I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

"Why did you come so early?" Li Dahua quickly invited everyone into the house to drink water.

The aunts took the cups of water and Aunt Li took a sip. "Yesterday you said you would come to help your family today. The three of us got up early to clean up. When we saw smoke coming out of your chimney, we knew you were up too. We waited for a while, thinking that you had finished your meal, so I called them to come quickly."

The simple aunts also made Xu Congyi feel warm. She continued, "Aunts, you came so early. Haven't you had breakfast yet? There is still porridge in the pot. I'll serve some to you."

After saying that, Xu Congyi started to walk out, but before she had taken two steps, Aunt Liu beside her pulled her back. Xu Congyi was caught off guard and stumbled. She thought to herself, this aunt has really strong hands, no wonder she could carry a big iron pot with one hand.

"We have all eaten here, so we can just get to work. Why bother with all the porridge?" Speaking of work, the aunts rolled up their sleeves and prepared to start.

However, Xu Congyi did not respond. Today he still planned to eat white noodles with braised eggplant and diced meat, and also braised pork offal. There was not much pork offal, so Xu Congyi planned to cut it all into small dices and give each person a spoonful when serving the noodles.

The two elder brothers went up the mountain to collect grass for the rabbits. It was already autumn, and the two brothers wanted to collect more grass and dry it in advance in preparation for the winter. Hunter Xu also went up the mountain. He was used to taking a walk up the mountain every morning, partly to exercise, and partly to see if there were any pheasants or rabbits running down the mountain.

Old Man Xu was the only male left in the family. Xu Congyi felt a little embarrassed. She didn't expect the three aunts who came to help to come so early. She had originally wanted to ask grandpa, dad and two brothers to knead the dough together. After all, there was nearly 200 kilograms of white flour, and it would be impossible for women and children to knead the dough thoroughly.

The aunts over there all rolled up their sleeves, but Xu Congyi didn't say anything. Li Dahua poked her daughter with her arm. This time Xu Congyi reacted and told his mother and sisters-in-law about his concerns.

After hearing what Xu Congyi said, the three sisters-in-law laughed. Looking at Xu Congyi who looked confused, Aunt Li spoke up, "We are very strong. It's just 200 kilograms of flour. We can knead it separately and it will be ready in a while. Why do we have to wait for your father and the others?"

If Xu Congyi had said this before Aunt Liu pulled her, she would definitely not have believed it, but after being pulled by Aunt Liu just now, she no longer doubted the strength of the aunts.

Several people divided the work and cooperated. Three aunts, grandparents and mother all joined in the process of kneading dough. Six people kneaded dough. Because each person kneaded dozens of kilograms, they kneaded the dough directly in a large iron pot, and then piled it together to rise. Xu Congyi was responsible for cleaning the small vat for rising dough. This was the vat that Xu the hunter found and placed in the yard last night. He originally planned to wash it after coming down the mountain, but since they had started kneading the dough, Xu Congyi decided to wash it himself first.

The three aunts were all good cooks and they worked skillfully and efficiently. When they scooped flour into the iron pot to knead it, Aunt Li looked at the flour with some heartache.

"My dear wife, I see the noodles we are eating today are made of pure white flour? This is too expensive. How about mixing some corn flour or black flour? It will taste the same. I feel bad for you when I see the white flour. We all know your intentions, but this is a waste of money!"

The other two aunts also echoed Aunt Li, "That's right, with a tiger wife, you can mix it with other flour and eat it the same way. During festivals, villagers may not be able to eat pure white flour. I have black flour and other things at home. If you don't have it at home, I'll get some from you!"

Old man Xu spoke up, "When our family was in financial difficulty, we were helped by the villagers of Liushuzhuang Village. Every family would send us some delicious food, and the clothes our children wore were also given by everyone. This white noodles is not enough to express our gratitude!"

"That's right," Li Dahua also took over the words of her father-in-law and spoke immediately.

"Let's not talk about others, just the three of you. Aunt Li, our Yi Yi has been ill for so many years. How many times has Daniu taken Yi Yi to the county town for treatment and refused to ask us for money? You know that, don't you?

Aunt Sun, are all the clothes that Qingqing has worn since she was a child? Are those small blouses hanging in the yard from you? And don't think I don't know. There were many times when you bought new clothes and sent them to me, but you said they were outgrown because you were afraid I wouldn't accept them, right?

And her Aunt Liu, she was seriously ill some time ago and you came to see her, and after you left, there was an extra five cents of silver next to her pillow. I chased her out and you insisted that it wasn't your money, but was it really not your money?"

By the end of her speech, Li Dahua's voice was choked with sobs and she couldn't stop crying. Xu Congyi's nose also felt sore. The villagers here were simple and friendly, which made her feel what real fellow villagers were. She secretly vowed in her heart that she would lead the villagers to live a good life in the future.

Seeing Li Dahua crying, the three aunts were a little at a loss. They had originally wanted to help the Xu family save some money, but they didn't expect to bring about Li Dahua's tears. They could only come over and hold Li Dahua's hand tightly.

"Okay, okay, let's stop talking. Today we're just going to have white noodles!" Xu's mother broke the sad atmosphere in time, "Today is a good day, let's work harder!"

"That's right, that's right," the three aunts agreed, "Eat white noodles, we'll knead the dough right now!"