Li Ang's plan to go out to eat did not succeed in the end. He was repeatedly persuaded by the old lady to not spend the money he had earned after changing jobs and to save more money to marry a suitable girl. Li Ang was so frightened that he decisively stopped talking about eating roast duck.
When it was lunchtime, a middle-aged woman made a big pot of noodles and two eggs.
He then opened a can of luncheon meat from the previous consolation gift, cut it into fine shreds, and stir-fried it with pickled vegetables. Then, he braised it, and a bowl of fragrant noodles was quickly placed in front of Li Ang.
He looked at the noodles in front of him that could no longer be described as a bowl but a small pot. There was also a thick layer of braised noodles and two eggs. Then, he looked at the Deaf Old Lady's bowl of noodles that was much smaller, had fewer dishes, and did not have any eggs. Li Ang could not help but think of his grandmother.
"Aunt, how can you eat so little? Come, let's each have one egg.”Li Ang forcefully suppressed the longing and sourness in his heart. Not only did he put an egg into the old lady's bowl, but he also put a lot of braised meat into it.
Li Ang felt that it was necessary for him to treat his great-aunt better since the other party's love from the bottom of his heart filled his longing for his loved ones.
"How can I eat so much? You eat, you eat.”
"Great Aunt, if you don't want to eat, then I won't eat either.”
"Alright, alright, I'll eat! I'll eat it, okay?!"
The Deaf Old Lady was so old and had experienced so many ups and downs. How could she not see that Li Ang treated her as a filial elder from the bottom of his heart? Her old face was smiling like a flower, and she was very happy.
It was clearly just a simple meal of noodles, but the grandfather and grandson pair ate it with relish.
After the meal, Li Ang took the initiative to wash the pot and bowl. He even made a fool of himself and poured the noodle soup that was used to cook the noodles.
After the old lady found out, she scolded Li Ang a few times, saying that the broth was a good thing. Not only could it turn the original soup into food, but it was also very good to eat with cornbread.
After hearing this, Li Ang realized that this was not 2021 before he transmigrated, but 1965!
Those three years had just passed, and the food supply for the people of the country was basically insufficient.
For example, the noodles just now were nothing in Li Ang's eyes.
The noodles weren't the fresh kind. They were just noodles.
Li Ang still remembered that when he accompanied his mother to the supermarket to buy noodles before he transmigrated, he had seen Arowana, Fortune Gate, and a few other big brands of noodles. 1000 grams only cost five to six yuan. They were not too cheap!
However, in this era, the noodles just now were probably more than half of the total amount of fine grain in the Deaf Old Lady's monthly rations.
Normally, no one would eat like this. Other than during the New Year or when there was a happy occasion at home, they would basically exchange fine grains for coarse grains. This round trip could increase the amount by at least three times!
Ordinary coarse grains referred to corn and sorghums. If it was sweet potatoes and potatoes, it would be no problem to increase the price by five times.
In this era, it was not important whether they could eat well or not. The real goal was to make sure that the whole family could eat well!
Seeing that he had made a fool of himself, Li Ang felt very apologetic.
Coincidentally, he wanted to ask He Yuzhu to cook a good meal for him tonight, so he wanted to go out for a walk in the afternoon.
Not only did he go to the streets to buy some food, drinks, and necessities, he also took out some chicken and deer from his backpack and cooked them together at night so that the old lady could have a really good meal!
However, before Li Ang could mention it, the Deaf Old Lady called him into the house and introduced the situation in the courtyard.
"My good grandson, there are three families in this courtyard. You have to be careful.”The Deaf Old Lady advised earnestly," The first one is the Jia family in the courtyard. Jia Zhangshi's son died from a work-related injury, leaving behind an orphan and a widowed mother, a family of five.”
"No, granny, why should I be careful of such a family?”Li Ang asked in surprise.
Knowing the plot, he was definitely not surprised by how cunning the little widow Qin Huairu's family was. He was really surprised that the old lady would actually make this matter clear!
"This Jia family is not good to begin with.”The Deaf Old Lady shook her head." When the Jia kid was still around, it was alright. Now that he's gone, Jia Zhangshi is the Jia kid's mother. She's afraid that her daughter-in-law will remarry every day.”
"No matter who came into contact with her daughter-in-law, Jia Zhang-shi would feel that there was something unspeakable between them. My dear grandson, you're a war hero. You'll be an official in the rolling mill. You can't touch such a family!”
"Great Aunt, what you said makes sense.”Li Ang nodded." Then how does this family usually live? If that kid from the Jia family left, wouldn't he have no income?”
"You don't have to worry about that." The Deaf Old Lady waved her hand." The Jia family's son died on duty. The factory let Qin Huairu, the daughter-in-law of the Jia family, take over the job and enter the rolling mill to keep this iron rice bowl.”
"Although the salary isn't high, he's smart. You pretend to be miserable in front of others every day. See, the Silly Zhu I brought to see you that day was fooled by Qin Huairu.”
Li Ang understood that the deaf old lady in front of him was the most understanding person in the entire courtyard.
"Aunt, according to what you said, we really have to be careful of this family.”Li Ang poured a glass of water for the old lady." But why did you persuade Zhu Zi to get together with a widow? What's the point of being unclear?”
"Look, even you know that this doesn't look like it.”The Deaf Old Lady shook her head helplessly." Why didn't I persuade him? But Silly Zhu is a good person on the inside, not to mention that he's usually unforgiving with his words. It's just that his ears are too soft!”
"Moreover, Silly Zhu is at the age where he is full of vigor and has yet to find a partner. Although Qin Huairu is a widow, she isn't very old. Not only is she good-looking, but her figure is also amazing. How do you want me to persuade her?”
Upon hearing this, Li Ang finally understood the Deaf Old Lady's helplessness.
Just as he had said before, He Yuzhu had been tricked so miserably by Qin Huairu's family. He could only say that he had it coming!
His legs and ears softened when he saw a beautiful woman. Who could he blame for not being able to walk?
"My good grandson, don't be like a fool and listen to me.”The Deaf Old Lady took Li Ang's hand and patted it. She advised him earnestly," If you want to marry a wife, find a good one. Don't have such thoughts!”
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