business trip, he always brings back a bunch of delicious food for my sister-in-law to eat. You don't have to worry about her anymore. You should just take care of your own health."
After much persuasion, Wei's father and mother finally kept the few small preys.
In the afternoon, Wei's father took the whole afternoon off, borrowed a bullock cart from the brigade, and sent Yuanchun to the county railway station.