Ugly girl only wants to farm

Xu Chaoyan pulled over a long bench and sat down by the window. She glanced at the three people outside again. Seven-tenths of Aunt Meng's appearance was inherited from her grandmother. Her thin lips and high cheekbones made her look even more mean. Her beady eyes, just like her mother's, were always half-closed.

Xu Chaoyan was displeased the moment she saw her, but Meng Xiuzhi forced a smile and said, "What are you saying, child? Do you expect me to bring something every time I come back? Didn't I bring some things back for your older brother's wedding the other day?"

Meng Jiudong added from the side, "Auntie, you call that something to carry? It's a jar of pickled vegetables."

Xu Chaoyan chuckled softly upon hearing this. This child really knows how to deliver a witty remark. The other person wasn't wrong; they did indeed come back carrying things.

The aunt felt embarrassed by what the two children said, so she quickly changed the subject: "Have you had breakfast yet? If there's any left, quickly bring me a bowl. I got up before dawn to travel, and I'm very hungry after the journey."

Today, the same vegetable porridge was cooked again. You could barely scoop up a few grains of rice with a chopstick. Grandmother complained about it for a long time this morning, but then she saw Zhenzhen's mother secretly cook a chicken and leave it there.

He thought it was for his father to nourish his body, but it turned out he intended to save it for the morning glory to eat.

Meng Jiuxia was still complaining in the kitchen for a long time. When Jiudong saw that his sister was unhappy, he thought, "This aunt is really something. Didn't she just come when my brother got married? Every time my aunt comes, she eats and takes things with her, which makes it so that our family can't have a full meal for several days in a row."

Meng Jiudong felt a strong aversion to his aunt's arrival, and he looked at Meng Jiuxia with pleading eyes.

Meng Jiuxia was afraid that her silly younger brother would be provoked by his aunt in a few words, so she quickly said, "Auntie, it's really unfortunate. We've already eaten and are getting ready to go to work in the fields. Why don't you wait until noon to eat together?"

After drinking a bowl of water, her voice became even stronger, and she looked suspicious: "That's all? So soon today? Then hurry up and make me something. Did I not even get a meal when I went back to my parents' home?"

After saying that, he pulled Meng Jiuxia toward the kitchen, and as they walked, he began to push his luck: "Go and make a bowl of sweet egg soup for your aunt. Remember to sprinkle plenty of sugar, and put the fermented rice in too."

She remembered that when her nephew got married last time, her sister-in-law made a lot of fermented glutinous rice, which was so delicious when eaten with sugar and eggs. If she hadn't taken the meat and bones with her last time, she would have taken a whole jar home.

Meng Jiuxia glanced at her aunt with utter contempt. Last time, her second aunt and this aunt had embezzled a lot of meat and bones from her family. Don't think she didn't know.

Just a few days later, her aunt came over again. Xu Chaoyan was sitting by the window watching the show with great interest when she was suddenly glared at by Meng Jiuxia.

That look seemed to say: Don't be so ungrateful, come and lend a hand.

Xu Chaoyan pretended not to understand and continued watching their performance while resting her chin on her hand.

Meng Jiuxia frantically tried to signal with her eyes, "Mother's gone to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables. Before she left, she told her that the porridge and chicken were for her sister-in-law. Even if Mother eats them, don't expect to benefit that stingy aunt."

She has never drunk a drop of water from her aunt's house in all her life. Every time she goes to her aunt's house, it is almost noon, and her aunt will find all sorts of excuses, such as something happening at home or not finishing the work in the fields.

Once, her younger brother was greedy and picked a fruit from a tree, for which his aunt lectured him for a long time.

Xu Chaoyan sighed helplessly. These two little brats were no match for that woman. She casually tied her hair into a bun, secured it with a wooden hairpin, and walked outside. She wanted to grab the egg and hide it in her sleeve before Aunt Meng could.

"There's still a bowl of thin porridge left. Go quickly and get Auntie some pickled vegetables. I'll have this porridge to tide me over. Xia'er, could you cook me a bowl of sweet and sour eggs?"

Xu Chaoyan had never seen such a shameless woman before. Just as Aunt Meng was about to take the bowl, Meng Jiuxia preemptively handed it to Xu Chaoyan.

"Morning Flower, this is breakfast your mother left for you, drink it quickly!"

Xu Chaoyan thought to herself, "My little darling, are you trying to make me a target of hatred? I don't care if I don't drink this bowl of watery porridge."

"Hehe, Jiu and your wife, you're here too. Auntie is getting old and can't stand being hungry, but you're still young. Let's eat together at noon. I'll have a couple of drinks to tide me over first."

I've seen shameless people, but I've never seen anyone this shameless. She's boiling sugared eggs and eating pickled vegetables without even worrying about choking.

"Heh, heh, heh." Xu Chaoyan gave two dry laughs.

"Auntie, I'm hungry too." After saying that, she picked up the bowl and gulped it down.

Seeing that she was so sensible, Meng Jiuxia didn't say much. She pointed to her veil and said, "Hurry up and finish eating so you can hang up your veil. Don't scare your aunt."

"Aunt, I'm so sorry. We just finished collecting all the eggs the other day and exchanged them for copper coins for my brother's tuition. For some reason, our chickens haven't been laying eggs much lately."

Aunt Meng was furious with her niece. Pointing at them, she said angrily, "Is this how you three treat your elders? Fine, very well. I'll go tell my mother about you not giving me any food."

After saying that, she stormed off to Grandmother Meng's house. Whether she was walking too fast or too angry, she tripped over the threshold and almost fell flat on her face.

Meng Jiudong, being young, couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Meng Jiuxia, being older, forced a smile but held it back. She walked over and helped the woman up, saying, "Auntie, are you alright? I forgot to tell you that Grandma isn't in the house."

"Why didn't you say so sooner, you little brat?" Auntie patted the dust off her clothes.

Meng Jiuxia said innocently, "You didn't give me a chance to say that."

"Where did your grandmother go? I'd like to go take a look."

Seeing her disheveled appearance, Meng Jiuxia twitched her lips slightly and said, "Grandmother is probably chatting with some of the aunts in the east of the village."

Grandmother Meng usually enjoys the villagers flattering her. Her grandson is now a scholar, and there aren't many people in the village who can study, let alone pass the imperial examination. Over the years, only her grandson has achieved this.

She couldn't help but show off in the village, and every time she finished breakfast, she would go to the big locust tree at the east end of the village to show off with a few other women.

"Morning Flower, you take good care of the house."

Xu Chaoyan thought to herself: What? Have I become a watchdog?

After taking a few steps, Meng Jiuxia seemed to remember something, and walked closer to Xu Chaoyan: "Malahua, let me tell you, be careful at home and don't let your aunt go to your room."