It's hard to be a stepmother, my disabled husband takes care of my child

Old Man Fan followed Su Man into the kitchen.

"How is Fu Xiu's physical condition now? When will he be able to walk freely or fully recover?"

"He is in very good health. I think he will be able to go out after the Chinese New Year and will be back to normal in less than a month."

Su Man was silent for a while. It seemed that Fu Xiu was very familiar with her body, otherwise he would not have said that he would discuss the matter of two children after the New Year.

"Man girl, I have something to ask you, which is..." Old Man Fan hesitated to speak.

"Just say whatever you want to say. It's already this late and you're still hesitating. I won't scold you. Besides, you're still my uncle in name."

Old Man Fan smiled cheerfully, "Since you said so, I'll ask directly. Didn't you talk to Fu Xiu today? What was the outcome? Is there a solution?"

Su Man shook her head. "Not yet. They said they'll talk about it after the New Year."

"Then...if he doesn't agree to let you raise the two children, what are you going to do? Continue to live with him?"

"I don't know." Su Man replied, "Many things are still unclear right now. I can't give you an accurate answer."

Old Man Fan sighed, still feeling a little uncomfortable with this answer.

If he didn't refuse directly, there was a possibility. It seemed that there was really no hope for his apprentice.

"Alright, alright, don't be so sad. No matter what, if you want me to, I will take you with me wherever I go and take care of you until the end of your life, okay?"

Su Man couldn't bear to see Old Man Fan looking so sad, so she said this.

Old man Fan was stunned for a moment, then he became happy again.

"Is what you just said true? You'll take me with you wherever you go? And take care of me until the end of my life?"

"Of course it's true. If I can say it, then it must be true. Of course, it doesn't matter if you don't want to. Anyway, you said you have an apprentice. It would be nice for you to live with your apprentice."

"No, no, no, I don't want to live with him." Old Man Fan refused immediately. "He's so old-fashioned. Every day he's either seeing patients or picking up medicine and drying herbs. It's boring. I still prefer living with you guys. That kind of life is so interesting. I feel like I've become a few years younger during this period."

Su Man was at a loss whether to laugh or cry after hearing what Old Man Fan said.

"Okay, as long as you are happy, you can stay at my home anytime."

Su Man now truly treats Old Man Fan as a family member.

Old man Fan was in a good mood, and his mood suddenly brightened.

"So what are you going to do tonight? Let me help you. Anyway, I don't want to look at those men in the yard. It's annoying."

"Then please help me bring in all those pheasants and rabbits in the yard."

"Okay."

Old Man Fan went out to get some things, but he couldn't carry so much with both hands at once, so in the end Fu Si helped him bring them in.

When Fu Si saw Su Man starting to prepare dinner, he immediately offered to help.

"Ma'am, let me help you."

"I told you not to call me Madam anymore, don't you understand?" Su Man retorted.

Fu Si bowed his head and replied, "Madam, I'm sorry, I can't obey your order. We must do what the master has ordered."

Su Man was so angry that she laughed, "Okay, if that's the case, get out of here."

She also understood that these people all obeyed Fu Xiu, so no matter how much she said, it would be useless.

It was just a name, she endured it!

Fu Si nodded again and was not angry at Su Man's words.

"Then Madam, you don't have to cook so much food at night. It's okay for us to go hungry. We are used to it. It will save you from being too tired. Besides, it is our fault to let you cook for us."

Su Man rolled her eyes and said, "Get out quickly. I know what I should do. Don't bother me here."

Fu Si had no choice but to turn around and leave. He was still a little confused about what he had done wrong to make the lady unhappy. Fu Yi told them that the lady was a very good person, so why did he feel that she was not a good person now?

Not really. It seemed that the Madam was not like this when she was in Youranju. She only became like this after she returned to the village, right?

There were five pheasants and five rabbits, all slaughtered.

Su Man cooked five pheasants directly, used two to stew a large pot of chicken soup, and used the other three to make mushroom braised chicken with mushrooms and chestnuts.

She also cooked the hares directly, two of them were stir-fried with chili peppers, and the third was braised with star anise and other spices.

