Chapter 73 - 073. Stealing socialist potatoes?
Watching the evening approach, Lianshan thought about how everyone was tired after a full day’s work. At noon, they only had some wild fruits to fill their stomachs, so by this time, their empty bellies were surely grumbling in protest.
Wanting everyone to have hot food as soon as they came inside, as soon as Lianshan left, Shuzhen began busily preparing dinner.
The family didn’t have much fine grain left; scraping together the bit of flour they had would only be enough for everyone to eat their fill once.
As for coarse grains like corncobs, cornmeal, sorghum, and millet, there was at least half a bag, but not a single grain of rice was to be found.
She wanted to improve the meal for her family who had been tired all day, but if she used up that precious flour to make a big pot of meat stew and polished it off in one sitting, everyone might hesitate to eat it. Plus, it would leave a bad impression on her sister and brother-in-law that she’s not good at managing the household.
The most important thing was that if they really ran out of fine grains at home, her husband would absolutely figure out a way to get some for her.
Even if he had to eat chaff and swallow vegetables himself, he would never let his wife and child go without. How could he change completely just because of something she said in the morning?
People, once they form a habit, find it difficult to change, especially habits built over years!
Shuzhen felt that if she wanted her husband to enjoy good food and drink without any stress, it wasn’t enough just to share bitter hardships; they had to make their everyday life prosperous.