MTL - After Dressing Up As a Stepmother, I Transformed the Whole Family Into Working In the Fields-Chapter 33 maltose

Chapter 33 Maltose

 The four brothers and sisters of Dalang took the copper coins and went straight to Liu Guolang's house.

 The salesman hasn't come back yet, and his wife Yun Niang is guarding the stall.

This is the first time that the brothers and sisters stood under this stall, knocked on the door, handed money in, and bought maltose.

Yun Niang was a little surprised when she saw it was the four of them. In the past years, she had never seen the four of them with money in their hands. They were always dressed in rags, undressy, dirty and smelly, like beggars.

Now not only did she bring copper coins to buy candies, but she also tidied them up neatly. Yun Niang was even surprised to find that the four children of Liu Ji's family all looked pretty good.

 The first time we came, Dalang was a little reserved, and the other three were even more afraid to speak. Baba looked at his eldest brother.

Yun Niang received four copper coins and asked uncertainly: "Do you want four?"

 “Yes, four.” Dalang responded.

Yun Niang nodded, opened the candy jar, folded four small sticks, twisted four candies and handed them out.

Dalang handed each one to his younger brothers and sisters one by one, and took the last one in his hand. The four brothers and sisters smiled in surprise and couldn't wait to stick out their tongues and take a lick. It was sweet and smelled of wheat, and it tasted better than expected. Even better.

 No wonder everyone loves to eat it. Dalang thought happily in his heart.

Erlang whispered: "It would be great if dad asked us how to cook tomorrow."

 “He will still ask.” Dalang knew very well what level his biological father was and was very sure of it.

He just wanted to get the coins out of his father's hands, but I'm afraid it wouldn't be that easy.

 “Hey, Dalang, wait a moment!”

Yun Niang suddenly remembered the straw sandals that Qin Yao had sold on consignment earlier. She hurriedly called her four brothers and sisters back, took out twenty-five cents and handed them to Dalang, asking him to keep them and not lose them.

"This is the money your grandma made from selling straw sandals. Tell her that all the straw sandals have been sold, totaling twenty-five cash. Do you understand?"

Dalang and the others all knew about this, and they nodded and said they understood. Dalang put the money in his arms and asked Yun Niang if she had anything else. When she was fine, he left.

 Having reached the halfway point, Siniang and Erlang had already finished their candy.

Dalang had one mouthful left. When he saw the two people looking at him eagerly, he smiled helplessly and handed the rest to them.

 But the two of them shook their heads sensibly. Siniang looked at her eldest brother with bright eyes and said, "Brother, you eat."

Erlang was so greedy that he swallowed his saliva, but he insisted on letting his brother finish it by himself.

In the end, only Saburo was left, holding the stick with one small hand, and holding the candy with the other. He only took two licks and stopped eating.

Erlang curiously asked him why he didn't eat. He said, "I want to eat slowly."

A few people just ignored him.

When passing by the river, Erlang wanted to stay here and pick up stones with Jinbao. Actually, he just wanted to play.

Saburo immediately said that he also wanted to play here.

Dalang turned to ask his sister. Si Niang shook her head, and the two of them went home first.

When leaving, Dalang told Erlang to watch out for Sanlang and not fall into the river.

But it’s the dry season now, and most of the water in the river has dried up. There are still so many people around, so don’t worry too much.

There are exposed riverbeds everywhere here, covered with large and small stones. Liu Fei and Jinbao picked up these stones.

Qin Yao was responsible for carrying all these stones back to Uncle Jiu and others for laying the foundation.

She was busy and only glanced at Erlang Sanlang who was playing with Jin Bao picking up stones on the river bank. He carried the heavy stones to the shore, walked across the wooden bridge, and followed the **** road to the door of her house. It took twenty minutes one way and more than half an hour to go back and forth. . On the bank of the river, Jin Bao saw the candy protected by San Lang and wanted to take a bite, but San Lang refused.

Jinbao swallowed his saliva and was extremely envious, but seeing that Sanlang refused to share it with him, he snorted to save face, "I don't care about it. My mother just bought it for me yesterday, and I'm tired of eating it!"

 After saying that, Sanlang still ignored him and angrily pulled Erlang to turn over the round pebbles.

This stone is the most beautiful when used to pave roads, and it is interesting to pick it up. The two children were playing and picking it up, and they were very happy.

Saburo looked at the wooden bridge not far away with some sadness. He looked down at the sugar that was about to melt in his hand, quickly twisted it twice, fixed it, and continued to look at the wooden bridge.

Qin Yao came back with an empty load. Sanlang was too young and huddled under a willow tree. The weeds around him were taller than him.

Qin Yao didn't notice it and continued walking through the grass to the river. He put down the empty frame and picked up the stone frame filled by Liu Fei and other young men.

Seeing her walking past him again, Sanlang seemed to realize that his position was not good, so he moved to the end of the bridge and stood on the edge of the bridge pier.

Another twenty minutes passed, and this time Qin Yao finally spotted him and asked in surprise: "Sanlang, why are you here?"

The little man with his back to her immediately turned around, his big eyes suddenly lit up, and handed her the candy in his hand.

Unexpectedly, after such a long time, the sugar has melted a little and looks like a mess.

Before Qin Yao could react, the little guy lowered his head in despair.

"Are you leaving the candy for me?" Qin Yao squatted down in front of him, put down the frame and pole, reached for the maltose in the little guy's hand, and asked in surprise.

 The little guy who was in a depressed mood immediately raised his head and looked at her, nodding his head with a "hmm".

Qin Yao asked curiously: "Then you won't eat it yourself?"

Saburo shook his head and said, "You eat."

 The little mouth moved unconsciously, and he swallowed.

This candy that looks like a mess is already the best thing in Saburo's eyes.

 It was also his first time eating it, so how could he not want to eat it?

 “Is it specially left for me?”

Saburo nodded shyly.

Qin Yao looked at the expectant little face and smiled lightly, "Then we will eat together."

Sanlang refused and insisted on giving it to Qin Yao. How could Qin Yao compete with the child for food? He took a bite of his maltose and returned the rest to him, saying that he had eaten enough and asked him to take the rest. Candy to help finish eating.

Saburo didn't doubt that he was there, so he took the remaining maltose, licked it in small bites, followed Qin Yao's butt, and smiled at her contentedly and shyly from time to time.

Qin Yao could see that the little guy wanted to stick to her, but she was embarrassed to say it, so she told him to watch the road and not fall, so she let him go.

After carrying another load of stones home, Sanlang took her all the way to the wooden bridge, then waited for her to come back and followed her to the river again, and so on.

　　The maltose has been eaten up long ago, but the happiness continues.

The short legs were not walking fast. Qin Yao did not deliberately slow down because of him. They were one big and one small, with a distance of at least one mile in between. From a distance, it looked like a small tail dropped behind Qin Yao.

It was getting late, and the relatives who came to help with the work had been busy all day. As soon as Uncle Jiu called to stop, they tacitly agreed to take their own tools and go home for dinner.

In the kitchen, Liu Ji nervously brought a large bowl of meat into the main room, arranged the bowls and chopsticks, put down a pot of slightly burnt rice, and called the children to sit down, waiting for Qin Yao to get there before starting the meal.

 (End of this chapter)