He also steamed a large pot of rice. As for Fu Xiu's, he didn't want to make it separately, so he just took out rice porridge from the space and made bowls of it. Anyway, this man couldn't eat too much now.

She also made some stir-fried carrots with meat, stir-fried cabbage, and steamed spareribs.

That’s all the dishes we made, but the portions were huge.

The whole yard was filled with fragrance, and the people in the yard were swallowing their saliva.

Especially Fu Si, he didn't know that Su Man also cooked for them, so when he smelled the fragrance now, he felt a little regretful.

If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have said that it’s okay not to eat. They really couldn’t bear to give up such delicious food.

But now that the words have been spoken, they can only accept their fate.

After Su Man finished, she started to divide the dishes. She and the two children put them aside. She also put some stir-fried rabbit meat, chicken soup and chicken in a plate and a large bowl and put them in a basket, intending to give them to Ni'er and Gousheng. After all, Gousheng needed nutrition now, and she couldn't possibly forget about this.

Anyway, the brother and sister are at Aunt Mei's house now, so it's a good opportunity to bring some over.

As for the village chief, Su Man has not forgotten him. She will never forget anyone who has helped her.

Su Man held the basket and looked at Old Man Fan who was drooling over the food.

"You can eat all the leftovers. Remember to call the people at the door. I'm going to go check on Gousheng and the others first. Also, remember to help me take good care of the children and don't let them walk around freely."

"Okay, okay, I got it. Otherwise, you can just ask the people at the door to take it. You've been busy all day, and there's no point in them staying here anyway."

"No need. Gousheng's kid got into trouble because of me. I'd better go and see it with my own eyes to feel at ease."

Su Man went out with the basket, ignoring the people at the door.

But Fu Si stopped her again.

"Ma'am, is there anything you need to do? Just tell us."

"No, just wash the dishes for me after you finish eating. I don't want to wash dishes. Also, the white bowl on the table belongs to your master. If there is any problem with it, it has nothing to do with me."

She said and walked out the door.

Fu Si and the others didn't understand at first, but after they understood, they immediately rushed into the kitchen.

Their wives are so nice! I didn’t expect their wives to be so nice to them! They always remember them no matter what they do!

Old man Fan in the kitchen had already prepared his own food, filling a large bowl.

When he saw Fu Si and his companions come in, he pointed at the food next to him.

"Those are all yours. Whether you are full or not is your business, but you have to be grateful. This is carefully prepared by Girl Man."

"Don't worry, Doctor Fan. We know how good the Madam is. We all know it."

Several people immediately started looking for bowls and chopsticks. If you didn't know better, you would think they were hungry people who had not had a full meal for a long time since they fled from famine.

Old man Fan looked down upon this scene, then lowered his head and took a big bite of the stir-fried rabbit meat.

Delicious, delicious! Really delicious!

"The bowl of white rice paste on the table belongs to your master, don't forget it. And the ones covered over there belong to your wife and two children, don't mess them up."

In order to prevent these people from messing up things or eating everything out of hunger, Old Man Fan said something in advance.

Upon seeing this, Fu Er took out a large bowl, filled it with some food, and went to Fu Xiu's room together with the bowl of rice porridge.

This large bowl is for Fu Yi.

Fu Yi has been staying in the room with Fu Xiu since he woke up, and no accidents can happen at this time.

"I'm going to bring food to the boss and the master, remember to save some for me!"

Fu Er roared and rushed to Fu Xiu's room, then hurried back to the kitchen.

In the room, Fu Xiu looked at his bowl of rice porridge and Fu Yi's bowl of delicious food in silence.

He naturally heard what Su Man said in the yard just now. This rice porridge...

He has never been a person who cares about food, but now looking at this sharp contrast, he couldn't help but feel a little resentful.

He knew that Su Man’s cooking skills were very good before he woke up, and he was even more looking forward to it.

How come Su Man treats others so differently from him? He knows that with Su Man's cooking skills, if she really wants to prepare something for him, it will definitely not be just this, so from this bowl of rice porridge, he can see how perfunctory Su Man is to him.

Fu Yi has been with Fu Xiu for many years, and now he can tell what his master is thinking at a glance.

