jdhmnovel Chapter 123 Something crashed into us.
Chapter 123 Something crashed into us.
Yu Wanwan took out the roasted sweet potatoes she had planned to give to Pei Yi and the others.
He picked out the biggest one and handed it to the fourth brother.
"Now, here you go."
The fourth brother stared at the roasted sweet potato with bright, sparkling eyes.
His efforts to protect his grandmother from being led astray by his grandfather were indeed effective.
His grandmother must have seen his effort to give him such a big roasted sweet potato.
Next, he must continue his efforts and strive to do this job well.
I promise I won't disappoint my grandmother.
"Husband, here are some roasted sweet potatoes for you. Keep one for yourself, and share the rest with them."
The roasted sweet potatoes were both black and hot.
Yu Wanwan didn't want to keep carrying them around.
She stuffed all the roasted sweet potatoes into Pei Yi's hands.
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Yu Wanwan always stayed close to Pei Yi.
They also have their fourth son, who's a burden to them.
Pei Yi was therefore unable to go out with Chen Shu and the others to look for people.
He led Yu Wanwan and Lao Si back to his camp.
Soon, soldiers brought the three of them dinner.
Dinner was plentiful.
I followed Yu Wanwan's instructions.
There was meat, vegetables, and soup.
And a big bowl of fragrant Wuchang rice.
Upon learning that Yu Wanwan had arrived, the kitchen staff brought out their best rice and specially prepared several bowls of white rice.
During the meal, Pei Yi wanted to ask Yu Wanwan about growing sweet potatoes.
Before he could even speak, the fourth son said, "Grandfather, I'm still a child, and I don't know how to pick out fish bones. Could you help me pick them out?"
Pei Yi glanced at the fourth brother.
Although I've been able to eat my fill during this period, I was severely depleted before.
He looks only three or four years old.
It does look like it could be assassinated by a fishbone.
He nodded, picked up a piece of fish and put it in the bowl, then carefully picked out the fish bones for him.
Soon, all the bones on the fish meat were removed.
He put the fish into the fourth son's bowl.
"Eat slowly."
After giving that brief explanation, he looked at Yu Wanwan again: "You just mentioned the yield of sweet potatoes..."
“Grandfather,” the fourth son interrupted him again.
"Grandpa, I want to eat the beef over there, but my arms are too short. Could you pick it up for me?"
Pei Yi glanced at the fourth brother's hand.
I glanced again at the plate of beef he mentioned.
He picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of beef, and put it in Lao Si's bowl.
"Given the current water shortages everywhere, even if sweet potatoes can be grown, how can we guarantee the yield..."
"Grandpa, I don't like scallions. There are a lot of scallion pieces on this beef. Could you help me remove them?"
Pei Yi realized that he hadn't spent much time with his grandsons.
For a moment, he couldn't recall whether the fourth brother disliked scallions.
But since he said so, it must be true, right?
He then picked up the beef from Lao Si's bowl and carefully removed the scallions from it.
Pei Yi stopped talking when he was picking up the scallions, as he had to concentrate.
After picking out the last bit of scallions, he put the beef back into Lao Si's bowl.
"Even with this divine water, we managed to grow sweet potatoes, but it's far from enough. How can we guarantee a good yield?"
"Grandfather, this piece of beef is too big for me to chew. Could you cut it into a smaller piece for me?"
Pei Yi looked at the beef in the fourth brother's bowl.
The military camp is usually full of strong young men, and they eat meat in big mouthfuls.
The cook was used to cutting the meat into large chunks.
Therefore, this beef is really quite large.
This is just right for an adult male.
It might be a bit difficult for children to eat.
Pei Yi put the meat back in his pocket again.
Use two chopsticks to separate the meat into several small pieces.
I don't know how many times I've put this piece of meat back into Lao Si's bowl.
Yu Wanwan just watched quietly.
At first, the meat was still steaming hot when it was put into Lao Si's bowl.
Now a layer of white oil is almost solidified on top.
I wonder if it will taste fishy when I eat it.
This piece of meat has been tormented for so long, and the fourth brother, looking at it, couldn't find any new reason to torment it for the time being.
He had no choice but to quickly stuff it into his mouth.
The beef didn't taste as good when it was cold.
He ate with a deep frown.
"You said potatoes are easy to grow, have many ways to be eaten, and their yield is similar to sweet potatoes..."
The fourth brother's eyes darted around.
I've got an idea!
"Grandfather, I want to eat beef again."
If he had to repeat what he just did, Grandpa would have to go through all that work again, and he wouldn't have time to talk to Grandma.
The fourth one is starting to idolize himself.
He's so smart.
Seeing that Pei Yi was about to serve meat to the fourth brother again, just like before.
Yu Wanwan sighed.
He moved the entire plate of beef directly in front of the fourth brother.
"If you want to eat, just pick it up yourself. I see you're quite good with chopsticks, so you can remove the scallions on top yourself. If you think the pieces are too big, just bite off small pieces to eat."
You're five years old, not five months old. You don't need someone to tear your meat apart and feed you.
Pei Yi's patience in taking care of children was so good that even Yu Wanwan was somewhat impressed.
Even she couldn't stand it anymore.
The fourth brother looked like the sky was about to fall.
He tried so hard to stop his grandfather from talking to his grandmother, so why did his grandmother change and become so heartless?
Isn't simply preventing them from speaking enough?
My grandfather was so destructive that my grandmother would be corrupted by him if she got close to him.
Then... let's not let them have any contact.
The fourth brother quickly grabbed a few pieces of beef, stuffed them into his mouth, chewed them, swallowed them immediately, and then shoveled down a few mouthfuls of rice.
He picked up another piece of fish, chewed it, carefully spit out the fish bones, and swallowed it.
He ate a couple more bites of rice.
He stood up, picked up the spare rib that was furthest from him, and it was even rounder than the one from the beef rice bowl.
Chew and chew, spit out the bone, then pick up another piece, chew and chew, spit out the bone.
I finally ate a couple more bites of rice.
The rice in the bowl was eaten clean.
He put down the bowl.
Pei Yi frowned.
Yu Wanwan tapped the fourth brother on the head in an annoyed tone.
"You promised you wouldn't spit out fish bones!"
"The meat is too far to reach?"
"Don't you eat scallions?"
"Ok?"
The fourth brother's mind went blank.
Oh no! I was just thinking about eating quickly and then taking my grandfather away; I completely forgot about acting!
His eyes darted around again.
I have another idea!
He said in a childish voice, "I didn't know how to do it at first, but I'm probably really smart. I watched my grandfather pick out the fish bones, and then I learned how. And I never thought I could stand up and pick up food."
As for eating scallions, I originally didn't eat them at all, but I couldn't pick them out, and Grandma wouldn't let Grandpa pick them out for me, so I could only try eating a little. After eating them, I found that they weren't so hard to accept.
Plus, I was hungry, so I didn't think much of it.
Yu Wanwan: "..."
Men's words are truly deceiving.
Even a five-year-old child is full of lies.
"Oh, I ate too fast, my stomach hurts. Grandfather, can you take me to the outhouse? We need to hurry, or I'm going to poop."
"Ahhh... I can't take it anymore..."
The fourth child paced back and forth with his legs clamped together, his face pale.
It doesn't look fake.
Pei Yi looked at Yu Wanwan: "I'll take him to the outhouse first."
Yu Wanwan gave a suspicious "hmm".
Not long after Pei Yi and Lao Si left, something pushed open the curtain and rushed in.