✔️ After the Eldest Sister Awakens [90's]

Chapter 36-40

　　Chapter 036

　　On the same New Year's Eve, Xiaohe Village saw a completely different scene.

　　Zhao Huandi called out that it was time to eat, and scooped the steaming hot dumplings into the bowls. The first few bowls were full of dumplings for Yuan Defa, Yuan Dong, and Yuan Liang. The last few bowls were counted, ten in each bowl, just enough for the last one.

　　The family served dumplings on the table, and Yuan Defa asked Yuan Dong to go out and set off firecrackers.

　　Zhao Huandi carefully cut off a long section of firecrackers and put the rest away for later use. She would set them off again tonight, tomorrow morning and on the fifth day of the New Year. The long string of firecrackers was cut into pieces, and each piece had a use.

　　Following a short burst of gunfire, the light of the kerosene lamp weakly hit everyone's face.

　　Yuan Liu took a bite of the dumpling and muttered quietly: "Too much radish..."

　　They are called meat dumplings, but there are more vegetables than meat inside, and they taste just like watery soup.

　　Zhao Huandi rolled her eyes at her: "It's good to have something to eat! When we were young, it was a great fortune to have a bowl of white rice or noodles. How could we be so picky? Eat it if you want!"

　　Yuan Liu didn't dare to speak, and she used her chopsticks to stir the food. She hated eating white radish the most. But if she didn't eat it, she would be hungry tonight. She could only pinch her nose and stuff it into her mouth.

　　Zhao Huandi ignored her and gave two dumplings to Yuan Dong and Yuan Liang respectively: "Dongzi, eat more."

　　She felt very sorry for her eldest son, who was growing up, but the family didn't have much money. Recently, because all the money had been invested, she was indeed a lot more nervous. She didn't worry about other things, but felt that her eldest son was wronged.

　　Yuan Dong hummed, but Yuan Liang threw the dumplings on the table in disgust. He had only eaten a few bites before going out to play. Tonight, every family was setting off firecrackers. After the firecrackers were set off, some of the unlit firecrackers were their toys. He had to rush out to grab them. If he went too late, he would not be able to grab them. Yuan Liang took a few bites and ran away, leaving more than half a bowl of dumplings on the table.

　　Zhao Huandi gave a few to the man and Yuandong, and then shared the rest among the two daughters' bowls.

　　Yuan Defa listened to the sound of artillery fire outside and said to himself, "I don't know..."

　　He said half of the words but didn't continue.

　　Yuan Dong knew what he wanted to say, but he didn't respond.

　　Ever since Zhao Huandi took the three hundred, "big sister" seemed to have become a taboo word in the family. Even Zhao Huandi rarely cursed her anymore.

　　Yuan Liu and Yuan Qin were eating tasteless dumplings, thinking about their elder sister.

　　Where is my elder sister at this time?

　　The elder sister who has no place to live probably doesn't even have dumplings to eat right now.

　　The two of them fell silent, with their own thoughts.

　　Among the people at the table, only Zhao Huandi kept talking.

　　"In about a month, the first installment of interest will come in, and then we'll buy some meat. Dad, you've been wearing that sweatshirt for several years, it's time to change it. I heard there's an English tape at Dongzi's school, so buy him one when the time comes. Liangzi is also going to school, so he needs a schoolbag, clothes, and a red scarf..."