"Master, you can't eat this now. Madam said you can only eat this."

Fu Yi picked up the rice porridge and gave it to Fu Xiu.

Fu Xiu took it expressionlessly, "I know."

He didn’t know if it was Fu Yi’s illusion, but he actually felt that there was a bit of resentment and dissatisfaction in his master’s tone.

The rice porridge had only a light fragrance and was a little bit sweet. It tasted pretty good, but Fu Xiu was worried about Su Man's dissatisfaction with him, which made him feel that the rice porridge was difficult to swallow.

In order to prevent Fu Xiu from feeling uncomfortable watching his meal, Fu Yi turned his back and ate.

But there was no way to conceal the fragrance, and Fu Xiu could only eat the "tasteless" rice porridge with this fragrance.

When Su Man walked into the village, she met some people. When she saw these people, they all smiled at her without exception.

In any case, Su Man had just distributed pork to them, and he was a businessman from Youran Ju. Of course, one should try to make friends with such a person.

Su Man didn't blame them. After all, that's human nature.

She first sent it to Aunt Mei's house, and after checking on Gousheng's condition and making sure that he was fine, she prepared to take him to the village chief's house.

As soon as she went out, she saw Hua Niang and Lian Di rushing over. When they saw her, a look of guilt appeared on their faces.

"Sister Su, I'm sorry, I...my mother-in-law didn't let me come over and kept forcing me to work at home. I only came here after I finished my work. I heard everything my mother-in-law said about your family. Are the two children okay now?" Lian Di said.

Hua Niang: "My daughter has a fever, and she is hot and cold. She doesn't dare to go out. My husband doesn't want to stay at home to look after the child, so... so I waited until now to come out. I'm really sorry."

Both of them felt very guilty. Su Man had helped them so much, but they did nothing to help Su Man when she needed help.

Su Man saw the guilt of the two and understood their dilemma, so she didn't think much about it. She just smiled at them and said,

"It's okay. The two children are fine, and Gousheng is fine too. If you have problems at home or your children are not feeling well, then don't come out. By the way, the pork your mother-in-law brought back was distributed by me, so you must eat it later, okay?"

The two people who were already feeling guilty were even more moved.

Su Man didn't want to see the two of them crying, so after comforting them a few words, she immediately ran to the village chief's house.

When she arrived at the village chief's house, she saw not only the village chief and his wife and the brothers Wang Ping'an and Wang Pingkang, but also the brothers Dafu and Dagui.

Seeing the two people, Su Man was still a little surprised, but she still nodded slightly to them.

Dafu saw her expression pause, then he nodded pretending to be calm.

This time, Dagui no longer had any ambiguity towards Su Man. He admired Su Man very much for this matter. This was the first time he saw a woman with such courage, which was stronger than many men.

Aunt Cui saw her coming and immediately said something anxiously.

"Why are you here at this time? The family is busy right now and the two children can't be left alone. What are you doing here all of a sudden? If you have something to talk to us about, wouldn't it be better to ask your family to come and tell us?"

"It's okay, Aunt Cui. I don't have anything to do. I just want to bring you some rabbit meat. This is what the brothers of the child's father hunted in the mountains. I thought I would bring some for you."

Su Man gave the things in the basket to Aunt Cui, who was both angry and touched.

"Child, if there is any food at home, save it for the children, and bring it over to make something for us."

Su Man smiled and said, "It's okay. I'll keep all the ones at home. You can eat these. There's not much, but you can try them."

Aunt Cui finally accepted it.

"After we divided the pork just now, there were still some pig heads and pig ears left. We stewed them with the five-spice powder you gave us. You said that we didn't need to take the rest back, and we know your character, so we just stewed them all.

Since the two brothers Dafu and Dagui have helped so much, we will let them eat at home. You can take some back later. Although it is not as delicious as what you cook, it is edible. "

"No need Aunt Cui, I have a lot of people at home, and my children are still waiting for me at home, so I will go back first."

Su Man took the basket and went out, and Aunt Cui had to see her out.

Dafu stared at Su Man's back in a daze, and then forced himself to look away.