novellhall Chapter 117 Do they know that secret?
Chapter 117 Do they know that secret?
"What can you make with just this little bit of food?" Wang Shuyun leaned against the kitchen door frame, looking at the ingredients on the stove with some annoyance.
"If you pay a few more dollars, we can buy some white flour dumplings, right?" Shen Xiufang retorted irritably.
Wang Shuyun rolled her eyes. "Why should our family contribute more? I have two sons. Our third branch has four people, while your first branch only has two. If anyone should contribute more, it should be you."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Isn't the baby in my belly?"
"What's the point of having that thing in your belly if it's not even formed yet?"
"Wang Shuyun, today I'm going to teach you how to speak like a human being."
In just a few words, the two started fighting again.
Huo Jiyu and Huo Jifeng rushed over to mediate, and the courtyard erupted into chaos.
Looking at the pitiful little thing by the stove, Liu Huying felt utterly miserable.
In previous years, she would at least have a hundred or two hundred yuan in savings by the end of the year. On New Year's Eve, she could buy two pounds of meat, two pounds of white flour to make dumplings, and some dried goods and fruit candies.
Looking at this year, our family of eight is eating so little.
Even the poorest family in the village, Old Liu's, is probably doing better than them.
"This lousy food can be eaten by whoever wants it, my stomach hurts, I want to go back to my parents' house!"
Shen Xiufang, supporting her back, walked out the door despite Huo Jifeng's attempts to stop her.
Her parents have no son, so they spend the Spring Festival alone. Since everyone lives in the same village, no one will gossip about her even if she goes back.
"What kind of behavior is this! What kind of wife goes back to her parents' home on New Year's Eve! Boss, aren't you going to do something about this!" Huo Shoutian said with a frown.
"Dad, our family's food this year has really been...too bad." Huo Jifeng was also in a dilemma. "Xiufang is pregnant and her belly is lacking in oil and fat. Her parents eat better than us. If she wants to go, let her go."
"What do you mean? A son doesn't despise his mother for being ugly! A dog doesn't despise his home for being poor. Does Shen Xiufang look down on our family?" Liu Huying got angry as soon as she heard this.
"Mom, isn't it good that there's one less person to eat at home? We can get an extra bite of meat."
Wang Shuyun felt it was good that Shen Xiufang left.
At this moment, Huo Dong and Huo Jie ran to the kitchen, looked around, and were completely distraught.
"Grandma, Mom, is this what we're having for dinner today?"
"I heard that my second uncle and his family bought a lot of things this year, including canned fruit and biscuits!"
"Mom, I want to eat cookies too. Can you buy me some cookies?"
They couldn't stand hearing anything from the second wife's side right now. Wang Shuyun slapped Huo Jie across the face, "Eat, eat, eat! All you know is eating! Are you a reincarnated starving ghost? Get out!"
Huo Dong and Huo Jie walked out of the kitchen, pouting.
With nothing to do in the yard, the two of them decided to go out and play with their friends.
Huo Chen, who had bought new toys, was not home either.
He bought new marbles and wants to play with others.
Huo Chen was too young, and Qiao An was worried about him going out alone, so she asked Huo Fang to accompany him.
The two arrived at the small square in the middle of the village, where most of the children usually gather.
On New Year's Eve, everyone is busy, and children are causing trouble at home, so many people send their children out.
Huo Chen arrived at the small square, and as soon as he took out his new marbles, he attracted the attention of all the little boys.
"Huo Chen! Where did you get so many marbles?" Tie Zhu asked, leaning closer.
"I bought it myself," Huo Chen said proudly, puffing out his chest.
"You bought it yourself? Where did you get the money?" Tie Zhu didn't believe it.
"My mom gives us pocket money every month, and we can spend it however we want."
Hearing Huo Chen's words, his friends all looked on with envy.
I've never even heard of pocket money.
I can spend it however I want, it's so great!
Huo Dong and Huo Jie had just entered the small square when they heard Huo Chen's words. When they saw the brand-new colorful marbles in Huo Chen's hand, they felt incredibly jealous.
"Brother, let's play marbles with him and win all of his," Huo Dong said.
"Okay." Huo Jie licked his lips.
"Huo Chen, do you dare to play marbles with us?" Huo Jie stepped forward.
"What's there to be afraid of?" Huo Chen shrugged.
These days, his father often plays marbles with him at home, and teaches him how to aim and how to control his strength.
Today is a good day to test them out.
Ten minutes later, Huo Dong and Huo Jie's expressions grew increasingly grim.
The children watching clapped and shouted.
"Huo Chen is amazing!!"
"Wow! Huo Chen won ten marbles against the two of them!"
"Huo Chen, could you teach us how to play later?"
Huo Dong, panting heavily, looked at the marbles in his hand.
He only has two left.
Looking at Huo Jie again, he wasn't much better off than him.
Huo Chen's small crossbody bag was heavy, and you could hear it jingling as he walked.
"Are you two still playing? If not, I'm going to play with someone else," Huo Chen asked.
Huo Jie refused to believe it!
He's been playing marbles for so many years, how could he lose to a little kid?
Besides, he's already spent all his marbles, so it would be embarrassing for him to leave looking disheveled.
"Play!"
Huo Dong clutched the last two marbles in his hand without saying a word.
He felt he couldn't beat Huo Chen. If he lost all the marbles, his parents wouldn't buy him more, and he wouldn't even have a chance to recoup his losses.
Huo Dong remained silent.
Hodge placed his last four marbles on the ground.
The two children lay down to play one last game.
Everyone held their breath and watched the two of them intently.
Not long after, screams erupted from the group of children.
"Wow!! We lost!!"
"Huo Chen won twenty!!"
"Huo Chen, please teach us! Please teach us!"
"Huo Chen, can I see your new marbles?"
"Huo Chen, how about I trade you some foreigners for marbles?"
All the children surrounded Huo Chen.
No one paid any attention to Huo Dong and Huo Jie.
"Brother..." Huo Dong tugged at Huo Jie's sleeve.
Huo Jie then came to his senses, his pockets feeling light as a feather.
His eight marbles...
All gone!
This is his most treasured possession! It's his everything!
Huo Jie looked at Huo Chen, who was surrounded by people.
He said viciously, "You little brat! Looking for trouble during the New Year, huh?"
"You'll come with me to beat him up later!"
Huo Dong hesitated for a moment, "Brother, have you forgotten that her mother is a shrew?"
"Last time Jiang Xiaogang bullied Huo Ning, Jiang Heizi's whole family was crippled by Second Aunt."
"Can't we just keep it from that woman seeing us?" Huo Jie grew angrier the more he thought about it. "After we beat him up, we'll take all the marbles and split them with you!"
When Huo Dong heard that the marbles could be split in half, he was tempted.
There were at least twenty marbles in Huo Chen's bag, conservatively estimated.
There are also many colorful marbles.
The little boy in the countryside had absolutely no resistance to this kind of thing.
Huo Fang didn't like playing marbles. She jumped rope with the older girls and would glance at Huo Chen every now and then.
Huo Jie squeezed through the crowd and grabbed Huo Chen.
"Huo Chen, come here."
"What?" Huo Chen asked.
"Come here, we need to tell you something."
"What's wrong? Just say it here." Huo Chen was having a great time and didn't want to leave.
Huo Jie's eyes darted around. "It's about your mother. Are you sure you want us to talk about it here?"
Huo Chen's hand paused.
He picked up his marbles and put them into his small bag.
From what Huo Jie said, it seemed to be about his mother's secret.
Did they discover that Mom could perform magic and make anything disappear?
My mother said it was a secret and that no one should ever know.
Huo Chen's head buzzed.