I was divorced because I got pregnant during the lean years, so I went back to my parents’ home and

Ever since Mrs. Lin decided that Fu Jichang was her son-in-law, she had been preparing special meals for him every day.

For breakfast, give him the thickest brown rice porridge.

I secretly gave him a few slices of bacon at noon.

At night, I buried eggs in his and Ji Xiaobei’s bowls.

Every time he gave Jichang a bowl of rice, he would smile and tell him: "My son, eat inside and leave after you finish eating."

Fu Jichang ate the food reluctantly, not knowing what Mrs. Lin was up to.

That day, he really couldn't bear it any longer, so he just ate it. He felt bad about it, so he secretly slipped a silver coin to Mrs. Lin.

Mrs. Lin had a stern face and tried to refuse, but she honestly took it and put it in her sleeve.

"My little one, I'll save it for you. It will all be yours from now on."

Fu Jichang said hurriedly: "Aunt, this is the meal money, I give it to you, it's yours!"

"Well, that works too!"

Fu Jichang: Mrs. Lin's smiling face is really frightening. It would be better if she just rolled her eyes at herself.

Fu Jichang went to Ji Xiaobei and asked, "Boss, does your mother want to ask me for something?"

Ji Xiaobei smiled and rolled his eyes at him: "I treat you to delicious food and drinks, but you can't stand it. Do you have to scold you every day to feel comfortable?"

Fu Jichang: That’s not the case!

"Don't forget what I told you!" Ji Xiaobei reminded.

"No, I haven't forgotten. I will definitely cooperate with you!"

……

As they were talking, they saw Shugen, the brothers Song Laohei and Ji Niwa, carrying buckets and shovels, and pushing a flatbed cart into the yard.

"Uncle, what are you doing?" Ji Xiaobei asked.

"The head of the village said that you and Mr. Fu should go to the training ground to teach the patrol team kung fu. We will help you repair the wall of your house."

As the tree root said this, he put down his things and started to work.

Mrs. Lin came out trotting: "No need, Brother Shugen, I have Heita and Aqi at home..."

Before she finished speaking, several men had already started doing it.

"Daniu's family, don't be polite. Ours has already been fixed. The head of the village specially asked us to fix it for you." Ji Niwa said with a smile.

Mrs. Lin couldn't refuse their kindness, so she could only let them do it.

It was so hot that the men started sweating in a short while.

Since they work so hard, they should at least have some water to drink. It’s not good to drink plain water, so Mrs. Lin walked around the kitchen a few times.

I took down the basket hanging on the beam and scooped out two spoonfuls of sugar to wash them with water.

Several men drank the sweet water and said, "Sister-in-law, you are so polite. You even gave us sugar water."

Near noon, Ji Xiaobei came back from the training ground and saw they were still working.

The villagers are really honest. You can't let them work for free. It would be awkward to give them money. At least they have to provide them with a meal.

When she entered the kitchen, she saw Mrs. Lin walking around in the kitchen.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"Shugen and the others, hey, I want to give them three cakes... but I think it's a bit too little, you say they work for our family..."

"Mom, why don't we just let them eat at our house?"

Before Mrs. Lin could say anything, Ji Xiaobei stuck his head out and shouted, "Uncles, have lunch at my house. I'll cook for you."

"No, it's all ready at home!" Song Laohei licked his lips and said politely.

The three pairs of eyes of Shugen and Ji Niwa brothers glared at him at the same time.

When they were reclaiming the mountain for Ji Xiaobei's family, they ate her family's meals. Every meal had meat, white rice, and steamed buns made of cornmeal and white flour. Thinking about it now makes them drool.

Song Laohei: I was just being polite!

"It's already prepared at home, so we can't waste it... Sister-in-law will give you a few more cakes..." Mrs. Lin followed up with a sentence.

Ji Xiaobei pulled Mrs. Lin to the kitchen: "Mom, we don't lack food. They are kind enough to help us repair the wall. It would be wrong for us to not provide food. Besides, the wall built by Heita and Aqi will fall down if the wind blows. Look at how well Uncle Shugen built it..."

Mrs. Lin blushed and murmured, "I... forget it, I'll stay for lunch..."

It was noon. The four men were packing up their tools while looking into the house, waiting for Mrs. Lin to bring out the pancakes.

The aroma wafted out of the kitchen.

The tree root sniffed: It smells like meat

Song Laohei: There is also the taste of mushrooms

Ji Niwa: Cured meat stewed with mushrooms...

A few people sucked their saliva. The food at Ji Xiaobei's house was really delicious. It would be wonderful if they could eat like this at home every day.

Just as I was thinking about it, I saw Ji Xiaobei bringing out a large porcelain bowl with bacon, mushrooms and vermicelli stewed in it.

Mrs. Lin brought out a golden corn cake.

The men's eyes widened.

"Uncle, wash your hands and eat!" said Ji Xiaobei.

"Bei, this...how can this be done? There are so many people in your family eating..." Shugen felt a little embarrassed.

"Uncle, you guys eat first, then go back and rest. There's more in the pot, you can eat when they come back later!"

The four men washed their hands, each filled a large bowl, took two pancakes, and began to eat.

The whole yard was filled with snoring sounds...

Mrs. Lin didn't want to be bothered by the sight, so she went to the backyard to feed the chickens. The noise of the chickens and ducks drowned out the sounds from the front yard.

Out of sight!

Four people, each ate a bowl of vegetables and two pancakes, put down their bowls and ran away...

"Uncle, add another bowl, there's still..."

"No, I'm full, full..." The men waved their hands and ran out of the alley quickly.

Song Laohei wiped his mouth and said, "If I delay any longer, I will have to go get another bowl. Their food is so good..."

Shugen smacked his lips and said, "That's because Xiaobei is so honest that he gave us this to eat. If you ask me, this kid is really good!"

Ji Niwa picked his teeth with his fingers and mumbled, "I heard from my eldest brother Fangzi that Xiaobei is also very good to the embroiderers. Last time, he even gave them eggs..."

Ji Nikeng, who was not good at speaking, nodded vigorously.

The four men discussed and decided to repair the wall of their house and then go to repair the ancestral hall...

But before they could reach the ancestral hall, someone had already gone there.

Shitou’s good friends Tieliang and Fugui and their father carried their tools to the ancestral hall.

Xiaohua ran back to report, and Mrs. Lin was so anxious that she didn't even put on her shoes and ran towards the ancestral hall.

While running, he muttered: "No, you don't need to fix it, I have plenty of people at home... Oh, really..."

When they arrived at the ancestral hall, they found out that Xiaohua had made a false report and all the men in the patrol team were there.

"It's terrible, it's terrible..." Mrs. Lin stamped her feet in anger.

There is strength in numbers, and the wall of the ancestral hall was repaired in less than half a day.

Ji Xiaobei did not insist on providing meals, fearing that Mrs. Lin would have a heart attack.

She got two buckets of cool well water, added a bag of sugar and half a bottle of vinegar.

Heita carried two buckets of water to the ancestral hall...